Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Wow MeggyMo, Angelo's rep. is far more supportive than mine! Besides your Congressman (1) we also each have two Senators too that we can contact. Given my dwindling reserve of patience (hey, I never had much to start with!), I may give one of them a call in a week or so too. That especially if Joy comes back with something more revealing than the, 'it isn't done because it isn't done' that I got. SCUBA isn't so scary. If you can breathe without mechanical assistance you can do it. That was Diana's first time and she did great. Two dives and down to 35' (uh, 11 meters). If you ever think about lessons I would recommend an intensive dive Club Med. They have great instructors. Never been hassled by a shark but I have petted Moray Eels. That's a kick! ~Casper Yea I was really happy to hear that she knew we were going to get the generic it isn't done because response but her telling him that she wouldn't stop with that really made me feel that this could definitely help! Oh I hear you on that. Thank goodness Angelo is a patient person because if he was anything like me we would both be going nuts! Yea I am hoping Joy can give us some more insight not just for Angelo and my case but so I can pass on some info to the rest of us December stragglers. You know it was funny after Angelo got off the phone with Joy we were talking and he was like ya know we knew something would hold our case up I mean come on its us! And he did have a point we have some pretty bad luck lol. So I guess I just have to relax and roll with the punches. Easier said than done. JEEZE that is wayyyy too far down for me. See as soon as I see ocean I instantly think of JAWS. My all time favorite movie but it has terrified me since the first time I seen it when I was 7. So as much fun as I am sure it is I think putting one toe in the water would cause me to freak out lol	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-24 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Yes, definitely curious to see what Angelo's Congressman finds out. Believe me, I'll be in touch with the USCIS again long before the 90 days are up. Even if I learn something new from others, I'll call the USCIS promptly on the 5 months date! ~Casper P.S. Thought I'd add an avatar photo of Diana and me heading out to SCUBA dive last November in Puerto Vallarta, MX so you have an idea of who's writing. He just spoke to Joy ( the lady who handles dealing with the USCIS) and she is getting a hold of the CSC for us today. She said we would hear something back in the next couple of days and that it would be a generic response. But she said she wasn't going to stop after she received the response so I am happy she is up for a challenge! Oh of course yes. When the five month date hits I will be sure to also call. Hopefully we both don't have to wait that long!! Oh that is a great picture! Love Mexico never been scuba diving though kind have a fear of the ocean..well mainly things in the ocean...ok I am terrified of sharks lol	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-24 13:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Interestingly, my Congressman got a reply back from the USCIS (actually it's really the Dept. of Homeland Security, isn't it?) in less than 1 business day. The news, as quoted below was disappointing in a way that only members of this site would understand: The processing of the above case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that the above case is not yet ready for a decision, as the required investigation into your constituent's background remains open. Until the background investigation is completed, we cannot move forward on your case. These background checks are required to be completed on all applicants who apply for the immigration benefit your constituent are seeking. We will make every effort to make a decision on this case as soon as the background checks are complete. If your constituent does not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 90 days of this email, please feel free to contact us again. Thank you and have a nice day. I love the last line! As you can imagine a 90 day delay for no stated reason other than they haven't finished is very unsatisfying. I did ask the congressional aide for more information but at this point she has washed her hands until the 90 days are up. I am holding out hope that, on rereading 7 times, they are only saying they haven't finished yet and not that there is a problem. Since we are all technically still within the 5 months for the I-129f approval that the USCIS website quotes maybe the liaison contact was just politely saying, 'don't bug us at least until the 5 months are up.' Dunno. Anybody else ever seen this kind of response before? And if so, how did it ultimately resolve? Any suggestions as to a different VJ forum where the text of the USCIS response might have been dealt with? As to contacting all your resepective congressional offices, I think, why not! If you do get a reply I would be interested to know if it is identical to mine which would indicate a canned response. And maybe if a number of Congressman/Senators start asking the USCIS why the December filers have slowed and, BTW, aren't the cases supposed to be handled in the order received, then maybe we will all see some progress! I hope. ~Casper That response sounds like it has been emailed to many different people. It has no information and just leaves it still up in the air. Which like you said does nothing to help. On the up side your theory on still being within the 5month time frame and just receiving the standard response does sound very reasonable. I was sort of under the impression that once you got your congressman involved you would get a more detailed answer but apparently I was mistaken Well at least they gave you a date when you can contact them again..granted it is 90 days. Lets hope you hear the good news way before then! Angelo is contacting his congressman tomorrow and I will for sure post the news as soon as they give it to us.	