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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
Well it appears that i should post here more often... When i do i always seems that something happens at the Embassy. :blink:

I got an interview date yesterday. July 15 @ 09:00 - 9 days before the wedding, but an interview date none the less! And for those who thought that putting dates on the P3 that is sent back made a difference - obviously not as i had July 5 (to leave) & July 24 (wedding) stated on there and it was ignored.

Now i definately need to call the extortion line to get it moved forward (hopefully mid-June).
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-05-18 04:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
Interview date... What are they? ;)

I still don't even have one. :(
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-05-17 03:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Well it hasn't shown up on my bill yet...but I called at 8.01am on Tuesday, pressed 3 to get an operator, got straight through to a person. They only put me on hold for a minute at most so it was done within 5 or 6 minutes. I was desperate to get off the phone as soon as I'd got the code!

I sympathise on the mobile front though. When my flight to see the boy got cancelled in January, I must have called British Airways at least 10 times over 2 days - from my mobile, given I was sat in an airport lounge for most of that time! It was an 0800 number but O2 charge premium rate to freephone numbers (something I think is an outrage, by the way), so when my phone bill came it had £36 of calls to a number that's supposed to be free :wacko:



Well i can tell that when i called from my mobile (cell ;)) phone (3 UK) it was 12 minutes 16 seconds and cost £22.967 (and yes they bill to that accuracy). Works out about £1.90/minute.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-05-06 11:15:00
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Interesting cake, but nice...

ANd you should have no problems at the Marriott. I just hope the water is as blue then as it is in the picture. :blink:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-05-05 03:58:00
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There is no way on this earth that I didn't send that checklist. Which means they've lost it.


Booooo! They need a good :bonk:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-05-04 06:04:00
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I'll pass on the shisha party. No smoke, no drink & no drugs = doc very pleased! :)

I don't think it's normally that high. She said i was very tense (and probably nervous and that's why it was up).

Edited by arwilson80, 30 April 2010 - 10:20 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-30 10:18:00
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Well... I passed (pending the blood test results & chest x-ray). :) She did say my blood pressure was a little high & heart rate was about 90BPM so she had to be a little cautious when taking the blood (and i had caffine 5 hours before the medical which apparently doesn't help either :whistle: ). :blush:

19 hour day, but all worth it in the end. ;)
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-30 03:45:00
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Well i'mm off for my medical tomorrow... Up at 04:00 or so to get there on time :crying: and get back about 22:00 tomorrow night. :dead:

Friday at work should be interesting...! :whistle:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-28 10:57:00
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Initial reports are that some UK airspace will re-open tomorrow. :fingers crossed:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-19 10:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

You've been jinxed honey. Burnt out, I'll bet you are. If you'd gone last week, you would have been stranded with the boy in the States and unable to get back to work. Now, I imagine that would have been preferable for you.


That'd be awful... absolutely awful. ;) Another few days with the person we are 'signing up' to spend the rest of our lives with. Couldn't think of anything worse. :rofl:

My man (after weeks of nagging) sent all his financial stuff to me the day before the flight embargo. So, it's clearly now stuck in the mail over there. And apparently the ash cloud is heading to the east coast of the States, so their planes will then be grounded, I'll get my interview date and have no financials, I can see that scenario playing out (and I'm gonna donkey kick that man's ####).


Royal Mail are routing all their mail via Spain and then truck & boat into the UK. I think we'll be fine. We'd need to be. The financial stuff is in the mail for me as well... :wacko:

So, we're now hoping at least Ewan's travel won't be affected. But nothing would surprise any of us now. What's next, do you all think? An alien invasion?


Yeah... We will all be on the first flight there when the ash clears in case we get stuck again. All these K-1 aliens... :whistle:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-19 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Ooooh kids. Need some good thoughts please.

Supposed to be going to see the boy on Wednesday - but there's this small problem of an erupting volcano.

I went to see him in the middle of January and my flight was cancelled twice - not to mention the small matter of a trip to Munich cancelled in the British airways strike.

This is my last chance to see him before I move in October and were having a rough spot as it is - couldn't bear to lose yet more time. Cross fingers please!!! :)



...and my medical is a week on Thursday. :help:


Miss Jess, there's always Southampton to New york and 'road trip'. ;) (I'd do it. :) )

Edited by arwilson80, 19 April 2010 - 03:28 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-19 03:27:00
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She also said I was underweight and to eat more, so hand me the cake :D



I think that's what i'll hear too then... As for eating cake / stuff calorie ridden - it's already been proven to be no good. :(

Medical is Thursday April 29. Roll on... :)
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-09 05:24:00
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Got 'P3' today... :)

Post mark is April 1st - My birthday... :) Thank you USCIS / DOS / 'All' for my wondeful pressie. :D

Task for tomorrow - Some form filling.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-03 17:16:00
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Have any of the 'Londoners' got an interview date yet, or are these being posted on another thread?
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-01 03:56:00
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We're in Orlando.....seems we're all sun lovers here!! :D


Going to be in Orlando too. Over Kissimmee way...


