Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Back in 1977-1979. Loved it!!!   I graduated from Baldwin High School in 1975.  You probably went to Maui High?	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-25 12:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Wonderful, enjoy! I lived in Makawoa as a child Mahalo,   Ironic, I lived in Chicago as a child, moved to Maui with family in 1967, been here ever since.  When did you live in Makawao?   Aloha Ke Akua   David	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-24 12:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Congratulations!!! Enjoy your new life together. Mahalo.   Thank you very much!  We finally settled in and went and played tourist today.  Maui is a great place to live   Aloha Ke Akua   David & Zoila	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 19:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Aloha and welcome home! What island are you on? I think we may have talked about this before but I forgot. We are in Waikiki. Let us know when you come to Oahu!   Steve,    We are on Maui.  We should get together one day.  You guys come to Maui at all?   David & Zoila   ALOHA KE AKUA	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 19:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Thanks for sharing your happy homecoming! It is always encouraging to read a story like this and remember that even though this process is tedious and can be so frustrating - it is more than worth it!  Best of everything to you both You are very welcome and thank you very much.    Aloha Ke Akua   David & Zoila	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 19:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Boy&Bell,   You are very welcome and we will continue praying for you both.  It would be really cool to meet you guys one day here in Hawaii.  Keep in touch and let us know when you get here.  Maybe one day we can all get together and have dinner.  My wife made fast friends with two girls that were in line next to us at the embassy in Manila and they are all communicating daily now.  They have also made it to America and find comfort in talking to each other.  I guess it is the experience that we have all been thru or are going thru that brings us together.  We all have something in common and that is what makes Visa Journey so helpful I think.  God Bless both of you and really keep in touch.   Aloha Ke Akua,   David & Zoila   Hi David & Zoila,   I went to your story and noticed that you got married a day ahead of us. We were just late in our initial submission due to some papers that we need to accomplish then. We just got our NOA2 though last 16th July, guess that was the day of your flying together to Hawaii. My husband is from Oahu also and im here working in Thailand though we got married in The Phils.   Your story touched me with the turn-about of events especially with the attitude of the American Consul. I am wishing and hoping we get our approval soon and get over the most-awaited interview process. Right now, my husband and I as well as his family are lifting everything up to our Dear Lord that He moves mountain for me to get there should there be trials along the way.    Hope we could meet you both one day in Hawaii. Thank you for praying for us who hadn't gotten our approvals yet.   Till then. Aloha and Mabuhay!     Fond regards,   Boy&Bell	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 12:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Mahalo and salamat!    Aloha Ke Akua   David & Zoila	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 12:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Thanks to everyone!  I just woke up and my beautiful wife is already up.  She is cleaning our house.  (Ladies, don't worry I did not marry her to clean our house, okay?  hahaha)  I love her with all my heart and soul.  And here's a hint to all the men out there.  Apparently there is something called "dust?" that gathers in places around the home on surfaces, nooks and crannies.  And here I thought I had gotten the whole house clean before I left to pick up my wife in the Philippines.  hahaha   We will both be praying for all of you asking GOD for his guidance over your journeys.  Our 8 month journey seemed to take forever but thanks to folks like you and all the help and inspiration we got from VisaJourney it went relatively smoothly.  I spent countless hours on VJ just reading and getting inspired by other peoples stories and successes.  Trust me on this:  It is worth the wait.  I have never been happier.  GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME   Aloha Ke Akua   Congrats!       Hi David & Zoila,   I went to your story and noticed that you got married a day ahead of us. We were just late in our initial submission due to some papers that we need to accomplish then. We just got our NOA2 though last 16th July, guess that was the day of your flying together to Hawaii. My husband is from Oahu also and im here working in Thailand though we got married in The Phils.   Your story touched me with the turn-about of events especially with the attitude of the American Consul. I am wishing and hoping we get our approval soon and get over the most-awaited interview process. Right now, my husband and I as well as his family are lifting everything up to our Dear Lord that He moves mountain for me to get there should there be trials along the way.    Hope we could meet you both one day in Hawaii. Thank you for praying for us who hadn't gotten our approvals yet.   Till then. Aloha and Mabuhay!     Fond regards,   Boy&Bell     Congrats and aloha from the Hilo side!     congratulations     im jealousss!! I am almost there Congrats     Congratulations!!     Great story. Wish you happiness and riches. Congrats!!!     What a beautiful story! Congratulations!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 11:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Thank you all so much! Now the real-life journey begins.  It is so great being together.  GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 23:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Great news!   Mahalo nui loa!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 15:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Congratulations!   Age is just a number...     Salamat, po...   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 15:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Congratulations   Mahalo Nui Loa,   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 15:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Thank you so much.  We will pray for all of you.  Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 15:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Series of questions directed at me, the USC Petitioner from the US Embassy Counsel at the interview in Manila on July 9, 2013.   