Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	QUOTE (Fred N Emilia @ Sep 15 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (bridget and alen @ Sep 15 2009, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone contacted there state representatives or congressman or senators.I have heard they can push the process along faster.I contacted a few already and they have asked for our info and want to help speedour process.I think they all understand how our immigration system sucks....playing they waiting game for NOA2 Whoa, you sent in your application in August and you are contacting state reps? How can they speed it up? May I ask? Are you in Administrative Processing? Has your application been in process for over 6 months? Has your documents been lost by USCIS? State reps, congressman, senator, lawyer CANNOT speed up the immigration process. The truth and fact is that all of us waited for this painful process to fall into place and so will you. Goodluck. well they asked for our info and reciept number and all my fiances info ,we had to sign a form to give them permission to get our info from uscis.my hubby is in sweden but is from Iraq.they are tryin to deport him so im doing everything i can to try to help speed his process along.and i did read somewhere that government officials can speed your paperwork along. QUOTE (bridget and alen @ Sep 16 2009, 02:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Fred N Emilia @ Sep 15 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (bridget and alen @ Sep 15 2009, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone contacted there state representatives or congressman or senators.I have heard they can push the process along faster.I contacted a few already and they have asked for our info and want to help speedour process.I think they all understand how our immigration system sucks....playing they waiting game for NOA2 Whoa, you sent in your application in August and you are contacting state reps? How can they speed it up? May I ask? Are you in Administrative Processing? Has your application been in process for over 6 months? Has your documents been lost by USCIS? State reps, congressman, senator, lawyer CANNOT speed up the immigration process. The truth and fact is that all of us waited for this painful process to fall into place and so will you. Goodluck. well they asked for our info and reciept number and all my fiances info ,we had to sign a form to give them permission to get our info from uscis.my hubby is in sweden but is from Iraq.they are tryin to deport him so im doing everything i can to try to help speed his process along.and i did read somewhere that government officials can speed your paperwork along.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-09-16 03:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	Has anyone contacted there state representatives or congressman or senators.I have heard they can push the process along faster.I contacted a few already and they have asked for our info and want to help speedour process.I think they all understand how our immigration system sucks....playing they waiting game for NOA2	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-09-15 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	QUOTE (MalolosToUSA @ Sep 1 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone and I wish you all the best of luck. I must ask this question.....please don't berate me too hard.....my I-129F was received by VSC on 28 Aug, no NOA1 yet, but am I an August filer or September filer? I know it doesn't make a whole lot of difference, but I was wondering. Thank you. im not sure im a newbie too.But good luck to you...what part of the uk are you in? Im in Sweden with my hubby to be.But i live in louisiana....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-09-01 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	QUOTE (Justine+David @ Aug 26 2009, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool! How'd you meet your sig other? Hi Justine and david....We met on an online chatting forum called paltalk...talked for 6months and then decided to meet .he is from Iraq but lives in sweden.So i flew to Sweden and we met for the first time.I stayed 4 months and went for a 2 week visit home.Now im back in Sweden til they run me off or sent him home with me...lol...So we wait together for now...I have a friend in toranto....and my hubby to be has a cousin there also.good luck to ya...	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-08-29 17:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2009 VSC Filers	Thanks so much for making this,i was looking for aug. filers. Just filed on aug.5 .Got our notice its was recieved .Now we play the waiting game with you all....Good Luck to all you Aug. filers....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-08-25 10:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	Bribery/Blackmail-alive and well	Girl i know its a lot of money but you dont want him back in iraq like alen is....im praying for you and i hope his entry is smooth...2000 dollars is a small price to pay for the one you love....cerial and eggs will be good with him by your side....god bless you both....bridget	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-06 12:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	For those who are waiting for there lovers to come!!	yr so right about that! the non-pitifully self righteous thing to do would have been to just say, "omg, mine's the same way! it must be cultural for these men! it's sooo mena to have a 'strict' husband who likes to deny his wife normal interactions with other human beings while he's thousands of miles away." my bad! i think the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as prince is somewhat to blame as well. just wanted to find out if thats was your cute little fairy at the bottom of your post.what a doll....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-06 13:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	For those who are waiting for there lovers to come!!	I also worry about my fiancee....I hope yours gets to you soon Bridget!!!!...i will say a prayer for you two!! i just wanted to say what a cute couple yall make ...and i hope your journey is a speedy one...bridget	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-06 12:58:00
