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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Issued!!
congratulations :thumbs:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-06-20 09:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130
Congratulations :dance: Goodluck on the rest of the process :thumbs:
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-10-01 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressurvive from the interview
Congratulations :dance:

Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-02-11 05:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 2 today!!
congratulations :dance: and goodluck on the rest of the journey :thumbs:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-02-11 05:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting Married today
Congratulations and best wishes :)

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Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-02-11 05:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGREAT NEWS-APPROVED
Congratulations :dance:

can I have a...err....ice tea please? :whistle: :lol:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-02-11 05:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGot the darn VISA
Congratulations :dance:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-03-07 20:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe Got The Visa!!!
I hope it's not late to Congratulate you :lol:

Well, Congratulations :dance:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-03-07 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForgot to mention 1 past address on g325a
No, it should be fine :yes:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-03-19 07:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresgot my visa
Congratulations :)


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-03-19 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Issued
It's good to know that you are free of AR. Congratulations :dance: and goodluck in CFO :thumbs:


Sheila (F)
sheila526FemalePhilippines2006-03-19 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGoin on our 8th month!!!

WOW! really? so the one that i've talked to was right!!! he said it can be like 1-2 yrs of waiting! but i hope not for us! :(
that's really suck! anyway at last you're approved! goodluck to both of you!

K1 doesn't take 1-2 years. The information you saw for 1 year month was from an I-130 filing which is when you marry the fiancee and then file. Don't go by that.

Edited by RickJovi, 20 April 2012 - 08:33 PM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-20 20:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGoin on our 8th month!!!

yes, i'll update everyone here. just hoping for the best result after this very long wait. i think all i have to do is ask everyone here to help us in praying for our case & hope that you won't get the same situation as ours. :(

Call the NCSC and after you talk to tier 1, who be be reading from a checklist and is very noticeable, because they do not sound personable, tell them you want to be escalated to teir 2, which I believe is an actual immigration officer. Explain your situation and tell them you want them to submit an inquiry on your behalf as to why you have not received an NOA2 and it is 3 months after the average processing time, which is not reasonable. Get the officers name and badge number if they will give it to you and be courteous to them. Let us know what happens or what you find out with your teir 2 inquiry. Tell your petitioner to get their Senator involved and have them also make an inquiry. Good luck.

customer service center at 1-800-375-5283
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-19 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGoin on our 8th month!!!

geeeeeesh they know that we're already outside of normal. i think the one who's handling our case is too slow & if i can talk to him then i will! but we can't :bonk:

Keep us updated. I will get very upset if they do me like they are doing you. I expect them to adher as close to the processing guidelines as possible. There is no excuse for you to wait for 8 months with no NOA2. Take care.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-19 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOMGGGG OMMMMGGGG got my noa2

ohhhh my gooood im so happy thank you god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :P :P :D :D:D :lol: :D :D :dance: :dance:

:thumbs: Congratz! Now the wait for your petition to make it to the NVC. Good Luck! :thumbs:
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-11 05:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMY k1 interview experience
Happy for you. Congratz!!!
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-11 23:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsnoa2 is here....129f approved

hi everyone....i checked my email this morning....i got a msg from uscis...it says i129f was approved.....thank for this site! it really helps me a lot!......plsss help me anybody here to share some tips and exp what am i going to do....and what will i expect along the way..how long will i wait again to wait :thumbs: .....ok godbless>>tnx.... :help:

Congratz. Now is the long wait for the NVC to receive, process and assign your petition and assign it your MNL case #. Have your beneficiary start calling about a week from your approval date and call each day until he gets the MNL case #. You can then pay your VISA fee and schedule your interview appointment online. Below is the packet to help you with your interview preparation. Good luck.

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-14 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGot case # from NVC today and scheduled Embassy Interview
:dance: I am so excited today. I called the NVC this morning and no case #. I called at this evening and got a case #, so try a couple of times a day. My fiancee had paid the VISA fee yesterday, so I went to the online appointment system and scheduled her Embassy interview for June 4th. NVC informed me that if there are no issues with the K1 petition packet I sent and had approved on May 2nd, that they normally send the packet to the Embassy within 3-5 business days. The packet is transmitted electronically to the Embassy, so I picked June 4th for her interview date and she will have her medical done on May 21st and 22nd. I printed out the interview confirmation letter in a PDF and also clicked to send it by e-mail, which I already have and gave to her. I will have her do her CFO Seminar on May 23rd at PRISM since I heard bad things about the other locations. I am just so excited. :dance: I can see the light at the other end of the tunnel now. Keep trying NVC VJ'ers. They will give you the 15 business days speech, but you can call as many times as you want. I wish all who are still waiting good luck and God Speed. :D Take care.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-16 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow do people do this??

