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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2008 Filers
QUOTE (Scott & LC @ Oct 29 2008, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
oh gosh... why is it taking sooooooooooo long to get a NOA2????? sad.gif i've been checking it everyday and it totally doesn't help sad.gif sigh... got my NOA1 on 24th June and it's been 4 agonizing months now sad.gif I just want NOA2... to know that we're half way there... but... sigh... anyone in the same boat? sad.gif


Moi. NOA1 23 June. Had a few touches lately, but nothing definitive.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-10-29 08:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTOUCHED ON A SUNDAY???!!!
QUOTE (MARM @ Dec 25 2008, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 25 2008, 11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (MARM @ Dec 25 2008, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okay so can someone explain to me the rationale behind getting touched on Christmas?

I was touched yesterday 12/24/2008 and also today 12/25/08

If the offices are closed on Christmas, how is this possible?

spooky! maybe the system updates over night so you were actually touched the day before? does that make any sense? hiccuc lol



yes, but it was touched yesterday just around their closing time 12/24/2008 and today in the afternoon when I checked the website, it was updated again with today's date!

I don't know what to think...I mean should I contact NVC and ask if they have record of my file...maybe I got approved and I didn't get an email/online update?

I don't know unsure.gif


Very possible. The online was never updated in our case and we never received an email despite having signed up for that service. The first we knew of the approval was geeting the NOA2 in the mail (see our timeline).

symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-28 19:24:00
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I know I dropped off this board some months ago after my Noi arrived in the U.S. Things are still going blissfully for us and all is well. We were married 2/2/09 (Groundhog Day, so we can keep reliving it, LOL).

Congrats to everyone who has completed the first part of the journey.
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-04-07 07:58:00
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QUOTE (RadzNSteve @ Jan 31 2009, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone its been a while since I posted hope everyone is doing well. With Radz here and going back to work I dont seem to get on line too much. I hope everyone is having a great new year.



Congrats! Noi is doing well, despite the snow. Hope to get her work permit soon so she doesn't get too bored!
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-02-06 08:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2008 Filers!
Noi has arrived safely and is braving the cold (doing better than me). Immigration at JFK was a nightmare, but it's over. Staff was rude and unprofessional. Unfortunately they didn't give her I-94 back nor did they give her a 90-day EAD. The latter is an annoyance, the former is a big problem.

Any thoughts on how to proceed would be welcome.
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-01-20 10:24:00
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Noi is getting everything together to fly out of Bangkok tomorrow. The biggest problem seems to be winnowing down her luggage so she's not over the 20-kilo limit. I told her not to worry, that she could buy new clothes here. That made her feel better.
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-01-13 08:10:00
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congrats!
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-01-10 06:00:00
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congrats to all! Noi flies into JFK on 15 Jan.
symbiosisMaleThailand2009-01-05 10:10:00
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Merry Christmas to all!

Just wanted to add this brief note about Noi's consulate interview (she passed!) for anyone who is still playing the waiting game on that:

Noi made friends with about 6 other young women at the consulate who were waiting for their interviews. She said they all passed except for one girl who had the misfortune to have the same surname as someone else who came up in a police or FBI check. But even she was assured by the consulate that if it wasn't really her, the situation could be cleared up within a few weeks.

So, passing the interview is definitely the norm. Don't worry and happy holidays!

And to speed things up:

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symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-25 08:54:00
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for those without NOA2, we are all thinking of you and sending the requisite:

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symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-20 18:14:00
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Noi is approved! She said it went smoothly and the C.O. (a man) was "very nice"! Took about 3.5 hours.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-19 07:48:00
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QUOTE (stevew158 @ Dec 14 2008, 11:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yea Radz passed medical today, now on to embassy on Dec 19.


