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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune CSC

I think the chances of us being approved within 2 weeks is pretty good. I have coached A to start religiously checking his mailbox. I'm sure he remembers how annoying that whole month (grr) was of "Did the cheque clear? Did the cheque clear? Did the cheque clear?!?!"

Hey you should add me as a friend on here (I'm writing this from my phone and it's just a pared down version of vj) so I'll see your status updates asap and vice versa!


Done! It's weird we weren't friends already!

Haha oh god I know all about the check clearing anxiety. I'm the petitioner (and the female) so I'm updating my fiance constantly even though I'm the worried one in the relationship. He's so calm about everything! I wish I knew how to relax.

He got his police clearance in the mail this weekend, another thing to check off the list.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-07 23:48:00
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I just hope he can be here by February. I know I'm being redundant, but I really want to hear something...ANYTHING...in the next few weeks.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-07 19:14:00
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I think that's fine. We did something similar, and it didn't seem to be a problem for NOA2. We have lots of proof for my interview and all the rest, so I'm really not too concerned about it.
As I told ygr, my fiance wrote his old A number in for MY A number, but there was no RFE given for it, they seemed to figure it out, so as I said in her thread, I wouldn't be too worried about it.

Rest easy and put your energy elsewhere... it shouldn't be a problem!


Yeah oddly enough I'm not too worried about paperwork. I spread out all of the application pieces on the floor in my living room the night I assembled the packet and just combed over every single detail, box, and signature. I initialed just about everything (even the little Post-It notes on the evidence pages). My fiance and I have 150+ photos together just on Facebook and we save every single ticket stub and receipt (we did this before we even thought of applying haha). If they need evidence, we'll give it to them in book form. Who knows though, maybe I missed something.

I'm worried most about the embassy interview, actually. It's confusing with the triplicate copies and to-notarize or not-to-notarize and the sign here but not here stipulations. Anyone filing in the UK want to buddy up and compare packet paperwork when the time comes? My buddy was Amyduck and now, well, that's not happening. :(
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-06 15:15:00
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under what circumstances have you met,he got the year wrong.i talked to gary of garyandalla tho,he said it wont be a problem since what matters is the date that we have met and not when we started talking,thank god :innocent:


Yeah I just took that question as asking to describe the circumstances in which we met in person, not how you met as friends or acquaintances. I described the 4 trips we took together in the last 2 years. We met as friends in 07, but I didn't see that as relevant for the purpose of the I-129F since they're just asking us to prove that we met in person. I figure they'll ask for more specific relationship detail at the adjustment of status stage. Hopefully that's right.

We met in person in 07 a few times, but again we weren't romantic yet and it was before the 2 year cut off for the application.

Edited by gap1, 06 November 2010 - 03:05 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-06 15:02:00
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i feel like throwing up,SO wrote all the dates in question 18 wrong.


What was question 18 again?
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-06 14:35:00
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you know the responsibility for the beneficiary just starts after the second notice of action,all the document you have to put together and all,but im ready,all that is missing is noa 2,which is obviously on its way :dance:


Yeah I've been preparing my fiance (the beneficiary) for months. He's ready. We are ready. We just need that stupid NoA2!

Edited by gap1, 06 November 2010 - 11:09 AM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-06 11:05:00
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i am so flipping excited you guys have no idea.and im really really really realllllly happy most of the june filers got their noa 2,not just because that means ours is up next,but because the wait,is just torture


I know! I am so happy about these approvals. When the first few July filers hear back I might cry.

Hey if we're lucky we can start posting in the July thread. Fancy that!

Edited by gap1, 06 November 2010 - 02:28 AM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-06 02:23:00
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I don't know why I just went against my own advice and read the July VSC thread. Several people with my NOA1 date were approved this week. :crying:
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-05 16:37:00
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I want a touch, dammit! :angry:

*paces around*
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-05 15:32:00
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Weeee that's so exciting!!


