ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC received after NOA2
nessa

It can take on average a few weeks as they send them off in batches. Just make sure you actually speak to an operator at NVC and not use the automated system.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-08 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo "clean" cases=

I wonder if a "clean" case gets approved faster than those with "issues?"

Case in point...I am divorced and applied for a previous K1...later withdrawn.

Thoughts?

A little perspective. Even pre-IMBRA a clean case didnt mean quicker approval. If one shares a name with someone or has a common name that results in a 'hit' their case will be held up until it is cleared. The time for this varies greatly. This still applies now, post IMBRA. So there are and will be clear cases held up just as there will be cases held up that have IMBRA related issues.

I wish you all the best on your journey.

Lorelle
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport Photo Size requirements



We sent our initial K-129F petition and materials in last month, and received the NOA receipt with a date of July 20, 2006.

However, looking again at all the information on this site (which I didn't find BEFORE sending all the stuff in, unfortuantely), I realize the passport photos we sent as required for the G-325A forms (bio data sheets) might be too small. the top of the head to the chin size requirement is met with what we sent, but the total dimensions of the photos are less than 2x2 inches. I guess we sent ID size rather than U.S. passport size. I didn't know there was a difference.

Quesitons, then:
1. If the photos were not acceptable would they have already sent the packet back to us to resubmit? Does reciept of a NOA mean that we are OK?

2. If not, has anyone received notice at the later stage (processing the K-129F) that they needed bigger photos?

3. Should I send in new photos with a cover letter and the reciept number I received?

Thanks for any advice. I feel doomed already!
:wacko:


If you have received the NOA-1 already, then you are fine. Had they needed the correct size passport photo, they would not have sent you the NOA-1.


Not true. The NOA is only an acknowledgment of receipt, not a verification that all of the documentation and evidence is complete. There would be no need for RFEs in that were case.

Jen

Correct. Short rundown.....When a petition is first received by the service they date stamp the petition, check to see if the petition is eligible to be filed (ie a USC), that the petition itself has a correct signature, and that correct payment has been made...once entered into the system in the 'Data Unit' an NOA1 will be generated and issued. The petition and accompanying documentation and evidence is then sent to the Work Distribution unit to await processing/adjudication. This is when and where RFE's will be issued for anything not completed fully or satisfactorily, missing documents, or further evidence etc


a&o

USCIS is not as picky with the passport photos as DOS (department of state). One should never send anything to the service center that has not been asked for. Always wait to see if you are issued an RFE first.

Lorelle
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 14:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThis is really weird
Congratulations Gikoo :dance: :dance: From a womans view.....thats like being 7 months pregnant and only just finding out and having only a short wait till have that beautiful baby in arms. All the best to you and congrats again :thumbs:
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThis is really weird

Hmm . . . Now I'm really stumped. So, what could it be then?

Have your mom email or fax the letter so you can see what it is about.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 20:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThis is really weird

We already received a letter from them acknowledging the address change, this is something different. The problem is I'm in the US visiting my fiance & won't get home till the end of August. But my Mum, who read the letter to me, told me it said it was from the USCIS & they didn't say anything about an approval, just that processing is now commencing. All the stuff that's in package 3 is what they've asked me to start gathering now. Apparently there's loads & loads of forms to fill out & they told me to book my medical. They said to fill in the forms & send them back ASAP. Does this sound like packet 3? I'm sure it is.

Its so weird, I don't know whether to be happy or not. We contacted my Fiance's senator a couple of weeks ago to see what's taking so long & he sent us a letter saying he's contacted CSC so I'm assuming he's helped the process along.

The USCIS approves a petition which enable the applicant/beneficiary to apply for a visa. USCIS has nothing to do with the visa interview at consulates or the sending out of any packets. This is the responsibility of the DOS of which the embassy/consulates come under.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 19:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproval Inconsistentcieis
Yodrak,

Thank you for the link. I still however have issue, if adjudicators at the service are still receiving guidance via memos that specifically mentions the G-325A and RFE's in the same breath for not being complete, then at this stage it is still very much a part of the process and care should be still taken to complete the G-325A as instructed...All 4 pages & signed.

