Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	JAN 2010, FILERS	Received paper approval in mail today dated from exactly a week ago. California Service Center (32 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........02/10/10.... ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........03/04/10.... (card received 3/11) ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........02/16/10.... (early bio 1/26/10)(card received 2/24) ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........03/09/10.... JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........02/09/10.... CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......02/16/10........03/04/10.... SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........03/03/10.... (care received 3/11) NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........02/03/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......skipped ........02/03/10.... KALIS...............01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......02/25/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 2/22/10) GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... JOECANUK............01/12/10..........01/14/10.......02/09/10........03/08/10.... (NOA received 2/23/10) SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/17/10........03/11/10.... SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... CH1CH1..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......02/23/10........--/--/10.... OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......02/19/10........03/04/10.... ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......02/18/10........03/04/10.... KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......02/18/10........03/04/10.... MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......02/24/10........--/--/10.... CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........01/25/10.......02/19/10........03/05/10.... DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... RAVENSCROFT.........01/21/10..........01/22/10.......02/17/10........03/03/10.... PHXCASC.............01/22/10..........01/28/10.......02/23/10........--/--/10.... IMABACK.............01/23/10..........01/25/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... WES AND SHIELA......01/23/10..........01/25/10.......02/19/10........03/03/10.... (early bio on 2/17/10) KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10..........02/02/10.......02/19/10........03/05/10.... AMY20...............01/25/10..........--/--/10.......03/05/10........--/--/10.... BRENT N JOY.........01/29/10..........--/--/10.......03/03/10........--/--/10.... Vermont Service Center (31 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......02/08/10........02/16/10.... (early bio on 02/05/2010) ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......01/29/10........--/--/10.... GWEN666.............01/05/10.........01/14/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... (I-551 stamped 1/29/10) SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10.... ERAMOS2.............01/06/10.........01/11/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ITALO...............01/07/10.........--/--/10.......02/--/10........--/--/10.... JAGSHEE.............01/07/10.........--/--/--.......02/12/10........--/--/10.... (Never got NOA1 - what is that?) XNY.................01/08/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/18/10........--/--/10.... SSMA2007............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........01/19/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MINYA'SWIFE.........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... VIKASP..............01/19/10.........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... TRAVIS&LISA.........01/21/10.........01/26/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........01/26/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... KATH58..............01/24/10.........01/26/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... LVIVLOVERS..........01/26/10.........02/01/10.......03/02/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 03/01/10) ROGAIL..............01/26/10.........02/01/10.......03/02/10........--/--/10.... CHOCOLATTEGIRL......01/26/10.........02/01/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... RITESH-TRUPTI.......01/26/10.........01/29/10.......02/23/10........--/--/10.... OSANTO..............01/27/10.........01/29/10.......02/25/10........--/--/10.... TÄVÔLUDÔ............01/28/10.........02/02/10.......03/11/10........--/--/10.... MIAMORTURERES.......01/29/10.........02/03/10.......03/10/10........--/--/10.... (ealy bio on 02/24/10) (I-551 stamp 03/05/10) IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-03-12 21:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	JAN 2010, FILERS	Updated biometrics appointment date (written in USA backwards date coding). California Service Center (29 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10.... ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10.... JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........02/03/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......skipped ........02/03/10.... KALIS...............01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......02/25/10........--/--/10.... GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... JOECANUK............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......02/09/10........--/--/10.... SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... CH1CH1..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......02/23/10........--/--/10.... OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......02/18/10........--/--/10.... KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......02/24/10........--/--/10.... CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........01/25/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... RAVENSCROFT.........01/21/10..........01/22/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... PHXCASC.............01/22/10..........01/28/10.......02/23/10........--/--/10.... IMABACK.............01/23/10..........01/25/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10......... 