Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ready to Send In!!	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Dec 19 2008, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (minnew @ Dec 19 2008, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone! My fiance and I are ready to send in our I-129F package, pending the arrival of his Birth Certificate, which should arrive today or tomorrow! I am so nervous, yet excited! I just hope I am not missing anything! I have read all the guides and the RFE list and I think we have it all covered, but I need some reassurance! This is what we have so far: Payment-$455 I-129F dated and signed I-129F supplemental form question 18 dated and signed 2 passport photos of USC attached to G-325A full name printed on back G-325A-USC 4 pages dated and signed 2 passport photos of me (beneficiary) attached to G-325A full name printed on back G-325 A- Beneficiary dated and signed G-325 A Supplemental form-residence dated and signed G-325 A Supplemental form-employment dated and signed Copy of Beneficiary Birth certificate and Passport-dated and signed Letter certifying intent- USC-dated and signed Letter certifying intent-Beneficiary-dated and signed Proof of relationship-done on Powerpoint format: -dated and signed Copies of 2 boarding passes from trip in July 2007 Copies of hotel/gas receipts from trip in Sept 2008 Three 4 by 6 pictures of us Numerous photos on powerpoint Copies of ring receipt/appraisal Hope I am not missing anything, but if I am please advise! Thanks! Hope to have a smooth journey! You don't mention any evidence of having met in person during the past two years. This is critical. Be specific about just what evidence of meeting is included. The only evidence of meeting I have are boarding passes from a trip to visit his family in 2007, hotel receipts and gas receipts from a trip to visit his family in 2008, I never received any passport stamps..I am assuming because I am from Canada, I was on F-1 visa up until May 2008. We also lived together for almost 1 year and had a lease agreement with both our names on it, but have not included in the package as of yet.	minnew	Female	Canada	2008-12-19 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ready to Send In!!	Yep I made four copies of each supplement and dated and signed each supplement. I don't think we dated the passport photos, I'll have to ask him. It's exciting! But nervewracking because of second-guessing!	minnew	Female	Canada	2008-12-19 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ready to Send In!!	Hey everyone! My fiance and I are ready to send in our I-129F package, pending the arrival of his Birth Certificate, which should arrive today or tomorrow! I am so nervous, yet excited! I just hope I am not missing anything! I have read all the guides and the RFE list and I think we have it all covered, but I need some reassurance! This is what we have so far: Payment-$455 I-129F dated and signed I-129F supplemental form question 18 dated and signed 2 passport photos of USC attached to G-325A full name printed on back G-325A-USC 4 pages dated and signed 2 passport photos of me (beneficiary) attached to G-325A full name printed on back G-325 A- Beneficiary dated and signed G-325 A Supplemental form-residence dated and signed G-325 A Supplemental form-employment dated and signed Copy of Beneficiary Birth certificate and Passport-dated and signed Letter certifying intent- USC-dated and signed Letter certifying intent-Beneficiary-dated and signed Proof of relationship-done on Powerpoint format: -dated and signed Copies of 2 boarding passes from trip in July 2007 Copies of hotel/gas receipts from trip in Sept 2008 Three 4 by 6 pictures of us Numerous photos on powerpoint Copies of ring receipt/appraisal Hope I am not missing anything, but if I am please advise! Thanks! Hope to have a smooth journey!	minnew	Female	Canada	2008-12-19 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Military questions	QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Dec 30 2008, 08:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We don't qualify for one either but we don't mind waiting just like everyone else. We don't believe we should be pushed to the front of the line just because he his military. I don't believe in being pushed to the front of the line either, I am happy waiting in line just like everyone else, gives me time to plan the wedding!	minnew	Female	Canada	2008-12-30 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Military questions	QUOTE (HelloWorld08 @ Dec 29 2008, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (nowhereman @ Dec 29 2008, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kyle501 @ Dec 29 2008, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello i am in the military and about to file for a I-129f and i was just wondering if i needed to get any special forms or anything. I have not talked to anyone in the military i would rather keep them out of it if that is possible. Same forms as everyone else but USCIS does have a hotline specifically for military & if you are being deployed or are in a unit that has a strong possibility of being deployed you can apply for an expedited petition (with a good chance of approval). Anybody that is in the Military serving this country deserves an Approval. I agree with you on that one! We do not qualify for an expedite!	