Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Has anyone emailed or called the CSC and received any kind of respose regarding the delay of i130 Petitions	If its been past 6 months since you received your NO1 then i would contact your state senator.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-08 12:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Has anyone emailed or called the CSC and received any kind of respose regarding the delay of i130 Petitions	Technically it says it can take up to 6 months for an approval. Is anyone past the 6 month period? If so then that would be considered a delay. Anything before 6 months just means NVC is beating their deadlines. Edited by TheJesal, 08 August 2010 - 12:31 PM.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-08 12:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	This is old news, but interesting!	ooooo purdy.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-29 00:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	(India) Great news!!!!! but, i dont want to get your hopes up, but i do, cuz mine are up!	Wife got her Passport PCC in Gujarat! Well, they will mail it to her in 3 days. She said it was easy and they gave her no troubles after showing the IV coverletter and receipt. No need for a checklist.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-17 09:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	imp question hope there r a few indian vjs around here	Ha everyone loves giving advice in India and most of the time its wrong. That always baffled me. If the interview letter says Chennai, then its at Chennai. Looks like CR1 visas are at Chennai but non-CR1 are done in hyderabad. Edited by TheJesal, 06 September 2010 - 04:30 AM.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-09-06 04:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	Ha, i learned from my mistakes but what good will that do. I wont get married again after going through this hassle. Thats what i keep telling the wife, too much work to replace her.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-09-15 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	Hey friend.. any news from NVC? looks like we have to wait again from scratch. by the way this is total BS. hope we hear soon from these *()&*(& ppl. Yes, we do but still seems like others are getting approved within 3-4 weeks. Honestly, i dont blame anyone other than myself for the mistake. Not NVC fault that i didnt fill it out properly.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-09-15 01:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	correct. Will have to redo the whole DS230 by hand.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-30 15:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	Yea there have been a few people who had their case completed within 4 weeks lately. Seems like they moving faster. I didnt ask if they mailed it or emailed. Others have mentioned i should receive the checklist via email after two days of hearing the AVR stating missing/incorrect documents. Which for me was on Friday. Im hoping i get emailed something by tomorrow. Lucky for me i have extras of the signed ds230 from the wife. Edited by TheJesal, 30 August 2010 - 02:12 PM.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-30 14:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	well no, that would be no fun at all.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-30 13:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Received RFE, how to correct the DS230?	Yep, i screwed up when filling out her DS230. Question 30 i put her street address under City/Town and also didnt put the date she turned 16 to present. All i put was present. Anyways. How do i go about fixing this once the checklist letter comes? Can i just fix that one question and leave the rest blank or do i have to submit the whole DS230 all filled out again with her signature?	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-30 13:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC docs am I missing anything?	Have her sign more than one blank copy of the DS230 in case you get hit with a RFE and need to resend it in after corrections.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-09-04 14:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How big was your ¨Proof¨ package	Agreed. If i had a "complex" case then i would have sent in much more. Ours was pretty simple though.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-16 18:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How big was your ¨Proof¨ package	Mine was maybe 6 pages. All i showed were photocopies of the wedding and honeymoon..	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-08-16 16:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Checklist	Let us know how it goes! Bump, for anyone else who might have gone through this?	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-05-26 13:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Checklist	I'd like to know as well.	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-05-25 19:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What to do after POE??	I would strongly advise you to march over to the SS office right away and apply for one. The box on the DS-230 is not the most reliable. Also it takes ages for the info to process. So you really should do it yourself. I did that on the Monday after I arrived and had my SS Card 4 days later. Granted it was only a name change since I already had one from a previous J1 visa, but it WILL definitely be faster if you apply in person. 2 Days later I got my driving license. I'm glad we got everything so fast by being proactive. My wife has never had a SSN, can she still apply at the SS office right away without issues?	TheJesal	Male	India	2010-11-26 19:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Social Security Card	10 days or 10 business days?	TheJesal	Male	India	2011-01-09 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2008 K-1 Filers	Congrats!!!! I hope we get our NOA2 soon... jeallous....	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-02-27 09:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2008 K-1 Filers	My case has not been touched.... Received NOA1 on December 18th and status has not changed since... anyone received NOA2? or gotten approved???	