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QUOTE (memyselfandi @ Feb 16 2008, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Susie Thanks for all that you do! I couldnt be there and have been to depressed to post anything lol but I really appreciate everything you do for us. You rock girl!

xxx I know luv, this helped me out of my funk for awhile and have just sorta resigned myself to our unlucky "time" frame of filing ......I log into USCIS first thing every morning hoping that maybe they entered my I130 or that the I129f has a touchie feely thing, but alas nothing.....so the best I can do now is just try to wish those that have been approved a congrats and a shoulder for others to vent on.

xxxxxxxxx you have my number if you need to talk....

S~~~~~~~~~~

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-17 06:26:00

QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Feb 11 2008, 07:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Jamie&Dora @ Feb 10 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi VJ'ers,
I finally got my VJ account fixed so i can post (thanks to Suzie). We had a geat time on the show. After the show I spoke w/ the engineer and host Eric and we plan to do future shows, ESPECIALLY when Dora arrives. Hopefully we can show the listeners that even though everyone WANTS legal immigration they have no idea how difficult a choice it is to make. My question to exlplore on future shows is "WHY IS LEGAL IMMIGRATION SUCH A DIFFICULT ROUTE TO CHOSE? SHOULD IT NOT BE AN ATTRACTIVE CHOICE?" Anyway, i wish the Peace of the Lord to all of you. Who knows what can happen?
jamie

QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Feb 10 2008, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was so pleased to be a part of this Friday night (and I can't wait til round 2)!!! I know I'm quite recent to this process, and that I am only a K-1'er, but I truly feel from the bottom of my heart for all of you that are separated from your spouses and loved ones...I can only imagine what you are feeling, and I wish you all a speedy reunion with your beloved...

It was great meeting you guys...Susie, you are a force to be reckoned with...and Jamie, you are a true gentleman...It was a privilege to be in the same room with you!!!

Can't wait till the next broadcast!!! Let me know when and where!!!

Dawn

Your petition is just as important as any other.

Jamie thanks to Rebecca and Mags xxxxxx (they worked their magic I just did the pm for you) and yes her petition is as important as any step we all go through - its what makes this whole thing worthwhile as a family xxxxxxxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-11 08:56:00

QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Feb 10 2008, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was so pleased to be a part of this Friday night (and I can't wait til round 2)!!! I know I'm quite recent to this process, and that I am only a K-1'er, but I truly feel from the bottom of my heart for all of you that are separated from your spouses and loved ones...I can only imagine what you are feeling, and I wish you all a speedy reunion with your beloved...

It was great meeting you guys...Susie, you are a force to be reckoned with...and Jamie, you are a true gentleman...It was a privilege to be in the same room with you!!!

Can't wait till the next broadcast!!! Let me know when and where!!!

Dawn

Will do - speaking with Holly at the show this week sometime and awwwwwwww thank you - and now that I have been knighted by Sir Mohgli lol - I have a sword to go with my attitude <smiles and winks at Dawn>

xx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-11 00:47:00

QUOTE (Mohgli @ Feb 9 2008, 11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Respected Lady SusieK (knighted by the bishop of a former UK colony) -

infact ask the station to make it a regular dial in - USCIS is it working for u ? or working you?
the station gets bandwidth beyond orlando and we get a USCIS bash down on a daily/weekly basis

hopefully some federal bloke might be compelled to react/act on it.

xxxx not a bad idea mates - can submit it to the station they are pretty darn open about this area and have heart and soul on the issue - not sure where to take this post tho - off subject?

I dont want to clog the IRI thread with it anymore but would like to pursue that option.

Any ideas from moderators that are watching this thread?

Cheers and weeeeeeeeee Im a subject now lol

p.s but remember one very important thing here, this was done by all of us submitting their stories, their thoughts and it was only me getting the contact and chatting away as usual -

Edited by SusieK, 09 February 2008 - 11:19 AM.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-09 11:17:00

QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Feb 9 2008, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Susie -

I'm listening to the upload now.

Did I understand by your previous post that you are going to be doing another interview with them?

YES hun, there will be more, of course the subject is so intense and after much bashing of USCIS lol - there was so much to do and they want to do in studio feed where people can call in. There were so many calls that could not be taken and alot from VJ - we plugged VJ as much as we could - but the message was heard loud and clear - the host want to support our efforts and so after I send them flowers this Monday, I am full fledge ahead.

please check your pm for something tho

xxxxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-09 09:20:00

QUOTE (calamitka @ Feb 8 2008, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Susie thank you so much for your effort.
Cassandra I would love to hear that

, thanks also.

So, do you think the next step is possible? Like somehow making your government believe that one of their agencies HAVE TO be changed completely?

Cala-

I dont know hun, anything is possible, but this was just a baby step and maybe somewhere down this visa road it will get better and more honest for people, but can I really say yes to that question - Not at the moment - but I do try and damn did I really say I didnt care if USCIS was listening or not lol - ooopsie - oh well - always wanted to live in a foreign country

Cheers and god speed on your journey

p.s and Jamie lol the puppets omg lol too funny you might as well forget your NVC approval also

Edited by SusieK, 08 February 2008 - 10:26 PM.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-08 22:24:00

QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Feb 8 2008, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Martin11581 @ Feb 8 2008, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i think i got it now

Great! Good to hear it

Thanks Cassandra will download shortly just got in and wanted to do a post show scene for all.

