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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Congrats MR & SC glad to see another approval.

Still nothing happening on mine - confirmation RFE received back at VSC at the beginning of the week but nothing since. Oh well not a lot can be done about it.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-25 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
LOL Ryna I know the feeling - when I wake up at 6am its 4pm at VSC the day before so I pretty much know when my day is beginning whether I got NOA2 or not and today is yet another day of NOT!!
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-23 17:48:00
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we got the rfe notice in my fiance's mailbox today and thank God it was very very simple - he just forgot to answer one question in i-129f form page 3 part c....

God is good all the time and all the time God is good!


Yay so pleased to hear that - told you it would all be okay (((hugs)))
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-23 01:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Thank you guys so much!Hope we will all have a smooth journey from now on !
For those who don`t have NOA2 yet, hang in there, they might be approving your petition right now!:) :)


Congrats - very very cool that so many are getting through so quick :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-22 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Wow awesome news Asmik and Honbako - very pleased for you both :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-21 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Our case was touched today but no change in notification - so back to waiting for that NOA2.

I've decided today to head down to the local Police Station and order my police check and get my fingerprints done :) After that all I need is for Ted to send through his support affidavit and corresponding papers (which he's doing next Monday) and getting the medical done (which I believe cant be booked until after NOA2).

I love being organised :) Now hurry up USCIS lol - hope everyone has a great week :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-21 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Thanks for the encouragement, I hope things move fast once I reply?

Any Idea on how long it takes the RFE Notice to arrive?

Kenny


Hey Kenny - I got the RFE email on a Wednesday and it arrived in the letterbox on Monday so under a week :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-21 00:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Wow people are getting approved left right and centre - good luck to all those still left waiting, I'm sure our turn is just around the corner :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-18 17:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Latest emailed received from USCIS reads:

Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.

On June 17, 2010, we received your response to our request for evidence. This case is being processed at our VERMONT SERVICE CENTER location. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response unless fingerprint processing or an interview are standard parts of case processing and have not yet been completed, in which case you can use the processing time information on our website to estimate when this case will be done. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

So yay very happy that the RFE was dealt with so quick and the case processing is no longer suspended. So to whoever do get RFE's remember its not the end of the world :) Now back to waiting for that NOA2.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-18 16:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Chin up Greeny - I was a massive ball of upset when I saw on the website we had an RFE - and I was a tonne of nerves waiting for the RFE to arrive in Ted's mail (got the email notification on the Wednesday, didnt get the RFE in the mail until Monday) and do you know what - all it was was that they wanted a full copy of Ted's divorce document as we had only provided the first 3 pages (not realising page 46 was the one that had all the official looking stamps on it lol).

Obviously your RFE will be for something different but it is fixable and not the end of the world so turn that frown upside down :) and look forward to getting it answered and back into the waiting process with the rest of us lol.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-17 22:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh :crying: ....because we had a touch yesterday, i was so excited to check the uscis website today to see what's the development in our case but its an RFE....this process is killing me :bonk:


Awww (hugs) that was me a week ago yesterday. But my RFE was incredibly simple and we were able to answer it the next day - in fact the Fedex with the RFE was delivered back to VSC this afternoon. I feel your disappointment (I cried last week) but fingers crossed its a very easy and quick fix like ours was.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-17 19:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Hello all - great news for us to share. We rec'd e-mail notice of NOA2!! Completely surprised as we were anticipating another few months at best. We are now just waiting for the hard copy in the mail and Ken will send me instructions etc..

Great Feeling ~ Hang on guys!


Fantastic news - congratulations :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-17 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Yay congratulations :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-15 16:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
We got our RFE today and I'm very pleased to say it was something incredibly minor. It stated "You submitted 3 pages of a 46-page final decree of divorce for # and #. It is noted, however, this document does not show if it was ever submitted to the court for filing. Submit all of the pages of the legal termination of the marriage of # and #."

So all he has to do is photocopy all 46 pages and fedex it back to them tomorrow - which he is going to do on his lunchbreak :) Soooooo happy it was something really simple :) Thanks to all for their ongoing support :D
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-14 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Congratulations Chris and Ainee - there's a tonne for NOA2's flying today and I'm so pleased you were one of them :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-10 00:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Will do - know its not the end of the world but was hoping to avoid it. My biggest frustration is not knowing what it is until the physical notice arrives in Ted's mail which of course wont be until after the weekend now. Fingers crossed its something really basic but will update here once we know. I should have started taking valium before starting this lol.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-09 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Well I should be excited my file was touched today. But no we got an RFE - lordy only knows why cause dang we were thorough.

