Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	help	please help me for this i am confuse..i got my interview today,by the way i am on cr1 category,they have asked that my husband has 2 case in the past,,,that was his dwi last 2006 and a case with the former gf whish already resolved 3 years ago.now they are asking me to ask my husband to send me the court docs order from the case he had with former g f...my husband called the nvc about this they have proven that these case are resolved already...can anyone tells me that this thing will makes me delay to be with my husband..they have asked me the question about this and i just remember that my husband has told me aboutt his story with former g f...but not a case with previous wife...please help me for nthis i am real confuse now... Oh, now I'm nervous! Both of us have husbands with DUI cases in the past. Were you grilled about your husband's DUI? Were you also asked to submit his DUI court records? Are they asking for original court records, or did they say that copies would suffice? Edited by The Humanists, 07 December 2011 - 06:42 PM.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-12-07 18:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Need to change interview date Manila	That is what I did before i went to bed last night. First I tried to change through the chat option they have, but it didn't seem the operator was familiar with the process. Then I tried the number, they asked for passport number, date of issuance, date of expiration, priority number, case number, and beneficiary's email address. It was really very easy over the phone, just taking about 10 minutes, and we got a date just a few days after the original, which was all I needed. Our new date is February 1. Good luck to you! Thank you! Good luck to you, too!	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-12-14 06:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Need to change interview date Manila	I tried to change the date before I made this post. I cannot change the date of my trip. So I would still like to know how to go about changing the date of interview. Hi! Did you try contacting the Visa Information and Appointment Service at (632) 982-5555 or (632) 902-8930? Got the numbers from the Manila embassy website. My husband and I were going to try to reschedule so he could use his free PAL miles to fly here, but we ultimately decided to just pay the high peak season rate and stick with the schedule given by NVC. I did call the hotline once to inquire. The first thing they'll ask for is your wife's passport number, then the expiration date and her name.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-12-14 05:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CSC BACKED UP	My husband and I also filed in March and only got approval last week, after more than a 5-month wait. But then again, most March filers here on VJ got their NOA2s in June and July. If you look at Igor's list, you'll see there are only a few March filers still waiting for approval. Maybe the CSC rep meant that they were still adjudicating the remaining March filers. So what they told you could be (somewhat) true.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-09-16 19:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exam at SLMEC	congrats too.. how was ur POE experience??? Thanks and hi! It was all right but not as easy-breezy as my interview. The border patrol officer at the Honolulu International Airport asked more questions than the C.O. did at my interview. It took more than a few minutes before I was let through. I had a big file, and she read it thoroughly before signing my papers and stamping my passport with "Admitted." I don't think she was trying to be difficult; just being meticulous, I guess. She was the only female border patrol officer that morning and seemed to be the only thorough one. Lucky me, heh. But all's well, and I'm in San Francisco! What about you? When are you flying, and where's your POE? Good luck!	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2012-01-18 19:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exam at SLMEC	congrats karol.. hubby and i passed the med exam too today.. yeah, the st. lukes waiting time is indescribable.. 3 hrs for vaccine and 3 hrs to release my data... all in all, best news for the day ...yea i know his first day the wait wasnt that bad...but then 2nd day he waited for 7hrs he got released like around 4:30 which is dec 21 there in phil...but well its worth it.. Congratulations to both of you for passing the medicals! I also had to wait longer on the second day...there were more people!	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-12-21 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NBI	What is the difference between.. "NO RECORDS ON FILE" & "NO CRIMINAL RECORDS".. Got my NBI clearance today, and it says "NO RECORD ON FILE".. However, I got a Hit, that's why I have to go to Quality Control interview and signed a waiver stating that I'm not that person... Any same experience as mine? Oh, and to answer your question, "NO RECORD ON FILE" means you're good to go. That means you have neither a criminal case nor a civil case on record. "NO CRIMINAL RECORD" would result in the C.O. from the embassy asking you for a letter of explanation from the NBI.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-10-11 06:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NBI	What is the difference between.. "NO RECORDS ON FILE" & "NO CRIMINAL RECORDS".. Got my NBI clearance today, and it says "NO RECORD ON FILE".. However, I got a Hit, that's why I have to go to Quality Control interview and signed a waiver stating that I'm not that person... Any same experience as mine? Is that your first NBI clearance? If not, did you also get a hit when you applied the first time? I went to NBI today and also got a hit. I don't know what caused it. They didn't release my clearance today; I have to go back another day. I'm confused because this isn't my first time to apply for a clearance, but this is the first time I've been "hit!" My name is pretty unique. Nothing about it - first name, maiden name, married name - is common. Edited by The Humanists, 11 October 2011 - 06:10 AM.