Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Interesting metaphor! Yep, she's said it a few times but NEVER to a congressman! I love my whole family of outspoken, patriotic, loving, kind, and protective in laws They have quite the turn of phrase, shall we say Is it bad that as I read what you wrote, I imagined the Lion King movie and Timon and Pumba singing that? Only if it's also bad that I had it in my head as I typed it (which is why it went into the post )	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 09:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	She has the appointement at 1hpm but she is currently at the hospital getting a referral and later will go get the letter That sounds like a very good plan on her part! I will pray it goes well for her. Are you calling NVC today to see if they have any interviews available for you? If you are - prayers your way too... Morning!! Still do not have an interview email. Right now my head feels and I don't feel like calling NVC or DoS at the moment. I woke up with a migraine, got the kidlets off to school, popped a pill and went back to bed for four hours. Still don't feel the greatest, but better than before. BOOOOOOO to all of the above!!!!!! I hope your head feels better soon Everyone say it will me.. Hakuna Matata! We're going to have a day like yesterday, lots and lots and lots of good news all around!! Hakuna matata...what a wonderful phrase...it means no worries....for the rest of your days It's a problem free philosophy, don't ya know?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 09:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	That's awesome that you're starting to see it! Do NOT get disheartened, if you do, then things will fall apart. Wouldn't you rather have an expedite approval? If so, imagine those good feelings, and all the good emails you're going to get, and it WILL happen! Get excited cause an approval is coming your way I'll see what I can do I'm still laughing - my mother in law told the congressman that we're all being treated like mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed manure - and yes, she said that part too! I LOVE my mother in law!!)	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 09:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	That's it!! So, I want you to close your eyes, imagine getting an email from NVC, saying your expedite was approved. That your case is being sent to Montreal as we speak. Imagine getting another email, saying your interview is for May. Imagine talking to Trav about the excellent news. Imagine telling your entire supportive family that your expedite was approved and your interview is in May. Imagine coming onto the forums and telling us the amazing news. Imagine Sheeshka's awesome emoticons in response! Can you feel the excitement now? Are you feeling good? Oddly, I can see those emails without even closing my eyes - been so disheartened to this point that I didn't want to get excited but I am starting to feel more hopeful, yes I can SEE Trav's reaction without even visualizing it - and those emoticons...wow, lol We'll work on keeping this feeling ...and I have to say, you should have SEEN his mom's letter to congress...that's one unhappy lady! Edited by Trav&Shell, 11 April 2012 - 09:39 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 09:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I keep you reminding you so you'll BELIEVE it, and then it will come true Expedite approval at the end of the week Expedite approval...expedite approval...expedite approval...end of week, end of week, end of week....got it! That's awesome!!! It IS true... i had no clue until after i got married and even then, i thought the USCIS step was the only step... silly me for not reading more into it at the time... and most people don't know that there is a process to coming here legally... the ones that have an idea, don't think it takes as long as it does... my mom was telling me that back when she filed a petition for my dad ~26 years ago, that it was just one petition she filed, submitted a bank statement, he had his interview, and he was here after only 2 months!!! talk about simple and quick!!! lol... i was telling her of all the stages there are now, the number of forms to fill, all the other documents and paperwork to submit, and then all the fees and she couldn't believe it... times have changed ALOT!!! my dad thought i was doing something wrong with the filing because it was taking longer than a couple of months...LOL Wow...that's all it took for your mom?!?! Actually, an ex boyfriend's mother was so sure it should be easier too. She said "silly girl, why go to the trouble? I have an unused green card - want mine?" I could only laugh	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 09:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	people.....having an interview date is so exciting i need this feeling ...you'll get there. Your wife's in with the doc today, right? Send your prayers up for her today, and call NVC and DOS a couple times instead of worrying - it's in God's hands now and action is more effective than worrying.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 08:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	... hence the sometimes intolerant comments I see sometimes in response news articles discussing immigration, legal or illegal. Many people never think that one day THEY may be a stranger in someone else's country! I agree - there are some risks not worth taking, because the consequences of failure are SO dire and FINAL. It's really best to try to prepare, present the best case you can, and settle down for the long haul knowing that the process won't last forever. How true is this! It never made sense to me, how people could be so intolerant and cruel. If we all think about it, I'd say 99 percent of us had ancestors who immigrated at one point or another - and yet so many people can be unable at the same time to look past their own immediate lives. In a lot of ways, today's society is very "me me me, now now now"...it's sick. And you're exactly right - some risks are NOT worth taking. Preparation is key.