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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

Oooo! Just got a notice from CSC that my reply to the RFE has been received and processing has resumed! Cmon, C'mon, C'mon, C'mon!!!!!


Good work Caspar, hopefully the good response comes sooner rather than later!
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-09 02:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Wow, congratulations, Terri! We can only hope that the rest of us have the smooth experience that you did. Good luck for getting on your flights :)
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-04-06 05:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Yay, one less stress for me. My UK police report arrived today. Now I just have to hope that the NZ one arrives before the date that they allocate me for an interview!
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-31 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

We got our interview date via email this morning -- April 6th at 10am WOOOOTTT!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Congratulations, you're very lucky to have a date so soon!
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-29 16:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

Sooo I just woke up and I decide hey I am going to check our case status like I do every other day about 200 times a day.
We were touched!!!!
I am so happy I hope this is it!

:dance:
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-26 16:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Firstly I hope that everyone who is still waiting for their NO2 hears something before the week is out! The whole system is just weird. How hard is it to deal with paperwork in the order in which it arrives?

Anyway, I received Packet 3 yesterday and I am just about to post off the required paperwork. Woo hoo :dance: Then more waiting for the appointment letter to arrive, sigh...
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-25 04:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
I think I'm all ready to go for the medical now. The doctors' surgery gave my Mum my vaccination records and I feel like such a dumby. I totally forgot about getting a tetanus booster in 2005 but I remembered my Hep B in 1990 and MMR in 1993. I must be beginning to suffer short-term memory loss already! So now I'm all boosted up with Tetanus having gone and got another one in Feb! Medical Exam is on 19th of April!
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-22 05:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
For everyone waiting to know if your case has shipped from NVC to Consulate these instructions work:

1. Go to: http://track.dhl-usa...?nav=TrackByRef
2. In Reference, enter the info as follows:
EXP DD MMM YYYYA
EXP is constant
DD is the date before the day the NVC said they shipped the case.
MMM is the three letters representing the month the NVC shipped the case
YYYY is the year the NVC shipped the case
A is constant
For example, if the NVC says they shipped the case on February 12 2009, this would be entered as "EXP 11 FEB 2009A"
3. Date range for shipment - From: Enter the date of the day NVC said they sent the case
4. Date range for shipment - To: Enter todays date
5. Keep the rest of the fields blank
7. Once you enter the info, press "Track"
8. After a while you will see a list of all of the packages that left the NVC today. You need to search for the specific consulate.
9. When you find the shipment the corresponds to your consulate, you will see the tracking number that you can record.
10. You can then track the shipment from the NVC to your specific Consulate

Remember the spaces in the reference because I tried without and it doesn't work. You might have to trawl through the pages to find your shipment but it's worth it for the peace of mind :)
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-20 08:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Congrats to everyone who had received their NO3. Mine is pretty much all ready to go as soon as I get the letter but since it't through London who are super slow that my take awhile.

Everyone who is still waiting I'm sure that you will receive your letters soon and then NVC is being really quick and hopefully the process from there will be very speedy for you. Good luck x
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-19 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Hello,

I hope that there've been some more approvals today! Just stay positive and hopeful if you're still waiting, your time will come soon.

We've just received our letter telling us that our parcel will be sent to the London Embassy this week! Yay :dance: Then just a 3 or 4 week wait for London to actually acknowledge that they've received it, lol! Oh well, at least I can go ahead and book a medical now :thumbs:
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-15 17:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!
Congrats Terri and Eric. :dance: Now hopefully for you the Sydney consulate is way faster at allocating interviews than London is! I guess there's just too many people for London to see, lol.

Fingers crossed that you get to the US for April like you wanted x

I'm aiming for June now but that's looking doubtful :(
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-12 04:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

**03/10/2010** TOUCHED!!


*whispering softly..please please please let NOA2 be right behind!*

I'm sure that's what it will be. That's exactly what happened to us and the NO2 email arrived the next day :)

Keep us posted.
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-10 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

Hey everyone...CSC seems to be doing well so..lets get you all approved in the next week or so. Waiting can be frustrating but hang in there.


I received my NOA2 in paper this weekend basically stating the expiration date(4 months from NOA1), and that i should be hearing from NVC withing 2-4 weeks. Are people starting to hear from NVC or making calls?


Congrats on the NO2! Just hanging in there everyone else.

I've told Y to start calling daily from this Wednesday which is 1 week from when we got the approval. As soon as I've got an LON case number i'm going to book my medical. It's a pain to have to travel to London twice but I want to get the ball rolling and I thought maybe if London gets my medical results really quickly they'll get a move on with giving me an interview date :-)
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-08 05:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDecember 2009 Filers - CSC!

