Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I am going to sleep early fron now on!!!!	Answer the phone every time and be polite with them.. likely was someone from NVC doing a check.. I got a call from NVC asking for my ex.. they denied who they were... When we were in AP @ HCMC they called me at 11PM and asked a bunch of questions.. initially would not say who they were but when I said I need to know who I am talking to at that hour and about the questions being asked.. they fessed up.. They downright lied when they called my MIL... They can call at any stage of the process... if they call its because they need to find out something... If you ignore them.. they wont find out what they want and it could end up costing you a great deal of time waiting for them to get the answer they want...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2011-01-26 19:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	efile taxes for 2010	For those filing early.. IRS has not yet updated thier system to reflect the adjusted tax laws.. It is anticipated that anyone who itemized deductions or falls into anumber of other categories will not even start to get proccessed or acepted by the IRS until 2/15 or later.. they may be able to complete the processing in a matter of days but they have to accept the filing first... just a heads up... Intuit and similar sites may say you can get a refund from the IRS in as little as 8 days but thats only in limited circumstances at this point..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2011-02-05 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Does having a child together gives you a better chance of getting approved for a visa?	Having children is no advantage in this system.. it could actually cause extra delays with DNA testing etc...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2011-02-18 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Copies sent with 129F	Thanks for the feedback.. I am far less stressed now...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-26 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Copies sent with 129F	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jun 25 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jun 25 2009, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> her 325 was one of the things that was scanned and printed. In our case my wife scanned and sent me a G-325A, this form is a support form and the copy did not give us an issue. Again wait for an RFE if any, if just G-325A, more than likely this will fly. I think it will depend on who evaluates the packet on if it will be an issue or not... The intent letter was scanned and printed also... In hindsight I should have asked her to fedex the docs instead of filling them out and signing and scanning and emailing them.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-25 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Copies sent with 129F	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jun 25 2009, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you talking about filing the I-129F to USCIS?? QUOTE USCIS no longer routinely requires submission of original documents or "certified copies." Instead, ordinary legible photocopies of such documents (including naturalization certificates and alien registration cards) will be acceptable for initial filing and approval of petitions and applications. http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD The only things original needed in the packet are the I-129F form and the 2 G-325A forms because of the signatures, as well as passport pics. Everything else can be simple photo-copies like faxes or scanned and emailed to you. If you have sent the package, then wait for an RFE if any. her 325 was one of the things that was scanned and printed.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-25 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Copies sent with 129F	I did not realize how important it would be to submit original signed documents and I had Thuy Send me a scan of the documents and I printed them and sent them... She is Fed Exing everything to me in case or now I am thinking when, they ask for them. Should I wait for them to ask or should I send them before they ask?	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-25 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FINALLY KNOW ABOUT MY NA01	QUOTE (torry @ Jun 30 2009, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i finally got an email from the lawer representing us and she said that they never sent an na01 letter but i got the case number and they recieved our application one day after it was sent and cashed the check one day after that.... so my question is... what should i put for the date under my timeline... thank you very much Go into the USCIS system Create an account and Use the EAC number to access your filing .. there you will see the actual NOA date as well as your status	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-30 17:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Interview - "Quit Claim" letter	QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Jun 29 2009, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know if the consulate in HCM is less flexible, because I've only read about similar cases at a handful of other consulates. In each of the cases I've read about, the quit claim or something similar was required. There may be consulates that will accept a divorce decree that specifies sole custody. I simply don't know. I know without a quit claim (a recent one at that) I am SOL with The office in HCMC... at this point $ is the only option to make it happen as the father has the upper hand in a major way and he's pissed the I have his girl.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-30 18:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Previous Marriages	They want a record of all previous marriages and proof that they were legally terminated. This equates to listing all dates of marriages and divorces and having copies of divorce decrees. Certified copies are recommended.. which makes it even more of a pain in the rear...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-30 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Whats the hardest part	QUOTE (jundp @ Jun 30 2009, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jun 30 2009, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> saying godbye at the airport as one of us walks through security and the other does not. For me being apart can be difficult but saying goodbye blows it away This sums it up very nicely. We are taking our first plane ride together on our first wedding anniversary! What a weird feeling it will be to go through security. Together! When she gets her visa We will be able to go through security together to come back here, that should be the last time aside from her handing the packet off at POE.. my son says I acted like someone stole my lego's last time we said goodbye ... I have not had lego's for almost 40 years..