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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI don't have a vaccination record, help!!
I asked my GP if I could have the shots as I was immigrating and the US required them and they thought it was a bit weird and unnecessary but they did them anyway for free.

Try your doctor again - loads of people get shots for travel from their NHS doctors - there may be a small fee there but I bet it's cheaper than the ones at the London medical.

You could always try a different doctor within the same practice if there is one.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-04-21 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married now - still use K-1?

Except if you wait for a K-1, your fiance can visit the US during the process (assuming you are in a VWP country, and you do it carefully). I'm pretty sure they wouldn't let you in if you were waiting for a CR-1.


If you are from a VWP country it's just as easy to visit while waiting for a CR1 as a K1 - it just depends on the CO at the POE and if necessary any evidence you have that you'll return home at the end of your trip. I visited multiple times - 4 or 5 while in the middle of the CR1 process.

And I assume people with an already existing tourist visa have the same options.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-22 05:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIn a nut shell, what are the pros & cons between K-1 & CR-1?
As the bride, I wanted to get married in my own country with all my family there - that meant a wedding in the UK which automatically meant the CR1 for us.

Although it was a longer process (very long for us because we got caught up in a USCIS backlog) I haven't regretted it for a second.

It was enough of a hassle going through the Removal of Conditions process 2 years later - I'm very glad we didn't have to bother with AOS with the K1

Overall - the wedding was the most important issue for me but the following points are all relevent:


*Decide where you want to get married.

*Does the immigrant partner need to be able to work immediately?

*Does the visa beneficiary need to travel outside the United States immediately?

*Do you meet the requirements for the visa you want to apply for.

How to choose between a marriage and fiance visa for the USA
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-08-29 07:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2
One of the issue is the length of time - might make them question you more. While we were waiting for the CR1 process to complete I came for a 3-month visit with my husband but I started by booking a 2 week trip. Then when I was in the country I changed my ticket to come back just under the 90 days. I had no issues visiting.

Our visa journey took over a year to complete and I visited him about 5 times during that year - each time saying I was visiting my husband. There never seemed to be any issue - even though I took loads of proof of return material with me - job letter, lease agreement etc. I was never asked for any of it.

I always found it a bit weird to be honest that not one of the officers asked me why I was living in a different country to my husband.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-08 06:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe can't stay in one country!
You can start the process any time you like - where you are both living may affect how you proceed though.

You'll probably have to give everyone here a little more information to be able to help you:

You don't say but I assume at this point you are not married? If that's the case then you first need to decide whether you will want to pursue a fiance visa (K1) or a Spousal visa (CR1). There are pros and cons to each visa and a different set of steps to follow for each one.

If you look at the guides at the top of this site there is a comparison of the different visas and what it might mean for you. It's a very personal choice. And there will be lots of different factors that are important for both of you.

(I'm from the UK and I wanted to get married in the UK more than anything so that is why we did the spouse visa rather than the fiance visa, for example)

If you are already married then you just have the one option - the spouse visa (CR1) - It's most likely that you will be filing your petition in the US. But that doesn't mean you can't mail it in from overseas.



On your other point - yes she can visit you during the process but needs to be aware that in some cases the immigration officers might refuse entry if they suspect someone is not going to return home - it's rare for UK travellers but it does happen. The best way to proceed is to bring strong proof of your intent to return back to the UK. (Lease agreements, letter from employer etc)

I visited the US both before, during and after we had sent in the visa petition - I came over about 5 times after we had sent the petition in, from a weekend trip to a 2 month trip - I never had any issues getting in, I always brought loads of evidence that I intended to return to the UK, but I was never asked for it.


EDITED TO ADD: Ahh - I just noticed from your other post that you are not married so that answers the point above but also that your fiancee is from South Africa and when you say she is going home you mean she is going there while you wait out the visa. I don't know if this would make a difference. I'm assuming that it's the same for everyone when travelling on a British passport no matter where they are travelling from but I don't know for sure.

How it will make a difference is that your fiancee will not be doing her in country processing in the UK so for the best help on this site you should link your profile here on the site to the country she comes from and lives in rather than her UK citizenship to get the best results from the timeline trackers etc. And also to get the best information about the Embassy specific stage / medical etc.