02/02/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... Vermont Service Center (29 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......02/08/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 02/05/2010) ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......01/29/10........--/--/10.... GWEN666.............01/05/10.........01/14/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... (I-551 stamped 1/29/10) SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10.... ERAMOS2.............01/06/10.........01/11/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ITALO...............01/07/10.........--/--/10.......02/--/10........--/--/10.... XNY.................01/08/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/18/10........--/--/10.... SSMA2007............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........01/19/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MINYA'SWIFE.........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/20/10.......02/16/10........--/--/10.... VIKASP..............01/19/10.........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... TRAVIS&LISA.........01/21/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LVIVLOVERS..........01/22/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KATH58..............01/24/10.........01/26/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... ROGAIL..............01/26/10.........02/01/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... CHOCOLATTEGIRL......01/26/10.........02/01/10.......02/26/10........--/--/10.... RITESH-TRUPTI.......01/26/10.........01/29/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... TÄVÔLUDÔ............01/28/10.........02/02/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MIAMORTURERES.......01/29/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-02-13 20:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	JAN 2010, FILERS	whatever	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-02-02 18:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	JAN 2010, FILERS	California Service Center (27 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10.... ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/12/10........--/--/10.... JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......02/10/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KALIS...............01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........01/14/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... JOECANUK............01/12/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/17/10........--/--/10.... SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......02/22/10........--/--/10.... LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... OHIODUTCHIE.........01/15/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... RAVENSCROFT.........01/21/10..........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IMABACK.............01/23/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KNOBBY_WHEEZER......01/25/10......... 2010-02-02.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... Vermont Service Center (29 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... (early bio on 1/28/10) SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......02/08/10........--/--/10.... ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......01/29/10........--/--/10.... GWEN666.............01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10.... ERAMOS2.............01/06/10.........01/11/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ITALO...............01/07/10.........--/--/10.......02/--/10........--/--/10.... XNY.................01/08/10.........--/--/10.......02/11/10........--/--/10.... RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SSMA2007............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... RANDYFABI...........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MINYA'SWIFE.........01/14/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......02/19/10........--/--/10.... GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........01/20/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........01/25/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... VIKASP..............01/19/10.........01/22/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... TRAVIS&LISA.........01/21/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LVIVLOVERS..........01/22/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KATH58..............01/24/10.........01/26/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ROGAIL..............01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... CHOCOLATTEGIRL......01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... RITESH-TRUPTI.......01/26/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... TÄVÔLUDÔ............01/28/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MIAMORTURERES.......01/29/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so. Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 02 February 2010 - 05:05 PM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-02-02 17:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	JAN 2010, FILERS	California Service Center (23 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... CARL&SUSAN..........01/02/10..........01/04/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ETRIPKE.............01/04/10..........01/05/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ZAHRA...............01/05/10..........01/06/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... ROSIE420............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... JAMES77.............01/06/10..........01/07/10.......02/03/10........--/--/10.... CK&TYDI.............01/06/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SARATARA............01/07/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... NECROTICA...........01/07/10..........01/11/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ALEJANDRA2..........01/11/10..........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LISA AND PHIL.......01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... BUSYCHARLIE.........01/11/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... HAPPILYCONTENT......01/12/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GBERTZ7.............01/12/10..........01/13/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SHAMI...............