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-02-24 15:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2008 K-1 Filers	this is my time line K1 Timeline 2008/12/15 I-129F Sent. 2008/12/16 I-129F Received by CSC: AND NOA1 issued same day. 2008/12/18 I-129F Check cashed 2008/12/20 NOA1 Received	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-01-27 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	December 2008 K-1 Filers	Hello All, I am US citizen and future wife is Canadian. We filled for visa back in December 2008 thru California center and waiting for NOA2. Is California center faster than Vermont? My status has not yet changed since day that we have received NOA1. Should I be seeing "touched" or is this normal? This is what I see online: Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Case received and pending. On December 16, 2008, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-01-27 17:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	I Know... I think its pure luck.. I called the center and they are telling me that it is very possible... and they told me that my file is still under review... I hope we get it soon. I filled mine back in December...	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-03-25 16:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	WOW... I see many of you received NOA2 already.. I am december filer and still waiting on NOA2. My staus has not changed once since NOA1 that I received back in December 18th... are you guys doing anything different? is there anything that I can do??? I thought it was first come first serve? Please let me know if there is anything that I needed to do. Thanks	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-03-25 15:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	YAY!!! Congrats!!!! so what is my next step??? what will happen from here on? QUOTE (estadia @ Apr 29 2009, 01:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ed+Cindy @ Apr 29 2009, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dyoon7979 @ Apr 29 2009, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi members, How are you all doing? Still waiting on NOA2... I just checked online status this morning and last update date has changed from 12/18/08 to 4/28/09... I guess someone touched my case??... Hope this is NOA2 approval... Update detail has not changed but the date has changed.... I just received the approval email about 30 minutes ago, with an approval date of 4/28/09....maybe a bunch of cases pending with one officer were approved yesterday? I hope you were one of them. I was totally not expecting it and there the email was when I got back to my desk this morning. wow congratulations first dyoon7979 today and now u sara	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-04-29 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	YAY!!!! Got an email today stating that NOA2 has been approved and it has been mailed out!!!! QUOTE (estadia @ Apr 29 2009, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dyoon7979 @ Apr 29 2009, 06:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi members, How are you all doing? Still waiting on NOA2... I just checked online status this morning and last update date has changed from 12/18/08 to 4/28/09... I guess someone touched my case??... Hope this is NOA2 approval... Update detail has not changed but the date has changed.... ohhh i hope its ur noa2 thats what i see people say normally happen when a touch comes out of the blue like that sara	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-04-29 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	Hi members, How are you all doing? Still waiting on NOA2... I just checked online status this morning and last update date has changed from 12/18/08 to 4/28/09... I guess someone touched my case??... Hope this is NOA2 approval... Update detail has not changed but the date has changed....	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-04-29 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	Thank you for the info. where do I complete my profile? she is in Vancouver Canada and I am in Chicago IL. we sent our documents to California center. QUOTE (Ed+Cindy @ Apr 27 2009, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dyoon7979 @ Apr 27 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> going to be 5 months now... sent in a package around December 16th and online status has not changed since NOA1... not a single touch... I noticed that many people received NOA2 without any status change online or email notification... I am worried that our case may have been approved already but possibly lost mail??? just getting worried.... Its unlikely to be lost in the mail...even if the USCIS NOA2 did not arrive in the mail, you would still receive the NVC notice shortly after....and if that one got lost too, your fiance would receive packet three from the consulate...very unlikely any of those will go missing in the mail, and all three would have to go missing for you to not hear anything. I think you have a better chance at winning Lotto You haven't filled in your profile info..I'm curious where your fiance if from and which service center you are applying at. By the way, we are at 6 1/2 months waiting....	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-04-27 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	going to be 5 months now... sent in a package around December 16th and online status has not changed since NOA1... not a single touch... I noticed that many people received NOA2 without any status change online or email notification... I am worried that our case may have been approved already but possibly lost mail??? just getting worried....	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2009-04-27 14:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 Affidavit of Support form	does anyone have a example sheet? and what if you dont know the exact date for when you resided in US? how can I find out the exact date of first resided in US?	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 18:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 Visa Forms	Do we need to complete DS-156 as well or just DS-156K? DS-156 looks like it is more for visitor visa. it is asking how long intend to stay in US and purpose of your trip. and who will be paying for the trip.	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-12 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 Visa Forms	I've noticed that you have to fill out I-134F and take it to embassy. I am bit confused... Do I need to complete I-134F and I-134 as well? and also, DS-230 as well? Do I need to fill out all these forms and give it to my fiancee so she can take it to interview? Any other forms that I need to complete? and also on I-134 form, it is asking for the date that I resided in US. what if you don't know the exact date? would this be a problem? or is there anyway that I can find out?	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-12 10:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 11 2008, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Dec 11 2008, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Before deciding on what visa to pursue, I recommend highly that you do more research on the CR1 visa. The reason for that is that in most cases, they can take just as long to be processed (the CR1 may take a 1-2 months longer) but I've seen that Canada processes CR1s at a different rate. plus the amount of time in order to get married..... What is CR-1 Visa??? I was only aware of K1 or K3.... We want the fastest way to be together here in US... Once she arrives in US, dont mind waiting for the green card for work permit. she doesnt have to work right away so we are not in a hurry to get work permit or green card. I thought K1 was the fastest...	