ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Middle East and North AfricaSurprise Surprise
Congrats to both of you! :dance:
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-21 17:35:00
Middle East and North AfricaName Change
I took my husbands last name, my last name was from my ex, so keeping it wasn't an option for me, couldn't wait to get rid of it lol. In Morocco the women retain their last name, so I'm sure if you choose to go that route, your hubby won't be offended. Congrats on your pregnancy!

Michaela
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-21 12:37:00
Middle East and North AfricaBest of Luck in Casa, Hassna !!!
Hassna, all the best for you and Hassan hope all goes smooth for you. Bring home the visa!!!

Michaela & Hassan
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-22 01:26:00
Middle East and North AfricaConverting to Islam?

I recently converted to islam. And it was my husband that did sparked my interest, but he never preached, or pushed me towards it. At first I just wanted to know more about what drives the person I love. Within the next 2 years I found alot that I never found in anything else. So on my 4th trip to Morocco I converted.

Michaela

Mabrouk on your comversion. May God guide you in your path always!


Thank you Henia!
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-24 10:45:00
Middle East and North AfricaConverting to Islam?
I recently converted to islam. And it was my husband that did sparked my interest, but he never preached, or pushed me towards it. At first I just wanted to know more about what drives the person I love. Within the next 2 years I found alot that I never found in anything else. So on my 4th trip to Morocco I converted.

Michaela
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-23 19:06:00
Middle East and North AfricaUH OH, read between the lines....

Ok Ok guys and gals. So the interview was yesterday. It seems we did not have as good luck as last weeks crew. The interviewer was as American woman, and Hassan said she was really so nice. At the end, Hassan asked her how it went really, and she smiled and said "Your interview was good with me." BUT, then he got the dreaded, "we just have some more investigating to do in Washington- be ready we could call you at any time the end of this week or next." He was given his passport back with no stamp in the back. Another person we know that was approved, he received a stamp on the back before he got it back. Can anyone read between the lines here??? Should we be afraid we are going to get lost in the investigative circle and be stuck here for months more????

Sherrie :(


Sherrie,
don't worry, this is just the standard name check...Congrats! Your Hassan will get his visa soon!
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-24 11:18:00
Middle East and North AfricaShould I be extremely happy or pissed?????
Congrats! :dance:
Michaela_HassanFemaleMorocco2007-01-24 10:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsplease help me
Send this same email to the embassy. I had a question about the new rule about attending an interview and they replied right away...it was a matter of hours.

My sis the petitioner for our mom the applicant . my sis call the 1 888 to set up an follow up interview for our mom she buy the pin over the phone an then set u the inteview they give her a number an tell her to give my mom an when my mom coming to the interview she present that # in order to be interview, when my mom get at the embassy today the security didnt let in side tell her that her name is not on the interview list.. what should we do now that she miss her follow up interview??


jamericanFemaleJamaica2010-10-14 19:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (MonkeyJuice @ Apr 17 2009, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok I kinda get wot you mean. So you received the notification from NVC saying they're forwarding your petiton to London Embassy BUT you haven't received notification that you've been approved?
Hmm, that's a new one! Call USCIS & see what they say. Maybe you'll get your NA02 hard copy in the mail soon. star_smile.gif


I've heard of this happening to others on this website. I'm not sure what the result was - whether they got the NOA2 much later, or never?
Does one actually need the NOA2 document for anything?
Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-04-17 15:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (estadia @ Apr 1 2009, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im estadia (sara) im not holding up to good this long lengthy process has finally gotten to both perviz and me there are a lot of tears these days,,,,,,,,,,, and only thing that can help is getting out of csc i dont really want to live in india crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif :


Has anyone here tried to contact the media with their story. I wonder if 20/20, 60 minutes, etc would be interested?
Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-04-01 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (r0yalflush @ Mar 7 2009, 12:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i've been reading this thread and was about to join this 6+months club. But today i just got approved in 178 days !! i am 2 days away from 6 months. My I-129f was crappy ( if you read my posts, you will understand why), was expecting a few RFEs or a denial but instead i got approved!! if i can, then anyone else can. Its all the matter of times now. I wish you all the best and you guys deserve your NOA2 asap!!!!!!!


Congrats r0yalflush!!!

