ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesWelcome to America my love!

Congratulations. I hope you enjoy the rest of the journey.


Louis and AyaMale02013-06-06 00:23:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough
ljmp, could you possibly message me? You can't receive any more messages (I'm assuming your inbox is full).

I wanted to ask you some questions about the medical that I don't want to ask here in public and since you just did it I figured you'd know more than anyone.

Thank you in advance.
Louis and AyaMale02013-04-19 02:58:00
PhilippinesH0TELS in Manila

Are there any budget hotels near the embassy and or SLEM? Or are all the ones within respectable walking distance higher end and more expensive.

 

I was looking at that lotus one but I can't for the life of me figure out where it is in relation to the embassy.


Louis and AyaMale02013-04-28 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFinally i'm done with my Medical!
Congratulations. I wonder why it took so long.
Louis and AyaMale02012-09-19 03:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE return to NOA2 - how long?
Did you not send a copy of your Divorce Cert? Or did they not accept a copy of the stamped version? They didn't ask for an original in the paperwork so I'm wondering why they RFE'ed it.
Louis and AyaMale02013-01-01 01:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJULY FILER
If you fill in your timeline accurately you can get an estimate by the forums (at the bottom of your timeline when you view it) based off of others' information.

VSC is slow to begin with disaster that hit that coast recently they may be more backed up as of right now.

good day everyone. im a july filer but until now we are still in initial review.its 5months already. we are under the vsc. i just wanna know if there is july filer here that got already the NOA2 that under also the VSC.
THANK YOU


Louis and AyaMale02012-12-26 03:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC NOA2 after 7 months

NOA1 - September 28th

 

NOA2 - April 27th

 

Finally got approved. Thank you to all that have supported us and all that still have to go through this most difficult part of the journey.

 

I will keep everyone in my prayers and I hope everyone is with their loved ones soon.


Louis and AyaMale02013-04-27 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny Approvals at CSC today (Friday 4/26)???

I also think that the board being weird has something to do with people not posting. I can't find where to update my timeline at the moment.

 

 


Louis and AyaMale02013-04-27 05:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAny Approvals at CSC today (Friday 4/26)???

I got a text at 1230am this morning telling me my I129F was approved. I'm updating my timeline.


Louis and AyaMale02013-04-27 05:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsYay. Embassy Interview Finally Set

After 7 long months we finally have our appointment set up with the Manila Embassy.

 

June 4th. Have the Visa going to MOA in Manila so it gets there really fast and then hopefully flying back here on June 18th in time for my youngest son's birthday on the 19th.

 

I can't tell everyone here how much I appreciate all you've done for me for the last 8 months. Without this place I'm sure I'd have wasted much money and taken much longer on things.

 

 

I'll keep everyone posted on when we get back to Indianapolis :)


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-09 05:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 approved...best way to handle flight preperations early?

You can choose how you want your Visa delivered. You can have it delivered to your address or you can have it delivered to a 2Go location so that you can pick it up.

 

You can choose the Mall of Asia in Manila as the fastest delivery choice when you set up your interview. They even give you a piece of paper with how to change it to that, if you didn't choose that when you originally set up your interview, while you are at your interview.

 

Choose that way for the fastest delivery and pick it up from there.

 

 

 

What do you mean pick up at Mall of Asia? My fiancee works right across that mall. Can you choose to have it delivered there instead? Thanks for any info.

 

 


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-21 05:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 approved...best way to handle flight preperations early?

I would wait bare minimum until she has been approved at the USEM and they take her passport to stamp it. If she picks up at Mall of Asia it could be there within a week or less.

 

Please wait until the medical and the interview are done and she's approved.

 

All it takes at the medical is one Dr. to think there's a white spot on her lungs and she'll be doing the 2 month wait while they see if her Sputum spawns TB. Then if she happens to have it, another 6 month wait.

 

You guys may forget something very very simple for the interview and then you'll get a 221G (I think) asking for that information, then you'll be out while you wait for the Administrative Processing that happens after you turn in the required forms you forgot.

 

Take everyone's advice and wait until she is told she's approved and then plan to buy a ticket at least 1 week out if not 2-3.