Lorelle


Lorelle,

See the last post in this thread by poster folinskyinla, in particular the last paragraph.
http://groups.google...a8a435b20ec24cc

Yodrak

yodrak,

I am not so sure on that as I believe that the 4 pages that make up the G-325A are still very much in use as the USCIS processes are still primarily manual, paper based. This is according to any of the reports that I have read. The latest interoffice memo also makes mention of the G325A when it comes to RFE's for being incomplete.

Lorelle




ursy,

Recognize that G-325A is an antiquated and obsolecent form. It's doubtful that the 4 paper copies are used any longer as they once were - it's the electronic age now, and even the USCIS is making some use of modern technology. Many (most?) adjudicators probably send RFEs if all 4 copies are not provided simply because 4 copies exist and once upon a time were essential. Old habits can be hard to break.

It shouldn't be surprising if some adjudicators do not send RFEs if all 4 pages are not provided because as a practical matter they simply are not necessary any more, but a prudent person would submit all 4 pages having original signatures until the form is eventually changed or discontinued.

Yodrak

Are there many approval inconsistencies ? I heard different experiences between couples. Some people get Rfe for not signing all 4 G325A biography forms and others do only one and get through. What is the logic there????????????????????????







I would not have made the comment unless I knew of a couple who sent in only one and had their case approved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whether you know about it or not it obviously happens. USCIS can get away with it because too many people assumes it never happens.


please find an example and post it here....the OP infers that it happens all the time....I have never seen it posted here. Where does she/he get this information. I still would doubt that it would happen. I only read of RFE's for submitting copies, not original sigs on each copy, etc.

Now everyone who has been approved by just submitting one copy please post your information.

I PM'd the Capt'n to send me the link to the one I referred to in the archives as they are unsearchable now from here. I think we may very well see one from William who only just received an RFE but no mention of of the G-325A asking for all 4 pages. I would definately not recommend anyone to purposely only submit one page though just because of the very few that escape an RFE for it.

Edited by aussiewench, 10 August 2006 - 07:22 PM.

aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproval Inconsistentcieis
yodrak,

I am not so sure on that as I believe that the 4 pages that make up the G-325A are still very much in use as the USCIS processes are still primarily manual, paper based. This is according to any of the reports that I have read. The latest interoffice memo also makes mention of the G325A when it comes to RFE's for being incomplete.

Lorelle



ursy,

Recognize that G-325A is an antiquated and obsolecent form. It's doubtful that the 4 paper copies are used any longer as they once were - it's the electronic age now, and even the USCIS is making some use of modern technology. Many (most?) adjudicators probably send RFEs if all 4 copies are not provided simply because 4 copies exist and once upon a time were essential. Old habits can be hard to break.

It shouldn't be surprising if some adjudicators do not send RFEs if all 4 pages are not provided because as a practical matter they simply are not necessary any more, but a prudent person would submit all 4 pages having original signatures until the form is eventually changed or discontinued.

Yodrak

Are there many approval inconsistencies ? I heard different experiences between couples. Some people get Rfe for not signing all 4 G325A biography forms and others do only one and get through. What is the logic there????????????????????????


aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproval Inconsistentcieis



Are there many approval inconsistencies ? I heard different experiences between couples. Some people get Rfe for not signing all 4 G325A biography forms and others do only one and get through. What is the logic there????????????????????????


I would seriously doubt that this happens.


From what I've read it'll depend on the adjudicator that works on one's case.


I would seriously doubt that this happens also


I have yet to see proof that anyone not sending the required forms got approved without a RFE.
The big thing here is that everyone needs to know if you dont follow the instructions explicitly you can expect a RFE.

I am 100% certain, according to one members post that I recall in the old site (archives), that had his petition approved after only submitting one signed page of the G-325A. Before approval he had been quite worried about it and had expected an RFE. Is this the norm, I dont believe so, but then again as I said the vast majority of members DO submit all 4 pages.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproval Inconsistentcieis
In over a year on here I havent noted too many at all that have gotten away with only submitting one signed page of the G-325A as the vast majority of members send all 4 pages. If one submits all 4 pages and only one is signed it stands to reason that an adjudicator is more likely to send an RFE as what has been submitted isnt complete.

Edited by aussiewench, 09 August 2006 - 03:45 PM.

aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-09 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd RFE (Not IMBRA Related)
Whilst always possible, generally an adjudicator will list everything missing or further evidence needed, on the one RFE.