So now we have to wait for the stupid thing in the mail before we know what it was!!

"On June 9, 2010, we mailed a notice requesting initial evidence in this case. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the evidence requested. Meanwhile, processing of this case is on hold until we either receive the evidence or the opportunity to submit it expires. Once you submit the evidence requested and a decision is made, you will be notified by mail."

Ugh - not happy !!!
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-09 15:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

NOA 2 APPROVED JUNE 4 2010 , YAY!!!!


Congratulations - that was so quick for you!!!! Very pleased :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-06-05 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
My current timeline states "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between July 12, 2010 and July 25, 2010*."

Which is only 6 weeks away but dang still seems like a long time lol.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-31 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

I meant to say "police report" :)


Thanks :) The New Zealand one took 6 weeks to get here which is why I didnt delay it too long and its dated May so that gives me til November - if I havent got an interview by then I may be pulling my hair out lol.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-26 01:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Does this mean they going to speed up processing our applications?

USCIS Transitions the Intake Function to Lockbox Network for Several Benefit Requests
May 25th, 2010

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will be transitioning the intake function of several more forms from the Service Centers to its Lockbox network. By centralizing form and fee intake to a Lockbox environment, USCIS will improve consistency and integrity in the intake process.

The forms scheduled for the transition:

– I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits (If filing under section 301 of the Immigration Act of 1990);
– I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur ;
– I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Only those filed separately from the I-129);
– I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance ;
– I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.

The transition will start mid-May with the Service Centers forwarding applications to the USCIS Dallas and Phoenix Lockbox facilities for processing. In June, USCIS will post the revised filing instructions, update the web page for each form, and announce the address change with a USCIS Update.

Throughout the transition period and up to the point where USCIS formally announces the new filing addresses, customers with concerns should contact the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.


Depends if this applies to new applications or also to those already in the system.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-26 01:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
No news on the NOA front but I got one of my 2 police clearances in the mail yesterday (I need them from both New Zealand and Australia and the New Zealand one has arrived) and this morning I'm off to have blood tests to prove immunity since I cant find my baby vaccination records anywhere. Little things like this help me stay in a positive frame of mind as I feel like I plodding ever closer to NOA2 day :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-25 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Na nothing is the end of the world and this process was never going to be cheap nor quick but we entered into it anyway :) Way to go on the gym front - I had the best of intentions of getting back into treadmill routine this week - and wouldnt you know it it's only Monday but I'm home sick from work with a stupid cold!! Never mind am catching up on some reading which is a nice change :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-23 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Interviews on or after June 4 2010 will cost $350.


yeah I know US$350 instead of US$131 so on current exchange rates about A$420+ - ouchies!!!
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-23 19:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
300% fee increase in the cost of the visa plus USCIS have changed their "average" processing time from 5 months to 6 - some days long distance relationships are so freaking hard!!!! Will confess to having just been through a very negative weekend of "why am I putting myself through this" thoughts but hey I love him pure and simple. So another day - another week of waiting for my NOA2. Hope everyone out there has a safe and happy week :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-23 18:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Well, I haven't seen any case when the check was not cashed :)
You are right, patience and hope all we are left with. I think this whole process brings us even closer to our loved ones. It's a big challenge and will to fight for our TRUE LOVE. It's not like you met someone in your town, had a few dates and end up marrying her/him. That's easy. Here we are forced to live apart for months and that's not easy at all. Even tough it's been 4 weeks since I last saw my fiancee, I miss her so much. My life is put on hold, until we are together. When I say this to my friends and family they respond "I know how you feel". I don't think they do. They can't even imagine what I am going through. But, I know you guys do. You know exactly how I feel, and that's why I am here.
We are all strangers on this forum; from different cities, gender, age, culture and etc. But, one big thing unites us here is LOVE.
We are in the same boat. The boat called "April Filers 2010" :) Let's not sink it. I say we keep this topic alive.

Good luck to all of us. GOD BLESS AMERICA.


