Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	Got this post from ETJ....	US Embassy in Jamaica to temporarily close in December published: Friday | November 17, 2006 The Visa Unit and American Citizen Services Unit of the United States Embassy in Kingston will close temporarily during next month as part of the move to its new location in Liguanea, St. Andrew. The U.S. Embassy said yesterday it would close temporarily to the public for at least part of the week of December 11-15. "The days closed will be kept to a minimum consistent with a successful move into the new facility," the embassy said in a statement. "Exact dates and times for the temporary closure will be announced soon." At the same time, the embassy said it was reminding all non-immigrant visa applicants to plan ahead and schedule visa appointments well in advance of anticipated travel. "This is especially important for those who wish to travel during the upcoming holiday season," the statement said. Emergency services Emergency services for American citizens will continue to be available without interruption. American citizens with a bona fide emergency should call 935-6044. The U.S. Consular Agency in Montego Bay at St. James Place on Gloucester Avenue, telephone 952-0160, will remain open for services to American citizens. Public hours at the agency are 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for American and Jamaican holidays.	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2006-11-17 15:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Good news!!!	I spoke to Marlon today and he let me know that he finally received a response finally from Birmingham about his divorce decree. He needs to send a fee and said that he would get it sorted out by tomorrow or Thursday. I also finished my second to last semester at ASU! Despite my mother's passing I made it and passed both of my classes (B- and C.) I also wanted to say thanks to my VJ family for your support, encouragement, and advice. Hugs to all of you	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2006-12-12 19:48:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!	YAY! Congrats!	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-01-26 16:08:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Finally - Some wedding photos	Beautiful photos and you two look so happy together! Congrats and best wishes!	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-02-04 22:59:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Where are you from?	Me the USC - Mesa, Arizona Him - Kingston, Jamaica but he lives in Clarendon	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-02-09 22:22:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 3)	I for one will be waiting up until the 90 days to marry Marlon but he wants to marry as soon as he gets here so he will be able to work sooner. I want to wait to be sure I can save a little money for a nice little wedding as well as look for a nicer and bigger apartment. Good compromise would be to let him enter throgh JFK so that he gets a work permit when he gets here. They are good for 90 days. Or maybe do not have him come here as soon as he gets the visa. Work on the stuff you need to work on and then have him come to the US before the visa expires. If I am not mistaken, you need to be marraid within 90 days of his arrival, not 90 days of the visa. In that way so long as he is here before the visa expires, you will still have time to save up for the big wedding without having him just sitting here doing nothing. You know how Jamaican men can be a bit proud. That is some sound advice, thanks for that! Your wisdom and experience are always appreciated! As far as a big wedding, eh, I am just going to do the courthouse thing for $50.00 and I can have as many people attend as I want and can decorate as well. A bigger wedding will happen later God willing. My best friend is going to throw the reception for me and I have some great co-workers who want to plan something as well. So therefore I have decided to marry shortly after he arrives with his visa and go from there. I guess I am having pre-wedding jitters! lol Thanks again for your input and I am sure I will be asking many more questions and or needing advice! I love my VJ Yardie family!	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-04-04 20:11:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 3)	So I'm here trying to get my 3 month year old niece to go to bed. Then my cell phone went off b/c I recv'd a message to check my hotmail acct. I first didn't move but when I looked at my phone it said CRIS...I talking screaming and my sister first asked me what was wrong. I said I just got approved. She was like "hold on" first check the email so I did. I gave her the baby and rushed over and guess what............................ *** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** The last processing action taken on your case Receipt Number: WAC07xxxxxxxx Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Current Status: Approval notice sent. On April 3, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283. *Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status & Processing Dates. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Awesome! Congrats!	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-04-03 20:56:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 3)	I for one will be waiting up until the 90 days to marry Marlon but he wants to marry as soon as he gets here so he will be able to work sooner. I want to wait to be sure I can save a little money for a nice little wedding as well as look for a nicer and bigger apartment.	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-04-03 19:53:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 3)	Ok, here's a question for you vets: I have been employed at my job since January 2001 but I am temporary status, meaning no benifits. Will that look bad on my I34?	Dwarf_Ogress	Female	0	2007-04-03 18:56:00
