Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Officially 5 months	Sarah I am still hanging in here with ya, I have been so frustrated lately too. I know what you are going through, you and I have been going through this entire process together seems like. It seems as if our cases are going through the exact same thing, HUH. Hopefully you will have better luck with your senator than I did. Good luck to you , I am glad you finally got in contact with them at least. Hopefully they can give you some answers. We really need some at this point. I guess I am just going to wait another month and see if anythign happens at the magic 6 month mark. Good Luck to you you are in my thoughts. ~Stacey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-06-26 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	stuck in "administrative review", NVC	I am so sorry to hear this, gosh I hope ours does not go into Administrative Review once we finally get our NOA2, it has been nearly 6 months, and we are still under security checks for the NOA2. I sure hope you hear something soon,, Good luck to you	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-01 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New to the site	Welcome to VJ, Good Luck to you	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-03 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got my NOA1 !!	Congratulations to you and good luck to you on the rest of your journey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-03 21:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Received NOA1 Today	Congratulations to you and good luck on the rest of your journey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-03 21:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!	I checked the case status one last time last night before bedtime, and to my amazement...approved! My roomates were not amused that I was running thru the house yelling and dancing at 2am, but oh well! Thanks to all for your support during that difficult time. I hope that all who have outstanding petitions will get your good news soon. Congratulation to you	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-02 23:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally talked to human at CSC and don't feel much better	Why do people get so angry when others are just expressing their frustrations??? geez, we are all just frustrated here, i feel for ya kara, i understand what you are going through!!!	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-05-17 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Today!!!	take a look at my timeline you guys will all feel better....LOL, I have now gotten used to by now....but it is still very frustrating, somedays i want to pull my hair out. Good luck to every one ~Stacey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-04 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Today!!!	Congratulations	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-03 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Contacted Congressman	Good Luck Mimi I know exactly how you feel, I am on day 165 since my NOA1 and nothing so far. I have contacted my Congresswoman and got nothing. Maybe I will contact again	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-06 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	let's do a dance cuz....	I noticed the date is for the 5th...Did you just get the update today? And Congratz again Yep I just got the update in my email today. Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: This case has been approved. On July 5, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours. Finally after 5.5 months we have our noa2! On to the next stage woohoo. Jon is coming to see me Saturday so now we have more reason to celebrate. Thats great news Sarah, Congratulations, hopefully I will be right after you!!!!! Yes I hope you get yours soon too hun. I even said to Jon on the phone, I feel bad cuz you haven't gotten yours. You should be before me. *hugs* NO, NO, NO, dont you dare feel bad at all, we have both been waiting what seems like forever, we have been going through this together, I actually feel great knowing you have been approved today !!!!!!	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-06 20:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	let's do a dance cuz....	Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: This case has been approved. On July 5, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours. Finally after 5.5 months we have our noa2! On to the next stage woohoo. Jon is coming to see me Saturday so now we have more reason to celebrate. Thats great news Sarah, Congratulations, hopefully I will be right after you!!!!!	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-06 18:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm new here...	Welcome Mary and Good Luck to you on your process	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-08 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	worried!	You can email and call and call and call, but as you can see by my timeline, sometimes it does little good. Not too seem negative or anything, it is just reality. I am still waiting on my NOA2, and I got my NOA1 in January.....but I do email them and call at least once a month, even though I still get the same answer. I have gotten the Congresswoman involved as well, and that has done no good either. So, all I can say is you just have to hang in there, and wait. But , do stay on them....don't let them think you are just sitting there taking it. Bug the hell out of them. LOL.... ~Stacey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-09 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!!!!!!!	Congratulations	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-09 21:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved	Congrats to you	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-08 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OMG !!	Monday was the first day in a week I didn't get touched. Felt kind of odd to see the date not change. well to go nearly 6 months without any touches unless you force them to touch you, by sending an email, and then get a touch out of no where, is prettty amazing feeling ...... i do have to say!!!!!!	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-11 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OMG !!	