Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Little confused about K1 vs K3 filing. Also confused about dates..	QUOTE (KrazyKeyur @ Dec 10 2009, 06:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the info! I guess I should have been more clear. The wedding I am talking about will not be the legal wedding. It will just be a religious wedding with family and friends at a temple in Toronto. The real wedding will just be a court wedding after she gets her visa and enters US. My interview took 8 months from the date of filing and we had no issues, no RFEs. Also, are you sure your religious wedding will not be offical? If you are married before your fiance Visa is used, then you will have to ditch the fiance Visa and file all over again for a spousal Visa.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-12-10 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	do you think k1 fiancee visa will be approve?	QUOTE (Hopp @ Dec 7 2009, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (toma1 @ Dec 7 2009, 12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Hopp @ Dec 7 2009, 03:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Embassy will also be interested in the timeline of their relationship. A 48 year old guy having sex with a 16 or 17 year old minor usually raises a few questions--as well as eyebrows. My son's ex- track coach went to prison for 5 1/2 years for exactly that. He was 47. http://www.heraldtri...NEWS/611150437/ Tom, thanks for acknowledging my point, and yes, the middle-aged coach sex scandal stories are bountiful. I can't believe that I was going to be the only one identifying that the minor girl's underage status WILL BE a MAJOR obstacle to getting this visa approved. With all the strong and coordinated, cooperative international emphasis now against (child) sex tourism, the minor's extremely delicate age will SURELY be raised at time of embassy interview, and will likely trigger a Stoke's Proceeding looking at their timeline. Perhaps the parents are even "selling their child" into a slavery arrangement. Shocking, but there are no shortage of such stories either. We don't allow 48 year old men to bang 16 and 17 year olds and then sanction the relationship as a 'legitimate' boyfriend/girlfriend arrangement. And no one can show me a persuasive law or argument to the contrary, even if it goes back to 600AD. Cheers. Who says they've had sex? Maybe she has to wait until marriage in her culture or beliefs. He could be a 48 year old virgin.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-12-07 18:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	KI and Divorce	I met my fiance while I was going through a divorce. We met in February of 2007, and I was divorced in November of 2007. It never came up as an issue when I went for my interview. I filed my K1 Visa application in March of 2009. I have heard from others that you can file as soon as the judge signs the divorce papers. Edited by Arabella, 19 January 2010 - 10:28 AM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-01-19 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are K-1 Visa fiances eligible to get a social security card before they arrive	do not rely on the SSA for most current information about work authorization I was told this is outdated information and the K1s can no longer work until EAD.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-01-24 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CR-1 instead of K-1?	You've already invested 3 months. You're more likely to get to be with him sooner than if you get married and file for CR-1. If being together sooner is what you want, stick with the K1. Edited by Arabella, 12 October 2010 - 01:56 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-10-12 13:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Age difference & divorce	Hello everyone. I got a double issue and was hoping to get some information so I can sleep eaiser. Thank you in advance for any information. 1. Age Difference: I am 25 & my fiancee (who is female/US citizen) is 33. Should I be worried about this? Anyone think I will encounter problems during K1 process? 2. We are not going to file for the K1 Visa for at least another 6 months, but my fiancee has been divorced for only three months at present. Will this be problematic? Thanks again. RockyTails. Age won't be an issue. I am 31 and my husband is 22. We went through the K1 Visa process. I was divorced 2 years when we filed, but that doesn't matter either, it just matters that you are both free to marry. I've only seen age as issue if the woman is a lot older (like 25 years) and the man is from a high-fraud country. Good luck! Edited by Arabella, 29 October 2010 - 06:35 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-10-29 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is an immigration lawyer a good idea?	Immigration Lawyers are useless for the vast majority of us who can fill out our own forms, in a more timely manner, and for the price of the filing fee only. Do it yourself unless you have a very complicated case.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-10-29 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HAS ANYONE ENTERED THE US (AS A VISITOR) WITHOUT ACTIVATING THEIR K1 VISA???	I have experience with this. My husband Sean visited me a month after his K1 Visa was issued. When he went through the border, he told the officer that he was not activating the K1 Visa. He visted me for a month (this was last Christmas) and then went home. He officially activated his K1 Visa on February 1, just a few weeks after he returned to Canada after our visit over Christmas. When we went for the interview in Montreal, we specifically asked if he could visit after being issued the K1 Visa, without activating the K1 Visa. We were told by our interviewer, who was also the head of the US Consulate in Montreal, that this was allowed. However, if you get stuck with a moron who insists on activating your Visa, you'd better be ready to get married. Good luck!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-10-29 19:43:00