Edited by Louis and Aya, 20 May 2013 - 05:57 AM.

Louis and AyaMale02013-05-20 05:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswe transferred jurisdiction

They transferred your case to another office. Did they transfer to VSC or have you always been there? Do you know where they transferred to?


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-24 10:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMedical Exam Experience for US Embassy Applicants

This is false information. You absolutely do not fill out the DS-160 for the K1. This has been covered a million times on here.

 

You fill out the DS156(k) and that takes place of the DS-160. Even on the site it says that you don't fill out the DS-160 for K filers.


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-10 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMedical Exam Experience for US Embassy Applicants

If you haven't already scheduled,

 

there are no dates available after May 22nd through June 4th as of yesterday. We scheduled for June 4th.

 

 

thanks a lot sis. by the way im a girl, smile.png ( the beneficiary) .. my profile name is a mix of my bf's name smile.png g00d thing you mentioned about the menstrual cycle, it just came today also haha, maybe due to stress or excitement:)so my medical exam should be 7 days after the LAST day of my menstrual period and atleast 7 days before my interview date right?is it also okay to set the interview date online? im afraid they will give me june schedule if i call through the embassy number. keeping my fingers crossed if everything will be okay , i am planning to have my interview date on the last week of the month of may . my soon to be hubby's birthday is on june 15:) im hoping we can finish everything and be with each other on his day:)do you think the time is too short to for me to finish everything by june 15.

thanks a lot for the info:) i appreciate it:)

 


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-09 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAya was approved.

We are now actually looking at coming back on the 11th of July. I will fly out there the 2nd. Some work things and other things helped us decide on that date.


Louis and AyaMale02013-06-05 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAya was approved.

They hardly asked her any questions. Asked her to flip through some pictures and they approved her.

 

They didn't ask for the DS230, which to me was weird. But she asked around and there were a bunch of people that they didn't ask for the DS230.

 

I am so happy. After 9 months she is approved. Now to get her here :)


Louis and AyaMale02013-06-05 07:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! I just found I am in need of a Visa and we are stuck!

Why is everyone telling the OP to come back to the US and wait?

 

He has a joint sponsor.

He has a boss that is going to hold his job for him while he's gone.

He has a wife that will work while they wait together so they don't have to be apart like most of us on the forums.

 

If everyone that posted their opinion, of which he did not ask, had the means to do it, they'd be waiting with their loved ones in their arms every night instead of thousands miles away while the US Govt takes it's sweet time in doing what it does.

 

He asked simply what he could do about the Visa issue.

 

He didn't ask whether anyone thought if it was a good idea, or if they thought he should come back to the US and wait.

 

I'm glad you found some information Michael about what to do. I wish you the best of luck and I hope you are able to stay with your soon to be wife for the duration of the process.

 

 

HELP!  are there ANY options that I don't have to leave France and be apart for my new wife for the entire period waiting for her US visa to process????   Help please,  any ideas, tips suggestions.   She is literally sick how her and her family missed this giant piece of extremely important info.

 

Help.........thank you for reading this.


 


Louis and AyaMale02013-05-20 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew with a few questions.
Where is this index in Yahoo? The only thing I have when I look is just the past few days but if I click show more messages I can see more until I've got every messaged exposed (after about 100 clicks). So where is this index that you're talking about so I can take screenshots of it.

If I do take screenshots of chat logs (especially from skype do I need to print them in color?

Thanks a ton.


Print out the index in Skype and yahoo. Then print out a few chats beginning , middle and end of each month. Other wise you will have thousands of pages. Good luck!


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-09 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew with a few questions.
So I'd have to print out tons and tons of pages from chats off of yahoo from the beginning of the year? I read it only wanted appropriate conversations. If I don't have to print out all that ####### then I don't want to because it's probably going to be 50-100 pages of just seeing if each other is there so we can get on video chat. We started video chatting mostly after the second month of communicating.

My fiance and I use WhatsApp and our chats were also saved in text format. It wasn't an issue though and we got our NOA2 in 85 days. :) If you don't want some private talks to be read, don't delete them. Just use a marker and draw a line over them so they can see that it is private but you want to be honest by not deleting anything!


