Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
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
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How many of you are July/August 2008 filers for K3 visas at VSC?	QUOTE (jenprado1130 @ Dec 17 2008, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kirstg @ Dec 17 2008, 02:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all August filer here. My 130 was touched in October but my 129F hasnt been touched since August!! SCARY!!! I wish i knew what was going on I'm a July Filer for my K-3 ( NOA1 July 29th) . My NOA1 for my I-130 is June 23rd. I never got touched for the K-3 and only one touch on Oct 2nd for my I-130. I'm disgusted at this system they have. I talked with my immigration attorney last night. I asked him if I will cause any problems with my case if I call and bug them. He said no, but you attract more bees with honey. He told me to be nice. He also told me to CALL my congressman not to write. It is more effective. He told me that VSC is like one big warehouse and it is almost impossible to find out if my case is on someones desk. This girl I know is married to a guy from Guatemala. He was asked to leave the country due to several drug charges, domestic violence charges and a few DUI's. He never had papers when he was here before. He was Illegal. He left when they asked him to leave as an alternative to deportation. She filed an I-130. ( no K-3) and he was approved to re-enter the country. They already had an interview. It was here not in Guatemala and he didn't attend. They are almost finished the process.. anyway, she heard nothing for the longest time.... She called to bug them and the very next day she had an approval AND an interview date. I was so surprised that he got approved with all those criminal offenses. There is hope for all of us. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS WEEK ! We all can use a little Christmas magic !!! I just called my local congress woman !! I filled out the privacy release form and I faxed it back. They told me they will make an inquiry on my cases. I hope they can tell me something !!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-17 11:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How many of you are July/August 2008 filers for K3 visas at VSC?	QUOTE (kirstg @ Dec 17 2008, 02:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all August filer here. My 130 was touched in October but my 129F hasnt been touched since August!! SCARY!!! I wish i knew what was going on I'm a July Filer for my K-3 ( NOA1 July 29th) . My NOA1 for my I-130 is June 23rd. I never got touched for the K-3 and only one touch on Oct 2nd for my I-130. I'm disgusted at this system they have. I talked with my immigration attorney last night. I asked him if I will cause any problems with my case if I call and bug them. He said no, but you attract more bees with honey. He told me to be nice. He also told me to CALL my congressman not to write. It is more effective. He told me that VSC is like one big warehouse and it is almost impossible to find out if my case is on someones desk. This girl I know is married to a guy from Guatemala. He was asked to leave the country due to several drug charges, domestic violence charges and a few DUI's. He never had papers when he was here before. He was Illegal. He left when they asked him to leave as an alternative to deportation. She filed an I-130. ( no K-3) and he was approved to re-enter the country. They already had an interview. It was here not in Guatemala and he didn't attend. They are almost finished the process.. anyway, she heard nothing for the longest time.... She called to bug them and the very next day she had an approval AND an interview date. I was so surprised that he got approved with all those criminal offenses. There is hope for all of us. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS WEEK ! We all can use a little Christmas magic !!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2008-12-17 10:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals VSC for the week of Jan 12th	QUOTE (ArubaDolphin @ Jan 13 2009, 01:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ Jan 11 2009, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hahahahahahah I was writing my post and I didn't see yours. SORRY I'm really dying to see who gets approved this week! Me To I Want One TOOO!!!! Can we be a fly on the wall to see what they are doing at Vermont!!!!! QUOTE (Serendipity_ @ Jan 11 2009, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> One approval I want to see this week is - "notime4haterz" .....get ready for your Happy dance or should I be saying VSC please don't approve "notime4haterz" - she hasn't really waited long enough at VSC...keep her hanging a lil bit longer... i Agree she is really long overdue! I want to be a little fly on the wall at VSC and find my file and slip it on to someones desk. HAHA I called the information line yesterday to see if they received my fax. I spoke to one person who was TOTALLY useless so I asked for another. She was the rudest, most disrespectful person I ever talked to . With every question I asked, she said " Why would you think that?" All nasty like I was an idiot or something. It took everything I had to not rip her a new BUTT. I will be calling today. I can't see how an electronic fax didn't get received. Its not like I was sending a random fax. It was their request for evidence I was responding to. notimeforhaterz is NEXT. I want to see an approval for her TODAY. NO BS FROM VSC...	