Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	According to the timeline search you are,  unless someone hasn't updated. Congrats! Hope they start rolling in	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-24 05:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	Congrats Zcomuto!   Are you the first January filer to get your visa?	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-24 04:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	Good luck with the interviews Chris and disyastephens!	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-21 05:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	Sent to the embassy on the 18th   (Oh my god. I'm not ready XD)	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-20 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	HI All,   My first post on VJ starts with a question.....I received my NOA1 on 30th January.   My question is....My passport expires on 16th March 2015 should I renew now or does it not need to be done??   Rich   You can get the visa without renewing your passport. If you're changing your name I'd say definitely wait until you get married and renew then. If you won't and you plan to travel after you move I'd say look at the cost of changing you passport now vs in the US.	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-16 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2014 Filers	Congrats to new approvals	sharky-rex	Male	Croatia	2014-03-15 06:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Yayy NOA 2 Approved give him the glory!!!!	Yay !! Thats so great ! One step closer !	Pheenie&Von	Female	France	2013-09-18 05:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Approval!	Awesome ! Congratulations guys and enjoy being together	Pheenie&Von	Female	France	2014-01-21 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Is this true??	That is awesome news !! Congratulations and good luck for the rest of the journey	Pheenie&Von	Female	France	2014-01-29 01:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	About evidences of relationship.. Visa journey friends I need your advice..	Hi ! What we did is : - a picture file (12 pages) with all the important moments (family,engagement,concerts....) - a communication file with an extract from each beginning of the month (5 pages) with whatsapp, then we added our facetime history - a file with a screen capture of all the emails exchanged (one each beginning of months) - all of our boarding passes, stamps, tickets (concert, train) - two scrapbooks We made a cover letter exactly like the I-129f and made sure to explain this was a personnal decision to remove some datas but that we will be able to submit the whole amount of history if asked. Then we had the conversations and emails printed but didnt have to submit them. I am not sure about over submitting but I would think they wouldnt really appreciate to receive a 80 pages of history. Hope that helps and that you will have other answers from vjers going through your embassy	Pheenie&Von	Female	France	2014-02-24 02:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 February 2014 Interviews	Hi everyone ! Just found that thread as I am waiting on my visa to be issued ! We had the interview on February 20th and have been approved ! My fiancé managed to come so it was really helpfull for both of us !!! It has just been a week since the interview and I just check the CEAC website every hour or so..(bad I know) Congratulations to everyone that have been approved and lets hope we get those visa issued fast for the rest of us still waiting !!	Pheenie&Von	Female	France	2014-02-28 05:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The first Gay K-1 Fiance Visa Progress with DOMA repeal on the Horizon (Tim & Keno)	Hey Guys!  I think you are right about the SSM eligible state issue.  I sent an email to a one of the big Immigration Law Firms and got the following:   "Thank you for your message.   If you have met your fiancé in person within the last 2 years you can apply for the K-1 fiancé visa to bring him over here. It does not matter if you live in a state that does not allow gay marriage. You can always get married in a state that does.  Because immigration law is federal, once you get married your spouse will be eligible for immigration benefits, no matter where you reside.  If you would like to start the process please let us know."   One of the other threads closed by the moderator.  Which was ok.  They were giving out wrong information about the state issue and really making weird statements.  I really got freaked out about some of the info and thats when I sent the email off to the attorney.   Plus the ImmigrationEquality.org site seems to confirm that we are ok.     Really appreciate the support.   And HEY what about England...  awesome! Hi Mr Texas, good luck on your petition. You are ahead of me in the process. I am the foreign partner in my relationship. So far, case laws are in favor on SSM approval based on the state where the couple plans on marrying. The case cited in that other thread as well as a trans-gender case is actually helpful for us. I do strongly disagree with one member's suggestion on us preparing to move state. That is simply bad advice and unsupported by past cases. USCIS has already approved Adjustment of Status petition for a SS couple in Florida and a green card petition was approved for another couple in Colorado, both are non marriage equality states and you can bet they got married in a state where it is legal! Beware that those were all USCIS decisions under the DHS. K1 is further complicated by having consulate processing which is under the Dept of State. The President and his cabinet have pledged to process our petitions without further delay but DoS is traditionally a little slower. We won't have any successful consulate interview or K1 stamp for at least another 6 months, but hang in there!	