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-24 00:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	I also contacted my District 4 California congressman and faxed him written permission to have his federal program caseworker inquire into my visa petition. The USCIS caseworker manual instructs processing to be done in the order that they are recieved, obviously something is out of order. The congressmans office said they can get some kind of reply back in 6 working days!? Fire all your guns at once... And with that being said I am going to ask Angelo to get a hold of his congressman. I am unsure about how much our lawyer can do for us at this point. Might as well attempt the same thing.	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-22 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	:)As promised, I contacted my US Congressman's office here in the 2nd District of Oregon and asked what they could do re. my I-129f filing and at least find out what the status is (and possibly, why have the December filings apparently stalled). The woman I spoke with was friendly and said that she would send an inquiry to the USCIS with my case (receipt) number on it but not to get my hopes up as the USCIS often takes 30 DAYS(!) to respond even to a congressional enquiry. I’ll let you know how it goes but hopefully we’ll all have received our NOA 2 before then! A couple things she did mention that I would be interesting to pass along: 1. She thought cases were handled in the order they were received. Uh, clearly not! I also mentioned that (at least in the sample set of VisaJourney) more January filers have received their NOA 2 than December filers. 2. She cautioned me and my fiancée to be over-prepared for the interview in the embassy. That’s probably old news for you pros but she said the calls the Congressman most often gets for visa help are after a failed interview. She said that once you fail it is harder to get approved. Expect detailed questions of the sort, What are the names of your fiancé’s children? What is his work? His birthday? And the like. (My favorite story somewhere here in VJ is of the man who accompanied his fiancée to the interview wearing a sweater she had knitted for him. The interviewer asked the fiancée if she had in fact knitted the sweater and she said yes. She was approved on the spot with no further questions! I told that story to my fiancée and she said years ago she made a scarf but it didn’t turn out too well. I guess we’ll have to use photos and documents for our proof of relationship! I am glad you at least got a hold of someone and they are looking into it for you! Still no word from my lawyer yet I am going to send her another email tomorrow. Wow 30 days for a reply! Jeeze fingers crossed that we all don't have to wait another 30 days. Yea I was under the impression it was first come first serve for petitions but yes as we have found out definitely not. Well I guess allwe can do is keep hoping that our turn is going to be really soon. At least when April 10th rolls around I will be not worried about hearing about the petition since Angelo will be coming for a visit! A week without having my mind on the CSC sounds like a nice vacation	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-22 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Greetings Frustrated Fellow December Filers! I too, have become very annoyed by the apparent stall in new December NOA 2s. If anything, my number on Igor's list went from 109 down to 110! MeggyMo, I look forward to reading what your attorney has to say. For my part, I spent an hour on the phone with the USCIS people at the 800-375-5283 number yesterday. What a wonderful, polite, and caring bunch of people they are... and total useless when it comes to giving information about your application! So, today I called my US Congressman's office here in Oregon and apparently they actually have a person who helps with this sort of thing. We're playing phone tag right now but if I learn anything useful I'll let you all know. ~Casper (of Casper & Diana) Thats awesome Casper! Yea I think this is pretty ridiculous that they have just stopped and basically said well forget the rest of December. Hopefully my lawyer has some helpful info and for sure let us know what you find out. Lets hope all our sleuthing gets us somewhere and we all get our NOA2S real soon!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-19 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Well Bricar I have my lawyer on the case. She emailed me today and told me she would start looking into it today and hopefully have an answer for me by Monday	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-19 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	I hope CSC is just taking a breather before plunging back into approving everyone full force! Best of luck to you guys! It has to happen soon, I am sure of it! Thanks for the support Happy to see that you just recently were approved congrats on that! I saw your celebration over on the VSC filers forum. Way to go Captain!