ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Philippinesbest airlines to travel between phils. and US?
I find that there's more leg room on the Asiana Airlines plane config than on Delta.. Not sure if it's 1-2 inches more, but it makes s huge difference!
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2011-12-04 07:59:00
PhilippinesTravel Tax for Philippine Citizens?
My wife's had to pay it each time no matter what type of ticket we've purchased.. 1650 Philippine Pesos each time.. Ugh.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2012-12-12 19:06:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
My beautiful fiancee is from Davao City, and I'm from Hartford, CT.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2009-12-12 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC November filers
Oh no.. :-(

3 months since your NOA1?? I filed in December, what do you mean about December filers passing you??
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-02-06 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 Why the delay at VSC?

VSC is averaging 129 days (or around 4 months) NOA1 to NOA2 - for a Dec.01 NOA1 date, that means you can hopefully get adjudicated around the end of March or beginning of April.


That just makes my heart sink.. I am a Dec filer as well..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-02-09 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOV 2009 K-1 filers VSC
We're December 9th and no NOA2 yet :-(

Edited by Jared and May, 16 February 2010 - 08:25 AM.

Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-02-16 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsover 5 months of waiting time for k-1 visa
You might want to give it one more week before calling... not that it hurts to call now, the worst thing that they can do is refer you to their processing times.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-02 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsthanks god get noa2 today
Congrats, that is such amazing news!!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-03 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhat about our NOA2?
Hang in there... This is going to be a huge week for November filers, I can feel it.. Don't worry, be happy.. The longer the wait, the greater the reward. :wub:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-13 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsany POE ok?
Bradley International Airport is great.. I just hope you can find a flight that goes into there.. LOL, it's a pretty small "International" airport.. :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-13 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 after 4 weeks
Congratulations, that's amazing news!! :dance:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-15 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Success!!
Great news!! :dance:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-11 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPhils. Green Passport still valid for U.S.?
Topic should be moved to regional board and/or closed since it's been answered.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-24 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCancel K1 Visa
Yup don't get a plane ticket, visa will expire, life will be good.. Don't expect a refund of the $455 filing fee.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-24 11:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGeneral venting

I sent the paperwork in to the Vermont Service Center, and it was received on January 25. I check visajourney regularly and see that others who have submitted around that time have gotten their NOA2. My file hasn't even been "touched". I know it says on the Vermont site that it can take five months to process, but I'm sitting here wondering what the hell I did wrong in order for my 1-129F to not be approved yet.

I'm really worried it's because I put the consulate as Toronto, not Montreal or Vancouver. And yet I haven't even been notified that it was wrong in the first place.

I'm trying to be patient but it's driving me insane, I'm about to get laid off and my fiance and I are fighting like mad.

I just really needed to vent, thanks for listening.


Look at my timeline 101 days between Noa1 and Noa2. That should be your baseline and not the 40 days you see out of the California Service Center.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-24 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsStarting to worry! Dec1 NOA1... Not touched since Dec4??

Never has waiting been so dragged out....
Lost in waiting for NOA2 land...
:wacko:


It's only been 94 days.. Ours took 101.. I'd wait another 10 days before worrying.. And even then, it'll happen!
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-26 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsk1 visa delays in Vermont Center
It took 101 days from NOA1 to NOA2.. And a long 101 days it was.. :-)
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-30 19:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVermont Febuary Filers
I waited 101 days for my NOA2 from VSC..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-16 06:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAffidavit X sponsor
Someone should pin that somewhere, so many I-134 questions these days.. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-20 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMy Interview Experience... ( My fave color now is PINK! ) =)
Great news, it's always wonderful to see Pink!
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-24 14:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFun and Interesting things to Do when she or he gets here?
We're honeymooning in Disney World! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-20 21:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIt's official - I sent my I-129F via USPS mail toady!
Congrats, have a cookie. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-30 09:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC - Let My people go! (February Filers)
Keeping my fingers crossed for you all.. Hope today proves to be a fruitful one with NOA2's...

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-06-01 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhat, exactly, is going on with VSC and Texas?
Same thing.. I filed in December when the CSC was cranking them out.. They were getting 30-60 day approvals and the VSC was around the 100-120 day wait.. Plus we had all the Haiti visa applicants that took away resources.

Don't worry, your time will come. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-07-06 05:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhat, exactly, is going on with VSC and Texas?

I thought CSC was sending petitions to Texas as well, but only people going through VSC have seen speedy processing. Pretty annoying for us CSC'ers, haha.


Go back a few months and you'll see that CSC was churning them out in 30-60 days, whereas VSC was in the 100-120 days.. Look at my timeline, 101 days for a NOA2 from VSC..

