ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesCFO question

I am working as a social worker and many Filipinas dont know what they are into. I agree with the Office of President making this department in support of Filipino migrating abroad. I dont know why some find it scary... maybe it depends on the person. I may say it is informative and empowering rather than what other people perceived it to be.

Then why can only filipinos attend these "seminars" My fiance'e is scared enough as it is, coming to a new country and leaving her family and all her friends, why the scare tactics I read here on VJ that one interviewer asked one lady what size underwear her fiance' wore that is totally uncalled for and out of line. The more I read here the more I believe the only way that I will be with my Marissa is if I move there everywhere I turn there is one more form to fill out or one more fee to be paid or one more interview to do I should have married her there then I could get her here quicker, actually I should have never got on that plane to come home. Obama says he wants family unity but seems like he is doing everything in his power to keep us from our families! oh I fotgot we are US citizens they don't have that program for us, only for the "illegals".
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 07:15:00
PhilippinesCFO question

It depends, mine was held in Manila and they are very kind. The seminar is very helpful too, it was an eye- openner. The counseling session was not even scary. I think it is case to case basis.

Don't you think they should realize the person who has the visa to come to the us knows what they are getting into come it takes months to get one of these things and then they try to scare the people into not leaving #######? you don't see the us putting on "seminars" to scare people from going to other countries!

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 23 February 2013 - 07:53 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-23 19:51:00
PhilippinesCFO question
maybe i should just move to the philippines it would be easier
and would not have to deal with the incompetance of the USCIS.
They sent me a letter (not noa 2) requesting information on why i want my case expedited and on the same letter they said my case was already approved but no one a USCIS knows anything about it!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-23 19:47:00
PhilippinesCFO question
I have heard some horror stories about the CFO Interrogation...opps I mean seminar can anyone shed some light on this subject?
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-23 18:38:00
PhilippinesCFO Counseling Requirement has no legal basis

The CFO is still very necessary, and for the most part does a good job. Some that do not understand the ugly truth about the Philippines think this process is just a way for the government to make a few more pesos. The truth is every year thousands of Filipino women leave the PI seeking a better life by marrying someone from another country. A lot of the marriages are arraigned, or brokered by illegal matchmaking agencies. While mail order brides is illegal in the PI, it still goes on there, because in other countries it is legal. The reason the CFO asks all those questions, and wants all those other documents is because they are trying to find out if a third party introduced the Filipina to their husband, or future husband.

The arranged marriages is clearly a form of human trafficking. Lots of these women go to Korea and Japan, and some wind up being nothing but cooks, maids, babysitters, or even worse forced into the sex trade and prostitution. The CFO tries to find out if someone is coercing them to contract marriage with a foreigner, and if getting married is really what they want to do. A lot of women are 18 to 25 years old and they think they will be helping their family by marrying a foreigner. Even the women family in some cases is the very ones who is encouraging her to get married.

The CFO cannot look at someone and tell if they are a victim of human trafficking, so they try to find that out during the interview. If there are any red flags, the interview and the request for more documents can seem like a interrogation more than a interview. If the woman is 18-25 years old, there is a large age difference, or her husband or fiancee has divorced more than one time, and she can't answer simple questions about him can set off alarms.

Under Philippine law, Filipino women who are going overseas as fiancees and spouses of foreign nationals are required to attend the CFO's guidance and counseling program to help them make informed decisions regarding their marriage to foreign nationals and to prepare them for their adjustments in cross-cultural marriages. Attending the program is a per-requisite for the issuance of a passport.

I think the counseling program is about the only tool the Philippines has in identifying Filipino women who are mail-order brides, or women who are getting married for the wrong reasons. That why it is still necessary.

