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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa - Letter from Religious Authorities

then how should I go about explaining my situation? Thanks,

 

I don't think you can explain your situation away. You haven't got a convincing argument. The two requirements are that you have got to be both free to marry, and that you have met in person in the last two years. They are very strict on this. The link below will take you to administrative decisions made by USCIS on appeal. There are many that failed to meet that one requirement, and were denied.

 

 

USCIS link


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-13 20:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFilippino living in Canada petition to United States

It sure does make a difference. Is she legally present in Canada?


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-16 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

We tried and they denied her, and asked why I didn't apply for K1 visa, so thats what I'm doing, as i said multiple times, we sought every avenue. Plain and simple.

 

No you have not exhausted every avenue.. You could have met in a third country. The person that told you to go ahead and apply for a K1 was mistaken. Gravely mistaken.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

She's a medical doctor, she doesn't need to take any course anywhere, the same situation would come up just like last time that she has a fiancé, she's not going to study, she's going to see him. Thats why we went right for the K1 visa. I know visiting is a requirement, unless a waiver is submitted which it is. Traveling with dialysis is always a risk outside the states. 


All we can do is wait, if they deny it then we will have to figure out a way to make it work.


 

No. Meeting is a requirement. Submitting a waiver request does not mean you will get it approved.  As you are well enough to work, and go to school, you can expect the waiver to be refused. And once it is, you need to meet, and then refile.


Edited by cdneh, 18 March 2014 - 06:19 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

I will admit I haven't read all of this topic, but didn't someone post that one of the only 2 times s/he'd seen a successful waiver of meeting in person it was exactly your situation?

 

IE: the petitioner (in your case, your fiance in Florida) was bedridden and unable to travel.

 

Seems like you could definitely apply for a waiver. Go for it and good luck!

 

I was also momentarily worried that you wouldn't be able to marry if Florida didn't allow first cousin marriage. But it turns out it does so you're ok there.

 

Good luck!

 

Not his situation. He isn't bedridden. He works, and goes to school.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

The first line was sarcasm... my waiver is due to the fact that her country does not have peritoneal dialysis facilities and i need aseptic conditions in order to perform peritoneal dialysis. The trip itself is 40+ hours and any hiccup in the trip (lost supplies, miscommunications with the dialysis provider) could be detrimental to my overall health and not worth the risk. I get daily dialysis here, and don't have tubes and needles apparent all over my body for people to see. Thats what i meant by I do not appear sick. 

And as for feeling attacked, we had thought about all the possible issues prior to applying and responded to them as needed. Cdneh you are absolutely right, USCIS does have a rigid structure which we followed and hopefully they will see our situation and see that we went through all possible avenues before applying for a waiver. I am having a 'three cornered fit' because of people saying that my fiancé is here as a caretaker, or needs me to come to the US and work. She does not need me to come to the US and work, nor do i need her as a caretaker. We thought of all of the possibilities of what could happen with the fiancé visa in our case, and made sure to address them when we applied, and will address them when the interview arrives. 

 

I think you will find people's response to her along the lines of her being a caretaker were based of the picture she initially painted, of her fiance as housebound, gravely ill.

 

You don't have to travel to India, Canada has perfectly aseptic conditions, and she may find it easier to attain a visa to visit you there.

 

It's all pretty moot at this stage any rate, you have applied and now you wait. If you are denied, bear the Canada, or other 1st world countries as a place to meet in mind.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

well, hardship on the beneficiary is one thing, but

if you showed actual hardship on the petitioner, IMO, you'd get some grease at USCIS.

 

 

 

You might, Although given recent information on how actually unwell the petitioner actually is, it will be difficult to get much traction from that standpoint.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

Why is it, can anyone tell me, that new people come on VJ, ask questions, get answers that are honest, and right on the money, and then have a three cornered fit because the truth of the situation does not match what they imagine will happen, what they want to have happen. If the responses they get don't jive with what they want to hear, they are being attacked.

 

USCIS has fairly rigid criteria. You have to be free to marry, and you have to have met with the previous 2 years. USCIS don't give a fiddlers about your hopes, your plans, how clever you are, your paid for wedding arrangements, or any of the innumerable excuses people have claimed are impediments by way of an excuse. They want what they want, the way they want it, and that is the way it is.


