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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot sure what to think!
Kristi,

First let me say I am sorry to hear of the delay to your case! Posted Image

While I do not have any concrete advice to give you I am sure someone will come along and offer you some good concrete advice. I pray this matter is solved in a timely. Posted Image

Keep faith my dear, at least you know it is done and all you 2 need to do now is send the embassy the drug test results and sit back and wait for the visa to arrive! Isn't that awesome news in itself??? Best wishes to you!
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-06 12:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot sure which is best?
Hi, first.... welcome to VJ! Posted Image

Second, here is my advice. If you want to marry when you come here why not? I did. Ahmed and I got married my first time here. We spent 2 weeks together before deciding to get married. I know that doesnt seem like a lot of time, but we already knew we wanted to get married, but first we wanted to see what it was like to be together. It was MARVELOUS. We had a very traditional relationship those 2 weeks... no hanky panky... just getting to know each other!

I too was a student so my visits here always revolved around school too. I am also 2 years older than Ahmed. Granted we havent had our interview yet, but really we do not foresee it as a problem. Really from reading your post thus far, we have many similar things going on.

We are currently awaiting an interview date, we have been stuck at the NVC since January 31st due to the embassy closing during the revolution. It is a long hard journey. Be prepared best you can for every step.

Use the time apart to gather all required documents and proofs. Also i believe the more time spent together helps the case all the more as well as gives you bonding time together. I have found this site to be an amazing help along the way. I even hope I have helped others on their way. Read read read all you can as Donna said in her response to you. VJ is an excellent source for guides step by step from others that have gone before you.

For us the time apart has been hard. We filed in June of 2010 and still have no interview date, so I moved here to Cairo to wait out the rest of this process with my love. Stay strong, you will get there. If you need anything at any time please feel free to let me know. I am here for you as well as I know the rest of the members are here for you too. I HAVE FOUND SOME AWESOME FRIENDS HERE, AND I KNOW YOU WILL TOO!!! Oh one more thing ... Congratulations on all the hard work you are doing with school and work, I always do admire women that work to meet their goals!

Amber

Edited by Amber & Ahmed, 28 May 2011 - 02:26 PM.

Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-05-28 14:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship

i do not need you to convince me and DEFINITELY i do not need your rude attuide !!!!


OK whatever pal, I am not even gonna comment anymore.... your the one who asked me not me asking you anything Posted Image Anyhooo best wishes to you!
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 23:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship

what ?????? why do they need to take thier cloth off im a physcian and when i do anual exams patients r dressed unless its a female having a pap !!!!! thats weird plus the doctor in alexandria in NVC web site is male ?


Look choose to believe it or not, its up to you, we told you true facts of what happened. I am not here to convince you or anyone else for the matter, take it or leave it. Now as my dear friend Rina said.... Posted Image
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 22:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship
For men it is preferred to go to Cairo for the medical test. It is a woman dr. in Alexandria and men are required to get undressed and the dr will exam him in parts on you and your husband are privy to. In Cairo it was not required at all, but in Alexandria for sure it is required.
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship

Also I wanted to suggest to you and your hubby to schedule his medical in Cairo and not Alexandria. Recently Ahmed and a dear friend of mine's husband had their medicals and whooooaaa nelly let me tell you both of their medicals were like day and night! Will PM about it.

:ot:
:D



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Edited by Amber & Ahmed, 07 July 2011 - 02:17 PM.

Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship

Amber hey How are you and Ahmed ? Yeah I forgot to say that I have copies of the passport pages with the visas and airplane tickets :thumbs: I'm excited to get started but also sad leaving My 7abibi here :( But sacrifice to get what you want right :thumbs: And we still praying for you both on your Interview at the embassy (L) Thanks again Good Luck Again Girl





Rina, Ahmed and I are doing fabulous! I am sure I do not have to tell you how blissful it can be, also at times it can be Posted Image... lol enuff said! Posted Image
To me it sounds like you truly have your ducks in a row concerning proofs, but if I am wrong someone will come along shortly and let us both know Posted Image! Also I wanted to suggest to you and your hubby to schedule his medical in Cairo and not Alexandria. Recently Ahmed and a dear friend of mine's husband had their medicals and whooooaaa nelly Posted Image....let me tell you both of their medicals were like day and night! Will PM Posted Imageabout it.
Also Ahmed and I have decided he will not return with me in August to the States if he gets the visa right away Posted Image. He has to stay and finish the year end closing with his company, really while I hurt to leave him again I have so much respect to his dedication and loyalty to his career as well as our family. So I too will be making that painful goodbye so soon, but at least I know when we say see ya soon... it really will be see ya soon! Posted Image So I am looking on the bright side of things!

