Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	checklist, civil documents	Same situation to me I submitted all civil documents in 22 septembre . In 5 octobre nvc reply me that they receive my documents but the most of this documents are missing or need same information I m sure I submitted the true and all document . What can I do? I call the nvc all the time but not respond The NVC is notorious for "losing" documents.  Its what they do.  I have to wonder if they do it on purpose to make their numbers look better for the months end.   You can search on VJ and you will find MANY cases of this.   Good Luck	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2014-10-15 07:01:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	checklist, civil documents	thanks for the reply. Yes maybe they havent scanned it yet because of so many paper works. Oh my I'll just really have to be patient. when you call, do they tell you they received mail for your file? If so, then that is the scan date.  Did you include a bar code coversheet?	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2014-10-15 06:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches, NO approvals for the week of Dec. 8th	QUOTE (cjgator @ Dec 11 2008, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jen, hi. I understand you've been apart for a year, but from looking at your timeline, it appears that your case has only been in the system about 5 and half months. Am I reading that correctly? Because, we've got people in here whose cases have been "in the system" for 8, 9, and almost 10 months. I happen to be one of those people. Not trying to be a downer, but you've probably got a bit more of a wait on your hands. CJ-G QUOTE (jenprado1130 @ Dec 11 2008, 05:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Dec 10 2008, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the update Monica! Yeah, I told my husband that I think we'll hear something from them in February, if they don't end up doing name checks or something like that. My birthday and our legal marriage anniversary is in February (same day, awww... LOL), so that would be a great gift! I just know VSC is gonna give me the best gift for my birthday EVER! Cause I love them so much! How can they not love me back??? My one year anniversary was November 30th. I was in Costa RIca with my husband. I was hoping I had some good news to tell him when I was there with him.... but NOTHING !!! The waiting is killing us. I am assuming the approvals will slow down this month due to the holiday since everyone is taking vacation time to be with thier families. What about our families??? We are all separated from our spouses because we are waiting on them !!! This is so frustrating !!!!! I was told by the immigration attorney that in his recent experience, approvals takes about 6 months. He is a decent lawyer. I think it depends on the country of the beneficiary. He told me he is working with a family from the Middle East and they have been waiting for to be approved for almost 2 years. He said they just keep asking for additional information from this poor guy. He told me it is a good sign that they haven't asked us for anything more. I am trying to stay positive.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-11 13:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches, NO approvals for the week of Dec. 8th	QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Dec 10 2008, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the update Monica! Yeah, I told my husband that I think we'll hear something from them in February, if they don't end up doing name checks or something like that. My birthday and our legal marriage anniversary is in February (same day, awww... LOL), so that would be a great gift! I just know VSC is gonna give me the best gift for my birthday EVER! Cause I love them so much! How can they not love me back??? My one year anniversary was November 30th. I was in Costa RIca with my husband. I was hoping I had some good news to tell him when I was there with him.... but NOTHING !!! The waiting is killing us. I am assuming the approvals will slow down this month due to the holiday since everyone is taking vacation time to be with thier families. What about our families??? We are all separated from our spouses because we are waiting on them !!! This is so frustrating !!!!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-11 05:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend pity party for waiting K-3'ers	<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c...SYI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-12 17:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Weekend pity party for waiting K-3'ers	ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT WITHOUT MY HUSBAND..... TIRED OF WAITING TIRED OF BEING ALONE.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-12 17:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec. 15th	QUOTE (jenprado1130 @ Dec 15 2008, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Dec 15 2008, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Seriously...what do you think would happen if a small group of us went to VSC in person, and didn't do anything stupid. Just wait outside and when an employee comes out say, "Can I just talk to you for one minute?" And then show them a picture of our loved one and say, "I have been away from my loved one for XXX days, months, years" and then say, "I just want you to know how many holidays, special occasions, tragedies, etc etc etc that I spent alone without my other half. Please, the next time you think about taking your time with an application, remember we're not just a name on a paper. We're human beings, with a heart and blood, and tears..." And then just leave it at that????? We could also make a video and put all our stories into one video and then send it to them??? If they have even a little bit of humanity, it might touch them enough to get moving. I still say we should try to get Michael Moore to make a documentary! I totally agree with you ! I wonder if all that goes through their heads when they pick up a file to process... or are they just waiting for their 15 minute break and then lunch and then the time clock to hit 5pm??? it is Christmas time for God's sake. I need to add my I-129F to my timeline but I am clueless. Can anyone tell me how to add it ? Its not giving me an option at add another filing. HELP !!