hklad	Male	Hong Kong	2013-07-20 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The first Gay K-1 Fiance Visa Progress with DOMA repeal on the Horizon (Tim & Keno)	According to the Washington Times article from today you would have to live in a state that recognizes same sex marriage in order to petition someone of the same sex.   According to Immigration Equality, you don't have to live in a marriage equality state to apply as USCIS looks to whether the marriage is validly entered.   " Do we have to live in a marriage equality state to apply for a green card? No. If you have a marriage that is valid in the state or country where you were married ? regardless of where you live ? that marriage makes you eligible to apply for a green card. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (?USCIS?) looks to see whether you entered into a valid marriage in the state or country where you married. While some federal benefits may only be available to married couples if you live in a state which recognizes your marriage, fortunately, this is not the case for immigration benefits. "   http://immigrationeq...-needs-to-know/   A policy memorandum was issued in 2012 for transgender individuals and spoke extensively on the validity of the marriage where performed.  So who is correct?  Immigration Equality or Washing Times?  No one knows yet.  We will see what happened in the future and see if there are any policy guidance in the field as well as in BIA or Federal Court if we get that far.  But with DOMA gone, it is worth the fight even if the US citizen partner lives in non-marriage equality state.	hklad	Male	Hong Kong	2013-06-28 03:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The first Gay K-1 Fiance Visa Progress with DOMA repeal on the Horizon (Tim & Keno)	Best of luck! I am watching this thread, please update and let us know how it goes.	hklad	Male	Hong Kong	2013-01-09 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Any February 2012 filers?	Matthew and I received our NOA2 at 11:30pm on July 18, 2012. We are so very happy! We know there are still many steps to complete in Our Timeless Journey but this is truly a day for celebration! We were actually on Skype together when the e-mail came through and I tell you what we were both speechless. Good luck to those still waiting your time is soon. Stay strong all of you February filers ! One Half of Team Masters!	Team Masters	Female	Australia	2012-07-19 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	Lawyer never sent me the RFE. We just told me to write a letter explaining why the old relationship didn't work out. He didn't mention anything about a waiver. I will see if I can dig up the form. Regardless, they failed me because I didn't specifically ask for a waiver----how insane is that!?	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-19 06:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	The petition was withdrawn from Saigon embassy in January after I sent a notarized letter of explanation. When the lawyer received the RFE in late June he didn't tell me to ask specifically for a waiver, just use the same explanation of why I withdrew the last petition. The letter states "petitioner did not ask specifically for a waiver and so his petition is denied". Yes, I am a sucker and an idiot and I hadn't been dating anyone for the last ten years, not to mention no experience with SE Asian hustler types. Call me a fool, but it wasn't my intention to screw up and ALMOST give a visa to a woman after a visa only. If I can find a way to make cash here, I'd stay in Da Lat---screw the USA and all the money grubbing, government that doesn't do ANYTHING, military that just attacks countries to make money, and the advertising industry that makes everyone feel worthless and incomplete. The only thing I will miss about the USA is decent ice cream!	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-17 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	If any of you have acrobat maybe you can read the following link: https://snt147.mail....ndex=0&CP=20127 I am so annoyed right now that I have to go through this. I know it's my fault that I put too much faith in the attorney and didn't background check the process more. I have been in HCMC since April hoping that the extra time spent here would lend even more "legitimacy" to my current relationship. T be honest, I wouldn't care about returning to the USA if I could make enough money here in VIetnam. The problem is, I am a contractor in the USA and there is zero construction work here for remodeling contractors since labor is so cheap. I have a Bachelors Degree but no TOEFL so I guess I need to focus on that when I return in October. Stack cash and make another run next year. This is not the end of the world, but wow, it's frustrating. I just want to get on with my life. After losing all my money in real estate, getting divorced (which was actually good since I wasn't living--just existing), bankruptcy, and foreclosures, I thought I could salvage at least being with the person I love and start over. Wow, if I am able to survive all of this and one day find happiness, I will definitely appreciate life like I never did before. Thanks to all for your advice and listening....	