Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Figuring out visa and how to be disturbed while doing so...K1	Hi! My name is Christina, I'm German and I'm engaged to Jeremy who is a US citizen and stationed in Baumholder, Germany. Jeremy is working for the US Army and has orders for a permanent change of station to Kansas. We found out in mid-january and his departure date is April 2. We already know about all different types of visa but were having problems with figuring out if there is a possibility for me to leave Germany with Jeremy and get the visa started there. In order to find out we called the USCIS office (in Texas, since this is where he is from) and they told us to proceed like the following: 1. Fianceé should come to the U.S. as a visitor 2. She will need to have a return flight 3. Couple may get married in the States 4. Fianceé may then file an I-485 (AOS) and receive a visa which needs to be adjusted after two years My future mother-in-law talked to an immigration attorney who approved this plan as totally okay. For me, so far, this way has always been known as illegal. I'd appreciate any kind of comment on this and if there is any chance that I might be leaving Germany with Jeremy in April and be able to stay in the States. Also on advantages and disadvantages of getting married in Germany or the States regarding the visa process. Thank you. Tina Something sounds funny to me in that scenerio. I was always under the impression that if you 2 know each other you can get married in the U.S. but you would have to return and wait for the K-1 to get approved. However if you met him by pure coincidence in the U.S. and got married then you could file for AOS, and stay here. But get more opinions cause maybe I am wrong ;-) Oops sorry I mean I think he would have to file for K-3 in that case.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-14 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Figuring out visa and how to be disturbed while doing so...K1	Hi! My name is Christina, I'm German and I'm engaged to Jeremy who is a US citizen and stationed in Baumholder, Germany. Jeremy is working for the US Army and has orders for a permanent change of station to Kansas. We found out in mid-january and his departure date is April 2. We already know about all different types of visa but were having problems with figuring out if there is a possibility for me to leave Germany with Jeremy and get the visa started there. In order to find out we called the USCIS office (in Texas, since this is where he is from) and they told us to proceed like the following: 1. Fianceé should come to the U.S. as a visitor 2. She will need to have a return flight 3. Couple may get married in the States 4. Fianceé may then file an I-485 (AOS) and receive a visa which needs to be adjusted after two years My future mother-in-law talked to an immigration attorney who approved this plan as totally okay. For me, so far, this way has always been known as illegal. I'd appreciate any kind of comment on this and if there is any chance that I might be leaving Germany with Jeremy in April and be able to stay in the States. Also on advantages and disadvantages of getting married in Germany or the States regarding the visa process. Thank you. Tina Something sounds funny to me in that scenerio. I was always under the impression that if you 2 know each other you can get married in the U.S. but you would have to return and wait for the K-1 to get approved. However if you met him by pure coincidence in the U.S. and got married then you could file for AOS, and stay here. But get more opinions cause maybe I am wrong ;-) Edited by LookyWhatIFound, 14 February 2007 - 07:23 PM.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-14 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for this newby	Somebody at Vermont..LOVES you Hey congratulations! Wish you smooth sailing from here! I think VSC is feeling Valentiny today!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-14 16:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	11 month ago and no approve yet??!!!!	the last touch we got was 22 july,the told my fiance we are in the special invastigations!we contacted the senator and the congressman already. I want to know how long talk the special invastigations?and any advice,suggestion,help to tel me,thank you. Thats terrible!!! Do you know what the RFE was about, that started this special investigation? If these are FBI Name Checks, I read somewhere that the only ones that the FBI will resond to is the organization that requested the FBI checks. So if USCIS began the checks, you will need to ask USCIS about status, or maybe specifically ask your Senator to query USCIS for the status of this investigation. Your Fiance would also have to give your Senator Authorization to get the informatioon on your behalf. The only guess I have is that one of you names was a hit in the database, which will trigger even deeper name checks. If this is the case they would probably respond to you once they are satisfied with the results. But don't quote me on that I am just taking a guess. This sounds like a nightmare to me! I wish you the best of luck with this!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-11 16:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Hotel receipt only has my name on it	I met my fiancee twice. 1st time - I went to Russia to her place and lived in a hotel and so all hotel receipts only have my name. We together went to a small resort - but since I has reserved that resort, the reservation ticket has my name on it however she had signed for it (so her signature are on that reservation ticket). 2nd time - I was on business travel and we lived in hotel for a day which was reserved only in my name. Then we went to live with my family. So basically her name does not quite appear in any of the hotel receipts (except for her signature on one of the receipts). Is this a problem? We have photos together everywhere. It doesn't really matter, its a plus but I think they take all the evidence together.