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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOMG WE BOTH NEED CPR
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

May the rest of your journey proceed quickly.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-06 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPUBLIC THANK YOU TO CONGRESSMAN THOMAS
Hats off to you and Congressman Bill Thomas.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-07 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproved! Finally!! :-D
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Keep us informed of your journey through Guangzhou. I'm curious to see how efficient they are. Since I'll be there eventually.
Now please er. PLEASE, CSC touch me again.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-08 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease let me know about your touches
Hey you did get one response from within your criteria.
I haven't been around for a month until tomorrow but I was curious if any July people were getting touches. I don't really expect anything at this point as there are still too many lingering cases from CSC. I do understand the frustration of all. If I’d have been around since March/April I think I’d go postal.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-10 08:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease let me know about your touches
My NOA1 is July 11th and my last touch was July 15th. probably when they cashed my check. Nothing since, and I check about 5 times a day every day. I'd admit to more checks but I don't want everybody to think i'm impatient. LOL

Clare
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-09 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many

VJ represents a tiny percentage of people filing K1s. I don't think the wait discourages people - it's not like we have another choice that would be faster aside from the lucky few who can direct consular file.


I don't think it's about the number of petitions they have to manage. It's the way they have mishandled it that is the real problem.


I would have taken bets that you were going to be the first to answer this post kitkat1 (well I also considered the wench as a possible first). I agree with you on the mishandling. I know that no amount of wait is going to discourage me. I was more or less trying to imply that the rocky road taxes petitioners. It hasn't me and mine but I've read posts here that exude that feeling.

I hope you get to stop updating your signature with the length of your wait and finally get to post the much sought after NOA2 date.

Clare
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-11 14:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many
Anybody ever given much thought as to how many pending petitions there are. For some reason I feel there are only about 10% or less of the petitioners that are members of this forum. Heck I didn’t find VJ’s until after I submitted my petition. This could account for the delays. (I know this doesn't explain the speediness of VSC).
The way I see it when they announced they needed to send out RFE’s concerning IMBRA they said they had to send out over 10,000 RFE's. That announcement came early in June (correct me if I'm wrong) and it only included petitions post March 6th 2006. So in essence their saying that in a two month span they get over ten thousand petitions. We don’t have nearly that many petitioners on board here that fit into that slot.
So if they really get that many, could they be trying to discourage petitioners by extending their wait.

Just wondering. :unsure:

Edited by Clare-n-Lisa, 11 August 2006 - 01:47 PM.

Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-11 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1

I agree with you completely.... I feel terrible for everyone effected by this. Others just simply do not understand the waiting game and the nonsense associated with it. In the end it is all worth it for the one we love, but in the meantime it is literally a living hell.


Thanks! Your understanding is appriciated. Please note that it would not make me feel better to have VSC petitioners wait longer but only to have CSC petitioners wait less.

Good luck with the rest of your journey.

Clare

Edited by Clare-n-Lisa, 11 August 2006 - 01:57 PM.

Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-11 13:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1
CONGRATULATIONS on your minuscule wait.
While I'm happy for you it is simply not fair what those a--h---- do to us at CSC.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-11 13:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlEASE HELP
It sounds like he is filling it out directly within adobe acrobat. That's not the way to do it. He needs to access the file directly on the USCIS web site and fill it out online. when he is done there it will printout all four copies.

Clare

Here's the link

http://www.uscis.gov...iles/g-325a.pdf

as he fills out the first copy the rest of the pages fill in automatically.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-12 07:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCSC APPROVAL 8/10/06
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-11 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion....
No probs here, other than no new touches.

oops, when i clicked on my case number I see what your talkiing about.
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-13 09:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 received !!! Filed 129F at NSC in 4/06
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Clare-n-LisaMaleChina2006-08-13 09:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNo "touches" since June 24

Hi there. I am getting really discouraged reading all the posts that say the length for processing at the California Service Center is growing :( Our NOA1 date is June 22nd. The ONLY update listed on our case status is for June 24th. That's it. Is anyone else experiencing the lack of "touches"? Thank you all.