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-10-11 06:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long does USCIS take to process i-130 if it says in the immigration timeline that it's started being processed now	Hi! The time interval between the first notice (NOA1) and the decision on your petition (NOA2) is generally 5-6 months, although some have gotten their NOA2s in less than that amount of time. But what you're asking is what happens within that time interval, is that right? You want to know how long it takes from the time the adjudicator starts actually working on your case to the time he makes a final decision on it, and I'm not sure anyone outside of the USCIS can answer that. The processing dates that Visa Journey displays on the Immigration Timelines page are based on members' NOA1s, if I'm not mistaken. (Somebody please correct me if I am.)	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-10-17 23:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Did you use a lawyer	We didn't get a lawyer, although we have what most here would deem a complicated case. Before we sent the petition in, my husband (the USC) and I argued about it. I wanted to have at least a consultation with a lawyer to determine if we would encounter problems and if so, what could be done about them. My husband said, "Baby, both you and I are very intelligent and well-read, so I'm sure that we're also both as capable of reading and understanding the I-130 instructions as any lawyer." I did eventually agree (grudgingly) that we didn't need a lawyer, and I guess my hubs was right because we got through USCIS without even an RFE.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-10-16 17:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ok to visit fiancee in Phillipines	She lives in Taguig City which is close to Makati City, so I will get a hotel in Makati City. I hope to stay 3 weeks this time whereas last time I could only stay 2 weeks. I was last there in August of 2011. For me, the flight is even longer since I fly from Atlanta to Japan which is 13 hours. I'm thinking of going a different route this time just to make the longest flight a bit shorter. Also, I didn't have any sleeping medication last time I flew either. I thought I would have no trouble sleeping, but I was so wrong. Hotels in makati are expensive, why not just stay somewhere much cheaper? Or stay in taguig? Yeah its a long flight and its hot here/raining a lot so dress accordingly There are many hotels in Makati that aren't expensive. For example, LPL Suites, BSA Tower and Prince Plaza II right across Greenbelt 5 have very reasonable rates. The first time my husband came here, he stayed at LPL Suites and paid only 2000+ php a night. There are also inexpensive hotels on P. Burgos St., like Oxford Suites and Citadel Inn, if you don't mind staying in the red-light district. There are more choices in Makati than in Taguig. I live here in Taguig, and there are condotels here at The Fort, but they're pretty expensive.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-11-06 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Trying to win a wedding reception!!!	Done voting! I loved reading your love story!	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-11-09 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical exam	You may want to go in the afternoon. Before I went to SLEC for my medical exam, a friend who's done with the entire visa process suggested that I go there in the afternoon because there would be fewer people. This suggestion was seconded by another friend who used to be a nurse at SLEC. I did as they suggested, and true enough, I completed all the required tests in less than 2 hours: in at 1:30pm and out at 3pm. I almost went in the morning, but now I'm glad I listened to my friends. Keep in mind, though, that the clinic closes at 4:30pm.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-11-11 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How About A $1000 i-129f	There are many things that can be done to speed up this process. I do not make a lot of money but I would rather pay $1000 for the I-129f petition and have it approved in one month. If everybody paid a higher rate they could higher more workers and process faster. Just one idea to help the system. TIME IS MONEY! I second the motion, although I agree that it wouldn't be fair to everyone for the US government to charge a premium. While we were waiting for NOA2 (waited almost 6 months), my husband and I talked about how we would gladly pay more money just to speed up the process. We don't have a lot of money either, but we would have saved A LOT in expenses had we been allowed to zoom through USCIS and the rest of the visa application process. Heck, we probably would have paid $5000 or more had there been a guarantee that everything would be processed in a month! This long-distance relationship is not only emotionally taxing but also quite expensive. We maintain 2 residences; an apartment in San Francisco and a condo here. We know that we'll have fewer expenses once we're together because we won't have to maintain two residences anymore.	The Humanists	Female	Philippines	2011-11-12 04:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 November 2010 CSC Filers	Hello, just dropping by to say merry christmas & happy new year to fellow November 2010 CSC K-1 Filers	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-12-23 01:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Is an Immigration Lawyer ever needed for a K1 Visa?	No you don't need a lawyer - big mistake that we got one since we thought it would be more efficient, more organized about the paperwork and that they'll be helpful about the process, but wrong! It caused us delays when we we were preparing our documents for the K-1 application due to back & forth correspondences, and it takes them 2 days turnaround time to reply to our emails & queries, was sadly just a waste of money - was $1,200...we only learned about visajourney after hiring the lawyer and we could have just done it ourselves...took us lot of time to research this law firm and their website was convincing So, anyway we already got our NOA2 via email notice since we signed up at the USCIS website, however until now we haven't received any calls or emails from the lawyers informing us about it it should have been their responsibility to track our case, but they've been useless...they even didn't get in touch weeks prior to expected arrival time of NOA2 to advise us about gathering police clearance & doing medicals and other prep...if we were not initiative enough or if we haven't known about VJ, we would have never known yet that we got approved hahaha or the process could have taken longer...	