clarissageo

Thought I'd just give a quick update.....

The Courier picked up our package of documents on Saturday morning, which he told us would get to the Embassy on Monday morning.

We then got a phone call yesterday from a lady at the embassy, who told us that we needed to send my sister in laws birth certificate to her for the I864a (which suprised me a little, because they didnt ask for my FIL's for his I864a)

She said that she was going to send our passports back with the courier and as soon as we had it to send everything back again!........ At which point I told her that she should keep hold of them and I would get it to her before this morning - she was pretty insistant that she had to send them back, so I pretty much begged her lol, and said if she didnt have that birth certificate by end of business today, then ok, send them back, but pleeeeeease just let me try get them to you!

Cue another phone call to MIL, who rang SIL at work to ask her to get it to her when she was done at work, but my wonderful organised SIL had it in her purse! MIL drove to her work, picked it up, and took it home and faxed it to the embassy...

Fast forward to 8.30am this morning and I'm frantically on the phone calling nice embassy lady (my new BFF) to check she'd got it - when I finally got through at 10am, she hadn't, so I ran into town and faxed over the copy I had emailed to my by my FIL - I faxed it twice! Then I got back and emailed it to them as well....... am I sounding sad and desperate yet?

I called them at 2.15 (thought i'd give the poor woman chance to digest her lunch) and she said she had received it, and passed to the ConOff. I mentioned to her that at my interview I was told it took 5 days to process from the date they received the docs, and as Friday would be the 5th day, did she know roughly how long it would take them to go through them because of the delay with the Birth Certificate. She said she had passed it to the ConOff before lunch so would go ask him..... I sat on that damn phone shaking waiting for her to come back.........

When she came back on she simply said 'He's all done with it, and you've been APPROVED'.... That was it, I just went to pieces. I asked her to double check, if it was all 3 visa's approved, and she said yes, the case was a bit messy, but if he managed to finish up before 3.30 the visas would go to SMS today, and if not, then they definatley would tomorrow and would be with us early next week.

Soooooooooo We're FINALLY going home. Its taken 11 months, which I know compared to alot of other people is a short time, but it feels like its been never ending. There have been alot of sleepless nights, tantrums and tears, but its all done with now.

I just want to say, to everyone that has helped on this forum, not just with responses to my posts, but to those by others from which I have got fantastic information and advice Thank you so, so much. Not just the information but the support I got through private messages and Karma when I first started this thread calmed me down, and made a huge difference.

Thanks Guys....... You rock

ian-mstm

Excellent... super news!

Ian

Rete

Great news, Clarissa. I know you have been the guinea pig for this added new information request from the Consulate but I'm so very happy for you that the end is clearly in sight.

SallyCinnamon

CONGRATULATIONS!! Now, get yourselves on the same flight as me (15th December BMI Manchester to Chicago) and we can have a chin-wag on the way across the pond

clarissageo

LOL!! We actually looked at that flight, but when we looked at the connections to CVG it bumped the price up by silly amounts! Unless the prices have come right down since I last looked, we'll probably do LGW-CVG

Hubby & DD are booked on that flight on the 14th, so hopefully we'll be able to get on the same one.... Sods law I was expecting another hiccup so I didnt make my credit card payment until today so now i've got to wait until tuesday to book!

klaney2006

Great News Hun ...

I'll be in the same position next hahaha. Don't forget me card!!!!!!!

Tracym

WONDERFUL news! Congratulations - I am so glad it worked out for you

Bluegrass Lass

Great news! That means you can come to a Cincy/KY meetup sometime in Dec. then!

SallyCinnamon

Ah, I managed to get a connection to Lexington - which will be handy as I'll have 6 suitcases!

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Congratulations. I bolded the above line because I consider it the key item in your post. I'm sure you, although insistent, were exceedingly polite. Honey is always better than vinegar, as the saying goes. Believe it or not, most ConOffs like approving meritorious cases. But they have to practice CYA even if they think a particular rule is nuts.

Again, congratulations.

clarissageo

Thankyou.

I do try to always be polite and keep my cool. One thing my dad taught me, that i've never forgotten, is the first one to lose their temper, loses the argument.

Shame I don't apply it at home!! lol ;P

chrisncarla

Congratulations, and thanks again for the invaluable information that you have posted.

meauxna

With that giant crew?

congrats on the final approval girlie!

On to the Final Step (for now): Arriving In America: Navigating the POE
Port Of Entry (POE)

ian-mstm

CVG is only a 3 hour drive northwest from here! Very nice airport!

Ian

ian-mstm

Hey Lexington is even closer... only 2 hours west!

Ian