Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not being able to go!	What has NOT been mentioned, is what was the offense, that caused the 5 years probation?   Could this lead to a denial, even if you did meet?   Good, Luck, you are going to need it, regretfully, but this would be  a truely miracle, by not having the "together time".,.,.positive proof., I am a short timer here, but I have not seen an approval, without, evidence of the "required meeting".,.,..,and the other requirement, "you are free to marry".,.,.,that is the two requirements for a K-1.   The attorney is probably a good idea.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-07-30 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I received NOA1 but not the Fiance	Yes, this is a terrible wait..,..,been there, done that! I just do not see "visa in hand" by March..,.,it just will not happen according to timelines. You broken the VJ.com "golden rule".,.,.,.,.never, EVER book anything.,.,.,.NOTHING.,.,until "visa in hand"	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-08-08 23:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Petition but have not yet paid for the Visa fee	Do not forget to plan your CENOMAR.,.,.,costs arn't bad.,.,.,but more expenses.,.,.,and must have orginal of all documents. Good Luck!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-08-15 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to waive meeting in person for k1 visa (merged)	What you are proposing, getting "around" 1 of the only 2 requirements to file a K-1 vis, "Meeting face .,.to face".,.,.,and proving it!  The other of course the other is, you must be free to marry.   IF.,.,.,.,you want this lady,.,.YOU will find a way to meet her!  I went to the Philippines 8 times in two years, I was lucky to be able to travel.,.,.,you seem to have "studies restrictions"..,.,.which you have chosen not to share with us.,.,but it was not until my 3rd trip to the Phils..,.,.,.that I finally was engagedd to my .,...,now wife, and it tood a little less than two weeks to obtain the proof of, we had met face to face.,.,.,many picturess, hotel receipts, boarding passes, scooter rental, and of course passport stamps.   I got a great little visa company in Cebu, and  for just a few hundred, "they put the entire packet" together, to send to USCIS the day I got back to the USA.   It takes two weeks.,.,.,.,if you know what to do.,.,.,it can be done.,.,.we did it!  K-1 approved ..,.,..wife is here and we had little problems.   IF YOU WANT this lady.,.,.,.,.,.YOU will find a way to spend 2 weeks in the Philippines.,.,.,.,otherwise.,.,.,goodluck, you will need it!  She will not be coming!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-08-31 00:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ustraveldocs	Just create a new account.,.,.,.good luck!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-01 23:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Last questions before sending I-129F	tmontoya28,   It would seem to me you have done a fine job, and it is time, to "get your feet wet",..,.,,.,.wish you were sending to CSc, but TSC.,.,.is supposed to be getting better, hpe so for your sake!   Only thing I would question, as we has a "professional visa company" in the Philippines put out petition together, and "they were experts".,.,.,.,I would really down sizw 40 pages of documentation that you have met.,.,.,.,just sounds a bit much.   I would think that much evidence would be useful for the interview, and just enough to show "you have met face to face".,.,..within the last two years.,.,.,.,but you are very articulate, and may need, to do what makes "you" feel good about your petition.,.,.,.,.nice job.,.,love to see someone well "educated" about this process, before he "jumps in the swamp!"  Nice job!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-05 00:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do we need to have a wedding within 90 days or is a legal marriage sufficient?	We were just asked when we came through POE, about when we planned to marry, and being warned, "you must be married in 90 days, or we will be knocking on your door".,.,.,..,was his words!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-04 00:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F / K1,, RFE a second time??	Harpa is exactly right!  Lawyer, not doing his job..,.,.,.,.,AS..,..,.so maany immigration attorneys do not do their jobs, just give them your money.,.,.,.,..,.   I would trust this info. on this site first and only if I had a "significant" problem would I consider and attorney.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-08-23 00:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I have a fake wedding in my fiances native country?	WHY, take such a chance?  An engagement party is fine, get down on one knee, and propose,.,.,all that stuff we did.,,..,but IF YOU HAVE ANY kind of ceromoney.,.,.,.,.   YOU are taking a huge chance of this "leaking"..,.,.,and you having to answer for it.,.,.,.,.   MANY.,.,.,people are turned down, due to two marriage ""ceremonies"""..,.,..,.even only one may be viable.,.,.,.   PLEASE.,.,.,do NOT take the chance!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-08 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Very emotional after mailing I-129F	Have been following you a few days, and really impressed!  All will be fine, and you must ocupy your time with other things, and just "file this away" in the close back of your mind.,.,.,as all will be fine.   