Every time I see that JlovesA or ygr posts in this thread I get all excited that one of you will be reporting a touch or approval. After this is over, the three of us should have a virtual drink.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-05 13:10:00
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Gap1...hahah, OMG!
I did feel like something was wrong as I was writing it, but I didn´t realize it until you pointed it out...hahah, that´s so me though!
My fiance says I have to make up my own dictionary, cause I come up with the most ridiculous words or phrases...hahah
Well, I guess after all " balls" could be romantic. :rofl:


No you said it correctly, I just have a very immature sense of humor. :whistle:

JlovesA, actually you started dating a bit before us. It's complicated. We started talking romantically in November (I got really drunk and sent him an email confessing everything one night) but didn't actually get to physically be together (first dates, etc) until I went there in Feb.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 15:10:00
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I have to agree with you Gap1, my fiance has been WONDERFUL. That's why I haven't been complaining much. We are currently doing our holiday shopping together (albeit by webcam). I love the fact that many places in the UK accept US credit cards. I just shop online and have it shipped to my new overseas families. He, on the other hand, has to tell me what to get and wires the money for his new US families. Are families have been great too and the wedding plans are coming along nicely. This experience has made us stronger. Now I can get off my soapbox and get back to what I was doing. This wait can really test a relationship. Here's to hoping we all are approved THIS month. ;)


Aw that's awesome. Yeah we video chat every weekend and are discussing holiday shopping. Luckily I'm visiting him for new year's, so I'll just bring the gifts with me. I'm so excited! They're going to do the paper Christmas hat tradition thing with me for a New Year's Day dinner. I'm such a nerd, but I love British traditional stuff.

(P.S. someone up there just said "balls are romantic". :lol: )

Hello everyone,

I' m a November 2009 CSC filer. A year back, me and my now husband were exactly where many of you are now.

I know it' s not easy to be patient and positive but very soon, for many of you, it' s all gonna be so worth it.

Usually, once the approvals show up all goes much faster.

It' s about time for some of you guys to be approved already, 5 and more months it' s more than enough !

Good luck to you all !


Thanks!
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 14:21:00
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honestly i think the fact that you have regular meeting dates helps a lot.
a lot of us just go with the flow,try to schedule meetings whenever possible,that puts a lot of pressure on the relationship.

PS: i just found out im missing my first marine ball with bee in the states,sucks camel beep


Well as I said, since we've only done this long distance, if we didn't have regular meeting dates we'd not have met! I can barely survive only seeing him every 3 months. This is my last visit though, buying 3 transatlantic flights in 1 year has killed me financially. I think it's safe to think after I leave him in Jan, his next visit will be moving in and by April. I hope.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 14:05:00
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Nandi8, thank you so much for your words, I have faith we will work this out, after all, we are just going through this whole process cause we know we are the best for each other, so hopefully things will get better...thank u a lot.
Gap1, it´s okay for you to brag about your happiness, it´s the best thing to brag about in life anyways.. (L)
I´ve had that honeymoon phase for the 2 years we lived in the same country and had been together, but this 1 year we have been apart has been rough, and I just hope that the NOA2 will bring that honeymoon phase back to us...I miss it so much!
So, brag as much as you want, you CAN!! :thumbs:
thank you guys!


That's probably why, you were so lucky and had those 2 years together. We haven't even started yet. I wouldn't worry, this is stressful on everyone and you will get through this.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 13:40:00
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Gap1 I hear you...
We have only had one touch since July too, it was July 21st...
I am excited with the Late june filers being approved, hopefully they will start approving early July filers soon! (fingers crossed)!
The pressure of this wait has gotten to our nerves, and lately my fiance and I are having big time issues...
I don´t know if you guys are having the same problems.... :ot:
This is just so hard!!!
I am hoping for the best always! :ot2:



I'm not trying to be smug, but my fiance is amazing and (so far) we haven't had any problems. I guess it's a combination of a few factors. We've only known our relationship long distance. We never had more than a month together at one time, so we never had the chance to get used to each other being around. We're also both extremely talkative and are aspiring writers, so we don't go longer than a sleep cycle without speaking. We also decided to get married very quickly. We've barely been together a year (we've been friends for nearly 4 years). I don't know how anyone deals with this madness for longer than a year. We'd lose our minds. Anyway, I'm sure if we had been separated by an ocean for several years we'd probably be fighting more...but right now we've been in a honeymoon phase for 11 months, and it's showing no signs of stopping. I adore him. Sorry, I gross myself out sometimes.

His mom just bought her dress for the wedding. I think that's pretty sweet.

Edited by gap1, 04 November 2010 - 01:26 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 13:25:00
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120 days today. Not a single touch since July. :(
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 10:45:00
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I want to see some late June/early July approvals! :crying:

At the very least I'd like a touch. I only had 1 the two days after my NOA1 was issued so basically the last time anyone even opened our file was to extract the check.

