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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers

Another lame Friday night. Weeeee. I love living alone and checking government websites instead of being with my fiance like all my friends are doing right now. I should probably look up how to give myself the Heimlich Maneuver in case I choke on this entire container of Pad See Ewe I'm about to devour in front of Food Network reruns. If I died here, I give my art student neighbors 7 days before discovering my body.


I'm sick too. I was home from work sick on Wed when we got our touch and I was so excited I forgot about it until today when my entire upper-body became congested.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-20 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers
Another lame Friday night. Weeeee. I love living alone and checking government websites instead of being with my fiance like all my friends are doing right now. I should probably look up how to give myself the Heimlich Maneuver in case I choke on this entire container of Pad See Ewe I'm about to devour in front of Food Network reruns. If I died here, I give my art student neighbors 7 days before discovering my body.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-19 21:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers

J, Why would I be talking about you when I thanked you earlier? You should read over before you post like this. I think you need to chill.

I was talking about the ygr foreigner and his smart mouth and poor english, not you.


YGR is a she. I assumed she was a "he" as well, weird.

"Foreigner"? Isn't around 50% of this forum born outside of the U.S.? I'm not sure what you mean by foreign, but YGR speaks better English than I do any other language so unless you're bilingual I wouldn't be throwing stones.

Edited by gap1, 19 November 2010 - 12:32 AM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-19 00:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers
Please please please let us get a touch before Thanksgiving.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-17 09:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers

GAP1 your blog is AWESOME, it made my day...I don´t know if it´s she or he, or maybe both, you are good writer :thumbs:


Aw thanks. :blush:

My fiance and I are both aspiring writers. I'm She and he's He. He's been updating more than me lately, I need to get on it. I think he's a lot funnier than me, it's probably because he's British.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers
Here's hoping November brings us our damn NOA2s. :angry:
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 12:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 CSC Filers

i sent mine in June 30th before yours. NOA1 issued the 7th. the 9th before my bank uploaded the cashed check image.
you should getting the NOA1 soon.
hate the waiiting game.....


We have the same exact numbers. I haven't had so much as a touch since July 7th.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-09-10 07:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Approved

Am so happy for you cos I will be happy like you in 7days time....


Is your interview on the 7th? So is ours. This is going to be a scary week...
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-01-30 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Approved
I am praying that I'll be posting an equally happy topic in 9 days!
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-01-29 02:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Approved
That's crazy that they asked you for your fiancee's birth certificate! It doesn't say that it's required anywhere on anything. I'm so glad I gave my fiance a copy of mine just on a whim. It seems bizarre that they'd ask for that given that you've already included it in the 129F.

You said they asked only for your W2s and 1040s, but what if you are using official tax transcripts? We're using those, so I'm only giving him corresponding W2s without the 1040s...many people told me they used tax transcripts and were fine.

I am so happy for you!

Edited by gap1, 29 January 2011 - 02:20 AM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-01-29 02:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 Approved!

CONGRATS :) being from England myself it makes be smile seeing my fellow brits being approved. When mine gets sorted (touch wood) we will be living in Indiana so no to far from you guys.

Again many congratulations!!!!!


Well my fiance is the Brit, but thanks! I am so happy and relieved. I can't wait for all of you to reach this day in one piece.

Please let me know if you have ANY questions on the process. I feel like an expert now. The interview was really painless (only 45 minutes) and once you get out of the dreaded CSC stage, it all moves so quickly.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-02-07 14:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 Approved!
I never thought I'd see the day...his interview was cake, only 45 minutes. He should be moving here in a few weeks!
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2011-02-07 04:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers
This is depressing. I'm July 7th, but at the CSC so I have at least another month of waiting. VSC will be on August by then.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-22 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers
delete

Edited by gap1, 16 September 2010 - 02:33 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-09-16 14:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers
So after nearly 2.5 months of waiting, do you think it's safe to think we won't get an RFE? Do they even look at the files during this process or do you think they're just sitting there for months until someone discovers a missing signature, etc.? That would be awful...
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-09-11 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 August 2010 VSC filer

I was realistically hoping for my NOA2 by Thanksgiving, but now I kind of feel like even that is being too optimistic. :( I'm still holding out hope but I guess I won't be surprised if I don't get it until December, though if we make it all the way to 2011 without an NOA2 I really will go bonkers. :wacko:


You won't go to 2011 without an NOA2! Of course I don't know for certain, but the odds are incredibly low that would happen. I'm hoping to get my NOA2 before Christmas. If I get to my next visit (Dec 31) and we are still waiting on this step it will be awful. Ideally we'll have an interview date by then.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-18 11:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhere are you planning to have honeymoon??

We´d like to go to Puerto Rico... since it´s US territory, I hope so! :D Well, I dont wanna jump ahead of myself... hehe we´ll see as soon as we see some kind of progress to our journey.. :D



Nooo, don't go to Puerto Rico!