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SCIPIO..............01/13/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LYNAMON.............01/14/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ELGUEVON............01/16/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KARMASXOCEAN........01/16/10..........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... MIRCIOV.............01/19/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... CONVERSE34..........01/19/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... DAKOTAK1............01/20/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IMABACK.............01/23/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KNOBBY_WHEEZER.............01/25/10..........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... Vermont Service Center (16 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... DUNNY...............01/04/10.........01/06/10.......02/04/10........--/--/10.... SAU.................01/04/10.........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... ABEFAIZI............01/04/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GEN&PAUL............01/04/10.........01/07/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GWEN666.............01/05/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SHUB................01/05/10.........--/--/10.......02/05/10........--/--/10.... RAJ0327.............01/09/10.........01/12/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... DJTURBO.............01/11/10.........01/15/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... WANGJEXI............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... SSMA2007............01/11/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... LADYWHITE...........01/13/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IGOMO...............01/15/10.........01/19/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... KARENKAYE...........01/16/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... GSIEFFE.............01/15/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... VIKASP..............01/19/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... OKALIAN.............01/22/10.........--/--/10.......--/--/10........--/--/10.... IMPORTANT! * Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. * Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. * Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved * Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list * When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* * If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so. Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 25 January 2010 - 01:40 PM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-01-25 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa denied!	Quoted from GoldenGate (who quoted from a US web site) * We will treat you with dignity and respect, even if we are unable to grant you a visa. ---seems that this did not happen from what you've said * We will treat you as an individual and your case as unique. ---seems that your fiancé was not treated as an individual (mentioning actions of a brother is immaterial to him as an individual) and, therefore, the case was also not treated as unique (if it is being used as a stop-gap to end fraud----which is ongoing and not unique by any stretch) * We will remember that, to you, a visa interview may be a new or intimidating experience and that you may be nervous. ---somehow this was twisted around to show a different light Just mentioning these things that I noticed in case you can use them in discussions / pleadings with US officials who may be able to help you. Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 13 January 2010 - 12:16 AM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2010-01-13 00:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Denied at POE	Not that it's a thrill to be on the "watch list" Married_my_love, but I do feel better knowing that I am not the only one. *And*, that being on the "watch list" will not prevent the K-1 from being issued. I have been kinda worried about that (in a "back-burner" kind of sense in my mind) all along. I answered Yes on the DS-230 about it (advice from another VJer). I was only yelled and screamed at for 2 hours, not 5. Wow. That must've been horrific. My next 2 visits after that ordeal that I made before the K-1 process began I was required to bring in a small binder of evidence of ties and they issued me an I-94 and put a B-2 stamp in my passport for each crossing. Since K-1, though, no crossing at all. I'd probably be considered a HUGE major risk now.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-30 21:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RCMP don't really take 150 days, do they?	marmoset: I wouldn't advise attempted travel while a K-1 visa is in progress. You are likely to be turned down for crossing because you post a risk of staying there. Here's what I read on this site (don't ask me *where* because I copied and pasted it to a notepad document and saved it to my hard drive rather than saving the page itself in My Favourites). "A lot of people want to know, can the foreign fiancé(e) VISIT the US fiancé(e) in the US during this process? There are no guarantees.... Many people historically been turned away at the port of entry after starting the k-1 process. If you try to make an entry during the k-1 process you may be turned back and sent home. If you elect to visit, be aware that the POE officer may not to allow you to enter the US and turn you right around (at your cost). Be aware of this risk. It is not illegal to enter the US during this process but you have to realize that there is an elevated risk that the POE officer will decide that you are trying to bypass the fiancé(e) visa process. I would personally advise anyone considering this to make plans for the US Citizen to travel abroad instead. Why take the risk just for a visit? Keep in mind that if you are turned away (for any reason) this may delay your interview for the visa and result in complicating the situation later on." Any chance that your SO could visit you instead?	