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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 and K2 approved
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-03 07:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe got NOA2!!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-16 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAnxious!!
What we are doing to mitigate that problem is to start the wedding planning process by picking our favorite venues, djs, photographers, caterers, etc.

Once we get the K-1 Visa on her passport, I will be making frantic calls to finalize everything based on whatever is available at that time.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-15 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-14 03:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..
I wouldn't risk it - it may cause them to get confused about the processing of your case.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-13 23:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..

PASSPORT STAMPS OF ENTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES 2006 AND 2007 AND ENTERING BACK TO US 2006 AND 2007


Don't send additional evidence - it will get lost without the RFE paper.

What you submitted in this RFE should be sufficient, as Passport stamps are good primary evidence.

Just relax, and hope for the best!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-13 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..

I left the country 1995.. I didn't finished 6th grade back in the Philippines.. I went back 2000 and had a reunion with her.. went back 2004 and another reunion.. in a relationship 2006 I went home as well.. and 2007 went back and proposed to her.. i mean i met her LONG TIME AGO as a child.. so why they need to ask if we have met for the past 2 years when i've given them proof that we were classmates during our elementary years.. that's 6 years in a row.. 1st grade to 6th grade..


kits_24_faith - did you include any specific evidence of the last two years? You sent your petiton on March 19, 2007.

Did you provide specific evidence that you met somewhere between March 20, 2005 and March 19, 2007? The USCIS Adjudicator is trained to ignore any evidence outside of those dates.

You could have a picture of your fiancee and you in the New York Times cover page from March 19, 2005, and that would not be acceptable, as that is outside the 2 year window.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-13 23:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..
Sorry, my divorce rfe comment was directed at Jessel_Chris.

http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1115269
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-13 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsRFE..HELP US APRIL FILERS..
Another possibility is that the Adjudicator could not find the divorce decree (maybe it got stuck to another page, or perhaps fell out of your file.)

You can call the USCIS service center using the RFE trick (in your case its not a trick) and speak to an adjudicator to find out.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-13 20:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-15 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 processing timelines
This is a common question. The answer is that the date USCIS publishes is to give them sufficient time to process applications. In other words, yes, USCIS will try to move on your application as soon as possible, but this is USCIS's way of saying "if it takes up to 6 months, we told you so...".

Also, this is the date you can use to escallate to other agencies. For example, your congressman may not help you untl your application is over 6 months old, and for most people, it is already adjudicated by then.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-18 00:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGot my NOA2 approval news
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-17 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGot my NOA2 approval news
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-18 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCalifornia Service Center
here is the website to login to an existing account: https://egov.uscis.g.../jsps/login.jsp

here is the website just to check a status with the receipt number: https://egov.uscis.g...earchDisplay.do
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-19 01:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsANOTHER MAY FILER APPROVED!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-16 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMore USCIS processing BS? K1
Yeah, that is true it is outdated, but I like gathering as much gossip as I can smile.gif

Anyway, I am not certain how true it is, but it is plausible. I can see why USCIS might want to break up the applications by region; especially if they have special rules for certain countries.

Other then then the fact it is outdated, the rest of the information seems to jive with what we believe the process to be.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-21 18:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMore USCIS processing BS? K1
Ok, I found the reference.

According to http://warsaw-visagu...t/provision.htm, applications get divided by region the beneficiary is from.

QUOTE
THE PROCESS AT INS

Mail Room: Your Petition will arrive at the INS Service Center's mail room with hundreds of other Petitions.

Intake: Your Petition will be taken to an Intake Clerk from the Mail Room. This Clerk will look it over for all of the proper forms. They will not examine any paperwork, but simply take the form checklist (that they have memorized by now). For example, the checklist will say "(1) Form I-129F, yes here; (2) G-325A's, yes here, (1) Birth Certificate, yes here, etc." Your Petition could sit on the Intake Clerk's desk for days, especially if the INS Service Center is busy.

Processing: Your Petition will be sent on to the Processor from the Intake Clerk. This person assigns your case to a specific Examiner.

