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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsjanuary filers!
QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Apr 23 2008, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
me tooooo I'll have paul email instead of call because it's starting to add up nI had him call like 5 times so far!! :s wahts the email we can use? thanks!



he's calling the embassy? thats crazy!

you can call the DOS from america. on cell theres no long distance so its free and they'll tell you what you need to know... 202-663-1225

http://contact-us.st...ser/std_alp.php
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-23 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsjanuary filers!
QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Apr 21 2008, 10:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm patiently waiting until wed, then having Paul call again for an interview date! hehe It sucks not knowing a date he will be here, every other time that he had left we always knew when he would be coming back, now it's all up to the interview date ahh!



I know exactly what you mean. best of luck getting a quick interview date!!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-21 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsjanuary filers!
QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Apr 15 2008, 06:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I like the second, I have been eyeing that one for awhile myself tongue.gif it's so pretty all of the detail and the backing is real pretty smile.gif

I'm worried!! Paul sent in the packet last monday it arrived there last wed the 9th, he called and they said it hasn't been processed :S Does it usually take that long to get an interview date? Is there something wrong with the packets you think?? I would feel so much better knowing a date!! Preferably soon. They said they would look into it and call in a few days, do you think they really are looking into it?



I'd call daily.. haha I'm impatient but it its not costing anything to call right?
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-15 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 - I'm so excited!
Congratulations!! kicking.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2009-07-28 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 Approval in 52days!
Congrats!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2009-10-07 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
I agree. I like the seasons too. last year I spent the summer in England and when i got back I felt like i missed out on the summer cause it was cold and rainy the whole time. I love England but the weather I will not miss!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-11 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
QUOTE (j4k @ May 11 2008, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
if you find out stuff about PA driving, would you mind passing that info on? (I'm up by Bloomsburg, if you've ever heard of it haha) Kevin drove my car here the last time he was here...and he has plans to buy a car once he gets here...i thought he'd be ok at least for the 90 days that the K1 is valid....when i talked to my insurance agent, they told me i could just put him on mine once he got here and we are married? dhl is saying that the package is in london-heathrow right now...waiting for the noa2 and waiting for this is like night and day!!!! looking at your timeline, it now looks more possible for him to be here for july 4th! i know everyone's case is different...i guess i'd better get a package in order to send out to him! you are so lucky to be on to thinking about the next step and knowing that Damian will be there in just over 2 weeks!



Bloomsburg! we go to the bloomsburg fair every year. I live right outside of Harrisburg. I did tons of research with the license what I found out so far is... He has to get an international drivers permit.. which you just go to a post office in England to get and I believe it costs about $10 and is good for a year. there's a few things that confuse me tho so i wrote to penndot on friday so hopefully they'll get back to me in the next few days and i will give you all the details. I know that he can't get a license until you get married because you have to show the marriage license. so I will keep you posted once i get an answer from penndot.

London should have your case tomorrow! that's exciting!! hopefully they still have their butts in gear and get that packet 3 out to you very fast. I was so surprised how fast things went for us. I called DOS to make sure they got my packet 3 and to my surprise they scheduled the interview date and that came and gone so fast! I was stressing about all the paperwork and sent him so much and he didn't end up needing alot at all. just the I-134 and pay check stubs. all that work and all they needed was the stuff i didn't put together (the co-sponsor did) haha oh well its really an anti-climax! best of luck to you!! Its nice seeing a fellow Pennsylvanian/Britain..
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-11 18:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
I was extremely surprised how fast it went once it reaches London. its nice knowing you have some control over it once its there and sending back packet 3. I had to bug Damian so much to get his medical records and once he did he was thankful I bugged so much cause he ended up not needing any jabs and saving money. it took about a week to get them once he actually phoned! and the police report only took 4 days which we were very surprised about.

Now I'm bugging him to get his International Drivers Permit so we can finally sign his car over to him in his name. that is if PA can make up their minds if they'll let him or not!!

Now I'm starting to stress about getting married and AOS..

