Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone from CSC get a touch today?	No touches since 12 July...I guess they don't like me anymore!! Don't feel bad, William! They apparently hate my guts Not only did they recall my petition sometime in mid-June with no explanation given, after fretting since May 5 when my fiance returned pkt 3 to the embassy in Paris and then not hearing anything from them after that, the first inkling I had that something was wriong was a cryptic email saying my petition had been "recieved" by USCIS. #######, man??? WHY??? No explanation of any kind, other than my case was "reopened" on a USCIS motion. Then the IMBRA RFE showed up July 5. I haven't been touched since July 12, the day after CSC acknowledged receipt (although they signed for it at 9:30 a.m. July 6) of their piddly, pathetic, for the most part useless, 3 question, totally non-applicable RFE. GRRRR!!! I Mean really, wouldn't it have been a tad more efficient and saved thousands of $$$ if the embassies of the affected petitions sent an email directly to the petitioners, and we could have downloaded the little 3 question form, filled it out, notarized it, whatever and sent it back? What Einstein is running this outfit, anyway? And adding insult to injury, big freakin deal if you have a March 6 "priority" date, doesn't mean a thing. I think mine maybe fell down between the wall and the back of somebody's desk or something, or it's buried at the bottom of the pile of all the May and June applications that are getting approved right and left. I guess there's some hope that if the new apps kee getting processed, mine will resurface sometime before the next spring thaw. GEEZ!!! Liberty and JUSTICE for all? Apparently that basic precept has fallen by the wayside, along with the fundamental principle of innocent until proven guilty. As a law abiding taxpaying American citizen, I highly resent being treated FIRST as a potential criminal, who is forced to submit evidence demonstrating that in fact, that is not true - I am indeed innocent, guilty of no crime. Sorry, I'm just losing more patience by the day. Congratulations to all who apparently have some better karma going or something. It's going on 3 months now that our process has been delayed due to a bureaucratic snafu. I work for local government, and in my agency, accountability to the taxpayers is taken seriously. Wish that were the case at the federal level. I really feel horrible for you folks that had petitions re-called. I sincerely hope you receive an approval before I do, it is certainly warrented, and deserved	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone from CSC get a touch today?	Nothing	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 10:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where are the CSC approvals today???	Its getting tougher to be patient. My fiance and are starting to bicker more at each other. I believe it happens to all of us, hang in there	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 13:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where are the CSC approvals today???	They're just coming in from the morning surf...gotta give them a chance to get the sand off and chat about their ride on the big wave :-D They are close to Laguna Beach :-) and we all know sand can be impossible to get rid of (ala Kramer from Seinfeld)	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 12:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where are the CSC approvals today???	It's relatively early there isn't it? But you are right, there did seem to be more yesterday. Cass (bebop the great) At this time yesterday, there were CSC approval threads rolling out every 20 minutes it seemed. Hasnt ANYBODY recieved one today? Sounds like lots of touches for some, but who cares about that...its the NOA2 email we want! Did they decide to take the morning off? Been working too hard? ...looking forward to seeing some approval threads today soon!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah it's 10:20am there. No approvals thus far today.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	sad day :(	Sorry to hear this Walt	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 10:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 Date	I believe they want the date on the NOA1 itself	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline Data	This can't be true!! it say's my petition could be approved as EARLY as October 26th!! no way! that's 3 more months, I don't beleive it!! is there something a little off with the data? Look at my VJ timeline, anyone feel it's a little off? Does appear there was one approval today, NOA1 in April. So, VSC is not at a complete halt	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline Data	If it makes you feel any better, they've been taking 15 days approximately to process RFEs at Vermont. Not bad. No that doesn't make me feel better... oh you were talking to the OP	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline Data	Well you did just file at the beginning of the month. For CSC, 3-4 months would be typical (well before IMBRA anyway). You filed at Vermont, so I seriously doubt it will take that long.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have found the missing link!	I came to this conclusion after I was fortunate enough to take a tour of the CSC facilities, and see our finest, hard at work plugging away at our petitions. Frankly, I'm quite surprised we are not seeing a more massive amount of petitions being approved. I don't get it... LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, is that a romance novel on that guys desk?? See, they really do care about love!!! I think so, and the guy below him has pictures of every couple he's approved in the past 2 years.... bless his heart	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have found the missing link!	I came to this conclusion after I was fortunate enough to take a tour of the CSC facilities, and see our finest, hard at work plugging away at our petitions. Frankly, I'm quite surprised we are not seeing a more massive amount of petitions being approved. I don't get it...	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have found the missing link!		Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I've lost hope	I've sent myself and my fiance an e-mail to be read in the future, using this site: http://www.futureme.org I thought that it would be incredibly nice to get to some point in the future and get to read a desperate message from the past-me, or read about the plans I had made for the future and that will have become true by then. And then cry and laugh a little - the past me and the future me. Just an idea. I found it to be a source of encouragement for me That is great!! I will start doing that...hmm, what a great idea. Maybe I will send them over a period of time. THANK YOU! It is nice, isn't it? And you can't retrieve the e-mail - so, no cheating! I did this once, sent myself a future email reminding me to feed my dog..... poor doggy	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-27 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	More CSC Approvals.	