ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting Visa the same date of the Interview?-- GuangZhou Consulate
QUOTE (taisia @ Jun 16 2009, 04:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tony & lili @ Jun 11 2009, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
not to my knowledge - i (we) had our interview on 6/10/2009 and upon our approval was told to go to pay 20rmb for post office to receive and on the pink slip it said that it would take 2 business days to get - after 2 days one can pick up at guangzhou post office
i read the pink slip from front to back (2 times even) and did not see anything of that nature saying being able to pick up early or immmediately after getting approval of visa - if it did say that then i would of went that route also - so i guess that doesnt exist in guangzhou china embassy anyway

is there any statistics-how many days does it take to get visa after the interview? I am having intreview in July, going to Guangzhou from Beijing, have to stay in a hotel and would like not to stay there for too long ...if it is 2 days to wait-thats ok, but if its longer... sad.gif

I think there is a scam working in Guangzhou with getting a visa. with 2 day to get medical exam results and
3 days to pick up visa then you pay post office to get your visa. plus consulate sends passport with visa to post office but the will not mail it to you any where in china. So you can not stay in Guangzhou less than 5 days. You get a 10 minute interview for $134.00 plus the $876.00 I have paid for translated & notarized documents the CO don't even look at you stay in hotel for 5 days IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY not service!

Edited by OKIE2, 27 June 2009 - 03:09 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-27 15:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion11 Month 17 Days wait is over
QUOTE (youtube @ Jul 5 2009, 06:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jul 2 2009, 11:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We thought it would never get here but we received our interview date today
JULY 30TH 7:30 AM
Now we can plan for travel and wedding in Terlton, Oklahoma.
cheapest air tickets found yet is Expedia.com AIR CHINA HONG KONG TO SAN FRANSISCO $472.29 EACH
THEN TRAVELOCITY UNITED SAN FRANSISCO TO TULSA OKLAHOMA $130.20
TOTAL ONE WAY 3 PEOPLE $1774.50



congratulations,

but don't buy any tickets until you get the visa in your passport.

GUZ is a hard place to pass and even after getting pink, when you go to pickup your visa, it find out that is is blue or delay in processing.

http://candleforlove...showtopic=37217

Good luck

Thanks every one.
Yes I know first things first but I have found cheap air tickets and just waiting for the day I can buy them.
Interview July 30th but there is no cheap tickes all of August so we are going the first day of September half the price of August.
Bob & Helen & daughter Kaitlyn
sorry for the mistake total air tickets is $1806.87 for the 3 of us.

Edited by OKIE2, 05 July 2009 - 08:06 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-05 20:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion11 Month 17 Days wait is over
We thought it would never get here but we received our interview date today
JULY 30TH 7:30 AM
Now we can plan for travel and wedding in Terlton, Oklahoma.
cheapest air tickets found yet is Expedia.com AIR CHINA HONG KONG TO SAN FRANSISCO $472.29 EACH
THEN TRAVELOCITY UNITED SAN FRANSISCO TO TULSA OKLAHOMA $130.20
TOTAL ONE WAY 3 PEOPLE $1774.50
OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-03 04:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion regarding Affidavit of Support form I-134
QUOTE (Anh map @ Jul 12 2009, 11:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jul 12 2009, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Nana119 @ Jul 11 2009, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sorry, is the co sponsor... not my co sponsor


Correct me if I'm wrong but what Jim Said is true.
I think there are really 5 ways to be released from prevous I-134
1 ex loose geen card rights
2 ex work 10 yrs
3 ex gets citizenship
4 ex died
5 or divorced and the ex remarried



This would apply to the I-864, not I-134. The I-134 isn't really that strong of a document, especially in the K visa process.

#5 Divorce does not remove the obligation.

1 - 4 do apply to the I-864. #2 is really 40 qualifying quarters of work. Not a simply defined measure.