Ok if this is such a needed requirement then why not one seminar for all countries not a separate one for each country I head about alot of American bashing in these seminars and some inapropiate questions towards female attendees. what the hell does the size of my underwear have to do with my fiance'e getting this sticker? Most people want to forget their ex-wife i know i sure do what does that have to do with anything or what made my last marriage failed (she cheated on me) who cares i learned from my mistakes and to make this a requirement before she can leave the country is just wrong if she has her visa let her go! she has aready been through enough with the endless waiting for some and the interviews to get the visa if she passed those then let her go she knows what she is getting into!
As for the swinger thing that HAS nothing to do with anything she can not be forced to do anything she does not want to and if she is forced then she can leave call the cops and file for divorce or take legal action that is part of the laws here.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-05 13:53:00
PhilippinesCFO... ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

Not sure you will get an answer as this posting is going on 5 years old. Plus CFO is not done at St. Mary's or PRISM anymore.

Here is some info regarding CFO:


CFO:


ALL exiting required to attend. There have been changes regarding CFO so for sure read through their website.

Update: Please check the schedule of the counseling session before proceeding to CFO because it is country-specific and the slots are limited only to 15 per session (two sessions per day) for Manila and 12 per session (only one session a day) for Cebu. It is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

CFO Online Registration Form: http://www.cfo.gov.p...trationform.pdf Complete this and print a couple copies to bring to the CFO seminar, it will save you time.

http://www.philembas...w_gcp_flyer.pdf

http://www.cfo.gov.p...onals&catid=140

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR (CEMAR and marriage certificate if married), certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together. From USC (copies of) - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common requests. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent. (Some are posted on VJ that they were not asked for this, yet others have been asked, so be prepared)

I read the mandate and it says they have to attend if the are applying for a passport, she allready has a passport it says if you have a passport all you have to do is register with the cfo and pay the fee that is my understanding
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-10 16:36:00
PhilippinesCFO... ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

Been to CFO too and yes they will ask for a picture but during that time I have no idea about that and good thing we have pictures together on my phone and that is what I've showed them. Yep they are kinda strict when it comes to requirement and what i really don't like about it was when they asked me several questions that to me it's a very insulting question.



what kind of insultimg questions?
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-09 20:22:00
Philippinescfo requirement philippines
if you read the law or mandate it says the the seminar is for people applying or a passport and if you have a passport all you have to do is pay the fee and register with the cfo that is what i gather from the law to me it is crazy for someone to go through all of this and have a k1 visa in hand and not be allowed out of the country because of a stupid sticker come on give me a break1
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-09 20:46:00
Philippinescfo requirement philippines

Are they now using US passports? I say this because it seems EXTREMELY fishy that someone is slipping through immigration without the CFO sticker in their RP passport. They check for it each and every time in my experience. Also, how long ago was this bribery for a CFO sticker at the airport? The recent administration has made cracking down on low level graft a major issue and thankfully it seems to be working. The CFO really does serve a purpose and it is not just to line the government coffers. When you have OFWs and emigrants leaving the country at the rate that they do it is important that they are informed of how different the world is outside the Philippines and what resources they have available to them in case they get into trouble.

Yes it does serve 2 purposes one it tries to say all americans are bad and that they should not marry such bad people and two it lines the government coffers with free pesos.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-09 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA1
Finally got my noa1 today now what? First I want to apologize to the people here on VJ I made a post out of frustration with the system. Please forgive me.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-18 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved after 206 days - VSC July Filer

We got approved today after 206 days at VSC. We received our NOA1 on July 23 and I just called USCIS this morning and Samantha (The Representative) gave us (My fiance was on the cam listening) the good news.

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone as well. Thank you Jesus. He always takes care of us.

:thumbs: Whoop Whoop :dance:

Good for you guys! I am about to just give up and not even bother checking anymore it is a waste of time.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-14 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCheck this out guys got this last Saturday
infopass to me was a joke i talked to a clerk who told me the same thing a teir 2 agent told me and a second teir agent also told me that someone will most likely lose their job over this and i should push the issue since it is an offical government document that there can't be any mistakes on them because of legal issues I faxed VSC a letter and a copy of this letter with the approval part highlighted and now I am waiting on a response from them
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-25 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCheck this out guys got this last Saturday
Check this out I filed for an expedite on feb 7 on feb 8 I got a letter wanting the paper work to process my expedite at the end of the letter it had this printed.....

