Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	Peruvians In Maine	My fiancee is comming to Maine in a few months, anyone else from Peru here?	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-17 19:55:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Peruvian Club	Ardilla, you have officially freaked me out... I thought I was so prepared! If everything you say is true, then I don't know what to do now--specifically in regards to #'s 3 and 4. Are these applicable to a non-immigrant visa situation (K-3) and the AOS process that follows? I have only seen one post related to the "certificado de movimiento migratorio" and I can not remember if it was K1 or K3 related. I would also appreciate more info on this. Any recent K1 Visa's from Lima have this as a requierment? Thanks!	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-23 19:01:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Peruvian Club	We are awaiting NOA2 and would appreciate very much if all the members who have been through the K1 visa process in Lima, Peru post their experiences, advice, tips and any other information they can think of here. Many US consulates have detailed information on their web sites, but the one in Lima is not one of them. The consulate in Lima is very difficult to get in touch with and you can not email them questions either. Any help as to what forms the call for, questions asked, yada, yada, yada. jejeje! Thanks so much.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-15 17:09:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	gosh--this is really hard some days	Ann- your not alone. I keep reminding myself that their are many couples that have waited much longer than me. It is so hard when you have absolutely no control over the situation and it is left up to the most inefficient people in the world. WOW, I guess I am having a moment too. It is very hard to wait.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-23 19:11:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	APPROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED!!!!!!	Checked my email when I got home from work as usual.....disappointment......................Checked again at 8:30 pm and......................I'm the happiest man in the world! Thanks for all the help and keeping me from going completely loco VJ and thank you GOD!!!!!!!!!! The following is the latest information on your case status Receipt Number: EAC********** Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: This case has been approved. On October 2, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center. National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283. *The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you received from the USCIS. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-02 20:39:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	How to call Ica Peru 515 for free?	FREE Try www.tel3advantage.com great service and great rates FREE The only site i found is http://www.freecall.com with 1 minute restriction per call.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-21 22:27:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Hi, I'm from Peru	Hola mi nombre es Maylene y soy nueva aquí, vivo en Lima - Perú, mi novio es de Bath, Maine y envió la petición para la visa K1, si usted puede orientarme sobre los documentos que se necesitan, es necesario que la partida de nacimiento sea traducida al inglés y qué tipo de traducción debe ser: certificada u oficial? y ese documento lo necesito para la entrevista ó para el matrimonio alla? Gracias de antemano por la ayuda y muchos exitos para todos	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-08-14 16:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Question about Interview?	Yodrak, if you look at his timeline you will see he has already received his NOA2 as of 9/8/2006 so he is referring to the Visa interview. BTW Congrats David and Marina David and Marina, There is no interview for an I-129f petition. Yodrak .... Can you request your interview for the I-129F to take place at a local USCIS office? .....	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-12 18:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	help	our case just got aproved. NOW BESIDES DOING THE AFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT WHAT OTHER DOCUMENTS DO i NEED AS THE PETITIONER, AND WHAT DOCUMENTS MY FIANCE NEEDS FOT INTERVIEW? PLEASE HELP Congrats! Check the Latin America forum and the guides section. Each consulate is different and I am still trying to figure out the consulate in Lima.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-20 21:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 Interview today	The wait is over. We're approved!!!!!!!!! WOW! GOOD FOR YOU!!!!! HAPPY TO HEAR THIS!	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-09-26 13:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I GOT THE VISA!!!!!!	I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My fiancee and I are going to be going through the consulate in Lima too. Congratz Well, yesterday Oct 3rd i was soo nervous. I was there at 6.30 with my fiance, then around 8am a very nice woman called me to window 13 to ask for my passport, pictures,etc.15 minutes later, other woman called me to the same window and she asked me for my certificates, evidence, pictures, emails, everything, my fiance was always next to me. they only asked him do you speak spanish? he said a little bit. they asked me everything in spanish. she started to ask me about how we met, how many times he was in Peru, nada mas. 2 or 3 questions. There were 2 couples more waiting for the interview. The first couple got the visa( they went to room 15) the woman is peruvian and her fiance from Miami, USA, she was crying and she was very happy. Then, a man called me to window 9, he was very nice. he asked me how we met, how often we talk by phone, i said everyday then i saw a pink card in my passport, i thought: oh oh, the other girl had the same card when she got the visa. I was more nervous!!! Then the man told me you have 90 days to marry him in the USA. Do you have any problem? I said of course not. and then he gave me the pink card. I was so excited!!!! I GOT THE VISA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cried a lot, the other girl were waiting for us, and we waited for the other couple. they got the visa too. We were so happy and we went to Starbucks to celebrate. Now i feel so relaxed and very very happy. Wow! i have the visa! I cant believe it! I wanted to share this with you. I'm the happiest woman in the world.