Middle East and North Africa	For those who are waiting for there lovers to come!!	i worry my fiancee will be killed in iraq before i can get him here.i have been so depressed ,i dont leave the house,and im getting fat from eatting because im sad.It is time to get off my butt and go to the gymn.mabe find a job,i dunno i have had to pray really hard the last few days and just give all our worrys to god.ima let him carry my burden and take care of it for me.now ima try and take care of myself for a bit.Im gonna get ready for the birth of my to baby racehorses.woohooo....and ima get out and work with my horses more.....smiling today because i know it gonna be alright....yall say alil pray for me 2 ..thx.....bridget	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-03 13:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	More Good News in MENA-land!	Woo-hoo! Ghassan texted me at 8:15 this morning to tell me that he had his visa! Alhamdullilah! I didn't look at this text until after work as I went to call my son. What a wonderful surprise! It was 2 weeks since they took his passport. Now we have to work on this residency thingy- being an Iraqi in Syria.. need to make sure all the paperwork is on the up and up before he goes to the airport. So.... this is our next hurdle, but the biggest hurdle is over. Baj Congratulations girl...I know it was a long time coming......When will he come? so very happy for you......i pray we are next....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-02 22:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	Returned K-1	Hello all! My case was returned to NVC from the Consulate after my fiancees interview over a month ago. It was mailed January 14. I have the diplomatic pouch number. I called NVC to check on my case today and I get nowhere. Just 30 minutes of transferring to one mechanical message to another. I don't even know how to speak to a person. This whole process is very frustrating. i think they are closed today for presidents day...i hope you get some news soon.try again in the morning,dont give up.ill say a prayer for you.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-15 16:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	My husband speaks excellent English. His entire medical school was in English. In fact, that is often the problem. He is always over qualified for jobs. We started leaving off the details of what he studied in college when he applied for work so they wouldn't pass up his application/resume. The problem is, in order to work as a doctor he must take a series of extremely difficult and expensive tests. Many foreign doctors study for a year or two before even taking the first one. Because he was a refugee and out of work for so long, he has gotten even more behind in his knowledge. Hopefully soon he can take the first test, but there will be two more after that. We also have to look at paying around $1000 for each test (some are a little more expensive, some a little less). One test can only be taken in one of 5 cities in the US and we are not near one of them so we have to factor in travel costs for that as well. After the tests he will then have to compete for a residency slot. Its extremely difficult to get one of those slots here because US med graduates tend to get priority. Anyway, lol, I am so happy to hear your husband found a job so quickly. Good luck to you too! Awwww girl i understand about boards .I use to date a physician.He had to pay a tutor to help him study.Lol and he was smart. I cant even imagine.But we have a some great teaching hospitals in louisiana.Hehehehe....And you might try alil help form your congressmen or senator when you are ready for residency.If yall decide to come to louisiana let us know.I hope Alen gets a visa soon.I miss him so much and he want let me go to Iraq.grrrrr	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-21 19:14:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	Bridget, just wanted to tell you that I'm praying you and your fiance. I can't imagine how awful it must be for you and him. I wish you the best of luck in getting his visa soon and your new business. The August thread is pretty much dead, but there are a few of us who don't have the visa yet...we're stuck waiting for London to accept David's visa payment. Gosh, im sorry about them making him wait for his payment but it could be worse.You could be in our shoes.I hope they get it straightened out soon girl. I figured yall were home together by now.Seems like things are moving slow for everyone since Dec.I hope they speed up soon.Thanks for the prayers girl i pray for yall too.Hope u get good news soon.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-06 19:13:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	Congratulations on the new business Thanks ,god willing and ill be up and running by the time school is out here.I am excited and i think it will do well.Now if i could just have my hubby to be my life would be complete.Happy Easter..	