My other half's parents are paying for me to go on the Disney cruise with the rest of the family next year!!!! I am SO stoked...always wanted to do that :D

Honeymoon-wise his mum and dad are Disney Vacation Club members so we've got a week at the Beach Club (pretty much a 'staycation' but who cares we'll be together).


We aren't going out of state either. :) And there is (the optionof ) a cruise for us and 'her folks' after we are married too as a wedding present. :D

Are you copying me, or am i copying you? :wow:


I am sitting in the historic city of Budapest on the terrace of my favorite coffee place (right across the square from the US embassy), enjoying the beautiful spring weather and writing to y'all:


Is that near to the big square (commemerates the 'war dead' - ???) and all the 'green space'? Was there last year when we stayed for the F1. :)
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-24 04:58:00
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You guys are all just starting to plan... :whistle:

We have most done. Maybe a little 'ahead of the game' if something goes wrong, but whatever... :)

Anyways... Had a response from Dublin this afternoon - my case is off to London either today or tomorrow.

And 1 other thing... I was on the embassy site yesterday and noticed this paragraph:

The medical results will be couriered to the Embassy within approximately 5 workdays of the examination. If the results have not been received by the time you attend the interview, provided the medical examination has taken place, action on your application will be suspended until such time that they are received.

Does this mean that i need to have my medical at least a week before the interview, or can i go ahead and have them on 2 consecutive days and have them 'finish off' the visa when they get the medical results?

I know the easy way is 2 trips and then when i arrive for interview i will know that they have them. I'm just trying to see if i can get it all done in 1 trip. :P
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-23 12:25:00
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Dublin received my case yesterday (March 18th). Have to give them a call tomorrow and get them to forward it to London. :(

At least it's moving along nicely... Just a pity about the re-routing.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-18 19:11:00
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OK - In the UK - keep your pecker up simply means - keep your spirits up.


It does?

Maybe i'm too Americanized already. I read it in the US connotation... :)

Or...

Maybe it's just because i'm a guy. :innocent:

Edited by arwilson80, 16 March 2010 - 04:44 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-16 04:43:00
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mmmmm, am I the only one hating the new forum? :angry:


I don't think so... seems a lot slower for me, and not as nice to look at.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-15 04:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

And here are you still able to care about others, when you've just been put through your own untold anxiety of NVC sending your case to the WRONG embassy, getting your hopes ups that they had gone all caring and considerate and not making you travel to London, then finding out they had made an error! What are they like!


It hadn't actually been sent to the embassy when i called... thankfully. All the details were e-mailed to them yesterday so hopefully they'll get them and have it changed before it leaves there. Let's just say my Fiancee wasn't too happy when she heard about the mess either (via voicemail as she was at work).

...and if i didn't do something i'd probably go 'cuckoo'. :whistle:


Original documents to be brought to the embassy on day of interview: Specifically - birth certificates and divorce certificates. Mrs Dogs' dumb question:

Obviously it is the beneficiary's documents they want, but do they also want the USC's birth and divorce certificates too?


I's say just the benificaries as they can get everything for the US citizen via their SSN.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-13 17:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
FTAO: VSC 'Old grannies'

RE: I-129F petition for 'Justar'

Can you please provide an update [approval] for the above member. Failure to do this today will cause untold anxiety to the aforementioned person.

Regards,
'November '09 VSC Filers Support Group'
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-12 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

just track a case on DHL..and there is one received by embassy in macedonia on 09.Mar. :)
mmmm it should be mine...lol
but they still didnt inform me nothing...'cmon embassy..send me that package :)
good luck to all the others waithing on thei noa2 and p3 :)



There'll be a wait (again ;))of about a month...
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-12 07:26:00
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hi we got our noa2 on the same day,so i was thinking would my case too be at nvc..how do i find that out



You have to call them... 202-663-1225
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-12 04:32:00
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NVC have got my case too. :)

Although i'm in N.Ireland (UK) the NVC case number starts DBL (for Dublin). :wacko: Lets hope it doesn't cause any problems with different jurisdictions. Have asked a question about it here.



Just called the NVC again and spoke with someone else...

Dublin is indeed correct (by the 2nd person i spoke too, as well as the first). Apparently they assigned me to Dublin as it would be easier for me to get to. :D


I'll practice saying "fiance" for the interview, but i will always call him hubby.

fiance is such a cold official word :alien:

hubby is such a warm loving word :luv:


LOL
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-11 12:23:00
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It's been and gone at the NVC :) - on its way to London now, so we were ringing the DOS (rather than getting bankrupted by ringing the Embassy themselves on their 0900 number) to see if London have received it yet. No dice, but they said to give it 2 weeks.



Here's some info you may like then. ;)

The NVC uses DHL to ship their packages. Once you confirm the date that the I-130 was sent, you can go on the DHL website to approximately track your case. There are forums here talking about it but I'll sum it up below.