Thanks but I'm. It worried about mine, she is not the same Analie,......

Good for you. I hope you have better luck than I did, hahaha... She did me a favor by leaving as she was materialistic, immature, selfish and a real bi_tch! I am much more happier now with Jovilyn. Just keep your eyes wide open. Good luck.

Edited by RickJovi, 27 May 2012 - 01:05 AM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-27 01:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow do people do this??

We are in the same boat my friend, I was with Analie the first 2 weeks of April, I miss her so much I just booked another trip for July 1 st. Keep your self busy, it will make the time go by super fast.

The name Analie sends chills up my spine. That is the name of my ex who betrayed and used me or gc. Maybe you will have better luck. My ex is still in Redwood City. Hope your Anale isn't from Zamboanga City area and has the last name Wines. Good luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-26 08:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHow do people do this??

I finally met May in the Philippines on April 28, 2012 and stayed there until May 16, 2012. I proposed to her on her birthday while I was there (May 6) and sent the paperwork on May 21st. Now the long wait begins and back to Skype. I've been reading these forums for months now and received a lot of helpful advice. My problem is, it hasn't even been a week since I filed and I'm missing her already. I don't know how people can stand waiting the 5, 6 or more months for their loved one. It's killing me already! I just want to be with her.

Please someone send me some encouragement.. :)

It is very hard, I understand but we re at the mercy of USCIS processing. It took almost 5 months for our noa2. I missed my fiancee so bad, that I went back and visited her a 2nd time 3 months later. Since our noa2 onMay 2nd, she has completed her St. Lukes medical and CFO guidance and counseling seminar an her Embassy interview is on June 4th. Stay strong, pray a lot and try to b as patient as you can. Good things come to those who wait. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. If you can use oovoo and when you both register it, use your real names, not nicknames, you will have an easier call history to use and can take screenshots of you two using your webcams. Search for my prior postings. I talk about it. Just o you know if you use nicknames in any communications that you submit for proof of ongoing relationship, be prepared to have her get Cenomars with the different names used and aka's on her Ni clearance. The consular officer will ask or them 99.99% of the time. Good luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-26 06:29:00
Middle East and North Africavisiting fiance :)

You're asking about Moroccan customs, right? You'd need an answer from someone who's visited Morocco with a pending K1 not someone from Phillipines. I can't understand why the Moroccan authorities would want to see that but of course it's possible. Hope you get the answer you need.

I am not from the Philippines, my fiancee is and it really doesn't matter where you are from. Customs is customs and doesn't care about a petition. They will only ask questions like what is the nature of your visit, how long will you be staying, etc.... And then stamp your passport. If the country requires a VISA or visiting then you have to apply for one and receive it before you depart your country for or visit. I've traveled enough internationally so I know what I am talking about.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-03-02 19:09:00
Middle East and North Africavisiting fiance :)

Hello dear VJ, I am going to visit my fiance in less then a month. Im so excited and want to be sure I bring the correct paperwork. I know what I need for normal over seas travel, but now that I have sent out his K-1 petition, I just want to be sure.. the only thing I need is the letter from USCIS stating that they have recieved it, right?? Do I just show this to the customs people at the airport when i get there?? I remember reading somewhere that it is very important they know I have started this paperwork. thank you in advance for any answers you give me. :D

You don't need to show customs anything. You will waiti next for your NOA2. Just remember to still take a lot of pictures, keep airline tickets boarding passes, hotel receipts and photocopy your passport with entry stamps. This is additional information you can send to him before you eventuakky have his interview scheduled at the Embassy. You should also be proving call history and webcams screenshots if you are able, It will provide strong support for prooof of relationship. Good luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-03-01 23:04:00
Middle East and North AfricaCheap Flights to Egypt - June

Asalamu alaikum to all - I am just wondering if anyone knows of any great sites for cheap flights to Egypt. I'm hoping to travel in June (early), my usual flights have gone up about $600 bucks!

I appreciate all the help / advice in advance ;-)

There are many to check like: Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire, Cheapoair, cheaptickets, etc..... Just go a Google search for cheap airline tickets. Good luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-27 11:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCan I email CSC directly??

