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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting on Visa after sending required Documents after Interview

Try this one.   visasbkk2@state.gov

The one you have used is ok but is screened by the staff. The one I gave you goes directly to the officers unless something changed.

The embassy sees about 700 cases per month. Many are not immigration based. This means the staff is very busy. I hope that helps you understand why it takes so long.

Still they have time for your case of course so a nudge may help get things moving.

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I was never able to get a response from them using the email without the '2'.  They seemed to respond fairly quickly to the email with the '2'.  Keep in mind this was back in 2009.


KareeMaleThailand2013-08-20 06:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTransfer of I-129F petition file from one consulate office to another?

Guys, for those who have experienced, how long does it take for the transfer of I-129F petition file from one consulate office to another? It was an NVC's mistake our petition file was sent to a different country. Worst thing is, the consulate office it is being transferred to doesn't accomodate phone inquiries, only thru mail sad.png

 

I assume since your flag is Thailand, that your case is being transferred to Bangkok.  You can contact the Bangkok consulate via email.  Make sure the subject line is this:  "IV Inquiry MNL2013xxxxxxx" or "IV Inquiry BNK2013xxxxxxx"  I'm not sure if your case is number starts with MNL or BNK since it was sent to Manila by mistake.  Send the email inquiry to both of the following addresses:

 

visasbkk2@state.gov

visasbkkiv@state.gov

 

They're pretty good about answering within a day or two.

 

 


KareeMaleThailand2013-09-20 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCase number waiting.

My fiancé gets busy of work so how long usually does it take the case number at his mail box from NVC or my mail box from the embassy if we won't call them to ask our case number? Anyway thank you for any answers.

 

For a K-1 it usually comes about a week after the NOA2 from USCIS.
 


KareeMaleThailand2014-10-04 05:40:00
Middle East and North Africaplease help

thks guys
my first ex is from usa after 6years of marriege we got divorced.
after like 5 yearse of being alone I marry my second ex.
my second ex is from pakistan and she come to us with a K3 visa, we had a lot off problems (our marriage was traditionel I didn't know her much that's was a big mistake in my life) I divorced her 1years ago in pakistan and she come back to us and asked for divorce in us so I divorced her again in US.
after 1 years of my divorce in pakistan and 1 month of my divorc in usa i got married in morocco on april 2011
I hope this information can help

my second ex live in US now and she is here like 7 years now

Since it's Morocco, I'd expect there to be some pretty big issues. Someone else from there can chime in. I don't know if it's just male benficiaries that have problems there, or both male and female.
KareeMaleThailand2011-07-26 09:33:00
Middle East and North Africaim looking for some bary frome morroco please

hi every bary iam moroccain man meet and love american women and we applay for visa fiancé to we be toghetter inchllah that type off visa we was never know it anyway now we have approved petions frome uscis and they say they send to nvc and iam thanks god.
all what i wana ask about iam so exite to know what moor to fenesh this processe and what i need to do please i need some man or women frome morocco to contacte me and informed me and show me theme experience and haw was the interview and thanks a lot off my friend

Why would you post this in the Thailand forum?
KareeMaleThailand2012-05-07 18:05:00
Middle East and North AfricaA/P MOVING FORWARD

I am very new in this website, and i thank you for your response, will you be so kind and tell me how to move this topic

Thank you


One of the moderators already took care of it for you. You can find it here now:

http://www.visajourn...moving-forward/

You'll get much better responses there since that forum is middle east/ North Africa specific.

Good luck!
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-31 20:46:00
Middle East and North AfricaA/P MOVING FORWARD

My husband received a call yesterday from the Embassy in Cairo and the Lady who spoke to him said they had finished reviewing his documents and asked him if he was ready to travel before November, "OF COURSE" ,my husband said than she asked him to send a new Criminal record ( the one in their files has been expired) and to have a TB (Tuberculosis) exam done with any of the doctors who did his medical test before, she asked Khalid to send this to her by DHL as soon as he gathered this documents.

Today I call DC and they confirmed the person who call my husband was from the embassy and they did requested those documents. she also stated the case is undergoing AP but they need the documents to move forward with the case.

