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November out of Review

I’m seeing news of early December still getting asked questions and now even a February person has been asked questions.

The only way to know where your agency’s particular reviewer may be is if someone from your agency has had to respond to a question and you are provided this information and what their LID date is.

Two people now say that their questions in the past week have related only to a weight issue.

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69 Responses to “November out of Review”

  1. glassmaker Says:

    Congrats November Folks!!! I’m sure you all are relieved!

  2. ReyMim32 Says:

    Congratulations November folks! I am so happy for you! I hope this is the perfect start to your weekend!

    LID 8/24/05

  3. rosie Says:

    This is such a thrill, to actually see our dossiers out of review. They haven’t forgotten about us after all!
    Rosie

  4. NovLID Says:

    Finally!!!!! I am soooo relieved!

    LID 11/16

  5. tgredthread Says:

    Congrats all you November LIDders!
    very exciting news…if not overdue, eh?!

    nice way for you guys to enter the weekend.
    Cheers!

  6. zoesmama Says:

    Congrats November LIDers!!! This is wonderful news for you!

  7. chefmama Says:

    YES!!! Now I am going to cook myself happy this weekend at work. Boy, do I feel motivated now. Got to go… some blueberry pancakes are calling my name. congrats to all and keep it moving! LUV to all,
    Debbie NY LID 11/22/05

  8. hedge Says:

    Congratulations all of my fellow Nov LIDs. What a great surprise………I just happen to glance at the date (CCAA is my homepage)……..and there is was! Wow………..we are on the final lag!!!!!!!!!!!

    11/28/05

  9. meetingcate Says:

    WOOHOOOO!! finally some good news! I am going to have a great weekend. NOW if we could just get another batch of referrals!!
    LID 11/18

  10. jj2china Says:

    Congrats to all the November LIDers. One more hurdle completed.

    Beth
    LID 4/19/06

  11. melissa anne Says:

    It is going to rain all weekend here on Long Island for this long holiday weekend, but the SUN will be shining over our home! Doing the Snoopy Dance! Hoping Dec, Jan, Feb etc gets through review soon as you have been backed up behind us.

  12. Clementine Says:

    WAAAAHOOOOEEEEE!
    As a Feb. LIDer, I am selfishly excited for all you November LIDers to finally get out of review. Makes me feel like I might be taking one step forward.
    Enjoy the long weekend!
    (Go Buckeyes!)

  13. hotmama Says:

    Wonderful! So happy for you guys! Proves again that there are encouraging, exciting milestones along the way!!!! Everybody enjoy the tasks / rewards you were waiting on ’til you were out of review (I know I have a few!) Go December and January!

  14. ladybuginnebraska Says:

    All i can say is WOW!!!!!!! What a way to start the
    Labor Day weekend. I have been cutting back on
    shopping for Allison, I have so much! But I think
    this deserves another new dress or maybe that
    diaper bag I say on Lands Ends web-site.

    LID FOR ALLISON 11/18/05

    MeetingCate, We have the same LID

  15. tochina4sara Says:

    Congrats November people!! Okay, December LIDers, we are finally next!! Granted, next is probably an eternity away, but we are finally next!! I’ll take it!

  16. jfkof3 Says:

    Hallelujah and Congratulations to the November LIDers. Great news for the Labor weekend, go celebrate.

    Happy September everyone !!!!

  17. hedge Says:

    ladybug in NE - I am with you, girl! I just sent out the mass email to friends and family announcing what seem to be a huge feat!! And in there I said…….I’m treating myself to french toast for breakfast (thanks for the idea chefmama) and then outta my way….I’m headed out (after Ernesto blows through)……..to get our baby some more outfits…….its been at least 2 months since the last one!! :)

    11/28/05

  18. Nancy Says:

    This is real progress! As someone who does not even have a login date yet (just submitted I-600A two days ago) and who already has 3 beautiful daughters from China, I have been able to feel oddly calm (for myself) during this period of slow referrals and ominous rumors, but I have been angst-ridden for everyone else who is getting close but yet so far. Finally some relief for all of you!!!!!!

  19. mom222b Says:

    Congratulations to all November LIDer’s - it must be such a relief.

    Being a Feb 06 LIDer - and mildly concerned about the “new” restrictions, is there anyone in the November group that was concerned about a particular issue (no need to divulge the issue)?

    I hope this isn’t too personal,

    2/28

  20. saxncin Says:

    Wonderful news!
    “Congratulations” to you November people.
    Another hurdle over…
    Great news to start the long weekend.

    RQ - Good Luck with the cyber-move…
    and “THANK YOU” for everything.
    I’m sure we all agree that you
    deserve to be on our payrolls!!!!
    Your service & dedication are PRICELESS.

    Now, come on referrals!!!!!
    LID 26JUL05

  21. Adam3170 Says:

    Wow, talk about relief!!!

    We were dreading that “the CCAA has some additional questions for you” phone call — thankfully it never came.

    Now we can not-so-patiently begin our long wait for a referral.