Ahhhhh Gary, say it ain't so!!!! :blink: :wacko: :blink:

Already mailed it.

Here we go again:







Thats good to hear William. Are you going to send the other copies of the G-325A just in case? I have heard of them sending an RFE for one thing and then turning around and sending another one for something else.
I hope that the evidence that I sent was OK. Copies of the picture page of my passport with copies of the stamp pages, 10 pics of us together, copies of the airline boarding passes (they had the full date on them including the year!) and various receipts from 4 of my trips.


aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 19:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd RFE (Not IMBRA Related)
I know that yourself and anyone held up because of IMBRA wont necessarily see this as a positive thing considering the long wait times and patience stretched. You are almost there William. An RFE at this stage always has a positive side to it....that your case is being adjudicated....there is no unknown and as soon as you return the RFE generally an approval is not that far away.......obviously barring any possible holdups with security checks, but you know all that.

All the best to you William :thumbs:
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Venting
Going by your timeline and all that touching going on, you are on someones desk IMO. Crystal ball prediction......an approval this coming week.

Damm I hope so or my credibility is shot :P

Seriously though, I hope you hear something soon (F)
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-08 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdministrative Processing at NVC !!!!
(F) Hang in there travlnmannn

Copied from my post in the NVC forum.....

Name/Security checks are a normal process with NVC/consulates but the wait time at NVC is generally not too long as cases can and will be forwarded to the consulate prior to the name/security checks being cleared. Administrative processing usually refers to a legally mandated security check the Department of State (NVC) must do for all applicants/beneficiaries over the age of 16. The length of time one can be held up in administrative processing will vary as some countries are subject to closer scrutiny. The process normally takes four to six weeks but as I said it can be much longer. Fingerprints are sometimes required at consulate level but this is all a part of the initial administrative processing that began at NVC. Once an interview is held a visa will not be issued until/unless clearance has been received. In most cases (again dependent of country), administrative processing will be completed and clearance granted well before an interview is even held.

Lorelle
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOld Documents and Pictures

[b]Hi Everyone!
This is my first time posting here.
I was looking over some topics and found one that said to be careful with the documents I-129F and G325A because if the documents are outdated - from before 2006 - then they can't be used. I'm really frustrated because I was going to send out my application to the Texas center tomorrow and now I think I will have to have my fiance print out new forms and sign and mail. Is this correct? I thought I had just recieved the final signed letter by him as of yesterday.
The G325A documents he signed were good only until 12/31/05.
I'm afraid our petition could be rejected or sent back to us because of this reason.
I shouldn't take the chance, should I? :crying:

Also, do you think that 15 pictures are too many?
Thanks so much!
Meredith (and Eliton)

The most recent G-325A form is......

Edition Date: 5/31/05. Prior editions are acceptable only through 12/31/05.

Across the bottom of the page it will read...
Form G-325A (Rev. 05/31/05)N (Prior editions may be used until 12/31/05)

Does the I-129F you completed have the IMBRA related questions? If not then you must download the most recent I-129F. There was a period of 30 days when the old form could still be used but that time to my knowledge has now passed.

Edited by aussiewench, 11 August 2006 - 11:59 AM.

aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-11 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp, support
awwwww darlin' *hugs* .....you poor ####### :( That has gotta hurt. This will all work out somehow with your family.......just give it some time.

As for the address, you can use your friends address on the forms. The first box is for mailing address that the service center will enter into their system for all correspondence to be sent.

All the best to you. Try and get some sleep somehow (F)
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-08 02:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCheck your case status faster with this auto-login link
I got barred quite a few times lol You do have to be checkin' an awful lot though :innocent: I was a crazed obsessed wench....those days have long passed thank gawd.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-10 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInteresting

At some point during one of my internet information hunts, I found this. I don't remember where I got this information from but whatever! I cut and pasted it to a word document. I think it may be old and might not offer much, they still refer to USCIS as INS, but it's interesting. It kind of helped me to understand why the process takes so long. I don't know how accurate it is, so don't hang me for presenting it. I don't even think I have all of it copied, whatever! read it if you want. Here ya go:

THE PROCESS AT INS
· Mail Room: Your Petition will arrive at the INS Service Center's mail room with hundreds of other Petitions.
· Intake: Your Petition will be taken to an Intake Clerk from the Mail Room. This Clerk will look it over for all of the proper forms. They will not examine any paperwork, but simply take the form checklist (that they have memorized by now). For example, the checklist will say "(1) Form I-129F, yes here; (2) G-325A's, yes here, (1) Birth Certificate, yes here, etc." Your Petition could sit on the Intake Clerk's desk for days, especially if the INS Service Center is busy.
· Processing: Your Petition will be sent on to the Processor from the Intake Clerk. This person assigns your case to a specific Examiner.
· Examination: Your Petition will be sent on to the Examiner from the Processor. This is the actual person that inspects your Petition to verify that your relationship is valid, that you are an American Citizen and so on.
· Central Processing: Once approved, your Petition moves to Central Processing, where a Divisional Director separates your Petition by region, Asian, Central America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, etc. This task is only for categorizing your Petition.
· Outtake: After being classified by region, your Petition is sent to an Outtake Clerk. The Outtake Clerk assigns your Petition an "A number" depending on your region.
· Distribution: After being assigned a reference number, the "A number", a Distribution Clerk will carry out any special acts, such as cabling the Embassy. The acts are a result of notes made by the Examiner, not you by you.
· Information: If you call INS, you will speak to an Information Officer. This is a glorified term for "INS Secretary." The only access they have is the INS Service Center's computer network, which will not tell you anything more about your Petition's status than you hear on the INS telephone voice message. They do not interface with Examiners, who are much too busy examining than to cater to specific requests.
EXPLANATIONS
· Non-sequential examinations: Approval is happening to other K-1 applicants who submitted their Petition after I did (according to the I-797 notice date). At the INS Service Center, various Petitions are randomly pulled from the files to train new Examiners. Most likely, an experienced Examiner grabbed a Petition out of the stack to train a new recruit right there at his/her desk. They then subsequently approved the Petition (lucky Petitioner!). The Petition the Examiner grabbed may have been anywhere and hence explaining why it was "out of order" or why the approval date is earlier than other Petitions with earlier I-797 notice dates. This is happening everyday, Examiners are training new recruits everyday. If your Petition was approved in a very quick timeframe, say within 10 days, it was most likely pulled for training purposes.
· Request for more information: There are no rules here, just based off of the Examiner's judgement. If the Examiner requests additional information, it will delay your Petition from about 1 week to as long as 1 month, typically. Your Petition will most likely be sent to the "back of the line." Possible reasons for a request for more information include:
o Your fiance(e)'s last name matches another last name of a Beneficiary from a previously fraudulent marriage. Supposedly, INS holds a list containing the names of previously fraudulent K-1 marriages.
o You or your fiance(e) did not sign the I-129F or G-325A form
· Examination is 15 minutes: The actual examination process typically takes 15 minutes, that's it. On to another Petition.
· Priority given to most paperwork: If an influx of non-I-129F paperwork arrives at the INS Service Center, your K-1 Petition could be sitting for a very long time, until the backlog of other paperwork is examined.
· K-1 decision legally set at 30 days: No, nothing legally binds the INS Service Center to process your K-1 case within 30-days. Unfortunately, the goal of within 30 day processing is stated in most of the INS Service Center guides, but may not necessarily be followed.
· G-325A carbon copies: The duplicate G-325A carbon copies are not used anymore, the INS Service Center actually will throw these away. Your whole Petition will eventually be filed electronically, once the Outtake Clerk assigns it an "A number." Still, you should definitely submit your Petition with the carbon copies, but no need to worry if not every carbon copy is legible.
· NSC: The Nebraska Service Center typically processes as much paperwork than all three other INS Service Centers combined. This may help to explain longer waiting times.
· File cabinets: Petition paperwork is held in file cabinets before the Intake Clerk pulls it for examination.

Source
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-11 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbackground check
No, all you need to submit is the new I-129F form which contains a couple of new questions relating to the IMBRA that came into effect on March 6.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-11 23:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI REALLY wish I found this site before


I play Norwegian wood and wonder if any others out there really know what the words say? Yes! John Lennon was the Master of words, Songs, and Poems. So Sad he never finished his last thought. Instead a Mad Man Finished his last thought!!!! Chapman you are nothing and never will be in this world filled with peace. Remember what John said; Think for yourself because I won’t be there for you.