#5 I did not say divorce did
the remarried will

Edited by OKIE2, 12 July 2009 - 12:55 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-12 12:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion regarding Affidavit of Support form I-134
QUOTE (Nana119 @ Jul 11 2009, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sorry, is the co sponsor... not my co sponsor


Correct me if I'm wrong but what Jim Said is true.
I think there are really 5 ways to be released from prevous I-134
1 ex loose geen card rights
2 ex work 10 yrs
3 ex gets citizenship
4 ex died
5 or divorced and the ex remarried
OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-12 07:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTHE LATEST ON US CONSULATE
QUOTE (Mike and Yan @ Nov 19 2009, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Nov 18 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Darnell @ Nov 18 2009, 02:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
did they reverse the decision, really?
or delay the visa ?

they've not said 'denied' yet, right?

I get a sense of fuming.
yes they changed their mind we have to wait for the dna test to be completed and no they have not denied our visa. we just have to wait 4 months longer to get it.


yeah - - - BUT - - - when are you gonna post what a good time yer havin in China????

Hi mike
I would do that but it would over load the server long long story. ha ha
But to make a long story short YES I love it here have not had one day of being home sick yet and I am at 20 months of being here now.
For any of you that has not been to Shenzhen or Hong Kong here is the pictures I took on our five day trip to get me a new visa sept 15th 2009.

http://s661.photobuc...0/OKIE2-photos/
Shenzhen is a very beautiful city
OKIE2MaleChina2009-11-19 17:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTHE LATEST ON US CONSULATE
QUOTE (Darnell @ Nov 18 2009, 02:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
did they reverse the decision, really?
or delay the visa ?

they've not said 'denied' yet, right?

I get a sense of fuming.
yes they changed their mind we have to wait for the dna test to be completed and no they have not denied our visa. we just have to wait 4 months longer to get it.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-11-18 18:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTHE LATEST ON US CONSULATE
QUOTE (NigeriaorBust @ Nov 17 2009, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Q-TIPs that you use for DNA testing are produced under clean room environments. It means that all workers handling any part of the process wear special clothing to make sure no stay DNA ends up on the Q-TIP. There are then packaged in a tube that has been also been made under strict conditions. Each of these test sets are given a serial number and tracked where ever they go. These are not the ones you buy at the drug store where the cotton and the sticks and the package have been handled with less care.

UPDATE
ANOTHER CALL FROM CONSULATE YESTERDAY
They reversed their decision to give my fiancee her visa at dna sample giving appointment.
Because if test comes back bad our K1 CAN BE DETERMINED AS FRAUD.
So now we wait for the full 4 months

Edited by OKIE2, 18 November 2009 - 11:33 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-11-18 11:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTHE LATEST ON US CONSULATE
Friend of mine on CFL had their interview the 10th last week.
They got a blue slip. He told me almost all of the girls that day got blue slips.
Here is what they are doing now they ask you to send them all pictures you can of the child & mother
from birth until present time. which is just a waste of time the same as it was for us after July 30th interview. After you do this they send you a letter to tell you that you have to have a DNA test.
And it has to be a lab on their list in USA. Now here is how it works you contact the lab and pay them $545.00 for the test plus $90.00 fee for Fedex delivery which is only 2 QTIPS when they do get to the embassy they will call you for an apointment to come to the consulate for a DNA sample taking.
Now for them to do this you pay the consulate $14.00 each to stick the QTIP in your mouth and send it back to the lab the lab will send results back to consulate in less than 2 weeks which is another $45.00 for Fedex. So you pay $680.00 just like I did 2 weeks ago. this whole process only adds 4 months to your waiting time again. all the hold up is only the consulate as always.
You know it looks like the consulate could pay 58 cents for 500 QTIPS just like I did here in China yesterday is stead of you paying $90.00 for just 2 of them.

