Approval thread for CDJ

[M&M]

This is a list of members with Pending I-601 Waivers through CDJ! Meaning anyone who was part of the original backlog or were backlogged through the Pilot Program. All of these members are currently active on this forum.

date waiver filed at consulate-username (date waiver sent to DHS)


November 2006
7- Cata (12/5/06) Approved December 20, 2007
8- jnel00 (11/24/06) Approved January 10, 2008
17- Laguera185 (?) Approved January 11, 2008
?- Lostforyou (12/7-8/06) .....Last sign on Sep 12
29- JLopez (?)

All other November filers approved/denied August-November, 2007

December 2006
4- Letty3j (12/19/06) Approved January 18, 2008
8- midnite27 (12/28/06)
12- Alma Eveleen (?)
12- mjfalove (12/15/06)

All other December filers approved August-October, 2007

January 2007
8- memendoza007 (1/18/07) Approved November/December 2007
10- luvinmb (1/17/07) Approved August 26, 2007
10- Waitingin colo (1/18/07) Approved September ?, 2007
12- Carlosalica (?) Approved August 18, 2007
18- Princesa (1/24/07) Approved August 18, 2007
18- Rsaav (1/26/07) Approved January 7, 2008
18- Sandy_jimenez (1/19/07) Approved January ?, 2008
25- Bohorquez (2/9/07)
29- SUSYCAL03 (?) Approved November ?, 2007
30- 2004mms (2/2/07)
30- letty391 (2/7/07) Approved November ?, 2007
31- anothermar (?) Approved November 10, 2007

February 2007
1- Stephanie (?) Denied late November 2007
1- Venus and Mars (2/6/07)
2- Santacruzin (?) Approved November 12, 2007
3- Miguel (?) Approved November 19, 2007
6- keepurheadup (?) Approved December 5, 2007
7- Romero (?) Approved November 2, 2007
?- Nancyvalles (2/13/07) Approved November 12, 2007
8- GretchenR (2/14/07)
8- Nadiah_25 (2/28/07)
8- RUBY_F (2/13/07) Approved December 1, 2007
8- Ojitos_1980 (?) Approved November 2, 2007
9- Oriana03 (3/1/07) Approved December 24, 2007
14- Hilarya (2/?/07) Approved November 20, 2007
15- Ncruzrangel (3/2/07) Approved December 8, 2007
16- Sabre7 (2/23/07) Approved November ?, 2007
16- senoraserrano (3/7/07) December 11, 2007
16- Charles_J (3/2/07) Approved November 19, 2007
20- cidalia (3/6/07) Approved November-December, 2007
22- Louisa (3/?/07) Approved January 21, 2008
28- GandJ (3/30/07) Approved January 21, 2008

March 2007
2- Erajoy (?) Approved BEFORE November 30, 2007 (that is the date his open pickup letter was dated, never recieved approval letter)
Pilot Program Starts
12- Lexidoodle Approved November 19, 2007
21- Vivi3577 Received Denial letter December 31, 2007

April 2007
3- Rperez
17- eddieg (4/18/07) Approved December 23, 2007
18- lamartinez
25- Roquediaz.....Last sign on Sep 9

May 2007
21- Ojos_de_alicia
29- JandJ ......... Last sign on July 9

June 2007
1- Laluna (6/15/07)
18- JULERCK

July 2007
12- Connie Diaz

August 2007
6- Chulatica (8/21/07)
13- Estrella*
24- Serafin

September 2007
7- Inlimbo
10- ebonybeautytoo
28- Acastillo

October 2007
1- Johnny
2- Chimi
11- Raquel501
16- kgarrid
17- Heaven
22- Angelito21
22- MARIPLAY
22- sadgirl07
29- Jt22
?- Brisa6 (mom)

November 2007
1- Starlynnb
5- Traviesa
5- Chapitol
9- Melmcd76
15- ctorres
16- Liley99
26- Felixthecat
27- vivalrock

December 2007
4- My3helpers
10- Mexicanlove
10- Verovic
12- chota
17- Estrella214
19- Salsa2
20- dnatej
28- lady luck

January 2008
7- llanderos11
22- Alexandra0102






To give updates, be added, or view Moderator Pinkpigs I-601 Excel Spreadsheet, which includes I-601's filed in ALL countries, click the link below.

http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61


For those of you who'd like to see the I-601 Waiverlist on the Juarez Discussion Forum:
http://www.smf.juarez-mexico.com/index.php?topic=367.0

[M&M]

As you can see we've gotten some approvals while the site was down! :)

Josh, mm0503 and luvmyjth posted their approvals on the Juarez forum!

Plus we have two new members that were approved! Ramari777 and Ohcelia!!!!


Congratulations to all of them!

[Adriane]

I thought we had some September approvals? Am I confused?:confused:

[M&M]

We did we had Luvmyjth, who's waiver was sent to DHS in september!


More approvals please CDJ!!! :)

[gdalicia]

Adriane we are assuming that luvmyjth is a September approval because her waiver was submitted at the very end of August.

[Adriane]

Geez, I don't know. I just thought that there had been some Sep filers that had gotten approvals- or maybe I'm confused because W.J. said they were working on Sep.....

[amlopez]

Our waiver was sent to DHS on 9-29-06. Can you add it to the list please?:)

[mi_corazon]

Thanks M for posting this, it is great to finally see October...since that is when we filed. OK CDJ let's get a move on...please.

[lidiana]

I couldn't log on under the same user name, it was lidi (waiver submitted 9/?/06) my user name changed to lidiana.

[hectorswife]

Hey there! You can add me to the list if you'd like, all my stuff is in my signature.

[natorres06]

was anyone told that they would recieve their letter in 4-6 months max????

[Sandra]

thanks melanie for posting the list and for adding oct.!!

[M&M]

Thanks Lidiana and amlopez for the corrections!

natorres, when did you guys file? We were told at our interview in July 06 that it would be 6-8 months. Well it turned out to be 10. Approvals are taking about 9-11 months right now.

[natorres06]

we filed our waiver in oct of 2006

[M&M]

Thank you Natorres!

[natorres06]

M&M
so your saying your spouse can't return until 9/07? is there another interview still after you recieve the letter? how does that work?

[M&M]

Wow, there are new users popping up right and left! Maybe because the site is working well and it's easier for people to register and all???

Welcome everyone! :)

[M&M]

M&M
so your saying your spouse can't return until 9/07? is there another interview still after you recieve the letter? how does that work?

Yes, there's a whole new Visa Pickup interview after your approval. Once you get your approval letter, than you'll get scheduled a visa pickup date for your spouse to get his visa at the consulate. Right now those dates are about 4 months AFTER the actual date of approval. They are scheduling for October 07 right now.

[natorres06]

and I thought my husband would be gone and back in a month. Its been 9 months since he left and 8 since his last interview he hasn't even seen our new daughter born in Oct ,2006 a week after he left. I there anythin that can be done now?

[M&M]

There's not really anything else to do but wait. I know it's very hard and frustrating! It's been almost a year now for us since my husband left. I haven't seen him since January.

Hopefully we'll keep seeing approvals come in and they'll be working on October soon! :)

[elvia]

and I thought my husband would be gone and back in a month. Its been 9 months since he left and 8 since his last interview he hasn't even seen our new daughter born in Oct ,2006 a week after he left. I there anythin that can be done now?

I'm right there with you natorres.... we're all just waiting

[3inmexico]

My wife was approved. Date of approval 5/25/07. We submitted waiver on 7/31/06. I called today and they said our pickup date is 9/24/07. I haven't told her the pickup date as she will be disappointed. She wanted me to call and get it. I'm just going to wait till she calls me. My kids (almost 2 and almost 4) are with her and we will be at 14 months not as a family on pickup date. But at last we can see an end to our nightmare. I hope you all get your approvals soon.

[M&M]

Congratulations 3inmexico!!! I had been wondering if you'd heard anything yet!

[M&M]

Would everyone like me to add on the rest of the list??? I was thinking about it. Or would it be too long? Let me know what you all think?