First of all, the show sends many heartfelt prayers to all on this journey, the hosts were super and sorta just let us talk- well that is normal for me anyways.

Jamie and Green Eyed Girl were there, omg , such beautiful people -

The glitch was no phone calls could be taken due to a malfunction from the studio to the live feed - so they are going to CHAPTER TWO lol in about a month or so - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

I am so sorry that I could not tell all the stories, time was short, but I believe that the point was made about USCIS and what is going on. I did my best as did Jamie and Green Eyed Girl xxxx

This is just the start and got a heads up that some important peeps were listening so hopefully there is a fire lit under someones ####### tonight and if not, I tried and will keep doing it.

GOT VJ PLUGGED for all of us - and believe me without the support of all of you, this could not have happened. For that my deepest and most soulful thanks to all.

xxxxxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-08 21:02:00

QUOTE (alto.d. @ Feb 8 2008, 01:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks a lot Susie for doing this on behalf of all of us!!!!

Don't forget one comment that I can not get it off my head that one of the VJ'ers got from USCIS officer which is " Ohhhh this is what you get marrying a foreigner"

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN- that one is embedded in me thick skull - and I do believe the quote was "THIS IS THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR MARRYING A FOREIGNER" - I will never ever forget that post and it will be said tonight even if I have to gag the talk show host for an extra minute lmao0-

xxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-08 13:45:00

QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Feb 8 2008, 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just make sure if you are taking your case public that you get your facts straight.

The notion that Natz apps are taking priority right now (if they are) has a foundation in law. The petition for Naturalization is the only one that has a codified time line - the service is bound to have a decision to the petitioner within 180 days. No other petitions have these stipulations. You may not like it but it's the law.

I disagree that the service does not realize the system is broken. There's too much congressional testimony from Aytes where he acknowledges that it is. The system is technology arcane and understaffed - it has been funded by fees and not tax dollars. You cannot compare it to other governmental agencies because it hasn't got a bottomless money pit.

Got it Rebecca-

Thanks for the post and hope all is going good -

Note, the service realizes that it is very much broken, the problem I believe is that they don't want the people to know.

Cheers!!!

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-08 08:52:00

QUOTE (Cassandra+Yuibi @ Feb 8 2008, 02:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think it's very important to tell people about how poorly intending immigrants and their USC fiances/spouses are treated by USCIS' "Customer Service" centers.

When calling in to check on my husbands case during the K-1 process- the woman told me something totally different from what I'd been told just a few days before, and when I asked her why she was telling me something different- she actually started yelling at me like you'd expect a toddler to, saying, "You are a liar! Lying! Liar! Liar! That's a lie!"

I think a lot of the officers treat us badly because they have a cozy government job, with no real requirement to strive for good quality services. It doesn't help that the ones treating us this way, probably get a power trip over the fact that many of us are afraid to complain or 'ask for a supervisor' like we would for ANY other service in this country simply because we don't want to jeopardize our efforts to get our loved ones back to us as soon as possible.

Cassaandra + Yuibi-

Hear you loud and clear, today is the day - spent alot of time last night on the phone with some wonderful people from VJ - have many stories and will try to get the jest of them in.

The one that made me fall off my chair and hopefully Taf post today although I think he is still in shock is this - His application got approved after his Senator sent in once again the request for expedite due to his mother's illness and a little note stating that " oh did you know this topic was going to be discussed on a FOX broadcast channel in the next few days" - could be just a timing perfection, but Taf thinks not. He also received a call from some head hefa at USCIS saying oh wow we couldnt find your paperwork but we have it now and will be approving your application immediately and then sending to NVC post haste. Hmmmm............

His story is one of many, but the more that call the more our voices will be heard. I know that there are people that will say "YOU CAN NOT FIX THE SYSTEM" but I can not accept that, for we know its broken, but with everyone doing what they can with their hammer and nails, we can try to mend parts of it. If not for us, for future Visa Journey people.

This show has a great audience and the hosts are super. Jamie and I will do our best to represent a broad area of what is going on, but I think our jest of the conversations besides the heartache and waiting will be this area:

MISINFORMATION - this is the biggest cause of frustration to many in all the threads - the CSR level of information is lower than McDonalds - I mean a person reading from a script is ok, but when a question is asked and I mean THE SAME QUESTION in one day (and yes we did this) and you receive three different answers for the same question, that tells me something is drastically wrong - this message needs to hit home. I get better responses from the WalMart greeter!!!

The government is unwilling to admit that the system has fallen apart, but yet we know different. Why, because of the experiences of this forum and other forums. Read the topics, and you will see - ask a simple question, get a million different answers and no clear guidance and if they had the thought to do so, at least update that website of theirs to reflect truth instead of totally insane timelines and did they ever fix the Chicago Lockbox blunder???

When you say that your file will be adjudicated within 9-10 months then act upon your words - when you say that the Chicago Lockbox is up to January 11, 2008 and there are so many that do not even have a NOA1 from September forward - that does not make sense. Reflect that SOME application are being processed from receiving date of January, but dont mislead people to believe that wow I filed in October and my check has not been cashed - keeping this in mind, maybe people would not be dialing that 800 number to inquire as to what to believe.

Dont tell someone that they are in FBI name check for security and then Congressional inquiry discovers that the file has been misplaced and approved the next day - That is inhumane and has incompetent written all over it.