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-13 05:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals VSC for the week of Jan 12th	I'm 203 and 167	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-12 11:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals VSC for the week of Jan 12th	I don't need LOVE from VSC. The faster they get me in and out, the happier I'll be.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-12 08:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches and NO approvals VSC for the week of Jan 12th	hahahahahahah I was writing my post and I didn't see yours. SORRY I'm really dying to see who gets approved this week!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-11 21:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	I just called the USCIS. The rep who took my call was extremely rude. I almost lost it on her. I figured I'd give it one more shot since they are closed on Monday. Tuesday will be the day !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-16 16:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	QUOTE (soniasharmin @ Jan 15 2009, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Y_habibitk @ Jan 15 2009, 09:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sonia, There are some nice reps that work there. I talked to one who felt so bad for me she actually let me talk to an officer at VSC. She started off annoyed and a tad rude but ended up helping me with an inquiry(which told me NOTHING) heh If you are decent and nice to them, they are nice back or the most part patient persistence I know, but for how long? I heard NVC turns out to be slower....I don't know what to do ? How long to wait.....I am simply desperately impatient............ desperately impatient.... We all are....	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-15 09:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	Yes, I got some really nice reps yesterday. The second one I was transferred to actually wished me luck at the end of the phone call. She was very sincere... I thanked her for being so nice and for giving me the information I was calling for. I told her that the rep I had the day before was cold and seemed annoyed at the world. She apologized for how I was treated by the other rep. So, We can't be mad at the people who answer the phones. I am sure VSC keeps them in the dark as well. I know I would feel terrible having to listen to desperate people calling everyday. Oh BTW... I'm not locked out of the USCIS site anymore. No touches but at least I can check !! Edited by esposadetucho, 15 January 2009 - 08:41 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-15 08:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	Sonia, You and I have very similar timelines. I am hoping we get to the the "HAPPY DANCE" togethr this week !!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-15 08:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	I NEED A HANDGUN !!!! Aren't you afraid of guns? HMMMM I'm not sure I could shoot someone ...it depends I guess. My husband carries a gun and wears a bullet-proof vest for his job in Costa Rica. A few months ago, someone jumped him at 1am and took his gun and his vest. He didn't fight because he didn't want to get hurt. His employer made him pay for half of the stolen gun..... and in Costa Rica, that was very expensive. The Crime in Costa Rica is unbelieveable. IF I lived there I would probably have a gun. My husband's house was robbed back in March when I was there for 20 days. Somebody was watching the house and knew I was there.( they think americans are rich) When we went to the grocery store one day, they came in and took everything. Even my passport. It was a huge pain in the A$$ to get a replacement in time to go home. Within 15 minutes of robbing the house they Charged $1500.00 on my one credit card and $500.00 on my debit card. Most of the $1500.00 was cash advances and gasoline. An american friend happened to call right as the police were there and cancelled all my cards for me. After the card was cancelled there were about 12 -13 more attempts that were denied. Even chinese food. Edited by esposadetucho, 15 January 2009 - 05:26 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-15 05:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	QUOTE (soniasharmin @ Jan 14 2009, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who got approved?Were they approved with I-129f? Weird........Now my frustration clotted more.... I think they are some of the transfers to CSC.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 21:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	AHHHHHH I'm so mad. I can't even log on to the USCIS website to check and see if I was touched. My log in is all screwed up. What happened to the JUNE approvals? I think they just skipped over us and moved right on in to AUGUST. Oh and I thought of one more thing I am grateful for...... I am grateful that I had enough sense to divorce my ex-husband. He is a piece of work. I wish I had magic powers right about now !!!!! I dream of Jeanie or Bewitched !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 20:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	saw some approvals on another forum with August NOA1 dates. HMMMMM I'm starting to get pissed.