Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Aug 31 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hang in there! Sebastian left nearly a month ago, but we're holding up okay. I bought a plane ticket to England for New Year's and having a definite date to look forward to is a big help. You're lucky for having so much time together, don't forget that! Yeah, maybe you all look at my post with disgust that I'm already complaining before he's even left. I know I'm lucky that he's here with me now, but it's really hard knowing that he's leaving again. Everything feels just perfect with him here - it's our home now. I dread waking up without him there next to me. Sorry if I sound like a whiner, I just know how much it's going to suck when the rug is pulled out from beneath me. We both cry when we're apart. QUOTE As for wedding dresses, Julius Bridal has a few knockoffs that are supposedly really nice. I've been looking at the forums on indiebride.com and they're very helpful too. What kind of dress are you looking for? Houseofbrides.com also seems fairly popular and very reputable. Basically I'm looking for something affordable and not overly fancy. I've seen that HouseofBrides.com website - it's not bad, but I find it really hard to search for dresses. I wish they'd put them all under one place and let me sort by price. A couple sites I've found: http://www.weddingdressonline.com http://www.lilywedding.com http://www.shopofbrides.com QUOTE (Corinthians @ Aug 31 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was just looking at flights to Berlin 12/18 to 1/08 on Delta from Spokane and they're $753 including taxes. Maybe if you buy early you'll be set. We're holding up good here. Going back to Brasil in November and the way timelines look things will be taken care of by February so it's all good. The worst part for me is going back to talking on the webcam after being together. That sucks. Good luck with the 19th coming up. Yeah, the prices are better with earlier bookings. We can't really book until we know the financial situation, and that depends on how quickly he finds work when he returns to Bremen. He takes his A+ certification tests next week, and if all goes well, that should help with the job hunt. We should know by October. I'm glad you and your SO get to spend more time together. It's good you have something to look forward to! And this is probably TMI, but I will never drive to Spokane for a flight during winter in Idaho again... I'm sure Cham has an idea of what I mean by the snow here in Idaho. Last winter I got stuck overnight in Spokane coming home from Christmas. Barely was able to drive from the airport parking lot to an airport hotel because there was soooo much snow (and every road was closed beyond the airport). So I'll be flying out of my regional airport or not risking it at all. It's so nice to have this place to lend me an ear! Thank you all.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-31 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Checking in again, July filers... How's everyone holding up? I find myself wincing when I look at the calendar - I see the 19th creeping up on me - the day my darling has to go back to Germany. I have to find ways not to think of it. I told him not to tell me he has to use things up and not buy more at the grocery store. I hate the idea that he has to go away again, and we're not sure we can afford another visit after he goes. His family keeps asking if I can make it there for Christmas. I sure hope so! I've been introducing Andy to American politics and government with all of the political stuff on TV lately. He told his best friend the other day that he knows more about American politics than German now I told him this will prepare him for when he can vote in the 2012 presidential election. Also, I wanted to ask if any of you were browsing wedding dresses online? I'm trying to find an inexpensive place to order one. I have a couple sites bookmarked, but wondering if anyone else has some, too.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-31 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Here's the form you can use to request free tax transcripts: http://www.irs.gov/p...-pdf/f4506t.pdf I'd just order them to make it simple and avoid any problems.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-26 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Naglfar @ Aug 26 2008, 09:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was wondering if anybody started putting their I-134 together yet? I was going to do it right away, but now I'm thinking that maybe I should wait until we know the interview date. Does anybody know how long I-134 is good for? I've been searching for that information high and low, but the only reference I found on this Forum or elsewhere is that it shouldn't be older than 1 year. However, this is unofficial info and I don't know if we would run into any problems if all my financial paperwork is dated August and the interview takes place in, say, December. Called USCIS customer service and they said they didn't know the answer because my question was 'too specific'. Since I'm not expecting NOA2 until at least the end of November, I won't start gathering this stuff for awhile. Everything I've read on the board indicates they like the paperwork with the I-134 to be quite recent, such as paystubs up to a few weeks before the interview. I figured I would gather tax documents at the beginning of November, the letters of employment at the end of November, and bank statements and paystubs once I receive NOA2. It takes most people a month or more between NOA2 and the interview date, so that's plenty of time to get those documents. I'm like you - I like to be ahead of everything on this process. But I don't want to do this stuff twice, either. I'd hold off for a little bit, because the whole point of the I-134 is to show you can support your fiancé at the time of the interview. Outdated documents won't do that. Hang in there, we'll make it!