Dont tell someone your file is lost on one day and yet the person receiveds an RFE the next day in the mail - if a file is lost and can not be found, then how can you possibly send an RFE -

So many more.........we all know the stories by now......but now they get shared and hopefully someone can walk in our shoes for once and have some better clout than any of us and get something done about this mess!!!

Thank you to all for your stories, and will try to obtain dub of tape to share here. Again, if you have the time and are within reach of a phone, the producers of the show will take your calls and finally you will have YOUR VOICE!!!!

xxxxx

p.s There will be a few political people listening tonight as well - so who knows , but guess what - I am willing to take the time, the effort to speak - dont knock the messanger - its the best I can do for now.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-08 07:08:00

QUOTE (heyjimi @ Feb 7 2008, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (SusieK @ Feb 7 2008, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (thermophile @ Feb 6 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

this is great, thanks for doing all the work to make this happen. do you know if there will be a web archive of the show? I have class during the time that it'll be aired.

WISH US LUCK PEEPS ITS TOMORROW:

http://www.1190wamt.com/programs.shtml

JUST HIT THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT SIDE THAT SAYS LISTEN LIVE
Hours are 6pm to 7pm

Remember you can call in and ask questions and also you can click on the link and hear whats going on.......

Area Code 407 273-1190

And its broadcast via web the web......

Super excited for all of us

Cheers

Good luck Susie on Friday !!!!!!!!!
thanks again for being our voice.
i will be listening.

jimi

Jimi,

thanks mate,

I have also had some private messages and emails from people saying oh wow, I want to hear this but im in germany or the Uk or Egypt - well the link above if you go to the website there is the button that say you can listen live - just click - you will be able to hear from around the world - I LUV MODERN TECHNOLOGY

xxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-07 22:24:00

QUOTE (tafeagans @ Jan 31 2008, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This will definitely go out to the heart of Floridian's and to many. Let me see if I can do it justice in conveying the story to you. It is a real current situation.

The USCIS is reviewing my expedite request. It has taken them a little over month to get the details. Normally I would of not requested it, but my mother is dying from cancer and wants to see my fiancee and I married before she dies. Hope that happens, however, I am assuming we are minimal 2 months to 3 months out even if it goes quickly and mom is starting to show signs that things are getting worse. She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, unable to opperate and it now has speard to her spine, brain, lung, liver and who knows where else. Looks like it is moving rapidly. Unfortunately she is also the caretaker for my 76 year old father and my 91 year old aunt and without her there, I will have to take care of them to keep them in their home they worked for their whole life for. I am making plans to temporalily reside there in Florida, not change my current address as I have a job where I can work form different places in the US, but to provide them security in their home. I sent off the heart felt request to the USCIS begging they help honor my Mothers wishes to us married before she passes and to allow my Fiancee and I to provide care for them as my Fiancee wants to help. My mother was a school bus driver and my father, a painter, both retired for a good number of years and have paid their dues in life. Anyway the USCIS requested additional information back on December 20th, 15 days after I sent the request, which I found to be some what unresponsive, but I provided a two page letter from me and the Doctors diagnosis, limited in detail because of Hippa laws. To date, I have heard nothing. I have made calls to the USCIS an been told literally "so what". Gee you think they would have a heart. Also, I called and was told they can not find my expedite request, so I faxed it to them again, pleading my case. Again, a week or so later I called the USCIS, now 5 months into my Fiancee Visa request asking for some update. At this point, I am told "nobdy has access to your case file and can tell you anything. Sit back and wait and we hope your Mom can live several months more, because it may take us some time to find your request. Say what? Find my request, your kidding. Nope, we do not see anything from you yet. At this point, I am speechless, begining to loose faith in anything happening and wondering what to tell my family. I can not imagine our Government being so unresponsive. I still pray I will make it in time and pray for a response, whatever it will be. I am not looking to bypass anyone but to just honor a life request. The last call I made this week, a kind woman from the USCIS practically was crying with me on the phone and said to me she was so sorry that the USCIS had not responded to me about my request. She read my plea and said she had recently lost her mother and would give anything to to do something her wanted to do for her. Well enough said, I thanked her and assured her this was not her fault but she felt compelled to me it is, because the USCIS should take ownership to answer the request. She had seen other requests for military personnel or ranking Gov officials that did not have anything like I was facing get approved quickly. Again, she appologized and said she was sorry. For now, I am left praying for help.

In the last week I have appealed to my congressman and so has my mother. There must be a better way.

Taf- Sent Holly the email for the call for the show - will wait for you to post your news here - omg hun - I hope this helped but congrats on the sudden appearance of the NOA2 and some of the other things we spoke about - Your call is going to strangle USCIS I luv it - Did your Senator really say to USCIS that is was going to be broadcast lol - if so - vote that person in

xxxxxxx

Edited by SusieK, 07 February 2008 - 09:37 PM.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-07 21:36:00

QUOTE (thermophile @ Feb 6 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

this is great, thanks for doing all the work to make this happen. do you know if there will be a web archive of the show? I have class during the time that it'll be aired.

Edited by SusieK, 07 February 2008 - 06:41 PM.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-07 18:38:00

QUOTE (Martin11581 @ Feb 6 2008, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (FaSa2008 @ Feb 4 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

heres my story !