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 13:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	QUOTE (soniasharmin @ Jan 14 2009, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Serendipity_ @ Jan 14 2009, 11:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ Jan 14 2009, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HAHAHAHA call me Jen... Esposa de Tucho is Wife of Tucho ( my husbands nick name) anyway, when I called yesterday, the USCIS doesn't even have a record of me sending a fax with the requested evidence. We sent it on Sunday morning. ELECTRONICALLY !!! I was transferred to different reps yesterday . Very helpful BUT had no info for me. I will be calling again today and every day until I get the answer I am looking for. They told me when they receive the fax then I should hear something within 5 days . I am sure they will take 10 days or so to receive the info. It seems they always have a way around things. Like how they won't undate the processing times on the website. God forbid they get phone calls from people who are out of the processing times. My husband is bummed out. He just wants to be here with me. Yesterday his motorcycle broke down and now he needs to take 2 buses to get to work everyday. I feel bad that I can't be there for him. hey Jen! It just seems like it is one thing after another..... Keep the faith, this immigration nightmare will be over very soon and we will be reunited with our familes. We need to hook up on FB... we all need to keep in touch such that we can laugh over all these trials and tribulations this time next year You will find me with my full name Sonia Sharmin Diana, in the facebook...However, it is currently deactivated, becuz everyone everytime asks me the same damn question " where r u going to US?" I am tired of this question...I will be back in track as soon as I get NOA2 .... please add me with a small note.... HA HA I know how you feel... I am tired of hearing " When will your husband be here?" or " Is you husband here yet?" they don't understand that when he gets here, EVERYONE will know !!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 12:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	POSITIVE THINKING EVERYBODY SONIA, your day is coming... NARINA too !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 11:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	QUOTE (Serendipity_ @ Jan 14 2009, 09:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ Jan 14 2009, 05:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Serendipity, Congrats on the promotion! I got a review yesterday and it was fabulous. Although I am wondering why... All the time I took to fly to see my baby in Costa Rica and all the time I spend on the computer checking this site to see who is approved !!!! I am grateful that I actually have a job with the economy being so bad. Thanks 'esposadetucho' - I hope you get an approval soon....what is the timeline for VSC to get back to you? QUOTE HAHAHHA and for the drugs....... !! I work for Johnson and Johnson. My office is right above the manufacturing plant that makes Tylenol. If I go to the plant , I can watch the Tylenol being packaged on the lines... TODAY IS WEDNESDAY..... Bring it on VSC !!! I just talked to USCIS. YAY... they finally received the evidence I sent !! they told me I should be hearing from them shortly. EVERYBODY CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR ME.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 11:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	HAHAHAHA call me Jen... Esposa de Tucho is Wife of Tucho ( my husbands nick name) anyway, when I called yesterday, the USCIS doesn't even have a record of me sending a fax with the requested evidence. We sent it on Sunday morning. ELECTRONICALLY !!! I was transferred to different reps yesterday . Very helpful BUT had no info for me. I will be calling again today and every day until I get the answer I am looking for. They told me when they receive the fax then I should hear something within 5 days . I am sure they will take 10 days or so to receive the info. It seems they always have a way around things. Like how they won't undate the processing times on the website. God forbid they get phone calls from people who are out of the processing times. My husband is bummed out. He just wants to be here with me. Yesterday his motorcycle broke down and now he needs to take 2 buses to get to work everyday. I feel bad that I can't be there for him.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 09:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	Serendipity, Congrats on the promotion! I got a review yesterday and it was fabulous. Although I am wondering why... All the time I took to fly to see my baby in Costa Rica and all the time I spend on the computer checking this site to see who is approved !!!! I am grateful that I actually have a job with the economy being so bad. HAHAHHA and for the drugs....... !! I work for Johnson and Johnson. My office is right above the manufacturing plant that makes Tylenol. If I go to the plant , I can watch the Tylenol being packaged on the lines... TODAY IS WEDNESDAY..... Bring it on VSC !!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-14 05:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We know waiting is a b*tch...but what are you grateful for?	I am grateful for: 1. My three wonderful children that I can't imagine life without ! 