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2006-02-20 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	October and waiting...	Since the last thread started by and for October NOA1s still waiting, it appears as though I'm the only October (regular poster) who is still waiting. Hmm . . . I wasn't aware of such a thread. Don't believe that I ever posted there. I also do not think of myself as a (regular poster). I did the same thing as you when I started seeing November and December filers being approved before us. I thought for sure that it meant an RFE or that we filled out the paperwork incorrectly and we get to start again and pay again. And I wonder about that thing of USCIS that says that they are now processing files whose receipt date is July 17 and before---because if that is true, how coud we have been approved? But, I am new to all of this and perhaps I am mixing apples and oranges. However, I feel that you should vent whenever you need to vent. It is physically unhealthy not to do so. Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 27 January 2007 - 04:32 AM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-01-27 04:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NoA2!	I resisted for about an hour and a half---but, I can't keep it up. And, I wanted to be in my own posting. We did not go for the checking every day for touches. We just waited it out. My boyfriend emailed me some time today to tell me that the NoA2 arrived by snail today. The approval date, however, is January 16. I was so stressed about getting an RFE or, as was more likely, asked to try again because we forgot to cross a T somewhere. But, no: approval instead. We'll take it. Last week at work, I was asked how things were going and I put my head down on my desk because the night before the average days between sent and interview had gone up to 215 days! And, it may still take that long, but I don't care about that today.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-01-26 21:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USC Birth Certificate Advice Please	I went to the State of MA dept for births, deaths and marriages to get a copy of my husbands birth certificate.... short version was free long form was $10 I was told not to use on-line sites to get the certificate no mater how real they look... Kez Here is the link to find your local county office where the birth was registered... http://www.dhs.ca.go...rar/default.htm Is there one of these sites for Wyoming? How would I find it?	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 20:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	General K1 Guides and Info	I don't know where else to look. (Yes, I *do* searches.) I'm CONFUSED! about all the different timelines Yes, yes, I joined in Jan of 2006, but I am only recently active because we were trying to cram in a music festival (involving me going to the US) before filing to begin the K-1. http://www.visajourn...t...da&dfile=No Under this url it lists XX days for our total. After some backwards and forwards arithmetic I arrived at the conclusion that the number of days---at this point---is calculated from the time the packet left my boyfriend's fingertips to whatever is the current date. However, when I go to the page http://www.visajourn...eline/stats.php it only lists "filing" to "interview." Is the "filing" date the same as mailed date or is it NoA1 date---and *which* NoA1 date? In historical trends, it has filing to NoA2---and then I have to figure out how many weeks and days to approximately add to that based on the K-1 flow chart in Guides. We are going through Nebraska and Canada is the outside country. Average total days to interview is 189 for K-1 and immediately below that is the graph showing 192 days---from "initial filing." Is that 192 days from the time the I-129f left my boyfriend's fingertips to the interview or from the filing date of NoA1 or from the day that *he* got the NoA1 in the mail?---or is it something else? And, why does it say 189 days in the written part? What are the 189 days? I-129f left bf's fingertips 2006-10-12 NoA1 filing date in CSC 2006-10-18 NoA1 received by snail 2006-10-28 That means that the date on the document says October 18, but the bf didn't receive it until October 28. Hence, the question about *which* NoA1 date is used. Yes, I know that I have wandered all over with this post, but I wanted to be sure to cover all the points of confusion. PS: Advanced searches using +timeline+explanation return only results that contain the word timeline---which is not helpful.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2006-11-29 22:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Question about DS156 portrait	T&T, Yes you have to glue the pics to those forms If I must glue them to the forms (2 X DS156), then what was the point of signing the backs of them? Part One Page 1 of my checklist wherein the instructions about photos are says, "The applicant must sign the reverse side of each photograph." (For my consulate they require 5---which the photo store sells only in pairs so I have 6). On page 2 it implies that the photographs are stuck on the form, but doesn't say so in so many words. "Complete on-line form DS-156. All questions . . . must be answered. If your children apply with you, two copies of Form DS-156 for each child must be completed in full, including photograph." I only figured out that it is the DS-156 forms that get some of the photos asked for because of the line about the children. On the DS-156 form, there is a space to place the photo and that it must be glued or stapled, but does not say by whom. Well, apparently, it must be put there by me. However, how will they know that I signed the back of the photo if it's glued face up on the form? Part Two Is it better to staple or glue? If staple, just one staple in the middle at the top (so that they can lift it up to see the signature?)?---2 staples on either side---1 staple in middle at top and 1 staple in middle at bottom? If glue, will glue stick be okay? It's all I have for glue. for me, too, please Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 19 March 2007 - 11:00 PM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-19 22:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-230 Questions	Did you say "over the summer" on the written form or did you wait until you were at the interview to explain? Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 03 February 2007 - 06:56 PM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-03 18:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-230 Questions	I, for one, do not think that you are overthinking this. I am in the same boat, but for years of truck driving with 2 trips minimum per month---but, I do not remember the dates anymore (1988 - 1992).	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-03 17:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy. --Do I need to have all the little bits of paper like: airline tickets, the cut out parts of the 'phone bills with the pertinent calls---it's a lot of clutter. I do not see in the Vancouver Consulate list anything about these niggling little bits. --Or is this junk now from between the sending of I-129f and nearer the interview date? --Or, am I required to bring ALL the evidence (accumulated over 4 1/2 years) including all the niggly bits from the I-129f PLUS all the junk from between then and now?	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	Just the remainder of the post that was not answered and, before you ask, YES, I have BEEN TOLD. On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one). --Why do I need a complete copy of the I-129f? We would like to provide sufficient evidence, but not way too much. We do not want to overdo it.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	why do you have to post the same thing multiple times?? do you think people will answer you faster??? this is really uncalled for YuAndDan told me to make my post smaller. If you want, you can read the original post called I-134 questions . . . confused and really, really frustrated. I got in trouble for making a really long post. Now you give me heck for asking too many questions?!	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 14:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 7. Proof of your ongoing relationship. This needs to be taken to the interview! Include photos, travel documents, emails, etc from between the time you filed and present (NOA1 date-now). --We have been unable to meet since NoA1. Are copies of emails and 'phone bills sufficient? As in, 2 to 4 emails and 2 to 4 'phone bills? We would like to provide sufficient evidence, but not way too much. We do not want to overdo it.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 3. Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F). --Who gets this? Is it sent in with the I-134? Am I supposed to have a copy? According to the list for Vancouver, I only need the I-134, the income tax returns and a "W2." --Do I need to sign it, too, like the first one? --Can he just bring it with him and I sign it when he gets here (prior to the interview)? We would like to provide sufficient evidence, but not way too much. We do not want to overdo it.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	relliky2d Thank you for your informative response. I will add it to my list of answers and eliminate this question from the other list.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 18:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	If I don't repeat the first part, then when the questions become separated people reading the ones without the intro will not understand the question---or I will be advised to see the very same list that I quoted in the first question (that they didn't see because it was answered and had moved farther down the list of posts). Anyway, I'll try again later and post 10 minutes apart and try to remember to name the posts different things so that folks are not ANGRY.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 15:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	It's NOT the same post! Each post has a separate question	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 14:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Knobby_Wheezer's long I-134 post	On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): Examples [of ongoing relationship]: Copies of 'phone bills, cel 'phone bills, emails, letters, stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!) --We are not getting a ring (allergies). Will this be a problem? We would like to provide sufficient evidence, but not way too much. We do not want to overdo it.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134..not very good	Where on the I134 instructions does it state that income needs to be at 125% of the US Poverty Guidelines? Where on the I134 are the US Poverty Guidelines mentioned at all? The I-134 instructions don't refer to any minimum income - only the I-1864 does so it must just be an assumption on everyone's part. I-134 Instructions: As the sponsor, you must show you have sufficient income and/or financial resources to assure that the alien you are sponsoring will not become a public charge while in the United State. Travel.State.gov states: Do the same income requirements apply to all immigrant visa applicants even if they use the I-134? No. The 125 percent minimum income requirement, the need for the most recent year's tax return and other requirements only apply when an I-864 is needed. Applicants using the I-134 will need to show that their sponsor's income is 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines as required under Section 212(a)(4) of the INA Whoa! What an insight, kitkat1! Thanks for sharing two widely separated pieces of data together at one glance! Good work!	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-03 19:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 questions . . . confused	And, now, I have been advised NOT to break up my post into smaller questions. Just what IS the protocol?	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 14:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 questions . . . confused	Thank you for your patience. I am not aware of protocols unless advised of them. I take it that I have "been told." I will try to just write them down myself and separate them into the different issues and *then* post them the next day. These are all the questions that my BF asked yesterday on the 'phone. I do not know the answers and he was asking me like I did know. So I did the only thing that I knew how to do: as VJ. Anyway, thank you again joeyjoey and YuAndDan; you were spectacular under the circumstances. So what do I do now? Repost and split them all up?