Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (SMASHROX @ Feb 8 2008, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dbears @ Feb 7 2008, 07:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OUR CHECK WAS CASHED ALREADY!!! WOOHOOO!!! and my big bear received the USPS returned receipt also... i was just wondering why usps online tracking said our file was delivered Jan. 31 while the returned receipt had Feb. 1 as received date stamped on it? BTW guys, this will probably sound like a very stupid question but how did you get your canceled check with receipt number back? I think for most on this board they looked up their canceled check online. On the back where the service center endorses your check should be a case number with letters & numbers. Thanks, i'll surely pass this info to SO later.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-07 20:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	OUR CHECK WAS CASHED ALREADY!!! WOOHOOO!!! and my big bear received the USPS returned receipt also... i was just wondering why usps online tracking said our file was delivered Jan. 31 while the returned receipt had Feb. 1 as received date stamped on it? BTW guys, this will probably sound like a very stupid question but how did you get your canceled check with receipt number back? Edited by dbears, 07 February 2008 - 07:34 PM.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-07 19:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Feb 8 2008, 04:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> At those kind of weight gain rates you should be very glad that you didn't have to file at the CSC - with the extra weight there, you might be considered an endangered mammal and pushed into the ocean. QUOTE I wish the CSC was at the same avg wait from NOA1 to approval as VSC. Given the recent approvals from CSC, i think they are gradually getting their act together. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't there several september filers and 1 or 2 CSC october filers who got approved already? QUOTE Seriously, reading the posts of all those in the process and who are just getting their approvals is very inspirational. This is a great community. Best of luck to all January filers - I hope we are all 90 day wonders. We don't know each other but going through the same process, it is easier to empathize with each other like best friends. I'd be very very very happy if I'd get approved really really fast but I'd honestly be happier if I would see all January filers get approved without a glitch as just as fast! (NO JANUARY FILER LEFT BEHIND!).... now, i would be happiest if I could see all those whose been waiting way back in june or earlier get approved very soon also, they deserved it. We've been in the process in only a couple of weeks and it is already frustrating.. how much more to those whose been waiting for like eternity already. Best of luck to us all!	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-07 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE It took two weeks from sending my package to receipt of NOA1...hang in there! Thank you very much for the morale support guys... we'll be hanging here fully loaded with supplies i just hope vsc won't take so long or else id be 500pounds heavier by the time we get the noa1 and then gain another 1000pounds by the time we get noa2 Edited by dbears, 07 February 2008 - 07:53 AM.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-07 07:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Well, nothing yet... no NOA1, check not yet cashed, not even a sign of the return receipt from USPS... but im pretty sure we will have it in due time. Btw, approvals for november filers are already rolling in.... lets pray that by the end of this month we would be seeing december filers get approved which means we are next in line	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-06 20:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Our check is not yet cashed ..... i hope its not because SO stapled it to a blank paper:(... he was so concern it might get lost so he stapled it and then put additional paper clip to really secure it:( it wont cause any problems if check have staple marks on it right?	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-05 19:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Feb 2 2008, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dbears @ Feb 1 2008, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i guess there are just 1 or 2 of us left for january filers that have not received NOA1, there is no sign also that they have cashed our cheque yet. checking your signature timelines, it seems to me that CSC moves faster in cashing cheques than VSC and even faster in handing out NOA1s. Oh, VSC cash our cheque now and send us our NOA1. I'm itching to create our account on uscis case status service online. I guess more and more of us here are becoming more OC as days go by Don't I know it...I keep checking my bank online to see if the check has been cashed (last count was 5 times today)... Dawn You were only one day ahead of us in filing and we are also with the same service center: VSC! ... i guess you are already including us in your checking, i would assume, we wont get cashed unless they cashed in your check and we won't get NOA1 unless you have received your NOA1 also Hope we do get that NOA1 soonest... and hope NOA2 won't be so far ahead also. At least you'd be seeing your guy next month, with or without NOA1&2. Lucky you!.. Me, i won't be seeing my man till after my interview (he'll be coming here to pick us