Hopefully things go fast for the both of you!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-11 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
QUOTE (marash @ May 3 2008, 05:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
damian&kelly, congrats on the interview!! when are you leaving?

alhan and delaram: have you already received package 3 now? i would contact the embassy otherwise. they might be a bit slower if your not a german permanent resident (i know brussels embassy holds (rediculous)that policy).

btw: your from iran right?? where from?



thanks!! just bought Damian's plane ticket last night... he's coming home May 27th!!!!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-03 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
Interview went very well.. he said it was simple.. alot of waiting but he was only asked 4 questions smile.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-02 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
QUOTE (j4k @ May 1 2008, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We got an email from CRIS today at 10:30am, our K1 petition has been approved. smile.gif



Congratulations!!!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-01 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
QUOTE (Islandwoman @ Apr 16 2008, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Mikentx @ Apr 16 2008, 01:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congratulations! dancin5hr.gif Hope we will be able to get our NOA2 soon too. pls include us in ur prayers.


Absolutely!! Although I never prayed for a fast approval, but the STRENGTH to withstand the waiting.



I absolutely agree... I prayed I'd make it through the waiting and I wasn't really hoping for a fast approval because I didn't wanna get my hopes up. and When I got the NOA2 email I thought it was a joke because i came in only a little over a month. I was in shock.


As for getting packet 3 after my NOA2.... it took about a month from London. but once we got packet 3 everything has gone so fast. we got packet 4 in 6 days of sending packet 3 and our interview is a little over 3 weeks from sending packet 3. I kept up with the process calling the NVC when it was suppose to be there then calling the DOS 4 days after sending packet 3 just to make sure they received packet 3 and to my surprise we had already had an interview scheduled! they said its for May 2nd.. I made them repeat it 3 times because I thought i was hearing it wrong. I started to cry I was sooo happy! so now we're coming close to interview time and we're both a ball of nerves.


best of luck to everyone!!!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-21 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsKeeping yourself motivated while waiting
We were in the exact position, what got my husband through was enjoying the things there in England, he knew he wouldn't have here when he moved. Things like, being with his family, his first nephew was born right before he moved, and hanging out with his friends. And also eating the foods he enjoyed growing up. He knew what he couldn't get here as we didn't rush into things. He visited for a total of 9 months before deciding to move here.

Before he moved here, I was depressed all the time, when he was gone, what got me through was knowing there was an end in site. Knowing that I was planning for a future with him, not so unknown as a future alone. We both worked to save money and talked/video chat as much as possible.

My advise though, don't write off your life there in England so fast. As what is to come is exciting and new. You first need to experience American life and then work towards that life. We worked to be together and that's what kept us going. All the time consuming things that you can get into in England can speed time and make that depression that much shorter. Enjoy what you have there, as I promise you'll miss it. I'm American, and spent 8 months in England and I miss it!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-03-28 04:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFor those waiting on K1
I couldn't have said it better myself, Brit. I completely agree.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-04-13 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPolice certificate
I believe he only needs one for the whole UK. I know on the website it doesn't mention Scotland but on this website: http://travel.state....1.html?cid=3699 it says for Scotland as well. I remember that it took like 10 days to get this police certificate. But if it comes back "no live trace" then you have to get a different kind of certificate, not sure what it's called someone else can help here, which I believe takes 40 days.

Here's the UK certificate website for ya: http://www.acpo.poli...ertificates.asp
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-04-18 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFastest NOA2 for K1
Not a huge fan of this topic, cause it tends to get peoples hopes up, or disappoint people. We filed in 2008 and were approved 4 days over a month, no expedite through VSC. As someone else said, it tends to go in cycles. Every year since I've joined VJ, people tend to get a quick NOA2 for about a month, then it slows back down again, just got lucky we filed during that month.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-06-04 06:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
now don't quote me on this but a K-1 isn't an immigration visa. so you are still a tourist until you apply and are approved as a resident. so you can drive under the international license. We called our local DMV and our car insurance and they both told us that he could drive under the international license for up to a year and he's also covered under the insurance. He's unable to get a US license until he has EAD or his green card.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-11-17 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
really hoping CSC gets their butts in gear this week! my thoughts and prayers are with all you CSCers!

just trying to help out with what I can.


that's great you have a date for the wedding! thats really exciting time will fly by!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-18 18:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
QUOTE (sunnybear @ May 18 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OMG The Cure was AMAZINGGGGGG! They played for 3 hours and Robert was so cute and happy and dancing about even though he was quite rambly into the mic and getting pissed with stuff not working properly haha! They did soooo good! So worth the money and drive etc....They played almost all of Distengration and Boys Don't Cry then of course all the popular songs and several of their new songs coming out this month. It was really a GREAT show and I was pretty darn close up!

CONGRATTTTSSSS Ragswat!!!!