Did you have a congressman inquire or phone USCIS yourself at all, or did the approval happen on its own? Just curious, though I know you weren't at 6 months yet.
Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-03-07 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (PB&JAM @ Mar 5 2009, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yayyyyyy! I'm so happy for you!!!! Guess what? I'm in England now and my sister texted me today that I got an approval letter! I ran and woke up Paul and told him! I can not BELIEVE it!! Thank you Jesus!!!! She said it says approved 2/26/09. So i guess I got approved but didn't get an email me, and my status still says pending and no touches. I havent seen the letter tho.
Navid... you were right, we got our approvals the same time!
I can't wait for everyone else to get approved! I'm sorry that this system is so unfair. I honestly think my congress inquiry worked, but i have no idea why it took so long. Well at least I got to tell him in person. I will update my status now.


Super Congrats to you smile.gif
What a crapy system it is though, amazing you are still "received and pending". What a joke.
Anyway, you are finally moving along now.
Best of Luck to you two.
Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-03-05 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (Wendy+Greger @ Mar 5 2009, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just got back from talking to a second lawyer. Now she just told me that background check is Bullshit and that all they need to check is that you are both single and have seen each other in the past two years. She said they don't do the "Background check" until it gets to the American Embassy in the fiance'e country.
I!


While I know nothing of the inner workings at USCIS, I would agree.

I thought background checking on the beneficiary takes place at their consualte (where they have access the fiance's local police records).

Petitioner checking at USCIS seems like a dumb idea, because the petitioner is already an American and legally inside the US. The few issues that would prevent a petitioner from being approved should be huge red flags that are immediately visible in their FBI file.

What is it that takes lots of time and deep searching to find??

Edited by Ed+Cindy, 05 March 2009 - 04:37 PM.

Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-03-05 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
QUOTE (Jenny van Driel @ Mar 3 2009, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am new on the website. We filed last May and we received the first notice on June 5th. Since that date we didn't hear anything.
Our Current Status: Case received and pending.
We would like to call the Vermont office. Does anyone know the hours they are taking phone calls?

Thanks,
Jenny


You are past 6 months now. I would call your congressman and get them involved.
Ed+CindyMaleNew Zealand2009-03-03 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
QUOTE (Rob&Dawn @ Aug 12 2008, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has anyone else set a date for the wedding or are you waiting till you're further along the process?



Actually I want a big wedding but not the stress of planning one in 90 days. So what we're going to do is when he gets here, just go to the Justice of the Peace or something, get married and get the paperwork and then start plans on a big 'real' wedding. smile.gif
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-13 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
I just checked my status online...and I saw this:
QUOTE
On August 11, 2008, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.


Is this the NOA1?
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-11 23:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
QUOTE (Aubrey @ Aug 10 2008, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Btw, if you got your NOA1 on June 30th, you're a June filer. smile.gif But you're welcome to hang out here. The more the merrier!


Aww...I won't get mine till August because of my mistake. Does this mean I have to go to the August thread? crying.gif
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-10 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
Well I made a thread in the main forum but I'll post it here too. I found out why my check still hadn't been cashed. Because they mailed the entire packet out to me. Apparently the check my mom wrote (I don't have a checking account) was written out "Four hundred 55/100" instead of "four hundred and fifty-five and 00/100"
=_= So yeah...getting a money order and mailing it out AGAIN tomorrow.
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-07 20:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
QUOTE (Koakland @ Aug 3 2008, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (cdneh @ Aug 3 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (dgk3188 @ Aug 4 2008, 06:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
anybody else still waiting for their NOA1? sad.gif starting to get worried...its going to be 2 weeks since i sent out my I129f...



Ours took 25 days to arrive...but we got it in the end.


My NOA1 arrived yesterday smile.gif So yours will probably show up any day now.


D=
I'm starting to worry...I mean, I assume yours and mine got accepted in the same batch so why haven't they even cashed my check yet? And nothing in the mail.....