up--i refused to go to the US unless he comes here to get us) and i still don't know when that would be. I just miss him so bad! the shirt he left has lost his smell already. ... yes, im using the shirt he wore on our last day together as my pillow case so i could still smell him and pretend to be hugging him at night . (Don't ask how many months has passed without washing the shirt, it is still unwashed up to now )	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-01 22:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (mox @ Feb 2 2008, 05:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dbears @ Feb 1 2008, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i guess there are just 1 or 2 of us left for january filers that have not received NOA1, there is no sign also that they have cashed our cheque yet. Give it at least a few weeks. You only submitted a few days ago, and they do tend to take a little time in getting them cashed. Then you can start to *really* wait. i guess i sound like an impatient brat... i'll admit patience has never been my strongest virtue Edited by dbears, 01 February 2008 - 05:14 PM.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-01 17:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	i guess there are just 1 or 2 of us left for january filers that have not received NOA1, there is no sign also that they have cashed our cheque yet. checking your signature timelines, it seems to me that CSC moves faster in cashing cheques than VSC and even faster in handing out NOA1s. Oh, VSC cash our cheque now and send us our NOA1. I'm itching to create our account on uscis case status service online. I guess more and more of us here are becoming more OC as days go by	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-01 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	I guess we're the last one to jump in for January... there's not even update on usps online tracking so, I would assume our application has not reach VSC yet:(... but I'm letting God take full control of everything. As for evidence... ours was a bit overkill : passport stamps, boarding passes, airline tickets, hotel receipts, 30+ photos, couple of emails, chat logs, pages of our wedding website, pages of our photosharing site, receipt, delivery notification and photo of our personalized guest signature platter, my authenticated birth certificate, birth certificate of my kids, certificate of no marriage from our national statistics office, his divorce decrees, his birth certificate, and truck loads of prayers. Some of it are not really required but we just put it in.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-01-31 11:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Jan 31 2008, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The application was delivered to VSC at 12:31 PM (I told you I was obsessive...)...now begins the waiting game for the NOA1 and the ceremonious cashing of the check!!! You are not alone .. been checking and rechecking usps.com for any update on our shipment. Who wouldn't be OC, our future happiness is contained on those papers: the I-129F file, NOA1, NOA2,etc. good luck to us... God be with us all.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-01-30 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Finally confirmed... We're on board! My honey fixed the little glitch and sent the application Rick & Gay, January filers here... - January 29, 2008.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-01-29 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Please count us in for January filers. There is just one tiny bitsy thing needed and our I-129F application is good to go later today.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-01-29 04:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May filers	Bringing good cheers to the all the May filers!!! Here's hoping for a speedy and RFE free approval for all of you!!!	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-05-02 00:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How can we help Estadia (Sara)??	Count us in.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-04-02 05:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	QUOTE (mox @ Feb 22 2008, 07:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations to ???? and ????, September CSC filers approved today! CONGRATS!!!! You & yor SO deserve to be happy and now the first phase is finally over! GOD SPEED ON THE NEXT PART OF YOUR VISA JOURNEY MOX!!! Just don't leave us, your VJ family yet ok. This board can always use a good man	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-21 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	QUOTE (Smallz @ Feb 20 2008, 10:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I went to see my baby and on the day i left the US he found NOA2 in the mail!!!!! We got approved on the 14th!!!! That's a Happy Valentine's Day :D This is the best feeling in the world!!!! I cried. Just wanted to wish quick approvals to those still waiting CONGRATS!!!! Here's wishing for the approval of the remaining September filers still waiting for their NOA2.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-20 09:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	QUOTE (Brian & Kathy @ Feb 14 2008, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ohh, Brian thought it was just a "Touch", but now, I am checking carefully. I kinda believe it's just an approval!!! I sent him a text message, but it seems it didn't wake him up... In some words, I can't believe my eyes!! I hope he was just careless enough to think it's only a "Touch". When he told me this in my morning, I said to myself: "What?! Only a TOUCH?!" I bet he will wake up in the early morning, read my text message and call me... Time is just crawling... ( I guess I am a bit excited!!! ) Happy Valentine's Day to You all!! Kathy Check it again Kathy! It may just be an approval.. heck! IT IS AN APPROVAL!!!! Let me be the first to tell you: CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK ON THE NEXT PHASE!!!!	