THEY NEED TO HURRY UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I met mine in Elementary school back in 1987 in Lima Peru. I was born in NY but gre up in Lima
I had a huge crush on him! and used to follow him around like a lil stalker very terrible of me! ha ha !

Then in 1989 I moved to a different school closer to my house and he moved to Mexico. Never saw eachother again. Years passed and I moved back to NY went to college here in NY Ive been here for 9 years. In 2005 my friend told me to go check out this website hi5 that I could find some many people from Lima AND OLD FRIENDS so I did and found a lot of older friends, Then I wondered how this lil kid that I used to follow back in elemntary school was doing?! and looked for him and indeed found him..

We started messagin back and forth until we started chatting on the MSN and became good friends. months passed and In jan of 06 went to Lima to visit my family and to meeet him again ha ha.

IT WAS AMAZING we saw eachother and felt as if we have never lost contact I mean 19 YEARS HAD PASSED! and it felt as if we were friends FOREVER!
we felt we were meant ot be! We kept our long distance relationship alive i started travelling there every 6 months since 06, its hard to give tourist visas to come here so as much as he wanted he got denied. So we just kept positive and Of course I didn t mind traveling there! went there in jan 06, october of 06, april of 07 and last trip October of 07....

Oct 07 He proposed in front of hundreds of people at the airport in one of my trips there! and now we are engaged.
Came back to NY and sent the application with ALL of its requirments. I sent everything translated emails, letters birhtdyas cards, declarations of love , tons of pictures. Notarized Letters from my parents witnessing our engagement, what they asked I sent. =)

I also met my wife on hi5!!!!

martin11581.hi5.com

Martin-

Congrats btw -

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-06 18:50:00

QUOTE (thermophile @ Feb 6 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

this is great, thanks for doing all the work to make this happen. do you know if there will be a web archive of the show? I have class during the time that it'll be aired.

Therm,

Will request a dub of the tape and figure out how I can post it here if its ok...

Thank you for your response and situation -

Cheers

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-06 16:29:00

Last update for all of you willing to call in and/or listen or if anyone is near the Central Florid area, you are more than welcome to be a guest on the show:

The station is

http://www.1190wamt.com

you can either listen or tune in from the web (it can be picked up internationally via web connection)
Time is this Friday 6pm to 7pm eastern standard time

Phone number is you want to call in and talk is:

Area Code 407 273-1190

This is an confirm from Holly who is the host of BACKTOREALITY ````````

The live broadcast will be at Ocean 7, which is located at 2258 S kirkman
Rd
( & Metrowest Blvd in the Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza) The broadcast starts
at 6:04 precisely, so you shouls arrive no later than 5:45pm. I think
it
will be better to do the interview from the live broadcast vs in-studio
because we can have more people participate because there's more room.
We'll have a four Mic's set-up, so anyone who wants to tell their story
can join in. Also, if people cannot be there in person and still want
to
tell their story, they can call 407 273 1190, while we are on air and
we
can get them on that way.

I know that alot of people here and abroad will tune in, its our story people and just wanted to finish posting on this thread with a big thank you to all for the support and emails and pm's.

Next post will be after event.........

Cheers

p.s Jamie thank you for being able to make time to meet me there your support from VJ has been awesome!!!! Two is better than one

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-06 15:06:00

Fellow mates,

Sorry for any confusing but the broadcast is this Friday - call in they will hear you all around the world via web or radio. Thats the best part of this whole thing!!!!!

Cheers

p.s anyone that woud like to call in from overseas just pm and i will give you information. Again, thank you all for the support and hopefully somewhere someone will step into our shoes and fully understand this frustration and take the next steps for us - and that we can make a difference someday for future Visa Journey people.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-05 19:45:00

QUOTE (msu17 @ Feb 5 2008, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow, this is awesome! Way to go organizing this!

I don't know if you want, but I feel like my husband and I have had a fairly easy time of this visa process so far, so if you want a "best case scenario" you can use ours. We met at Michigan State the day after my husband got there, August 11th, 2005. I was showing all the exchange students around. Most of them weren't from Europe, so when I saw this blonde haired guy sitting with a lot of the other US students leaders, I figured he was American as well, but was too cool to wear the required shirt. I sat down and said hi, then heard his accent and was like, "oops, not american". Anyways, we wound up living very near each other, so we kept running into each other over the next few weeks. We started talking, realized we had a lot in common and he practically moved in for the next 4 months

I called my mom 2 weeks after we started dating and told her I was going to marry him one day. He left Dec. 2005, we continued to visit back and forth every few months when we could afford it (not very often when we're both students!). I went over there January 07 and he surprised me with a trip to Prague and a proposal overlooking the city at midnight. Very romantic

I got everything together when I got home and filed the end of that month (I'd been doing research on VJ and other sites for some months so I knew what to do). Our NOA1 date was Feb. 2nd 07, NOA2 date May 3rd (though I never received notification via e-mail, the website or paper copy, so it wasn't until I called 2 weeks later using the RFE trick that I found out. I then called USCIS 2 weeks after that about the paper copy, saying my case had left NVC going to the embassy and was told K1's don't GO to NVC

). We got his interview scheduled in London for July 3rd and he moved over here July 25th. We got married August 30th, big wedding and all that I got together in 3 months, go me

We filed for AOS, EAD and AP Sept. 21th, got both AP and EAD Nov. 26th and we have our interview in Cleveland Thursday. Crossing our fingers it all goes well and we are not stuck in FBI name checks. So, from start to finish, Feb to July to get him here (back in 07, now its just that for an NOA2!) and almost exactly one year from filing the K1 to our green card interview.