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-15 11:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec. 15th	QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Dec 15 2008, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Seriously...what do you think would happen if a small group of us went to VSC in person, and didn't do anything stupid. Just wait outside and when an employee comes out say, "Can I just talk to you for one minute?" And then show them a picture of our loved one and say, "I have been away from my loved one for XXX days, months, years" and then say, "I just want you to know how many holidays, special occasions, tragedies, etc etc etc that I spent alone without my other half. Please, the next time you think about taking your time with an application, remember we're not just a name on a paper. We're human beings, with a heart and blood, and tears..." And then just leave it at that????? We could also make a video and put all our stories into one video and then send it to them??? If they have even a little bit of humanity, it might touch them enough to get moving. I still say we should try to get Michael Moore to make a documentary! I totally agree with you ! I wonder if all that goes through their heads when they pick up a file to process... or are they just waiting for their 15 minute break and then lunch and then the time clock to hit 5pm??? it is Christmas time for God's sake.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-15 11:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Visa approvals for December 2008	QUOTE (kirstg @ Dec 11 2008, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WHAT IS GOING ON AT VERMONT THIS WEEK!!!! Not one approval!!! AAARRRGGGGGGG!!!! LOL Sorry iam very frustrated! as im sure all of you are too! I just really dont get this process. To keep loved ones apart for so long is just so cruel! Especially this time of year! I just wanna start my new life with my husband and have my happily ever after! lol Maybe....... Just Maybe they are holding all the approvals for this month until Christmas Eve. I'm just dreaming... I want to start my life with my husband. My kids are waiting for him to be with us. Another Christmas without my beautiful husband.... I don't understand VERMONT. I'm missing my husband so much. It is so hard to be apart from him. I called my attorney hoping to get some answers. He said he doesn't know of any unusual delays at Vermont and he said to be patient. The approval will come. He said there is still time for an approval before Christmas. After reading the posts... I'm not counting on it.... It is hard to stay positive when you have waited for so long....	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-11 07:51:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Visa approvals for December 2008	QUOTE (kirstg @ Dec 3 2008, 01:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all Thought id start this thread to see if we have any K3 approvals as yet!!! I have seen one so far but all the other approvals seem to be K1 or CR-1!! Or K3 approvals from CSC! Have you seen that someone from CSC was approved in like 3 months! They got there NOA1 in November and NOA2 now in december!! What happened to Vermont??? ANY ONE WANNA JUMP OFF A BRIDGE WITH ME!!! So as you can see im desperate for some good news so please if you have had an approval or even an update please post here. Good luck to all and hope you all get a speedy approval! My heart goes out to those who are Feb/March/April filers. I only got my NOA1 in August and im loosing my mind!! I'm thinking the approvals will slow down this month due to the holiday season. This month is month #6 for us. MAYBE we will hear something in the next couple weeks... What a wonderful Christmas Present that would be. I'm not holding my breath though... GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE !!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-11 05:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Christmas Week Starts....Everyone's Welcome..	I received a letter from my congresswoman on Friday. I forget the actual dates they gave me and I left the letter at home, but they gave me processing dates at VSC like March and April for the I-130's and I-129F's. Good news though..... my file isn't lost.... Nice to know... They told that the new administration coming in with Obama may change things. They are hopeful... BUT who knows if they just tell everybody that just to keep them quiet. It is a bit ridiculous how the k-1's are getting approved fast then the k-3's. Wouldn't it make sense to unite the couples that are already married? I don't understand. We already made a commitment ... I'm sure they are short staffed in VSC this week and next. Good luck to who ever can get through the cracks in the next 2 weeks. Edited by jenprado1130, 22 December 2008 - 09:38 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-22 09:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec 22nd	QUOTE (cjgator @ Dec 23 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I decided to not post this as a separate thread, I thought I would just sneak it in. I got the e-mail about a half hour ago (12:30 eastern time) They