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-16 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lost Application?	Hi all! I first sent the I-129F to the NE on May, then received the I-797C, shows the received date was May15, 2006. On June 8th, 2006, I received a notice of transfer, that my application was forward to the CA office. I have not heard anything after that from USCIS. Wondering what is going on with this, I think they lost my application because after I request for a "service request", got a reply from CA, saying that NE is still have my application, but NE is saying CA has it. Any one been through this type of situation before? Any help is greatly appricated. I hate these nightmare situations! I think the best thing for you to do now is find out the website for the Congressman in the district you live in or one of your Senators. Their websites will tell you what they need from you to investigate your situatiion. Generally speaking they will need your authorization to allow them to investigate on your behalf. Make sure you send them a copy of your NOA1 ( I-797C) and letter describing your situation. The problem is they can take 30 - 60 days to find out anything for you. Hopefully you have a copy of everything that you sent in the petition. I suppose in the worst case they will tell you, you have to file again, but since you have the NOA1 you probably can get the fee waived if this worst case turned out. Good luck with this! Edited by LookyWhatIFound, 17 February 2007 - 08:02 AM.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-17 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how long do i have to wait to send in another petition?	Sorry to hear it didn't work out. You actually can file whenever you wish, except if you file within 2 years of your last filing you must include an IMBRA Waiver request. IMBRA filing limitations also say that if you have previously filed 2 or more approved petitions you would also need to put in a waiver request. There is an IMBRA special topics forum here that you can check out. I don't know much about when your case would close, but I suppose you could also request that they close the case. Good luck! How the USCIS is interpreting IMBRA may in fact be exactly what LookyWhatIFound said, but it is not what the law says. The law says that if you have filed two or more petitions at any time (in you life) regardless of when (ie.. your third petition), you will need to request a waiver, However if you have filed a petition within the last two years and it was APPROVED, then you must also request a waiver. None of these situations need result in a VISA approval or issuance but only requires either a filed petition or the approval of a petition (ie...I-129F) Yes I meant exactly what fwaguy said, but maybe I missed something? The only thing we said different was within the two year rule it is suppose to have resulted in an approved petition not simply a filed petition. Anecdotal evidence would indicate that the USCIS is adjudicating based on filed within two years regardless of approved status. Ok I absolutely agree I just didn't say it right.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-17 08:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how long do i have to wait to send in another petition?	Sorry to hear it didn't work out. You actually can file whenever you wish, except if you file within 2 years of your last filing you must include an IMBRA Waiver request. IMBRA filing limitations also say that if you have previously filed 2 or more approved petitions you would also need to put in a waiver request. There is an IMBRA special topics forum here that you can check out. I don't know much about when your case would close, but I suppose you could also request that they close the case. Good luck! How the USCIS is interpreting IMBRA may in fact be exactly what LookyWhatIFound said, but it is not what the law says. The law says that if you have filed two or more petitions at any time (in you life) regardless of when (ie.. your third petition), you will need to request a waiver, However if you have filed a petition within the last two years and it was APPROVED, then you must also request a waiver. None of these situations need result in a VISA approval or issuance but only requires either a filed petition or the approval of a petition (ie...I-129F) Yes I meant exactly what fwaguy said, but maybe I missed something?	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-17 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how long do i have to wait to send in another petition?	I , the us citizen, sponcered my fiance for a k-1 visa and it was revoked in october. Nothing has worked out for us and have decided maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Anyway my question is if i ever decide to do this again for another how long do i have to wait before i can send in another petition for somebody else? Dont have anybody in mind just curious. Our case is not close yet it just made it back to california service center. When would the date begin? When i sent out the petition in January of 2006? Or when the case gets close? Thanks Sorry to hear it didn't work out. You actually can file whenever you wish, except if you file within 2 years of your last filing you must include an IMBRA Waiver request. IMBRA filing limitations also say that if you have previously filed 2 or more approved petitions you would also need to put in a waiver request. There is an IMBRA special topics forum here that you can check out. I don't know much about when your case would close, but I suppose you could also request that they close the case. Good luck!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-17 07:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Praise the Lord we have NOA2	My fiancee text me at 4:30am to let me know that our touch yesterday is an approval today!!!!This is great&we are both excited Congratulations!!! Good luck to you!