Edited by *Lynne*, 19 February 2012 - 11:15 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-02-19 11:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe can't stay in one country!
Repeat post - sorry

Edited by *Lynne*, 19 February 2012 - 11:15 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-02-19 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI live in Los Angeles area. Why does this site tell me to send my I-129F to Texas?
OP - at this point as you have not yet sent your petition in you also have the following options to consider:

1. Try to move the wedding date - call your suppliers, venue etc and see if you can move it back a few to several months. See if family and friends can change flights and other arrangements. This gives you breathing room and allows you to actually enjoy the run up to your wedding.

2. Choose the spousal visa (CR1) instead of fiance. The main consequence of this is that you will have to be apart after the wedding which is hard (I know as I am the UK spouse)and you won't be able to start the visa process until after you are married so it will be late 2013 before your husband can join you in the US permanently. (He can visit as a tourist in the mean time every now and then)

If neither of the above works for you then at least consider the following points:

1. Check, double check and triple check your paperwork. You don't want to risk any delays with Requests For Evidence (RFEs). Research all aspects of the visa journey really really well so that you can respond immediately at every stage of the process and you are not making any delays on your end.

2. When it gets to the London Embassy stage, you might have some chance of pushing for earlier appointments. In the past they have been responsive to some people. I got my interview date moved up by 2 weeks just by asking. You have to phone the Embassy on the day you want to email them and ask for the special 'email code' which you put in the subject line of your email - that way your email gets seen and not ignored. Also get your fiance to research all the info needed for his medical etc so that he can move quickly forward through those stages.


Also - I noticed from your profile that you did ask a number of questions when you joined including the option of your fiance to travel once he had entered the US on the K1. I don't know if you ever got an answer to this or have since found this out. But with the K1 visa your husband should not leave the US without either his greencard or a document called Advance Parole. You get either or both by sending in the Adjustment of Status paperwork as soon as you are married (AOS) - it can take up to 3 months to get the document to leave. If he leaves the US without either that or his greencard it will be considered that he has abandoned his application and you will have to start again with the spousal visa and he will have to remain outside the US while this happens. So plan that he won't be able to leave the country for at least 3 months or so. It was one of the reason I decided not to do the K1 as I wanted to be able to travel immediately.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-03-14 07:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRough costing

thats brilliant, the times it going to take is simply cause i feel its good to get her families approval,

im assuming this is all without lawyers fees and stuff. hmmm may convert it to GBP may be handy HAHAHA


Yes - this is all without any lawyers fees.

Don't forget to factor in travel to and from London twice - once for the medical and once for the interview. Depends on where you live but can be expensive, particularly if you get a very early interview time and need to stay overnight in London.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-06-17 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting Married what happens if my visa doesnt come through in time???

Thanks, Im getting a little anxious, as Im also selling my home for the move and dont want to end up living with my parents again if anything is delayed...Im thinking about pushing the wedding back 2-3 weeks if the venue will let us do this. It's all such a rollercoaster, but definately worth it!!! Congratulations on your visa :)


If you can move the wedding back to give yourself more time then do it. You want to be able to relax enjoy your wedding (and the time just before it) and not be a bag of nerves and stressed in the run up to it.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-06-22 06:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdvice for proof of relationship
Do you already have a date for your wedding booked?

If so are you sure you have all the timings correct. There are some people on here who've found they underestimated the time it takes to get the K1 processed.

Are your travel plans already arranged? Your other option could be to marry and then adjust status while staying in the US. What visa have you been on for the last 2 years?
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-07-18 13:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOut of options

Spoke to my fiance today. We may have a solution, but it will take some gentle persuasion from me. We both have had a dream to live in Alaska for many years. My fiance moved up there from Montana earlier this year, but has had trouble finding work other than part time and trade for accommodation type work. He received a phone call last week from his old employer back in Montana, offering him his old job with better hours/pay. The poverty guidelines for Montana are nearly $10,000 less than what they are in AK, and the job with his old employer would cover the income requirements in MT. At the moment he is disappointed that AK hasn't worked out, but I am sure he will see that moving back to MT will allow us to be together and and that going back to MT is the best and only option. We are under pressure with the timeframe in which he needs to make a decision, our fiance petition expires in the first week of December, but I feel confident that he will see that this is our best option and start the move back to the lower 48.

