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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!!!!!!
Congratulations biggrin.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-09 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPraise God...He is good all the time...We been approved...
Congratulations, thats fantatstic news!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-12 01:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOUR NOA2 WAS APPROVED!
Fantastic, i'm so happy for you, another September filer graduates to approved!!!! biggrin.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-11 11:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI'm very anxious!
Its ####### isn't it? You're not the only one who has wondered how on earth they select files for approval. We just have to wait ClockWatch2.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-11 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsgot rfe hardcopy.
That would be great, but i'm not expecting it any time soon now......they've stepped up a gear and are focussing on October....watch their petions approval rise to about 50% by the end of next week.
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-14 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsgot rfe hardcopy.
QUOTE (amberL @ Feb 14 2009, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and u'd prolly be more worried if you hadnt heard anything at all not even a rfe by now.. so it could always be worse biggrin.gif


Yep, like me sad.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-14 02:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsgot rfe hardcopy.
I would only send what they have asked for.
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-01-29 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSept VSC Approved!!!
I'm so pleased for you! Its great to see VSC hasn't completely forgotten us September filers! I wonder if it was a coincidence you had just contacted your congressman or it it really did the trick?? I was hoping not to have to contact ours. How did you contact them, did you call or write a letter??

Congrats good.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-18 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOVEMBER'08 Vermont K-1 Filers "WHEN WILL IT GET APPROVED?"
If you fill in your 'timeline' you will get a VJ estimate of when you're likely to be approved, but its taking roughly 5-6 months at the moment!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-01-31 03:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFiance is in hospital icu with pneumonia
I hope your fiancee gets better soon. Best wishes rose.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-25 01:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved Today!!!
QUOTE (melcochita @ Feb 24 2009, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got an email from VSC saying that my petition approval was mailed today!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif I'am so happy!!! thanks to this site for all the ideas, suggestions, and help!! star_smile.gif star_smile.gif
Good luck to all of those that are still waiting, VSC is catching up!!!


Congratulations, Vermont were so productive yesterday!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-25 13:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved Today!!!
Wow that was fast...go Vermont!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-25 01:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
QUOTE (juni&mike @ Feb 24 2009, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats chick! Great news! Am I still going to see you on the 2nd? hehehe biggrin.gif



Thanks Juni, yep i'll still be coming in.....i'm not off to NC just yet laughing.gif

Thanks again for all of the kind messages and congratulations to those who also received good news. I sincerely hope my fellow September/October filers hear soon good.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-25 01:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
Thank you all, I'm still smiling about this.....its such a relief!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
Thank you all for the messages, it truly hasn't sunk in yet.....I'm in the process of leaving my job and moving out (decided a week last Sunday) so have been super busy this past week, as a result I am in the middle of having people come round to look at stuff to buy or to see if they want the flat so my head is spinning with so much stuff.....wow. Its funny, this past week i'd resigned myself to the fact that it really was going to be a long time and had totally backed off checking my status every 5 minutes! The shock on my face when I saw it had changed must have been a picture jest.gif

I've put a bottle on ice, i'm definitely celebrating this!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
Thanks everyone, we so happy energy.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
Oh, I forgot to mention that we were fully expecting a RFE as we forgot to include the letters of intent to marry and put N/A in boxes that you were supposed to put 'none' in!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe've been approved!!!!
I can't believe i'm finally getting to type this! We've been approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I checked at work this afternoon on my bosses computer and there was no change since our September 9th NOA1. 5 minutes later I changed computers as someone was asking me how the visa thing works, how you check it etc, logged on and the date had changed!! My heart jumped into my mouth, I hit the link to our case to see if the status had changed and it said approved!!! I was jumping up and down, nearly cried, I thought it was never going to arrive!!

It is dated yesterday (23rd) but status changed today (24th) at 3.45pm UK. 120 on Igors list (I'm going to update timeline after this!). So it was 166 days from NOA1!!

I emailed our congressman last week, big hoohah ensued as it turns out he is a friend of my soon-to-be father-in-law. Well, he writes back to the father-in-law thinking its HIM who wants a fiancee visa (my fiance and F-I-L have same name)!!! So, who knows if it is a coincidence or if he got it approved??!!

I can't tell you how happy we are, I seriously can't calm down!!

Edited by Kirsten UK, 24 February 2009 - 12:20 PM.

Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoooooo... very good news!
QUOTE (ndalessandro @ Feb 26 2009, 06:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Kirsten UK @ Feb 26 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm so happy for you, Vermont seemed to have stepped up a gear this week thank god, lets hope they approve the rest of the Sept filers this week too!!


Yea, I hope so to. The weird thing is, I was mentally preparing myself to wait for the long haul. I stopped praying for an approval and just focused on praying for my fiancee's good health only. And when I thought I was going to have to entrench myself and harass the ever loving sh*t out of my elected officials, the tampa immigration office, and the USCIS... the approval comes. Ironic.



ha! Thats exactly how I felt too, my approval really did shock me, totally expected to be waiting alot longer, everyone else seemed to be getting approved around me...its so hard to see people who filed months after you get approvals....but the wait is up for us and nearly (I hope) up for the rest of the September filers... star_smile.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-26 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoooooo... very good news!
I'm so happy for you, Vermont seemed to have stepped up a gear this week thank god, lets hope they approve the rest of the Sept filers this week too!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-26 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCT FILER APPROVED AT VSC!!!
Wooooooohooooooooooo!! Thats awesome Juni goofy.gif Isn't it just a fantastic feeling!! I bet you are soooo excited!!!!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-26 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSept. VSC Approved
Congratulations, looks like they did some work yesterday!!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-24 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsThanks be to GOD! Our approval is HERE!!!! =oD
awesome news, well done!!!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-26 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTouched, case not updated, approved!
Congrats!!!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-28 04:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWow are we APPROVED??! K1 November Vermont!
Wow thats fast, you must be surprised and thrilled!!! Congrats!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-26 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVERMONT AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2008 K 1 FILERS
So where are the Tuesday approvals??....come on Vermont!!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-03 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVERMONT AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2008 K 1 FILERS
QUOTE (Noa&Mia @ Jan 31 2009, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (HYENA @ Jan 26 2009, 06:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
looks like this thread is dying jsut as fast as it started--everyone's getting NOA2's!

That's GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi guys! just want to let you knoe we got approved!!!! kicking.gif yesterday we got the email from CRIS and it is also updated on USCIS!!!!
Everybody there waiting hang on!! VSC is sending everyones approvals really soon!!!

Mia



Congratulations Mia kicking.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-01 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAfter 7 months 5 days we are finally approved
Congratulations, you must be over the moon.....fingers crossed the rest of the process is much faster for you!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-08 03:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsConsulate has received!
QUOTE (Kirsten UK @ Mar 10 2009, 09:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (emma77 @ Mar 10 2009, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sylvanito @ Mar 10 2009, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (emma77 @ Mar 10 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After a busy afternoon I have found out the date NVC received my application the date they sent it to consulate and the date the consulate received it! I'm hoping it won't be long until I receive packet 3!


Hi Emma,
We started the process a few weeks ago and I see that you know how your file moves. How did you get that information? Can you have it online?
I am very curious about knowing where it is now!!!!

Thanks and good luck,
Sylvanito


Hi Sylvanito,

I basically read nearly all the topics related to the K1 visa and asked a couple of questions which other people kindly replied to. As soon as we got the email from USCIS to say they had sent our case to the NVC we rang the number in the letter but kept getting the automated system and then someone advised we speak to an agent as the K!'s don't always get put on there. The lady at NVC was really nice, after giving our names and dob's she gave me our case number. I then went on to the DHL website to track it and saw that our file had been sent on the 05th March to US embasyy in London and they received it yesterday (09th). We now have to wait for packet 3 whcuh I'm hoping won't take long!


hi Emma!
I was approved a few days before you I think and according to DOS my case has still not arrived at London but they do have the 'electronic' copy. Can you help me figure out how you do the DHL thing?


I've just found out how from searching here, cool, looks like mine was received on the 3rd!! There must have been several Londoners though, said it weighed 24.9lbs!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-10 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsConsulate has received!
QUOTE (emma77 @ Mar 10 2009, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sylvanito @ Mar 10 2009, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (emma77 @ Mar 10 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After a busy afternoon I have found out the date NVC received my application the date they sent it to consulate and the date the consulate received it! I'm hoping it won't be long until I receive packet 3!


Hi Emma,
We started the process a few weeks ago and I see that you know how your file moves. How did you get that information? Can you have it online?
I am very curious about knowing where it is now!!!!

