ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFREAKING OUT
Congratulations! I hope that they will be just as fast for us when I finally get all of our documents together.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-08 23:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes this mean what I think it does?
Congratulations!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-12 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question
I put in my old A number in the places where it referred to me. In the places where it referred to her, I either left it blank or wrote NONE.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-13 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen can my fiance work?
Thanks for the information. One less thing to think about when entering.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-12 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen can my fiance work?
Please correct me if I am wrong. I remember reading here that if you ask nicely at the POE, the Immigration Officer can issue an EAD on the spot. I did not get the sense that you had to pay anything for it if received in this way. If I am incorrect, please let me know.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-12 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if im sick?

The last test that i do was 2 years a go and nothing on it just a normal . . he didnt remove it because he said many woman of my age live with it but i know i should check it again ..
Just im so tired and sad . . all this process is really slow and we was lucky! we get the noa2 really fast but i miss him so much he is my family and i feel so lonely with out him . .
Im working with out day off so i think everyhitng is on me now :wacko:
Thank you for your replay :thumbs:
I send a e mail to him with all of this and he replay me back "I WILL MARRY YOU NO MATTER WHAT" :dance: yeaaaa!!

Really thank you for let me start the day with hope :thumbs:
:star: :star: :star: :star: :star:


Hang in there Keka, the wait will be a short memory when you two are together again.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-14 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA# in filling I-129f and D-325a

I agree it can't hurt on the petitioner's G-325A, but since it is listed under the the beneficiary column on the I-129F, it might confuse the government if two people have the same A#. I wouldn't put an A# on the beneficiary's G-325A either unless, of course, he/she has one for some other reason. Same potential for confusion.

You don't want the gov't thinking you are petitioning to marry yourself!


To clarify, I only put my number on my side. On her side, I put NONE.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-14 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA# in filling I-129f and D-325a
I'm also a naturalized citizen and when asked for A# I put in my former A#. If they need it, they'll have it; if they don't, they can ignore it.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-14 09:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRecieved NOA2 today I was approved it's such a relief
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-17 19:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProper Use of Mailing Address on K-1 Filing
If you enter your address as:

123 Any Street
P.O. Box XXX
Your town, Your state, 00000

It will always go to your PO box, if you use the town and zip for your PO box.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-17 19:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy check was cashed but ......What ?
Congrats and good luck!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-17 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 APPROVAL
Congratulations. Hope that they keep up their speed.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-07-16 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange in Address for sending I-129F
The instructions indicate that they will forward new filings to Texas for 45 days and then they will start returning them to the petitioners if the petitioner sends them to either CSC or VSC directly.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-03 23:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I name names?
A friend took me to a particular shopping area and I met my fiance there. I did not name him. May be different; but my story and I'm sticking to it.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-03 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow is the Speed of Vermont Now?

:) I'll second that AMEN! :)

Ok, one question for you - how did you put the touch on your timeline? I can't find where to add it! Mine was touched July 13 and 14, and I want to keep track of it.


Go to your profile. In the top right corner of the page, near your photo, click on settings. Under "Your Options" choose "Profile". Then on the right hand side select "Change Signature" scroll down to edit signature and write any information that you want.

I got to tell you it took me about 2 weeks to figure it out. I thought that it was automatically generated by the information that you posted in your timeline.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-03 22:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow is the Speed of Vermont Now?

And I'm 100% convinced that the Lord got us through so effortlessly! He has a plan for everyone, and He is good!


Thank you and AMEN to that!!!!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-03 22:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow is the Speed of Vermont Now?

I'm a VSC filer, and my NOA1 notice date is July 1. I just received my NOA2 in the mail today!! We were approved July 28, 27 days later.
However, I didn't get an email or a text, even though I'm signed up for both! So if you haven't heard yet, keep the faith...


WOW!!!!! Congratulations!! I wondered if there might be some of that lightning speed left over. I filed mine July 14th and was touched July 26 after a NOA1 of July 20th. It did cross my mind that they had approved it. It was a fleeting thought, crazy and out of nowhere; but you never know.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-03 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUsing an attorney after filing

Ok, just looking for some advice here..