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-01 12:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Whats the hardest part	For me the hardest part or I should say the most difficult.. is saying godbye at the airport as one of us walks through security and the other does not. For me being apart can be difficult but saying goodbye blows it away... the rest of the process is just that a process. There are plenty of guides to read and support to help through the process... nobody to help you say goodbye...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-06-30 17:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	petitioner's telephone number	QUOTE (msqm @ Jul 5 2009, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How does Uncle Sam get petitioner's telephone number(s)? I don't see it in either the I-129F or the G325a. There is a space for the fiance's telephone number on the I-129F. The reason I am asking is I want to front load some telephone records from my fiance as additional evidence. How will the USCIS know which numbers are mine from the telephone records if there isn't a place to enter them in the I-129F or G325a? It will go on the DS 230 when its time for that	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-05 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Processing time for K-1,K-3 now 5 months?	QUOTE (Danu @ Jul 3 2009, 01:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it means that CSC is now meeting the goals that they had set for F09. Hopefully they can get VSC up to that as well! They are shooting for meeting the 5 month goal for both CSC and VSC by Oct 2009	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	QUOTE (Hien @ Jul 4 2009, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We were in the same situation as yours, Marc Ellis said I might get the blue sheet. I tried to prove in the interview our relationship and I passed. The most important thing is evidence and her English skill. Your timeline should be reasonable and correct. I spent a good portion of today working on the Timeline.. and being sure everything is accurate and detailed... I wish I would be able to be in the interview... sux that USC must wait accross the street.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 22:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Jul 4 2009, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 4 2009, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jim, She got the house and I moved to the other side of the same city when we split. I can provide them with my utility bill and one for her for the same month another address? That should address the address..lol... I can include a notarized witness statement as well. I will have Thuy do something similar in her case as well... and have a notarized letter saying the same from a witness. She does not have any family here that her family is aware of.. they are from Ha Tay so its not as common as is the family was from HCMC. I read that article Ellis wrote about Co's (HCMC) denying based on anything they could find.... and that it was contrary to law. That they were supposed to be the final look see to find something that USCIS may have missed or catch fraud they did not see. A slight bit of confusion on the part of the OP about an off the wall question could put the case back to USCIS aleging that they were intentionally misleading or hiding info. I am thinking that I will be looked at as shady when they see the divorce dates.... and meeting dates.... I guess it could be worse so I will stay positive and keep getting my ducks in a row... I think they look at every case as being "shady", and probably everyone has at least one red flag to the CO's in HCM. From what I've seen (and from what Marc writes in his articles), the key to maximizing your chances of success are to know what YOUR red flags are, and to address them adequately. Your recent divorce is a red flag, but it should be relatively easy to address if you can show that both you and your ex have moved on with your lives. Maybe Anh Map will chime in here. I recall reading that his fiancee (now his wife) originally got a blue slip for details about his ex-wife. Yep, he mentioned it here... http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1044571 We PM'd about and I think I got it all covered...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	Jim, She got the house and I moved to the other side of the same city when we split. I can provide them with my utility bill and one for her for the same month another address? That should address the address..lol... I can include a notarized witness statement as well. I will have Thuy do something similar in her case as well... and have a notarized letter saying the same from a witness. She does not have any family here that her family is aware of.. they are from Ha Tay so its not as common as is the family was from HCMC. I read that article Ellis wrote about Co's (HCMC) denying based on anything they could find.... and that it was contrary to law. That they were supposed to be the final look see to find something that USCIS may have missed or catch fraud they did not see. A slight bit of confusion on the part of the OP about an off the wall question could put the case back to USCIS aleging that they were intentionally misleading or hiding info. I am thinking that I will be looked at as shady when they see the divorce dates.... and meeting dates.... I guess it could be worse so I will stay positive and keep getting my ducks in a row...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	QUOTE (jsnearline @ Jul 4 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You may want to make another visit to Vietnam to meet your fiancee again before your interview. From what I've read, the consulate will be interested to see whether you have met her family, had an engagement ceremony, etc... I have already met them all and will be there for Dam Hoi in September likely.. There will not be an issue with my knowing her family or being there enough.... QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jul 4 2009, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Consulate specific. Read up on HCMC and how to handle any questions asked by the CO. It certainly won't make a bit of difference in the approval of the I129F. It may be an issue at the interview. The CO's at HCMC are brutal from what I find.. I have prepared a list of questions (another discussion) and we are both very familiar with what to expect from them.. I have included some really off the wall questions that were posted by others in the past.