    Adam & Elissa LID 11/17/05

  22. amygum Says:

    This has made my day! I have waited so long to see this and to know we are “safe” makes the wait so much easier! :)

  23. looneytunes32 Says:

    CONGRATULATIONS NOVEMBER!!!!!

  24. CWS Says:

    HALLELUJAH!!! WOO-HOOOOO, thanks for this info., you just made my day!!!! (LID 11/30 and biting nails for the past month)

  25. Meinvill Says:

    I have been smiling all morning with a LID NOV14
    This is going to be a very nice weekend

  26. DadInTheWings Says:

    Wow, I have missed a lot in the past half day! Congratulations Novembers! I have reason to be excited as well with hearing that a Feb-review is already being worked on. Is there any data analysis that correlates dates of “months out of review” to dates of referral completion? I.E. are the reviewers getting further ahead. In the past has this then translated to larger batches or is this just a product of Nov/Dec/Jan being a bit lighter in the numbers department.

    Also, what are the common weight questions that they ask? Being a slightly robust individual, is it time to hit the Y more regularly?

    LID: 2/15/2006

  27. waitingforkaitlyn Says:

    Finally!!! I was almost starting to believe my fears that they were going to hold off on any more reviews until the new regulations were out.My DH and I are headed for Dallas this weekend for a short mini-vacation…now we’ll have more to celebrate!!!

    LID 11-28

  28. HoosierBaby Says:

    Congratulations November LIDs. As an October LID, I know how strong the feeling of relief and euphoria is when you’re finally out of review.

  29. LID1105 Says:

    Add me to that huge sigh of relief too!!!! I think we’re going to create our own hurricane here (or at least a Tropical Storm: Tropical Storm NovemberLID) with all this sighing!

    RQ or anyone: in your opinion, do you think it’s safe to assume we do not have to worry about the coming new regulations if we’ve made it through the review room?

    Anyway … it’s nice to know we’re in the matching room, even though it looks like it will still be months before we’re matched … more sighing.

  30. cellule Says:

    Bonne nouvelle (good news)!

    ;)!

    Cellule

  31. 2docs4kids Says:

    Glad to see some progress somewhere! It does make me feel like we will get our daughter eventually, even though the wait feels endless right now.

    LID 1/26/06

  32. drent Says:

    Dadinthewings….where did you hear a Feb dossier was being reviewed? I heard January but didn’t think they were into Feb yet. Our LID is Feb so I hope it’s true.
    dawn

  33. threebluesteps Says:

    Er… does this mean that Nov 30 LIDs are not yet cleared?

  34. Tresordasie Says:

    threeblesteps, so far, CCAA dates have always been inclusive even if they write “before”. Chalk it up to bad translation.

  35. DadInTheWings Says:

    drent: “and now even a February person has been asked questions” see the first paragraph of RQ’s main post above. :)

  36. drent Says:

    Duh, Thanks for pointing that out. I guess I just skimmed through that. That is good news!

  37. threebluesteps Says:

    THANKS Tresordasie. Yahooooieee!!! The Nov group here has a Champagne-in-waiting Pact that I must now go fulfill…..

  38. SuzyQ Says:

    threebluesteps…. as a fellow 11/30, my concern as well.
    But it looks as if we are in the clear. Here’s to great weekend all!!!

    CONGRATS TO US!!

  39. DadInTheWings Says:

    LOL, from good to bad. I just received notification from my agency that its six months until our I-171H expires and that we should now begin the process of updating our home study and gathering the required documents to refile… time to get out the check book again :(

  40. violet Says:

    thank goodness! that took forever! Now here’s hoping for more referrals…and no re-newing of 171s!

  41. DadInTheWings Says:

    violet: posted at the same time - too funny.

  42. jggmom Says:

    Congrats Nov-LID group!! With a FEB LID I am shocked to see that someone has been contacted. I thought two months at a time were in the review room. Could it be that with the move and additional staff that more months are being reviewed at once? Are the monthly reviews processed by date order?

  43. meetoo Says:

    Yippee! Great news for Nov LIDers. Enjoy the weekend folks!
    Cheers!

  44. Trace7 Says:

    This is awesome news! I can’t wait to celebrate tonight! What a way to start a 3-day weekend :)

    Tracy
    DH Adam
    LID 11/22/05

  45. Waiting4mybaby Says:

    DadInTheWings, I’m robust, too, and am hitting the gym 5 days a week because of all the scotch and stress food I have been consuming! When the time comes to redo the I171H, I don’t want to weigh one ounce more than I did the first time I went through that process. If I workout, then I can indulge. No workout and it is water and celery sticks for me!

    LID 11/17/05

  46. meetingcate Says:

    ladtbuginnebraska: I have noticed before that we have the same LID, maybe we will meet up one day VERY SOON… the power of positive thinking. A great way to start the weekend and to all of you waiting for Ernie, I hope he is as anticlimatic as he was here. Between him fizzling out and us Nov LIDS being out of review it will be a great weekend.. No hurricane cleanup and relief that so far my SINGLE status is still o.k.

  47. 2poodles Says:

    Congratulations November!!!
    You must be so relieved!!!