[zamarrone]

big congratulations 3 in Mexico

[elvia]

Congratulations 3inmexico! :jumpy:

M&M... I would like to see the rest of the list.... I know I was excited when I finally got on it....:elvis:

[M&M]

I added on November! :) I was able to take off May-July!!! Yay, finally!

[Louisa]

I know it will be awhile still before my month comes up but will you add it to your list:)

Thanks

[M&M]

Welcome to the forum Louisa!!! I added you onto my list. I'm going to try to add on the rest of the people who are pending within the next couple days!

[Laura]

Natorres,

My husband was told 4-6 months, and actually, the pinche notario who helped us do the initial paperwork said it would be 2 months, and didn't tell us anything about the waiver or the hardship letter that I had to turn in to support our case. Good thing I found I2US!!!!

[Louisa]

Thanks. I have been around for a long time just never could remeber my password to log on and the site was just to slow for me to fight with logging in. So I would just watch approval dates before. It is great to actually be able to post again though. (My user name was Louisa2776 before)

[dduran]

Hi, been reading post all day. DHl rec. our I 601 application 9-11-06 and we were told it would take 6-8 months, which as you can see it's been longer.:ill: Congrats to all APPROVALS!!!:grpwave::thumbup Please put us on your list.

I added on November! :) I was able to take off May-July!!! Yay, finally!

[dduran]

You lucky, we had out 1st interview on Aug 23, filled I 601 DHL rec. 9-11-06 and we are still waiting. Congrats:)

Natorres,

My husband was told 4-6 months, and actually, the pinche notario who helped us do the initial paperwork said it would be 2 months, and didn't tell us anything about the waiver or the hardship letter that I had to turn in to support our case. Good thing I found I2US!!!!

[Guero]

I was kchrist before, our waiver was entered 12-27

[nsoto]

OMG! I"m in the top 3..wow! WHERE THE HECK IS MY APPROVAL ALREADY!:cry::cry::cry:

[Dorothea]

Any day nsoto!!!
Wow, lots of newbies! Welcome everyone.
M&M, I can't believe you took off May-July, thats amazing :)

[Sandra]

im number 25 yeah baby!! im getting close to the begining of the line:)

[mo1snya]

Hi Everyone,

I have been trying to find the word doc for previously approved waivers for I601 and I212, but I can not find the attachments in this page.

Help someone please

MS

[M&M]

Welcome everyone!!! Thank you for the info!!!!

[M&M]

I added it all on, so if anyone has corrections I would love it!!!

[aguilar1115]

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[bamajoey]

I realize many of you have been seperated from you loved one's for awhile, however, many of us have been seperated for many years not months. I have been seperated from my wife for 3 and 1/2 years. She in Acapulco and me in Atlanta. Our I-130 got sidetracked because of our age differance. That really sucked. ThankGod for cheap international phone service. My wife now is 7 months pregnant with our first child.

Don't want anyone to feel sorry for me just want everyone to know that love can conquere all. ( where is the spell checker ) Ps. at times I feel like i need to be on massive medication to get through it, but, then I just take it one day at a time.

Stay in touch and thanks for the support.
Bamajoey
Waiver sent to DHS

[Arabonita]

In this link are a lot of approvals
http://www.smf.juarez-mexico.com/index.php?topic=676.0

[Arabonita]

Here are some more:
__________________________________________________ ____________
Adivina que??? ya me llego la cita de mi esposo!!!!!!!!!!!! estoy bien contenta!!!!!!!! mira aqui esta mi proceso por si lo quieres poner en el foro.

primer cita-17 de Julio 2006
perdon se entrego-17 de Julio 2006
perdon fue aprovado-28 de Mayo 2007
segunda cita-27 de Septiembre 2007 : )

no aguanto la emocion

mucha suerte a todos y que les vaya muy bien en sus perdones y sus citas!!

si tienen alguna pregunta aqui esta mi correo electronico mariaygarza@yahoo.com

suerte

yanira
__________________________________________________ ____________
Hola arabonita me podrias desir adonde llamaste para saber de tu cita por que
a mi me aprobaron mi waiver el 26 de mayo y aun no tengo fecha de mi
cita,gracias
Luis Silva
__________________________________________________ ____________
Hola no me conoces but i have entered univision a couple of times but it kicked me out and i keep in touch with barona but since she left to Mexico i would like if you could let the forum know that my husbands case was approved and i am super happy i received the letter today and it was approved on june 9. i have not received the appointment date but as soon as i hear anything i will let you guys know. my screen name is pquiroz so u guys can put approved i just cant get on the site anymore with my name i dont know why. i would greatly apreciate it

1st interview july 7,2007
Jose Torres
__________________________________________________ ____________
Chidamendez visa pickup date Aug/3/2007
__________________________________________________ ____________
Gracias por la informacion ara, te tengo buenisimas noticias, fijate que llame a 202 numero y me dijeron que mi esposo tiene su cita para el 2 de Agosto, estoy que no me acabo de la felicidad. Me puedes hacer un favor, yo no tengo internet, solamente aqui en el trabajo, no me puedo meter a escribir en el foro, pero si lo puedes poner en el foro te lo agradeceria, mi nickname es monicaymarco. Y fuimos a Juarez el ano pasado junio 5, 2006 y tenemos la cita para el 2 de agosto de este ano, no me ha llegado nada, pero ya tengo muchas esperanzas.
Cuidate y muchisimas gracias por toda la informacion estamos en contacto, ok.
Monica
__________________________________________________ ____________
SALUDOS A TODOS LOS DEL FORO POR FAVOR SALUDALOS YO SIEMPRELOS LEO PERO NO SE COMO ENTRAR.MI ESPOSA YA TIENE SU SEGUDA CITA JULIO 13.NO SE ESCRIBIR MUY BIEN .DISCULPAS
GRACIAS.
GILBERTO GUILLEN

[Arabonita]

Here are some more:
__________________________________________________ ____________
Adivina que??? ya me llego la cita de mi esposo!!!!!!!!!!!! estoy bien contenta!!!!!!!! mira aqui esta mi proceso por si lo quieres poner en el foro.

primer cita-17 de Julio 2006
perdon se entrego-17 de Julio 2006
perdon fue aprovado-28 de Mayo 2007
segunda cita-27 de Septiembre 2007 : )

no aguanto la emocion

mucha suerte a todos y que les vaya muy bien en sus perdones y sus citas!!

si tienen alguna pregunta aqui esta mi correo electronico mariaygarza@yahoo.com

suerte

yanira
__________________________________________________ ____________
Hola arabonita me podrias desir adonde llamaste para saber de tu cita por que
a mi me aprobaron mi waiver el 26 de mayo y aun no tengo fecha de mi
cita,
gracias
Luis Silva
__________________________________________________ ____________
Hola no me conoces but i have entered univision a couple of times but it kicked me out and i keep in touch with barona but since she left to Mexico i would like if you could let the forum know that my husbands case was approved and i am super happy i received the letter today and it was approved on june 9. i have not received the appointment date but as soon as i hear anything i will let you guys know. my screen name is pquiroz so u guys can put approved i just cant get on the site anymore with my name i dont know why. i would greatly apreciate it