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 16:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	She is really familiar with everything about me and my life past and present... If they ask anything she will know the truth and can share with them as needed. I actually posted a list of questions in another post, that we go through to be sure there are no informational hurdles..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 13:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not Divorced from Ex when we met....	I was still married to my Ex-wife when I first met my current fiance'. Divorce had been discussed for some time, but I had not yet thrown in the towel. I initiated the proceedings shortly therafter, but it took some time to get it completed and may appear as if I was married while carrying on with my fiance' ....Not the case... I read an article by Mark Ellis an immigration atty. that mentioned this as a "red flag". Has anyone recently divorced prior to the new relationship and been denied as a result? Anyone done same and had no issue? I would hate to see this be an issue for us.... IF USCIS/DHS has no problem with it and sends us on to the consulate it should be no issue right? Edited by ScottThuy, 04 July 2009 - 01:34 PM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-04 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F and Check Cashing	You should get it this week... As soon as it arrives setup an account at USCIS website.. using the # they give you on the NOA you will be able to monitor your case.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-11 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Feel very unfairly treated	QUOTE (Brian&Naty @ Jul 14 2009, 02:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ahululovesjohn @ Jul 10 2009, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As more I explored here, I noticed every one get their NOA1 in less than 10 days. I don't know why only ours, sent petition on 6 April, get phone call three days later say we need submit another form. Mailed to them again on around 22 April, however, we get NOA2 on 6 June which said our petition was received on 24 May. I don't know where our petition was during 22 Apirl to 24 May. As we definitely mailed it by Fedex... Now we are stuck....should be two months ealier... Don't know what we can do? Feel very disappointed about US government and very unfairly treated. This is not a process to set your watch by. Everyone has a slightly different experience. Just hang in there, focus on your task ahead, you will have many. Good Luck. Only 83 days 6 hours 12 minutes and 9 seconds till I get my NOA2! 1 second later is unfair treatment!	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-14 08:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Feel very unfairly treated	QUOTE (ahululovesjohn @ Jul 13 2009, 10:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 12 2009, 10:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ahululovesjohn @ Jul 10 2009, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As more I explored here, I noticed every one get their NOA1 in less than 10 days. I don't know why only ours, sent petition on 6 April, get phone call three days later say we need submit another form. Mailed to them again on around 22 April, however, we get NOA2 on 6 June which said our petition was received on 24 May. I don't know where our petition was during 22 Apirl to 24 May. As we definitely mailed it by Fedex... Now we are stuck....should be two months ealier... Don't know what we can do? Feel very disappointed about US government and very unfairly treated. Your post and your timeline dont match.. did you get your NOA2 in June as stated here or the NOA1 in June as stated in the timeline? If you got your NOA2.. you are in better shape than most.. Which is it?????? Why not match? I129 sent on 6 April Get call in one week, need more forms Recent on around 22 Apirl then received NOA1 7 June. Then get nothing till now What I bolded above is what did not match.. you said originally you got NOA 2 on June 6.. your timeline did not match that... It happens that files get "lost" as happened to Chris.. twice... not unfair.. just a crappy system...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-13 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Feel very unfairly treated	QUOTE (Chris & Mara @ Jul 12 2009, 02:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you have both your NO1 and your NOA2 already I am jealous and don't think you should be complaining about being treated unfairly. However I have to add my 10 cents which you probably don't care to hear. There are plenty of people on here who have been treated unfairly by the US immigration system (look at my timeline, peak into the 6months + waiting club or simply find estiada and you will see what I mean) there is really no "fairness" in this system. And sadly as horrible as it sounds, nothing you can really do about that treatment... Chris, If anyone whould have a reason to complain about the way things were handled you are on that list...! Best of luck in court... Edited by ScottThuy, 12 July 2009 - 07:44 AM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-12 07:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Feel very unfairly treated	QUOTE (ahululovesjohn @ Jul 10 2009, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As more I explored here, I noticed every one get their NOA1 in less than 10 days. I don't know why only ours, sent petition on 6 April, get phone call three days later say we need submit another form. Mailed to them again on around 22 April, however, we get NOA2 on 6 June which said our petition was received on 24 May. I don't know where our petition was during 22 Apirl to 24 May. As we definitely mailed it by Fedex... Now we are stuck....should be two months ealier... Don't know what we can do? Feel very disappointed about US government and very unfairly treated. Your post and your timeline dont match.. did you get your NOA2 in June as stated here or the NOA1 in June as stated in the timeline? If you got your NOA2.. you are in better shape than most.. Which is it??????	