IMPORTANT:

Your response must be received at the Vermont Service Center within 20 calendar days from the date of this notice. Failure to
respond withln the allotted time will result in the denial of your expedite request. If your expedite request is denied, you have the
option to request another expedite through the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) by calling 800-375-5283. You must
allow 60-days before requesting another expedite.
Since the date we received your request, we have approved your case and an approval notice was sent on (insert date notice sent) to
the address we have on file. If you do not receive the notice within 30 days, and you want an official duplicate for your records, you will need to file a Form I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or petition. You can download this form by visiting
our website at www.uscis.gov.

USCIS has not one clue about the approval so i scheduled an infopass that was the biggest waste of time I talked to a clerk not an agent all the agents were busy processing deferred action cases go figure.
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nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 08:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAnother dumb question

Before deferred action the cases have been taking 5-9 months. Please stop spreading this excuse for everything in almost all of your posts.

Why are you worried about what i post you have already been approved.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-25 18:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAnother dumb question
From what teir 2 told me it is a case by case basis and their time lines are at 5 to 9 months and 2 months to the consulate so you are looking at probably another 6 months in your case, you can blame that on the overload of deferred action applications that Obama has allowed in the USCIS system.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 07:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2

On February 27, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.:dance:

I got mine the same day!!!!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-28 20:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC July Filer Contacting Congressman

I wish you good luck with congressmen, senator's etc. I have done those as well as multiple service requests, 2 separate info passes and multiple calls to USCIS including tier 2. Basically USCIS does what they want, when they want and no amount of calling, harassing, begging or pleading does any good what so ever in my humble opinion. The congressmen did try to help by contacting the service center, but after weeks of waiting they got the same typical responses that I had been getting - "wait 30 - 60 days", "wait 120 days", and one reply came back and said "if you haven't heard anything in 6 months please contact USCIS at that time", if you can believe that response LOL. The system is unjust for USC's but it's "A Dream Act" for others.

Contacting your congressmen or woman is a waste of time because they never even see your letter it get intecepted by the so called "Visa Expert" I did the same thing contact my two senators and in both accounts I was told basically in kind words to suck it up and stop wasting the senators time so unless your senator is special and actually reads his mail then by all means contact them but if not don't waste you time.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-26 07:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!

THE USCIS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE TODAY MY PETITION WAS APPROVED!!!!!!

LEFT NVC YESTERDAY!! WOOHOO! SENDING I134 TO MY LOVE ON TUESDAY WILL BE THERE FRIDAY AND THEN SHE HAS TO FILL OUT HER PART OF THE PAPER WORK I AM LUCKY I USED RAPIDVISA TO DO MY PETITION THEY ARE THE GREATEST THEY ARE GOING TO HELP HER THROUGH IT ALL EVEN THE CFO INTEROGATION!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-09 19:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!

CONGRADUATION!!! What USCIS website do you check for your approval??? Thank you!

www.uscis.gov

Question. For what reason that you did expedite it? Care to share?

Anyways, Congrats! :thumbs:

I never got to the point where i had to sumit the evidence for an expedite if anything it would have been financial reasons
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-28 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!
I know there are couples here still waiting and to tell the truth I am not sure why it was approved so quick and I think there have been 3 or 4 more jan filers on here that got approved. I hope that with this new year the processing is up to the level that the president had promised in 2012 that all petitions would be processed in no more the 45 days My prayers are with you all as well as the thanks for all the kind words even though I was not very kind here we still have a way to go and she is scared and worried she will not do well on the interview. I know she will do fine but there is always that chance. God bless everyone here and to all those still waiting keep smiling and hang in there!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-28 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!