Looking back, I feel SO lucky and blessed to have gone through with no RFE's, the quickest possible approval at the time, my husband has VWP so could come visit the US and fast interviews both at the embassy and local stages. However, the last year has been AWEFUL, while all my friends and family have been planning their weddings for months/years, I threw mine together in 3 months. While they got to see their fiance for more than 10 days since they got engaged, I got to talk to mine a few hours each day. We met in college, fell in love, very typical for people our age, but we had to spend $1000's that we didn't have and months apart just to be together. Compared to most on VJ, I don't have much to complain about, but when you are out in the real world and everyone asks where is your fiance, when do you get to see him next, questions why he's even marrying you, it really really hurts. Then having to provide your entire life story, including love letters, financial documents to some unseen face who determines the rest of your life... Its degrading and frustrating. Necessary, but still frustrating all the same. Like you said earlier, if the employee's who answer the phones could at least be civil, knowlegable and truthful, it would help SO much. Thank you for getting the frustrations of US citizens who just want the simple right to be with their loved ones out there. Everyone cares about illegal immigration, but it seems like legal immigration, especially family based visa's, are left on the back burner.

MSU - Thanks hun - good stories are healthy since its really for Valentines Day - gotta balance the scales somehow and congrats on your journey and thank you again for posting - all of these emails , pm and posts are going with me to be discussed but again NO NAMES ALL!!!

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-05 15:27:00

TAKE NOTE PLEASE:

Here is the latest email from Holly

We will broadcast live at Ocean 7, which is located at 2258 S kirkman
Rd
( & Metrowest Blvd in the Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza) The broadcast starts
at 6:04 precisely, so you shouls arrive no later than 5:45pm. I think
it
will be better to do the interview from the live broadcast vs in-studio
because we can have more people participate because there's more room.
We'll have a four Mic's set-up, so anyone who wants to tell their story
can join in. Also, if people cannot be there in person and still want
to
tell their story, they can call 407 273 1190, while we are on air and
we
can get them on that way.

Any Questions, let me know.

OMG MATES U CAN CALL IN _ OK THIS IS ABOUT US - PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THE TIME PLEASE PLEASE DO IT

Cheers

Susie

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-05 14:50:00

QUOTE (MoonlitCherri @ Feb 5 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would love to participate, just need more information.

Is there an exact time slot for this airing?

Moonlit I am not sure if this is possible but will get more details tomorrow and the narrator is watching this thread so hopefully she can help me out here, and OMG Milton lmao - spit out more coffee on the screen that would be the all time classic!!!!!

Will update tomorrow all ------------------

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-05 12:25:00

QUOTE (john & jean @ Feb 5 2008, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Susie, Thanks A Million, I pledge to become more pro active. Trying to tell anyone that will listen. John&Jean

Thanks hun, again whatever fits our nature (some are good to be quiet and listen, others are vocal and this makes us so special the two different personalities ) but things are somewhat out of hand with USCIS as we all know, and with VALENTINES DAY COMING - hence the reason for the broadcast, it only seems to be appropriate to make a stand.

God bless ya mate on your journey....... will update all to exact time hopefully later today and I have tons of stories and pms - also a few people are trying to make the broadcast with me...... just thanks to everyone that is sharing their experiences and again, I will never mention names. Just the jest of the hardships and a few of the good ones also.

Cheers

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-05 09:50:00

QUOTE (FaSa2008 @ Feb 4 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

heres my story !

Thank you so much - combinations of any and all are appreciated and AGAIN I WILL NOT SAY NAMES - just that our story will finally be heard and the broadcast is international.........................................

Edited by SusieK, 04 February 2008 - 01:31 PM.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-04 13:31:00

QUOTE (panamania79 @ Feb 1 2008, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (heyjimi @ Jan 31 2008, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

WOW !!!!!! this sounds awesome,this is what we need.people need to hear our stories, just how long we must be seperated from our loved ones. as if to be tortured..
being lied to...by USCIS Officers,treated nasty and rude by some(not all) USCIS officers......well Susie,just let them know what we are all going thru,....You certainly know !!!!
Thank you for being our voice.
good luck
and we will be praying for you !!!!!

Jimi

This is great ! Most of us know that government employees have king sized attitudes in the first place.Nut the lies,that is what really bothers me.And you're absolutely right,being separated from my loved one is sheer torture.

Hi all,

Just got confirmation on broadcast for this coming up Friday - 6pm -7pm est and the story that is hitting her hard is the one from Taf and also some from my PM"S - again anyone that wants their story shared briefly without any names, please post here or pm me - I am so there and ready... I will post her email here so that you can see what is going on.

Yeah us.

Hi Susie,

Let's lock this interview down for this Friday's Broadcast, (2/8). The
time is 6pm-7pm. I can't believe the Government is treating Citizens
this way. Our Government is based on Conservative, Let's keep the
family
together at all cost, kind of ideas. I cannot for the life of me
understand why their is no 'Heart' involved in this issue. In the blog
I read, with the mother with Cancer's dying wish, is there any way to
get maybe a temp Visa or is something like that a possibility? I guess
I can't believe the only answer would be 'I hope your Mom lives
Longer'.
This does not compute. At least we can start talking about it. Let me
know if Friday is good.