1.)  "HAVE YOU BEEN PREVIOUSLY MARRIED?"  My reply, YES   2.)   "DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN FROM YOUR PREVIOUS MARRIAGE?"  My reply, YES.    3.)  "HOW OLD ARE YOUR CHILDREN FROM YOUR FIRST MARRIAGE?"  My answer, 25, 30 & 36.    4.)  "SO YOUR NEW WIFE IS NEARLY HALF THE AGE OF YOUR OLDEST SON?" (My wife is 19)  My reply, YES.    A 10 second pause and her next words to my wife and I, "CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR VISA IS APPROVED."   So I guess those that told me that age does not seem to matter were correct.  (At least in the Philippines.)    Thank GOD for HE is good all the time!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 15:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Zoila and I arrived in Honolulu together on Saturday 7/20/2013.  We are now on my home island.  Immigration was a bit nervewracking in Honolulu...but all questions asked of my wife were questions she knew the answers to since we have a bonafide marriage.  Immigration officer had me stand back as she asked my wife 10 or 15 questions.  What is your address going to be, your husbands parents names, etc...  No surpirises.  The Immigration officer (female) was very kind to my wife and I.  She called me up after interviewing Zoila and explained the AOS procedures to both of us.  Then after a few minutes took my wifes fingerprints and said those three words we both have been waiting to hear for over 8 month now,  "WELCOME TO AMERICA"  Wow, we both wanted to shout be we managed to control ourselves although I got pretty teary-eyed.  There is something about coming HOME to America each and every time I return but this was the sweetest entry into the US I have ever made in my life.  I was with my beautiful Filipina wife...nothing could have been better.  Then we exited immigration and proceeded to our interisland flight arriving there at about 6:00 p.m. to find my brothers wife and their three grandchildren there to greet us with handfuls of flower lei.  Then my oldest son came and picked us up.  One of the best days of my life so far.  Thanks to all ot you who have helped, thanks for all of your prayers, thanks for all your kindness.  GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!!  We wish everyone the best and will be praying for all of you that are waiting for the day we just experienced.  Aloha and Mahalo  Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 14:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview approved.... Thank God	first of all I Just want to thank The Lord Almighty and everyone here on visa journey for their help. I had my interview today and i was approved. Pray , pray, pray. May God that did my also do yours for you amen.  Rebuke any denial.            Congratulations,   HE is GOOD all the time!!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 20:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	VISA Approved !!!!	congrats!!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-08-14 19:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Green Card Received Today!!	Salamat!  Best wished for you also.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-08-20 00:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Green Card Received Today!!	Congrats!    Mahalo,  tak, thanks, daghang salamat.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-08-20 00:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Green Card Received Today!!	My wife received her Green Card in the mail here today.  30 days after arrival in us.  This visa process began in November of 2012.  Now she is here, we are together and life is GRAND.  Thank GOD for all of his blessings.  HE IS GOOD ALL THE TIME.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 23:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	My husband just had his interview today	The interview went well. He said the people interviewing him were very nice. He got AP though (admin processing) on a green slip and they told him it will take 3-4 months to get his visa. The questions he was asked were the following: - what is your wifes name? -who is calling you to the US? -what is your wifes job?  -where does she work? - who does she live with? Name all members - where will you live when you go there? Then he asked for pictures which my husband gave him an album of. That was it. Then they gave my hubby the green slip. One of my husbands friends who had his interview 3 months ago also got the green slip but along with it he got a brochure and some pamphlets of the USA However, my hubby didn't get any of that. He just got the green slip that states that its in AP I'm wondering why he didn't get it? Is there something wrong?  or maybe they just forgot to give it to him??   Would love to hear from you guys, please!   Well...I hope the AP does not last too long.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-08-23 14:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NO2 APPROVEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!	im so happy today,finally i received the notice us case was approved,now we'll start a new road lol,NVC,my regards to all of u Congrats!!!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-12 13:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NO2 APPROVEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!	Congrats, you are on your way!!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-11 18:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Finally, 376 days later, visa approved!!	The wait has been long, hard, stressful and seemed never ending, but this morning, our visa was approved!! Thanks to all the members on here for advice, and I wish you all soon have the feeling that I have right now good luck everyone on vj, this site has been an incredible help through our journey.   I am so happy for both of you.  Now the real journey begins.  Good luck and GOD BLESS you both.   Aloha Ke Akua   Edited by David & Zoila, 23 September 2013 - 07:39 PM.	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-23 19:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The unfairness of it all	I will try to do all that you guys have said, but it's very hard for me given my negativity about all of it. I honestly can't imagine the day that my wife will actually enter the country and be able to be here with me for good. I probably won't believe it until a few months in. The idea of us actually living together is so foreign to me because I'm so used to being apart. Make sense? Thanks     Hang in there buddy.  It will be worth it.	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-26 19:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The unfairness of it all	I sit here and read about this persons approval in 39 days...and here I am waiting 7 months...with nothing from NBC....are we being punished because we choose to marry instead of applying for a fiance visa?  