1st interview july 7,2007
Jose Torres
__________________________________________________ ____________
Chidamendez visa pickup date Aug/3/2007
__________________________________________________ ____________
Gracias por la informacion ara, te tengo buenisimas noticias, fijate que llame a 202 numero y me dijeron que mi esposo tiene su cita para el 2 de Agosto, estoy que no me acabo de la felicidad. Me puedes hacer un favor, yo no tengo internet, solamente aqui en el trabajo, no me puedo meter a escribir en el foro, pero si lo puedes poner en el foro te lo agradeceria, mi nickname es monicaymarco. Y fuimos a Juarez el ano pasado junio 5, 2006 y tenemos la cita para el 2 de agosto de este ano, no me ha llegado nada, pero ya tengo muchas esperanzas.
Cuidate y muchisimas gracias por toda la informacion estamos en contacto, ok.
Monica
__________________________________________________ ____________
SALUDOS A TODOS LOS DEL FORO POR FAVOR SALUDALOS YO SIEMPRELOS LEO PERO NO SE COMO ENTRAR.MI ESPOSA YA TIENE SU SEGUDA CITA JULIO 13.NO SE ESCRIBIR MUY BIEN .DISCULPAS
GRACIAS.
GILBERTO GUILLEN
__________________________________________________ ____________
Buenas tardes,
Para empezar dejame pedirte perdon por atreverme a escirte sin conocerme. Pero por primera vez encontre el foro de los waivers en univision. Tengo mas o menos un ano de haber estado en Ciudad Juarez para legalizar a mi esposo. Como muchos de ustedes tuvimos que pedir un perdon que Gracias a DIOS lo aprovaron el 28 de Mayo de este ano. Mira entente responder en el foro pero no pude y no se porke. Pero en fin te pido un favor dile a todos que no pierdan la FE. Yo se que nuestras situaciones son muy pero muy dificiles.
Gracias por escuchar

Primer cita en CDJ mas o menos 17 Julio 2006
Se entrego el Waiver el 17 Julio 2006
La aprovacion del Waiver fue el 28 Mayo 2007
Segunda Cita ?????? espero que pronto

Yaneli

[nsoto]

Yee Haw Mel add me add me approved 6/11/07!

[cesarceo]

thank you for adding my wife's info to the list!!!

[cesarceo]

Thanks For Adding My Wife's Info To The List!!!!

[scarface]

I'm new and very happy I found a page like this. I filed a waiver for my wife on August 2005. Like many people I sent a very simple letter with the waiver. After 1 year and a half of not receiving any type of respose, I consulted an immigration attorney. She sent all the paperwork again in March of this year. I still have not received any response. I'm wondering if anyone else has had to wait this long. I called Juarez last week and even the lady I talked to was surprised to know I've had to wait this long. I hope you guys can comment on this.

[M&M]

I'm so happy for you Nsoto!!!! Looks like you'll be going to Juarez in October after all!!!

They're almost done with August!

Scarface, I don't have any idea what's going on with your case! I have no idea why you wouldn't have gotten a response to the waiver you filed in August 05! You should have heard something like a year ago....

[scarface]

Thank You For Your Response M&m. I Really Don't Know What Is Going On. I Think That I Should've Received Any Response By Now, Even If It Was A Negative Response. I Don't Know What To Do. If After Two Years, I Have To Do The Process All Over Again And Then Wait 2 More Years, I'm Going To Be Very Upset. So I Guess, No One Else Has Had To Wait This Long.

[M&M]

Thank You For Your Response M&m. I Really Don't Know What Is Going On. I Think That I Should've Received Any Response By Now, Even If It Was A Negative Response. I Don't Know What To Do. If After Two Years, I Have To Do The Process All Over Again And Then Wait 2 More Years, I'm Going To Be Very Upset. So I Guess, No One Else Has Had To Wait This Long.

I haven't seen anyone that this has happened to. Did your lawyar do inquiries and all to try to find out why you never got a response to your first waiver?

[scarface]

She said she sent a letter to see what the deal was with my case. I called her yesterday and she still has not received any response from anyone. She said it takes up to a year for them to respond to the new waiver. That did not make me happy. How am I going to wait another year? She is supposed to call me today. I have plenty of knowledge now to know that something is not right. So I have to talk to her and see what she can do to speed things up. At first I thoght that maybe because I didn't send enough documents to support my waiver, it was taking them long, but now that I think about it, if they saw that I didn't send enough info. and that my waiver didn't stand a chance, I don't see how it would take them this long to say NO.

[bloom]

i'm so glad the site is back up!
when i called on 11/30/07 (bloom, waiver turned in 11/14/07) to find out when our waiver was sent to DHS, they said it was sent that same day(11/30). So do you think it gets received by DHS that same day, or are we going to be stuck in the December waivers? just want to decide how depressed i need to get with these current 2nd appointment dates.

[Laura]

She said she sent a letter to see what the deal was with my case. I called her yesterday and she still has not received any response from anyone. She said it takes up to a year for them to respond to the new waiver. That did not make me happy. How am I going to wait another year? She is supposed to call me today. I have plenty of knowledge now to know that something is not right. So I have to talk to her and see what she can do to speed things up. At first I thoght that maybe because I didn't send enough documents to support my waiver, it was taking them long, but now that I think about it, if they saw that I didn't send enough info. and that my waiver didn't stand a chance, I don't see how it would take them this long to say NO.

Welcome Scarface. Did you file through Ciudad Juarez? If so, this is most definitely not a normal situation. :curse:

Your Attorney is clearly not up on what is going on in CDJ, or he/she would know this is ridiculously too long to wait. Have you contacted one of your U.S. Senators to do an inquiry. This would be your best bet to possibly find out some more information.

[M&M]

i'm so glad the site is back up!
when i called on 11/30/07 (bloom, waiver turned in 11/14/07) to find out when our waiver was sent to DHS, they said it was sent that same day(11/30). So do you think it gets received by DHS that same day, or are we going to be stuck in the December waivers? just want to decide how depressed i need to get with these current 2nd appointment dates.

I would say that it's probably right.

[bloom]

thanks. . .i know i will be happy just to know, so i guess even if the pick- up dates are taking as long as they are (that is, being lucky enough to GET approved and GET a pickup date), there is nothing we can do about it. my husband has told i have to stop my pity party and start doing something to get my mind off of things. he told me he doesn't want to talk anymore about immigration, because it only sucks more energy out of us worrying and thinking about things we can't change. but anyways. . .:shy:

[mi_corazon]

When my husband turned in his waiver last October they told him every case was different and even though the wait was 6-9 months at that time that ours would take only 3-4 months! I have been here long enough without him now that I went through a whole pregnancy alone and our son was born last week. No papa here yet..only five kids and one tired old (and did I mention flat broke) mom. Every time I checked on the progress by sending an e-mail the time estimate grew and grew until they finally told us 12 months. I wish they had been honest at the start. He is so discouraged that now he doesn't even want to hear ANY news about the backlog, bad or good! I hope the approvals pick up again like they were...more families back together is only good news to me and one step closer to my husband coming home.

Seriously...same scenario only our son was born on May 18th and I have two kids...the rest the same. Girl I am right there with you.

[aprilstorm]

OMG Nat..I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!:bounce::thumbup::wink:

[aguilar1115]

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[scarface]

Thank you laurfern11. You are probably right. Too bad I already paid her 2,500 usd. I filed a waiver in Cd. Juarez (August 2005), then I came back home and sent the letter to prove hardship. I sent a very simple letter, I don't know if this is the reason why it's taking so long, but then the attorney sent the waiver with plenty of supporting documents in March of this year. I have not contacted my senators, but I'm going to try that. I feel so confused and my wife is very worried, we just don't see why our case could be taking so long. None of this makes any sense to me. I e-mailed Cd. Juarez on Thursday and I haven't received a response. But I want to try everything I can. But I'm so glad I found this page. I just hope my case can be solved soon and my wife and I can start living a normal life. Two years have been toooo long.

[M&M]

Let's keep the approvals comeing CDJ!!! We wanto to finish up August and get September their approvals!

[mi_corazon]

Heck yeah and then on to Ocotber!!!!!

[Laura]

Scarface - is it possible that your first lawyer received notice of your denial (for lack of hardship) and didn't tell you? Back in August 2005, they were only taking a few months, maybe 6 (someone else chime in here if I am wrong...) but it also seems that they were far more lenient... anyway, definitely call your Senators' offices and see which will do an inquiry ASAP.

[M&M]

Scarface - is it possible that your first lawyer received notice of your denial (for lack of hardship) and didn't tell you? Back in August 2005, they were only taking a few months, maybe 6 (someone else chime in here if I am wrong...) but it also seems that they were far more lenient... anyway, definitely call your Senators' offices and see which will do an inquiry ASAP.

That does kind of make sense Laurafern. Like maybe they were denied and all the new stuff that they filed in March was like an appeal or something......

