Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years	Have a read of this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24316&hl=	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-08-01 17:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 visa got noa2 (NSC transfer to CSC)	YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS guys All the best for the rest of your journey.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-08-02 07:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CONGRATULATIONS	Due to the numerous APPROVALS over the past couple of days, I have not had a chance to congratulate each of you in your individual threads. And all the very best to each and every one of you for the remainder of your journey. May it not be too much longer before you are reunited with your loved ones. Lorelle	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-08-02 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WHIRLWIND APPROVALS	Yea, who wants to read 5 pages of congrats? Asante they congratulate and dont really mean it ...its a way they can gain those ridiculous blue squares. ahhhhhhh a psychic in our midst......how exciting	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-08-03 00:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for sending original "evidence".....	Hi tristessa, My Fiancee sent the copies of bus and plane tickets, also copies of each other's phone bills,two copies of mail receipts, first and last letters to sent each other, copy of hotel receipts, and she sent 6 original pics of our vacation while we were in Turkey and three emails,and we wrote two letters that said we will marry in 90 days.also My Fiancee wrote a 1 page latter it stated how we met in person. the most important thing is to you need to show them that you met your Fiance(e) in last two years. I said to my Fiancee is add more emails and more of all stuff but she said just couple of pieces of all items would be good. in first stage They all want to know did you met your alien Fiancee,thats it. My Fiancee will send the original ones when I go to interview. Which service center your Fiance will send the application? Ours is Nebraska, they say they dont process K-1 Petitions anymore. its 11 days and stillw aiting for NOA1 I hope this info would help Thanks heaps for that info! He is sending it to the Vermont service center as soon as I send all the info to him. Good luck with everything for you and your gal!	Kelli	Female	Australia	2006-07-22 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for sending original "evidence".....	Okie dokie, I am just a bit confused and has searched the site and couldn't find the answer (maybe I wasn't looking in the right spot) . I have just photocopied all letters, plane tickets, reciepts and proof that me and Kevin have met, to send to him to attach to his petition. So do I send the originals over to him in the US incase they send him a RFE, or just the photocopied ones, cause won't I need the originals for when I go to my interview here in Australia???? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Also.......... Does he have to send the AOS when he sends the I-129F?	Kelli	Female	Australia	2006-07-22 02:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We Got Our Visa!!!	That is excellent news! Congrats!	Kelli	Female	Australia	2006-07-29 05:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Criminal Record - How does this affect?	Hi, I was going to start a new thread, but figure I may as well ask here since this is pretty related. My fiance (who is the USC) has a criminal record, three convictions to do with controlled substances (one for alcohol and two for marijuana), he was 16-17 at the time and is now 19. Would anyone have an idea on how much this will impact the application? Should we get a lawyer? Haven't been able to start the whole process yet since we're both currently unemployed - I've technically got a job but waiting for there to be actual work to do, he didn't complete HS so needs a GED to get another job. Waiting sucks! Also, I'm 23 (24 in a couple of months), think the age difference is going to impact? A little off-topic but oh well. Ell. (PS: I'm new here but have been reading every inch of this site for the past couple of days and have already got some great tips, this is a a damn good site.. hi everyone ) Welcome! He will need to disclose the convictions when you file the K-1. He will also be asked to provide certified copies of court and police records for these cases. The consular officer is then required to disclose these convictions to you at your embassy interview. These are not grounds for denying your visa. The age difference is nothing to worry about. Thanks, I hope you're right!	ellp	Not Telling	Australia	2006-07-26 21:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Criminal Record - How does this affect?	Hi, I was going to start a new thread, but figure I may as well ask here since this is pretty related. My fiance (who is the USC) has a criminal record, three convictions to do with controlled substances (one for alcohol and two for marijuana), he was 16-17 at the time and is now 19. Would anyone have an idea on how much this will impact the application? Should we get a lawyer? Haven't been able to start the whole process yet since we're both currently unemployed - I've technically got a job but waiting for there to be actual work to do, he didn't complete HS so needs a GED to get another job. Waiting sucks! Also, I'm 23 (24 in a couple of months), think the age difference is going to impact? A little off-topic but oh well. Ell. (PS: I'm new here but have been reading every inch of this site for the past couple of days and have already got some great tips, this is a a damn good site.. hi everyone )	ellp	Not Telling	Australia	2006-07-26 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing K1 I-129F after March 06,2006	AndyMisiu No time like the present. What they are going to require with the new IMBRA is not known yet. By filing now you get your place in the queue. All the best to you and welcome to VJ Lorelle Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 04:29 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 04:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Two-Hole punchiness Redux	This time around? Seriously, you've got a stomach ulcer ahead of you if you're already stressing out this much now about the little things. RELAX, we aren't building pianos here we're not? Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 08:48 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 08:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Two-Hole punchiness Redux	Yep, those are simple tips to make the life easier for them to go through the application, it's not a requirement that you'll get denied or RFEd for lack of holes. Exactly. So follow the best you can, and don't worry so much. Follow best you can? How hard is it to punch some holes in paper and attach a fastner and stick on some tabs. It also would help ensure documents didnt get lost.....how many of those RFE's that we have seen where documents that were originally sent were requested again, were lost as a result of not using punched holes with acco fastner as suggested in the tips. The assembly tips are there for a reason or why would they bother. Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 08:41 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Law	It is very important you fill in your timeline as it helps other members to answer your questions and they have a better understanding of where you are on your case and it is also very important in calculating the statistics on this forum. Please fill it in, if you dont know how then click on the link in my signature below, thank you:) Lina (UKC) are you a bot I am j/k.....you do a great job and it is very important Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 10:20 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 10:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Law	I have a question. Please respond someone who knows about this new law. I am a Female (US Citizen) filed a petition for my fiancée (Male- Russian Citizen). Should this new law affect us anyhow? At the US Embassy in Moscow website I read that all the petitions that were wrongly approved were sent back to the US. As I understand this law intends to protect foreign women from being abused by American men. Is this law going to affect me? Are they going to check my background even I am a woman inviting a man??? Please help. You and I are in the same boat. My petition was sent...well you can see the timeline but I have not heard anything since. I would imagine that because of recall we got pushed back, as they have to process people who already had interviews scheduled first. But that's just my guess. It will be a loooooong wait it seems. I also find it interesting, that it is not very often women file for men, most of the time it is the other way around. Good luck to you and best wishes Hi, I doubt your petitions would of been affected by the recalls as they were I-129F for fiances. I-130's have still been moving along. I-129F for spouses filed at NBC on 6 March and later wont be approved until they have met the requirements once USCIS has what is needed in place. All the best Lorelle Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 09:57 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 09:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Law	It would help if you had a timeline or at least mentioned when the receipt/received date on the NOA1 was (not the notice date). Any petition that has a receipt/recieved date on the NOA1 dated 6 March or later is affected under the new IMBRA. Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 08:46 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 08:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates		aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	I was just keeping it in simple format for the masses Hey! I'm not a mass! But I am a "Masshole" Jenn PKSLGL Dont worry about it being blank. No it doesnt mean that your interview will be before that date. Petitions have a validity of 4 months. If your interview is past that date it is extended. What if my petition expires? Consular officers have the authority to extend the validity of petitions that have expired. Because many petitions often expire before an applicant can be interviewed, officers at the Consulate routinely extend the validity of K-1 petitions	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-30 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates		aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-30 05:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	Are you right there Larry I think someone needs a chill pill and you have been a member for how long lol This is not theorizing as you put it....but you can think what you like Did I say anything about NOA1 having a priority date. And if you wish to keep going on about your NOA2 when all that is, is the notice that have approved the petition, nothing to do with anything to do with IMBRA or guaging when one is near or passed processing dates, so be it Edited by aussiewench, 27 May 2006 - 03:42 PM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-27 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates		aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-27 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	I never thought of that aussiewench, The masses have a way of saying things like, Aussiewench said "NOA1 received date, is the date that your petition was physically received at the service center." So why does the USPS tracking say that my petition was delivered on 12 May 2006 but my Received Date is 15 May 2006. Yodrak thank you yodrak. I do concur. Gotta luv ya I was just keeping it in simple format for the masses	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-24 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	globetrotter An excercise for you to do which should make the NOA's easier to understand. Put your NOA1 & NOA2 side by side. Example NOA1..................................................NOA2 Received Date: October 13, 2005.......................Receipt Date: October 17, 2005 Notice Date: October 17, 2005.........................Notice Date: November 22, 2005 Priorty Date: 'will be blank'.........................Priorty Date: October 13, 2005 Highlighted in RED is the NOA1 Received Date & NOA2 Priorty Date. This is the Date by which USCIS uses and also the date that we use to guage whether our date is past the processing date. If you look at them both together, using how I have highlighted them, there is a pattern. Also note the different use of the term Received & Receipt. I think this is where the confusion is coming in for many. Ignore the NOA2 when it comes to IMBRA or anything else for that matter. If you note you will see that all the receipt date (NOA2) is, is the date that the NOA1 (Notice Date) was generated. The above table is assuming too that they have sent I-797C for NOA1 & I-797 for NOA2. Discussions on the board in that past have never been quite able to see any pattern as to which one is used for what as it appears to be random. From memory the I-797 is an older version. I-797 seems to use the term Receipt & I-797C uses Received. I did notice that there is a day different from your NOA1 Notice Date & the NOA2 corresponding date.....one is March 8, the other March 7, and I am going to hasten a guess that this was an error. Lorelle Edited by aussiewench, 24 May 2006 - 06:02 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-24 05:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	thank you yodrak. I do concur. Gotta luv ya I was just keeping it in simple format for the masses Edited by aussiewench, 23 May 2006 - 10:25 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-23 10:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 dates	As many members are confused and in a panic (rightly so) I wanted to give this its own thread as many are asking this same questions pertaining to dates. NOA1 will have both a 'received date' and a 'notice date' NOA1 received date, is the date that your petition was physically received at the service center. The petition is also stamped with this date when it is received. NOA1 notice date, is the date that your petition is entered into the system and a notice issued. IMBRA as well as the processing dates with USCIS goes by the received/receipt date (priorty date). So for peace of mind.....please check your NOA1 notices to make sure you are looking at the right date when you are trying to ascertain whether your petition will be affected by the IMBRA or to guage when your petition is 30 days past processing. If your received date on your NOA1 is dated March 6 or after you will fall under IMBRA. Edited by aussiewench, 27 May 2006 - 08:19 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-23 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About to start the process...	It would help to know who the USC is in this scenario. If the OP's fiance is the Canadian, it shouldn't be an issue (as they don't go into the foreign fiance/e's financial picture). If the USC has the tax debt, I would get the returns filed immediately and start making arrangements to pay off the debt. Not to mention securing a cosponsor for the affidavit of support. Hi Tracy........just supposing it was the USC, why would they need a joint sponsor when debts aren't relevent to the affidavit of support for the interview? All they require is the tax returns....as long as they are filed and show an income level in accordance with the poverty guidelines. Thats how Ive always understood it. Edited by aussiewench, 01 June 2006 - 08:02 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 07:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About to start the process...	oops, I misread that one aussiewench, In any event, he won't be the one to fill out an affidavit of support? Yodrak Get him to file his returns. Any money owed shouldnt figure into the affidavit of support. There is also nowhere on the form to put any debts.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 04:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About to start the process...	Get him to file his returns. Any money owed shouldnt figure into the affidavit of support. There is also nowhere on the form to put any debts.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-05-30 23:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	police certificate/birth certificate	Have a look here http://travel.state.gov/visa/reciprocity/index.htm I am quiet sure the consulate is aware of police certificates not being available from Iraq	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-01 14:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	cover letter question	See COVER LETTER accessible in the Example Forms	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 02:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Conference Call for IMBRA Cancellations	I'm not as certain. I think collectively we could share and learn much and at this point gaining even a day or two is helpful. Also there is some power in collective unified action. I'm particularly distressed that many of us rejectees met in ways that don't seemed to be covered in IMBRA and should never have been swept up in this mess. For those of us (I assume all who write here) who do not have any of this criminal activity in their past, is there a standard backround report that one can obtain that shows this? What about those of us that have lived in multiple locations over the years? USCIS has the access to various data bases to check petitioners criminal history or for multiple filings of petitions.....what the draft 129F asks for is for the petitioners to supply police and court records which will match those records. Just as the beneficiaries/applicants have to supply same for their interviews. The only difference I imagine is that our police certificates are done generally on a fingerprint basis as records aren't accessible