Would it be an issue that the check was from my mom and not me? I don't have a checking account so I gave her the money and she wrote a check so that I could track and see when they cashed it.
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-04 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
QUOTE (Koakland @ Aug 1 2008, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (MichelleN @ Jul 31 2008, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Koakland @ Jul 31 2008, 07:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I filed last Friday and I was soooo excited!!! Light at the end of the tunnel. Now I'm a bit obsessed, checking my bank account everyday to see if the check has been cashed, looking at forms, setting up savings accounts for the future. I even called the IRS last night to order tax transcripts even though I know that I won't need it for months and months. I guess I'm excited and anxious! smile.gif



Hey look at that smile.gif We both mailed our forms the same day and got the delivery confirmation the same day. We're Same Day Buddies! wink.gif


Very Cool smile.gif My check was cashed yesterday! Check on yours.


sad.gif Just checked, nothing's been cashed yet. And to top that off, my bank doesn't scan copies of the check so I'll have to wait till I get in in the mail. crying.gif
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-08-01 17:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
QUOTE (Koakland @ Jul 31 2008, 07:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I filed last Friday and I was soooo excited!!! Light at the end of the tunnel. Now I'm a bit obsessed, checking my bank account everyday to see if the check has been cashed, looking at forms, setting up savings accounts for the future. I even called the IRS last night to order tax transcripts even though I know that I won't need it for months and months. I guess I'm excited and anxious! smile.gif



Hey look at that smile.gif We both mailed our forms the same day and got the delivery confirmation the same day. We're Same Day Buddies! wink.gif
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-07-31 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly '08 filers
Just mailed out my I-129F on the 25th. Hoping it won't take TOO long but...well we all know how likely that is XD
MichelleNFemaleJapan2008-07-29 18:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsValentines Approval???
I got mine today! Only 7 months of waiting!!!
TSC BlackholeFemaleCanada2011-02-14 18:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIt has been 6 months-HELP!!!
Speak to a tier 2 officer AND contact your senate office. It is NOT too early. Good Luck.
TSC BlackholeFemaleCanada2011-04-25 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Just a note for you who are ready to schedule your interviews soon.

Thanks for the tip! Anything that saves even a day of waiting is golden.
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-19 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

At last, my case number is now on the go. :star: I can now proceed to the next step. B-)


lucky you! :) i'm still waiting for the nvc. last time i called they told me i need to wait 15 business days from my NOA2, so that means i can only phone june 21st. hopefully that day they'll have a case number for me!
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-17 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Okay, I just made a group on Facebook, and named it 2011 K1 Visa Filers. Here's a link: clicky I didn't want to only include the March filers, cause down the road, we're all going to be applying for AOS, and the more people going through the same thing the better!

I added my fiance already, so you guys just click to join, and if someone wants to be an admin please let me know!

Congrats to the NOA2s today by the way!


Oh cool! Great idea.
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-08 21:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

YAY!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Congrats!!!


Oh and BTW where are all you guys gonna be when you move to America?


I'll be in Portland, Oregon.
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-08 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Anywayyyyy...... I was wondering... thinking thinking... I do think we all should keep in touch B-) I mean after this whole k1 process, when we're finally in the U.S, with our loved ones... what you all think? :yes: ?


I totally agree! How would we do it? We could have a new March Filers thread in another forum...there's Moving Here and Your New Life In America, or even Off-Topic. We could post photos for each other and stuff. :)
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-08 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: Oh god we are so very happy!!!


YAYYYYY!!!!!! :joy: :D

So happy for you!

Guess that makes it me -


WE ARE APPROVED!!

onto the next step :D
wooohhhooo


CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :dance:

Guess that makes it me -


WE ARE APPROVED!!

onto the next step :D
wooohhhooo


CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :dance:
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-06 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..
I came here expecting some more NOA2s! Can't wait to celebrate with you guys when someone gets the next one. :D

All of you whose embassies don't have a backlog, that's awesome! Gives you something to look forward to, a fast process after the NOA2. I'm waiting to be able to call the NVC for my case number (I think I have to wait 1 or 2 weeks?), but I know that once the Montreal embassy gets my petition it'll still be a while before my interview. From what I know, I could wait 2-3 months. I would braid my hair for this part but mine is even shorter than the lovely purple haircut in the engagement party photos! :no:

Hope everyone's having a great Monday so far! It's warm and sunny here...so of course I have to go to work. Oh well!
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-06 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Good news! Engagement party = Huge success :-) Here's a picture or two so you can all feel included! :P Hope everyone else had a weekend as wonderful as mine! With more days like these our NOA2's will come in no time!


