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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Ours was last touched on 11/12/2009 until today. And we didn't have any touch before the approval, so I really hope yours is coming soon!



Heck yes! They're in our Nov. 6 box now! Yours is coming soon, and before you know it this huge, bone-crushing weight will be lifted off your chest!


Don't quit now, Vermont, there are still plenty of the Nov. crowd waiting! There are plenty more bagels and coffee where these came from. We'll even shovel the snow off of your driveways so you can put in an extra hour or two of approving petitions!


Congrats Megan, I am really happy for you, If they found you, then I must be close!!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-02 12:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Ours was last touched on 11/12/2009 until today. And we didn't have any touch before the approval, so I really hope yours is coming soon!



Heck yes! They're in our Nov. 6 box now! Yours is coming soon, and before you know it this huge, bone-crushing weight will be lifted off your chest!


Don't quit now, Vermont, there are still plenty of the Nov. crowd waiting! There are plenty more bagels and coffee where these came from. We'll even shovel the snow off of your driveways so you can put in an extra hour or two of approving petitions!



I hope they find mine!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-02 11:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

:rofl: I loved that! I'll alibi you if it comest to that!
Congrats Anastasia&Eric, leptir & douglas1
T&J, justar, beantown79 - TODAY please.



Oh Doghandler I am hoping today is our day!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-02 07:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

wow gratz !!!!

Come on VSC, not many late october & November filers left, just like about 800 approvals more, and then you could all take a long break :whistle: , or skip some months, just like you already did in mid-December ;)



I am gong to visit my fiance this weekend, It would be sooooooooooo nice to have my approval. Come on VSC find that Nov 6 box Pleeeeeasse. Congrats everyone on getting approved
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-02 06:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Approval : yay :thumbs:

RFE : boo :angry:



Ok VSC I am happy you are finally acknowledging people did apply in NOV, can you please dig a little deeper and find the Nov 6 box!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-01 09:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Alas, no one's omnipotent enough to answer that question for you. BUT, you can go to the communal spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets....OH-VZE2O76pOeLQ
You can see your own case on there, under the Nov. 6 tab, along with everyone else who filed on that day (including me and Anwesha). It won't tell you when you'll be processed, but it will give you an idea how many others from that day have been.
Hope that helps!


Thankyou so much for the link its a great idea
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-02-03 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

If you have the case numbers for Dec 7th, would you mind PMing them to me?

Thanks


This is confusing to me!!! doesn't take much when gov't is envolved. I am a November filer NOA Nov6. my number is 265 which is know the 26 is the 26th day of the fiscal year. If I PM you my number can you help me figure out how close I am to been looked at.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-02-03 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

12 Ways to Check USCIS Case Status

This is a good read, resources to contact uscis and get case updates.

Vermont Service Center : vsc.ncscfollowup@dhs.gov

page1
http://immigrationro...t-uscis-fbi.php

page2
http://immigrationro...case-status.php



This doesn't make sense to me. my NOA is Nov 6 I got no touch or RFE, how can they be working on Nov 19 apps without touching the ones before
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-02-02 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

You have far far far too much free time, but kudos to you!

Arch



my NOA is dated Nov 6, same as megger. my number is 100265. Im so far away!!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-28 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Somebodies working their stack :D
EAC1001750321 rfe January 28, 2010,
EAC1001750374 rfe January 28, 2010,
EAC1001750498 approve January 27, 2010,



Where do find out what case # they are working on?
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-28 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Trust me, "not amused" does not cover it.

Some idiot intern needs to be fired for putting all the december applications in the wrong pile!



I hear you its very frustrating, especially considering I know I have a long wait at the Montreal Consulate aswell they are 4-6 months waiting list to from when you get your packet 3 to them. Its that bad now the NVC is holding onto the montreal approved visa's and not sending them until the backlog is cleared up a bit incase they get lost in the embassy in montreal. I really want to get intouch with the congressman just to see if he can answer my what is their method of processing. I don't want to be moved ahead of everyone I just want an answe as to why someone who sent in their application (in some cases 2 months before other people ) are getting approved.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-25 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Either I am losing my mind,or I just saw yet another december filer get their NOA2.