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-04 21:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	[quote name='S and S' date='28 March 2010 - 11:18 PM' timestamp='1269836328' post='3831114'] I haven't been on here in forever, but thought I would add a coment to your Iraq thread! I understand your situations. My husband fled Iraq at the end of 2006 after he got threatened. He was stuck in Syria for a year. Half of 2007 he had no visa and had to pray they wouldn't kick him out. His parents were already in Jordan. Took them that whole year to swing him a 3 month temp visa for Jordan, after that he was illegal there until he came here. Our visa process took about 18 months from the time we got married May of 2007. Never did get the spouse visa to come through. The refugee visa I had also applied for him came through first in Dec 2008. It worked out in some ways. He is independent of me for his visa and changing his status to permanent resident only costs the biometrics fees instead of over $1000 in fees. Now he has been here almost 16 months. I still thank God he is safely here. We have had our difficulties, I will admit. Many, many fights over the most ridiculous stuff you would never dream of, lol. Yet each month we also learned each other and our likes and dislikes. These days we are far less likely to make each other angry than in the first year. We have also had plenty of happy moments. Its been fun showing him things in this country. He has adapted well. He got his driver's license a few months after he got here and I got him a cheap minivan to use and he still drives it. The hardest part is finding work. He didn't find anything for the first 9 months he was here and he applied to anything and everything. First job he got was I-hop. Not his favorite thing, but he did his best. Then a job came up through telemarketing. He had applied months before and we were suprised they called. He is still working there, but the biggest pay check he has gotten is a little over $300 for two weeks. They pay minimum wage and let them go early more often than not. Sometimes he only works for 10 hours out of the week. He keeps applying to other places but no luck so far. At least that small amount of money helps and it gives him some pride. We are lucky his parents and most of his siblings got refugee to Australia two months after he came to the US. He knows they are safe and its easy to contact them. We hope we can go visit them sometime soon once he has travel documents (refugees can't use their Iraqi passport, must have some refugee travel document issued by USCIS). My husband has a brother in Sweden, thank God his brother has not been kicked out. His brother's wife got there before he did from Iraq so she has managed to get her citizenship to Sweden already. He hopes to get his soon. Everything with Iraq is so complicated and difficult. My heart goes out to those of you going through this process. Some say things get harder when they get here, but for me the 18 month wait was still harder. The waiting, praying they don't get sent back to Iraq, afraid they will be killed if they do. The immigration process for Iraqi spouses is definitely one of the most stressful and emotional. I still have ulcer problems because i couldn't eat right while waiting for him to come. Just remember when they get here to show them love and patience. Its tough during the adjustment, but they will adjust. It just takes time. They have been through so much before even arriving here. Then they have to depend on others until they get on their feet. I still hug my husband every chance I get and give him a kiss reminding him I love him so much and I'm still glad after all this time that I married him. I hope my post helps/encourages some of you. I wish you all the best of luck. [/quote Hi,Thanks for the reply it is encouraging to know someone has made it.I'm alittle cheered today as alen got a job with global contrating for the U.S. army.So hopefully that will be a good thing.I am sorry about your husbands job problems.Does he speak english well? Or is it a issue because he is from Iraq? We are lucky. I am starting a new business so Alen will be able to work with me.But it sucks that he can find know work better than that.I will keep you in my prayers.Good Luck and God Bless You Both	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-01 18:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	Hey Bridget- What pure hell. Hell on Earth. What to do? Pray, pray and pray. The situation seems hopeless, but all you can do is take each day as it comes and live it. Things will happen if there is a will. I know my husband used to talk to people online from the states when he was in Iraq during the war before I met him. Does he really feel that threatened? I know that in Syria we were pretty much limited to small talk because the fear of someone always listening or watching online. It sure sucks. Just know that you are in my prayers. I am not sure about this Larkin dude. What phone number? Does it have the Iraq country code? Alen will realize soon enough that he will have to accept help from others. It is very hard for him to do, I am sure of it. (been there!) There may be no other way.. He needs to find contacts of people who may be able to help. I can't imagine the hell you are living through right now- my entire heart goes out to you. If you ever want to talk or vent or cry on a shoulder, I am here- just