I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!!
You guys are an adorable couple. Looks like you had a lot of fun!
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-05 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

I'll always be forever grateful to you Lord Jesus... NOA2 today!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:


YAYYYYY!!!! :dance:
canannerFemaleCanada2011-06-02 00:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..
Oh my god OH MY GOD!!!!!

I went on the USCIS site to check my status, which is something I only just started doing like a week ago. The first thing I saw was that the date was 'May 31' so I figured, this is a 'touch'! Then I looked up and saw Post-Decision Activity. THIS IS MY NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :blink: :D

I'm so excited because I REALLY hope this means March filers are going to be hearing back very soon!
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-31 21:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Well I sort of agree cause if you work at things hard you will become successful, but maybe not exactly in the way you wanted. But when it comes to wanting something to happen exactly when you want it to, well somehow I don't think so.

There's nothing wrong in wanting something very badly, but at some point you just have to stop and say, well that just wasn't in the cards for me. Take for example how many people in the world wanted to be rock stars, cowboys, pilots, astronauts, millionaires, president etc and how many had that actually come true! :lol:

But I was just talking about the time frame that your NOA2 get approved. Well lets ask the crowd. Ok everybody lets all wish and want really really hard that you get your NOA2 in June! Alright lets prove DeeDees right and pull out at least 2 NOA2s next month! Agreed? :dance:


Yeah, I feel like there are certain things you just can't change, no matter how badly you want them, because 'it is what it is'. And I think that if anything is gonna change at all in any situation, it will be through actions, not wishing. A combination of both is good, because then you're taking the steps toward something while keeping yourself motivated and positive by hoping it will happen. But yeah, some stuff is out of our hands, like the visa process. But that's just the way my brain works! I'm going to wish just as hard as everyone else that we'll get 2 NOA2s in June! Woohoo!

The hardest part for me (besides being away from the person I love, of course) isn't the waiting, it's the fact that we're waiting in the dark. If the USCIS was like, "your petition is in box #568.3 which will be opened on August 15th" I could deal with it, because I'd know how long the wait would be. Unfortunately, the reality of it is that I could be approved tomorrow, or next month, or the end of the summer. That's the frustrating part. <_<

I'm so glad we have a nice sense of community in this thread! :D
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-28 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..
Another day coming to an end!

What are everyone's summer plans? Unless you get to spend it with your significant other...what are you doing to keep busy?

I'm working part-time as a desk clerk at my library. I'll be spending the rest of my time hanging out with my friends or relaxing at home (gotta make the most of this summer since next year I'll be in the US!). My city has some good festivals, so I'm looking forward to those. My boyfriend is coming to visit at the end of July for about a week, but I have to try to distract myself so it comes faster! :clock:
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-25 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..
Seeing these March people get approved is making me sweat here! I feel like it's still important to firmly believe that it will take at least 5 months to get approved, because that's the average and I don't want to get my hopes up, but on the other hand I want to hope that it will happen sooner since things seem to have sped up. :wacko:
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-24 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

hi my fellow march filers:) how's everybody? are they still approving february filers? can't wait for our turn :thumbs: i've been checking my timeline here and keeps on changing almost every week or sometimes every other day it changes :whistle: how realiable it is really is the timeline here on vj? any idea? well i hope it will really works coz it says that i'm expecting it on june30th :blush:


As far as I know, the timeline on VJ is an estimate based on users' timelines and when they get approved. It's not made by the USCIS, and it doesn't take into account all the files the service centers are processing that aren't from people on this site. So it's basically just a fun thing to look at and something to give you hope, but it's not an official statistic.
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-23 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

GEEZ! Congrats!!!.. what happened to California today? :blink: COME ON VERMONT!! Good night everybody


I'm a CSC filer but still rooting for Vermont! Hope all of us March-ers get this over with soon! GO TEAM!
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-23 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2011 Filers..

Mine is Bowie,Maryland.......He never visted me before. But we met in Berlin, Germany, and also Sierra Leone. He have lot of friends around,so i know when he get here, he will adjust easily.....How you all doing today? I hope you all having a lovely weekend..


Hope you had a great weekend too!

I've never been to Maryland. But I have been to Berlin! I know that's not where you guys will be, but it's a cool city so I couldn't help mentioning it :P
canannerFemaleCanada2011-05-23 15:50:00