Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IR or K-1 visa which one works fastest?	I went to school with my boyfriend and I moved to the states later. We met and started talking. I went to visit family and I visited him while there then we officially started dating. We are making plans of getting married but i don't know which one will make the immigration process quicker. if we do the K-1, we don't have any pics together (my mistake!!). I need some advise on what to do. I am still in school and he will be applying to school to do his masters but we both don't plan on living in the states permanently. Thank you guys!	Ayisi&Phyllis	Female	Ghana	2012-06-20 18:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My daughter was born!	Congratulations! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-08-08 18:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Be Thankful you are blessed...	I'm sorry you're going through this. God bless you, and may your family be reunited soon Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-08-18 18:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview done-Visa Approved	QUOTE (Steve Y Jessica @ Aug 14 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Me and my wife just got done with her interview in Buenos Aires. Her visa is approved. We cant beleive how easy it was. they only asked about 3 questions and did not ask to see any of the evidence we brought. And it is for the CR1 visa. Now we just wait to pick up her passport and we will both fly back to the US on Monday. Congrats!! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-08-15 07:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	WE GOT APPROVED!!! :)	Congratulations! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-12-06 22:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	34 Days Till My Wifes Interview...	Good luck at the interview Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-12-18 20:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	The Unexpected has happened	Congrats Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-12-23 23:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How can we delay obtaining cr1 visa?	If I were in your situation, I would withdraw the application at this point explaining the situation, and when you want to return together to the US just do Direct Consular Filing, which is a fairly quick and easy process (see comparison chart between visas for more info on this option) Saludos, Caro Edited by JVKn'CVO, 03 January 2009 - 05:16 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2009-01-03 17:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 APPROVED!!!	Congrats! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2009-02-08 13:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Which way should we go? K-3 or CR-1	Yes, if you have been living in Argentina for as long as you have, you qualify for Direct Consular Filing. It's the fastest route so you're lucky (I believe the Embassy web site states around 3 months) Start by reading these links: BA Embassy VJ: Marriage Based Immigration Choices Direct Consular Filing Good Luck! Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2009-04-08 23:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Finally.. the waiting is over...	Congrats! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-10-01 11:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!	Congrats! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-12-16 19:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	My interview experienced last Dec. 05, '07	Congrats! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-12-16 19:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Some questions here....	Source: USCIS - a guide to naturalization What Are the Benefits and Responsibilities of Citizenship? Benefits The Constitution and laws of the United States give many rights to both citizens and non-citizens living in the United States. However, some rights are only for citizens, such as: • Voting. Only U.S. citizens can vote in Federal elections. Most States also restrict the right to vote, in most elections, to U.S. citizens. • Bringing family members to the United States. Citizens generally get priority when petitioning to bring family members permanently to this country. • Obtaining citizenship for children born abroad. In most cases, a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen is automatically a U.S. citizen. • Traveling with a U.S. passport. A U.S. passport allows you to get assistance from the U.S. government when overseas. • Becoming eligible for Federal jobs. Most jobs with government agencies require U.S. citizenship. • Becoming an elected official. Many elected offices in this country require U.S. citizenship. • Showing your patriotism. In addition, becoming a U.S. citizen is a way to demonstrate your commitment to your new country. The above list does not include all the benefits of citizenship, only some of the more important ones. Good luck with whatever you choose! Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-03-16 00:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Friday 13th!!! Great day!!!	Congrats jlscott201! I'm happy for you. Best wishes! Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2008-06-13 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 petition forwarded from Texas to California sv center	I think we'll look at turtles differently from now on Mononoke, you say january fillers are getting approved around this time? that's really good! We are a little confused about what to expect with the processing times, because the USCIS web site says they are processing forms received in sept 2006, but that doesn't really match the timelines other users are posting on the web site Any ideas why that might be? Thanks again for all the help! Justin and Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-14 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 petition forwarded from Texas to California sv center	Thanks to all! Yeah, that doesn't make much sense that they would have one state office process all those claims. I guess we'll just wait like everyone else unfortunately But still, we are thrilled to see things starting to move Justin and Caro,	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-14 19:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 petition forwarded from Texas to California sv center	Hi everyone! We sent in our 129F to the Texas serv center, as instructed in the form, but we found out it was forwarded to the California serv center. My fiance lives in Texas, so we were under the impression that the Texas serv center was the correct one, does anyone know why they could have forwarded the petition to California?	