Canada	Got Baby? Avez vous un bebe?	I have to say I'm jealous of all you pregnant ladies. I don't know what it is about being married, but now that I have my wonderful husband in my life I want to have another baby! My girls are (almost) 8 and (almost) 6, and they would love a baby brother or sister (My little one Emma says we need to have 2 boys to "even out our family"). Sean is a wonderful step dad to them and we are a very happy family. I'm ready to have a little baby in my arms again!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-11-29 13:40:00
Canada	Got Baby? Avez vous un bebe?	She's not head down yet? Aww. My son has been headdown and ready to go since week 30 @_@ I guess he's ready to bust out of there. Yeah, I've been looking at the forms and they ask some really odd things. When I was in Calgary this past August, I went to a Canadian Citizenship and Immigration office and they told me that since the baby will be considered a Canadian citizen by birth, that I only have to apply for PROOF of citizenship...>_< But yeah, if you find out, please let me know. I'd really appreciate it. (: Why will your baby be considered Canadian by birth? Are you having the baby in Canada, or that is because one of the parents is Canadian?	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-11-28 11:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I751 and Affidavits	Do the affidavits have to be from friends? What about relatives? My parents are really close to use (live on the same street) and my sister is very close to us too.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-05-20 21:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Expiration date for Affidavits?	You are only removing conditions on the green card. It's not going to be as stressful as getting the K-1 and your 2 year card. You don't need affidavits as much as you need to show co-mingling of finances and property. Utility bills, credit card bills, and other types of bills which have both of your names on them. Since many utilities will only put a bill in one person's name, some bills in one name and other bills at the same address but in the other spouse's name serve the same purpose: showing your financial & social lives intermingled. Copies of actual credit cards, health insurance cards, or other "joint" cards that you have together,showing same account number.Car, health, or life insurance that has both of your names on the policy or the other spouse listed as the beneficiary. I already have all of those types of financial documents for evidence. I read the affidavits in a list of required items, so I thought they were required. It's really not a big deal to me to get them. I already have 3 people writing them. I've never had any issues with any of the immigration paperwork. I just like to be thorough so that there can't be any reasons for the government to delay things.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-04-22 12:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Expiration date for Affidavits?	Are you refering to the I-864 that was filed by your sponsor? Yes, it expires, but only after either You get 40 quarters of work (roughly 10 years), you become a US citizen, the sponsor dies, or you die. Which ever happens first. No, I am not referring to that. I am referring to the letters that friends write to support the validity of the relationship. Such as this one below from the example forms found on the guides section. I want to know if the letters have to be less than 6 months old, or 90 days old, when filing with the I-751 packet. http://www.visajourn...ontent/examples I have never heard of expiration dates for affidavits. However, the more recent they are, the better. I'm hoping that if they are within 6 months or less from when I file that the letters will be considered current. Edited by Arabella, 22 April 2012 - 07:10 AM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-04-22 07:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Expiration date for Affidavits?	Hello: Does anyone know if there is an expiration for the affidavits to support the relationship? I have begun asking friends for an affidavit because our 2nd wedding anniversary is next week, but we won't be applying for ROC until 9/1/12 because my husband's green card doesn't expire until 11/29/12. Is it ok to start getting letters now to prepare to file in September? Edited by Arabella, 21 April 2012 - 04:46 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-04-21 16:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I 751 September 2012 Filers	CONGRATULATIONS to those who have been approved We got our letter today! I was so not expecting it. I just happened to check this thread today and saw all of the approvals. I checked our status at USCIS.gov today and there has been no update since September. I got home from work and checked the mail to find the letter! Now we are done with USCIS for 10 years! Woo hoo!!! Our approval date is 04/11/2013, came in the mail on 4/15/2013. Edited by Arabella, 15 April 2013 - 05:45 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2013-04-15 17:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I 751 September 2012 Filers	California Service Center (9 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... KNIGHTK2SH..........08/31/12........09/04/12.......10/02/12.......