Examination: Your Petition will be sent on to the Examiner from the Processor. This is the actual person that inspects your Petition to verify that your relationship is valid, that you are an American Citizen and so on.

Central Processing: Once approved, your Petition moves to Central Processing, where a Divisional Director separates your Petition by region, Asian, Central America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, etc. This task is only for categorizing your Petition.

Outtake: After being classified by region, your Petition is sent to an Outtake Clerk. The Outtake Clerk assigns your Petition an "A number" depending on your region.

Distribution: After being assigned a reference number, the "A number", a Distribution Clerk will carry out any special acts, such as cabling the Embassy. The acts are a result of notes made by the Examiner, not you by you.

Information: If you call INS, you will speak to an Information Officer. This is a glorified term for "INS Secretary." The only access they have is the INS Service Center's computer network, which will not tell you anything more about your Petition's status than you hear on the INS telephone voice message. They do not interface with Examiners, who are much too busy examining than to cater to specific requests.


EXPLANATIONS

Non-sequential examinations: Approval is happening to other K-1 applicants who submitted their Petition after I did (according to the I-797 notice date). At the INS Service Center, various Petitions are randomly pulled from the files to train new Examiners. Most likely, an experienced Examiner grabbed a Petition out of the stack to train a new recruit right there at his/her desk. They then subsequently approved the Petition (lucky Petitioner!). The Petition the Examiner grabbed may have been anywhere and hence explaining why it was "out of order" or why the approval date is earlier than other Petitions with earlier I-797 notice dates. This is happening everyday, Examiners are training new recruits everyday. If your Petition was approved in a very quick timeframe, say within 10 days, it was most likely pulled for training purposes.

Request for more information: There are no rules here, just based off of the Examiner's judgement. If the Examiner requests additional information, it will delay your Petition from about 1 week to as long as 1 month, typically. Your Petition will most likely be sent to the "back of the line." Possible reasons for a request for more information include:
(1) Your fiance(e)'s last name matches another last name of a Beneficiary from a previously fraudulent marriage. Supposedly, INS holds a list containing the names of previously fraudulent K-1 marriages. (2) You or your fiance(e) did not sign the I-129F or G-325A form

Examination is 15 minutes: The actual examination process typically takes 15 minutes, that's it. On to another Petition.

Priority given to most paperwork: If an influx of non-I-129F paperwork arrives at the INS Service Center, your K-1 Petition could be sitting for a very long time, until the backlog of other paperwork is examined.

K-1 decision legally set at 30 days: No, nothing legally binds the INS Service Center to process your K-1 case within 30-days. Unfortunately, the goal of within 30 day processing is stated in most of the INS Service Center guides, but may not necessarily be followed.

G-325A carbon copies: The duplicate G-325A carbon copies are not used anymore, the INS Service Center actually will throw these away. Your whole Petition will eventually be filed electronically, once the Outtake Clerk assigns it an "A number." Still, you should definitely submit your Petition with the carbon copies, but no need to worry if not every carbon copy is legible.

NSC: The Nebraska Service Center typically processes as much paperwork than all three other INS Service Centers combined. This may help to explain longer waiting times.

File cabinets: Petition paperwork is held in file cabinets before the Intake Clerk pulls it for examination.

Edited by bszoom42, 21 August 2007 - 06:49 PM.

bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-21 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMore USCIS processing BS? K1
Actually, I heard that USCIS does break down the applications at least by region, if not by country. I will see if I can find the reference to that. I am also fairly sure that certain countries have "above average" treatment, such as Cuba.

Edited by bszoom42, 21 August 2007 - 06:16 PM.

bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-21 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa received
Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-22 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportscuban filers
I highly doubt Cuban fiancees get "preferential" treatment because the embassy process is long. My guess is that there is probably some directive from high up in USCIS or perhaps embedded in some Executive order or maybe even some law which dictates USCIS to treat Cuban fiancee petitions as expedited.

