Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	Interview letter	Yes. Call the Embassy or e-mail. Some Embassies such at sending your interview papers timely.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-03-03 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa while Disabled	Not personally, but I know of one case where the petitioner was bed ridden (ie could not travel at all, not even by bus or ship), and the beneficiary tried 4 times over 3 years to get a tourist visa and failed, and they got approved. That is the ONLY case I have ever come across where health was allowed as a meeting requirement waiver.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-28 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa while Disabled	Anybody get pproved without seeing your Spouse?	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-17 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Approved...;-)	Congratulations! Thank you	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-12-25 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Approved...;-)	Me and my Ethiopian future wife were approved for our K-1 Visa 12/17/2012. When I recieved the conformation number, it didn't say to much. It told me that, the approval will be sent to her country. I called VSC and they told me she can go to her Consulate Friday 12/28/2012. What should she take? Is this normal? Edited by Houstontx, 24 December 2012 - 10:04 PM.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-12-24 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Petition Approved!	Congrats!!!	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-06 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How long do it take?	My approved application left U.S.A. on December 31, 2013. How long does it take to reach Ethiopia? Somebody please help...	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-12 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 Visa approved	Comgrats	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-12 21:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa Approved	THANK YOU EVERYBODY. BE BLESSED	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-02-22 08:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa Approved	K-1 Visa interview approved. Stay encouraged though the long wait. Willing to help anybody....any questions	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-02-19 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED!!!!!	Your visa information will be sent to your fiancee U.S. Embassy in their country. Next you have to await your interview date. After an approved interview, your fiancee is free to travel to the U.S.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-02-27 17:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	THE DAY HAS COME.!!!	Thank you VJ family. Our journey is complete. My fiancee is boarding her flight in 3 hours. God has kept us since we started this journey on May 4, 2012. I don't know if we would have stood the test of distance and time without all of ya'll help. My fiancee completes me and I look forward to her entering the U.S.A.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-03-03 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 Expedite Request Approved after 17 Days!!!	I would love to have your help. I am trying to apply for the hardship of being a quad with a C4/C5 spinal cord injury. Everybody said, I will be denied because I didn't see my future wife in person in Ethiopia. It's impossable for me to fly. Any advice for me? I need some coaching, I am freaking out.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-17 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 Expedite Request Approved after 17 Days!!!	Hello VJers, I dont mean to brag, but Im extremely happy that my request for expedite under the financial hardship category was approved after 17 days! Firstly, I want to let you guys know that getting your Congress Representative involved in your case DOES help. On September 24, I requested an expedite under financial hardship. On the same day I received a request for evidence. I sent my evidence on September 28th through fax. I received a fax confirmation and that's it. I practically called the USCIS everyday. On October 10th, I requested an expedite for a decision. The Tier 2 operator told me that by Monday October 15th, I will receive a decision. However, I didnt all I received was an email stating that they received my evidence and that my case was still under review. So today when I called again the Tier 2 said maybe I should contact my Representative. So I did out of frustration. Being that my first K1 petition was denied at the US Consulate in Jamaica, I contacted my Congress Representative back in Janaury. And I had no idea that any other case sent to the USCIS is reported to my Congress Representative. Luckily, my Congress Representative is Jamaican like me. Anyway, when I called the office today they told me that they sent me mail and if I received it. And then I said why what happen? Then she said to me that the VSC center emailed them letting them know that my second I129F petition was approved for expedited processing on October 11,2012. Just to show you how inaccurate the USCIS can be. It is better to get your Congress Representative involved because they directly contact the Service Centers. And once you get them involved, they will follow up on any other thing that you do with the USCIS. Also, for anyone that feels that they will have a good enough reason for an expedite please do it and pray on it. I received a lot of negative feedbacks from some VJers. The ones who believed that only US Deployments get approved. Also, those with medical emergencies. Financial hardships do get approved! And I make way above the poverty level. So please dont assume that this will effect your case in any way. Just cause you make enough doesnt mean you can't have financial hardships. If you guys have any questions please feel free to ask. P.S. Positive Feedback accepted!	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-17 20:24:00
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)	I wish you guys the best.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-06 17:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa while Disabled	Flying isn't the only way of meeting. Ethiopia and the US aren't the only countries to meet in. In the few instances USCIS grant a waiver for the meeting in person requirement, it is mostly due to religious beliefs. Even if USCIS approves a petition without having met, the next step is convincing the embassy of your relationship. It's not because I want to be tough on you or anything like that. I know that your injury makes it harder to get by in life. Facts are though, that it is not impossible to meet your fiancee. And that is how USCIS will look at your petition. Some couples meet in a 3rd country, some go on a cruise. EDIT: Just exactly how you waive the requirement is by it being impossible for either you to travel or her. You will have to submit evidence of the extreme hardship. Thanks for the truth. I hope it works out. I can prove I am unable to travel long distances.....Do you know anyone personally with this issue?	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-04 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa while Disabled	Here read this it might answer your question! http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide Thank you You must also have met with your fiancé(e) in person within the last two years prior beginning the K-1 Visa petition process (filing the I-129F). This requirement can be waived only if meeting the non US Citizen's fiancé(e) in person would violate long-established customs, or if it would create extreme hardship on the US Citizen. Does this apply to me? How can I get this waived?	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-04 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa while Disabled	I am a disabled man who wants to marry an Ethiopian woman. I have a C4/C5 spinal cord injury and really can't fly to see her. I work for the Federal Government(SSA) and make well beyond the income requirments. We talk on the phone and Skype all the time but, I have not met her in person. I completed a K-1 visa and it was sent to the Vermont Service Center. Will it be denied or Do I have a fighting chance?	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-10-04 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Hep "B" positive diagonis!	Everything wil be okay. Stay encouraged and love her no matter what. Good luck	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2012-11-01 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request for Evidence Response Review	Call them for an explanation. Don't worry, everything will be alright.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-07 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa - Getting married before the visa comes through	Ah i see. The thing is we kinda wanted the ceremony in August whilst its still nice rather than later, and also for various other reasons such as people being able to attend in that month but not later in the year. On top of that it doesnt give you very much time to plan, and also once we finally get this thing we want me to get over there asap! Not another wait whilst wedding planning, since being together is paramount.. So our idea was maybe just to not do the legal bit if we dont have the Visa in time, but keep the rest of the plans in place and do the legal part once we have the Visa, obviously I would have to return to the UK till we had the visa too. Please don't risk it. Be patient, we all have endored.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-07 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa - Getting married before the visa comes through	In my opinion, by the FIANCEE VISA and MARRIAGE VISA being a little different, I would not set a date just yet. Give you K-1 Visa time to process so you won’t have any grey areas in your visa journey. I wish you the best.	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-07 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	INTERVIEW SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 5, ........	My fiancee has her interview on Feb. 5. I am freaking out...!!! Please, somebody tell us how to prepare. What will they ask? I hear interviews in Addis, Ababa Ethiopia are smooth. STILL FREAKING OUT	Houstontx	Male	Ethiopia	2013-01-14 21:47:00