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-19 01:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	I called the number 1 800 375-5283 and it's a lot of recordings that don't say anything that I don't already know. It seems until the 5 month processing time window has passed there is no oppotunity to do anything but wait. Well that's 2 more months. As it is every day is like a week waiting for something to happen! What does your lawyer say about the delay of Dec vs Jan and Feb approvals? Yea I kind of figured we would have to wait until the five month processing time had past. Lets hope it doesn't take another 2 months of waiting. Oh I hear ya on that I wake up every morning check my case status hoping for a touch but NADA! Funny you ask that because I just sent her an email asking her if she had any knowledge on that. I will for sure post her reply on here as soon as I get it	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	That's for sure! It's like we (mid to late December) are in a box or pile on somewhere. If I knew how to call in there I would ask them, What's Up? I hear there is a number written on your NOA1 that you can call and inquire about your case. I personally don't have mine since we retained a lawyer and she has all of our stuff. I was thinking about asking her to give me the number but it is the petitioner that has to phone. Even so if I were to get Angelo to call I don't know if they would give much information. But this waiting is driving me nuts especially when I see January and even February filers receiving their NOA2	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 14:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Hmmm so January filers are just flying right past us. perhaps they forgot about the good old month of December?	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 12:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	So if I STARE at Igors List long enough will something happen for us too?? LOL. Thats what im gunnin for as well	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-11 22:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	you are going there....be positive and keep praying....Goodluck and God bless Thank you very much I am hoping its sooner than later! But then again everyone is	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 14:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Praise GOD ,we've got NOA2 approval today no rfe ,no touch Good for you guys! One more down a bunch to go!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 02:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Hi! From what I've gathered you do not get an email or text for case updates or "touches". As I have had a few touches without notification. Its only when something major happens like they request an RFE or its approved that you get an email. So when you login to USCIS the first page that comes up for me is "My Portfolio". If not there should be a column on the left side in which you can select "My Portfolio". This should then list your case with case number, petition and last updated date. C Thanks so much. Yup no activity for me either sadly but I am sure it is on its way!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-04 02:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	I guess I was being a little mean there. Just got word that we've been approved (literally the email came in 5 minutes ago)! It wasn't just a desk move! I'm so happy and excited and now I need to do more than just stare at the forms. And Yuri will be here at Easter. We didn't have a single touch on our case these whole 3 months so I thought it was just buried. Good luck to all the rest of the December filers. I look forward to seeing your updates on the rest of the process. That is fantastic news! Congrats!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Oh and to further add I haven't received any email or text message from them. Oh and I hear that Bricar I would love to hear those words petition approved!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	When you login to the USCIS case status website (have you created an account with them?) you see the "Last Updated" date. This is your last "touched" date, that your file was viewed/seen on. However multiple people on VJ have said that they have been approved with few to no touches, so its debatable how predictive it is... Hope that helps! PS this is where you login https://egov.uscis.g...is/Dashboard.do I sure do have an account with them and I went on and I did not see anywhere that said last updated date. Maybe I am just blind. I do have the email and cell phone notifications on so maybe that would tell if I have been touched	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Oh my goodnes! Our case just moved from one person's desk to another I'm assuming that's what the 'touch' means, lol! Ok I have heard so much about being touched I don't exactly know what it is or how I find out if I have been touched. If someone could give me a quick explanation that would be great!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2009 Filers - CSC!	Hi there fellow December filers! I just wanted to wish everyone good luck. Ive been watching the time line and my possible adjudication dates keep going down! I hope that we hear good news soon!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-02 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December Filers	meggy did things seem to go faster in the winter then the summer last year ? We only had to wait a little over 3 months for our NOA2. So it wasn't bad. I think everyone got theirs pretty swiftly in my time frame. It can go slower because of the holidays and such but really I don't think there was much of a difference. Just have to be patient and know you will get news on your case eventually!