Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	Congrats to NYC tiger for NOA2 approval . I wonder if we all can transfer to Vermont, who's surprisingly still able to process "June" I-129f's in 90 days. Edited by Six-Twelve, 17 September 2008 - 06:15 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-17 06:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	...did we just go from May 2nd (yesterday) to May 1st on the processing times?	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-17 05:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	Good morning May Filers! Well it's the middle of the week, and could mean good news to some...I'll see who's the luck winner(s) when I get home this evening, checking the computer at work is too disrupting . Anyway wish you all the best today.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-17 05:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	yes I understand where you're coming from, but when Vermont is capable of completing "June" applications while California is still bypassing some it's own Feb, April and May applicants to continually assist Vermont, it doesen't take a rocket scientist to figure out, that Vermont can stand on it's own two feet now, and no longer has to be helped by it's big brother. Edited by Six-Twelve, 15 September 2008 - 08:49 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-15 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	Good evening May Filers, I've been browsing through some of the Vermont filings, and I've noticed a few very similar to mine May 14th 08 that have either been touched numerous times and or approved for NOA2. I'm very happy for those that are moving out of the NAO1 corral and to greener pastures, but Is Vermont in a position to crank out their applications now that their load is somewhat eased, or have I become crazed caused by the 123 day wait? At least touch me!	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-15 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	QUOTE (Jenni and Bo @ Sep 15 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm I won't jinx it either Ryan, but a touch is a good sign at this point. Keep an eye on your mailbox at the end of this week and let us know Sorry Dairy, I didnt mean to irritate the nest sweetie :S <3 Jen QUOTE (Six-Twelve @ Sep 15 2008, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jenni and Bo @ Sep 15 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm I won't jinx it either Ryan, but a touch is a good sign at this point. Keep an eye on your mailbox at the end of this week and let us know Sorry Dairy, I didnt mean to irritate the nest sweetie :S <3 Jen	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-15 19:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	Good moring May Filers, I'm one of the newbies, but I've been reviewing comments and watching the processing trend for a few weeks now. Has anyone noticed that "Processing times" at CSC here on the VJ website were adjusted from May 6 to back to April 26? Was California given another load of applications from "Enron"...I mean Vermont again? I too am happy for those who move forward on this horrible journey of "Hurry up and wait" but it also seems as if Vermont is now at least a month ahead of California...I wonder why!	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-12 06:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	QUOTE (BrazilianXuxu @ Nov 19 2008, 05:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sara I'm glad it was good news too! My fingers are crossed and I'm still praying for all of you to hear soon! Goooooo all my 6+ month BFF's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Jessica, looks like some activity happening...hope you've got your papers together, now I know why people start doing it early on in the process, our file was 3 inches thick when completed. Cinara recieved her letter from the embassy on 11.17.08 and her interview was preselected by them for 11.26.08. It did not give me time to request vacation to be with her, and barely enough time to get appointments...flight and hotel booked. Had to rush to finished our file and send to her...hope she gets it by Friday, had to rush international by UPS $179.00 Also since she did not have a bank account, I discovered that California will not wire transfer money to Brazil. I had to eventually drive to Las Vegas to do it thru Monegram. My own bank would not wire money to her unless she had a "traditional" account with an account number at a locat bank there...couldn't just wire to a bank in brazil for pick up with confirmation number. Good luck with the rest of the process Edited by Six-Twelve, 20 November 2008 - 08:50 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-11-20 08:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	6+ months waiting Club	QUOTE (BrazilianXuxu @ Nov 2 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy 6 months to us.... May 2- Nov 2. This stinks. Hi Jessica, 6 Mos!!!! what do you think the problem is? We're just putting our docs together for our attorney, and he'll send them off to Rio. I hope that the next time I see you on the "journey" you'll be jumping up and down for joy	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-11-02 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	noa2	I just got notification online, too. NOA1 approved June 10 and online says: On June 30, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. 