This is just completely in sync with the conspiracy theory(that I am super jinxed)
Do not know if everyone of you feel the same about being under the scanner,but what is happening?



Did anyon think of calling the Service Center to see what is going on and if indeed the situation in Haiti is going to affect our petitions?
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-25 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Honestly, I am feeling bad about our situation,We are all equally in love and waiting and I just want them to understand this.



I wish we could call and question them on why they are approving December files and a big majority of November hasn't been touched. I understand not everyone goes thru Visa Journey but it still shows that November filers have not been touched but December is been worked on regardless of if you are on visajourney or not.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-21 10:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Oh, I think I got overexcited - they didn't get approved today, but on the 8th - they just shared it with VJ though - still means there is some action going on.

beantown - I looked at Igor's list under Immigration timelines - there you can see the most recently approved ones.


Thats were I was looking and when you said an approval today I couldn't see it. thought you knew something i didn't ha ha.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-12 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Guys, there is an approval for today!!! Yeay, that means somebody went to work in Vermont! :)


How do you see that someone got approved today. I made an error on my NOA1 date, i put Nov 13 instead of Nov 6. so my timeline is close to yours.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-12 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Okay, come on, now. It's about time someone, ANYONE from the VSC November filers gets approved. Seriously, this is going to do my head in. At least if I knew they had even cast a glance at our box then I could stop checking the USCIS website and Igor's list every half hour... :blush: I was not made for this waiting process. I want gratification now.



I am thinking about a few more weeks and we should see something. The timelines show Dec 29 they approved petitions sent Oct 20th so they are close to the end of Oct, you and i filed the same day. I think with the holiday it will put them behind a bit aswell
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-06 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Nooooooooooooo what's happened to my estimated timeline?! Lol it's disappeared!!!

I'm really excited for all of us to start having news this month...fingers crossed!!

J


I know I saw that on my too, but if you check the status timeline link it looks like the VSC is close to the end of October on their dates, i filed Nov 3 NOA is Nov 6 so hopefully soon, as I have a long wait ahead of me as the montreal consulate is backed up beyond belief. I hope we get our news soon
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-04 12:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
QUOTE (megger @ Nov 3 2009, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi. I just sent our I-129F off today and thought I'd kick it off for the November crowd. My fiance left the US and I'm already going crazy waiting for him to be back here, but it sounds like I've got to get used to the idea of being a bit lonely for several months yet.
Any other November filers to commiserate or be hopeful with?



We filed yesterday, so i will join you in the november filers. Good Luck to you
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-11-04 18:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A
Hi All, I am filling in the G325A form and in the boxes where it asks for a DOB i put that in but when I print it off there is a little + sign covering the year of date you can't see the complete DOB. Even when I print off the practice form that is in the K1 Guide it does the same thing. Anyone help me out here, dont' want to send it out if its not clear.
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-19 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A
Do you still have to put the father information on the G325A form if he is deceased. My finance is the USC and his fatherpassed away in 2004 so not sure if to put his name and DOB info on the form or not?
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-20 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
QUOTE (gmjdmj @ Oct 24 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was laid off in December of 08 and got another job in February 09. I put that on the G-325 and had no problems.



did you put unemployed or none, i thought you were supposed to put none.
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-24 13:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325A EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
hi all i have a question on the employment section of the g325a form. i worked at one place from 2003 to feb 2009 then i got laid off but got a job in may 09 so was unemployed for 2 months. i was wondering if i should put that in as none so i would have no gaps in the history.
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-24 12:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo you sign the g325a
theres a post here with a director of the vsc and one of the questions asked was g325a signed or not they answere unsigned. anyone help me out should we sign our 4 copies or not
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-24 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo you sign the g325a
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Oct 24 2009, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (beantown79 @ Oct 24 2009, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
theres a post here with a director of the vsc and one of the questions asked was g325a signed or not they answere unsigned. anyone help me out should we sign our 4 copies or not