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-14 18:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Docs to File and a few more ???	I'd recommend that you read the post "RFE masterlist" http://www.visajourn...?showtopic=4725 Good luck!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-19 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance visa advice	Hi! I think that reading this post, (started by Jenny at the beginning of the month) might help you with your decision. it's about possible "red flags" http://www.visajourn...mp;hl=red flags And I agree with the rest that reading the guides will definetly help you too, even if you do hire an attorney, the better informed you are about the process, the better chance you have to make a decision that bests suits you and your fiancee. Government web sites are very informative...but not very user friendly in my opinion, I think you'll find that the guides on this web site are much easier to follow and understand. Another very helpfull thread: the RFE masterlist http://www.visajourn...?showtopic=4725 Good luck!!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-25 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I hope to get help on this fast...	same advice http://www.visajourn...Form-G-325A.pdf	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-01 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ANYONE HERE HAVENT RECEIVED AN RFE??	You might want to check this thread, the RFE master list http://www.visajourn...?showtopic=4725 Congratulations on starting the K1!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-01 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	On Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship	There really is no reason for them to read your entire conversations. What is important is who is chatting, when, and how often. What I do is take a screen shot of the chat archive for every day we chat. The archive shows the date, time, who is chatting, and the first part of the conversation. I paste this in a word document with our names, date of chat, and case number in the header. I format the document landscape for printing. This gives 1 page for each chat rather than tons of pages for each chat. If I provided entire chats, I would seriously be killing an entire forest I use a free program called Gadwin Printscreen for capturing a screen shot, you can select any part of your screen to either copy to clipboard or save as an image...I use the copy to clipboard option as I am pasting into a word document. I also use the same program to take screen shots of us a few of times a week while we are on Windows Live Messenger video conference. I include this with the chat archive for that day. Once a month I gather all of our chat proof and burn it to CD in the even something happens to my PC, and also print our chats for the previous month and file it in a cabinet I have set up for all of the proof we have compiled for the last 2 years. I'm sure you will have other members suggest different things, and you may find something else works better for you. I have found this to be the easiest to do, and maintain in the long term. Good luck to you ~Kiyah~ That's what I call dedication! THANKS TO ALL for the really useful advice! Edited by JVKn'CVO, 21 April 2007 - 11:24 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-21 23:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	On Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship	Thinking ahead for the proof of ongoing relationship, I was wondering what would be the best way to submit chat logs, since that is what we use the most. One way would be to take a screenshot of the chat (with an online version of a newspaper to show the date in the background), or to print the actual conversation. I guess my question is...are they interested in what is said in the conversation? or just the fact that we talked that day? My guess would be that the screenshot is the way to go, but...I still thought I'd ask I had the same problem since my fiance and I communicate by webcam, so we don't even have chat records. And we only text or call when it's something that can't wait until our next online meeting. Also, neither of us are camera-happy so we only have a couple pictures of us together. I wrote him some letters and sent Valentines and birthday cards so that he'd have something to take to the interview. I'm in the process of redecorating (to make my bedroom less girly) so I also sent him some paint chips and magazine pictures of general ideas for what I would like to do with the room. I've no idea if that will be satisfactory, but I'll let you know. His interview is May 2nd. -Lorette Thanks! and good luck for the interview!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-21 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	On Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship	Thinking ahead for the proof of ongoing relationship, I was wondering what would be the best way to submit chat logs, since that is what we use the most. One way would be to take a screenshot of the chat (with an online version of a newspaper to show the date in the background), or to print the actual conversation. I guess my question is...are they interested in what is said in the conversation? or just the fact that we talked that day? My guess would be that the screenshot is the way to go, but...I still thought I'd ask	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-04-21 21:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need your help with making the least risky chioce	I vote E or F Good luck!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-10 05:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where do we start	Welcome to VJ! I suggest you start by reading the guides, and the RFE list http://www.visajourn...?showtopic=4725 Good luck!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-15 16:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just a lil goodnews	Great news!!! Good luck at the interview!	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-18 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What if we can't meet financial requirements?	