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 11 2008, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> guides are your friend http://www.visajourn...amp;page=k1flow Thank you for the info...	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 17:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	Members, Thank you again for great information. This is my first time and I am so confused and worried. I have reviewed the step by step processing instruction on K1 visa on Visajourney.com I did pring all documents and has been completed. But i am still confused on the process after sending the file the file to USCIS. Can someone please explain step by step process once i mail out the package? I have completed the following: Payment of $455 I-129F form G352A (David) G352A (Jacklyn) US passport and Ceritfication of citizenship (David) Letter certifying intent to marry ( David & Jacklyn) Proof of having met in person I have all these documents ready. I am planning on mailling this package out on Monday... did I miss anything? what happens after they receive the package? what do i need to look out for? what is NOA1?	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	QUOTE (Chris & Mara @ Dec 11 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dyoon7979 @ Dec 12 2008, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you so much for the info. Would they use Vancouver since she reside in Vancouver? or is it possible that the file can process in Montreal? Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much a. yes the border officers can do that b. probably not c. faster only if you reside in Canada yourself for 6 mos. The ability to direct file outside the US change about 1.5 years ago... time for your atorney to get up to speed. d. in your situation, K-1 is probably fastest particularly if you can use the Vancouver consulate.. (Montreal is very slow) Vancover and Montreal are only used for the interview process, and this may be dictated to her, the application for the K1 is processed by Vermont Service Center or California Service Center dependant on which state the USC lives in. I live in IL so it will be processed in California. is this good or bad?	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	Thank you so much for great information. I gues the fastes way for us is to file for K1 Visa. I have few questions on filling K1 Visa. I am US citizen and my fiancee is Canada Citizen. I am planning on filling K1 visa shortly and was told that it will take prox 3-6 months to process and 1-2 months for the interview to be scheduled. 1. Can we travel during process of K1 Visa? My fiancee and I have to visit south Korea for wedding in May 2009. does it delay process or cancel? do we need to be present at our own country? 2. Can I (US Citizen) visit my fiancee in Vancouver during process of K1? Since they won't allow her to visit US, I am planning on visiting her in Vancouver. 3. Can we travel after we have been approved but waiting for Interview date? I am worried that we have to visit Korea in May 2008 while we are waiting for the interview date. 4. do they call my fiancee to schedule interview or letter? Edited by dyoon7979, 11 December 2008 - 04:57 PM.	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	Thank you so much for the info. Would they use Vancouver since she reside in Vancouver? or is it possible that the file can process in Montreal? Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much[/quote] a. yes the border officers can do that b. probably not c. faster only if you reside in Canada yourself for 6 mos. The ability to direct file outside the US change about 1.5 years ago... time for your atorney to get up to speed. d. in your situation, K-1 is probably fastest particularly if you can use the Vancouver consulate.. (Montreal is very slow) [/quote]	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP!!! K1 or Permanent resident???	Dear members, I need some HELP!!! I am male (US Citizen) and my fiancee female (Cananda Citizen) is trying to figure out what is the best way for us to be together. I currently reside in Chicago IL USA and she is in Vancouver BC. We have been together for about a year now. About two month ago she came to united states to be together on my birthday and holiday. US custom gave her such a hard time at Vancouver airport. she was held at the custom for over 4 hours and she ended up missing the flight. Her plan was to visit US for 2 months and they wouldn't allow her to stay that long. They accused her from not returning to Canada. They told her that she must return to Canada within a month. So she stayed for a month and she has returned back home to Vancouver. We both figure it will look good on her record since she has returned to Canada on time. after staying in Vancouver for about a month, she has recently tried to come back to United States for Christmas and new year. and once again she was pulled to custom and was held of over 5 hours this time. And they would not let her go. They accused her saying " you will not come back. you don't own a house, or you don't work" so you are not going to come back to Canada. They told her that only way for her to visit United States is that she will need to either have to own a house in Vacouver, have a job, or get a Visa. but she is not banned since she did not violate any law. is this possible for US custom to do that to her?? is there anyway for her to come visit me in the US?? and second question that I have is this... 1. is it faster to get married in Canada and file for permanent resident? attorney told me that process doesnt take that long if we file for permanent resident outside of US. he said it is cheaper and faster. is this true? 2. or is it faster to file for K-1 visa? Our goal is to reside in US. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-11 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Premium Processing, Speed up your process	got it. Thanks QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 19 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dyoon7979 @ Dec 19 2008, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Memebers, I just ran into some information about Premium Processing. That you can pay extra $1000 and will get processed in 15 business days? anyone know anything about this??? does not apply to the k-1 visa. http://www.visajourn...howtopic=167360	dyoon7979	Male	Canada	2008-12-19 13:08:00