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-12-19 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December Filers	Good luck everyone! My now husband and I filed for our K-1 last December! It was a hard road but it is so worth all the drama!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-12-19 15:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denied at the border	It happens pretty regularly, actually. US regards everyone who presents themselves at the border as an intending immigrant, especially if they have apparent 'ties' to the US, such as a spouse or a fiancee. What you need to do is reassure them that you are not an intending immigrant at this time but only a visitor. You do that by providing evidence of strong ties to Canada - a letter from your employer verifying your employment and stating when you are expected back at work, a lease or mortgage (make a lease with your mother if you are still living there), ongoing most recent bills related to living expense (ie utilities, hydro, insurance, ISP, etc.), a return ticket if you are flying or taking land transportation, a specified period of time you expect to be in the US (not "about 3 months", but "returning on March 15", etc.) and if you have started the K-1 visa process, bring along a copy of the whole file containing the I-129f petition and attachments, the NOA1 and when you get them further NOAs, information from the Consulate, etc. When you get the fiancee visa, having been turned back at the border because you were suspected of being an immigrant becomes irrelevant - you now are an immigrant and have the appropriate visa and documentation to allow you to enter. Just make sure you never lie to immigration or border officials in writing or spoken word - that can come back to haunt you big time. As Carla mentioned, please join us in the Canada Regional Forum as well. Fantastic! I was quite worried about my upcoming trip to see him in March but that has definitely put me at ease. I still am currently living with my mother yes so I will write something up with her stating how much I pay for rent each month and all that jazz. I will also be sure to get a letter from my employers. Thanks a ton everyone!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-01-19 19:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denied at the border	Thank you all very much. I am glad it won't be a huge deal I was worried about that. I will be sure to be straight with them about it in the interview! I haven't tried to go back to the states yet. My fiance just came to visit me last week. I am planning on going there late March but I will have some proof showing my ties to Canada	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-01-19 14:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denied at the border	Hi there, I tried visiting my fiance about 7 months about and US customs denied me since I had no "strong" ties to Canada. I was living at my mother's house and was then unemployed. I am just curious as to how this with affect or if it will affect our petition for the K1 visa Thank you	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-01-19 02:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My previous question with a little more added	To answer your question, I've never been denied but I do know of several people that have been denied and went back the next day with no issue. It was most likely a recommendation. I wouldn't be worried about it at all. Ok that is great to know! I didn't think it would be a big issue I was just curious. Thanks a bunch	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-06 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My previous question with a little more added	Ok so previously I had posted a question. I was denied in customs about 7 months ago due too not having enough ties to Canada. So the customs agent took my fingerprints and told me to try again in six months. Now this six month ban does this usually happen when you are denied at the border? Thanks	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-06 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	more concerns	No. (That's the very short answer.) Ok well thank you for being straight to the point. Did you have to deal with something similar?	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-09 18:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	more concerns	So far I am really pleased that I joined onto this website all of my questions have been answered in great detail. I first just want to thank you guys for that. Alright so my newest and most likely last concern is this... My fiance is the US citizen and I am from Canada. I am the beneficiary now I don't have the best credit report. I had one very large phone bill not paid through a cell company. I fell on some difficult times and was not able to pay it. Creditors have not been involved yet or anything. I now finally have a steady job and will pay off the debt. Will this have any affect on me getting a visa? I tried searching this question online but nothing has ever come up. So yes not the best credit rating will it affect me as the beneficiary? Thanks guy	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-09 18:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	JOBS JOBS JOBS!	