2. My husband who I can't wait to be with 3. My mom and that she is still with us. Today is her 78th birthday ( love ya MA) 4. The fact that I have a job with the economy being so bad. 5. Wonderful friends. 6. The fact that my daughter is still with me regardless of her diagnosis 2 years ago. ( There is a GOD !) There's more but I don't want to bore you!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-13 12:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Leftovers	I knew that but I forgot. My kids are off from school Monday... I should have known better. Thanks for the reminder. Now I'm more bummed out Edited by esposadetucho, 16 January 2009 - 02:55 PM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-16 14:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Leftovers	I keep checking the website to see if they even touched my file. So much for requesting expediting when they take forever to approve it.... I faxed the info to them electronically on Sunday Morning. It didn't show received in their system until wednesday. And they say I will hear something within 5 days whether they approved it or not. Of course that is 5 BUSINESS days. So maybe by Tuesday....UGHHHHHHHHH I'm flying back to see my husband on the 31st. I can't take this anymore	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-16 14:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Weekend Party!!!	I couldn't take it anymore. I need to see him. I miss his family so much. I was trying to hold out to see if the k-3 would get approved. Then maybe I would have waited if I got an interview... BUT no such luck. Even if we get approved tomorrow, its still a six week wait for an interview. I think I would die. I'll just fly back again... I pretty much go every 6-8 weeks anyway. I love the excitement of flying to Costa Rica. I can't wait to see his face. Then a few days before its time to leave I get really depressed. And his family always asks me why I don't stay longer. I wish I could. Life there is so different. They are all so laid back. They lead a simple life.... so then I come back to my job, my stressful life and of course the ex-husband drama. Of course I miss my kids while I'm there. I chat with them on AOL and I use Skype to text everyone. and they call me on his cell phone. If you go to Costa Rica, I suggest going in December or January. It is summer time then. The kids are out of school. There is more to do because its not raining everyday. And during the rainy season its like no other rain. It pours EVERYDAY. You have to carry an umbrella everywhere you go. I can't wait to go in 2 weeks. OMG I just need to see his face.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-19 14:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Weekend Party!!!	Yes, it is pathetic. I paid ALOT of money for the EX to be in front of HUSBAND. I am still paying the divorce lawyer off. He got most of my inheritance because he moved the money into his account and I had no access to it. He paid all his debts with my money. Its ok because the money I paid for my divorce was well worth it. Now I just want to know who I pay to get him off my back and out of my life. We have one daughter to raise together. He needs to learn to not be so angry and he needs to realize he's not the boss of me. HA HA !! Maybe he's mad because I don't pay any mind to him and I don't care what he does in his life Anyway, I have to go call my beautiful husband and say GOOD MORNING. He's waiting for my call. BEST OF ALL ... I'm flying to Costa Rica to see him on the 31st... I CAN'T WAIT !!!! Edited by esposadetucho, 19 January 2009 - 08:15 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-19 08:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Weekend Party!!!	OK, I'm reading the posts about the ex-husbands.... I know about this ####### all too well. I have an ex husband that is SO bitter. He can't even look at me if we are in the same room. I am the one who left him. He can't seem to get over it. He is an angry man. He went into another relationship about a week after we broke up. Stayed with that girl for about 3 years. Shortly after my daughter had her brain surgery, he left that girl and married this other girl out of the blue. ( she is more manly than he is ) He talks SH*T to me all the time. He tells me I am a terrible mother, he tells me I need a shrink... blah blah blah... BUt I am the one who doesn't have a problem with him. I was over him the minute he walked out the door ( 2004) He is the one who can't seem to leave me alone. I had to call the police on him a few times. The last time, the officer had to call him and tell him he can't call me names in e-mail or otherwise because he can be charged with harrassment by communication. He still conintues to bother me. Every week its something new. He tries to tell me I can't fly to Cosat Rica, He tries to say he pays my mortgage with the support he pays. ( which is less than half of my mortgage payment by the way) HE even asked for a detailed monthly report of every dollar he gives me per month. HA HA He is soooooo crazy. He is the controlling type ( the reason I divorced him in the first place) He still wants to control everything I do. He doesn't like sharing our daughter. I think he had this master plan to try and take my daughter from me. When I married my husband he had a fit. I think he was trying to say I was a single mom and he was married. AHHHH