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 08:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	LOL, so true. My mom knows someone who had a daughter-in-law from Brazil who was pregnant. They decided that the visa process was going to take too long and they wanted her to give birth in the US so they snuck her through the border with Mexico. I would never take that risk because I wouldn't want to have the threat of my wife and step-daughter being deported at any moment, not to mention it can be dangerous to make an illegal crossing into the US from Mexico. WOW...that's a huge risk to take with a pregnant person! The dangers are real, and I'm sure they're far worse than what we read about in the news too. I'd say there's something to be said for doing this process, surviving it, and being fully able to live as a free permanent resident/citizen - with no fear of deportation unless you get stupid! It may take a long time, it may be painful, but being able to live a fully normal life with our spouses at the end is a huge plus!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 08:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I also have a supportive extended family and every time I see one of them they want to know when my wife and step-daughter will be here. They are always shocked when I tell them what we have gone through and what we have yet to go through to complete the immigration process. The average USC has no idea what it takes to legally immigrate to this country. I hope you are able to get through the remaining steps very soon so that you can finally be with your significant other. Isn't that true?! When I started dating Trav, he had friends who would just say "oh, just come down here, get married and don't go back - that's all you need to do." Yeah, that's all you need to do if you figure you look good in prison gear awaiting deportation!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 08:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Aww, that's nice of them to be so involved! Hopefully something comes out of it! Remember, your expedite is being approved at the end of this week His parents/aunts/uncles etc...wow, they're all incredible people, but I've never seen anything like the united front they put up when they see a need! It's amazing and humbling. And I love your daily reminders about the expedite approval They make me smile!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 08:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I love my in-laws. After Riley yelled at me on Monday, they all got spurred into action. It seems they are ALL writing letters to the congressman about the inappropriate behavior of some NVC ops, and the errors in our file causing delays. Doesn't matter if nothing comes of any of the letters...it's nice to feel like so many wonderful people have your back Edited by Trav&Shell, 11 April 2012 - 07:47 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-11 07:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Yes, just sent a reply back with a very good reason for the upside down slogan Woo woo, checking now and then resting my eyes for a bit	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 23:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Had to restart my damn computer due to upgrading my virus program, but I'm back now And they are AWESOME by the way Even with the upside down slogan at the bottom?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 23:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Omg, squeeeeee. I can't wait to see the pictures!! *waits as patiently as possible* Check your email check your email check your email	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 23:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Well, it's official. The Canadian Wives of VJ (well, the two that spoke up plus me) now have a team T-shirt. Saylin/Sheeshkabelle - pics are incoming	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 23:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	NVC--> <--Congressman That's very, very awesome	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Even though we all know congressman/senators can't 'expedite' a case, they can poke and prod USCIS/NVC and make them hurry it along a little bit. I have no doubt that we'd still be in a black hole at CSC if my congressman hadn't done something. I wonder if the poking and prodding could potentially help them move along an already submitted expedite request - after all, I did copy the congressman on my original expedite request too (CYA, baby ) Coincidentally, it also turns out that the letter NVC gave the congressman was part of the expedite request - the name and address errors were not only evident on my file, they were included in the letter NVC wrote the congressman...good job, NVC! Edited by Trav&Shell, 10 April 2012 - 09:54 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Yay, awesome!!! Remember, that expedite is being approved at the end of this week Trying to keep that in mind As it turns out - my message to the congressman wasnt' the only one sent today. Trav sent one (as I mentioned earlier), AND his mom just now sent a very strongly worded one too! I dont' know if it'll help but I feel VERY supported...it's nice to not be alone in this	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Hubby is looking at me like I've lost my mind. I'm still giggling! *waves and grins* Hi Mr. Sheeshka! (Why does that make me feel like a schoolgirl? )	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	My crystal ball says.... You shall get expedite email after your IV bill on Friday. At the latest Monday. The crystal ball has a +/- of a business day. I have to have it re-calibrated. It's hard to find a crystal ball re-calibrater in this day and age, you know. BAHAHAHA That's awesome...let me dig around...I may have a crystal ball recalibrater...or at the very least an old hex key! There you go. Great news indeed Woo woo - thanks	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Great News!!!!Yes we need NVC to get you that expedite!!! Tee hee! Thanks - I agree!