Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OMG- We are already approved????	WOW! Cheers to quick processing. Hope the rest goes just as smoothly for you. Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-07 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WE'VE BEEN APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Great news! Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-08 01:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm so worried	They should recognize the mistake and forward it automatically. You should call them and make sure that they are aware of the situation, and see if they have already forwarded it. Don't worry. These situations have a tendancy to work themselves out. But, call them to be sure it gets into the right hands.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-10 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I feel very unlucky	Hang in there! It will come around soon enough. You are both very strong and have overcome a lot getting to this point. Maybe your experience is a blessing in disguise.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-10 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Received Notice of Approval	Congrats on your approval!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-10 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC approved	Excellent! Congrats to you!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What next? Last updated on uscis.gov 08/12/2006	All you can do now is wait unless you receive a request for additional information. Hard to say how long it will take for CSC to approve it. Some people have been waiting 6 months, but they are working on releaving the backlog so it could be less time. As kitkat says, plan on waiting 5-6 months that way you are prepared for the worst. After CSC approves it, be prepared to wait another few months while it gets processed in Manila. You will be required to provide additional paperwork once it gets to Manila, but all you can do now is wait. Edited by heathius, 11 September 2006 - 10:38 PM.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 at last!	Congratulations!!!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IT'S PARTY TIME!!!!	Finally! You had the same NOA1 date as us. I was wondering when they were going to give you some love. Cheers! Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-10 20:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Approved!	Congrats! That's great!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-07 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	approved/with convictions	Congratulations!! Second chances are a good thing.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	checked after Wolf just now...AND ME TOO!!!!	Lots of good news today! Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do grown men cry?	Congratulations!!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mr.Lonely just left my Congressman's Office	Good job. Hopefully that will help. Game on!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I?	I cannot attest to what everyone else is stating (the Philippines not liking co-sponsors). But, something else to think about.... If you are planning on working there and being the I-134 sponsor, keep in mind that wages are most likely lower than the US requirement, and official salary documentation may be hard to come by. You will probably need a co-sponsor if you are planning on doing that. I work for a US company that pays enough for me to be the sponsor. Just something for you to chew on.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I?	We are living in China and we are doing the entire K-1 process from China, even though my fiancee is German. Haven't had any problems so far. You will need to have a mailing address in the US where CSC and NVC can send you mail. The mailing address won't be needed once it is moves to Manila though. The address of your family or a reliable friend will work just fine. That's a nice opportunity. Go for it!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about Declaration of How We Met	As others have stated, it depends on your circumstances. It doesn't have to be long if you have a typical case. Ours was a big longer though, because we had a lot to explain. We met and lived together in a neutral country (New Zealand) before moving to another neutral country (China), where we got engaged and have lived ever since. We used this question as an opportunity to explain our somewhat unusual situation, which may have otherwise confused them.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Its here....My approval!!!! YEAH	Wonderful!! Very well deserved. Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-11 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!!! After 171 days (4104 hrs, 246240 min, etc...)	Congrats! There were a lot of approvals on 9/11. It's nice to associate 9/11 with something good.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 21:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got Approved Today	Congratulations!! Glad to hear that they are clearing out the March people.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 21:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	please help	Getting married on a tourist (or work) visa is easy, but you will be denied a green card unless you can show that you had absolutely no intention of getting married during your US trip (it just happened on a whim). Personally, I wouldn't risk trying to do this. What seems easy can get you in major immigration trouble. Why risk it? There are lots of other options. Maybe, after your J visa expires and you return to NZ, your fiance can come to NZ to live with you. You can then file for K-1 and get married in the US after it is granted, or get married in NZ and then file for K-3. If your fiance is 35 years old or younger, he can get a 1 year working holiday visa to NZ. It's easy to get, and would be a good way to solve your dilemma. Only catch would be that he would have to quit his job in the US. There are also ways to extend the working holiday visa beyond 1 year if he has a letter from his NZ employer. I worked for a year in NZ on a working holiday visa, and I met my fiancee in NZ while I was working there! Edited by heathius, 14 September 2006 - 01:03 AM.