Here is the good part of all this my fiancee's daughter is 18 and in her second year at university and she wants to finish this year before going to America so the embassy is going to give us my fiancee's visa when we go to give dna sample we are going to USA in december and the daughter will get her visa next june.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-11-17 14:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionThose of you who got RFE
QUOTE (Andersen @ Feb 6 2009, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got a RFE and an interview and my online status didn't change, not even the date. Others receiveing RFE say their online status didn't change either.


I'm living in china at present and i found out about it when i checked my statis on line so I emailed my daughter that is living in my house while I am gone she got notice in the mail same day all they needed was a better proof of fiancees
divorce document.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-06 15:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionUpdated VSC processing time
QUOTE (Luis&Laura @ Mar 7 2009, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
One would think if they're gonna take a year to process it shouldn't cost as much as it does now, by the time you get approved if you choose to do citizenship you probably don't even need the GC anymore, or are very close to naturalization. They should either lower the fees or speed up the process, honestly.


You all are talking about december january and febuary bing processed I'm in a group from august still waiting on NOA2
everything would fly by quicker if they would let the IRS do our applications they do taxes for the 345 million people in the USA now in 90 days and vermont and california together only deal with a few hundred people.
most places you pay for your service after you get it but with INS they take your money in a few days then you wait for a year for the service
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-07 13:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAbout Affidavits!
QUOTE (JoeLyn316 @ Mar 17 2009, 03:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi, guys I have a question regarding affidavits. Does it have to be from a US citizen? Because my wife has a best best friend who knows her really well, but she is still on her 10 year green card. Also can they be from family members like my mother who for sure knows alot about us compared to our friends.



What kind of affidavit are you talking about. what Process are you in?
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 05:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHOW DO YOU UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS
I have looked and I can not find a way to get out of this listing
please tell me where it is
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-25 03:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsLEFT BEHIND MAYBE EVEN FORGOTEN
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Mar 6 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are you talking about Igor's list? This list has nothing to do with the USCIS. It is a list compiled from the VJ database/users. It's updated regularly. You will move up and down on the list based on the way others fill out their timelines. It actually means very little in respect to your case and should be used as an estimate.


Yes I was talking about Igor's list. thank you
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-06 09:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsLEFT BEHIND MAYBE EVEN FORGOTEN
THERE IS 47 OF US STUCK IN LINE 46 AND ONLY 7 OF US RECEIVED RFE'S
DID THE CHECKER GO ON VACATION OR WHAT SURE HOPE THEY DIDN'T DIE AND BURY OUR APPLICATIONS WITH THEM.
THIS LINE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW.
THE HEAD OF THIS LINE MUST BE IN THE STORAGE ROOM SOME WHERE.
CAN SOME ONE LOOK IN THE ARCIVE FILES PLEASE?

Edited by OKIE2, 06 March 2009 - 05:19 AM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-06 05:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVERMONT AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2008 K 1 FILERS
QUOTE (selma cristina @ Jan 28 2009, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Jan 16 2009, 04:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can check approvals here:

Vermont

California

I liketo see this page of the .

Vermont

California
I chek every day...
thanks for that..


I'M NEW TO THIS SITE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE NAMES ON VERMONT LIST ARE ADDED.
I FILED 129-F K-1 AUG 5TH 2008 HAVE ONLY RECIEVED NOA 1 SO FAR NOW 6 MONTHS WAITING.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-03 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGOOD NEWS FOR ALL K1'S STILL WAITING
I filed and recieved noa1 AUGUST 5TH recieved RFE JANUARY 29 VERMONT RECIEVED MY INFO FEB 18TH AND PUT ME BACK IN PROCESSING
HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE.
AND THEN I SEE EVERY DAY SOMEONE FILED IN MID NOVEMBER AND ALREADY RECIEVED NOA2 FROM VERMONT.
HERE IS WHAT GOT ME RILLED UP NOW TODAY.
A FREIND OF MINE RECIEVED HIS NOA2 JANUARY 26TH 2009 6 WEEKS AGO HIS GIRL CALLED THE EMBASSY IN GUANGZHOU TODAY TO ASK IF HER APPLICATION HAD BEEN RECIEVED THERE YET.