Cheers will update later in the week xxxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-04 12:53:00

QUOTE (JA Tam @ Jan 31 2008, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

SUSIE...Thank you for taking this public...You Kick butt on there for all of us!!!

tafeagans - my heart goes out for you. I also lost my step-mom (she was my mom, best friend) to cancer and I wish she was alive to see me married. I will be praying that USCIS finally gets moving on your petition.

Susie, the one thing I hope will come from this interview, is that those at USCIS who obviously lack the skills for customer service, are replaced with individuals who are at least empathetic to the things we petitioners and beneficiaries face through this process.

YOU GO GIRL!!!!

I will hun and will update everyone to time and details, all I want is for our voices to be heard as we are a minority out there, but we have to let people know about these issues but most of all I JUST WANT THAT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO BE HONEST - thats all I really want -

Cheers and thank you so very much

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-01-31 20:43:00

OMG this is beyond what i expected-

First thank you for sharing and this will be said.

My prayers and thoughts are with you and I can not display my anger with USCIS in words right now, for this story goes to show you that they have no clue what is going on.

Again thank you so very much for the time in posting........I will raise my voice for you

Susie

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-01-31 13:56:00

QUOTE (SusieK @ Jan 31 2008, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi all,

Having met a wonderful woman who does a great radio show here in Central Florida and gets broadcast around the world, have been given the greatest gift today and we get to do a live show i believe next week on all our issues.

If anyone is located in the Central Florida area, please send me a pm or if you just want to share your story that has heart and soul (they all do in my eyes) please let me know.

I have three of us right now going for the live broadcast, and the link for the show is here:

Here is the link for the show. Just click on 'Listen Live". We have
> listners from all over the nation and we have confirmed a couple from
> Switzerland also.
> http://www.1190wamt.com/

I will update as to the exact time and date ....she really is saddened to hear what is happening to all of us, but also has joy when one is approved, yes she does read the blogs, and is taken aback by such a great community of people coming together.

I will try and represent us well and send out my voice to get us heard with the delays and misinformation given. I will be careful not to mention any names, I just want more people and politicans to hear us.

Cheers to all and again, pm me or even post in this thread.

If you disagree with this - thats ok, we are not all clones, but I am going forth as I feel there is something here, and with Valentines Day coming.......sighs

Cheers all

Susie

This post is meant for all members, was just referring to Central Florida peeps in case they wanted to join the live broaccast interview...sorry

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-01-31 13:41:00

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-01-31 13:23:00

December 2007 I-130 filers

QUOTE (j.debonis @ Jan 10 2008, 06:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry, bad day at work. I don't mean show any lack of appreciation for your comments....Diana and Evgeniya. I realize your comments were trying to clear up a little unknown confusion expressed by J&M...four months + is definitely longer than 90 days. Your advice was right on!!! Even as things start to move within the lockbox (debatable, especially as susieK loves to point out) indicating that the four month wait is a thing of the past, still, it's all a guessing game and we can only determine our future based on past performance....which currently is four months +.

Nevertheless, I believe the intent of this thread was not to accurately predict the future arrival of such elusive NOA1's but to create a place where those who are in the same time frame can meet, observe and share and then ultimately provide a reference as we start to get our own receipt notices. Obviously, December filers will spend more time following the Sept/Oct/Nov threads to base our judgment, predictions, and hopes on.

Anyway...I think you get my point.....

James

lol thank you and best of luck on journey ~~~ we all watch for each other here and hopefully this journey picks up for all of you - for progress anywhere is much appreciated and noted by all!!!!

Susie

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-01-11 14:21:00

check not cashed yet. should I be worried?

QUOTE (jonandmary @ Sep 24 2007, 08:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (vanessaandbrent @ Sep 23 2007, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (wind @ Sep 22 2007, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Sinuprit @ Sep 22 2007, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I sent I-129F on August 13, check still not cashed yet, already no energy to be worried.

did you try to contact them, just to make sure that they did not lose your application?

CSC is still taking a little longer than VSC to process applications. As long as you know they have it, there is not much else you can do by calling them, unfortunately

Helps everyone have accurate statistics! Thanks!
Vanessa

There are a bunch of August filers here that are waiting. I'm on my 7th week.

Yes dont worry mine received in Texas on August 30th and they still have not cashed - patience, pffttttt. but tis the only word i can give you....they told me to wait the 90 days before asking for more information - and oh yes, we had a lawyer do all paperwork. System pretty messed up now but at least your found this fourm like I did, helps us understand what is going on each day. My kudo's to all for the help

cheers

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-11-07 10:38:00

five months and STILL the cheque isn't cashed

QUOTE (dianepc @ Nov 22 2007, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (whistlegirl @ Nov 22 2007, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks everyone, for your advice and support.

It's been an interesting week. My fiance did make some calls, and it turns out, our application was very likely lost. Of course, they don't actually say "lost", they tell him that they have been "experiencing some glitches" with the transfer of the system. Apparently they're now working with an outside service provider to help reduce the backlog, and as we know, have 'streamlined' the service centres that are now dealing with the K-1 visa. Since we sent our application to the Texas centre back in May, and now our area is the Vermont centre, I'm thinking that our application might be somewhere around Nebraska?