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-09 06:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew with a few questions.
No. She was never married. She made an email account with a fake last name so that people she talked too off of a dating site wouldn't know her last name unless they got more serious (which I was the first).

So that's why I'm wondering if I need to include that in the alias box because I have emails from someone named Aya Benitez but her name is Aya Raymundo.

hi! my husband too from indianappolis.. ur questions about the form g325a about alias if shes married with you she have to put her unmarried name on the blank if ur not married yet put N/A


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-09 06:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew with a few questions.
How is everyone doing today?

I will be posting more on here but all in all short I have met the woman of my life this past January and we are now getting married. She is from the Philippines and I am from the US (Indianapolis).

I have a couple questions right now though.

It's about supporting evidence and the G325A.

I have all the itinerary, hotel stubs, airline tickets, divorce papers, birth certificate and copy of my passport.

I am also wondering about the pictures.

I have about 10-12 pictures (that are good) of us together to send but my question is on the chat logs.

I have emails from back in January so that will prove we've been talking since then. We also spent 8/21/12 through 9/2/12 together in the Philippines so that's where all the other stuff comes in but what about chat logs?

Will the emails back from January show an existing relationship? I have the chat logs from Feb 1 through now off of Yahoo, but some of that I don't want them to read (as it's personal between us) so am I allowed to use snippets of it? The problem is when I export it, it is a text file and it looks like I could have doctored the entire thing.

Any advice on that would be appreciated.

Edit: I also had a couple other questions.

Is there a format for supplemental pages? I know the Info as to what it's supplementing needs to be up top but exactly what information needs to be up there?

Also my fiancee and I are in question about the Alias box.

She signed up for an email last year with the name Aya Benitez instead of Aya Raymundo so that any new people she talked to off of a dating site wouldn't know her real last name. The emails show from that Aya Benitez. Do I need to put that name as an alias for her? If I do I was planning on adding a supplemental page explaining why she had that alias.

If that's not something that matters then I won't worry about it.

Thank you all so much.

Edited by lgattone, 09 September 2012 - 03:04 AM.

Louis and AyaMale02012-09-09 02:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressupplemental sheets for I-129F
Where do the instructions say to date an sign these?

I'm just wondering where I missed them so that I can look over that entire document because if I missed one thing, who knows what else I missed.

Attache seperate paper for names which won't fit, or additional sheets. Also sign and date these sheets (per instructions). I also included i-129F and my SSN on the suppliment, in case it is lost or floating around they could locate my file and know where it goes.


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-11 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYM Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship...
Although I don't like how Yahoo exports to a rtf file. I could create one of those myself and make our relationship look like it's something it's not.

I would personally take screenshots.

Sure either will work.......those are just one evidence....I trust you have many other evidence of your relationship.


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-17 02:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYM Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship...
Yes, definitely make sure you only send appropriate content ;) I think I read that somewhere.

Overkill doesn't hurt but you only need to make sure you have consistent history of your relationship. A couple a month, perhaps with the call times showing (like a 2-3 hour call) in my humble opinion would be good enough. Why inundate them with trivial stuff like the "No, you hang up!" lines that are just filler anyways. I may be wrong, but I just took a bunch of screenshots of the past 6 months on skype and I have the emails before then to show our relationship is on-going and trivial. Definitely don't send them messages of you guys arguing (if there are any lol).

im really trying to get things ready though we dnt have noa2 yet.. just wanna make sure everything will be fine and have everything we need.. been taking skype screenshots of us talking... screenshots of our skype call histories like when and how long were the calls.. we used oovoo before so been taking screenshots there too on our call histories... and now, trying to do the ym conversations..


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-17 02:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYM Chat logs as proof of ongoing relationship...
Chat logs show proof that you have known each other for longer than 2 days and that the relationship is a sham.

I printed off screenshots of my skype conversations with her. I did 1-2 a month. That shows that we have been in constant contact with each other and that our relationship is legit.

Im just confused on how to do with YM chatlogs as proof of ongoing relationship.

should i go to ym conversations and just print screen or should i transfer the chat history to Microsoft Word?

hope to hear from someone who have done this before and give me some advice..

Thanks!!!