---skipping the parts that were answered? ~sigh~ Okay.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 13:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 questions . . . confused	About the I-134: My BF would like to know why he needs 3 notarised copies of the I-134 and I don't know so I am asking you. If he does need 3 notarised copies of the I-134, who gets each of the copies? When do they require the copies? Does the notary need to witness the making of the copies (like, my BF makes copies on the notary's photocopier)? Does he or does he not need to fill out an I-864? (We are K-1) Where does he get a current version of the I-134? He tells me that the I-134 requires "evidence." Does he need to have the "evidence" copied? If so, how many copies? Do the copies need to be notarised? Or would it be acceptable to be able to produce the originals at the interview (ie: he brings them with him when he accompanies me to the interview)? For instance: the income tax return. If he gets a notarised copy of the income tax return, it will, of necessity, be last year's return. Should the interview be after *this* year's receipt of return, then the notarised version will no longer be the most recent---colossal waste of money. Another For Instance: can he bring the original of the most recent bank statement rather than get a notarised copy? Or does the original need to be produced? #3. This Affidavit is being filled out for the benefit of . . . who? Is it me? Relationship to Sponsor? Fiancée? Is it necessary to fill out any of the other information (like about the personal property) if, say, his income and other junk reaches the sufficient level of support required. What I mean is: is it necessary to fill in *all* the blanks if his yearly salary reaches the required amount for the support the number of persons in his household? (Off-Topic: when does he need to produce the evidence that he is free to marry me and to whom does he show it (or for whom to have it copied and notarised)? The original of his divorce evidence is a copy. The "real" original is on file at the court. Is the copy that he was issued considered sufficient?) On this part of VJ http://www.visajourn...p;cty=Vancouver it says that I need an I-134 accompanied by income tax returns (more than one?) and the W2. Does this mean that the bank statements and all that other junk asked for as "evidence" on the form does not, in fact, need to be procured and presented to anyone? Listed there is: When at the K1 interview, they request that your documents be in this order: - passport - photographs (print name on back) - OF-156/DS-156 (should this be OF-167/DS-156?) - DS-156K - birth certificate (long form) - marriage certificate (if any) - termination of previous marriages - police certificate(s) - court records (if any) - I-134 (they will also ask for income tax returns and the W2 as supporting documentation) - medical (they do not ask for the chest x-ray so you don't need to bring it with you) Listed elsewhere in the guides is: What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2): 1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one). --Why do I need a complete copy of the I-129f? 2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy. --Do I need to have all the little bits of paper like: airline tickets, the cut out parts of the 'phone bills with the pertinent calls---it's a lot of clutter. I do not see in the Vancouver Consulate list anything about these niggling little bits. 3. Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F). --Who gets this? Is it sent in with the I-134? Who gets the I-134? Am I supposed to have a copy? According to the list for Vancouver, I only need the I-134, the income tax returns and a "W2." 4. I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is notarized (by a US Notary Public), with all required supporting evidence. Begin collecting the required information ahead of time, as it can often take several weeks to collect it all. --The required supporting evidence, as stated earlier, looks like income tax returns and a "W2." Also, the sentence reads "Ensure that *it* is notarized" not "Ensure that *they* are notarised." 5. You will likely need at a minimum (for the above form) two to three of your most recent pay stubs and a signed letter from your employer listing you job title, start date, your salary, and the status (full-time) of your position. Begin collecting these ASAP after your NOA2 arrives. You will also probably want to include other evidence such as your banking information and other assets as required by the I-134. Specifically, you will need at least 2 of the 4 options mentioned in Section II-Supporting Evidence of the I-134. See this FAQ for more tips and useful information on the Affidavit of Support Form. --If he is there in person at the interview, why does he need a bank official's opinion on paper about his bank account? Why are the original bank statements insufficient when he will be there to present them? Is this, perhaps, a requirement if the sponsor cannot be at the interview? 6. A copy of the NOA2 that you received in the mail. 7. Proof of your ongoing relationship. This needs to be taken to the interview! Include photos, travel documents, emails, etc from between the time you filed and present (NOA1 date-now). --We have been unable to meet since NoA1. Are copies of emails and 'phone bills sufficient? As in, 2 to 4 emails and 2 to 4 'phone bills? Examples: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!) --We are not getting a ring (allergies). Will this be a problem? We would like to provide sufficient evidence, but not way too much. We do not want to overdo it. I know that this is a very long post. I am unable to find the answers for which I am looking on the Board. I apologise if these questions are elsewhere already. I apologise if the consequent answers are elsewhere already. Any help will be greatly appreciated---the stress level is becoming idiotic. I would also like to apologise if some of these questions do not seem related to my own topic.