Thanks and good luck,
Sylvanito


Hi Sylvanito,

I basically read nearly all the topics related to the K1 visa and asked a couple of questions which other people kindly replied to. As soon as we got the email from USCIS to say they had sent our case to the NVC we rang the number in the letter but kept getting the automated system and then someone advised we speak to an agent as the K!'s don't always get put on there. The lady at NVC was really nice, after giving our names and dob's she gave me our case number. I then went on to the DHL website to track it and saw that our file had been sent on the 05th March to US embasyy in London and they received it yesterday (09th). We now have to wait for packet 3 whcuh I'm hoping won't take long!


hi Emma!
I was approved a few days before you I think and according to DOS my case has still not arrived at London but they do have the 'electronic' copy. Can you help me figure out how you do the DHL thing?

Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-10 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 visa approved today!!!!!!!yippee!!!!
Congrats biggrin.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-05 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsForm DS-230 Question
QUOTE (jsand78 @ Mar 17 2009, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Kirsten,


Thanks for your reply. This process is making me so crazy that I just didn't think of doing it that way. Thanks again for helping me fix this problem!


Jamie



You're welcome!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-18 03:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsForm DS-230 Question
QUOTE (amberdima @ Mar 17 2009, 09:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
are you sure DS-230 is required? as far as I know it's not necessary for K1's...K1 is a non-immigrant visa.


Its definitely required for some countries, the UK included. I have followed the link on here for the Polish embassy and it says that it is not needed in Poland as the K1 is not an immigrant visa. However, when I have spoken to the London embassy, although they say the K1 is in theory a non-immigrant visa, it is treated as an immigrant visa. If you are unsure I would suggest speaking to the Polish embassy for clarification.
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-17 16:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsForm DS-230 Question
Mine did that too, if you don't like yellow you can always select to print on black and white only!
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-17 15:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2 after 203 days!!!!
Well done Tanya, you deserve to be over the moon right now, that was such an awfully long time to wait, VSC should hang their heads in shame!!

I bet you're still super excited today!! biggrin.gif
Kirsten UKFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-31 01:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview time for MARCH filers

Intersting what NVC will bring for us next week? :innocent:

By the way I read in one topic here that you can't check your case status via NVC automated voice system as it never says if they recieve your case. Is it true or not? We still call to NVC everyday and check our status via NVC automates voice systems.. :blink:


I129F applications usually go through the NVC rather quickly, and according to others here on VJ, this is the main reason why you must choose the option to speak to an associate (1 for English, then either option 2 or 5) for an update. I have found that this can be very difficult to get through, even after their recommended call times of after 6pm! What I did to stop from getting bumped out of the system due to too many calls waiting on operators was to wait for a voice to start speaking (the automated menu #######)...immediately hit 1, then immediately hit either 2 or 5. One out of three times, after calling in rapid succession, I was able to get put in the queue of callers waiting on an operator without getting kicked out and told to call back later. A 5-10 minute wait on hold, then someone, usually friendly, would answer and ask for receipt number and check their system for mine and Jacki's case.
dj1206MalePhilippines2007-07-01 14:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview time for MARCH filers

maybe they were holding the box with your apps so they could mine on top? Sorry for the delay! That has to be the reason. :jest:

Tho I still believe by sending in our petitions we've all signed up to take part in a sick and twisted psychological experiment to develop new torture techniques.


But you know what, if you truly love and appreciate your fiancee or wife, as I do my fiancee, it really is worth the wait, the torture, the pain of additional goodbyes, and all that goes with that. Do I wish we could be together sooner? A most definite yes. Is there anything I can do about it outside of moving to a state where VSC applies to? No. I find that prayer works the best. I started getting worried when I saw other VJers who filed weeks after us with CSC getting their NOA2's in mid-May. We hadn't gotten any touches on our paperwork since 3/9, and the three month mark was quickly approaching. I started praying to God to help to get our NOA2 approved, and harder than I'd prayed in the weeks preceeding, and the prayer was answered within a couple of days. Just like I prayed for "the one" to be shown to me in God's time, not in my own time (as I had been wanting for years before). Two days later, Jacki came into my life. Did I know she was "the one" when I first met her online? No. But it all started with a meeting, just like all the rest of our relationships did. Anyway, sorry for my side-narrative...continuing, anyway, of course on 6/6-6/7 that all changed, and rather quickly. One touch (at least the way it's reported on USCIS web site) and we were approved. And like I said before, I probably spoke to half of the PM Shift call center agents at NVC after NOA2. And the girl I spoke with at NVC on Tuesday, Polly, she was very friendly...at the end of the call, she even wished us "the best of luck to you two." That's the first time I've been impressed by anyone in this government process!
dj1206MalePhilippines2007-06-28 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview time for MARCH filers