[scarface]

About 8 months after i filed the waiver in Cd. Juarez, I called them because they said it would take them 4 to 6 months and I had not received anything. They told me that I would get something the following month. That month went by and nothing happened, so I called again and they told me that by the end of the month, and nothing. Then I called once more and they told me that they didn't have any information for me, that I had to wait. It ddin't make any sense that they would give me a date and later they would just tell me to wait. Then I called them a couple months later and they told me that Homeland Security had my case. Then from there on all they've told me is to wait. I did not have a lawyer when I filed my first waiver. I did everything on my own. I understand what you are saying M%M and Laurafern 11, but if they denied my first waiver, I should've received a letter from them, right? or do you think that maybe they just dismissed my case? If my second waiver serves as an appeal, do you think I have a chance? I e-mailed my senator on Friday, I hope he can help me. I truly appreciate your comments. Thank you for taking the time to write.

[Laura]

I see, I thought maybe you had used a lawyer the first time, and he/she perhaps received notice of approval/denial, and didn't inform you properly. But yes, you should have received a letter that you were denied.

Do you recall when they told you that Homeland Security had it whether they gave you a transfer date?

Also, just a tip, I have had bad luck with e-mailing Senators. Best to write a letter, and call a few days later, ask for their immigration aide (if they have one) and see if they received the letter. The correspondence I have had success with was from the local office, not the DC office, so you might want to send a letter to each office, and then contact the local office and request they inquire. You can get all the contact info here (http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm). Stress that you have waited far longer than anyone else you have met in the same situation.

Keep us posted!

[mzswing]

and I thought my husband would be gone and back in a month. Its been 9 months since he left and 8 since his last interview he hasn't even seen our new daughter born in Oct ,2006 a week after he left. I there anythin that can be done now?

I noticed things seem to be a little new to you, and I wanted to ask you if you are sure you submitted a good Hardship Letter (even if you had a lawyer do it, are you SURE s/he did a good job?). I am asking because there is still time for you to improve your letter and your chances for approval. Now that you have found this site there is a lot of good information to help you.

After I found this site I completely re-wrote my letter, and it's a good thing because my first letter SUCKED. It is because I sent in a new one that my husband has his green card now. I Just wanted to check and make sure you are as ready as you can be.

Christine

[zamarrone]

I was hoping we would see a lot of approvals over the weekend. I am disappointed. COME ON CDJ!! I want my boring life back :|

[scarface]

I see, I thought maybe you had used a lawyer the first time, and he/she perhaps received notice of approval/denial, and didn't inform you properly. But yes, you should have received a letter that you were denied.

Do you recall when they told you that Homeland Security had it whether they gave you a transfer date?

Also, just a tip, I have had bad luck with e-mailing Senators. Best to write a letter, and call a few days later, ask for their immigration aide (if they have one) and see if they received the letter. The correspondence I have had success with was from the local office, not the DC office, so you might want to send a letter to each office, and then contact the local office and request they inquire. You can get all the contact info here (http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm). Stress that you have waited far longer than anyone else you have met in the same situation.

Keep us posted!

Honestly I don't recall they date of my call and they didn't tell me when my case had been transfered.
Thanks for the tip. I will write them. How do I get the local office address? It only shows the DC one. What should I write in the letter? I don't want to write too much or maybe not write enough.
I also e-mailed Ciudad Juarez and I received an e-mail today. This is what they responded: The waiver is still in process. As soon as we receive any information from the DHS office, you will be notified. I guess they still haven't made a decision about it. At least it hasn't been denied. I repeat none of this makes any sense, what can posibly be taking them this long? My wife has no criminal record. I'm just terribly depressed and stressed out.

[M&M]

I was hoping we would see a lot of approvals over the weekend. I am disappointed. COME ON CDJ!! I want my boring life back :|

I know, I'm hoping for a big batch of approvals for everyone too!

[M&M]

I got to mark another August person approved!!! Jancy!

[ladyliberty]

Could you please change soyem in October to Lady Liberty?? I like my new name better! :hippy:

[mreyna]

He had his appointment Aug. 7th and turned in waiver on the 9th. It was transferred to DHS on the 29th of August. It was approved August 24th of 07 and we received the letter June 30th. This is awesome. I hope we see more approvals. Thank God!! I was in Mexico visiting my husband when my Dad called to give me the news.:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[nsoto]

Congrats!:thumbup::thumbup:

[M&M]

Could you please change soyem in October to Lady Liberty?? I like my new name better! :hippy:

I changed it! I like your new name!

He had his appointment Aug. 7th and turned in waiver on the 9th. It was transferred to DHS on the 29th of August. It was approved August 24th of 07 and we received the letter June 30th. This is awesome. I hope we see more approvals. Thank God!! I was in Mexico visiting my husband when my Dad called to give me the news.:bounce::bounce::bounce:


Congratulations!!! We're very happy for you!

I put you down as being approed June 24, because I'm guessing you meant June instead of August....

Let us know when you get your pickup date!

[mreyna]

Yes your right, I meant JUne 24th

[M&M]

Keep the approvals coming!!!! :thumbup:

[mnava]

I really hope we see more approvals soon too!!!!!!

[M&M]

Yay, an approval on Sunday!

[Ms.Valencia]

M & M you are doing a great job with this chart!:thumbup:

[mi_corazon]

Hoping and praying for a week of approvals...we certainly need it...many of us are at a low on the positivity scale!

[M&M]

M & M you are doing a great job with this chart!:thumbup:

Thank you! :)

I just updated your name. I added on the Ms. I've been trying to keep track of people who may of gotten a new user name when the registered again.

[Pinkpig]

M & M you are doing a great job with this chart!:thumbup:


Let me second that...M&M you are doing a great job with this chart!

[Chula]

An excellent JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO M&M!!!!!

[natorres06]

how do i find the approval chart?

[Pinkpig]

how do i find the approval chart?

the very first post of this thread for CDJ:

http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25

For all I2US 601 filers go here:

http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61

[bdesj]

Hi! Nice to hear that a lot of people were approved lately! Congratulations to all of you, please forgive me for not going through a one by one list of congratulations.

New site looks pretty nice. According to the posts, I guess it keeps up a lot better too. Whee! I don`t see any thread resembling the Juarez Club- is this one now being used for that purpose?

[kphillips]

We had our first interview on August 28, 2006.
Filed I-601 on September 7, 2006
Received Approval notice on July 2, 2007 (Approved on June 18, 2007)
Currently awaiting Visa Pick-Up date

Can anybody give me an idea of how long between receiving approval notice and receiving Visa Pick-Up date letter???

Thanks

[kitkat1]

Right now it seems to be four months from approval to pick up date.

[mnava]

congrats kphillips!!!! You should be getting another letter hopefully soon!!!!
Keep them coming CDJ!!!!

kphillips who signed your letter?

[kphillips]

Oscar Lujan signed my approval

I'm really wondering how long it was for you between your approval letter and the letter telling you your visa pick-up date???

Thanks for your helpful info

[M&M]

Congratulations Kphillips!!!!

You usually can find your visa pickup date by calling the 202 number about 2 weeks after you get the approval letter. Then the the visa pickup packet comes about a week or so after that.


Also butterfly posted on the Juarez forum that she was approved too! On June 26!!!

[Sandra]

melanie the dates to the left are the dates that the waiver was filed???

[M&M]

Yes and the dates on the (right) ar the dates they were sent to DHS.

[kphillips]

I'm looking through all my info, and I don't seem to have any 202# to call for information. It seems that everybody here uses some 202# to find things out, I assume that it's a telephone number beginning with 202. Can somebody please give me that number???

Thank you very much.

[Charles_J]

I'm looking through all my info, and I don't seem to have any 202# to call for information. It seems that everybody here uses some 202# to find things out, I assume that it's a telephone number beginning with 202. Can somebody please give me that number???

Thank you very much.

Here ya go! 202-663-1541 :)

[M&M]

Let's keep the approvals coming!!! There's lots of people still waiting!

