Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Expedite Request	I think many of us would have done the same and won't admit it. I know if my husband or finance were in Japan right now I would be worried to death....THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED ADVERSELY! Good luck to your expedite requests...I hope it happens for you! For any nasty comments like "I hope you're delayed even longer" SHAME ON YOU! Yes we do worry, and I was in a panic until I was sure he was ok. My USC fiancee is in Japan right now but is thankfully ok - although shaken up by the quake and subsequent aftershocks he is in the Yokosuka area south of the epicenter and everyone and everything there is ok, for now. Still it's very scary not knowing what is going to happen with the reactors and whether they will have to be evacuated. I have a ticket to go see him March 26 and stay for 7 weeks... now who knows - it's hard being this far away. I can't imagine how awful it is for those with loved ones in the disaster area... my heart goes out to them all.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-03-13 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Vermont	In fact if you go back to the start of those 5 weeks (04/04/2011), you can see they were right in the middle of September petitions: http://www.visajourn...p7=All&dfile=No Now they're processing mid / late December. 3 months worth of petitions in 5 weeks! Outstanding stuff from VSC. We got our NOA1 mid-January and got an RFE (as expected) email today... way to go VSC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-10 16:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Hey!! I can't believe I missed to post here when I realized it had been a year from when we sent off the "right" papers with the right "check" back in January '11, all I did was think and make a comment to my hubby about it. Unbelievable, It's the first time since graduation that I've been without working this long! I applied for GC and EAD back in November, and it has been a little of a long wait for me, but it's all good, things are coming along little by little. In the mean while, you can call me crazy, but I'm starting to have to think Spanish twice now (parents make fun of me on skype when I say stuff like: "Uhm, what is it called... you know, that thing... that goes, over that thing?..." my brain is starting to function in english more hahahaha. So now I not only have bad english, but a "not so good anymore" spanish. LOL I hope you are all having a good year!! Hey Diana & Chris... silly question but what does EAD stand for? Just got my Biometrics appointment for March 2nd... scheduled for Norfolk, Virginia but since I'm in Honolulu for a while I am able to do it here... thank goodness because I need to get things sorted out to get back to Canada in May to visit my grandson (due April 3). Ya, I know, I'm too young to be a grandma - UGH! I'm not working either but with all the travel I am looking for online work. Good luck to you!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2012-02-16 15:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Hey fellow January filers... hope this finds you all well for the holidays! I have a question(s) I need some help with. We haven't filed the AOS yet, we are working on it now but in the meantime my I-94 expires next week and I want/need to fly within the US first week of February. How do I go about changing the date on my I-94 as I have fulfilled the date requirement by getting married within the 90 days? Can they change the expiry date on my visa if we can't get the AOS paperwork filed before it expires? Thanks so much.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-12-20 08:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	How long did they tell you it will take for them to process it and for the couple to receive the expedited marriage certificate? We are thinking of getting married in Hawaii, but it would be only a couple weeks before my I-94 expires so I don't know if we should do that. I called them and they said that in addition to pay for the expedite, we could call Honolulu and say that we need it extra fast for immigration reasons and that they would help us out. Did you guys try that? Ahhhh and most importantly - congrats on the marriage!!! We got married in Hawaii too... on Oct. 23rd... we didn't get our licence in the mail until first week of December. It was a long wait but now I have my SSN and will be doing the drivers licence and bank account thing next. Still haven't filed AOS, although working on the paperwork now. Congrats to everyone on their journey!!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-12-20 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Medical done - forgot a copy of my K1 letter but had it on a thumb drive they printed it for me and my Tdap was out of date so I had to go get that done on Georgia St but all went well and my envelope was ready for pick-up by 1:15. Visa went really well - didn't ask for any proof of relationship, just the basics. Now I am hoping and praying that it's ready for pick-up before my planned trip out of Canada on Thursday evening. Can't wait to see my love in Hawaii and get married exactly 1 year on day and on the beach close to the place that we had our first date!!! Then it's SSN application; I-765 (the application so I can work right away) and AOS.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-09-25 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Mine made it to Edmonton on Tues after the Thurs interview. Didn't take long. Crossed at Sweetgrass Montana and it only took 20 min. Had compliance letter and it was easy to import my car. Wedding is less than 2 weeks away!! Hope all goes well for you Janis! Thanks. My interview is on Fri. 23rd and my ticket to Seattle is Thur. 29th - decided to fly instead of train... might pay for expedited courier service, think I'll look into that. You must be so excited!!! Are you getting married in Hawaii? We have tentative plans to get married on Wailaea Beach on Oct. 23 - exactly 1 year from our first date. All I have to do is get through the medical and interview and then I will be able to breath.