I know there is an email address for CSC and I was wondering if I can email them asking them about my case?
Has anyone tried doing that if it has been more then 5 months?? Ill be at 6 months nxt wk!
Im done being patient with this ugly process...

Don't waste your time. You have to contact the National Servicer Center first and escalate the inquiry. They will take your wac# and information you are requesting, create a case number as a reference which will end in CSC and send it electronically to the CSC. I did this but they gave me a generic BS answewr and you have to wait 15 days from the original case sent to them before you can use the e-mail for CSC or they will send you another BS mail back saiying it has not been 15 days. blepw is a sam[kle I received back from them to shpw you what I am talking about.

From: CSC NCSC Follow Up <CSC-NCSC-FollowUp@uscis.dhs.gov>
To: 'Richard Mace' <ri@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: I-129F Petition/WAC129010xxxx referral ID: WTC03012032xxCSC



Thank you for your inquiry.



This e-mail address is intended only for follow up inquiries when National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283 failed to respond after 15 days from the date of initial inquiry or do not believe that the response has addressed your question(s). It appears that your inquiry with NCSC has not passed 15 days; therefore, we can not process your inquiry at this time.



You will receive a response within 15 days from NCSC to answer your question or concern. Thank you very much.



Officer Ellis
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-16 18:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR1 G325A dumb question

I did look at the example. It was for an I-129F, though.

Just select the other box and impure the I-130 Petition. That should be sufficient.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-15 08:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGot NOA 1!!

I know I could find this info out online but I want to hear from you guys. How long should I expected the California Service Center to take before they send me the NOA 2? and How do you know when your file has been "touched"?

Check the link below. It is found on VJ by clicking Processing Times. Go to the USCIS Case Staus link and create an account and regiter your WAC #. You can see if it was touched there which is basically "Last Updated". You have a while to go, so I hope you have patience. You'll need it. His is a fairly long proess. Good Luck.

https://egov.uscis.g...TimesDisplay.do

https://egov.uscis.g...is/Dashboard.do
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-28 01:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChanging wife's passport to married name

she can use her current passport with maiden name but it will mean her visa and green card will also have her maiden name. I renewed my passport to use my husbands last name coz I want my visa and green card with my married name. We submitted my old passport bio page photocopy to NVC since I did not have my new passport by then. When I went for medical I already presented new passport.

Not sure about the VISA and GC having to be in the married name as long as she carries a certified copy of the marriage certificate. At least that is what I have read on VJ before for traveling back to the Philippines on vacation and the Philippine passport is still in the maiden name, but the GC is in the new married name. We will see what others will say that have actually went through this situation.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-10-17 15:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescr 1 visa denied
This person isn't real and is just playing games with everyone. If you noticed he keeps repeating the same idiotic questions throughout all of the pages. Seems to me like a game and not real. Just my two cents. There is no way he could ever make it to the Philippines living on only $7,000 a year disability unless he has a secret saving account before he went on disability. Don't entertain him anymore please.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-25 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForm I-134, Question 11

What is the correct way to answer this question. Should I mark the box "I intend" or not and what will be the explanation on the succeeding lines. Thanks!


I simply answered it like this on my 1 st petition and did not have a problem. I will provide room, board, food, clothing and once married within the 90 days add my wife to my companies health and dental benefits.

I did not mention about proving any type of money support or allowance. Keep it simple. Hope this helps you.

Richard
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-01-25 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with forms156, 157, ...

I have few questions here: Can I fill forms 156, 156 k and 157, and send it to my fiance? Also Can I register and schedule the visa interview for my fiance?

Embassy: Manila, Philippines
NOA 1: 09/20/11
NOA 2: 01/17/12

You can fill out the forms. Just don't put that you prepared them if there is a prepared by block on them. I did it for my fiancee in the Philippines and she pinted them out, paid her VISA fees prior to the interview and took everything that was in the k1 Interview preparation packet that you can get from the Embassy website. Good Luck.

Richard
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-01-28 20:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Approved in 2 months
My first K1 was approved in 1 month and 3 weeks, which incuded an RFE on a question on the I-129F. The total timeline for the embassy interviwe with VISA approval wasa total time of 4 months and 5 days. Didn't work out so I am on my 2nd K1 and USCIS is slow as can be. I don't know why my first one move so quick, but another nephew of a coworker moved almost as quickly. This was back in January 2010 wen I filed. Good Luck!
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-01-29 23:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of intent to marry

Yes. She have to sign and scan to you,i mean if she is not with you right now.