minnew	Female	Canada	2008-12-30 07:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Have to delay filing K-1	QUOTE (Ber + Ter @ Jan 6 2009, 02:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (minnew @ Jan 6 2009, 01:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it would be a good idea to send it in now because the processing of the I-129F petition is around 5 months right now, by the time he gets back from his deployment you would be (hopefully) on track to having your interview by then! Then once he gets back he can prepare the I-134 Affadavit of Support for you and an updated fiance letter of intent. You could expedite it but then you would have to put off coming to the US to marry until he gets back from his deployment. Also he would have to prepare needed documents for you for the interview while he is in Kuwait, which may or may not be possible for him. Anyways, best of luck! That would be a good idea but in the event that he doesn't come back as soon as we'd like, could we change the interview date? He is going to be in Kuwait for 6 months to a year. So I don't want to send it off if the dates will be whacked. I heard that once I get the VISA I have 6 months to use it then I have 90 days to marry. Hm..well, we'll figure out what to do once we find out how long he'll be away for. (: But we CAN change the interview date if needed right? ):? I believe you can, you would just have to send a letter explaining the situation, possibly with some supporting documents from your fiance extending his deployment. I have heard Vancouver is pretty accomodating/easy to deal with.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-01-06 03:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Have to delay filing K-1	QUOTE (Ber + Ter @ Jan 6 2009, 02:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> O_O! Good idea. You're all so helpful. (: I'll tell him to ask his Sargent what the best course of action would be. And about Kuwait, I heard it's like a tourist town. Or a I being completely lied to? Haha. I have heard that too! My fiance could have been deployed to Guam, I think he wanted to go, but anyways, and he and his coworkers said its a fun place to go! When he was deployed elsewhere to an island he had a LONG layover in Kuwait which sucked apparently, but they were probably not allowed off the base! I remember him calling me from there and I bawlled the whole phone call!! Anyways, best of luck!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-01-06 03:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Have to delay filing K-1	I think it would be a good idea to send it in now because the processing of the I-129F petition is around 5 months right now, by the time he gets back from his deployment you would be (hopefully) on track to having your interview by then! Then once he gets back he can prepare the I-134 Affadavit of Support for you and an updated fiance letter of intent. You could expedite it but then you would have to put off coming to the US to marry until he gets back from his deployment. Also he would have to prepare needed documents for you for the interview while he is in Kuwait, which may or may not be possible for him. Anyways, best of luck!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-01-06 03:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Difference between K-1 and I-129F ???	QUOTE (canuckcowgirl @ Jan 20 2009, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Another question... I just downloaded the I-129F form and question #12 asks: "If your fiance/e is currently in the United States, complete the following.. he or she last arrived as a visitor/student/etc/etc)" Will my fiance have to file this while I am in Canada? Will I have to stay in Canada until this form is approved? Omigosh... that means months of not seeing each other Hey there! You sound like me 6 months ago when I first started researching this long process! Just read the guides and come over the Canada forum for some more regional advice if you would like! In one of your posts it says that you are employed, this doesn't matter as they look at the USC income for sponsoring purposes. What I will advise you on though is that there is associated costs that will have to be paid in Canada when it comes time to have your interview. Paying for the immigration medical (200-300), paying the visa fee (131) and travel and lodging expenses if you have to travel far to the consulate (either Vancouver or Montreal). Then of course wedding costs and all that jazz depending on if you have a civil ceremony. Once you are married you apply for AOS (greencard) and that will cost you $1010. You may have to stay in Canada until the form is approved...you CAN VISIT.... but it gets tricker at the POE as you have to have enough proof of ties to Canada to prove somehow that you plan on coming back to Canada to await the processing of the visa. There have been some people denied, but I would say just because we are from Canada and do not need a tourist visa, (nor do we get our passport stamped most of the time) to visit it makes things a little bit easier. Its all about Proof of ties and the immigration offical.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-01-21 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Planning a wedding in 3 months?	QUOTE (Amanda2020 @ Feb 6 2009, 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was just thinking today about the kind of wedding your really allowed to have on a K-1 Visa? 3 months is quite short to put a wedding together. I've heard that civil would be the fastest way to get a licence but, some dont feel that as a real thing. Marriage and weddings are big in my family and backround as I am Italian, I just cant go with a civil, its like getting married in a court or something. But can you really put a big wedding together or even a proper wedding in 3 months? I would really appriciate some advice. I am in the same boat hun. My fiance and I did talk about doing a civil ceremony but his family was not on board with that, the words "not allowed" were spoken. I am not looking forward to planning a wedding 15 hours away and in such short notice, but I am going to try to use as much as the 6 months allowed before activating the visa and plus the 90 days...but we don't want to wait too long before marrying once in the country because that's when time starts ticking for EI and if you plan things right you may not have much of a gap in EI payments before getting your EAD. (cmon over to the Canada forum if you want to know more about EI) Our guest list will be max of 80-100....how many will show...probably about 40-50, but one never knows!