Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	OPORTUNISTAS	Craig, I am sorry this has happened to you again You had this gut feeling several months ago and thought you had straightened it out at that time. Things seemed good between yourself and Karina again. Unfortunately, it seems to only have been a mask. It proves that sometimes the first instinct is the correct one, no matter how hard it seems to be Best of luck, Craig.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 02:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Processing Time?	QUOTE (seanconneryii @ Nov 18 2007, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sending in my I-130 packet on Monday to the VSC and I'm wondering what length of time it's taking to get to the interview stage? My wife lives in Siberia Russia so she'll be going to the Moscow Embassy for the interview. As a rough guide using the timelines, your journey could be completed in 9 months: 6 months for the NOA2, 4 weeks to get through the NVC (this includes mailing to and from the NVC and time taken to receive it at the embassy), plus 58 days for interview. The average time for a IR/CR1 is 11.5 months: 6 months for USCIS NOA2, plus 167 days to interview. Remember that these are only averages but they should help gauge the length of time you'll be waiting.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-19 02:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case status	You would think so... however, it seems that the online system is not being 100% maintained. There are people on the board who have their NOA2's but on the online they are still showing as pending	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-19 13:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Married in Australia	QUOTE (Seve G @ Nov 20 2007, 09:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My wife in US citizen and i am UK citizen and we married 2001 and have 2 kids (last one born 6 weeks ago in US). In 2001 we went to Australia for a week’s holiday and decided to get married there. It seems that i (as the UK citizen) now need to go to Australia for visa? is it a joke or can i go to the London embassy that i can see from my home window. What about the police documentation that i can only get from London as that is my home town? My wife now wants to stay in US with her family in the US as we have be in London for the last 6 years. I travel to US every few weeks on visa waiver...Our 6 year old has just started school in US. Any help please For the K3 you must go through the embassy in the country in which you married. So, unfortunately, for the K3 Australia it will be. However, I am under the impression that the I130 (CR1/IR1) does not have the same regulations and you are able to interview etc in London. As you have stated you are the main breadwinner, the I130 would be better in this respect too, as you would not be authorised to work for roughly 3 months from entering the US on a K3 and filing for adjustment of status. The difference in processing times between the IR1 and the K3 is only a couple of months at present.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-20 06:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	total indifference to spousal persecution	QUOTE (Haole @ Nov 16 2007, 03:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE I retained a lawyer here in the states and was told that these were taking 2 months, 3 at the most. Some lawyers lie a lot to get your business. There has been a time recently where a family visa only took 2 or 3 months. Maybe a CR/IR DCF. I'd jump all over your lawyers bones and get him to get cracking! I have to agree with this post. The first step alone would take 2-3 months at the absolute best of times, then you would need to add another week for the NVC and then whatever time to schedule the interview at the consulate/embassy. Lawyers seem to know a bit about the general process but they do not seem to keep up to date with changes or delays. I wonder if your lawyer is still telling potential customers that it will take 2-3 months? Unfortunately, USCIS can take up to 6 months to process their step (in fact, they state this) so to go into this process hoping for the best possible outsome (2-3 months total) was setting yourself up for a fall and was very unfair of your lawyer to raise your hopes to that level. I went into this process hoping for a 6 months turn-around but after finding this site, I soon changed that estimate to 10 months and so far it is looking like the 10 months will ring true. I may be wrong but it seems that things were done in PNG to try to circum-navigate the divorce rules in the Philippines and time ran out I am sorry for all the troubles you and your spouse are going through but I think what you really need at this time is not just an immigration lawyer but a lawyer that understands marriage laws in your spouses country	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 02:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	FROM THE SENATORS OFFICE	That's awful for the office to get your hopes like that, only to say they mixed up your info with someone else's I was so pleased when I saw the post saying you were approved. You'll have your approval for real soon, My Honey, just keep your spirits up. I keep hoping things will start moving again for you *hugs*	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-20 14:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	approved March and April lucky ones	QUOTE (My Honey @ Nov 9 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just logged on USCIS and received another touch: 11/09/2007 Who else has been touched? These people have permanently touched me...... Here's hoping that this touch leads to something positive They have to be doing something to your file. I'm sure touches are some form of strange and unusual torture method CSC uses on it's customers ... wonder if the files all covered in grubby fingermarks by now	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 08:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	approved March and April lucky ones	I am keeping my fingers cross that we see some approvals coming through today It will be wonderful to "green out" a few more names on G&As list QUOTE (pkewl @ Nov 2 2007, 06:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I compare my touches, which have been ONLY last 3 days (since 10/30) ... I am not holding my breath for NOA2.. call me pessimistic but that unfortunately that maybe the reality... I hope I am wrong on this one... Anyhow, here's to hoping for faster NOA2 for all.... I think this whole process makes people pessimistic, so you're not alone in that Pkwel. If doesn't take long to realise that USCIS can let you down at any moment, and I think accepting that scenario is the only way to stay sane and get through each day. It is too much heartache and emotion to remain optimistic in this process. Here is really hoping for an approval for you	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-02 02:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	approved approved	Congratulations	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-21 02:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	THANK YOU MY GOD!!!	