Read here: http://www.visajourn...enter.html#5.12

5.12)...Is it okay for us to go to the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico on our honeymoon without Advance Parole?
A...Maybe not a wise thing to do. Even though these islands are US territories or possessions, you may have to deal with Immigration and Customs to get back to the United States. You might have trouble getting back home if you encounter an insane USCIS (INS) inspector, plus, there are too many opportunities to "technically" leave US jurisdiction (by visiting the adjacent islands, for example). Best to take the honeymoon somewhere in the 50 States, where there is plenty to see and do.

A..Let me make it as clear as it was explained to me and which the regulation bears out: So long as the K-1'er does not depart ("depart" is also defined in the reg.) the US after making a legal entry s/he can travel to any other location which includes the USVI, PR, Guam, Hawaii, and Alaska.
The inspector I spoke to gave clear examples. (My alien fiancée) can enter the US and we can fly directly from the mainland to the USVI. We can go wherever we want on the islands so long as we don't "touch" ground or water not under US jurisdiction. When we leave she shows her K-1 and I-94 to immigration (which shows she legally entered the US) and off we fly directly to the mainland. However, if while we are there (USVI) we decided to take a trip to the British islands then she would be denied re-entry. I know I used "directly" in this example but we could fly "outbound" mainland-PR-USVI and "inbound" USVI-PR-mainland without fear because in this case she never "departs" the US.
Inspectors (both mainland and USVI) told me that this is not an unusual occurrence. They see K-1'ers all the time.
KlaxiFemaleSerbia2012-05-04 08:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhere are you planning to have honeymoon??

Hi ya!

I am here again, Where are planning to have your honeymoon?

Thanks,



First, we will go to Florida on mini honeymoon :) (because we have to stay inside USA)

Afterwards, somewhere outside the USA, probably Dominican Republic :)

Edited by Klaxi, 02 May 2012 - 01:25 AM.

KlaxiFemaleSerbia2012-05-02 01:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhere are you planning to have honeymoon??

Since we can't leave the US after the marriage it has to be somewhere in the US. I am looking for some ideas. Some suggest common destination for the North East are Niagra Falls, Poconos, Cabin in Vermont etc.



Niagara Falls are great! But you need just 2-3 days, and after that there is not much to do there. Especially if you can not cross over to Canada.
KlaxiFemaleSerbia2012-05-02 01:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER 2011 K1 FILERS!!

How are all you October filers doing? what is the update? I hope all is going well!


Just got the visa today! :)
KlaxiFemaleSerbia2012-04-30 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOCTOBER 2011 K1 FILERS!!
October filers, interview scheduled - end of April, so.... waited 6 months and few days!
KlaxiFemaleSerbia2012-04-06 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober Filers
Hi Everyone,
Just wondering how other October filers are doing with their I-129F petition. My petition was last updated on 11/05/2010. Kind of stressed out because its moving so slow. Do any October filers have any good news in terms of their I-129F petition??

Service Center - Vermont
I-129F Sent - 10/18/2010
NOA1 received (hard copy) - 10/30/2010
Touched (updated) -11/05/2010
anthillMalePhilippines2011-02-19 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsinterview approved..airline ticket now
This has been on my mind too. When the time comes I want to go the Philippines to get my fiancee. Would it be a problem to purchase two round
trip tickets on line even though her ticket would be only used to come back with me? Would the airlines have a problem with the fact that her seat
would not be used going to the Philippines, but only used to come back? Just wondering...
anthillMalePhilippines2011-02-19 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOA2. where you go????

DANG.... I WAS thinking of picketing... but... then I would probably end up like lawnmower man in the reflection pool..... HEHE, interesting she is an "Obession".... all I can say is, I have NEVER been loved like she loves me. If I am obsessed, it is for good reason.... I lived 10 years completely unloved in a loveless marriage... I went to bed alone and got up alone, and slept alone for many, many years. Even went on vacations (Cancun, Cozumel, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, South Carolina) with the person I was married to, and still felt alone. With my fiance, I do not feel alone even though we are 7,000 miles apart. She chats with me every single day. The second time I visited her, leaving her was more torture. She is 10 times more mature then any 40 year old girl I have met....she actually loves more completely without fear, then many girls I have met. Sometimes you meet someone you just seem to click on a very deep level with. This is one of those relationships.... she takes me for who I am... being without her is like being without my soul....


You know,when you want anything in life as badly as you want to be with your future wife it WILL happen, because you are doing everything in your power to make it happen. I know your pain. My fiancee is filipina and poor also. Like you I hope and pray that soon she will be with me. All I want to do for the rest of my life is to make her happy every day :)
anthillMalePhilippines2011-06-12 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVermont processing timelines: Very frustrating!

Yup,that's VSC for ya!! Oh and just for gags they updated their current processing time to 6.2 months. Awesome,huh???? (TONE: Very Very sarcastic). VERY.