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-06 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F filing	QUOTE (nkkst2 @ Feb 11 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> my fiancee will be sending the I129 packet this weekend... but I was wondering if he should include a copy of my I-797 notice I got when I got accepted to work in the US for a year after I graduated... or any of my f-1 student visa information??? I was wondering the same thing as I am in the same situation, but I decided not to. I am sure there is a way for them to pull up that information and if I get an RFE then I will deal with it then.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-11 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Current K1 filers-How soon will you get married / Previous filers-what would you do differently?	We are going to try to use as much as the 6 months allowed with the VISA in hand before entry for planning, and then get married within 2 weeks after arrival. My plan is to visit in the next few months to scout out some venues and approximate availability...(pending the POE) so that once we are approved we can ask the venues availability and start putting down deposits.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-08 01:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ha they found my case	I have never posted in the 6 month club because I just started my process but I have been following your posts Sara, I am in tears right now for you! Happy tears that after all this time you finally have an answer and can begin your life soon with your sweetheart!! I congratulate you and your fiance for your patience and your supportiveness of others who have been approved before you even though you have been waiting soooo long! God is good!! Congratulations!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-13 02:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NA02 Sent, I got laid off:((((	Like the others have said you will probably need a co sponsor if your income does not meet poverty guidelines or have not found a new job. Congratulations on your NOA2! It really helps the rest of us still waiting! http://www.visajourn...ew-timeline.htm	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-23 07:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filling out 129F form	QUOTE (Todd&Dani @ Feb 16 2009, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Stinky Monkey, Thanks, we really appreciate your help. Regarding my first question I live very close to Toronto, Ontario, and I believe the American Embassy would be there but I am not sure if this is correct. How do I find out which city/consulate is mine? Thanks! T&D K-1 visa's are processed either at Vancouver or Montreal and since you are in Ontario yours will be processed in Montreal. Good luck on your journey and come on over to the Canada forum if you get the chance!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-16 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Received NOA 1--now what	QUOTE (gf97 @ Mar 19 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi guys. i sent in my I-129 F and received the 1-797C Notice of Action today. Now what should i be doing so that my guy in a foreign country is prepared? Excalty what forms should I be prepaprin-- i know some tax form and what else? Should i wait for them to need it before i send to my finance---mening, what if the embassy says my form (tax/employent) were filled out too early?? For those of you wo are doing the I-129 F,id love suggesstions. This site helped me get my packet together and boy wasmy packet PHENOMENAL - beuatiful piece of work. but i need to know exatly whta to do while i wait for NOA 2 and etc.... thanks so much guys. i love you all. Take a look at the guides and they will have more detailed information. Like the other poster said keep records of your contact for proof of ongoing relationship at the interview, and before your 2008 tax return is submitted keep a copy of it along with W-2 and call the IRS for your tax transcript. Good luck on your journey!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-19 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DO i need to hire an attorny to apply for k1/k3?	No you do not need to hire an attorney, most are do it yourself persons who have gotten through the process just fine. Unless you have a criminal history, have overstayed in the US or anything else requiring a waiver then hiring an attorney might be a good idea.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-31 22:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	planning a wedding	We didn't set a wedding date until we knew the NVC had received our petition and also sent it to Vancouver for the rest of the process. Again you can end up in additional processing even at the consulate level so one never knows. Our date is for October of this year, so this gives us plenty of time between interview and the POE. I hope to have my interview near the end of May and not do POE until September. Again like someone else said we let family know tentatively what the date was and not to make any final plans until after I receive approval in Vancouver. Both of our venues are reschedulable and we do not forfeit the deposit, invitations and such not be printed until after the interview. It is doable, depending on what your fiance and yourself plan to do after receiving the Visa as you have 6 months to activate it.