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 04:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS Forms	Had my paperworks checked with the lady in d immigrant center(yesteray Feb 2)...and i have nothing to do this time so i want to share about what d lady said about my DS Forms.Hope these can help! (i just dont know if this post is appropriate to be here) is it???? lol About my DS-156, had this printed for thrice. The first one coz of q27 What is the purpose of your trip i put there to be with my fiance and we will going to plan for our wedding...and when i saw sample of forms i saw it there for marriage and relocation. When my visa counselor checked it she said need to change it into TO BE WITH MY FIANCE AND MARRY HIM. She let me print another DS forms without barcode...coz i had barcode in my previous DS 156. I asked her why??? for K1 is without a barcode. So i have learned that DS FORMS in K1 application need not to have barcode. She checked every box..So to those who r doing the DS forms see to it to fill it out all boxes...u can put NONE..if it is not applicable. q32 and q33 if u want then check yes..and write BUT NONE AS OF THIS MOMENT.Q37 need to check all the boxes and dont forget to put NONE if it is not applicable. Q 39 CHECK no and fill out q40 write ur name and address put MYSELF after relationship to applicant then sign. and in DS156K in q4 and q5 put NONE if its not applicable...just in the first blank. see the words below??? DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE...U can write the balnks to marry (write the name of ur fiance) then sign. and put the date (date of ur interview) at the place where u have ur interview. Thank you! Just *exactly* the kind of information that I need!	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-02-04 14:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NVC to Consulate located on the same continent	Short form to fit on signature line: 2007-02-09: VAN consulate sent pkt 3 (more than 4 wks to go from VAN to Calgary?!) Long form meaning: In the year 2007 and 2nd month and 9th day the VANcouver, British Columbia, Canada US Consulate sent packet 3 (and more than 4 weeks has past since they sent it and it is only going from VANcouver, British Columbia, Canada to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Like what? You're kidding!) I have gotten used to calling Vancouver just VAN. Just as West Vancouver is called West VAN. Didn't intend to confuse, only to shorten to fit better on one line.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-10 05:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NVC to Consulate located on the same continent	Okay, yeah, I read your timeline in your signature. 2 things I don't understand already: how do you know that the petition was sent to the US embassy in Manila? and how do you know that packet 3 was sent?---and when? I don't have access to the receipt numbers from either of the NoAs as my boyfriend is the USC and *he* has them. I cannot 'phone the NVC and ask about anything because I only know the names (his and mine) and nothing else. I only know things when he tells me about them---and he's very busy besides. But again, if the pkt 3 that you guys were waiting for was sent 11 days after the arrival at NVC (I cannot compare using the NVC sent because I don't know that date---assuming it was sent to VAN) then it follows that, perhaps, our pkt3 would have been sent February 15. Highly unlikely scenario as I am in the next province east of BC and I can't fathom the ride for a largish brown envelope taking 14 days to go from BC to AB (and from "major centre" to "major centre" to boot!). I've been wrong before and may be again. So, I guess, from what you're saying, I should go ahead and encourage my boyfriend to remember to call the NVC and then remember to call the VAN consulate. Okay. Thanks much.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-07 22:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NVC to Consulate located on the same continent	? Really? I was under the impression that I am waiting for pkt 3 to come from the VAN consulate (possibly preceded by a letter stating that I am waiting for pkt 3) and that some time after I send the forms from pkt 3 back to VAN there will be pkt 4 with further hoops through which to jump. I am an October Filer and had been searching the board for HOURS looking for information that includes the terms October Filer Packet3 (spelled like that because an error occurs if you look for "3" as a lone character). I think that it is taking an inordinately long time to send from the east coast US to the west coast of Canada---but, I don't know if that is a "think" based on real things. I wanted to find others like me (who either have or have not got the pkt3 and who filed the initial I-129f in October06) so that I could compare my experience right now with theirs---and possibly feel better, or feel worse or get some advice about what to do next. My fiancé, on his next set of days off, is going to contact the NVC to find out IF the petition was sent and when and get the various numbers for the case. With this info, he can then contact the VAN consulate. BUT Is it too soon to really be doing all this contacting? I dunno. Well, #######: it's tomorrow again and I'm still awake.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-07 02:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NVC to Consulate located on the same continent	---and stress ---and worry I had read that earlier today the member ELW had been finally gotten to the bottom of their Pkt 3 question and it is from there that my question comes. It took 8 days from actual NVC sent date to the consulate in INDIA receiving ELW's petition. My fiancé received the notice that NVC received our petition on Feb4/07 and, like ELW noted, told him via a notice that the petition would be sent out within the week. Don't know if this actually happened at this point. One week from Feb4 is Feb11. 4 weeks was Mar4---a Sunday---so, say Mar5 instead. Why would it take more than 4 weeks to go from the NVC to the Consulate in Vancouver, Canada? Has anyone experienced such an elongated wait for Pkt 3 recently? Looking for guidance and comfort. THX ---nearly entirely sleepless---	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-07 01:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-230	Okay. Thanks!	