ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-129F approved in 52 days....
I have to say i am very jealous reading this. My fiancee submitted our !-129F on the 20th November and it is yet to be approved.

congratulations for you and good luck with the rest of your journey.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 08:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsQuestion for November Filers - Vermont Center
We filled on the 20th of november and ours was approved on the 26th of feburay. It seems they are working on november as we speak so it shouldnt be long before you hear something.

Good luck.

Edit: This thread should tell you all you need to know.

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=226833

Edited by nickm, 08 March 2010 - 09:27 AM.

nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 09:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Notification and 129F
We received a notice from the NVC dated exactly 1 week after the approval of the I-129F petiton.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-09 12:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGeneral venting
Dont panic, i have read many posts like this and often within days, sometimes hours, they had recived their NOA2.. This is a painful process and it is certanily a test of patience.

Your time will come, keep the faith.

Good luck.

Nick

Edit.. as for fighting and such, i feel your pain, i really do.. but thats a good sign if you ask me.. Things will work out.. Stay Strong.

look at a few time line it will give you an idea of how long the approval takes.

Edited by nickm, 24 March 2010 - 11:13 AM.

nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-24 11:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsLooking for some help
Lots of questions.. if anyone can i help i would be most greatful..

how do you know when the approved petition arrives at the embassy?Is there someway of tracking it?

Does the NVC keep you informed of the status of your case whist it is in their hands?

What is the general length of time between an approval and the consulate/embassy receiving the file?

I'm excited and panicking all at the same time, I'm trying to get everything together for the interview and consulate and i'm soo nervous about doing something wrong or missing something out.. I just wanna get back to be with my lady as fast and as painlessly as i can.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-01 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

I'd checked so many times this morning already that when I suddenly noticed the date had changed I almost fell off my chair (and I was on a conference call as well, try talking your way out of that one...)

I need everyone to think 'approval not RFE, approval not RFE...'!!! ;)


Good luck.. If its anything like mine you will be approved today..
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-01 08:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Gratz for nick, u got ur approval on a Sunday :blink: wow

Crossing my fingers for all of you for Monday


I'm going :girlwerewolf2xn: trying to get ready for packet 3. Couldn't find any info from french US embassy, so gathering info from here and there.


The date on the website says it was approved on Friday, but we didn't get the approval notice until today.. If that matters much.. to me.. nah i am just glad we got it.

good luck all for next week. I hope it is a week to remember for you all..
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-28 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

:thumbs: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :thumbs:

Woohoo!! Congrats.......send some of that Yorkshire luck my way please!! :D


Thank you. :-)

I am sending out some Yorkshire luck out to everyone who is in the same position as me, its awful being away form the one you love, and i hope all can get through this in a timely way.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-28 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
Never mind monday..

I just did one of my 5000 daily checks on the ucsis...

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED...... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


I will be back with my lady soon..

And may i say again....

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I am delighted.

Good luck everyone it seems things are moving fast and the November applications are flying out..
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-28 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

That is quite freaky...you are literally about 2 exits down the M62. Weird!!

Mr. Jess ran the PHP thingy-doodle again. SIXTEEN decisions today on our day alone. Go VSC - whatever they're feeding them up there I hope they keep this up cos if they do that means they'll get to us next week.......


Ahh the good old M62, the second worst strech of motorway (or should i get in practice and say highway?) ever to be created.... second only to the terrible M25..

I really do hope they keep this up, i was expecting it to be another 2 months before we even get the NOA2, but after today i'm an quietly optimistic that it will be in the next week or two..

I hope to god that the change in the date of our applications last update was a significant step forward.. please please please please..
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 18:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

You're a Nov 20th NOA1 right?? Send the good touching vibes my way!!! (hehehe sounds dirty......)

YAY to everyone with NOA2s, every one I know who gets one gives me hope and I feel almost as good as if it was our own :)


Yeh, our NOA1 was dated the 20th of november, also funnily enough your not too far away from me.. I am in halifax, not too far from leeds.

I am trying to send good luck vibes to everyone in the hope i get some back.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 18:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
oooo oooo oooo.. our application has been "touched" today.. that just sounds wrong.. but still im soo excited.. its not an approval/denial but its something and that is WAY better than nothing.. :-) :-)
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 16:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

Hi nickm

Don't try too hard to stay sane, we all went nuts with the waiting months ago, so if you are still sane, we will think you are the doctor and start asking you for our medication! Welcome!


Thanks,

Im not staying sane at all, im trying too its just not working. Hopefully it wont be too long unitl i have some good news. Good luck all.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 16:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
I just found this site and its been so helpful reading through the post.

My fiancee and i received our NOA1 on the 20th of November.

We are missing each other alot.. I was in America when we decided to get married and during the process i had to travel back to the UK, so im now in the UK, with no job and not much money trying desperately to stay sane and find a job, any job... Why are there no jobs in England... :angry:

I'm excited to see that I-129Fs from the 17th of november are getting approved, so here's me hoping and praying ours will be on someones desk and approved very very soon.

