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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSponsorship and Co sponsorship

This is a spouse case, so it will be the I-864. The OP needs to edit their profile accordingly. K3 is no longer available.


Oh, nevermind then....
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-12-20 18:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSponsorship and Co sponsorship
Why will your mother not co-sponsor? Honestly all she has to do is sign one form and provide a little information. She does not have to pay anything, and quite frankly the I-134 is not all that enforceable like the I-864. She can even send her financial info to the embassy directly so that no one else has access to it.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-12-20 15:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSponsorship and Co sponsorship
Probably because if you used the equity in your home you could eventually lose your house and the only place you have to live. Home value really is not a very liquid asset as opposed to something like an extra car or something that can be sold right away. I would get a co-sponsor too. London could really not care less about pictures or documents of your relationship but will get you when it comes to sponsorship.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-12-18 11:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresB1 AOS married
If she had never left the US she would have been able to file for AOS. As she is no longer in the country she is welcome to continue visiting with the B1 assuming they let her in with a husband living in the USA (it is possible, although totally at the discretion of the officer) but will need to file for a CR1 spousal visa in order to stay permanently.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-12-19 19:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswaiting...
I agree if is very hard around the holidays to not be with the ones you love.

However, I wouldn't blame USCIS for you being apart so long, you only petitioned a few months ago and earlier it was your responsibility to file for AOS and AP, not their's.

I hope you and your family can be together soon.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-01 23:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRFE
Did you say you have no idea who the sender is. It might have nothing to do with your application.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-09 19:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSevere financial loss........can i expedite?

Oh gosh--if people can find shortcuts, let's encourage them instead of being grouchy old men (and women). Small minded and mean spirited comes to mind, so maybe being open hearted, inclusive, and optimistic are easier ways to live--at least it works for me. dunright--go for it and best of luck--maybe it works and maybe not, but assuming failure sure isn't a very good way to live--and I'm glad to see you aren't going down that path.

By the way, my wife is living in Costa Rica until we get through this--maybe we can meet sometime--I am back in CR the first week of March. Yes, I know my profile says she is Mexican--she is, but lives near San Jose.


It is not a free shortcut, it is pushing ahead of thousands of other people who will have to wait even longer because someone for some reason thinks that their reason to be together is more important than another couple's (IMO, some are and some aren't).
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-15 15:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSevere financial loss........can i expedite?
As far as USCIS would be concerned you were the one that let the house go into default as it is YOUR house (no matter who was renting it). I doubt that they could care less about this as it should have been your responsibility in the first place to make sure this was taken care of.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-15 10:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens if you ARE turned away by CBP

Not sure what you're getting at, Just Bob. Are you trying to insult me or someone else or was that supposed to be a light-hearted joke? Because if it was, it definitely didn't come out this way. I do not, I assure you, have paranoia. Just trying to get an idea, based on other people's experiences, just how worth it may be for me to blow $1000 on ticket and spend 10hrs on a plane to try to go and visit my husband while our petition is pending.

It may be easier for you to judge us, beginners and look down on our silly questions. This process is far behind you. We are just starting and everything is new and strange and suspicious and raising all kinds of doubts. So I personally would appreciate a bit of tolerance and open-mindedness.

PS. I'm a Psychology graduate. Trust me, you don't need to explain to me what is and what is not a mental illness.


It is in many ways luck, who you get at the border and what their current mood is. All you can do is go in with whatever evidence you can, a positive attitude, and don't mention or elaborate anything unless specifically asked.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-17 15:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens if you ARE turned away by CBP

I do plan to make a trip to the US while my I-130 is pending. However I am paranoid about being turned away, particularly after having travelled such a long way.

In general, I am just curious as to the exact process when you are turned away. Are you straight back on the next flight, paid for by them? If there isnt a flight until the next day what happens? Are you kept in a cell, or free to wander the airport until your flight!

Anyone been through this experience?



The flight back is paid for by YOU.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-16 16:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresBona fide Marriage Evidence (Photos)
They should keep your file all together and save everything you send them to build up your case along your immigration journey and into Removal of Conditions, however that being said, things can get lost in transfers.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-17 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReading USCIS Charts
Unfortunately they are all just averages of people's timelines, some are long, some short with, very little reason as to why.

I hope you have a speedy process.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-18 21:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReading USCIS Charts
Well if you go in your timeline you can see an estimated approval date based on your dates.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-18 21:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReading USCIS Charts
Try this one:

http://www.visajourn...r1cr1historical
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-18 19:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence of Bono Marriage

i was advised by someone who has finished the process that you can either front load (USCIS) the evidence or back load (interview at the embassy)

what i sent to the CIS was the birth certificate of our daughter(which is in the list so YES IT ADEQUATE EVIDENCE) plus our marriage cert.

all the other evidence we have will be brought to the interview.


