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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

All I see most of the times is July and on Igor's list the bar is still half way to July.... so if anyone was approved I would think it would be the people who could expediate (probably spelled that wrong sorry) their cases.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-12-20 08:23:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

If you would like to see how the CSC has done the past couple years there is this http://dashboard.usc...e=2&charttype=1
An update with October #'s should be out in the next few days. Probably doesn't help, but it's one more thing to look at to help pass the time.

one more thing to stare at and try to predict something I really cant

Thank you , good to know they should be updating it with October...I wondered about that.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-12-19 16:50:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

I know...I am hoping history won't repeat but who knows...they are very slow at the moment plus holidays. I would much rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed so my mind is set on end February

UHHHHH

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-12-19 15:54:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

I was checking how last years CSC August filers went. Mid January they were all still waiting took until beg. of March for approvals and things to get anywhere. Now to re-program my brain until February and then hope for NOA2 without RFEs and other issues. Good luck to all.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-12-19 07:03:00

The first Gay K-1 Fiance Visa Progress with DOMA repeal on the Horizon (Tim & Keno)

Good luck to you and all the best !!!

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2013-01-06 15:28:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

yay, we got a notice from NVC that our package left to the embassy on the 6th, checked the DHL tracking thing and indeed a package left for Prague that day. Now I am scared and nervous !! Thank god though that finally

things are moving for all of us.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2013-05-14 00:54:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

i have bad and good days, to be honest. Bad when I see no movement and people predicting 10 months of wait lol Hope everyone is well.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2013-02-08 01:03:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Out of curiosity, with all the uncertainty about when this process will be over, is anyone actually making proper plans for a wedding?? I'm so glad now that we agreed to do a ceremony further down the line...I don't think they can expect anyone to have a big white wedding at 3 months notice!

we are also planning a smaller wedding with family and some friends but we would have done that in any case since nobody from my side can really fly over. Not setting dates or anything since the wait is rather unpredictable. Thought I'd chime in with my info too

Good luck to all !

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2013-01-22 07:29:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

doubtful September would be getting approved at the moment. All I see is July and more July

Looks like August/September will be next year. Maybe some beginning of August filers will get approved but yah. Hoping that i wont miss my fiances birthday in April. *fingers crossed*

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-12-05 09:36:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Seriously. I was just with my fiancé and we were carving a giant pumpkin. His sister snapped a picture and the first thing I thought was, "Perfect for ongoing evidence and she even timestamped it." So terrible lol

oh this made me laugh, thank you !!

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-11-05 14:29:00

Hello all,

I am a newbie on this forum. Apologies if I make a mistake posting and such. September filer here (5th to be exact). Going crazy already and it hasn't been "that long" yet compared to others. Good luck to all of us !!!! This website is extremely helpful....all my insane questions have been answered and I come back just to read up on things and calm down.

JTB11

Female

Czech Republic

2012-11-03 02:48:00

RFE

QUOTE (geo @ Oct 22 2008, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am working on an IR1 and we sent or DS-230 and got an RFE. We need to obtain a police report for portugal. My wife and I lived their for 2 year while I was in the military. I called the embassy in the azores where we lived and they had no idea what to do which concerns me greatly as this is the last thing we need to get our case completed and an interview date. My wife contacted the Portuguese consulate in japan and they said she would have to fly to tokyo we are trying to figure out how can we manage that with her job and our finances. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Hi everybody,

I am not Portuguese but I found this on the website of the DEPARTMENT of STATE.

You might have a look at his link: http://travel.state...._3653.html#docs

POLICE RECORDS
(Including Madeira and the Azores)

Available. A Certidao de Registo Criminal is issued by the Direccao Geral de Administracao da Justica, Avenida 5 de Outubro 125, 1050, Lisbon, to people 16 years of age or over, regardless of their place of birth or residence. Requests are processed and available immediately. Validity is for three months as of the date of issuance. If the above record reveals conviction, a complete record may be obtained from the Presiding Judge of the Court where the fine or sentence was imposed. The procedure is the same for resident non-nationals. Former residents and Portuguese nationals applying from abroad should submit their requests through the nearest Portuguese Embassy or Consulate. Processing time for out of country requests is approximately one month.

It looks like you have to fly to Tokyo and apply for the police certificate personally.

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-23 05:42:00

Where to send Choice of Agent Form

QUOTE (viktoria @ Oct 31 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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QUOTE (Hotlegz @ Oct 30 2008, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i thought they accepted it via email as well ??

yes they do receive it through emails- nvcinquiry@state.gov

When you say through e-mail. Do you mean to scan the form and attach it as a file or just simple e-mail without the form and to write the necessary information.