When California Service Center processed our K-1, the file was touched 4 days after the NOA1. There was no action listed for months. The NOA2 happened with no additional touches listed. At day 60 after the last touch, I was so worried I did not sleep. I learned the hard way that no touches did not mean a problem or no action. You are better comparing your progess in the system to other timelines from the same center within 2 months of you. I wish I had. I spent many sleepless night for no reason.
hobbitofohioMaleRussia2010-09-21 18:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresmedical for CR1/IR1
Does anyone know whate an immunizations are needed? I checked the NVC website and they listed the normal childhood immunizations and also a flu vaccine and Hepitis B?? My husband can go to the local clinic and get what is needed. Thanks
Mrs. EdwardsFemaleJamaica2011-01-31 18:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center To Texas Service Center
My NOA1 date is August 14,2010. My case was transferred to TSC on November 2,1010. I called on Jan. 20,to put in an inquiry because it was past 5 months. I called back on Jan. 25, 2011 and they told me I would be receiving a letter stating that my case was still being processed and to wait another 6 months from that date. I still haven't received that letter. I called again today and they repeated the same thing. I told them I haven't received the letter from Jan. 25, they said that it could take 30 days to receive the letter. I could probably walk from Texas to Ohio faster than the letter is taking in the snail mail. I haven't received any Emails or Text messages either. My case hasn't been touched since Nov 24,2010. It would be quicker if I would resubmit my I130 to CSC, but I don't want to pay the fee again.
Mrs. EdwardsFemaleJamaica2011-02-04 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 2
Hey everyone!

Congrats on your NOA2 Milka! I really envy you cause the processing date on Nebraska is still December 21 so I guess for us this means another 3-4 months just for that... hope they speed up!

ok so my question is regarding the DS156K requirement for proof of engagement. What is that? I mean is that the same as proof of relationship or is an engagement ring or some kind of ceremony required at this point?
thanks
L
lidijaFemale02006-03-20 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNO2 Approved!!!!

I was so excited to see online that our case was approved (03/22/2006)...Tears of joy...I hope everyone has a speedy process and many good wishes to all...Thank you so much to VJ and all the members for all the information...April



Great news to all congratulations :dance: :dance: ! Dwight I noticed that you received your NOA1 mid January and CA is currently processing apps submitted by 12/31/05. This gives me hope that things could actually be moving faster!

Edited by lidija, 23 March 2006 - 06:48 AM.

lidijaFemale02006-03-23 06:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNebraska Processing timeline
Thanks to everyone that replied!
all these comments are really helpful and I'm going to try not to check their website on daily basis cause I've been doing this since early February :D
lidijaFemale02006-04-12 12:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNebraska Processing timeline
Hi everyone,

I am really confuzed about the processing timelines. After over a month, Nebraska updated its page yesterday.. but for only 2 weeks, from Dec 21 to Jan 7!

We received our NOA1 on Feb 22nd so given this pace, that would mean that we can expect our NOA2 in about 3 months? On the other hand, visa journey gives an average of 70 days from filing to NOA2 (link below) and I noticed that some people that filed past the date given online, already received their NOA2..
this is really confuzing and frustrating, we can't plan anything.. I need to give one month notice at work so I would love to at least have some kind of idea. does anyone know how this really work and what timeframe to expect?

http://www.visajourn...eline/stats.php
lidijaFemale02006-04-12 02:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of marital status
Hey all! I couldn't log on for a while cause of work so it was an interesting read this morning ! Can't believe some of the comments made, seriously, people shouldn't post unless they actually have something relevant to say.. moral lectures really don't count as that..

to everyone that actually addressed my question, thanks a bunch! You were definitely right. my fiance hasn't been married before so that's why he just couldn't find a way to prove his "single" status. I got my normal birth certificate yesterday and found out why they misinformed me last week - in case I was getting married to a EU citizen, I would indeed need this other type of b-certificate and proof of marital status. The lady didn't know this doesn't apply to the States.

