ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFourth time at embassy
My guess is that they are more concerned about fraud.
BoilerMaleWales2009-12-01 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa in hand
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PerseveranceFemaleNigeria2008-09-10 19:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsThanks!! VISAJOURNEY.COM SHE IS APPROVED
Congratulations on the approval and on the baby!!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-24 22:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSHE GOT THE VISA!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
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kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-28 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPPROVED!!!
good.gif YAY!!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-29 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!!!
CONGRATS!! kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-29 16:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny Sept. Filers having trouble signing into account?
Deleting the cache etc. didn't help in my case, but I managed to get into my account and set up the email notifications through some weird roundabout way.
I still cant log in directly, but if after I entered my account info (and get the 500 message) I click on different links, like check Processing times, then click on Portfolio it ends up working eventually... it's like I have to sneak up on it!

Very odd. I am logging in from Canada...
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-01 09:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny Sept. Filers having trouble signing into account?
QUOTE (Josh and Erin @ Sep 28 2009, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I haven't had any problems logging into my account (Other than forgetting my password every now and then).

Are you using the following form? https://egov.uscis.g.../jsps/login.jsp


Sorry it's not working for you! sad.gif



yeah... that link... still not working. I even changed my password to make sure it ddnt have something to do with that!

: ( not sure what I should do. They say duplicate accounts will be deleted... that wouldnt help!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-28 12:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny Sept. Filers having trouble signing into account?
Hi,

I tried posting my question in what I think is the right forum, USCIS service center, but only got one reply.
Im thinking either Im the only one encountering this problem or maybe that people who already had an account set up dont have the issue.

I created an account on the USCIS webpage and, although it lets me see my case status, when I try to log into my account, it opens a new window with a "500 Internal Server Error" message.

I am wondering if any of the September filers who just tried to setup their account are having this problem?

I have tried a few times on different days and have cleared my browsing memory etc. like I was suggested, but still get the same result.

unsure.gif

thanks for your input!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-28 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI finally got my NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats star_smile.gif !! you must be so happy!!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-03 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsYay approved!
CONGRATULATIONS!! kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-30 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC is moving quickly and decisively
Somebody suggested CSC could be helping VSC with cases. I also read somewhere on VJ (Gary's interview probably?) that they have sent files from VSC to CSC to help catch up with delays in the past. I wouldnt be surprised if it was the case these days. It could explain why they would have skipped over filers from earlier in the year if officrs starting working on a batch of more recent files at CSC.

I am CSC and got one touch on the 23rd. I imagine it is from when they put my file in a storage box. I dont think my observations are necessarily statistically relevant, but it seems like some september filers from VSC got a bunch of touches on consecutive days after their NOA1. Maybe the file getting shipped accross the country and processed at CSC???

I seriously need to stop thinking about all this!! lol ... I dream of immigration acronyms at night. I miss the days when I would dream of work at night!! lol




kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-01 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGot my NOA2...yay!!
QUOTE (FaridS @ Oct 7 2009, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i just got a text that my case is approved from uscis with no RFE...i am soooo excited.

I'll be waiting for the NOA2 and go from there...

thank you all for your support.....



Congratulations!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-07 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA 2 approved!
Congratulations!! star_smile.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-08 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F Petition Approved!
CONGRATULATIONS!! awesome news!
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kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-08 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to deal with missing your fiance?
I think being the benificiary is very different from being the petitioner's because the petitioner will be the one leaving his or her world behind.
So investing time and money to make changes around the house is obviously not something I want to be doing. But I have been sorting through my things getting rid of stuff (giving or throwing out), firguring out what I absolutely want to bring over there.

I try to spend a lot of time with my family and friends. Enjoy time in my home town because I will miss it. Enjoy the good cheeses and good chocolate!! : ) Oh and the bread and pastries!! geeeez I will miss those when Im in the US.

Talking about pastries and delicious eclairs au chocolat, I will start working out, next week. Lose that flubber around my belly for the wedding and mainly, the honeymoon!! I have registered to a ceramic class that will start Monday - a hobby will keep my mind busy for a few hours, and its 10 weeks, so we SHOULD be close to being approved by the end of it. I rent French movies as the selection is narrower over there and my honey doesnt understand French yet.

I try to work a lot - and save money. Get all my stuff in order. Take care of loose ends.

