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Any idiot knows that when sending an important package ie original documents you need to track it and require a signature!!! What is wrong with these lawyers? Thank God I didn't waste my $$$$. Aren't they supposed to have college degrees? GEEZ!!! I wish you the best.

:rofl:  :rofl: :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  

 

 

I sent my docs priority and signature required an it is only going 20 miles to Philadelphia.. HA HA  I wasn't going to play games.  Having to get all new docs would set me back 2 months minimum...  No thanks !  We waited too long already. 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-06 08:15:00
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Hello. I know bec I told my husband to instruct our lawyer to send the package by fedex and he said He doesn't need to tell him bec he knows what he is doing. And this what happened. from the beginning I knew that our lawyer care less abt us. Bec e don't hear any updates, so i made an effort to make research until I got to VJ. And I learned a lot from our friends here including you. Without VJ maybe our visa processing would take much longer. Do you think our package with our original civil docs will be safe and reach the NVC? Anyways, thank you so much my friend and have a great day.

US mail is pretty safe.  If you don't send it priority, they don't give you a delivery range.    If I were a lawyer dealing with original documents that are a key factor is my clients case, I would do everything to ensure the documents were protected and tracked.  But that's just me...   You would assume it would be  normal practice but the lawyers seem to be so  money hungry. Even if its only $5.00     Such a shame

 

 

Keep calling the NVC.. 3 times a day if it makes you feel better. 

 

I tell my husband all the time that if it weren't for VJ, I'd be one of those clueless clients that thinks the lawyer is working on my case and doing everything possible to get it done fast.   My husband was annoyed that it took until yesterday for the lawyer to send us the approval notices.


Edited by LoveMyTico, 06 April 2014 - 08:12 AM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-06 08:11:00
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@ Lucybelle

to ease you mind  .. these are the  instructions for Costa Rica. :idea:   So everything is fine. The NVC reps were giving correct information  !!!  

 

Costa Rican police certificates may be obtained only through an official request.  Instructions and the required letter of request are available from the Embassy?s Consular section. This document should be requested only when you have received notice from the National Visa Center that we have completed all processing, as police certificates are only valid for a specific amount of time (30 days). You will receive further instructions including your interview date and time and how to request the police certificate from your Embassy


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-06 07:36:00
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$5.05

Hello. I would like to know how did you send your package to NVC, by express service mail or just regular mail? I and my husband are worried bec our attorney sent our package by regular mail last April 1. I called the NVC everyday until last Friday to check if they have already received the package and said "NO". So we are still worried bec of our original docs. I saw your timeline that you checked your AOS thru USCIS? Pls tell me how. Thanks in advance. Have a great day.

Rose

Lawyers piss me off....  Would it really have been a big deal to send your papers at least by priority???   UGHHHHHHH  $5.05 for a letter pack....   I'll have to remind my lawyer to send it like that. I know he sent our original I-130  by priority because it was sent on the 10th of April and our PD was April 12th.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-06 07:29:00
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hi got the same message when i tried to see if usps delivered the package yesterday.. i guess we can only wait for monday and see if they will redeliver.. 

If they are working OT on Saturday and Sunday... they probably aren't running 100%.   They will get the mail on Monday..  I was told the NVC gets mail deliveries all day long. 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-06 07:25:00
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I'm very happy to see that you are moving along with your NVC process LoveMyTico!

Stay on top of the lawyer to do things in a timely manner!

I'm yet to get a case number for the I-130, but I hope it is only matter of days now! hopefully next week!
 

Thanks !!  I am really surprised.  The only reason I wanted the K3 was because I dreaded another 3 months at NVC.  but it seems to be moving pretty fast. My husband just asked me if I expedited everything.. he is getting excited. I wonder if it has to do with having an attorney

 

  He was comparing the vaccination list for Costa Rica to his records and it looks like he might need 5 vaccinations.  He is going to take the list to his family doctor this week to see if he can get them there.  I am sure it will be much cheaper.   I know for sure he will need the tetanus. He hasn't had anything since 2006. I think the US gives those every 5 years now instead of 10.   At least that is what my doctor told me when he gave it to me back in October.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 22:08:00
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Commiserations there- I am also feeling frustrated with my lawyer- I saw that they could send the IV as the iv was now showing PAID, so sent them an email to let them know to send the packet, but they did not reply- that was at 2pm Friday. So I guess it will go out Monday, I HOPE they use priority or express. I want to email again and ask them too, I don't know why I hesitate.. it isn't their husband they've been apart from for AGGGES, so they should understand my demands right?

we paid .. they  need to deliver. 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 20:44:00
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Same darn thing happened to us back in february when we got invoiced for the AOS and IV fee. Our lawyer insisted we CAN'T pay yet and after some thorough questioning, he finally gave up and told us that the accountant of their firm was absent so he had no means to pay it yet. I gave it another day then the next day, the accountant was absent still I went ahead and paid it myself. That slowed us down 2 days, one day at NVC makes a difference at least for me. I'd suggest just pay it yourself, didn't affect our case whatsoever.

