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   After I came to terms of not being able to go home this October because of the delay in processing my travel document by USCIS Nebraska Office, I was trying hard not to jump up and down yesterday in the Tampa Immigration Office…..

     I filed for this travel document (necessary while my adjustment of status is still pending) in early May, with a plan to go home in the Philippines in October to visit my family and be with my girls for a month or so.  Four months ago, I was confident that this travel document will arrive on time…until September came and I haven’t heard of anything from USCIS other than the receipt notice I got in July.  For two weeks I had been checking my online portfolio even when I knew nothing much will really change….the Nebraska Office is still processing people’s document filed in April….goodness gracious!!!!  Not to  mention, of course, that I already made series of frustrating phone calls with their customer service hotline…"if you want this, press 1..if you want that, press 2, if you need this, press 3…"..and on, and on, and on…….finally, "to talk to our customer service representative, press…." whatever…..then came the endless ringing and waiting……

   Whew….good thing is, my husband does not easily give up.   He did call yesterday and luckily got hold of one representative…..only to be told that the Nebraska Office is pretty backed up….however, he suggested to try the InfoPass service and get an appointment to the nearest Immigration Office in our area.   My husband mused to himself that it may be close to impossible to get an interview this month….but did it anyway…..and whoa, there was an opening yesterday at 2 pm….so he called me up, told me to get dressed and get the proper documents with me to go to Tampa.

     We weren’t expecting too much while waiting for our number to be called but we wanted to do it anyway…just in case.  So then, our number came up, did a little explaining about my case to the officer, answered 3 questions and the officer asked another officer, who obviously was higher in rank…and that officer told her, "xerox this and xerox that and the rest, you know what to do, and they can pick it up in two days"…….oh my goodness, did I hear it right????  I looked at my husband and he smiled and, oh my goodness……I didn’t want to jump up and down yet coz I wasn’t sure if I heard it right….I looked at the officer in front of us with a questioning look and told us that we can pick up my travel document on Monday…..I couldn’t help clapping like a little girl in front of her….it means so much to me to be able to go home because it has been more than a year since I have seen my girls last…

    YYyyyeeeeyyyy, I couldn’t help saying that yesterday….if not for my husband’s efforts, I would have missed this chance to go home.   He has been very supportive of me in almost anything that I want to do…..how I love this man…….more than anyone and more than I thought I am capable of loving….he is just one of a kind…and I am so blessed and proud to be his wife!!!

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