ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news ... well done!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-20 15:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
Hey great news!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-18 17:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
Ok Mercedes called tonight and spoke with a woman who was gruff and unhelpful.

Anyway, get this. They had my address as the one in Oregon. We checked back over our forms and we were correct - we put both our addresses as in Northern Ireland and Mercedes permanent residence in the USA as Oregon and we recieved our NOA1 here in Belfast.

They changed Mercedes' address for her, said we were within timeframe, and that was that!!! Said there was nothing unusual with our case and that they were filing in order.

So, to counteract the negative vibes given off by CSC we spent the last few hours looking at wedding photographers and are gonna book one this weekend before Mercedes leaves for Easter - think of it as a '**** you' to the nay sayers.

So don't be expecting anything too drastic from us over the next few days/weeks. Until we are the last people in line I'll bite my tongue and not moan too loud as I do feel for the people still waiting. Once and if we are last in line, oh momma ...

Have a good evening y'all!!!

R

Edited by Eli the Barrowboy, 12 March 2008 - 06:30 PM.

Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-12 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
QUOTE (estadia @ Mar 12 2008, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i see that a couple of dec filers are getting noa2 kind of down today so gonna take a break from all of it


Hey now, come on ... there's a few people here in your boat Sara. Every day I check in here yours is the first approval I look for. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.

When it does happen this will all be something you'll look back at with, well maybe not a smile, but with fondness that you actually made it through intact and I really do believe that you'll be stronger as a result.

Now!! Call DeFazio!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-12 11:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
QUOTE (L & P @ Mar 5 2008, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
He asked her why people who had filed at the same time as us or even later had been approved and she reply that it just depended on the speed of the officer who had been assigned the case and whether the officer worked part-time, full time, or overtime.....
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Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-05 18:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
QUOTE (debbylyn @ Mar 3 2008, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they are now working on October ...


Great news for those who applied in July!!! Not that I'm complaining - I'm an October filer but gheez ... I just hope I'm not sitting here in May waiting for an NOA2!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-03 11:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
QUOTE (mox @ Feb 27 2008, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll bet you spoke with the service center, and not the national call center, right?


Got it in uno!!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-27 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
QUOTE (rupa @ Feb 27 2008, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just for my own edification, can you tell me tomorrow if you got a touch from this?


We called the other night and got 'touched'
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-27 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC
I'll be curious to see the reaction people get to these tips ... terrific of you to post these online so us good people can get a touch!!!

But .....

If someone rang ME at work, who knew nothing of the stresses and strains I'm under day and daily, when I was already busy and stressed (as is the norm these days) and used the lingo of my particular, err, job, at me down the phone when I knew they had no knowledge of just how hard I already work then in all truth I'd most likely throw their file in the garbage just for presuming to know my job and for taking me away from what I should be concenrating on at that point.

Now, as I said, terrific of you to post these hints online so us good people can get a touch and I'm glad they worked for other people ... I'm just saying how I HAVE reacted to this kind of phone call in the past ...

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-19 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 received at NVC
Hi All,

Just to let you all know our case arrived at NVC yesterday (31th March) and they say it will be forward to the embassy in 48 hours!!!

Sweet!!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-01 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTomorrow
May the Force by with you!!! Good Luck!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-03 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober Filers Still Out There?? Today is 196 days at CSC
Thankfully not guys,

But we are thinking of you all and hoping that all our fellow October filers get through the nightmare soon.

Best of Luck!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-02 06:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Interview Today - Approved in London!
Well done!!! Congrats to the both of you!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-14 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 Visa Interview Yesterday (05/13/08)
Yeah, well done!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-14 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsvisa approved!!!!
Great news ... another one gets through.

10 days until our interview ... getting nervous now!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-16 05:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Found out last night we have been forwarded to the Embassy on April 2nd - it all gets pretty exciting now!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-05 11:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Well a package weighing 2 pounds left NVC yesterday, bound for London!!! Could this be it??? The NVC lady told me on Tuesday that it would be dispatched to London in 48 hours ... this package seems to fit the bill ... I'll call NVC again tonight and see if it left ... exciting times ...
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-04 06:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
If your blood pressure is low now imagine how much lower it was before you started the K visa journey ... seriously though, flights will do that to you ... get some champagne into you when your interview goes successfully and you'll be right as rain!!!

Congrats jeraly ... give 'em hell!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-03 06:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Hi All,

Just to let you all know our case arrived at NVC yesterday (31th March) and they say it will be forward to the embassy in 48 hours!!!

Sweet!!!!

Jeraly, good to hear from you also ... I've been around and posting away but I was on holiday there for a week getting some much needed R&R. Mercedes is 34,000 feet over Montana as we speak - if no one here has used FBOWEB it's great - you can track flights in real time on Google Earth ... sad I know but I CAN'T WAIT to see ma baby again ... 15 hours, 54 minutes and counting ...

R

PS I'll be in touch re: packet 3 ... I have a list of questions already!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-02 11:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Sonoran,

Please get your fiance to email me some house selling tips - the market is through the floor here and we can't get anyone to look!! Help!!!!!!!! Lol ...