Weird, I thought you were approved over a week ago.

That is the wierd part everyone at uscis told me that the paragraph on the expedite information request was an error so i was getting ready to just settle down and wait, then boom there it was :wow: :thumbs: :dance:
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-28 19:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!

Congratulations! :) that was fast. Did you ask to expedite it?

you might be next
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-27 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!
it seems like alot of january filers are getting approved
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-27 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!

Congratulations! :) that was fast. Did you ask to expedite it?

i did but never sent in anything
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-27 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMG!!! APPROVED TODAY!!!!
THE USCIS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE TODAY MY PETITION WAS APPROVED!!!!!!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-27 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCall Your Congressman!

Hi Mairead(?)
Just wanted to say, fair play to you. I think you're absolutely right and love the way you worded your thoughts on the issue. The system is failing its original goals and intentions. Also, the erratic way that some applications are processed with no apparent reason must be so frustrating for people. I appreciate that there are sheer volumes of applications to deal with but for some types of applications to suffer delays because there is a push on to address other visa types per politics (ie DACA), and for people to see other applications posted one if not two months after theirs getting approval when they still haven't heard anything themselves, is a genuine cause for concern. Once someone at USCIS starts to look at a case, it would be great if there was a notification that it's come to the top of the pile at least. As it is, it just disappears into this black hole that can take anywhere from 5 to 8 months with no word in the interim and no opportunity to ask because they can simply leave their estimated processing times as far back as they choose.
We applied in November to CSC and they haven't updated their estimated processing times since 5th February although they say they like to update it on the 15th of each month. So, people who applied on 19th July are now waiting almost 8 months but still cannot enquire and have to watch as some people who filed in August receive their approval.
I'm sure individuals at USCIS work as hard as they can but the system needs some overhauling by the looks of it. And its down to the people in charge to do that. If enough people bring attention to this via their Congressman/woman then that can only be a good thing.
Once again, fair play to you and I hope you get your NA02 soon so you can get on with the rest of your life.
All the best,
Karen

Karen I agree the way things are done all in all why not set it up where when someone gets a case file they work on that case until finished background checks and things they do are all done electronically anyhow and can be done in a matter of hours not days or months. if they did this then they could process 4 or more apps a day and if they have 100 processors they have processed 400 apps per day that is over 21000 apps a month that would be awesome and i know they would get apps that maybe delayed if those apps need more info or need further investigation those apps are pasted to a different dept. and the procesor goes to the next but from what i have seen and read one person does this and one person does that and another person does something else and so on... that is 3 or more people working on one petition that is not an efficient way to do something maybe it works in a car plant but not with paperwork my ideas are far from perfect but that can be done lol unfortunatly i'm not the head of uscis lol
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-13 19:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCall Your Congressman!

In my opinion we have the weakest policial representation in this state. I think maybe because California is a Democratic state and they don't have to work as hard to satisfy us.

On principle I am voting as Republican for the next major elections though I am a Democrat.

My Senators were absolutely useless and I had no Congressperson.

I agree I am not even sure that me contacting my senator actually helped me but I thanked him as if it did I am in SC a republician state.
I believe our congress needs a reset a complete reformat and os reload if not the special interest will run the country not the people as it was meant to be.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-13 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCall Your Congressman!

Hi everyone,

I am the UK beneficiary waiting on my NOA2 at this time. After contacting his congressman about the visa processing issues, my fiancé got a call yesterday from an apparently very pleasant and helpful representative who promised to help investigate the K1 visa processing times. Now I'm absolutely not jumping up and down saying that I should have my case processed before anyone else, but I DO hope that by speaking up we can help reform the system by some small degree, to the benefit of all. Particularly in times like this where government/public sector cuts are being made, if people don't make a bit of noise and make their representatives aware that this is a problem, the system is not likely to get better any time soon, rather the opposite.