It's all just one big ####### shoot. :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-07-05 08:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPassport Received With K1 Visa Stamped after 39 days of AP
Wow that's great news! :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-07-24 08:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAffidavit of Support
It's not necessary.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-07-28 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1: 5 months after NOA1 and still no NOA2
If you've been waiting for 5 months you certainly should call right away...
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-17 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
LOL, that's why I stick to the no-clothes rule with Milagros.. I'll buy her a bag on my own, but for clothes, it isn't worth it.. One time she spent an hour trying to pick out a $20 pair of flip flops.. She had the salesmen pull down every size 5 (and 6) from an entire rack.. I just sat there watching in amazement.. :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-25 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

I FINALLY got my NOA2. Got the text messages and it looks like it was approved yesterday. Should be in the mail any day now. Oh my goodness, what a relief!


Congrats Crissie, that's great news!
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-23 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
Between JFK closing a runway, volcanic ash, and less flights.. Traveling to see our loved ones is becoming more and more difficult.. Good luck Jess, hope you make it out to the UK. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-18 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers
I think one thing worth doing is responding to the 16-February blog posting on the USCIS Blog: http://www.uscis.gov/blog/

They seem to indicate that they are taking the appropriate measures to continue processing applications despite the priority given to Haitian immigration requests. It's pretty clear that there's a problem right now at the USCIS centers (certainly the Vermont one) as the Igor metrics seem to indicate that very few I-129F's are being processed. So for them to say that the Haitian applications are not impacting the normal workload of applications is completely false. We were seeing 50-60 day turnarounds, and now we are much closer to 90-120 days. Something doesn't feel quite right.

Since the blog post doesn't include any factual data, I think it would be worthwhile to provide the USCIS Management Team with some data...

Thoughts? (I am the first post, a bit angry first thing this morning..) whoops :blush::-)

Edited by Jared and May, 18 February 2010 - 08:08 PM.

Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-02-18 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNovember 2009 filers

I think the janitor threw out our november petitions :angry:


We're early December filers, and my heart breaks to know that there's November filers who still haven't been processed yet.. This is ridiculous, it should't even take more than one month.. The fact that they have this kind of backlog goes to show the problems with our immigration system. :crying:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-02-16 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2010 filers - Vermont Service Center
Yeah we have a December filer who's been waiting over 5 months now.. It's such a crapshoot when petitions are approved.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-06-04 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2010 filers - Vermont Service Center
As a "veteran" VSC filer I can certainly sympathize with the pain you all are going through.. Look at my timeline.. 100 days between NOA1 and NOA2, that's certainly much more realistic than the 45 days you might see out of CSC. The one thing that's even more frustrating than what you're seeing, is if you file at CSC and you're "not one of the lucky ones".

California must play some sort of roulette with applications because we have seen them approve a box of 45 day old applications while a another pile of 75-90 day apps goes untouched.. I'm trying to remember which month it was, but we were watching CSC approving January filers and there were still a bunch of November folks waiting.. At least with VSC it's closer to a first in/first out method.. But again, still a crapshoot.. You'll see March 30th get approved before March 3rd and try to figure out why that happened.

Just sit tight, chat with your loved ones, day dream of picking them up at the airport, and it'll all be worth it.. Believe it or not, the 100 days goes by fast... And every trip to see your loved one in-between gets to be more and more magical..

Hang in there.. :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-23 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2010 filers - Vermont Service Center
Good luck March filers and please set your expectations.. Unfortunately, it looks like the VSC is back to operating at 4-5 months before issuing NOA2's..

Be strong, time goes by quickly and soon you will all be reunited with your loved ones. :wub:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-06 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2010 K-1 VSC

We got our interview scheduled for July 15th! :dance: :dance: :dance:


Congrats on the interview date.. That's really great news, just one week after Milagros finally arrives here.. :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-06-23 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2010 K-1 VSC
:wow:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-06-01 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2010 K-1 VSC
For everyone who calls NVC in the future - you HAVE to talk to an operator. 603-334-0700

K-1s are not entered into their automated response system.

So when calling, press 2 (for non-Haiti related case), 1 for English, 5 for an operator. Then you will be placed on hold.

Have your EAC/WAC number ready. Your beneficiary's DOB and name, and your DOB and name. Emails for both and your phone #.

Good luck & God Bless! :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-18 16:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2010 K-1 VSC
As MAPT says, VSC is a complete ####### shoot.. We saw Dec 20th NOA1's being approved before Dec 2nd, etc...

It's a warped game of musical chairs, you just gotta home your box ends up on the desk of the adjudicator that's ready to plow through em'..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-11 21:07:00