PM me. Baj i dunno the number want let me call it back i think it is sweden.4029820624 is the number i think it is someone callin form the embassy.He doesnt feel threatened but is careful.He is moving to arbil next week so it should be better there and he will have internet.thanks girl	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-22 11:47:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	Salaam Bridget- You know most of my story. My SO fled Iraq due to the war and was living as a refuge in Syria for 3 years. It was a hard, hard life. His mom/dad and other family are still in Baghdad, although he has many other brothers in different countries around the world. We feared every day that Syria would kick him out. Getting a "temporary residency" card was harder each month- and finally for the last 4 months, he didn't have any. Last Sunday they interrogated him and almost sent him to the border. We had to pay $2000 to get this through... It was sickening. Not like living in Syria was a dream-world. It wasn't. They wouldn't let him work and he lived in deplorable conditions- but compared to living in a war zone, it was preferable. He had to depend on his family to send him money each month. Very hard for a man to ask for money like that. I felt for him. Everything changed for us last Wednesday when I picked him up at the CHicago O'Hare airport. That is a whole other story- He was in there SO long! (over 4 hours in immigration!) I am sorry your SO was deported back to Iraq. What a nightmare for you. You did tell me that he was living with people he knows. What city is he in? How do you correspond with him? Is he able to get to an internet cafe? Is he in an area where he lived? What is going on there? Did he have a temporary residency card for Sweden which they decided not to honor? That so sucks- there are just no other words. Keep praying hard. I know I am for you. Baj Hi girl.Im so excied that you got your valentine..lol.Im sure they gave him a hard time a poe.But your dreams are finally coming true.I hope the beans and cerial havent been to bad either lol.Well Alen is in baghdad with a relative but she is leaving in one week so he will be on his own.No money, no job.I dont know what he will do ,he doesnt want me to send him money.He scared .He does have cousins inArbil i think so mabe he can go there i dont know.He is so pround and hates to ask anyone for help.We talk by phone .He doesnt have internet and want use internet cafe for fear he will be seen talkin to an american. I hope this is over soon..Someone keeps calling my hbouse from this overseas # named Larkin Parker.They just hang up.Weard they call off and on for 2 weeks now.i dont know what area he lives in other than baghdad.The situaion isnt good there .Still no electricity,bombings still happening daily.Alen says the more the us backs out the worse things are getting.Please pray for us.He wants out of there but im afraid if he leaves ,he will be in you fiancees shoes have to pay out the teeth for residency in another country that will not even let him stay.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-16 12:02:00
Middle East and North Africa	Calling All Iraqis	Well i havent seen any threads for iraqis.I just thought it would be nice to have a place to share our griefs and joys.I know alot of iraqis are displaced in other countrys.My fiancee was in sweden but he has been deported back to iraq last month.We are still in ap in sweden and they want transfer our case until we are out .Id like to know your thoughts an exsperances on interviewing and living in another country.And if any of you have been deported back to iraq?	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-02-13 14:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visa In Hand	congratulations....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-27 10:11:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday	Hey MENA Peeps! Back home it would be Wednesday, so Im going ahead and starting the Wednesday Thread! Hope everyone is doing well and having a great week. Adam and I have been staying pretty busy around here Texas. One thing for us is that Adam has a possible job opportunity to transfer to a warehouse with Walmart working Fri-Sun making $15+/hr He would be off Mon-Thurs and that would be a great opportunity to start college and we could be together every night. So thats something we are hoping and praying for. Everything is signed and faxed off, just waiting to know if they will accept him there. Another thing is that we are officially trying to get pregnant. Been keeping up with one doctor, and if I get pregnant I will have to be seen by a hematologist as well. But, it is official that we are trying and planning for it. Of course, we will keep MENA posted when it happens Take care Peeps and be blessed! Love, Tamara & Adam Congratulations on the job .And also on trying to get pregnant.Children are such a blessing.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-28 03:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Does this mean we are out of AP??	congratulations...sounds like good news to me.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-03 10:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wonderful Mena People	Yes it is so nice to have a shoulder to cry on.And people to talk to that have the same issues.I wish you the best in your journey to marry the one you love.I to am concidering going ahead and getting married if we dont hear something by Aug. I think our consulate in sweden has made it his mission to not process us.And they have forced alen to return to Iraq .Now it has been almost 5 months in Ap.Hes scared there and will soon be on the street.I dont know how much longer we can wait.Good luck to you.I will keep you in my prayers.