Edited by gap1, 03 November 2010 - 03:00 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-03 14:59:00
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i am so flippin god damn restless.i keep seeing peoples interview experiences,thinking how amazing they must have felt when they got approved,and i just can not wait to get there.good god


I know. I'm going back to visit him in the UK in two months and I just want us to at least have an interview date by then. Otherwise when I leave him I'll have no idea when we'll see each other again and it will be so dire and horrible.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-03 10:39:00
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Ugh, I really need some good news...these election results have just made me ill.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-02 23:54:00
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I hope it's this month. I can't believe how far ahead VSC is, though. I won't even let myself look at their Igor's List because I'm liable to put my fist through my iMac.


I think we have a good chance we'll be approved (pending no RFEs) by the end of this month. That is, if the CSC keep working at this pace. We're early July (and I don't believe a lot of people received their NOA1s the week before us because of the 4th of July holiday weekend).

And hey, don't look at the VSC stuff! What do you always tell me? You can't control what state you filed from, and there's no sense in worrying about what you can't control.

Edited by gap1, 02 November 2010 - 03:33 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-02 15:33:00
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Anyone else as irritated with VSC as I am right now? They're way ahead of CSC...we ALL would have been approved by now if we were going through VSC. Seeing threads where people way after my NOA1 have been approved just adds insult to injury.


I know. I can't even read the July VSC thread. Well hey, our dates are so close at least we know when one of us hears, the other will be approved very quickly. I'm keeping an eye on your (and ygr's) timeline!

Edited by gap1, 02 November 2010 - 01:28 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-02 13:27:00
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I know how everyone feels. My fiance will literally be on the next plane once he gets his visa. It's so frustrating knowing paperwork is the only thing keeping us apart.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-02 07:43:00
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Ok people a new week starts tommorrow lets hope we get alot more approvals!!! Good luck to everyone!


A new month starts tomorrow as well. Another 31 days crossed off the prison wall...
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-01 00:11:00
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I would absolutely love to wear it :)

ypr, the second dress you posted is such a pretty dress!

gap, you seem to have everything ready for your fiance to come to the US :) all the paper work, wedding plans and a stunning dress. Makes me feel super unprepaired haha :)


Well not completely. We've just ordered the things that take a few weeks or more to obtain so we leave ourselves extra time to sort through everything. I'd hate to sit here aimlessly for 5 months then find out we're getting delayed because we forgot something.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 16:51:00
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just to keep this pleasant subject going,have you decided about the song for your first dance?


Well I'm hoping for "Videotape" by Radiohead (the band I follow on tour), but since he's not a huge fan we might settle for "Excuses" by The Morning Benders.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 16:45:00
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So, I thought I'd post my dress as well. I'm seriously in love with it! Sadly, I probably won't be able to afford it :(


:)


That's gorgeous.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 15:47:00
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etsy,it says in the link :yes:


You're a girl?! I thought you were a dude this entire time. :lol: I like the second dress better, the back is more detailed and it's a bit more fitted.

I don't know why I always assume everyone is male on the Internet. Thanks everyone, yes it's Etsy and it's tea length.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 14:50:00
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have you tried getting ready for the wedding as far as things like deciding on cake,favors and wedding dress and things like that go?


Well it's hard to plan that stuff when you don't have a date. We have a scarce budget. At first that seemed like a hindrance, but now it's for the best as it's really hard to plan a huge affair without a concrete date. We're just doing a civil ceremony (which is easy enough to rebook if necessary) and a dinner/party at a local restaurant after. I've been getting price quotes and exploring options. I just bought my dress.

We're planning on driving down Highway 1 along the Pacific for our honeymoon. We're starting in Seattle then driving all the way down to LA.

Edited by gap1, 29 October 2010 - 02:26 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 14:24:00
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I just hope we can get married by April. We thought April was being extra cautious, now we'll be lucky if it happens then.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 13:41:00
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Yea i think we all wouldve handled it alot better if csc did what they needed to do. 2 months and nothing. I understand they were transferring etc but y the halt on processing? They couldve done both. Especially since new apps were being sent to texas. But o well, like u said we cant really do anything but just wait.


2 months? More like 3. I filed June 30th and barely any VJers were approved from July through mid-October.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 13:37:00
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its ok,i knew what im getting myself into as far as the embassy goes,i just didnt expect CSC to be such huge disappointment.
plus no mail from iran is accepted,so im gonna have to send packet 3 to a friend in germany,and she will have to send it to my SO ( if there is any paperwork that needs signing by him ) AND THEN everything will be sent off to the embassy.
its ok tho,i just wish CSC would hurry up


I've also found that preparing for the next stage is helpful, but then we finished that stuff and now it's back to pacing around. I've already ordered my tax transcripts, organized my co-sponsor, sent my fiance a checklist of what to expect, gave him all original documents used in the I-129F, and downloaded and did a dry run of all forms he will receive in the packet. He's already sent away for his police check, confirmed he has the correct form of birth certificate, and has an appointment with his GP for a vaccination check. I can't obtain my employer letter or write out the new letters of intent until we're closer to the interview date.

