Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	Received my NVC Case number today.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-10-15 17:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	NOA2 a week ago, sent to NVC today.  TSC is moving fast.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-10-04 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	Received text and email about our NOA2 approval last night!	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-09-27 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	I checked USCIS website for case status today (probably for the 'n"th time) It shows updated on 29th Aug but just Alien registration number changed on 29th Aug! still in initial review! Till now it was the same msg (Alien registration number changed) but date was July 19th, 2013 What does it mean? or does it mean anything?       We have the same avatar!   I got the same message today! Hopefully this means good news for the both of us!!	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-08-29 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	I'm happy for those approved!!!! I haven't even started working on the next step yet.  Frankly, I'm not even sure what to do yet.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-08-24 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	We filed in July and are still waiting as expected.  I hope everything goes smooth from here.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-08-23 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	Our check was cashed today but no notification yet.  Still happy though!   I received my notification the same day the check was cashed. You should get it soon!!!	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-07-30 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 K-1 Visa Filers	Filed on the 23rd and waiting our NOA1.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2013-07-24 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Unapproved petition	You keep waiting. That's what you do. You haven't been denied.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2014-03-01 15:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	TSC and CSC comparison... FAIL.	I remember when we applied TSC was the fast one and CSC was slow. It tends to shift.	johnnyv	Male	Canada	2014-04-22 20:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	birth cirtificateSSSS ??	OK SOOOO I KNOW ME, THE US CITIZEN IS SUPOSED TO SEND A COPY OF MY BIRTHCIRTIFICATE WITH THE I129... I ACTUALLY HAVE 2 THE ORIGINAL ONE FROM THE STATE I WAS BORN IN AND THE "LONG FORM BIRTHCIRTIFICATE" (WHICH PS IS THE ONE I NEEDED TO GET MY PASSPORT ) WHICH ONE SHOULD I SEND?? BOTH OR MY LONG FORM Long form.	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2011-09-01 14:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Police certificate	I'm not sure i this is in the right place so can some one please move if if not pleeease.At what point do I need to get my police certificate? and what extra information will I need if it shows up with a warning or a caution on it?Also, can you still fly on the vwp if you have a caution but have never been arrested cause if not I think I may have done something wrong.. cheersSorry bout the spelling mistakes.. I just woke up haha It's advisable to order the police certificate close to your expected NOA2 time - you need the certificate to take to the medical. It can take time to come, although you can pay more to get it quicker (within a week or two I think). Anyhow, the certificate is good for 1 year so you will have plenty of time before it expires if you order it early. Edited by Nigel&Meggie, 05 March 2011 - 08:09 AM.	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2011-03-05 08:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Married for love, barred for life??	As sad and tragic as this story is, should it be true, please by all means I sincerely hope that she can change status. But, it seems really fishy. I just don't see how, even when it's religious, you can not expect to have sex with your fiance when you're about to get married, living under his roof, and sleeping in his bed. If it was really religious, she probably broke that rule when she left her home and pretty much moved in with him. Unless, she stayed at a family members home be it cousin, aunt, uncle, etc? Now if her fiance is a man who see's the same views as her sure, but here she should have known full well of the customs of the person she's engaged to. What I see is a women who will do anything to get to the USA, even lie to her fiance that she does genuinely love him. He spends time, money, and effort to get her here and realizes he's been duped. That is all speculation of course, but because we are not given the whole story, at best, all you should expect from us is criticism. Don't feel bad though, because I'm sure many of us would love this to be a tragic story with a happy ending. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm sure we all would have much preferred this to be a story of true love but probably between the petitioner and the beneficiary. The system here has been too abused and only hurt those of us who are genuine so I'm sure you can see why we can't all be compassionate and supportive. This is the most hateful thing I have ever read on VJ. There are so many things wrong with this post. First of all, especially here, we should at least know enough to know that there are a lot of different cultures and beliefs in the world that we do not understand and should respect. Secondly, between any two people, sex should ALWAYS be consensual, no matter what either of them EXPECTS based on time and money invested or anything else. And lastly, Anyone posting here should expect at best to be taken at their word and given helpful advice. There is no point to this forum if we can only expect at best to be treated suspiciously and with criticism. Of course we can and should be compassionate and supportive. Didn't you ever face suspicion and need a place where you could find support? Shame on you Isamu. OP, I am so sorry that your thread has gone this way. I do agree with other posters here that the best thing to do is get a good immigration lawyer, and while I can't suggest one, I know others have. Try searching old threads and I think you can find some good referrals. I think too many people have not read this thread very thoroughly, which can be annoying, and way too many people got up on the wrong side of the bed and just have a bad attitude today. Most of the time, people on VJ ARE compassionate and supportive, even in unique cases. I wish I could offer better advice. Please know that I wish you the best.	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2012-04-22 09:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How much time needed at POE?	