Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	cannot produce photo for RFE, WHAT TO DO?? PLEASE HELP! NEEDED ASAP!	your best bet is let him go back in there in the philippines takes a lots of photo then send all the photos goodluck!!!!!!!! Sending all the photos isn't going to help them now when the RFE is specifically seeking photos within the two-year timeframe before filing the petition. As has been mentioned time and time again, the meeting within two years is a strict requirement of the I-129F. The petitioner needs to ensure they read the I-129F instructions carefully and abide by them. Had they read the instructions thoroughly rather than trying their luck, they wouldn't be in this predicament right now where they're facing an even longer wait and more money spent (trip + filing a new petition).	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-06-23 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	cannot produce photo for RFE, WHAT TO DO?? PLEASE HELP! NEEDED ASAP!	The money spent on any lawyer, who will tell you the same thing we're all telling you, but for a fee, would be better spent on booking a plane ticket.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-06-23 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	cannot produce photo for RFE, WHAT TO DO?? PLEASE HELP! NEEDED ASAP!	if we withdraw it how? what do we have to submit in withdrawing the petition? and if we refile again does the waiting period for noa2 will be 5mos again? Your fiancé would need to contact USCIS with the case number (found on the NOA1 document) and ask them to withdraw the petition. He should do this via phone and following up with a formal letter. When you refile, you're starting back at step 1, so the usual petition timeframe would apply.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-06-23 05:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	cannot produce photo for RFE, WHAT TO DO?? PLEASE HELP! NEEDED ASAP!	Anyone here? Encountered this kind of situation? Hi we got RFE last June 20 and got the hardcopy today. It says we have to submit photos from certain year January 2010 to January 2012. But the problem is WE DON'T HAVE! My fiance went here in the Philippines for 3weeks vacation last OCT.2009 and then he flew back to US. We just chat, talk, sending emails since then. Please advice us in a most possible and positive way to avoid denial of the petition. We are so worried to death and stress strike back again after my concern in k2. Please help us to solve this please!? The key requirement for the petition is providing proof that you've met within two years of filing the petition. If the last visit was in 2009, then that's outside the timeframe. Unfortunately, because you can't produce that proof, the best option would be for your fiancé to withdraw his petition, plan on visiting you (or you visiting him), and then refiling once you have definite proof of meeting within the two year timeframe.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-06-22 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Been almost 6 months since NOA1, no NOA2 yet :'((	One thing we missed was that we were so focused on NOA2, that we weren't very ready to move forward once it arrived. So I'd suggest finding out about documents you need for the Packet 3. Good luck! Great point! Everyone wants the NOA2, but there are so many "Okay, so now what?" threads posted almost daily. OP, be sure you and your fiancé are ready for the next steps in this process. http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide (Scroll down to "What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2)."	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-02 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Been almost 6 months since NOA1, no NOA2 yet :'((	You need to fill in your timeline with the correct information. You currently have the country as Armenia and going through the Texas Service Center. It should be Turkey and then either California Service Center or Vermont Service Center. July 13th is when they received my packet. I got NOA1 on the 17th. I filled out my timeline, Thank you.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-02 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Been almost 6 months since NOA1, no NOA2 yet :'((	First, calm down. When did you receive the NOA1? It takes on average 5-6 months for the petition to be adjudicated, so you're still within the regular timeframe. I need some insight and support guys. Ive been following some of you with your posts and timelines, and quite a few of you received your NOA2 fairly quickly after the NOA1. We still havent though:*( im starting to get nervous. We didnt get any RFEs or anything either which is a good thing obviously but the fact the NOA2 isnt here yet is making me wonder have they or are they even looking at our petition? Ive called once recently, but got the automated system which basically said the same thing that I see on the website, which says we're in the initial review stage. IM NERVOUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSS AND SCAREEDDD :*((( pleaseee tell me this usually how long it takes and I have nothing to worry about but than why are others' petitions being accepted so quickly? not that I have a problem with them uniting as soon as possible but I would like to have my baby here with me like years ago:( i dont know what to do how to chill or uggghhhhhhhhhhh is how I feel actually is there a number that I can call and talk to an actual person, not a damn machine. Thank you for listening and any informative and supportive comments will be appreciated	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-02 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Vermont August Filers	August 2012 Filers	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-01 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview scheduled for Wednesday... Very nervous!	Congrats!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-05-22 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview scheduled for Wednesday... Very nervous!	Good luck!! Given all your preparations, I hope for a successful interview and approval!