Of course, I talk to my man everyday. Love skype. Text. Email his mom with updates and his brother, who wants to help with the wedding preps and cheers me up when Im down.

And also, go crazy, pull my hair, cry, mope around, feel sorry for myself, annoy people with details about my file... Check VJ 10 times a day for more info.


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-26 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow to deal with missing your fiance?
QUOTE (TBoneTX @ Sep 25 2009, 12:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Violent physical exercise.

Of course, my philosophy is: "If I'm healthy enough to exercise, I'm healthy enough NOT to," si man.



HAHAHA!! Love your philosophy!!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-09-26 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsk-1 visa fast times
QUOTE (KnJ @ Oct 12 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (itzallgood @ Oct 11 2009, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Oct 11 2009, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (itzallgood @ Oct 11 2009, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad & Ellie @ Oct 11 2009, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
is there a specific time of year that k-1 visas are approved faster?



Aren't Canadian visas the fastest of the fast? SO fast, that you will have a hard time gathering all the docs and proofs needed for the interview! star_smile.gif


Not at all. Vancouver and Montreal are notoriously slow in giving interview dates. Kiev, on the other hand, can get you a date within a week. Some of the Scandanavian consulates are reportedly very fast also.


Yikes, don't let the Canuck Board hear you say that! laughing.gif


Believe us, it's ALL over the Canada forum, we've broken out the beers and Canadian monopoly over there. Since it's not snowing yet.

I think I might get an interview date next week for some time in December, but at this point, they've broken me and I have come to accept that I have no control over any of it. I'm still hoping to be in the US before 2010.

Brad, if they hire more Montreal people, that part of the process will be faster than maybe I've waited, but it seems like there's such a backlog, who knows.. VSC is a whole other thing. So yeah. Want to rent an apartment in North Toronto? : P


... Seven months for your interview? Ah ben tabarnac.... crying.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-12 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA 7/17/2009
QUOTE (German and Jess @ Oct 15 2009, 11:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey everyone, I'm a little confused!

I check online for my case status and it shows the NOA1 is dated for 7/17/2009, but it also shows that my case was last updated 7/22/2009. What can that mean? Does my countdown begin from 7/17/2009 (NOA1 date) or from the updated date?

Please help anyone unsure.gif



Thanks



Hi,

what happened on the 22nd would be what we call here a "touch". It just means your file was handled. It could have been moved from one desk to another, your check might have been cashed on that day, or it was just put in a storage box... Your countdown for your timeline starts with the NOA1 date, so the 17th in your case.


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-15 11:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe are approved!!!!! OMG OMG OMG
CONGRATULATIONS!! kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-14 16:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2!!! PRAISE GOD
Congratulations!! star_smile.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-14 22:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNailed Approval on a beautiful seaside morning
CONGRATULATIONS!! biggrin.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-14 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNew Member Question
QUOTE (eli812 @ Oct 19 2009, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello, everyone!!! I just recently mailed my initial I-129F petition to the USCIS center in Laguna Niguel, California. I mailed it express mail and received confirmation that it was shipped and received. My first question is how long before I get a final approval from them (on average)? My fiance is in New Zealand. I'm just extremely anxious. . . as I'm sure everyone is at the beginning of these complicated stages! Thanks to all who read/reply!



Hi and welcome eli,

Once you get your noa1, you'll enter the date in your timeline and you'll get a predicted date for your approval. That predicted timeline will change quite a bit at the beginning, depending on other approvals. It seems to be very accurate according to people who have gone through the whole process. Right now my guess is they would predict approval of your case in the end of January. But you have to remember other factors come to play and it is only meant to give you an idea. Could be less, could be more...

Lately CSC has been running slow so we're hoping it picks up the pace again.

Good luck! it is a stressful period so stay positive, it will come!!


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-19 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAhhhhhhh!
Congrats and Good luck! good.gif

My fiancé is in Colorado too : ) beautiful!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-28 18:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS Online Case Status Service
You only get an email or text in case of RFE or decision.
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-10-24 18:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Petition- We should worry or not?
There are still nearly 40% of August filers waiting on their NOA2, so I wouldnt worry.
There hasnt been much activity at CSC in the last week but you might get lucky as soon as they start approving more regularly again! good.gif

let's hope we get a good batch of approvals by the end of the week!
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-10 13:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved - Pink Slip!
Congratulations!! kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-11 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA1 VSC
QUOTE (beantown79 @ Nov 13 2009, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Nov 13 2009, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (beantown79 @ Nov 13 2009, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
another question, I just went to the USCIS website to sign up for notification by email etc and track my case, I tried to put the number in and it wouldn't fit. Do i just put the 10 numbers in and leave out the 3 letters at the beginning?