[zamarrone]

I'm heading off for the weekend, I hope to see all the august folks approved by Monday morning :) Enjoy your weekend everyone!

[mnava]

Yes I hope we have approvals before Monday too!!!!!

[M&M]

Well we got one approval today so far!!! Congratulations to Roxie!!!

Lorena_scott, Jgiess, Dustingaletti and dduran, have any of you heard anything yet????

[mzswing]

Hey everyone! I am just popping in to say hello and let you know my prayers are still with all of you waiting that you will soon be reunited. I hardly get on anymore since my sweetie is home (We have more interesting things to do lately ;))

Congratulations to all the recent approvals! Hopefully this whole system will be cleaned up and running smoothly soon so no more families have to be separated for so long!

Besos!!

[mi_corazon]

Hey everyone! I am just popping in to say hello and let you know my prayers are still with all of you waiting that you will soon be reunited. I hardly get on anymore since my sweetie is home (We have more interesting things to do lately ;))

Congratulations to all the recent approvals! Hopefully this whole system will be cleaned up and running smoothly soon so no more families have to be separated for so long!

Besos!!

Totally understood..I hope to have better things to do soon too!:blush:

[M&M]

Juniperthimble is APPROVED!!!!! The approvals are coming in! I knew there was more approvals in that batch!

[kphillips]

I got my visa pick-up date today! So relieved!

I-601 submitted September 7, 2006
Approved June 18, 2007
Received approval July 2, 2007
Pick-up date October 14, 2007

[princesa]

You can also add mine from January 18, 2007
Thanks

[mi_corazon]

I got my visa pick-up date today! So relieved!

I-601 submitted September 7, 2006
Approved June 18, 2007
Received approval July 2, 2007
Pick-up date October 14, 2007

OMG the process is almost complete for you! Even better now because you have a date to work toward! I am happy for you:thumbup:

[Sandra]

it looks like its taking about 10 months to receive a decision on the waivers from the date it was filed in cdj??? or am I wrong. so I think I should be hearing something by aug 26. I sure hope my dream of receiving his approval between aug 11 -16 will some true!!

[M&M]

Congrats on your pickup date kphillips!!!!

I added you on Proncesa!!! Welcome!

[romero]

add me to list

[M&M]

Welcoem Romero!!! I added you on! :)

[stephanie]

i can't find syd's timeline but i know i saw them before. are they on the list?
what month are they?
congrats to syd and the others this week
please lets get some more
has laurel or warren let us know yet when the extra people are going to work?

[Pinkpig]

i can't find syd's timeline but i know i saw them before. are they on the list?
what month are they?
congrats to syd and the others this week
please lets get some more
has laurel or warren let us know yet when the extra people are going to work? NO


Syd CDJ CDJ Approved 5-Jun-06 26-Jun-07 Over S-I

They filed June 5, 2006. Approved June 26, 2007

[M&M]

Congratulations to Dustingaletti, who was approved July 8!!!!

Looks like August is just about done!!!!

Also BrandyLuis on the Juarez forum got her approval today!!! She was an August filer also!

Keep the approvals coming! :D

[angela256z]

Question - On the I2US list they are all approved, but I clicked on the link to the Juarez Forum and I see a few denials. Why are there so many people denied on that forum? I feel really bad for them. Were their HSL's not complete or something?

[M&M]

There looks to be alot of denials on that forum because it is alot newer than this one. Most of those denied people joined the forum after they were denied, whereas people who are approved tend to move on with their lives and you don't see them so much on the forum anymore. I think Catiana and I started that list around the beginning of the year. And actually almost all of the denied people over there were on this forum first. So far immigrate2us has had 8 denials. Kareninna, Barona, Morena, Sananamon, Rope, Adwilli, Chuletas and Catiana. Our last denial was Rope who's waiver was denied in April, 13 months after it was sent to DHS.

[zamarrone]

Hi everyone, it is great to see that we had additional people getting approved. congratulations to all of you!! So has there been any news from Warren lately? he has not been on the chat for a long time.

[maru1979]

Here is praying for another wave of approvals......

[zamarrone]

I just noticed the date that Deb_scared's waiver was sent to DHS 10/10/06!!! That makes her waiver an October waiver, that really sucks, they were just sitting on it for a month and a half.

[mnava]

I really hope we hear something soon!!!!!

[mamacita]

Hey guys, I know there's been people who have wanted me to post the list. So here it it. I'm hoping that people when they register again will have the same username or at least will let me know what their new one is. All of these mebers are currently active on this forum.

date waiver filed at consulate-username (date waiver sent to DHS)

July 2006
All other July people approved in May or June 2007
?-Lorena_scott (7/27/06)

August 2006
2-Jgiess (8/7/06)
3-Coatzozon (8/14/06) Approved May 31, 2007
4-Ohcelia (8/18/06) Approved June 7, 2007
9-Mreyna (8/29/06) Approved June 24, 2007
10-Jancy (8/29/06) Approved June 24, 2007
11-mm0503 (8/19/06) Approved June 7, 2007
16-Nsoto (8/19/06) Approved June 11, 2007
16-Egonzalez (8/19/06) Approved June 2, 2007
17-Cbaguilar (8/19/06) Expedite approval May 4, 2007
18-dustingaletti (?) Approved July 8, 2007
18-rmari777 (8/29/06) Approved June 16, 2007
19-Butterfly (?) Approved June 26, 2007
23-Laurafern11 (?) Approved May 4, 2007
23-dduran (9/11/06)
24-Marko21 (9/8/06) Approved June 24, 2007
24-Cheli44 (9/6/06) Expedite approval March 27, 2007
24-Deb_scared (10/10/06)
28-Luvmyjth44 (9/?/06) Approved June 16, 2007
29-Roxie0923 (9/9/06) Approved July 8, 2007
29-Lidiana (9/?/06) Approved June 20, 2007

September 2006
1-Ladyb (9/?/06)
7-Kphillips (?) Approved June 18, 2007
7-juniperthimble (?) Approved July 1, 2007
7-dorab82 (?)
21-Amlopez (9/29/06)
21-Julissa_x (10/3/06)
27-HiltonHead (?)
28-TO1436 (10/5/06)

October 2006
3-Aguilar1115 (10/16/06)
5-Lm1230 (?)
6-Mnava (10/25/06)
10-Mi_corazon (11/1/06)
11-Jenstaks (11/3/06)
11-Elvia (?)
12-Danny13 (10/23/06)
17-LadyLiberty (10/30/06)
20-Nicole7 (11/16/06)
26-Sandra (11/16/06)
27-cesarceo (11/17/06)
30-Natorres06 (11/6/06)
31-Zamarrone (11/24/06)

November 2006
6-Mamacita1231 (11/25/06))
6-VOPangel (?) Expedite approval February 15, 2007
8-Tracimn123 (11/15/06)
13-Ms. Valencia (?)
14-bloom (11/30/06)
14-Adriane (?)
21-Kitkat (?)
30-Bamajoey (12/14/06)

December 2006
5-Godwithus5 (?) Expedite approval February 6, 2007
11-Salcidofamily (?)
12-Alma Eveleen (?)
12-Jooles (?)
15-Gdalicia (12/28/06)
18-Judyoro (12/27/06) Expedite approval May 4, 2007
19-Guero (12/27/06)
21-Chula (12/29/06)
27-Carlyflower (?)

January 2007
10-luvinmb (1/17/07)
12-Carlosalica (?)
18-Princesa (?)

February 2007
1-Stephanie (?)
2-Santacruzin (?)
7-Romero (?)
8-GretchenR (2/14/07)
22-Louisa (3/?/07)
28-GandJ (?)

March 2007
12-Lexidoodle

April 2007
17-eddieg (4/18/07)
25-Roquediaz

May 2007
21-Ojos_de_alicia
29-JandJ


For those of you who'd like to see the I-601 Waiverlist on the Juarez forum:
http://www.smf.juarez-mexico.com/index.php?topic=367.0


Melanie,
Can you please correct our interview date was 11/05/06 & I601 waiver sent to DHS on 11/15/06, not the 25th.
Thanks so much for this info it's very helpful we can keep track of one another!