20 days! I hope the rest of the process is as good. (smile) Not in the mailbox today. I expect it Tuesday. When this happened before, was there a delay at the NVC? A friend got his NOA2 June 17, 2 months 2 weeks and has her interview July 13. This is one of the most exciting days so far! Congrats to you too!. No, there didn't seem to be any delays outside of California, everything went smoothly for the applicants that were approved from the other service centers; Vermont and various other states, but it just took California applicants 6-8 months to get through the whole process. Good luck in you furure lives together, and the next road as you continue on the visajourney. Edited by Six-Twelve, 03 July 2010 - 05:09 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-03 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	noa2	Just out of curiousity, I checked for more recent NOA2 approvals, and it appears that Vermont is still cranking them out in less than 30 days Edited by Six-Twelve, 03 July 2010 - 01:32 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-03 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	noa2	Congrats on your approval . I've seen this before over the years...that a certain few get speedy processing...but this is getting rediculous, not to mention frustrating to other readers, 8 days is by far the fastest. I'm curious as to how this is possible. I remember a couple of years ago (2007), when California was impacted with heavy case loads from other centers, and pushed to process them ahead of other waiting clients, freeing them up to process quickly then too. Is this happening again? Edited by Six-Twelve, 03 July 2010 - 12:58 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-03 12:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 oct 2010 csc filers	Revision to my original count, it looks like it's just one approval each Good to see an October approval for California this morning Edited by Six-Twelve, 25 February 2011 - 07:59 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2011-02-25 07:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 oct 2010 csc filers	Vermont has 2 and Texas have 1 for October Revision to my original count, it looks like it's just one approval each	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2011-02-25 01:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	k1 oct 2010 csc filers	Where do you see Oct. filers getting approved? All I see are Nov. Jan/Feb. filers getting approved. Why do they skip us Oct. ?! Vermont has 2 and Texas have 1 for October	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2011-02-25 01:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ANY GOOD NEWS FOR OCTOBER FILERS (VSC)?	MashaALLAH, congratulations. I am an august beneficiary and we have nothing. Remember us in your prayers please. Finally some good news for October, it looks like there were at least 1 approval for Vermont and the other one was for Texas according to data from Igor's list last night	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2011-02-25 07:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2010 K-1 CSC	Maybe there is hope that we'll recieve our NOA2 one day	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-07 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2010 K-1 CSC	no more April K-1 filers here? We're still waiting... Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I-129F Sent : 2010-04-21 I-129F NOA1 : 2010-04-23	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-06-11 20:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adobe Reader Help	Try downloading Adobe Reader 9 Adobe Reader 9 provides new digital signature functionality for an improved user experience. The new version also adds support for 256-bit AES encryption and new advanced security capabilities. But, that's not all. Adobe Reader 9 offers a new PDF Standards Pane, improved CAD and geospatial functionality and accessibility enhancements. So, download Adobe Reader 9 now! Or, distribute Adobe Reader 9 in your enterprise or bundle it with a CD or computer! I believe when you ask for you visa status on-line (providing you setup an account), it'll have a button at the bottom of the window that will allow a download of the newer version	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-14 17:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adobe Reader Help	If you go to the VJ "Gallery Download" at the top of the screen, you'll find the DS230 (K-3), and you can type into it.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-14 17:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Adobe Reader Help	QUOTE (waitingforever @ Sep 14 2008, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My spouse is trying to fill out DS 230 and DS 3032 but can not type complete address in form. Just trying to figure out what version of Adobe reader should be using for these forms ? any advise. If you go to the VJ "Gallery Download" at the top of the screen, you'll find the DS230 (K-3), and you can type into it.