They told her they do not have her application on file yet, that she should expect to wait 4-6 months before they receive it from NVC.

NOW THIS COMING FROM YOUR USA EMBASSY WHERE THE HEAD MAN THERE MAKES OVER 118 THOUSAND A YEAR GETS OFF EVERY CHINESE AND USA HOLIDAY BUT ONLY WORKS 2 HOURS A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK.
THAT'S 520 HOURS A YEAR FOR $226.92 PER HOUR.
NOW YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR $100.00 DOLLARS GOES FOR THE 5 MINUTE INTERVIEW YOU GET
WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE WORKING A FEW MINUTES ONCE IN AWHILE.

EVERY BODY SHOULD WRITE TO THEIR CONGRESSMEN AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRIPLE PRICE WE ARE PAYING FOR LESS THAN HALF THE SERVICE THAT GOOD OLE MR BUSH PROMISED US.
AND NOW HE IS LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK TOO.







OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-09 09:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC announces 6 month processing time for I-129F
QUOTE (KAT&Allie @ Mar 18 2009, 01:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 17 2009, 10:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they told me that i have to be past the 6 month time line that is posted on the USICS web site. and then when i am over that time by a month then they will look into it


WTH ?!!! I find it so annoying that some congressmen/women are willing to help and the others are just simply waste of space mad.gif

So sorry.


It would not be that way if the American people were not so stupid and keep voting for the man with the most money.
Yes I am an American. It's time for all us to vote for a working honest man.
My dad said all his life
"if they are in office now vote them out if they were not crooks before they sure are now"

All this bail out money is only going to go to the rich people the working people will never see any of it .
And if you don't know how much money they are talking it is enough to make every man and woman in the USA a MILLIONAIR
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-18 02:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC announces 6 month processing time for I-129F
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Mar 17 2009, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 17 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (KAT&Allie @ Mar 17 2009, 04:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 16 2009, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK well sence it is at the 6 month now i wrote my congress man for a inqury. i did this a month ago and he say he can do nothing because i was still with in my date. so not that they show 6 months. not the congressman can do something for us.

good luck and this waiting sucks.

Brian and Adyle


It looks like we might have the same congressman smile.gif . And he is still not willing to help since we had a RFE well over a month ago. So we are still within their processing times despite the fact that it's been over 6 months since we submitted our petition.

Good luck everybody.

excuse my last post but I have tried to reply 4 times and they have disapeared every time.
VSC did only change to 6 months testerday.
But I did send my congressman an email last night and ask for some help. I also ask if he would check into why this system is done GRAB BAG style and not in order by dates as we file them. I don't see any use in calling VSC to hear a lie.
well the congressmans office call me today and told me that i need to be out of my date by atlease a month for them to so something crying.gif helpsmilie.gif headbonk.gif


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OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC announces 6 month processing time for I-129F
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 17 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (KAT&Allie @ Mar 17 2009, 04:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 16 2009, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK well sence it is at the 6 month now i wrote my congress man for a inqury. i did this a month ago and he say he can do nothing because i was still with in my date. so not that they show 6 months. not the congressman can do something for us.

good luck and this waiting sucks.

Brian and Adyle


It looks like we might have the same congressman smile.gif . And he is still not willing to help since we had a RFE well over a month ago. So we are still within their processing times despite the fact that it's been over 6 months since we submitted our petition.

Good luck everybody.


well the congressmans office call me today and told me that i need to be out of my date by atlease a month for them to so something crying.gif helpsmilie.gif headbonk.gif


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OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 17:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC announces 6 month processing time for I-129F
QUOTE (KAT&Allie @ Mar 17 2009, 03:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (my medellin @ Mar 16 2009, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK well sence it is at the 6 month now i wrote my congress man for a inqury. i did this a month ago and he say he can do nothing because i was still with in my date. so not that they show 6 months. not the congressman can do something for us.

good luck and this waiting sucks.