Oh I am looking -- refreshing & trying not to scream in frustration.

I think I will wear out the refresh button on my keyboard before this process is done! Nothing is easing my mind and I swore to myself when we started this journey that I would not become neurotic or even more impatient...but I have become just those things.

CSC was moving quicker the VSC & that always made me smile...now if only they would approve petitions in order instead of all over the place....no offense meant to anyone else...just a frustrated woman in Australia.


Yours will come soon, Terri. You're up to 3 months and 1 day. We got ours bang on 3 months. Just hang in there and remember, you have the medical to look forward to :)

I bet you've filled in all the forms and have everything prepared so that as soon as it hits the US Embassy in Sydney you can visit the post office :)
Y&EFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-07 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs it time for me to start screaming
I would like to thank everyone for their responses. They relieved me and helped a lot. I am checking my email and post mail daily. I will keep everyone informed.
mistyblkrose33FemaleMorocco2009-11-25 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs it time for me to start screaming
I am in full blown panic mood now. wacko.gif Although my fiance keeps telling me that everything is fine, I am beginning to loose my mind. I sent off all of our paperwork in June. Our packet was received on June 30. I thought everything was fine and well until I got a RFE on Oct 13. I began to see my world crumbling dowing around me but that was premature and for that I was thankful. I had only forgotten to send the copies of my plane tickets and the copies from my passport. As soon as I recieved the information I made my copies and drop everything in the overnight box at the Post Office the next day, which was received Oc t 30. After pulling all of the timelines that are coming from my service center and involving the county the visa will be obtained from I found that every case but ours has progressed forward (at or around the same time our paperwork was recieved) Even with the pause in the case I do not see why it is now almost the end of Nov and I still have not heard anything. With that being said, I am currently wondering if I should scream now or wait for another few weeks. Does anyone have any advice or thoughts on the matter that will help me keep my composer? helpsmilie.gif

By the way--- I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!
mistyblkrose33FemaleMorocco2009-11-25 09:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI just called uscis and this is what they said!
QUOTE (clueless_in_usa @ Jun 13 2009, 06:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (T0dd&Chr1ssy @ Jun 12 2009, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I called them to require further information regarding our case and they told me they are currently working on cases from november 08 and it will be 2 months to get to ours! what a load of rubbish! I even said to her that cases were being accepted that were in January and febuary and all she said was "theres nothing I can do". I swear to god this better be BS! or else I'm calling off the K-1 and were moving to England and doing a K-3 because there is no freakin way that its right we should have to wait 7 months when some get theres in 3-4 and when I call them on it they just say "what do you want us to do about it". Absolute BS!!!!


mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif devil.gif


I recently posted here about the unfairness of this process and I received plenty of negative responses, so I would be careful when expressing your true feelings in this forum. I could not believe it, but I was even insulted a couple of times and almost told to shut up because "life is never fair." What a joke!

There is no fair reason for the immigration process to be this way. If some people waited only three or four months, there is no justification to make others like you and I wait five, six, or more months, unless the government clearly explains why and the reason is one that truly deserves the extra wait.

This process is completely broken and it will never be repaired because people move on after they finally get their approvals, no matter how much they were mistreated during the process. I have also considered the option of moving away, at least until I get assurance (maybe through consular processing, which I understand is always faster) that I can move back together. However, that is a big decision that must be taken after a well thought out plan, especially if your financial situation will be greatly impacted as a result.

You have waited five months already. At least wait until the sixth month arrives before doing anything drastic, or you will have to wait many more months again for a new process, which is also broken. After six months they allow you to place an inquiry. Many times after such an inquiry your case is processed right away. It is at that moment that you can take the decision: financial stability or life with your partner. And this is especially important to consider if you are not allowed to work in a country other than the USA (if you need the job).

If I did not need the job, I would have moved a long time ago. I put up with this lottery because otherwise I would be causing unnecessary hardship on my relationship. However, at some point we must decide what is more important: love or money.

Think about your decision with a clear mind. And maybe you can take a month-long leave of absence to be with your honey while you wait the extra month. That will allow you to come back in the same conditions you were and spend good time with your honey that will make you less frustrated with this process. However, if you do so, do come back to check your mail, because I read over and over than USCIS website cannot be trusted.