    To All: Happy Labor Day weekend!
    (hard to believe that summer is almost over!)

  48. redladybug Says:

    What a great way to start the Labor Day weekend. LID 11/22 and Single, I feel like I just jumped over a huge hurdle.
    I know this has been answered here previously, but I can’t find it….how to copy the CCAA update from their site. I want a copy of it for my scrapbook.

  49. DadInTheWings Says:

    redladybug, simply right-click the image above (RQ’s copy) and select “Save Picture As”. Save it to your harddrive (My docs or something) and then you can do what ever you wish with it. It is a .gif image file.

  50. RumorQueen Says:

    The easy way to do it for your scrapbook is to just print that CCAA page and then take scissors to it.

    Or, if you want the image in your computer then open the web page up so you can see it (and make sure the mouse isn’t on top of it) and then hit “Print Screen” on your keyboard (this puts the screen image into your clipboard, it doesn’t actually print it on the printer). Then go into an image editor and paste the image into it and then you can crop it with the image software.

  51. RumorQueen Says:

    Yeah, or you can just use my image - that works too - LOL.

  52. hotmama Says:

    Question -
    With the last batch, my agency received referrals from a new province - wonder if that’s evidence of new institutes being brought on / made available - has anyone else noticed this?

  53. redladybug Says:

    Thanks RQ and Dadinthewings.

  54. gretchen Says:

    hotmama- I’m with a small agency and they get referrals from several provinces so I didn’t really think it was a big deal (at the time) but I know RQ did a poll/post on this a few weeks ago… maybe someone else on here remembers exactly when that was.

  55. HoosierBaby Says:

    Just wanted to chime in on the print screen option. There are options if you don’t have photo editing software. You can paste into an empty Paint document, or you can also paste into a Word document. In Word, use the picture and drawing toolbars to crop, adjust light and shadow, size, textwrap, etc…

  56. AwaitingMaddie Says:

    Thats fantastic that some Feb LIDs are being asked questions, with a FEB LID myself, (2/24/06), maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel - maybe

  57. hotmama Says:

    To gretchen: Yes, it seemed possibly significant (and positive) to me that our agency has for years and years only received referrals from X number of provinces, and this month got a brand new one. I will look for the poll / past thread on this.

  58. waiting4Ash Says:

    WooHoo! Congratulations to all the November LIDers!!

    Going away for the weekend I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that I get to come back to so more good news. Everyone have a safe and happy long weekend.

    LID 5/10/06

  59. givemegrace Says:

    It’s only Sept 1, I have to believe that this little baby batch is coming much sooner than the end of the month! YAY for December in the Review Room!

  60. PJ Mama Says:

    When we make a data request (I work in Accounting) we always say they must submit it “before (the close of business) on X date”. So the CCAA site seems almost logical under that way of thinking

    Translation: Nov 30th has been reviewed IMHO

  61. RumorQueen Says:

    Yeah - FAQ, question 1

    It answers it for placed, but the answer is the same for reviewed.

  62. 4emily Says:

    Huge Congrats to NOV. being out of review…whoo hoo rock on, celebrating here in California:)

    Great weekend ya’ll.
    LID May 2006…hoping it speeds up for the kids sakes and my sanity.

  63. kangr Says:

    What are the weight issues that keep coming up? A particular weight, etc. WHAT are the questions - PLEASE?

  64. ltkruger Says:

    RQ can you give us the amount or a close amount to those being ask about wieght? Any ideal of what is to much would help. Thanks

  65. RumorQueen Says:

    The rumor I’ve seen the most of says that anything over 300 pounds will get extra scrutiny. Some agencies are saying 250 pounds. It is understood that tall people and weightlifters may way over this amount and that is okay, but when you are over whatever the weight is and it appears the extra weight may keep you from actively parenting, or may have extra health issues that come with it, then there could be a problem.

    I hesitate to give specifics, because everytime I do it just fuels the “freak out” about it all over again. This is still at the rumor stage. Please, no freaking out. If you are over this and you are paperchasing then HURRY. If you are over this and are LID then let’s hope this rule is grandfathered.

  66. cgb Says:

    What happens now with reviews since people have to do homestudy updates? Will they have to be reviewed again? I mean if the wait stretches to 1-2 years, a lot can happen in a family. Are we going to start seeing 2 review dates?

  67. RumorQueen Says:

    The updates are for the U.S. government. Unless there is a major change that your agency feels obligated to report, China will not see the updates.

  68. Little Ladybug Says:

    Thank you for the weight info Rumor Queen. I am over weight, but do not match the above mentioned amounts. I am Dec LID… & feel much more at ease now since reading your post of rumored weight restrictions. Being overweight has definately been on my mind as a possible rejection.
    I wish I could fast forward to know the outcome of the December LID review room. Would love to know when CCAA will finish… Out of nervousness, I am eating everything in site & packing on the pounds.

  69. sarahjane Says:

    Wahoo!

    I had to look when I was work today and I could not wait to come home and tell everyone WAHOO!! We are out of the review room!!! Yippppeeee, YES!

    Some dancing going on here too.

    LID 11/9/05

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