ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIntent to marry letter.
But my fiancé called them (few months ago) and they said we would only hear after 60 days if they needed more information, otherwise they would just send us their decision. It's been more than three months and we haven't heard anything from them.  :(  
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-02-14 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIntent to marry letter.
Hi everyone!

 When we sent our k1 visa application to USCIS, we included an intent to marry letter, but it was written by my fiancé on behalf of both of us. We didn't include a separate letter written by me. Is it enough or they can ask us to send them one more intent to marry letter?


Thanks.
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-02-14 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur case is under review after our petition was approved.

It is OK. Do not call USCIS now. They approved you. Next step is NVC. They usually just enter the data into computer and send the petition to Moscow in your case. Sometimes they do more unexplained name checks, just to burn the taxpayers money and create the impression of them being useful. Do not worry. Even if you are both well known terrorists and are on US watch list, they are gonna miss it anyway. In any case, they should know first, so call NVC. When you hear from NVC that your petition was sent to Moscow on xx/xx/xxxx date, you can start calling DOS, who will know if the papers arrived to Moscow and somebody actually touched them (guess they must scan a barcode too when they pull out your file out of DHL delivery box and put it on the shelf or under their a$ on the chair sit higher). I just got a paper from NVC that our papers will be forwarded to Moscow within a week. Not everyone gets this letter I guess. My impression is that at NVC stage, DOS will have the same info with about a day or so delay. At the consulate stage, you should contact DOS.

Thanks again! Where i can find DOS number? I think it's 202-663-1225 but I'm not sure.
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-09 00:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur case is under review after our petition was approved.

Nastya:

The status on USCIS site will not change after NOA2 probably. Have you fiance call NVC 603-334-0700 (2-1-5) and ask if NVC received your documents. If they did, ask about the status of your case. I've heard from them that we are under AP, out of AP, under AP and so on for about two weeks. Now they say that our case was sent to consulate on Thursday last week. At least they are consistent. Once you hear that your case is sent to consulate, you simply wait for your interview date. Call DOS in few days. They will know if anyone touched your docs in Moscow.





Thanks a lot! My fiancé will call them! But here is one more question (i know i have too many questions, haha :lol: )


My fiancé got I-797 today. Is it NOA2 hard copy or something else? And it says "The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate."  But it doesn't list a consulate.  :wacko: Is it okay or we need to call USCIS or NVC?
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-08 22:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur case is under review after our petition was approved.

if he did not receive noa2 hard copy he will have to get it as you will need it when time to do aos.....

sara

How long does it take to get NOA2 hard copy? A week? A month? 
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-07 03:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur case is under review after our petition was approved.

ME TOO, MY CASE WAS UNDER REVIEW LAST WEEK, BUT TODAY WHEN I CHECK IT, IS ALREADY IN POST DECISION ACTIVITY WITH OUT ANY TEST OR INTERVIEW....HAVE ANYONE BEEN THESE PROCEES?

I checked my case online on March 1 and it was "POST DECISION ACTIVITY". But what is weird is that my fiancé got a letter on March 3 (or 4...don't remember) and they said that our case is under review. Now i think i understand what happened. Our case was "touched" on February 26 and on that date USCIS sent an "under review" letter to my fiancé.... but this is just my theory.  ;)


I was very surprised when he got that letter. I thought it's time for NOA2 hard copy. And my fiancé decided to call VSC and ask them what is going on. They said everything is fine and our petition was approved on March 1.  :yes:
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-06 06:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur case is under review after our petition was approved.
Hello everyone,

i have just one question.

Our petition was approved on March 1 but yesterday my fiancé got a letter from USCIS and it says nothing about approval in the letter, just that our case is "under review."

Does anyone know what it means?
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-05 01:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrack case from NVC to Embassy
Thanks a lot!!! DHL tracking system is working for me now! :D

BUT i called to Embassy on Monday and they said they still don't have  our case... :blink:

Hope they will get it soon because I'm starting to go crazy again...  :clock:
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-16 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrack case from NVC to Embassy

Well...besides the telephone there's not really a tracking system in place.  If you know the week that NVC sent your case to the embassy then you can go DHL and track to see when that packet arrives.  Typcially, NVC sends one batch a week to each embassy, unless it's been a really busy week.

You can track packages that leave NVC using the method described.

http://www.visajourn..._hl__NVC+Letter


Thanks for the response! I already tried this method...but it doesn't work for me.  :(
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-15 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrack case from NVC to Embassy
Does anybody know a good way how to track your case from National Visa Center to Embassy?    :help:
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-15 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe need your advice!!!
Hello everyone! 

My interview is scheduled for May 17 in Moscow.  We want to go ahead and buy our plane tickets now to save money. We want to allow enough time for the visa to arrive after the interview, but we also want me to come to the U.S. as soon as possible. How much time should we allow after the interview to receive the visa? 


Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-03-30 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletters of intent to marry!
We even didn't include "intent to marry" letter and everything is perfect.  :)
Anastasia+EricFemaleRussia2010-04-01 08:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 APPROVED!!!!!!!!
congrats and all. I know it's exciting but I've just got to say I'm getting annoyed with people using this forum to inform the web site of their approval. It's not exactly a discussion is it and most 'announcements' are of no use to anyone to read. sorry

Edited by emh836, 26 May 2011 - 05:05 PM.

emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-05-26 17:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTracking progress
When u get noa2 from then on you can track with the national vise centre on (603) 334-0700. THink it's option 1 then 0 (or the other way around) to talk to a visa specialist. They can tell you when they're received it, processed it and sent it. From then it's the state dept on (202) 663-1225. They can tell you when NVC sent, consulate receive, consulate log, consulate send packet 3, when they receive yours, when they receive medical results and when they book interview...everything basically.

post noa2 is a much easier wait in my opinion as in a month a lot should happen and you can track it at every stage if you wish.
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-10 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIreland pre clearance refusal vwp during k1.
i have been to the US 26 odd times in the last 5 years on the VWP with no issues, this is one last entry on the VWP before arrival on k1.

But away from my personal circumstances I am just anxious to know what happens when you are denied VWP entry at a pre clearance location.

cheers

Edited by emh836, 10 June 2011 - 01:58 PM.

emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-10 13:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIreland pre clearance refusal vwp during k1.
Hi everyone, have been a VJ member for a while and this is my first new topic so please bear with me.

Have read the discussions on this topic before but just hoping for some clarity on this exact question.

QUESTION. What happens if you are refused entry under the VWP at Ireland pre clearance? (UK citizen awaiting packet 4 in k1 application.)

Stamp in the passport / entered into US immigration system / you withdraw application for entry and nothing happens?? As far as I have read it should not affect the k1 visa application.

Please help me out with the above question with as much info as possible..For eg if you haven't checked bags and you can withdraw application...do you literally turn around and walk off if they deny?

Thanks

Edited by emh836, 10 June 2011 - 01:41 PM.

emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-10 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting while K1 is pending
i've even been there several times when not working and it's been fine.
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-12 18:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting while K1 is pending
yeah this topic has been done to death. 3 week visit from a vwp country national is nothing....Unless you make it look/sound like something is 'off' when you talk at the immigration desk there shouldn't be any problem. Leaving from a different place doesn't make any difference

Maybe it's just me thinking everyone gets too worked up about the VWP. I've used it 27 times in the last 5 years spending over a year and a half in the US on it. Never been asked more than..how long visit..purpose...what do u do? Never had to provide proof of anything

Edited by emh836, 12 June 2011 - 07:25 AM.

emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-12 07:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSTARRRRTTTT
maybe i'm in a bad mood tonight, but my answer is to look on the internet. It's all on there
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-08-05 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it possible for my fiancee to Submit I-129F to USCIS even we have not meet yet???
how does one know you want to marry said person / at the very least have a relationship / move to a different country for them before you have even met?

Some things baffle me, or are folks doing k1 for other reasons? If so please don't start threads like stating 'we haven't met yet.'
It just sounds rediculous
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-08-15 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEVERYONE BRACE YOURSELF
these are discussion boards not personal announcement boards. Stupid subject as well making everyone read it.

congratulations but you don't need to tell everyone
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-18 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresComing to USA using the K1 Visa...???
I don't think getting an answer to this question will be of any use whatsoever. It depends on the POE and the time of day (what flights have arrived beforehand (where they are coming from)). I landed late at night in Newark and waited for around 20 mins then spoke to the guy for 1 minute.
emh836FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-20 15:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I send in more evidence even if I already sent my K-1 packet?
Thanks all for your help. I will hold on to them and give them to my fiancee.
PiccolacarinaFemaleItaly2009-09-14 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I send in more evidence even if I already sent my K-1 packet?
Hi All,

I tried to look in the guide section but couldn't find the answer to my question. I've already sent my k-1 packet to VSC. I have received my NOA1. I just found more evidence that could support my petition. Can I send this evidence along with my case number?


Thank you and most appreciative!


Stephy
PiccolacarinaFemaleItaly2009-09-14 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApplying while in america under VWP
I read your post wrong. Sorry. What Otto said is correct! tongue_ss.gif
PiccolacarinaFemaleItaly2009-09-24 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApplying while in america under VWP
Hi Arch,

Unfortunately if you intend to submit an I-129F while on VWP that is committing fraud. VWP is for tourism only and you will have to prove that you came on good faith to return back to England i.e. job, apartment, home. People have done this before but it is not recommended. You could face a ban if they find that you intended to immigrate to U.S on the VWP.

Hope this helps. I'm sure others will have more to suggest.

Piccola
PiccolacarinaFemaleItaly2009-09-24 09:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid you send your sexual conversations?

My wife and I never engaged in email sex or phone sex or Skype sex.

We DID profess our love for each other once our relationship got that far and samples of those emails, etc, I did send since that is what is normal in a relationship that was intended to turn into a marriage.