Hey, Steve ... we have same interview date!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-15 07:44:00
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My Noi goes for her interview this Friday. She's pretty nervous. Any tips from those of you who recently went?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-14 19:21:00
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well, there's no problem, really, except that i cannot make it for the interview. that's a bummer, but this process has its ups and downs, i guess.

i've booked Noi a ticket and our hotel room in New York for three days -- both refundable, naturally, but certainly hope no need to use that feature!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-09 19:04:00
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QUOTE (stevew158 @ Dec 8 2008, 04:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know if you call the philippines embassy you can talk to someone that will help you, I know each embassy is different and not sure how the Thai embassy works but, it would seem unreasonable that you can not talk to anyone in the visa section. I have read on here that at Philippines embassy you get a better response if the US citizen calls, IM not sure which one of you made the call but maybe that can help. Good luck.


I mentioned (although it should have been obvious) that I was a USC. Didn't make a bit of difference. I agree, it's unreasonable.

Our tax dollars at work! mad.gif
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-09 06:49:00
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QUOTE (stevew158 @ Dec 8 2008, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yikes can you call them and ask for later date since you just now got the letter?


Well, I tried calling the embassy today and the operator (a Thai woman with good English) refused (politely) to put me through to the visa section. She insisted email was the only acceptable form of communication and that takes 2-3 days for a response. I think the timeframe is just too tight.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-08 07:26:00
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The good news is the embassy sent us an email with the interview date today. The bad news is less than 2 weeks from now! (Dec. 19), so there's NO WAY I can be there!! sad.gif mad.gif

Oh well, at least the waiting is over!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-08 06:13:00
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Has anyone gotten an interview assignment lately? First, the consulate in Bangkok lost most of our Packet 3 (I discovered after an email inquiry that suggested we didn't send the info -- WRONG). Now we re-sent and they don't respond to an emailed inquiry asking whether it arrived.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-12-05 06:31:00
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Well, in our case, I guess it would be good if the interview came later, seeing as how no one can get in or out of Thailand -- at least by air. Worse, my SO can't even go home, as she's trapped in Bangkok by this crazy situation.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-30 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2008 Filers!
QUOTE (mikelovesgracey @ Nov 29 2008, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey girl, any development on your petition yet?

I just checked our USCIS online status. It still says:

Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.
On October 31, 2008, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response....(blah...blah...blah...) blink.gif

That's exactly what they'll tell me if I called USCIS call center. I'll have a good laugh telling them I'm about to get my iterview. headbonk.gif

Girl, have you tried asking for next level support lately? Those robots from level one read only from the never-updating website. They know nothing else.

BE BLESSED!

rose.gif Gracey





QUOTE (panterchen @ Nov 26 2008, 04:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Chibby, haben wir schon gemacht!
Didn't work. USCIS just repsonded that we are within timeframe of 6 months and gave that as a letter to us. Ok, so we will come back with our congressman on day 180! tongue.gif

Daniel is having an infopass appointment next monday. Not sure if that helps, but we hope to get some more info (if we are stuck somewhere or already assigned for example).
I mean I don't need to be worried for our wedding as long as we have it until 200 days of waiting (which I think was a reasonable timeframe for USCIS to work on our petition).
But I'd rather not wait but get active until then. Yeah maybe we have NOA 2 at day 170 or 195; but what if not?! (Am I not really German?!...hahahaha)



Yes, the USCIS site is, well, USELESS these days!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-29 08:15:00
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Good luck, Steve. Sure things will go well for you and your lovely fiancee.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-27 08:50:00
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Noi and I are still waiting to hear about her interview date, but I am thinking now of trying to call the embassy and have them schedule it for Jan. Obviously, because of the American holidays (celebrated by embassy staff, no doubt), I will be unable to do that before Monday.

If they've already given us an interview date, does anyone think it will be difficult to get it pushed forward a few weeks (so I have time to get there)? If so, is changing the date likely to prejudice our application?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-26 09:40:00
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QUOTE (saffa @ Nov 21 2008, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm a June filer, just got approved:-) Haven't had a single touch since July, but Kyle got an NOA2 in the post yesterday. Our online case status doesn't show the NOA2. Good luck to any remaining June filers!!!


We had the same thing.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-21 12:10:00
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Actually, she seems to have gotten the whole medical packet. She says she asked the secretary at BNH whether to send it to embassy now or wait for the interview. Secretary did not know.