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-16 20:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question About Gary Bala Immigration Attorney	Sorry if this is rude, but I wanted to bump this back to the top so it would be seen. It got buried very quickly when someone decided to say congratulations on dozens of old posts. Just in general, I would sugggest, if you haven't already, you should call him up and see if he can handle the complications in your case. Depending on how complicated some problems are he may end up twiddling his thumbs waiting for the Government also. Good luck!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-18 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	the stragest case ever	well just like i mentioned in the tittle above my case is the strangest ,,,it s one of a kind .anyway,i am a moroccan young man and i went to the united states ,MI on a K1 fiance visa to marry the love of my life .however,things didn t work out the way we planned due to alot of misunderstandings that happened between us . thus we didn t get married and i decided to come to my country for i had to reason to stay in the USA. when i came back to morocco we kept in touch and we realize that we blong together and that being apart for awhile is what we needed to work things out. now we wonder if we still have a chance for another K1 ,,, would you please tell us if we can still file for another K1 ??? and if we do are we gonna get approved again ??? THANK YOU The answer is Yes!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-18 09:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa in hand	My fiancee's manila interview was Feb. 13th, and today, (Monday, Feb., 19th), I was here at here house in Tanza and signed for her visa and brown envelope. Time for her to resign from her job and go to CFO and then it is onward to the US on April 22nd. I hope everyone who is still waiting for their visa can just be patient and everything will work out. Thank you visajourney and all of the members for your help through all of this. I was just lucky enough to be here in the Phils since November, 2006, to help her through her part of the process. Congratulations!!! Biggest step is over!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-19 06:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Approved!!!	Approved just a few minutes ago at the Moscow Embassy!!! Fibally I can sleep Hey Congratulations!!! Thats a big giant step! Good luck to ya!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-18 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Applying for second K1 for same Beneficiary	I can't help you much on any ideas about re-newing your visa. I have never heard of anything but starting over. I can give you one bit of news which is good. You definately will not need an IMBRA waver. If you read the law closely you will see that it is needed only if it is a different fiancee. That is assuming you have not had one before that you have not talked about. Good Luck But UCSIS enforces the law the way it feel likes, I applied for the same fiancee and they count it, they will then note on your NOA2 "It has been noted that this is your 2nd approved I-129F petition."	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-16 19:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Applying for second K1 for same Beneficiary	My fiance returned home 2 weeks after arriving in the States because she was told that her mother was ill. She arrived to find out that it was a ploy from her (very controlling) family to get her to come back. Reasons aside . . . We never had a chance to get married, but still want to. I read somewhere that the consulate could still revalidate her visa, allowing her to reenter the States, but the validity would still be 90 days from when she first entered the US. I am doubtful on this, but contacted the embassy to request that information and am still waiting on word. I guess I am hoping that someone here might be able to tell me about the process for applying for a K1 for the same person within 1-2 months of her having already recieved a visa? Is it the same process? Would we have to wait for her original visa to expire? Could it be expidited. This whole situation really sucks, because we were victims of the whole IMBRA debacle and waited almost one year to see each other again. Her family is the pits, and she is the first one to say that, but . . . they are family. Any help would be much appreciated. The little I can tell you is that if you went through the K-1 process again within the time period specified in IMBRA, I forgot what it was, you will have to request an IMBRA Waiver with your petition. Ideally you shouldn't have to but I don't think USCIS cares whether you're applying for the same person or a different person. I know nothing about Visa expirations or whether you can get reentry. You might possibly get more response in the IMBRA Special Topics discussion. Oops I see you got a better reply. Good Luck! Edited by LookyWhatIFound, 14 February 2007 - 06:32 PM.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-14 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Seeking advice on our K1 scenario - Swedish citizen fiance/American husband	Hi, folks! I'm so glad that I came across this message board. With some helpful advice, I applied it to our situation. If you have the patience and knowledge, I would appreciate your input. Here is our story (Note: I'm not married as the title suggests - We are engaged): 1. My fiance, a Swedish citizen, and I, US citizen, are planning to get married next January. We been dating for more than a year. I met her while I was an exchange student in Sweden. We moved in together for two months before I had to go back to the States to finish up school. Since then, she has visited me here in LA and lived with me for a month before going back to Sweden for school. 2. Like most EU citizens, Swedish citizens do not need to obtain a visa to visit the US, but cannot overstay their visits (no more than 90 days at a time I think). 