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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone had this problem before?
Hi guys,

As you know Marcel and I are moving onto the next phase. We have a situation, but think that we have it figured out. Here it is...

When Marcel went to get his police report from Cyprus he noticed his birth date was incorrect and questioned it. They said that is what was on his passport. He never realized they have the birth year as 1983 and it should be 1980. What we have though is his original copy of his birth certificate and an affidavit from the courts stating that 1980 is his year of birth. Is there anything else we can do? Is this sufficient?

Thank you in advance for your help....

Melissa
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-09-05 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust want to understand this part...

To my understanding you should get a letter from NVC saying your case has or will be forwarded to cyprus since that is your interviewing embassy. You can try calling the NVC to ask them where is your letter if I were you. K-1 visas the NVC has little to do with so they really shouldnt be telling you much other than they have your case it arrived on so so so date and left on so so so date or maybe it is in additional processing, something along those lines. Is your case still at the NVC you might want to ask them that because I didn't get a letter until my case was complete and being sent to Nigeria I was at the NVC for 22 additional days. You can call the DOS too to see if Cyprus has your case and if they have you can ask them if they have set an interview date the number to the DOS is 202.663.1225. When I called the DOS I asked them had my pkt been received in Nigeria and she told me yes I then asked her had they set an interview date and she then gave me the date. So DOS has a lot of information too so you don't have to call all the way to Cyprus. Good Luck :thumbs:



Thank you for your response. I had already called the Embassy in Cyprus this morning and was told they had mailed the instructions out to him at his University address on Sept. 15th! So since they are lost somewhere she took his email address down and sent them to him that way. The forms Marcel will need I already have filled out and ready for him so it seems like we are back on track.

:dance:
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-04 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust want to understand this part...
I just looked at your time line and saw that the NVC sent you a letter which is something I had didn't receive yet, but mentioned to the rep and she said I wouldn't get anything. All she said was that they had mailed out the paperwork to Marcel, and even read off the Universities address to me etc..and that he should start looking now for it at the University. I'm going to call the Embassy in Cyprus to see if they received the package etc...

Thanks again,

Melissa
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-03 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust want to understand this part...
No, no, no you didn't confuse me at all. I will go to the Cyprus portal and post there. Thank you for your help. I just figured the first so many steps were the same for everyone and then went on according to each country etc.....


Thanks for your help...

Melissa
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-03 17:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust want to understand this part...
Hi Guys,

I just want to be sure I am understanding the next steps after the 129-f approval. This was my understanding of what happens ....

1. USCIS sends the NVC the petition I put together that was approved.

2. From there The NVC sends it to the US Embassy in Cyprus.

3. The US Embassy sends Marcel Packet 3 which I am thinking are the initial forms he needs to email/fax back to them to let them know he is ready for his interview.

4. When the embassy receives the filled out forms from packet 3 they then schedule him for his interview and then send Marcel the packet 4 which I am assuming are the final forms/ instructions he will need to bring for his actual interview.

Now when I spoke to the rep at the NVC she mad it seem like the NVC sent something to Marcel? Can anyone tell me which is correct and if the steps are correct above in regards to what happens?

Thanks so much in advance,

Melissa
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-03 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUPDATE: Passport/birthyear incorrect

That's great news!! Love the updates!! There is so little information regarding Cyprus that the few of us on here are watching and waiting..and hoping for the best for you and Marcel!!




Oh, you're so welcome with the updates. I'm happy to give anyone hope. In my heart I know Marcel will be home soon. I won't settle for anything less. :)
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-09 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUPDATE: Passport/birthyear incorrect
Just in case anyone may have been following Marcel's situation with the incorrect year of birth on his passport (should be 1980 not 1983) etc... I spoke with a woman in the Consulate's Office at the Us Embassy in Cyprus two days ago and she stated that they don't go by what is on the passport, but rather the Birth Certificate. The Birth Certificate is a more substantial form of ID she said. Also, the affidavit from the courts if Nigeria was good to have too. So it is all good and we will be sending in the first documents Monday to hopefully start the ball rolling with his interview date. :dance:
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-08 21:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow to close my petition
I am so sorry for what you are going through. There are no words that can make you feel any better, but know that we are all thinking of you.

HUGE hugs for you...
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-10-31 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 APPROVED
Congrats! Glad it was easy for you and stress free!... :dance:
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-09 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!

When a passport is reported stolen is in usually invalidated in the system and flagged as stolen. Do not assume that because you have it in your hands that it is valid. It might even show up as stolen when scanned ( stolen passport data is shared post 9-11 ) and cause even more headaches. Maybe he could get it reactivated



NO, no, no...I'm not assuming it is valid just because Marcel thinks it may be. I am waiting until the Nigerian Embassy opens up here in the states. I tried the one in Lagos and I can't get through.

I did just get off the phone with the US Embassy in Cyprus and they stated that I can bring the scanned passport and all pages which will show his old resident permit and also a letter from the school stating that he has been a student there as a legal resident since 2008 and that they had lost his passport. So that part will be fine, now it is the bigger issue of his actual passport.
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-08 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!