Thanks guys for your advice, fingers crossed we have found our solution and I'll be able to post some happy news that our Visa has been approved in a a couple of months! :)


Are the poverty threshold requirements state specific now? I thought it was the same no matter where you live.

Edited to say - I've just looked it up and see that Alaska has a different threshold.

Sounds like you have your solution then - get the old job back - do the visa process. Once you are here, you can both work out how to make the move to your dream location together.

Edited by *Lynne*, 27 September 2012 - 09:30 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-27 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling K-1 and Visitation situation (Please help!)

Waiting a few months into the K1 processing before you move back is a good idea- file now!
Another option, since your fiance stopped his education, would be for him to get a job, and find a room-mate situation for a few months. I would recommend this, because remember there is ni way of knowing exactly how long processing takes, there is the interval between medical and interview to consider, and he won;t get the visa at interview- they will keep his passport to put the visa in, and he will get it back in the post a couple of weeks later.


I second the getting a job suggestion. Sounds like you may not be getting much help from your fiancé's parents in the near future so it might help for your fiance to get some work experience under his belt and even the chance to save some money to help you guys out in the first years of your marriage together.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-02-18 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite Effects
You'll find that nearly all the expedites which are approved are to relieve the US Citizen in some way, ie a medical situation affecting the petitioner.

However even then the financial hardship expedite is very hard to get accepted.

You just filed so you might have to prepare yourselves for six to eight months of your current situation.

Of course it does not cost anything to ask for an expedite and at this stage can't really slow anything down.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-02-20 06:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPossible issue at Port of Entry?

Another option which I took is, once you arrive, rather than cancel the ticket - postpone to a much later date - up to a year away. That way you can always use for a trip home. I travel back to the UK several times a year since I arrived. 

 

 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-08 17:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalled my Senator's office - Didn't end well.

 

You are right when a case is forgotten and they are beyond the avg processing time like your case, definately your senator or congressman should help applicant.

 

My point is as long as one's application is within the avg time frame, there is not much they can do.

 

OP is within the avg time frame he just reached out to senator becoz he saw some cases from Feb being approved and he applied in end of Jan and his was not yet approved.

 

 

Yes - I agree with you there.

 

But the system does need improving both on the processing times in general, and the actual organisational structures within the agency itself.  The joke for our case in 2007 was that the backlog was caused by people trying to beat the price rise and the price rise was to hire more people to make processing times faster. But things have not improved in the last 6 years. 

 

Perhaps petitions etc will lead to some improvements in the future but I don't think it's going to happen soon.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-12 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalled my Senator's office - Didn't end well.

Even from same countries each and every case is different and cannot be compared, as long as one's application is within the avg time frame they should be ok.

 

As OP is saying somone who applied after him should not be approved first, there is no FIFO system.

 

 

Harsh - you and I have both been here long enough to know that it's not just the individual case specifications which slow down the order if processing. Sometimes it seems like huge boxes of petitions are forgotten about on shelves when there are backlogs or other problems. 

 

It happens every now and again and is very frustrating for those who get caught up in it. 

 

There's the weeks and month or so out of order which I think can be explained by differences in cases, or say one slow officer having a box of petitions on his desk while the super speedy guy next to him is whizzing through the petitions in his boxes. 

 

And then there are the times when the petitions are months and months out of order. 

 

Back in 2007 when we filed we were in exactly this situation. We filed in Oct and waited for a long time, everyone was waiting. Then suddenly in about March the petitions from Jan onwards started getting approvals - all the Oct, Nov and Dec people were left waiting. It was as though our files had been stuck in a room somewhere lost. So we were just waiting while people who had filed five months after us were being approved.

 

At around 9 and a half months after filing we were suddenly all sent a note saying that our petitions were being sent to California to be processed. And we were approved 2 weeks later. 

 

It was incredibly unfair. And a great example of how disorganised and flawed the system can be. Maybe FIFO is too much to ask for with such a huge number of cases but it could be a lot better than it is now.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-12 13:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129f petition, never received RFE and now we got denied

I agree that the USC should make an Infopass and try to speak to someone in person to double check all of this. The letter may have a typo as you are right they claim to have given you a 87 day deadline and 87 days have not passed yet. 

 

Most RFE deadlines I have seen though are 30 or 60 days - 87 seems like a weird number. 