I'm just so tired of dealing with him. every week he has a new issue he has to harrass me about. The end of December, he got laid off from his job. Now he is trying to reduce his child support. I have to take a day off from work on Feb 24th to go fight with him in from of a hearing officer. My ex will only communicate with me through e-mail. He is so nasty ( even in writing) He has an English degree, so he uses really big words to try and intimidate me. I saved every one. I think I have around 4000 e-mails from him. Funny thing is.... His e-mails prove that he is the crazy one. I used to get all nuts when he started on me. I always felt like I had to explain myself.... I tell my husband he is causing problems.. He asks me why I put up with him. I don't start anything and I try and ignore him because I don't want problems with immigration or the courts etc... It is really a shame that I have to deal with him even though I am divorced. I am so over him. Its him that can't let things go. I have had several people tell me that he still loves me, otherwise he wouldn't be so bitter. I don't think that is the case but people insist. ( even mutual friends we had) My ex doesn't understand that he is the one damaging our daughter by all the hateful things he says about me. It sucks that she has to know he has so much anger towards me. My daughter has told me that she only wants to live with me and doesn't want to stay with him and she can't stand his new wife. He has convinced himself that she is better off with him ( that is just the kind of person he is) He gets something in his head and convinces himself he is the only person who is right. Nobody else can have a say and his opinions are facts. I'm sure I will go to work this morning and find another one of his famous e-mails. Every week it is something new. He questions my daughter and tries to find something to bug me about. I have learned that his words are only words. In one ear and out the other. I know I am a great mom. He is just an angry person. I just don't understand why he needs to control me when he has a new wife to control... It is really hard to deal with a person who is constantly putting you down and nagging and accusing you of made up things. It sucks having to be on your toes 100% of the time because somebody might turn things around and make you look bad. I am tired of looking over my shoulder every minute to make sure my ex-husband isn't watching. When my husband is here I will start to fight back. I definately don't need to take his abuse. Edited by esposadetucho, 19 January 2009 - 05:55 AM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-19 05:52:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Weekend Party!!!	I want to party with my husband.... My husband is in the mountains with his family right now until tonight when he has to make his way back to the city for work tomorrow. I love spending time with his family even though they don't speak English and I only understand very little Spanish. They are wonderful people. I wish I were there right now. I'm trying to book a flight but the airline website is down for maintenence.... ####### !!! I hoping for everyone to get approved on TUESDAY..... Stupid holidays always get in the way....	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-17 11:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Frustrated	Ha I even filed for an expedite and I'm waiting to hear if they are approving that or not. They said within 5 days I should hear. well, it took them 3 days to receive my fax- that was the 14th. Don't count that day so then its the 15th and 16th. then the weekend and then today is a holiday. 5 days turns into 10 days for god's sake. BS and yes, it is totally frustrating.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-19 14:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	not touches no approval	Some people have said they never got touched. Went right from NOA1 to NOA2. I was touched way back in OCTOBER. Nothing since then. This is soooooooo Frustrating !	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-23 05:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NO touches NO approvals for VSC the week of Jan 19th	De nada, no problema	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-01-23 17:05:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	So many questions on my I-212 for my hubby Pls HELP	QUOTE (emt103c @ Mar 2 2009, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We only filed an I-212. The 212 is for deportation. My husband was denied entry at the border because he was travelling with me (a USC) and we had previously filed for a fiance visa. . . and they saw that as immigrant intent. When they denied him entry, they also gave him an expedited removal which counts as the same thing as a deportation. hmmmm and it took 6 months for them to process that waiver in the US?? Did they ask you for any additional info and did you use a lawyer?	