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-14 04:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	QUOTE (Brian & Kathy @ Feb 14 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We just got a touch for the first time since NOA1 today! It must be my birthday. Ohh wait, IT IS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!... in a few days, i will be saying CONGRATS on your approval QUOTE (ScoNoun @ Feb 14 2008, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We got APPROVED!!!! I am so happy and relieved. Good luck to all those who are still waiting...yours coming soon. Happy Valentines all! CONGRATS TO YOU!!! And good luck on the next phase of your journey1 HAPPY HEARTS DAY SEPTEMBER FILERS! i wish to see all of you get approved before the month ends.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-14 03:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	CONGRATS to all who were approved recently	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-09 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Feb 9 2008, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mox @ Feb 9 2008, 01:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm currently in the process of getting them to swap it out for Laura's file... NO!!! you 2 crack me up mox, i'll keep you and your SO in my prayers.. im positive you'll get your approval before 2008 ends ... i mean before february ends	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-09 04:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 Vermont K-1 Filers	I was a january 08 VSC filer and now a january AOS filer. Good luck to all of you... hope you would all have a speedy and RFE free visa journey,. When the waiting gets tough, just always think that same time next year, you would be with your love one already and draw strength in that hope. God bless.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-01-14 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	QUOTE (sarahs @ Feb 29 2008, 07:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Woohoo! I just got home from work & my NOA1 hard copy was waiting for me congrats on the noa1. I hope your case number is as clear as clear can be on that noa1 so you could set up account with USCIS site now. Much speed on your visa journey	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-28 18:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	QUOTE (Amanda+Stephen @ Feb 29 2008, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Feb 28 2008, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MissingHer @ Feb 28 2008, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi All, If they recieve my I-129F today or tomorrow, I'm on the Feb filer ship but if they recieve it on the 1st, am I considered a March filer on the site ... ??? Good luck too all If they receive it tomorrow you'll only be on the Feb filer list once every 4 years This gets talked about a lot - who's in what month. Igor's list uses the mailing date as being the most consistently accurate. The NOA1 date that people enter seems to have a lot of inconsistencies - not with the date on the NOA1, just the number people enter. Go wherever you feel more comfortable - better yet, be active in both, there's lots of good people here. Congrats on getting it all together. Now you get to sit back and relax for a bit. Agreed -- I filed at the end of January, but my NOA1 was February, so I kind of hang out in both the January & February threads Anyhow ... Welcome and here's to a speedy NOA2 Based on NOA1 and the received date, I think I would also need to be active in the February filers thread. I hope everybody is hanging on tight... February filers day is coming. Next week would be march already, who knows we will be seeing february approvals then. God speed everyone.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-28 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2008 filers	Welcome on board. Here's wishing you a speedy visa journey	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-02-05 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	Good luck on the interview Jeroen. And BIGGEST CONGRATS on the coming baby, that is just sooo wonderful. Filipinos believe that when your wife is pregnant (ask your in laws), it means you would be lucky, even in gambling. I think you have more than enough evidence of bonafide marriage. Plus your baby will definitely bring you good luck and you will have no problem during AOS interview CourtAndGrey: BIG BIG BIG congrats on the AOS approval. I am sorry that you went through all that but at least you have the approval. I hope you receive Grevein's green card soon.