Were the June NOA1 Approvals from earlier recalls ? Or did they originally sent in I-129 in June?????????? If I remember correctly accourding to they're timeline, they originally submitted it in June.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Another CSC Approval!!!	Excellent news for both of you, Congrats!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-29 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yay touches	touch me... please OMG! I just got touched for the first time since July 6th. I am soooooo excited. No no, I asked you to touch me, not tell me you were touched Hey it's only fair. You've been touched three times since you sent the RFE back. Yeah but I'm needy vartan - I don't know what to think about the touches now because I was fondled and teased on the 26th and 27th. Just when we think CSC is going to start a pattern and get the ball rollin, they pull a fast on us. Where did they go? In one of william33's topics, I wrote that I might have perform some type of tribal dance to hopefully produce some approvals. We need a Jedi! Meka leka hi, meka hiney ho!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yay touches	vartan - I don't know what to think about the touches now because I was fondled and teased on the 26th and 27th. Just when we think CSC is going to start a pattern and get the ball rollin, they pull a fast on us. Where did they go? In one of william33's topics, I wrote that I might have perform some type of tribal dance to hopefully produce some approvals. I've got my grass tutu in hand, just tell me where to go	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yay touches	touch me... please OMG! I just got touched for the first time since July 6th. I am soooooo excited. No no, I asked you to touch me, not tell me you were touched	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yay touches	touch me... please	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ok, who HASN'T gotten approved?	For the question about our RFE date, the received it and signed for it July 5th. for some reason they seem to have missed you and gary. you two should have been processed last week based on the approval times i saw on another thread, where 6/7 jul was approved pretty much en masse last week. Just for clarification, did the CSC receive/sign for it on the 5th? Or is that when you got a notice from the CSC saying they had received it? Only reason I ask, is because the CSC received/signed for my RFE July 1st, but I did not get the update stating they had until July 10th.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-01 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ok, who HASN'T gotten approved?	nothing here as well, no touches since the 13th, RFE confirmed July 10th i'm thinking you'll see yours late this week early next week. God I hope your right Big Congrats to you though	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-01 10:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ok, who HASN'T gotten approved?	nothing here as well, no touches since the 13th, RFE confirmed July 10th	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-01 10:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	birth certifiacte matters?	How do you obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate? If your talking about in the US, you can order them here http://www.vitalchek.com/ To the original poster, sorry I don't know if your trying to get a Birth Certificate for Japan, or Pakistan, but I hope this helps you. I got this from the instruction sheet for the K1 Visa on the US Consulate Webpage for Japan. UNOBTAINABLE BIRTH CERTIFICATES: If an official birth certificate is not obtainable, present the best possible secondary evidence, such as a timely registered baptismal certificate, hospital certificate, school records and/or a notarized affidavit from your parents. In general, we will not accept secondary evidence unless there is proof that an official birth record is unavailable from the issuing office. Couldn't find anything in regards to getting a BC is Pakistan yet	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-26 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	no words to explain how happy I am !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1	Congrats!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years	I think in the end the opinion is have both kinds of evidence. Bingo!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 16:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years	Erik: Hard evidence such as boarding passes, credit card receipts, and passport stamps are what is considered by USCIS to be Primary Evidence, since that establishes the timeframe that the two people have met. Photos are considered Secondary Evidence, since it proves the people were in the same place at the same time long enough to have a photo taken together. Together, they create a concrete picture to the Adjudicator that says "yes, we have met within the last two years." People have been denied for not having enough Primary evidence, even though they've sent loads of pictures. The pictures merely proove you've met; not when. Thanks! Still doesn't make sense to me (but what does with the USCIS ). I know pictures don't tell you when the two people where together, but neither does a boarding pass, passport stamp, etc. I mean, technically I could go to Brasil for a week, then return, then meet my future wife online the week after and when I apply just say, well here's my boarding pass, etc etc. to Brasil, I met her last week (of course, I think it would be crazy to get married without meeting, but I'm only talking about the process ). Unless there is a Hotel receipt or something with "both" peoples names on it, not sure how they could prove that the people where together at any point without photo's. At least with pictures you know that the people have met (at some point ), even if you can't be sure of the time frame (but then they would have the boarding passes etc. to colaborate the dates/pictures). Ok, my head hurts, I need a nap	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years	I would tend to think photos are critical to a certain extent as well. Boarding passes, and Visa stamps are good, but that doesn't prove that you met, it only proves that you traveled. To me boarding passes, visa stamps etc. is more of supporting evidence to photos, because they have dates on them. Not all photos do, and dates can be faked, but still having pictures together still proves you met. Unless you have a Hotel receipt or something with both your names on it, I'm not sure how just a boarding pass or visa stamps proves you met her. I'm sure people have been approved without pictures, but I think it probably depends on how good your other proof is. The phone records would be used more to show an on going relationship, not as proof of meeting.