I filed our K1 petition back in mid-April (before I found VJ). It was received by VSC and accepted (NOA1) within a week. A couple days after receiving the NOA1, for some reason, I got nervous about filing on our own and wanted to have an attorney review it.

I did, and he looked at what I had filed and told me, "It looks great and is the same as we would have filed. I could take your $$ but, to be honest, you've already done my job." I thanked him for his honesty, took his card for future reference, and left.

Now, I'm starting to wonder if it's getting close to "future reference" time. If our petition passes the 5-month mark, and I have to contact USCIS and/or my Congressman and Senators, is it worth having an attorney do so? Is there any advantage whatsoever? Or, should it be reserved for, God forbid, if the visa is denied (if we ever get to the embassy) and we need to appeal, etc.?

Has anyone ever brought an attorney on-board well after filing with any success?


I'm trying not to run every conceivable scenario through my head but sometimes it's difficult not to...


I know what you mean by running through the scenarios. I'v known my fiancee for over three years now and never had tro question the genuineness of our relationship. Now that I've filed the I-129F, I try to look with the eyes of others (consular officers) and question everything. Sometimes, I just surprise myself with the wild scenarios trhat I come up with.

Drop the scenarios as much as you can and try to give a call to just ensure that your file is in the system. Maybe if there is an inquiry from you, it might prompt them to move on it. Unlikely but you never know. But do call them with regularity if they exceed the 5 month mark.

Good luck.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-08-18 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAproved Finally! - but need guidance please
The DS-160 form has a function that allows you to save it and then upload it again when you go back to it. I have been doing just that. I would caution that it does not allow you to save it if there is information missing on a page and then it will also not allow you to go back if there is missing information. What I do is save at the end of each page and if something is missing on the next page, I can quit the application and come back later with the missing information after having uploaded my saved data.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-09-02 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBank statement
If you direct deposit your paycheck or even if you deposit your check every payday, one of the things that the bank letter will show is the amount that you have deposited over the past year...Should be all of your paycheck minus the deductions. I was amazed at how much money I went through in a year.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-09-02 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!
Congratulations to you both. Knock back a few for me.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-09-03 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDealing with the waiting game

I want this waiting game to be over.:blink:


I'm with you on this Chazzie!!!!!!!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-09-02 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat was the hardest part of the process??
Without a doubt; as many have already said, it's the waiting. I'm at the front end of this process, so there might be other waiting periods ahead.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-10-25 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo all at VisaJourney
Congratulations to you both!!!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-01 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Question 18 - What to do?
I agree with CoffeeMuse. I was still married and going through a divorce when I met my now fiancee. All I did was prove the meeting requirement and the fact that I was free to marry. My petition was approved a couple of weeks ago.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-05 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of relationship



i understand about many of the "proof" things. however, i am very curious about this aspect of it for the K1. we have a gaziilion chats and emails. do we include conversations where there was tension and or arguments? to show a "real" relationship? or just to good stuff, which there is plenty of:-)please advise....thanks again for everything....todd


If you can print out an index; do so. Then cherry-pick which conversations to include. To my mind conversations dealing with reminicences or talk of the future are perfect for this purpose.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 10:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 sent from America OK?

Can anyone else comment on this?

I can't find any IV office.. I wish there was one!

Thanks,
J


Here is the link for your consulate. It appears that they do no accept email inquiries.

http://www.visajourn...rance&cty=Paris
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 19:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 sent from America OK?
I hope that what you did will be OK as it is the same thing that I plan to do. I will do it by email though. Have you checked the embassy's website for the IV Unit's email address. I have heard that many enbassy's do in fact respond to email queries.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 00:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition photos
I loaded 18 photos (6 per page) into a Word document. I added captions below each photo indicating date, place and persons in foto. I have physical copies of those fotos and several more ready for our interview. My petition was approved with these fotos.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 10:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinally got through NVC

^^^Hey...that's a good tip on getting through to the NVC! :thumbs: What's the DOS phone number that you called?

@ Don the Dragon...now you know why the NVC's phone line is so busy...everybody is calling them! :lol:

@ JVP...Chinook and I never received any notification from the NVC.