Edited by cdneh, 18 March 2014 - 04:57 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

 

I know you were trying to be helpful here but, please do not try to give me a lesson in medical care.  If this gentleman is on dialysis 12 months 24 hours 7 days a week, this means his entire kidney organ is not functioning.   If he is in that of a critical state  that also means there are a lot more issues(health wise)the OP did not disclose.    Not to be insensitive to the OP or the readers, my post did not go into the all of the issues the  OP  would needs to consider in all of her choices.   

 

 


 

He is NOT on dialysis 24 hours a day. READ the OP.  12 Hours a day, 7 days a week.  If you would like to help, try paying attention to what is being said.

Our opinion on the man's medical issues or personal issues, undisclosed, are not a part of the OP's question. AND none of our business.


Edited by cdneh, 18 March 2014 - 02:36 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

They have been sticking to the criteria pretty closely lately. And while only a small percent of applications are represented here in VJ, in 6 years I have seen two. On the other hand,  I have seen a great many who fail to gain the waiver.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 13:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance

Waivers are difficult, expensive and near impossible to get for not having met. There have  only been two cases approved that I have seen, where petitioner and beneficiary never met. One was where the petitioner was bed ridden and could not travel at all, not even out of state, and the beneficiary tried to get a tourist visa several times and failed.  Several times, not just once or twice.

The other was where their religion expressly forbid SEEING each other, even with family/ chaperone present. 


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-03-18 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it faster if my Fiancée in Vietnam is pregnant?

Oh wow, it did not help that guy at all. Coming on here is making me even more sure that it is a bad idea. I don't want her to wait a long time, but now I am even more sure that this is not a good idea.

 

I'm not sure what guy you mean, but I have certainly seen the difficulties over the years I have been here. Try and talk to her about it, perhaps you can help her to understand not only will it not speed the process up, but may in fact slow things down.  Have a look in the Vietnam forum as well, you may be able to get a feel for how long until interview from approved petition.

 

I wish you all the best! 


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-21 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it faster if my Fiancée in Vietnam is pregnant?

Good idea, thanks for the advice.

 

No worries, be sure to check out the forum for Vietnam as well:

 

http://www.visajourn...um/136-vietnam/


^tell her having a baby in order to get a visa is a terrible idea. You should have children because you want them.

 

He didn't say she was getting pregnant to get a visa. He said she had heard that it  would speed the process up.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-21 21:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it faster if my Fiancée in Vietnam is pregnant?

I don't know, it maybe be part of the mythology that surrounds the Visa process in some places.  Sometimes, if the petition takes quite a long time to process, or there is AP, the lady ends up having her baby at home anyway.

I think she is a little off as well, in her belief that it would take two years to get an interview.

 

 

If you go to the top right of the page, where it says Search, typing in the question about pregnancy speeding things up or not, you will find heaps of answers.

 

 

There is a country specific forum for Vietnam as well, here is a link:

 

 

 

http://www.visajourn...um/136-vietnam/


Edited by cdneh, 21 September 2014 - 09:44 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-21 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it faster if my Fiancée in Vietnam is pregnant?

No, that doesn't speed up anything.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-21 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi-129f approval notice

It hasn't been sent to the consulate. They all say that, but they all go to NVC, And yes, it can take weeks to get there. Give it a couple of weeks and call them.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-23 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long was your wait for NVC packet to get sent to your Consolate?

 

 

How did you find out otherwise that it wasn't sent?

 

We had to ask the direct question. "Are we in AP'.
 


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-26 09:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long was your wait for NVC packet to get sent to your Consolate?

 

 

But NVC stated they sent it on the 12th to the consulate.   They no longer have it.   

 

Long as you are sure. We were told 3 separate times it was gone. When in fact they actually still had it. Hope you are on the way.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-25 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long was your wait for NVC packet to get sent to your Consolate?

 


Edited by cdneh, 25 September 2014 - 08:35 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-25 20:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long was your wait for NVC packet to get sent to your Consolate?

It can take quie a while. Ours wasn't sent on for nearly 8 weeks. We were in the first group of K1 Visa's set aside for AP.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-09-25 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGirlfriend visited on VWP and is now 6 weeks pregnant, please advice!!

Hi Chris,
Take a deep breath and enjoy the good news of becoming a dad! Then, file a K1. Today. Lol. Prenatal care is no biggie unless it is an at-risk pregnancy. However, travel after the 6 month is typically not advised.

 

So why risk traveling at all? She is here, they can marry and adjust. No need for a K1 at all.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-10-09 21:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGirlfriend visited on VWP and is now 6 weeks pregnant, please advice!!