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 03:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please Help! Canadian looking at a K1, K3 or CR-1. Which best fits my situation and which gets me in the US the quickest??	QUOTE (js66 @ Apr 16 2009, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, I’m looking for some information on what will be the quickest Visa to be approved and what would be best for me.. The K1, the K3 or the CR-1. I have looked all over the site and it seems like the approvals range all over the map. I’m sure there are many reasons for that so I thought I’d ask some of the really knowledgeable people here. My Situation: - I’m Canadian and I’ve been here in the US for 8 years on multiple TN Visas - My TN Visa will expire in late June - I am not currently married but we are talking about getting married before my TN visa expires if that would speed up the process. - My job is changing from a contractor to a company employee. As an employee my company doesn’t want to be involved in any Visas so I have to do this on my own another TN visa is not an option. - My company is global. They have told me that if I go to Canada I can keep my position and work there. If I choose to become legal to work in the US they will transfer me to the US payroll when that is an option and I can live in the US again. - I have to accept the company position before I have time to do an AOS. I need to be on the Canadian or American payroll in about 6 weeks. I would not be able to stay in the US the required 90 days after marriage. If I stayed in the US with out starting work in Canada the company can not hold my position at work and I would be unemployed. My objectives - I want to marry my girlfriend that I live with and have been dating a few years and I want us together as much as possible - To be legal to work in the US as soon as possible - I want to take the new position offered to me as a company employee From what I can tell I’m in a position where I can apply for a K1, K3 or CR-1. I really don’t know what would be the best. Because I can’t stay the 90 day’s it sounds like I will have to go to Canada. I would have loved the AOS but it doesn’t look like an option. I may or may not get married prior to that depending on what would keep us together more. I would like to marry before leaving but I may not if a fiancé visa would be quicker. I have heard many different times for the various visas and am getting conflicting reports from attorneys I have talked to. I spoke with two attorneys about CR-1’s. One attorney is telling me 6 months and the other is telling me about 12 months. One is telling me I can visit the US while I wait the other says I cannot. Everyone here is so kind and knowledgeable. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. There have been Canadians on this forum who have adjusted from TN status. Check out the Canadian regional forum for more information. If you got married before your TN expired and sent in the AOS paperwork, you also apply for work authorization (I-765) if you choose. Once you send in the AOS paperwork you would get an appointment letter to go for biometrics and usually within 90 days an EAD will be granted.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-16 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Why haven't we received our NOA1???	When was your check cashed? Your NOA1 may still be in the mail depending how fast it gets to your location. In our situation it took 4 weeks to get the NOA1 in the mail, 3 weeks since we had sent it before the NOA1 was issued, but in our situation the check was not cashed until AFTER we received in the NOA1 in the mail. Check to see the back of the cleared check and see if there is a case number that will start with WAC or EAC.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-27 01:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question Regarding Canadian Citizen	QUOTE (Ebrech N Persona @ Apr 27 2009, 01:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you for the link its really good! Your welcome! Good luck on your journey!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-27 02:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question Regarding Canadian Citizen	I visited my fiance after the NOA2 was issued, it sure was a nice reunion present! lol! anyways, just make sure you bring proof of ties to Canada, such as lease, employment letter. I was never asked for it the last time I went through airportcustoms, but its Murphy's law if you don't have ties they will ask for them. My previous visits were all land borders and I got more grief there. The VJ Canada Wiki has some advice on visiting while K-1 is pending. http://www.visajourn...ndex.php/Canada Edited by minnew, 27 April 2009 - 01:48 AM.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-27 01:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just engaged	It is advisable not to have wedding plans because you never know how long your NOA2 might take. But also your case could get held up in Additional Processing at NVC or at the consulate. We would take our chances with getting AP at the consulate after the interview. ( I just realized its 4 weeks away! Eeeek!) We decided that we could not wait any longer to make plans as there would be nothing available so short notice in our price range. We just booked our church and our venue at the beginning of April. We waited to find out that NVC had sent our case to Vancouver. I made sure to ask though if in case the date that we booked needs to be changed, would we lose our deposit? They both said no. As long as you reschedule with the same venues. I am also in the process of looking for a photographer, and I did find one that we like and has our date and as is rescheduable as long as the date rescheduled is available. We also felt like this was our wedding and it only happens once, and we wanted it to be in front of as many friends and family that could come. This is also why we left around 4 months between the issuance of the visa (knocks on wood*) and when i intend to do POE. I know many people who just want to be able to come to the US and do it right away after they have the visa in your hand, it just depends on YOUR situation, relationship and priorities when it comes to getting married.