A birth certificate of a child between you is EVIDENCE yes, but to say that it is adequate evidence seems to imply that is all you need. The birth certificate should be a part of a collection of varied evidence to show the true nature and duration of your relationship.

As Vanessa said, having a child means you were together one day (or evening, whatever your preference ;) ) what about the other hundreds or even thousands of days of your relationship?



amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-17 16:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS supporting docs.
Why do you have AOS if you have a CR-1 or am I confused? Anyways it should not make that big a difference, provided the income is sufficient enough.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-10 00:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSo confusing!!!

Sorry I did mean CR1 - am have pregnant mind freezes at the mo lol. Thanks for correcting :D


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amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-20 18:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSo confusing!!!

IF you come here on a K1 visa (finance) after marriage we have to apply for Adjustment of Status (AOS), employment authority (EAD) and advance parole (AP) if we want to leave the country and be able to return before our Green Card is processed.

As you came on a K3 (wife) visa you dont need to do anything or file for anything for just under 2 years if she received a 2 year green card. Then 90 days before onwards you apply for removal of conditions on that for a 10 year card.


I think you mean CR1, if they had a K3 they would have to adjust.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-20 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA 2 Validity for K1
That means that your approval is valid until that date. It might take longer than that for you to get interview at your embassy. If it does the embassy will most likely automatically renew it.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-08-12 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNo K! case activity
Don't worry about it. Some people just don't get updates.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-08-04 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWait frustration
It is not 5 months from start to finish. It is 5 months to get the NOA2 which gives permission for the embassy part of the visa to start. That can take several more weeks or even a few more months after that. You are right on track. So until November you can't really do anything but sit back and wait.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-09-23 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune '09 Filers
Not a Vermont center filer but we filed on June 3rd! Very exciting stuff!!! Hoping that the California Center will pick up the pace again.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2009-06-19 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSlow Down at CSC

It is a sample nontheless... You might not see it as significant, but most people check the data here to get an idea of how things are going. I am sorry, I just don't understand how some pleople can deny thing process is becoming painfully S L O W... As I said in another post (or this one, cant't remember anymore), only people who say the process hasn't slowed down are those whose applications were approved fast.



Our K-1 took almost 10 months total last year, I do understand slow and frustration.

Edited by amykathleen2005, 15 October 2010 - 11:40 AM.

amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-10-15 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSlow Down at CSC
Just because you haven't seen approvals from CSC recently doesn't mean that there have not been. People forget to update timelines on VisaJourney all the time. Plus VJ represents a very small amount of the petitions going through, it is possible that the few K-1's represented here just have not been approved amongst the thousands they have.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-10-15 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSlow Down at CSC
As you can see from this graph, it is common for each to slow down and speed up.

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amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-10-13 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSlow Down at CSC

CSC is slow because I sent in my petition. It never fails, I get the slowest line every time.



Lol, that happens to me too.


amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-10-13 22:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSlow Down at CSC
They go in cycles, VSC is slow then CSC is slow and than they even out and eventually one passes the other again. I think it probably just has to do with trends in types of applications, etc.

Edited by amykathleen2005, 13 October 2010 - 10:42 PM.

amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-10-13 22:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWHAT A JOKE =(
That is just an average which is constantly changing, there is no guarantee your petition will be assessed anywhere near that time and as VisaJourney is not affiliated with USCIS there is no reason to take it as fact anyways.

Have a peek at the CSC numbers, that should make you feel a bit better.....
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2010-11-01 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPetition Not Approved
It just goes by people updating their timelines on VisaJourney, if people don't bother to update then it becomes inaccurate.....

Petitions are not necessarily approved in order and having an RFE would put you a bit behind anyways.

Edited by amykathleen2005, 03 January 2011 - 10:26 PM.

amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-03 22:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTravelling with K1 visa to another country.
The only stipulation really is that you can only enter the US once then you have stay to file for AOS. You can go where ever you like before you use it.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-05 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMISLEAD

First, I wanted to drive that point home because the tone of their post was kind of along the lines of someone else made the mistake. Honestly, even if you do everything right in the process and USCIS just mis-understands something that causes a delay it is YOUR/THEIR/MY problem as YOU/THEY/I am the one looking for the benefit.

Second, why not answer their question? Well I think it's been made pretty clear that there are 3 possible outcomes and 2 of them will cause a significant delay.

They can hope that the sorter notices there is no evidence and the packet is rejected, if that happens they'll know within a few weeks.