I'm so disappointed in the whole process and I don't believe anything anyone tells me anymore...I have had lawyers tell me.....You are an American...your husband is Arab..you can't go live in his country so it is the U.S Governments job to bring your husband to you....why did I ever believe these words....I have already decided that if this process takes much longer for approval..I will go live in the West Bank....I refuse to let anyone tell me who I can marry, and who I can love.   It's a difficult and drawn out process.  Keep the faith, be patient, don't let the craziness of the "system" get at you.  I know there are so many steps and things that simply do not make any sense at all but in the end it will all be worth it.  You know who you love and let God take control. Turn it over to him.   God Bless   Aloha Ke Akua Edited by David & Zoila, 26 September 2013 - 01:36 PM.	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-26 13:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	AP IS OVERRRR!! VISA IS BEEN APPROVED FINALLYY!!	After 10 mOnths and one weekkkk of frustration and depression Under AP, we finally Got call from the US embassy in Cairo to redo the medical and the police clearance...Lhamdulilahh..I hope anybody who goes through this process will hang in there coz everything has end and waiting for beloved one is sooo worth it.   Congrats!!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-30 20:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	AP IS OVERRRR!! VISA IS BEEN APPROVED FINALLYY!!	After 10 mOnths and one weekkkk of frustration and depression Under AP, we finally Got call from the US embassy in Cairo to redo the medical and the police clearance...Lhamdulilahh..I hope anybody who goes through this process will hang in there coz everything has end and waiting for beloved one is sooo worth it.   Wow, that great news!  God Is Good!   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-30 13:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	OMG!!!!! there is light at the end of the tunnel!!!!	I was getting ready to give up and quit, I lost all my hopes, I was getting ready to cancel everything, but I can say its safe to say WE FINALLY GOT OUR INTERVIEW DATE!!!! :-D and thank u all that replied to my last post and making me think twice about canceling, thank u all soo much!!!!   I am so happy that you did not give up.  God is good all the time,   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-10-29 15:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED FINALLY !!!	I finally got my wifes approval notice of her I-130 after 9 months and 13 days of waiting. What a relief now I guess it's on to the NVC.     Congrats to the two of you!  Wow 9 months already?  I hope the rest goes by faster for you.  Our process took 8 months, almost to the day to get my wife here from the Philippines.  Good luck and GOD Bless.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-08 13:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Expedite Approved	Im not going to say it again. My case has been expedited. I don't know why people find it necessary to say otherwise. I did not ask you guys to to tell me whether my case was expedited or not I asked how long do the approvals take after the expedite. Also you don't understand our situation that lead to the expedite so please stop replying to my post unless you are going to answer my question.   You are refusing to listen.  Others are trying to help you but you are in denial of what the letter says.  It does not matter what the senators office said...what matters is what the letter says an that is that your case will be forwarded to the expedite team for review.   GOD BLESS   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-09-24 13:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 I130 Approved!!!!	Thanks you lord finally after almost 8mths! NVC here we come   God Bless you both.   Aloha Ke Akua	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-08 16:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Please any Information about The meaning of this Msg	Good luck	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-13 16:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 Petitioners: Be heard!	Good luck	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-19 13:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I130	http://www.visajourn...tent/i130guide1	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-20 19:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	got approved just now	Yee haaw!!!!   GOD Bless both of you.  GOD is good all the time, even while we wait for VISA!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-20 19:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 APPROVED IN 19 DAYS	NOA-2 approved in 19 days, yay!   Yeehaaawww!!  God Bless	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-22 15:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Email from USCIS!!	I don't trust the government as far as I can throw them, sorry but I have little faith in most things they say or do these days.  But I hope all of you waiting out there have great success!. Edited by David & Zoila, 21 November 2013 - 12:54 PM.	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-21 12:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	i130 moved. .!!!	1. Where in Indiana do you live? That will determine where your local office is. 2. Jurisdiction basically just means that the local office now is handling your case. 3. I don't know. It depends how backed up the local office is.   I second that motion!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-21 12:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CR1 Approved Today!! Cautiously Elated...	I can't believe it.  My husband was approved this morning at the embassy in Kingston Jamaica.  The CO invited me into the interview and honestly I am so glad he did.  He said he was concerned because my husband could not remember the date of my last trip to Jamaica.  He just knew the month- so the CO told him to come get me when he found out I was waiting outside.  He was a really nice guy.  He asked me to give him the dates of some pictures; he asked me how many times since my wedding have I been to see my husband- and I said 8 and 14 times total.  He was impressed by that because he said, and I quote, " and it's not like you are coming so often to see family or anything right?  So you must be coming like every 2-3 months."  And I said yes and with that my husband got approved.  Not only that but the CO said we would have the visa in a week so we could fly back to the US together.   What a long and tiring day- but oh so worth it.   Thank you VJ for all your support and guidance throughout this journey.  I couldn't have made it without yall.   BethAnn   Congrats and God Bless both of you!!	David & Zoila	Male	Philippines	2013-11-27 13:08:00