Must be signed - USCIS recently updated their site to reflect the new form is one single sheet (not 4 as previous version was).



so we only have to send one copy of the g325a form then not 4
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-24 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo you sign the g325a
theres a post here with a director of the vsc and one of the questions asked was g325a signed or not they answere unsigned. anyone help me out should we sign our 4 copies or not
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-10-24 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDs230
I am just browsing thru the forms I will need to complete once I get my N0A2. The D230 Form question 2 says other names used. I was married once and went back to my maiden name should i put my married name in there or just put N/A as I don't use that name now everything legally is changed over to my maiden name
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-11-27 12:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting Other Half while I-129F being processed...
How are they going to know you applied you don't give them your passport # until you send in packet 3. All they have is your SIN, which i don't think is associated with your passport information when they swipe it. I went thru a 2 weeks ago and we filed Nov 5 and they never mentioned anything to me about the visa.
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-12-10 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K-1 questions... I'm new here.
I had no part in acquiring my visa- my mother obtained it for me. I was not made aware of any of the visa details, as my mother didn't make me aware of all of her business. According to the attorney my mom talked to today, you have to file an amount of paperwork to be banned or deported, which I did not have to do. Nothing I read or was made aware of said anything about a ban. So I will operate on the assumption that I am not banned. What's done is done, and I will not dwell on it. My mom spoke to an attorney today, and mentioned what my fiancee and I are doing, and the attorney didn't say that I would have a ban. We will see what happens. Thanks for your explicit honesty, but it is really out of my control at this point.

Also:

"The relevant statute (Section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) defines unlawful presence as presence 'in the United States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney General or [presence] in the United States without being admitted or paroled.'"

The period of stay which I was authorized was not expired. My visa was good until 2012. So I could argue that, if it were to come up.
EarthlingMaleCanada2011-04-06 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K-1 questions... I'm new here.
I hope to God that I am not banned... I was not told about one. It never came up. I was even questioned at the border when my mom tried to get her TN reinstated, and they said nothing about it. I was told that for all they cared, I could apply for another visa the next day and there wouldn't be any problems. My visa was taken on December 24th, 2010, I believe, and I wasn't told anything about a ban of any sort. Just that I was out-of-status for that particular visa.

Like I said, I was never notified of any ban. I was not penalized at the border for living there, so I don't see how they could ban me now. I personally did nothing wrong. The past is the past, and now I'm just a Canadian living in Canada, waiting for my I-129F to be processed so I can go to the US and get married. This whole process makes my heart ache. That pressure on the chest...

And, thanks messybrownhair, I hope everything works out too!
EarthlingMaleCanada2011-04-06 17:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K-1 questions... I'm new here.
I would've done that, but my fiancee and I went to NY to visit her family for a few weeks around Christmas, and crossed into Canada to visit my dad while we were in the neighborhood. On my way back, they took my visa because my mom was working somewhere else, so technically mine wasn't valid anymore, since she was no longer working where she was authorized to work with her TN visa. They gave me 2 weeks to return to Canada, so we weren't able to rush the paperwork and everything. It just wasn't practical with all of the circumstances. So we just planned on me coming back, and filing for a K-1. I didn't want to be in the US out-of-status while the paperwork was being filed- the border officials said if I didn't return after the 2 weeks I could potentially be barred from the country. Ridiculous, but I didn't want to jeopardize anything.