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-09-07 07:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I did have my compliance letter as well as all my registration papers for it. She took them both too, knowing I was doing a K1 and made sure I had both but after finishing the k1 paperwork, she just said I couldn't do it. I'm going to call CBP today and see if there is someone who can do it on Monday. How long did it take you to get your Visa/Passport back after your interview in Vancouver? Any other Vancouver interviewers please feel free to chime in. Thx.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-09-05 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Congrats Ash&Ham! I'm off to Vancouver tomorrow....medical on Wed and interview Thurs. I'm sooooo nervous!! I'm sure it'll be fine but I'll be so happy when it's over! WOO HOO! Let us know how it goes.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-08-15 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Congratuations and happy days to all my fellow January filers that have gotten through their interviews and/or are with their loved ones!!! My interview is scheduled for September 23 - exactly 11 months from the day I met Mark. I'll be enjoying my time in Virginia until Sept. 15th and then it's rush back home to get my police records check, medical on Sept. 21st and arrange for my stuff to be shipped to my new home in Portsmouth. Will probably do POE via Amtrak in Vancouver to Seattle to visit with some friends before settling in the East. Still no plans on the wedding until Mark finds out where he will be working but fingers are crossed for a wedding in Hawaii where we met, maybe even the exact day a year from when we met! Love and good wishes to you all.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-08-08 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Congrats to everyone on your NOA2's and Approvals!!! I got my Packet 3 by email... Does anyone know if I can email back the checklist and DS-230 form (scanned and signed of course) or if I have to do it by fax? I want to schedule my medical and interview for sometime between Sept. 16 and 30 and I'm assuming I have to send those back before I can make the appointments??? I requested this info from the Vancouver Embassy by email but haven't heard back. Thx for your help	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-07-22 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I emailed the K department at the Vancouver Consulate and they emailed me Packet 3 and 4! Call the NVC and get your new Case # so you can email the K department requesting the same, if you haven't already. I'm a lil behind in this forum. Could you please post the phone number for the NVC? We should have our new case number soon and I'd like to let the Vancouver Consulate know my address change before they mail out the package... although I did put in a change of address with Canada Post I'm thinking it would be better to avoid delays. Also, how long did you have to fax back the DS-230 form and checklist? Thx	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-07-05 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Hey guys, i have a quick question about the DS-160 form We are finally sending our packet 3 in Montreal. We havent recieved the actual packet yet b/c of the postal strike. What address did you use to send the packet to montreal? Did you print out the actual DS-160 (online form) for the packet 3, or was the online confirmation of DS 160 form ok? I was unable to upload a picture (even though i scanned my previous passport picture) is it possible to upload it again on line for the DS 160 form? I was planning on including an extra picture in my packet 3. Pls let us know. Also, our NOA 2 will expire in early september. I hope the embassy books the interview sometime in mid august. have you heard of the NOA2 expiring b/c of interview scheduling delays? Did your NOA2 have a different Case number or does the NVC issue a different number to quote? I want to call to find out when the package was sent to the Vancouver Embassy (I have to change my address with the Embassy) but not sure what info to give? And, how did you know to do your packet 3 if you didn't receive the hard copy? Also, how long is your NOA2 for? I won't be back to the US until July 27th and Vancouver until Sept 15th - our NOA2 is dated July 1st and I need to know how long I have to fax back the DS-230 and checklist? What is a DS-160? The confusion is setting in now as to the next steps - - I know a few days to the NVC and then could be up to a few weeks to reach Vancouver but then I'm confused on the timelines for the next procedures. I'm still in Japan until the end of July so hopefully I won't miss any deadlines! Thx	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-07-05 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	FINALLY!!!! Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity On July 1, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Woo hoo... I can breath again. Now I have to look up the timing and next steps!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-07-01 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	My visa was approved today!! My interview was at 10 am this morning, at the consulate in Vancouver. There were four K1 people that day, total, and we got to chat most of the morning which was nice. One had applied in October, and the other two in December, I believe. All of use are moving to small towns/the country, which I thought was interesting. I only brought what I was instructed to bring in the email from the consulate, nothing more, and I just brought it in a file folder, which was good because they take it all apart as soon as you get there. The interview happened at the counter, not in a private room. They didn't ask to see any of the "evidence of ongoing relationship" that I brought. Very friendly staff. They agreed to let me pick up my passport mid-week rather than have it sent by courier. I got there around 9:40 and was out by noon. Much less gruelling than the medical! Good luck and godspeed! CONGRATULATIONS!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-06-24 19:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	CONGRATS to everyone getting their NOA2's and Interviews and successful medicals!!! We are still waiting for a reply on our RFE... it's been over 21 days since they logged it received in the system... should I be worried? We're still in Japan and will be until the end of July so I'm not in any panic timewise (although it would be nice to know when to book my return ticket to Vancovuer) - just wondering how long it took others to get their replies?	