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-03-02 15:49:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	So many questions on my I-212 for my hubby Pls HELP	QUOTE (emt103c @ Mar 2 2009, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, mine was approved. Can I ask why you needed to file the waiver? Was there any criminal charges or multiple entries or was it only one entry and deportation?? Edited by esposadetucho, 02 March 2009 - 02:15 PM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-03-02 14:15:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	So many questions on my I-212 for my hubby Pls HELP	QUOTE (emt103c @ Feb 27 2009, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aha! cool, Okay, last 212 we saw go through Atlanta took 12 months. . .I think that all offices have sped up since then though. Mine took six months through Buffalo. . .If I were you, I would try the expedite, as long as you can get some proof together. Let us know how it goes. Was your I-212 approved? My 212 and 601 will go to Honduras to be adjudicated. heard that the foreign adjudicators are less strict.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-03-02 13:01:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Need help! visa denied under section 212(a)(2)(a)(1)	QUOTE (esposadetucho @ May 23 2009, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am in the process of submitting the I-212 and the I-601. I went to our interview in Costa Rica on April 24th with my husband. The embassy is requiring me ( the USC) to come back to Costa Rica and attend 2 more interviews in which they will accept our waivers and then create a recommendation for the proccesing in Honduras. Each waiver costs $545.00 to file. I do have an attorney because we knew they would be required. My husband was deported almost 2 years ago for unlawful entry in the US. No criminal record besides the deportation. The processing of the waivers takes about a year ( so we are told) The sooner I can get back to costa Rica the sooner his clock will start ticking. Money is soooo tight right now. I am hoping to get back to CR by the end of July. I suggest a good immigration attorney. Ask questions before you pick one. Find one that has experience with waivers. Good Luck. My heart is broken too. But the only thing I can do is wait..... BTW.... my husbnd will eventually get here... its just a little bit longer..... you can PM me if you want more info...	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-05-23 17:56:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Need help! visa denied under section 212(a)(2)(a)(1)	I am in the process of submitting the I-212 and the I-601. I went to our interview in Costa Rica on April 24th with my husband. The embassy is requiring me ( the USC) to come back to Costa Rica and attend 2 more interviews in which they will accept our waivers and then create a recommendation for the proccesing in Honduras. Each waiver costs $545.00 to file. I do have an attorney because we knew they would be required. My husband was deported almost 2 years ago for unlawful entry in the US. No criminal record besides the deportation. The processing of the waivers takes about a year ( so we are told) The sooner I can get back to costa Rica the sooner his clock will start ticking. Money is soooo tight right now. I am hoping to get back to CR by the end of July. I suggest a good immigration attorney. Ask questions before you pick one. Find one that has experience with waivers. Good Luck. My heart is broken too. But the only thing I can do is wait..... Edited by esposadetucho, 23 May 2009 - 05:47 PM.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-05-23 17:46:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Stupid Q. Who files the waiver?	QUOTE (PB&JAM @ May 26 2009, 05:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ May 26 2009, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (PB&JAM @ May 26 2009, 04:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ May 24 2009, 10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we went for our interview in CR 4-24-09. We weren't denied the visa, we were told he is not allowed to be admitted to the US due to his unlawful entry in the US in 2005. He is able to file waivers... SOOOOOOO Our attorney is preparing the waivers and I have to fly back to CR to attend 2 more interviews where I submit the waivers. The Interviewing officer has to prepare a recommendation for the adjudicators in Honduras ( where the waivers get processed for Costa Rica) We are possibly looking at another year of processing. The attorney told us its more like 6 months. Either way.... the clock doesn't start ticking until I can get back to Costa Rica to attend the interviews,. Every embassy is different.... The waivers cost $545.00 each for a total of $1090.00. sorry, i'm confused. why do you need 2 waivers? another year?? ughhhh, sorry! We need 2 waivers I-212 is the waiver asking to be allowed to enter the US again and the I-601 is the hardship waiver. All waivers get processed in Honduras for Costa Rica. The embassy is very busy . The officer told us the wait is about a year. My attorney said it is more like 6 months.... I'm leaning toward what the embassy told us since it took so freakin long for the USCIS to even look at our petitions. Now that the holiday is over, I will be hounding my attorney so we can get the paperwork complete so I can fly back down there and get the clock started. This whole process is so annoying. Oh wow, just looked at your timeline, both our noa2s took 219 days. The USCIS is ridiculous..... When we filed, the USCIS was soooo backed up. It was taking them forever to approve petitions. But of course, as soon as we got our approvals.... they picked up the pace and now its more like 3 months.... and now we face the processing of the waivers.... its depressing.