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-03-13 07:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	So many good news here. Court congrats on EAD and AP approval, hope the greencard follows soon. Pam congrats on the GC, that was might fast. Jeroen, congrats on getting the interview soon, I am sure you will do great. Cecile, I hope that latest touch will mean you will be receiving the GC soon. I am crossing my fingers for you girl. Seems there is a magic in complaining here... maybe I should complain on this thread to get answers too .... We have not received any biometrics appointment yet, it has been 2 weeks since our NOA1 was issued, i know it is not that long yet but still Others with the same timeline as me received their biometrics already, some will be going for their biometrics appt this week and next week. I just hope to receive ours soon (hopefully it didn't get lost in the mail)	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-02-04 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Jan 17 2009, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Jan 17 2009, 04:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I went to apply for my SSN today and was told that as a K-1 holder I can't have my SSN in my married name! Boo! That is basically what I was afraid of.. a while back I already stated that it might be one of the reasons why they give some of us a hard time, because of the changed name and the changed name isn't the same as the one in the computers... It doesn't make any sense but I do think it is one of the reasons...It is also why I seriously think people should apply for their SSN before they marry.. changing your name afterward is free anyways. i never got my SSN, first the smithfield (the far away county) office told me i can't get SSN since i already married my petitioner and thus became a K3 ... then we went to the big city and they accepted my application but when they requested verification of my status from immigration my admission status did not match, apparently the immigration officer at my POE forgot to type "K1" on the admission status box and now i can't get the SSN since I-94 has long since expired and I now have to wait till i get EAD. ... but i am hoping it will be soon. QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Jan 17 2009, 06:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dbears @ Jan 17 2009, 06:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our wedding plans had been adjusted several times: the date, location, etc... when I got here, I even almost called it completely off but we were able to work our problems out, set a final wedding date, and had a beautiful wedding with only 3 weeks preparation. I'm glad you guys could work it out... would be sad if you guys didn't (and a big loss of time with all that stressful waiting :S ). Christian counseling and loads of prayers did help us get through it and it did make our bond stronger. I was glad we did not have enough money for return tickets that time or else I would have packed my stuffs, dragged my kids and was probably back in the Philippines by now... because we did not have enough money for plane fare, I was forced to give Ricky another chance and I am sure glad I did give him another chance, he has been the most wonderful husband so far.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-01-19 00:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (alb2009 @ Jan 17 2009, 07:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm just curious how people plan their weddings with such uncertainty in this process. Any recommendations? I would actually like to have a nice wedding-- nothing rushed, but doing it in 3 months seems impossible, especially with most places booked by then. Need help! Our wedding plans had been adjusted several times: the date, location, etc... when I got here, I even almost called it completely off but we were able to work our problems out, set a final wedding date, and had a beautiful wedding with only 3 weeks preparation. As Rachel said, try planning the wedding 10-11 months from date of filing or you could plan to have a civil wedding first and then plan a grander wedding when you are all settled... the most important thing is not the wedding, that is only one day, but the relationship and the love you and your partner share and will share for (hopefully) a lifetime. QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Jan 17 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I went to apply for my SSN today and was told that as a K-1 holder I can't have my SSN in my married name! Boo! Alex and I will be able to apply for AOS this month. I already have work lined up, so I really hope my EAD arrives quickly once I file! I am so fortunate - I haven't even had to look for work! I truly happy that you will be able to file AOS this month and double happy that you already have a work waiting for you. As for the problem with SSN, there is just a lot of them who don't know what they are doing.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-01-16 23:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	Rachel, my heart goes out to you as well. ... I hope alex and his dad will be able to find work soon, the economy is really bad now and going through immigration with the expenses needed don't help at all but you are right, you will be able to get through this.... WE will all get through this! Same time last year, we were still starting the process and drawing courage and strength in the hope of being with our love ones soon.... now, majority of us are married and are with our love ones, BROKE but at least we are with our love ones... Ricky and I, have encountered financial challenges one after another since we got here and we just finally saved up enough to submit AOS tomorrow (a good $2210 + other AOS related expenses ). Me and the kids have been out of status since December 3rd. They said it is ok and I don't have to worry since there is no time limit in filing AOS and I won't have problem even if it will take us longer to file but I just