We're all ready, we just need the damn NOA2!

I guess I can start rounding up the proof of relationship evidence.

Edited by gap1, 29 October 2010 - 01:30 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 13:29:00
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Two+questions+guys...+How+long+does+it+usually+take+at+vsc%3F+And+secondly+what+date+are+you+looking+at+for+ur+noa1+the+date+they+say+they+received+it+or+the+date+they+actually+mailed+it+out.+Like+mine+said+they+received+the+petition+on+the+7th+of+june+but+on+the+top+on+the+right+they+mailed+it+out+on+the+14th+of+june.+Kinda+confused+about+that.+I+have+been+looking+at+the+7th+(of+course+the+earlier+the+better+right%3F+Hehe)%0A%40+ygr..+Thank+god+%3A)++++++++%40gap1+i+hope+u+get+that+interview+by+then+as+well!!!+


This thread is for CSC. Your post came out a bit strange, but I think you were looking for info on the VSC. I believe it is the same time frame for both centers for NOA1's, about 7-10 business days. I sent in my application at the CSC on June 30th, received the hard copy NOA1 on July 13th (check was cashed on the 9th and the NOA1 date is July 7th).

Edited by gap1, 29 October 2010 - 11:28 AM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 11:27:00
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Just bought my airfare to see him on New Year's Eve. It's something to look forward to. God I hope we have an interview date by then.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-29 10:28:00
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oh heard the news?a july filer got approved :D :dance:


I don't know...I'm not getting too excited seeing as a billion June filers are still waiting. It seems to me they're still on June 1-5th.

It's good news though, for them.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-28 17:13:00
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I feel like we're never going to be approved. Ever. I'm trying so hard to be positive but it just seems hopeless.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-28 11:23:00
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As happy as I am for everyone getting approvals it's just getting me down that we still have a month or more to wait. I think I need to stay off this forum for a few weeks.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-26 21:49:00
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Another June approval was just posted on Igor's List :whistle:


YES! My timeline has an estimated adjudicated date range again! It was so depressing to keep reading "There has not been enough recent approvals to estimate your time."

I hope it's sooner than that, but just reading this makes me happy.

"Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between November 21, 2010 and November 25, 2010"

Edited by gap1, 21 October 2010 - 07:43 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-21 19:41:00
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Thank you!!! We got another touch today, too, so I'm seriously hoping for NoA2 this week! *crosses fingers* Pretty please, please, please!
Hopefully they get the rest of Mary & June out of the way soon & move the heck onto July :)


You are so lucky. That's great news.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-20 19:02:00
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Hey, that's what me and A do, too! I wrote about it in the Canadian forum but no one seemed to pay any attention to the good advice (which it is IMHO). I've thought about showing a phone bill and then doing a screen shot from that particular day/week to prove all those messages do go to him.

So I gotta ask...do you ever accidentally forget to do the "d username" before the message? We do all the time and I've accidentally posted some pretty lame stuff to my Twitter. Oh wait...you said you just do private accounts. Never mind. You're lucky you're immune from the "Oh honey I miss you so much!" messages accidentally getting posted for all to see. :lol: :blush:


HAHA yeah I don't use Twitter for any other purpose so I don't have that problem. You know you can just start a different account, right? That's what he does. He has his regular Twitter account and the one just for texting purposes.
gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-20 18:50:00
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It's so difficult in the Internet Age to prove this stuff. We used to have a lot of phone record documentation but once we discovered Twitter we just set up private accounts and set up mobile alerts and have been texting that way for months so we'd only have to pay local rates. All it will show on the text records is the 5-digit Twitter number. We use gchat daily so we'll have proof there, but in terms of phone conversations we use video chats as they're free (but not documented). We do write letters to each other often, which helps.

For a couple that doesn't go longer than a few hours (when sleeping) without talking, where do you begin in terms of cherry picking relevant official-looking logs?

I was thinking of doing a Gmail search of his name and just printing out the full list of tabs to show that we communicate daily. I'm just not sure how much to print or what's best to use.

Edited by gap1, 20 October 2010 - 05:32 PM.

gap1FemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-20 17:30:00