Thank you JVF - you put that so well :) I know my family and friends are trying so hard to be supportive but I think it is only other people in this boat that realise how hard it is to be away from the love your life, your soulmate while the paperwork is dealt with. I left Ted's arms on 28 March and every day is a struggle - not in a major way but hell I miss his hugs so much. Another day closer, another day behind us.....keep the faith and pray for speedy processing :)
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-22 04:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

Hello there,

I'm completely new to this blog/forum process, but I'm dying to talk about my visa journey. So here goes.

I filed my I-129F form on April 14, 2010 US Postal Service-overnight. The application was received the next day on April 15, 2010. The check was cashed on April 19th and I receive an NOA1 on April 21, 2010. Now I'm just waiting for instructions from the USCIS office regarding what needs to happen next, as they did not provide any on the first NOA1 notice.

I've been reading the various Forums on VisaJourney.com to get an idea of the types of K-1 Visa cases that are pending approval, and I have yet to read one case that is like another. It seems as if each case has its own special circumstances, which makes it difficult for me to make an educated guess about how my case will be processed.

Having said that, here are my questions. My fiancé (Morocco) and I (US Citizen) have not yet physically meet in person. We met on the Internet. So I made a passionate request to the USCIS office to have the requirement to physically meet within two years of filing the I-129F form waived due to financial hardship. I provided what I thought was pretty good evidence to support my claim of financial hardship, but I'm very anxious as to whether or not the adjudicator will feel that my claim of financial hardship is acceptable.

The other thing is I feel as if my fiancé and I have an advantage in this process, because my fiancé already has a valid alien number and ss number. It turns out that my fiancé was in the US for six years attending a college in MA. He completed his studies and received his degrees and returned to Morocco well before his Visa expired. I’m hoping that the fact that he had already lived in the US and doesn’t need to apply for an alien number or ss number will make the process easier for the adjudicator to approve because he already has a history of being in the US.

Please share your opinions regarding my thoughts on this process. I’d really appreciate whatever information you have to share regardless of whether it’s in our favor or not because “knowledge is power.”

Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,

LoveOverSeas

Also could someone please provide the full names for these acronyms. Thanks

POE -
AOS -
VSC -

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04/14/2010 - Sent I-129F sent to CSC Laguna Niguel-Express Mail Overnight
04/15/2010 - Received by CSC Laguna Niguel
04/19/2010 - Check cashed
04/16/2010 – Date listed on NOA1 **
04/21/2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy arrived in mail
- NOA2 approval mailed by CSC (per USCIS.org)
- Touched (Text message stating case updated
- NOA2 Hardcopy Received
- Packet Arrived at NVC (obtained case #)
- Packet Left NVC to ?
- Package arrived in Morocco
- Package arrived at?
- Received NVC letter (package forwarded to Embassy)
- Medical done (Vaccinations)

==Tentative Dates (if shown) ==
?? - Interview
?? - Visa pick-up date
?? - POE Los Angeles, CA USA
?? - Wedding


Hey there welcome to the gang. POE is port of entry, AOS is adjustment of status (what we have to do once in the States) and VSC is Vermont Service Centre :)

Havent been around the forums enough to know about what happens if you havent physically met so I hope someone else can fill you in but wanted to say hello, welcome and you're not alone.

Good luck :)
Carey
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-05-01 04:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC

hi carebear! welcome and good luck to us all!!
yeah... i know how u feel... i miss my man too.
but these days i've been trying to make myself busy by thinking of what stuff to bring and what not...
and gosh!! it's sooo hard to think about that. i'm going to miss my things and my bedroom.
if only i can bring all of these there, i would!!
so now thinking of what not and what to bring is giving me a headache. LOL


LOL I know the feeling re moving headache Ainee - so nice to meet you :)

I had a fully furnished home - luckily a rental but filled with everything you can imagine!! I spent 3 1/2 weeks with Ted in March and then we began the filing process when I returned home. But while I was away my flatmate moved out so I've terminated my lease and am moving in with a friend next weekend until I can return to Ted in Texas. I'm trying to whittle down my stuff to things to be shipped (and trying to keep that small due to cost), things I need until I go to Texas and will then have to cram into a suitcase and things to sell or dump. It has been quite the headache I agree!! But it's kept me occupied for another week so yay - now hurry up VSC!!! lol
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-04-24 02:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2010 K-1 VSC
Hi everyone - I'm an April VSC filer too - good luck to everyone I hope it goes nice and quick!! Got our NOA1 now trying to be patient and wait but having a few pining issues - miss my man sooooo much :( but hey like everyone else trying to stay busy and focussed - moving house in 2 weeks so that's one big distraction lol.
CareBearFemaleAustralia2010-04-23 03:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDoes a 2nd Petition Delay Processing

It shouldn't delay processing, but it may make it more difficult to get approved; it depends on the circumstances.
For example, how long were you married to the first person, how soon after separation/ divorce did you start the new relationship?