Mamacita!:thumbup::bounce:

[everything4love]

we were approved July 26 thru the pilot program.

[M&M]

Thanks guys! I made the changes and added a couple people! :)

[nadiah_25]

Hello Mel,

Can you add me in,
Waivers turneded in 2/8 received by DHS 2/28

Thanks,
Nadia

[M&M]

Welcome Nadiah!!!! I added you on!

[Ms.Valencia]

Um I have a question, well actually two.. I noticed that some people that had a first appointment after me had there waivers in system with DHS… WAY before me.. Wonder why???
And are they working on Waivers submitted in October to the consulate, or cases they received in October???

[nsoto]

I think what Oscar meant is waivers received to DHS in October. DHS wouldn't go by the date we submitted them to the consulate.

Also, who knows with the consulate, when they send the waiver to DHS. I know that while we submitted our waiver on 8/16 and it was transferred 8/19, while some of the below was submitted before me, but sent to DHS after me at like the end of the month..

Good Luck! I know you will be hearing somethingn soon!!!

[alec03]

M&M,

My second appt was 9/24. I see you had a question mark for me.

Thanks!

[M&M]

Thank you Alec! You should be hearing something ANY day!

[maru1979]

Thank you M&M for posting the information and keeping us all updated. :)

[princesa]

It is great to be able to look at this site and at least get an idea of where we stand and the wait times. This site is much more informative than our government is. Thanks to all of you who take the time to keep us updated.

[danny13]

I just called DHS and they said my wife's waiver was entered into their computers OCT 30 2006, not OCT 23

[Sandra]

I thought for sure I would see approvals from yesterday:( hopefully today will be one with approvals!!!!!!!!

[zamarrone]

They need to strat mailing these notices out a lot sooner. Shoot I'll go help them.

[M&M]

Thank you Danny! I updated it!

I agree you guys! More approvals! Let's get those letters mailed out PRONTO!!!!

[alec03]

Thanks for the update!

[princesa]

I would be more than willing to go and do the work of getting the approval letters typed up and mailed out...I could still be working and be with my husband

[Sandra]

i wonder about the process and the time it takes from the approval to sending the approvals to the consulate? or do they set up the appts and send out the approval letters straight from that office where they are reviewing the waivers????

[M&M]

Lets get some more approvals!!!

[nsoto]

yes, please more approvals for my friends!! COME ON CDJ!!!!

[Dorothea]

I hope they are in the mail so we see lots in the next week or two!
I am so happy to see that August is almost done :)

[inlimbo]

I hope we see some more approvals really soon!! I can't wait to see more all the September approvals come flooding in!!!!

[mnava]

I was hoping to come on here and see a bunch of approvals over the weekend..... :(

[gdalicia]

Okay, this sucks! :bang::curse:

[madrika]

Hey everyone!!! Hang in there!!! It will happen!!! I continue to pray for each and every one of you! Stay strong!
Praying for approvals!

[stephanie]

Please God Help Us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Need To Be With My Family!!!
We All Do
And I Feel Torn Between My Husband And Daughter There And My Daughters, Job And House Here
I Hate This
Please Help Us!!!

[princesa]

I am going to keep the faith that we are all going to be approved soon. I continue to pray every day along with the help of my 3 and 5 year old sons

[princesa]

Okay I was finally able to get an answer about my husband' 601. We filed January 18 and I was told today that it was sent January 24. I am getting bits and pieces of information. The girl I spoke with today informed me it is taking between 8 months and 1 year for and answer. (but I already knew that thanks to I2US)

[zamarrone]

I wish we were able to check on our case thru the internet. Shoot a simple page with our case numbers would be great!!

[princesa]

I agree completely. They should be able to set it up without too much trouble. Wonder who we can "talk" to about that? of course I would be trying to check it daily

[M&M]

I wish we were able to check on our case thru the internet. Shoot a simple page with our case numbers would be great!!

I always thought that too! I think it would probably be too much work for them though. Thousands of people file through CDJ, so it would take a huge amount of time to update a system like that. That's probably why they don't do it. Of course if they had something like that though, they'd probably get way less inquiries.

Thanks for the update princesa!

[M&M]

Okay....we need some approvals! :erm:

[kellieram]

I just finally was able to re-register now that the site has been changed. Anyways, my hubby received his approval at the end of May and in June we got his appt. date which will be on the 9th of August. Here's the basic stats of our case: 1st appt. May 22, 2006, Approval: May 19, 2007, Visa Pick up: August 9th. Just to get an update: we won't have to repay visa fee? Will they just ask him the same questions as in teh last interview and how long should he be expected to be in the consulate that day?? Thanks for everyone's help!!

[Laura]

Congratulations Kellie!!! So glad to hear it and welcome back!

[M&M]

Welcome back kellieram!!! It's nice to see you again! Wow, your visa pickup is soon!!!! :D It's kind of unclear right now whether or not you'll have to pay teh visa fee again. The last couple visa pickups haven't had to, but all the ones before did. Plus the newer pickup packets have been saying that we don't have to repay. So make sure you hubby has the money just in case! I've heard that the visa pickup usually is alot faster.

[kellieram]

Thanks!!

[Sandra]

OMG..... where are all the approvals!?!?!?! Those of you who have pending waivers from aug or sept, have you called to see if you have any news yet???
Or is this the calm before the storm??? Hopefully next week things will be different.

[maru1979]

Congratulations Kellie!
Come on CDJ send out those approvals and keep them rolling in....

[M&M]

OMG..... where are all the approvals!?!?!?! Those of you who have pending waivers from aug or sept, have you called to see if you have any news yet???
Or is this the calm before the storm??? Hopefully next week things will be different.

I hope it is the calm before a BIG STORM!!! We're ready for a storm of approvals!!! Approvals that extend into Ocober and maybe farther!

[mamacita]

M&M,
Did you know that on the Juarez forum there is Psychjo, who is still stuck from June and she hasn't received her I601 waiver approval or anything yet?
:sad:
That is so unfair, that no one know what the He,,,,,,,,ll is really going on down there, and there are many more people who have already gotten processed from the backlog. She even has her Senator involved and still she is waiting?:confused:
I just pray we get another mini-blitz very soon for all of our sakes especially her,,,,,,,!:D

Mamacita
(Genie)

[M&M]

Yes, I know Genie! It breaks my heart for her too! It really sucks how they can do stuff like that to people! Just decide on her waiver already!

[mnava]

Where are the approvals???? How long has it been no since we last had one??????????????????? Forever!!!

[maru1979]

Praying for a wave of approvals....

[paty92562]

Hi Guys! I Was Appproved July 18 By The Pilot Program, Also Got My Visa The Same Day!!!!

[ladyliberty]

What the F is going on in CDJ and where are the approvals???? I don't want to hear about any more stinkin' pilot program approvals - they are like a slap in the face. (OK, I wouldn't be saying that if I was one of the lucky ones who got that chance. I just think it's SO damn unlucky of me to have my interview three months earlier than the pilot program was started, or however long. It just feels so sickening to be waiting while waves of others are approved after me.)

Where are these Aug and Sept approvals??? I just want to go home!!!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

PS. Sorry, congrats to you pilot approved people. Good for you. You have a lucky star. I just needed to rant.

[Pinkpig]

What the F is going on in CDJ and where are the approvals???? I don't want to hear about any more stinkin' pilot program approvals - they are like a slap in the face. (OK, I wouldn't be saying that if I was one of the lucky ones who got that chance. I just think it's SO damn unlucky of me to have my interview three months earlier than the pilot program was started, or however long. It just feels so sickening to be waiting while waves of others are approved after me.)

Where are these Aug and Sept approvals??? I just want to go home!!!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

PS. Sorry, congrats to you pilot approved people. Good for you. You have a lucky star. I just needed to rant.