:huh:

hahahahaha I second that Posted Image
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-11 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlEASE HELP
juliekins

The A number is the Alien Registration Number assigned to immigrants or those on J visas. If either the US petitioner or the foreign beneficiary has ever been assigned such, then this number should be entered on their respective G-325A. If never been assigned one, you put 'None'. During this process the beneficiary will be assigned such a number.

You can find a trial version of Acrobat Pro in the link in my signature which will enable you to auto complete the G-325A.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-12 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbackground check
Answered already in your other thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26611&hl=
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-12 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of ongoing relationship
Whilst evidence of an ongoing relationship is not a requirement at the initial filing stage, it can be beneficial to those from high fraud countries to do so or if there is anything that could be a red flag that may cause issues at interview stage. This evidence should always be very carefully scrutinised especially emails and chat, to make sure there is nothing mentioned that may be construed in a different way then it is meant.

Tip:
Use Q18 to describe in some detail of how you met in the required 2 year period that established the relationship. Then the evidence you submit should support those details. Boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel/credit card receipts, rental receipts if ever lived together etc etc are primary evidence. Photos are secondary which support the primary evidence. What you should be aiming for is creating an image in the minds eye of the adjudicator. Look outside the box for evidence that shows you both in the same place at the same time. Each case is different and you should submit evidence accordingly, not just rely on the standard unofficial list.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-12 10:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18
Use Q18 to describe in some detail of how you met in the required 2 year period that established the relationship, no need to go into anything too lengthy. I would say 1 page tops. The evidence you then submit should support those details. Boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel/credit card receipts, rental receipts if ever lived together etc etc are primary evidence. Photos are secondary which support the primary evidence. What you should be aiming for is creating an image in the minds eye of the adjudicator........strong selective evidence that along with the your response to Q18, completes a picture.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-12 18:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 vs K3

I think if possible DCF is the easiest way to go. Agree?

:thumbs:
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 vs K3
flicki

Have you looked into the CR-1 immigrant visa for spouse? On entry she has the green card with no adjustment of status as there is for the K visas and can work basically straight away.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-11 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProcessing times
You mean the I-129F, yes? As the I-129 is for a nonimmigrant worker.

There are others still waiting on their RFE's too, some that filed even prior to you, so give it a little more time. It will come. Hang in there (F)
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-12 00:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWho signs the G-325A?
Galateia
The guide also lists

9. G-325A (all four pages) filled out by the foreign fiance(e) signed and dated (see example)

Two G-325A's are required to be submitted with the I-129F. One completed and signed by the USC ......One completed and signed by the foreign fiance. Each is the applicant for their own and each contains their own information. The G-325A is comprised of 4 pages. The example form is just that, an example and chooses to use the foreign fiance as the example.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 17:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisas for fiancee`s dependents
From USCIS

Children Have Derivative Status

The child of a fiancé(e) may receive a derivative K-2 visa from his/her parent’s fiancé(e) petition. You, the American citizen petitioner, must make sure that you name the child in the I-129F petition. After the marriage of the child’s parent and the American citizen, the child will need a separate form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. The child may travel with (accompany) the K-1 parent/fiancé(e) or travel later (follow-to-join) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa to his/her parent. A separate petition is not required if the children accompany or follow the alien fiancé(e) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa. If it is long than one year from the date of visa issuance, a separate immigrant visa petition is required.

Remember that in immigration law a child must be unmarried. The stepparent/stepchild relationship must be created before the child reaches the age of 18.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#Children
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI wish my Vo
:huh: Ima getting more lost by the minute.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-14 00:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI wish my Vo
*hugs* your journey has been long and I hope your interview is successful this time so you can be together. Is she your fiance or your wife?


On a side......Is it christmas already???......damm I slept well last night.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestwo year period

sorry i didnt mean to say that i havent met my fiance since dec 2003. i meant to say that first meeting was at that time. infact we have been living outside of usa togather since feb 2005 and my fiance hasnt been to usa since then.

:thumbs: ahhhhhhh okies......sorry but I had to correct it for others reading, thought it read strange :P I noticed you are up to interview almost. All the best with it.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestwo year period

Well the limit twi year doesnt nessasrily means you have to meet within two years otherwise your application would be denie. in my case i have been togather for the last 5 years. we met physicaly in dec 2003. and we filed k-1 application in march 2006. so i dont know the time period of two year is deadline. it can be +- 1 years or so.