I figured it wouldn't be a big deal since he can sign in and print the bar code pages. I just saved myself a week just waiting for him to pay. Now they should show paid next week

 

I haven't been able to get a hold of him since I was approved. Today a letter came to my house addressed to my husband from his office. Just the approval notices.  If I didn't have VJ I would be sitting around waiting for him.  And he knows my husband isn't here... why address the letter to him???  

 

Thanks for the information.. you eased my mind.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 20:32:00
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I just paid both fees.  I don't care what my lawyer thinks. He never called me back so I just paid them.  Does it really matter whether I pay or I pay him to pay??? ...and then take the chance of him delaying it another week??  NO THANKS !!!

 

  Hopefully they will clear by Monday.  And he'll get all my docs on Monday  .. He can get busy doing the cover letter ETC.....and sending everything in.

 

I can't believe I was able to pay them so soon.  My case only arrived at the NVC on April 1st. 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 19:20:00
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Seems it was a waste of valuable time and money for you to hire an attorney. Even at the USCIS stage you've done your own research and waited on your attorney to catch up. Can't you just fire him at this point? They don't understand the urgency and sensitivity with these type of cases.

He is for the waiver.   If we didn't need that waiver, I'd be driving.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 14:09:00
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Why not mail the packages yourself? You couldn't trust him about the payments, that you didn't want to wait until he gets around to it. Same could happen with your packages. I've read in this process about someone who fired their lawyer because he just sat on their papers and did nothing.

I would love to BUT I don't want to piss him off..  We have to file a waiver after the interview.    I am express mailing all the docs to him today.  He should get them Monday.  NO EXCUSES !!!  I will b on top of him. I have no tolerance for waiting  !!   11 months was long enough. The way things are flying.. maybe we can have case complete by the end of April 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-05 08:10:00
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I'd just pay them... But I'm like that.

Me too  but I don't want him to get bent out of shape.  If I don't hear back from him by tomorrow,  I'll try and pay them.   


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 15:43:00
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grrr  just called the lawyer...  he is too busy to talk to me.... he will call me on Monday.  I asked the woman if I could just  pay the bills...  She said I need to wait for him to call.... #######??????? I told her to have him call me tomorrow ( yes.. Saturday )    I swear if I didn't need a waiver ....  


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 15:36:00
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OH HAPPY DAY !  ! ! !! 

 

Just got the email that BOTH bills are ready to be paid !!!    Gotta call the attorney and tell him I'll just pay now and I"ll send the docs to him to send with the bar codes.   I am payhing him so he might as well do something...right ?? 

 

I am so happy ...  Everything is flying through !


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 15:17:00
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Thanks!!

 

Also, I just called the embassy and they told me it *does* need to go to the Casa Amarilla!

 

Gosh, this country needs to get their acts together.  :rofl:

 

I'm going to triple check call the NVC when I get home.  Not because I don't trust you, but because I need to hear it myself.

 

This whole thing has been such a nightmare!!!

 

THANK YOU!!!  I'm now going to try to get all documents together to mail out IV package TODAY.

No problem..

 

I'll be calling again too. I need to hear it over and over. This is too important to play around with.

When you call, make them double check. They both had to check several places...  They both came back saying the same thing...

 

Let me know what they tell you ..  They really need to get their heads out of their a$$es. 

 

and where the heck is Casa Amarilla?  I'm sure my husband knows... but I never heard that before.


Edited by LoveMyTico, 04 April 2014 - 12:08 PM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 12:04:00
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Okay let me know what they say because that link you provided is wrong.  CR is the king of misinformation.

 

1- You don't need an official request to get the police record, you can just go get it.

2- They're valid for 90 days, not 30

3- The lady from the embassy said you only need a new one for the interview if yours is expired (over 90 days)

 

If it doesn't need to go to the Casa Amarilla, ugh.  Then I'll go next week and just pick one up un authenticated.  Let me call the embassy in another 15 min here and ask them.

