ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved for K1!!
Congrats.
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-05 02:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoohoo! Another Valentine's Day NOA2.

Congrats



Congrats
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-14 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsReceived NOA2 Approval Notice While on Phone with USCIS!

I just called USCIS to ask them about their progress, and was told by a Tier 2 that they were processing JULY 2nd, which is NOT when I applied!

I am an August 6th filer through VSC, and while on the phone, I received a text notification & email! Once I hung up with the USCIS officer, I logged on to check my case status, and BOOM! Approved on February 19, 2013!!! 197 days!!!

So strange! Overjoyed, nonetheless! I hope everyone else is one step closer to receiving their NOA2s! :dance:



Congrats!!!
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-22 01:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2013 filers K1

..no worries you might receive NOA1 in a couple of days :thumbs: :thumbs:
NOA1 receive today hapinesss =) waiting for the hard copy in 7-10 days :dance:



I still have not received a NOA1 but my check was cashed today. Does anyone know why I have not received the NOA1?
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-07 08:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2013 filers K1
I didn't get a NOA1. I just tracked the package sorry for the misinformation.
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-05 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2013 filers K1
I am a February filer as well. Mailed packet on Friday and got notice it was received today. I am very thankful for this site and everyone that shares there story. Good luck to all, we will wait patiently together.
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-02-05 03:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Advise
Thanks, that's the one I have been using.
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-01-31 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Advise
Hi I am new to the site. I am getting all my paperwork ready to mail off tonight. I have read a lot of stories on here and I really appreciate everyone sharing there story. I have looked at my papers for days and hope they are filled out correctly. My fiance lives in Belize, and I cannot wait to get this process going. Thanks for all the information and for making this process a little easier for me.
HellDorianNot TellingBelize2013-01-31 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsA couple of questions regarding the NVC stage
We got transferred to the nvc as well. On dec 31 2013. We havent received any packets to fill out.
unitedpalletsMaleMexico2014-02-12 11:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Date !!!
Congratulations!!!. ..my i130 was approved on december 31.2013. We have not received any emails from nvc yet....im so happy for you..
unitedpalletsMaleMexico2014-02-12 11:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat does ds1200 mean?
I just received a email regarding a fee. I am just paid the aos fee and had the choice of agent filled out by my attorney.am I close to finishing the process?
unitedpalletsMaleMexico2014-03-12 15:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshelp I think my attorney doesn't know..... march 2013 filler
Yes the 601a
.I payed all the fees. My attorney has not started with the affidavit of support. Nor the ds260 application. I called uscis and the only want the receipt from the iv packet application and the nvc case number.i hope were doing this process correctly

unitedpalletsMaleMexico2014-03-20 23:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureshelp I think my attorney doesn't know..... march 2013 filler
I am a march filler. We recieved nvc case number on jan 31 2014.
Received a aos fee with ds 251 choice of agent on feb 20. Paid on march 3 .
Received a payment fee for form ds260 iv packet. March 3 2014. Made a payment on march 15.2014

I dont think my attorney knows what he us doing. He has a secretary and she is filling out all the paperwork.
Should I hire a new attorney?.I signed a contract but the case is almost complete . He sent in the i601 waiver to uscis but did not send in the receipt from the ds260 application. Now it was rejected and I have to wait 30 days to receive the rejected 601 waiver...I hope I am explaining myself





unitedpalletsMaleMexico2014-03-19 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi-134 co-sponsor
Hello Everyone!

I have filled out my i-134, but need help with filing out the i-134 for my co-sponsor, who is my mother. Is there anywhere on the form she should indicate she is the co-sponsor, or just include a cover letter? On the form, on number 8: listing of dependants: Should she list her husband, since he is a member of her household (even though he has separate income)?? Also, what should she enter in the field 10: asking if she has filed a visa petition with USCIS. Should she say "none" but mention that daughter (me) is the petitioner for a k-1 visa?? Thank you all for your help!
ajsmithFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-01-15 17:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS Case Status strange notification - HELP!
I received this today from the USCIS case status website. I had already received the NOA1 and was told my I-129F would be processed in the CSC. Has anyone else received a similar notification, and does anyone know how to proceed? I plan on calling the number provided asap, but any advice/previous experience would be appreciated.

"Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)


Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production


On January 29, 2013, the post office returned your document I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) as undeliverable. If you do not contact us at 1-800-375-5283 within 180 days from January 29, 2013, this document will be destroyed and you will need to file a new application with fee.


This step applies to applications that result in an applicant receiving a card (such as a "green card") or other document (such as a naturalization certificate, employment authorization document, travel document, or advance parole). Applications will be in this step from the time the order to produce the card/document is given until the card/document is produced and mailed to the applicant. You can expect to receive your card/document within 30 days of the approval of your application.