3. We do not want to break any immigration laws, so we will pursue a K1 fiance visa 4. In January 2008, we are planning to have a big wedding in Los Angeles with her friends and family (all 50+ of them) flying here, and of course my big family will be there. Here is where the facts get complicated: 5. Two months after the wedding, my fiance needs to go back to Sweden to finish up and defend her master's thesis. She'll be done by May 2008, at which time she'll come back to live with me in the States for good. The main issue is how to time K1 process, her going back, and filing for an Adjustment of Status (AOS) with the INS. Here is our plan: 1. July 2007 - Apply for a K1 fiance visa. From what I could gather, it takes about nine months the whole process (me turning in forms, the US embassy in Sweden getting her forms, her conducting an interview, etc.) 1. January 2008 - Have a family wedding in January 2008 in Los Angeles without signing a marriage license. It'll be just like a normal wedding, but without the minister signing anything. We won't even apply for a marriage license. From what we could gather, one needs to apply for a marriage license and marry within 30 days for the license to be valid. If there is no marriage license, then there is no legal marriage. We think that this is a good compromise between having a grand wedding for the families and friends and not jeopardizing her going back and reentering. 2. Late February 2008 - She goes back to finish school. 3. She waits in Sweden to get her interview within the US embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. After the K1 issues, she comes here hopefully within a month after the interview. 5. When she comes here on a K1 visa, we get married officially in Minnesota at a court house. I plan to go back to Minnesota anyways for job reasons, and from what I've heard MN is immigration-friendly. For example, she wouldn't need a special visa or a green card to get a driver's license in MN. All she needs is her passport and her foreign-born birth certificate. In contrast, CA requires a special visa (e.g., H1 visa) or a green card to get a driver's license! That's crazy, because presumably someone could be without a driver's license for more than a year in Los Angeles! You can't get anywhere in and around LA without driving. It would be unfair to her for having to depend on me to drive her to places all the time. If I put myself in her shoes, I would go insane! 6. With the marriage certificate in hand, she files for an AOS in hopes that she'll be granted a status of permanent resident within a year. This is important to us, because we intend to live in the US nine months out of the year and the rest in Sweden. Any advice or suggestions on our plan on the timing issue? What is the likely wait between filing an AOS and getting a permanent residency for MN residents? Thank you for your help. I agree with the previous poster. One thing you have to remember USCIS is no help in letting you accomplish your goals. I am not knowledgeable on how long it would take to get AOS. She may either have to wait till the following semester to finish school, or your wedding date may need to be moved, and/or think about a way that K-3 might work in your situation? You get married in 1/08 in the U.S., she goes back to finish schoo and meanwhile you file for a K-3? Just some thoughts...good luck with it!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-17 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FWAguy	I am late too, but well....let's party again HAPPY BIRTHDAY, again...lol You know were not late, you know that FWAguy his parties go on throughout the night and into the next day, atleast! Alrighty then keep the party rolling. Happy Birthday FWAguy, oh I said that already didn't I must be the beer	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-19 07:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FWAguy	Happy birthday!!! Happy Birthday! Urrr am I a day late to the party?	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-19 06:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does he has to??	Hey guys, We are working on the I-134 form right now, just wondering if Sam needs to go to the USCIS or embessy in the states to swear in front of a officer for sumitting the form? Please help! Is it necessary to do that as long as he needs to fill in the form? What if his daddy is our main spousor, does Sam still need to be sworn before an officer to make it work? No he just has to go to any Notary, his Bank may even have a Notary and they can probably notarize it for free. I even got them to notarize my tax form, but don't think thats necessary.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-21 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F mailed, but no NOA1	We mailed our I-129F to Nebraska on Feb. 1, and according to the post office, it was delivered on Feb. 6. But we haven't received an NOA1, and the cheque hasn't been cashed either. Other people who filed on the same day or after us received their NOA1 well before now. How long do we wait before trying to find out what happened? And how do we look into this? Without the NOA1, we don't have a file number to ask about. Also, the contact information at the USCIS site says that they can't provide information about the status of cases. Thanks for your help. In my opinion its way too soon to worry. If the Post office says it was delivered on the 6th, it has only been 2 weeks now. USCIS does not work that quickly. You may see the lucky ones on VJ post that they go it so soon but the rest of us have to wait. Edited by LookyWhatIFound, 21 February 2007 - 06:38 AM.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-21 06:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are you ready for this......Visa approved!!!!!	To all in our community, We have all ups and downs. Today I stand before you a man who seats at the highest vistas and with the heart felt emotions. Proclaims that "we were granted our visa!!!!". Nadya and I both cried with tears of happiness. Even during the times when I felt we were forgotten. I always continued to pray. I believed in the love that started us on our journey. I wrote so letters and asked from help in anyway I could. In the end it was our faith and love that saw to this path. It was the many people before me who helped me continue to be undaunted. Their stories and support helped me to keep my head. So now this journey ends and a new one begins. Funny how life is....you got to love it! Scott and Nadya Congratulations!!! Ain't life grand! The big step is out of the way!