Vietnam	PINK!!!	Big congrats to you	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-08-02 18:41:00
Vietnam	People in AP	Sorry to jump in here but is there an alternative meaning for AP other than Advance Parole? I'm a little confused on this thread. I know this is Vietnam HCMC but I would like to know for informational purposes. Searched but could not find a listing of acronyms on this site. Thanks, John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-08-21 19:18:00
Vietnam	do I need to pay MRV fee if I already paid application fee for I-129F?	You will also pay for the medical exam before the interview. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-10-24 19:31:00
Vietnam	Approved !!!!!!!!!	congrats to you both john	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-12-31 19:18:00
Vietnam	I m bored at work let start a topic with something	geez. lets see - I planted 1 acre this weekend, after tilling it up, adding aged horse manure, tilling some more, adding compost, tilling some more... then made 18 composting machines (for resale) got in 1900 bamboo sticks (I build stuff outta bamboo) so I'm 'good for raw stock' for about a month. found a box of window clips for this old house, so can re-install the glass in the louver windows. killed 3 raccoons over the weekend (only 11 more to go) lettuce about 1.25 inches high, will be transplanting into the ground soonish strawberries ready for transplanting. oh - sorry - I've 2.5 acres of arable land on a 4.5 acre spread here in town, I've been converting the arable land into an organic micro-farm. Sooooooooooo..... you don't have much going on at all then. John We got our visa approved today. Thats interesting to me at least. That's great news. Congrats to you. John Edited by John+Lourdelie, 10 March 2011 - 02:57 PM.	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-10 14:58:00
Vietnam	Pink !!	Congrats John Edited by John+Lourdelie, 21 March 2011 - 08:46 AM.	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-21 08:46:00
USCIS Service Centers	Service center work week	Anyone know if the service centers are working a 4-day or 5-day work week? Just wondering. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-10-03 13:43:00
USCIS Service Centers	More disturbing information about CSC	Would have been nice if there had been some disparity statistics for fiancée and spousal petitions. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2010-11-12 10:23:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC	Mindanao. Mine also doesn't think anyone will like her. I think she will get over it once she is here and meets my friends. Or then again, maybe she shouldn't meet my friends. Doh Looks like CSC went back to sleep. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-02-08 17:55:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC	Panabo area. How about your girl? You should be getting your NOA2 real soon now. Good luck. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-02-07 18:00:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC	Either CSC stopped processing I-129F petitions again (nothing since the Feb 3) or no one on VJ is getting approved or VJ approved petitions are not getting updated on the timeline. I hope they get going soon. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-02-07 16:25:00
USCIS Service Centers	Does California Service Center has a Website?	I don't know if CSC has a website, but I do know that my bologna has a first name. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-02-22 20:28:00
USCIS Service Centers	Is this Fraud by definition	Sorry, but I have to question as to why he would believe anything someone at the Call Center would tell him. People claim the USCIS Call Center employees are 'stupid, mindless drones' and 'liars' when they are given information that the caller doesn't believe to be true... and then jump all over it, creating a ruckus, yelling and screaming "It's so unfair" as if they believe it. So which one is it? Is the information given at the Call Center accurate? Or not? One or the other. It's annoying to have people go back and forth on the Call Center being 'true' when they want to believe it (like this case), or 'false' when they don't want to believe it. I'm sorry, but at no time did I ever say that I even remotely believed anything that the Call Center Tier 1 Operator told me. I didn't even believe what the Tier 2 ISO told me. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-06 16:55:00