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-14 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	https://snt147.mail....ndex=0&CP=20127	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-14 00:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	USCIS did send an RFE at the end of June. My attorney (Joel Turney) told me to simply send the same letter I had sent to the Saigon embassy to withdraw the former petition. He told me to simply change the salutation to "To whom it may concern" or "USCIS". My lawyer never told me to specifically ask for a waiver. I have been trying to copy the actual denial letter but I can't figure out how to copy PDF or make a copy on my iPad into this reply box. To make a long story short, USCIS said the basis for their denial was because I didn't specifically ask for a waiver, but instead explained why I didn't withdraw the petition sooner (I was told by my attorney to wait until I returned to the USA in January even though I wanted to withdraw the petition in October. I was in Vietnam for three months October-January). It was during that period that I became more than friends with my current fiancé. When I wrote to my attorney and showed him the reason they had denied my waiver, the attorney said it wasn't their fault, even though the attorney never told me what the RFE was for---he simply wanted me to state why the last relationship didn't work. I asked him whether I should just marry my fiancé here and apply for k-3 (cr-1) but he said USCIS would see this as trying to get around the k-1 denial. That would be true since the only reason I am jumping through these hoops is so I can be with my fiancé! If they would let her return with me ona tourist visa for six months to he united states, I wouldn't even bother them with this other paperwork. It's because of the discrimination against young Asian women visiting the USA that I now have to return alone for another 4-6 months and then comeback again. The spring. I am so frustrated with this entire experience. I wish I could post the exact PDF of their denial letter so all could see it. When I told the attorney that his money back guarantee should cover this since he assured me it would be no problem, he stated that it didn't cover anyone who had previous dealings with immigration! So, now I have spent over $2000 on attorney and application fees and still have to wait until August 8th, 2014 to reapply.	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-14 00:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	So, I think I understand why I was denied? According to the denial letter, I didn't specifically ask for a waiver---I just wrote reasons why the previous relationship didn't workout. The reason I didn't specifically ask for a waiver was because my attorney never told me too! I had previously written a notarized letter to the Saigon embassy to formally withdraw the petition, and asked the attorney if this letter would suffice. He said that letter would be fine, just change the salutation to: to whom it may concern or "USCIS"---that's it! So, when I read the denial letter, it stated that I not gave reasons why the relationship didn't workout, but didn't ask for a waiver specifically! That is enough to deny my application. Now, they say I can appeal within 30 days (and an extra $630!). So what's my next play? Appeal and ask specifically for a waiver? Just marry my fiancé here and apply for a k-3 instead (since there is no IMBRA limitation on k-3 visa) or wait until next August when the two year limit is up? Either way, the plan to have her return with me in October is shot. I have to return to finish selling my American belongings and to earn money (I am a contractor---there is NO money for contractors in Vietnam since labor is cheap here.). I can go home and work on getting a TEFL and return around TET and teach English, but the hope of having my fiancé with me this year is pretty much shot. I. Guess I am to blame because I didn't research enough and just depended on my attorneys advice too much. What makes me angriest is that USCIS can hand out denials like candy without any repercussion---meanwhile, they can really hurt people's lives....	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-13 10:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	The lawyer got the actual RFE in New York and told me to write a letter explaining why the former relationship didn't work out. I had written something similar to Saigon to formally withdraw the petition to the Saigon Embassy, and they had no problem closing the case. I will try and upload the letter. I need to find it on the other computer....just a second	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-11 00:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	Thanks to all for the help and advice. The funny thing is, I wasn't even worried about the application being denied, I was more worried about the interview even though I have lived with my fiancé for 8 months now. The waiver application that I filled out simply stated that the first girl was not faithful and was still fishing for other men. My lawyer told me just to state the reasons why the relationship didn't work out. He didn't make it seem like the girl had to die, by a prostitute, or a drug kingpin. I'm amazed how paper pushers at the USCIS get to arbitrarily kill one's dreams. I am in Vietnam until October. Then back to the United States to work and