Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed in June, got the NOA2!!!	You mean the signature? Go to My Controls and there you will find Edit Signature	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-10 05:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed in June, got the NOA2!!!	yup	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-10 04:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed in June, got the NOA2!!!	you should receive a letter from NVC after they have u in their system with your new case number	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-10 04:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed in June, got the NOA2!!!	Haha...I said I knew your case number? I don´t think so You may like to follow these two threads and you will see that for people who filed at VSC it goes really fast after an approval (usually) and for people who filed at CSC it doesn´t go fast at all. http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1301170 http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1337723 The difference could be that VSC is sending the petitions after they approve them and at CSC they are waiting for crates to be filled in and then they send the whole batch... Wish you a speedy journey	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-10 02:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed in June, got the NOA2!!!	QUOTE (MightyAtom @ Dec 9 2007, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations!!! But a little warning....don't get too excited just yet. We got our NOA2 back in November 19th, and it still hasn't been sent to the NVC, much less been forwarded onto the US embassy in Japan.....so, I think your expectations of "process quickly" might be a bit unrealistic. But here's hoping you have better luck than us on that count! After all the waiting, you get.....more waiting! Well that´s probly not gonna happen to them cuz they filed at VSC which means the 4 weeks wait that we get from CSC to NVC might shrink to 4 days wait for them. That´s how it usually goes. So don´t give your hopes up I think yours will be at NVC fast Good luck and congratulations	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-10 02:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 to NVC from CSC	that´s not so easy to say...they don´t seem to be filling just one crate cuz petitions that were approved later often reach NVC earlier ...so try to be patient it might take a while but you will get there good luck	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-11 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I129F SENT OCT 2, NO NOA1 UP TO NOW!!!	Well if they send you nothing you can place a service request after 90 days like we did and they will send you a NOA1 hardcopy	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-08 02:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Tourist Visa Granted	Congratulations Have a wonderful Xmas	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2007-12-11 01:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SSN	We are in California and got married in Las Vegas and noone wanted any SSN from us or anything. Just an ID for the marriage license, so I showed my passport (besides, we applied for the marriage license when I was just visiting here on tourist visa and didn´t even have K1 yet - noone had a problem with anything). After the wedding we went to apply for the SSN cuz here on VJ it seems like people do that after 2 weeks of being here, but the SS office said we couldn´t apply for it after 2 weeks of me being here and that we had to wait 30 days from my entry. So we waited another 2 weeks. They still issued my card in my maiden name cuz they needed a picture ID with my married name (said marriage certificate wasn´t enough for that purpose) and so I am gonna come back there after I get my CA driver´s license and have them change my name on the SS card It´s a bit weird but that´s how it went for us.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-02-29 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	after 14 months since NOA1...	Sorry to hear that you were stuck on this process for so long Hopefully things start moving fast for you now so you can be with your SO	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-15 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need your advise	I think some of the forms I was filling out had a weird date of expiration as well...but I downloaded them from the USCIS website so I didn´t wonder about it and never had a problem with any. I suggest you go to USCIS website or call them if you want	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A my signature or my fiances	Besides, you don´t have to mail it to her...she can go online and fill it out by herself (with your help if she needs it), print it out and send it to you...that shouldn´t delay the process for too long...maybe two weeks	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A my signature or my fiances	Well I guess you should sign your form and she should sign her one	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Relationship proof attached with I-129F, does it have to be plenty?	We sent 4 photos I think, a few postcards and stamps from passports...though I think for I-129F to be approved you just have to proof that you met in the last 2 years in person...so I think even if your lawyer sent only 2 pics your petition might be just fine You will see...definately take the rest of the stuff to the interview	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 11:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. B-2 Visa	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Mar 15 2008, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Scott and Marta @ Mar 15 2008, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don´t worry I know that...I was talking about their case...he needs K1 since they already started the whole thing anyway....so if they get tourist visa for to get married that is fraud like I said...ofcourse you can get married in USA when you are studying there or doing whatever....I was talking about his intend to do so prior to arrival to USA ...so there Be a bit more clear LOL You stated, "getting married on any other type of visa is fraud" It should have said "Getting married and staying on a visitor visa with intent to do so upon entry is fraud" That's the difference. So there LOL Hugs and smiles!!! I was clear...he said they had this intentions so if they got any other type of visa except K1 it would have been fraud... So there	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 02:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. B-2 Visa	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Mar 15 2008, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Scott and Marta @ Mar 15 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Let me put it this way...to be able to get married in USA to your fiance you need K1 visa. If you have anything else it´s visa fraud. There are people that get away with it sometimes if they can prove they didn´t intend to marry (sometimes they even might ask that at the point of entry). Then if she wants to get the green card to be able to stay here with you she/you will have to prove that it´s a bonfide relationship. As you can see these two requirements contradict each other. Better just sit on it, file the