finally freaking did it. The I-130 and I-129F's are approved. Tremendous amount of love to all of you who have shown support. For all of my girls and guys still waiting, stay strong. Not leaving ya. I want to watch all of my peeps get their approvals - Plus, I can now give ya'll first hand accounts of the next steps of the journey, as I stumble through those. Happy holidays. Think I'll go get drunk. CJ-G QUOTE (Y_habibitk @ Dec 22 2008, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought the worst lol so i started one for us lol CJ?! a touch? omg this is great! I know the feeling when you see a touvh heh well..maybe they can merge the threads Lisa CONGRATS TO YOU !! WHAT A NICE HOLIDAY GIFT !!!! Edited by jenprado1130, 23 December 2008 - 01:18 PM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-23 13:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec 29th	Thats pretty cool and my K-3 NOA1 is July 29.... There is some movement !! YAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-01 09:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec 29th	Please add me to your spreadsheet too Thanks !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 13:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals for the week of Dec 29th	From what I was told... When you file a K-3 and you already have a CR-1 in progress they combine the files into one and they usually get approved together. ( that is what I was told ) It is very frustrating to see the transferred files get approved. All of us who were left behind to rot at VSC seem to have a long wait ahead of us. I did call and inform my attorney about the files that are getting transferred to CSC are getting approved with dates after mine. He said he was going to check into it. I also called the congress womans office again. They told me they can request that my file be trnaferred to CSC but they advised me against that. This whole thing is ridiculous. Has theere been any movement from VSC today?	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 12:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	I spent Friday and Saturday moaning and groaning to my attorney. He is drafting a letter for me. We are trying to get our petition expedited. I spent days researching this whole process. Since I need to file an I-601 in Costa Rica, my process will be a little longer than I thought. the waiver is sent to Honduras for approval. UGHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I really don't understand VSC. My husband asked me when I am coming back to Costa Rica....I am having a hard time financially right now so I don't know. Even though the plane ticket is only $300.00. I have to consider the unpaid time off from work. I was hoping to get an approval so I could estimate when he might have his interview so I could be there. This is a new Year and a new week at VSC. Hopefully they are all at work today with piles of files to approve. CROSS YOUR FINGERS. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-05 08:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	I don't think it hurts if you have both filed. My immigration attorney said in his recent experience he has seen the k-3's get approved first There does't seem to be any specific rhyme or reason to how they process the petitions	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-01 10:56:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	Its not like I can afford it. Its because my heart hurts without him. I have a house and bills and three kids here in the states. I am pretty lucky that my job lets me take whatever time I want to go see him BUT like I said... I don't get paid when I am with him. My husband's grandmother always asks me why I don't stay for a few months... She is really old and maybe she just doesn't understand. Its not like I don't want to.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 18:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	Yep, Last February I refinanced my house to get Money to pay off my credit cards and have money for the immigration attorney. We needed an attorney due to our "unusual issues". I have been to Costa Rica 7 times within the last year. I am fortunate enough to be able to stay with my mother-in-law or my husbands cousin when I am there. But I don't get paid when I am not working, so I lose $800.00 per week when I go. Plus the plane ticket and the cost of food and taxi's and bus fare. My kids stay here so I also have to buy phone cards to call the United States. The last few times I went, I brought my laptop. I was able to tap into the wireless internet from the chevrolet dealer across the street. I was able to chat on AOL and MSN Live with my kids. Phone cards are like $6.00 for only 18 minutes. Its crazy. Now, if my husband was here it would be so much better financiallyand in every other way !. I don't understand what the hold up is at VSC. I read a thread from a former employee at one of the service centers and he was saying it really only takes 15 miuntes to process and approve a file ( if it is a straight forward case) If they are transferring so many files to CSC, and they are approving files that are from July and August, then what is the issue??? My NOA1 for my CR-1 is June 23rd. I saw a July file get approved recently that got transferred to CSC. It makes me so MAD.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 17:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	Serendipity- They probably moved our files to the back of the warehouse.... I haven't been touched since. All these people are getting multiple touches and our files just sit. UGHHHHHH. I wonder how they decided what files got tranferred and what files to leave in the black hole at VSC.