Sorry, I didn't realize that you had already submitted your I-129F. I'm assuming that you didn't leave employment gaps for the previous 5 years. If that's the case you should be fine. I've heard of Embassies that have called current employers but I've never heard of a case where the Consulate contacted previous employers. I think you'll be fine as it is your USC's income and stability that is scrutinized with the I-134 affadavit of support. I would not prepare another G325A for the interview. Differences in answers on teh biological data sheet can be misconstrued as material misrepresentations during the interview stage. Relax, you're ok. Just stop job hopping... lol Alan No I didn't leave any gaps I just forgot to add some of them in. The times all work out though . I was thinking the exact same thing. I don't want to seem like I left out information until the interview. Thanks a lot! Hahah I won't be doing anymore job hopping im staying in one spot till I finally get to make the big move to the states!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-19 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	JOBS JOBS JOBS!	Ok... As the beneficiary, this will not cause as much of a problem as it would if you were the petitioner. At the I-129F stage, it is the petitioner who mostly comes under scrutiny. As the beneficiary, your data will be inspected at the NVC and the interview stage. Obviously, you won't be able to fit all of your past 5 year employment on the G-325A, so in your case, prepare a "G-325A Supplement Sheet". Attach this to your G-325A and list (to the best of your ability, your jobs for the past 5 years". Even though you have had many differing jobs, try not to leave employment gaps of any major type. You should be fine. Alan Ok well thank you but I mean I have sent all of that in already. Should I just redo this and have it ready for the interview?	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-19 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	JOBS JOBS JOBS!	OP- Are you the USC or the beneficiary? I am the beneficiary	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-19 20:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	JOBS JOBS JOBS!	Ohh yet another issue has come to mind in this long journey. I have just finally settled down living in one spot and working two jobs. Now before September of last year I had been moving around a lot and had many different jobs. A lot of those jobs I didn't work more than a week there since I was unable to stay at one place for a definate length of time. I just remembered a couple of those jobs that I barely worked at and I did not put them down as places worked in the past five years. My petition is now being reviewed and has been since late December. I am just wondering if this will cause I a problem! Thanks guys	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-19 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	US citizen going to be engaged to Canadian citizen	Hey there! Similar situation for me I am the Canadian and my fiance and I did hire a lawyer. As the days go on we are finding that this was not worth the money. Visa journey is a fantastic website. Everyone is super helpful and the guides are fantastic. Way more helpful than lawyer in my opinion. Especially since you say there aren't any special circumstances in your case. Good luck!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-02-23 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Only bustin my butt at one job now	It is. When you don't give enough information, you get wrong answers. As the beneficiary, this is a non-issue. Well forgive me I thought I did have enough information. I figured this would be a non issue since I am the beneficiary. Thanks.	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-08 01:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Only bustin my butt at one job now	So you're the beneficiary? What you're doing job-wise has no bearing at all on your petition. As Alan said, just complete a new G-325A form to take with you to the interview. Fantastic thanks a bunch everybody	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-08 00:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Only bustin my butt at one job now	No need to make corrections regarding employment change at this step of the game. I WOULD prepare a new G-325A form to bring with you to the interview and be sure that your letter of employment shows your additional hours and increase in wage (especially if you are close on the income -vs- 125% of poverty level. Alan Well I thought the 125% poverty level was only for the USC?	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-07 22:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Only bustin my butt at one job now	Hey all, Quick question, I am waiting for my petition to be approved and up until two days ago I was working two jobs. I got an offer from my second job willing to give me more hours so I dropped the first one. So on my 129f forms I have both of these jobs listed as current occupations. Now I went on the USCIS website and saw info to contact them for an address change while this process was going on but nothing about a job change. Is there some way to inform them about leaving one of my jobs or is there no need to. Thanks a bunch!	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-07 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Owing some cash	An approved petition is not an approved visa. The financial support evaluation and any issues with the back taxes will happen at the consulate. It will happen again when you apply for adjustment of status. I didn't say it was an approved visa. I know it was our petition that was approved. It isn't much in back taxes anyways just over a 1000. But yes thank you all for your responses	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-30 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Owing some cash	well we filed the 129f for the k1 and that was approved. But thanks for your thoughts	MeggyMo	Female	Canada	2010-03-30 02:07:00