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-26 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is there some where I can go to see ??	QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Apr 30 2009, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 30 2009, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (CarlJessica @ Apr 30 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Theglassguy @ Apr 30 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think i have seen some one on the forum say theere is a place to check? Its 30 days today and me and my girl have another 4 maybe 5 maybe 7 months to go Oh god I miss her so. We all feel this same pain.. Keep busy ! You are not alone.. Keeping busy is the best advice... as long as I am doing something it help the time fly... Perhaps try to find things to do to make life easier for your fiance before she arrives... find a store with similar cuisine, find places where she can enjoy her hobbies... etc... NOOOO - wait for my "mind erasing distilled liquid" -- coming soon™.... Once i figure out how to stop falling on the floor after hours of testing it that is... Yes distilled liquid have come in handy on a few occasions... OP: We have all been there and are all going through this process together! It will be so worth it in the end!! I miss my hunny too! VJ has been a great way for me to keep busy, and meet some wonderful and supportive people, and have a few laughs along the way! I don't know what I would have done without it!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-04-30 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Joke from USCIS	I have to say that so far I am happy with USCIS. We waited for alot less time than we expected, but not complaining! I feel like though that the online case status system needs to be improved because my I-129F was approved in March, but it still says "received and pending." There are people who have called USCIS and received NOA2's and the customer service agents are baffled when they see received and pending and the caller is saying they already received their NOA2. What I am not happy about is the length of time people have waited due to security checks and FBI name checks, probably out of USCIS control. It makes me sad to hear of cases like Sara's, some idiot at USCIS did not sent out and RFE and her case sat collecting dust, absolutely grounds for reprimand! Anyways, thats my opinion.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-16 01:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Hello and a question.	Welcome to VJ!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-18 01:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What if a fiance is already in US?	If you do AOS and cancel the K-1 petition it will save you $$ in the longrun. I know that $1010 up front right now seems like a lot, but its the $$ you will have to pay once the she is over on the K-1 and adjusting status. The $$ to fly back to the Ukraine, pay visa fees, police reports, medical. AOS in the US there will still be a medical exam to pay for of course. 3-4 months just to get the K-1 visa from now, where with AOS 3-4 months you could have the AP and EAD in hand and be closer to getting the GC. But again it all depends on your situation and your priorities and of course how long your fiance has had the F-1 visa and what your intent was when he/she came to the U.S. on the visa. Being that you petitioned for K-1, maybe you can prove that the intent was not to use another visa to adjust status, it all depends on what your situation is, I am definitely not advocating the misuse of F-1 or visa fraud.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-06-26 18:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What if a fiance is already in US?	QUOTE (conny @ Jun 26 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Jun 26 2009, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (conny @ Jun 26 2009, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, we already found out that - they're willing to reschedule, but for how long nobody can say. The problem is that he will need to come back just for that interview and the time will be limited as he cannot take too much time off his study. We're at NOA1+6 months (no word on NOA2 yet but it may come any moment who knows). Is there an overwhelming reason why you guys decided to go the K-1 route? Well, what options did we have? You mean AOS? We couldn't do it because it would require presence here in US throughout the process which wasn't possible. It's too late for that now - K1 is already submitted. Or can it be cancelled and AOS would be faster? He has B1 and F1 now and can be in US for quite some time, but wouldn't it be too many concurrent applications? If your fiance is already in the U.S. with an F-1 visa then yes you can marry and file for AOS, and you can skip getting another visa, JUST to marry and file AOS. How long has your fiance been in the US on the F-1? If your fiance just came to the US recently on the F-1, then you file AOS they might smell fraud, I read somewhere about the 30/60/90 day rule somewhere for persons adjusting on the VWP or adjusting from other visas. Your fiance does not need to stay in the U.S. until the GC arrives, unless your fiance has previously overstayed in the U.S. if it is possible to not visit the Ukraine for 3-4 months then you guys can wait until the AP document is processed, which is the current processing time, along with the EAD, while you wait for the GC. As far as the concurrent applications, I would assume the petitioner would need to withdraw the I-129F before sending in the I-130, 485, 1765 and 131 package.