Louis and AyaMale02012-09-17 01:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1/K2
This would be the first K1 visa filed on your behalf (as I'm assuming the other was the 130).

There shouldn't be any issues that I'm aware of. As long as you guys follow the paperwork exactly.

You did mention that she came out in 2009. She has to have physically been with you within the past 2 years leading up to filing the I129F.

Without that requirement being fulfilled then the visa will be denied.

There is a hardship waiver that can be filed, however, but I do not think a knee replacement is a sufficient reason. Someone with more experience on that will be along shortly I am sure.

I would not plan on being here in the USA before Dec 1 for that wedding. Even if the petition went to the California Service Center (which is the faster of the two at the moment) it will still take around 4 months and then you'll have to schedule your interview at your consulate etc.

It will be next year before you are able to get out here at the earliest.

I am a ugandan I married a US citizen in 2006 and we filed a spouse petition, we provided everything and on reaching the embassy for interview in Nairobi they had to find out the legitimacy of our papers. To our surprise our government found out that the church which married us was operating illegally in Uganda and they didn't have it in the Uganda's registry I was therefore denied a visa on that ground.

I went to the Uganda's registry to find out myself if I am regarded married or if am free to married some day and I was truthfully told that your single never married in our records and i was given a document certifying that. I told my fiancee about my findings and she told me that she cant afford coming back or starting afresh and she had moved on with another Boyfriend that I should move on too.


There came a nice cute, caring lady whom I proposed to and welcome my "WORD" in December 2009. she decided to visit me and we had a nice holiday in Nairobi and we enjoyed life and when she went back to States she filed a K1 petition for me and my 2 children one is 8 years and the last 5 years and she also has 2 children 6 and 10 respectively. We decided to have them together and bring them up in church and she is really a real mother.

Our petition was approved and sent to the consulate for processing and we have our wedding plans already and we chose 1st December as our wedding day before God.

My worry is whether I can get my visa approved since some one has ever filed a petition/relationship for which it didn't work out.

Does it help having my fiancee accompanying us (with my children) to the interview but if possible I wouldn't want to disturb her because her knee was just replaced recently in May.

I will be grateful for your advise and i will take it seriously.


Louis and AyaMale02012-10-03 07:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSent i-134 and G325 with i129f
The G325A has to accompany the I-129F. There has to be 1 from you and 1 from your significant other (both signed etc).

The I-134 goes to embassy (where they actually make the decision on the Visa) with whoever the foreign national is to show proof of ability to support.

Do not send the I-134 with the I-129F.

I would read the I-129F instructions on what is required very very very closely.
Louis and AyaMale02012-09-18 06:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSteps to take after address change?
I'm going to call them then and ask them about it because I'm still a little uncertain after reading the site.

I just hope this doesn't slow down the process more than it needs to be.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-20 06:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSteps to take after address change?
My Fiancee is moving back home next week to spend the next couple months with her family.

What do I have to do to make sure that everything is up to par and there are no problems.

Obviously her address will be changing. Does she just have to take that information with her to the USEM or do I have to send something in changing it here?

Please help so that I don't shoot myself in the foot with this since we are getting closer to NOA2.

Thank you so much.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-18 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresrequirements for noa2
On there it says ;if available.

Does that mean you can get buy by just having the Manila Case Number?

Is a photocopy ok? If I get it and have to send it I'll just scan it and email it to her to print off.

Thanks again.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-27 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresrequirements for noa2
Any response on this TnJ?
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-25 23:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresrequirements for noa2
Sorry to jump in but now I have a question.

You said in order to schedule your Medical you need the NVC letter. But the NVC letter gets sent to the USC? So I'll get the NVC letter and then I'll have to turn around and mail it to my fiancee in PI in order for her to do her medical? Seems a bit backwards to me.

Thanks in advance.


Let me clear up what I said a little because I don't want you to be confused about the letters.

You NEED at least the NVC letter and MNL number for your medical exam. You can call NVC to get your number. The letter will be delivered to the USC about a week after the case is forwarded to the embassy. You can also bring your interview appointment confirmation letter. You can print/save copies of this if you schedule your interview online. You will need at least one or the other and photocopies. The specifications are on the St. Luke's website.