This is me right now :ranting: :protest: :cry: and last but not least (what I've been doing the past 5 & a half months... :clock:

Lord help us!!!!



You are so right.. :clock: In the meantime, everyone should try stay to calm. And to gather all your supported documents together to send to your significant other. If we keep worrying, we going to drive ourselves crazy.
Our DestinyFemaleJamaica2013-01-11 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportswhat are waivers and who needs them?
Hello Engineer, if someone gets a denial from the embassy for let us say

material representation, can that person apply for a waiver due to the

hardship it would cause the spouse that is in the USA. I am just

wondering. Thanks a lot.


HadizaFemaleNigeria2010-08-05 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers

She must think we're very naive lol because she said VSC is different and it is a 7 month processing time.

I suspect that is an indication, that they are about to change their "time estimate" from 5 to 7 months....the worst thing is - I don't see if there is anything we can do about it...\ :bonk: :crying:
zh & mFemaleRussia2010-12-21 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAsleep at The Vermont DIsservice Center
Just a rant, so feel free to skip this post.

I am so sick of this whole process!!!!
I came to the USA from Russia 20 years ago, because I wanted to live someplace, where I have control over my life, and not dependent on some faceless government bureaucrat. It worked well for the most part - I had the sense that my personal efforts and amount of energy I put into things translated into results...
I obviously have not been prepared for this particular experience of complete opaqueness and rubbery deadlines. I feel literally nauseous from helplessness, and having no-one in particular to confront. Trying to keep focused and calm yoga/meditation, but my every instinct urges me to do something, fight, scream, whatever...
...yes, I did get a service request, and contacted my representatives...
:angry: :wacko: :devil:
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-04 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAsleep at The Vermont DIsservice Center

AI, if your chips work some magic, and you have any left over would you mind sending some my way? I have a long wait, VDC will prolly make it much longer, so I should prolly start compiling a chip pile asap too. Fellow NYer here :)

I am another New Yorker, waiting for a fiance from Russia, and over 5 months without NOA2. Please-please send some luck my way as well :)
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-03 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSeptember 2010 NAO1 People Only Please
NOA1 on Sep. 20th
I was able to get to Tier 2 and put a service request on March 1st, and was told that I will receive some sort of notification in writing within 10 days. I assume, it will be a letter telling me that everything is as it should be and I just need to wait 30-45-60 days. In any case, nothing in the mail so far.
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-07 15:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsThe VSC will have some explaining to do on Monday
Try this:
http://www.visajourn...filers.php?cfl=
then select options you like (visa type, center etc), and submit.

This is another good view (for vermont, with link to california):
http://cse.ssl.berke...vjdata/vsc.aspx

just play around with the stats, there is a lot of views there (as a former data analyst, I just couldn't resist :)
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-11 19:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsThe VSC will have some explaining to do on Monday
Milushka, why do you think that people up to 9/14 are mostly processed? It looks to me like they mostly just dropped off to "past due" part of Igor's list. :(
USCIS obmudsman - did you use the snail-mail form on the dhs site to get his attention, or is there a better way (fax, phone or email)?
Thanks and best of luck
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-11 08:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsYippee Skippy!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!! The NOA2 approval came.
Thanks for all the support along the way. I'm still fighting for your cause, September filers!!


Wow, CONGRATS! I was rooting for you! You were fighting a good fight, and deserve the best of luck with the rest of this journey.
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-18 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Vermonters let's move-on.now !!!
I was using #k1Vermonters. Can switch to #VSCBacklog, let's just make a decision one way or the other and post it here and on the VJ facebook page.

that you paid $340 for a service would you wait 6 months?

And some of us (me) paid $455 for a service, and already waiting for over 6 months!!! :crying:
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-17 09:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Vermonters let's move-on.now !!!

In addition to @USCIS @BarackObama @WhiteHouse, should we start including our own congressman and senators? Sorry new to twitter…

I did. Twitted my representative and one of the senators (I have contacted them before, but got nowhere with it.
So does it make sense to twit again the same things to the same people today? What do you think?
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-17 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Vermonters let's move-on.now !!!
I just joined in!
#K1Vermonters.
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-16 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s
My old tweets show (from yesterday etc.) but the new ones don't....
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-21 15:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s

I thought I was the only one having that problem. Hopefully somebody knows the answer.

Now my tweets also show on my page, but not when you just search #k1vermonters
Can someone research why this is happening?
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-21 13:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s
Still tweeting and signed the petition too. And had another awful experience calling USCIS...
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-21 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s
I agree that this is a broken system. I think the only way to make it better is make as much noise as possible. The chances that it will help are extremely small, but I don't see how it can hurt - so why not. I would love it, if all those who tell us that this is useless, could instead suspend their disbelief, and join the campaign. :help:
Especially those with NOA2's - you can't be too concerned about accidentally slowing down the process for yourself, right? And all it takes is some 10 min. of your time on twitter. And what if it works? What have you got to lose? :star:
zh & mFemaleRussia2011-03-18 12:36:00