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-10 15:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-230	Other names: Does this include first names? ie: my first name has a short form that is used more often than my long form "legal" name.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-10 14:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	mostly DS-156 & 1 DS-156K question	YuAndDan I had read the guides---January of last year and in September and again in October, November and December and then once again in January of this year. I couldn't remember how to get to the examples either. Since I had misplaced my paper copies of the samples from the Guides, I searched the forums for the answers and was unable to find them. I had noticed that others had asked specific questions about the numbered items and thought that I would give it a whirl. But, hey, thanks for the immediately clickable links to the samples that I can access via my profile box (by selecting to read this topic). --------- I had not been able to open the samples for a few hours and I panicked. It turned out that there was a glitch in the Adobe programme on my computer. I went to Adobe and downloaded a patch and things have worked fine since---with Adobe. Thank you, misa, for the answer about people crossing with me. I really had no idea what they were asking there. I cannot get the DS-156K, though, because the link at the government website doesn't work---it only opens up the DS-156 again. What I was wondering was if it is acceptable to the consulate to fill out the Adobe form that I already have (expires September 30, 2007) and print that---even though it would not have a bar code on it. The instructions that I have inside my pkt3 says to go to a particular website to fill in these forms. That web page doesn't exist anymore. When I fill in the address in the address bar and hit the arrow, I get redirected to another web page. This other web page has clickable links to yet another web page with ALL the fillable forms listed. DS-230 isn't there at all. DS-156K opens DS-156. DS-156 also opens DS-156. But, I guess I will have to email the consulate again on Monday to find out what they think that I should do. Thanks for all of your help. It is appreciated. I am very frazzled from the mix up earlier about my packet 3 and the resulting lack of sleep combined with the stress has made me a bit crazy. Elsewhere I have mentioned that I emailed the US DoS about the DS-156K problem and about the lack of any link at all for the DS-230. I indicated the address at the tops of each of the pages so that they might be able to trace the problem more easily and fix it. Dunno what we're supposed to do in the meantime. Edited by Knobby_Wheezer, 11 March 2007 - 07:53 AM.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-11 07:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	mostly DS-156 & 1 DS-156K question	26. How long do you intend to stay in the US? Assuming I get a K-1 visa, wouldn't that be for the next 30 or 40 years? What do I put here? N/A? 32. Do you intend to work in the US? (If YES, give name and complete address of US employer) Well, I am not allowed to work in the US without the EAD. Is it NO? Is it N/A? Is it YES, but later when I am eligible?---and I have no idea for whom 34. Names and relationships of persons travelling with you. Do I put my fiancé's name since he hopes to travel with me when I move? Or, are they looking for people who are already my relatives? 38. bullet 2. Have you ever been refused admission to the US . . . etc? Since I have to say YES because of lack of proof of ties to Canada, will I be implicated in all the additional fraudulent activities? I do see that if I answer YES to any of the bulleted items that I will be required to appear in person before a consular officer. Euh? (I just think it's funny considering the circumstances of the visa for which I am applying.) Since the link for DS-156K is dead, would anyone be able to tell me if the practice out-of-date DS-156K that I have is significantly different in the questions asked?	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-10 22:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS156 Question8: other surnames used	Thank you. I have done just that. As for the G325a in quadruplicate, I don't have copies of them. My fiancé (the USC) has them. We didn't make umpteen copies of the I-129f: only 2---an extra for him and one that got sent to USCIS. He will bring the copy with him so that we don't have to reprint all the copies of the emails again---only add the newest ones since that time.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-12 03:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS156 Question8: other surnames used	I have a question about Question 8 of the DS-156. It asks for other names used and then lists possibilities in parentheses (maiden, religious, professional, aliases). I have, initially while practicing filling this form out, put N/A in the box. But, when I got my Police Certificate back from the RCMP it says, in one of the boxes at the top "Other Names Used" and lists the surname that I used for a while when I was previously married. On the DS-156 Question 9, where it asks for "Other First and Middle Names Used," I filled that in with my nickname (since no one uses my long legal name unless they don't know me). I am confused about the verb tense: used. I still use my nickname, but don't use the adopted married surname anymore because I am no longer married to that person. So, do they mean used at any time in the past as well as now, or do they just mean now? Because it could be taken either way: used in the past and still using or only used in the past. Sorry for the bother if this question is answered elsewhere. It's not in the samples because the samples just say NONE or N/A (can't remember which at the moment).	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-12 02:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Medical stuff inside packet3	Oh.	Knobby_Wheezer	Female	Canada	2007-03-13 18:08:00