USCIS Service Centers	Is this Fraud by definition	I think the Department of State has more of an influence on these NOA2's that people have been waiting a long time for. For a spousal or fiance visa, your SO gets in line for an interview at a US embassy or consulate. There are only so many interviews that can be given each month all over the world, and it's different for each different country. I don't want to offend anyone, but the US doesn't have the same diplomatic relations with every country in the world. I think USCIS sorts petitions by country of beneficiary, before the "in the order they were received". I think the DOS only wants so many people waiting in line for a visa each month. They know how long it takes from petition approval to interview, for each different country. The DOS doesn't want people calling asking what's taking so long, they don't care if USCIS is busy. I think that's why some petitions are easier to approve, if it's for a beneficiary from a country where the wait time and the line for interviews is shorter. USCIS can just hire more people to answer the phone and say, "they're working on it, they'll let you know when they're done, don't ask again for one, two, three,or four months." Or maybe not. Three of five CSC approve petitions from February are from the Philippines. Same as me and many other older petitions. One of five CSC approved petitions from January are from the Philippines. Again same as me and many older petitions. If they were adjudicating petitions based on open interview slots, they should be doing the oldest petitions first. What makes those petitions easier and/or more special than mine is a mystery that will never be solved. I am not angry with those who were lucky enough to have their petitions approved at lightening speed. I am very happy that they will soon be with their loved ones. I am angry with a system that appears to have no rules and no regard for those of use that have been waiting patiently for such a long time. This will be my last post on this subject. I can only hope that I will get my approval soon. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-01 21:12:00
USCIS Service Centers	Is this Fraud by definition	What reason/s? Well they are employees there and so can answer such a question. Some cases are easier than others... No prior marriage/s or petitions filed , no criminal history , lack of evidence sent, incomplete form/s and the list goes on. Well, what the hey. That sounds exactly like my petition. Go figure. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-01 15:18:00
USCIS Service Centers	Is this Fraud by definition	Well people make themselves.. thier case/s place stress upon them. Why be angry, heck I have 3 different petitions pending.. am i angry no..? anxious - yes!! Per your post you took it upon your self yo contact the uscis's national customer service line.. to ask questions.. Heck they should have asked you how did you know this.? How you know the cases were true.... hmmm validate. perhaps that would have been a quick shut down. Your case will be processed in due time.. all of you. These are some of the things we MUST deal with when we make the decision to marry a foreign spouse. We have options. We Choose it. We will deal with it. I guess that when my fiancée is here and we are married and gone through AOS and got her green card and applied for citizenship I might tell people to just wait. Your petition will be processed in due time. Don't worry about all those people that just applied 2 weeks ago and are already approved. That means nothing and you shouldn't worry about it. For the record, I did know how long the process was when I met my fiancée and made the decision to go through the process to bring her here. My mistake was in assuming that everyone that applied would be treated the same and that everyone would be treated fairly. I do understand that there are those who require and are granted expedites. I do understand that USCIS hires new people and that they require training. I don't understand why these training exercises are not performed on petitions that are at or have exceeded the USCIS stated goal for processing time. Like many others here, my loved one lives half a world away. I can not just jump on a plane and go see her for a weekend or what ever. I need her here with me so that I can tell others not to worry and that their petition will be processed in due time, just like you have told me. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-01 10:59:00
USCIS Service Centers	Is this Fraud by definition	I really understand your frustration because you are referring to my post. I knew it was a load of ####### when they told me. I knew it was a load of ####### when I typed my post and I know it is a load of ####### as I type this reply. I also doubt that they did what they told me they were going to do. While I don't know what their agenda is, it might be as you state and is a numbers game. Do some very quickly so the average time comes down. Who knows is a mystery to us. I do know that I will be calling again next week when I do go over the 5 month mark. What else can I really do. John	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-03-01 10:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Hot or not ?	I guess it depends on who is wearing them. Kind of like spandex. Some look good in it and others look, well John Edited by John+Lourdelie, 04 February 2011 - 06:07 PM.	John+Lourdelie	Male	Philippines	2011-02-04 18:04:00