DOS phone number is (202) 663-1225. You cannot access any K-1 information from either the automated phone system or the web-site. When the message starts immediately press "1" and then "0" and you will get connected to a Visa Specialist. It might take some waiting; but hold on.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinally got through NVC

When is is a good time to call NVC? My fiance keeps trying but just can't get through, the line is always busy. :(


You literally have to keep hanging up and pressing redial. The good thing is that they are open until 11:00pm Eastern time. Another option is to call the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and they will be able to give you the information that is in the system. Sometimes they will ask if you want to be transferred to NVC; when they do this the phone automatically rings without a busy signal.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinally got through NVC

Thanks for the clear answer Jim. I guess the only way to find out is to keep calling NVC to find out whether they have shipped my papers to my embassy. I do hope it doesn't stay there for very long. I'll keep you guys updated of the progress.

Cheers!


My petition was approved on Oct 18. It arrived at NVC a few days later. I called and they gave me the case number and told me that it was being held for additional processing. I too had read the horror stories and knew that there wasn't anything that I could do. I kept calling everyday in the morning to DOS and in the evening to NVC until on 11/4 I was told that it was sent to the embassy on 11/2. I keep calling now to find out when it gets to the embassy but they tell me not yet. I don't belive them. I think that the embassy just hasn't processed the paperwork and made an entry into the DOS system. I'm ready for them. Packet 3 is completed and ready to send. I hope to get the word tomorrow Wednesday.

So keep bugging them until you get your good news.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-10 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre the fees really going down?

Looks like I'm getting hit the wrong way on both ends. It appears I had to pay the higher of the fees for the I129F and since the AOS fees are going UP, I get to pay the higher of that one too. Gotta love it.


I get hit three ways. Higher application fee, higher visa fee and higher AOS fees.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-13 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP at NVC!
I thought that the world would end for me when they told me that they had me in AP. I stressed a lot; I called a lot. As you can see from my signature, AP was only about 11 days and then the petition was off to the embassy. Never a letter or a question from NVC.

You'll be fine.

Edited by Robert de Bonda, 15 November 2010 - 03:28 PM.

Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-15 15:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI´ll change my name, ¿how long must my fiancee wait to send the I-129F form?

to change my new name in cedula is aprox. 6 month, i did change it as 2 month ago, and... in 2 months we`ll send the i130 form.
i think this time is good, no?


If there are no errors on your new cedula, you shouldn't have a problem. I know that my fiancee had issues with her cedula and it took what seemed like forever to have it corrected. This is important as the embassy in Bogota requires that any corrections to your Colombian documents be completed before they will see you for your interview.

In hindsight, it might have been better to request the name change after you completed the process. But you just might be lucky.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-15 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI´ll change my name, ¿how long must my fiancee wait to send the I-129F form?
The only problem that I can see is the possibility that someone at the Registradura Nacional makes an error on your new cedula and you have a petition with one version of your new name and a national identity document with a different version of your name. While not an insurmountable problem, you would need to sort it out prior to your interview. How long would it take to issue a revised cedula?
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-15 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat are the rules on how you send in your package?

Hello to all,

My finacee and i have put together all that we need for sending in for the K1. But i'm not sure on what the rules are for when i send it in. Can i use document protectors? Can I put it in a three-ring binder? I dont want to go through all this just to have it sent back because of unauthorized presentation. Any bit of help would surely be appreicaited. Thank you, and thank you all for all the help and advice you have given us.

Terry

I have posted a link below directly from USCIS that lays out how to assemble applications for mailing.

http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD

Good Luck!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-16 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!

Hi...I've been following your lost passport story...any updates?

Yea. She started a new thread. See the link below.

http://www.visajourn...15#entry4290017
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-16 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresexample of document of how we met
I did a separate page to answer this question. If you look at my profile, "Our Story" is more or less what I sent in. It is kind of long but I got no RFE's and was approved in 93 days.
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-18 10:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTOUCHED AGAIN 11/17/10!!

PETITION APPROVED!!! I JUST GOT THE EMAIL.

Congratulations! Things should move pretty fast now. Good Luck!
Robert de BondaMaleColombia2010-11-18 11:00:00