--/--/--.... BEARSTORY...........09/06/12........09/10/12.......10/02/12.......--/--/--....(Early Bio 09/24) MAGENTAHAZE.........09/06/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... S00820193...........09/07/12........09/??/12.......10/12/12.......--/--/--.... NEWLYWEDS2010.......09/10/12........09/11/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... MARISASA............09/10/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... TERRIANDERIC........09/10/12........09/??/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... CHEYEMO.............09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/17/12.......--/--/--.... CPTROSCO............09/20/12........09/??/12.......10/23/12.......--/--/--....(Divorce Waiver) Vermont Service Center (19 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... AMBICK..............08/28/12........09/04/12.......10/10/12.......--/--/--.... MAYOKY..............08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/27/12.......--/--/--.... H1A1................08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/26/12.......--/--/--.... ~AMERIPTIAN~........09/04/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... LARAREYES...........09/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... SINGH82.............09/07/12........09/11/12.......10/16/12.......--/--/--.... SARA AND ALEX.......09/10/12........09/14/12.......10/17/12.......--/--/--.... HAMADA135...........09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/05/12.......--/--/--....(Early Bio 09/26) ABSENTMINDEDKAT.....09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/11/12.......--/--/--.... TUTS8017............09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/11/12.......--/--/--.... ARABELLA............09/14/12........09/18/12.......10/26/12.......--/--/--.... VISACAT.............09/15/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... ITALIANINTEXAS......09/17/12........09/20/12.......10/22/12.......--/--/--.... BULLWINKLE..........09/17/12........09/20/12.......10/26/12.......--/--/--.... LOVEBIRD78..........09/17/12........09/20/12.......10/24/12.......--/--/--... SILVERMUG...........09/18/12........09/19/12.......10/23/12.......--/--/--....(Early Bio 10/01) GKAUR3..............09/22/12........09/25/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... DEEP2009............09/24/12........09/26/12.......10/30/12.......--/--/--.... SILKAFI88...........09/24/12........09/28/12.......10/26/12.......--/--/--.... G-HANDS.............09/26/12........10/02/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... M613................09/27/12........10/02/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly. * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so. Edited by Arabella, 09 October 2012 - 05:34 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-10-09 17:34:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I 751 September 2012 Filers	California Service Center (7 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... KNIGHTK2SH..........08/31/12........09/04/12.......10/02/12.......--/--/--.... MAGENTAHAZE.........09/06/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... S00820193...........09/07/12........--/--/12.......10/12/12.......--/--/--....(Never received NOA) NEWLYWEDS2010.......09/10/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... MARISASA............09/10/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... TERRIANDERIC........09/10/12........09/??/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... CHEYEMO.............09/11/12........--/--/12.......10/17/12.......--/--/--....(No NOA yet) Vermont Service Center (15 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... AMBICK..............08/28/12........09/04/12.......10/10/12.......--/--/--.... MAYOKY..............08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/27/12.......--/--/--.... H1A1................08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/26/12.......--/--/--.... ~AMERIPTIAN~........09/04/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... LARAREYES...........09/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... SINGH82.............09/07/12........09/11/12.......10/16/12.......--/--/--.... SARA AND ALEX.......09/10/12........09/14/12.......10/17/12.......--/--/--.... HAMADA135...........09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/05/12.......--/--/--.... (Early Bio, 09/26) ABSENTMINDEDKAT.....09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/11/12.......--/--/--.... TUTS8017............09/11/12........09/13/12.......10/11/12.......--/--/--.... ARABELLA............09/14/12........09/18/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... ITALIANINTEXAS......09/17/12........09/20/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... SILVERMUG...........09/18/12........09/19/12.......--/--/--.......--/--/--.... GKAUR3..............09/22/12........--/--/--.......--/--/--.......