Good luck to all in our position.. Its tough but the reward at the end will be completely worth it.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-26 12:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportshow to wait patiently & positively
There were some dark days during my wait for the K1.. i wish i could say it was easy and i kept myself busy but it wasnt easy and i still think about all that nonsense it was a real hard time.. You need some strong mental attitude to make it through.

Thankfully though, everything will work out and you will be with your loved on again.. Like a few have said skype is a god send.. use it wisely..

good luck.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-18 14:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRFE ON MY BIRTHDAY!
Hey, At least you know they have looked at your petiton and so you know its not at the bottom of the pile.

I hope its not too complicated for you.

Good luck.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-01 17:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNeed serious help!!! please

I don't know I-864 is the form for K1 process as well.

If yes, your household will become 4 in I-864
Part3, Q# 8 - Yes
Q3 10. 01
Then in Q# 21, it will be added to make total 4.

However, I will pull other's expert opinion on this matter.

Loto


The I-864 isnt used for the K1 process, it is the I-134. But i'm pretty sure the poverty guidelines are the same figures.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-26 09:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDoes USCIS Monitor this site?
If it is the case that USCIS employees read this site, then please can you try to get your mis-information line sorted out.. You guys really need to stop giving out information that is inaccurate !!! Especailly when that infomation takes money out of our pocket or has a detrimental effect on petitions and applications.

This journey is enough of a mine field already without having to get our legs blown of by receving WRONG information!
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-09 07:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about Credit once entering the States
It may be different for Canada, but coming from the UK my credit history didn't follow, which is good. I had a terrible history there, so starting again is pretty good.

I have signed up for a pre-payed credit card that is the only card i could get that will boost my credit score.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-12-02 08:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmbassy Rejected all Paperwork, Cancelled Interview

Nick--Thanks for the very optimistic post! It's good to know that someone had a positive experience with the London embassy. How long ago did you deal with that embassy? Do you still have an email address for them? We've tried several addresses given to us--but our emails are all getting bounced back to us.


I was given a code to use in the email subject and within a day or so they replied. My K1 was issued in May last year, so not too long ago. I cant remember the email address but it is on the London website. I really have nothing but praise for the London embassy as they did everything possible to help me get back to the USA for my wife B-day. If i could have thanked them with flowers and choccies i would. :yes:

Good luck i am sure it will all work out in the end.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2011-02-03 18:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmbassy Rejected all Paperwork, Cancelled Interview
That is truly a sucky situation. Its yet another case of the left hand not having any idea of what the right hand is doing- alien arm syndrome.

However,, my experience with London is that they do show a touch of humainty and compassion, during my K-1 they lost, or as they put it "never received" my paper work, so after a phone call and a few emails they gave me an interview in time for me to be back in the states with my fiance on her birthday. Which made me more happy at that point that winning the lottery would have done.

Don't lose faith just yet for a speedy end, just try to explain the situation to London and cross your fingers for a nice person at the other end of the line.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2011-02-03 06:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassports

Please update your timeline and good luck on your interview. :)


I dont have my interview yet, :unsure:, i am just prepping everything i will need for the interview :-)
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-27 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassports

Only the beneficiary's original passport is required. A photocopy of the petitioner's passport is good enough. Unless the petitioner is attending the interview. Good luck.


Thank you, we were worrying about my fiancee having to send hers in the post.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-27 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassports
Hi folks,

I am getting all my interview documents and evidence together and we are stumped on something. I know i have to take a copy of my passport and my fiancees and my actual passport to the interview, but do i need to take my fiancees original passport? or is acopy of her passport ok?

Cheers

And roll on next week. Come on VSC. Keep it up!!!!!!!!
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-27 09:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresabout package 3
This page of the London US embassy website explains alot of the procedure.. including what is contained in the package 3.. I think it is the same for all embassy's but i'm not 100% sure.

http://www.usembassy...processing.html
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-28 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaddress where your finace intends to live
i had the same issue, my finacee is currently staying at her parents and she could be moving before i go for my interview but after i have sent away package 3.

I have left the space blank for now, but i am considering putting her parents address in but explaining to the consular officer that may not be the final address.

Did anyone else who has completed the process have this issue? if so what was your solution?
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-01 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134

i-134 should send when ur fiancee get panket3


I thought the I-134 was to to be submitted to the consular officer on the day of the interview. It does not appear on the check list for packet 3.

The list i have for packet 3 is:

DS-156
DS-157
DS-156k
DS-230-part one and two.
IV-15 Checlist and notice of readiness..

So is this correct that we need to send the I-134 with the package 3?
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-02 04:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129f's HARDSHIP of meeting in person request?

@ Lia792 -The option of traveling through Europe. Hmmm. Well considering the shortest duration flight from Miami to London is over 8 hours. I would be still stuck in my seat helpless. Unless anyone know of a shorter Trans-Atantaic flight?