I am so unsure if I wanna do a co-sponser or not....I am scared if I don't though of having to scramble to get it all covered so may have to do just so we are covered in that respect. I believe I am right at the cut off point so better safe than sorry! My so-sponser needs a letter from employer too though or just a notarized support form?


Glad you enjoyed the Cure!!!

as for the co-sponsor.. I'm pretty sure, the co-sponsor needs all the supporting evidence (letter from employer, 3 year tax returns, bank statements, paycheck stubs) along with the notarized I-134.

I had a co-sponsor and they asked for paycheck stubs from my co-sponsor.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-18 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
QUOTE (RagSwat @ May 18 2008, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys,

I wanna knw a couple of things, my 1st question though I had asked already I wanna clarify again: My fiance (USC) who filed the petition is still doin her under graduation and working part time. hence she cant show any tax returns or assets. so her dad is co-sponsoring me. so is it possible to shw zero support frm my fiance and cover the whole 125% by the co-sponser? what should I tell the interviewer in tht case?I don't have a job so my dad was our co-sponsor.. I the sponsor filled in the I-134 with no support at all and had it notarized.. and my dad the co-sponsor filed a notarized I-134 with all the support along with 3 years tax returns, letter from employer, paycheck stubs and bank statement. My fiance just told the interviewer that he has a co-sponsor and there was no problem at all. they took my I-134 and my co-sponsors I-134 and only looked over the co-sponsors.

secondly I am about to complete my masters degree (Wireless Network Reseach) from singapore and i wanna find a job asap in CA after i land. what is the shortest way to get an employment authorization?(some say if at JFK they readily provide temporary EAD for 3 months). shortest way is to fly to JFK but thats not even promised and you have to get a SSN before most employers will consider you. but with the temp EAD if you get married right away and file AOS/EAD you might get your EAD before your temp one expires. you could always file EAD right when you get here and it takes about 2-3 months to be approved but filing it separately will cost extra.

third, i wanna knw if i can start applying for jobs right away or shud wait for EAD which will take sme 6months frm now if things go smoothly.not sure about this one.

fourth, i am currently in india and i want take vaccinations n medicals now itself. if the interview is 2months frm now, do the medical cert still hold good?the medical is good for 6months or a year.. i forget which but you'll be fine.

Thanks

Raghu

Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-18 13:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ May 10 2008, 07:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you, Kelly!

Oh gosh - just looked at your timeline; not long until Damian is in the States with you, now! biggrin.gif



Once it gets to london it goes fast! Best of luck for a quick and smooth process from here on out!

n
ot long til hes home so not long til we stress about AOS!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-10 18:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! good.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-10 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
it's only 6am in cali right now smile.gif 9am on the east .. so don't worry too much.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-09 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportshow did you meet your loved one
We met playing poker on pokerstars.com.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2012-01-01 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTalk about unexpected !!
Congrats from a fellow midlander!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2012-06-02 08:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting the UK for the first time
I've traveled with my passport in my maiden name, and everything else in my married name, only advise is book your plane ticket matching your passport.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-03-17 15:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresA few questions..if anyone can help?!!
You need a copy of either the co-sponsors passport or birth certificate to prove they're US citizen. As for the police certificate, I believe it's good for 6 months.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-05-03 11:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresam i the only one
"if your not insured"

My Husband has been here (the US) for going on 4 years, things aren't getting better. Yes we both have jobs, but we can't stay above water. We just started looking into health insurance, I haven't been insured for 6 years now and hubby since he got here, well there's no way we can afford health insurance, the cheapest ($150 a month) still has a $5,000 deductible and doesn't include maternity, if we had the $5,000 we'd pay for better/more coverage. It's just a joke, getting better shouldn't make people rich.

We just decided the only way forward is moving to England. Of course we aren't throwing all the immigration money/work away, we'll wait until hubby gets US citizenship and then we're seeking a better way. Of course there's pros and cons to every thing in life, but at this point England's pros outweigh the cons and we can't wait until we can afford to have children, right now it has to be on hold.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2011-12-07 19:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview tomorrow
Good luck!!!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-09-25 06:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVISA APPROVED IN LONDON-SUBJECT ACCESS STILL VALID!
Congratulations!! good.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-22 13:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMay 23 interview....
Congratulations!!!! good.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-23 05:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROOOOOOVED.........SCREAMING, SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!! good.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-05-23 15:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPrint out from Skype
QUOTE (xichdu @ Apr 23 2008, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone know how to print out from skype. Please show me the steps how to print them out. Thank you