Brian and Adyle


It looks like we might have the same congressman smile.gif . And he is still not willing to help since we had a RFE well over a month ago. So we are still within their processing times despite the fact that it's been over 6 months since we submitted our petition.

Good luck everybody.


Funny I just posted a new one today for the same as this one but anyway VSC just changed it to 6 months today
so that puts anyone older than September 17th out of date
my date is Aug 5th I'm calling them in the morning even with my RFE I'm still out of date.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-17 05:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (I'mstillwaiting @ Mar 12 2009, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Caroline_L @ Mar 12 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So is there anyone else left here besides me? (and Sara rose.gif )



You aren't alone. I'm still here. sad.gif 203 days and counting.


TODAY MAKES 220 DAYS FOR US SINCE NOA 1
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-12 23:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (Other @ Oct 23 2008, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Everyone that I talk too I tell them it will take 6 - 8 months to get a K1 or K3 Visa. 6 months is minimum wait time, but I have seen much longer.

David

why did it not take that long for the ones that are already approved and just filed in november and approved in febuary
while we are at the 7 month period sure looks like descrimination to me.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-08 12:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (wrb0823 @ Oct 23 2008, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
David - 6 - 9 months to get the VISA yes, But we are just trying to get the NOA2, which usually takes about 3 - 4 months.

Estadia - what do you mean you have to wait it out again???? They should do it now that they found it right????
It's not that you should have to get at the end of the line??????????


What line are you talking about I just noticed that Vermont gave noa2 in 90 days while I wait for 6 months & 3 weeks
I thought it was first come first served. why is it that all government workers see no need to do their job on time.
I learned that the ambassador of Guangzhou china only works 2 hours a day 5 days a week and gets off for all of USA and China holidays and makes maybe over 150 thousand a year hows that for good working conditions.
Did you know your fiancee is more dangerous to the USA than the men that flew the planes into the trade center they got their visa in 1 week and we wait months to get ours. how many of you remember the protesting that went on in 2003 at the Texas service center for non service on 129f visas?????
or in 2003 all of the k-1 applications that got thrown in the trash in california to eliminate the backlog??????? I DO
And thanks to Mr. Bush that made you fiancee a purchase not a privlege $2,600.00 from filing for visa till you get citizenship. 2004 it was less than 1 thousand dollars and this is only to INS.
Do any of you know about adopting kids from other countries you don't adopt them you buy them I know a couple that paid $4,500 each for 2 boys from Russia. in 2004. Can you gess I don't like waiting either.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-17 18:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour jorney update

Hi !! Wasn't it
'received visas March 27, 2010', instead of 2009 ?

YOUR RIGHT MY MISTAKE.
OKIE2MaleChina2010-10-13 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour jorney update
filed 129f august 13th 2008
received visas March 27th 2009
poe April 6th 2010
married JAN 25th
filled aos July 2010
fingerprints August 16th
AOS interview October 25th
OKIE2MaleChina2010-10-11 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy the U.S.?
I am only bringing my girl to usa to get her citizenship then we are coming back to live in yudu china for the rest of my life
I love it here. southern china has the best weather and living expenses are a third of living in the usa. most friendly people in the world here too. I'm retired and have been living here for 8 months waiting on INS to get off thier #### and go to work for the ripoff price Mr. Bush give them last year. In 2004 from filling 129F to citizenship was about $800.00 now it is $2600.00
THANK YOU MR. BUSH
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-05 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont processing
QUOTE (Lisa wa Yazied @ Feb 25 2009, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Feb 25 2009, 09:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Feb 25 2009, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (jokalu @ Feb 25 2009, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Shad and Dani @ Feb 25 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They should call it the K1 lottery! All we can do is pray for fast approvals. It seems that VSC is speeding up after a bulk transfer of petitions to CSC.
What does that mean for me? Not a darn thing mad.gif