If you do not receive your document, please contact our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283."
ajsmithFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-01-29 12:59:00
USCIS Service CentersWhich Comes First On NOA2: E-Mail Or USCIS Status Change?

For me there was no txt or email.  I checked USCIS website 6/7/13 and there it was NOA2 approved 6/3/13. I kept checking it over the weekend just to be sure.  A few days letter hard copy letter arrived in the mail.  Best of luck to you.


FloranteNlauraMale02013-08-19 18:21:00
ChinaFilipino Citizen applying for K-1 Fiance(e) Visa in Beijing, China

Can u clarify pls. US citizen has to apply for a K1 visa. Us citizen is the petitioner and the K1 (fiance/fiancee) is the beneficiary. Are saying you are a filipino citizen presently residing in Beijing and a US citizen is applying a K1 visa for you?

FloranteNlauraMale02013-08-17 10:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionmanila embassy i 134 for k-1 visa

Just one I-134 for both fiancee and children is required for US Embassy Manila. Good luck!


FloranteNlauraMale02013-06-28 19:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDS-156 Electronic Form

I use Safari from Apple. Give it a try


FloranteNlauraMale02013-06-28 19:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDS-156 Online Form NOT Working

Unless there is a problem with state dept. servers.....I use Safari from Apple and it works for me.  Give it a try please.


FloranteNlauraMale02013-06-28 19:21:00
USCIS Service CentersFaster Processing Times

Ok yes I herb about that being passed. I didnt know the name and I didnt know it effected us in the process. 

Thank you 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-02-15 03:43:00
USCIS Service CentersFaster Processing Times

It wasnt so fast, it was within normal processing timelines. From I-130 to visa issued about 10-12 months. And then in 2012 DACA happened....and it went downhill from there, first affected were K1 filers and then CR1/IR1.

At least thats how i remember it.. 

 

What exactly is DACA? 

 

Its so sad I have been part of these processes for about 2 and a half years and still dont know all the terms 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-02-15 03:31:00
USCIS Service CentersFaster Processing Times

I believe it was two years ago??? when the IR-1/CR-1 visas were being processed like clock work one after another. Does anyone know what the reason was that they were processing the petitions so fast?

 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-02-15 03:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)IV fee

I completed DS-261 on May-23 and sent the AOS document same day, still no IV fee..

 

Inshallah we will be able to pay next week. I noticed you too are going through Casa in Morocco, when do you think we will be scheduled for an interview. 

 

What I have been reading is that normally for Morocco it's two month from the time NVC completes the case. 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-06-19 01:04:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)IV fee

Me too! :( 

 

More waiting. Waiting for the payment I think is more difficult than USCIS, because it feels so close. I herd it normally takes 15-20 days, but they are now taking the full 30 days from the DS-261.  

May 27 is my date.....11 more days until my 30 days are up 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-06-17 01:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS has turned my marriage into a joke...

After one year of a long hard distance relationship, I got married last May´13 in Seattle (WA). My husband and I decided to live in Spain together and start the whole process from here. He got his Spanish residency for five years(valid for all the European Union) in just ONE MONTH, for a 10.70 euros cost (8 dollars). It is outrageous to read all these posts here and see how difficult and messy is everything in the US. I am a January filer and my visa journey has just begun, but at least we are waiting for it together. I know it is difficult to leave your home country (house, kids -if applicable- and job) and start a temporary life abroad with your foreign husband to come back relatively soon. However, to those who are able to do that, I strongly recommend you to go ahead. We do not deserve being away each other: We live just once!

 

I agree with you 100%. I want to leave and go, but here is my question to you. WHen you come back do you have a job lined up? How are you planning to make that transition back? 

 

I am not done with school, so I dont know if they are going to let me take the leave.

 

My biggest fear is I move to my husbands country and then we are both stuck over there, because we cant get the money to come back. With no place to live and no jobs. 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-02-24 04:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUSCIS has turned my marriage into a joke...

My husband and I have known and done the LDR for 5 years. We started this process about two years ago. We have been push and pulled by USCIS for the k-1. Last summer we got married and decided to do the cr-1. But this year has been the hardest on both of us. It feels like I cry myself to sleep more than not. 

 

I am a student so its summer time. Meaning when I can go visit him, but the money is not there how we need it to be. I contemplate moving every day! I just dont know what I would do about my school loans and if I would be able to pick up where I left off when I come back. And I would be coming back with no job. But I am very close to just moving, at least until he has a visa. \

 

It is the worst feeling its like our lives are on hold. Everyone tells me keep busy, but how is that possible when everything you do is just a reminder that the one you love is not with you. This has been a difficult month!