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 17:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for VSC - STILL	I called the congress womans office AGAIN today and asked them to find out why the June, July and August transfers are getting approvals before the VSC leftovers are being approved. He seemed annoyed with me but I didn't care. He told me he can request that my file be transferred to CSC but he didn't recommend it. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. Not only do I miss my husband but it is really creating a financial hardship for my family with him not being here. I wanted to fly down to Costa Rica at the end of January but it doesn't look like I will be able to afford it.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-31 13:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VSC-APPROVED!!!!!	I just spoke to my attorney. He said he just got an approval for one of his other clients. Their NOA1 was June 28th ( i think he said) and their approval was 12-31-08. I think it is safe to say they are working on June. He said he expects our approval any day. We requested expediting today. USCIS told us we should hear something within 5 days. I'm happy for everybody who was approved.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-06 13:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VSC-APPROVED!!!!!	I just spoke to my attorney. He said he just got an approval for one of his other clients. Their NOA1 was June 28th ( i think he said) and their approval was 12-31-08. I thin kit is safe to say they are working on June. He said he expects our approval any day. We requested expediting today. USCIS told us we should hear something within 5 days. I'm happy for everybody who was approved.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-06 13:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VSC-APPROVED!!!!!	QUOTE (ANGKANO @ Jan 5 2009, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Belay my last.......Just checked USCIS ...130 is approved also.We will proceed with K-3.I dont want to wait in NVC for IR-1. We will just deal with AOS here. We are getting into alittle time crunch that is worth a few months not working here & a few hundred $ extra for AOS. Nice to see the batch of approvals. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Happy for you !! CONGRATS !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-05 20:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Visa approvals for Jan 2009, K3 approvals from Vermont only please!!!!	QUOTE (Pandit @ Jan 7 2009, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What is the CSR? Sorry, I don't know about CSR. I emailed to my congress man also, but there is no response from their side. CSR= customer service representative	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-07 14:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Visa approvals for Jan 2009, K3 approvals from Vermont only please!!!!	QUOTE (OKC_German @ Jan 6 2009, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you guys actually getting in touch with "humans" at the VSC? How? I was on the phone for over 2 hours one day and could never get through to a human. Its a constant barrage of computerized phone messages and menus that don't even help you. Sometimes I wonder with everybody calling all the time if it just slows the whole process down. My wife has been gone since Oct 08. I saw her for a couple of weeks over the holidays, it was tough to leave. Although we've been married since 29 Aug, we've only been together for about 2 months. It's just frustrating that in our first year of marriage, we'll be lucky to see eachother for 3 months. I wish the VSC could just hire about 100,000 more people and file about a million packages a day, then maybe we would be in business. I called the USCIS yesterday on the 800 number. I got a really nice guy who went out of his way to answer ALL of my questions and he actually put me on hold to find out information for me. He got back on the line and told me to call back and talk to a CSR. I took his advice. I called and spoke to a CSR. She took my information and told me someone would be in touch with me within 5 days. Less than 2 hours later I received an e-mail asking for documentation from them. I was shocked !!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-07 13:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 Visa approvals for Jan 2009, K3 approvals from Vermont only please!!!!	QUOTE (GREGG1984 @ Jan 6 2009, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THANKS I SEE IT.. FUNNY HOW SOMEONE WHO FILED AND HAS AN ACTION DATE OF APRIL, MAY OR JUN GOT THEIRS ITS FRUSTRATING...AND I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY DID WITH MY CASE. THANKS Contact your congressman and ask them to inquire about your case. They can at the very least, verify that your case is there and not lost.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-07 13:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Approximate Processing Dates	QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Jan 10 2009, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ Jan 10 2009, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My problem is that I need to file an I-601 waiver. We are dealing with a deportation too. The waiver goes to Honduras to be approved which could take FOREVER. I read it could take another 6-8 months. I also read that people who get approved for expediting, have been approved in a couple months. This entire process is so tiring. Oh, damn! My best friend is married to an Indian guy. If I'm not mistaken they had to file an I-601 waiver for her husband. It was a waiver for someone who was deported, and I think she said it was 601. She has been waiting almost 2 years on her husband's waiver answer. She just got an email 2 weeks ago saying a decision was made and to wait for instructions from the consulate in India. I hope they get your approval quickly! Your situation is very serious! Let your lawyer bust their a$$ and get it done!!!! I think India is a high fraud country... That could be the problem. I don't think Costa Rica is considered to be high Fraud. But being processed in Honduras is what scares me.