Thanks everyone for keeping your fingers crossed for me, i appreciate it very much	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-10 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OMG !!	Without me even emailing them......I was so excited when I checked the status today and saw that I had a touch, and I did not even send them an email. You guys don't know how long I have been waiting for them to do something, anything.....hopefully this means something, please you guys keep your fingers crossed for me...... ~Stacey	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-07-10 15:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Work History	It wouldnt matter if you were working in England you CAN have a job while doing your paperwork besides your income has no effect whatsoever on your application its your US spouse and income they are looking at.	Mr&Mrs2859	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-15 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The topic I have been waiting to start!!!!	Congratulations	Em&Ed	Female	Netherlands	2006-05-22 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ANYBODY HAD TO PAY 450 $ FOR ONE MEDICAL???	Wow, that's a lot of money for a medical. I'l have to pay 155 euros for the medical and 50 euros for the xray and if I need any shots I'll have to pay extra (30-50 euros per shot).	Em&Ed	Female	Netherlands	2006-05-22 19:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IMBRA	President George W. Bush signed a bill into law on January 5, 2006 that is aimed at protecting foreign nationals who enter into marriages with U.S. citizens through international marriage brokers. These individuals are typically women, commonly referred to as mail-order brides, although it is now the Internet and certain Internet-based businesses that facilitate many of these arrangements. The law, known as the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (IMBRA), was passed as part of the reauthorization of the Violence against Women Act or VAWA under HR 3402. The purpose of such a law is to protect spouses in any abusive relationship, not only women. Even though VAWA refers to women in its title, and women traditionally are more often abused or victimized, the law has always been gender neutral and protects both women and men who are victims of domestic abuse. Requirements under the New Law A key provision of the new law is that the prospective foreign spouse, typically a wife, will be provided with information pertaining to any criminal background of the prospective U.S. spouse, typically a husband. The foreign spouse will also receive information regarding legal rights with regard to domestic violence. Marriage brokers are required to conduct background searches on their clients. This is very important, as there are certain types of abusive men who are attracted to the power, control, and opportunities inherent when a woman without resources is transplanted to an unfamiliar country. Some of the international marriage brokers cater to men with desires to dominate and control helpless and subservient women. Such men often look for very young women, often minor children, who will come with forged birth certificates in order to have better opportunities in the United States or to provide for their families back home. Lifetime Limit on Number of Fiancée Petitions by U.S. Citizens The law also prohibits the filing of multiple, simultaneous fiancée petitions. Each petitioner is limited to a lifetime cap of three fiancée petitions. Conclusion We at the Murthy Law Firm think this law is an important step in protecting vulnerable foreign nationals who might be victimized by unscrupulous marriage brokers or potential spouses with ill intentions. There are certainly genuine fiancée cases filed by those who wish to marry foreign nationals living abroad. These measures, however, should help in efforts to separate these bona fide cases from those that would be exploitative.	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-05-13 18:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	if my fiance doesn't want a green card?	Well, I wish you and your husband a very speedy journey De & Al Thanks, but you never know with CUba...	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-05-18 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	if my fiance doesn't want a green card?	No as far as I know there s no problem, my husband came from Cuba on a I-129F visa, and after we married he went back to Cuba, not because we intent to live in Cuba but because we were advised that once we got married he had to return and them apply for a I130. And this is what we are doing, Once I found out that this was not the proper way to go called Immigration Office and they said that it was no problem to go ahead an apply for I-129 and the I-130, that s were we are at know. A I 129F is not a visa. It is a form that one fills out when petitioning for both K1 and K3s. At any rate, I'm not sure how your situation is the same as what the OP wants to do. It sounds as if you were planning to reside in the US. . Yes, you are right, we were planning, however I was told that as long as he did not over stayed or the fact that we did married, there will be no problem for us to submit forms for the K3 visa and the I-130	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-05-18 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	if my fiance doesn't want a green card?	No as far as I know there s no problem, my husband came from Cuba on a I-129F visa, and after we married he went back to Cuba, not because we intent to live in Cuba but because we were advised that once we got married he had to return and them apply for a I130. And this is what we are doing, Once I found out that this was not the proper way to go called Immigration Office and they said that it was no problem to go ahead an apply for I-129 and the I-130, that s were we are at know.	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-05-18 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	sometimes congresman backfires	I fell the soma way, We were told by our congressman (worker at his office) that my husband had to return to Cuba in order for his to get his green card, or he will have to stay for one year and one day illegal and them apply to the Cuban adjustment. Well he has so wrong that sometimes I feel like going over to his office and giving him a peace of my mind, the only reason I don’t do it is because you never know what they could do and I want my husband to come as soon as possible.	