Another vote for stay and AOS. Why separate now,  why spend months, possibly longer, apart and why should he not be present for the birth of their first child?

 

This comes up as a topic a great deal. It always annoys me no end when people assume intent, or claim people are jumping the queue, or cutting in ahead of them, when there is clearly none of that going on here. Sour grapes, on the whole, and petty jealousy.

 

So, stay, marry, and AOS. And congratulations :)

 

 


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-10-09 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC - Case number

All letters say they go to the listed consulate. ALL petitions go to NVC. ALL of them.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2014-10-15 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswho sends docs

I hired a visa lawyer and guess she is very buzy and hard to pin down and when we talk I forget to ask this... anyhow who is is to send the docs to my fiancee for her interview? as i read the packet she is to take for interview should have a cover page with index or this only for the 129? I am also self-employed and need to know if a letter from my contact customers with year to date on their letter head be good enough for proof of income? my lawyer tells in about 3-4 months i will need updated income docs and more proof relationship is still serious for marriage I am so glad my cell provider not charge me extra for sms outside the states last week i printed 40 pages for 2 months of sms and no i not sms while driving lol... is there anyone else about to be interviewed for k1 in ukraine? if so please let me know how it went and idea what my lady should expect

ps ups, fedex, dhl rates are overly high in my thoughts guess the corp world knows when they got you lol

NVC sends you a letter with the KEV number on it. When the embassy gets the packet they will send her a letter with the KEV number on it. After you get your NOA2 then you can call NVC and get the KEV number, but there really is no need. I did because I am here in Ukraine with my fiancee and I don't get my mail here. Goto this site for the embassy http://ukraine.usemb...visa-forms.html It tells you everything you need to know for what she needs for the embassy. Just follow the instructions. Once you obtain the KEV number then she can call the embassy to see if the packet has arrived there. Just remember that you have to purchase a PIN and it costs $12 for 8 minutes. If they have received the packet, and she can call before she receives the letter, they will schedule her for the interview. Good Luck! I will let everyone know how our interview goes this Thursday.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-02-19 11:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHappy Dancing
Thanks everyone and Hooah Leatherneck!!!
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-02-23 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHappy Dancing
Approved. All went well at the new Embassy. Very Nice. When you do the medical you have to pay at another building in center of town. The hospital is about 7 km away. Bus number 12 and 198 go to the hospital. That was a long day. We paid at 8 and was at the hospital at 9. She went through all the stations by noon then had to wait on results so to take to embassy. They gave us results about 230-300. We then went on scouting trip to embassy. Took Metro to ????????????. Walked about 12 minutes to embassy. Our appt was at 930 and man said that we didn't have to be there early. We decided to get there at 9 the next morning and did. The young man greeting us at the door must have been new as he asked why we were there and did I have permission from the person who made the appointment to be at the interview. I told him No but I was going to be there anyway. He kept on about the permission. I said no but I am going in with her to her appointment. Then another man came up and enlightened him that we are allowed to go with them. Problem solved. Go through the screening. By the way, if women bring their purse they will have to rent a locker across the street for 25 uah. Once inside, man helped us get a number and directed us to a window. She turned all the paperwork in and I went and paid. Then we waited for about little over an hour. Then interview time. Questions: How many times have I been to visit her? What was my occupation? Do I have any animals and what kind? Where I lived? Where her sister lived? and how far away? Tatiana's sister is married to American and will be 3 hours away from us. He asked if I have been to meet her sister? When did I meet her sister and mother since mother was visiting sister at time. The man was very nice about everything and it is hard to guide anyone to the questions as he would generate from what he sees in the files. Good Luck to everyone. Hopefully get visa in hand next week then POE.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-02-23 07:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresds156
Follow the instructions from your consulate. I had my fiancee leave hers unsigned, the 156, 156k, and the 230, and they just asked her to sign it right there. The 156k does have to be signed at the interview as they notarize your signature. This is actually a letter of intent on the 156k that you are signing.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-02-29 06:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs this going to be a problem at the interview???
Tatiana and I had no problems at Ukraine consulate about this. We referred to each other as husband and wife and she even changed her facebook name to my last name. They never asked. We said that we were married to each other in our heart and just have to make it a civil thing for the government. That was going to be her response if they asked. Maybe we were just lucky enough, I don't know. But if you are worried about it, stop doing it, and you don't have to include all your messages.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-02-28 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnline vs. Fillable DS-156 Form
Richard, I had the same problem with printing mine. I was in Kharkiv at the time and went to a internet cafe to print it. I noticed that it took a couple of minutes for it to download and then a pdf copy showed up. There is a barcode attached to the form and you have to have the barcode. The extra page that it prints is for additional information, if needed, for additional visas, visits to usa, or refusals, and a barcode on that page that matches the origanal form. You do need to take a copy of the 156 with you to the interview. The embassy does not get it electronically and we do not send anything in at our consulate. You might want to call the embassy and use up the rest of your minutes you paid for and ask if they have copies to fill out there if it will not print. I just opened it up and it took a minute for it to come up. I saved a blank copy with barcode. Call me if you need.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-03-13 09:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List