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-05-20 11:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	wedding advice!	Just my two-pennyworth.  If you marry and then don't live together, it may be difficult to go for AOS.  That is because you may not be able to show co-mingling of finances.  They would expect to see you with a lease in joint names.  Or a property in joint names.  Lots of things in joint names.  And if you end up getting a second interview, they will start asking you questions that you would only know the answer to if you lived together.   However, as mentioned above, you have 6 months to come to the US once your visa is granted and then you have to marry within 90 days.   BTW - just my opinion.  Isn't it more important to be married to your beloved rather than the month in which you marry?  There is no guarantee of weather whatever time of year you marry (unless you plan to marry in the desert).  I will be getting married next month (God willing) but the dress I bought is going to be really heavy for the time of year as I expected to get married earlier this year!   It's a 50/50 chance for someone who entered on the K-1 being called for an AOS interview. You don't have to include proof of co-mingled finances, etc. as part of the AOS application process. However, if a couple is interviewed, then yes, it would definitely be ideal to bring along any proof of co-mingling/proof of a bona fide marriage. That's even more critical for the ROC stage.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-06-02 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	please help me understand the i129f processing timeline	If you opt to make any wedding reservations before the visa is in hand, make sure you are able to make changes to them. There have been many -- too many -- who book a venue with a non-refundable contract or even send out invitations with a specific date and then they're scrambling because their fiancé(e) doesn't have their visa yet. One thing to remember, you do not have much control over the petition and visa process. The USCIS, NVC, and embassy/consulate where the interview will take place dictate about 90% of what happens. The timeline date provided on VJ is based on a mere fraction of the petitions received by USCIS, so I wouldn't use it as gospel to predict exactly when you will have the NOA2 and definitely don't use it to try to figure out wedding plans. Many people do a small ceremony shortly after POE and then do a larger party for friends and family as they'll have more time to plan. ok thanks again for the responses. So lets say the processing takes 5 months from when they received it, that would be March 24, once that gets approved what might be an estimate of total time before she would arrive into the US? I am just trying to get an idea of the 90 day window for marriage once she gets here. The place for the wedding gets booked usually a year in advance and I need to try to reserve something now if possible. thank you!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-04 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Good luck next week, Texas22...22 is your lucky number!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-17 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Rossana.. made it to Miami.. her flight in the morning was cancelled due to engine problems.. was re routed on later flight to Miami.. spent 3 hours in immigration line.. she made it thru.. she will sleep in airpot and take flight in morning to Houston.. i will pick her up at 9:20am!!!!! alittle delayed.. but she is past the POE CO Hooray!! Happy New Year to you both!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2013-01-01 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congrats!!! FINALLY! SOME CLOSURE! Interview went extremely well in Montreal. Got in line around 7AM, got back out with our hearts full to bursting by 9AM. The word "approved" never felt so good. I actually met another VJer in line who's name I can't remember, but she went through CSC and applied after April. Also a few other folks who at least knew of the site, if not directly participated on it. Hoping everyone else there did well, seems like we were the only ones from a Jan filing to be there though. Now the wait for DHL. We recently had a nightmarish experience with them shipping from the US to Canada where it took nearly three weeks to get a single box to the destination. Doesn't really instil confidence but I'm hoping that since its Canada-to-Canada, and official government documents, that we have more luck with it. Haven't really had a lot of time to check here lately but I thought I'd share the good news and wish everyone else well again on their own journeys!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-12-12 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Approved!! They only asked us two questions: how did we meet and how did the relationship progress. It was super easy but we were both totally nervous and stressing. Woo hoo!!! Congrats!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-12-06 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Good luck, Katie!!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-12-06 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Married on Dec 1st in our living room by my sister in law !! Next step AOS ! Congrats to everyone who got married recently and best of luck on the remaining of your journey ! Awesome, we were married on 12/1 as well! Congrats!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-12-05 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Hello all! We're married!! The wedding ceremony and reception were so great and went off without a hitch. It was so much fun! We went to the county office to turn in the certificate and get certified copies first thing this morning and then went to the Social Security office to get our new cards going. If all goes well, we'll have them in about a week.