Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC APPROVAL!!! OMG NOA2!!	Congrats!!! Sorry to hear about the lost luggage, I know all too well what that's like.	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-04-25 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ANOTHER CSC NOA2!!!	Yayness! Congrats!!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-04-25 16:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FINALLY NOA2 CSC	Congrats!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-04-26 15:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC Approval	Congrats!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-04-28 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Happy for NOA2	Congrats!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-02 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Happy for NOA2	Congrats!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-02 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	TOUCHED BY CSC!!!!! I-129F APPROVED!!!!!!!	Congrats!!! I've been getting touched rather frequently..... I wonder if our approval is on it's way..... Edited by PrettyGirls, 02 May 2006 - 04:36 PM.	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-02 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 (wwiippiiieeeee)	Congrats!! Yeah, I clicked the E-mail On button, and there's a Y next to my application, but I still haven't gotten a single e-mail notification from the site... that's rather annoying. But in any case, CONGRATS!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-02 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Approved at CSC	Congratulations!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-03 17:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2!!!!!!!	Congrats!!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-04 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	GOOD GOOBILY GOO!!!!!!!!	Congratulations!!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-04 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lawyer or No Lawyer?	can lawyers actually work miracles by jumping the queue to get your application approved asap? Nope. If your case is not complicated and you're not dealing with any of the aforementioned issues, just file for the K-1 yourself. You'll save yourself unnecessary costs and further complications that can come with hiring a lawyer. Other than that, I guess it's a matter of personal preference.	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-08 18:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2-Case Approved!!!!!! Yippy!!!	Congrats!!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-09 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Me too!! Case approved!!	Congratulations!	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-09 17:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The IMBRA law	Thanks, Gary..... could you perhaps provide the URL for the site in which you found this information?	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-05-12 12:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	I haven't received an RFE yet, but I do remember someone here saying they received an RFE because he/she wrote "N/A" where he or she should have written "None". It sounds trivial, but. . . . it's worth making the distinction if failing to do so results in an RFE...	PrettyGirls	Not Telling	United Kingdom	2006-04-06 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved	WOW!!! You got approved in 33 days?!!! Awesome!!! Congratulations!!! I wish they would approve mine like that!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-11-16 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	statement of intent	I was told original when I called the USCIS.	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-05 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Worst time of year...	7 at CSC since Xmas, possibly 8 if one has a typo. Not bad, really. 13 at VSC That is a bummer, the VSC has about doubled the number of approvals in the same time frame? My fiance and I are going crazy waiting. But we know we have to! At least I am going to see her in 10 days!!! I can't wait. We will be going to Curitiba, hanging out on the beach...getting out of this cold weather!!! Não posso esperar!!!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-15 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Worst time of year...	Wow, name calling! Good thing we have a mature person posting here.	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-15 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Worst time of year...	I agree with you Kinsey. We noticed a HUGE slow down since Christmas. And yes, the OP's intent was to rant..obviously stated in the first post! Devilette...if someone wants to rant, it is ok.	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-15 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2---- Still waiting	How do you mean 'outdated'? You do know that you can sort the timelines (by the date the petitions were sent, for example) and choose how many to view at once, so that you can get the information you're looking for...? By OUTDATED, I meant case information were not updated by some people... I am still hanging here..... thanks everyone Oct 26th...and waiting patiently!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-18 13:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2	Yeaaa, another Brazilian-American couple. Congratulations (parabens). I see you met on orkut THE Brasilian "myspace" eh? Risos!! Vc usa?	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-19 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2	CONGRATS ALSO!!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-19 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2	We received the NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-19 00:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2!!!	Hey man...we look to be in the same boat! See you at the interview in Rio?! HAHAHA!!! Seriously though, Congratulations. PARABENS!!! I am leaving to go visit my girl in Brasil next week!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-19 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 approval question	HEY!!! We got "touched" today!!! What a wonderful surprise!! You go CSC!!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-18 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2!	CONGRATULATIONS!!! GO CSC!!!!!	RandyFabi	Not Telling	Brazil	2007-01-18 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	no NOA1 yet	I am going through Vermont also and I received confirmation that my package was delivered on the 25th of June. They have yet to process my check, so I have not received my NOA1 either. I was beginning to wonder if I should call to follow up already, or if others were having the same issue with slower processing times for their NOA1. It sounds like others are having to wait for their check to clear and to receive their NOA1 as well, so I won't panic just yet...	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-04 08:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Sent 129F on June 28th check cashed today!	Yeah, the Texas processing location is not putting case numbers on the checks. But, I received my NOA1 in the mail the day after my check cleared, so it should not be too much longer for you. My file was also touched today, if that means anything? Someone mentioned that they were touched about a week out and then they got their NOA2 the next day, so I am flipping out a bit-probably nothing though, and in a month the waiting will be killing me! haha	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-08 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting started advice- should I use a lawyer?	