It is a requirement of filing the I-129F that the petitioner and beneficiary have met in person within the two year period directly before the petition is filed. I am EXTREMELY SURPRISED if you met only in 2003 and not since and had your petition approved. The USCIS site is jammed packed full of denied petitions for this very reason.

The OP and her fiance met within the required two period as has already been established.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestwo year period

Allrighty then, the facts have been revealed.

Although a visit would not hurt your case, if possible.

Nearly two years apart may create additional questions at the Embassy, about the relationship.

I agree as it is at the interview where it will have to be proven/shown that they have an ongoing bonafide relationship.

elizabeth
That is something that you are both going to have to consider. Its not just an approved petition that you will need.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 22:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestwo year period


elizabeth

Was the NOA1 receipt/received dated august 7 or the NOA1 date. there is a difference. The NOA1 date is the date it was generated. The NOA1 receipt/receive date is the date that the petition was stamped as received and it is this date that they will go from. You have to of met within 2 years prior to the filing of the petition, the date stamped on the petition.....the NOA1 receipt/received date.


The NOA Date.

Thanks for all the replies. Neeway my bf asked the immigration lawyer and called up somebody in the vermont service center and they said that would be no problem. They received it on August 2, 2006. Thanks guys!! and praying that the process will not be that long.:-)

THank you to all that replied to this question..

God bless!!!

:thumbs: august 2 receipt/received date on the NOA1 clears you just. All the best on your journey.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestwo year period
elizabeth

Was the NOA1 receipt/received dated august 7 or the NOA1 date. there is a difference. The NOA1 date is the date it was generated. The NOA1 receipt/receive date is the date that the petition was stamped as received and it is this date that they will go from. You have to of met within 2 years prior to the filing of the petition, the date stamped on the petition.....the NOA1 receipt/received date.

Edited by aussiewench, 13 August 2006 - 09:39 PM.

aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 21:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMailing off the !-129f before work tomorrow.
Make sure there is no questions left blank.

All the best :thumbs:
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-13 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecurity Check?



You may want to read this thread: http://www.visajourn...showtopic=24308

You'll find a link to something that explains how security checks are done at USCIS level.

Thanks Mew



so background checks at USCIS level are on the USC and hold ups at NVC would be background checks on the beneficiary? have I got it right???

lisaf

Name/security checks are conducted on the foreign fiance/spouse & the USC petitioner at USCIS service centers. They can also be conducted on an attorney or anyone to do with the petition. This was even pre IMBRA. Name/security checks are also done at NVC & consulates. The length of time it takes can vary greatly but the majority of them are cleared up relatively quickly.

Kelle
Yes it seems there was a name hit. Until they determine that the name hit is false it will not be cleared. This could be either yours or your fiances. There can be security checks on other issues too such as country of origin, certain occupations etc. Hopefully you hear something soon. The lengthier timeframes in being held up seem to generally occur when they are country, occupation related.

Edited by aussiewench, 14 August 2006 - 12:32 AM.

aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-14 00:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresevidence of meeting
Tip:
Use Q18 to describe in some detail of how you met in the required 2 year period that established the relationship. Then the evidence you submit should support those details. Boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel/credit card receipts, rental receipts if ever lived together etc etc are primary evidence. Photos are secondary which support the primary evidence. What you should be aiming for is creating an image in the minds eye of the adjudicator......a complete picture. Look outside the box for evidence that shows you both in the same place at the same time. Each case is different and you should submit evidence accordingly, not just rely on the standard unofficial list.

Whilst evidence of an ongoing relationship is not a requirement at the initial filing stage, it can be beneficial to those from high fraud countries to do so or if there is anything that could be a red flag that may cause issues at interview stage. This evidence should always be very carefully scrutinised especially emails and chat, to make sure there is nothing mentioned that may be construed in a different way then it is meant.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-14 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespetition approval - automatic extension
There has been issue with this in the past, even though in general they will automatically extend the petition for up to another 4 months. An email to the consulate requesting an extension because the visa has yet to be issued would take care of that chance.
aussiewenchFemaleAustralia2006-08-14 12:28:00