Does anyone know?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-21 08:57:00
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QUOTE (panterchen @ Nov 21 2008, 06:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (symbiosis @ Nov 21 2008, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Question about medical: My SO had her K-1 medical exam yesterday at BNH in Bangkok. First, they gave her all the vaccinations (apparently), running up the cost to more than 6,000 baht. I was a little upset about that, as she does not need to get those until later, but anyway, it's out of the way now ...

My main question: I was under the impression that the doctor sent the medical report directly to the consulate. Instead, they've handed it over to my fiancee. Should she mail this to the embassy herself?


I have never heard of that either. Are you sure they handed the whole report to her (incl. x-ray etc.) or only the form where they indicate the vaccinations she had and got there? The latter she will need it for her AOS once married.
If she really got the whole report, maybe I would try to call doctor and/or embassy and ask about it.


Hmmm. Okay, I'm thinking they gave her both the exam and the immunizations, probably forwarded the exam to the embassy and handed her the rest. I'll try to figure that out.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-21 06:58:00
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Question about medical: My SO had her K-1 medical exam yesterday at BNH in Bangkok. First, they gave her all the vaccinations (apparently), running up the cost to more than 6,000 baht. I was a little upset about that, as she does not need to get those until later, but anyway, it's out of the way now ...

My main question: I was under the impression that the doctor sent the medical report directly to the consulate. Instead, they've handed it over to my fiancee. Should she mail this to the embassy herself?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-21 06:23:00
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The embassy info here says the DS-230 Part I should be returned to the consulate UNSIGNED (as part of packet 3), but the packet 3 information doesn't mention this. Can someone please clarify?!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-20 07:41:00
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QUOTE (Diego&Erin @ Nov 13 2008, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I want to give some hope to them who received their NOA1 on 24 th of june and last touch was en 10th of july!! YESTERDAY WE RECIEVE OUR APROVAL NOTICE NOA2!! We havent seen any touchs or modification online only the notice in the mail! maybe as soome of you indicated the system is not working.

Well now we start with the second part of the procees gathering documents, certificates, etc. We think the things are going to be faster from now onwards.

Best wishes for everyone who has their NOA2 pending.

Good luck!

Diego&Erin


great news!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-13 11:37:00
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We received packet 3 today!!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-13 10:51:00
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Good luck to all of you who are still waiting! Crossing our collective fingers that approvals come soon!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-12 09:16:00
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how do you know when packet leaves NVC? I tried to call them, but couldn't get a real person. I got a letter from USCIS saying the case had been send to NVC, but that's it.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-05 11:10:00
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QUOTE (Pook @ Nov 5 2008, 04:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey!!!! I made it. Approve and pick it up on 7 Nov 2008. I'm gonna fly to US on 11 Nov 2008 1.15am.
Soooooooooo excited!!!!


Wow! Congrats! What did they ask?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-05 07:34:00
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QUOTE (Pook @ Nov 4 2008, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (symbiosis @ Nov 3 2008, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It seems that some people's cases (Pook) moved forward very quickly after NOA2. Don't get me wrong, I think that's wonderful. My only concern is that I had planned to be in Thailand for my fiancee's interview, but I'm wondering now if I will have enough lead time to get a ticket without paying through the nose. If I at least know a month in advance, that would be enough.

It's depend on what you plan to do after you get NOA2. For me Paul ready to take me there as soon as possible then I just try everything to move my case faster ( Track it by DHL , e-mail to the embassy , Ask for police cer with only NOA2 copy).
Don't worry that much. If you are not ready just wait. Because you have so many time to sent Packet3 back to them. No need to rush like us.
Good luck
Pook


Big luck on your interview!! I'm sure it will be dee mak mak. Let us know what they asked.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-04 07:34:00
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QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Nov 3 2008, 06:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
COULD THIS BE IT mad.gif