 

If they did send an RFE and you simply never got it and there was a problem with the petition then the quickest/easiest option will be to file a new petition. 

 

But definitely try for the infopass so that you can at least try to find out what the RFE was for so that you don't make the same mistake again. 


Edited by *Lynne*, 01 February 2014 - 12:05 PM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-01 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting the US after receiving the K1

It's probably very unlikely that you will be able to do that. 

 

You could try it but fly via Ireland so that you go through immigration there and if you are not allowed to use the VWP you could choose to simply not fly. Then you are just out of the cost of the flight and can get home relatively easily. 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-03-17 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

I think all this thread proves is that there is no 'set' way immigration POEs are done. Different airports clearly have different ways of organizing their immigration lines. 

 

The best advice would be to research your particular POE via the reports on this site. Take most notice of the recent entries as clearly things change. And be prepared for it still to be completely different for you on the day itself as individual immigration officers sometimes do things differently. 

 

The USC spouse should be prepared for a long wait but be there on time just in case there is no long wait. 

 

 

Edited to add:  And as per the original OP's question. A long wait does not indicate that the person going through immigration is being questioned or held longer than 'normal' or that there is any issue about their entry. It can simply be the time it takes to process through the long queues and systems. 


Edited by *Lynne*, 06 July 2014 - 09:37 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-07-06 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

I think a lot depends on which airport you arrive at and how many other flights have landed at the same time and how many other new immigrants etc arrive at the same time as you. 

 

When I arrived there was a whole room full of people being processed ahead of me. It took two hours for me to get to the front of the queue.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-07-04 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

i dont have permission to edit my post. but this was a woman from RU, not Iran, or some place where they need to be concerned about a muslim coming here and... doing whatever. Just some RU woman coming to be with a man and get married.

 

Most of the time the wait has nothing to do which which country you are from. I am from the UK and came through on a CR1 visa. I had to wait in secondary for nearly two hours simply because there were so many people in the queue before me. And that was after an hour waiting to get to the first desk in the POE. 

 

So my husband was waiting for at least three hours for me to come through. The actual questioning took 5 mins at the first desk, and about ten minutes at the second desk and about 2 mins for customs.

 

The rest of the time was just waiting in a queue.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-07-04 13:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot being able to visit the USA during the I-13O process?

Because of huge USCIS backlogs our CR1 took over a year from application to completion - about 15 months altogether - I visited a lot during our application process.

 

I visited the US five times during those 15 months. My visits ranged from a long weekend to a couple of months.  I always took the package of evidence of ties - letter from boss, ongoing flat lease, evidence of the CR1 application. I was never asked for anything more than proof of my return ticket and I always said I was visiting my husband. 

 

There's always the chance that they don't believe you will return to the UK - if that happens you will be denied entry but that should have no effect at all on the CR1 process..... UNLESS... they catch you in a lie about your plans etc. 

 

So as long as you're truthful the worst case scenario is you are denied entry. 

 

The most likely outcome is no problem at all 

 

You may face some extra questioning and/or you may get told that this visit is okay but no more until the visa comes through. 

 

A lot will depend on your personal circumstances - how reliable a traveller have you been in the past, whether it looks as though you will definitely return after the trip and a little depends on the mood/experience of the border control officer you get on the day.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-24 12:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130/1-129F HELP!!!

This is a $1,500 attorney fee plus a government filing fee for the I-129F.  However, there is no fee for filing an I-129F for a spouse, when an I-130 has already been filed for that spouse.  Your attorney doesn't understand how the I-129F for spouse works.  Don't pay another dime.  Don't file an I-129F at this time.

 

Hmmm as they have asked for money orders to all be payable to the firm and not for the filing fee to be payable to USCIS,  it wouldn't surprise me if they know EXACTLY how the I-129F works in this case. 

 

That's nearly $2000 all for the firm for doing something which is not going to make a noticeable difference to the processing time and possibly may even slow things down.

 

Plus then they get the business for the AOS once in the U.S.

 

Do not file the I-129F through this firm. They are at best ignorant of the process and at worst are trying to make some quick money off you. 

