Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Euro, I hope this link will help you get a choccie easter egg and this also goes for anyone else who either wants to get some too http://www.wisechoic...p?idCategory=53 Alison. Thank you Alison	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-14 09:40:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Whereabouts in the US are you? Maybe we can have some luck finding you a British food store near to where you are. Southeast Michigan near Detroit	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-13 15:00:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	We just got back from the British food store here in Salt Lake, so I now have a proper Easter egg! Yay! And Monster Munch and Hula Hoops and all kinds of other goodies. I love going to the British food store. I want an easter egg	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-13 09:24:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	I have another strange question... What happens to your luggage?? If we remember correctly at JFK you go thru the immigration desk and then get your baggage and go thru customs. Is that process any different when coming thru as an immigrant? We were under the impression that Crash and our son will be brought to another room and questioned and thats when he hands over the MBE (mysterious brown envelope). So what happens then? Thanks as always... Cari When i arrived on my K3, I was told to go to secondary, but to collect my luggage first then to go to secondary!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-03 10:04:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Can anyone share their POE stories? I'm wondering how long I should expect to wait for Ewen; I'm not going to show up early if it's going to take him 2 hours to get through immigration, LOL. My POE was philly.....it took about 30/40 minutes in secondary, but they seemed pretty busy that day!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-30 14:58:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Alison, from all the accounts I've read, its NOT necessary to lug the xrays through with you at POE. This is true..................I put mine in my hand luggage to be safe incase i was asked for em, but never was!!, as they are POE officers not doctors so looking at them will mean nothing to them!!....the doctor already looked and put his findings in your medical results !!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 10:23:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Hey euro, how is it all going in Michigan? Congrats on getting your interview date so soon And Estella, I wish both you and Adam all the best for Saturday Have a wonderful day Kiki Hiya Kiki.........life here is GREAT!! .......althought its a bit nippy I wish spring would hurry up and get here!! I'm sure your life as an ole married woman is going great too!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-23 10:33:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	I Know this has been asked before BUT cant find it ...........can anyone recomend a cheap not nasty hotel close to the Embassy please?? Well, we liked this one, even though another member here recently ruled it out because they thought it looked nasty. It is your typical european hotel (ie small narrow rooms) - we found it to be clean though older and LOVED the location - quiet Hyde Park. We did have a shower in our room that was recently renovated as well and were not charged extra for it. I think you if you phone them you will get a much better rate than listed on the web. We paid 75 in september, ensuite double. www.parkwoodhotel.com Unfortunately at the moment I post this their site seems to be down. Maybe it will be working when you read this. Thank you Becca, i will take a look at that 1, i cant imagine it would be nasty,it might look OLD after all this is LONDON!!, you stayed there thats good enough for me!! was it far from the Embassy??..........	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-21 11:11:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	I Know this has been asked before BUT cant find it ...........can anyone recomend a cheap not nasty hotel close to the Embassy please??	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-20 14:02:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	Hi HO HI HO its back to London i gooooooo, I have my CR1 interview on April 28th at 9am	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-20 11:51:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	For educational purposes, I thought some of you might like wander over to the AOS forum to read our account of our recent interview. I've also posted a thread there about what happened with our vaccine supplement. Here's also where I get to say to all of you - many thanks - and - I can't wait for all of you to feel this huge relief - this monumental weight - lifted from your shoulders. I am actually physically drained today - there REALLY REALLY is that much pressure on all of us, and I think we bear it rather well. Of course, there are two reasons for that. We have each other here on VJ to help with the journey. And most of all we have our true love walking beside us as we travel this slippery slope. Much love to you all, my partners in immigration..... Congratulations on the approval wes & becca ..............ya better keep the 90days to 2nd anniversary marked on ya calender when my time comes i will have to stick post it notes all over the house imagine forgetting to do that!!