Hey guys, i just got my US Visa few days ago and now booking flight. It looks like my POE will be Newark, NJ and i will have 1 hr 30 min to get through immigration. Is this enough time? also need to consider the time i need to reclaim the baggages and send it once more at Newark Airport to my final destination. any help ! thanks guys ! No this will almost certainly not be enough time! I would at least double it.	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2012-05-19 08:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Expedite for Pregnancy in Pakistan?	You can certainly try to expedite if you want, but as many here have advised, success is extremely unlikely. You made the choice to get pregnant, and now you have to make the choice of where to have your baby. I can understand that it is a difficult choice with consequences either way, but it is your choice to make. I am sure there are plenty of people here that can help you weigh your options, but expediting is unfortunately not one of them. It might be time to focus your attention on the options you do have and try to make the best decision for your family.	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2012-07-22 09:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Will Spouse visa get denied for Herpes PLEASE HELP	She will not be denied for admitting herpes. Definitely check yes on the form. By the way, since someone brought up stats earlier, around 20% of the US population has genital herpes, and I think about 80% of the US population has oral herpes (both are herpes simplex virus). While we are talking about STDs, 40% of the US population has HPV, and over 20% has high-risk HPV (the types that can lead to cervical cancer). Please consider vaccination if you or a family member is a candidate. (Stats from CDC.gov).	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2012-07-06 20:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	pls help me	We got notified of our RFE on a wednesday (19th) and received the letter in the post the following monday (24th).	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2011-02-01 21:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Embassy Rejected all Paperwork, Cancelled Interview	I think that I've read it all and then another horror story appears on VJ which completely gobsmacks me. It ceases to amaze me how often they screw things up. I too would be crazy right now if I was in your shoes. I'm really sorry, I have no advice to offer, only a small worthless piece of encouragement, which is hang in there as bad as it seems right now, you will get to the end of this process one day and never have to deal with these people again!	Nigel&Meggie	Male	England	2011-02-02 13:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Who is excited for the new waiver	I would certainly like to see the solid evidence that the new waiver cases are being processed ahead of legal immigration cases. Other than someone believing that waiver cases are getting approved before their own, where is the evidence of this? I don't believe the waiver cases are getting approved before legal immigration in general. But it could happen for a few cases (not too few) since it's not an uncommon thing that later ones get approved earlier. And it's not a good thing that USCIS will have heavier work load in March. No one can guarantee they will not switch some people from approving I-130 to deal with the many waiver applications.	Grace2013	Female	China	2013-01-11 16:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Who is excited for the new waiver	I don't think many people at all here are excited for this waiver because it really makes no difference to the majority of us. I'm not excited for the new waiver. On the contrary I worry it will slow down legal immigrants processing time since it will be overwhelming applications in March and USCIS will slow down everything.	Grace2013	Female	China	2013-01-10 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Frustruated	The really sad thing about apeach's impatience in statring this topic again is that i have read multiple posts about dominican republic taking a solid year for an interview even after noa2 is recieved. So i do feel sorry that she has such a long wait, but still at the rate she is going she'll drive herself crazy well before interview time. But still i do wish her well	ryecatcher25	Not Telling	Philippines	2006-01-28 23:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Packet 3 & 4	My husband will be rubbing shoulders at the embassy with Zandra's... literally the same embassy, the same day! He also wanted to know if there is a current list of questions to study up on.  As far as I know, the questions will come from the documents the embassy has in their possession... which is half the reason we did not submit 5 pounds But it would be better to be prepared and we wanted to practice some sample questions.   I'll go correct my packet 3 date on my timeline, too...   From what I understand the questions are very simple and your significant other and you should already know them. They're questions like, what is your fiance/spouses name, where did you meet, if it was online, what was the site, have you meet in person before and where, what does she/he do in the United States, where will you live. From what I've read from many others, it's four questions and they're all very simple, so you should do great!   Good luck.	futuremrsmoniz	Female	Guernsey	2013-05-17 10:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Translation: Emails	I read somewhere that those things aren't necessarily looked at until the case reaches your local embassy.  It was in a post here on VJ so you might try to search for that.  Anyway, the bottom line was emails, chats, don't waste time translating them, it's unnecessary.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-19 07:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Grr- help please! B2? K3? How to enter most legally?	It's also in the TOS for VJ, prohibited to:   "Condone or instruct, either directly or indirectly, others on how to commit fraudulent or illegal immigration activities in any way, shape, manner or method."	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-19 08:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	question about how to write the name in forms	I can't tell you 100% for sure, but if it were me, I'd keep the same format all the way through.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-19 16:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	question about how to write the name in forms	Similar post:   http://www.visajourn...129-and-g-325a/   Not sure it was ever "officially" resolved.  Be consistent with what you tell them, it will get sorted out.