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-23 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We got VISA	Congratulations!!! Happiest days are here!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-23 07:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC finally receives approved I129F petition	I almost forgot there is one viscious rumor that USCIS spreads with occasional Misleading information on its NOA2s, and I want to put a final nail in that rumors coffin! If they ever tell you on your NOA2 that your approved petition was 'forward to the listed consulate' add this to that line, 'through the NVC' I don't know if USCIS is truly misinformed or that they have gotten such a big head that they don't want to acknowledge NVC. But those words cause people a lot of headache cause you end up getting a massive runaround with USCIS and NVC and the Embassy. Then add the confusion to the fact that they don't list a consulate on NOA2s anymore. But on the forms they say they do not guarantee your choice of Embassy. Well I'm done with my rant!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-24 08:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC finally receives approved I129F petition	Sol-De-Verano and Robert818, congratulations on your successful interviews and recently recieved Visas Thats the big dream most of us have been trying to get to, the rest of it is just icing on the cake!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-24 07:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC finally receives approved I129F petition	Fifty-seven days after the petition was approved by the California Service Center, Congrats to you and Congrats to LookWhatIFound too! Man that must have been totally frustrating! Don't worry now it should go really faaaast to the Embassy and in no time you'll get the interview & visa! Whoohoo! Thanks ELW yeah that was frustrating as hell, but mmarlo and I kept fighting and we won! Actually hope you both breeze through Chennai, I'm actually Indian myself but my woman is living in Cyprus. For me the delay didn't take anything out of our plans cause she is jumping horses over there and won Bronze in a jumping contest. Then she will be in a TV commercial there in the end of March, on horseback. She likes warm weather so that'll be the perfect time to start our lives here!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-22 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC finally receives approved I129F petition	Fifty-seven days after the petition was approved by the California Service Center, I just got a message from my congressman's office with some outstanding news: "[Your petition] just arrived at the National Visa Center and my contact said it will be entered into the system for the processing there by the end of the day. That should take 3-4 weeks. Fortunately, the embassy in Kenya is one of the smaller, more efficient agencies and so once the documents are sent there and there are no questions about eligibility, an interview should be forthcoming fairly soon. All in all, you are still looking at 2-3 months before any real action will be taken. When you have an overseas case number let me know and I can continue to monitor it." I had been getting the run-around by CIS before finally asking them to run a trace on my petition. At the same time, I got my congressmen involved. Persistence pays off! Now at least I can say I'm back on track. Keeping my fingers crossed for no further delays! Hey Congratulations mmarlo, great to hear you got yourself out of that nightmare and back in the running!!! I just found out this morning that my case got to the NVC yesterday! Then to my surprise my Congressman called me up 2 hours later and gave me my NVC case number! A while ago I had contacted a Congressman in the wrong district, before I found out about the 'offsite storage facility' mess, but they forwarded it to my Congressman, but I didn't follow up with him.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-21 17:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee needs help with forms from London Embassy	On that form, which diseases are considered communicable disease of public health significance? I know AIDS and TB are, any others or do you know where I can find this? Are they just ones reportable to CDC? Thanks! I don't really know, but it sounds like it isn't a box anybody should be checking if they want to get past the interview. They're asking the applicant if they think they would be of public health concern. Guess if someone is quarantined they needn't apply until they are well enough to get out of quarantine.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-24 21:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee needs help with forms from London Embassy	Thank you! Though, on question 21 of that form it asks for a current occupation. While my fiancee HAS been looking for a job since she graduated last spring, she hasn't been successful in finding a job. Should she put 'none'? Will being unemployed be a problem when they look over her information? I don't think there's anything wrong with writing Unemployed.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-24 21:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Criminal check	Hi, I had to have an enhanced criminal check for my current job and it took 10 weeks. It came through in September 2006. Will I be able to use this for my fiance visa or will I need to apply for another one? I'm assuming you are the foreign beneficiary of the K-1 and you want to use your criminal check from your job for the interview? In that case you would probably want to check with the Embassy if thats acceptable. Was this security check done by the police? Normally they want a report from the police.