biggish data

50 days exactly (if you count June 3 which has officially begun, as it is past midnight now). So not really two months yet. I know that is spliting hairs....but isn't 50 days better than 2 months (60 days?). 2 months is a solid 1/6th of a year extra away from our loved ones. Maybe it's one of those "character building experiences" we all love so much

It will open. Unless the world ends first.

Sometimes patiently,
Sometimes not,
I'm still looking at the clock.

BT

yeah that 1/6 of a year sounds sort of poopy but you know its been 1/3 since i have seen my sweetie. so thats even worse lol. well inchallah hopeful GOD please kick him in his bum and get him moving please please please.
love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-03 16:33:00

I would settle for a note, something along the lines of "We will definitely not be opening to the public (this week/this month/in the next 45 days/etc). We will still be closed indefinitely, perhaps even after that date has passed." Something so we're not going to the consulate website several times every day, and every few hours popping a few blood vessals trying to WILLLLL it to reopen. It doesn't have to be a reopening date, just something to stop us, just for a few days, from constantly thinking, "Maybe tomorrow....Maybe Monday....Maybe...." on and on and on.

For something that is supposed to be looking after American interests, they are not looking after mine. Life is on hold right now. I'm trying to keep going, but I am just not as productive right now as I would be if I had some idea what was happening, some idea that maybe this nightmare will end with Morocco-US relations intact. Shoot, I've even considered that the consulate paid those two to blow themselves up just so they would have an excuse to close. That's just one of the unfounded ideas I have come up with (a nightmare not based on any facts really, so please don't misunderstand). I've developed some unlikely worries over this. Things that have very little chance of actually happening, but which would significantly effect me and everyone else who is waiting. Gloom and doom, very far from being sunshine and kittens and butterflies and rainbows and smiles etc. More along the lines of root canals, Mt. Vesuvius, loud neigbors all night, and being in a plane wreck, name your personal hell.

So yeah. Anything at all. What we really want is to be told exactly what is happening, and we're not getting that any more than we will get the kind of notice I mentioned earlier. This sucks, but you knew that already. I suppose I'm just venting.

BT

I'm so with you on this. All I want to know is WHEN!! I did email the consulate Friday to ask them how they plan to contact those that had their interviews postponed due to the bombings. No reply yet, hopefully Monday.

Take care
Aminah

we have been living with hopefullys,please dear god,inchallah and freaking open already for what almost 2 months? hopefully now sounds like never and please dear god sounds like yeah right find another way to bring him here smugling sounds good and inchallah well God cant help the stupid ambassador.
love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-02 23:44:00

they are still closed but zakaria told me he was reading the paper a couple of days ago that condoleeza rice called and told him to open bc it has caused america to loose over a million dollars. but the ambassador came back to say that bc of the scare in rabat i think about 4 days ago on tuesday its not going to be easy to get a visa. it was on the paper zakaria was reading. so they said its going to be opening very soon. they have been saying that for how long? almost 2 months. well thats all i have.
love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-02 13:25:00

Nothing really. But it shows that they are starting to do something. At least it is a start.

not much but its better then us sitting here twidling our thumbs.
love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-05-23 20:40:00

Natalies Mojo Thread

congrats to both of you

thank you all so much. it helped. zakaria and i were talking he was giggling about the girl he had. he said she was cute bc when she asked him what made him want me he said she is beautiful has a nice smile etc... he said that she smiled like he was talking to her. and when she was looking at some of out pics she was like aww thats so cute he said there was this one when i was kissing his mom and dad at our engagement she said aww my god thats so cute lol. she then said its approved we will call you in a week. oh yeah zaki got a job to help me out he will have it until the 1st week in july then he will come over. he works at mickeyd's it helps and i cant wait to have him here:D:D it just sucks bc i dont see him until 1 am my time we talk for 30 mins then we both go to pass out. well good luck to you all. God bless and i am praying for you all.
love natalie :dance:

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-10 22:03:00

Natalies Mojo Thread

hello everybody i'm Zakaria natalie's fiance i'm sorry natalie didnt get to see this postes you wrote about us but i will tell her about it as soon as we will talk on computer.anyway my interview was good and the lady told me that it was good and they are going to call me in a week to come to get my 4th package (visa & the involape i will give in the airport). and she gave me the 221(g). says: Section 221(g) which prohibits the issuance of a visa to anyone whose application does not comply with the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act or regulations issued pursuant there to the following remarks apply in your case:*
Your case requires administrative processing, we will contact you as soon as we can continue with your case.
i got a very nice lady she is a young lady like 24 or 26 years with a blond hear and a pretty smile she was very nice, my interview didnt take so long it was like 5mins at the moste. i asked her in the end about how it was my interview and what should i tell my sweetheart, she told me tell her your interview was very good and aproved and we are going to call you in a week. :dance:

thank you so much about all your suport and thank you very much about the congrats you are all so nice and a hope you all the best luck in your jouney thank you all so very much.

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-09 12:30:00

Less than a week and we got the call!

Congrats!

A ticket for $200? Is that possible!?

I wondered the same thing until I saw it with my own eyes on their site. We will see how real it is tomorrow when he goes to get the ticket.

i actually plan on buying the ticket tomorrow. is that ok that i can buy it on the net for him. i dont know i never bought one for another person. he said it might look bad but i assume that people have bought before to their sweeties but i just want to make sure. i plan on buying it tomorrow bc i dont want to wait lol.
love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-13 21:58:00

Less than a week and we got the call!

congratulations Mona and Rida :dance:

i'm so happy for both of you, i got the call today too in the morning told me to come to get the visa tomorrow so i will meet Rida their again

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-13 18:50:00

interview not so successful

this is really hard for me to type so i'll make it brief...

i went over the paperwork COUNTLESS times with my fiance about making sure everything was filled out perfectly, making sure we had each document necessary and it was the updated forms, photos, emails, conversations, phone bills, plane tickets, etc.

i've read disappointing stories here on vj about being sent the outdated form and when the person showed up at the interview, they were turned away because it wasn't up to date!

well i had the OPPOSITE interview. my fiance brought in the DS156 that was the newest 2007 version you can get off their website. apparently they wanted the OLD VERSION from 2004 that is expired and they made my fiance leave. instead of letting him hand in a new form that would take less than 5 minutes to complete, they handed him a form and made him leave.

so now we have to reschedule a new interview for who knows when the fukc it will be.

i'm crushed. i tried to do the right thing. checked everything 1000000000x and this is what i get.

so i think i'm leaving ny. i was waiting here thinking he would be here within a few weeks, but now it looks like that is NOT going to happen. thanks for all the support last night and those who called/PMed me. i appreciate it.

-jen

jen i am so sorry. they will have you in there soon. inchallah everyhting will be perfect like you had planned it before. i am so sorry i am praying for you some more. love natalie

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-12 00:09:00

Interview Success!!!!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CONGRATULATIONS Mona and Rida i'm so very happy for both of you this is a great news right after my interview tell Rida i said congratulations and i'm so happy for both of you. thank you so much for all teh help and suporte you are so great friend.
Zakaria

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2007-06-11 15:59:00

Another MENA baby has arrived

QUOTE (wised up too late @ Mar 8 2008, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello everyone!

Just wanted you all to know that Ryan was born on 2-26-08 via emergency c-section. He was exaclty 37 weeks. He was in neonatal intensive care until last Saturday night when the doctor finally gave him the ok to come home. He has been doing well all week. He weighed 6 lbs and 6 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has been such a fighter and he is a very happy and content baby now. Please keep him in your prayers as he contniues to recover. He did go to the doctor last Tuesday and he had gained 6 ounces. Now we will have to wait and see what the pediatric cardiologist has to say when we see him. Ryan had a lot of fluid in his lungs due to the c-section and had a very fast and irregular heartbeat. I was leaking fluid and that was what caused the emergency c-section. Labor was induced and as I progressed through labor, Ryan began having a hard time and his heart rate began to drop. The neonatologist was called in during delivery and the neonatology team saw to it the Ryan was well taken care of. He had one of the best neonatologists in the nation, which was an absolute blessing. At one point they thought that he had pneumonia (sp) and that they would have to put a tube down his throat to feed him. He never had the tube put in bc he began eating well. (i started him on breast milk...moms liquid gold) He had an IV for antibiotics and a bunch of other wires connected to him to monitor his breathing, heart rate, temp... Hope everyone else is doing well.