Big BIG congratulations, My Honey Just before sleeping last night I was talking to Josh about your petition and how terrible this part of the journey had been for you It was a lovely surprise to see an approval for you this morning I'm really glad for you *hugs*	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-21 02:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Need help text messaging to Russia	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 18 2007, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> SMS messages do not depend on CDMA or GSM issues. CDMA phones can SMS GSM phones and viseversa. You can send an SMS from a computer. My husband and I do that. His mobile has a @vtext.com address so he texts my email address and I email his phone. It's very nice considering those texts are covered in his monthly plan Also, all of them are saved in Outlook so they will be nice to show as evidence at my interview... we have roughly 10,000 of them in the time we've known each other so I'll really need to pick and choose which ones to screenprint Edited by C and J, 19 November 2007 - 02:51 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-19 02:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Can it be possible to be touched 2 days after an RFE call?	QUOTE (sweety10 @ Nov 2 2007, 08:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What happens to the old touches when your file is touched? Is the old LUD overwritten by a new LUD? OR everything adds up in the column? Thanks. The USCIS site will only show the last date touched. Unfortunately, they have no history which is why some people check the site daily.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-02 03:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Can it be possible to be touched 2 days after an RFE call?	QUOTE (chinemeze @ Nov 2 2007, 04:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just checked my status online and found out that both my I-130 and I-129 have been updated to 11-01-07???? Can it be because of a call I made 3 days ago or is something in the offing??? I WISHHHHHHHH............ Looking at your timeline, I think you're slightly too far ahead of the current cases being processed. It may be coincidence, but on some signatures it does look like an extra touch happens after an RFE trick. I'm not a fan of the RFE trick because you can never be sure exactly which touches are caused by it and they are "false touches" because they are caused by us and not by people adjucating the files. Whatever this touch turns out to be, good luck on your journey	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-02 02:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Praying for I-130/I-129F APPROVAL!	Keep your hopes up, Waitingforwifey Your approval will come and once you get past this step, it is much smoother sailing	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-22 03:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Praying for I-130/I-129F APPROVAL!	Good luck waitingforwifey Lets hope they adjudicate your file as quickly as possible My Honey, Faith, Gogo, JohnWendy, Nerdette, jrmach1 and all others waiting, my thoughts and hopes are with you all.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-14 12:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How Adjucators work	Wow, that's disgusting Just because a case is difficult, it can be left sitting there indefinitely? USCIS really need to sort out their processes... being paid on a "case complete" basis seems to be discriminating against the non-straightforward ones It is putting branch-money on a higher priority than the people it is effecting and it seems to make a mockery of their "processing times" then, doesn't it	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-22 02:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Lucky to be at VSC??????	QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Nov 18 2007, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hindsight is 20/20 or so they say. That it is In hindsight, I wish we had decided for Josh to come to the UK... he could have been here within 2 months tops. But the best future we can have as a couple would be in the US, so we're sticking it out. Instead of the quick time it takes to immigrate to other countries, everyone going through this process is suffering by being away from their spouse for ridiculous amounts of time. One day this journey will be over and we can all look back and feel proud of what we overcame to be with the person we love. It is something we have to endure but the rewards are worth it	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-19 02:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved March filers - petitions forward to NVC	Congratulations Erika's Husband... and good luck for your interview on the 6th, Neel06	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-01 02:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved March filers - petitions forward to NVC	Congratulations Lviv & Oleksandra that's awesome news!	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-29 05:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved March filers - petitions forward to NVC	Best of luck to both of you on Monday I know for sure when I eventually get my interview that Josh will be cool as a cucumber and I'll be the biggest bag of nerves possible, hehe. He always tells me I worry too much and I bet Oleksandra is telling you the same thing right now	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-27 13:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved March filers - petitions forward to NVC	QUOTE (Jas S @ Oct 10 2007, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> after 10 mins of pleasant conversation with them...they assigned me a Nov. 1st date for our interview! I was really trying to get something in Oct, but that is good enough. I am really happy today. Congratulations Jas, that's awesome news!	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-10 07:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved March filers - petitions forward to NVC	I'm keeping my fingers crossed that NVC receive your petitions soon. I'm now sure CSC are playing the "bad cop" role vs VSCs "good cop". On a slightly different note: There really shouldn't be this much difference between the 2 centres and CSC should just throw away their pride (why else would they allow this slowdown to continue while VSC twiddles it's thumbs waiting for something to do!) and say they need help from their counterpart.	