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2008-09-14 17:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Expire before use	QUOTE (carslo @ May 24 2009, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I read your timeline and unfortunately if she is not in the USA within 6 months of the visa being issued you will have to start all over again. I know this is not what you want to hear but the rules are pretty clear. She must enter the USA within 180 days and married within 90 days. Good luck. Janet Thanks Janet. Should be easier since most of our information has been collected and the Embassy has our old files	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2009-05-24 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Expire before use	This is open to anyone with the knowledge and or past experience. My fiance' experienced family issues prior to and up to her date of departure (05.22.09). It is because of those issues that we stretched her departure date as close to expiration as we did. As a result, she missed her flight and was not able to get a new ticket because I purchased it here for her. Airlines red tape and rules did not permit her to get another flight, or us time (and money) to purchase a new ticket, stating that it was her fault she missed the flight and so on... Anyway, are we SOL on this one, or is there a way to obtain an extention on the K-1 Visa which will expire on Monday 05.25.09, without going through the gauntlet that we've all experienced months or even a year ago? Vispourney travelers I really need your help on this one. Thanks All Don Edited by Six-Twelve, 24 May 2009 - 01:21 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2009-05-24 13:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After NVC processing, can I sent the notification to the embassy without waitin the instruction package?	You'll need proof of divorce (original with court stamp), if you were married before, and if you're just recieving the NOA1, you will still have to wait a bit longer until you've gotten you're NOA2 before it will go to the NVC. Good luck on your journey Go to the "Guides" section of Visajourney at the top of the tool bar, and follow the instructions under :Immigration Guides for a Spouse or Fiance(e) Everything you'll need is there, and should clear things up a bit.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-07 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After NVC processing, can I sent the notification to the embassy without waitin the instruction package?	Hi. I roamed through the topics here, and somewhere I read that you are not necesserily bound to expect the instruction package from the embassy, but as soon as you are sure that your package has arrieved there, you can directly send the notification to them that you have aquired all the dosc necessary for them to proceed with your application and send you the next package. On the embassy site here says that there will be a package that tells you need to collect -Birth certificate -Passport -Police certificate and some other stuff ( that dont apply to me, so I dont have to send them like, proof of divorce and such), and sent notification to the embassy to confirm you have obtained these documents so they they can proceed. SO IS it really necessary to wait for that package, or as soon as you know or if you can make sure your case is there, you can send this notification? Here is a like from the embassy page that says it: http://macedonia.use...rocessing2.html You'll need proof of divorce (original with court stamp), if you were married before, and if you're just recieving the NOA1, you will still have to wait a bit longer until you've gotten you're NOA2 before it will go to the NVC. Good luck on your journey Edited by Six-Twelve, 07 July 2010 - 08:27 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-07 08:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	pls help	Try looking at the information in the "Guides" section of visajourney located at the top tool bar. You didn't specify what type of visa you were applying for, so start there and you should find the information showing you what you'll need.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-13 01:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 APPROVAL	after may 15th any new filings were sent to Texas for processing (vermont is backlogged)...Texas isnt so it was the luck of the draw I tell ya...I hope as many folks can get in where they can fit in get it! and congrats again! Congrats on another quick approval, I just called USCIS on July 6th and the agent gave me his name and government number and then asked what he could help me with. I told him that we were over 70 days into the process, and asked about current processing times, and if he could look at my case and give me an idea of how much longer we'd have to wait to get our NOA2, and if everything was Ok. He said that everything looked fine, but it will be about 5 months before we see an approval. Funny thing, he asked me what an NOA2 was. I asked him why are other services centers approving at a faster rate than California right now, take a look at Vermont; they've been approving in less than 30 days! He said Ok, (assuming he was really checking) I'll open Vermont....no! I don't see them approving any faster than the rest. My response we Reeeeaaaalllly!!! but I was really thinking ####### so I guess everyone on visajourney is lying? He said the average approval is about 5 months. I said alright, but you said that our case if fine and there's no problems right? that's corrects, I don't see that you'll have any problems. so the bottom line is we'll just have to wait. Edited by Six-Twelve, 17 July 2010 - 11:06 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-17 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	Just received my RFE hard copy at 12:30 today. They're asking for a supplement to the old version of a form that was used, to explain the first K-1 that I file for over 2 years ago. I'm thinking that apparently my attorney used an out dated form or "waiver" last April when my current fiancé and I started this process. Anyway, I thought we had ample time to get this done, but USCIS is giving us only until August 19th to get it back to them. When my attorney mentioned that they can file for an extension if necessary, I flipped the I-797E over, and on the back it states that "if there is a certain date, and we do not reply by that date, they will make a decision