We are a little confused because first the woman from the embassy said we finish checking the documents and DC said is additional documents but he is undergoing AP, so than i wonder why was he asked if he was ready to travel before Nov.

does any one out there has ever has this experience, I hope our case is getting closer to getting the visa, but regardless the situation at least we know some one is working on his case. And we are both so happy to know this

This needs to be moved to a different forum.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-31 20:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFiling for my wife which is Thai

Thank you for your reply and yes she does have a birth certificate and a passport as well. She live in England for 3 years and came back to Thailand. She is about to go back to her home town and have her last name changed to my officially. That might help out in the long run.

Thanks again

That's definitely the way to go. Change it all over there. ID card, passport, blue book, etc. Easier than dealing with it here. I always thought it was crazy you have to go back to where you were born to change all that. Maybe they'll change that rule some day.

Edited by Karee, 11 March 2011 - 09:02 AM.

KareeMaleThailand2011-03-11 08:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFiling for my wife which is Thai
I submitted school records, but that was because my wife didn't have a birth certificate. She never had a birth certificate. Along with the school records I submitted a translated document from the Amphur where she was born. Obviously if your wife has a birth certificate, then no problem.
KareeMaleThailand2011-03-10 21:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCriminal record

Hi to all at VJ. I am new here, I hope somebody can shine some light on my situation. I filled I 130 for my spouse who is out of us. And the question is that I have a criminal record from 11 years ago for theft. I was convicted of misdamemor for the crime but the judge orderd me if I compelete a course and pay the fine the case will be dismissed and thats what i did. So now When filing the I 130 it does not ask for criminal record. I am worried if this 11 year old case will have any impact on my spouse and me being the petitioner with the criminal record. Thanks you

No impact.
KareeMaleThailand2011-05-05 09:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresoriginal docs
You get them back at the embassy. NVC was nice enough to punch 2 holes in all of them though.
KareeMaleThailand2011-05-18 09:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmedical
This is all wrong. Your visa status is IR-1. You need to get this now to file with NVC.

You need to give originals for EVERYTHING to NVC for IR-1/CR-1. They'll give it back at the interview.

For this type of visa, all you'll need is the medical and police report for the embassy.

Edited by Karee, 19 May 2011 - 11:33 PM.

KareeMaleThailand2011-05-19 23:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1 Interview Packet 3 & Packet 4 Question

Thanks Navy. That would make more sense. That is, no packet 3 and packet 4 only. The embassy guidance isn't very clear. But nothing in this process has been clear.

Yeah there is no packet 3 with CR-1/IR-1.
KareeMaleThailand2011-07-25 21:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich date is used for CR-1?
You'll be IR-1. Just make sure you point it out at POE if they don't do it.
KareeMaleThailand2011-08-26 22:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApplying for a CR-1

You are correct. However the key word is legal resident. While he says hes well aware of the C R 1 by DCF procedure for a Thai national he admits he isnt a legal resident. He also seems to think the Fillipina may be able to petition for her own visa by DCF if she can produce something indicating she pays a bill of some kind.
I think the actual question has to do with how he would petition for a visa for a citizen of the P I living in Thailand. That would be after he married her.
As I said before there is a lot to learn before anything can be done.

I wonder if holding an O or B visa in Thailand is considered residency? I think for US embassy purposes it is good enough. Getting any kind of permanent status for a farang in Thailand is near impossible.
KareeMaleThailand2011-09-11 16:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApplying for a CR-1

I am well aware of the CR-1 Visa for a Thai national and the procedure thru the American Embassy in Bangkok. I am also aware of the shortened(to as little as three months) using the DCF at trhe office across from the Embassy on Wireless Road. I am not a legal resident(but have an O visa and live in Thailand almost all of the year in a condo which I own). Are you saying my filipina wife(assuming I get one)has to show 6-month residence in Thailand before applying for DCF in Bangkok? How can she do that if all the bills are in my name? Assuming she di provide a bill, could she apply for a CR-1 the same as if she were a Thai?

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's the American that has to prove residency in Thailand for 6 months to apply for DCF, not the beneficiary.
KareeMaleThailand2011-09-11 09:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresdrug use
It's all about the police report from the cops at Pathumwan. If it shows up there, forget it. No chance.