Please remain calm, and everything will work out.

BTW, did you make a copy of the valuable passport and keep it in a safe place?

Sometimes a copy can be as good as an original in certain cases, or at least better than nothing.

We always make a copy of the vaunted Green Card when it is received, and place the original in a safe place.

Take care, and we are here for you!


:dance:



HI GUYS!!!! Sorry I am just catching up to your posts. Marcel is on his way to the school again right now and trying to see if they found his documents. He told me they not only lost the passport, but there is some tax they have to pay and they lost the paper that goes with that. They lost a form he had filled out to get the stamp for his resident permit. Oh, I think they also lost his student letter he needed along with his entry and exiting stamps. I didn't know that there were these other things with it. What a mess.

Now Marcel is saying this old passport is still valid. I'm calling the Nigerian Embassy here in the states as I think it will be easier to communicate with someone. Also, we do have a scanned copy of the entire passport. I made him make a copy of it. That may work too. I ironically have that in front of me now because I needed to print a copy of his biographic page. I will ask about that being a possibility.

Thank you also for suggesting the school cover the cost of replacing the passport. I told him when he gets what he needs from the school and I come next weekend, we are going tot he school and I m going to speak to someone. I am like a pit bull and won't give up easily. lol

I will let you know how I make out on the phone later with the embassy....I do feel better than I did on Friday. I tell you it felt like getting kicked in the stomach. Never do I want that feeling again.

Good night everyone...
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-08 03:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!
UPDATE:

Apparently, when Marcel applied for his E-Passport way back when, it was that he had lost his initial (original)passport. ( I didn't know he had lost it) When he had spoken with his father back in Nigeria, today, his mother had gotten on the phone and told him at one point she had found his lost passport, but never thought to tell Marcel since he had his new one. They checked the expiration date which is 2012 on his old one. Maybe this one can be used to some capacity in getting a new one again. I don't know. They are mailing it to me since things haven't arrive to Cyprus in the past.

I'm not sure if you followed that at all. I may not be explaining it properly.


Thank you for the encouraging words and advice. I am most positive the nearest Nigerian Embassy is in Turkey. :unsure:
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-05 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!

It's certainly worth asking but generally the passport is used as ID to get into the Consulate for the interview.



I definitely will be calling them on Monday. there is no doubt. I just can't say enough of how much shock I am in....
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-05 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!

They need a passport to attach his visa to. I can't imagine his school in Cyprus would be able to give him any sort of travel document that would be accepted by the consulate.

My thoughts - I would contact the nearest Nigerian embassy about a replacement passport immediately. Pay whatever is necessary to have it rushed. Get a written statement from the embassy that the replacement passport has been ordered.

Contact the consulate and ask if he can still attend the interview without his passport. Obviously, they can't issue a visa without a passport, but they may be able to go ahead with the interview. In the end, they'll issue a 221(g) notice for the passport, which will buy him some time to get the replacement passport. If they won't conduct the interview without a passport then try to get the interview rescheduled.



This was my thought exactly after thinking it over...that we'd be able to still attend the interview, but just be delayed getting the visa due to this situation. I'm still sickened over it.
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-05 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthis can't be happening!!!!
I am crying my eyes out right now. Marcel went to pick up his passport at school to receive his resident permit renewal and the woman can't find his passport!! Our interview is in two weeks. We are sickened and I am devastated. I am speechless and I want to just throw up...ANYONE please scream suggestions.....Can he get a letter from the school stating they lost his passport and use travel documents from them etc...I am just throwing immediate ideas out there...We are lost right now....
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-05 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! I pray for a blessed life together.....hugs to you...
papillonloverFemaleNigeria2010-11-23 10:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers
You should have all documents that you can ready so you can schedule the interview faster. I think you can get a police report (cazier) in 2-3 days if you pay a fee (that is how it was when I left Romania. You will also need to schedule a medical exam appoitment but that is after you get the papers from the embassy.
VikyFemaleRomania2010-07-26 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched??????
You were very helpful..... thank you so much
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-06 08:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched??????
Thank you again......

I'll ask another question (I know is out of topic but......): at the interview I need my birth certificate translated into english (or other documents)?
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-06 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched??????
Thank you so much for your response.

Can I create an e-mail on behalf of my fiance? :D I think is too complicated for him to do it so..... I'll do it for him.