I'm completely agree whit you!!! devil.gif ...but this mean that CSC is gonna be more slow, even more? thats fantastic, i hate all about USCIS. mad.gif



You all have a good point but I will say if the guy in line 46 is screwed up kick him out to a problem line and go to the next person.
I have been through k1 before plum through to citizenship
But all of you are missing the real point
Do all of you realize that we are now paying 3 times the price for quicker processing than we was in 2003 to 2007
so thanks to MR. BUSH
WHERE IS ALL THE EXTRA HELP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIRED TO SPEED THINGS UP??????????
PLUS WE DID HAVE
TEXAS, CALIFORNA, NEBRASKA, VERMOUNT ALL OF THEM WERE DOING K1 & K3'S NOW YOU ONLY HAVE CALIFORNIA AND VERMOUNT.
You are now paying 3 times the price for half the service.


I think the point you're missing is that if your petition is taking longer than others, you ARE the guy in line 46.

no0pb.gif not always

Gary I even have all forms ready for packet 4.
I have everything done except the wait
and THANK YOU LISA
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-25 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont processing
QUOTE (jokalu @ Feb 25 2009, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Shad and Dani @ Feb 25 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They should call it the K1 lottery! All we can do is pray for fast approvals. It seems that VSC is speeding up after a bulk transfer of petitions to CSC.
What does that mean for me? Not a darn thing mad.gif



I'm completely agree whit you!!! devil.gif ...but this mean that CSC is gonna be more slow, even more? thats fantastic, i hate all about USCIS. mad.gif



You all have a good point but I will say if the guy in line 46 is screwed up kick him out to a problem line and go to the next person.
I have been through k1 before plum through to citizenship
But all of you are missing the real point
Do all of you realize that we are now paying 3 times the price for quicker processing than we was in 2003 to 2007
so thanks to MR. BUSH
WHERE IS ALL THE EXTRA HELP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIRED TO SPEED THINGS UP??????????
PLUS WE DID HAVE
TEXAS, CALIFORNA, NEBRASKA, VERMOUNT ALL OF THEM WERE DOING K1 & K3'S NOW YOU ONLY HAVE CALIFORNIA AND VERMOUNT.
You are now paying 3 times the price for half the service.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-25 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont processing
Why is it that they approve some K-1's in 60 to 90 days and others months or even a year or more
I though it was first come first served
I am glad some are so lucky but it is not fair to the others that have to wait forever
OKIE2MaleChina2009-02-25 03:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresinformation on my case
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Mar 7 2009, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They are trained to give standard answers. Chances are you will not receive accurate information on your case anyway. I see you sent back an RFE about a month ago. They will most likely give you the standard 'you must wait 60(?) days' for a reply.

The chains to get to a 'live' person change all the time.

I see you are going to have to deal with the Consulate in GUZ. Have you been to www.candleforlove.com ?

yes I joined them last month.
There is 13 people on here that have the same time lines as I do
they got noa2 in adverage of 128 days my has gone 214 days as of today we all filed in August 2008
And I was not the only one that got an RFE
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-07 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresinformation on my case
how do you call vermont service center and get to talk to a live person that will answer questioms about your case
this is all I found to contact them
so where do i call????????????