by either the DOS or USCIS. The draft says that these reports must be submitted if any of the listed offences apply. It does not say that a report has to be submitted if there is no criminal record. People that meet through marriage brokers is only a part of this act despite the acts name. It is not only for those meeting through marriage brokers. It is also for all those filing K nonimmigrant petitions in general which includes K-1 fiance & K-3 spousal. Edited by aussiewench, 02 June 2006 - 06:46 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 06:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Conference Call for IMBRA Cancellations	I will post the same suggestion that I posted in Gary's thread Going by the Draft I-129F the only thing that I can see where members maybe able to get a head start is to obtain court and police records of any of the listed offences if applicable. That way when an RFE is forwarded any necessary documentation will have already been obtained. There is no other way of speeding up this process no matter how much everyone wants there to be. USCIS/DHS has the reins on this....period. In addition those that did happen to meet through a marriage broker need to make sure that they have conformed with the requirements of such. All the bet to everyone Lorelle Edited by aussiewench, 02 June 2006 - 05:20 AM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 05:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Have I got this Right	However it transpires.....there will be an RFE to comply with the IMBRA. They are going to have to get the required information somehow or there is no point to this whole excercise. As far as timeframe to do this....that would be a big guess at this stage wiith the implementation of this new law.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Draft I-129F available to view online	There was also a link posted yesterday in the below link, for anyone wanting to having a read of the ongoing discussion. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13584	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 06:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Am I eligible?	wow thanks so much to all you guys. that thread you linked really has it all in yes! Ive gone from crying my heart out from stress all afternoon, to being happy and excited and much less overwhelmed and confused! Thanks again	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 03:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Am I eligible?	AOS is when you adjust your status, so you can apply for your Green Card. Hmm...interesting. So do you know how I would go about doing that? This is the first Ive heard about doing it that way. Have a read of the info and links within this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums2/index.php?showtopic=62644&hl;=	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 23:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Disability and K-1 Visa	Wayne You might want to look into seeing if Canada and the US have a social security agreement. Thats what its called here in Oz anyway.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 06:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I am ready to pull all my hair out!!!!!	my hands up for this one too	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-02 01:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	UK RESIDENT WANTING TO MARRY USA GREEN CARD HOLDER	AM Presently residing in UK and is now engaged to a green card holder of the USA i would like advise on how to go about obtaining the required documents to make this move possible. I WANT to move to the USA with him As a LPR one is not able to petition for a fiance.....that is only available to USC LPR's can file a petition for a spouse. Therefore you must be married prior to filing. Have a read in the Guides section on K-3 and CR-1, at the top of the page. All the best to you and welcome to VJ I think the process is pretty lengthy for a permanent resident to bring over a spouse. VSC is currently processing petitions with a receipt date of Oct 2005 for permanent residents filing 1-130 for spouse. If you are a lawful permanent resident and your petition for your spouse is approved, your spouse will be notified by the Department of State when a visa number becomes available. Edited by aussiewench, 03 June 2006 - 02:35 PM.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WAIT FOR NEW I-129f FORMS?	thanx alot guys, I was thinking along those lines anyways, just gave us the extra boost that we needed. However. Since the draft became available, it just may be possible that INS would start sending out new petition form (or some customized form if it) as RFE, within next few weeks. While there's some benefit in obtaining slightly earlier priority date, i don't think it would matter much in this chaos. If one files now, he/she would get RFE one way or another, which doesn't exactly speed everything up. Even if RFE response is processed instantaneously upon receiving by INS (which is never the case), the whole mail roundtrip deal would take about ~10 days alone. If the new filing procedure becomes available in the next couple of weeks, i'd rather wait for that in order to avoid subsequent RFEs... Then you wait. But you shouldnt be advising others to do so when no one knows how long before an RFE is going to come. The centers have not stopped processing petitions, they just cant approve them until they are compliant with the IMBRA. There is much more to processing then just the IMBRA.	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 23:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WAIT FOR NEW I-129f FORMS?	There is no time like the present to get your place in the queue. No one is certain in what format an RFE is going to be forthcoming for the information etc to conform to the IMBRA requirements. So my advice is to file now and yes they are still accepting the I-129F that is current. Good luck on your journey Lorelle	aussiewench	Female	Australia	2006-06-03 08:41:00