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-15 05:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	4 months from NVC to consulate???	wow that is too long Maybe NVC also uses DHL in sending packages to China?? See link below under NVC forum, where a lot from the forum were able to track their package through DHL website from NVC to Consulate, as long as you know approximate date when your package left NVC. You can try it if possible...i was able to track mine through this... http://www.visajourn...nvc-to-embassy/	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-29 06:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	Grats to November filers who got approved!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-05-01 05:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	we got our NOA2 approval today - yipeeeeee!!!!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-12 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	so does this mean Nov 17, 2010 filers like me are about to get our NOA2 soon? OH PLEASE! Ohhh hopefully next week we'll get a lot of approvals please please please	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-08 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	I'm so nervous & excited at the same time!!! Hope it's all good news for all of us this coming weeks of April 2011	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-03 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	Hello November 2010 K-1 filers! Merry christmas!!! we now have approximately 4 more months to go before NOA2 approval yay (hopefully processing will go back to faster pace)!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-12-23 01:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	When do you think is the estimated time of receipt for NOA2 for us November filers, assuming everything goes well smoothly without RFE?	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-12-04 01:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2010 K1 filers	We filed on Nov. 18 Hey, good luck to us all November filers, hopefully the Christmas break won't slow down the processing Here's our timeline: California Service Center Date lawyer sent docs: 19 Nov 2010 NOA received date: 22 Nov 2010 Notice date: 26 Nov 2010 Receipt of hard copy NOA1: 3 Dec 2010 Touched: 3 Dec 2010	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-12-04 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	divorce decree/divorce certificate difference?	oook. thanks. so now we can expect an rfe for a decree?...frustrated now. :-( Hi Jken, did you get an RFE for that? My fiancee in US have the divorce certificate requested from Florida statistics office (one page stamped one)...Is this sufficient or is that different from the divorce decree?? He filled-up the application form from the statistics office website requesting for the divorce records. So I'm now not sure if we got the right one.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-10-29 22:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question on filling out I-129F and G-325A Forms (could not find info in guides for this)	Can anyone help? My fiancee in the US cannot remember all the address history for the past five years. Where can we get this information? There were online reports for background check but LexisNexis can only provide report within 30-60 days, which is really a looong time. He had moved apartments when he was a student then, and do not have available records of it.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-11-03 05:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is an immigration lawyer a good idea?	hello everyone, we hired an immigration lawyer since we thought it would be easier and faster, but right now i think it is more frustrating....it is a longer wait and they do not timely respond to our emails and queries if i should have known, i should have done it ourselves and save the fees....oh well good luck to us!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2010-10-29 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NO SHUTDOWN	relieved	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-08 23:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Australians getting Police Certficate P800?	Hi This has been discussed in detail under Regional forum - Australia & NZ. Please see link below: http://www.visajourn...eck-which-form/ I recently did mine and we used P800 form. P800 or full disclosure is the one required as per US Consulate website.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-10 05:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Vaccination questions	hi same thing for me as well, i already had chicken pox before, but the serology results indicated that there's no trace of immunity to varicella, so the doctor required me to have the vaccine for it.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-13 08:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 134 - Supporting Documents? [edited title]	Check the regional forum to see if the consulate really needs those bank statements. I seriously doubt it, unless you're self-employed. The published requirements for the discretionary decisions, like the "public charge" requirement, are often somewhat vague. Attorneys sometimes get into a habit of doing things a certain way because it's what they've always done, and it's always worked for them, but in many cases it may actually be completely unnecessary. Yup, that's what we think too, thanks!