Of course the beneficiary has to tell the truth on CONVICTIONS. No conviction, no problem. Conviction that shows up on the Thai police report, forget it.
KareeMaleThailand2011-10-15 17:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDuring CR1(Package 3) apply for tourist visa to USA

My husband and I are living in South Korea as an expat .It's like I am in the CR1 processes (package3) and we want to go visit my husband's family during x'mas.Is it okay to apply for tourist visa during your CR1 is pending?

You can apply. You will have to show strong ties to Thailand. More than likely you'll get shot down. I'd just wait for the CR-1.
KareeMaleThailand2011-11-12 22:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat Are My Options?

Thank you for the response Ryan.

While I've been traveling to Thailand for a long time with extended stays on tourist visas each time, I've only recently begun living here on a non-immigrant O visa. Based on what you wrote, I will have to wait 6 months from the start of my non-immigrant O visa start-date to be able to direct file with the consulate in Bangkok, correct?

Why would my wife being granted a tourist visa be "next to nil?" Not saying you're wrong...just curious why the government would deny a simple tourist visa to a spouse of a citizen.

I gather my best option is to direct file as soon as I'm eligible to do so and just wait, correct? Or should I forego the 5-month wait that would entail and file in the U.S., but while living here?

You're pretty much looking at the same timeframe. You can wait 5 months in Thailand and do DCF quickly, but any advantages to that would be lost due to the 6 month residency requirement. It's 6 of one, half dozen of the other. You also need a domicile in the U.S. to do DCF. Not sure if you have relative or friend here that can support that.

Personally, I would go for the DCF in Thailand and stick it out there if you can support yourself there. It seems to go very quickly. I made the mistake of not taking that route and it took me a year to get the wife here. The child is not an issue if you file CRBA at the embassy.

I know it sounds counter intuitive for them not grant your wife a tourist visa, but the fact is tourist visas are granted solely on on your wife's probability to return to Thailand. They don't like it when people use a tourist visa to immigrate. Since she is married to an American and has a child that is USC, they'll think that she has no reason to return to Thailand, and actually the are probably right about that. I know numerous people that came to the US on tourist visas with intent to immigrate. Almost all of them were able to adjust status be saying they had no intent to immigrate.

Sorry for the long ramble. If you keep residence until Thailand for 6 months you are good to go for DCF. Take care of the CRBA for the child and the son will get a U.S. passport if you already haven't done this. No visa required for the son.
KareeMaleThailand2011-11-16 22:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAs a Naturalized US Citizen

Hi All,

What would you write in Question#10 of I-130 as a Naturalized US Citizen? a number or "NONE" ?
Thanks.

You should have had an A number before you were naturalized. It's on the green card.
KareeMaleThailand2011-12-28 22:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFREAKING OUT LIED ON DOCUMENT AND ENTERVIEW IS IN 6 DAYS!

That's not necessarily the correct. While a majority of Embassies and Consulates do not permit the petitioner at the interview, some do allow it.

:thumbs:
KareeMaleThailand2012-01-08 15:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOur IR1 petition was denied

It was denied because of the Adam Walsh Act.

Better get a lawyer. You have a tough road ahead of you. I assume you were convicted of some type of sex crime?

Here's some stories here:

http://www.visajourn...23#entry5075523

Edited by Karee, 28 December 2011 - 10:26 PM.

KareeMaleThailand2011-12-28 22:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWho Files DS-230 ??
Here's the instructions for the whole process:

http://www.visajourn...ge_.28DS-230.29
KareeMaleThailand2012-04-26 00:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

I know how CR1/IR1 has to go through the NVC AOS approval and stuff process I gone through with that last year and mine took 2.5 months. I saw someone here at VJ under same category who only did it 1 month at NVC and got her interview, it depends on how good and quick you are in handling the entirety of the process. There are old members here who would educate you that approval timeline for K1 and CR1/IR1 are now at the same speed rate at least at USCIS stage. I think I once read about this change at USCIS website too in 2010 when we filed. But you are right in a way k1 is faster in the sense that they don't have to go through the NVC and filers can in fact schedule their interview with the Consulates once their case permits but with the usual 221g issuance after the interview VJ records 7-1 yr average for both category seem to show.