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-25 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing address question	Good question! Here's a related question that I asked but didn't get any replies: My current residence is Zürich, Switzerland but I spend most weekends in Munich, Germany with my fiance. However, I'm currently looking for work in the United States and it's likely that I'll have a new address within the next few months. I was planning to use my parents' address in Pennsylvania so they could then forward anything they receive to my new address, where ever that might be, but I realize this might not be the best option. Has anyone been in this situation before? What address should I use as my current address? I have a similar question. Our petition is on it's way from the NVC to the consulate where they supposedly mail out the packet. My fiance' just moved and has a new address. What do I need to do to inform the embassy of his new address? The Embassy has a web site, so find an email or phone number. You need to contact the Embassy and inform them of the new address. I believe they can also resend to another address if your fiancee didn't get the package. Does filing the new address change with the Post Office there in Nigeria not work?	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-26 06:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing address question	The instructions are for the beneficiary but doesnt specify what the USC should do if there's a change of address. I think they are for both, aren't they? The AR11 form for the beneficiary. For the Petitioner, electronically: "For individual customers who have pending applications and/or petitions with USCIS to change the address where USCIS should notify them of actions on their case" https://egov.immigra...i/go?action=coa Look at Karin Und Otto's post before mine, they have both listed right? Edited by LookyWhatIFound, 25 February 2007 - 07:53 PM.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-25 19:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing address question	The advice/notice on the USCIS site is: Do you have a link to that page? https://egov.immigra...i/go?action=coa or they have a search option on the USCIS site at: http://www.uscis.gov	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-25 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing address question	Good question! Here's a related question that I asked but didn't get any replies: My current residence is Zürich, Switzerland but I spend most weekends in Munich, Germany with my fiance. However, I'm currently looking for work in the United States and it's likely that I'll have a new address within the next few months. I was planning to use my parents' address in Pennsylvania so they could then forward anything they receive to my new address, where ever that might be, but I realize this might not be the best option. Has anyone been in this situation before? What address should I use as my current address? Using your parents address is fine. I think you can always change the address later.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-25 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing address question	The only thing I know about this is that there is an option on the Customer Service Line for changing your address, maybe they would know about the P.O. Box question also.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2007-02-25 09:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2011 Filers..	How does one know that the NVC received the petition? Does anybody know this? Thanks! Your fiance in the US needs to call the NVC. There are rumorrs that NVC sends a letter but thats just a rumor and don't count on it. Its hard to get hold of a live person but keep trying cause even the automated system is not as up to date as it should be. I copied this link a couple months ago, I think it should help as far as trying to get hold of them. http://www.visajourn...he-nvc-and-dos/ good luck!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2011-06-08 05:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2011 Filers..	Just received NOA2 today! GOd is so good! Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity On June 7, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. I dont usually post, but i follow our march 2011 thread. I prayed early ds morning, "Lord, NOA2 today pls!" and He give it to us! TO our LOrd Jesus CHrist be the glory. He is so good! Just keep the faith fellow march 2011 filers. YOu're almost there. Congratulations!!! Good luck the rest of the way! COngratulations! we just got ours today too Congratulations and good luck the rest of thw way!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2011-06-08 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2011 Filers..	WHOA!! CONGRATS!!!! Spread some luck over here for us!! lol Looky.. daamn, they're making harder to read...especially today with not too many approvals....lazy minds but hmmmmmmmmm.......I see some love coming from those service centers.... Vermont its just too hard to read ...but I feel some good vibrations coming from there (just the wait its what it kills... ) And @ Kish - I'll quote This is soo true!!! I bet my honey agrees too. Guess we are all in this same page, we know that it worth..Hang in there people.....good things this way may come soon! Its just 3 weeks or so until VSC starts to shine on March filers. Hold onto your hats and braided hair! Its really not that long start preparing for what comes after.	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2011-06-07 05:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2011 Filers..	WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!! Oh god we are so very happy!!! Congratulations Zara!!! Did you have any doubt you were next?	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2011-06-07 04:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2011 Filers..	Guess that makes it me - WE ARE APPROVED!! onto the next step wooohhhooo Great Congratulations!!!	LookyWhatIFound	Male	United Kingdom	2011-06-07 04:21:00