Pacing yourself is so important,.,.,.and taking it a day at a time.  IT IS A long journey, but you have to start sometime, so how about, now.   How would you like to be talking to your loved one in the Philippines, on New Year's Eve.,.,.,and a "pop up e mail" saying your application has been approved, your NOA 2 has been mailed!         I do not know who cried the most!  Things like this happen with the K-1 visa, expect the worst, and take the Best!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-07 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 is hard....	This is one time "Boiler" the "short spoken one, is wrong on this one.,.,.!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-08-19 00:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Unexpectedly got our NOA2 early, can we do our interview in the states?	It is hard to believe anyone to be so lucky, to get NOA 2 and not be ready to move forward.,.,..,why did you file to begin with? Was an NOA 2 your goal when filing a K-1 visa? If so, please consider how lucky you are and take advantage of this, and get back to where you need to be, and make prep. for interview. Is that the goal you had when you filed the K-1, or "do you want your candy, and eat it too".,..,..,I understand your flight.,.,.,.but.,..,that care of what is the most important to """YOU""" .,.,.,.,and "your wife to be!"	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-15 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ok urgent problem, need help!!	Doesn't this cause him another dependent on his I-864? So he must show more income!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-16 00:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 journey almost over POE Sept 21 2014 OMG!!!!	Great news to see on this site, so happy for you, my wife is from Cebu, and I remember how I felt.,.,.,..,but I went after her, and P.O.E. Alanta, GA 4-24-13.   Immigration and treatment was a 10 X 10 as 10 being the worst, in Atlanta.,,..,.,.,thoutht we were going to miss our connecting flight..,.,.,.,..,BEWARE Atlanta.,.,.,POE!   And from TSC, seems they are getting better???	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-19 01:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance did not realise he may have overstayed a visa until after the interview...what to do??	The most important document in a person's possesion.,.,.,."and they do not know, the expiration of the visa".,.,.,. I know.,,.this is supposed to be a poaitive, encouraging, and helpful web-site.,.,.,and I am trying so hard to find something, positive about this..,.,.,.,.BUT, it is just not there.,.,., I do hope that he gets things headed in the right direction, and with the help of the "right" people on this site, please just do as they say.,,..this can be overcome.,,.,.,..,BUT.,.,.,NOT knowing when a visa is expiring.,.,.,well.,.,.,..	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-11 00:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Was your I-129F approved within your timeline prediction?	Girl from Celebes,   You are not taking into account, "which service center".,.,.,so your speculation is inaccurate.   We know that CSC is doing 2 months and less, and TSC is up to 6 months and more.!!!  You neglect to mention this.   Our VJ timeline was within 6 days!  Not bad..,.,.,.,good job by VJ as far as we are concerned, yes my wife is from Cebu.,.,..,BUT it was before the Typhoon!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-22 00:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long from NOA2 to interview in Kingston JA	Good luck, hope your wait, is a short one, but the worst is behind you.,.,.,.,.,	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-23 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it faster if my Fiancée in Vietnam is pregnant?	Just cause you more problems, will speed up, 'nothing!"	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-22 01:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help my K1 same sex visa was denied	This "nanny situation is a HUGE problem for you".,.,.,.,.,as it is a huge red flag to me.   I just wish you had presented your situation in a more precise manner, as members had to ask too many questions, andto me, was poorly explained.,.,.,.,.,   To me.,.,.,,this "nanny" visit for 3 weeks..,.,if I understand corectly, and the "nanny" visited.,.,.,.,""is your problem""	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-21 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 visa flowchart	"BUY ALL MEANS, GET A SS CARD AS SOON AS YOU UN-PACK"..,.,.,. do not make the mistake me and my now wife made, we waited until after the marriage, and her name was changed.,.,.,.,.there was no such name in the system under the I-94.,.,.,it took weeks to get straight.,.,.   Get the ss card asap.,.,.,then after marriage, before 17 days of your I-94 expiring go to ss office and get the name change.,.,.,.,.,changing the name is easy.,.,.,getting a ss card for a person not in the I-94 data base is pure hell!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-24 00:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wedding in April 1st NOA recieved yesterday	gnralph,   Forgot this,.,.,.,.ANY kind of "ceremony".,.,no matter what you call it, can be determined as a "marriage ceremony".,.,,..,.many people have been denied for such gatherings.   Me and my wife had a huge "engagement" party.,.,.,.I thought 30 people inher Philippine Bargany, but about 200 + were there.,.,.and it was great.,.,,.never had so much fun.,,and got down on one knee and proposed in front of all.,.,.,.,.,BUT..,.,.,.,No ceremony of any kind.,.,..,only a proposal!