Ivona, thanks for the court info, I will look into that, hope to need it all soon :)
lidijaFemale02006-04-29 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of marital status

I`m confused, why would you need that?
I just got my birth certificate for the interview, and it isn`t connected to your US fiance birth certificate and/ or marital status proof....
package 3 doesn`t mention it, nor did the Embassy when I called....

one tip: for Croatian documents, if you want them to be valid for AOS later, you need to get international verification for both birth certificate, and both police certificates before you translate them



thanks Ivona, not sure what this is all about but I called to inquire about getting my birth certificate and was told that if this was for the purpose of getting married abroad, the procedure of getting it is slightly different and I would need his birth certificate, his proof of citizenship and proof that he is not married in order to get mine?
How do you get international certification? I appreciate any advice on this:)
lidijaFemale02006-04-27 13:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of marital status
Hi everyone!
This might be country specific but I will still ask in hope someone has advice. Ok so I need a birth certificate for my K1 interview, but before I can get one here in Croatia, I need one from my American fiance along with a proof that he is single. (or stating his marital status) Does anyone know where he would get that, would that be indicated on his birth certificate itself or would that be some kind of certificate?

thanks in advance
Lidija
lidijaFemale02006-04-27 13:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYipppeeee NOA2!!!
Hey VJ members!
It seems that a bunch of people are getting approved this week! Ours came in yesterday and we were never touched or anything!!! Our NOA2 timeline was around May 17th so I was completely shocked to get an email this morning :dance: :dance: :dance: !! What a great way to start a day but of course now its really hard to focus at work! Good luck to everyone !
Lidija
lidijaFemale02006-05-03 03:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat can i do?? 17 days since NOA2 and nothing!!




slowly, am getting crazy.... after i waited so long to get the NOA2 and i was so happy, it seems the waiting time will not end. and, what make me to be frustrated even more is, i have no chance to rich anybody at NVC.. only the f..... automated system. and, of course, they say daily the same... we have not received ur case.. bla bla. after soon 3 weeks??? i ve sent a mail, no reply. thanks.
anybody a idea what i have to do to get somebody there i can talk with? or do they have diffrent numbers?
its really unbeleiveble... :crying:


Hey Goldie, I have the same situation :huh: ! My fiance is going to call NVC again today, whenever he wakes up over there :), and I also sent an email and still waiting for reply. I've heard that people get Package 3 within 10-14 days after their NOA2 so I'm getting worried too cause we didn't get any emails or any notice in the mail either.. I also contacted the US embassy here in Croatia and of course they don't know anything either. And we thought it was really going well after we got our NOA2 (May 2nd)!


The NVC is nothing more than a point of distribution for K visa applications. All that the NVC will do is pass on your petition to the appropriate Consulate.

Be patient. The next time you'll hear anything is probably when your petition reaches the consulate.




Lidija,
good to hear others are in the same situation.. but still, i just have no more patience now. and i hate when i cant do anything or cant get any information. well, i guess all we can do is waiting until we hear from our embassys. i thought that the NVC as well send a letter to the fiancee wher they inform them which embassy they will deal with...


Goldie wanted to give you an update of my situation. My fiance called 603 334 0700, waited only couple of minutes and talked to the lady at NVC. She said they received our application yesterday (took 12 days) and that it will be forwarded to the embassy in Croatia in 2-4 weeks!!! Wow that's a lot longer than we expected so I'm kinda pissed but what can I do. Wait like everyone on here I guess.. It was definitely a good idea to call not only for the status updated, but we also found out that they somehow have a wrong date of birth for me in the system and even though they have my 325 form and copies of my passport, they want me to send them my passport pages again so that they can make a correction. I just hope that doesn't cause further delays now. Good luck to you and call if you can't stop thinking about it!
lidijaFemale02006-05-18 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat can i do?? 17 days since NOA2 and nothing!!

slowly, am getting crazy.... after i waited so long to get the NOA2 and i was so happy, it seems the waiting time will not end. and, what make me to be frustrated even more is, i have no chance to rich anybody at NVC.. only the f..... automated system. and, of course, they say daily the same... we have not received ur case.. bla bla. after soon 3 weeks??? i ve sent a mail, no reply. thanks.
anybody a idea what i have to do to get somebody there i can talk with? or do they have diffrent numbers?
its really unbeleiveble... :crying:


Hey Goldie, I have the same situation :huh: ! My fiance is going to call NVC again today, whenever he wakes up over there :), and I also sent an email and still waiting for reply. I've heard that people get Package 3 within 10-14 days after their NOA2 so I'm getting worried too cause we didn't get any emails or any notice in the mail either.. I also contacted the US embassy here in Croatia and of course they don't know anything either. And we thought it was really going well after we got our NOA2 (May 2nd)!
lidijaFemale02006-05-18 02:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Interview -- Confused

If you go thru the Dominican Republic, it is highly reccomended that the USC fiance attend the interview. I hear that it's a sure denial if you don't.