What usual 221g issuance?
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-10 16:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

Well last time I checked CR1/IR1 approval takes 7- 12 months and K1 seems run the same timeline. I even have a friend under IR1 who got her visa in 3 months time without expedite request or anything last year.

K-1 doesn't have to do anything at NVC. They forward it straight to the embassy. IR-1 has quite a few things. Takes 3 weeks minimum at NVC for IR-1. Also, the consulate schedules all the K visa interview timeslots first. NVC schedules IR-1 with what is left over. My interview was approx. 3 months after case complete at NVC.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-10 07:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

I suspect the same, this case is very educational. I am not familiar myself with the waiver process but if OP has paid the law firm for it to be prepared already then so I think it's worth to try "do it myself" the NVC process 'till you get to interview stage then if God forbids you'll face hurdle then there's the lawyer. I applied for K3 myself and I am even thankful it got administratively close as I-130 got approved at NVC first, man! VJ says adjusting or AOSing here later takes another year and it seem to cost more. Their is a helpful guide what to do next here and at NVC site. OP should not worry about I-130 packet as that should have been sent at USCIS stage. I just think the lawyer is more of not aware about the system changes. My sister in law husband works as a border patrol and until now they insists that K1 visa route is faster than CR1 and it's uncomfortable to chime in and say NO and act like I know better than him who supposedly know better than me.

K1 is actually faster to get to the U.S. than CR-1 since there's no process at NVC. Only problem is that K-1, you can't do anything once you arrive in the U.S. for a good 3 months. Also, K-1 ends up cost ~$500 more in the long run due to having to adjust status.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 16:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

this is the most current response I have received form my attorney.

"It is an entirely different process to do Consulate Processing. It is unclear why they 'administratively closed' the K3 (which I can confirm), but if you want to retain my firm to do the Consulate Processing, I had previously sent you the costs. The I-130 does not constitute Consulate Processing"

it just seems weird. is this true?



I sent him the link on travel.state.gov weeks ago after I learned about it. He acted as though it had no bearing upon my case.

How long have you lived in Peru? It almost seems like he is talking about DCF (Direct Consular Filing)
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 15:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

i've also asked pushbrk to stop by this thread.

Perfect. Jeffrey, pushbrk will have some decent advice for you.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

people i need help here and that is why I am part of visa journey, lets not squabble here. I do just want the truth though, and if you do not know what you are talking about please refrain form responding. Pretty nervous over, and really sick of coming back and forth to peru. Want my family together in that states just as much as all of us.........so please speak nothing but the truth here.

I apologize. I just will not sit by while you're given bad information that is passed off as fact. I believe a moderator has already stepped in and taken the appropriate action.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

lolz karee plz read what OP is writing
I told him he can proceed or use his lawyer is he affords one. if thats bad advise plz give him better.

You said his attorney has already applied for the waiver. How is that possible when his wife hasn't even been to the interview? I'll be honest. I reported you to the Mods over this thread. This isn't the first time I've seen you hand out bad information to people. If you don't know the answer, then just keep quiet
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

the attorney already obtained the waiver.

This is 3rd piece of bad information you have given in this thread. Please stop posting things you know nothing about.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

he already charged me extra for the waiver, but now he is saying that he needs more money for consular processing in addition to what has already been charged. Doe this make sense? Another 2500 to help with consular processing........

I really don't know much about the waiver process except that she'll be denied at ther interview and then given instructions on what do do next. I would suggest doing some reading in the forum link that I sent you in my previous post.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

well yes karee but he can still mail out the info and wait. If he encounter problems then he can get his attorney involved.
But yes if money is not an issue then he shud proceed with his lawyer.

It's not a matter of if. She will be denied at the embassy interview and given instructions on how to apply for the waiver. That is when the attorney should get involved IMO. THere's a whole section on waivers on this site. I suggest the OP go read up there.

http://www.visajourn...processes-221g/
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

No

BUT if you are unsure and you CAN afford the attorney then that is not a bad way to proceed at all.