Take care and good luck. I hope that you and I get a pleasant surprise soon and we can move on and let others suffer instead innocent.gif



Actually you received a few negative responses and a BIG dose of REALITY...and still yet today you have not filled in your timeline showing your unwillingness to help others in the same situation as you, and you continue to whine about the process. Albeit I do agree the process could use some doctoring.
Now you resort to hijacking other posts to tell people how mistreated you were in your post and STILL one week later have not updated your TIMELINE...I agree with others I believe you are probably on the shorter end of the 6 month stick.
And yes you will notice by my time line I am a LOTTERY winner.... only 4-1/2 month from filing to POE from the Philippines A HIGH FRAUD COUNTRY....wonder what I did to deserve such favor. Nothing more than luck I tell you plus crossed all my t's and dotted the i's.
Good luck to you in you journey. blink.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-14 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCFO Seminar
yes
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-16 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsvisa approved today...
kicking.gif kicking.gif Congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-16 12:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPPROVED
QUOTE (John_Anna Marie @ Jun 21 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Finally approved. Got notice that we were approved on Friday.

For those still waiting it will happen. Thank you very much for everyone's support.

John & Anna Marie



Congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-21 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhen am I going to get my Noa2!?
QUOTE (Cereza @ Jun 22 2009, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Why should tomorrow be the 6 month mark? the 29th is the date on my noa1. I already have called my senators. They are supposedly trying to get my case off the desk of the officer, and in the hand of a supervisor.

QUOTE (mari joe @ Jun 22 2009, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmmm, why did you get engaged after you applied for a k1 and not b4?


hmmmm maybe because we made a verbal commitment before we exchanged a piece of metal


hmmmm, maybe she asked because engaged means:
en?gaged
??/?n?ge?d?d/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [en-geyjd] Show IPA
Use engaged in a Sentence
–adjective
1. busy or occupied; involved: deeply engaged in conversation.
2. pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple.
3. under engagement; pledged: an engaged contractor.
4. entered into conflict with: desperately engaged armies.
5. Mechanics.
a. interlocked.
b. (of wheels) in gear with each other.
6. Architecture. (of a distinct member) built so as to be truly or seemingly attached in part to the structure before which it stands: an engaged column.

you may notice the bolded line says pledged to be married, like the Letter of Intent stated when you sent in you I-129F, also like what the USCIS is looking for, thats why the call it a fiance(e) visa hehehe, they don't issue visas to people who apply but are not engaged, especially when they don't think they are when they mail it in for approval...hope in anything you wrote to them you didn't mention you werent engaged until 2-3 months after applying for visa.
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-24 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJERK FIANCEE
QUOTE (usagroom @ Jun 25 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cuchita @ Jun 25 2009, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Fiance or fiancee?

Fiance is accepted spelling for either sex.


Actually:

fi?an?cé
??/?fi?n?se?, fi??nse?/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey] Show IPA
Use fiance in a Sentence
–noun
a man engaged to be married; a man to whom a woman is engaged.

fiancee
fi?an?cée
??/?fi?n?se?, fi??nse?/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey] Show IPA
Use fiancee in a Sentence
–noun
a woman engaged to be married; a woman to whom a man is engaged.

From Dictionary.com

thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-06-25 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa on hand
kicking.gif Congratulations star_smile.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-07 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa granted
kicking.gif Congrats Bobby kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-08 17:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsoriginal copy of document
QUOTE (felicity123 @ Jul 9 2009, 09:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi guys! i have a question regarding the affidavit of support hope i can get a reply.

my fiance dont want to send his original copy of W-2 and income tax return,is it okay to bring only the photo copy on the day of my interview?

thanks very much and good luck to all of us.


You should ask him to get copies of his "tax transcripts" they are free and only take a week or so to get then that is all you need. No w-2's are needed and they are actually better proof.
But to answer your questions, copies should be fine but be prepared they may ask for the originals although the probability is low.

thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-09 22:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2'''' HELP!!
QUOTE (joyterence @ Jul 14 2009, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
gup pm! just have a question about noa2 july 26 we receive an e-mail saying that our petition is approve and after a week my husband in my heart already heart.gif receive our noa2! so how many days or weeks that i will receive the package 3?! here in the philippines for the next step? .. unsure.gif


2006-met in person!
2009-feb-sent I129
2009-feb-13-noa1
2009-feb-touch
2009-jun 26-receive an e-mail
2009-july-3=receive NOA2!!!
STILL WAITING HERE IN PI FOR THE MAIL AND FOR THE NEXT STEP!


http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfk1en.pdf

Read this page at the embassy website it explains everything. You need to download the forms yourself as the embassy doesn't send them any longer.
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-14 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTHANK YOU VISAJOURNEY
Congrats kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-19 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsEl-Hamdulilah!!! WE FINALLY GOT OUR VISA!!! =oD
Congrats kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-20 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPhilippines Credit Card for Fiancee'
QUOTE (ddartt1 @ Jul 22 2009, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (thepizzadude @ Jul 22 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I opened a seperate bank account (and I didn't put her name on it basically because it is very hard to do). I then fedexed her the debit card and she could withdraw from an ATM whenever she needed it.
The costs were cheaper than moneygram or western union or for that matter XOOM.

