Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 so depressed	Looking at this timelines and forums is making me so depressed i just pray and pray every day for a fast NOA2 ive been away from my fiance for teo months and i just cry every night because i really miss him! And looking at all this things makes me want to go back married him! I feel you. This long wait is so depressing. It's like our lives is at pause right now. It feels like we are so helpless things are out of our hands. All we can do is keep our hopes up. Just hang on.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-04-22 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question #11 on I-134 Affidavit of Support	looks  to me like you don't need to check any of the boxes. just put in "N/A (K1 Visa process for permanent residence)" in the line as none of the choices applies.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-04-27 06:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 big stress!	To keep the stress down: check your email only once a week. I used to do it everyday for 2 months then, just decided to give up and wait for the snail mail... I didn't even know NOA2 was on its way until I received the notice by mail. It was a happy day and I was not stressed one bit while waiting another 2 months for it...   This is great advice. I think my stress level has gone through the roof since I joined VJ as I keep checking Igor's list all the time. Edited by JobienJeck, 01 May 2013 - 09:51 PM.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-01 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS gave a wrong date, what to do? VSC Oct. filer	We are early November filers and we just reached our 6th month mark. My fiancé called USCIS earlier today and was told the same old line "they are still processing July 18" (he also called in last month being told the same thing). He immediately asked to be passed on to Tier 2, he requested for a Service request to be started. He was told that a letter of confirmation regarding the request will be mailed to him.   Like you guys we are so beyond frustrated with CSC at this time.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-07 16:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How you met question	My Fiance wrote a sorta essay explaining how we met and how we started talking and how we fell in love, story on how we first met and succeeding meet ups after the first meeting. (Where, how, when). Then in the form (since the form is very limiting on that question), our lawyer noted "see attachment". Then just attach that letter along with your portfolio.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-09 05:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need help! RFE - Marriage Termination	Do not send original copies unless requested. You'll need to request another and legible copy from NSO. Make sure that the annotation is clear     I see. Thanks so much for the input.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-14 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need help! RFE - Marriage Termination	Hmmm... same with me. I only submitted an original Marriage Certificate from NSO with the annotation on the right side. I didnt even give the Finality , Court Decision or a CEMAR copy, and it was fine. I think you submitted the original, so it's clear enough to be read.   Thanks for the reply. We didn't send original copies of the annotated marriage certificate and annulment decree, maybe they need the original copies?   "legible copy" is quite confusing, one would think they would just write "original copy" if that's what they need.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-14 04:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need help! RFE - Marriage Termination	We got the hardcopy of our RFE today and this is what's being asked that we submit.    Marriage Termination: Submit a legible copy of the final annulment decree that shows proof of filing issued by the National Statistics Office that terminated the prior marriage between XXX and XXX. The requested copy must be issued with a "CDLI endorsement" (Court Documents and Legal Instrucments). This endorsement shows any amendments to the original document from marriages, annulments, name changes etc. Unless a CDLI copy is requested, the requester will receive the unamended or original copy of the document.     We did send in the final decree of my annulment when we filed so we don't understand what they mean by this. What's a CDLI endorsement? Where do I get these documents? I got the final decree from the court and also submitted annotated marriage certificate from NSO. Edited by JobienJeck, 13 May 2013 - 09:56 PM.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-13 21:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request for more Evidence??? Help!!! K1	We got an RFE too today. I was expecting this though coz we didn't have the intent to marry letters. We paid an immigration lawyer to file for us and she forgot to ask us about this. RFE to me is still good news though, they've finally touched our case.    On May 8, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting evidence/information for this case to you or your representative. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the material requested. This case will be held in suspense until we either receive the evidence/information or the opportunity to submit it expires. A new processing period will begin when we receive your response. You or your representative will be notified by that office of a decision or if any further information or action is needed from you. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-08 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical of Visa Appointment	A K-1er can complete their St. Lukes medical even if they have not scheduled an Embassy interview appointment.  