paperwork and wait a couple of months and not have to deal with all the lies you would have to come up with and stuff... When you commit visa fraud it´s not like we are before 9/11...this is year 2008 and everything is very strict. It's not visa fraud if you come over on a visitor visa and get married. It's only fraud if you do that and then intend to STAY. You can get married at any time, it's the staying and living part where the fraud comes in. The new spouse would have to go home and file a spousal visa in order to come back to the USA and live. Say if you went to the USA on a student visa, you are there for 4 years. Halfway through that, you meet an American, fall in love, get married and adjust status, there is nothing wrong with that because there was no intent to marry upon entry, you didn't even know the person at the time of entry. To the OP: Best of luck with whatever you decide and I'm very sorry about your lawyer..that's sad. You'll find a way!!! Don´t worry I know that...I was talking about their case...he needs K1 since they already started the whole thing anyway....so if they get tourist visa for to get married that is fraud like I said...ofcourse you can get married in USA when you are studying there or doing whatever....I was talking about his intend to do so prior to arrival to USA ...so there	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-15 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. B-2 Visa	Let me put it this way...to be able to get married in USA to your fiance you need K1 visa. If you have anything else it´s visa fraud. There are people that get away with it sometimes if they can prove they didn´t intend to marry (sometimes they even might ask that at the point of entry). Then if she wants to get the green card to be able to stay here with you she/you will have to prove that it´s a bonfide relationship. As you can see these two requirements contradict each other. Better just sit on it, file the paperwork and wait a couple of months and not have to deal with all the lies you would have to come up with and stuff... When you commit visa fraud it´s not like we are before 9/11...this is year 2008 and everything is very strict.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-15 00:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. B-2 Visa	Sorry to hear that your lawyer doesn´t know how to do his job. Lotsa people complain about their lawyers. I don´t think it´s wise from you to do what you are trying to plan to do though. Better take it in your own hands and apply for K1 yourself. It should be really easy for you since you must already have all the papers ready for it if you tried to go through K1 process already and the guides here will help you too and so will the people here. Besides I have noticed that lotsa people these days get their K1 approval pretty fast (in like 3 months) not like us last year when it took 6-7 months. I know there are still people who have to wait those 6 months but I think if you could have waited for 4 years you can wait just a couple of more months and you will do everything the right way and have no problem with USCIS in the future whatsoever. I think that´s worth it I think if you apply now, you can still have a 2008 wedding	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-15 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Tourist Visa	Sure you can apply if you want. Though is it really worth the hassle and the money? You already applied for K1 and so it shouldn´t take too long for you to get it. Then when you get K1 the tourist visa will be cancelled...so if you think it´s worth doing it anyways, go for it	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-19 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What happens with foreign fiance's passport?	Well her passport is still gonna be valid for a while. Depends on when you are planning for her to come over. But if not necessary I wouldn´t renew her passport now since she will most likely change her last name after the wedding (I assume) so she will be changing her passport for a new one with her new name after anyway...	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-29 21:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Total Costs of Immigration	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Apr 4 2008, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> None of my children have ever been refused either. Such questions are generally part of a history assignement. You read the chapter and answer the questions. Reading the chapter will get you the answer and you learn the associated history. Asking mom or dad for the answers to the questions without doing the reading and learning is not doing your homework. Mom and dad answering instead of making the kid read the chapter and find the answer is, IMO, not the way for a child to "learn". Well in this case it looks like she has been through immigration and even shared her cost with us so according to how you word it she has done her homework or I don´t know what else to tell you. When a person does a research for their paper they ask people...nothing weird about that. If you don´t wanna share...that´s another case...	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-04-04 17:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Total Costs of Immigration	Well her homework wasn´t to read the assigned chapter...I am sure if that was the case she would have done it....Well thanks God for my parents...when I wanted to learn something from them, they never refused...	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-04-04 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Total Costs of Immigration	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Apr 4 2008, 09:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If my daughter comes home from school and has a homework question like "On what date did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?" and I happen to have the correct date in my head and give it to her, who did her homework, her or me? So how does she do her homework? By asking the internet, books or asking her dad? If any of those happen to know the date did she research by asking someone or something or did she not? I guess your daughter is only considered to have done her homework herself if she doesn´t ask about it someone who is related to her?	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-04-04 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Translations	Official documents like birth certificate and stuff like that? If you have it translated by an official translator I´m not sure it´s enough cuz that is just a translated piece of paper which you can do yourself. We took a notarized copy and the translation was done by an approved court translator. Then they sew the documents together and give it some stamps and such. We still have it and whenever someone needs something like that we take a copy of it.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-04-01 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	will our age do anything to affect our application?	I´m (we are) young and noone looks at me (us) negatively	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-04-14 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	our petition was lost ....	