I am termed a March filer even though mailed ours on Feb. 26. Overnighted it to Texas, who forwarded it to CSC...grrr. Got NOA1 on 3/6, and I sat through the end of May watching other people who filed as late as March 15th get their NOA2's like on March 18th and such and such...we didn't get ours till 6/6; 6/6 was our first and only touch shown on USCIS web site, but next morning I looked on my PDA Internet app (coz my PC Internet was down due to a cut cable across the street...grrr#2) and it had "Approval Notice Sent." Needless to say, I, a male, a straight male, cried literal tears of joy and thankfulness at that!!! NVC got our case on 6/22, and sent it out to Manila on 6/26...and the waiting continues. I hated reading the new mailing location for folks in North Carolina after July 30 or so this year...it will be VSC coz it's always been closer, even closer than TSC was, much less CSC. Maybe the rest of our paperwork (AOS and such) can go through faster now that we'd be going through VSC for some of that. Anyway...that's my story so far.

David


To respond to some folks who got their NOA2 on June 18th, if you call the NVC, they will tell you it can take anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks, and "up to 90 days" to receive approved cases. So please be patient. We got our NOA2 on 6/6. I wasn't patient and I know I bugged NVC a LOT by calling in almost daily for updates. Eventually, I just said "I'll let them do what they have to do at USCIS and NVC." Then on Tuesday, I decided to call again. When the girl hesitated after I gave my case number, I knew there might be good news. She then asked for Beneficiary Name, DOB, and such. I guess this is to confirm that I am an interested party in this case. Then she said, "Well, I have good news for you. It looks like it was sent out to the embassy in today's mail." And she gave me our case number. I had to ask her when the case was received by them, which was last Friday. So it really went through NVC really fast!! I'm gonna call the Dept. of State next Wednesday and see if the Manila Embassy has gotten our petition yet. I wouldn't expect great news in that first call, but some folks have had their stuff received by Manila in a week's time. Just be patient and find things to work on while you're waiting for your approved petitions to go through the red tape at USCIS. Once it hits DOS, it'll go faster. I've been working on my fiancee's copy of our petition and receipts and such, and on the forms of support she needs for her interview. Hope this helps somewhat.
dj1206MalePhilippines2007-06-28 20:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsInterview time for MARCH filers
I am termed a March filer even though mailed ours on Feb. 26. Overnighted it to Texas, who forwarded it to CSC...grrr. Got NOA1 on 3/6, and I sat through the end of May watching other people who filed as late as March 15th get their NOA2's like on March 18th and such and such...we didn't get ours till 6/6; 6/6 was our first and only touch shown on USCIS web site, but next morning I looked on my PDA Internet app (coz my PC Internet was down due to a cut cable across the street...grrr#2) and it had "Approval Notice Sent." Needless to say, I, a male, a straight male, cried literal tears of joy and thankfulness at that!!! NVC got our case on 6/22, and sent it out to Manila on 6/26...and the waiting continues. I hated reading the new mailing location for folks in North Carolina after July 30 or so this year...it will be VSC coz it's always been closer, even closer than TSC was, much less CSC. Maybe the rest of our paperwork (AOS and such) can go through faster now that we'd be going through VSC for some of that. Anyway...that's my story so far.

David
dj1206MalePhilippines2007-06-28 19:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-134 poverty line and income question
2008 HHS Poverty Guidelines
Persons
in Family or Household 48 Contiguous States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii
1 $10,400 $13,000 $11,960
2 14,000 17,500 16,100
3 17,600 22,000 20,240
4 21,200 26,500 24,380
5 24,800 31,000 28,520
6 28,400 35,500 32,660
7 32,000 40,000 36,800
8 35,600 44,500 40,940
For each additional
person, add 3,600 4,500 4,140

SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 15, January 23, 2008, pp. 3971–3972


http://aspe.hhs.gov/...08poverty.shtml
RockettaFemaleIraq2008-04-09 22:08:00