 

Like others I would recommend not doing the K3 and continue on the path you are. However if you really want to do it I would suggest doing it with another lawyer or on your own if you feel confident. 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-01-29 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS background check
We were ten months at USCIS stage - no RFEs. We were just stuck at Vermont for most of that time with no touches at all.

Then they transferred us to CSC and we were done within two weeks.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-16 17:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPlease Enlighten Me!

That's just how long you have to activate the visa itself by travelling to the US. 

 

When you do they will stamp the visa - which then is basically your 'green card' until the actual card arrives in the mail. 

 

The first green card you get will be your conditional card and will show it is valid for two years. 

 

When you remove conditions you will get a new card with a new expiry date of ten years.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-06-28 07:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmarry in japan instead of US?

So the plan was for her to come to the US as a tourist, get married, file the I-130 and then go back to Japan while the visa is processing?

 

Being married in the US is no better than being married in Japan for the sake of the immigration process, so if that was your only motivation for getting married in the US then you might as well get married in Japan and get on with the visa processing.

 

But.... you might want to check out processing times because if you are hoping to have the visa in hand for her to be able to be in the US in time to give birth you might be cutting things a little tight. Bear in mind she will not be able to fly towards the end of her pregnancy so you will have to aim to have the visa in hand in at least 7 months from now. (Depending on how many weeks pregnant she is now of course)

 

 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-08-08 10:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmarry in japan instead of US?

Were you planning a wedding in the US for the end of September 2014 or the end of September 2015? 

 

 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-08-08 09:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! Possible to change consular processing to AOS?

You should be able to visit with minimal hassle. 

 

I made five trips to the US during our visa process at almost every stage of the process - USCIS, NVC and Embassy stage, and when asked who I was visiting I always said my husband and then they asked how long I was staying for (each trip was about 2 weeks) and then once they asked me who I worked for and who my husband worked for.

 

But the other times they didn't ask for any extra proof of return, although I always brought a folder of stuff like a letter from my boss saying when he expected me back at work, copies of my lease, and copies of our NOA1/NOA2 etc to show we were already following a set immigration path etc. 

 

 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-09-08 08:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI'm lost to how long things will be and what the next process is

Because you are in the US and your husband is in his home country you are following a three-part process to get him a CR1 visa to enter the country with which will become his green card on entry (followed shortly by the real physical green card)

 

Here is the guide from this site which shows you the steps and the forms needed and also what to send with each form:

 

http://www.visajourn...tent/i130guide1

 

The three steps are: (I'm just providing the basics - please please please read the guide link I provided to make sure you have followed all the details)

 

1. To USCIS - this is where you are now. It's not unusual for this stage to take many months - 5-10 months even. You should have received a notice of receipt - usually referred to here as an NOA1 - a few weeks after you sent your forms in. Did you? Then you are waiting for the next notice - referred to as NOA2 on here. At this point if you get approved you move onto

 

2. The NVC - here is where you will send in information about your ability to financially sponsor your spouse 

 

3. Finally everything makes its way to the Embassy or Consulate in your spouse's home country - there will be a medical and an interview. 

 

Each stage can take many months and even after a successful interview there can be delays for more security and name checks. You need to do some research to have a general awareness of average times for each stage (they change from month to month) so that you can assess whether you are on track or there is something wrong and you need to start chasing up where your file is. 

 

Now because you sent in the wrong form with your I-130 you may have confused USCIS and make them think your husband is in the US and you are trying to adjust status. Or they may realise that you made a mistake and just ignore the I-485 and let you continue on as normal. 

 

At this point I would double check I had the NOA1 which gives you a tracking number for your particular case. Then read the guide above and double check you sent in everything you were supposed to along with the I-130. 

 

 

 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-09-09 06:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresYou wanted and Not Getting...
I am feeling really down about the visa process today - my heart sinks every day when I log into the USCIS website and see that 2/24/08 date. I really feel as though they have lost my case under a desk somewhere.

And just for all those people who seem to think that cases that take a long time are due to some problem or 'issue' with the application - I can't think of anything which would cause this for us. I'm a highly educated professional woman from the UK - no previous marriages, no criminal history - we haven't had any RFEs so it's not because we have filled the form out badly. I really believe they haven't even picked it up yet. So being told "some cases just take longer than others" is absolute rubbish. I really don't understand how applicants after us are getting approved when we haven't even had one touch since the case went into the system.