Spread out over a few weeks, I probably spent a solid day or two researching, pulling and reviewing the necessary forms, and compiling the biographical information we needed, getting new passport photos taken, communicating back and forth with my fiance re signatures and his photos and things like that, gathering up the evidence of our relationship that I wanted to send, and drafting our letters of intent and a cover letter. Then I probably spent another day filling in the forms and compiling my fiances documents, labeling our photographs, and pulling the packet together. I really spent a lot of time researching in advance (although I only found this website right before I filed) so that I was comfortable with the process. There are samples of the letters of intent and cover letter online, so that is a no-brainer. Also, just about any question you run into has probably already been asked and answered ten times already on this website. I think my best estimate would be a solid weekend of pulling everything together (not including transit time for anything your fiance has to send to you, such as documents requiring original signatures). Just be confident that you are intelligent and you can get through a couple of government forms!	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-08 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting started advice- should I use a lawyer?	I just submitted our I-129F a few weeks ago, and it is really not that bad once you start putting everything together. I am an attorney (although not an immigration attorney), and unless you have some special concern about the process, such as a criminal record or something like that, I just can't see why it would be necessary to hire an attorney to complete the K-1 visa paperwork for you. Most all of the information you will have to provide to the attorney eventually anyway, so if you can spare the day it would take to put everything together and make it perfect, I say save yourself a few thousand dollars, scour this website for tips, and DIY . If you do decide to use an attorney, just be careful and do your research. There are lots of horror stories out there about shoddy immigration attorneys (watch out for general practitioners that just dabble casually in immigration law), so in my opinion it is better to just educate yourself and take control of the process. Save your money for your wedding (especially seeing as you are students)! Best of luck to you either way!	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-08 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Number on back of Check	JlovesA is correct. Unfortunately, you will have to wait for your hard copy NOA1 now .	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-10 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	help which one do i do? k1 or k3 visa	I am under the impression that in Mexico, even if you have been married in a religious ceremony, you would still have to have a separate civil marriage before the Mexican government would recognize you as "legally" married, and that they are two distinct processes there. If this is correct, then if you ONLY had a religious ceremony you are not "legally" married in Mexico, and can still apply for a K-1. Can anyone with more information shed any light on this? Obviously, as has been said before, if you do determine that they are separate processes, I would still not include or mention your religious ceremony anywhere, as it may be confused with a legal marriage.	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-12 14:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	medical exam concerning tattoos in mexico	I actually have the same concerns. My fiance has a bunch of tattoos all over, none of which are gang related or even very "tough" looking (haha), and he also has a few piercings. I understand that in the medical evaluation they are just checking to make sure that you don't have any communicable diseases, etc. from the tattoos and piercings, but I also know that in Juarez they consistently send patients with tattoos and piercings to psychological evaluations during their medical exams. Is this purely to ascertain whether or not the tattoos are gang related, or is the psychological evaluation for some other reason? Would it be advisable for my fiance to remove his earrings and his tiny nose stud for his medical exam? In all likelihood he was not going to wear them anyway for the medical exam and for the interview, but I assume a physician would still notice the holes. Regardless, there is no getting around the tattoos. If anyone has gone through the psychological evaluation at the Juarez medical exam due to having tattoos and has any information to share as to what kind of questions they asked and whether they were just trying to find out if you were involved in gang activity or not, your knowledge would be greatly appreciated!	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-21 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 APPROVAL	Congratulations!!! I am only two weeks behind you! (let's hope they keep up the pace )	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-16 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Consulate at Juarez closed for security purposes	Here is the latest: http://www.msnbc.msn..._news-americas/ I think we are just going to have to take a "wait and see" approach. There is no way to know how long the consulate will be closed or how it will affect visa applicants (other than the obvious delays). I think the K-1 applicants will probably be in a better position when the consulate re-opens because of their "open invitation" for interviews (assuming your invitation letter had been mailed pre-closure). All in all, if there was some new security threat or something like that, or if this closure will improve security, even though it is heartbreaking to think that many visas will be delayed, I would much rather that and have everyone make it in and out of Juarez alive with their loved ones.	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-30 07:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should I name names?	On question 18 of form I-129F, how we met: If I was introduced to my fiancée through a mutual friend, should I name this person? Or is stating that it was a mutual friend enough? Does it matter? My fiancé and I met through a relative of mine, so I went ahead and named him on the I-129F. I reasoned that it looked a little more "legitimate" and factual to have the person actually named, and it would also maybe give them something to ask us about in our interview or to compare against any kind of background check or something like that. Maybe I was over-thinking it, but I figure that it can't hurt to include as much information as possible throughout this entire process, as opposed to being vague (unless for some reason you would not want to be associated with this person ).	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-08-03 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No middle name or initial	I just got my NOA1 today and it has my middle initial but does not have my fiance's middle name or his middle initial even though this info was included on the G325. Only his first and last name. Should I be concerned? I'm asking because while his first name is an Engllish-Christian name his family in Nigeria calls him by his Bini (tribal) middle name. If it makes you feel better, our NOA1 included my middle initial, but for my beneficiary fiance, it only listed his first and last name (no middle name, middle initial, or "second" last name). On the NOA2 however, it included a middle initial for him. So, I don't know if there is any rhyme or reason to what they include or not. I have only seen people say to call USCIS when there is an error on an NOA. I am not sure that a missing middle name or initial would qualify as an "error", but perhaps someone else has more insight into the significance of what names they include on what documents.	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-08-08 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How is the Speed of Vermont Now?	So, how is the Speed of Vermont CS now? Just now received notice of issuance of my NOA2 in 22 days!!! Amazing!	TLJohnson	Female	Mexico	2010-07-26 11:53:00