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 00:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FINALLY I HAVE BEEN APPROVED	Congrats, and good luck to you during the rest of the process!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 01:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I got my approval by mail	Congrats!!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 01:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC Approval	Congratulations!! Strategy paid off. Good luck moving forward!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-12 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Thanks for the support everyone...	Good news! Congrats!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 01:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	1st noa june 9	Good to see that the SCs are finally shifting gears. Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 22:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wholly CALF !!! NOA2 !! thru kalifornia no less	Excellent! Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 22:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how long is your noa2 to nvc taking??... touched lol	Took about 2 weeks from CSC to NVC. Don't think yours got there that fast. Maybe the touch was the SC preparing to send it. Call the NVC after a couple of weeks to verify that they did receive it. They can give you the date that they received it and your new case number over the phone. Nice to see progress! Cheers!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 00:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof...	Copies will be fine. If they look the same as the ones that you can get from the internet, just send the downloaded copies. Keep the original for your consular interview. Make sure to send copies of any other evidence that can place you in Brazil: plane tickets, hotel/meal receipts, photos, ticket stubs from tourist attractions, etc. Keep the originals for the consular interview.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 03:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof...	Not stupid. When it comes to this process, not asking questions is stupid. Depends on what stage of process you are in. Are you sending this as part of your I-129F evidence, or is your case at the consulate? If you are filing your I-129F petition, copies are just fine. If you are supplying evidence to the consulate or taking evidence to the consular interview, the original is better. Edited by heathius, 15 September 2006 - 01:19 AM.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 01:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got the E-mail	On to NVC! Congratulations!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved and dumbfounded!!!!!!!	Congratulations!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-14 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance' Visiting During K-1 Process	zilla, For your case this is definitely possible! Your fiance is from the UK, and is therefore part of the Visa Waiver Program. He does not need a visa to enter the US as a visitor. It does not cause any problems. In fact, he doesn't even need to mention the K-1 when he enters the country (unless the immigration officer at the airport asks about it, but I have never heard of this happening). Just make sure that he doesn't overstay the 90 day limit, and don't get married while he's there! My fiancee has visited the US during the K-1 process, and has had no problems (Germany is also part of the VWP). You are getting conflicting reports because it depends on where your fiance is from. For example, if your fiance was Chinese, he would have to go through a pretty complicated (and very scrutinized) process of getting a tourist visa. To get the tourist visa, he would have to supply a lot of evidence to show that he intends on returning to China. If there was a pending K-1, this might raise some red flags, and in some cases the US may not allow the tourist visa to be issued. Start planning your Christmas! You will have no problems. Cheers!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 02:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of relationship	If you are renting your apartment/house together, you can also supply a copy of your lease that shows both of your names on it. If the lease only has one name on it, ask the landlord to update the lease to show both of your names. The landlord will do that if you just explain why you need it. I don't think you should worry about it though. You have more than enough evidence already. Good luck to you!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 01:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Touched After Approval	Maybe they just like touching the badge. B) Edited by heathius, 15 September 2006 - 01:03 AM.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 01:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Way to go! Congrats!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 00:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Approved! Yippy	Wow! CSC is picking up the pace. Congratulations and good luck moving forward!! There aren't any koalas in NZ. Are you living in AUS? Edited by heathius, 15 September 2006 - 12:38 AM.	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally my NO2!!!!	Coming fast and furious these days. Congratulations!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-15 00:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!!	Good news! Congrats!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-17 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No 2 finally received aproval	Excellent news. Congratulations!! We too are hoping for quick processing in Guangzhou, but we're preparing for the worst. We remain optimistic, but unless they speed things up it will probably be another 5-6 months. Hope we are wrong! We hope you have a speedy China experience!!	heathius	Not Telling	Germany	2006-09-18 00:46:00