C and J	Female	England	2007-08-29 05:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CR1 or K3	QUOTE (Shamim @ Nov 23 2007, 06:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I am bit worried now. I am in the middle of NVC processing(IV bill paid, preparing I864 form). My I129F was approved two days ago. Can USCIS recall my I130 from NVC? I want to go with I130. What should I do now? Please advice Shamim As you have already paid the bill for the I130 at the NVC I doubt USCIS are in a position to recall it. Paying the bill has proven that you wish to persue it. However, I don't think just that would stop the I129F petition from continuing. You may want to call the USCIS and ask how you can stop the I129F from continuing on. In past times, people have had both petitions in the race and have used the quicker K3 to secure an interview at their embassy and, if they were lucky enough to have their I130 on site by the interview, asked to be interviewed for the CR1/IR1 visa instead.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-23 02:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 NOA2 Wording...	QUOTE (Almoto @ Nov 23 2007, 03:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't understand how this happened, I filed the I-130 in March and then followed it with the I129F a couple months later. Any ideas why this happened? They pair the petitions together and, because you filed the I129F, USCIS assumes that it's the I129F you wish to persue (someone who wanted an immigrant visa straight away would never file an I129F)... Therefore they hold the I130 for adjustment of status in the US. Getting an I130 sent on to the NVC when there is a valid I129F is a very rare thing these days. There have been people who have clearly written on their I130 that they wanted consular processing and have still been ignored and kept for adjustment of status I am really confused why your lawyer (who knew you wanted everything to be handled in the UK) would even suggest, let alone implement, an I129F petition for your husband As I mentioned in an earlier post, to get the ball rolling again submit the form they mention on the NOA2 (I-824). It will probably take about 6 months for USCIS to action it (as always) but it will result in your I130 being sent to NVC.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-23 02:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 NOA2 Wording...	QUOTE (Almoto @ Nov 22 2007, 01:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, My I-130 was not sent to the NVC, I got the same wording as you did. However, my concern is we were not going to have my husband come back and adjust. My attorney believes with the difficulties in his case (15 year overstay in the US & an old criminal record in England) it would be better for us to do everything while he is in England. So, we wanted to go ahead with the immigrant visa and have him come here when they approve our I-601. How am I to know if they've sent a package to London? I'm so confused even though I'm using an attorney. If the I-130 was not sent on to the NVC then you are not following the immigrant visa route , you are only following the K3 To get the ball rolling on the I-130 again, you or your lawyer would have to submit an I-824. it does take many months for USCIS to action one of these forms though Edited by C and J, 22 November 2007 - 01:29 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-22 01:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 NOA2 Wording...	This is the standard wording for when both the I130 and I129F are approved. It means they are keeping your I130 at the service centre until your wife is ready to adjust status from within the US. Only your I129F will continue it's journey to the NVC. Hope this helps	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-21 02:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 approved but I-129 not yet??!!?!	QUOTE (andreydy @ Nov 7 2007, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess I am wrong... I guess you can file 130 and 129F separably. This is odd, because when I was filling it (130), I read a lot of information online about it. Standard procedures, as I understood it, were: first you send 130, then wait for NOA1, then send 129F with copy of NOA1. I am sure I read that in lots of places online. But anyways, I am clueless in this whole process because USCIS works in mysterious ways. I try to follow USCIS's instruction, but from the experience their instruction is just junk, real and valid instruction can be found only on forums like VJ. Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge... Not wrong, Andreydy. The procedure was first deviated from when the CSC had printing issues (in April) which stopped them from sending out NOA1s for many many months. A few of us (including myself) got copies of our cashed cheques and submitted the I129F with a copy of the cheque as proof (USCIS write the petition number on the back). The procedure again changed when people became confused about which fee to include with their forms so, again, decided to send them together to alleviate any queries. I'm not sure whether USCIS has ever officially stated that this is acceptable (anyone able to provide a link?), however, many people on this forum have submitted them together and received both NOA1s without any issue	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 09:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 approved but I-129 not yet??!!?!	QUOTE (YGandMAT @ Nov 7 2007, 03:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where can we find updated Jame's shortcuts procedures? Are these safe to use? How much time can we save by using them? Please help. James' shortcuts are meant to be able to reduce the time at NVC by a few months (because you can pro-actively create some of the forms they will send you and send them back before you even receive the forms from the NVC). Check out this post: http://www.visajourn...p?showtopic=117 It includes James shortcuts plus cutting out time if you don't feel confident to use James' route	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 02:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 INTERVIEW IN BOGOTA HAS BEEN SET 12/04/07	Congratulations Brian and Yenys The end of your time apart is coming near The rest of it will be spent together Let us know how the interview turns out	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 02:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Visa Approved	QUOTE (Mrs. Scott @ Nov 26 2007, 12:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Once the visa is printed, the National Visa Center (NVC) has the information in the system. On Friday, November 23rd, I called the NVC twice (AM & PM). The first representative said, "No, the visa has not been printed." During my second call, the rep asked, "Are you sure that your husband attended the interview? He has been listed as a No Show." I told her that's impossible. She said not to worry since we were approved. I need some insight from the VJ community. All I can say is wow... to have gone through all you have gone through, just to be thrown this worry at the last moment. I truly hope the NVC rep was misinformed. Have you tried contacting the embassy to see if they made a mistake at their end? That would be my first point of call to check things out.