QUOTE (HiTech @ Jun 6 2008, 07:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Scott and Marta: Did they already have your name in the system when you called? Yeah I think they did. They just said they couldn´t send us an NOA1 until we place the service request, which cannot be placed earlier than 90 days after they receive the package.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-06-06 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	our petition was lost ....	We got our NOA1 after more than 100 days of waiting (see the signature) and that´s only cuz we placed the service request at USCIS. Maybe that´s what´s happening to you too. Maybe USPS hasn´t lost it. Maybe it just needs to be found at USCIS. Did they cash your check or did you have the mail tracked?	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-06-05 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Still waiting after 1 year and 9 months.	That´s terrible...sorry to hear that	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-03-16 11:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 05:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Seriously, how easy is he to wind up!!??? So there you go...you can´t even get that right.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	Yes, other people understand it.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 18:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	Nope you actually didn´t know it. In the meantime you can go and look up what sarcasm is.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	Yes ofcourse, now the cap must definately fit, because you know exactly who we are and everything else about us. You are ridiculous Learn how to mock yourself before you mock others. Then you might find out what fun is all about.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 18:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I rolled my eyes at this bit of your reply, I really did. But then.................... ........I thought, "haha, this one at least has a sense of humour...!!" ...but then you went and spoiled it all with............. Quit while you're ahead, S&M, quite while you're ahead...... Well if this is all you were able to come up with then I am certainly still ahead. But I don´t care about that. Your ideas are sad and it´s good to know none of us (who have to roll our eyes over your prehistoric thoughts and judgments) are destined to live with you. If you are so jealous about other people´s relationships working so well despite their age difference, then it´s your problem. Don´t bother us with it any longer. Oh, and let us know in about 30 years how your bogus relationship turned out	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 17:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (KarenCee @ Aug 1 2008, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Living together before marriage does NOT indicate success or failure of any relationship. Sorry, but I disagree - living with someone day in, day out, is the only real way to get to know a partner properly. Tell that to all the millions of people who had to get divorced after finding out they were living with a complete stranger and were lied to for years and years in a row. Stop being arrogant and wake up.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What a very good question - allow me to answer it for you: A) The age difference between us is 3 years B - We're both decidedly average in the appearance stakes - about 5 or 6 outta ten. We've always been well aware of this, and have cut our cloth accordingly. C) We've been together 7 years. D) For 2 of those years, (2004 - 2006) we lived together - take note, Hannah P (lol @ you saying "y'all" - my missus is a hick too!! ) That do ya, Scott & Marta? Nope that doesn´t do it for me. None of the reasons you stated indicates to me that your relationship is any better than anyone elses. A good quality relationship doesn´t depend on how old anyone is. It´s a matter of being a good partner to someone who you love and not about how many candles each of you have on your birthday cake that year. Appearance isn´t an indicator either cuz good quality relationships actually grow from loving the person they are and not judging their face and counting their wrinkles. It doesn´t matter for how long you have been together. It might matter if you meet someone and marry them within a week, but it might not be an indicator either. They can as well live happily ever after. Many people live together for a while prior to getting married and many of those marriages fail too. Nope, your answer isn´t satisfactory and I don´t think petitions of other couples should be put on hold because of you and your maybe bogus relationship	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (baxxy @ Aug 1 2008, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately some people don't like to hear opinions that are different to theirs, but oh well! No offense Michelle, but there is a lot of people on this site whose relationships are bogus. Spot on, fella. And it's those petitions cluttering up the USCIS system that are holding the genuine ones up. In that case I assume you think your relationship is the genuine one? Why should we believe that when you feel the need to express your doubts about other people´s relationships?	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-08-01 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	So if he lets her answer everything first then it´s still easy for him to keep pretending and adapt to her answers I think they should both answer it at the same time so the other person could see the other one´s answer at the same time	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-07-31 19:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fear of it not working out	QUOTE (baxxy @ Jul 24 2008, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hear you, but again, when you see each other for very short periods of time, your always on your best behaviour, i dont think its an indicator of what real life is going to be like. So stop pretending and be real with each other. If you have so many doubts about yourself, her and your relationship maybe you should slow down cuz you might not be ready. Besides, why would you propose to someone if you say you don´t know each other well? Concerning your original post, I don´t even think that when you live with someone for a while it gives you the status "now I know them". You can live with someone and after some time find out you are living with a complete stranger. It´s all about honesty. If you just pretend something all the time, it doesn´t matter if it´s via messanger/cam or in the same house.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2008-07-31 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1: Civil ceremony, then a later, bigger ceremony?	Babe/baby works fine for both of us, with an occasional sweetheart thrown in for variation... I call my wife babe ALL THE TIME Especially, when she is in her high heels, which is all the time	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2010-02-11 14:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 received a month earlier than expected...	CSC and VSC are separate operations and from what the VSC Director thread indicates, they work on different visas at different times but do tend to focus on one kind at a time. That's not the way they do it.	Ovaltine Jenkins	Not Telling	Czech Republic	2010-02-25 17:02:00