Philadelphia to London is around and a half hours. I dont know if this helps your situation but i have flown that many times without using the bathroom, but then i have flown it several time where i have had to.

good luck and i hope you work something out.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-04 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresKI-129F petition rejected for code PS 105????

NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER white-out an official form. If you EVER need to make a correction the ONLY acceptable correction is to strike-through (using one or two lines) the error and print legibly either above or beside it.


Oh dear, i used some white out, or tipex as we call it, on my DS-156.. I had put a telephone number in with 2 of the digits the wrong way round. I had decided that it was such a small mistake that it would be ok to tipex it out and correct the 2 digits.. :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

Have applications been returned on the basis of this? i hope not.. Im worried it might prolong my application now.. i think i need homer simpson here for his trusty DOH!!!!!!!!
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-21 06:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS Embassy London - How long til Packet 4?
Hi,

I sent my papers areound the same time as you, from looking at recent timelines and such i think the average time between sending P3 and recieving P4 is around 4 weeks, but this is certainly not a steadfast rule, it can be anything from 2 weeks to 3 months..

So i am with you on the impatience, at least knwong a date for my interview would be GREAT, and yes patience is still required but be happy in the knowlegde there you are nearly there.

Take a look in the UK regional forum there is a thread for people like us.

Good luck.

Nick
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-04 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPO box and address is different cities
I was having a similar issue, my "physical" address is not my postal address becasue of a PO Box..

I spoke with USCIS about this and was told that the POSTAL address is the important one, in order for you to receieve correspondence from them.

See my thread here.

I included in a cover letter that my postal address is different from my physical address and put the postal address onto all of my forms.

good luck.

Nick

Edited by nickm, 13 July 2010 - 04:20 PM.

nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-13 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLawyer vs doing it alone
Unless there are red flags in either of your history then no worries, do it yourself. Just be thourough.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-30 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPO Box vs. street address

On all the forms I have filled out thus far, I obviously have written the actual street address where I reside. However, I have a PO Box and that is where all my important things are sent. So far, the only way I could see informing USCIS that I want any correspondence from them in relation to the petition to go to my PO Box would be to address that at the end of the cover letter. Anybody have any other suggestions? Thanks!



Also check out my thread here.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-08-21 07:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPO Box vs. street address
I had the very same issue, a po box, the important thing for USCIS is that you recevie correspondence from them.

Therefore, put your po box address on the forms and if applicable put your physical address too.

I also included in my cover letter that my physical address was one address and my postal address another and so far i have recieved all the neceesssary paperwork and had no issues at all.

Good luck.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-08-21 07:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 and waiver
You can have your waiver ready at the interview, if you get a denial.. but the denial depends on how long you overstayed your J-1.. if its under 180 days you might not even need the waiver.

I think the pregnancy part will come into the medical exam and depending on when the baby is due, maybe it will come into the I-134.

I assume the babys father is a USC in which case make sure to register the baby's birth and it then you can get a US passport for your baby.

Congratulations and good luck.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-09-01 06:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUK and New Zealand Address help!!! TT

I don't know if this will help, but my husbands address in the UK is

Address: <number and Street)
City: Rugby
Province/County: Warwickshire
Country: England
Post code/zip: CV21 5RY


I believe it should be written,

Address: <number and Street>
City: New Malden
Province/County: Surrey
Country: England
Postcode/zip: KT3 6DJ

nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-21 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDomodedovo Terror Attack: Expedite for Russia?
What happened in Russia was terrible, however, under the terms of your expedite theory probably 75%, maybe more, of petitions would have to be expedited.

I feel your pain,i have been there, but seriously find something that can distract you during this difficult time, and i don't mean spend your time fighting the system that's pointless, go fishing, write a book play a game anything that eases your mind for a while will help.

I spent so much time hiking in the hills during my wait and it really helped.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2011-01-26 08:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPostal vs. Street address
i didn't read every thing, so if you have an answer already i'm sorry, but...

USCIS wants your postal address, i had the same issue as you, but for AOS, i was using a PO Box too. All they care is that you get the correspondence they send you.

Fill in the form with your postal address, unless it specifically asks for physical address, then like i did send a cover letter stating the adress given id postal and this is my physical address.. blah blah blah.

Good luck
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2011-04-28 18:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarried before entering on K-1
t'is a conundrum no doubt, as the others have said i would avoid any kind of fraud pertaining to immigration, however if i were in your situation i would prefer to commit a little "fraud" towards my family. Heck as long as they are happy then all is good, they don't have the power to make your lives a huge pain like the government can, they can just make you feel a little uncomfortable if the truth is ever revealed. If i explained the situation to my parents they would probably understand and agree.

You could still use the K1 and get married in a small "secret" ceremony in the US, apply and receive your green card and then head back to Egypt for your religious ceremony, just dont have an "offical" ceremony.?

I understand cultural differences between my family and yours but hey, they will love you no matter what.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2011-08-09 07:03:00
IMBRA Special TopicsRFE police records and court record
i believe you have to send court records if you have any convictions.. If not then just a clean police certificate.
nickmMaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-20 06:09:00