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-12-03 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congrats, sara! Cali to Alaska...oh yeah, you're missing that Cali weather big time. We finalized the details on our wedding cake for our day earlier this morning. It will be a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. I said, "Vanilla and Chocolate...like us!" It will be topped with fresh flowers to match my bouquet. Just 72 hours from now to go! We'll be running around on Friday to do a few last-minute things and then Saturday afternoon is showtime! Hello Guys! sorry been out of touch from here but cannot remember my login details so couldn't post from my phone! Been back for a couple of days from our wedding/honeymoon trip.. sad *beautiful weather/amazing time* in California is over but we had to be back to our current reality in Alaska! Wedding and all have been amazing, now that we are back we are going to send my AOS as soon as we can... at the moment still waiting for my money being sent from Italy to reach our account... this has been the second try as the italian employee messed it up the first time..... asa we receive it we are ready to send that big check and start the process again! Happy all is going well with the rest of you!!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-28 16:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	I wonder how old that information is because all the other threads on VJ along with a checklist we're following from Nich-Nick, you don't have to send in the I-693 if the DS-3025 was completed and recorded during the pre-interview medical exam. I just spent hours researching this same topic!!! Ahh!!! I finally decided that he did get all of the required vaccines aside from a flu shot (which we both got at Walgreen's a couple of weeks ago anyway)....so I thought that we were set to just send in the copy of the ds2035 BUT THEN I found this: http://www.visajourn...m/content/k1aos And it says that you have to take the ds2035 and the first page of the 693 to a civil surgeon anyway!!!! I am sooooooooo confused. WHY do I need to go to another civil surgeon just for them to sign something and seal it in an envelope?! Help, guys!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-27 18:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Our Thanksgiving was great! Despite our sleeping in, and thus starting the turkey breast later than expected, everything turned out well. I'm making turkey & dumplings today to use up the rest of the turkey. We met with our wedding officiant on Friday evening over a bottle of wine to talk about this Saturday's ceremony. I practiced doing my wedding make-up and it turned out well and my dress fits perfectly. Hooray for small miracles! Chatting with a caterer today to get the food organized and then we'll do a bunch of rushing about on Friday to get fiancé hair trimmed up, shoes shined, etc. My GBFF (G=gay ) ordered a flower bouquet and a boutonniere. In between work and everything else, I need to finish the wedding playlist and get that loaded on my iPod. Fiancé has been in Portland for one week as of last night! He's already registered for a library card and will be hitting the shelves tomorrow. Fortunately, you only need to show a photo ID and proof of residence in the county to get one. We'll be back at the marriage license office first thing next Monday to get copies of the official certificate and will then put together the AOS package. So much craziness, but so worth it!! Hope everyone else is doing well! I cannot believe this year is almost over! Remember where we all were back in January? Going through the waiting process seemed as if it took forever, but now, looking back, it feels as if it flew by.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-26 10:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Mine fingers will be crossed for sure! That's tomorrow yay! Happy Thanksgiving to you guys and everyone who is still reading Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Sabi!! Fiancé and I picked up our marriage license on Monday and then went shopping for our Thanksgiving meal on Tuesday. He hasn't had a proper roast turkey in over 20 years! (He's had pre-sliced turkey sandwiches.) No pressure on me or anything. He's about 75% adjusted to the time zone change, thankfully.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-21 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Okay guys, it has been a roller coaster for the last month since we got the visa. We finally sorted out most of the things and just bought a plane ticket today. I pick up my sweetheart on Thursday! My wish has come true and he will be here for Thanksgiving! I was hoping he would be here a little before and not the day of, but I am very happy no matter what!! Unfortunately, he is so worried about having a one way ticket, trying to leave Kuwait and POE. I just hope things go smoothly. I need everybody's fingers crossed please The wait to hear from your loved one is so hard. Best wishes for a smooth journey to the US and through POE!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-20 13:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congratulations Hope you're enjoying your time together after a long wait We will...as soon as he resets his sleep clock to adjust to the Pacific time zone.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-19 12:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Just got a text. He must have sprinted off the plane because he was towards the front of the queue for customs. He just went through customs and is officially in the country! I'll hear more about how POE went later tonight, but it was really quick! His text to me just before turning off his phone as he entered the queue was at 5:14PM. I got the text that he was through customs at 5:31PM. Edited by LeftCoastLady, 18 November 2012 - 08:53 PM.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-18 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Just got a text. He must have sprinted off the plane because he was towards the front of the queue for customs. He just went through customs and is officially in the country!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-18 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Hope everything goes ok with the POE. Keep us up to date. Will do! His flight lands in San Francisco in just under three hours from now. Not surprising, the flight left Heathrow late, but at least it was only about 30 minutes. I've been on a flight out of LHR that was delayed by over an hour.