Man I hear you...I remember when you were on your way to Mexico and then your baby was born and now you are still waiting. I can't blame you for being a bit perturbed... Hoping that all kinds of waiver approvals happen this week and that yours is included. Take care. It will happen. :)

[Sandra]

approvals!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where Are You!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[stephanie]

what is going on
oscar said they were done with sept and i dont see any proof
come on somebody - send approvals
i check a few times a day and nothing!!!!!!

[natorres06]

I hope we get approvals soon!!!! I havn't seen my husband since he left in October, 2006 and our daughter was born a week after he left she is now 9 months old and doen't know her daddy. My 4 year old has lost hope.

[ladyliberty]

Hey natorres, let's go home together!!! Our dates are pretty similar. Hopefully when your children are grown they will hug their daddy every day and not remember these days when he was far away.

How can our government do this to us? I understand paying for previous "crimes" like crossing the border illegally, but, good God... Paris Hilton drove drunk twice and spent less than a month in jail, and Nicole Richie is about to spend just a few days in jail for also driving drunk TWICE. My husband didn't cross at a checkpoint - I think driving drunk is much more dangerous and serious a crime, yet we've been punished for years now.

Why can't they just give us our approval and let us schedule InfoPass for our pickup (instead of waiting THREE months LONGER!?!)... there's just no logic to any of this.

[M&M]

Geez, where are the approvals???

Do you think maybe some of the DHS staff are on vacation right now or something??? Maybe that's why we aren't see much right now? I mean they worked their butts off in May and June, so maybe July is a slower month because alot of them are on vacation?

[Charles_J]

what is going on
oscar said they were done with sept and i dont see any proof
come on somebody - send approvals
i check a few times a day and nothing!!!!!!

He did say they needed to send out the notices.

I wonder if there's a back log now for notices in the mail room. LOL!

[lexidoodle]

July is a big month for vacations, and if your a federal employee and you have "lose or use" vacation time, you have to take it before January. I know where I work, it's like a ghost town around now and then again starting with Thanksgiving thru New years.

[inlimbo]

What the F is going on in CDJ and where are the approvals???? I don't want to hear about any more stinkin' pilot program approvals - they are like a slap in the face. (OK, I wouldn't be saying that if I was one of the lucky ones who got that chance. I just think it's SO damn unlucky of me to have my interview three months earlier than the pilot program was started, or however long. It just feels so sickening to be waiting while waves of others are approved after me.)

Where are these Aug and Sept approvals??? I just want to go home!!!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

PS. Sorry, congrats to you pilot approved people. Good for you. You have a lucky star. I just needed to rant.

Well, ranting is what this site is for sometimes, isn't it? I can understand your frustration. I hope that for everyone's sake, in 3 months the backlog is over and gone and just a bad memory.

[bloom]

How does it work now that most of the waivers are coming from Mexico City? I'm assuming they are sent out from the offices in El Paso (?), so do you think maybe they wait until they get a whole bunch before they send them back to El Paso to have them sent out by mail (hence this REALLY long dry spell??)

[gdalicia]

Maybe they are taking a breather to try and let the Consulate catch up with all these visa pick-ups? Or maybe they are holding the approvals and not sending them out so quickly so that it seems like less time to the pick-up once we get the letter! :rolleyes:

[Sandra]

I just think this is so ridiculous!!! I want my husband home, now!!!!! I also think there is nothing going on right now, but when its going to rain its going to pour, or at least thats what im hoping for:)

[nadiah_25]

Come on approvals.....

Here we are..........

[nsoto]

I hope so too ladies...Hang in there..it's coming...

[Adriane]

I'm losing patience.... How can Mr. Lujan say he understands how we feel when we've been waiting and watching PP waivers fly by, all approved same day.....

I want to come home!

[egonzalez1975]

I'm praying for all of you that we will see another mini-blitz SOON!!!

Hopefully something breaks through soon.

[mi_corazon]

I just got off the phone with my husband and he seems like he is losing hope. I too feel that way, but I try to stay positive...one of has to, right?
I mean that it is just so hard to see the pp people get their approvals and we got the short end of the stick. There are many times that I just want to throw in the towel and say screw it, but in the end I know how important this is and the pay off will be fabulous once it is over, but come on...doesn't the government think that we have all suffered long enough?

[Dorothea]

I need to see some approvals too... I hope they are on their way.

[mi_corazon]

Please God let us see some approvals! I need to have my spirits lifts! Approvals! Approvals! Approvals! please, pretty please

[Sandra]

praying that this coming week will be full of approvals:)

[Lachulagreeneyes]

I also will be praying for your approvals to come this week.

[inlimbo]

I just got off the phone with my husband and he seems like he is losing hope. I too feel that way, but I try to stay positive...one of has to, right?
I mean that it is just so hard to see the pp people get their approvals and we got the short end of the stick. There are many times that I just want to throw in the towel and say screw it, but in the end I know how important this is and the pay off will be fabulous once it is over, but come on...doesn't the government think that we have all suffered long enough?

Hang in there, girl! I know it's hard to always try to be the positive one.... but you will get your approval soon!!!

come on CDJ, we want more approvals!!!

[mi_corazon]

Hang in there, girl! I know it's hard to always try to be the positive one.... but you will get your approval soon!!!

come on CDJ, we want more approvals!!!


AWWW...thanks...I am sure that others out there have felt the same way at some time or another, but sometimes you just gotta get it out ya know? Thanks so much for understanding. :blush:

[nadiah_25]

New week....
Come on CDJ... send out some approvals!!!
We all need so see some movement cause if feels like we are stuck...

Need some hope......
Something to look foward.....

Please...

[zamarrone]

NO APPROVALS!!!???? What is going on CDJ??? We need to get our families reunited.

[maru1979]

Praying for many... many approvals this week!.....

Mi Corazon - Hang in there girl! you are almost done with this immigration roller coaster ride..... I know it is easier said than done but hang on tight to the end of the ride....

[inlimbo]

AWWW...thanks...I am sure that others out there have felt the same way at some time or another, but sometimes you just gotta get it out ya know? Thanks so much for understanding. :blush:

Hey, anytime! I just know how hard it is to have those conversations with your hubby -- I've had plenty of them with my fiance and sometimes I just want to strangle him!! :crazy: Just kidding! But really, sometimes it is so challenging to keep your chin up and to help your partner stay strong too. So that's why we're all here to help with an extra boost of support from time to time, right? :thumbup:

[mi_corazon]

Praying for many... many approvals this week!.....

Mi Corazon - Hang in there girl! you are almost done with this immigration roller coaster ride..... I know it is easier said than done but hang on tight to the end of the ride....

Thanks I certainly hope so...pretty soon...ya mero. That's all I can say and continue to say until I have that amazing letter in my hands. I am glad that I have this site where I can come and just let it all out, where people understand and can truly relate to the turmoil that we are going through. You and all my friends (you all know who you are) are wonderful people and I appreciate the fact that we have had the opportunity to "meet."

Sincerely- thank you :blush:

[princesa]

guys my husband and I are going through this too, the thing is sometimes he tries to be the strong one...and then other times we talk on the phone (or like this weekend) and feel so discouraged that we actually cry together, then the next day we feel better and can get through another few weeks. sometimes I think its ok to just let the feelings out. And I am so very greatful to everyone here for letting me vent and get things out. so if i can every be an "ear or shoulder" for anyone just give me a "yell"

[M&M]

There doesn't appear to be anything today...

Hopefully tomorrow! I want to mark people APPROVED!

[natorres06]

Hey natorres, let's go home together!!! Our dates are pretty similar. Hopefully when your children are grown they will hug their daddy every day and not remember these days when he was far away.

How can our government do this to us? I understand paying for previous "crimes" like crossing the border illegally, but, good God... Paris Hilton drove drunk twice and spent less than a month in jail, and Nicole Richie is about to spend just a few days in jail for also driving drunk TWICE. My husband didn't cross at a checkpoint - I think driving drunk is much more dangerous and serious a crime, yet we've been punished for years now.

Why can't they just give us our approval and let us schedule InfoPass for our pickup (instead of waiting THREE months LONGER!?!)... there's just no logic to any of this.
i'm praying we all get good new soon!!! what is the infopass and how does it work????