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-05-29 01:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it possible to get a pre check?	There are "no" dry runs for a K-1 visa, that I know of.,.,.,.,just research your own back ground, and "get your stuff together, and make sure you are right".,.,..,from that..,.,you cannot check and double check enough.,.,.,.,.,work hard, it will apy off.,.,.,.,.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-24 00:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question before filing K1	There is "no" reason you cannot file now, IF you can prove 3600.00 a month income.,.,.,.,.,DEBT,..,.,.means nothing.,.,.,,.!   My wife is from Cebu, .,.,.,WHY are you waiting.,.,.,the K-1 process is sometimes long.,.,.,.,.,start, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Go to the "guides and example forms" on this site.,.,.,.,..as there can "be no mistakes",.,.,.,.,YOU and your fiance are ready.,.,.,NOW!   WHY ARE YOU WAITING.,..,., if anything I see a little bit of your fiance, a bit nervous to start the process.,.,.,.,.,."the longer you wait, the longer you will be apart!!!!!!!!!!!!"   Just use the K-1 guide.,.,.,.and read it 10 times, making notes each time on what to do.,.,.,.,then FILE!   Got a question, just ask here, these people are your frineds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-25 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Loss of the original K1 packet	I have read it some where to keep two copies.,..,.,.,"of all completed documents submitted to the immigration process".,.,.,.,. just not sure where I read it.,.,.,   I hope good luck for you, and will be OK..,.,.,.,but, learn from this..,.,."IF" you get by  this time.,.,.,.,.,	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-23 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	TSC AND USCIS LIES	Baron555 is right, you are not at 6 months yet.,.,.,me and my wife was 186 days..,.,.,.,.,just be patient until 180-190 days.,.,.,.,.,,THEN raise """Holy He--!""   You are a little ahead of yourself.,.,.,.,..,	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-26 01:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	after the interview...	Great news, on this site..,.,.hope everything else goes well!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-26 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	petition submitted for K1 but want to get married earlier in Hungary	Everybody has told you "the same thing".,.,.,.,if you have any "kind of ceremony".,.,.,..,IT IS A MARRIAGE!   IF you do get married and start a spousal visa, YOU WILL have many problems.,.,.,.,and you will go from 6 months approval, to 12-15 months!   You will lose your money!   Are you prepared, to leave K-1, 5-6 months..,.,.,..and start all over over a ceremony?  That is what you must ask yourself.   To me.,.,..,.,you would be foolish to do this, as you have so much time and money invested..,.,..,.,just to "please a few family members".,.,..,in this case you need to be selfish.,..,.,and consider what is best for you and your spouse..,.,.,me and my wife had an engagement party.,.,.,.""""(NO CEREMONY OF ANT KIND)"""   and it was a grand time for all, just fun, dance and plenty to eat and about 300 people there.,.,.,.but ""NO CEREMONY< NO CHURCH"""..,.,.,.,.,.,     Just my opinion, you decide what is the most important to you both!  A ceremony 1 time, and cost you 15 months, or keep your K-1?	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-26 01:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing for K-1 Visa while living together abroad	I have never understood how any member here can recommend CR-1, I-130.,.,.,over a K-1 ..,.,.,has always been a huge difference of opinion for me.   I """ALWAYS"" see one of the reasons.,.,.,.of "all the things you have to do after coming on a K-1".,.,.,.,this is total load of #######.,.,.,as the so called "stuff" you have to do.,.,.,.amounts to nothing.,.,.,.,we were married 6-22-13.,.,.wife had AP/EAD in less than 60 days.,.,..,SS card, and GC as of Jan. 2 2014.  No hassles.,.,.,no problems.,.,.no interview, no cival surgeon.,.,.,..,""What"" is the "all the stuff"..,..,.,.,.,that is needed???   It is simple, K-1 if CSC could be 2-3 months, TSC 5-6 months.,.,.,.,.,then the """stuff""" I mentioned.   I-130 can be 12 to 16 months.,.,.some are 9 months.,.,..but this visa is always double or triple the I-130 time!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-29 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 July 2014 filers	Remember TSC transferred a lot of petitions to CSC a few months ago,.,.,. and we know CSC knows how to process petitions wish they would send a whole lot more there,.,.,.,,.TSC, is worse """"THAN VSC WAS IN 2013",.,.,.,.., IT IS a pitiful act by the US Govt. ,.,., the TSC!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-30 01:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Met a fiance Thru Craigslist	Two basic requirements, must have met face to face and spent time together the past two years, and must be free to marry,.,.,., then a lot of documentation,.,.,.,.,and if TSC is your service center, a long wait!   We did it, at VSC, 186 days, of hell,.,,,..,.,.,..,!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-30 01:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Who believes in miracles?	You two certainly deserved this, ""Happening!!!""	