--/--/--.... DEEP2009............09/24/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly. * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so. Edited by Arabella, 26 September 2012 - 05:31 PM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-09-26 17:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I 751 September 2012 Filers	California Service Center (7 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... KNIGHTK2SH..........08/31/12........09/04/12.......10/02/12.......--/--/--.... MAGENTAHAZE.........09/06/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... S00820193...........09/07/12........--/--/12.......10/12/12.......--/--/--....(Never received NOA) NEWLYWEDS2010.......09/10/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... MARISASA............09/10/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... TERRIANDERIC........09/10/12........09/??/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... CHEYEMO.............09/11/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... Vermont Service Center (13 applicants) VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics.....Approved.... AMBICK..............08/28/12........09/04/12.......10/10/12.......--/--/--.... MAYOKY..............08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/27/12.......--/--/--.... H1A1................08/31/12........09/04/12.......09/26/12.......--/--/--.... ~AMERIPTIAN~........09/04/12........09/10/12.......10/15/12.......--/--/--.... LARAREYES...........09/04/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... SINGH82.............09/07/12........09/11/12.......10/16/12.......--/--/--.... SARA AND ALEX.......09/10/12........09/14/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... ABSENTMINDEDKAT.....09/11/12........09/13/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... TUTS8017............09/11/12........09/13/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... ARABELLA............09/14/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... ITALIANINTEXAS......09/17/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... SILVERMUG...........09/18/12........--/--/--.......--/--/--.......--/--/--.... DEEP2009............09/20/12........--/--/12.......--/--/12.......--/--/--.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list. * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly. * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so. Edited by Arabella, 22 September 2012 - 10:07 AM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-09-22 10:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I 751 September 2012 Filers	We mailed our packet on 9/14/2012. It was received at VSC on 9/17/2012. Our check cleared the bank on 09/21/2012.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2012-09-22 09:58:00
Philippines	Are Filipinas Vampires?	Hmm she migh be a vampire. Try putting her out in the sunlight to see if her skin sparkles. . . =p	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-16 15:05:00
Philippines	Age gap she is 18 turning 19 as I am 35	QUOTE (Guitarlo @ Nov 17 2009, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The age between my Pinay wife and myself is 18 years (37) and (55). I can't imagine marrying someone my daughter's age. I think the relationship is possible if you lived in the Phillipines like Walter (66) she (19) but she wants a divorce when the sex stopped. So you really got to ask yourself soberly what this VERY young woman is going to do if you got her into the States and she meets other Philippino sees younger guys etc, etc. My friend shipped back an 18 year old in two weeks. I sincerely wish you the best but I think you're dreaming. Try a Pinay that's grown up like in her 30s? Sorry to sound so negative but I know a lot about Pinay women now and you're inviting a challenge the both of you maybe don't need? My 2 pesos worth..... The OP is 35. I don't see a big deal with a 35 y/o man being in love with an almost 19 y/o PI woman. In the Canadian forums one of my friends is 20 and her fiance is 34. My fiance is almost 22 and I just turned 31. This is not such a big age gap.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 22:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	does it mean an RFE??	QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Mar 20 2009, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> quote] No - it does not mean RFI. Look at the back of the check, your case number should be there (WAC-#) - use that to check status online. Great tip! I just went online to my bank and looked at the back of my check and sure enough my case number was there! I logged in to the USCIS site and my case is there! Just waiting for my official NOA 1 letter but the date online was 03/18/2009.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-03-20 10:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	how fast vermont service	QUOTE (sweetgurl @ May 1 2009, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how long does vermont office takes now from the date of filed till petition approved? Right now it is taking approx. 