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-11 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IM about to send my K1 pettition in the mail	QUOTE (Jamie&Harry @ Jul 14 2009, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 14 2009, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jamie&Harry @ Jul 14 2009, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and in the box where it says how u met in the past 2 years I just wrote that He came to visit me May 5, 2009 to June 2, 2009 at my residence. Im reading in the guild on the cover letter I should have a letter included stating how we met. Im wondering if this is necessary? I dont know if the application is supposed to be cut and dry? Seems so formal I dont know im just nervous about sending it and i want to make sure Im doing it right. I did print off some emails like four from the last 6 months and I printed off some calling history but we mostly use skype or ventrillo to talk as its free . UGH Wait until you have a better understanding of the process and what is required before you start.. It is painful enough without mistakes... Read through the guides again and the posts already here in the K1 area. Well in the forms i Just stated how we met I guess im asking should i include a letter with details or should what i orignaly wrote on the k129f pettion suffice. I do realize this is just the pettition not the supporting evidence for the interview..which seems thats where we need to have emails and proof..I guess im asking do i need to embellish this? And i have read a lot of the posts and searched and I am going directly off the guides on how to set this up. I have everything already in line and order I am just wondering if I should include an aditional letter explaining how we met. As I see the pettion is just to get an interview in which at that time we must prove we are a couple not at the outset of our pettition. The more you provide up front the better... The expaination of relationship will likely be called into question if it starts by saying he came to visit you.. they want to know how you met... the circumstances...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-14 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IM about to send my K1 pettition in the mail	QUOTE (Jamie&Harry @ Jul 14 2009, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and in the box where it says how u met in the past 2 years I just wrote that He came to visit me May 5, 2009 to June 2, 2009 at my residence. Im reading in the guild on the cover letter I should have a letter included stating how we met. Im wondering if this is necessary? I dont know if the application is supposed to be cut and dry? Seems so formal I dont know im just nervous about sending it and i want to make sure Im doing it right. I did print off some emails like four from the last 6 months and I printed off some calling history but we mostly use skype or ventrillo to talk as its free . UGH Wait until you have a better understanding of the process and what is required before you start.. It is painful enough without mistakes... Read through the guides again and the posts already here in the K1 area.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-14 21:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Requirement of meeting face-to-face at least once	More trips are needed as is more reading in The local discussions.. Edited by ScottThuy, 14 July 2009 - 09:55 PM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-14 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of an ongoing relationship	QUOTE (lollee @ Jul 9 2009, 09:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 9 2009, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lollee @ Jul 9 2009, 03:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, Me and my SO are filling for the K-1 at the end of the month (Can't wait!) However, being the paranoid type, I like to read ahead....wayyyy ahead. And I noticed for when you get the NOA2, they request more proof of an ongoing relationship...only this time it's from NOA1-present. I MIGHT be going to visit him within that time frame (Will have photo's and such if I do), but if I don't...we don't really have much proof. I talk to him over the internet, using a program called Ventrilo (basicly an online phone)....so there's no phone bills, or emails really, because we are ALWAYS talking on that program. Unless we are at work, we text. Will that suffice? Thanks Create a paper trail by sending postcards to each other regularly... include those needed.. miss you's and can't waits... Ooooo I like that idea. Thank you ScottThuy Since Ventrilo has no way of recording anything...unless I record our actual convo lol. Were going to start sending postcard back and forth. Thanks all! No worries... Unfortunatly they dont give printed chat logs much weight as they can be easily faked... The post cards is cheap and can be fun.. you never know when a snail mail will be there and what he will say... just remember to keep them all...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-09 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of an ongoing relationship	QUOTE (lollee @ Jul 9 2009, 03:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, Me and my SO are filling for the K-1 at the end of the month (Can't wait!) However, being the paranoid type, I like to read ahead....wayyyy ahead. And I noticed for when you get the NOA2, they request more proof of an ongoing relationship...only this time it's from NOA1-present. I MIGHT be going to visit him within that time frame (Will have photo's and such if I do), but if I don't...we don't really have much proof. I talk to him over the internet, using a program called Ventrilo (basicly an online phone)....so there's no phone bills, or emails really, because we are ALWAYS talking on that program. Unless we are at work, we text. Will that suffice? Thanks Create a paper trail by sending postcards to each other regularly... include those needed.. miss you's and can't waits...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-09 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does divorce have to be final to do k-1 visa	QUOTE (Mike B. @ Jul 17 2009, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think his question is does he have to be divorced at the time that he first meets his fiancee in person, which is different than at the time filing the I-129F or the time actually recieving the visa. You can meet your fiancee in person whenever you want as long as you are physically in her presence at least once within two years of you filing wth I-129F. Obviously you have to be divorced by the time you file the I-129F because in no state in the US does the law allow you to be married to two women at once. Also, if you are planning on meeting this woman only once before you apply for the visa, and you plan on that meeting occuring while you are still married, I'd think that you should rethink your plans and go out of your way to establish a lot of evidence of a bonafide relationship. With all due respect, simply showing up to the interview with a passport stamp and saying "I met this woman once back when I was married" sounds like weak evidence. Good point Mike.. The statement "Im going to meet a girl in the philippines i believe i will file a k-1visa with." causes me to think this is very premature.. I think he needs to work on the relationship more before planning a K1... How many folks have we seen on here that jumped the gun and filed K1... there was 1 guy today that asked how can he withdraw his K1....	