couldn't risk my kids not having legal presence here any longer so Ricky and I had to tighten our already tight belt just to save more for AOS. (I read about Valsu's case in effects of family subforum... it may or may not be true but still...) I believe things will eventually get better and same time next year, we will all recall how we all struggled financially at the start of our marriage and while still going through AOS... this may be trying times for majority of us but this will draw us closer to our spouses. It will be good to someday look back to this hard times and just smile... We will all pull through coz this too shall pass... I am glad January '08 CSC filers thread is still alive, most of the VSC people have probably finished with the whole AOS process save for StephnRia who have just gotten her visa after a long, troublesome visa journey; HerolMounia who just had her visa interview last month (they were the last VSC filer to be approved, november 08); and one VSC filer who sadly had to go back to her home country a month after her wedding I guess we all struggled in different ways, most of us financially, some emotionally, some had to give up the relationship they have fought for... Every now and then, when I feel homesickness hitting hard; when our financial situation gets to tight and the bills just make me want to gobble up a bottle of pain medicine; when individual differences causes the "li'l discussion" and make me want to question why I am here and why I have even gotten married at all when I had been ok being a single mom for 8 long years, I simply had to think about all the others whose visa journey has come to a painful end and I just thank God that no matter how hard the going gets for me and ricky, at least we are still together and still holding on, learning about each other, making adjustments for our individual differences, and loving each other more and more each day... and I guess that is more than enough to be truly thankful for. I will borrow Blakes line: Let's give our spouses an extra hug tonight, let us cherish each moment we have with them. ((((HUGS))) to all of you.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-01-11 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Jan 12 2009, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you so much, all of you guys. This has been very confusing and very difficult. I don't know what has happened and can only really speculate at this point. There is not much I can do but wait for some answer some day. Olga is not "flighty" or capricious, nor have I ever seen any action at all on her part that would lead me to think she is in any way manipulative. So a disapearance is bizarre and not like her. The fact is that she lives with her father and he is not at the apartment either, and hasn't been for weeks now. I have more questions than answers, I do not understand anything. The children start school tomorrow in the Ukraine and if no one is at the apartment then I cannot help to think that she is gone and not coming back. But I don't know anything, like I said. We all started this journey a year ago, and at no step of the way was this easy. I am so happy that everyone has been successful in at least getting together. My journey still has a ways to go, I'm thinking, and although I'm not sure how it is going to end, I know I'll keep moving. You give your spouses an extra hug tonight, cherish each of your moments. Love you all. Blake oh Blake, my heart goes out to you... if I could only extend my arms to give you a warm supportive hug . I pray that someday soon, you will get all your answers, please do stay strong. (((HUGS)))	dbears	Female	Philippines	2009-01-11 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Nov 12 2008, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm mostly concerned about wedding plans and finances at the moment. All of the money I've saved up from my job these past two months won't fully cover Alex's credit cards, and of the $500 we have spare each month $266 is eaten up immediately by bills, leaving less than $250 for gas and food. Argh, I don't mean to rant, but Alex doesn't even have all the AOS money yet, which is really bothering me. I should've booked my flight for December... Don't worry about sounding whinny, we have all been there... as cecille have said, even if you saved up enough somehow it disappears quickly when you get here... when me and the kids got here, we just had all sorts of problems that had quickly eaten up whatever savings we had... plumbing problems, washing machine retiring(R.I.P.), problems with truck, etc... we didn't even know if we would have enough to push through with a wedding but we did manage to get through it.... AOS is another issue since for us we would be needing $2,210, plus other little extra AOS related expenses which could easily add up since it is always times 3 for us... our I-94 will be expiring by Dec. 3.. right now we are still $1000+ short for AOS fees., but I am still positive we will have enough to file AOS before Dec. 3.. Everything will be ok.. and same with you, before you know it, you have gone through the wedding and the AOS in a breeze. With all the stress all these immigration expenses give us, me and Ricky just tell each other that same time next year, we will look back and smile and wonder how we pulled it through. Finances will be tight for us who go through immigration but we can all do it... and You and Alex can certainly pull it through	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-11-12 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 12 2008, 12:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> waow! dbears I just read your story at the SSA! It was quite a journey! I'm glad that it worked out at the end! But, at your place, I would go back to see the first lady you talked to, showing the paper that state you will receive your SSN.... Maybe she still won't believe you, and say that you are illegal! i am tempted to do just that and also give her a copy of it plus a copy of all those SSA documents I have and tell her to study and learn! but she probably would say I am on the suspect list now, the same way she claimed the other K1's who got married and still got SSN are on "suspect list". well, i just hope she thoroughly reads that "supposedly inaccessible" to public SSA document (which you can easily access through a link provided in the vj SSN guide) QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Nov 12 2008, 05:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> About all those SSN's going so badly... I've been thinking and I could be wrong here but as far as I have seen does this thing only go wrong at people who already got married and already changed their names (if not all of them, then at least most of them). Big busy SSA offices probably knows how to handle different cases best since they probably encounter more K1s through their office.. but as for the smaller ones like in our county, they are not used to it so when the system was acting crazy or was requiring more info/document etc for change of name & civil status, they had no idea how to handle it or they are too lazy to know how to handle it so they just dismiss the applicant with claims that "IT CAN'T BE DONE". After all has been said and done, if I had to do it all over again, I would go and get SSN before getting married and just change name after marriage or after I get my green card. Probably less hassle even with smaller middle of nowhere county SSA offices. Wishing everyone a good day. (((BIG HUGS)))	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-11-12 08:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 11 2008, 12:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The same as Cécile here. I've been to the SSA 4 times before they finally say I'm eligible, and to pu my married name on the card. They are just not use to K1 visa holder I guess. Just gather as many proof as you can to explain them you can get your SSN card. Good Luck! And Congratulation on your wedding! Thank you for the Congrats. Maybe the smaller SSA office are just not familiar with K1s or any immigrant for that matter, it was all sorted out in the end, had to travel an hour to Raleigh coz even with enough proof our visit in Smithfield SSA office was still a mess... if I will encounter problem with state ID or driver's license later, I will probably just go to Raleigh, the big city again. QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Nov 11 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh yeah that too... Congratulations on your wedding, dbears And I love your wedding pictures Thank you very much. QUOTE (sunnybear @ Nov 11 2008, 02:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well we get married next week on the 18th and then have our reception on the 22nd! Sure hope lots show as I just ordered 252 cupcakes! Haha....if not my co-workers will be treated on the Monday morning with them all! Congrats on the happy reunion and good luck on the wedding. QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Nov 11 2008, 05:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations on getting married, dbears! Your photos are beautiful and that cake looks yummy indeed! Mm! I'm just organising shipping this week. It's costing £350 to ship all of my belongings (12 boxes), which I didn't think was too bad at all! I also bought a new, big, purple suitcase to take with me to the US. Thank you for the congrats Rachel. My mother in law baked the cake for us, it is Ricky's favorite cake and actually always been a favorite in Ricky's family gathering. So since we didn't have enough budget for a fancy gorgeous looking (oftentimes awfully tasting) wedding cake we figured it will be best to have the BESTEST tasting cake as wedding cake. Have a happy trip and happy reunion next week... I am sure your family is feeling sad now that you are leaving. enjoy every moment you have with them and enjoy your remaining days in England to the fullest. I share the same sentiments for Blake, i have not read the whole thing but I have read a few back post about Blake and Olga's situation. i sure hope you will be able to have your family together soon.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-11-11 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Nov 10 2008, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> dbears, I just posted in the VSC thread (I didn't see that you posted here too), unless I am not aware of something, if you apply for EAD at the same time as AOS, there is no additional fee, you just pay the $1010 for AOS and that's all. As for the SSN, you are eligible. Apparently it really depends on who you talk to at the social security office. When I went there, they were not sure I could receive an SSN because I was already married and therefore my name would not match the name on my immigration file, but they sent the request anyway and a few weeks later I received my SSN, in my married name (I had other problems, my I-94 didn't match my name in the SSA system, but apparently they figured it out correctly in the end). You should ask in the "Working & Traveling prior to getting a Green