Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	QUESTION ON FORMS DS-230 ETC..	I filled the forms myself too and will take them to Tokyo. In fact DS-156 has a field where the form preparer can sign.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-02 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Myth, the Legend, the NOA2	Interview on 4/18 and visa received in mail on 4/20! I love the Tokyo US Embassy !!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-20 06:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Myth, the Legend, the NOA2	Interview is scheduled for 4/18! My flight leaves for Tokyo on 4/14!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-05 20:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Myth, the Legend, the NOA2	Thank you everyone!! I got the I-797 today! The Tokyo embassy currently advises that visa interviews be scheduled after April so I hope that we can have our interview soon after our petition reaches Tokyo.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-21 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Myth, the Legend, the NOA2	I was beginning to doubt the existence of the NOA2. Some days it felt like more of a myth. An old wives tale. Something parents use to bribe and coerce their kinds into being good and eating their vegetables. As in "if you're a good little boy, the USCIS elf fairy will bring you an NOA2 while you're sleeping." Then it happened. I noticed a new email and for a few seconds I could not move. Shock had come over me and it took me a few seconds more to grasp what was going on. It felt like a cruel joke my eyes were playing on me. I read the lines at least five times. I had read the time countless times before. Somehow it read differently this time. I always felt like I had missed something and that an RFE was certain. Over 50 picture of us from my 9 trips to Japan and her 3 trips to California. Copies of numerous boarding passes, Shinkansen receipts, visa stamps. I even included a receipt from a coke I got at Narita airport. Yet the feeling that something was missing was always hovering like a specter. All that is a distant dream now. There are now reports that US Citizens are being encouraged to evacuate Tokyo and Yokohama due to elevated radiation levels. Not sure how this will affect our interview process. But we have much bigger things to worry about. Still, it's so great to finally have the NOA2.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-17 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Useless NOA2	This is why I've said before that the long wait for NOA2 is a blessing in disguise and I'm sure that the USCIS sees it as a means to filter out non-serious applicants. This way it's better to end the relationship now rather than later when there is much more added complexity. However, I must also say that I remember reading that this same exact thing has happened to you once before. In which case, I would imagine that some self reflection is in order. Furthermore, "a dream of a Russian wife" is probably not the best way to approach a relationship. If the relationship develops naturally and she is of X nationality, then there are means to overcome geographic differences. But the should be a secondary goal. With that said, it's obvious that you are a dedicated and driven guy and I'm sure that you will have success finding a perfect partner in the future!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-14 03:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Useless NOA2	This is why I've said before that the long wait for NOA2 is a blessing in disguise and I'm sure that the USCIS sees it as a means to filter out non-serious applicants. This way it's better to end the relationship now rather than later when there is much more added complexity. However, I must also say that I remember reading that this same exact thing has happened to you once before. In which case, I would imagine that some self reflection is in order. Furthermore, "a dream of a Russian wife" is probably not the best way to approach a relationship. If the relationship develops naturally and she is of X nationality, then there are means to overcome geographic differences. But the should be a secondary goal. With that said, it's obvious that you are a dedicated and driven guy and I'm sure that you will have success finding a perfect partner in the future!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-14 03:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Gee Oh Dee	Everyone blames USCIS when things go wrong, but when it finally works out, God gets all the credit!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-21 05:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Wow, Wow,Wow	Congratulations!!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-07 23:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I'll Tell You What's Awesome - NOA2.	Congratulations!! Things go much faster post NOA2, so watch out!! I have my flight to Tokyo on June 3. I'ma coming back with my sweetie!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-05-09 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Hi guys!! I am filling out the I-134 and I am wondering about question 11. It is asking if you intend or do not intend to provide housing/financial assistance. I looked that the example forms and it just said "N/A-K1 Visa process for permanent residence" and there wasn't a box checked. I am the sole sponsor. I will be providing my fiance with housing and I am sure that I will supply him with funds from time to time. I was just wondering what everyone else used in this area. Thanks in advance!! I followed the example form for question 11.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-04-11 22:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Congratulations!! October is almost 2/3 done!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-31 04:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Congratulations!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-30 05:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	WE GOT OUR NOA2 TODAY!!! Thank grilled ham and cheesus!!! We both had such crappy mornings - so glad this part is over!!! Love and hope to all of you guys expecting yours soon!!! Congratulations !!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-24 04:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	We are almost 40% for October!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-16 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	and i am still not one of them! le sigh. there is always tomorrow! There are only 7 ahead of you so you'll probably be in the next approval group.