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-17 15:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does divorce have to be final to do k-1 visa	QUOTE (pokerman111 @ Jul 17 2009, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi i was hoping someone could help me with a question i have. I am going to be divorced soon not sure exactly when we have been seperated long time. Im going to meet a girl in the philippines i believe i will file a k-1visa with. Does the divorce have to be final before i meet the girl in the philippines since at the interview in manila they will see when we met with passport and proof of relationship. Also when i get the final divorce papers is there any special documents i need to show the consular at the time of her interview. You need to know the date that you were divorced to complete the G-325a All items must be completed on all forms when you submit them. You will be required to have a certified copy or original decree when you go to the interview as well as it must be included with the I-129F. So in a nutshell.. no final divorce decree.. no K1 filing.... while you wait for the final decree.. take a bunch of time and read through the guides and forums and ask questions... the better the initial packet is , the less chance of getting held up along the way.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-17 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting time	I see a great many folks on VJ that have NOA1 far before Dec 30 08 and they are still being processed.. this makes that Dec 30 date BS... IMO.... they have a goal of 6 months and I think they just pick a date close to that goal... makes it look better on paper, but not reality... When it comes to getting info from USCIS, its like calling and getting John Lovitz on the other line saying " December 30 2008... yeah thats the ticket" I can imagine a character like that running USCIS.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-17 10:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting time	QUOTE (Ovi @ Jul 17 2009, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> now that is funny!!!!!!!!!!! Just think, The guy on the phone could be a neighbor of a SO... as we are home cursing the guy our SO could be eating lunch in the same cafe that he is... Heck they could know each other and have no idea... IMO calling USCIS in most cases is just a path to frustration... I understand why some get completed before others as they are not all the same case and some take longer to process than others... I wish I understood why they feel the need to leave the USC out of the loop and not be more accessible during the process. communication is the key and they dont communicate well if at all... if there is an issue, then let the USC know what it is and address it... in so many cases it seems like they put the file on a shelf hoping the USC will go away and the case will go away as well... not likely... I see some VJers that have been waiting for NOA2 for more than a year.... that is ridiculous and the USC has limited recourse.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-17 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting time	QUOTE (Ovi @ Jul 17 2009, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello there! I know exactly how you feel but you are not alone in this process. It is terribly hard to just sit idle and nothing that we can do, our future is now in the hands of the USCIS and we are powerless, I hate that feeling as well. It looks like you have a mid march NOA1 and nobody has been aproved ahead of you yet. I think you are looking at the CSC timelines. It looks like they are working on the February apps now at Vermont. There is only one guy that got lucky and got aproved at VSC with a NOA1 date of March 3rd. It is kinda pointless to talk to USCIS over the phone. Unless you talk to an officer, the people on the phone do not have more info than what you see online. wouldn't it be funny to find out that the call center has been outsourced overseas and they have only access to the same system we do? reminds me of that movie "outsourced"	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-17 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Starting the K-1 Visa Process...	There is much for you to learn..	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-18 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When is it safe to set a wedding date?	don't set a date until the visa is in hand...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-21 13:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Documents Needed To Begin K-1	Here you go.. click here for a wealth of info	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-07-25 22:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June '09 Filers	QUOTE (Doug and Jessie @ Aug 6 2009, 02:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Aug 5 2009, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No worries about the job.. she can relax and go to english class instead... Hey you guys! I just found this thread! I was using another for June filers..... I will start using this tread to keep up with everyones visa journey! My name is Doug my fiancé is Jessie. I have met Scott before but I don't think I know too many of you others. So when are we expecting our interviews? December???? Our I 129 date is June 11. Whats our ETA ???? Hey Doug.. this one may not totally apply for you since we dwell on VSC progress and you are through CSC.. but you are always welcome.. You will likely get approved a month or more ahead of us... I expect interview Jan or Feb.. You should be Late Nov to Jan... Edited by ScottThuy, 06 August 2009 - 01:00 PM.	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-08-06 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June '09 Filers	No worries about the job.. she can relax and go to english class instead...	ScottThuy	Male	Vietnam	2009-08-05 20:17:00