Thank you so much. My ex and I were married for 8 years but I knew him for about 13 years before we got married. We separated because we determined we were better off as friends as opposed to husband and wife. He and I were best friends during that 13 year period prior to our becoming married. As for the 2nd part of your question, I met my current fiance while I was going through the divorce process with my ex.
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2010-12-28 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDoes a 2nd Petition Delay Processing
This is the second time I am filing for a petition for someone. The first time around was for someone who was already living here in the states and we simply did an adjustment of status. This time however, I met someone abroad, and so we are starting with the K-1 visa. Does anyone have any insight into whether or not, since this is my 2nd petition for visa for someone if this may delay our processing times?
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2010-12-19 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPPROVED!!!
COngratulations!!!!!!!!!
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-01-31 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour story
OMG wow that is absolutely awful. I am so sorry to hear all of this. I will say prayers for you that everything works out and I hope this friend of his who is MIA ended up doing the right thing before taking off. I hope you will keep us posted on your status. Good luck and best wishes to you.
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-01 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports; Wooohooh!! Go Vermont!!
I am in total agreement. This makes me very happy. Hope this is a sign that the timeline might be decreasing a little bit, that would be wonderful!!!!!
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-01 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA 2 Approved from VSC

awesome congrats!

can't wait for the november filers to start jumping for joy... :(



Agreed!!!!

Congratulations!
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-03 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsToday sending required documents to Ankara so exciting!!!!

Hello all my friends,

I am so exciting,today i complete required documents to send to Embassy in Ankara.I was check many time if i forgot something or not.I was so exciting and tired same time,so guys hope I will not have RFE. :innocent:

Good luck to everyone.



Congratulations. Can I ask you, what did they say in the letter they sent you. I am just curious and trying to see if there have been any changes from what I pulled offline from the consulate. Hope I am not prying.

Thanks
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-08 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsStill no NOA2!!!!

Still no NOA2 for me either. My NOA was Sep 27, so still nothing. Im not outside the 5 month, but you are you should call.



Absolutely call, if nothing else it will give you a sense of feeling that you are doing everything on your end to try and speed up the process. It may or may not help but may make you feel a little better and who knows, sometimes being persistent pays off!
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-10 10:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOVEMBER NOA1's

well, that's normal. i know i'll miss my family and friends but matt and i decided we're gonna work our butts off this year and then go travel. and who knows, maybe we'll even come live in europe for a while. it's not easy to leave everything and everyone behind to move across the ocean, but...i am sure that even if or when Kemal will wish he was back in Turkey he'll think about how lucky he is to have you so close to him :) i know i will feel this way :luv:



Exactly, just the thought of being with Kemal day in and day out just excites me so very much. I can not even imagine how wonderful that will be. I think that sounds like a wonderful idea to work hard and go travel. I can not wait to do that. So much of this world I am very curious about and who better to do that with than your significant other right? Thanks for your kind words and hopefully we will both get what we want very very very soon!
KemalTuanaYalcinFemaleTurkey2011-02-03 15:56:00
PhilippinesWaiting on the CO to review Doc. verification.
QUOTE (delbertjohnson @ Feb 10 2008, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Feb 10 2008, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess this document verification is something new, we didn't have to deal with it two years ago. I hope the issue is resolved quickly. Good luck good.gif


yuh it's just started november 2007


thanks


My fiance is leaving next Sunday for her interview in Rio De Jainero. Is this something that they are doing in all countries? What documents are they verifying?

Thanks
hk in FWTX
Nadja&HollandMaleBrazil2008-02-11 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2
Hi, we applied for K1 visa in May 23. We never rcvd NOA1.
My fiancé called CSC too, after the answering machine he spoke with a person there, that gave him another number. He was was informed to wait.
According to USCIS website, last time they touched our case was in june 13.

I feel very much like you sad.gif

We are trying to believe that it´s taking more time now bcs of the problems with the work visas ...

I hope we all have some good news soon!

Nadja
Nadja&HollandMaleBrazil2007-09-13 15:01:00