 

OK,  was told twice by two different reps at the NVC. ( GINA and REESE)   THEY DO NOT COLLECT THE POLICE CERTIFICATE AT THE VISA CENTER.  you take the checklist and the request from the Visa Center  and that is what he needs to get the police certificate for the interview. He only brings it to the interview


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 11:38:00
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@LoveMyTico

 

Okay I'm obsessing a little about how you said we don't have to send the police report because that's the only thing we're waiting for to send in the IV packet.  We probably won't get it until next week.  Who told you this?  I just called US embassy here and they said we DO need to send it to the NVC.  I can't call NVC until I get home today.

 it says to bring it to the interview on this

http://travel.state.... - San Jose.pdf

 

I'm on hold with the NVC to ask another person.. You have me obsessing now..LOL LOL   but I don't want a checklist either

 

I don't think you need it certified. You just need the certificate and the translation


Edited by LoveMyTico, 04 April 2014 - 11:26 AM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 11:24:00
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@LoveMyTico

 

Okay I'm obsessing a little about how you said we don't have to send the police report because that's the only thing we're waiting for to send in the IV packet.  We probably won't get it until next week.  Who told you this?  I just called US embassy here and they said we DO need to send it to the NVC.  I can't call NVC until I get home today.

I talked to a woman named Gina this morning at the NVC.  She checked on the computer and said Costa Rica takes the police report at the embassy. And I don't have to send it to the NVC.  I asked her two more times if she was sure because my husband was planning on getting it soon.    She said she was positive  but now I'm second guessing what she told me because you said you called the embassy.. UGHHHHH  

 

My husband is gonna think I'm looney because I text'd him this morning telling him he doesn't have to get it. He was happy because its a long trip to San Jose to get that stupid certificate.  If I have to tell him he still needs to get it he gonna think I'm nuts.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 11:15:00
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After the bill is paid, the barcoded cover sheet will be available on the portal any time you log in. Either you or your lawyer can access it at any time -- doesn't have to be printed at the same time the bill is paid.

awesome  ! !   I trust me  to pay the bills.. Not him !!   only because I want it paid ASAP  not "when he gets around to it"  

 

 

I hope those bills are being generated !!  I wanna pay them NOW  ! ! ! ! ! !     sounds really stupid to want to pay the government before they ask for it !  ! ! ! !    This process makes us all KOO KOO for cocoa puffs !!!!


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 07:13:00
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FYI.... If you call and get Lisa - girlfriend is NOT a morning person!

Case still not there :( on the plus side, I was only on hold for 4 minutes.

Just spoke to GINA.. What an amazing person. She was offering up some very good info....

 

FYI Costa Rica filers... you don't need to send in the Police Cert to the NVC... They collect it at the interview.. Its only good for 30 days !!

Gina just saved me a big Fedex fee for overnighting that to the US.  Also told me I can send in the original docs with the AOS ..Passport page, Birth cert and Marriage Cert.

 

 

also.. not adjusted income...  TOTAL INCOME..  keep saying it over and over...  HAHAHAHA


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 07:11:00
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 Yep it's normal :) usually means they are inputting your case number or  invoicing one of your bills to be paid. 

Pretty cool since it was only received at the NVC 3 days ago.   So should I let my lawyer pay the bills or should I?  Isn't there a barcode page that gets generated once the bill is paid?  He would need that to submit our docs.... RIGHT? or can he access that at a later time?

 

I would rather pay the bills so I know it is getting done as soon as it is available to pay rather than wait for the lawyer to "get around to it" 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 06:47:00
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getting this error when I sign in to see if the bills are available.. 

 

 

This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted. If you believe you have received this message in error, or to resume processing of the case, please contact the NVC immediately.

 

 

 

AND... thanks to the WIKI link...It just saved me a huge anxiety attack  ( LOL)  

 

do NOT panic. This is actually good news! If you just got your case number, then this message means NVC is inputting your case in their system. If you get this message a few days after case number generation, then it's a good possibility that NVC is invoicing your AOS bill. And if this message appears a few days after DS-261 acceptance, then there's a good chance the IV bill is being invoiced.


Edited by LoveMyTico, 04 April 2014 - 06:43 AM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-04 06:36:00
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My silly husband hasn't had a vaccine in 25 years.  He's going to be hurting over the next month!  :rofl:

 

Still a tad worried about our address conundrum.  Going to call NVC today to see what they say.

my husband too.. I am making him go to his family doctor to get  what vaccinations he doesn't have. Do they give the varicella to men? 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-03 21:12:00
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Case and Invoice Number assigned!!  Filled out On-line Choice of Address and Agent (DS-261)!!! Let the process continue!!! Yeh!!!