Good Luck


We also did this and one day the card got stuck in the ATM machine and the bank would not give it to me because it wasn't under my name. Luckily, it happened a few days to my departure!


Eeeek that had to suck
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-22 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPhilippines Credit Card for Fiancee'
I opened a seperate bank account (and I didn't put her name on it basically because it is very hard to do). I then fedexed her the debit card and she could withdraw from an ATM whenever she needed it.
The costs were cheaper than moneygram or western union or for that matter XOOM.

Good Luck
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-22 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPINK!
kicking.gif Great News!! Congratulations!! good.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-07 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsactive duty military
QUOTE (itzallgood @ Jul 25 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (bubi @ Jul 25 2009, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, i tried to look into some information about active duty military whistling.gif but i couldnt find anything precise crying.gif . My fiance is in the US army and someone here said that he may use that in our advantage...Please help me?!?! helpsmilie.gif We are both new in all this rolleyes.gif and we need help with some things.... oops8rh.gif I would appreciate any form of help that you can provide....

thank you in advance for your understanding and support.... luv.gif



We have to help you. You have broken the VJ record for the most emoticons in one msg. I will put you in touch with the VJ'r who got the visa approved in 13 days.

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thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-25 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsConsulate Received package from NVC!!!!
Congrats
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-27 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC Processing time
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Jul 27 2009, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maybe am missing the point but Feb 19 is (approximately) 5 months ago...


5 months 9 days is what I came up with
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview Date
kicking.gif kicking.gif Congratulations kicking.gif kicking.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-27 20:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFreaking out part deux
QUOTE (Jonara @ Jul 28 2009, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For those of you who have been waiting for over 6 months... warning don't bash me.

I'll be entering my 5th month and no word or letter yet. I started the "call-you-senator" process recently only to be informed of what USCIS voice response system would have told me. The only tinge of hope is when supposedly they said "she should hear from us soon". I guess some state delegates are better than the other. I'm losing my mind!


It is frustrating but it is the process, find something to do with your time besides obsessing. It really does no good, state delegates can help in some respects WHEN THE time comes. Until then they will get nothing done because it is not time for them to do ANYTHING that matters. Once you reach the 6+month timeframe they can push some buttons.
Its like you telling a friend you will pick them up at 4pm to go somewhere they have to be at
5pm, then out of the blue they start calling you at 2:30pm. GET IT!
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsShe's Coming Home!
QUOTE (GregwedsAngel @ Jul 28 2009, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I AM THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE WORLD!
COME HOME BABY!


Congratulations...hehehe do we BYOB rofl.gif
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 Approved the same day I joined Visajourney!!!
Congratulations Matthew Brown...

Oh yah good luck with all the spam email you will probably start getting as soon and the spiders start selling your valid email address....

Good Luck with the rest of your journey
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAffidavit of Support
QUOTE (Ian and Lisa @ Jul 28 2009, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (CTRL+ALT+DEL @ Jul 28 2009, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i put yes, and put 'all expenses'


Me, too. I know people say it's n/a, but I'd rather err on the side of providing too much support than none at all. I felt odd about leaving a blank spot.

It would be cool if they could put something on the form that excuses 129F applicants from completing it.

Disclaimer: My i-134 has not been reviewed by consulate staff at this point. smile.gif


The reason you put N/A is because this area is supposed to be used by someone other than the fiance...spouse....it's for the co-sponsors. They want to know if a cosponsor is planning on supplying any type of financial assistance.
They KNOW that the spouse/fiance is going to be supplying financial assistance for their spouse/fiance.
Best bet is to use the guides and example forms as they are and not try to second guess answers, they have helped 100's if not 1000's of people get visas.



thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGood news for us! (march filers)
QUOTE (Stephen + Elisha @ Jul 28 2009, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats! Oh, and... timeline.gif


Agreed
thepizzadudeMalePhilippines2009-07-28 21:47:00