Are you serious dude?
FreighthouseMaleRussia2012-07-10 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy are the people here so RUDE??? :(

Nobody is freaking out here. I just get sick of the mass amount of anti-American sentiment everywhere I turn on the internet. The last place I want to see it is here. This isn't the first time a topic got hijacked on here and centered on negative American stereotyping either. Maybe, my national pride makes me different? I can appreciate your sense of humor, no harm done. I am with you on the road rage (maybe :P ) About the "foreign policy thing", we all have 'em. Ours that many despise is the same one that helped many others, but this is straying far from topic and into politics. Don't want to go there. When I go to the Philippines, it is far from what the USA is. Therefore, it is different. :ot2: Some people are rude, OP violated TOS.


Agreed! I just love to laugh. and I did (especially at myself). Take care and have a great weekend!
FreighthouseMaleRussia2012-08-03 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA
hi guys,

can you share with us the questions that were asked duting your interviews? thanks! and goodluck!
KrisDanneMalePhilippines2011-09-05 07:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Questions

Best wishes on your interview date! :)

Thanks so much!!!!!

good luck to you on your interview date!!!

Thanks!!!!!!
HeartinCubaFemaleCuba2011-05-31 15:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Questions
Thanks for the info. I will definitely give you more information following out interview in September. :thumbs:
HeartinCubaFemaleCuba2011-05-26 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Questions
My fiancee's interview is coming up in less than four months and I have a few questions...

1. My approval notice will expire June 28, 2011 but the interview isn't until September 15, 2011. Does the consulate automatically extend the approval notice or is there something I need to do on my end?

2. Is anyone aware of USINT Havana doing more than one K-1 visa a day? Another K-1 VJ member has the same interview date!!!

3. Any info in regard to affidavit of support would be appreciated...questions at interview, co-sponsor, etc.

4. What needs to be translated to English...birth certificate, criminal record, marital status certificate?

5. Anything that may help.

THANKS

Edited by HeartinCuba, 20 May 2011 - 06:27 PM.

HeartinCubaFemaleCuba2011-05-20 18:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnd So It Begins
Thank you all for your support!!! I just wanted to give you an update on our status: APPROVED!

I was sitting through a staff meeting at work yesterday, and I get a text message from USCIS stating that my application was approved on August 22nd, 2011!

I am just beaming from ear to ear as I write this email! My fiance and I are extremely satisfied, and are deeply looking forward to the next steps!

Vermont Service Center
NOA1 was April 13, 2011
NOA2 was August 22, 2011
Roughly 4 months!!

:wow:

Good luck!! welcome to this crazy journey! hopefully yours is speedy! :thumbs:



Speedy? YES! 4 slow yet satisfying months!!!!!

Edited by iUmair, 24 August 2011 - 05:42 AM.

iUmairMalePakistan2011-08-24 05:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnd So It Begins
Hey All!

My name is Umair, and I've applied for my fiance, Shafaq.

I just received my NOA1 on April 13, 2011. I'm praying and hoping for nothing but good news :). Wish me luck!


- Umair
iUmairMalePakistan2011-04-20 18:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust got our NOA2 approval ! YAY!
Congrats! I got my NOA2 approved on august 22nd as well! Best of luck to you and your fiancé!
iUmairMalePakistan2011-08-24 17:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3.5 Islamabad
Where did you mail packet 3.5? That's what I've been trying to figure out on the forums. My fiance has received neither an email or mail from the embassy. Her mail keeps getting lost or the courier is just delivering it to the wrong place. My fiance has gathered all of the documents, including police certificate and birth certificate, all we need to know is where to mail all of this. She is living in Sahiwal.

A lot of people are telling me to check the packet 3.5 for the adress...but we don't have packet 3.5 at all. Its frustrating, but does anyone have an address they can give us at all? Can we just send the documents with a cover letter since we never received packet 3.5?
iUmairMalePakistan2011-10-09 20:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere do I send Packet 3.5?
Can anyone help me in this matter? I could use all of the advice I can get!
iUmairMalePakistan2011-10-10 20:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere do I send Packet 3.5?
The embassy has not mailed or emailed me packet 3. They tried 3 times already, and the letter just never got to my fiance - the address was wrong or something.

Can't we just mail the documents my fiance gathered directly to the embassy instead of waiting on the packet?
iUmairMalePakistan2011-10-09 20:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere do I send Packet 3.5?
Okay, now things make much more sense now. So I'll ask my fiance to go to the nearest courier station, and use this address to send her packet 3.5 to the embassy:


ATTN: US Embassy, Islamabad, K1 Fiance Visa Application
Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5
Islamabad, Pakistan

Thank you to everyone for your assistance in this. These boards are a blessing!
iUmairMalePakistan2011-10-04 05:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere do I send Packet 3.5?
Thank you for your response,

Do we send it TO the courier listed on the Islamabad website, or does she needs to travel to the courier location and send it there. What address did you send your packet to?


I hope someone else will come along to help answer your question but we always used the approved courier services on the embassy website to send documents to the embassy. The documents took 1 day to get there.


iUmairMalePakistan2011-10-03 12:07:00