based on the evidence that they have. No extensions will be granted." So we have to get things in on time! or it could lead to a denial down the line. Edited by Six-Twelve, 26 July 2010 - 06:21 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-26 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	Thanks guys for the info, my fiancé thinks the RFE will set us back about 3 months, but based on what I've read and a little bit of information from all of you, it seems that they will sort of pick up where they left off, minus a few weeks as a result to the RFE pending that the corrections were satisfactory....am I somewhere in the ball park with this? We're hoping that the hard-copy will arrive tomorrow (Friday) so we can get the ball rolling. Thanks again. ...by the way, regarding misspellings on documents, we found that her parents names were not written out completely on some documents, but was on the birth certificate, which lead us to suspect that this could be related	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-22 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	mispelling in her parent name wont be the reason for RFE bc how well uscis know the correct name to know that its mispelling.. its proble be some lil stuff like u miss a duc or sumthing Thanks guys for the info, my fiancé thinks the RFE will set us back about 3 months, but based on what I've read and a little bit of information from all of you, it seems that they will sort of pick up where they left off, minus a few weeks as a result to the RFE pending that the corrections were satisfactory....am I somewhere in the ball park with this? We're hoping that the hard-copy will arrive tomorrow (Friday) so we can get the ball rolling. Thanks again.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-22 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	We are TWINS we got one too on the same day!! Now waiting for the 'hard'copy so I cross the 'T', check the box, or whatever they want!!! Wishing you all the luck hope we get thru this FAST! Thanks for all the positive feed back from everyone, especially from my "Twin" Luckily, the USCIS CSC in within driving distance from me here in California, so I expect to receive the hard copy within the next day if not sooner. My fiancé' and I went over copies of our documents last night, and we've already found errors in the spelling of her parents names and incorrect addresses (thanks law firm ), so we're hoping that those are the issues...we'll see! Edited by Six-Twelve, 22 July 2010 - 09:22 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-22 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	OK, first off, the USCIS doesn't use the terms NOA1 and NOA2. That's simply an acronym that people going through the process have applied to the Notices of Action. It's not a sign of anything with James the Immigration Rep. They simply don't use those terms. It is an I-797 Notice of Action. We use NOA1 for receipt notice because that's the first Notice of Action you'll get, and NOA2 for the approval because that's generally the 2nd Notice of Action you'll get. 2nd, the Immigration Reps can't tell you what's in an RFE letter. They can't see your file in front of them. All they see is a transcript of what's been updated into their system. It will say an RFE was sent, but it won't tell what it's about. If you want to know what's in the RFE you'll have to wait until you get the letter. That's the standard procedure. It doesn't mean the people you're speaking to don't know what they're doing, it simply means they can't give you the information you're looking for because they don't have access to it. I'm sorry you're going through this, and I wish you the best of luck with the rest of the process. Thanks, I'm well aware of this but it's just my way of venting without having my post blocked out . It's just that they ask you what can they do to help you, and if they can answer any questions that you may have, but it seems that there is not much they can tell you. But on that note, is there anyone who has experienced the horrid "RFE" and have a little insight on what the procedure is once whatever corrects are made, where do they place you in line (if there is a line), and how much time is generally added to the entire process. If anyone has that info,it will be greatly appreciated. My finance' is on line with me now from Rio, and needles to say, she'd not very happy . So I hope someone will interject with some positive information. Thanks all!	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-21 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mixed Signals	On July 9th I decided to call USCIS CSC because we were over 70 days in the K-1 process. I talked with agent James who after verifying my identity asked what he could help me with. I told him that i wanted to check the status of our case because we should be getting close to receiving our NOA2 by now. He asked for my case number and then asked what was an NOA2. That should have given me a clue, he then quoted the forms official number "I-797" I that I've noticed that several applicants from various service centers including Vermont were receiving theirs fairly quickly, and most recently we've seen some approved in less than 30 days. To make a long story short, he offered to open the Vermont site to take a look at their processing times. within seconds later he said no i don see that they're moving any faster than the others. A few things went though my mind, and he moved on to the next question....is there anything else i can help you with? Thinking this was the perfect opportunity to get some inside Intel on my case and if we're