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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs there a downside to expedite request?

Military? why are those different from ours?


They are active military, and facing deployment.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-24 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureschurch wedding

Hi all! If your filling for a fiancee visa can the petitioner & beneficiary marry through a church wedding ceremony in the philippines before they leave for US when the visa is approve? and upon arriving in the US they will marry through a civil ceremony. Any thoughts?


No. You would have to start over with a Spousal Visa.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-25 09:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen should I have a Senator petition on my behalf?

The others are right. My K-1 interview was approved today and there is one single truth I have learned in the last 7 months. It is this
There is no one or no way you can speed up this process unless you have a valid reason for expedite criteria. The sooner you realize and accept this, the better you will be off during the waiting.
I wasted a lot of energy and emotional strength to be sad and depressed. Looking back, I would accept that it will take as long as it takes and try hard to find something productive to do and distract my mind.

Your senator and congressman cannot petition on your behalf. They can inquire on your behalf.
Speaking from experience, unless your case is beyond normal processing time (still 5 months I believe) Your congressman office will not even write to USCIS, they deal with this kind of request daily and they know all too well that the USCIS will not even bother looking at your case unless it is beyond processing time.

If your case is beyond published processing time, your congressman office can inquire your case status for you. The USCIS has an obligation to response to an congressional inquiry within 48 hours.
However, they don't get better answer than you will. All we got was, we will hear from the USCIS within 30-45 days and that is IT and your congressman cannot do anything further.

The talk about congress inquiry "putting pressure on the USCIS" is an urban myth. Most people who contact their congressman had their case way overdue and was about to get case decision anyway. People associated this fortunate coincidence with unsupported fact.


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cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-30 20:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen should I have a Senator petition on my behalf?
Elected officials can get no more out of USCIS than you can yourself. USCIS is not answerable to them. They cannot "put pressure" on USCIS.

In any event, ten days in is a mere drop in the bucket. If you have waited over 6 months by all means try a service request, following which you will be told to wait.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-30 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Engagement
That would be for the Philippines. Canada has never required a lot of the things on that list you link to. The OP is in Canada.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-30 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Engagement
Not heard of proof of engagement. I didn't have a ring either, many people wait until they arrive in the USA, or like me, never do bother. We didn't have firm plans either, pretty hard to do that when you don't know when :)
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-30 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPregnant Fiancee
They infrequently expedite for pregnancy, usually only if it is expected to be high risk. That would have to come from your fiancee's Doctor. If they have asked you to mention it by all means do so, but on the whole from what has been posted here in the past being pregnant when you file has made no difference to the time the petition takes to be adjudicated.

Edited to add: Welcome to the forum :)

Edited by cdneh, 31 July 2012 - 08:37 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-31 20:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy are the people here so RUDE??? :(

I think if you use a lawyer or not you shoudn't be judged for it. I think people are getting restless because I've read several post in the past couple of weeks and people have been so rude in their reply to information people provide or even statements people make. VJ has a lot of really good information and for me I love reading about everyone's experience and reading people's recommendations on services that may be available. It's up to me to call the attorney or paralegal or whoever and whatever else people advertise. I'm not sure why this is such a big deal. Yes, yes, I know it's against the rules, that's fine but getting boiled over it doesn't make sense to me but to each is own.

I thought VJ was suppose to be a supportive group not a judgemental group. We are all on the same course, trying to be reunited or permanently reunited with our love ones. As Rodney King once said, "Can't we all just get along?" :D


The post in question was a violation of the Terms of Service. That's the big deal. Has nothing to do with being rude, or restless, judgmental or anything else. It was a TOS violation full stop.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-03 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy are the people here so RUDE??? :(

I dont know where I should post ...but a few moments ago I posted a story and my opinion on why an immigration attorney can help...IT WAS MY OPINION..PEOPLE STARTED ATTACKING ME AS IF I SAID SOMETHING OFFENSIVE.. I posted thinking it would help others..but Ive noticed that lately when when I give wanted advice or help ive been critisized harshly for just that...now my topics are locked because someone thinks it was spam or that I work for this attorney..you people need to get a life..take a look at my profile and timelime and you can see I am one of you..MY FIANCEE AND I FILED AN I129f in May!!! I am not a spammer!!!! Thank you! Good night and God Bless!
Mateo and Raquel



You violated the TOS. That is why your thread was locked.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-02 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion On Interview Document For K1

don
t wast yor money on three hole binders, the uscis takes it all apart and puts it in there accro binder there way.its best to use two hole on top. put the tabs on the bottom of the page. or use a large spring clamp on the top center an a rubber on the bottom.go to the united states post office get a large priority envelope send it usps priority mail. with tracking and confirm delivery.