earn money before coming back to Vietna. In April. I do love my fiancé very much and will miss her far more than the convenience of the United States. I will get a TeSOl and teach English until I can get this mess sorted out. This is a great forum---thank you all for all of your support. Since I am in Saigon, I will go see Marc Ellis and see what he says too. thanks again everyone	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-10 23:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	I filed the waiver for the first visa, to get around IMBRA, but apparently what I wrote wasn't good enough? I sent that the beginning of July, and the attorney assured me that the visa should be approved by the end of July. He made it sound like this RFE was no big deal---I wrote a letter, signed the affidavit, and then express mailed it. He didn't seem concerned---no I feel like I'm completely screwed....this really, really, really, sucks.....	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-09 04:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	So what can I do? My attorney is waiting for his copy of the letter. My mom has been receiving my mail in the states. I am having her scan and send the letter to his new York office. I don't know what can be done now. I was planning on her coming home with me in October. Now I don't know what to do. I wish I has never met that first girl----the difference between the two is night and day. I suppose I can go home and liquidate my belongings, get a tesol and move back? Get married here then apply for a k-3? I just wish there was a way to salvage this application.... Thank you by the way for your comments. I need my lawyer to explain why he said it wouldn't be a problem now...	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-09 03:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	I had to to write a formal letter of withdrawal to the Saigon embassy that I had to have notarized and sent by mail (no scans). I included a copy of that plus filled out the paper work stating the original woman's name The asked for RFE in early July and I replied with basically the same letter I had written the Saigon embassy. What I'm wondering is if my lawyer lied to me about being able to reapply before the 2 year limit on k-1 applications? Is there any way out of this? Isn't sending $630 to appeal and get a no answer in a year just a waste of money?	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-09 02:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Denied I-129f even though I withdrew first application	I am new to the forum but I will give you the basic run down in hopes someone can help me figure out what to do. I initially began a Relationship with a young woman in October of 2011. I visited her twice, once in November 2011, and again in March 2012. After returning from the second trip, I filed an I-129f on 5/7/12 and received and approval on 8/8/12. I soon found to my dismay that this girl had several dating profiles still open and was actively involved with many different men. I opened an account in a different name and tested her loyalty: none. Heartbroken, I chatted with a few other Vietnamese girls and discovered there are two main types: those fishing for visa's and those looking for love. I had become friends with a young woman, Nhung, and had told her my experience so far and how depressing it was. She enlightened me to the culture and I helped her with her English. We chatted daily until I went and visited her in October. I had such a great connection. I stayed until January 21st. I told my immigration lawyer to withdraw my original application for the first girl and wanted to know if it was possible to apply for Nhung. He said yes, but I had to wait to go back to the united states to formally withdrawal my application. I did this, and filled out the paper work for a new I-129 assuming that the first one wouldn't matter. I sent the paper work in 2/21/13 and received the reception letter 2/28/13. I went back to Vietnam in April and planned to stay until October, in order to be able to fly home with my fiancé. I received a letter from my lawyer in early July asking me to explain again the reason for my reapplication so soon after withdrawing the first I-129f. I quickly wrote and explanation letter and fed-exed it to New York. I assumed that this would clear up the matter. Instead, I received a denial letter for misrepresentation! The letter stated I could appeal the denial with an extra $630 within 30 days. From what I have read, these appeals can take up to one year! By that time, I could technically reapply for my fiancé since the two year time limit would be up! I don't know what to do. I'm angry at the lawyer for telling me it wouldn't be a problem, and mad at myself for being such an idiot with the first girl. I need to return to the united states to earn money to be able to afford all the application fees and to make enough income to pass the income eligibility requirement. Does anyone have any advice? (besides not being a complete idiot/sucker). Do I have any other options? Thanks for your help.....	Levick13	Not Telling	Vietnam	2013-08-09 02:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 interview today: approved! next steps?	Well, we have moved out of AP and the CEAC website says "ISSUED"!   Does this mean it is ready to go? We are on a tight timeframe with our return tickets to the states, if we could get it mailed this week it would save us from having to take a 14 hour round trip journey to go pick it up in Athens the day before we fly out.	erist	Not Telling	Greece	2014-01-18 10:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 interview today: approved! next steps?	