almost finished, I said yes, can you tell me if there are any problems with our case, and can we expect to be through this without any issues? James then said let's see, your case look good I don't see any problems, but it could take a few months, up to 5 months before it's approved. I GUESS TODAY WAS OUR DAY: at 09:47 this morning, I received both a text message and an e-mail from USCIS informing me of a RFE! #######!! The text was misleading at first it read " your case WA************is now updated. Check "My Case Status" at www.uscis.gov." so when I checked my portfolio in the account that we've setup, it indicated that I received an RFE. I'm thinking this has to be a mistake, Agent James told me that everything look good, immigrations wouldn't lie to me...would they? hmmm, but then I realized that, that was immigrations talk for shut up asking questions, and wait until you hear from us. Ok, so I read the text message and for lack of a better word, those messages don't provide any usable information. So then I called my attorney to give them heads up, and they wanted to know what the message said, but because I since I didn't have my USCIS decoder ring, I couldn't tell them. My attorney said that they will send e-mail too, which should say more. Now I'm both anxious and scared that something is seriously wrong, but i also know that it could be something as simple as a incorrect date, misspelled name etc. Anyway I go to my e-mail, and sure enough there it is! e-mail from USCIS and now I'll see what flaming hoops they want me to jump through, but to my disappointment, it's the same identical message that was text to me earlier...now what? I have it! being the smart guy that I am, I'll simply call them and see what's up, after all Agent James and I had a good report on July 9th, and he seem like a sincere person, so after several minutes of chasing the USCIS phone carrot, I hit 0 and then 2 or 4 or whatever number got me to a live person. After giving him my case number and telling him why I wanted to speak to a live person there, he quoted the same identical message that I read in both text & e-mail, and my response to that was OOkkk, so what is the reason for the RFE? the answer was, as he studdared to get his words out, I,I, ca, can't see what's on file for you (another red flag...is he lying?), you'll have to wait until you receive information in the mail that was sent out on July 20th. So now with any luck at all, I'll receive the letter tomorrow, and it will be something minute....hopefully. So I'll be updating my timeline with the infamous "RFE" badge of honor Edited by Six-Twelve, 21 July 2010 - 07:14 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-07-21 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Impact from previous K1 visa?	The IMBRA waiver request is only required if you've submitted two or more I-129F's at anytime in the past, or had an I-129F approved within the past two years. If this is your second I-129F, and it's been more than two years since the first I-129F was approved, then you don't need to request a waiver of the filing limitations. I just replied to an RFE similar to your situation, and my attorney wrote the "waiver" letter for me. In short it say that Under IMBRA subsection (i) the petitioner must have had at least two prior K visa petitions pending, and under subsection (ii), one of these prior petitions must have been "filed" not approved, within the past two years with the most recent "filing" having been approved by USCIS. Both of these conditions must exist in order for USCIS to require a waiver. Edited by Six-Twelve, 03 August 2010 - 10:05 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-03 22:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lawyers	I don't have any lawyers to recommend, but unless your case is really complicated, I suggest doing it yourself. The guides on here are wonderful. We went through the whole process with just VJ people to help us and one friend reviewing paperwork for completeness. We had no RFEs and have received the green card as well. Good luck to you! Hi, I just responded to another traveler with the same inquiry. I used a traditional attorney a few years ago, I had great results and he was efficient, the only problem was the cost; I spent in excess of $3500.00 for great service, on top of flying to Brazil and all the other requirements to file the K-1, so you can imagine what the total expense was. I'm currently processing another K-1 (the last fiancé refused to leave the country ), with a wonderful person from Brazil, and this time I chose to let the "Easy Fiancé Visa" service file the paperwork, because I did not have the time to do it myself...although it's a fairly easy process, and documents and procedures are always changing, so I did not want to take a chance on missing crossing a "T" or dotting an "I". We received an RFE a week or two ago (no fault of ours), and Easy Fiancé Visa rectified the problem within a few days of notification. When you start the process with them (Easy Fiancé Visa), they'll, do an initial interview for eligibility for the K-1 or whatever visa you're requesting, assign you a web site and e-mail address, where you can upload all of your evidence of an ongoing relationship to them online....photos, documents etc. When your case is ready to be filed, they'll FedEx whatever needs to be signed with a return FedEx mailer. When they receive your docs, they'll rush your completed package to USCIS next day. It's that easy! Oh, their fee was a fraction of what I paid to a law firm. Edited by Six-Twelve, 14 August 2010 - 05:06 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-14 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE but no letter yet!!! It's been over a month!	