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-15 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	35/97 now	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-15 04:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	32 out of 97 CSC October files have been approved so far.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-14 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Oh wow!!! Attached Files  japan.JPG   83.23KB   21 downloads	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-11 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Thank God she's ok. I hope you hear good news soon from your friends in that city. My prayers are with them and all the people in Japan. Thank you for your kind words and prayers.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-11 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Is that where ur fiancee lives? No she is thankfully in Tokyo, but I have a couple friends who live near that city.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-11 17:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	This is what I am scared of most !!!!! http://www.accuracy....aster-in-japan/ Edited by Yagisama, 11 March 2011 - 05:16 PM.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-11 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Kesennuma is on fire!!!! http://www.telegraph...earthquake.html	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-11 17:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	And I was just thinking we paid $455 for the filing fee and yet many who paid the lesser $355 fee have already been approved! I demand satisfaction!!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-10 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	19 out of 94 have their NOA2s! We are 1/5 of the way there !!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-09 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Now 17/94 CSC October filers have received their NOA2 !!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-08 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	Of all the October filers here 16 out of 94 have already received their NOA2 !!!! Just 78 left to go!! Edited by Yagisama, 08 March 2011 - 07:46 PM.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-08 19:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	I got my NOA2!!! I actually got it yesterday but I inadvertently deleted the email. But woohhooo I'm so excited! I hope all the rest of October filers get theirs soon! Good Luck You Guys!! Congratulations !!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-08 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	I'm so glad it went well every time for you! Do her parents speak English or do you speak Japanese? Or does she translate? I don't think I will have a chance to see my fiancé's parents. I'd love to, even with the language barrier! The meeting with my parents went well. My fiancé was so nervous, so I am glad it's over and we can all just relax together for the rest of their vacation here. I'm glad to hear that the meeting with your parents went well. That's truly a nerve racking experience the first time! I know very little Japanese and most of it is fading since I always rely on her when in Japan. I could understand her parents basic questions and I could say a few phrases in Japanese but I mostly relied on my fiancee's translation.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-08 01:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	I had a dream last night where I was thinking to myself that it was finally Monday and I should check Igor's list !! Then I woke up and realized it was all a dream and then really checked Igor's list and of course it was way to early to have the updates there.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-08 01:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	It's so sad to wake up and not see any positive news here Hurry up, CSC! On the bright side, my parents are meeting my fiancé for the first time today. I think everyone is stressed lol That's really a stressful situation!! My fiancee came to California and met my parents back in Christmas 2008 and she was a little nervous too but that went really well. I've visited my fiancee's parents a bunch of times. I was really really really nervous the first time since I pictured them as strict Japanese parents. Her family line has been in Tokyo forever and he dad is a descendant from Samurai so that didn't make things easier. But that went really great too!! Japanese men are sometimes expected to be stoic. But I just her mom a big bear hug!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-07 05:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2010 CSC filers!	March 18 will be exactly 150 days for us. Considering two weeks off for Christmas and New Year holidays, I expect our petition to be approved no later than April 1. And no April fools tricks !!!!!!!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-03-05 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Hell after NOA2	Hi I am his ex finacee. I am not going to write whether i'm right or wrong but yes i will just put down how behaved with me post NOA2. The night we received the NOA2, we both were jumping and expressing our happiness, I went running to my parents to tell them 'we have done it at last.'They were happy too. 2nd day i was little upset for something that happened in my family and i was not being able to show how happy i am,but later i kept telling him 'i am happy but somehow its sad out here' I am leaving now,this feeling is making me sad but i am happy i will finally live with u. 3rd day,he called me from office and i spoke in normal tone,not happy not sad,i dont know what went wrong he screamed from the parking lot 'im tired of your ###### sadness,your ###### sadness' and also some slang he used on me in my mother tongue,this was my first shock.I don't know this man,never lived with him, so of course i kept telling him i am scared of u, he said he is sorry, i said ill be really scared if u scream like this when we fight in person (trust me it was not normal scream,he was at the top of his lung in a public place and over the phone with me, and the reason being I AM NOT SHOWING HIM EXCITEMENT) well, i was happy but tensed for 'n' number of reason which the petitioners here won't understand much but the beneficiaries who r leaving for good might.He told me if he ever gets angry and wants to shout in person he would leave the house and go out.I mean its not too normal for Indians here. Later we made up and again he started with same topic i am not showing him excitement, i felt getting mentally tortured when he was doing this, i was going to office, he knew it i am going to office and i am howling requesting him to hang up,but he won't his only statement was 'don't go to office, its not a good day for u to go to office',he doesn't need to show me concern after he