(We filled cr-1 in September)  

 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-02-24 00:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - March 2014
I am not in the NVC stage yet, but I am thinking I might be within the next two months. Our petition was just transfered. My question is, is there an exporation date that the papers come from my husband over seas can have. I thought I read somewhere the paperwork can not be dated more than two months old.

I want my husband to start gathering all of the paperwprk because he will have to travel a bit to get it. And I want to be able to send the paperwork NVC needs as soon as they ask for it.
Thank you



AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-03-16 03:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - April 2014

I have read a great deal from this thread. But I was hoping someone could confirm this information for me. I am not sure if this is what my husband needs to send me. 

    

He needs: 

passport photos

birth certificate 

police record 

copy of his bio page in his passport

our marriage certificate 

A document from the court?(I am not sure what this is but I saw it on a page)  

PLEASE let me know if I got all of this paperwork correct because I want to make sure he sends me all of the corrct paperwork. 

 

Thank You!

 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-04-13 05:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - May 2014

I have read a good amount of this thread but there is 290 pages! So I am sorry if this has been asked already. 

 

I was wondering....... I am currently filling out the I864 and my mother is going to be my joint sponsor. However, my parents filed taxes together. Does that mean that my dad also needs to fill out an I864 or just my mother. I get so confused with tax papers! Sorry if this is a dumb question. 

Thank you 

 

Please quote me in any responses. 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-05-21 01:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - May 2014

Yes, and once it rings, realize you'll also be on hold likely for 15-45 minutes... :wacko:

 

Thank you! I finally got ahold of them. WOW I thought I could do it on my 10 minute break at work! hahaha sike! 

But now I know that they received our case 4/23. I was really hoping to be done with NVC by the beginning of June, but its looking more like the end of June. If we submit everything in correctly. 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-05-05 20:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - May 2014
This is my first time calling NVC and it keeps giving me a busy signal. Is this normal? Do I just have to keep calling until it finally rings? I called (603) 334-0700
AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-05-05 11:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2014 Interviews

I saw a few responses from people who are interviewing through Casa, Morocco. I was hoping one of you would tell me how much time it took from NBC case complete until your interview. What was the wait time? I am trying to plan it so that I can be in Morocco when my husband goes for his interview. 

 

Thank you. 


AfroukhsFemaleMorocco2014-06-19 01:25:00
VietnamPolice Record

Hi guys, I have one question.  Do I have to translate Police record (Ho so Tu Phap) from Vietnamese to English?  Thank you!!!


matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-05-21 23:58:00
VietnamNeed urgent help at US consulate Ho Chi Minh
Both cases showed READY on CEAC status. What should I do next? Thank you guys.
matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-07-14 01:42:00
VietnamNeed urgent help at US consulate Ho Chi Minh

Hi guys,

 

    I sponsored my parents' as US citizen.  I submitted the request to NVC for case expedite due to medical necessity.  I have not heard from them for 3 weeks.  However, I checked last week on CEAC website and both of the AOS fee and DS 260 available after I submitted DS-261.   I also noticed that my parents' petitions are in transit to the consular section.  I called the consulate at HCMC but the operator is clueless when I asked to make an interview appointment.  I have 3 questions:

 

1.  When can I pay for IV fee or my parents will pay it at the interview appointment?

2.  Do I submit AOS documents and IV documents to the consulate or they will submit at the interview?

3.  When can I make appointment for them?

 

    Please give me tips and tricks on how to deal with HCMC consulate.  Thank you so much.


matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-07-13 21:13:00
USCIS Service CentersNSC for I-130, NOA2 or approval

Wow that was fast! I'm in disbelief. Matrix00100 timeline shows California Service Center though, so that does not apply to NSC applicants. Either way, that was fast and congratulations to your parents and hopefully the rest of us will get a response soon. Thank you Everyone


My cases were at NSC. I'm not sure why they processed mine so fast. I was expecting 6-7 months. Thank God!

matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-06-06 09:54:00
USCIS Service CentersNSC for I-130, NOA2 or approval

That's awesome. Where was it at? Mines in Nebraska 

 

The petitions were at Nebraska Service Center.


matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-06-05 20:37:00
USCIS Service CentersNSC for I-130, NOA2 or approval
Hi guys, my parents' applications were approved this morning. My time line is below. Good luck!!!
matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-06-05 15:36:00
USCIS Service CentersNebraska Service Center
Hi guys, I woke up this morning and received emails from USCIS that both my parents' were approved. Good luck to everyone!!!
matrix00100MaleVietnam2014-06-05 12:14:00