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-19 14:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G-325a Form--Former Residences	I'd list every address.  It's only 5 years.  If you can't remember, do the best you can and attach an explanation.  Credit reports often show previous addresses whether you were registered to vote/at DMV or not.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-21 16:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Passport Size Photos	The instructions provide guidelines.  There is no requirement that they be taken at a professional visa photo shop.   They: 1. Must be within 30 days 2. White background 3. glossy finish 4. unretouched (no enhancing or other digital changes) 5. face should be 1 inch from chin to top of hair   no glasses is a good idea.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-22 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Assembling I-130 package...how is this for bonafide evidence?	If that's what you've got should be ok.. If they want more they'll ask for it.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-21 17:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Just want to clarify leaving US after sending I-130	Might help to make sure and keep your address updated with USCIS (US/Uganda).  Seems unlikely they would schedule any appt for you far away from your registered address, actually seems like they would schedule an appt at the location nearest your address.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-22 10:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Sending the I-130 in a few hours	We sent about 150 pictures, but we didn't send tex messages or chats.  We sent joint bank account statements but no money transfers. You seem to cover most bases well. Every packets seems different. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.  You should be OK.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-31 08:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Translation necessary for bilingual documents?	no	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-08-01 12:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Civil union in England, but apply for marriage visa for America?	If you check out Immigration Equality's website (http://immigrationeq...yactionfund.org), they might give you more direction.  Last I heard from them after the fall of DOMA was "get married now!"  England looks like will have marriage equality by end of year, I don't know how Spain is with residency requirements, nor the other European countries with equality.  Canada?  Here in Argentina originally they had residency requirements but took them away.  The only problem would be they are slow about processing documents so you'd have to plan to be here a while if you want to make sure you get a certified copy of marriage certificate.  Otherwise, a fiancé visa would be appropriate with the plan of getting married after you reach the USA.  USCIS has stated that the state where the ceremony is performed (one of the 13 +DC) is the key, not the state of residence, so irrespective of what state your fiancé lives in, you can get the fiance visa (if unmarried).  Of course, don't get married elsewhere after you already started the fiance visa... that might be very complicated.  Good luck!	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-07-19 07:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	lost-need help	1. Official birth cert from state you were born in... then send it to the state's secretary of state, very simple, cheap and doesn't take long depending on your state.   2. I don't know. 3. Is it a residence certificate from the US? or from Germany?  Here in Argentina they have residence certificates which are obtained from the local police precinct.  Pay $10 pesos and they deliver it to your residence the next day (to make sure you live there).	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-08-09 09:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Can he come to the US?	Did you search the forum for answers?  check out the Guides section in the toolbar at the top, lots of info there!!	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-10-06 10:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Questions	http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-10-15 15:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	From which day should I guide myself to call NVC	Don't call, it's a waste of time.  Even on the day our case was entered in the system and assigned the case number they always told me the same thing "wait 20 25 business days....."   Send an email to NVC at  nvcinquiry@state.gov   and ask to register your case for email notifications.  Include your names, dob's, email address, and USCIS case number.     We received the email notification the same day the case was entered, just after i had called and asked again.   I'm not sure they actually look it up when you call.  They just say "wait..." Edited by cujodu, 24 April 2014 - 08:07 PM.	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2014-04-24 20:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USC petitioner living abroad	1. Country USC resides in: Argentina 2. Is there a USCIS field office in this country / Is DCF still possible? No 3. When did you file the I-130: 17 July 2013 4. How long had you been living abroad: 6 years 5. Do you reside in the country legally? Yes 6. What is the reason for your residence: Spousal Visa/Permanent Resident (renews in 15 yrs) 7. Did you list your foreign address on all forms in I-130 package? Yes 8. Did you send I-130 package from abroad? Yes 9. Did you include evidence of your residence abroad in the I-130 package? Yes, Leases, photos, visa, Argentina visa paperwork. 10. Did you mention the fact you reside abroad in the cover letter or write a letter describing your current situation and the evolution of your relationship with your spouse (mentioning your residence abroad)? Yes, cover letter, affidavit of bona fides of marriage. 11. Has your case been "auto-expedited"? How long between NOA1 and NOA2? Not yet.  I'll keep you updated	cujodu	Male	Argentina	2013-09-06 18:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April Filers 2013 K1	finally something!  april 8 filer . got a RFE yesterday. glad to have anything. have not gotton the hard copy yet. so glad for anyting. good look april filers it is coming!! CSC is moving now..	ricpope	Male	Dominican Republic	2013-08-29 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	PHOTO ALBUM FOR INTERVIEW :D	Thank U for the response i guess as long as it will be related to proof your bonafide relationship ..its good to go .. I truly appreciate all your advices Vj's	Dear06	Female	Philippines	2012-08-14 22:54:00