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-06-26 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	noa2 for this april filer	Congratulations Missa!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-07-20 17:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When is it safe to set a wedding date?	Danu, Tim and Joyce and Nik +Heather all had great advice! Ditto to what they said! Your case may end up in AP at the consulate level as well, it all depends. Wait until you have the NOA2 AND you have contacted NVC to confirm that they have received your petition AND forwarded it to the consulate. Once approved for your visa you do have 6 months to enter the country. So say 3 months from NVC to get an interview date, plus another 6 months to wait out thats almost 9 months that you have to be able to plan something. In my case thats exactly what we did, wait to book and put deposits down for the church and reception until after NVC had sent the petition to Vancouver, didn't put any more deposits down (photography, DJ) until after the interview, didn't send out invites until last month. We got lucky as the last time I visited him it was right after the NOA2, so I was able to look at the venues with him. Notified family members/friends of the tentative date and when I would notify them that its official, to book airline tickets or travel plans. Both the church and reception place said we would not have to eat our deposit if the date got changed, as long as we rescheduled with them for a later available date. The downside to all of this, is that in my situation it added to the wait of seeing of fiance. Since K-1 is one time entry only I could not just visit him after May 27th. I won't see him until mid-Sept. It will be the longest we have gone without seeing each other, 6 months, but it will be so worth it in the end. Anyways, hope this helps!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-07-22 07:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	You know youre obsessed with the I-129F when...	I can definitely relate to all you here! I would definitely fall into the obsessed catagory! When people ask me about the process I used to try to explain everything, now its short and to the point! I had one of my fiances friends ask me "Is there like a college class you take on that stuff"? Im like uh no, just by being on VJ, reading the guides and learning from others! I think I was blabbing about the sponsorship and social security stuff. Anyways, its getting harder to contain myself and not become more of a nutcase than I was waiting for the NOA2, waiting for the interview which is at the end of the month is harder! I keep on going over all my interview stuff thinking I have missed something! I've even got most of the AOS stuff filled out and saved onto my harddrive!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-05-08 10:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	November Approvals!	We received our approval for both the K3 and I130. It only took them 285 days for the 130. Vermont was so slow!!! Gail Marriage : 2007-10-06 I-130 Sent : 2008-01-23 I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-29 I-129F Sent : 2008-03-11 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-01 I-129F NOA2 : 2008-11-03 I-130 Approval : 2008-11-03	saskswan	Female	Canada	2008-11-06 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (jldut80 @ Mar 12 2009, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi there, I am wondering if everyone has decided to ignore the predicted approval date of the NOA2. My timelline says that i may be adjudicated between June 23, 2009 and August 1, 2009, but looking at the recent approval rates, i think next month we can all expect to have some good news! I hope that is the case anyway. Is this what everyone else is thinking?? Yep I have decided to ignore the listed prediction, i am shooting for mid-April!! I really hope we all have good news!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-13 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (laura819 @ Mar 11 2009, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Mar 11 2009, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just had to check in with you guys, even though I promised myself I wouldn't waste away the day on Visa Journey obsessing over the wait...(at least I didn't log in while in Hawaii!) And then you people go and have conversations about wedding dresses!!! I went to David's Bridal a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say that I was not really all that thrilled with what I saw there (with one $1500 exception!!!). I wanted some beading etc on the bodice, and found that as I looked them over, the typical dress with beading had some net applique which was then just tacked on, and I was not impressed. I also discovered that my unintentionally expensive taste runs to corset backs over zippers... To those ladies who are looking to buy their dresses here on short notice once they arrive on the K1, I think that David's Bridal may be your only choice. A lot of the boutique shops basically require you to order each dress, which is then MADE just for YOU. At David's they sell you one off the rack. They assured me that part of the price was a final "bead check" sort of inspection where they would repair any wear and tear due to others trying it on. The best thing about this store is that they have a selection of several dresses (more than 10!!) available in all sizes even up to 24! For those of you who have started trying on/buying them, what are your opinions on veils? I feel