My guess is that this has more to do with the U.S. Goverment relationship to Cuba then with the consular processing times.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-22 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAnother May Filer APPROVED!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-23 00:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved Today YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-21 08:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI got my Interview and medical sked yehey...
Good luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-22 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC's email, please READ
My take is that you need to wait for the document that they issued on 8/21 regarding your 8/1 approval.

Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-24 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUS Citizen (Wife) Name change
The name change rules vary per state. That being said, what you are looking to do does not sound so complicated.

Let me confirm what you are asking.

Let's say your name is "Lisa Marie Presley" and you are marrying "Michael Jackson".

Just by showing your marriage certificate, you should be able to change your name to "Lisa Marie Jackson" without issues.

You should also be able to change your name to "Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson" or "Lisa Marie Jackson-Presley". That is a bit more complicated, but very doable, especially since it is more common to hyphenate these days then it used to be.

If you are looking for a full range of after marriage name change options, then get married in a state that prints your full maiden and full married on the certificate.

You can look at this thread for more details about name change options: http://www.visajourn...showtopic=81436.

Best of Luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-27 19:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWe got approved!
Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-14 14:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHi all K1 filers!
I vote we merge all the threads into one superthread!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-30 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports120 Days Later...
Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-08-26 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHelooo my interview is on sept 4
Best of luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-01 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDid ANY CSC April/May filers get an NOA2 last week???
QUOTE (bcrabb @ Sep 1 2007, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And not a single touch =(

Nevertheless, I wish everyone a speedy approval and hope you are with your loved one soon! =)

You can hang with some other people waiting here. I see that you are #109 on the latest list.
http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1162800
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-02 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportscase moved from TSC to Vermont
Yes, it is normal for you. Actually, you could have saved a bit of time had you been aware of the change in direct filing, and sent the petition to VSC directly.

Best of Luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-01 13:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsDifference btw Priority Date and Notice Date
Notice date is simply the date that the physical piece of paper was printed. Next month, if you get a new printout, the notice date will change.

Priority date or Receieved date is what they will use to queue your application. There is no guarantee that it will be processed in 120 days. USCIS is currently advertising that they expect to complete it within 180 days.

That being said, you can look to the estimates and averages on the timelines here to get a better estimate of when you can expect an approval, but each and every case is different.

Best of luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-06 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPPROVED!!!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-05 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAfter 114 days....Approval!!!!
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bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-05 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhen to expect an update?
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If you fill in your timeline, VisaJourney.com will attempt to estimate when you can expect a NOA2 based on what happened to other people who put in timelines.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-07 16:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports44 days for the check to clear!! OMGWTFROFL...
Welcome to the waiting game - it seems like you have made a good start so far!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-08 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 processing times
QUOTE (doug & angel @ Sep 8 2007, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Washington Times disclosed last week a confidential USCIS criminal report that stated that several USCIS employees were accused of aiding Islamic radicals with identification fraud and bribery.
...UCIS lost some 111,000 files including 30,000 files of aliens seeking to naturalize. As unbelievable as it may seem USCIS went ahead and adjudicated those 111,000 applications ....

This is truly saddening. I hope there will be some changes in the future.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-08 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK-1 processing times
QUOTE (bundy_138 @ Sep 7 2007, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
105 days and counting for obtaining the NOA-2. I check the USCIS website twice a day for any sign that my packet has been worked on or "touched" and nothing as of today. I noticed that the new processing time for the I-129F is listed as 6 months. What does that mean? Does that mean if you file today you have an average of 6 months to wait or are they saying all packets have 6 months to go?

Bundy

USCIS has announced that they expect to process a petition for I-129F in 6 months time. Here are the VisaJourney.com timelines, you can see actual times reported by users. However, past performance does not guarantee future results.

File as soon as you can, so you can get in line earlier and get out of line earlier.

Best of luck!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-07 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMay filer approval
Congratulations!
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-08 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting on I-129f NOA2, I-765 approved?
Perhaps the USCIS customer service rep was mistaken and read the wrong information to you? I would call again.
bszoom42FemaleIndia2007-09-07 16:19:00