You can e-mail the DS-3032 Choice of Agent.

The e-mail should be written like:

DS-3032 Email Format

To: NVCINQUIRY@state.gov

Subject: <NVC Case#, Beneficiary’s Full Name and Date of Birth>

Body

NVC Case#: #####

USCIS Receipt#: #####

Petitioner's Name: #####

Petitioner's Date of Birth: #####

Beneficiary's Name: #####

Beneficiary's Date of Birth: #####

Re: Declaration of the Choice of Address and Agent for Immigration Visa applicant

To whom it may concern:

My name is <Beneficiary’s full name> and my visa case# is <NVC Case#>. Per the DS-3032 (Choice of Address and Agent for Immigrant Visa Applicants), I would like to appoint my spouse as my agent of choice to receive all future correspondence from the U.S. Department of State. My spouse’s contact information is provided below:

Name: <Petitioner’s Full name>

Address: <Petitioner’s U.S Address>

Phone: <Petitioner’s best contact number>

Email: <Petitioner’s email address>

All the mails from the U.S. Department of State concerning my immigrant visa application should be sent to the address above.

If you have any questions or concerns on the above matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at <Beneficiary’s phone number> or at the address specified below.

Thank you,

<Beneficiary’s Full name>

<Beneficiary’s Address>

<Beneficiary’s Phone number>

<Beneficiary’s Email address>

Hope this helps

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-31 15:11:00

Hi everybody,

I PASSED my immigrant visa interview today, my immigrant visa was APPROVED.

I came to the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic at 2:30 PM, my interview was scheduled for 3:00 PM.
I went through the security check, the security guard took my cell phone and put it in the box. He gave me a badge and I could go to the consular section of the U.S.Embassy.
I took a ticket from a kiosk and waited in the immigrant visa waiting room till my number appeared on the screen.
The consul asked for my medical exam, he didn´t want to see the X-rays. Then I was told to give him my passport. The consul didn´t ask for other things cause I had already submitted all documents to the NVC. The consul went through the papers and told me to wait until my number appears on the screen once more.

I waited about 10 mins and then I was called to the counter. I signed the DS-230 Part II, the consul took my fingerprints and asked me ONLY two questions:

How many times have you been to the U.S.?
Have you overstayed your visa?

Then he told me I was approved. I spent only 45 mins at the U.S.Embassy.

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-11-04 16:31:00

Hi happyinlove,

my application left NVC on OCTOBER 9th 2008 and the U.S. Embassy received the application on OCTOBER 14th 2008.

You can update the spreadsheet, please.

Thanks

Martina and Jim

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-19 05:09:00

Hey happyinlove,

could you update the spreadsheet?

The U.S.Embassy in Prague called me today and told me they had received my case. The Embassy also told me that they had changed the date of my immigrant visa interview.

My new date is NOVEMBER 4th 2008.

I´m sooo happy.

Martina and Jim

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-15 16:17:00

Hi there,

the NVC has scheduled our interview for NOVEMBER 20th in Prague, Czech Republic.

Martina and Jim

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-08 09:46:00

K-3 approved from CSC

QUOTE (BenAndNida @ Aug 18 2008, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congratulations!!!!

That is remarkably fast service.

Is there anything you can think of that might have made your processing so fast?

Did you do anything special at all (e.g., in the assembly of your package), that you can think of?

Thanks on behalf of all of us still waiting.

We haven´t done anything special, we got lucky.

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-08-21 12:00:00

K-3 approved from CSC

QUOTE (PJB @ Aug 15 2008, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats!! I too filed in July, you've given me hope.

What did you put in your packet that caught their attention so fast?

Nothing special, just the regular stuff - marriage certificate etc.

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-08-15 14:50:00

K-3 approved from CSC

Hi there,

both my I- 130 and I-129F were approved on 14 August, 2008 from CSC.

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-08-15 01:36:00

What happens once your I-129F has been approved?

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QUOTE (kirstg @ Oct 15 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi all.

I filed my I-129f for my K3 in August. I know i still have a wait a head of me but i was just wondering what happens once its approved? I know ill receive a packet or something telling what paperwork ill need to collect. Does anyone know what paperwork it is? Id like to start getting everything ready as things in my country seem to take forever to get a hold of.
Any help would be so appreciated.