113 days. . . http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/ http://www.visajourn...ge=k1historical	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-05-01 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Lost	QUOTE (depair @ Jun 22 2009, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I get advice on what I can do. I have filed a k-1 visa in April, 2009 and I now feel like I am not in love with my fiancee as I thought. The reasson is that I have asked my fiancee for help with half of the filing fee for the application k-1. He said that is all that I will have to pay, but he has also said that he does not have any money saved for the costs that he will need to pay for the fees for his permanent residence fees once he is in the USA. I am concerned that he will come here and have nothing to contribute to those cost. I am a single mother of three. I really want to say to him that he needs to prove to me that he has the money for these cost. I cannot incure any debt as I have small children that depend upon me. He says that he will borrow money from family. I am thinking that maybe at this point that he may have been interested in me for entry into the US only. I am so confused. I have a dear friend from his country that I talk with, who has concerns that once he is here and after we meet the requirements for his citizenship that he will leave me. My friend has been more support than my fiancee has. I have known him for 2 years longer than my fiancee. I am thinking that I made a huge mistake in accepting his proposal. I am wondering if I am really in love with my other friend, but I do not know what to do.? Any advise??? Wow. Red flags. Sorry I'd say end it now.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-06-25 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Give me a break!!	QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 26 2009, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It was rainy this morning so I sat here and read through the June 2009 report along with the Q&A's that the ombudsman had in conference calls in recent years.. They said they try to do FIFO, but the prioritize with the most efficient way to keep up.. it boils down to that they pick through to get the easy ones or what appears easy at a glance and then they address the rest... I remember being a mechanic years ago... we had a guy that worked with us that did the same thing.. the rest of us did FIFO as directed and he cherry picked the easy ones to look good on paper and make more $... I guess they go the same route... Some of the Q&A was enlightening.. here is a link to the Ombudsmans Q&A's and report I wonder what makes a case seem "easy." Having all of your paperwork filled correctly? Providing a lot of evidence? I hope they think my case is easy. I feel like I provided everything and thensome. I even filled out the I-134 complete with the letter from my employer and tax transcripts.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-07-27 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Good news for us! (march filers)	QUOTE (rockhouse @ Jul 29 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks everybody. It finally feels like this ball is rolling now. I really believe that the VSC is moving again, so be strong and keep praying! BTW, i wouldn't trip-out too much on where you stand on Igor's List. We were #162 yesterday at 8pm, and at 10pm we were at #2 on the approval list! Good luck to all the waiters and God Bless. I hope your good luck rubs off on the rest of us March VSC people! Congrats!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-07-29 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	so stressing... waiting for NOA2	Hang in there. I know it's hard. I was doing just fine until people with the same timelines as mine (and even later ones) started receiving their NOA2s as well. I've had my share of tears. I have also had the "should I break up with him thoughts" throughout this process. Not because of the wait time so much as because I feel bad about "taking him away" from his family. He insists that I am his family and he wants to be with me. Is your avatar a pic of ya'll's baby? If it is PLEASE PLEASE don't break up with him. I have two daughters, and even though their dad left me for another woman and I am glad he is gone, raising them without a dad has been beyond hard. I wouldn't recommend it unless the dad is a creep and you are better off without him. I called customer service on Friday (first call!) and they told me that VSC is officially on March 5th. I think your NOA date is the 11th? So hopefully just a few more days. In the mean time- try to keep your self busy! I have loads of laundry to do and some more painting of the inside of my house. If you need to talk send me a PM!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 09:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 on the way!	Grats on your NOA2!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	from VSC approval notice sent	QUOTE (fAtEd tO LoVe U @ Aug 23 2009, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> last night i was posted here so bad about my feelings because i feel so hopeless and lately i went to church to pray my family, me & my fiance that i hope our lord will hear my prayers to allow me & my fiance to be reunited & live, enjoying precious moment, to have a good family & live for lifetime... and now! i try to check up again the website of USCIS and then... am so very shock when i saw this Receipt Number: EAC-------- Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Approval notice sent. On August 21, 2009, 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. am so over whelming am thankful to our lord because he heard my prayers and also to all vj members that giving me a strength & advice... i'm so very very happy & having tears... tears of joy That's fantastic news! Grats!