Our thoughts were as follows:

My fiancee and I realise there are considerable waiting times involved when applying for a K1 Visa with USCIS. However, these processing times seem to be extremely erratic and are becoming longer all the time, at all the processing centres. The K1 visa was designed so that couples and families did not have to spend large spaces of time apart, but this system seems to be failing, and I would like to register my concern over this. It is hard for both my fiancee and I to plan our living arrangements, employment and personal life when the process is so hard to predict. I am registering this complaint with our case in mind, but also in the hopes that the visa system will be made more efficient and fair across the board. Our case is being processed by the Vermont Service Centre, and the receipt number is: Bla bla bla bla.

Aaaand suuuuure. I've seen other people being somewhat slated for this kind of call to action; 'it won't help', 'your case won't be processed any faster' etc..

Well, even if it doesn't help me, I hope that in whatever small way possible perhaps our one contribution will join many other voices in bringing attention to this matter. I encourage others to do the same.

Did that myself
noa 2 in 40days
consulate has our papers now
waiting on NVCletter so she can take her medical
all the DACA have been moved to other service centers you should see CSC and VSC crank out the approvals now!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-13 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsManila Case number...

don't schedule your medical yet wait until you can schedule your interview the medical can not be more then two weeks before the interview or you will have to do it again that is what me and my wife had to do the medical takes 2 days so plan accordingly


nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-10-05 06:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGOVERMENT SHUTDOWN IS OVER

Obamacare is a farce, it is the government telling you and me what to do! Obama was suppose to be a good president but all he has done is give away our tax dollars and divide our country.  His obamacare only helps insurance companies(more money for them because they will refuse to pay) and hospitals/doctors(which overcharge for everything i.e a meal cost the average patient 58 dollars..one meal!) and what does it do for us it takes more money out of our pockets..I checked on obamacare....just for me not my family is almost 400 dollars a month, that is a flipping house payment! I refuse to pay that much for something i may/will never use! when i added my wife to it, it doubled,,#######! affordable health care my a$$...it is legalized stealing of your hard earned money! I would like to know for the record one thing obama has done for this country that has not costed the taxpayer more money...just one. 


nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-10-17 06:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsyour Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E

Any jan filers recieved an NOA2 yet? Well we'll know inafew says if the glitch is still there

I did today. Not sure what it means.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-26 01:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC transfered April filer! !!!!

Phew....

My fiance received the same letter last night-- I thought we'd accidentally sent it to the wrong location or something. Glad to hear they're taking steps to help speed the process up!

 

We're late January filers!


ethompsMaleCanada2013-07-11 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 Received!!!

Woah, so my lady got off the phone with the NVC & the DoS today-- and apparently our case is a LOT further ahead than we thought! Our petition was among that weird bunch that got transferred from Vermont over to Texas.

When she called the NVC they probably thought we were dumb or something haha, because our package had already come and gone through the NVC and was sent off to the Consulate on August 13th..

But we only just received our NOA2 on September 3rd... (what the??)

Apparently they've already sent out packet 3 to us about 2 weeks ago, but neither of us have received anything in the mail. I'm wondering if Labor Day slowed down the process some?






ethompsMaleCanada2013-09-06 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 Received!!!

Woooooo!! SUCH a relief! We received it 210 days after our NOA1 date, but truth be told-- I feel a little out of the loop now. I pretty much avoided this site for the past 6 months because I kept reading all of the "horror stories".

 

Not going to lie though, we're not sure what's next or how best to prepare for it. At the bottom of our NOA2 it says "Valid until 11/11". Does this mean we only have till November to attend the interview/medical examination etc?

If I could be pointed in the right direction (a thread or anything really) of where to go from here, my fiance and I would truly be thankful.


Thank you so much community, we never could have made it this far without you all :)

 







ethompsMaleCanada2013-09-03 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNo middle name on passport.