Thanks
Kirst

I found also more info about K3 Visa on the website of the U.S. Department of State:

Applying for a Visa

The embassy or consulate where you, the spouse of an American citizen, will apply for a K-3 visa must be in the country where your marriage took place. Here are the procedures to apply. The embassy or consulate will let you know any additional things to do, such as where you need to go for the required medical examination. During the interview process, an ink-free, digital fingerprint scan will be taken. Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant’s interview by a Consular Officer. The following is required:

Two copies of form DS-156, Nonimmigrant Visa Application
One DS-156K, Nonimmigrant Fiancé(e) Visa Application form
Police certificates from all places lived in since the age of 16
Birth certificates
Marriage certificate for spouse
Death and divorce certificates from any previous spouses
Medical examination (except vaccinations)
A passport valid for travel to the United States and with a validity date at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in the United States (unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions).
Two nonimmigrant visa photos, two inches/50 X 50 mm square, showing full face, against a light background)
Proof of financial support (Form I-134 Affidavit of Support may be requested.)
Payment of fees, as explained below

Have a look at this limk for more details : http://travel.state....types_2993.html

Can i ask you where did you file your i-129f?? It looks like on your time line that your docs where apporved in about a month. How did you manage that?? HELP!!! lol

My hubby filed my I-129F at California Service Center. He hasn´t done anything special, the California Service Center processed I-129F applications very fast till the middle of August 2008. Since then the CSC started receiving transferred applications from Vermont Service Center. Vermont Service Center was working very slow so the USCIS decided to transfer some K1,K3, IR1/CR1 Visas to CSC. That´s the reason the CSC is slow now as well.

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-15 08:20:00

What happens once your I-129F has been approved?

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Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-15 06:04:00

What happens once your I-129F has been approved?

QUOTE (kirstg @ Oct 15 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You might have a look at this link http://www.visajourn...ty=Johannesburg

It tells you more info about the U.S. Embassy in Johannesburg, South Africa. This website contains information about K3 Visa.

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-15 05:59:00

the interview

QUOTE (Billy&Fabiana @ Oct 21 2008, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My wife will be going for the interview for a K3 & K4 Visa in Rio De Janeiro,Brazil. Should i be there also? What kind of questions do they , or can they ask at the interview?

You don´t have to be there but you could. Call the U.S.Embassy in Rio De Janeiro and ask them.

The questions are for example:

Q) Where and how did you meet?
Q) How long have you known each other?
Q) When and where did you marry?
Q) Do you have any photos of the ceremony and/or reception?
Q) Did you go for a honeymoon? If so, when and where?
Q) Where does he work and what position does he hold?
Q) What is his employer name and address?
Q) What is his current salary?
Q) How many days of the week he works?
Q) What do you do for living?
Q) Have you ever been in the USA?
Q) Have you ever issued/denied any visa to the USA?
Q) How long he has been in the USA?
Q) Where does he live in the USA?
Q) How long he has been in the current address?
Q) What are his contact numbers?
Q) What is his email address?
Q) What's your husband's address and phone# in India?
Q) Do you have any children?
Q) Were you married before this marriage?
Q) Does he have any children? How many ? What's the name of the child?
Q) Where does your husband's son/daughter live now?
Q) What's your husband's ex-spouse's name?
Q) What's your husband's parents' name?
Q) What is your husband's name, date of birth and place of birth?
Q) What is your husband's other names?
Q) What is your other names?
Q) When and where was your husband's prior marriage, if any?
Q) When and where was your husband's prior marriage termination/divorce, if any?
Q) Did you file a joint tax return this year? Do you have a copy with you?
Q) Do you own any property together? What property? Did you bring copies of the documents with you?
Q) What kind of automobile does your spouse have?
Q) Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary? If so, do you have a copy?
Q) Does your spouse have insurance policy where you are the beneficiary?
Q) When and where was your husband's last U.S port of entry ?
Q) What's your husband's immigration status in the U.S?
Q) When and where was his naturalization ?
Q) Does he have U.S passport & when and where was it issued?
Q) Do you need SSN when you arrive at the U.S?
Q) Do you plan to work in the U.S and what position?
Q) Have you ever been convicted?
Q) Has your husband ever been convicted?
Q) Have you ever been deported?
Q) Has your husband ever been deported?
Q) Describe your employment history?
Q) Describe your education history?
Q) What's your husband's bank in the U.S ? What are the accounts there?

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-21 12:16:00

where to mail I-129F via K3

QUOTE (j_oolet @ Oct 26 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have received my noa 1 for I130. I am going K3 route.. The return address on the envelope is vermont.. It also says on NOA on the very bottpm vermont.. My wife has received info from forums in P.I. that says DO NOT mail to vermont service center... I think we are to mail it to vermont.. Can someone help here pls.?

What is the receipt number on NOA1 for I-130?

WAC - means California Service Center
EAC - means Vermont Service Center

If it is EAC, you should mail your I-129F to Vermont Service Center.

Hope this helps

Martina

Martina and Jim

Female

Czech Republic

2008-10-26 05:47:00