I want to thank you for your prayers, I have said time and time again prayers are the best thing anyone can give another person, I truly believe that and stand in faith on that. It is still shocking to me that I have bonded with so many from here and I find myself praying for them more than I pray for myself. I continue to hold you and your family in my prayers, may God bless you in all you do and make His light to shine upon your face! Posted Image

P.S. look for my PM!!!
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship
Ahmed and I are also including plane tickets, my passport copies with all the entrance visas and exit visas. But I will have to say sounds like you got it girl! Posted Image
Amber & AhmedFemaleEgypt2011-07-07 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespetition on the way to consulate
I just found out from the NVC that my petition is on the way to Rio.
Does everyone here usually calls to find out if they have received it.

If so does anyone know what # to call for Rio ?

Thank you so much
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-05 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Fee in Brazil
ohhh I guess I got this all wrong.
It still has not changed to $350. When is this changing ?
Just making sure I am not missing anything here.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-11 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Fee in Brazil
Kinda strange how it jumps up from 131 to 350 :(
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-11 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Fee in Brazil
I just got an email from the Consulate stating that the k1 Visa Fee went up.
I went to the website but it still is unclear to me what the current fee is.


Does anyone know what the current fee for K1 Visa in Brazil is ?

Thanks so much.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-11 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview scheduled
urghgh.
I dont know if I want to wait that long...
You think I can email them and ask what the first available date is and make my decision then ?

Thanks for being so helpful :)
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-24 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview scheduled
Hello all,

So our interview is scheduled. The bad news its scheduled a week after carnival and flights to Rio are now $$$$
Thats a bit high I think.
Would it be best for me to request them to change the date ? Has anyone evert done this?
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-01-24 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A
Thank you.

I noticed they give us more space to type too.
I remember this question coming up.. How to I get the +sign away in one of the colums if I dont have enough space ?

Thanks again
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-03-28 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A
Here we go again, thought I was done with all these forms but now I may have to do a refile.

I downloaded the new g325a from USCIS. The last time I had to submit 4 copies of this. Has this changed ?

So I pretty much just hav eto sent the g325a to my fiance and the letter to intent. Thats all he needs to sign at this point ? Right ?


Thanks
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-03-28 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease reply me if you have any idea..
my interview went bad in Febuary. my petition expired in April took them 2 months to sent it back - but I got reaffirmed last Tuesday. Petittion is on the way back to the consulate.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-05-23 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled

Wishing you good luck the second time around. I think frontloading the I-129 was a smart idea. We did that as well. My husband is now here with me. Just curious because he also is from a remote area of Brasil. Which state does your fiance live in?



my fiance is from Para.

I am back in business - the first petition is reaffirmed and on the way back to the consulate. Does anyone know if it has to go thru NVC again.

Yes, I know I have a second petition pending. We are currently trying to merge them
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-05-23 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
I am fully aware with the NOID and I will respond to it when I get a letter to my house.
The consulate in Brazil said they sent our petition back on March 11th - well it has not gotten here yet.
Maybe it got lost.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-26 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
The old petition has already expired. Trying to appeal a K1 can take months if not more then 1 year.
I am aware of that he will get denied anyway since he was EWI but I want them to approve our relationship at this point so I can go ahead and file our waiver.
Audy_Rob.. I dont appreciate your statements... why would you even say something like that.
Ofcourse my evidence will show up in Brazil - I added it to the new petition. :bonk:
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-26 06:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
Front loading for the interview does not work. You guys see what happend to me at the first interview. They did not look at anything.
So I figured we put everyting in the packet so they have it infront if them - this was the advice from our attorney.
And fyi Brazil does not sent out packet 3's.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
Yes we did talk about this.. but I decided to go the way that we started.
My fiance lives at a very remote location in Brazil so getting there to get married right now would be very difficult. It would take 3 days for me just to get there.
I just started a new job around Christmas and already took time off to be at the last interview.
Since the old petition is now "expired" we decided to refile another K1.
There should be no reason for them to deny him now, they have an entire suitcase of evidence in front of them.
What if they refuse to look at the application ? Do they actually go thru the application at the interview ? I dont remember.

Edited by Oasis, 25 April 2010 - 08:12 PM.

OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 20:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
my fiance said he !@#$ up the interview by talking to much. I told him to short and brief, dont be talking them an ear off. If they want to know more they will ask you another question.
He pretty much said.. that I have my dual citizenshp.. that I cant not live in Brazil and thats the reason he wants to come to America. He just was not thinking before answering and wa just blabbering.
I hope this is not marked in the records.
So now I added ALL this evidence that they did not want to look at in the petition. That way they have it right infront of them.

Edited by Oasis, 25 April 2010 - 07:23 PM.

OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
Believe me.. I had everything... From every call I made to Brazil, to boarding passes... to our checking account together, transactions in Brazil, lots of pictures, our life insurance policy. This is the proof I brought to the interview. They did not wanted to look at it.. saying we dont have a valid relationship.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 19:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
I was at the interview with my truckload of evidence that nobody wanted to look at.
We been together going on 2 years. He lived here in America, until July 2009. I have been to Brazil 3 times since then and one trip lasting 2 months. His english is so so, enough for us to understand eachother..and I also attempted to take portuguese lesssons.
The weakpoint was he talked to much.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswe refiled
Since we got a denial at our first interview in Rio de Janeiro we refiled last week.
Check has been cashed so NOA1 is on the way.

What can I expect at the second interview ? We originally got slapped with a 212(A)5(A) supposedly our relationship is not valid but we been together going on 2 years.
Will they ask him even more questions ? Will it be even more difficult ? Has anyone gone thru this ?

Thanks
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-04-25 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to write a rebuttal letter for returned petition?
When I called th VDC thats what they told me that you need to withdraw it - and I spoke to someone higher up.
The petition will never be "dead" it will always be there and I am sure you get questioned about it.
Consult with an attorney thats my best advice.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-23 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to write a rebuttal letter for returned petition?
A waiver ? 601 waiver ? has your fiance ever been in the us illegally ?

Also, just because you are denied that does not mean you can ignore this petition. You actually need to write to the VSC and withdraw it. ( thats what the VSC told me ) and the denied petition should also be adressed in the new petition or whatever you are filling cause I am pretty sure they will question you about it on the next interview.
Getting married it not the answer either... that does not make it go any faster or easier. In my opinion they are going to ask you why you did not refile K1, why did you get married ?
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-23 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to write a rebuttal letter for returned petition?
My first petition has been expired a long time ago. But you need withdraw before you refile
The merging was done by my attorney and someone from VSC.
She thought it was best not to withdraw our first petition that way they cant sent it back again. So both petition will be hopefully going back to Rio.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-21 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to write a rebuttal letter for returned petition?
I am sorry to hear about your returned petition. Refile, do what you need to do.

My petition also got returned and the conul suggested for the petition to be revoked.. cause we dont have a real relationship.. WTH... then he slapped us with 212(a)5(a)

It took like 3 months for the petition to actually made it back to VSC... since then we were able to refile and merged the 2 petitions. Urhghgh
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-21 07:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long before denied application is returned to DHS
yes look at my timeline... you get the idea ;(
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-29 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long before denied application is returned to DHS
mine took 3 months too. very frustrating.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-29 08:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow is the Speed of Vermont Now?
ok there seems to be something not right in Vermont.
Why is it that my case was mailed on April 21 and people that applied in June already got their NOA2's. Sorry to say this but I find it a bit unfair. It should go in order.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-07-26 13:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVSC NOA1 - July 6 - Are you waiting for NOA2?
where can I find Igor's list ?
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-08-26 08:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVSC NOA1 - July 6 - Are you waiting for NOA2?

I guess I will share the information since it might make everyone else who's waiting feel better (or possibly worse). I called last week, 5 months to the day after the acceptance, and they didn't have very much information. I was told they sent the application to California as they were too busy in Vermont at the time. They were kind enough (they acted like they were doing me a favor) to admit it was out of normal processing time and would put in a note to the case officer requesting a status report. Nothing since - not even a touch. So the wait continues and my frustration grows.



To busy in Vermont at this time ? What about the people that applied in June ? They already got their NOA2's. I find it extremly unfair for people like Kaiser, ryna and myself that have been waiting much longer. And this is my second time around, so I been waiting way over 12 months for my fiance to return.
For those of you that just applied and crying where the NOA2's are. This is a VERY strssful process so I hope you have lots of patience.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-08-25 07:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVSC NOA1 - July 6 - Are you waiting for NOA2?

My application was received at the VSC on March 18th and still no NOA2, so, if I were you, I wouldn't worry too much yet.



Have you called the VSC ? You are over the 5 months so they might be able to do something.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-08-25 07:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswithdraw of petitions
The topic says it all. I want to withdraw my petitions like asap. Is there a templete somewhere ? How do I go about doing this ?

Thanks
Oasis
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-10-19 18:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures5 month - calling USCIS
My case was different and NOT straight forward thats the reason I had an attorney to begin with. She handled the case and told me not to call so thats what I did. Good Luck to everyone.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-12-09 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures5 month - calling USCIS
its actually makes you look bad if you call and call, they do note everything in the file. I only called when its was ok by our attorneys permission.. and that was including both petitions. I called a total of 3 times.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-12-09 13:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures5 month - calling USCIS
You should not be calling them over and over that does not help. And then people wonder where their NOA2 are ? Its because the VSC is flooded with calls from people like you and does have time to be doing what they suppose to be doing--- > approving petitions.
So hang in there and give it time.
OasisFemaleBrazil2010-12-09 12:09:00