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-26 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Cham: Sorry, I don't know since it's a govt program. You might ask in the main K1 forum this question. I know it depends on where you enter it in your taxes on the 1040... Madmag12: Here's the link. It helps everyone and will give you an estimate on when to expect your NOA2. You can add your multiple touches under the Comments section (you can look at mine as an example if you like). Edited by Aubrey, 24 August 2008 - 12:42 AM.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-24 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Laura and Alan @ Aug 23 2008, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing well. I have a question for anyone who has traveled during the paperwork process. We have received our NOA1 and are patiently (not really) awaiting our NOA2. Alan would like to come over for about 3 or 4 weeks around the holidays this year, but we are not sure if this is possible. We have tried e-mailing the Sydney consulate because they are the only people who e-mail us back, but we havent got a real direct answer. Has anyone traveled during this process? He will be coming from Australia to Florida. Can we do this during this process or do we have to wait? Corinthians is right -- traveling on the VWP is no problem during K1. There are plenty of people here on the forums who have done it multiple times. The only thing it be careful with is for the non-US citizen to carry proof of ties to his/her home country on the travels to ensure entry. This would be some things like proof of employment, a lease, bank statements to show you have funds to support yourself, etc. Long stays seem to cause more trouble than short stays, also.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-23 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (francie @ Aug 21 2008, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we sent ours july 15. we received noa1 dated july 25.check encashed july 26. touched july 28.....and im soooo into checking any updates everyday.. and no update since then I noticed you figured out how to fill in your timeline - good job! You can also add your touch under the Comments section. Also, you can adjust your member profile (it shows on the left) with some info. It's under My Controls -> Edit Profile Information. Welcome to our little group of July filers. Please feel free to join me and the rest in blabbing about your SO's job plans, your wedding plans, and your disgust with the long wait! I think you'll find we're a friendly bunch. Edited by Aubrey, 22 August 2008 - 02:15 AM.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-22 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (angel_born_inhell @ Aug 20 2008, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey I got touched today since the last touch I had in July 28th! Are you a July filer? Could you please fill in your timeline?	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-21 00:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Koakland @ Aug 20 2008, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance has worked for the past few years as an IT engineer in France. I live in the Bay Area, very close to Silicon Valley, so I don't think that he will have a lot of trouble finding work once he gets an EAD (or whatever it is ). Until he finds that type of work he's thinking about tutoring French or math or science or maybe he'll just taking some IT classes at a community college so he can learn English IT lingo. We've also talked about all the housework he can do (hehehehe). I spoke to my mom (who is an HR manager in a company that hires lots of foreign nationals) and she said to make sure my fiance brings official transcripts from his school. Once he gets here he has to hire a service to translate them and verify them...I'm sure there is a thread somewhere on VJ about this. I'll search around. The one good thing about the long wait from NOA1 to NOA2 is having lots of time to get together all the random documents... Aubrey, what is A+ certification? It is very cool that you and your fiance are spending so much time together. I am very jealous. Lately, I've been missing my SO so so so much. If he doesn't call me or text me or email me fast enough I get really annoyed. But I know it's not his fault. It's just me missing him. I need to relax Yesterday, we talked about all the things we have to do when he moves here and he was really excited. That made me feel much better. Ahhhh, the wonderful world of immigration. Yeah, there's several threads on translating/verifying overseas credentials. I bookedmarked the two sites I saw recommended a couple times: http://www.edperspec.../evaluation.php http://www.wes.org/immigrants/faq.asp In the IT world, certifications are pretty desirable. A+ is sort of the basic cert for hardware and software knowledge and maintenance. Lots of IT people have it in addition to other certifications that branch off from there - like Network+, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, etc. We're just starting Andreas with the A+ since it's good for a PC Tech job which has good availability and pay (something like 30K I've read). Besides, the 1000 page book he's study is enough for him to manage to complete in the next few weeks! His job will need to be flexible since we don't know where we're going to end up moving to for my more specialized field next year (graphic design). And yeah, I'm fortunate my SO was able to come for such a long stay. He was job hunting and after the student visa route failed (too expensive!), I knew we had a long wait ahead of us that I couldn't handle. It's hard financially... but I'd give my last dime to be with him. I still dread when he leaves next month and hope we can somehow afford another visit, even if it's short.