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-26 03:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	219 days...	Keep your hopes up, Gogo, an approval will come. It's a horrible hole for you, jrmach1 and John Wendy to be stuck in (hope I've remembered the right people) I'm hoping these checks will pass quickly for you all.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-21 02:51:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 and K3	As Credzba said, the main question you need to answer is: "When you entered the US using the VWP, did you intend to marry and stay?". And if you did not intend to stay permanently on the entry, can you PROVE that you intended to leave (return ticket, job back in Germany etc etc)? The answer to that will determine whether you can stay in the US and adjust status or have to return to Germany. Yes, you can apply for the I130 alone. If you have a look at the timelines, it will give you a rough guide to how long the process will take for Germany. I am from the UK and mine will take over 10 months for an I129F, an I130 would take close to a year. Yes, you can visit your husband using the VWP during the process. HOWEVER (and it is a big however) you must be prepared to show strong ties to Germany should you be asked by the officer at the point of entry. They can, and will, turn you straight around back around and refuse entry if they believe on any visit that you intend to stay permanently. The burden of proof is on you to prove that you will leave at the end of your visit. Being in a VWP country is a positive thing in this journey because, if you were to apply at an embassy for a proper tourist visa, you would likely be denied outright because having a spouse in the US is generally seen to outweigh any evidence that can be shown. Yes, some of the petitioners on here have spent part of the process outside the US. Some of them seemed to have lawyers handling all the paperwork for them though. Considering you don't want to be separated for any long period of time... How long does it take to get a residency permit (not sure of the exact term) for Germany? What you could do is apply for your husbands residency, have him live in Germany with you for long enough to meet the Direct Consular Filing criteria (most countries are 6 months, but you would have to check this for Germany), then you can both file directly with the US embassy in Germany and live in Germany together while the paperwork is going through. There are certain criteria that your husband needs to meet to file for you in this way (like maintaining a domicile in the US) but I am not very clued up on the DCF process, so I would suggest you check out that forum to see how it would work for you.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-26 02:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	Congrats on your petition moving onwards, Edp333	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-21 02:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	Congratulations Banfield	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-31 02:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	*slaps forehead* Sorry Neenuh, I didn't realise it was you who was hoping for your sons approval... I just read the signature and assumed. Some days I can't seem to put 2 and 2 together Here's hoping that the approval comes soon	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-30 11:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	QUOTE (neenuh @ Oct 30 2007, 07:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey urge, congratulations! yup edp333, that's nine CSC approvals this week - finally! sigh, i can't help but feel i "should be one of them" you know? oh well, God has better plans for me and feelicks i just have to accept it and believe in it :struggle: Neenuh, from your time line you're actually ahead of all of us You'll be out of NVC soon, just keep hoping We still have that fun to look forward to, once we get out of the USCIS mail room	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-30 02:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	Congratulations Jenya, we had been wondering how things turned out for you	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-26 01:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	QUOTE (My Honey @ Oct 16 2007, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I totally understand your frustration but, lets pray they are letting the approvals come out.... True It would just be nice to see everyone in the April and May-June threads finally getting through to the NVC. It'll be a wonderful day when G&As spreadsheet is covered in green	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-16 08:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	QUOTE (valticp @ Oct 15 2007, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They are definitely processing by noa1 dates of I130s, they don't seem to take the I129s into account. Which is of course a good thing I can only wish this is true. There is 6 weeks difference between my I130 and I129F dates. However, unless we see something concrete, I'll still be hedging my bets on receiving an NOA2 at the end of November. I don't want to get my hopes up of an earlier NOA2 and get let down. If it comes in before the end of November, I'll be partying!!	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-16 08:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	April K3 Filers	and did you guys know the fee for I-129F petition is now $455, wth? plus K3 petitions are no longer required to pay ANY fee we don't have our NOA1 from our I-130 we're submitting our money order copy, both front and back and the online case number form i still can't believe they're charging $455 for K1 petition Bare in mind, that the people applying for the K3 visa have to pay for the I130 ($355). Which is still cheaper than K1, but it is certainly NOT free (K1 requires no other petition to be filed). The I130 and I129F (K3) used to have two separate costs, they merged them into one cost and applied it to the I130 only. It works out to roughly the same price as pre-"price change". Edited by C and J, 30 July 2007 - 09:20 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-07-30 09:18:00