Sorry - vent over - but I am at the end of my patience and feeling really stressed about this today.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-25 12:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhen WIll VSC approve spouse petitions???
QUOTE (Pattu Rani @ Jul 28 2008, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wish I could find the thread started by someone who knows someone at VSC, basically it stated that they have a July 31 deadline to finish H-1B applications and then they will get back to spousal visas. I sure hope it's true, 'coz it's the only thing that's keeping me sane right now..... wacko.gif

I am so happy for VJ because if it weren't for this forum I would think I was the only one whose clock stopped on Feb 24.


Exactly - at least we know that there are a number of us all stuck in this black hole - with spouses from a variety of different countries and backgrounds. We also know through VJ that there are many people who filed after us who have been approved which means we know that their FIFO policy is not true and we know that some files just don't get picked up and worked on as quickly as others.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-28 12:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCSC Approvals
QUOTE (Damian P @ Jul 29 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Ilya R. @ Jul 29 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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I have seen a lot af CSC approvals for K3, CR1/IR1 and K1 (I am happy for those who got approvals though). I was just wondering what is happening? Does it mean that VSC filers are less fortunate? sad.gif mad.gif

If all those who filed ahead of us are not getting approvals yet, does that mean that we need to wait ages? crying.gif My goodness! If only I could transfer our case to CSC! rolleyes.gif


LOL!!!!!!!!! You are joking, right!!!??????????? CW, don't you know that people like Miss Yoko have been waiting more than 5 months for that approval!!?? People filing thru VSC are only waiting two or three months - count yourself lucky!!

God knows I wish I could transfer my case to VSC.


Please do some research before making these statements. VSC is at a standstill. Period.


Well excuse me, I'm sure!! It's just that having perused this site for the last couple of months, the VSC processing times struck me as being significantly quicker than those of the CSC. However, you seem to know something I don't, so thank you so much for putting me straight in such a succint manner - snotty mare!!!!!


I think that Vermont is quicker for K1s at the moment but it's definitely not for CR1/IR1 which is the visa the OP was mainly referring to I think. VSC is a long way behind CSC for us.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-29 07:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOctober 2007 filers
Still waiting...

Kathleen - thanks for your PMs - hope you hear something from USCIS soon to give us all hope
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-30 17:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures2/24/08 last touch blackwhole
I am no longer in the 2/24 black hole!

My case was sent to California for processing today so I have a new date 08/06.

I hope I don't have to look at that date for the next six months now!
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-06 11:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures2/24/08 last touch blackwhole
I am in the black hole with you.....I hate that date now!
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-21 12:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting Part... Visa Process
QUOTE (SraCastillo @ Aug 5 2008, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
today we have been 7 months married and I don't want to reach our first year anniversary without him sad.gif I'm so depress right now that even though I'm in the office I can't stop the tears


We reached our first anniversary last month. It is horrible starting your second year of marriage still apart. sad.gif
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-05 10:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite- Case sent from Vermont to California
Kristy - I really hope so - although it can't really make it go slower!!

Lynne x
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-06 16:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite- Case sent from Vermont to California
This message might be nothing to do with your request for an expedite. My case is definitely not an expedite and I have the same message today.

I think they have just realised how far behind some of the Oct/Nov/Dec filers are at VSC - bet they just discovered our files in a pile somewhere and have sent them to CSC cos they can't cope at VSC.

We hadn't requested any expedite at VSC nor have we called them recently.

But what it does mean KIMF is that we are now outside the CSC processing times - they are processing I-130s for Jan 17th. So we can at least ring them about that if we don't hear anything soon.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-06 09:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite- Case sent from Vermont to California
I got this email today too - but we haven't requested an expedite - I think they just worked out that they can't deal with the backlog at Vermont on their own and are getting help from California - let's hope this means an approval soon for us both


Shall we change our processing centre to California??
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-06 08:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy Petition Facts
I feel the same way about our application. We haven't had any sign of anything happening with it since it went onto the online system.

My husband (USC) can't get any answers out of VSC other than the usual - you are inside our processing dates.

I really don't know what to do now - feel completely despairing of the whole system. I hate not being able to make a plan for the rest of the year. My family and friends keep asking me when I will be moving. Noone can believe it takes this long to be with your husband.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-29 11:23:00