open the call log and the calls you want to print. push the print screen button (prt sc) in the right hand corner. open paint and paste (ctrl v). then you can cut the call log box out and just print that.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-23 17:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWHY????????
I maybe wrong, but I believe it's to make sure it's the same person that came into the country. They take the finger prints and compare it to the ones that were first taken when he came into the country.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2009-05-31 01:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting England
I've had trouble almost every single time visiting England!! I've told the truth every time, I've left when I told them I'd leave, I never did anything at all to make them think I'd break the law in any way. And They still give me a hard time! The last time was the easiest because my husband traveled with me and we were just visiting his parents now that he lives here in the US.

You shouldn't have a problem if you take enough ties to the US. Just tell the truth and bring ties.

When I went to the UK to visit after applying for the K-1, I showed my NOA1, and they had no clue what it was. I actually said, "we're applying for a US visa so my English husband can live in American so I will not be staying in the UK as we are trying to move together in the US" She looked at me and said "oh you must have had trouble a lot with immigration with the amount of paperwork you brought this time."
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2010-02-25 05:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshow do they do it? No job yet bring wife or fiancee to america.
I didn't have a job at the time I applied for a fiance visa for my now husband. I worked off and on for the 3 years before filing the visa, same with my husband. When we were in England together, he worked a temp warehouse job to support us, and to also afford a plane ticket back to the US and we did the same in the US except I was the one working. My father co-sponsored for us and let us live with him, until we get fully on our own two feet. We also had a lot of support from our parents, both letting us stay/live with them. I was pretty lucky as I found a job that fit 3 months on and 3 months off.
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2010-08-21 20:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStressed. Overwhelmed.
I've been on this site so many times reading and researching every step of the I-129F/K-1 Visa and every time it ends with me just getting stressed and not knowing much more then when I started so I figured I'd try asking some questions on here.

1. I haven't ever had a job so I haven't filed any taxes and up until 2007 I was filed as a dependent on my parents taxes. I don't have a job at the minute and am currently looking for work. I am confused about the co-sponsor... Will we have to live with the co-sponsor and if so for how long? is there a way to change sponsors if we do want to move out and I can support my fiance?

2. are there any restrictions on visits while the I-129F is being processed?

3. How long after marriage does it take before being able to leave the US?

4. How long until my fiance can get a drivers license?

Also I don't know much about the Green Card and citizenship. so any advise or explanation would be much appreciated.


Thanks so much.
Kelly
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-02-24 07:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 help
QUOTE (fogga4000 @ Mar 19 2008, 05:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys, firstly I just like to say to our amazement we recieved our noa2 less then a month after filing our i129f, which by the sounds of it is awesome. So anyone about to post go via vermont as they seem astonishingly quick at present.
We received our NOA2 on the 8th of march(we only posted our i129f on 14th feb). I'd just like to know if anyone can tell me how we know if the US embassy(in london) have recieved our information and how close we are to getting package 3. Will this simply come up on the uscis updates because as yet this still just says NOA2 approved and I would have thought they would have sent it on by now. We have received the letter from the NVC stating they have recieved it.
Sorry if any of these questions sound stupid but I guess like most people on here they are doing this alone and rely on the support and knowledge of you guys.
Thanks guys


You can call the NVC and see if they got your petition. I called yesterday about mine... and they're very very nice and helpful people. Congrats!
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-03-19 06:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhone calls
We use skype. We talk every night for at least 2 hours then sleep "together" with our headsets and sometimes webcams on. then we wake together in my morning his afternoon unless he has to work then i get him up my middle of the night and his morning. we talk throughout the day with AIM and texts. then usually saturdays are spent entirely together watching football games together. before we met in person we would actually be on headset 24/7 the only time we werent on headset was when we were both taking showers. we fell head over heels in love smile.gif
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-03-28 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo answer many Questions..
"On Friday, April 11, 2008, at 9:30 to 10:30 PM EDT, certain USCIS web-based systems will be taken out of service for maintenance upgrades. These systems include:

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Case Status Online (and processing times)
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Electronic Filing
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Field Office Locator and Information
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Civil Surgeon Locator; and
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Change of Address Online

We apologize for the inconvenience."


http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD
Damian&KellyFemaleEngland2008-04-11 21:29:00