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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2014 filers

thanks!! :D  it was a great day.  :) 

 

Johan had his biometrics appointment on Sept 12, so 5 weeks ago.  And still no EAD, which is annoying.  I know there are a couple of us who have gotten EAD/AP cards, and I think there's even 1 of us who has their interview scheduled, but IDK who or if that's 100% true. 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-10-17 13:15:00
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 here's what we did on Saturday.  ;)

 

 

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Edited by Tina and Johan, 15 October 2014 - 06:36 PM.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-10-15 18:33:00
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Can't wait to see some pics!!  Congrats in advance, visa twin.  ;)


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-10-07 11:54:00
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Good morning!  Johan's family arrived from South Africa yesterday for our wedding on Saturday! :D  What a great day it was to finally meet my future (current!) family.  :)

 

Abby, I know the countdown is on for you!  By the time I wake up on Saturday, you and Andre will be married.  <3   When do you leave for the beach?! 

 

Congrats to all the recent NOA2s and approvals!  Our group kicks a$$.  ;)

 

Tina


Edited by Tina and Johan, 06 October 2014 - 10:51 AM.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-10-06 10:50:00
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Called NVC today and was told I have to wait 4 to 5 weeks before calling..  It has only been one week and he refused to look up our case to see if it had arrived.. 

 

Do I keep trying and hope for a rep in a better mood?

 

Definitely call again!  We got our # about 10 days after NOA2.  You have no reason to wait 4-5 weeks. 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-24 10:08:00
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Lol! Ours came as six separate texts, and within about a 10-minute time span. Then Johan got all the emails on top of that. We were well informed!! Haha
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-22 23:56:00
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We just got approved at the embassy! Flights booked and POE is October 22nd and wedding is October 30th! I'm soooo excited! :) Thanks to everyone on here for all your help, it really made things easier. Especially Tina and Johan, because we really knew what to expect for the interview from all you shared with us.

 

WOOHOO!!  you're more than welcome!!  Isn't it so great how fast Dublin works?!?!  haha  Expect to have your visa in hand by Friday.  :)  Congrats on the approval, and the upcoming POE/Wedding.  :D


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-22 14:20:00
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Congrats to everyone who is finally getting their NOA2s and finishing the process. It's about time! :)
 
Jake finally got his EAD approved--so he'll be able to start working within two weeks. <--that's a big deal, he really hated not working for a couple months as the AOS / EAD processed.


That's fast!! Jakes and Johan's biometrics was the same day. He's also going nuts. ?? our noa1 is about a week behind yours. I'm hopeful.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-20 18:07:00
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Yay lots of great things going on! Andre has been here exactly 30 days. We have been very busy getting everything ready for our October 11th wedding. We will file AOS as soon as we can afterwards. His I-94 expires Nov 21st so sometime before then, hopefully. :-) I am not looking forward to that, but I know Andre is ready to work. He did get his SSN and now we are working on putting his name on some my lease, utilities, and bank accounts so that he can have proof of address to get a Drivers License and we can be ready for the next steps of the immigration stuff. 22 days til wedding day! I will definitely post a picture :)


22 days?!? Oh em gee! That's coming up quick! Ha. Congrats to the new NOA2 recipients! It's downhill from here. ?? Kinshasa! Wow! Johan is from Africa, but Pretoria.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-19 20:31:00
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Very slow now! I think most of us are too busy enjoying our new lives together :) How's everything going? 

 

Yay! We finally sent off our AOS packet yesterday after being married for a month. We were hoping to send it off sooner but we had to wait 10 days to get our marriage license and then change my name, Rich had to go to the doctors for vaccinations, etc. We live in Chicago so it was supposed to arrive today, I can't wait till we get an email saying they opened it!! But I am NOT looking forward to being at the hands of USCIS again haha. 

 

 

How's everyone else doing? Where are you at in the process?