That is the preparation for filing the K1. I think the OP is asking about the documents and papers his fiancee needs to take for her interview.

I had mine in a file folder. I had tabs marked with headings, and anything they asked for I was able to locate and hand over as they asked. I had some photos as well, but was advised not to put them in an album, as I would have to slide them under the glass partition at the consulate, and it was a small opening at best. That's what I did and it worked out fine.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-12 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisitor Visa or Fiancee Visa

I hope I'm giving this reply in the right place on the form.... I'm trying to figure out whether it's easier for my girlfriend in Colombia to get a visitor visa to visit me and explore USA. I have been in Colombia 3 times and am also deciding whether I want to live in her country or she in USA. We are not ready to make a final decision about marriage, but if the fiancee visa is only for the same amount of time as the visitor visa, it sounds like the visitor visa would be better. The main purpose was for her to visit the USA so we can compare where we want to live. I can get a pension visa for Colombia without committing to marriage. I probably confused you, but I guess that is why I am on the forum, to help me find answers to puzzling questions I have.



Then she needs to apply for a visitors visa. If you aren't planning on getting married then the fiancee visa isn't for you. That 90 days you are speaking of, is for the planning and getting married. You have 90 days from entry to accomplish that. It is not intended for coming here to have a look around.

Read here:
http://www.visajourn.../content/guides

Edited by cdneh, 16 August 2012 - 09:40 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-16 21:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisitor Visa or Fiancee Visa

Which takes the least amount of time to get, a visitor visa for 90 days or a Fiancee Visa? And how long is the fiancee visa for, still only 90 days? Or is it for a longer period.



The fiancee visa is to come to the USA with the intent to marry and stay, and get married within 90 days. It isn't to visit.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-16 21:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot divorced at time of K1 application

So now she knows the others are correct. Are you giving advice or scolding people?


I think she got that. Are you giving advice, or rubbing people's noses in their errors?
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-25 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot divorced at time of K1 application

Your divorce MUST be final and entered in court records BEFORE you file the petition. You have done nothing "by the book" but have jumped the gun from the start. Your petition will be denied. But before it is denied they will send an RFE for proof that your divorce was final before you filed the petition. You have none. You will not respond, or respond with your unsatisfactory explanation and some months later be denied. You can withdraw the petition and file a new one when your divorce is final. "hoping for the best" in your case actually means "delaying our entire process"

This is not a big decision. This is a "no brainer"


Also redundant. The OP has been given this advice already, many times, in this thread.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-25 17:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnot approved yet,more evidence my fiance income

sorry but now is diffente. The consulate send me a email today and they want more evidences but what they want, i was just send in my interview and now i dont know what to do, sorry i only want help



OP, please be a little patient. The Visa Journey people who can help you may not be online right away and see your post. They are all volunteers here, and are not here all the time. It gets confusing when you ask the same thing many times, and get answers in several threads.

If they want you to send things they have already seen, go ahead and send them. Send them anything the ask for.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-06 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS- 5 MONTHS VSC
It really doesn't seem to do anything, they will tell you to wait and call back is all. That is really all you can do, wait. Hope it passes quickly :thumbs:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-29 20:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOver 5 days!!!
I've heard it can take up to 30 days to arrive.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-10-08 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! Confused.. Entered on K-1 Visa getting married next week

could be an error. get on the phone with USCIS ASAP and find out whats going on



This :thumbs:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-11-06 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat effects couples hearing faster then others
Every couple is different, so every file is different. Some are straightforward, others less so. There's a heap of variables that can slow you down, or speed you up. What service center you are at can play a part, who is assigned to the case, how long checks take...really there are just too many things to say definitely why some are fast and others are not.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-11-16 16:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan my I-130 the place of I-129F in line?

Old expression. Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
We gave him good advice. He is not going to listen. He will be back at some point asking why his petitions were denied and what to do next. To which we will nicely reply..start over.



Reminds me of my Grandmother : " You can't tell a dill pickle nothin' " :yes:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-18 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan my I-130 the place of I-129F in line?

These may be my favorite posts of all time. :lol:



Pretty outrageous really. I've often wondered what the point is in soliciting advice you aren't prepared to listen to. He will end up with two denials as it is. :blink:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-18 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Courier Woes

It's Christmas, this was in planning to surprise my younger sister living in California, we planned this quite some time ago--before the VISA situation even arised. I didn't think it would end up taking them almost 3 weeks even after the agent told us over and over again that it would be here within a week of interview.