Card" forum if you haven't done it already. There was several documents there that showed that K1 visa holders who got married could receive an SSN. I had printed them and brought them with me at the office just in case, maybe you should do that. In my case though, they didn't ask to see them. Good luck with those steps It sure isn't easy but in the end everything will work out right. I posted the question in the said forum yesterday and got good answers and yes, i did print out every proof i could get but the lady in smithfield office just wouldn't hear of it, she even insinuated that we got the papers illegally and also said K1's who got married and still got SSN was on the suspect list, it was a mess . so we ended up going to raleigh office and everything was ok except for the fact that there might not be enough time to verify the authenticity of my documents since my I-94 will be expiring soon but at least they accepted my application and said they will try to send me my SSN before my I-94 expires, no gurantee but at least they will try. here's the complete story of the mess we experienced with SSA lady in smithfield (http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=2381544) I also just read the part of the bundle package in AOS fee... do you think it also applies for kids? my kids will only need to pay $600 each since they will be applying together with me, I would also want them to apply for AP and EAD if they could apply without additional fee. EAD is needed for them to get SSN and it will be nice if they could get SSN the soonest also.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-11-11 06:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	Hello everyone, I have surely missed all the great happenings here but I am glad everyone seems to be moving pretty fine even with few glitches here and there. CONGRATS on all the weddings and all the other happy reunions. I may have been a VSC filer but January CSC has been my second home here on VJ. Just an update on us, arrived here in Johnston county, NC on Sept. 4, got married Oct. 18 in a small and private church wedding. My step-daughter did my hair, I made my own bouquet and also did my own make up. The wedding was very simple but it was beautiful, my mother-in-law said there was no dry eye when we exchanged our personalized vows especially when we gave our vows to our kids. It was not what I visualized our wedding would be but it had been more special and memorable than I expected it to be even without the glitz and glams of a fancy wedding. On other note, we tried applying for SSN last week and was told that I am not eligible to get SSN since I already got married and therefore the K1 visa SSN eligibility don't apply to me anymore. The lady we talked to said we either need to do the whole process so I could get a K3 visa (which absolutely don't make any sense to me) since I am a spouse of the US citizen now and not a fiancee or we could apply for EAD for me and also for the kids. She was telling us all this probably not knowing that EAD cost $300+ to get. Anyweiz, we will try to go back to SSN office this week and try our luck in getting the SSN again.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-11-09 22:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 25 2008, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very smart, dbears. Here's what I'll be wearing at my wedding............ Suits you perfectly. Good luck to you and God bless.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-08-25 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	I think I forgot to CONGRATULATE Rachel and Jeroen for the visa... Sorry I am late:	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-08-25 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	since Ricky don't check vj unless i ask him to, I guess it is ok to share my wedding veil and dress here. Posted these pics on january vsc thread but since I consider mysel an honorary january csc member, I'll also have to post pics here for those interested, just click the pics for larger view: I will be buying some more swarovski crystals before I leave and will be sewing it to the dress a week or a few days before the wedding. I love how the crystals reflect different colors under the light.... the dress is not entirely how I wanted it to be but I still love it... I love trying it on again and again. i still need to find ways to be creative with my veil though coz I wanted it to be only fingertip in length but the seamstress made a floor length one .. i also told her not to put any train on the dress but she still added a little train on it.. now, I don't have time to have it redone, I only have one week left.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-08-25 06:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?	Hi Jeroen, Michele is a US born Filipina right? she may not be familiar with traditional filipino formal dress and attire for men but I bet her parents are still very much familiar with it... I just want to share with you what Ricky will be wearing on our wedding.. our wedding will be a fusion of Filipino and American traditions... this is called Barong Tagalog, our national costume for men. The first pic is Ricky's barong, the second one for his best man, and then the 3rd is for my son who will be walking with me to the altar (I had all 3 made here-got it last week). then the last pic is how the barong will look like when actually worn (that's not my Ricky though, just a pic I grabbed on the net). Edited by dbears, 25 August 2008 - 05:48 AM.	dbears	Female	Philippines	2008-08-25 05:45:00