I'd have to disagree. There is a ban incurred for his wife's overstay. If ever there's a need for an attorney, this is it. He may not have the right attorney for the job, but I'd say he needs an attorney for the overstay ban.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

Is'nt everything I need for the IR-1 packet already in the k-3 packet? NVC informed me that the k-3 information will be sent along with my 1-130 to the consulate I believe.

It's totally different. K-3 NVC doesn't do anything. They just forward the petition to the consulate in Peru. THen the consualte in Peru sends out a packet 3 asking for all kinds of forms to be filled out, police report, medical etc. and submitted to the consulate in Peru.

CR-1/IR-1 all of the documents required by te embassy are submitted to NVC. The only thing submitted to the embassy is the medical and relationship evidence.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 11:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

overstay, but my wife has been back in her home country for six years already, and he have been married for almost four. I tried to live here, but it could not work for us financially and emotionally and have travelled here over ten times over the years. Overystay.

That changes things. He's more than likely charging you extra to have to deal with the waiver. Still seems expensive if you asked me, but your case is not a normal one.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 10:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

It just seems 6 months into this process getting rid of my attorney is kinda of hard to do. There is more as well I would like to add. I paid up front for waiver preparation to this attorney. I am really beating myself up right now over choosing this man to assist us. I feel totally scammed by him. it looks as though he put me me in a really bad place where in a way I need to depend on him now. I paid him for the waiver help before our visa was even denied because he told me we would need one.

What's the waiver for if you don't mind me asking?
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 10:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

yes there are children involved here but they are both american citizens by birth. My stepdaughter was born in florida, and my son was born here in Peru, but we have already obtained his citzenship and us passport. My understanding is that this does not complicate anything and that I do not need to petition for them because they are already citizens.



Could you please help me to answer the questions that I posted on my post. I appreciate the response greatly but looking to get that set of questions answered. Thank you so much.

Cool. So that makes it easy since the wife is the only one trying to get the visa. When you filed for K-3, you also filed for IR-1/CR-1 at the same time. The I-130 is for the IR-1/CR-1, and the I-129F is for the K-3. Forget about the K-3 and go the IR-1/CR-1 route. Call NVC, tell them you want to get rid of your lawyer, and follow the instructions in the link I posted previously.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 10:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

prepare the CR1 packet unless you rather pay 2500 dollars and you still have to find the documents and send to the lawyer right???

Yeah exactly. He's gonna be the one that has to gather all the info and documents and then send them to the lawyer. All the lawyer is gonna do is fill out the forms and send them to NVC. Hardly seems like it should cost $2500, unless his lawyer is charging $1000 an hour.

ETA:
I paid $1800 to a lawyer for the entire process, and it was still a ripoff. The guy ended up delaying my case for 3 months minimum. I had to correct him no less than 10 times because he didn't have a clue about NVC and CR-1/IR-1. Every time I corrected him, it was from information on this website.

Edited by Karee, 09 July 2012 - 09:54 AM.

KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 09:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney advice k3-IR1

Ok everyone need some help here please,

Last december i retained the help of an attorney to help my family get to the US. He advised me that we should apply for a k3 visa, so we did. Everything seemed to be going smoothly until I called nvc today. They advised me that my k3 and 129f have been closed, but that my i-130 will be sent on to the Peruvian consulate. In a few days here they will be asking my to pay the AOS and IV bills. I have only prepared the K3 packet and not the IR-1 packet.

I told my attorney this and he only replied with, he could help me with consular processing for an additional $2500. I feel as though I was lied to and am now trying to be a scammed in a way by this attorney.

My questions to the visa journey community are: Will i need to prepare another packet for the consulate? Should I consider paying this attorney anymore money? Do you think he knowingly did this? And just basically what should I do?

Please HELP ME!!!!!!!!!

Thank you in advance.

Another attorney that doesn't have a clue. Shocker! You need to read the Lingche NVC shortcuts. Look here:

http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut

Call NVC and tell them you want to get rid of your lawyer. 1 caveat. I noticed you said family. Are there children involved? That wil definitely change things if there are
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-09 09:42:00