had made me cry already,he need not do it at all.I might not have reacted how HE WANTED me to react,but he can't deny,everyday i told him i was happy that we got NOA2. I just couldn't explain it to him till end,when i asked my mom to tell him that i was happy.My mom made him understand that 'she is happy but may be she is little scared to leave for good now,she will be actually happy when she will meet u and start her life for good'. He then understood.We patched up. Next after this we had several small fights,but the worst was the valentines day. I DID SEND HIM GIFT BUT IT DID NOT GET DELIVERED,I KNEW HE WONT BELIEVE ME SO I GAVE HIM THE FLORIST PHONE NUMBER WHICH WAS A USA NUMBER,THEY CONFIRMED I DID SEND HIM THE GIFT BUT THEY WROTE THE ADDRESS WRONG. SO IT WAS NOT MY FAULT. (I HAVE STILL NOT GOT REFUND,WHICH I DON'T CARE ANYWAY, I DON'T CRY OVER MONEY). I CALLED THEM TO ASK WHY THEY DID NOT DELIVER, THEY APOLOGIZED BUT NEVER DELIVERED THE GIFT, I TOO SAD FOR THAT,I TOLD MY EX I AM SO SORRY AND I AM REALLY SAD IT WAS NOT DELIVERED.HE WAS OK THAT DAY, NEXT MORNING I WAS SLEEPING HE WOKE ME UP WITH A VERY RUDE VOICE,HE TOLD ME I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIM THIS TIME AS HE DID SEND ME GIFTS AND I TRIED BUT FAILED.HE THREATENED ME IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING FOR HIM HIS IS GOING TO HOLD THIS VISA PROCESS, I WAS LIKE 'WHAT ARE U SAYING? THIS MIGHT BREAK OUR RELATION??' HE TOLD ME 'YEA I KNOW,GO TELL YOUR DAD YOU ARE NOT COMING TO USA AS YOUR FIANCEE IS HOLDING THE PROCESS'. I WAS SHOCKED,I ASKED 'WHAT U WANT ME TO DO'? HE SAID GO TO THE INTERNET AND DO SOMETHING.SO I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND SEND HIM E-CARD AND EMAIL AND SEND HIM SOME PICS OF ME AND MY FAMILY.I DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.\ HE REPLIED IN HIS E-MAIL: I don't know what you've done over the internet for me except for the e-card you sent. You would have sent pics of your bro's engagement anyway regardless of Valentine's Day. I don't know if you're counting that or not but I cannot count that as a Valentine's gift for me. So if you think you cannot do something to make up for it, this problem will remain unfixed and I cannot proceed further with our visa. And I really have heard a lot of apologies. All I want now is action. I cannot settle for nearly nothing again this year while I gave everything. That is not fair to me. I am deserving a Valentine's gift this year, and I cannot let this go by. So I hope you know what to do before the week is out. I DON'T NEED TO PROVE MY LOVE I THINK.I DID WHAT I COULD.I MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT,BUT YES HE DESERVES A GIRL WHO CAN LIVE UP TO HIS EXPECTATIONS.HE KNOWS HOW MUCH I HAVE PRAYED FOR US.AND NOW I FEEL I HAD BEEN A FOOL.I DON'T EXPECT HIS PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND ME AND NOT CALL ME 'HEARTLESS AND CRUEL' BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A DAUGHTER. I DON'T WANT THIS THREAD TO CONTINUE,I DON'T KNOW WHY STARTED THIS THREAD,MAY BE TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD,BUT IF THAT MAKES HIM HAPPY.ITS FINE. I KNOW WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE AFTER ALL THIS. Girl, count your lucky stars!!! That's all I can say!! You don't want to be married to this guy, seriously!! So you DID send him an e-card after the flowers did not get delivered and it still wasn't good enough for him!! And he kept threatening to call off your visa because he didn't get a Valentine's gift which wasn't even your fault!! I've been reading this thread with my husband and we're both speechless. It's one of those stories that you couldn't have made up even if you tried. Consider yourself lucky you didn't leave your life behind to go to the other part of the world and get into a marriage with this guy. Sorry OP, I'm trying really hard not to be offensive but you sure aren't making it easy for us	Christi85	Female	Greece	2011-02-26 17:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6months and still no NOA2 :(	That's just a rumor. I'm a naturalized citizen and my petition was approved in October. I thought that they already had my information so that they didn't need to start from scratch when they did whatever background check that they did on me. Thanks for the info =) This is exactly what I needed to hear right now.	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-07 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6months and still no NOA2 :(	Those of you who are approaching the 6-month period, are you all naturalized citizens? just curious.. I heard they look more thoroughly into naturalized petitioners.. I hope those are just rumors.	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-07 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How is your NOA2 waiting time?	Nath & Jordan, I believe that's just the NOA1 If it were NOA1, then the language would have been something like "on this date we received your application" .. Also, N&J stated that he got a receipt date of November 5 (which I assume is his NOA1). In any event, I would just wait what the letter says..	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-15 04:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How is your NOA2 waiting time?	I personally haven't seen or heard of such a statement before. I will let other VJers answer your question.	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-14 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How is your NOA2 waiting time?	"processed" could mean anything.. RFE, denial, or approval.. keep your hopes up and the only thing for you to do now is to wait for that letter and see what it says.	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-14 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How is your NOA2 waiting time?	and yes it says exactly waht you quoted!! If it says exactly what I quoted, then you got approved! How exciting!! You guys are so lucky! Congrats on such a fast approval!	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-14 16:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How is your NOA2 waiting time?	well thats what we thought so we called them and the women on the phone looked on the system and just said that it was just a matter of waiting but that everything seemes fine and we didnt have any problems, that phone call was on monday. is it usual to that notice on my status? it all gets rather confusing because i also still have the ACCEPTENCE, INITIAL REVIEW, DECISION and POST DECISION ACTIVITY boxes? The normal language usually states: "On [so and so date] we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283." The language on your status is not that clear. Which box is shaded under your case?	Adilet&Venera	Female	Kyrgyzstan	2011-01-14 16:22:00