Hey there,

 

I noticed something the other day when comparing passport's with my Mother. She has a middle name listed on hers, while there is nothing on mine. I have 2 middle names. Is this going to be a problem? I really have no idea why nothing was ever put there.

 

I'm filling out the DS-156, and in field #7 it asks me to put First and Middle names (As in passport). Then on field #9 it asks to list "Other First & Middle Names Used". Am I able to just put my two middle names on field #9? Do I have to put in brackets that they're both middle names?

 

 

I'm super worried about not having my middle names on my passport. :(


ethompsMaleCanada2013-09-07 13:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDS-156 (Questions 30 & 31) /B2 Visa or not?

*Desperation bump*


ethompsMaleCanada2013-09-10 08:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDS-156 (Questions 30 & 31) /B2 Visa or not?

Hey there community,

 

Unfortunately I've got myself stuck again. I did some deep VJ research and couldn't find a definite answer on this, so any help here would be GREATLY appreciated. Last November I was denied access into the United States while trying to cross from Canada. (Full story >> http://www.visajourn...ake-of-my-life/ )

 

I've never had to do anything super special when crossing the border because Canada has some sort of agreement with the U.S (Is this called VWP?).

 

Anways, when looking through my passport, I came across multiple stamps when entering the United States. Some of them had nothing written, just the stamp-- but 2 of them had B2 written on the little line.

Attached File  B2.jpg   46.36KB   0 downloads

 

So I guess my question is this:

 

1 - For question 30 on the DS-156, do I select "Yes" and put B2 Visa? And, are the rest of my stamps that look like this (without B2 being written) also considered to be B2 Visa's?

2 - For question 31 on the DS-156, do I select "Yes" for being denied a visa (under Canada's special agreement with the U.S), or was I just simply denied entry?

 

 

Once again, any help given is GREATLY appreciated. We just received our NOA2 about on September 2nd, and apparently it's been valid since July 12th.. so we are on an EXTREMELY tight schedule with with the amount of time given to us..

Thank you so much smile.png


ethompsMaleCanada2013-09-09 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFreaking Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! kicking.gif

Today is the best day of my life!!!!!!!!! I can't believe the distance is finally coming to an end-- thank you so so SO much Visa Journey for helping us every step of the way throughout this difficult process. We never would have gotten this far without the help and support of this great community, thank you so much..

After being apart from one another for the past year and a half-- I'd say we've got A LOT of kissing to catch up ondancin5hr.gif




Edited by ethomps, 21 January 2014 - 08:35 PM.

ethompsMaleCanada2014-01-21 20:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBiggest Mistake of My Life?
Hey everyone,

Good news is that I called the office of where they pulled me over last week. The guy on the phone reassured me that I wasn't flagged for misrepresentation, and that it shouldn't affect my future application for a CR-1/IR-1 visa.

PHEW! Talk about the best news I've heard all week :P. My fiance did talk to an immigration attorney today, and he gave us a bit of a scare when he said that if my process goes well, I'd need to interview in Montreal (Canada). Which in his experience, is regarded one of the strictest consulate's in the world. Salesman talk? :S
ethompsMaleCanada2012-11-30 23:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBiggest Mistake of My Life?
Thanks again everyone. I've talked things over with my fiance, and we think we may try and go for the spousal visa as the majority of you have suggested.

My fiance is really bad when it comes to going through customs-- she's worried that she'll mess up going through and blow our "back-up" if the US rejects our IR1/CR1 application. So with that being said. We were going to try and look into a destination wedding.

When applying for the IR1/CR1, does the marriage license have to be the native country of 1 of us in order for them to even consider it? Do we HAVE to get married in either USA/Canada (in our case) in order to be considered for acceptance? Does anyone have any cons against a destination wedding? We were thinking somewhere we could get a good deal on a vacation package like the Dominican or something.

Edited by Anonymous23, 30 November 2012 - 08:53 AM.

ethompsMaleCanada2012-11-30 08:52:00