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-20 15:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (ChuckandOlga @ Aug 19 2008, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone and I wish for your visas to come in quickly. Myself being new to this site and learning more and more every day I have pondered upon something. All of us have lacked patients from time to time during our endeavor to be with the people we love the most ; ) Something I do not understand is the Mexicans that come across the border illegally into So. Cal. AZ, NM, and Texas they are given free health care, shelter at times, send their children to school and they walk down our streets laughing at the American public that they can live here without charge. We have a sheriff Joe Arpiao “America’s Toughest Sheriff," is trying to take all of the illegals off of our streets. But the Governor of Arizona and the Mayer of the city of Phoenix takes money away from Sheriff Joe because they want Phoenix to be a safe haven for Illegals to live and play at "our Tax Dollars". But yet I miss my soon to be wife very much! I ask myself why she cannot be here also. We all on this forum do the correct and just thing to protect America and each and every one of us are helping Homeland Security in traveling down our paths responsibly and doing things correctly to bring our loved ones to America for a new life together. I wonder if USICS has ever taken thought of this length of time we are to endure to be separate from our loved ones. So we shall have to wait and wait and wait even more? The USICS has recently hired in 1500 new employees? But yet they are even more back logged? "Laughing" about government employees... they make how much money? Chief, Transformation Program Office... Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services, $114,468.00+ SPACE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST... Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services, $77,670.00+ COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER... Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services, $82,961.00+ WOW!!! Now I know why this will take several months Ok, I am now done with my ranting and raving Having lived in a border state myself for most of my life (I only moved to Idaho from Texas 2 years ago), I understand your frustration with the Mexican illegals. But honestly, I don't think that interferes that much with our SO's process and time length. The Mexican illegals thing is its own ugly problem. I don't want to derail this thread with my rant on this topic... I could go on and on! Und guten morgen, Corinthians and everyone else! My German is ... well, not good! Glad my SO's English is great! I found a couple more Las Vegas wedding sites that look promising, too. His parents and one grandma at least want to fly in to see us married, and it's so expensive to fly to Moscow, Idaho... so a destination seems the best for us. Ruled out most of the strip hotels because they want too much money. The Flamingo Vegas Weddings Cupid's receptions I can't narrow anything down too much until I know what our financial situation will be when he arrives. And that depends on what sort of job he lands when he returns home next month (and my finances are pretty horrible 'til I finish my 2nd degree in May). The job market in his hometown hasn't been great (not that it's so hot in the US at the moment either!). I've got him studying for A+ certification while he's here so he has a better shot at job hunting here and back in Germany. He's got a Vordiplom which has no US equivalent (it's like a 3 year degree but all credits in computer science), and the credit didn't transfer well when we looked into him finishing a 4th year for a BA. That certification should help him land a decent job here until we can sort out the rest. Have the rest of you talked about what your SOs will do for work in the US?	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-20 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Corinthians @ Aug 19 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Aug 19 2008, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cham @ Aug 19 2008, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Aug 19 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is there a thread on VJ for people to discuss their wedding and honeymoon plans? I can't seem to find one. Since all of us are dealing with trying to throw a wedding that involves at least two countries, and all of us are pretty limited in honeymoon options unless we get Advanced Parole- it only seems reasonable that there should be somewhere where we get gather and talk about the fun, frilly stuff instead of just the logistics of filling out papers! not that I know of but I say we July fliers do it here so we can all see what we all have planned..from simple to whatever and SUPPORT each other on this wonderful journey!!! I would love to see what everyone is planning..ideas you name it..MAYBE we can pitch in together and even share ideas...recipes for weddings you name it...I will post mine later on because I am taking the grandkinds home loves you all! Meri This sounds fantastic! What does everyone else think? I just don't want to hijack the thread and annoy people who come in here strictly looking for timelines and paperwork advice. I'd be willing to set up a separate thread if anyone has any objections to doing it in here. Go for it, I vote for the July people sticking together. Imagine what it would be like if we started a thread for every little topic...July 08 Filer Wedding Plans, July 08 Filer My Parents are Annoying thread, etc. Be careful about allowing all of that in here! lol But yeah, I see no reason not to blab about our plans on just about anything. We're our own support group - it's great getting to know everyone and avoid feeling alone in all of this. I already blabbed about both of these topics here anyways!