Mo

congratulations for you . Ryan is in our prayers here and I hope everything will be good soon. I am glad to hear he is eating well bc i know with my nephew who was born prematurely as well didnt eat good. God bless inchallah this will be a great begining for you and your wonderful family. God bless again.

nad05zb

Female

Morocco

2008-03-09 00:51:00

should I be worried ??

So when I sent out the I 129 I did not send out evidence because the lady that helped me do it, advised me not to and I did not know I had to. Well almost six months later it was approved. Do you guys think this will be a problem at our interview??

Kaskada

Female

Dominican Republic

2012-06-15 21:13:00

Checklist?!?!

A checklist is usually a list that consists of something you either forgot to send with your documents, you answered something incorrectly, or their requesting your next set of papers. But hey you never know

it might be packet four

Kaskada

Female

Dominican Republic

2012-07-13 08:33:00

All fees paid, all forms sent to NVC, what next?

Once all forms are sent in, you can call NVC and check to see if you're case is complete. NVC does not send you an email stating that your case is complete. Once they tell you it is, nvc schedules you're appointment at the Dominican consulate. Once your interview is scheduled, that is when you receive packet four, which is the interview letter. You and your wife should be receiving packet 4. You through email and your wife through mail.

Edited by Kaskada, 04 August 2012 - 01:11 PM.

Kaskada

Female

Dominican Republic

2012-08-04 13:04:00

Anybody from Dominican Republic who is also filing IR1/CR1 I need your help

I really need help, gathering all the docu

Do I still need to bring a copy of these documents to the interview?

Hey Heytoot

Its very important that you try and take copies of everything you submitted, to your interview. This is just incase they misplace something.

Good luck !!

Kaskada

Female

Dominican Republic

2014-06-20 13:03:00

I am just wondering on interview...

Hey Bonao2013,

It?s completely normal to feel nervous about your interview, a majority of us have been there or will be soon. Just keep a positive attitude and everything will be ok

As for the interview questions, if you go onto any Dominican members timeline (located on their page) you'll be able to view everyone?s experience which will include all sorts of questions.

What my husband and I did was review these questions a couple days leading to the interview. Our relationship is legitimate, but we just wanted to be as prepared as possible.

Let me know if you have any questions.

I wish you all of the best :joy:

Kaskada

Female

Dominican Republic

2014-07-02 05:59:00

Canadian in the US

Since you had no intent to stay permanently when you arrived, you can file for Adjustment of Status from within the US. Here is the VJ Guide. http://www.visajourn...tent/i130guide2

If you choose this path, you cannot go home until you get a temporary travel permission called Advance Parole, which takes 2-3 months to receive. The temporary work permit will also take 2-3 months. After that (usually, though sometimes it's around the same time) you will have an interview for your greencard and once you receive that, you no longer need the temporary permissions.

If you aren't prepared to stay here for a few months without going home, then you can start the process for a spousal visa. You can continue to visit here (no work) until your allotted time is up (usually 6 months) and then finish the spousal visa process in Canada. Good luck to you!

This sounds much faster

Is the Adjustment of Status a different form or would the I-130 satisfy this?

feelings

Female

Canada

2011-09-15 14:40:00

Canadian in the US

NavyK thank you for your reply. the link is very helpful.

magical as to my knowledge I believed I could work on a working number until I received a Green Card? Is this not true? What would be the fastest route for this?

feelings

Female

Canada

2011-09-15 14:36:00

Canadian in the US

I'm a Canadian and came to visit my bf of 3 years in the US and we decided to get married on the spot. I don't know what the next step should be in terms of filing for a work permit at least. I'd prefer to get something going to start working here.

Any help would be much much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

feelings

Female

Canada

2011-09-15 14:17:00

Assembling Applications for Mailing

I think a safer bet would be just getting large paper clips and separating the forms that way, it's how I intend to do it.

feelings

Female

Canada

2011-09-21 11:26:00

ASC Appointment

Thanks for the reply. Do I need something in particular to get a State ID? I live in PA if that helps.

feelings

Female

Canada

2011-12-10 12:09:00