Congratulations on your upcoming interview! The Embassy in Santo Domingo received my husband's I-129F on October 12, 2005 (or at least that's when they logged it). As of February 28, 2006, he was #14,000+ on the waiting list. Did you track the progress on line? I guess we are looking at the end of this year for an interview.
els622Not TellingDominican Republic2006-03-09 10:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIncome question
If I apply for a IR-1/CR-1 what does my income need to be, and if my income does not meet the requirements what other choices might I have?
browneyes3464FemaleAntigua and Barbuda2010-10-26 00:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAlhamdullilah
congratulations. isnt it the best feeling in the world?
Donna AFemaleSyria2009-08-10 09:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOUR AP =(
first of all, happy birthday. secondly the consul could care less if it was your birthday and thirdly, most all men from that area of the world go into AP. its very common and all you can do is wait it out. i know its hard cuz u feel the last step to the process is the interview but then they sneak in that little thing called AP.

everything went good with my husbands interview (years ago) but he still had to wait on something in the united states side before they could issue the visa. im thinking it was probably some kind of extra security check or something.

ur almost there.
Donna AFemaleSyria2009-09-25 14:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe need your Prayers!!!
Good luck to u and hubby.
Donna AFemaleSyria2009-08-12 20:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRe. the closed thread
must have been just deleted as i saw it there still this afternoon after the close!!
Donna AFemaleSyria2009-12-16 23:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHusband is now complaining to ombudsman
In our case the ombudsman did nothing for us. I wrote to them telling them my husband has been stuck in name check for his AOS for over 2 years and something needs to be done about this. They sent me a letter saying give us 90 days to check into the matter. The second letter I recieved from them 90 days letter told me...your husbands case is delayed due to the fbi name check hit. OH REALLY?
Donna AFemaleSyria2010-06-24 02:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSC Hubby abandoned us (again) - CR-1 Visa and CRBA Approved
i just have one thing to say. how do you plan on supporting your daughter when you get here. jobs are hard to find. you cant live of the ex's family forever and since you ex already has another child your child support will not be that much. are you sure you really want to come here? im telling you because this is going to be hard on you. is it really worth it to your child?
Donna AFemaleSyria2010-02-19 12:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 APPROVED!
Congrats girl!
AymsgirlFemaleEgypt2009-08-01 13:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe need your Prayers!!!
I hope his AP is over and done with very soon. When I first started my visajourney Cairo's waits for AP were horrendous! Some over a year but you know what? You really don't see a whole lot of that anymore. It seems like lately a few weeks to a few months is the norm. My husband's AP lasted around 11 days so maybe yours will too. Just keep your faith girl and keep us informed and keep that chin up! It's almost over with....
AymsgirlFemaleEgypt2009-08-13 10:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVaccination in Egypt Question
When my husband went to adjust status and seen the doctor here due to a lost medical file...(cough, cough, yeah right!) he had to take the chicken pox (varicella) vaccine. He had never had the chicken pox in his life and was 37 years old at the time. If your husband hasn't had the chicken pox and it is available in EG I would get it there and have it documented.

Also, my husband's TB Mantoux came out positive with a huge knot on his forearm that lasted for about a week and left a light brown scar. If your husband was vaccinated with BCG he needs to be up front and let the physician know at his adjustment of status medical (if he the BCG vaccination). They are aware that a lot of MENA people receive this. My husband went back by himself and didn't tell him he was given the BCG as a child so not only did we have to pay for the TB Mantoux which would not have been given to him but he had a Chest X Ray we had to pay for. The doctor said from now on to always let physicians or places of work that do physicals know he was given BCG and that they will skip the Mantoux to save time and money.
AymsgirlFemaleEgypt2009-12-30 07:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGOT AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO STATION
Wow, this is awesome! Way to go organizing this!