Otherwise they will either be outright denied for lack of evidence OR...

If USCIS is feeling kind they will receive an RFE for the missing evidence. So if they get an NOA1 then you can hope for an RFE otherwise it's the filing fee and 5 - 7 months flushed for the mistake.


I agree, the tone of the OP is not one of taking responsibility for your actions. You made a mistake, that's fine. But you really need to learn throughout this process that this is your immigration, so the one and only person you can trust to make sure it is done correctly is YOU. Good luck. Look at the guides on this site, they are a very easy to understand and helpful resource for you.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-17 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhen are we gonna hear from them
Its only been 4 business days since you sent it off, have patience. You should get your NOA1 very soon.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-24 20:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOVEMBER NOA1's
Probably, they go from slow to fast to slow again. So you are due for a speed up in the near future. :)
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-28 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOVEMBER NOA1's
Well judging by the more than 6 month timeline most people have at the moment, I would say yes. Although it still could be shorter or longer.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-27 22:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOVEMBER NOA1's
May? June?
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-01-27 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisiting Fiance during K1 process
Visiting will not jeopardize your visa process.

You could use the return ticket, lease, employment letters, contracts, etc. to show you plan to return home.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-02-21 20:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI don't see any NO2 approvals today
VisaJourney is just a very small percentage of the actual petitions USCIS have. It is possible that none of the VJ got approved, but others did.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-02-22 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHell after NOA2

It sounds like you doing everything you can to be there for her, and her disrespecting you., I say if she doesn't want to grow up and be with you, then let her stay. I am positive lots of other women in the world that would be happy to have a man that cared so much .


Ha! Does doing everything for her always include having a hissyfit over a non-issue? It sounds like the OP is the one who needs to grow up not his fiance. Hearing this story I doubt any woman on this thread would want to be with this man.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-02-26 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHell after NOA2

Hi I am his ex finacee. I am not going to write whether i'm right or wrong but yes i will just put down how behaved with me post NOA2.

The night we received the NOA2, we both were jumping and expressing our happiness, I went running to my parents to tell them 'we have done it at last.'They were happy too.
2nd day i was little upset for something that happened in my family and i was not being able to show how happy i am,but later i kept telling him 'i am happy but somehow its sad out here' I am leaving now,this feeling is making me sad but i am happy i will finally live with u. 3rd day,he called me from office and i spoke in normal tone,not happy not sad,i dont know what went wrong he screamed from the parking lot 'im tired of your ###### sadness,your ###### sadness' and also some slang he used on me in my mother tongue,this was my first shock.I don't know this man,never lived with him, so of course i kept telling him i am scared of u, he said he is sorry, i said ill be really scared if u scream like this when we fight in person (trust me it was not normal scream,he was at the top of his lung in a public place and over the phone with me, and the reason being I AM NOT SHOWING HIM EXCITEMENT) well, i was happy but tensed for 'n' number of reason which the petitioners here won't understand much but the beneficiaries who r leaving for good might.He told me if he ever gets angry and wants to shout in person he would leave the house and go out.I mean its not too normal for Indians here.
Later we made up and again he started with same topic i am not showing him excitement, i felt getting mentally tortured when he was doing this, i was going to office, he knew it i am going to office and i am howling requesting him to hang up,but he won't his only statement was 'don't go to office, its not a good day for u to go to office',he doesn't need to show me concern after he had made me cry already,he need not do it at all.I might not have reacted how HE WANTED me to react,but he can't deny,everyday i told him i was happy that we got NOA2. I just couldn't explain it to him till end,when i asked my mom to tell him that i was happy.My mom made him understand that 'she is happy but may be she is little scared to leave for good now,she will be actually happy when she will meet u and start her life for good'. He then understood.We patched up.
Next after this we had several small fights,but the worst was the valentines day.
I DID SEND HIM GIFT BUT IT DID NOT GET DELIVERED,I KNEW HE WONT BELIEVE ME SO I GAVE HIM THE FLORIST PHONE NUMBER WHICH WAS A USA NUMBER,THEY CONFIRMED I DID SEND HIM THE GIFT BUT THEY WROTE THE ADDRESS WRONG. SO IT WAS NOT MY FAULT. (I HAVE STILL NOT GOT REFUND,WHICH I DON'T CARE ANYWAY, I DON'T CRY OVER MONEY). I CALLED THEM TO ASK WHY THEY DID NOT DELIVER, THEY APOLOGIZED BUT NEVER DELIVERED THE GIFT, I WAS TOO SAD FOR THAT,I TOLD MY EX I AM SO SORRY AND I AM REALLY SAD IT WAS NOT DELIVERED.HE WAS OK THAT DAY, NEXT MORNING I WAS SLEEPING HE WOKE ME UP WITH A VERY RUDE VOICE,HE TOLD ME I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIM THIS TIME AS HE DID SEND ME GIFTS AND I TRIED BUT FAILED.HE THREATENED ME IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING FOR HIM HE'S GOING TO HOLD THIS VISA PROCESS, I WAS LIKE 'WHAT ARE U SAYING? THIS MIGHT BREAK OUR RELATION??' HE TOLD ME 'YEA I KNOW,GO TELL YOUR DAD YOU ARE NOT COMING TO USA NEXT FEW MONTHS(WHEREAS MY PARENTS ALREADY APPLIED FOR THEIR TOURIST VISA WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE USED TO DROP ME TO MY EX IN USA,AND NOW THEY HAVE THE CONFIRMATION TOO) AS YOUR FIANCEE IS HOLDING THE PROCESS'. I WAS SHOCKED,I ASKED 'WHAT U WANT ME TO DO'? HE SAID GO TO THE INTERNET AND DO SOMETHING.SO I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND SEND HIM E-CARD AND EMAIL AND SEND HIM SOME PICS OF ME AND MY FAMILY.I DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.I WAS TERRIFIED AS HE GAVE ME ONE WEEK TIME TO PROVE MY LOVE.
HE REPLIED IN HIS E-MAIL:
I don't know what you've done over the internet for me except for the e-card you sent. You would have sent pics of your bro's engagement anyway regardless of Valentine's Day. I don't know if you're counting that or not but I cannot count that as a Valentine's gift for me. So if you think you cannot do something to make up for it, this problem will remain unfixed and I cannot proceed further with our visa. And I really have heard a lot of apologies. All I want now is action. I cannot settle for nearly nothing again this year while I gave everything. That is not fair to me. I am deserving a Valentine's gift this year, and I cannot let this go by. So I hope you know what to do before the week is out.