(lift conditions) for all those who cant follow what i say, i know i pratle on & on & easy confuse people!! Edited by euro, 11 March 2006 - 12:09 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-11 12:08:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	euro, I can't wait until I can work too - and drive. Do you have your license? I will have to retake a test to get a permanent Virginia license... Has your SSN arrived? In the meantime, I have kept myself busy setting up the house. I sent over a huge container of things - 112 cartons in all! The house is quite big too - 2200 square feet, but I have it all filled up now and it is starting to look real pretty, just like a home! I just wish the summer would hurry up too, it's cold up here in the mountains Hiya Kiki Yeah i have to take my driving test AGAIN too, after driving for 19 years in the UK!!! I cant get a SSN until i get EAD, its a K3 thing I wish summer would hurry up too	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-05 10:24:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	I have dealt with those GPS things and to be honest, I think they confuse me more than anything. They tell you to make about 5 right turns just to get off an exit ramp on a highway...but they are good for the major roads. Is there anywhere you can walk to, like local shops, until you get your bearings? We got a 'Garmin' GPS and we love it!!! In our business we travel all over the US so we are always in a new Town, and it's awesome! We can find places and stores quickly and get around just like a local. Jen Thats good to know, maybe i will beable to find my way around when mine arrives	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-04 11:30:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy Graduates Thread	I have been here now since the 29th of december, i'm as happy as a pig in muck with Mark, BUT bored stupid all day doing nothing!!! I got a new car, a shiney new Mustang, such a handsome car I also adopted 2 cats, they are sooo cute & so much fun, but thre is only so much you can talk to a cat about ..my I-130 will soon be complete at NVC then i go back to London for the interview!!..........but in the mean time as its so boreing doing nowt, i splashed out $180 for EAD so i can at least maybe start my new job, well go to school to get my realtors license!!then onto the job i have waiting!!.......anyway my point is, gawd i am bored, HAPPY but bored, i dont go out in the car as i have NO sense of direction & Mark would probably have to send search parties for me on a regular basis ..so i ordered a GPS for the car.hahahaha I hope it hurrys, anyway that was a bit of a whine, & now whine is over, back to normal service, thanks for listening!! and its going to snow this weekend, ewww, I'm just outside Detroit, superbowl yay BORED IN MICHIGAN signing off I wish it was summer	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-03 23:19:00
United Kingdom	unfriendly brits in SoCal	Not seen ANY english style pubs here..not been looking though, I do miss the chippy though, although i never ate the fish, i mean seriously who wants to eat summat that was swimming in the north sea...have you seen the "floaters" in that!!!.............hahaha gonna take my hubby for "real" fish & chips and he WILL eat em out of the paper...............hahahaha, i'll just have a chip buttie YAY!! wi bits of course	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-06 16:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	i just wanna make sure that i have it all ready for thursday i know we will be alright i have rechecked an rechecked everything..done all my photocopies that is needed.. i suppose i just want to be ready for anything robbie is bringing over up todate statements and his bank letter.. i have a briefcase full of folders lol i have everything at the ready if they want to see anything.. just a bit antzy to get this over an done with is all i suppose...i dont think im nervous yet just that i wanna know that i can travel home with robbie..lol robbie has about 4 hours to go before he goes to detroit airport ... talk to you soon take care kath Good Luck Kath............................	Euro	Female	0	2006-06-12 10:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS-230 part 1	Today the DS-230 part 1 came in the mail, i have no idea what address i should put on it as i am in the US on a K3 visa!!.......anyway i called the NVC to ask, no available operater .............so i used the automated line....the robot lady said............missing or incomplete & a checklist has been mailed, it should be sent back to portsmouth, NH, sooooooo i'm confused, does this mean we did the I-864 wrong??? Thanks in advance Amanda (confused & very very bored in Michigan ) Hi Amanda! Nice to see you made it over here! Sounds to me as if the "voice" is just protesting the lack of DS230 in your file. I think what you might do is include a coverletter when you send in the DS230. Put your UK address on the form (if it still exists for receiving mail) and state in the letter that you are in US on a K3 and intending to return to UK for interviewing. I'm not sure what the London consulate does, but Madrid sent a copy of all the interview stuff to Butch here too, anyway. Yeah they send another DS-230 they passed like ships in the night also they wanted a letter from his employer for the I-864 anyway its all been sorted out now .now all i have to do is sit back & wait some more for case complete ........bring on summer......nice to hear from you Jill	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-06 16:59:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS-230 part 1	Today the DS-230 part 1 came in the mail, i have no idea what address i should put on it as i am in the US on a K3 visa!!.......anyway i called the NVC to ask, no available operater .............so i used the automated line....the robot lady said............missing or incomplete & a checklist has been mailed, it should be sent back to portsmouth, NH, sooooooo i'm confused, does this mean we did the I-864 wrong??? Thanks in advance Amanda (confused & very very bored in Michigan )	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-30 13:59:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	so now what?	