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-20 09:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 134 - Supporting Documents? [edited title]	Generally, when income is sufficient, I advise leaving all asset questions blank. However, your attorney SHOULD understand your case more completely than I do. Why not simply ask the attorney this question? we exactly do not have 100% faith on our immigration lawyer because of some delay with our initial I-129F processing and other few matters i.e. untimely replies, they only learned our Noa2 got approved cuz we told them, no advice yet re. preparation for packet 3 - but we already collated them anyway because from our research and from VJ...so, it's just good to know fellow VJer's opinion we're still waiting from NVC anyway, so we're going to do it and will still have time to gather all past 12 bank statements...just wondering if it's really necessary...and yes their reply is it's in the I-134 instructions requiring us to provide info on date account opened, total deposits to the account during the year, and the present balance...and yup i admit they're correct it is stated there and lawyers are by the book...	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-20 09:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 134 - Supporting Documents? [edited title]	Ok, so our lawyer told us that we will need to submit and prepare the bank statements for the last 12 months...really??? because it would take awhile to gather this info, and the on-line statements would only show the recent bank balance and not the average bank balance for each month. We are just planning to bring as support the 2010 tax return & W2, recent payslips, employment letter showing more than enough earnings...are these ok? Thanks.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-20 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	proof of meeting in last two years - any suggestions?	hi, we also lived together before...like as what you said, since we both lived together we don't have many correspondences during that period of our relationship as we see each other everyday... our proof of relationship includes the lease agreement with both our names, bond lodgement letter, internet & utility bills with both our names, passport stamps, both our individual bank letters and other letters showing proof that we both lived on the same address....also birthday cards and we also included online receipts (since just stored in our emails) of our local trips, concert ticket purchases, etc.	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-30 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What happens after noa2?	Whats the next step after receiving noa2? just so i can be ahead of the game... ive read other Vj'ers timelines but everyone has different things, its quite confusing!.. once ur approved, do they sent the next packet straight to the foreign fiances address/embassy/consulate?... Hi, congrats on your NOA2! Visit the regional discussion forum of VJ, it's very helpful for stages after NOA2 since this sometimes varies for each Consulate... After the Consulate receives the packet from NVC, they will send packet 3 or instructions to your fiancee, the waiting time between NVC & Consulate varies but is usually w/n 2 weeks. While waiting, your fiancee can start filling up the forms and gather police certificates, schedule for medical exam, and the USC can start with the affidavit of support...	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-05-03 04:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where is my visa??	Hi, yea just call the embassy first thing tomorrow morning to follow-up! you can also post at regional discussion - Australia & NZ forum, some may be able to specifically provide inputs based on their Sydney consulate experience? http://www.visajourn...opicfilter__all I have checked the timeline for Australia k-1 visa with interview date around same time as yours, and they got the visa approximately within the range of 2-10 days... Hope everything will be okay and good luck!	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-05-02 06:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	police report/records	yup, that depends which countries you used to live in...mine took 3 weeks for local police record, 6 weeks for another country and 2 weeks for another country.... so, it would be really great to organise the police records in advance, but keep in mind that although police certificates are good for up to one year, some Embassy can exercise discretion to ask for an update for any police certificates issued more than 6 mos...	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-05-03 05:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When and who do I call to figure out if the NVC has my case	You can call NVC around 6 business days after NOA2 since when i called them after 5 days they don't have it yet in the system... Then I emailed them after 8 days, and I received a reply a day after with our case # and stating it was shipped to consulate, so approximately NVC did mine in 10 business days... Also, as discussed under NVC forum, you can track the package through DHL from NVC to Consulate, so you would know when the Consulate will receive it. http://www.visajourn...nvc-to-embassy/	Snickerz	Not Telling	Australia	2011-04-29 05:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE from CSC	I hired a lawyer and also got an RFE. My husband didn't think we needed a lawyer but I thought it would help us and save us a few fights. Wrong! The lawyer has made a couple of "boo booos" and my husband does not trust anything he says anymore. I am beginning to wish I could fire him but at this point I think it would cause more harm than good. Can I sue him if my husband decides to go back to his home country out of insanity and poverty?	larissab	Not Telling	Germany	2006-04-14 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I apply for a K-1 Visa and a Tourist visa at once?	Hello people, I'm currently engaged to my American fiancee and I plan to move to the USA in about a year from now. We decided to go for the K-1 visa. Since she has been the only one visiting me so far I want to visit her the summer and see the sorounding where I will live. I will apply for a tourist visa somewhere in August so I was wondering if it is possible to apply first for a k-1 visa and then a tourist one? Or can I apply at the same time for both or is it better for me to come back from the USA and then apply for a K-1 visa? Also I would like to ask: how long does the processing of the K-1 visa lasts?(from the moment you apply till the moment you pick it up) Thank you for your help people... Cheers, Eddyy You can apply for only one Visa at a time. Good luck to you	kevdman	Male	Colombia	2010-04-12 10:59:00