Make sure you select 'Immigrant Visa' from the drop down menu as the K1 is processed by the Immigrant Visa section. It sounds like you might be looking under Non-Immigrant Visa. Your case number for CEAC should be three letters followed by 10 digits.   Doh! That was the issue thanks Status says ready for interview. I'll stop obsessing over it for awhile as I'm sure the wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly	erist	Not Telling	Greece	2014-01-15 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 interview today: approved! next steps?	Our K1 interview was this morning in Athens. It went well and was approved!   I have tried to confirm this on the CEAC website, but the case number we have on our documents is 4 numbers too short and is not coming up as valid. I contacted the Athens consulate and they simply said they would call us when the visa was ready.    Questions:   Does it always take 10 business days? We (perhaps rashly) booked our flights to the States for 2 weeks after the interview date, so 10 days will be...close!   Is there a way to get updates through the CEAC website? Any other Athens petitioners faced the same thing with an invalid case number?   Also, they gave my fiance her chest xrays back and told her she will have to present them to immigration officials when she lands in the States?!? This seems strange and as far as I know x-rays can't go through the x-ray machine at the airport, so how should we carry them?	erist	Not Telling	Greece	2014-01-15 05:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	timing question for new filers	hi... we aren't really sure since each case is different. the average timeline however is 6 months from the day you file till the visa is on hand. as to notices you are expecting those are more variable in terms of time. some get it days after receipt of the sending of file, some receive even a month after. in our case, our cheque and the first notice arrived almost the same day.	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-06-03 02:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Sunday Approval Notice		BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-06-21 18:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	RFE responce!	Presumptively, your sending a new petition with everything corrected, you did preempt the post mail from them which should have contained the specific detail for their request. Just wait it out still and expect it to come, as it would surely do albeit very slow. Your NOA2 will come soon.	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-07-11 05:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	what's up with the CSC???	Consider that there are members here that may not have been updating their timelines. Igor's stat, whether on this page or the other, is only dependent on that fact.	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-08-04 18:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC K1 May Filer : Approved!		BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-08-07 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k-1 finished - (the) Umit has landed...	QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Aug 20 2009, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This part of the journey is done, Umit arrived in ORD Chicago yesterday. No issues with immigration, asked a few questions, took about an hour (have to update the timeline) Now for the SSN/Marriage/AOS (prior to the I-94 expiring, which is the "time limit" for filing for the AOS) See everyone on the flip side in the AOS forums... Congratulations and Best Wishes!	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-08-20 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA-2 Recieved today	Congratulations!	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-09-10 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Congressman	QUOTE (Arbind.Ariadne @ Sep 24 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone here ever requested a congressman's help due to the delay of case updates from the USCIS to the NVC? The NVC still tells us that they do not have a record of our case yet until today. Our NOA2 has the date August 25, 2009. Some of those who were approved after us are about to have their interview in the first or second week of October. FAE Hello. Calling your congressman or senator would not hurt you and it is worth a try.	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-09-24 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I finally got my NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	This is it!	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-10-03 23:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Calling all May 2009 K-1 CSC filers!	QUOTE (Starlight95 @ Jul 27 2009, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (BrianandMerne @ Jul 9 2009, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In a few weeks we will all have our news Let's keep the positive thought going! Your an end of May 09 filer just like me. I hope we both get ours soon Praying here because we'd like to be together by thanksgiving Yes Starlight! Let's keep up the positive spirit and the faith Congratulations to the recent approvals today! I saw some already had but had not yet had time to update their timelines already	BrianandMerne	Male	0	2009-08-21 18:58:00