IluvmyLi

Congrats!

we sent our p3 in january. hang in there. Our day will come.

thanks for the reply. Actually my fiance's 1st name is Li. Her 1st and last name is the exact match for many others.

"Patient" This is now my most hated word in the world.

Congrats!

Ok DOS tells me that there are 28 other woman with the exact same name as my fiance also waiting on name checks. I would assume that is 28 woman out of probably several million with the same name in china. I don't think they all have the same father and mother name. I don't think the have the same birth date. I would think the police certificate would answer any questions the name check division would have. Why not have her come down for a finger print check? WHY CAN'T OUR GOV DO A BETTER JOB? I just don't understand why some name checks take so long. In this day and age of advanced technology, I would think this could be done quicker. Maybe they use snail mail to do name checks? I used to be excited. Then I became impatient. Now I have become angry and hateful at this entire system and I have quite a few other words I would like to use but I'm trying to keep this clean. Oh well. The sooner I go to sleep, the sooner morning comes so I can call DOS again. Weekends totally suck. p.s. GUZ if your reading this like I hope you are. I will be in China to see my fiance mid Sept. hint hint hint

1-202-663-1225 Option 1,1,0 They will ask you for your case number and fiance name. Then just ask for your case status.

Congrats Phil! It's about time. Good luck at the interview!

No your not the only one! I've given up even thinking we will get an interview this year. SCREW IT!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats!

congrats!

I don't need to explain anything. a 5 yr old child could see this is a real realationship.

Thx Randy and Lee. Now I can relax and stop freaking.

Ok back in February GUZ sent my fiance a letter asking her to verify if her son would be included in the application for visa. We were asked to fax them our response. We faxed them confirming that son was not included. Now when I call DOS asking for case status, they say for fiance and son. I say that son not included. So I emailed GUZ yesterday and they responded: "Thank you for your inquiry! Since you have listed Ms. xxxx's son in the visa petition, he is included in the record. Will he follow to join as K2? If he is not, please mail us a notarized statement saying so in order for us to delete his application. The case is now only pending the completion of Ms. xxxx's namecheck. We will follow up if it is still pending after July 12, 2006." I just called DOS and told them about my concern that son was included and I didnt' want anything else to cause delays. The lady at DOS told me it is no big deal if son is included and it would be best to just leave him included in case we decide to bring him over at a later point (within one year). She said he will not be expected to be at interview and that my wife will just have to tell the VO that son will not be part of visa. Sound this sound normal? I will ask my fiance to send another fax to GUZ explaining the situation. We both have faxed in the past to correct this. Just another example of our tax dollars hard at work.

our case took 45 days from NVC to GUZ.

You know what, Michael. Ever since I have seen your posts and ever since I have responded to them, I have always been respectable and kind. I am happy for you that yours moved quickly. You got your NOA1 in six days and your NOA2 in 28 days. That's good. Then you have to post this BS to me. All I can say for you with sincerity is good luck on your interview. 225348[/snapback] This process certainly breeds sensitivity in otherwise stoic men. Good News is its own curse. It's all relative. During the process we cellebrate each piece of good news, each piece of progress but as soon as good news comes, we are back where we were the day before, emotionally because we don't know when the next news will come or whether it will be good or bad. We never know which step in the process will be the next hang-up or the next accelleration. When I filed, I looked at the cases that were a week from mailing to NOA1 and watched mine take five weeks to make the same progress. Then I looked at cases approved in 30 days and watched mine take 75 days. Then I saw those same fast cases, get hung up between NVC out and P3 while mine made a quick leap. Now, it's been three weeks since I last had good news. I have my hopes but those can be curses. I have no idea when the next news will come or what it will be. Will we have an early July interview or will it be late August or September, or much later. The point is, the process takes time, usually 7 to 10 months for the lucky ones. Nearly everybody has a stage or two during the process where they are dissappointed with the progress and everybody suffers the same fear and anguish of the unknown between each step. Empathy comes much easier than sympathy. Ron and everybody in the IMBRA hold status actually got good news last week. They now know the RFE questionaires are approved. Before that, they had no idea whether it would be days, weeks or months. That good news has its own curse, because now they have no idea how long it will be before they see theirs and can take another step into the darkness. At each stage, the process is what it is and will be what it will be. This is true for us all. Some can muster sympathy. Others are limited to empathy. For some, it's all they can do to keep breathing. Taking offense at the honestly offered comments of our brothers in this process, is a waist of precious energy, IMO. 225362[/snapback] I think it would be better to let each individual decide on what's so called "good news", rather then some people on here trying to decide on how we should feel.

you received your NOA2 within one month. RLS has been waiting 4 months and still no NOA2. I wouldn't call that respectable at all.

Reply from GUZ regarding my question!!!!!!!!!! Please be advised that we have received your wife and daughter's DS-230 and OF-169. They are now in the line of waiting for being interviewed. According to our current arrangement, we estimate that they are most likely to be scheduled between August and September, 2006. An appointment packet (Packet 4) will be sent to your wife two to four weeks ahead of her actual interview date. Best regards, To begin with this has nothing to do with the question I asked regarding automatic extension of approved I-129f. Secondly my wife's daughter is not traveling to the USA with her. Do they mix things up or only assume. Is this an answer for me or for someone else? Who knows but at least it gave me some kind of information to read. How much time is there between August and September, if you read the message as written. 225152[/snapback] I got this reply from GUZ this morning: Thank you for your inquiry! Please be assured that there is no need to worry about your petition expiration date; the consular officer will extend the petition validity for four more months once your visa is ready to be issued.

Just wait? Wow what a concept! Thx.

The reason I started this post was because of what has happened to Christer......... http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18654 It would appear that we have no way of being sure that GUZ will automatically revalidate the petition.

Rick I just emailed GUZ to ask if it will automatically be revalidated or what the procedure is. Since you already had the interview, I don't know what is suppose to happen next. 224766[/snapback] Trust me I am in the dark!!!! I am worried that we will get kicked back to the US. If so, it is certain death for us. Our love is still there, all the way, but we are both completly broke. 224770[/snapback] Sorry to hear that rick. It's pathetic that those that have the ability to decide who we spend our life with, are paid by the tax payers. What right does anyone have to tell me who I can fall in love with and who I decide to grow old with? Freaken unbelievable.

Rick I just emailed GUZ to ask if it will automatically be revalidated or what the procedure is. Since you already had the interview, I don't know what is suppose to happen next.

Thx Ken and Frank. I shall email GUZ on monday and ask that our petition be revalidated.