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-01 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally Got an Interview Date!!	Good to hear good news, and I hope you have had your medical, and no problems..,.,.,our medical cost us almost 3 months.,.,.,,but we are here in sunny South Carolina.,.,.,very happy and have a great marriage.,.,.,,.,a big CONGRATZ, on all interview dates..,..,.,.,.,.,.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-03 01:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of support concern	Pay ZERO attention to devyteddy66,..,.,,.,,., a Newbie.,.,.,has not a clue of which he speaks!   Just keep the current documentation with you to present, as you will probably be asked.   If you have gotten by the medical """Sputum Fiasco".,.,.,.,that exists at St' Luke's.,.,and your interview is ready.,.,and this new income information, their should be no problem.,.,.,..,   My wife is from Cebu, and she had no problems with the interview, was short and sweet, and she was out of there, got her visa about 10 days later.,.,,.I was there.,.,she scheduled CFO.,.,.did that "all day".,.,.,.,.( total BS)  .,.,.,.and went and bought an airline ticket the next morning.,.,.,,..and have not looked back!  P.O.E...,Atlanta, 4 24-13.,.,.,.....,married 6-22-2013!  Very happy ever since!   Nice people in the Phils..,.,.,.,except St. Luke's is a crooked as the government!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-09-28 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how long more wait for NOA2? submited file 10 july 2014	You are really a lovely couple, and deserve to be together, and to my regreet, I would say, about 3 months, could be 2 ,coule be 7..,.,.,.,believe me we went through the VSC fiasco.,.,.,and it was worse than TSC.,.,,.we were 186 days until NOA 2 them other problems.,.,.so even after NOA 2.,.,.,you have just started the process, there is so much more to this!   Please, out of respect of other member.,.,.,have the respect to fill in the ""timeline".,.,.,IF you want advice!!!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-05 01:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	All package back after 4 months waiting and the NOA1	Why in the world the moderators, do not require a "timeline" to be enterd before posting, is a huge mystery to me.,..,.this is a perfect example, visitors.,.,.,.no problem.,.,.,people who have "total access" to the site, should .,.,., "have to fill in their timeline's".,.,.,.,. I do not care if they are a member one day, and has filed nothing.,.,just get the timeline started.   OP, the letter you should receive, will probably reveal many mistakes, to send the whold packet back.,.,.,.,.just hang in there.,..,and go by the "excellent" guide provided by theis site!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-04 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Relationship ended - How to cancel I-129F - Im the beneficiary	If you do not care, just "let it go".,,..as it will just fade away.,..,,sounds to ME that there is some ""attitude"" on the OP's  part wanting to cancel the 129-F.,.,.,probably a nasty break-up..,...,and well ""I will show you""..,..., and thus..,., 129-F's are hard to get, please re-think, what you are trying to do..,..,YOU MIGHT change your mind.,..,,then where would you be?   Think long and hard before acting.,,.,,..or just let it play out.,,.,.then it will go away away on its own!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-06 00:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Meeting (merged)	Please send a cover letter, saying what documents are in each section, and keep like documents together, like finical,, income tax returns, proof of income, then the proof of having met, pictures, boarding passes, hotel receipts, if you bought an engagement ring..,.,(Philippines has 18K gold, most places..,.,in USA is 14K gold.,.,.18K worth much more, and at great prices!   Just organize it as something you would receive and not be confused!	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-06 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!!!!!!!1!	Nice to see a decent approval time from TSC, still, not close to CSC.,,.they should be nearly the same, always!   A big congratz on your interview..,.,.you sure did the right things.,.,.,but.,.,.,letters of intent..,.,is a must for the I-129.,.,.,process..,.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-07 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F "Proof" Pictures Submission - Format?	I put 20 pictures in clear plastic 3 ring binder folder, and described each one!   THAT was the first thing, that the interviewer, at the interview wanted to see from my now, wife.,.,.,.,..,he said, "show me some pictures?"   some people down-play the importance of pictures as secondary evidence.,.,.,I disagree.,,..as it was very important to the office, and he asked many questions about them!   Just do it, the right way, as the VJ site, says.	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-06 01:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Timescales - Working in the USA	My wife had AP/EAD card in about 2 and 1/2 months.  AOS was about 5 months.   Be sure, to get SS card the first thing you do!  Do not wait until you are married and try it.,.,..,your married name will not be associated with your I-94, which is good for 90 days.  We made the mistake..,,..,and had to make 5 trips to SS office, to get things right.   Do as others who know about a new passport, ""YOU will surely need it""	raven52	Male	Philippines	2014-10-07 01:03:00