Nice to see you here !   I can't believe it took this long for you to get  a number....You were approved way before me.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-03 19:24:00
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I asked for all three.. case number, IIN (Invoice Identification Number) and BIN (Beneficiary Identification Number). Lady on the phone gave me all three.

I don't think you will need the IIN if you are still hoping your K3 will make it to the embassy. Though the next time you are on the phone with them ask them for both the IIN and BIN so that if the worst happens and they close your K3.. at least you will have all the info to start procesing your CR1.

I just called back.. talked to Abbey. Nice lady !

She gave me the IIN number but told me I can't do anything with it until I receive the bills. But she told me I can do the AOS. 

 

She also told me I got a case number for my I-130 so fast because they got my K3 first and did a search in the system and found the I-130. They assigned the case number to the I-130 and then CLOSED the K3.   So I'm sad that the K3 was closed but I am happy that I didn't lose any time waiting for the case number for the I-130.  UGHHH can't concentrate at work today !


Edited by LoveMyTico, 03 April 2014 - 08:02 AM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-03 08:01:00
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should I have asked for an IIN number when I was online with the NVC??? 

 

 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-03 07:39:00
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so apparently my I-130 got a case number the same day it was received too. Both received and given numbers on 4-1-14.    They linked them in the system and they told me just now that they aren't processing my K3.  But I know of other people have been told the same thing and the K3 makes it to the embassy anyway.  So much for throwing it in a dusty corner. I will be calling again to make sure the witch wasn't lying.  I did tell her the person I talked to yesterday told me my K3 would be shipping out on Friday. She told me that was incorrect inforamtion and she has no idea why that was told to me.    GOTTA LOVE THE CONSISTENCY ( sarcasm)

 

So she told me I should be getting the bills in a few weeks.   I can pay or the attorney can pay. Its up to us.    So this is why I was hanging out here on this thread. I had a funny feeling I was living in LA LA land.   The worst part about this whole process is the UNKNOWN.


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-03 07:25:00
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An unexpected error has occurred while processing your previous request. The error has been reported to the site administrator; no further action is required..
 
 
I get this when I try to log in to CEAC....

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-02 21:00:00
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When I called on Friday to check if our case had been completed, the operator told me they'd just received 100,000 cases from USCIS and they're "busting their butts to get them done." I believe they're trying to get out all the old cases out before starting on new cases that's why we've been seeing so many case completions lately. Just my opinion. I hope and pray your case is found very soon. Good Luck to you.

Well.. if they let my K3 go to the embassy, My I-130 spot can be filled by one of you guys.   

 

 

100,00 cases?  who's fault is that?  They can take all the time in the world to receive my I-130 :clock:

 

Hoping my K3 goes out on Friday.  Pray for me PLEASE ! ! ! !


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-02 12:02:00
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I was wondering what the case number actually meant  so I went digging..     For your reading pleasure...

 

 

http://www.visajourn...umber/?p=533649

 

 

it actually makes sense.. the numbers work out for me. 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-02 07:24:00
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Case received 4-1-14 and case number assigned 4-1-14

 

Its like Christmas !!!   YAY   she told me to call back Friday to make sure they shipped it out to the embassy.   

 

HOORAY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !  


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-02 06:53:00
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Hey can someone post the link for the required vaccines per country?  I tried looking on VJ as well as google and no luck.  I found the general one, but I'm pretty sure I remember seeing for CR you need to get a chest x-ray and some blood test as well.  My husband is planning on going and getting vaccines and such tomorrow and I want to make sure he can get everything he needs.

 

THANKS!

These are the embassy requirements for Costa Rica

 

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Medical/SNJ%20-%20San%20Jose.pdf


Edited by LoveMyTico, 01 April 2014 - 08:46 PM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 20:46:00
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I found this thread about tracking your file to the embassy.  I did  it back in 2009 but  the number sequences might have changed since then.

 

http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420  

 

 

When I find out my K3 left the NVC I'll be trying it out.   If anyone else can find a better tool, please post it !

 http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420

 

I found this thread about tracking your file to the embassy.  I did  it back in 2009 but  the number sequences might have changed since then.