I don't know if you want, but I feel like my husband and I have had a fairly easy time of this visa process so far, so if you want a "best case scenario" you can use ours. We met at Michigan State the day after my husband got there, August 11th, 2005. I was showing all the exchange students around. Most of them weren't from Europe, so when I saw this blonde haired guy sitting with a lot of the other US students leaders, I figured he was American as well, but was too cool to wear the required shirt. I sat down and said hi, then heard his accent and was like, "oops, not american". Anyways, we wound up living very near each other, so we kept running into each other over the next few weeks. We started talking, realized we had a lot in common and he practically moved in for the next 4 months smile.gif I called my mom 2 weeks after we started dating and told her I was going to marry him one day. He left Dec. 2005, we continued to visit back and forth every few months when we could afford it (not very often when we're both students!). I went over there January 07 and he surprised me with a trip to Prague and a proposal overlooking the city at midnight. Very romantic smile.gif I got everything together when I got home and filed the end of that month (I'd been doing research on VJ and other sites for some months so I knew what to do). Our NOA1 date was Feb. 2nd 07, NOA2 date May 3rd (though I never received notification via e-mail, the website or paper copy, so it wasn't until I called 2 weeks later using the RFE trick that I found out. I then called USCIS 2 weeks after that about the paper copy, saying my case had left NVC going to the embassy and was told K1's don't GO to NVC blink.gif ). We got his interview scheduled in London for July 3rd and he moved over here July 25th. We got married August 30th, big wedding and all that I got together in 3 months, go me smile.gif We filed for AOS, EAD and AP Sept. 21th, got both AP and EAD Nov. 26th and we have our interview in Cleveland Thursday. Crossing our fingers it all goes well and we are not stuck in FBI name checks. So, from start to finish, Feb to July to get him here (back in 07, now its just that for an NOA2!) and almost exactly one year from filing the K1 to our green card interview.

Looking back, I feel SO lucky and blessed to have gone through with no RFE's, the quickest possible approval at the time, my husband has VWP so could come visit the US and fast interviews both at the embassy and local stages. However, the last year has been AWEFUL, while all my friends and family have been planning their weddings for months/years, I threw mine together in 3 months. While they got to see their fiance for more than 10 days since they got engaged, I got to talk to mine a few hours each day. We met in college, fell in love, very typical for people our age, but we had to spend $1000's that we didn't have and months apart just to be together. Compared to most on VJ, I don't have much to complain about, but when you are out in the real world and everyone asks where is your fiance, when do you get to see him next, questions why he's even marrying you, it really really hurts. Then having to provide your entire life story, including love letters, financial documents to some unseen face who determines the rest of your life... Its degrading and frustrating. Necessary, but still frustrating all the same. Like you said earlier, if the employee's who answer the phones could at least be civil, knowlegable and truthful, it would help SO much. Thank you for getting the frustrations of US citizens who just want the simple right to be with their loved ones out there. Everyone cares about illegal immigration, but it seems like legal immigration, especially family based visa's, are left on the back burner.

Edited by msu17, 05 February 2008 - 02:41 PM.

msu17FemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-05 14:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresif i was deported from USA before,and is gonna be big deal for IR-1 visa
QUOTE (hotrock18 @ May 28 2009, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (redglasses @ May 27 2009, 04:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (HelloWorld08 @ May 27 2009, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
how long ago did this happen?

what was the reason for the deportation?


And how long are you banned?


well,,they arrest and detain in immigration detention on,,10/2006 and deported on08/22/2007
i was banned 10,,i missed court date and deportation order enter to me,,,i didn't know all that,cause i didn't got mail that i have court coming,,,so simply i missed,,,and i went for I-864 green card interview,,that was denied,cause i enter USA as crew(seaman),,no green card for me,,i can't adjust my status,,,denied,,,and arrested and detain because i have deportation order on me,,,,so that what happen to me guys,,,they deported me on 08/22/2007,,,here i am in Myanmar and now,stuck with DS-230 and civil document,,,,and i used to be crew(seaman) for 20 months,, now NVC is asking for police certificate for that time,,,from SINGAPORE,,,i was like what the hell?,,how i can?,,i was in the international water,,nothing to do with Singapore government,,now i have hell of explanation to do ,,,,anyway,,step by step,,,and it will come to the point where it will be black or white,right?,,thank for ur reply,,,,,, good.gif



What flag/country was the vessel registered in? If it was a Singaporean ship, technically.. that's an extension of the Singapore Government so you should be able to get police certificate. You might have to show proof that you were on board. Something like that. Hopefully, everything works out for you.
chinese_muttFemalePhilippines2009-05-29 07:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresconfused of U.S packet
that's it. print that and bring to st. lukes together with other stuffs that they require.
chinese_muttFemalePhilippines2009-07-18 11:53:00