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-05-26 04:55:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Stupid Q. Who files the waiver?	QUOTE (PB&JAM @ May 26 2009, 04:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (esposadetucho @ May 24 2009, 10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we went for our interview in CR 4-24-09. We weren't denied the visa, we were told he is not allowed to be admitted to the US due to his unlawful entry in the US in 2005. He is able to file waivers... SOOOOOOO Our attorney is preparing the waivers and I have to fly back to CR to attend 2 more interviews where I submit the waivers. The Interviewing officer has to prepare a recommendation for the adjudicators in Honduras ( where the waivers get processed for Costa Rica) We are possibly looking at another year of processing. The attorney told us its more like 6 months. Either way.... the clock doesn't start ticking until I can get back to Costa Rica to attend the interviews,. Every embassy is different.... The waivers cost $545.00 each for a total of $1090.00. sorry, i'm confused. why do you need 2 waivers? another year?? ughhhh, sorry! We need 2 waivers I-212 is the waiver asking to be allowed to enter the US again and the I-601 is the hardship waiver. All waivers get processed in Honduras for Costa Rica. The embassy is very busy . The officer told us the wait is about a year. My attorney said it is more like 6 months.... I'm leaning toward what the embassy told us since it took so freakin long for the USCIS to even look at our petitions. Now that the holiday is over, I will be hounding my attorney so we can get the paperwork complete so I can fly back down there and get the clock started. This whole process is so annoying.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-05-26 04:29:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Stupid Q. Who files the waiver?	we went for our interview in CR 4-24-09. We weren't denied the visa, we were told he is not allowed to be admitted to the US due to his unlawful entry in the US in 2005. He is able to file waivers... SOOOOOOO Our attorney is preparing the waivers and I have to fly back to CR to attend 2 more interviews where I submit the waivers. The Interviewing officer has to prepare a recommendation for the adjudicators in Honduras ( where the waivers get processed for Costa Rica) We are possibly looking at another year of processing. The attorney told us its more like 6 months. Either way.... the clock doesn't start ticking until I can get back to Costa Rica to attend the interviews,. Every embassy is different.... The waivers cost $545.00 each for a total of $1090.00.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-05-25 00:53:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Marrying Brazilian whom I believe has 10 yr ban	QUOTE (CnT4ever @ Aug 25 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Devil's advocate here. Why would you marry someone that obviously has no problem breaking the law and no problem lying about everything? Not to mention, someone who has every reason to use a USC to get back to America??? I second that !!!	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-08-25 16:16:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Marrying Brazilian whom I believe has 10 yr ban	QUOTE (little red @ Aug 25 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If anyone has advice and has been in similar situation as us please help! I'm very sorry if I'm posting in wrong place I am new to this. I received the website from a friend of mine who married a Turkish man. She said this site helped her tremendously so I hope it will do the same for me. I am still researching to figure out all the forms and visas and such. I am an American women and will marry my Brazilian fiance here in Brazil. We are still in the beginning stages collecting various documents. My divorce decree, letter of being single, etc. He was in the US previously entering illegally and living for 6 years. He was issued a drivers license. He also was arrested in 2008 for driving with an expired drivers license. He left on his own he was not deported. He returned to Brazil because of his elderly mother and has been here for almost 1 year. In January 2009 he tried to get a visa to return to the US and was denied. He Say's he was told he was denied because the interviewer didn't believe his application." No one told him he was banned for 10 years. He thinks the reason he was denied is not because they know he was there illegally but because he lied and said he never applied for a visa before. Which he did in 1999 and was also denied then, he believes because he had no binding ties in Brazil. Presumably he was probably at risk of trying to stay in the US. I am wondering what we should do? Is there a way to find out if he was banned for 10 years without causing ourselves more pain? I'm worried he does have a 10 year ban and that is why he was denied. But we have a friend who also was in the US living with his whole family illegally for 7 years they all left and came back to Brazil on their own not deported. The children were in school,had drivers license etc and they were recently given tourist visas. Hope this makes sense because I'm totally confused myself. Any help will be appreciated. Overstaying 360 days or more is an automatic 10 year ban. Deported or not. He will need an I-212 Waiver to return.	LoveMyTico	Female	Costa Rica	2009-08-25 14:28:00