The 3-letter prefix is necessary - it should fit (3 letters plus 10 digits fit). Are you getting a message saying it is the wrong number? (If so, it can often take some number of days/weeks before it is trackable in the CRIS system.)



Do I have to put the dashes in aswell? for example eac-12-123-12345


No, no dashes.
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-13 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAfter 8 months of waiting and 3 months after original noa2
Congratulations! you must be elated!! kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-13 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhat forms does my Fiancee need for K1 visa???
Hi,

More information about your case is needed for us to help you. The files needed vary from one embassy to another.
You can either go check that information in "Embassy Info", on the blue bar at the top of the page, or post more details...


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-16 00:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsLink to Igor's list
Just so you know, you can always access Igor's list through the Immigration Timeline tab at the top the page (second row of links in the blue section up there).
You will also find other valuable information up there.


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-17 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPacket3 sent
QUOTE (thongd4me @ Nov 16 2009, 11:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Packet3, visa fee over and out!
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Congratulations!! good.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-16 11:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2
If you follow this link you can find more info about the wait time at the consulate stage, for your country:

http://www.visajourn...t...?cfl=&op3=1


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-19 16:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2
QUOTE (Stasia @ Nov 19 2009, 04:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is the 5 month estimate for the k-1 Petition approval or for the whole process including the interview?



The USCIS projected 5-month wait period is just for the petition approval.
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-19 16:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2
People will say their file was touched when they go to the USCIS website and see the "last update" date has changed. It means the file was physically touched, but there is no saying what it really means for the process. It could have just been moved from one desk to another. Someone just waved a wand over the barcode.

Some cases get approved without ever showing a touch. So dont worry if you never see one.

You can check on Igor's list, under Immigration Timelines at the top of the VJ page, to see everyone's progress (or lack thereof). As you can see, nobody from September has been approved yet at CSC (except for an expedited case).

Edited by kizza, 17 November 2009 - 12:40 PM.

kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-17 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIgor's List
QUOTE (garfield529 @ Nov 19 2009, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have been following my petition ranking on Igor's list for a while now and today when I tried to get onto the list I was prompted for a User Name and Password. Has anyone else noticed this? I wonder what is going on..... unsure.gif



No.... that's odd.

It only asks me my password if I want to edit my timeline.
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-19 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsis it just me or is Igor's list (CSC) just not moving!!!
I'm hoping it's the calm before the storm.

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kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-17 15:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs it time for me to start screaming
Hey!! Look at you! just saw you on Igor's list!!

Very happy for you! Congratulations! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-25 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs it time for me to start screaming
QUOTE (mistyblkrose33 @ Nov 25 2009, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am in full blown panic mood now. wacko.gif Although my fiance keeps telling me that everything is fine, I am beginning to loose my mind. I sent off all of our paperwork in June. Our packet was received on June 30. I thought everything was fine and well until I got a RFE on Oct 13. I began to see my world crumbling dowing around me but that was premature and for that I was thankful. I had only forgotten to send the copies of my plane tickets and the copies from my passport. As soon as I recieved the information I made my copies and drop everything in the overnight box at the Post Office the next day, which was received Oc t 30. After pulling all of the timelines that are coming from my service center and involving the county the visa will be obtained from I found that every case but ours has progressed forward (at or around the same time our paperwork was recieved) Even with the pause in the case I do not see why it is now almost the end of Nov and I still have not heard anything. With that being said, I am currently wondering if I should scream now or wait for another few weeks. Does anyone have any advice or thoughts on the matter that will help me keep my composer? helpsmilie.gif

By the way--- I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!



Not saying I wouldnt be screaming already, but if you look at Igor's list, the 2 cases approved this week were filed in July (one of them just a week after you), got RFEs in Oct-Nov, and their case was just approved. There hasnt been much movement at CSC recently, but I wouldnt be surprised if you got your approval in the next few working days.

Good luck & happy Thanksgiving to you too!

kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-25 11:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2!
CONGRATS!!

So happy to finally be seeing some action at CSC and September filers getting approved! kicking.gif
Yay!!


kizzaFemaleCanada2009-11-26 01:28:00