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 08:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Another one down for VSC . . .	After 164 days I finally received my NOA2!!!! My first touch and the approval all in the same day. I check the USCIS website all day long, and when I came home after work, still not a touch. I just checked at 8pm and I had a touch. I then went to my email and I had this notice (it was sent at 5pm!). *** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** The last processing action taken on your case Receipt Number: EACXXXXXXXXXX Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Approval notice sent. On August 24, 2009, 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. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283. *Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) /does the happy dance!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-24 19:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Opinions Please - Wedding Planning...	QUOTE (RUSSandRACHEL @ Aug 22 2009, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Arabella @ Aug 22 2009, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can remember when my estimated adjudication date was in June, then July, August, and now I am coming up on Sept. When I look on the Canadian forums, I see people who got their NOA2 in June and sent off their packet 3s, and have no idea when they will have an interview! We filed back in March, and on March 13th I contacted a beach wedding planner and "reserved" the date of January 1 (with a small deposit). Since then I have contacted the wedding planner to let him know that our date may be later. The beach weddings are designed for people who like to elope, so they are really flexible and they do everything- you just show up. You might want to check into somewhere that has a ready-made wedding package that you can buy on short notice. I have also been planning what we'll wear, where we will have our recption (luckily I live across the street from the beach and I have a large entertainment room in my house so I am just going to decorate that room), what our wedding vows will be, stuff like that. Just for fun, here is the link to the wedding site I am using: www.cocoabeachweddings.com I don't really want to get married at the court house and then have a separate wedding at a later date. I would only do that a year later on our anniversary. I don't want two wedding anniversary dates. Also, I am sure that a year after our wedding we won't want to cough up money for a wedding, so I think it's now or never. Good luck! Hi Arabella, thanks for your input. Sorry you've been waiting so long. To give you an estimated date of only 3 months waiting for your NOA2 seems rather short in the first place though. 5 or 6 sounds more much the norm at the moment isn't it? I've looked at the figures for how long people have been waiting this year at Vermont and the average is 5 or so, apparently... So keep positive, yours will be with you soon. Have you checked on the USCIS site aswell to see how your case is doing? Also, thanks for the wedding info. I totally agree with you about not wanting two anniversaries, court house, separate wedding dates etc... Your arrangements sound really nice. We're all set for our plans though and I'm really happy with what we've organised. Should anything at all happen, we'll just have to move the date back and risk losing a few dollars. Its not the end of the world. I did think about a beach wedding at first though. That was our initial plan to get married on the Jersey Shore, but after visiting various beaches along the coast this summer, we've decided theres no way we'd want that anymore as its SO busy during peak season! Plus it would cost our guests a fee for each of them to enter onto the beach. So, we found a beautiful gazebo overlooking a lake instead. And its literally across from the beach. Good luck with your plans. I'm hoping your NOA2 is on its way now. Fingers crossed!! 3 months is not so crazy. If you look at a lot of the CSC people's timelines, you'll see 90 days or less for their NOA2s. I am just saying that when I filed on March 13th, my timeline's "estimated adjudication date" was originally for some time in June, and as I've waited the date kept getting later and later, and now my estimated date has passed! Yes, I check the USCIS website like 100 times a day and on Friday I even called customer service for the first time. That's good news that you can move your date if you need to without too much of a loss money-wise. I am lucky that Cocoa Beach doesn't charge to use the beach- it's free to the public. Also in January there is hardly anyone on the beach so I am hoping it won't be too busy. I've also toyed with the idea of getting married in my backyard since I live on the water- but we have our hearts set on the beach (it has a special significange for us). So have fun with your wedding planning and enjoy!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Opinions Please - Wedding Planning...	