Sorry...... create an account is what I meant.
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-06 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched??????
Hi,

I'm new on this forum and I want to know what "toched" means.
My fiance sent I-129f on 13th february and he received NOA1 on 17th february...... and we are waiting for NOA2.
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-06 08:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor question
Thank you so much...... You were realy helpful.
We decided that it will be better to have a co-sponsor.... just in case.
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-14 04:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor question
Thank you for trying to help me but...........
Please...... I need a straight answer maybe from someone who had a situation like that or heared about that.
Does it matter that my fiance has his father partially dependent upon him?
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-13 07:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor question
We are still waiting for the NOA2...... so in the mean time I wonder if I'm going to the interview and they find that my fiance income is not enough (even it is just a little more than the poverty limit) can we get on that point a co-sponsor? Will it be a big delay in the proces?
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-13 05:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 from Nebraska!
Congratulation

We've got our approval also today............
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-14 02:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2.....APPROVED
I received a e-mail from USCIS :D ...... Our case was approved :dance:
I'm so happy and I want to thank you all for your support.
I'll still be around here to tell you about the interview and to ask "stupid" question :wacko:
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-14 02:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOn my way to the interview.....yuppppppeeeeee
The embassy just call me to say that the package 3 will be send today so......... in 2 weeks maximum I'll have my interview.
Vermont is greatttttttttt.
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-22 06:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresINTERVIEW
I am not from Russia I'm from Romania..... and yes I received the package 3 and they didnt mention anything about any translation of my birth or police certificates.
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-29 03:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresINTERVIEW
I have a problem related to the documents I need for the interview.
I am the fiancee and I wonder if I need my birth certificate and my police certificate translated into english
VikyFemaleRomania2006-03-29 02:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'VE GOT THE VISA
I've just got back from the embassy in Bucharest with the Visa in hand.
So I'm on my way to USA.

This site was great and it helped me a lot and the people here...... just awsome.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

and


SEE YOU ALL ON NEXT TOPIC: ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
VikyFemaleRomania2006-04-11 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325 a help
Were are you in PA? I live in PA and I got here 4 years ago, I am a citizen now.
Good luck with everything! It seems like forever when you are waiting but it will go fast.
VikyFemaleRomania2010-07-26 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE requested photos only
Hello everyone, this is my first post, I hope that some of you can help me. I received an RFE, it requested that I send 2 photos of myself, as they had either lost or my lawyer did not send 2. If this was all that was on the RFE, does that mean everything else was ok, and I can reasonably expect an approval soon? I am an American, my fiancee is Ukrainian.
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-02-01 16:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTime to approval after RFE?
Hello VJ Users!
I could do with a little more knowledge. I received an RFE that said I had not provided 2 passport photos. Nothing else was on the RFE. Vermont got my photos on Jan 27th, and I got update Jan 31st that they were now in RFE response review. My application was then touched Feb 9th. I have been looking at other timelines and see that most people received NOA2 between 6-14 days after RFE was received back at USCIS. I know letter states that USCIS has 60 days to give written decision, but would appreciate any feedback as to how long I can expect to wait?
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-02-16 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome advice please
Hello VJ'ers!!

I was hoping for a little advice, I got my NOA1 on August 19th for my K1. I received an RFE on Jan 13th, replied and was notified they received reply on Jan 27th. RFE was for 2 passport photos only. I am seeing the K1 visas from November are being approved, and so my question is...is it worth calling Vermont Service Center and asking to speak with a tier 2 person, and will it help, or should I just wait a while longer? Any good advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-02-24 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAverage RFE turn around time.
I saw your reply to my post, I just reread the I129F form, I agree that it only asks, but all I know was my FRE requested I send 2 passport photos of my self, which I sent.
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-05 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAverage RFE turn around time.
I received my RFE on Jan 13th, it was for 2 passport photos of me, as my lawyer had only sent 1. My reply was received at Vermont SC, Jan 27th, I am still waiting for NOA2.
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-05 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont + RFE = ??
To Gary and Alla, what is a manual background check as compared to 'normal' one and what are some reasons for having to have a manual check??
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-15 09:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont + RFE = ??
I can stay in Ukraine for upto 12 weeks without a visa, her birthday is April 10th, but from what you are saying (and I really appreciate your answer) is that the 60 day limit is nothing to go by. So that leads to maybe asking Congressman or IG to look into my case if it goes past 60 days?
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-14 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont + RFE = ??
Hi,

Does anyone know much about the Vermont Service Center? I received an RFE on Jan 13th, and Vermont replied that they had my response (they needed another photo of me) on Jan 27th. I am in RFE response review according to USCIS website. On the website and in the RFE letter, it says that I will receive a response within 60 days. My 60 days ends on March 27th. My question is does that 60 day limit have any meaning to Vermont. Do they care if it goes over the 60 days, or are they good at keeping to their statement? My soon to be step daughter has a birthday coming and I would dearly love to go there to be in the Ukraine for it, if I do get approved by 27th I can easily make it and then stay for interview, but I have no idea if I will even get a response by that date :crying:
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-14 18:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMystery or coincidence??
I maybe should have been more clear about my letter to the President. I did not ask him to help get me approved in any way, I merely asked if it would be possible to make an inquiry as my Congressman had, and I told him how long I have been waiting, that I really loved my fiance, and if the delay was due to having to do a manual background check, that I am not a terrorist, nor smuggler or drug dealer!! On the website, there is an option that I chose for 'Help With a Government Agency' I know the president did not intervene, but just maybe, maybe a white house staffer called or emailed USCIS and that prompted the case officer to look again at my file :)

Likewise my letter to St. John was just a request for a speedy answer to my application, and that it be approved.
Robj and VikaMaleUkraine2012-03-22 21:43:00