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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGood News - Anyone? Anything?
I'd have to say that the good news is they are actually open for business, though im not sure anyone is actually in since they arent giving NOA2's with any kind of frequency. especially when it only takes 15 minutes to approve a petition whistling.gif . no way the 10 % of all filers that happen to be on VJ arent getting more approvals or the unlikely event that every one who isnt on VJ is getting approved. If they are so backed up, you would think they would be going a little faster than normal to try and clear out the backlog and increase the daily quotas for each adjucator. helpsmilie.gif

the other good news is there is no cap on K1 and K3 visas per year , so eventually we will all get our petition approved. course it may actually be next year when that happens. mad.gif

lastly the good news is they seem to have good job security there at the centers. if i was as inefficent at my job, i'd be fired before long. I think they have surpased the US postal service for the slowest government agency. I could be wrong, blink.gif


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-17 17:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
i fully expect my petition to be approved sometime next summer. im sure it will take longer than 6 months, possibly ten. I dont expect any miracles from USCIS. It will be 2009 before any improvements are made in the time it takes.

But i find it hard to believe the ones with the least compassion on here are the ones typically with the shortest timelines. When there are people waiting years. im done in this thread.

sometimes the only winning move is not to play....
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-19 21:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (devilette @ Sep 19 2007, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Or look here:
http://www.visajourn...php?history=360

Might want to do a bit of research on past backlogs before you say that.


not sure what your point is but the average is 189 days on your link. i notice you got your approval in 150 some days thru that same timeframe so you got your approval a month early. how is that waiting thru a backlog? maybe im missing your point/


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-19 21:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Sep 19 2007, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Rising over what? Over the last few weeks since the fee increase?

Take a look at how processing times have IMPROVED over the last two to three years.



I dont think so. by your own timeline you got your NOA2 in less than 3 weeks. There are many on here currently at 140 days. where is the improved processing time. i find it funny all of the naysayers saying there is no problem and its so much faster now and every one is a whiner has a timeline with NOA2 approvals under a 30 days.


Yeah so far i see no improvement based on your timeline and others currently here.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-19 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
i never commented that a letter writing campaign would work. but im not going to begrudge someone doing it. if enough complain to make the media, the USCIS will have to hustle to correct it. i merely responded to you stating tax payers were paying the USCIS, and that the triple fee increase was specifically to update their system and hire more staff.


Chris

QUOTE (afterforever @ Sep 18 2007, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It is amazing to me that that people who received their approvals very quickly write comments like this person. Another one I see with regularity is one that basically states that "waiting never killed anyone". Again, when you look at their timeline, they were approved very quickly.



i agree, thats why i said he cant even weigh in on the issue. He has nothing to say on it.

Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 18 September 2007 - 09:49 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (moxcamel @ Sep 18 2007, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm willing to concede that, although I'm pretty sure taxpayer dollars is more than just a small percentage.


here is an exerpt by the head of USCIS talking about where the money comes from and why they needed to raise the fees ....

Q. Many comments recommended alternative funding sources such as appropriated funds. Why
didnt you consider this?
A. Law and policy have long supported the proposition that those applying for immigration benefits should
bear the costs of their processing. Thus, in this final rule, USCIS continues to adopt a fee schedule to recover
its costs through user fees. While it is true that Congress has, in the past, enacted intermittent appropriations
to subsidize the operations of USCIS, the Presidents budget for FY 2008 does not request an appropriated
subsidy, except for specific funds for the expansion of the Employment Eligibility Verification program.
Even if an appropriation were requested, USCIS doubts that it would receive all of the necessary funding
required to meet its mission responsibilities. Continuing to recover full costs at this time is necessary so as
not to delay service delivery to applicants and petitioners.Further, using appropriated funds to support USCIS is risky because the demand for immigration benefits may change rapidly with little notice. For example, appropriated funds provided for naturalization benefits could likely be insufficient if there was an increase in the number of naturalization application benefits submitted. In this instance, USCIS would have to cut back on services (which would increase processing times) to cover the costs of processing the additional applications. Reliance on appropriations in the past has contributed to the funding problems USCIS has faced recently. USCIS new fee rule eliminates this problem because the fees are based on a robust model that incorporates all costs relating to services thereby providing a more stable source of funding.

tax payers only fund the empoloyment eligibility verification program. They dont fund fiance or spousal visas. the entire interview is on the USCIS website.

Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 18 September 2007 - 09:38 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (john_and_marlene @ Sep 18 2007, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hope few people will fight to lower overall security and soverignty for a one-time temporal gain.



oh yeah, and remind me again how many of the 911 hijackers and terrorists were in the country on a k1 or K3 visa?? blink.gif


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (moxcamel @ Sep 18 2007, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (chris4gretchen @ Sep 18 2007, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Seems you're misinformed. USCIS is paid by the fees paid in with the petitions for most of the money. tax money and funds from congress is a small percentage. That was the entire arguement by USCIS to raise the prices of fees since congress and the tax payers paid so little it.


I'm willing to concede that, although I'm pretty sure taxpayer dollars is more than just a small percentage. But in any case an increase in staffing would either require fees to be raised yet again, or more tax dollars.



that is why most of the fees tripled. to hire more staff now. All of this was released by USCIS in statements on the website.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (john_and_marlene @ Sep 18 2007, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think the current timelines and delays are acceptable considering the massive and daunting task facing the USCIS, DOS, DHS, and FBI. I hope few people will fight to lower overall security and soverignty for a one-time temporal gain.



with all due respect, i dont see how you can even weigh in on the issue. you got your NOA2 in less than 30 days and got your visa on the outside of 6 months. Now for us its the time has been tripled. USCIS knew they were behind, knew they would raise fees, and knew that they would get alot of petitions to beat the fee increase, just like the last time they increased fees. Its poor planning, poor execution and poor management. And now they have to live up to the promises they made in order to get the fee increase. and that is faster approval times, and more efficency in their system. 32 approvals on here in 30 days is beyond poor. its a 15 minute job to approve the standard petition. and i dont see any problem holding them to their word for the increase.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 18 September 2007 - 09:15 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you fed up with USCIS yet?
QUOTE (moxcamel @ Sep 18 2007, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't think the average taxpayer really wants to be paying for a dream team staff of USCIS clerks who are just waiting for your application to reach their hot little hands.


Seems you're misinformed. USCIS is paid by the fees paid in with the petitions for most of the money. tax money and funds from congress is a small percentage. That was the entire arguement by USCIS to raise the prices of fees since congress and the tax payers paid so little it.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 18 September 2007 - 09:07 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 21:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE: Circumstance of Meeting
plane tickets can be bought and then not used, itinerary also. pictures can be faked or dates added etc. A letter from soemone isnt going to be proof.


We submitted Boarding passes, Visa stamp photocopies of passport showing we were in the same country at same time, receipts for hotels in both our names, Pictures of us at the premier of the latest harry potter movie with dated ticket stubs proving we were together at a fixed point in time.

Pictures in a bank in front of a money exchange sign will show date and current exchange rate. that is better than dated pictures etc. Sounds like you will need to just send them what you have. did you keep the boarding passes? they are very important showing you got on the plane. Do you have visa stamps in your passport? pictures together are secondary evidence and dont prove meeting within 2 years. i can make the date in my camera say 1849 or 2009. credit card bills probably wont do it.



Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-19 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of ongoing relationship
QUOTE (Jamie76 @ Sep 22 2007, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How exactly do you put your fiance on your company insurance? I don't think they are going to allow that.



i have life insurance and i put my fiance as the beneficary.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-23 02:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa for Ukraine Fiancee
QUOTE (VegasHeat @ Sep 16 2007, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi everyone.

Im new to this board, and was reading over some of the posts, and found them interesting. I have a woman in the Ukraine Ive know for a while now, and am going to visit her in about a month. I reside, and am a U.S citizen. I am planning on marrying this woman, and of course am trying to get the most information of success as possible for her K1 visa. Ive done a little research already, and am wondering if anyone can chime in. I was married once, but since have been divorced legally ect.. She has never been married. I have a good job that I have been with for 8 years now. Shes hasnt been working, due to the loss of a very close family member. I will be the sole provider and care giver finacially for her until she feels able to go to work, if she wants to. I would rather take care of her myself, so she doesnt have to work:) we plan on having a child in the very close future if all works out. I was going to get a consultation with a lawyer next week that specializes in this type of issue. Anyone that has some very useful suggestions, please feel free to fill in.smile.gif

Thank You Very Much


Im not sure what the issues are. You are who has to prove supprt, her work history has nothing to do with it. you only need certified divorce decree. read the guides here. your case is simple and straight forward. standard fiance immigration.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 15:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarraige before K1 approval
then that makes sense why im confused.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-30 00:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarraige before K1 approval
QUOTE (Mike and Jennie @ Aug 22 2006, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We really don't want to wait anymore to get married. I will be visiting her in October in the Philippines and would love to marry her.