1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833)
This toll-free call center has additional information and can connect you to live assistance in English and Spanish during their specified office hours. The NCSC will be able to answer most questions - although they cannot provide information about the status of your case over the telephone.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-03-07 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJoke from USCIS
QUOTE (MonkeyJuice @ May 16 2009, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (motu @ May 16 2009, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
USCIS is overall excellent - how to compare - look at other countries' immigration systems - Costa Rica sucks big time; Colombia - doesn't provide any information and every process is subject to change and change retroactively - India - you need to feed everyone with $$$ (Rupees actually) to get anything done. Perhaps a few European nations and or Canada may be better at this but USA is pretty good and above all you can approach your congressmen to help you; in other countries they will laugh at you if you asked them to help you with their bureaucracy (I know my own first cousin - a Member of Parliament who laughed at my brother for help - this was in India!)
So, before you complaint too loudly - look at everything else involved and you may agree that it's better than DMV or IRS or SSA or Medicare or etc. etc. etc. Good Luck



Says the person who got their NA02 in less than 2 months! star_smile.gif

you want to see a happy customer look at this one from CSC
donald and josephinefiled 2009-04-11noa1 2009-04-17noa2 2009-04-27
HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN
THEN YOU LOOK AT SARA'S CASE MONTHS & MONTHS OF NOTHING
My I-129F to NOA2 was 227 days and still waiting for packet 3 58 days later total now 285 days
Then look at the 37 August unapproved list for Vermont & now processing Feb & Mar. applications
Write to your Congressman or Sentor for help I did in Feb still waiting for a reply from both of them HA HA
This system is no beter or quicker than it was in 2003 even after MR BUSH trippled the price of everything
it's not about a service it's MONEY You don't just marry them you have to buy them first.
FROM 2003 TO 2007 YOU COULD GO FROM I-129F TO CITIZENSHIP FOR LESS THAN $1,000.00 NOW IT COST YOU $2,600.00
So yes I think 95% of all of us has a right to ######
OKIE2MaleChina2009-05-16 16:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS CONSULATE GANGZHOU
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QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jun 9 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just got this email from a Friend of mine from Arizona he just got to Guangzhou Sunday night Monday morning his fiancee went for medical exam. He went to the USA men's meeting they have every Monday at 2:30 for the American men to ask questions of any thing they want to know about.
his fiancee has her interview in the morning 6-10-09.
Here is his email to me:

Hello Bob,----i'm in Guangzhou the last 3 nights. Today Fangping and her daughter passed their medicals with no problem. Took approximately 4 hours. The weather is great, but I'm getting bored here. There are plenty of places to get decent food, but not much else to do unless you know where to go.--I went to the (American citizen's) meeting....it was total B.S.---you go to a window such the same as DMV--they give u a # and u go up, and ask them a question of your choice----bunch of BULL #######!!---alot of guys going to this had their fiance's visa denied, but they were given no answer why--so these guys were just looking for answers, --but got nothing from them about why they failed....I guess the girls have to pay another visa fee on top of the medical fee(800) yuan or so-----I have already gone thru 5000 yuan ($732.70)since being here 2 days!!!---DAMM!!!

So it looks like Guangzhou is still holding up to their BAD reputation !
they need a class action law suite filled on them ! and a Grand Jury investigation of the whole mess in Guangzhou.


i (we) just had our interview on 6/10/2009 and got pink - the 2 days prior were interesting to say the least - the medical was completed easily on 6/08/2009 - on the 6/09/2009 when we went to the consulate to talk to american citizens hour at about 10:00 they made us feel like we had no chance of approval - not to mention that they wanted money (300rmb) for typing the forms out again since when i prepared them i did so in pen - that place is good just to get the needed information - if you need them to look over your paperwork they will but i guarantee they will see a fault in the paperwork no matter what - dont fall for their scam and give them money for anything - on the pink slip it says that the u.s. consulate is not affiliated with anything thats not on the 5th floor!