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-05-29 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	permiso de salir, cuba	It is my understanding that cuban doctors and dentists, etc, are usually not allow to travel abroad (a sector much more tightly restricted). . than common cubans Why did it take 5 moths for interview that is a long time, as to the Carta Blanca, it takes about a month to get, or that how long it took us.	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-06-09 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS SENDING RFEs IMMEDIATLEY !!!!	You prolly won´t get an RFE, and may be going through security checks so you just have to keep calling them, or your senator and waiting for an approval. Good luck! What is the Email addrees to USICS???	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-06-14 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 !	CONGRATULATIONS, THAT IS GREAT	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-06-17 18:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	touched	A TOUCH IS A TOUCH, I THINK THAT IS GOOD THEY ARE LOOKING AT YOUR CASE	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-06-17 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Touched	CONGRATULATIONS, TOUCHE IS GOOD	De & Al	Female	Cuba	2006-06-17 18:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wooo!	Hi guys, I just wanted to know what does being touched mean?..and how do you know when you have been touched? im a newbie and just filed my K1 on march 25th. Thanks for the info in advance, Keith&Irish	keith88gt	Not Telling	Philippines	2006-06-02 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OK, mini-update news from Senator- RFE's, IMBRA	Hi all, I am using an immigration attorney for the K1 processing..I spoke to him yesterday and he told me that there should be no RFE's comming since the old 129f form was still vaild until the new one is approved.I told him about this site and what everyones been speculating about and he said not to listen to all this stuff...that his firm is well aware of whats going on and that i wont recieve any RFE's coz of the new draft 129f form. So i guess we'll see what happens..he just said it might take a bit longer due to how backlogged they are due to the ones comming back for more securtiy checks.The firm does advertise on this site..if anyone is interested the firms name is Roth,Livingston,&Poles...I hope he is correct..he seemed offened when i told him waht was being said on this site,rather than what he knows from his expertise in the immigration field. Thanks guys, Good luck to all, Keith& Irish	keith88gt	Not Telling	Philippines	2006-06-13 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC Approval	Hi, Just to let you know my laywer called me last week and wanted to know if i sent the RFE back and i told him yes and that they recieved it.He then told me that if everything was ok with it that he expects approvals to be comming within three weeks time,he siad that they are working extra hard to relieve the backlog of cases.I was really suprised he told me to expect an approval in 3 weeks.I dont know if he has inside info since thats all the frim handles is K1 visas,and it states on his website that they have full USCIS and embassy support.So lets keeep our fingers crossed and PRAY to GOD that all goes speedy from here on out. They recieved my petition on 5-30-06 and then CSC recived it on 06-07-06 and ive been touched like on the 4th 5th 7th and 8th of this month.Any comments would be appricated.What do you all think?	keith88gt	Not Telling	Philippines	2006-07-09 17:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WE GOT IT!!!!	Simone received her VISA today ... and in just 9 days we will be together!!!!!! We want to thank everyone here that supported us and put up with our craziness during moments of worry and trouble.	simoneandscott	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-05-10 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	March NOA1 date, but no RFE yet.	Mine came today TSC filed transfered to CSC...NOA 1 March 6 It was postmarked June 27 We have the same NOA1 date and I am just wondering if your online status said anything about RFE being sent to you? For what it's worth, mine wasn't. My last touch still says April 1. Mine came today TSC filed transfered to CSC...NOA 1 March 6 It was postmarked June 27 Good for you. My case is from Vermont and my NOA1 is from March too. Alhough I got my NOA2 in april. No RFE for me yet. Last in line.. I don´t know what to do. See, I really think that you should call someone about that, because it's way outside the processing time for VSC. Does anyone have the phone number for the VSC?	Crystal	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-07-01 07:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	March NOA1 date, but no RFE yet.	Spoke a little too soon. Got my RFE today! Hopefully this is good news for the early March NOAers.	Crystal	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-06-30 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	March NOA1 date, but no RFE yet.	I originally sent my petition to the CSC. I just sent back my RFE. All they wanted is some from to know if we met through an internatioal marriage broker or if I'm a criminal. Seems like a waste to me. Why don't they include that form in the petition package so they can have it from the beginning? Anybody have any idea how long I have left??? The whole thing stems from a law called IMBRA that was passed in early January to go into effect on March 6. Unfortunately, DHS and USCIS didn't have the new form (requiring these few extra questions) sorted out by the deadline and it took them three months after the deadline to get the forms sorted. Hence, all applications recieved after the law's effective date are subject to the law and need the new questions. Sharp eyed people here noticed it in April, about two months before USCIS said anything official about it.	Crystal	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-06-30 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	March NOA1 date, but no RFE yet.	I've noticed a lot of TSC and NSC transfers from March and early April haven't gotten their RFE's yet, while late April and May NOA'ers have. Does anyone know if there's anything we can do or anyone we can contact about getting these RFE out (and preferibly in NOA date order)?	Crystal	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-06-30 10:40:00