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-18 17:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	wishing your fiance a safe POE Thank you! I'm going to be a bag of nerves until he's in San Francisco (POE), through with customs, and on his way to the connecting flight to Portland.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-17 22:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congrats katchoo! My fiancé arrives this Sunday and I'm hoping he has a smooth POE as well. Best wishes Sabi!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-16 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Rossana HAS THE VISA PACKAGE!! she just picked it up from DHL>. they did not want to deliver for safety reasons of the content.. now she is freaking about.. NOT OPENING the wrong envelope.. lol.. we will skype later tonite.. and see this so called package together.. lol still no POE date.. but will visa in hand.. she is not confident to make final preparation to leave My fiancé was the same way! He waited until we were on Skype to carefully open the package. The infamous "do not open" package was clearly marked as such and his passport was sitting on top of it with a letter.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-12 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Hey I have a question for anyone who did a small/courthouse wedding and are doing a bigger one later on - did you exchange rings at your first/legal wedding? Or just sign the papers? I'm trying to figure out if we need to buy rings soon, or if we have a few months! (Legal wedding will be 01/01/13, as long as POE goes smoothly before Christmas, big wedding is 05/18/13) We're planning on exchanging rings at the small/legal wedding in December, which will be attended by just a handful of people. And then in January, we're having the big party for a larger group of friends. Yay! Glad you arrived safely! we are getting just ordinary silver sterling rings for our official wedding (November 17) and then next year when we do the bigger one, we will get ourselves proper wedding bands Awww thank you guys!My internet access was pretty much very poor ( was using Terry's iPhone most of the time) Yes I arrived to the US on November 1st, I was going through JFK but thankfully my flights were on time. I had my POE in Dublin and I can't imagine it being any easier... no questions , just smiles and wishing me a happy life! Then we headed to Miami and Orlando and just last night we got HOME! Congrats to everyone who got their visas, got to the USA or already got married! So happy for all of you guys!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-06 11:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	That time will fly and you'll be in the US before you know it! Has anyone heard from Sabi?	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-06 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	We're slowly getting there. I think a lot of us are in the post-interview stage where either POE has just happened or will be happening in the coming weeks. Texas22 has a bit longer of a wait for her interview, but we're all rooting for her to arrive in the US soon. Hi all...long time...Anyhow, I’d guess majority of us from here are now inundated in AOS stuff...do we continue to stay and post here or we go elsewhere (not sure if clogging the forum with AOS stuff would be appropriate) so I started a new topic http://www.visajourn.../397602-k1-aos/ ... just to keep Jan Filers continuum Oh and yes-we are married too	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-11-01 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	My fiancé emails me: "GETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPEGETONSKYPE !!!" He received a text from the courier service...his passport and visa are scheduled to be delivered tomorrow!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-30 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congrats kate & javi!!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-29 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	It's crazy how much the requirements vary by state. I'm planning on getting my marriage license today and was slightly worried because the website states that a SS # is required before you can have one. Then I called and the first woman I spoke to said I would also need a US driver's license for my fiance. She transferred me to another woman, and thankfully, she said that I didn't need a US driver's license for him and that we can fill out an affidavit since I doubt we could get an SS card by the wedding. I really wish that the US would make the marriage/SS card/driver's license requirements for K1 holders to be be the same for each state. That will never happen, alas. The crazy part is it's not even by state, but by county on what's required for obtaining a marriage license. Thankfully, for where we'll marry in Oregon, the license form is pretty straightforward.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-29 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	wo-hooooo! congrats Thank you!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-24 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Yay! I'm happy for you guys!! Looks like late spring / early summer for us! But, that will give us time to plan, save $$, de-clutter, pack up my house, give proper notice to my landlord, let the kids finish their school year (I'm going to pull them out as early as I can without them losing their year - so they will have an extra long summer ). Yes the wait is hard, but with each day and and each step forward, it gets easier knowing that we will have forever together to make up for it! Indeed it does!!	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-24 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January I-129F filers	Congratulations!! When is POE?? Early to mid November! As soon as he gets the visa back, we're going to book a flight. He'll be here in time for Thanksgiving. I'm friends with his mum and aunt on Facebook, so they were equally ecstatic to learn the news.	LeftCoastLady	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-24 09:52:00