Based on what I've read, I think you have to wait for an official RFE, otherwise USCIS can't match up what was received first to what you're sending now. Maybe you can call the customer service number?

As for me, I'm freaking out since I realized the letters I sent weren't dated. I'll keep everyone posted if I get an RFE though.

I forgot to send in my G-325A for my fiance and I talked to several people and they said nothing you can do except wait for RFE if you get one. They may except everything without the letter. I received RFE this past Monday and sent in yesterday. I was only missing my G-325A and they wanted 2 passport style photos of me within past 30 days, so I had to get those.
Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-01-13 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
When I sent my paperwork in I was so excited that I forgot to put my fiances G-325A into the pack as it got stuck to my copies in the paperclip. I received notification of my RFE on 1-5-12. Received the RFE on 1-9-12 and was sent back to USCIS on 1-12-12. Yes the G-325A was the only thing missing along with 2 photos(passport style) of me within the past 30 days. I had the 325's but had to get photos of me. I hope it only delays my process for 3 weeks. Says that they could complete within 2 weeks after receiving or could take 2 months. Pray for us for the 2 weeks.

Edited by Chris and Tatiana, 13 January 2012 - 12:13 PM.

Chris and TatianaMaleUkraine2012-01-13 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresENGAGEMENT RING REQUIRED FOR VISA
No ring here either. They did not ask about one either at the interview.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-08 10:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid you use a lawyer
We had one, for the first part of the K1. Really an utter waste of money, and time. Once he had been paid, he became impossible to get hold of. Funny that. I had not found VJ at that time, but I soon did and it has been the best source of assistance and information.

The lawyer would not communicate with me, only my husband. I was the one doing the paperwork, filling out the forms and lining up the ducks, the one with the questions, but he would only ever respond to my husband, and only by email. And even then, some of what he told us was contradictory to what I was reading here. And what I was reading here turned out to be correct, and he really had no answer for that.

We were unfortunate enough to be one of the first K1's here on VJ selected 'at random' for AP at NVC. The Lawyer had clearly never had a client that this had happened to. There was nothing at the time on VJ about it either. When he finally responded to our emails on the subject, he told us that didn't happen to K1's, and not to worry about it. He said that it was a mistake at NVC, and that our petition were already on the way to the Consulate. Told us we were worried for nothing.

Well, I was pretty sure that was nonsense. My husband rang NVC and spoke to a second tier supervisor at the call center, and was told unequivocally we were in AP. At that point I asked the lawyer for the original copy of the NOA2, which went to him, and once we had that in our hands we never contacted him again. We advised the appropriate parties in writing that we were handling the rest of the case on our own, an not to communicate with the lawyer again, other than to sack him.

I think the only saving grace was that I had been in contact with the Consulate over the police certificate from Canada, and had an ongoing email conversation with them on the delay. My concern was that with the holdup I would need to repeat that. As a result, when the AP business reared its ugly head, they were happy to try and find out what was going on. The Consulate were the ones who advised me it was a new procedure they were starting, and what it all meant. They were also happy to send me packet 3 based on having the AKL #, so I was able to go ahead and schedule the medical while we were still in AP. By the time that ended, nearly 8 weeks after we hit NVC, we were ready and had the rest done up. I was able to get an interview quickly, and although I was not able to get here for Christmas that year as should have been possible, it did all work out in the end.

When time came for AOS I never thought for an instant about getting a lawyer involved. I was fairly sure I could do a far better job myself. That went fine, we were transferred to CSC, and had no problems. Other than that service center suddenly slowing down to a crawl :lol:

Now this week I am assembling the ROC package, again on my own. Any information I could ever think to ask is right here. I can get any questions I want the answered in short order. I can join up in the October filers thread and have company while we wait. It's all good!