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After USCIS recives my RFE	I feel so bad for you guys that got recalled petitions, I hope they get to yours quickly. I think nobody is exactly sure how they are handling the recalled petitions (unfortunetly). I know there have been a few approvals of recalled petitions lately, and I think you are issued a new NOA2, and then sent back to the NVC, then the Consulate. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that is what I read from someone who posted on here with a recalled petition.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lable the RFE Package!!!	I know this has been said before but it's good to repeat things as searching takes a lot of time. I sent back the RFE for IMBRA overnight on the 26th of this month, signed for on the 27th, VSC sent this e-mail 3 times on the 28th at 7:30pm: Receipt Number: ************************ Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: On July 28, 2006, we received your response to our request for evidence or information. However because preliminary processing was complete, the remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. You will receive a written decision on this case. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates. I think it was a really fast response and I think it's because I followed these tips: General Tips on Assembling Applications for Mailing 1. Mark both the envelope and the cover letter as to the nature of the submission. Example: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION - BRIEF FOR AN APPEAL - RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - etc. 2. Use the appropriate mailing address and mark both the envelope and the cover letter as to the form type. Example: I-129; I-130; I-690; I-698, etc. 3. Provide both the receipt notice number and the A-Number as an identifier, if they are available. 4. If the packet is being resubmitted in response to a REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE, please place the notice requesting the additional evidence/information on the top of the packet. Also, please use the special mailing envelope provided. (there is no special envelope) I also maid a front page copy of the RFE with all it's information and taped it to the front of the package inside the overnight package which had I-129F on it. I hope it helps and works for everyone!!!!!! now I'm officially waiting in line, booooooooo!!!! but I'm grateful!! Sorry for spelling Label wrong I did the same and I still only got my notification 9 days after they got it.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-07-28 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	great news	Congrats!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Requirements to qualify as fiance's sponsor	Awesome news for you, and thank you so so much for sharing the info! Thanks, and gladly! The people here have done so much to help me out, if I can help in any way in return I'd love to. I've never heard of having to have your job for 3 months, what happens if someone gets a new, better job before the interview, they are suppose to turn it down, or ask the employer if they can hold the job for them until the visa process is over? I agree with the rest of the things she told you, but not sure about this one. Hope you can find new work soon! *shrug* That's just what she told me. It might different if the person evaluating the form could see a consistent history of work. But in my case, I'm a 21 year old college student and this is my first full time job. My previous job was a substitute position, and before that.... umm... I don't even REMEMBER what was before that. So maybe that's why she told me the 3 month thing. Could very well be	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Requirements to qualify as fiance's sponsor	I've never heard of having to have your job for 3 months, what happens if someone gets a new, better job before the interview, they are suppose to turn it down, or ask the employer if they can hold the job for them until the visa process is over? I agree with the rest of the things she told you, but not sure about this one. Hope you can find new work soon!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-02 16:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1's	Got my receipt number off the back of my check... You sly devil I bet i overheated the banks server, checking for that check every 5 minutes for a week! Can't be as bad as the USCIS Server... I feel bad for the Admin	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1's	Got my receipt number off the back of my check... You sly devil	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 11:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1's	no problem, I think it may be my postman...theres a chance his alcohol has a little blood in it... Could be It's been taking awhile lately for people to receive they're NOA1's from CSC because of all the IMBRA RFE commotion, hang in there you should see it soon!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1's	ive already registered at the ucis site, for e-mail notification...I have my receipt number, just no NOA1 Yea sorry I noticed that afterwards and edited my post... I didn't know you could register without receiving your NOA1 first because the NOA1 has your LIN number on it.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1's	is there ever any e-mail notification of NOA1?...My check was cashed and I can check status, but still no NOA1?? Your getting updates? I did not know that was possible without a NOA1 as you would not have received your receipt number.... hmm... As far as I know, NOA1's only come via snail mail, no email notifications Edited by Erik, 03 August 2006 - 11:34 AM.	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OK????	Wow, you mean I actually caught something that you two didnt? Okay mark this as red letter day. Usually you two are the ones that catch me in misreading a post or timeline I read the date on the email as April, instead of August the first time through.. Doh!	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 15:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OK????	It means they received your response to they're RFE (I'm guessing they sent you one). Thats all it means really. Weird thing is, nikkis, your timeline doesn't show an RFE... Edit: Oh, woops, but your signature does. Sorry about that. I'm guessing she probably mailed her IMBRA RFE back to them a week or so ago, and they are now confirming receipt of it (as with most of us it took a week or so for them to acknowledge they received it) Um, yes, I think you're right. I read the timeline too quickly. don't feel bad I did as well the first time around	Erik	Not Telling	Brazil	2006-08-03 15:02:00