Anyhow, the supervisor that he spoke to will be sending him a letter acknowledging this 'glitch', and for the system to indicate that it's ok if we have two applications in process at once - just in case they find the old application. No word yet on whether she can expedite the process now that we've been waiting six months (on their error). Nor anything on whether we will be grandfathered in under the old fee, or if we'll have to pay the difference, or just cancel the old cheque and pay the new fee.

Once again, lots of hurry up and wait! Oh well, at least contact has been made.

Just glitches for explaination for 5 months suffering wait? its really not responsible to say this by taking our huge tax every year!!! The hardness for the visa is insane...

what can I say but BS - call them, and send pod (proof of delivery with second app - )

Gl and wish I had your patience, I am on three months no word, nada...but that would be normal at this point . The thing that I notice is that your application was filed wayyyyyyyyyyy before July bombardment. Send new file hun and gl

xxxx

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-11-24 06:46:00

Almost 60days and no NOA1

QUOTE (comhen @ Nov 25 2007, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi everybody,

We have not received our NOA1 as of today, Nov 25.

We are starting to get very fustrated. I sent our application to the California Service Center on October 2. The problem was that I did not send it by certified mail, thus I have no confirmation that it was received at the CSC, but I live in California myself and severely doubt that there was a mishap by the USPS.

Nonetheless, I have called USCIS 4 times and spoke to the lower level customer service rep and twice been transferred up to a higher level rep, and all 6 of the people state that the NOA1 can take up to 90days with all the current delays. But here on VJ, I have read that some people are receiving NOA1 much quicker.

Does anybody have any advice with our situation. Do you think an application can get lost in transit between northern and southern california? Are NOA1 really taking up to 90days at this time? Is there any way to contact USCIS and get more information on our "case" when it has not even been logged into the system yet?

Any help is more than appreciated.

Sure no problem we are almost at ninty days and its with California (with no receipt or money order being cashed). I took matters in my own hands yesterday after reading alot of threads here and thinking our government is screwed up and emailed my Representative here in Florida about did he want my vote or not and a bunch of other votes for that matter. We have a lawyer but they say the same thing.....wait for the 90 days. I have read some post where a NOA1 was never received and yet the NOA2 came along in the mail.

Not sure what to tell you here, except the following.....60 days is nothing compared to some here, one person is on five months but I think that is an application gone astray.............five months I would be flipping out with them.

Good Luck and read some post on this issue - helps me sleep sometimes knowing we are not the only ones in this messed up system of trying to get our so here.

cheers

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-11-25 11:26:00

vwp travel after visa denial

QUOTE (bhafatboy @ Dec 2 2007, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Dec 2 2007, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I too am awaiting my divorce to be final here in the States. My SO is from New Zealand and had travelled back and forth on the vwp several times throught the past year and a half so that we could spend time together as I worked out my own mess. On his last attempt to enter he was turned away at the POE and told he would have to wait for the K1.

You could file for a waiver or a new visa but that takes time too and even then it's still up to the CBP at the POE who will already know about you in the system. You could get lucky but that's alot of money and emotion to put on the line.

I'm sorry.

I know just how difficult this is. We will need to wait until April to even begin the K1 process to get Russell home.

Best of luck to you.

Thank you Kim. Good luck to you as well. I am going to stay up in Canada and try to cross the border under the vwp there. If I get denied they send me back to Canada so at least my fiancée can come and see me and I have relatives there so not all hope for spending time together is lost.

My husband applied for the six month visa also from the UK to come here and of course denied even thou we had not filed any papers yet. We totally understand why he could not come here aka strong ties to the USA - but when he asked them if he could do the VWP they said sure but make sure you check the box that states VISA was denied and after speaking with a good friend in charge of customs at JFK - he said this" You stand a 99% chance of him being sent back period. So we opted not to even try. If you do try make sure that you check that box.

Cheers and gl

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-02 10:07:00

worried:i129f

QUOTE (ChrisB0707 @ Dec 5 2007, 01:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (logitech @ Dec 4 2007, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi all

Our package was delivered to uscis on 26th november and still the cheque has not been encashed.
I am worried that noa1 will be delayed...Does the cheque gets encashed very late.
As per VJ,the timeline for noa1 is 10-11 days.

Please advise
Thanks

Sometime it can take 2 weeks for the check to clear. I wouldnt worry until then.

ummm in some cases months dont worry......read august filers thread please to clarify your concerns

Cheers

Susie

ps ours sent late august and some friends early september, check or money order still not cashed - dont worry until january at he very earliest.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-05 02:42:00

General Q.- What happens after a 30 day service request

QUOTE (fwaguy @ Dec 4 2007, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Dec 4 2007, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What makes you think your case is lost?

Lack of NOA maybe?

No there are quite a few of us waiting since august for this little item - I made the call, did a tracer and got email yesterday and it stated...you are not in the system, please provide us with your receipt number.....ummm hello that was the jest of the tracer lol.

Not going to get upset anymore, let it take its course cause their are too many of us and they will get caught up. I was on the mindset that it was lost until I spoke with some people and their timeframes.

Good luck to you and for now I would not refile. IMOW tho. And no I was never told about the new file being assigned to someone to expedite since we are not in that timeframe yet and I think its there, just buried with alot of other app's.

Cheers

Susie

look at my timeframe and some others and the threads for august sept filers and you will see what is going on. BE PATIENT and yes i hate that sentence but am applying it now for nothing much else we can do right now.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-04 12:30:00

Fiance Visa or Spouse Visa - Which is quicker?

QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Dec 6 2007, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Paul!
Welcome to VJ!
Congrats to you and your fiance

So what you want to do is check out the Guides here at VJ, look on the left and choose either the K1, K3 or CR-1 options and then you can have a look at the requirements, etc.
Then there are also our VJ Timelines that will help give you a rough estimate on what to expect time wise.

The K1 is slightly faster than the K3 or CR-1 but not by much at all. The whole process takes anywhere from 6 to 10 months processing time, so a move in early 2008 (which isn't far off) is quite unlikely.

I'd do some research, read it all over, take a break, come back and read it all again. It's a lot of information to absorb but once you do, it's pretty simple.

Best of luck to you!!!

Best of luck mate, but curious tho, how did the dual citizenship get obtained for it has been known for years that one can not hold dual citzenship with the USA and THE UK - just curious, maybe things have changed.

But again best to yours on this journey its long heartbreaking but worth it.

Cheers\

Susie

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-06 07:48:00

USC Visitng Me, Surprising outcome

QUOTE (Jakey-Matey @ Dec 5 2007, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello all.

Not last Saturday but the last, my fiancee (the USC) visited me in the UK, intending for a 6 month visit.

I arrived at the airport at 9:00 my time at London Gatwick airport, and her flight was due in for 9:30.

I was waiting for her at the gate, as hordes of people came out of the baggage collection area to leave the airport.

I kept waiting, eager to see my love come around the corner, but after 1 hour, there was still no sign.

After 1 hour and 30minutes, I went to Customer Services and asked what was going on, they contacted Immigration and informed me that Immigration was holding her there for further questioning.

She had brought ALL the documents and proof she would of needed to get by easily, especially as she has never left the US before, no criminal record, nothing which would of affected her at the POE, but this is the FIRST ever time I have heard of a USC being held by UK immigration.

The Immigration people called me and asked me several questions including:

- How did you meet?
- When did you meet?
- Do you have a job?
- Where do you live?
- Have you filed for any Visa?
- How much money do you have?
- Will you support her whilst she stays in this country?

The list goes on and I found out later she was asked those same questions before me, and they were comparing our stories together.

After 4 hours of waiting at the airport, upset, scared and worried that I would not be able to see my fiancee that day, Immigration finally called and said that she would be with me in about 10minutes.
And 5minutes later, I saw her come out of the baggage claim area, I ran up to her and hugged her close.

Although the Immigration officer PREFERRED that she would stay in the UK for 3 months, he did stamp her for 6.
She would not of got through if she didn't bring the following:

- A copy of the NOA1
- A copy of the whole I-129F package (We did not have the NOA2 at the time, but after I booked her flight, we got the NOA2 notice online)
- The IO made her get onto the USCIS website and show that we were approved for the NOA2 (So keep your receipt number ready and remebered!)
- Since we have been together in real, we have made a scrapbook of eachother with tons of pictures during the timeline of us being together, and this really did help support our case about how this was only for us to be together, not as an intending immigrant.

I advise that you try your best to not do this, which unfortunatly she did:

- Bring too many clothes (she brought two big bags full of clothes, hair stuff, etc)

This is only OUR experience with UK Immigration, others might of had it worse or better, but be prepared if you are a USC wanting to get through UK Immigration.

Thanks!

Change scene around in reverse and she probably could have had the same scene - glad she got through mate, and gl on your journey!!

Cheers

Susie

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-05 07:51:00

K1 approved 5 weeks ago at CSC, still NVC has no info. what to do ?

QUOTE (Jesse G @ Dec 4 2007, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (zeroland @ Dec 4 2007, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well hell, if they'd have told me that, i could have driven out there, picked up the pallet, and had it delivered to Vermont myself by now....Oh, you gotta love Uncle Sam

Haha, exactly!! But the good news is that they "understand your concern"

Are u kidding me.....its so sad that it is funny, oxymoron at its best.....hell i would have sent Bekins or United Van Lines to pick and deliver and only be out 800 USD (could go common carrier but prefer airride with that skid) - what the heck is going on, oh yeah, budget cuts forgot - not are ur stage yet peeps, but wow, was surprised to read this one.

GL and cheers

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-05 08:19:00

denial for length of relationship?

QUOTE (Kazan @ Dec 23 2007, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Exact opposite of what I would think. I'd believe a 2 month relationship with day-to-day personal contact far quicker than one over the internet with the same time frame. How serious can you get over the internet in only two months?

As serious as you want!

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Dec 23 2007, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Relationships with compressed timeline are actually quite common for internet based meetings; so common they aren't any big deal even for high fraud countries. Generally there's no severe questioning of a relationship unless there are additional red flags.

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2007-12-23 19:37:00

Letters and e-mails from USCIS

QUOTE (panamania79 @ Feb 1 2008, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Last week I received a letter stating that my case would be decided in another 60 days.That was before the RFE.Upon receiving the RFE,I got another e-mail stating that my case would be decided in another 60 days.So which one is it.I really dread what I am thinking right now.

Well you gotta admit they did do a decision - they decided to send you an RFE - score USCIS 1 Panamania 0
Now they say another 60 days BING PENALTY USCIS score USCIS -25 Panamania 100

Sorry to hear this luv, soddy gits.

S

SusieK

Female

United Kingdom

2008-02-01 11:56:00