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-03 13:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wonderful Mena People	Good Monday afternoon MENA! I just want to say that as hard as this process is, it is so helpful to have a forum where everyone actually understands everything and can be a source of support and advice and encouragement for each other. Of course my case is still pending and I will be going back to Morocco in a couple weeks to get married and begin phase 2, but everyone here has been so helpful with everything. That's so nice. I don't post everyday, but I do make sure to get my daily dose of MENA on VJ. It keeps me going esp. when my family and friends are all like....'you're doing what???' LOL. Happy Monday MENA!	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-03 13:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	If I beat my brother in law until he's a decent person, will it effect my application?	Have him buy a wireless router and you both can use the internet at the same time.duh...He is gonna be your brother-in-law for life so you might as well learn to get along.And even if he is a mean lil ###### hes your future wifes brother .Try and find some common things yall might both like a form some sort of bond with him and he might act alil better.Mabe he is jealious or sad because he thinks you are taking his sister.Somes brothers feel this but dont even understand why they feel this way.So give him alil space and learn patients because you are invaiding his territory for 5 months.Think if he showed up to live with you for 5 months how angry you would be.lol ...just trying to show you another side of it.put your feet in his shoes for a few.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-04-29 11:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	Take more than 10,000$ to USA	Yeah good idea Bro I was thinking about use the credit card to get all of that money from any ATM at USA .But i guess it will cost a lot . But taking less than 10,000 in cash and get the rest by credit card yeah its good idea . You can wire transfer your money into an account in the us.That way you dont have to travel with a large sum of money.Talk to your local bank and find out about there wire transfer options. Good Luck.....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-06 14:28:00
Middle East and North Africa	Today We Are Husband and Wife!	congratulations and best wishes to you both	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-03 16:50:00
Middle East and North Africa	K1 REFUSED.... What can/ should we do now???	Just received a reply to my email from the consulate. They said that our case has been sent back to the USCIS for further reveiw........... Insha'allah all will be fine please remember us in your prayers CHECK OUT THIS THREAD YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT THIS GIRL.http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/249688-important-our-us-state-is-going-to-do-an-investagtion-on-morocco/ GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR FIANCEE YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-06 14:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	K1 REFUSED.... What can/ should we do now???	I did call the Consulate but was told I needed to send an email which I did before I made the call but I have not received a reply yet...... Look in the K3 visa catagory there is a topic from yesterday or the day before.Someone whom got refused in marroco filed a complaint with dos.She posted the contact info to complain.Contact her for more info.They have alot of denials from marroco consulate they are investigating it.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-05 10:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Asylum	I don't want to really go into a lot of specifics on the board....but if you have a good deal of knowledge about asylum (probably polictical I am guessing) or if you know of an attorney that may specialize in this...please send me a message. Thanks in advance! Angie I know alil about asylum .My fiancee was seeking asylum in sweden .He was denied and had to return to Iraq.Thanks to our good old US consulate.They had him picked up and he had to return.So i have read up and talk to a few people about asylum.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-03 11:03:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visa in hand 7 days for Tetyana	Congratulations....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-18 21:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday ... Happy Day	Thats great....Congratulations.......Good luck to you both....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-20 10:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday All Ready!	Wow ,i hate weekends because you can get no news. This one be bad though because i got 50 friends flying in from all over the world for a paltalk party. I wish my other half could be here. We were planning to marry this weekend while all our friends were in town.Seeing as we met on paltalk . I miss him so much and am gald at least he can be with us on cam. Ya'll have a great thursday.....	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-27 10:34:00