[Sandra]

omg!! what is going on with cdj?!??!??!?!?

[mi_corazon]

seriously!

[zamarrone]

This is terrible it's almost the end of the week and no approvals.

[mnava]

Geez our last approval on the list says July 8th!!!!! What is going on? Mr. Lujan & Mr. Janssen, please send out the approval letters.

[elvia]

:include:
:curse:
:bang:
:angry:

[M&M]

Looks like we're stuck in a rut!

Come on DHS, buy some stamps and mail those letters!!!

[Sandra]

Didn't mr. lujan state that all the waivers from aug and sept have been processed, so where are they!?!?!?!?! Actions speak louder than words. Has any member who turned in their waiver in aug or sept have called to see the status of their waiver????

[aguilar1115]

We are an October waiver and I am dying in anticipation to see those approvals show up..that's what keeps me going!

[Sandra]

I am so mad!!!!!!!!!!! What is going on!?!?!?!?? I have been doing good:angel:, waiting so patiently until now that nobody is receiving their letters with a response to their waiver. This is so sad:( I try to make myself cry and try to feel sorry for myself, but I just can't.........I feel so sad, lonely and frustrated that this line is not moving....I feel like I am at a bank or at the grocery store standing at the end of the line. Jumping up and down :bounce: trying to see what is the hold up, I am starting to become a frustrated customer:bang:

[aguilar1115]

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[princesa]

Ok if September is complete where are those letters...come on CDJ lets light a fire and get some letters sent.

[Sandra]

APPROVALS WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?! :angry::bang::mad:

[mnava]

Sandra I am right there with you. Where are those approvals??????:sad:(

[M&M]

Approvals please!!!!

I added Dlanda onto the list in October!

[inlimbo]

We've just got to see some approvals this week!!! Keeping my fingers crossed really tight!!!

[tracimn123]

I agree I cant take it anymore,

[Ms.Valencia]

WHAT IS GOING ON??? HELLO!!!

[elvia]

AAAAARGHHHH... :curse:

Infopass this, infopass that..... infopass infopass infopass...... :curse:
when will it be about the back log??? When will WE see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am so frustrated and mad and just plain sad. :curse:

[mamacita]

HI Ladies,

I too am waiting and waiting,,,nothing?:confused1::dunno:

It's just not fair that we are all living so many months in limbo and then Oscar post's 3 wks ago tomorrow that they are now working on Oct and they will be mailing out the approvals; where are the approvals?

We had our interview on Nov 2nd turned in waiver on Nov 5th and DHS received on Nov 15th so we are now into our 9th month and counting. I am praying we will get our approved waiver in Sept so I can hope and pray for my husband to be home for Xmas, God willing!:daydream:

There has to be better way to do this?
I am so frustrated and tired of living ALONE!

MAMACITA:bang:

[mnava]

Mamacita,
I am right there with you I am so tired of all of this I am literally getting sick over this. I keep praying, but I know exactly how you feel. I just called the 202 number and the lady said the wait was 6 to 12 months for a response from DHS..... I can't take this anymore.

[gdalicia]

Hang in there everyone! Remember the last time we went a month or so with no approvals and then there was a huge blitz? I think they are probably preparing the next batch of waivers to be adjudicated. I really think that we will start to see some approvals very soon. I'm sure they want this to be over as much as we do!

[garcia31]

Come on DHS /CDJ with approvals and pick up dates. We still have alot of family that need to be reunited. Everyone that is waiting please have faith and just hang on more for more time. Remember that soon you will get a answer to all of this.

[maru1979]

Come on DHS /CDJ with approvals and pick up dates. We still have alot of family that need to be reunited. Everyone that is waiting please have faith and just hang on more for more time. Remember that soon you will get a answer to all of this.

Praying for many approvals....

[mamacita]

You may be right, as there was a period of time where NADA, and then we did have that mini-blitz in May/June and then things started slowing down in July,,,,,so perhaps that is what they are doing, waiting to mail out mass approvals shortly,,,,,but really I don't think it fair to keep us all in limbo when they don't even have the approval on their computer system if you call into the 202#, so different area's are not kept abreast of what is going on between the different depts with that Embassy @ CDJ!:confused1::dontgetit::curse:

Mamacita:angry:

[M&M]

Okay, lets get some approvals this week!!!! Please!!!

[princesa]

I'm right there with you elvia and mamacita. I want to know about backlogged approvals. I keep trying to remember that God is still in control.

Come on please tell me someone has an approval to report this week!!??!!

[mnava]

The internet has been down all day here at work and I was hoping to get on here and see at least one approval.

Very sad.

[mi_corazon]

:ditto:

[princesa]

I just want to feel that we are still moving forward instead of feeling that we are being pushed back further.

[zamarrone]

AAAAAHHH! I purposely did not get on the site for 4 days hoping to see a bunch of approvals and NOTHING!! What is going on? This is so frustrating! I'm sorry but I just don't have anyother place to complain.

[Ms.Valencia]

AAAAAHHH! I purposely did not get on the site for 4 days hoping to see a bunch of approvals and NOTHING!! What is going on? This is so frustrating! I'm sorry but I just don't have anyother place to complain.

Right there with you!

[mnava]

Come on we have got to see something today!!!!!

[karissa]

How long has it been since we have seen any approvals? I hate seeing these lulls. Why can't they just finish up the backlog for everyones sake!!

[Sandra]

Im hoping that the waiver that the member from juarez forum is the beginning
of a bunch of approvals to come this week!!!!!!

[M&M]

Im hoping that the waiver that the member from juarez forum is the beginning
of a bunch of approvals to come this week!!!!!!

Me too!!!

I think it's interesting that it was signed by Warren too, since most approvals have been being signed by Oscar....

[zamarrone]

Ms.Valencia I like your Avatar, it's really sweet and sad at the same time.

[Ms.Valencia]

Ms.Valencia I like your Avatar, it's really sweet and sad at the same time.

Well thank you!!

I need to e-mail you!

[nadiah_25]

I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of approvals.....
What out Melanie, you are going to have your hands full posting all of the approvals!!!

[M&M]

I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of approvals.....
What out Melanie, you are going to have your hands full posting all of the approvals!!!

I'd LOVE that!

[mnava]

Two is good but we need more!!!!!

[mi_corazon]

:ditto:

[M&M]

Okay we could really use some approvals please!

[mi_corazon]

:cry: please some approvals...por favor algo...:cry:

[mzswing]

Hey everyone. I am hoping for approvals for you all! besos!
Christine

[Cici]

Yes we need more approvals for all the people the are in the backlog list PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!:gathering:

[nadiah_25]

Hello everyone, I know it's late, but I sure hope we see some approvals tomorrow !!!

[mi_corazon]

me 2

[mamacita]

me 2

Do you think you and I might hear something next month or end of this month.
We hit the end of our 9th month and are now 5 days into the 10th month,,,,,,,,I am praying that we possibly will get our waiver approvals soon, but think next month more likely.
We really haven't seen much movement in the past 3-4 wks at all.:curse::mad:

Let's just remain positive that CJD/MX City, and Tijuana Embassy's will mail out their approved waivers!

Mamacita
(Genie):wave:

[aguilar1115]

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[zamarrone]

OK everyone, it's the end of my Friday work day and I have not seen any approvals except for the expedites. I just hope next week we will be bombarded with approvals. I will not be visiting the site much next week (it's my overtime week) :( So I wish everyone good luck!!

[Dorothea]

No backlog approvals in the whole time I wasn't around?!?!?! What the heck. I want to see some approvals everybody... :bluesad:

[princesa]

Ok...I just have a feeling that this coming week we are going to see all the August and September approvals and even see a few October. I am trying to be positive so everyone help me out here :thumbup:

[Dorothea]

I will try princesa. They have to be coming SOON!
Okay, they ARE coming soon! We will see a whole bunch of new approvals before we know it!

[princesa]

thanks dorothea...I need to at least try to feel positive