ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 Finally Approved
Well, we had a NOA1 date of October 19, 2007. We have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting......
Asked our Congressman to get involved. He called on May 15th and they told him it went to an officer on May 6th, "So give us 30 days"
Asked our Senator ####### Durbin to get involved and I specifically asked him to make a Congressional Inquiry. He wrote the following in an email to "Congressional Inquires - CSC" on Wednesday May 28th.
"Hello,
The Senator's consituent, John XXXXX, contacted this office regarding the I129 petition for his fiancee Ulyana XXXXX WAC08 111 11111.
At this time, Mr. XXXXX is seeking the status of the case."

signed US Senate Aide

Received a copy of an email from the CSC Congressional Inquiries Office that was sent back to my Senator on June 3rd that said: "Thank you for your inquiry. An officer reveiwed the file. The officer has determined that in order to provide a complete response including the status of the case, the officer will need to prepare a letter for the petitioner and mail it directly to the petitioner. The officer is in the process of preparing the letter. The petitioner may expect to receive the letter in approximately two weeks. The letter will provide status, as well as additional information for the petitioner - information that we do not have here in congressional unit. Will you kindly inform the petitioner that a letter is forthcoming and to look for it."

So, I am thinking I am going to receive an RFE. The file was touched on June 2nd, June 3rd and Friday June 6th and the status on the USCIS website still indicated the petition was not approved yet.

Yesterday, the 7th, I go to my post box and see a letter from USCIS. Figuring it was an RFE, I prepared myself. I opened the envelope and see that is the NOA2! Guess what day it was approved - June 2nd.....
Sure seems pretty strange how the email from the Congressional Inquirires desk goes out the day after the petition was approved indicating that a letter was forthcoming to address the status of the case.......
You wonder sometimes what is actually going on out there in California. So happy to be through with those people.
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-06-08 06:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhen a case leaves the service center...
My case went to the NVC on June 6th shortly after being approved on June 2nd. The USCIS Website still shows as of yesterday that we are still waiting for approval. So, don't put complete trust in the USCIS Website being updated with current information. At least in my case it was not.
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-06-24 07:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC/VSC K1 Status Thread
We received approval of our K1 from the California USCIS office on June 2nd. The timeline was 7 months and 14 days.....from NOA1 to NOA2. - 227 days......
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-06-24 07:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting and waiting
Unfortuantely, you will just have to be patient and wait it out. We waited 234 days from NOA1 date until the NOA2 date. I thought the day would never come, but after getting our Congressman's office involved, the CSS finally budged.

After that, the petition flew through the NVC and onto the Embassy in Kiev and we have an interview scheduled for August 19th - this date is exactly 10 months from the day we filed the K1 on October 19th of 2007....
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-07-11 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview at Kiev Embassy
Congrats!!
I will be with my girl on August 19th when we have our interview - 32 days from now.

John
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-07-18 11:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDisapproved or Denied
Just be patient. Waiting is tough, but virtually no one on the initial K1 petition gets denied at the Service Centers. We waited 241 days, close to 8 months. Your time frame should be quicker, but who knows. Good luck.
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-07-14 08:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescontacting uscis
Took us 241 days - so you will need to be patient. Good news is that once it gets out of USCIS, the time flies. We were approved for the NOA2 on June 2nd and my girl arrived here in Chicago on September 6th. She had her Interview in kiev on August 19th.....
johnichkaMaleUkraine2008-09-23 16:25:00