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-01 04:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Thanks guys ... I might try the DHL tracking trick, see if there's anyhting out of NVC to London in the few days!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-27 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober and November filers-NOA2 to NVC
Is it too soon for us to call NVC? And I beleive the beneficiary can call? m is out of reach in the cascades right now - the lucky so and so.

RyaNRiza got their NOA2 a couple of days before us and that gives me hope!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-27 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPrinter is Down !!!
Well done both of you ... a week to go 'til our interview so it's really nice to read of approvals ...

Congrats ...
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-20 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHome in the US
Great news guys, great news!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-23 05:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports241 days
Sara,

Just to let you know that Mercedes and I are rooting for you and first thing everyday, at home or at work, we check Igor's list to see if there's any progress on your case.

I feel bad shouting about our interview etc when you are stuck in a bad place. If I had thought of it, the run up to the Oregon primaries was the right time to contact Obama or Clinton. Hell, McCain will be looking for any support he can get in the valley so would be only too happy to help no doubt. Call his election headquarters.

Clinton Office in Oregon: Phone: 503.227.0269
Barack Obama: 866.675.2008
John McCain: 703.418.2008

Call Oprah's show, call the Washington Post, see if there's any watchdogs for the Immigration services and keep knocking on doors. I would imagine that a 'No' would be better than a 'Maybe' at this stage, for your mental state as much as anything ... and it's freakin' sad it's come to that, isn't it?

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-23 05:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa in Hand!!!!
Well done guys!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-23 08:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe got the visa!!
Yeah - well done both of you!!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-13 07:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsthey killing us
Sara,

We are really sad to hear this news. Is 6 months is th wrost case scenario and that it could happen sooner?

Still, I can't even imagine what you're feeling right now!!

I hope you get over this soon.

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-26 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Hi All,

Sorry sorry sorry it''s been so long since I've been around. We were on holdiays in France, then merc had family over from the USA and we are packing and ready to go ... ish.

Congrats to all the new entrants, NOA2s and Visa issunats. It's great to get this all over isn't it?

9 days until we leave ... exciting but sad too!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-13 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
well done guys!!! I love seeing October people make it!!!

I don't think we've had any refusals in our lot ... yippee!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-17 09:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Well our visa arrived today .. so that's (almost) that ... the envelope has to go back to get resealed as my beloved opened it but it's not a biggie as it doesn't have to be re-evaluated etc.

Best wishes to you all.

R

PS. Anyone in Oregon in October, come along to the wedding if you fancy an Irish knees-up.
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-30 10:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Thanks Karvy, and well don to the happy couple!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-29 05:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Well we did it ... almost 8 months, lots of frustration and a hellishly long 3 hours in the embassy and we are out the other end.

To be honest, it hasn't even sunk in yet. We are so tired and stressed from the whole affair that when we got back to belfast last night we just went to bed. I think it will be a few days. When we get my passport back then we will celebrate.

My sincerest thanks to EVERYONE here. To those that helped answer my dumb ### questions to those who posted the guides and to the genius hat set up this site. Without it we would have been in the dark vis a vis a lot of the pitfalls and issues at hand.

And for those of you that haven't made it yet take heart. Just over two months ago we were still waiting on NOA2, It's coming for you soon and when it does your feet won't hit the ground until you get that visa.

Now, I'm off to write my resignation letter ...
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-28 04:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
For anyone still stuck at the CSC or NVC, things move fast as hell when you get out of NVC. We sent back our Packet 3 today and have the medical in less than two weeks. Nerves a janglin' ...

Best of luck everyone!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-04-15 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Come CSC, get Tars a NOA2 ...
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-20 07:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Cheers guys ... now if I can only get this damn defibrillator to work I can get on with my day!!!

R
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-18 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Hello All,

Sorry for my downer yesterday guys!!! Mercedes is away home and my Mum died 13 years ago on St Patrick's Day (yesterday) so it's never a good day as you can imagine!!! It gets worse when you are waiting for an NOA2.

But life goes on and in one of those funny twists of fate, when I checked my USCIS case this very minute I found this ...

Receipt Number: 1234567890

Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On March 17, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

I'm too excited to write more .. just know that I've tears in my eyes as I write this. Me old Mum was watching over me after all these years ... now I'm really crying ... just so happy!!!

Ronan (and Mercedes)

PS With all my heart I sincerely hope that all the other people filing before me and after me get good news soon.
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-18 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
That will be the one
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-27 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
QUOTE (Tars @ Jan 22 2008, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (lucy4 @ Jan 22 2008, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got mine. woohoo.


OK. AT 5:30 tonight, let's all get into the tantric position and concentrate our thoughts collectively on the CSC. We'll project our thoughts on speediness, and then find out tomorrow if the magic worked. LOL


You just might be on to something ....
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-23 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER FILERS
Tars, it really is that f****d up my man!!!
Eli the BarrowboyMaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-22 11:02:00