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-04 20:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	i-134 notarized documents	My husband said he only notarized the affidavit of Support, that was it. You dont need to notarized anything else. If you have any other doubt, you can contact me. We have been in the same process in Peru. OLY AND DIDIER Thanks Oly! You have answered most of my posts, jejeje!	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-27 19:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	i-134 notarized documents	I have read the guides and the instructions for the i-134 affidavit and I thought it said the I-134 needs to be notarized. Yet I read posts that say have he bank letter, tax transcripts, letter from employer notarized also. So.........which is it? I think some people have all notarized just to be on the safe side. Please help, interview December 1st. Thanks, Scott	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-26 23:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	LIMA, PERU	Congratz to you and Luis. Do you have any idea if the consulate in Lima looks at current earnings or only 2005 tax return. This year (2006) has been much better then 2005. Thanks, Scott Yes. all K Visas go through the Immigrant Visa section at the Embassy. We had instructions to download DS-156 from the internet, as it is not included in the Packet 3/4, and take it to the interview. Also, we had nothing to submit prior to the interview, but we filed for a K-3, so I´m not sure if that made any difference. Others that have filed recently for the K-1 were told to submit the I-179 (Datos Biograficos) before the interview. Congratulations on your interview date!!! I will do some work on the Embassy information page for Peru, as I just completed my experience there. Please feel free to ask me anything. Tracy	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-04 14:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	LIMA, PERU	Have they already set an interview date in the packets you received? Maybe you should download Forms DS-156 and DS-156K and bring them with you to interview. Stange but they sent a second paket with the DS-156 and 156k, etc.... and the interview date is still December 1st.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-04 10:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	LIMA, PERU	All consulates treat K visas as immigrant visas and use immigrant forms such as DS-230. The K visas are technically non-immigrant visas but ultimately they are coming to the USA with immigration intent so will do immigration paperwork, and the visa is handled by the immigration unit at the consulate. http://travel.state....types_1326.html A Fiancé(e) Is Also an Immigrant Because a fiancé(e) visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry an American citizen shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé(e) must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. http://travel.state.....html#Immigrant Correct but why have others recieved a different paket for the K visa? Any clue? And Lima sends Packet 3 and 4 together Edited by Scott & Maylene, 29 October 2006 - 03:50 PM.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-29 15:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	LIMA, PERU	My amor received her paperwork (packet 3 & 4) and I am very confussed. It seams she received paperwork for the "IMMIGRANT" visa and not the K fiance(e) "NONIMMIGRANT" visa. They send to her; 1. Instructions 2. DS-230 (2) 3. Medical The instructions say the fee is $380 for each applicant (her and her daughter). It should be $100 each applicant. A K visa is concidered nonimmigrant. I am very confussed. They did not send form DS-156 and DS-156k as I was expecting! They also say the $380 fee can be paid the day of interview and they do not indicate anything that needs to be submitted before the interview. I am sorry to carry on but from what I have read this is completely WRONG! Please help. I am very confussed. Thanks, Scott	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-10-29 15:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question, searched without results	I have the I-134 along with, 1) Letter from my employer 2) Letter from my bank 3) Last three years of tax transcripts (not W2's) 4) Last three months of pay stubs 5) Form which shows my 401k balance 6) Letter of continued support for Visa 7) My birth certificate So my question is about this statement from the instructions sent with the I-134 packet as translated from Spanish: Declaration of Support the people in the United States that wishes to grant a guarantee to an applicant by means of a Declaration of Support will have to use the I-134 form. The guarantor also can do a Declaration Sworn before the Public Notary public showing his desire and financial standing or to contrribuir the support of the applicant and its reasons to do it. As I understand this, (if I am reading it right) this is a option in addition to the I-134 if desired but is not necessary. Write or wrong? What have you done? Thanks	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-06 18:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	its interview time!!!!	