RNkiwi

Hi just to butt in here! It has taken me 2 yrs, 10.5 months to get my visa- it still hasn't sunk in yet..... The fact that my papers were "misplaced" by my attorney several times and the horrendously long processing time at Texas SC certainly try yo...

Hi all! Finally had our interview today (if you can call it that!),- signed 2 pieces of paper, raised our right hands, interviewer apologised for the delay and that was it... :balloons: Have to go back on Thursday for our passports. Have another 4 ...

Hey, you guys are lucky, we have to take our kids to the interview in Sydney- only a 4 hour flight :chuckle Got my packet 4 yesterday, interview on June 21, should be in the USA by mid July- can't believe the end is in sight....

Hi Sue, just wondering how you are going with your application? Where are you up to now? My papers have just been sent to the Sydney consulate, who inform me it is a 2-3 month wait for interviews now- can't win! Plenty of time to work on Packet 4 I...

My visa fee bill was paid in Jan-$335, got a letter from my attorney saying I had to pay another $45 when i go for interview, as fees are now $380 per person. As if it doesn't cost enough already!

Whether you are effected by retrogression would depend on where you were born. As far as I know ( correct me if I am wrong), only India, China and the Philippines fall into the retrogression catergories. All other countries are current. Does that cla...

I'm pleased for you! :balloons: Hope the rest of the process runs smoothly! Wendy

The bottle is well and truly open! Forgot to mention, the cost of the visa has risen also- now $380 USD each, $45 increase. I have my fingers crossed that things go smoothly for you Sue- for me once DS230 was requested it was only a matter of weeks ...

Received my packet 4 today!!!!!! :balloons: Attorney tells me my interview will be scheduled for June, so should be in the USA in July. Roll on early May- consulate said they would call me to confirm my date and time! Just have to sell our hous...

PS forgot to mention- once you have a case number from the NVC you are able to call the automated ph number, this will tell you where you are in the processing situation. :)

I am guessing that phase 1 approval is the completion of review by the service centre (?). The paperwork is then passed onto the NVC who process it next. The visa fee bill is then requested ( about 4-6 weeks after you are entered into the NVC system ...

Hi Sue, I feel for you! Have they given you a reason for the delay? Has the visa fee bill been paid yet? Hopefully she is giving the worse case scenario I seem to have ground to a halt here also. I called the embassy last week ($2.75/min), they put m...

Hi there, I am currently waiting patiently (not!) :chuckle for Packet 4 and my interview date in Sydney. My I140 was filed in Sept 2003 TSC, approved Sep 2004, case created at NVC 11/04, received Packet 3 late Feb, case reviewed by mid Mar and sent ...

Hi Suzanne, trying to sell our house and having a major clean out in the process- you know fresh start and all of that!!!! :balloons: Checking out real estate in Florida ( spending the proceeds of our house sale already!)

Hi Bernadette, I have been battling my way thru the US immigration saga for over 2 years now- hopefully it is more efficient these days. :) CGFNS makes everyone's life hell- I used to call them regularly- mind you there are some total idiots who a...

For all of you waiting for I140 processing- after one year, one month and eight days I finally have approval from the TEXAS service center. Yes it does happen eventually! Good luck to those of you still waiting!

I passed NCLEX March 2003, I-140 filed Sept 2003, TSC, (papers lost in attorneys office for 3 months), approval Nov 2004, still waiting for interview date- probably another 2-3 months. Nothing happens in a hurry, especially with incompetent attorney...

Hi Sue,is that for Q.10? I put the name of the HR person at the hospital there ( she signed my contract) , along with the address of the hospital- that is what the attorney told me to do. My form has nothing about petitioner????!!!! Good luck with t...

Hey Sue, that is so cool!!! Crack open the champers! It's such a great feeling! What's the bet your case will be processed long before mine is! Hope your attorney is more switched on than mine is.. Let us know how your case progresses. Wendy

Going to Florida- have a job in Broward County. RFE was to do with no SS #, the temporary licence thing that FL does, I actually have a copy of what the attorney sent back to them, he just sent USCIS back some of their quotes regarding temp licences...

Hi Sue, actually the wait was really short! They sent the RFE back on Oct 26th, and I got approval on Nov 2nd. Hope yours is as quick! Have you signed up for email updates with USCIS?- that is how I found out mine was approved on that particular date...

Finally got a response from the attorney's office- admittedly from one of the aides. Yes- they have paid my visa fee bill- but they won't answer when exactly it was paid- so I am guessing it was within the last 12 hours or so Did I want my family ...

Hi Sue, I had an RFE as well (apparently every nurse is getting them now, or so Shusterman said!), surprise, surprise, my attorney sat on that one for 6 weeks as well, only managed to send it off when I reminded him. If I hadn't been in New Zealand o...

Just waiting for the agency to get hold of him this week,I probably wouldn't be too polite if I had to speak to him!! Hopefully they will speak to the hospital and get this sorted out promptly if he remains unavailable :uhoh21: He has picked the wr...

Despite all the promises made by the hospital's attorney, it now appears that he has not paid the Visa Fee Bill on my behalf as promised ( Dec 6th, 2004). He hasn't replied to any of my correspondence nor to any from my agency. I called the NVC and s...