So I would say unless you have some complicated issue to deal with, or no time at all to deal with the bits and pieces of filing, or just would feel more comfortable using a third party, go ahead and get a lawyer. But if you are a simple straightforward sort of case, you can do it on your own.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-17 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW!!!

All you need to know right now is that nvc is nothing like the consulate with the APs,they are WAY quicker


I found the time there long enough. For some go through in a few days, other are not so lucky.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-20 08:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW!!!
If you look in the NVC forum, you will see a sticky post entitled STUCK @ NVC for AP.

http://www.visajourn...uck-nvc-for-ap/

We were stuck there for about 7 and a half weeks, on our K1 journey. From the last posts before Captain Ewok closed the thread for posts, I did see where times were shorter than when they first started subjecting K1's to further scrutiny.

Hang in there. It passes.

Everyones K-1 is processed at the NVC. It is given a case number, logged in the system and then sent out within a week to the US consul/embassy.

No need to freak out just because of how a woman on the bad-information line words something.


Unfortunately there are exceptions. In spite of having 2 letters from NVC stating this would happen it did not.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-20 08:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC K1 Processing Times ??
Well, we were put into AP on our K1. We were there for over 7 weeks.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-21 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC STILL HAS IT !!

hear hear ! you hit the nail on the head and thank you for your support! By the way, what are some of the reasons for AP ?


Thanks. The difference comes from actually being stuck there at one time, instead of rabbiting on about something you do not understand.

On the whole, AP at this level seems to be mainly about extra security checks. It is a small percentage of the petitions that come through there. Here is a link that gives some info on the process, be aware that link dates from 2008, and some of it may have changed.

http://usaimmigratio...tiveReview.html


We were told at interview that it was random. They'd only just started subjecting K1's to extra scrutiny back then, and we had no idea at all what was going on. There was nothing on VJ about it at all, and even the lawyer we had told me not to worry about it, that K1's don't get stuck in AP, and that it was an error. He was wrong, and we got rid of him.

There is an old thread in the NVC forum, and although it is closed you can still read the info we put there. Here is the link to that.

http://www.visajourn...uck-nvc-for-ap/

There really isn't anything to be done to speed it up. Towards the end of my time in AP, times were getting less, and by the time that old thread was closed for being too big times had come down a lot. Our petition unfortunately held the record in it's time, at just under 8 weeks. I was seeing times 6 months ago of 20 days or less. So, hang in there. In the end they do send it on, and you can get back on track. :thumbs:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-31 09:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC STILL HAS IT !!

It's normal to wait a month or two. Calling every day is wasting their time as well as your own. :whistle:


No it isn't normal. Not at all. Most petitions pass through NVC in a few days.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-31 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC STILL HAS IT !!

Why on earth would you call NVC every day? According to your timeline your petition was at NVC for a whopping 9 days.

For those folks who are truly in AP, there is no shortcut or way to make it go any faster. When the name checks are comeplete and the clearance issued the petition gets forwarded to the applicable Embassy.

AP's occur with a "hit" on one of a multitude of databases that are checked and/or are random. Either way, AP moves at it's own speed and there is nothing you can do to hurry the process.


When you are in AP during the K1 process, you call every day in order to know that your petition has been sent on. They sure as blue blazes won't notify you. You call because sometimes you get a letter, or several of them as in my case, from NVC that says your petition has been sent on when it hasn't. You call every day because you are worried, because you are stressed out, like this process needs to add further stress to the couple's load. Name checks are one thing, and they do check for those, but that isn't necessarily the the reason a lot of K1'####### the wall. It seems there are quite a few more reasons for AP than you are aware of.

You call every day so you can know the instant that this extra step for K1's, initiated just a couple of years ago, is over.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-29 09:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC STILL HAS IT !!
We were held up in AP at NVC for just under 8 weeks on our K1 a couple of years ago. There is a pinned thread here on VJ, in the National Visa Center (Dept of State)forum. While that thread was closed by Captain Ewok it does have a lot of info about what was going on at the time.

http://www.visajourn...uck-nvc-for-ap/

We called them almost every day, and towards the last every day. They said we would get further instructions as well, more than once, but none were ever sent. If we hadn't called we would not have known the petition was in Auckland until packet three turned up.

Times have come down quite a lot since they started subjecting K1's to extra scrutiny at NVC. We were told it was random. Keep calling, eventually they do send it on.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2011-10-28 13:29:00