Best of luck! You guys are in my prayers!!	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-06 19:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet3 and DS-156	In our case the consulate provided a web address to fill out and print the form. It is not "savable" and must be filled and printed. The barcode appears on this form. Print two copies and then photocopy one of the originals for your records. My fiancee if from Peru and the on her form on the web the questions were in Spanish. So I would wait for her to receive packet 3 and go from there. Hope this helps. Hi all, Is it okay to download Packet3 from my beneficiary's consulate(Mumbai) and use those forms to send it to consulate? Or should my SO/Beneficiary have to submit the ones consulate send her in packet3? My 129f was approved about a month ago and my beneficiary's embassy had already received the case to further process K3 however, we're still awaiting on a Packet3 that was mailed by Embassy on Oct.19th,2006!!!! I sent 5 requests to Embassy asking them if its okay to download packet3 and use downloaded forms and apply for K3?still haven't received any replies. Some one please advise what should we do? Embassy is about 10 hours away from our residence and i m not certain if the embassy would hand her packet3 at the consulate's Visa unit? Also, I noticed DS-156 form also has a section for 'BARCODE'? where do we get the barcode from...confused**	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-04 13:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	the INTERVIEW!!! (real version)	yeah, that pretty much sums it up Andy. Good luck, I wish you the best.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-13 20:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Could anyone tell me a reason?	It's the government........enough said. This is not my case. It's about my friend, but I was wondering why. My A friend sent back the documents needed for making an interview appointment on Oct 26. A week later, she was informed that her interview date is January 2 at 7.30am. Her NOA1 is dated on March 8, 2006 and NOA2 on Sep 25, 2006. My B friend sent back the documents on Nov 7. Today, she was informed that her interview date is Dec 20 at 7.00am. Her NOA1 is dated on June 9, 2006 and NOA2 on Sep 7, 2006. My A friend is supposed to have an interview before my B friend, is it correct? They both provided a reason for having an interview ASAP that they both planned to get married before the end of this year. But why my B friend got the interview date before my A friend????? Could anyone clarify this to me? Thanks.	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-17 19:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I- 134 affadavit of support and tax returns	and what was your answer to the Marrigae Broker question? Ladies and Gentlemen, I filed a K-1 visa, but I do not want her to see my tax returns, and see my bank statements. Is there a process where I can send them ahead of time and immigration can take a look at them and decide. Call it being careful, but if by chance this does not work and she decides to stay on her own I do not want her using my money. I know in time she will find out , but I do not know her that well to leave financial records with her to take to the interview. Lennie	Scott & Maylene	Female	Peru	2006-11-17 19:11:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC case transfers to TCS doesn't help!! Here is why!	SO CASE TRANSFERS BETWEEN CSC AND TSC WILL INCREASE PROCESSING TIME ON OTHER PETITIONS @ CSC? HELL F-ING "NO" I've been telling everyone that major issue on slow processing time at all service centers are due to DACA, some believed, stay skeptical and felt hopeless. It is fact that DACA is main cause of delay at CSC because of intake of these DACA cases and you can see it on here True DACA (March) Data Recent case transfers from CSC to TSC gave us hope that CSC will speed up on other petitions including K-1. Well, it is only apply to DACA cases that are currently backed up at CSC to balance # of DACA cases between CSC and TSC. Correct, balance between #1 DACA intake service center CSC (128,000 cases) and #2 DACA intake service center TSC (73,258 cases) and both service center are STILL accepting incoming DACA applications. These case transfers are done to increase processing time only for DACA. For those of us who are clambering for a glimmer of hope, maybe you should have kept that to yourself...LOL	Ronn63	Male	Philippines	2013-03-17 12:07:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC easily two months ahead of CSC at this point...	Not exaggerating. Check Igor's timeline. It's awesome for the VSC people getting approved in less than 6 months, but man, CSC is just killing us here.... I feel your pain. The whole point of asking my girl to marry me was to spend the rest of our lives together. CSC has thrown a wrench into that...	Ronn63	Male	Philippines	2013-03-18 15:52:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC Closed for 2 days	Oh man, this is bad for us people that are BARELY embarking on this journey I've yet to send in my I-129F and seeing as how it's going to be sent to CSC doesn't make me feel good at all ?? You could always pack up and move to a state that is covered by the VSC. I'm thinking of doing that an re-applying. It'll probably happen quicker that way!!	Ronn63	Male	Philippines	2013-03-26 12:07:00
USCIS Service Centers	USCIS California Service Center Has Reopened	"USCIS California Service Center Has Reopened The USCIS California Service Center (CSC) has reopened on March 27, 2013 following a temporary closure due to plumbing issues. Deliveries have resumed and USCIS does not anticipate any delays due to the closure." Yeah... it can't get more delayed, so of course no changes Well, I'm hoping that they can all have a dump now and get back to work.	Ronn63	Male	Philippines	2013-03-27 10:10:00