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-10 11:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Approximate Processing Dates	I hope they approve my request.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-10 11:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Approximate Processing Dates	QUOTE (soniasharmin @ Jan 10 2009, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Jan 10 2009, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know about how long after an expedite. I think the expedite only gets you finished with the initial approval part. I don't think it does anything to get you through NVC or the consulate interview part faster. There was one person that got expedited and at the consular level they were put into AP...so basically no benefit to them for the expedite. It all depends. I read about someone in the very first days of joining VJ...that is why i am unable to provide exact name of that member...His/her application was expedited through out the process...and, here esposadetucho is in the absolute life and death situation, financial loss and so on...There are some ways to expedite in NVC I believe...Should be conveyed them(NVC) in the same way u gonna do it with the VSC...Best of luck...I have doubt, how many of them in COSTA RICA are put on AP? rarely...am I wrong? not sure...if not visa in hand within a week or so..(well I know, in this specific case, every day counts) but, anyways..important thing is, approvals are coming...esposadetucho should get approval anytime soon even without the expeditation, I believe NVC ppl are more likely to be human beings unlike the VSC(who does not care about the emotion...), contact with them... Good Luck Sonia My problem is that I need to file an I-601 waiver. We are dealing with a deportation too. The waiver goes to Honduras to be approved which could take FOREVER. I read it could take another 6-8 months. I also read that people who get approved for expediting, have been approved in a couple months. This entire process is so tiring.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-10 11:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Approximate Processing Dates	QUOTE (notime4haterz @ Jan 10 2009, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know about how long after an expedite. I think the expedite only gets you finished with the initial approval part. I don't think it does anything to get you through NVC or the consulate interview part faster. There was one person that got expedited and at the consular level they were put into AP...so basically no benefit to them for the expedite. It all depends. I wish I requested the expedite months ago. WHAT WAS I THINKING? My attorney said once we get the K-3 approval, things will move very fast. I have to submit another expedite request for the I-601 waiver approval. I am going to my attorneys office tomorrow morning to give him all the letters from my daughter's oncologist and Endocrinologist. The package is getting Fedex'd on Monday. I am tired of waiting. I am sick of talkng on the phone instead of being with my husband. I know everyone else is in the same boat. How long does the medical exam take? My husband was asking me and I didn't know what to tell him. I know they do blood tests.... so how long does it take to get the results? My husband is very "laid-back" I want to get an idea of how long all this takes so he gets his butt there and leaves himself enough time to get everything taken care of. ALso, The packet that comes from the Embassy..... will it be in English or Spanish? The Embassy we need to go to is in Costa Rica.. My husband will do much better if the papers are in Spanish.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-10 11:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Approximate Processing Dates	QUOTE (soniasharmin @ Jan 6 2009, 07:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well....USCIS by January 15th may be giving announcement of been processed all May 2008 files-this is my assumption. in this way they will be almost near to 6-7months mark, and no june filers cant claim of being out of timeline.......... Thats what I was thinking... IF they post the dates now, they will get a flood of phone calls from all the appications out of the date range. They have this time to catch up. Does anyone know how long it takes to fly threw the system after you get an expedite approval?	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-10 10:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	January First Week	call your congressman and fill out a request and authorization. fax it back to them and they will inquire about your case. the congressman have more pull and can get more information for you. I have a feeling USCIS wont update the website because then people will inquire about their cases after seeing how far out of range they are. I was disgustingly sweet to the people who picked up the phone. I said "HAPPY NEW YEAR " when they answered blah blah blah.... I don't know if that helped but I got alot of information from them. I was even put on hold while he check with someone else about my question.. Edited by esposadetucho, 09 January 2009 - 09:47 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-09 09:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	January First Week	Yea, I used the option for not knowing your case number.... you could always just keep pressing 0 until you get an operator. LOL !!! I got two wonderful people who were very helpful. I spent most of my day yesterday collecting all the medical history on my daughter. My attorney says they just need proof of her condition. The oncologist even wrote a letter for me personally. ( LOVE THAT MAN !!!) My husband is asking me to come back to Costa Rica.... THis month is not looking good financially. It s not the plane ticket that kills me... it s the "not getting paid while I'm there" that blows me out of the water. UGHHHHH Maybe if we get expedited I will have an idea of when his interview might be. How many approvals so far this month????	