You DON'T NEED the embassy letter (a separate letter of instructions sent to the beneficiary) to schedule your interview. You just need to have paid the fee and have your MNL number. As I said, the instructions that the embassy sends can all be downloaded from the embassy website. Even if you save or print a copy, you should check it periodically for updates. The update to include DS-230 Part 1 appeared by the end of November so when you started this thread, DS-230 wasn't included. Best to check it every couple of weeks or so and a few days before your interview.


Louis and AyaMale02012-12-18 06:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support was sent before receiving NOA2
Think of it this way. Your whole process will be probably 6 months. A lot can change financially and job wise in the US in 6 months. They are going to want a very recent one. It shows that they don't have to worry about it as much as if they don't know what's happened in the past 6 months or so.

Get it from him and his dad. It may be a bit of a hassle but as soon as you get the NOA2 get that information from them so that it is as current as possible. Each consulate is a bit different as to what they will and what they won't accept even if it's on their website. It's to their discretion to what time frame they will accept as it says to submit the I-134. Unless they've submitted a ton of them to the Greece Embassy then I wouldn't trust it for anything. Especially when you are so close to being able to be with your loved one.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-28 06:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling tax questions
Thank you.

Last year I filed MFJ. I can claim the kids per the divorce decree.

At least I have an idea going in now. Thank you so much.

Will depend on your taxable income. HOH and MFJ have the same tax rate up to about $12,000. Then HOH is a little higher (but much better than single). Also, if you receive An earned income credit, it may also be different (again, depends on your taxable income). If you know what your taxable income was last year (after deductions, etc), then you can go to the link below pages 74+ have columns showing tax owed based on income and you can compare HOH vs MFJ. This will show you the difference. the actual you get back will Depend on how much you had withheld during the year and additional credits. For the EIC, table starts on page 52.
Did you file MFJ last year?
Does your divorce settlement or parenting plan grant you the right to claim the children? Mine did even though the kids lived with their mother. Kind of a surprise for my ex-wife the first year when I pointed it out to her.
And any domicile will do. Can be a cardboard box on an empty lot.


Louis and AyaMale02012-12-29 22:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling tax questions
I completely appreciate that.

Do you know much more about taxes? Will I possibly get back around the same as I did last year filing married with the 2 children? I'm claiming them on this tax return and I think I may qualify for head of household. Does it have to be a house (like mortgaged house) or any domicile like an apartment etc.?
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-29 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling tax questions
Hello again. I know I'm asking a bunch of questions but I am getting closer and getting all my ducks lined up.

2 questions.

I was married for half the year this past year (been separated 2 years but legally divorced in June '12) so when I file my taxes I'm planning on filing jointly and married (for the 2012 tax purposes) because it will get me back more money since my ex lived with her fiancee and didn't work and I'm claiming the kids anyways. Will that mess up anything when I submit my I-134 even though I have my divorce papers in there (signed by a judge etc)?

Second, do I need transcripts or are the papers they give me when I file at H&R block ok? I am going to get copies from the last two years, but I know the USEM only needs 1 year (from everything I've read).


Thank you for any help.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-29 07:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Questions.
Can anyone shed more light on my question of .........

When they figure this out, do they go off of what I made, or do they go off of what I would make with no overtime?

I'm just trying to figure out what to put for my salary for the I-134 and stuff. I am hourly so does it get calculated at my scheduled hours (which is 48 hours per week) or does it get based off of what the US deems full time at 40 hours per week, or does it go off of my previous year where I made about 20k in overtime?

I appreciate any help.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-30 02:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Questions.
Robb&Ann,

This past years I made around 55k, but I worked a fair amount of overtime.

When they figure this out, do they go off of what I made, or do they go off of what I would make with no overtime?

Just wondering. I figure since my employer is going to put my Salary (which legally they can't include OT from what I know) then I'm assuming I will have to make sure that what I make is over 125%. Or do they take past deposits into your bank account etc in consideration for seeing how much is made?
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-29 07:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Questions.
Where do you find the poverty guidelines? I know I'm above for 2, I think I'm way above for 4 as well, just want to double check before I get all the way to the point and realize, oh shoot lol.
Louis and AyaMale02012-12-29 06:51:00