CONGRADULATIONS
Thank you for the up date. There is no telling how many kick backs there is going on in that palce. I read some where the consulate will not mail visas to addresses out side of Guangzhou so you have to wait there for a couple more days and spend more money there you can't get by with staying for less that 5 days in Guangzhou to get the visa in your hand. It's all about getting more of your money for the whole deal.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-11 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS CONSULATE GANGZHOU
I just got this email from a Friend of mine from Arizona he just got to Guangzhou Sunday night Monday morning his fiancee went for medical exam. He went to the USA men's meeting they have every Monday at 2:30 for the American men to ask questions of any thing they want to know about.
his fiancee has her interview in the morning 6-10-09.
Here is his email to me:

Hello Bob,----i'm in Guangzhou the last 3 nights. Today Fangping and her daughter passed their medicals with no problem. Took approximately 4 hours. The weather is great, but I'm getting bored here. There are plenty of places to get decent food, but not much else to do unless you know where to go.--I went to the (American citizen's) meeting....it was total B.S.---you go to a window such the same as DMV--they give u a # and u go up, and ask them a question of your choice----bunch of BULL #######!!---alot of guys going to this had their fiance's visa denied, but they were given no answer why--so these guys were just looking for answers, --but got nothing from them about why they failed....I guess the girls have to pay another visa fee on top of the medical fee(800) yuan or so-----I have already gone thru 5000 yuan ($732.70)since being here 2 days!!!---DAMM!!!

So it looks like Guangzhou is still holding up to their BAD reputation !
they need a class action law suite filled on them ! and a Grand Jury investigation of the whole mess in Guangzhou.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-09 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed visajourney members imput
Thi smeans they have accepted your petition for processing. They put you in line. You will get your NOA1 next, a fancy letter to tell you what you already know...they got your petition.
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"THEY PUT IN LINE"
Don't mislead him tell him the truth there is no line!
They put in a group and you wait for the lottery drawing in every step all the way to the consulate interview.
Welcome to the grab bag processing system of the ins.
the only thing you can bet on is they will give you excelent service in processing you check every time.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-06-11 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Expedite Request Approved
QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jul 2 2009, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (OKIE2 @ Jul 2 2009, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is this something new just started or what???
What does it cost???
I filled K1 August 13th and still waiting for packet 4
45 days since pack 3 sent back.

Vermont Service Center
May 9, 2009 - NOA1
June 23, 2009 - Expedite Request Approved
July 1, 2009 - I-129F approved!! NOA2 sent ---------- less than 60 days total
I waited 227 days for my NOA2


K-1s are not eligible for expedite except military personnel about to be deployed to combat areas. It costs a minimum 4 year commitment to the military and service in a combat area, I think combat deployments are running 13 months now, maybe more.

Ok thank you all I understand now.
OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-03 01:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Expedite Request Approved
Is this something new just started or what???
What does it cost???
I filled K1 August 13th and still waiting for packet 4
45 days since pack 3 sent back.

Vermont Service Center
May 9, 2009 - NOA1
June 23, 2009 - Expedite Request Approved
July 1, 2009 - I-129F approved!! NOA2 sent ---------- less than 60 days total
I waited 227 days for my NOA2

Edited by OKIE2, 02 July 2009 - 07:46 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-07-02 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSend Originals or Copy of Documents?
QUOTE (La Guera y Wicho @ Aug 4 2009, 08:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (RDSweb @ Aug 4 2009, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have a question; Send Originals Documents or Copies to fiancee for her interview??? Her K1 petition, pictures and such.

RDSweb


I have read several times that for the interview they should have the originals AND copies. They might or might not ask...best to be prepared.

Yes take both to interview
OKIE2MaleChina2009-08-04 22:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo Bonafied Relationship
His name is Mark somthing every one has known about him here on VJ I need his help.

At interview we were turned down July 30th because of no relationship was one of the reasons.
I gave them 3 consective 6 month visas and 2 police registers that I have lived at same address
as my fiancee for over 15 months and about 30 pictures of us together.
What else could they want? I seen no reason to give them emails that we have from November 2007 since I lived here so long. I have lived in China since March 5th 2008 to present time.
please give me information so I can reach this lawyer.
Has any one here used him before and know he is not one of the scamers that are at the consular building?

Edited by OKIE2, 04 August 2009 - 10:39 PM.

OKIE2MaleChina2009-08-04 22:36:00