I'm sorry, but there is nothing else you can do at this point. No matter what the agent told you, sometimes it can take a great deal longer than they say. If you haven't already, you need to look at changing your flight.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Courier Woes
All you can do is wait. This is why people here on Visa Journey recommend, quite strongly, that travel arrangements are not made until the visa is in your hands. Are you able to alter your travel arrangements, and take a later flight?
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-18 22:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresService Center.

I think all I129-F are mailed to Dallas, TX but not necessarily processed there.
That is what confuses me.



They are sent to California or Vermont, based on the geographic location of the petitioner. Think of Dallas as the clearing house.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresService Center.

read the i129 f insturctions on USCIS.com



That would be USCIS.gov not .com.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresService Center.

How would i know which service center my I-129f will be processed in?
I live in Nebraska.

Thanks,



I believe you would come under the jurisdiction of CSC from Nebraska.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 13:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Approved! Question about scheduling interview - South Korea
It commonly happens that people want a ceremony for the overseas half of the couple. DO a search here on VJ. Understand the risk.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 18:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Approved! Question about scheduling interview - South Korea
Be very, very careful in doing that. I have read of couples being denied for that. And made to start over with a spousal visa.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 18:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Approved! Question about scheduling interview - South Korea
You cannot get married in Korea. The K1 is a fiancee visa, one entry, to get married in the United States. If you get married while you are waiting for the K1 Visa, it will be of no use to you, and you will have to begin all over again with the spousal visa.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresstuck at initial review! please anyone help?
Don't put too much faith in the updates. Mine still shows my K1 in Initial Processing.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-12-19 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am a disabled US man, is a wavier possible?

They don't want a simple that it is unconfortable to travel, what about first class ? What about a cruise ? They want I am tied to a bed and machines and can't be moved.


And even that, the only one I have ever heard of in that condition, had a fiancee who tried, and failed, multiple times to get a visitors visa.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-10-04 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBack Ground Checks???
You can still be put into AP for further checks, even after the interview. Checks are done at every step in the process.

And yes, applications are processed in the order they come in the door. They are taken apart, put into the order they want them in, put in a box, and await adjudication. Some cases move quickly and some do not. Every case is different, and will proceed, depending on its contents, at it's own pace.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2013-01-03 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespetition, K1 and sponsor myself

I self sponsored. So you are very wrong.


I did as well.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2013-02-04 18:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPLEASE I4MLOST CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THIS...

K-1 applications are only at NVC for a very short time, you will not be submitting any further paperwork to NVC for the k-1 visa, Your beneficiary will receive all the applications on his/her side, once the embassy receives your file , they will mail the information to the beneficiary.


Not necessarily. Our K1 petition, and others like us, were stuck at NVC in AP. We were there for nearly 8 weeks. They randomly take some out of the queue for additional processing. We had a total of 3 letters in the post saying it would be sent on to the consulate, and all the same it stayed at NVC.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2013-02-15 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Denied :(
I would just refile. Glad at least you know the reason, and have found VJ. It will go better this time :thumbs:
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-08-03 18:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Denied :(
Wait for the letter. Then you will know one way or the other what you are up against.

In the meantime, read that guide, and start getting your information together.

Edited by cdneh, 31 July 2012 - 10:09 PM.

cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-31 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Denied :(

are you sure it's not an RFE?? request for evidence?? i don't think they will deny your case without futher info that they need from you.

anyways nothing is sure this time until you received your letter from uscis...if your right your I-129F was deny i suggest calling your senator or congress office for help..goodluck



Calling a senator or congressman cannot help. USCIC are not answerable to elected officials.

If you get the letter from them, and you are indeed denied, your best option is to refile, following the guides and enclosing all the bits and pieces necessary to support your petition. Read the guide, you will find it is a valuable tool.

Welcome to Visa Journey. If you have questions, or need help, you have come to the right place. This website is the absolute best.
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2012-07-31 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sent Off and I have a Question.
I know I kept going over and over the petition...I think we all worry we will leave something out smile.gif
cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2008-07-12 02:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied because I am ugly???

I'm sorry to read you've been led down the garden path. As  I posted earlier, I wondered if this was the case, given her reason for the refusal, and her lack of any kind of paperwork citing the correct reason.

 

It doesn't seem like it at the moment, but I believe you have had a very lucky escape.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2013-09-26 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied because I am ugly???

I don't believe you are spinning us a yarn, I think something's up on the other end. She would have been given a paper with the reason for the denial on it. Until you can find out what the reason is, one way or the other, everyone is pretty much guessing what's up. Keep trying to find out what happened.


cdnehFemaleNew Zealand2013-09-25 11:59:00