What implications are there to the K1 Visa process if we are married while still waiting for her Visa? Do we have to be married in the US to fulfill the 90 day requirement?



how is it you're doing K1 and considering marriage when your timeline says you are almost at the end of AOS and you came here on K1 and got married in the USA? I must be confused.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-29 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa in hand:)
QUOTE (thomasss @ Oct 1 2007, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello guys my visa is aproved, i was in a interview today, he ask me usealy thing like where you meat her how you meat her, how we spent time when we was togheter here, what are youknow about her job, do you planing to got marriage in churc and things like that, also i pick up my passeport today, so only left to buy ticket and go se herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr kicking.gif

Good luck to evryone... good.gif



congrats!!!



Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-01 15:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling the CSC and Wedding talk!!!!
QUOTE (teachmehistory @ Sep 19 2007, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey VJers!

We are planning a Feb 16th 08 wedding, which would be 7 months and 3 days from NOA1. what is everyone else doing about this?



We were planning on a March 12th wedding. I don think thats going to happen now. we will be lucky to get NOA2 in Dec or even Jan. There is one poster on here that filed in july with concrete wedding plans. She has already decided to cancel the K1 and go K3 if they dont have approval by then. I think most on here arent booking anything until they have an interview date. You should read the july filers thread. from about page 63- 64 is alot of discussion on booking feb weddings.

feb wedding posts
and that topic was from a month ago, we are now sitting worse in NOA2 approval backlog.

what will you do if you book Feb 16th and a week before still dont have your visa? will you cancel the wedding or cancel the K1?
I personally wouldnt book anything until summer if i had to pick a date and put down money.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-20 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresg325a
what that means is you will fill out 4 pages of YOUR address, YOUR work history, YOUR parents info. then your fiance will fill out 4 pages of HER address, HER work history, HER parents info. She will sign hers, you will sign yours.

Maybe you should consider getting a lawyer or immigration specialist to help you with your petition. unsure.gif
the example forms on the web are only that. Examples.

and for sure it makes sense for the US citizen to fill out the forms. They will do a background check on you and well as her to make sure you are an ok person to bring someone here and support them. The process isnt about only the fiance. Its about both of you.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 09 October 2007 - 01:41 AM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-09 01:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur Best Shot at he Petition Sent Today
QUOTE (eve101 @ Oct 9 2007, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How odd that its seems I gave the impression we have not met in person! blink.gif We were together for only a couple of months after meeting but I had to come home to the U.S.


i think it was the "plane ticket" part. after the flight you dont have the ticket, you have boarding passes and visa stamps on your passport. you didnt mention any visa stamps etc. you made it sound like you were going to visit at christmas coming up. not that you had already visited. good luck with your petition.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-10 02:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur Best Shot at he Petition Sent Today
QUOTE (eve101 @ Oct 8 2007, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After months of getting things together, I finally sent of the packet today!
good.gif
kicking.gif biggrin.gif heart.gif

I fear that I perhaps we have not furnished enough proof of relationship. I never kept our msn conversations, and I finally gave up on printing a copy of my skype records when I couldn't figure it out after a week of trying.
But I did have a letter, our comments on our online myspace and orkut pictures, and my plane ticket to visit for three weeks over Xmas and New Year's!


If you havent met yet you cant file a K1 visa. You will have to wait until after your trip. one letter, some msn chats, myspace comments, and a plane ticket in the future isnt proof you have met in the last 2 years. pictures together are only secondary evidence you need your boarding passes, visa stamps, receipts with both your names on it, all from having already met. Sorry but i think you just wasted your visa fee.

are you sure you researched this? the first requirement is to have MET in last 2 years.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-09 01:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone have a picture of their petition fully assembled?
QUOTE (LisaD @ Oct 14 2007, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Chris, you've missed his point entirely. I totally agree with Pushbrk - except the bit about spitefully losing something.