I hope not but we have yet to get our 230. Once they get the IV bill into the system it will generate the DS-230, it's pretty fast!!.........you could have it ready to go, with a photo copy of the bio page of your passport & see that bella has it all ready to mail as soon as she gets the 1 they send with the barcode sheet!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-20 19:50:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	so now what?	yeah i am trying t find out the dates. I got a bit slack there. thanks for reminding me. It isnt long at all after mailing the I-864 & DS-230...........to case complete	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-20 13:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Case Completed	Great news isnt it .good Luck on a speedy interview date	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-26 19:10:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC status	Just got through to NVC automated system. It said "NVC is awaiting the biographic information page from the petitioner...." I thought I was supposed to fill that out (beneficiary) and send back. Is it just cuz the petitioner is my agent?? Yes its because he is the agent!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-06 10:31:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	WOOHOOOOO	I have got the biggest smile on my face Could of been through NVC much sooner then we were, but I wont get into that hahaha WOOHOOOOOO Now its wait for the package from Embassy Sydney is only tops 4 weeks for an interview so I better get my finger out and finish what needs to be done. Only one step to go...the interview My nighmares will start soon lol All the best to everyone. Lorelle Bout time Lorelle....great news & a very happy 1st anniversary to you & the pirate better get on with the packing	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-06 09:53:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	James shortcut?	I just wanted to know if anyone here ever used the James shortcut and how did it go??? Salwa YES lots of people have used them, i didnt but i know many that have & everything has gone just fine with them!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-11 19:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	just want to say hi!	I started my case last jan, but we took a ¨break¨ (thought I would rather live in mexico than wait, I was desperate!) but now we are starting where we left off. I used to read this post all the time and it helped tons. I was just wondering if anyone can tell me what I can expect now that we are waiting for the DS230. Our interview will be in juarez. thanks, becki this was supposed to be posted in the NVC case started in Jan thread!!! I guess I have to get used to all this agian! Hi, take a look at my timeline, you will get the afidavit of support I-864, then NVC will review everything & you will get case complete...........not sure if the Embassy in Mexico schedule thier own interviews or if NVC do it, but be sure your nearly there edited to say 0ops silly me, you already had your I-864 Edited by euro, 18 April 2006 - 04:21 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-18 16:20:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Labels-Forms	I was just woundering if it might be ok with the National Visa Center or if anyone has done it before. But What Im trying to ask is when you mail forms and everything to them they want your case number on the upper right hand corner of everything. There is some things I dont want to write my case number on them cause I will use them later once we get them back (and I dont want every other place we use them at after this to see my immigration number or anything). So I was woundering would it be ok if I made some labels on my computer and just put them on instead? Anything you send to NVC they will keep, you wont get anything back!!.............so send copies!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-21 14:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC automated system	Well we have finally received the approval and now need to find out the case number at NVC I am in the Uk and when using the automated system it gets tothe point where it asks for either the CIS or NVc number -to input the 10 numbers following the letters (if using the cIS number) and follow with the £ sign which is under the number 9 on the touch pad Well not on my phone!! there is no £ sign and if I do not put anything in -they just say not traceable or something similar. Question really is can we find out our number from this side of the pond or is it only my daughter who can access the system??? Val, I called NVC from England a few times, had no problems !! #<<<<<<tis the pound sign :yes:but cant remember what the # sign was from my UK phone but ya can do it!! just try all buttons... Edited by euro, 23 April 2006 - 12:08 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-23 12:07:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Too late to file for K-3?	Hi I think I-130 is K3. I might be wrong. I hope someone can help you more. good luck bill I-130 is NOT K3!!..........I-130 leads to CR1/IR1...................I-129F leads to K3 (if married already) I dont think you can now file K3 as your completed I-130 is at the Embassy/Consulate!! maybe it wont take as long as they are telling you, fingers crossed eh!!............Good Luck!! Edited by euro, 13 May 2006 - 10:41 AM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-05-13 10:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Skipping the NVC?	