-Kidist

You should have had not only the G-325A signed by your fiancee, but also the Letters of Intent to Marry by both of you. Why didn't you take care of it when you visited her. It is so much easier. Read the guides on VisaJourney. They are there to help you.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-04 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS 156 papers

For packet 3 i need to fill out the two different ds156 forms do I need to use the link provided on the website and submit electronically because when I tried to use the link provided after filling everything out online it wont let me press continue without saying there is an error with the connection

Yes you have to fill out the DS-156 which is electronically filled out and then when you click continue it provides the form you can print out and also save as a PDF. If your connection is not reliable to to a library, internet cafe or frinds house to do it and save it on a USB flash drive to print the form out later. Good Luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-09 23:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a Benefiary Apply for k1 visa Interview

Sorry just need to clarify " your Fiancee or Ex fiancee or ex wife" ? bcoz based on your timeline you just filed your petition last dec 2011 and you dont have your NOA2 yet...Im assuming this must be your 2nd? ^_^ Y



Sorry just need to clarify " your Fiancee or Ex fiancee or ex wife" ? bcoz based on your timeline you just filed your petition last dec 2011 and you dont have your NOA2 yet...Im assuming this must be your 2nd? ^_^ Y

I filed a K1 Petition back in January 2010, received NOA1 on January 19, 2010, NOA2 on March 2, 2010, interview and VISA approval on May 24, 2010. Unfortunately she was a bad Filipina who used me and had a bad American brother-In-Law who interfered in our relationship. Her conditional green card expires on November 2, 2012. I already sent the divorce degree and supporting doucmunets and witness statement so it is a part of her immigration packet since she will have to appear before USCIS to attempt to remove her conditional status. I filed my second K1 that you see the timeline for with another Filipina I met through a freind. No family in the U.S. or meddling American Brother-In-Law to interfere this time and she is way better than my ex who was materialistic, selfish, a user and abuser of the K1 VISA process. Hope this clarifies the information you wanted to hear.

Edited by RickJovi, 11 February 2012 - 11:49 AM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a Benefiary Apply for k1 visa Interview

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

That information you provided is if you was to schedule the VISinterview at the Embbasy using the online system. We called the Embassy and scheduled the VISA interview appointment and the fee was paid after doing that and before going to the medical. It is possible for us to both be right based on how you schedule the interview. Done going back and forth with you now.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a Benefiary Apply for k1 visa Interview

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

I don't think so. My fiancee was from the Philippines and we scheculed the Interview, she did the medical and then paid for her VISA fee before going tot he actual interview. I was with her at the interview so I know what I am talking about. Provide proof I am wrong or else don't comment any further. What I am saying is from experience because of course, I am the one who sent her the money for medical, VISA fees, etc.... They also don't take her passport until she goes to the medical. So she can schedule the interview, she will get an e-mail from the Embassy confirming her interview and it will include what the VISA fee, she can then pay the VISA fee and then go do her medical. At the point of the medical that is when her passprt is taken.

Edited by RickJovi, 11 February 2012 - 09:29 AM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a Benefiary Apply for k1 visa Interview

thx, guess it is different, depending on country.

You can schedule it yourself and you don't have to pay the VISA fee first in order to schedule. Just have your MNL number and answer all of the required information about you and your petitioner. Now you will have to get your medical done at Saint Lukes at least one week before the the interview and will have to pay the VISA fee also before the interview and bring proof of payment with you. Good luck.

Edited by RickJovi, 11 February 2012 - 03:07 AM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 03:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSkype call logs

OMG - This is amazing!
Thank You so much for that - I had no clue that a program like this even exists.

Maggie

You also just use Yahoo Messenger. Has better call logging features.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 03:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed co-sponsor or not ? Plz help !!

Your Link is absolutely useless for USCIS Guildlines.
And you need a better defined words from me. This is a Immigration Forum. Not if you qualify for Food Stamps.

I think you are wrong my friend. I Googled several links like the one below and they back up what he posted. It is for foods stamps, it is based on income requirements for a K1 ISA petitioner. If you don't meet them, you need a cosponosr. No cosponsor, no VISA. I witnessed it when I was at the US Embassy in Manila during my fiancees interview baxk in 2010, when some beneficiares petitioner did not meet tthe minumum requirements. THey will not let anyone become a public charge to the U.S., hence that is why there are income requirements.

http://www.fiancee-v...quirements.html
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-02-11 03:01:00