I followed all legal rules and regulations involving my visa and everything, and am no longer connected to my mom's situation, so I think it should be fine. I can explain this if needed to USCIS- my stay in the US was 100% legal, so the fact that I previously lived there shouldn't affect anything.
EarthlingMaleCanada2011-04-06 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K-1 questions... I'm new here.
Thanks for your reply. We have already filed the I-129F so I don't know if seeing an attorney would do too much good at this point. And I honestly cannot afford it. My fiancee MIGHT be able to, but I can't, as I am not yet working the full time job I am looking for...
EarthlingMaleCanada2011-04-06 15:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K-1 questions... I'm new here.
Hey everyone, I'm new here.

I have a few questions and would just kind of like to share things to have some sort of reassurance, as I'm sure you all know this is a nerve-racking process...

I'll go ahead and give you my history leading up to this moment with immigration:

I am currently 19, and will be 20 this June. My fiancee is 24, and lives in the US. We filed for a K-1 visa. I am a Canadian citizen, and moved to the US when I was about 4 or 5 years old, with my mother. She is a registered nurse, and got a TN visa to allow her to work here, and I was issued a TD since I was her dependent. I lived in the US up until this past January.

I graduated high school in 2009. I was never able to work in the US, due to my status. In March 2010, I moved in with my now fiancee. I moved around within the US a lot from 2006-2010, as my mother took on travel nursing. In September of 2009, my mother stopped working with her employer in Maine, and moved to South Carolina, where we had lived for around 8-9 years before. She did not get a new work visa for her employer in SC, although her work visa for Maine was still valid, time-wise. In December of 2010, my fiancee and I went to NY to visit her family, and during this trip, we crossed into Canada to have lunch with my dad, as I hadn't seen him in years. On the way back, the border officials discovered that my mom was now working in SC, while her TN visa was still authorized for Maine. My TD was taken, and I was issued humanitarian parole, allowing me to return to the US for 2 weeks. They told me to tell my mother she needed to get her visa changed within this time. I left the US and went back to Canada, as my mother had to gather necessary documents from various places, which took some time.

On February 11, my mom came to the border to apply for a new TN visa. She initially told them she was living off of her savings, but later ended up telling them the whole truth (she was paranoid that they may've had a document on file that border officials found when I crossed the border, stating the start date of her job in SC). They decided they could not issue her a TN at that time, and instead, told her she would have to appear before an immigration judge. Her hearing is on April 7th.

I have been in Canada from January 6, 2011 until now (April 6, 2011). My fiancee filed an I-129F for us, with all of the contents, and she got the receipt stating that it was received, last week.

Processing time on the USCIS website for an I-129F said about 5 months.

Now for my questions:

In your experience, is the quoted processing time pretty accurate? Any details on this area would be nice.

Does my employment history matter? I figure that it shouldn't matter too much, as I'd be leaving behind any job I have here to go back to the US... the reason I ask is because I have never had a job. I am only 19, and was not able to work in the US while I lived there. I've been in Canada for about 3 months now, so this is how long I have been eligible to work. I just started working with a temp agency last week, and will have to write a letter for my fiancee to send to the VSC to update this employment info.

Do you think my mother's situation will affect me at all, since I was a dependent? I have been told that it shouldn't, but I cannot help but to ponder any and every possibility in this process. I am no longer connected to her, visa-wise. I am now a Canadian living in Canada, so I don't think it should affect me. Thoughts?

Living situations- my fiancee just moved in with my mom, to save money and help babysit my younger (American) sister. Will it matter that my fiancee is living at this address? If my mom gets deported, my fiancee will have to move out and change addresses with USCIS again...



I guess my mom just met up with the immigration lawyer and things are not looking good for her. My nerves are shot. My younger sister is American, and is only 12. What will become of her if my mom is deported? My mom has primary custody. This whole situation is really messed up.

Anyway, if anyone can help me with some answers or anything, I would greatly appreciate it. I have put myself into an apathetic shell of existence to not feel all of the stress that has come along with this. It is completely out of my hands, and it is taking its toll on my brain. I just want to go back home (The US) and be with my babe.