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-06-21 17:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I hope you'll get your NOA2 soon Janis!! we are also planning a trip to Hawaii sometime in the fall, and also talked about tying the knot there But, we don't want to have a wedding nor a ceremony, but just have a Justice of the Peace sort of thing without any hassle whatsoever. I've been trying to figure out where and how to do this on Kaua'i, but all I can find is info on Ministers who perform ceremonies - which we will not need nor want. Do you know if it's possible to just go to the Courthouse and if yes, where would that be on Kaua'i? Thanks! Here is a link to a Justice of the Peace website in Kauai http://kauaiofficiant.com/ They may have info for you on a courthouse marriage or you can contact the County of Kauai office 808-241-6371 http://city.statelaw.../CountyID:3136. Hope that helps. We are thinking a JP on the beach at the hotel where we met in Waikiki or just a courthouse marriage. Something simple and quiet for us too.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-06-10 00:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Finally got Packet 3 emailed! Will book August interview next week and will continue planning my late September wedding in Hawaii That's great!!! Oh, and we are planning on getting married in Hawaii too. We'll be there between late September and early January (or as long as early May)!!! Still waiting on our NOA2 but it's only been 2 weeks since they received our RFE info so I'm not freaking out... yet.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-06-08 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I'm sure hoping they are alot smarter by using a more reliable service such as FedEx. I have a feeling that if they don't use them they will during the strike at least. I'm sure they use DHL. I'll be watching your timeline closely - if we didn't get an RFE we would be on the same schedule. Although I won't be back in Vancouver any sooner than August so I am crossing my fingers that the timing will all fall together for us. All the best and fingers crossed you get word soon!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-06-01 23:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Hello from Japan to all my January filer friends! Just got the reply today to the RFE info we sent in - what a nice birthday present!!! It said we should hear back within 60 days. Timing is working out well since we may be here until late July now... then a quick trip to Vancouver in August to get a police check, medical and embassy appointment and then fingers crossed a small wedding on the beach in Hawaii in September.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-26 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	NOA2 today!! We are completely over the moon! It has been a long wait but I feel now that he will be here soon. I can't wait! Thank you January filers for keeping me sane all of these long months! I have checked this website every day for months and have found solace in the fact that we are not alone in this process. And I credit all of you for the fact that we had no RFE. Best of luck to all of you! WOO HOO... Congrats on your NOA2!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-24 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	NOA2 on May 16!!!!! YAAAAY!! What a shock to get it this soon when we were mentally prepared to wait until July!! Now I will be able to get everything organized for my medical and my interview in August as soon as I get back from my 2-month stay with Josh! This is GREAT!!!!! Janis, about the change of address, I emailed the consulate in Helsinki and asked them, and they replied within in hour that I can just email them my address now and they will make sure it gets sent to my new address. Easy and simple, I definitely recommend emailing the embassy - especially if it will cost you extra to get your mail forwarded for an extra period of time. I also managed to call one of the I think two doctors who perform the medicals in Helsinki, and he told me I would have to get photocopies of every vaccination I've received ever since I was born... Seriously?! My family has moved around quite a bit so this is no easy task, but my mother has managed to hang on to the little vaccination card she was given when I was born and which has a record of all the shots Ive had. Still this doctor said it is not enough and he needs photocopies... bummer. Anyway congrats on all the NOA2's!!!! I will also update my timeline :-) Thanks for the tip... I'll definately email the Embassy. My mom kept my vaccination card too - just hope it's enough but I also emailed my clinic for proof of my Hep A/B details and thankfully got an email request back right away. Might contact the clinic to be sure that's what I need and make sure I have everything organized before the medical. Enjoy your visit and congrats on your NOA2!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but hopefully I can clear up a few things. Your NOA2 is just a notice that says you are approved. You don't send ANYTHING in regarding it. All it does is tell you that your case has been sent on to NVC/The Embassy. Once your case is logged in at the embassy (which will take a few weeks after your NOA2), you will get sent packet 3. You then must return packet 3 to the embassy. The NOA2 is good for 4 months (I believe?), and the embassy can extend it if you need. So there is no real rush to get packet 3 turned back in. You should have /plenty/ of time. Timing (roughly): - E-mail/text NOA2 - Hardcopy NOA2 - (optional: call NVC to find out when they check in your case and what your new case# is) - NVC Letter with your new case# - (optional: call DOS to find out if the embassy has received your case and sent packet 3) - Embassy receives the case - Embassy sends out packet 3 - You return packet 3 - Medical - Embassy sends out packet 4 - Interview Changing your address: We tried to do this at NVC and ended up missing it. The case was in/out of NVC within 24-hours so we had no time to update it. We had to update it at the embassy, which ended up being /after/ packet 3 was sent. Luckily for the UK, you don't need the physical packet 3 to continue. I'd suggest making sure you have mail-forwarding from your old address if you can. If not, you may have to get it changed/resent out. Thank you for the clarification. I thought it was the NOA 2 that had the checklist to return... but I see it's Packet 3, that's the one I was hoping we had time with. I did put in for mail forwarding to my mom's before I left Canada but regardless I'll try and catch them at the Embassy to update the address before it gets sent out.