I can remember when my estimated adjudication date was in June, then July, August, and now I am coming up on Sept. When I look on the Canadian forums, I see people who got their NOA2 in June and sent off their packet 3s, and have no idea when they will have an interview! We filed back in March, and on March 13th I contacted a beach wedding planner and "reserved" the date of January 1 (with a small deposit). Since then I have contacted the wedding planner to let him know that our date may be later. The beach weddings are designed for people who like to elope, so they are really flexible and they do everything- you just show up. You might want to check into somewhere that has a ready-made wedding package that you can buy on short notice. I have also been planning what we'll wear, where we will have our recption (luckily I live across the street from the beach and I have a large entertainment room in my house so I am just going to decorate that room), what our wedding vows will be, stuff like that. Just for fun, here is the link to the wedding site I am using: www.cocoabeachweddings.com I don't really want to get married at the court house and then have a separate wedding at a later date. I would only do that a year later on our anniversary. I don't want two wedding anniversary dates. Also, I am sure that a year after our wedding we won't want to cough up money for a wedding, so I think it's now or never. Good luck! Edited by Arabella, 22 August 2009 - 11:31 AM.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	QUOTE (greg584 @ Aug 23 2009, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Arabella @ Aug 22 2009, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rich and Bey @ Aug 22 2009, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello everyone!!!!!!!! Do you all know if any of the folks from Feb. who have not yet received their NOA2's have not even been touched yet? Anyone still waiting for even a touch? ME! =O That's terrible! Did you speak to anyone about this?	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 19:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ Aug 22 2009, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Arabella @ Aug 22 2009, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rich and Bey @ Aug 22 2009, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello everyone!!!!!!!! Do you all know if any of the folks from Feb. who have not yet received their NOA2's have not even been touched yet? Anyone still waiting for even a touch? Everyone in the February group that posts as far as I know are done. Some even have their SOs here already!!!!!! Hey Rich! So the remaining people we see on Igor's list have not updated?	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 18:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	QUOTE (Rich and Bey @ Aug 22 2009, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello everyone!!!!!!!! Do you all know if any of the folks from Feb. who have not yet received their NOA2's have not even been touched yet? Anyone still waiting for even a touch?	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Well, this is not good news.	So, my fiance is in Vancouver right now. Medical exam today and her interview tomorrow. So, she get's to Woking Medical at O'dark thirty this morning. Waits in line. And...They have found a lump in her neck. In her lymph node. They are sending her for an ultrasound tomorrow, two hours prior to her interview time. But they did inform her that she will not be recieving her visa tomorrow. Though, I suppose she cannot really be denied the visa for this reason. What a double kick in the bag. I'm bummed and worried. -Scott Scott that is unfortunate news. Let's hope the lump turns out to be nothing. On the bright side, it's good she had her medical and spotted it now so it can be taken care of.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-01-13 13:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	Just wanted to update my March filers that Sean officially POE'd on February 1st and he got here last night! Woo hoo!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2010-02-03 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	Just checking in with my March family to let you know that we went to our interivew on the 20th in Montreal and we were approved!!! Yay!!! Sean is coming to visit for Christmas without activating his Visa (the Consular Deputy was our interviewer and he personally made a note to the border patrol telling them it's ok), and then he is going to POE in February so that we can get married on the 29th of April and still be within the 90 days. I've booked and put deposits down for our wedding . . . so it's the real deal now.	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-11-26 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	Hi March Filers! I just wanted to post an update. After our NOA2 we sailed quickly through NVC and only waited a month for our Montreal interview date (that's like a record over there!). We were lucky to get in at the tail end of a mass interview scheduling. Our interview is November 20th! We are staying two days in Montreal to do some sight-seeing and relax. Then Sean is planning to move here before Christmas. Woo Hoo!	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-11-07 10:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	QUOTE (Richard-Joanna @ Sep 23 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was just looking at some repositioning cruises... and if the timing works... I think I might go to Poland for the interview... help Joanna pack... and then fly to London or Madrid to hop a 10 day cruise back to the states instead of flying.... Hmm that sounds interesting. If you take a cruise back to the US, where would she active her Visa?	Arabella	Female	Canada	2009-09-23 12:43:00