I DON'T NEED TO PROVE MY LOVE I THINK.I DID WHAT I COULD.I MAY NOT BE RIGHT,BUT YES HE DESERVES A GIRL WHO CAN LIVE UP TO HIS EXPECTATIONS.HE KNOWS HOW MUCH I HAVE PRAYED FOR US.AND NOW I FEEL I HAD BEEN A FOOL.I DON'T EXPECT HIS PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND ME AND NOT CALL ME 'HEARTLESS AND CRUEL' BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A DAUGHTER.

I DON'T WANT THIS THREAD TO CONTINUE,I DON'T KNOW WHY HE STARTED THIS THREAD,MAY BE TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD,BUT IF THAT MAKES HIM HAPPY.ITS FINE. I KNOW WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE AFTER ALL THIS.


I'm glad you now know what he is like, and it didn't take you moving to America to find out. Good luck in the future.
amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-02-26 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHell after NOA2

; FINALLY!! It seems like everybody has stopped being judgemental!!


She made a huge mistake for not giving him the information that she was just not ready to make the huge step, he made a mistake with the whole Valentine thing going on.


Bottom line is, yall can point fingers to each other, but people do make mistakes, it's all about forgiving each other in a relationship.

People who said that he has to "man up" are just very judgemental.

All he asked for was MENTAL support, nothing else!! And for some guys here saying to man up princess is just nothing more than pathetic. Every person is different, everybody handels this kind of situation differently than an other person would do. Just don't kick him further in the ground as he is going thru a hard time anyways.


They both made mistakes, LOOK BEYOND that, yall rather look further than the problems and look for solutions to resolve this!!

LIKE I SAID: VISAJOURNEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, and if you don't agree with how the OP has handled the situation, then don't comment at all and only let people who are willing to give him possitive mental support post comments on his topic.



As for the OP: GOOD LUCK, and I truly hope you are going to be OK very soon!! It seems she already has decided to move on, it takes time for you to get ready to move on and find a woman who is ready to love you unconditionally.




BTW. I don't want to sound like Mrs.doctor Phill, but because this is a very emotional ride, all I want to do, is give my two cents and throw out some possitive vibes and optimism!! :innocent:



Actually if you read his first post he did not ask for mental support he asked several questions all relating to why his fiance did all of these "wrongs" to him. The people of VJ were just letting him know their opinion to his questions based on his story. You should not come on to a forum which has a whole purpose for advice and sometimes debate and not expect answers from both sides. I would hope that you do not live in a place where everyone will comfort you and tell you that you are right even if you are horribly wrong.


amykathleen2005FemaleEngland2011-02-26 12:31:00