1. Go to: http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef
2. In Reference, enter the info as follows:
EXP DD MMM YYYYA
EXP is constant
DD is the date before the day the NVC said they shipped the case.
MMM is the three letters representing the month the NVC shipped the case
YYYY is the year the NVC shipped the case
A is constant
For example, if the NVC says they shipped the case on February 12 2009, this would be entered as "EXP 11 FEB 2009A"
3. Date range for shipment - From: Enter the date of the day NVC said they sent the case
4. Date range for shipment - To: Enter todays date
5. Keep the rest of the fields blank
7. Once you enter the info, press "Track"
8. After a while you will see a list of all of the packages that left the NVC today. You need to search for the specific consulate.
9. When you find the shipment the corresponds to your consulate, you will see the tracking number that you can record.
10. You can then track the shipment from the NVC to your specific Consulate


Edited by arwilson80, 11 March 2010 - 11:40 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-11 11:39:00
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NVC have got my case too. :)

Although i'm in N.Ireland (UK) the NVC case number starts DBL (for Dublin). :wacko: Lets hope it doesn't cause any problems with different jurisdictions. Have asked a question about it here.

Edited by arwilson80, 11 March 2010 - 10:54 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-11 10:52:00
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Rang the DOS - no embassy joy yet :( said to give it 2 weeks though so we'll try again in a week...


How long did you give it before you called NVC?

I guess if you wait a week they should have both received it & forwarded it on.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-11 10:03:00
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C'mon VSC - Are you all asleep? No 'VJ' approvals at all yesterday... :bonk:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-11 04:08:00
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PRASIE GOD!!! I'VE BEEN TOUCHED!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: Now just praying it gets approved and NO RFE!!!



It'll be fine. ;) Positive thoughts... (that's rich coming from me). :whistle:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-09 10:20:00
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on pakcage 3 you know you can go to the embessy site and download it and speed up the process?!! i did that last night and will forward it with a checklist kiev provides and now while we are wating on the gov't to send things over we will have all read for interview and make it fast and smooth.



Is that from the local embassy website?

I will have to go have a look at the London one if it is as i've not seen that option (and i've spent quite a while working my way around on it).
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-09 10:19:00
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Naddy, you are right, NVC don't mess around at all, unlike our old ladies at VSC. They turn them around in a couple of days.



Although NVC do get a 'lower & smoother flow' i'd say. After all the cases i looked at on Nov 9 were 50% RFE.

But, we have to laugh, as always, because NVC state on their own website "email is their preferred method of communication" !!!!

Amen (still laughing at that one!).



Easier to ignore than a ringing phone. ;)
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-09 03:59:00
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Congratulations to all the latest jailbreakers! :wow:

VSC ladies beware, Naddy has taken command of arwilson80's cattle prod!



Yup... we are now onto a 'relay team' type pass over. :D
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 17:32:00
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YEAH!!!! WE GOT OURS TOO!!!!

Do i seem excited? Well do i? :)
Have already left voicemail for my fine lady for when she gets out of work. :)


:joy: :joy: :joy: :joy:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 16:53:00
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YAY.... I'VE BEEN TOUCHED!!!!

I'm trying not to get too excited, but i'm not doing too well just now. :dance: :dance: :dance:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 11:07:00
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I have been round VSC with the special coffee and bagel breakfast and I'm still crossing my fingers for ALL of you still waiting.....it has to be your week!!!

Calling NVC today to see if they've received our case :)



I have a 'cattle prod' (and i might even use it ;)) to see if it speeds them up.... :devil: :whistle:

Edited by arwilson80, 08 March 2010 - 07:11 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 07:10:00
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Monday again... Will it be a 'good' week or a 'bad' one? <_<

I guess we'll know on Fri.
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 04:31:00
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any news on any one who got approved lately?



Nope, but it's begining to get to me now... 4 month anniversary of NOA1 on Tuesday and no 'activity' since 4 days after NOA1. :crying:
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-06 15:46:00
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4 from 'Initial Review' to RFE this morning [for Nov-9]. :(
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-05 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Guys (and Gals)

Here are the stats for I129Fs on Nov 9 (200 through 700)

[Post-Decision Activity] => 41
[Request for Evidence] => 23
[Initial Review] => 28
[Acceptance] => 2
[Decision] => 2


hi many more nov 9 still waiting for noa2 and how many has been approved?dont understand what you stated there



[Post-Decision Activity] => 41 (Have been Approved and are being sent to NVC or Dept. of State)
[Request for Evidence] => 23 (Applications are lacking required documentation / evidence)
[Initial Review] => 28 (Have NOA1, but that's as far as they have got)
[Acceptance] => 2 (Basically the first 2 days at the VSC / CSC)
[Decision] => 2 (A decision have been made - Can be either an 'Appept' or 'Deny'

Hope that helps. :)

Edited by arwilson80, 05 March 2010 - 04:33 AM.

arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-05 04:32:00
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Guys (and Gals)

Here are the stats for I129Fs on Nov 9 (200 through 700)

[Post-Decision Activity] => 41
[Request for Evidence] => 23
[Initial Review] => 28
[Acceptance] => 2
[Decision] => 2
arwilson80MaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-04 19:56:00