 

http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420  

 

 

When I find out my K3 left the NVC I'll be trying it out.   If anyone else can find a better tool, please post it !

 http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420

 

I found this thread about tracking your file to the embassy.  I did  it back in 2009 but  the number sequences might have changed since then.

 

http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420  

 

 

When I find out my K3 left the NVC I'll be trying it out.   If anyone else can find a better tool, please post it !

 http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420

 

I found this thread about tracking your file to the embassy.  I did  it back in 2009 but  the number sequences might have changed since then.

 

http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420  

 

 

When I find out my K3 left the NVC I'll be trying it out.   If anyone else can find a better tool, please post it !

 http://www.visajourn...assy/?p=2888420

 

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 14:17:00
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When we got the NOA2 hard copy, it stated that the petition was approved and that they sent the original visa petition to NVC. The notice date is March 6. If it was sent on March 6, then why hasn't it reached NVC yet? I see from your signature that you got the case number, congratulations. Which case number is it, I-130 or K-1?

But did they send you a text message and separate email stating they shipped your case?

 

I got the approval text on the 18th of March, then  I got the shipped text on the 21st.  I don't have a case number yet..

 

I called this morning and they didn't have it yet.. then I called a little after 12 noon and the woman told me they just received it.  Soooo, I'll have to badger them tonight to see if it was entered. I have more faith in the NVC than I did in the USCIS. If they are all working OT  then maybe it will get a case number very soon.  I didn't ask about my I-130.  I was told they get received differently.  K3's fly out the door because they don't get processed there. The I-130s take longer because its a different process.    They can take as long as they want with the I-130. 

 

 

I feel bad for DVman from the April thread. He and I had almost identical timelines... same service center. He was approved 2 weeks before me but TSC held on to his case and didn't ship it until a few days ago.  I wish he would hang out on this thread.

 

I wish etrangais's K3 would get sent to the Moroccan embassy. NVC is holding on to it too long. 

 

Jumping up and down for NoelAnne !! I hope she gets an interview soon ! YAY K3


Edited by LoveMyTico, 01 April 2014 - 02:08 PM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 14:07:00
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You guys are so funny !! I'm at work and I'm sitting in my cube laughing out loud ... :rofl:     too funny !!!

 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 13:09:00
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Woops! Well, the best path to a K3 involves pretending the CR1 doesn't exist, right? So far so good  ^_^

Looks like Im doing a great job of that so far !!    They can throw it in a dust pile right now for all I care.   Let that K3 make it to Costa Rica.   Maybe I'll see Lucybelle at the embassy !! HAHAHA 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 12:55:00
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I was so excited that my K3 made it to the NVC.. I completely forgot to ask about my I-130..  What a derp.....  UGHHHH  

 

 


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 12:45:00
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Texas really is awful, I was floored to see that number. Seems like their worst days are behind them in terms of shipping though, the low point was for December and January NOA2s. I'm glad they shaped up and got you through LoveMyTico! 

Yep,  I think they were tired of hearing from me.

 

I had to laugh .... Yesterday  I received a service request reponse in the mail from March 5th.  It said my file is being reviewed and I should hear something within 60 days....    Can you guess what choice words I used when reading that ??? !!!   It goes to show that they really have no clue. Each department runs its own show...    I guess 11 months isn't long enough...  you know what they can do with their 60 days... right?


Edited by LoveMyTico, 01 April 2014 - 12:40 PM.

LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 12:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - April 2014

I was playing around with the "received by NVC" data on the spreadsheet out of curiosity since I know a lot of you are waiting. Looking at 2014 cases that do not have case completes, the following are average wait times between NOA2 and NVC receiving case:

 

Texas

22.5 days

 

Nebraska

17.5 days

 

California

11 days

 

Whatever CSC is doing, can the other service centers please do the same? Worth noting the more recent case entries for NSC and TSC are more like ~2 weeks to being received... just trying to soothe the fears out there that cases are being lost ;)

Mine took 11 days including the 21st.( The day they sent the text).  I was really losing hope in TSC but they came through.. I'm glad I don't have to deal with them again ( knock on wood)


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 12:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - April 2014

My case was just received today !!   I had to ask her if it was a joke ( because its April Fool's day )  she laughed !   No case number yet and she gave me the 20 day #######. I asked about the K3 and she said they get processed faster.... so I told her I'll call back tomorrow.  She laughed again. 

 

 

OH HAPPY DAY !!!  I was starting to doubt whether TSC really sent it....


LoveMyTicoFemaleCosta Rica2014-04-01 12:11:00