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Updated the group timelines for anyone who posted here. Congratulations to those who have gotten NOA2s recently. The embassy logged in our case and sent out packet 3. So we're working through that. He still has to fill out most of the forms and get them printed/signed. He wants to send them in before he goes back, but I don't know that it'll save us much time. His friend sent away the police certificate form on Saturday, with expedited processing, so hopefully it'll get here soon. And, he's booked a medical for a few days after getting back. He needs to see his normal doctor for the vaccinations first, but that shouldn't be too bad, I hope. I've completed my I-134 with far, far too much information/proof. I've read that they only require two of these when interviewing in the UK, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to have some things around for later. I'm giving Kata: - Tax transcript - Pay stubs - Employer letter - Bank statements - Insurance statement Woo hoo... well on your way!!! Quick questions... How long do you have before having to send in your NOA2? And how long before sending in NOA2 does the Packet 3 get sent to my address (although I have moved and am trying now to figure out when and where to put in my address change so that the Packet 3 gets mailed to my new address). Of course we still have to send in our RFE info and wait for the NOA2 but things are happening quicker than expected and we want to schedule my return trip to Vancouver so I'm only there for a couple weeks at the most. Coordinating timing of appointments and travel arrangements is going to make me crazy, especially since I'm off to Japan in 2 days for a whole month!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	I'm wondering how many passport sized pics it really need. In the i-129F instruction,it requests one pic from petitioner, and one pic from beneficiary. Did we miss reading anything? So confused, thinking whether we will get a RFE too. Pretty strange I know. Wasn't requested anywhere and didn't expect that to be on the RFE. I didn't include any of me, the beneficiary, (except a copy of my actual passport sent after the fact) but will be getting 4 before I go for my medical as required. Fingers crossed you don't get an RFE but if you do you can at least be prepared with pictures.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Good news on our RFE... received the hardcopy today and all they asked for was a copy of Mark's birth certificate or passport, 2 passport sized pics of him and a copy of both of our divorce papers. Easy stuff. I am guessing that the package of additional info I sent might have made it into the file because it had a copy of my passport, our letters of intent and proof of our relationship in it, which was what I expected them to ask for since it wasn't sent with our original package. Woo hoo!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	For the Vancouver consulate: Most of the items you have to prepare are to be brought to the interview (criminal record check, immunization records, 156 & 156k). Packet 3 has the full details of these, but some of them take time so you should find the checklist and start working through it now. The only things you have to mail/email/fax back to the consulate when you get packet 3 (which is just a 1 page letter with a link that anyone can access) are forms DS-230 and the checklist. The checklist asks you to indicate that you have everything ready for the interview, which I don't yet, but I will by the time I have my interview (didn't want to wait till I had it all in hand to book the interview, as I'd then be waiting another month!). If you email the consulate right after you fax those two things in, they'll email you the link to the site where you pay your fee and book your appointment. That address is all you need from packet 4 (which is just a single page letter -- and I got it today, the day after I faxed my forms in). Raldetta... a funny question but what size and how heavy was the NOA2 Packet 3? We will be having our packet sent to us from his mom's in Virginia to Japan when it arrives and I wanted to have the envelope ready and prepaid if possible before I leave so it will get to us quicker and easier. Thanks - Janis	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	We are approved!!!! My congressman's aid contacted them and miraculously it was approved. Now to go to Russia next week and CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!! Contrats to you two and to Diana and Chris too!!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 21:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	Janis, WE ARE TIMELINE BUDDIES!!! C'mooooooon VSC, show me some lovin!!! xD Any time now for you too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-10 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	It's our turn!!!!!! We got our expected RFE notice by email just now... the next step has begun!!!!! Does anyone know how long it takes to receive the RFE package in the mail? I leave for Japan on the 18th and would love to have it before then.	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-10 08:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2011 Filers!!!	OMFG! We have the same NOA1 date and I am at VSC too! ###### this got my hopes up now! I'm currently visiting my fiance in the US, until bnext Tuesday, it would be so amazing if we heard from them this week!! So sorry you got an RFE though I'm so afraid of that! Us too!!!! We haven't even had a touch. I'm hoping that we get news before I leave for Japan on the 18th or his mom will have to forward stuff to us there, which would still be ok because that would mean we are onto the next step, RFE or not. Woo hoo yay VSC!!!	JustJanis	Female	Canada	2011-05-09 10:35:00