One month seems like a long time to wait for the letter. Have you considered scheduling an infopass? At least then you can prepare what is missing and get it sent back in before the deadline. Double check your address with them too as was suggested above. Contact them and verify your mailing address. Some RFE's are time sensitive, and need prompt attention. I received one a couple of weeks ago...but since returned with the requested correction, that had a response deadline of Aug 19th. Not responding (if it is time sensitive), can cost you a denial down the line. Edited by Six-Twelve, 16 August 2010 - 02:15 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-16 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Attorney, visa service? -- asking again for advice	Good morning folks, point well taken however my assumption for the RFE and where the fault may lie I feel is a valid one, since I know that the "waiver" was requested on our end, and has nothing to do with the reputation of the current service that I'm using or my "assumed" in-experience with the K-1 process. Is it so hard to believe that maybe USCIS could have overlooked the one that's there, lost the request out of my file etc? it won't be the first time that someone has gotten information from USCIS telling them that documents were not in their files. Thus far the company that prepared my package has done everything promised, including responding quickly to issues as they arise, and that's what I'm basing my recommendation on. Jook, I wish you luck in your search, and I'll be checking to see where you're at during your journey. Sincere wishes. Edited by Six-Twelve, 19 August 2010 - 07:20 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-19 07:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Attorney, visa service? -- asking again for advice	It does. One consideration in your recommendation though is that you don't even have an approved petition yet, much less any experience with ongoing service through to the interview. For now, you've only gotten through the easy part WITH a delay for a Request for additional Evidence. With all due respect, I was referring to a past K-1 approval of 2008, if you've read my blog you would have seen that the Ex-fiancé did not leave Brazil before the expiration of her visa, and has never entered the U.S, so "I've had an approval" her interview only lasted 5 minutes. I'm assuming that USCIS issued the RFE because they could not find the waiver letter for the first filing and approval. I know where I stand in 2010, this is an entirely new filing, and I'm going through this all over again with someone new...what were you referring to? Thanks, I appreciate you comment. Edited by Six-Twelve, 19 August 2010 - 12:07 AM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-19 00:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Attorney, visa service? -- asking again for advice	OK......so what was the RFE for? No Waiver letter? If is was the USCIS's fault for losing it, since the service did send one, then yes they are "off the hook". But if USCIS received it but it wasn't worded properly.......then some service. The waiver letter is nothing special, it's just a letter that anyone can write; many copies of example exist here on VJ. We all need to live within our own established comfort zone. And we are free to spend our earned money as we freely wish. You are only exercising your USC rights and I commend you for that. I didn't mean to put down the service but you still had to provide all the necessary documentation, etc. Thanks, I appreciate your response; but for the record, the same letter was resent to USCIS...just a simple letter requesting them to waive my last filing, acknowledging the approval along with an excerpt from the IMBRA subsections, explaining the circumstances which such a waiver is required under. Apparently based on the RFE explanation page, they did not either see it or had it. I hope this clears up things a little better.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-18 18:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Attorney, visa service? -- asking again for advice	My only comment is that if you paid a service any amount of money to handle the process for you, Why did you receive an RFE? One would think that if they knew what they were doing and really looked at your documents and information, they should have vetted out any concerns prior to having USCIS do that and send you an RFE. Any RFE puts the petition process on hold and actually delays the process. Did you receive a refund since you received an RFE that maybe they should have caught in the beginning? I knew there would be someone that would ask this question . It had nothing to do with the Visa Service, they did a great job, in fact they are the ones who suggested that we attach the Waiver Letter" to my file. My case worker was immediately alerted to the fact that I had a previous filing with an approval, and requested a copy of those documents. When she received them, we went over the circumstances and she prepared the "waiver letter" after all documents were compiled, the attorney reviewed my package prior to finalization...cool huh? and then the K-1 package was sent FedEx next day delivery...even cooler! So let's not point fingers at the visa service because we all know that the service centers (USCIS) have many times before, lost or overlooked documents contained within our completed cases. Nice try though Edited by Six-Twelve, 18 August 2010 - 06:09 PM.	Six-Twelve	Male	Brazil	2010-08-18 18:06:00