St. Lukes will allow you to be admitted for the medical if you have your NVC letter.  Also, many VJers have reported being admitted into St. Lukes by verbally giving them their MNL case number.  There have even been reports of people being admitted using only their USCIS NOA approval letter.       Thanks for this info. I had the same question in mind. I wanted to complete my medical first before scheduling an interview. I've undergone lung surgery so I'm pretty sure, I'll be one of those who would need to do the sputum test which will delay the interview for about 2 months.    So for as long as you have the NOA2 or MNL Case number, you can schedule the medical prior to the embassy interview, right?	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-17 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Over 6 months later they want more evidence? WTF	We got a letter saying they want me to provide an "original" statement to establish intent to marry? Our lawyer already sent that why would they need another one? What do you guys think this should look like? I am so upset!    We didn't send in an intent to marry letter, our lawyer did say it was not needed.   When we got an RFE, I thought that was why and I was so ready to kill our lawyer..(LOL) turns out the RFE was a request to send in a legible copy of my annulment decree. So Intent to marry doesn't seem to be a pre-requisite at all.    Some people get an RFE for it some don't. Guess it really depends on the officer who touched the case. This whole process is really Craaazzyyy! Just hang on and just give them what they need, and hope for the best!	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-21 04:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lawyer	Hello all   Question? We filed our I-129F last July, got an RFE in January and we are still waiting, If we get a lawyer now it can help or there will be nothing he can do until we get an answer from Immigration? Thanks   What was the RFE about? Did you send in your RFE Reply? Did you get a notification that they received your reply?   We got an RFE too and we sent in our reply and got a notification that it should take only about 60 days (at most) to process the RFE. And I've seen other members with an RFE who immediately got an approval barely 2 weeks after they have sent in their RFE reply.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-21 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	e-request during rfe response review	i totally forgot about that.. youre right! they said to wait for the decision within 60 days.. i sent mine on May 15th and it feels like ages ago. when did u send urs? what do u think will happen if i place an e-request, just for the sake of curiosity? hehe   I feel you. We got an RFE too and sent in the reply on the 15th and they received it 17th. It was a simple request and was hoping we'd get the approval soon after they have received it. I too would want to follow up but it does say wait 60 days. 60 days seems such a long time for a simple mistake.   We've seen other members though who got an RFE and got their approval 2 weeks after the response was received by USCIS. So we're waiting 2 weeks, keeping our fingers crossed that we'd get the approval by then. If not, then we'd probably be ringing them again non-stop till we get our approval.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-23 17:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Doing Medical Exam before scheduling Interview?	You have to wait 2 months for the results of the medical? or to take it again? Sorry, i did not understand and happened to be wondering the same question.   What happens if you dont pass the medical, will they give you another chance? What can make them denied a medical exam? Im thinking any life threathening condition that can be contaigious...am i right? or something else?   If the beneficiary failed the x-ray (doctors saw spots or scars on the lungs, x-ray is not clear) they will have the beneficiary do a sputum test and they will culture the specimen and the result of this test comes out only after 2 months. If results of the test is negative then interview can proceed otherwise it can cause further delays ( additional 8 months or more) for treatment then re-doing the medical exam.   At least that is the case here in Manila. Not sure in other embassies.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-05-27 03:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of support I-134 FORM. HELP!	When we filled out our I-134 my Fiance indicated partially dependent since his son is not under his custody.     I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AFFIDAVIT(S) OF SUPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S): Child support is not considered AOS so just put NONE if you have not sponsored anyone before.	JobienJeck	Female	Philippines	2013-11-20 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Recieved two rfe . . . so confused pleassssse help	you are right , even if two rfs should be ok but I'm a bit stressful and emotional I miss my fiance sooooo much :'( Don't worry its probably just one, even if it is two RFE's its ok because you can send them both together... If its not too private can you update us on what the RFE was about?	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-05 16:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Photo required?	I was going to submit a K1-Petition to start the visa process. I noticed that I don't have a passport style photo of? my fiance. Should I fly back to the Dominican Republic to get this from her? Is a passport style photo of her required for the initial K1-submission? You do need a recent passport photo. Ask her to mail it to you.