To have things in binders with sleeves and all fancy DOES cost the adjudicator more time in disassembling the petition from the original format to a pile of papers the way they need it done. Obviously, with the two hole punch, it means it's going into a file and being bound at the top. So the binder and fancy plastic sheet protectors is a superfluous timewaster.


no i didnt miss his point. on the contrary you missed the point. the adjudicator doesnt disassemble the petition. the people in the mail room do , who also separate out the checks and make sure the checklist for the petition is complete. the adjudicators dont answer the phone either. they have people for that job to. the adjudicators approve petitions.
and to allue that the way you put your petition together will make them lose it out of spite of put it on teh back burner is way out. your petition is grouped by date received and by region, regardless of how you sent it in. binded, arco'ed or loose in an envelope,

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-15 02:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone have a picture of their petition fully assembled?
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 14 2007, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (jennybeni @ Oct 14 2007, 09:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>


I went all out to make sure I was organized. I had a 1/2" 3-ring binder and bought lots of plastic sleeve covers to put the papers in. Within the binder, I had 3 sections - forms, evidence of having met in past 2 years, and evidence of ongoing relationship. I made a table of contents for each section, and also stuck post-its where needed to give some context to the evidence I was including. I know, I'm ####### blush.gif

Good luck getting it together!


Shudder. This is absolutely not what to do. USCIS will disassemble and reassemble your submission to fit their own needs. I can just imagine the swear words uttered under the breath of the poor staffer who had to take all your pages out of a binder, throw the binder in the trash, then take each page out of a sleeve and put them all together again in a proper format. I hope they weren't of a mind to lose something out of spite.



this may be your opinion, however there is no right or wrong way. They will not reject a petition because of its organizational appearance. they will take it all shoved loose in an envelope or bound in a binder with plastic sleeves or clipped together with paper clips. They disassemble them all anyway. They will put the package in the order they wish, even if clipped with an arco fastener. There have been countless approved petitions sent in with binders and sleeves and accordian folders etc.
it part of the job of the mail room to sort the documents and put it in the order they wish. i also put my petition in a binder with plastic sleeves contrary to your "shudder", and my petition is just fine as is theirs. They recommend an arco fastner, but they are more concerned with the submission having all the documents and signatures etc than how it is organized by the submitter. As you said, USCIS will disassemble and reassemble your submission to fit their own needs. regardless of how you submit it.

and i doubt they are consistently uttering swear words. they have seen it all.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-14 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSTUCK AT THE NVC!!
I heard that the reason for the delay at NVC was that the petitions werent being sent because of a problem with the trucking contractor. So the petitions were sitting until they got another one. dont know if its true but it sounds like the government.

probably will take an act of congress to approve the new trucking company since its legal government documents they will be hauling.



Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-24 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married during the process of a k1
If your wedding is scheduled in 2-3 months you should wait and file K3 or CR1. No way any K1 will process in 3 months. more like 10 months.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 26 October 2007 - 01:42 AM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-26 01:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA few questions about I-129F and G-325A
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 28 2007, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What do you think about adding a date in the corner of when the picture was taken?


i have no idea. i wouldnt want a date on the ones i submitted, but i cant say that would make them bad either. if a date was to be on them it should be i think on the back of the photo not the picture side. All the pictures on the USCIS site, none of them have a date on it though.

Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 29 October 2007 - 01:24 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-29 13:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA few questions about I-129F and G-325A
QUOTE (DakotaK1 @ Oct 28 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I barly touched the photo when I put it in the I129F packet,so as mentioned above I would say it depends on how bad you can see fingerprints etc.,if you dont feel happy with that pic then I would use another/or have another one taken.

I would also write unemployed on the form.



When they say that they want a photo not retouched, that means is they want a photo that shows you exactly how you are. not digitally enhanced to remove wrinkles, darken your hair, thin your face to shed weight, change your hair from straight to curly, etc etc.
you can pretty much do anything to a photo with common software and they dont want you to manipulate the photo in any way to make yourself look better or different.


they dont mean not to touch your photo and leave fingerprints. though any marks that obscure the photo will be a no no as well.

Now some passport photo places will photoshop in a suit on your body or collar shirt etc to make it look more professional. That tends to be ok with government agencys as long as you dont do anything to the face.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 29 October 2007 - 12:44 AM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-29 00:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan you file a I-129F and marry the person while waiting?

Well, I married, but I don't have proof of my marriage! if you don't have proof of your marriage you can file I-129f as a fiancé which is I did.. I married in sharia.. and i couldn't married by that country law! and another point I had to make a quick decision because my fiancé she well have no family in state and she well be disappointed and depressed so I did weeding ceremony to make her happy while we were there....! Which I explain the situation in my I-129f files!

You can be married without evidence of proof of married by certain country and rules! you can be married and still not married by religions!

as muslim I am married my wife but it still it be a fiance , i cant proof that with any type of doc which we are married!

so sample!