Middle East and North Africa	Fiancé POE at JFK	Good morning all, Finally my fiancé had made it home. On Saturday he arrived in JFK. He called me from his cell to tell me he landed. I was waiting at that terminal for about 2 hours since I took earlier flight. He called me at 3:45 PM ET. I was standing till 5:40 ET with no sign of him, but as I was turning my head, he came out, as soon as he saw he, he started to smile. He was sweating badly. He said this airport is a ZOO and truly it was, because 3 flights came in from Egypt, Dubai and Amman, brought a lot of Arabs, Indians and some Asians. The arrival room was packed; some people don't even have manners. Anyway, I asked him how it went, and here it is: He said he filled out the White card I-94 as I told him, since he is Canadian; he never filled out any card during his visits to USA only card he fill is customs. He arrived to the passport agent line. He mentioned all windows were open. He stood in the visitor line; the officers were sharp directing people and moving some to the US line. He arrived at counter after 1 hour. The officer was an ex-marine. He started to talk to my fiancé about his role with US army in Falujha since the officer served in same part of country. He asked him how he we met, what do I do for living, and when we are planning to get married. My fiancé asked him about the EAD card, and office said that other agents will take care of it. He then was moved to area location 2. There were lot of people sitting, he thought it is going to take another long hour, but after 10 minutes, officer came out, called his name and he gave him the passport with I-94. My fiancé directly flipped the back and saw the EAD stamp dated till August 27th. He moved to take on his bag and then exit. He said it was easy with no issue, only problem the heat and too many people. We spent one night in NYC; we both did not like it since it was crowded. We were glad to go back to Chicago last night. We are looking to do the civil wedding this week and start applying for all needed document. The good part, his DL from Canada allows him to drive here. Thank you Visa journey for your help, I am glad I come here to read about anything which allowed me to use it during out process. Today is our 1 year engagement anniversary and sure after 1 year he is finally home. Good luck everyone. Im so glad he had an easy POE. New York airports are a zoo.I know you are glad to finally have him home.Good luck to you both.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-05-31 11:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sizzling Saturday!	Good Morning Mena people,Its raining here in Louisiana.But still muggy and hot. Will Probably get in the 90s today. I was gonna wash my truck but that aint happening. June 12th will be my fiancee (alen) birthday. Last year we celebrated it and our engagement the same night.I miss him so much.And as hoping he would be here by now. It has been six months now since i have seen him.I hope you all have a great Sat. Me i look forward to Mondays.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-06-05 12:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Tuesday..	Congratulations....I know this is a special day even if it is just the civil ceremony. It is nice to see someone getting to be forever with the one they love. Good luck to you both and enjoy this day.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-06-09 12:35:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday	Thanks everyone. I hope you all had great sundays. I had a good day playing with my new baby filly. Shes the funniest baby horse. Enjoyed my day and cleaned house too. Praying for each of you. Maybe some of us will here good news tomarrow.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-06-13 22:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday	Well one more day and the weekend is over.It is hot here in Louisiana. Yesterday was my so birthday. The first we have spent apart since we met. I wish it was safe for me to go to Iraq. We are still in ap it will be 6 months tomarrow. Hopefully we here something soon. I miss him alot but have been keeping busy trying to get my new business going. I hope you all have a wonderful day> And that we all might recieve some good news on Monday.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-06-13 11:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	Flag day monday	Good morning vj .Hope everyone had a good weekend. I was hoping to get good news from dos about our ap today but nothing as usual. Good lord these ppl need to get to work...lol	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-06-14 09:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	Arabic Websites	Please add additional websites. Everyone that I have ever found or that someone has sent me has really helped me in some way. Do you know of any good assyrian sites. Id love to learn it.	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2010-07-01 01:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Translating PCC.	QUOTE (yohino @ Nov 2 2009, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys! So,I just recived my PCC that I requested from Germany and I know I'll have to have it translated in to english, but does the translation need to be done by a practising, certified translator or can it just be someone I know is fluent in both languages? Like an english/german teacher? The traslation shouldn't be to hard to do,I could translate it myself but I guess it looks better if a third party does it. Thanks for your answers! Best wishes. I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE A CERTIFIED TRANSLATOR ....WE HAD OURS DONE AT THE COURTHOUSE BUT MY LAWYER RECOMENDED A FEW	bridget and alen	Female	Iraq	2009-11-03 09:30:00