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-07 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need all the help i can get. thank you!	There is something illegal about it. In some countries any religious marriage ceremony is a legal marriage. The idea that you have in your head that they are unrelated isn't correct for most countries. If the embassy gets a whiff that you had a marriage, whether legal or even non-legal, they will deny the fiance visa.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-08 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need all the help i can get. thank you!	Actually no. Everyone here would strongly advocate against that option. The main requirement for the K-1 visa is that both parties are able to marry, this is why it is called a fiancé visa. If they are married to each other, then they need to fill a CR-1. If there is a none legal ceremony, you take the risk of being denied... there are many threads about that on the forum (just saying this for general information since I think the OP knows this already considering the OP's current plans) I meant marry in church not legally, just ceremony, reception and etc... Nothing illegal about that. Both parties would still be single on paper. K1 means you don't have any legal documents saying you are married doesn't mean you can't go to church and get married. Church doesn't provide you a marriage certificate. Most people do that. You are not breaking any law or anything.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-08 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need all the help i can get. thank you!	Hi Everyone, my fiance and I got engaged 4 months ago. He already filed for a k-1 visa on the 30th of October. Our plan is to get married in my country (not the U.S.) for many reasons. So once we get the visa (praying everything goes as planned), i will head over to the States, get married in court, file for all things necessary to be filed (SSN, Advanced Parole, AOS, etc) and then finish the wedding preps. Once we get approved for advanced parole, we will head back to my country and have the church wedding and honeymoon there. So, my question is, is this even possible and do we have enough time to do all this before we do the interview for the adjusment of status? we wanna be married in church before that. How long does it usually take to get the interview date for AOS from the time of filing. and is there a chance that advanced parole will get approved AFTER AOS interview? I'm a newbie here so I need all the help i can get. thanks a lot : ) Can you get married in church and everything before you come to states and get married here only on paper (legally)? I believe you can a have a church wedding without legally being married. I would do that before you enter USA with K1. Good luck	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-07 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How did you submit pictures with your K1 Visa Application?	Hi everyone, I'm getting ready to send my I-129F form off tomorrow (and I'll readily admit I'm nervous). My question is about how best to include photos that provide evidence of being together. I'm including 10 photos of my fiance and me together over the past 9 months. As of right now, I have all my photos in an envelop, clipped to a paper that explains they are photos that provide proof of my fiance and I being together in the past 2 years. On the back of each photo I've written: our names the date/month/year the photo was taken (on several I couldn't recall the date, so I just wrote the month/year) the place where the photo was taken (restaurant, opera house, hotel, etc.) the city and country where the photo was taken Is this good enough? Would it be better if I color copied the photos onto a 8x10 piece of paper and labeled the paper instead? I'd love to know what some of you did. I'm trying to make this as easy as possible for the person going through my paperwork. I figure the faster someone can ge through my application, the faster my fiance gets his visa (maybe). Thanks for the help! Thats also what I did, not sure if its enough or not since I haven't got my NOA2 but I believe it should be enough Good luck	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-12 19:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	THESE TWO THINGS ARE IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY CONSIDERING K1 VISA!! MUST READ	Focus on the message rather than if it was in caps or not as it makes no difference. Again, I am scared for your future spouses if you make a big deal over the use of capital letters. I suspect some type of abuse will happen in the future by your short temper on silly matters. Its kind of hard to focus on the message when every sentience either starts or ends with you being confused and don't understand why people do things. Some people rather plan and get excited then sit on their A$$es and wait for months until they hear from USCIS. YOU DON"T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND EVERYONE IN THE WORLD, its ok I suspect some type of abuse will happen in the future by your short temper on silly matters. Really? I know you wanted to help us out but you used the wrong tone to do it. Its not all about the caps and no one is angry or upset here that you used all CAPS to express your opinion. Having said that you don't have to worry about any kind of abuse happening in future (not really sure you how came to that conclusion) P.S. This was fun	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-13 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	THESE TWO THINGS ARE IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY CONSIDERING K1 VISA!! MUST READ	GET MARRIED AS SOON AS SPOUSE ARRIVES IN USA!!!! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS SO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO COMPREHEND! DO NOT PLAN WEDDING CERAMONEY UNTIL SPOUSE ARRIVES IN USA! AGAIN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE PLAN WEDDING CARAMONY BEFORE SPOUSE ARRIVES OR BEFORE SPOUSE HAS ARRIVAL DATE AND THEN COMPLAIN THAT THE PAPERWORK IS TAKING TOO LONG! IF YOUR SPOUSE HAS TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET MARRIED WITHEN THE 90 DAYS, IT IS YOUR OWN FAULT. 90 DAYS IS MOR THAN ENOUGH TIME TO GET MARRIED! IF YOU PLANNED A HUGE CERAMONY AND ARE UPSET THAT YOUR SPOUSE WON’T BE HERE WHEN YOU HAD PLANNED, AGAIN..YOUR OWN FAULT! DON'T MAKE PLANS UNTIL THINGS ARE SET IN STONE! JUST TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE BEFORE THEY REGRET THEIR DESCIONS. why are you yelling ?	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-12 19:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Don't Lose your NOA2! Make copies!	Some of you probably already know this but make sure you keep a copy of your NOA2. After K-1 you will have to file an I-485 after you marry and they will want that copy of NOA2 again. I made copies but can't find them. I thought, no big deal just get a copy from USCIS. Well, they want an arm and a leg for a copy of notification paperwork for over $400.00. That's just crazy! What? Thats crazy Thanks for the info	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-13 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	higher air fare charge for K1 visa immigrants???	hi everyone! i hope you are all having a good day. i would just like to ask few things (especially to the manila K1 applicants) 1. i called a travel agency (hoping to catch some cheaper flights) and they asked me if i have an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, i answered "immigrant" since the K1 visa was categorized as such, so they gave me a flight date and a somehow cheap air fare deal for it. (just around $600 +) then i said "wow, that's good, since i don't want my fiance to worry about the money and i'll take care of it myself" then the travel agency respondent suddenly said that K1 visa have higher visa air fare charges...then they gave me a higher priced ticket! ($800 +) now im back looking for cheaper flights, i need to schedule a flight ASAP since i want to be with my fiance before April 13. is there really such a thing as higher air charges for K1 petitioned visa travellers? 2. can anyone give me an advice on how to handle the "point of entry" stuff at the airport? my fiance will be there to fetch when i arrive but should i bring anything more documents? (except the yellow envelope thing, passport and CD from St. Luke's medical exam) also if anyone can help me about the process at POE. i'm sorry if these are dumb questions, i'm just too nervous right now. i'll be leaving outside the country (and will live there) for the first time in my life. though i don't worry about living at US too much since my girl is with me. thank you very much!!! Contact different travel agency, ticket price should be the same for anyone at the time you are buying. It is not based on immigration status it is based on number of seats available. Good luck	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-02-26 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How should I assemble it?	The last step for me to do is assemble the K-1 into a nice black binder and send it off! In what order should the papers be placed? When the person reviewing the package opens up the binder, what's the first paper they need to see from beginning to end? Need help asap because I'm trying to mail it before the week is over. I followed the guidelines here http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide I put the cover letter first, indicating whats in the package in the order I put in. I believe it doesn't really matter what order as long as you have everything in there Udachi Edited by ckurt, 06 March 2013 - 09:28 PM.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-03-06 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter to congressman/congresswoman ????	Thank you for all the replies	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-03-20 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter to congressman/congresswoman ????	I keep hearing people writing letters to their congressman or congresswoman regarding their K1 visas. I am just curious, does it help? If so, can anyone please give us an idea what to write and how long we should wait until we write it? It has been almost 2 months since my NOA1 and I know its too early for me to start panicking, however I would like to know if anyone ever wrote a letter to their congressman and if it actually helped. Any help would be appreciated	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-03-19 18:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need some advice on K1/Cr1 visas	So we all know how "fast" CSC is processing K1 visas and it got me thinking would it be faster for me (~2 months since NOA1) to go back to my country, get married there and then reapply for CR1 visa? Can someone please tell me whats the processing time difference and/or if I can do that? Would I need to cancel my K1? How should I do if I decide to apply for CR1? Thank you in advance	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-03-27 13:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC is ALIVE :)	Hello my fellow VJ users. Nothing makes me more happy then see average of 7 K1 approves a day in CSC. I know they have kind of skipped over the July - Oct but at least they are moving forward.