JUST OFF TO BED AND THOUGHT I MIGHT CHECK USCIS AGAIN, NEVER DO IT TWICE IN ONE DAY mad.gif

AND WE GOT A TOUCH mad.gif

COULD TOMORROW BE OUR DAY mad.gif

PLEASE GOD DONT LET IT BE A RFE mad.gif

PLEASE KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED FOR US mad.gif

AND ONE FOR LUCK mad.gif


I'll bet good money that the touch today was NOA2. They haven't been very good about updating the Web site, but watch the mail closely this week!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-03 20:01:00
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QUOTE (Crazy & Mad @ Nov 3 2008, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hii All ...Need Some Help Here blush.gif unsure.gif

Does any one of you, who got their loved one's interview..

(1) Did u guys means Petitioner send Beneficiarie any proof of ongoing relationship evidence or doc.?

(2) When did you send I-134 to Beneficiarie?

(3) Another one is I just have question about marriage- It is ok to have only Courthouse marriage? that after courthouse wedding.. had to have any kind religous-coustom wedding or any kind family reception?

Because....in my case I got all my relative in USA but my fiance side no one is here so..I don't want him to feel lonely on wedding day sad.gif (offcoures in first wedding all want ..their near n dear ones specially parents.. in wedding) so thinking to do only small courthouse marriage?..Is that would be any problem in feture for AOS? unsure.gif

1 & 2) Not sure
3) The "court house" part of the marriage is the only one that really counts. That's why you get a marriage license/certificate from the state. So, yes, "court house" marriage is all that's necessary to be legal.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-03 19:11:00
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It seems that some people's cases (Pook) moved forward very quickly after NOA2. Don't get me wrong, I think that's wonderful. My only concern is that I had planned to be in Thailand for my fiancee's interview, but I'm wondering now if I will have enough lead time to get a ticket without paying through the nose. If I at least know a month in advance, that would be enough.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-03 09:09:00
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QUOTE (Crazy & Mad @ Nov 2 2008, 12:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OMG!!! OMG!!! ohmy.gif I got Touched...on...10/31/2008 Halloeen Day halloween.gif !! BOOOO. devil.gif ... Checked USCIS site in morning no update there but today it was touched after 125 day after Noa1 date.....feel Like to jump kicking.gif My file is not lost or in corner blush.gif thanks God...
Doesnot say on website that Approved ....I hope No REF innocent.gif ........Lets seee....but I m Calm & waiting
But I m Still with U guys....Good luck to all good.gif



If my situation is any guide, I think that's very good news. My USCIS page was not updated with NOA2 approval, but apparently the approval came with the first touch I had since the beginning. I had two other touches AFTER the approval notice date, but I think they must have been related to sending mine to NVC.
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-02 06:57:00
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So, how do I track that it's been received by NVC? Should I/Can I can them?
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-01 21:00:00
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GREAT NEWS!!!

I got NOA2 in the mail today!! It was dated 24 Oct. 2008, but the USCIS Web site has last update (with no approval) as late as 27 Oct. Something's screwed up there. but I don't care about that. APPROVAL, blessed APPROVAL!

I know we still have a ways to go, but ...

I am sending all the mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif

along for everyone else. We're all gonna get there soon! Hang in there!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-01 18:32:00
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QUOTE (Pook @ Nov 1 2008, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (symbiosis @ Oct 31 2008, 07:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Pook @ Oct 30 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey!
I just wanna told you guys that we have appointment for interview on 5 Nov 2008. It's very fast and I'm gonna be with Paul soon. Soooooooo happy


Wow! So fast. What is your secret?

I don't have any secret. Just track our case from DHL and e-mail to the US embassy in thailand asking for our case. After 1 day, They reply me back that they got our case and already send me Packet3 then I just send them a new version of Packet3(This one you have to send all document except your prove of relationship back to them). After that I just e-mail them to ask do they got our return Packet3 yet? They said YES and already make appointment for me on 5 NOV 2008 at 8.00am. That was great!!!!!


That's great, but you managed to get processed at USCIS two months before anyone else!!
symbiosisMaleThailand2008-11-01 08:17:00