| 27 August 02 | First consultation with attorney |
| 29 October 02 | Filed the petition to INS |
| 11 November 02 | Sent petition to INS |
| 13 November 02 | INS received our petition |
| 20 November 02 | Received a call from attorney, they received NOA#1 |
| 23 December 02 | Called US Consulate in Thailand to check status, no record found |
| 26 December 02 | Called our attorney, got a voicemail |
| 27 December 02 | Got a call from attorney, Nebraska office processing time is 30-90 days |
| 31 December 02 | Wish for the best in 2003 |
| 10 January 02 | Have my passport renewed. Haven't yet receive NOA#2 |
| 7 February 03 | Very anxious about NOA#2, sent an email to our lawyer for update |
| 19 March 03 | Our petition is assigned to NSC Officer! They are working on our case! |
| 31 March 03 | Opened a provisional file at Embassy in Bangkok |
| 3 April 03 | Applied Police Certificate. Was told to call and check again within 2-3 weeks |
| 4 April 03 | NSC started to approve petitions of December 02. Ours has been there since March 19, 02 |
| 4 April 03 | Todd confirmed plane tickets to Thailand for the ceremonial wedding in May and will stay in Thailand for two weeks. We wonder if my visa will be all done by then |
| 4 April 03 | I went to worship the 4-faced god to pray for his mercy. |
| 4 April 03 | Todd was told my another officer that they actually assigned our petition on April 4. March 19 was not correct. Oh myyyyyy! |
| 8 April 03 | We agreed to cancel our May wedding if visa is not done yet. Todd will come back when interview is schedule. But we will still come in May. Tickets are bought! |
| 9 April 03 | Approved!!!!!!!! NOA2!!!!!! |
| 23 April 03 | NVC approved our petition. File is sent to Bangkok !!! YEY! |