silly even when I only have the one that just goes down the back on (won't even try one that goes over my face too!...Mother says it is just one of the trade mark bride accessories, silly or not. Like I said before, I am not a fan of David's Bridal. I bought my dress at a boutique, and I really wouldn't want to buy a dress a million other girls had tried on. I like that mine was made for me and is only going to be worn by me haha. I also have my veil...it HAS the layer to go over your face, but I am not doing that. I just wanna wear one lol. It will probably come off after the ceremony I wish I had your self control to not obsess over VJ. I admire you. Well I have to disagree with you both on Davids Bridal (respectfully though). I went to every bridal store in my hometown and could not find anything that I really like, everything had waaay too much beading, or was too simple. I went to DB this past weekend and found the dress of my dreams! It has just enough beading to make it sparkle, but not too overpowering! It fit me almost perfectly! As far as veils, I also purchased a fingertip veil from DB that has dangling crystals on the bottom, it is gorgeous! When the consultant put on a blusher veil I just really did not like the look of the veil covering my face! She also told me that I didn't have to wear it but before my father gives me away I just give him the blusher veil and ask him to put it over my first born child's bassonette. It's a really old tradition that I had never heard of, but I am still thinking about doing, but didn't purchase it at DB. I also did not like the look of a fingertip veil and a cathedral length veil which would just be worn for the ceremony, just wasn't my style. Are you guys wearing a headpiece with your veil? I found a tiara at DB that can turned into a necklace! All I have to do is cut the wire on the tiara and the ends of the tiara already have the clasps to be a necklace! I can wear it on our anniversary or a special occasion! I need more self control, this process is turning me into a basket case!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-11 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (laura819 @ Mar 3 2009, 06:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (minnew @ Mar 3 2009, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I have heard the same thing about people getting "touched" some don't get any and then all of a sudden approved! Dress shopping is really not going so well...if I could just cut and past the top half of a dress to another bottom on like every dress I have tried on!! I am hoping I will find something I really like soon! As for the bridesmaid dresses I am a bit worried by the time I get the date it will be too late to order anything! And depending on the date I may or may not have all of my bridesmaids be able to come! Have them order a dress for a wedding that they end up not being able to attend! UGH!!! Maybe a department store might have some selection! Anyways, December filers are already getting approved! It's progress! I hope the previous months filers get approved as well too! It's not fair and I would not want it to happen to me! See people that filed after me getting approved! Depends on the officer I guess! I felt the same way about dresses! Have you tried looking online? That's what I did, and when I saw the one I wanted, believe me, I knew. I called every single store in the mid-west that carries that designer in order to find the dress. The ONLY one was actually in the town next to where I go to school! And now, it's in my closet Are you doing dress shopping in Canada too? or just US? DO you have any sort of idea of what you want? Actually, I think I have heard that there are some designers that WILL mix and match dresses for you?? But I forget which ones those are now... I had a dream we got our NOA2 haha. Too bad I had to wake up from that! And it was after 40 something days. Even in the dream, I felt like something was wrong about that haha. I also dreamt I'd gotten touched..I guess I should go look haha. I have been shopping in Canada but have not found anything that looks right! At least now that I have been shopping I know what style looks good and what doesn't. I have a few bookmarked that I like, but there is one special dress that I keep coming back to that I cannot order online! I am going to the USA this weekend and really hoping I find that dress! Prices are so much lower in the U.S. I really want to set a date for the wedding so I can start planning more in depth, but am so SCARED that if I do I won't be approved in time!! Maybe its pessimistic, maybe its glass half empty, but I guess you just never know! I keep having dreams too, but not about an NOA2! About being pregnant! I probably watch too much TLC! LOL! Stormbringer: Davids Bridal online has some nice dresses and I think they ship worldwide.	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-03 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	Yeah I have heard the same thing about people getting "touched" some don't get any and then all of a sudden approved! Dress shopping is really not going so well...if I could just cut and past the top half of a dress to another bottom on like every dress I have tried on!! I am hoping I will find something I really like soon! As for the bridesmaid dresses I am a bit worried by the time I get the date it will be too late to order anything! And depending on the date I may or may not have all of my bridesmaids be able to come! Have them order a dress for a wedding that they end up not being able to attend! UGH!!! Maybe a department store might have some selection! Anyways, December filers are already getting approved! It's progress! I hope the previous months filers get approved as well too! It's not fair and I would not want it to happen to me! See people that filed after me getting approved! Depends on the officer I guess!