 

We got married back on July 28th and filed for AOS  on August 2nd.  We're in the waiting process again.  :(  No one knows we got married already, and our wedding is scheduled for October 11th!  Johan's familiy is flying in from South Africa on the 5th, my son arrives from Michigan on the 4th, and his best man comes in from England on the 6th.  It's going to be a great weekend! I can't wait to post a picture! :) 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-19 13:31:00
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JUST GOT APPROVED AFTER 196 DAYS! 
 


Yes!!!!! Congratulations!!! And now off to Dublin to quickly finish the process. ??

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-11 11:18:00
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As for the civil surgeon, we sent in the vaccination form because ours was complete. I've read many people who really get screwed over by this part though. It's bs.

Edited by Tina and Johan, 07 September 2014 - 10:44 PM.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-07 22:41:00
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Yes, Dublin is fast and efficient. I just asked and he said that he didn't send back the ds160, but brought it with him. He thinks he did send back some stuff (like the list of addresses), but he can't really remember.
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-09-07 22:35:00
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The only real thing that frustrated me about Dublin was that they kept our status "in transit" for over a week when I knew they had it! But if you have all your documents together, you could literally have your visa in a month. They're very very fast! From letter telling him what day his appt was to visa in hand was less than 2 weeks! Our only delay post-NVC was Johan waiting for his police cert from South Africa.
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-30 01:11:00
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I finally got here on Sunday! We were meant to get married on Monday, but there was an earthquake and the whole town is closed off and the buildings are somewhat collapsed! We are considering just running off to vegas this weekend!

Welcome to California! ??

thanks!!
im gonna just apply with my maiden name and go for it based on ur's and tinas experience.
i tried to go for it today but there closed at 12..
 


Let us know how it goes!

Hey guys, I have a quick question. I called the NVC tonight to get our case number and was told our case is currently undergoing AP, which can take 2-4 weeks to process. Were any of you told the same thing when you called? I'm pretty terrified that this might hold everything up. It seems our dates just keep getting pushed further and further back.

Mine arrived just before Easter weekend. I called and got the case number and was told the same thing. It left the embassy that Monday and was at the embassy within 2 days. AP can mean literally nothing. :)

Edit to add actual dates: arrived nvc April 18, Good Friday. Left nvc Tuesday, April 22, made it to embassy on Friday April 25. This was after we were told it was in AP.

Edited by Tina and Johan, 28 August 2014 - 11:24 PM.





Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-28 23:19:00
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hey all,
im having a little trouble getting my SSN.
For those of you who filed BEFORE marriage, what documents did you provide? and what did you put for Q.5 CITIZENSHIP 'Legal Alien Allowed To Work' or Legal Alien Not Allowed to Work'?
 
For those that filed AFTER getting married, what documents did you take in? what did you put for Q5? and did you put your new surname on or kept it the same?
 





Johan took literally no documents but his passport. Everything they need to see is in the system. For question 5, it was "legal alien allowed to work." When his card arrived a week later (5 working days), it had something along the lines of "cannot work without authorization" or something like that, written on it. He will still need his EAD card. But it was very easy. It was the day we got married, but we didn't have proof of that at the time.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-27 00:14:00
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Interview was today in New Delhi.  They would not accept skype logs and phone records as proof of relationship.  We were denied visa until more documentation is provided.  They are asking for signed letters from each of our parents about our engagement (I am 35) also various repeated docs from the I129f.  Sad day for us.  From reading other's experiences it sounds like New Delhi typically sits on these 3+ months before changing status.  


I hope this gets cleared up quickly! I'm so sorry you're going through this. :( Hugs!!

Approved at Interview!!!   :goofy:  :D
 
I am the USC, and I just about threw up sitting here waiting while he was in there; so much nerves.
But he did great and was only in there 30 minutes.  
 
Can't believe he is going to be here soon.  





Congratulations!! ??

Edited by Tina and Johan, 27 August 2014 - 12:11 AM.



Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-27 00:12:00
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So cute!!  congratulations! :D

 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-20 11:49:00
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That rocks!! :D  I bet he can't either.  ;)

 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-19 16:26:00
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Andre's visa will be available for pickup on Monday and POE will be Wednesday! Ahhh, I can't believe we made it through the madness and we will be seeing each other in 4 days! :)

 

YESSSSSS!!!  Finally!  congrats, visa twin!