Sorry to hear about your situation People are right, the options are few on this point *Finish highschool (not just for the visa process but for yourself! ), so that you can later look for a better position. I think this is the best option really. *Get a second job (this would make it harder for you to finish highschool, so I think you should go with the first option) *Keep trying for a co-sponsor or... *Consider a third party country where you can both live together, maybe untill you can save up some money and finish highschool Good luck, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-19 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need all origianl forms when I mail my info to my fiance??	HAHAHA Alex, don't give them any ideas, because they just might! "Them"= USCIS Sorry	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-20 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need all origianl forms when I mail my info to my fiance??	HAHAHA Alex, don't give them any ideas, because they just might! robburnsefc, Sounds to me that you are good, but then again I'm just going by what the guides say, I haven't had the interview yet. The K1 Guide says " 1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one). 2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy..." http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1guide You might also want to look at the information on the embassy in London http://www.visajourn...e...&cty=London Saludos!, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-20 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need all origianl forms when I mail my info to my fiance??	Yes! When you mailed the first package you sent copies of the proof of having met within the last 2 years. The idea is that you mail her the originals of those documents you copied back then, add proof of ongoing relationship...and everything else that's explained in the guide Dawn mentioned. Remember you'll have to write a new intent to marry, so that it is dated closer to the date of the interview have you checked the embassy reviews for Brazil? http://www.visajourn...views/index.php Saludos, Caro	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-20 12:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	great! Good luck to you too, Caro Edited by JVKn'CVO, 25 May 2007 - 11:45 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 23:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	You mean in the K1 stats link? you're right, I haven't noticed that, that's weird Maybe I wasn't very clear on the initial post. The question is: What would be the most accurate way to calculate estimated adjudicated date? using the received date, the day NOA1 was received, or the date the first package was sent? Many things can delay the date the NOA1 is received (I've even read about some people that never got the NOA1 at all!) for example....someone that lives it Texas is bound to receive the NOA1 later than someone that lives next door to CSC. or maybe they just didn't tip the postman on christmas! Same thing with the date the package was sent...and keep in mind that NSC and TSC applications are being forwarded to California, so between the time we sent the the first package and California received it, 9 days went by. (we sent the first package march 27 with next day delivery to TSC and because of the transfer hassle, CSC received it april 5th) So my question is...with all this factors in mind...why is the rule that we are using date of NOA1 to calculate estimated adjudicated date? is there something I'm missing? Caro, Edited by JVKn'CVO, 25 May 2007 - 11:31 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 23:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	mmm maybe I'm mistaken...but our case was forwarded from TCS to CSC and the received date showing in the USCIS web site is the day CSC received our petition...not TSC. where did you get that information, that the received date is for the service center that first received the petition? Caro, Anyone? Edited by JVKn'CVO, 25 May 2007 - 10:17 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	Welcome to the process. The first part is the hardest as it's the longest wait times for things to happen. Either way you look at it, if you go through CSC it's going to take about 3 months for your NOA2 and if you go through Vermont it's about one month. Since your at the CSC, you have till about the middle of July for yours to be escalated to NOA2 level. It's kind of weird in that the days go by slow by the weeks go by fast. We just submitted our Packet 3 and should be getting an interview date in July in Bangkok. It's well worth the wait. Just enjoy the process. Ken Nice to meet you Ken Caro, Edited by JVKn'CVO, 25 May 2007 - 09:55 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 21:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	mmm maybe I'm mistaken...but our case was forwarded from TCS to CSC and the received date showing in the USCIS web site is the day CSC received our petition...not TSC. where did you get that information, that the received date is for the service center that first received the petition? Caro,	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Calculating for NOA2	I'm wondering... Checking the timelines and stats, I see that it's a lot more common to calculate the estimated date for the NOA2 going by the day the NOA1 was received. But one would think that it would be more accurate to go by the date the I-129 was received by the service center, right? http://k1visastats.com/March.htm "Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Case received and pending. On April 5, 2007, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register." Caro, Edited by JVKn'CVO, 25 May 2007 - 08:52 PM.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-25 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	length of stay for K1 fiancee	Hi Mat! Welcome to VJ Here's a couple of usefull links http://travel.state....types_2994.html http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1guide http://www.visajourn...amp;page=k1flow http://www.uscis.gov.../article/A2.pdf Good luck on your journey! Caro,	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-27 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wedding Dates	I agree, I wouldn't risk having to cancel the reservations. Better you wait until the K1 is in your hand to book for the wedding. for example, what we plan to do is, after we get the visa, go to city hall, get the legal part out of the way and the 90 days limit off our backs, and then plan with more time the actual big wedding ceremony. we think we can't plan that on just 90 days, plus this way we can have some time to save a little money. I know how you feel, I hate USCIS everytime I see a white dress, I wish we could get married tomorrow, but oh well, we just decided to play it safe.	JVKn'CVO	Female	Argentina	2007-05-14 18:39:00