Sorry for the novel.
EarthlingMaleCanada2011-04-06 15:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionForms DS 156 and 156k
Hi all, I am wondering where you can get the DS 156 and DS 156K forms, I went to the USCIS website and they are not there, can you download them from somewhere or do they just send you the hard copies in your packet 3.? We are a while away from NVC and Consulate yet we just filed lastweek but I am trying to get prepared since Montreal is so back up for interviews we want everything going fast as it can till we get there.
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-11-12 12:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionpacket 3 info
I found a few days ago a link that someone had posted that shows what montreal sends you for packet 3 it was a scanned document of the letter, checklist etc, I can't find it now, anyone help me out here. I tried the canadian forum and the consulate forum to no avail.

Thanks in advance
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-11-13 08:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionD156K
I am trying to complete the D156K form that i downloaded from here, it won't let me fill in any information other than the DOB. Can you print this form off and complete it in ink, or does it have to be typed in? I am thinking it maybe my adobe but I have Adobe 7 anyone help me out ?
beantown79FemaleCanada2009-11-23 08:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionmontreal consulate
HI Everyone, I met a lady one my flight back from boston in March and she was going to be going thru the whole process. Well we have kept in touch thru the whole process (she is not a VJ member), and she got her N0A 2 in September and had an interview in Montreal scheduled for Dec 1/09 but had to reschedule. She just got confirmation from Montreal today that her interview is booked for March 26/10 in Montreal. Just thought anyone who is waiting for an interview may find this interesting. She is also doing her medical on the 22 so she doesn't have fly back and fouth as she is from NFLD and its expensive.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-01-27 12:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMontreal Consulate

We actually had a short timeline compared to other timelines with no request for additional information and it took 4 1/2 months to schedule the interview. You can call the number I sent to you everyday (they don't mind) and they will tell you what infomation has changed, etc. (i.e. your file is eligible for interview and waiting to be scheduled, or when it is approved and an interview date has been scheduled or when they mailed the packet 3. This is really all that you can do after they have the NVC file.. Slow!!!!! You should start getting the other information together during this time. Just read the portals as to what they will ask for you to have for the interview when you eventually are scheduled.


Hi There, Montreal sent my packet 3 out on the 18 and i got it on the 25th and sent it back same day as I had all the forms filled out prior to receiving the package. I just tracked it this morning and it was received at the consulate at 9:15am. It didn'ttake them long at all to sent out my packet 3 to me. Someone iIknow who is not on the site just had her interview last friday and was approved, her interview was schedule in dec but she had to cancel due to family issues, but then they rescheduled her for last friday, they seem to be runnin on a 3 month timeline from when they key in your packet 3 info.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-03-31 11:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI134
Hi All, fillingout the I-134 Affidavit of Support form and need clarification on #10, "I have filled out a Visa Petition (s) to USCIS on behalf. Does my fiance put my name down or "none"?
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-04-08 09:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionmontreal consulate

I sent my P3 on March 25th! and it still hasnt been logged ... :crying:
Yours was sent after me ? and was log before me ! I dont understand this ?!?! :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

AWWW this Bums me out :crying: :blink:


I know it doesn't make sense how they work, but I have learned from my experience while waiting for NVC, the governmentdoes not make any sense when it comes to their work process. I work for the gov't now and if I did not work on things in orderthey came in i would be fired im sure!!! how do i get me one of these 5 month tat jobs and not get in trouble!!! me want one!!!
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-04-16 11:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionmontreal consulate

Seriously...11am?!!?!? I honestly didn't know that!! HOLY ####### I WISH I HAD THAT JOB LOL .......but yah that guy did make a very gd point!



Apparantly (from what I was told) the last interview is scheudle for 11 so they could take all day I guess depending on the complexity, but seriously I still think the TAT's are a little ridiculous.
beantown79FemaleCanada2010-04-15 13:55:00