Still no NOA2 but had a great visit with my fiance in Canada for 5 days. It's been a week since I've been back in the States. I wish I could have stayed longer!

 

James, yours will be here soon!  I can feel it.  :)  I've been keeping up with the Feb TSC filers, and you're any second now.  Glad you got to see your fiance.  Next time: it'll be at her POE.  :D


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-17 22:40:00
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We have an interview date:  August 20th  11am.  New Delhi Embassy.  Traveling from Bhutan to New Delhi for the medical and interview all in the same trip was difficult due to the interview dates available at such short notice so we decided to break it into two trips.  Went for medical exam July 24th and scheduled interview once that was complete.  

 

I'm jealous of all the filers who are able to be with their partner so soon after approval.  But it feels good to hear everyone's story and seeing this dream finally becoming reality.  We are waiting for approval before handing in a 30 day resignation with her employer and will target flights for that time frame.  So looking like late September, early October for us.  

 

Thank you for all those sharing your stories and keeping us posted with your updates.  It's somewhat therapeutic to have this forum and read everyone's experiences.   

 

 

 

That's coming up fast! Good luck, and keep us posted on how it went.  :D


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-15 19:57:00
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updating my NOA 1 acceptance of February 21, 2014. Just received my NOA2 Approval dated August 5, 2014


Congrats elgringo!!! They're starting to pour in now! :D

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-05 21:48:00
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Interview was today and we were approved!!!


Congrats techmedic!!! :D

JUST GOT OUR NOA2 text and email! Soooooo happy!!!!


Congrats EJAI!!! That's fantastic!!!!


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-05 20:32:00
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Jake and I got our receipt # / electronic NOA for the AOS and EAD packets today.

Nice!  We're mailing ours out today.  What a nightmare!  And we thought the K1 process was a fun-sucker.  :o


Edited by Tina and Johan, 01 August 2014 - 02:32 AM.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-01 02:30:00
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Rich surprised me with his arrival on Monday. I had a sneaky feeling he would be flying in that day but I was out running errands and came home to find him sitting on my couch!!!

 

That's really cool!  I told Johan about this and he said, "I could never get away with that with YOU!"  :rofl:


So I didn't want to say anything in case I jinx it, but I just can't help myself....Our status changed to Ready and our case creation date changed to todays date! It also changed to a Nonimmigrant visa and the "jargon" now says some different things. I think we are approved :)

 

 

I hope this means exactly what you think it means!!  YAY!!!  :D


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-08-01 02:26:00
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One more thing: blackrock have him his vaccinations copy when he called up and asked for it. You'll need that for AOS later. :)
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-29 16:17:00
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He just said that he didn't put a marriage date on his readiness form, but at the time, we also knew it was October 11 (our formal ceremony with family and friends). He sent the readiness form on May 27, got his interview date on Thursday the 5th, and his interview was that following Monday June 9th! His visa was in hand by Friday, June 13th. The reason he waited a few weeks to send in his readiness form is because he was waiting for his police certificate from South Africa, his native country. Black rock clinic and the Garda were very efficient and timely. :)
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-29 16:15:00
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It's the Texas service center. :( They are terribly slow. The good news is that once it leaves for Dublin, it goes much much quicker! Check out our timeline and you will see. For the time between packet 3 and 4, that was our delay. It zips by in Dublin! :)

We got married yesterday! We aren't telling people, but of course I have to share it here. :)


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-29 14:29:00
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Johan and his son arrived last night in Los Angeles! He said POE officer asked him a boatload of questions. Today is chill and unpacking. We went to the grocery store today. That was an experience! Haha. Monday is the big day! Hopefully filing AOS by Friday.

Curitiba, my guess is that your AP status was while they were processing your visa. It will likely say "issued" soon. Idk how the recent glitch in the system may stall things for you.

I'm feeling for Abby. I can't imagine the stress she and Andre are currently going through. (((((Hugs))))) Abby, if you're seeing this!!! And all our TSC family. I'm sending all the ++++++ vibes I can!




Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-26 20:14:00
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I'm currently at whistler ski resort outside of Vancouver Canada, taking a trip with my daughter before Johan and his son arrive. We will be meeting up at terminal 2 tomorrow at LAX. I can't wait! He's at home in Ireland for one last night, still trying to pack, purge and ship! ??
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-24 14:35:00
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For those who have tied the knot already.. When you went to apply for the marriage license, did you have to bring any of your visa information? Or just birth certificate and passport/form of ID? 


I just filled out our marriage license application online (here in Ca, you can do that within 10 business days of your wedding), and they have you put the name you want to go by after marriage, plus parents names and birthplace. They also wanted dates of previous divorces, and current address. All they want us to bring is ID for age and identification purposes. No visa info required at all. I put Johan's address as my own, since he'll be living here then, clearly. 5 days to go before he arrives!! Woot!!

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-20 21:09:00
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I live very comfortably. The same income in California would not get me as far :D

 


I can personally vouch for this! ??

As far as a bank statement, I didn't get anything formal for Johan's interview in Dublin. I did, however, send printouts of deposits for the last year. I have no idea if they looked at it or not. All he said they focused on was my 2013 tax transcript. I imagine this is what they are looking for from you. I hope for your sake they don't come back with, "oh, and now we need..."



Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-19 19:02:00
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I thought the same! I saw people on the Yelp review page for my clerk's office that you needed more. Some were asked for parents places of birth, address, social, etc! I am getting back into the phase of being overly paranoid about every little thing haha. I already have huge typed out checklists for everything we have to do once he gets here (find a new apartment, get him a SS number and a state ID, apply for marriage license, get joint bank account, change my name, etc!) and everything for AOS! I'm crazy! haha   :lol: It's kind of fun organizing it all though.. Wow, I really must be crazy! 
 
 


We can apply for a marriage license online and the form does ask for parents' names and birth places. So yes, there is more needed, but in terms of documents, just ID (I hope!). Has he told you when he's arriving yet?

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-19 18:57:00
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I've been so busy lately because I'm about to graduate college here in Germany! My fiance is in the middle of his transit from his overseas duty station so it's been a little crazy the past few weeks haha! However, we finally set a wedding date a few weeks ago and figured out how and where we want to get married :) And, I finally got my flight!
 


Tina, congratulations! On all of it. When do you arrive? ??

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-19 14:40:00
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For those who have tied the knot already.. When you went to apply for the marriage license, did you have to bring any of your visa information? Or just birth certificate and passport/form of ID? 


We haven't done it yet, but here in California, I think you only need government issued ID.

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-19 14:37:00
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What of our other Montreal filers?? ####### is that about?? Abby, I'm sorry you're dealing with this at all. It seems like complete bs to me. The good news is there is still plenty of time to get it sorted, and it seems like an easy fix. (((((HUGS)))))
Apparently w. T. F. Is edited for content. Haha
Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-16 19:13:00
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im sitting here at LAX waiting for my connecting flight which is 5 hrs away still.. i was expecting long customs lines.. was out in under 20min
..


What terminal are you in? Johan and I both fly into terminal 2 next Friday from separate countries and I'm hoping the process will be quick! Congrats, btw, on landing in the USA! That's exciting!

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-16 12:16:00
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I'm sorry you're going through this at all, Abby.  :(  (((((hugs)))))  I'm sure the status will changed to ISSUED soon!! 


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-14 23:01:00
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It's coming, Abby.   :D   And soon!  Sending all the positive vibes I've got for you.  :)


Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-14 18:21:00
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We are MARRIED! We had so much fun and after the stress of the whole k1 process, a nice, tiny, courthouse wedding was perfect. Our pals Aaron and Pearl were out witnesses, and took some photos for us. This one is my favourite, despite it being the most blurry of the bunch. It perfectly captures how the moment felt- a rush of pure bliss! :D <3
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Congratulationssss!!!! :D




Woohoo! Congrats! What a great picture! ????????

Tina and JohanFemaleIreland2014-07-12 13:11:00