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I'm becoming psychic, like Saylin! OK Madame JoJo...Are we getting our expedite and if so - when?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Told ya so! LOL...you did, but I sure wasn't expecting them to receive, review AND ACCEPT the aos documents all in the SAME day!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 21:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Well, a bit more good news! Official word from NVC operator Donna is that our AOS has been accepted, we're just waiting on the fee bill which she believes will be released Friday. Phew! Now if that expedite would be approved I'd be even more relieved! Edited by Trav&Shell, 10 April 2012 - 08:57 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 20:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Sheeshkabelle - look at my signature - I need some of your special emoticons. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm showing Mr. Sheeshka how I know so much about this whole process with VJ. Then he asked why my name on the forums was Emoticon Enforcer.. and I just showed him gad's post. "That doesn't surprise me dear, you're always too cheerful" I don't think he's impressed Well, I'm impressed	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 20:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	*keeps fingers crossed for you* Remember, your expedite is getting approved by the end of this week "I think I can I think I can...."	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-10 17:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Got this email today. Should I be worried? Dear Sir/Madam: Please be advised that the National Visa Center (NVC) has received your inquiry and the attached I-797 Notice of Action - Approval Notice. Unfortunately, we do not have record of receiving your approved petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The NVC will contact USCIS on your behalf for information on the location of this petition. Sincerely, Jess National Visa Center Written Inquiry Unit Serco Inc., Support Contractor NVCResearch@state.gov This email is Sensitive but Unclassified based on the definitions provided in 12 FAM 540. Any information in this transmission pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall be considered confidential under Section 222(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) [8 US C. Section 1202]. Access to and use of such information must be solely for the formulation, amendment, administration, or enforcement of the immigration, nationality, and other laws of the United States under INA 222(j) and as specified in FAM guidance. If you have received such information in error, do not review, retransmit, disclose, disseminate, use, or take any action in reliance upon this information, and contact the sender as soon as possible. Oh wow. I really hope they're able to find your petition...your case is the biggest royal mess imagineable. Think they'll approve your expedite if I help you with a letter? (I write magical expedite letters, it seems, and would be very glad to help...just a thought...) Edited by Trav&Shell, 17 April 2012 - 09:24 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-17 09:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I leave it now to God, he started and he will finish. He knows my whole life better than i and can see what my poor eyes can not see and understand what i can t or will never understand. One thing i know is that God never let me down. He has been in control in my life since the beginning. Sometimes i want something so bad and i do not have it, i complain. Later i found out if i had it, it would do me wrong That's right, and very wise...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-17 08:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Just sent another email to the congressman (copied Trav and his mom on it)...asking for any follow up because it feels like we're in a black hole. We shall see...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-17 08:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	I have just been informed by NVC that the expedite is denied Oh no! That was really quick...I'm sorry to hear that! Her appointment to get more evidence is tomorrow right?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-17 07:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	haha exactly! I like how you put it, nvc = one royal mess. we'll call senator's office if we get another useless response from nvc tomorrow, although the fear here is the senator's office takes a few days to get back to us also. fingers crossed. LOL thanks I try to be funny because if I didn't, my husband and I would go nuts lol. The congressman was a lot quicker than we'd expected, actually - we're keeping fingers crossed that the senator is someone who lights fires under people's butts for a living, and that they help you fast! ***side note: is it just me or does anyone ELSE notice the amount of NVC error issues there are right about now? Is this normal? If it is, I think they may want to return the useless monkeys they have working for them now, and hire on a more elite breed...just sayin' Edited by Trav&Shell, 16 April 2012 - 05:41 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 17:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	mhmm..the last operator hubby talked to also said we can now request again for an expedite, but now "expedite" sounds more like code for gimme-more-delays-please. yeah right we're gonna fall for that one again @Saylin, this is one long messy muddy home stretch! but yes you're right I'm just being fed up and whiny Woooow...yeah, it does sound like that! I've got the same fears going on - feels like throwing more papers into a black hole right? One that you'll never come out of? LOL...did you talk to your husband's congressman/senator?