Lets wait and see the result of your actions before you go recomending them to others..... It is very easy to prove you are married but it is very hard to prove you are not.... lets hope your interviewing officer understand what you have done and that you have some form of proof to show them that you are not married....

Kez


:whistle: as I said, nor do I or my Fiance have any doc says we are married! but we married and I send them the weeding pics, and I explain and I said, if you going to say you married I can't proof my marriage with any type of doc! those are just a ceremoney!

I know it well be fine and I spoke with my friend which is a attorney of law and he says right, people have a different culter and religions... ect.. if you married proof of your marriage if not go with I-129f no matter what as long you don't have a doc to shows that you are married



Do you just mean you had a WEDDING but didn't get legally MARRIED?

A stern warning to all who read this thread: until we know the legal details of what constitutes marriage in Reza's country, then it would be STUPID for anyone to follow that advice. If Reza had a WEDDING, but not a legal MARRIAGE, then that's a different kettle of fish.

Language is everything in this process. Certain words are magic and earn you a visa or earn you a long stay in AP or a denial.

Reza, if you had a WEDDING - a party or cultural celebration but free of the legal component - then you're probably fine. But if that's the case DO NOT go around saying you "got married" as a way of telling others that marrying will have no effect on a FIANCE visa.


exactly free of the legal component! I didnt said marriage and aplly for Finace visa, I said if your satiuation is like mines.. your are fine!

Just talk to your attorney... ignore the forums and other ... just talk to your attorney..


i find it dangerous to base your argument and your notary document on a few specific points of words in english when your english is clearly lacking. Makes me think that you are not quite understanding how your petition will be read by the powers to be. And i know a number of immigration attorneys who are less knowledgable than the forums here. There are great attorneys and some cases that need their expertise. i think yours will need that so its good you have one to tell you what to do. Im sure your notarized explaination of your marriage without documents to the NSC will make them understand. I hope that your attorney wrote it and not you or i think you'll be in for a long wait while they investigate your situation. good luck with your process, i hope your attorney gives you good advice, something i dont think you are giving at the moment.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 26 July 2007 - 12:58 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-07-26 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp! what does rfe want from us?
QUOTE (Laura_Z @ Oct 24 2007, 07:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi all! this is what lawyer asked from my fiance last night when she received rfe "legible final certified copy of divorce decree (as stated in the request), and a better legible copy of your birth certificate along with a certified translation (the one I have from you is not well legible). I know that your Birth Certificate is in English too, but what can we do if they still ask for certified translation. " so my fiance has aand SENT his certified translation of his filipino birth certificate,but he does NOT have a copy of his filipino original birth certificate. he doesn't know what to do, because they r asking for a certified translation but his is already in english and certified...he wants to send the one he has because he already has his naturalisation certificate....any ideeas? thanks!



it looks like he needs to send exactly what they are asking for. My fiancee is also from the philippines. I photocopied her birth certificate and it wasnt that legible either. He might have to go to the NSO and get original copies and submit those.

you guys need to send LEGIBLE ( or original copy) of his birth certificate and a certified divorce decree.

If its like the birth cert it wont photo copy well either, the design and paper they use dont photocopy well, the originals arnt that good. You can get certified copies though that are like an original and send those in. He doesnt need his original, He can get official certified copies. My fiancee did this for our petition.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-24 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy fiance got bar for 5 years after deportation..
She also might have brought everything she owned with her.



Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-03 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center Temp closed
well if its a hoax its a good one because they did their homework. Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center is in Mission Viejo California, and is where a sick person in laguna Niguel at the CSC would be taken.


i wonder if CSC would verify it if you called them ?

Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 09 November 2007 - 07:53 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-09 19:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbaseless rumors? or is it true?
QUOTE (Major Kuma @ Nov 10 2007, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hehe, thanks richard. but grizzly is an english word...

anyways, on to the more serious stuff - where is this July K1 filers forum you mentioned?? We filed in july as well, but so far, only noa1 was received.



its in the sub forums, not in this forum. K1 visa filings and case progress.

Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-11 03:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbaseless rumors? or is it true?
totally baseless. Laguna Niguel is no where near the fires. when you see Mission Viejo and Aliso Viejo going up in flames then start to get worried. The small field offices that were moved in San diego dont have anything to do with K visas etc.



Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-09 19:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAge Difference An Issue?
Im 44 and Gretchen is 21. doesnt seem to be a problem for anyone.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-10-30 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfollow to join petition for K-2.. :help:
i guess you have 12 months to follow to join after the K1. cool little feature on that.


good luck
Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfollow to join petition for K-2.. :help:
QUOTE (vic&el4ever @ Sep 18 2007, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wife and I are decided to get her son now. He is under follow to join for K-2.

Does anyone here knows what to send to manila?

Procedure?

Need some advise and helpsmilie.gif


Thank You!!!

vic & el


He didnt come with her when she came on the K1? I thought that was the requirement for K2. I didnt know you could file a K2, wait to use it after the parent had immigrated.He should have come over when she did. it will be interesting to see the answer on this one, but i think she will have to wait until she is a US citizen to get him here as it will take years to get him here if she is only a green card holder. The US citizen cant petition the child, only the parent.

I think you're in for a long wait to get him here. 3 years til she gets US citizenship once you file for her AOS.

maybe im wrong on the K2 usage.
Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 18 September 2007 - 03:22 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-09-18 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor not allowed
Hi, you gave him income from 06. they are asking for income from 07. they want to see what you made all year this year. Send them paystubs. do you have a letter from your employer? basically you didnt send them your income for 07. ITRs are fine but they want to see current. this is now NOV 07. You should have something from the year, even if its under the required limit.


Send them what you made in 07. what you posted doesnt say anything about your co-sponsor being rejected. It says you didnt send them ANY income for the current year which is the most important.


i have ITRs for the last 3 years. every year but last year i made over the amount i need, but not last year in 06. But this year i again made way over what i need. They will get my ITRs for the last years and also check stubs and a letter from my employer for 07.

current income is very important. if you make zilch they will look very hard at your co sponsor and might not approve. Give them what you made in 07.

Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 11 November 2007 - 03:42 AM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-11 03:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 approved - NVC has no info - what is wrong with CSC ??
it has been posted on here several times that the service centers are having trouble with the contractors who transport the petitions to NVC. at the moment they are sending them in a crate once a month. so its taking 4 to 5 weeks for the petitions to arrive at NVC. complaining to congressmen isnt going to help it. they are working to get the contractor problem fixed and send sooner and more often again but right now it appears to be one crate a month that they send out.


they dont mail them, and not just anyone can show up to transport a truck load of legal private petitions and personal info government papers etc.

unfortunately your option is to wait until it past 60 days. then something is wrong, but 30 to 45 days is the going timeline.


Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 15 November 2007 - 12:59 AM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-15 00:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo you think USCIS looks at this website?
here is the correct quote from him....



QUOTE (HUSKERKIEV @ Feb 22 2007, 04:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JenT @ Feb 22 2007, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Haven't read through all nine pages yet (but I will), so I'm sorry if this has been asked already, but one of the other questions we've had around here is whether the adjudicators knew about, or checked into, VisaJourney at all..... any comments there, Husker?


Probably not but who knows. At that time I never heard people discussing Visa websites for whatever reason. I never did because i had a life outside of work and when I left every day the last thing I wanted to do was go home and look at more "work" type stuff. To coin an old slogan, "Its not an adventure, its just a job".

Surfing the net wasn't allowed at work either.

The reason I am here and found VJ was through a website for fellows who are engaged in the Russian/Ukrainian bride endeavor. They recommend it, so i looked around and there was a lot of good info here. So, once I filed my petition I thought there's no time like the present to join up. I also thought well maybe I could help shed some light on this enigma called the NSC.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-17 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo you think USCIS looks at this website?
the one ex adjucator who posted on here said he never read the site. he equated it to going home and reading more work on his off time.


QUOTE (HUSKERKIEV @ Feb 21 2007, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm a guy and the DHS has more important things to do than hang out in websites like this . Besides that the databases we used could glean more information about you than you could/would ever divoulge on VJ! Sorry, I'm not a spy.





maybe some do somewhere but he is a good example of the in the trenches worker.




Chris

Edited by chris4gretchen, 17 November 2007 - 04:04 PM.

chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-17 16:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjust double checking
you each need a letter of intent to marry signed by each of you and also your proof of meeting in he last 2 years. your visa stamp is a part of it, but you need hotel receipts, boarding passes etc.

you can prove you went to her country with the boarding passes and visa stamp. your pictures together are secondary since they could have been taken 4 years ago. you need something that shows you were with her at a specific time or place in the last 2 years. hotel receipts in both your names, your picture in front of something that has a date on it, like a money exchange board.

the guide listed above is great for the list of things you need.


Chris
chris4gretchenMalePhilippines2007-11-19 00:51:00