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-04-16 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help	Hi, I am Zara. And no, you don't need to. My husband (fiance at the time) changed jobs while we were applying.Just make sure to hold on to the pay stubs, you will need them later in the process. Thank you Zara	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-04-19 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help	You don't need to tell them anything. You haven't even submitted any financial information yet. Live your life. Thanks	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-04-16 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help	Hi all, I am waiting for my NOA2 for K1 visa and I want to change my job. Does anyone know if this will effect the K1 processing? Do I have to tell them that I changed my job just like I would have to tell them if I changed my address?	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-04-16 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Alien Registration Number	Hi, We received a text message today saying on April 19, 2013, your alien registration number was changed relating to your I-129F, petition for alien fiancé We are wondering what does this mean? We hadn't been given an alien registration number before That means someone is assigned to your case. Unfortunately it doesn't tell you anything about when it will get approved So essentially it means NOTHING	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-04-19 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	interview went wrong i guess	hi everybody on visa journey   i have a question from you guys i have a friend her husband had interview in afghanistan , but first on the interview he said they are not first cousins and they took his passport and after some investigation they found they they are first couisins and now the embassy returned his passport but did not give him the visa yet what is your sugestion for him  he is so depressed now , will he get the visa or his fiancee should get a lawyer ,i know the state his fiance lives allowed first cousins marriage i dont know why they lied .     Once you lie its hard to convince them you are not lying about everything else.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-08 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help! I'm still in INITIAL REVIEW after they touch our paper.	We sent our petition on Sep 26 2012 and got out NOA1 Oct 18 2012. Today I checked and it says "On May 2, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance." and our paper is still on INITIAL REVIEW. What does it mean??? They reset our date?? We've been waiting for almost 7 months! Does it mean we are going to wait for another 7 months again? It can go from Initial review to post decision... I think you are about to get an RFE or approval pretty soon Keep your fingers crossed	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-03 14:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Underweight	Some told my fiance that he can be denied his visa due to the fact he is a little underweight. Is this true? I cant seem to find the answer for him anywhere!   NO, its not true. As long as he passes his medical exam, it will be ok.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-09 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request for more Evidence??? Help!!! K1	This is what I see on our case:   On May 8, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting evidence/information for this case to you or your representative. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the material requested. This case will be held in suspense until we either receive the evidence/information or the opportunity to submit it expires. A new processing period will begin when we receive your response. You or your representative will be notified by that office of a decision or if any further information or action is needed from you. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.   I am lost! I feel like a panic attack right now. 1. How long does it take for this letter to arrive? Do people answer you over the phone about this RFEs at the USCIS?   If you guys knew what we sent... We sent a file with approximately 600 pages including: - pictures - phone bills - skype, gmail conversations, emails - flight tickets... - wedding prep. documents... - the ring certificate?   What exactly could be missing? Is this something I need to be worried about? Is too much too bad? FYI they made a mistake at the beginning and put that I was from Salvador Bahamas instead of El Salvador. Could that be related?   Any comments or experiences from also RFE's requested would be greatly appreciated.   STOP panicing Look at this from the bright side, you are very close getting approved Usually people get approved a week after their RFE response, so this is actually good compared to some of us who are still waiting	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-08 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1	This question may have been asked before but I am going to ask it anyway... I am the USC and will one day file on behave of my fiance. My question is for all of you filers, who was the person most trusted to file the papaerwork ie. the man or the woman? I do not ask to be prejudice but to prevent any delays and for accuracy purposes. Is it based on the more knowledeable person or do the woman primarily do all the filing and just leave the man up to the signing?   Really?	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-17 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter of intent	You need to send 2, one with petition and then another one with updated date for interview.	ckurt	Male	Armenia	2013-05-24 02:33:00