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 16:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	we've BEEN telling them what they did wrong each time we caught it: the case number/consulate, the EP optin, the ds-261, the expedite request, the ds-260, etc. depending on whom we talked to and I guess depending on the color of the sky that day, some supervisors were more willing than others to admit what they did wrong. one of them denied there were any errors at all. our luck with the nvc is so crappy that it's almost funny cus they even screwed up on our expedite request a few weeks back, which caused the held up on our ds-261, etc etc. Wow...that's not ok. How can they screw up an expedite request?!?! That's pretty much "receive it, send it to embassy"...just wow...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 16:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	update: hubby got mad and called nvc again and spoke to an operator since supervisors leave work early. turned out that they messed up our package from the beginning (started with assigning us to the wrong consulate, etc) and they never checked our EP optin, so no one checked our ds260 package. this operator said he can see a few errors by nvc in our file and he will flag it to a supervisor's attention. he said when we call back tomorrow and get a status update from a supervisor, we'll be able to get an interview date right away if they completed the case by then, because our case is now out of regular processing time frame. based on our 66 phone correspondences with NVC to date, the above sounds too positive to be true..for one, supervisors won't ever admit nvc did anything wrong. anywaysss, back to waiting. dont ever wanna call nvc ever again. ...wow. Your case sort of sounds like mine, only I caught the errors and told THEM what they did wrong. That's how I got expedited, actually - because they messed up and I found it. I thought I read a news article somewhere actually, that was reporting on the number of NVC errors in recent months...anyone else seen this? Edited by Trav&Shell, 16 April 2012 - 04:06 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 16:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	the only problem should be the 2 motnhs notice. After the 2 months they would just give me a nice letter which would help for other attempts to get a similar job at any Mobile company in the US. Maybe someone will realize your situation and help you with a letter anyway...we'll add this to our prayer list for you...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Honestly, i do not have any problem leaving because my wife is much more important than everything, i am just wondering how i am gonna tell them i am definitely leaving. They know my wife is living in the US but they never ask me if she has started any process to have me come and live with her. They know she is pregnant.. anyways i do not think there will be a problem since they know that the Baby needs to be born in my presence not behind me Well, what I've done is simple. We prepared the documents for Canadian and US immigration, and my boss is fully aware that if US immigration stalls out and isn't done by July, Trav's coming here. They also know, though, that we've had our expedite approved and that means that I'm basically "on call" in terms of the interview - whenever they tell me to go, I go, no questions (and it's probably going to be quick). I've kept them as informed as I can, but they know we're hoping to get me down there because of his schooling, so they know that the Canadian immigration's really a last resort. In your case, all you can do is just tell them when the time comes. Keep them informed of what they need to know - tell them when you go to the interview, tell them if you have anything else come up, but keep talking to them. Keep it friendly. Give as much notice as you can, but do it as soon as your interview is done and you have your visa in hand. If they ask why, just tell them that - your wife is far more important than anything to you. And you're right - if you don't think there will be much problem, then you should be just fine! Honest communication is key	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Recently i told them that i wanted to leave, they ask me why, i told them i needed a raise and give them some salary requirements. I told them if not i am leaving, they didn t want let me go and promised this month they will approve my request. To my surprise my manager just inform me that i got all that i needed, i was like what???? After he said, now there is no need to leave us.... lol i do not know how i am gonna tell them that i have to leave anyways WOW...your boss must like the way you work! That's really awesome And yet...it sucks to leave a job that pays everything you needed it too LOL! I don't know how you're going to do that when you have to leave - that's the hardest part isn't it? "Sorry, gotta go - bye!"	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	Not the company's heads, only close friends Oh ok...I know, it can be a tough thing to tell the company heads. I was terrified to tell my human resources manager! Figured I'd get fired because I was planning on moving a year or so after becoming a permanent employee. When I did, my human resources manager was surprisingly approachable - and even agreeable to me saying "I will need to take a week off for my medical appointment because I have to travel, and I'll need time off for my interview, but I do have the vacation time banked for it...I don't know when I'll be going yet though, and oh yeah, my requests are pretty much non-negotiables...even at month end - SORRY!" Edited by Trav&Shell, 16 April 2012 - 10:16 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	It's okay. I'm in class at the moment and won't be doing my Java assignments until later in the afternoon (hopefully, lol). Oh lol...Hi Saylin's teacher! be nice to her, we kinda like her! *throws a paper airplane in class*	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - April 2012	If only the Java I was talking about was the coffee one Well, the only reason I haven't done them yet is cause I don't understand them, so yes, they're hard. For me at least I just need to sit down and really focus. But this thread and other immigration-related things are distracting *zips lips and lets you focus! LOL *	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-04-16 10:07:00