I would contact NVC again , as you will need your case # to beable to use with for emails etc with the Embassy	Euro	Female	0	2006-10-04 14:07:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DoS	Can somebody tell me the number sequence to press to speak to an operator when calling the department of state... Ive tried searching but am unable to find it Thanks in advance press 1, 1, 0 or that is what it used to be. Department of State is DOS DOS 202 663 1225 Press options 1,0,4,3,0 Use these options to talk to a live operator. I used options 1, 0, 0 after calling 202-663-1225 and I was able to speak with an operator live. I used the 202-663-1225 number too.....then as soon as its answered you press 1-1-0	Euro	Female	0	2006-10-26 06:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Update: RFE before DS-230	So you get the "missing or incomplete" message when they are waiting for the DS-230??......cos i got the DS-230 in the mail yesterday & also got that message on the phone when i called!! It could be something to do with the I-864. I called the automated line and got that message and then called back and talked with the operator and she told me what we were missing over the phone. Give the NVC a call! ok thanks, .............thats what sanc told me to do, he is always right	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-31 10:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Update: RFE before DS-230	So you get the "missing or incomplete" message when they are waiting for the DS-230??......cos i got the DS-230 in the mail yesterday & also got that message on the phone when i called!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-31 10:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Inyerview in london next week	I think you are posting in the wrong forum, you need the K1 forum, this is K3 (spouse)	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-31 13:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	London Interview.	I thought it was shown to the person at the 'window' during the actual interview, but I may be wrong. Uh huh Tracy your right, infact its the very first thing they ask to see..........its all about da money	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-31 13:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	London Interview.	Tracy....was there a link somewhere to people who went to interviews and posted their experiences??....I am not sure whether I am getting mixed up with another visa site or not.... http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/ Your right there was.....maybe its here some where ......... but i think its broken London has vanished Edited by euro, 30 January 2006 - 02:31 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-01-30 14:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We got the interview date!!!!!!!!	WooHoo...Great news Chicky..................	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-02 18:02:00
IMBRA Special Topics	LET'S DO SOMETHING		Euro	Female	0	2006-06-17 18:00:00
USCIS Service Centers	SORRY!!!	Ok, had a rant before and I shouldn't have done, it's not as though I am the only one waiting, and waiting but I was just so p****d of - but I feel better now that I have calmed down and have all day to "cool" off So sorry to all OH Val Dont apologize, you rant a way if you want to, I know how bad it can feel when people get approved with a later date than yours ............POOL PARTY???	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-17 12:26:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC-what are they playing at!!!!	After waiting so long for some glimmer of action, I see today that a member has been approved for the same visa as us, but their application went in a month after ours to CSC, theirs went in in October and ours was September and yet they have received the approval, 136 days!!! absolutely made up for them of course, but what the hell have they done with ours, we are now on 168 days!! My daughter emailed them 2 days ago and after this I have just emailed them from work and I will see what response that brings, if we do not hear anything I am going to tell my daughter to get her Senator on to it. I am not a happy bunny today Aw Val .Yes i also read that approval..........but be sure yours is coming!!!.then we will have a huge party around your pool on Florida, you are gonna have a pool arnt ya if ya not then i'm not visiting	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-17 12:24:00
USCIS Service Centers	what is up with Nebraska service center?	This is my first time posting on this forum, and I have a worry about the Nebraska service center. We sent in our petition (I130) in August 2005 and NOA1 was sent soon after, but we have been waiting for NOA2 for a while now and have recieved nothing. I have been checking updates from thier sites,but it seems the part which says American citizens inviting sposes has been completely taken out for a while now. Does anyone know what is happening, or is anyone in the same situaqtion? Just a little worried NB: I am ROFA's sister,writing on her behalf.She is in for an interview in Montreal, she asked me to do this. Hiya........This is a normal timeline, the I-130 will of been transfered to California as Nebraska no longer process the I-130, there are a few people with the August NOA dates, its a very long wait i know, but they must be pretty close to processing all those people with August NOA's........Good Luck!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-02-21 15:43:00