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-03-03 01:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (laura819 @ Feb 26 2009, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So no one is in here but me right now and I got bored, so I figured something out. Recently, CSC has been approving Nov. filers, and about 10 a week. I checked, and the November people who just got approved were around 40 on the old Igor's list. Today, I am 141, so 100 more people to go. If they keep doing 10 people a week, we will all be out of here in May Not June or July like my horrible timeline says. ...that said, I am sooo happy for all the 6 month + approvals! Me too! I am disregarding what the timeline says! On the new list I am at 232 or something like that the old one goes by date sent and mine was december 20th...my NOA1 wasn't dated until January 14th. Side note: Just went bridal dress shopping...finished all the dress shops in the city...so overwhelming! Found a few nice dresses but not sure if they are the "one." I can't wait to go the Davids Bridal!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-26 18:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Feb 25 2009, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By the way, Nik is on his way (in flight Atlanta -> Phoenix RIGHT NOW!) to see me. They let him in...with some hassle!! We will work on a post in the visit while K1 is in process thread later tonight. I'm just thrilled.... But I won't be around too much to discuss Igor's list with you guys until mid March!! Congratulations! Enjoy the time with your fiance! I have one month to go until I fly to see my fiance! I hope they don't give me any hassle at customs...I go through U.S. preclearance in Canada so at least if I am denied I am still in Canada! I can't wait to do some scouting out vendors while I am down for 2 weeks! See you in Mid March!!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-25 17:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (laura819 @ Feb 25 2009, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Feb 25 2009, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't be sad, Laura! The one that got approved most recently also had the unusual circumstances of "security checks"! It's just bad luck that two in a row are skewing the data. Did you also notice that the time spread for predicted adjudication has increased? It's nearly a month now! I think that probably has something to do with the vast difference in the data. When most people on the top 15 were around 90 days, it was really tight, about a week. Throw in some unusually high numbers, and it spreads out to a month! Wow!! I looked at the top 15, and I figure that the time predicted for my adjudication is roughly the same as the average of the last 15 approved. Here are the high time ones: 284: Security Checks 215: Background Checks 145: Time needed to reply to RFE (34 days) 249: RFE AND Background Checks 126: RFE (43 days to reply) Throw all those out (or assume you'll be faster with your RFE) and the average goes back down to around 90 days!! Of course, maybe you'll be unlucky enough that you or your fiance's name will come up with a name check as being the same name as some dastardly character (speculation of cause!), and you'll get stuck in checks too. Luckily, my fiance has a really uncommon name so I am hoping nothing will come up! My fiance tells me everything will be fine, he's talked to his commanders and they tell him everything will be okay, But I am still worried because he has a TS security clearance and I am wondering what kind of red flags might pop up due to that? Me going through more extensive background check? I already had to get interviewed as a reference in order for him to get his clearance, along with his friends and family members. *sigh* I am really praying it will be around 90 days but at the same time preparing myself to be possibly waiting alot longer!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-25 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January '09 I-129 filers at CSC	QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Feb 25 2009, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't be sad, Laura! The one that got approved most recently also had the unusual circumstances of "security checks"! It's just bad luck that two in a row are skewing the data. Did you also notice that the time spread for predicted adjudication has increased? It's nearly a month now! I think that probably has something to do with the vast difference in the data. When most people on the top 15 were around 90 days, it was really tight, about a week. Throw in some unusually high numbers, and it spreads out to a month! Wow!! I looked at the top 15, and I figure that the time predicted for my adjudication is roughly the same as the average of the last 15 approved. Here are the high time ones: 284: Security Checks 215: Background Checks 145: Time needed to reply to RFE (34 days) 249: RFE AND Background Checks 126: RFE (43 days to reply) Throw all those out (or assume you'll be faster with your RFE) and the average goes back down to around 90 days!! Of course, maybe you'll be unlucky enough that you or your fiance's name will come up with a name check as being the same name as some dastardly character (speculation of cause!), and you'll get stuck in checks too. Yes that's what I am predicting as well, around 90 days. I agree with you that the last two approvals skewed the timelines and I don't see how May-June prediction is possible with the increase in Approximate Processing Dates for Common Forms- I-129F CSC from October 27,2008 to Novemeber 19, 2008. Now I just pray that CSC will keep on with that pace and I do not end up security checks!	minnew	Female	Canada	2009-02-25 10:34:00