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-08 21:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	January First Week	There has been some approvals for June and a July recently. I think things are finally looking up. I want to go see my husband at the end of January. It would be so cool to have an approval for him when I get there.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-05 21:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	January First Week	My IP address is locked out of the USCIS site here at work. I can't even check to see if I was touched. I am at 194 days from first NOA. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Its almost lunch time in Vermont !!!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-05 11:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Weekend Pity Party	My wish is for someone there to check the faxes. Mine is there waiting for them to approve.... PELASE PLEASE PLEASE !!!! one more minute til 8 am EST	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-12 07:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVALS FOR THE WEEK OF JANURAY 12th	THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I WANT MY HUSBAND HERE WITH ME: My husband was way up in the moutains but still felt the tremors. Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue, Unlikely More Survivors Will Be Found With the help of US and Colombian soldiers, the Cruz Roja Costarricense (Costa Rican Red Cross) and hundreds of volunteers have been busy searching and recovering bodies from the area struck by Thursday's killer earthquake. Rescue workers have had to endure scenes like the find of the body of Idania Pérez Borges hugging her two children trapped under the mud. Or the hand of Rafael Ángel Herrera Esquivel reaching out from under the dirt, sticking out of the window of a vehicle, with the wedding ring with the name of his wife. The bodies recovered are being sent to a temporary morgue set up in a school by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). The desperation of the families of the 34 on the OIJ list of those still missing continues. Inside Costa Rica has recevied a number of calls from family members in the United States wanting to know the situation and trying to get in contact with a loved one. "It will be a miracle if anyone is found alive", said Jorge Rojas, director of the OIJ. Rojas talked about the possibility that a pocket of air may keep alive someone buried under the mud and debris, cautioning that any such air pocket would have been exhausted by now and the possibility of finding a survivor was minimal. Rojas added that the worst is not being able to get to all of the people trapped under the tons of mud and dirt. Daniel Gallardo, president of the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE), expressed the same sentiments, adding that in some cases the dirt and mud is more than 150 metres deep and people trapped under tons of earth making it impossible to reach them. Gallardo added that rescue operations will not cease until every last effort has been made to recover all the bodies and workers will be working from the first rays of sunlight to the last. The CNE head also thanked the help received from the US and Colombian military for the five helicopters used in the rescue efforts as the local helicopters alone could not have done the job. Captain Camilo Gómez of the Colombian military said that he has orders from the Colombian government to stay in the area under the emergency is over and they (Colombian military) are no longer needed.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-12 09:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVALS FOR THE WEEK OF JANURAY 12th	All, I put in the request over the phone. USCIS got back to me within 2 hours with an e-mail requesting proof of my daughter's diagnosis. It took me a few days to get a hold of the doctor and tell him what I needed. I sat with our attorney yesterday and he typed up a few letters and faxed everything electronically yesterday morning. I went to a birthday party last night and alot of my husband's family were there. It is always hard to be with them when all I really want to do is be with him. Hopefully this week will be great for all of us. When I hear something from USCIS I will post ! Happy Monday. PS. notime4haterz needs her approval THIS WEEK. I don't want to see her pick up and move ( PLAN B ) notime4haterz, you are a USC. You have the right to be happy in your country with your husband. [/b] Edited by esposadetucho, 12 January 2009 - 05:28 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-12 05:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVALS FOR THE WEEK OF JANURAY 12th	OK, I know this is early but I am dying to know who gets approved this week. There are so many of us who are right around the same dates. My expedite request was sent this morning ( sunday) via fax. They should have it bright any early Monday morning... I'm not counting on it though. I'm right here with everyone else. Congrats to everyone who got approved last week. GOOD LUCK. Only positive thinking this week. Does anyone have a profile on facebook? It might be a good way to keep intouch after all this is over with.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-11 21:00:00