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-19 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (PB&JAM @ Aug 18 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm in the same boat. no touching yet, I look everyday too. Its been 26 days...which is pretty much 1/5 there! glad to have those days out of the way. I'm expecting an early december approval and will then start the wedding process. i only want a tiny wedding. would love to just go to the court, but for my family's sake. plus i'd love for my dad to walk me down the aisle. its so hard emotionally tho this waiting, it hurts big time If only approval/NOA2 was the end. The next steps aren't too quick either - NVC, embassy, medical, interview... blah. I expect that will take a couple months itself. I'm not booking or planning anything firm until he's got his visa. I'm guessing that won't be till at least February. I still have him with me here for another month. I cross my fingers we have enough money between us for me to visit him around December/Christmas. I think I'll lose it being apart Sept - Feb!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-18 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (subguy812 @ Aug 18 2008, 06:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Any of the California Service Center July filers receive anything other than NOA1 as of yet? Nope. Don't expect to see any NOA2s until November or December. Despite that Vermont was slow last month with NOA1s, likely those who applied through there will get NOA2 before those of us with CA apps. I still hope for a miracle, though!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-18 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Koakland @ Aug 12 2008, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance and I aren't planning a wedding until he's here with a job. I just think that it's too much stress on us, especially for him, to plan a wedding on top of our immigration stuff, his employment situation, our living situation, getting used to being together all the time etc. I want to focus on getting our marriage settled before I plan a wedding. But a lot of my friends want us to plan a wedding right away. I'm also focused on saving money for the months he'll be unemployed while waiting for EAD. I can't spend money on a wedding and try to save for the EAD waiting process. In other news My fiance and I have begun to make plans to see each other during the Thanksgiving holiday That's less just a little over 3 months from now. We're trying to decide if he's going to come to the US or if we'll go to Canada - to avoid any drama with US customs officials. Any thoughts on that? Is anyone planning on visiting the US during the K1 process? I guess that means you're counting on getting an EAD stamp from an airport? Otherwise you have to get married before he works, because K1 isn't authorized to work without an EAD stamp. He'd have to wait until he gets EAD when you apply to adjust status. Or am I misunderstanding? Edited by Aubrey, 12 August 2008 - 08:58 PM.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-12 20:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Same here, not setting a date until the visa is in his hand. With the 90 day window, what sort of wedding ideas are you all thinking? Andreas and I are talking about doing a Vegas wedding since there's so many packages and it's not so expensive. I've planned a wedding before and 90 days isn't much without major stress or an all-inclusive package. A couple sites I found that look appealing for a Vegas wedding: Chapel of the Flowers Treasure Island hotel A Special Memory Chapel Imperial Palace hotel Tropicana Hotel Still looking, though. My folks want us to do the wedding in Houston, but... eh. My dad's a hotel manager, so they're talking about discounts and stuff for hotel guests and a reception. Not sure that I want to rely on them anymore, but even if I did -- I haven't found ceremony packages there. Am I the only crazy one that has started looking into all this? I get very excited thinking about it all!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-12 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (MichelleN @ Aug 11 2008, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just checked my status online...and I saw this: QUOTE On August 11, 2008, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register. Is this the NOA1? Yup. Congrats.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-11 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	I'm glad to see most people have gotten their NOA1s by now. Congrats to you all, and I hope the remaining get yours super fast! I finally got my answer from my parents tonight about the co-sponsor/affidavit of support, so I thought I'd give an update. After plenty of drama and my father freaking out (he printed like 50 pages of ####### from the USCIS website to read!!!), they agreed to co-sponsor. The catch: I have to write some letter saying that if the affidavit went into effect that any money they paid would become a loan that I had to repay them. That's some superb trust right there, isn't it? The whole thing has shattered my faith in my family, and if I didn't need them to co-sponsor, I'm so ticked off I wouldn't even invite them to my wedding. Maybe I'll get over it by the time Andreas and I finally do get to set a wedding date, huh? It's a long time away. Anyways, thanks for all your support already. <3 I'm still in this!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-11 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Aussielove @ Aug 10 2008, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys here I am again with another question!! Does anyone know how long it generally takes after filling to finish?? And does it depend on where your Fiance is from, or are all countries the same??? THANK YOU!! Katie If you fill in your I-129F Sent date in your timeline, VJ will give you an estimate on when you can expect your NOA2. On average, the entire process is taking 6-8 months, but that can vary substantially depending on several factors, such as RFEs or trouble at the consulate. Most of the process it won't matter which country the fiancé is from. At some spots, it could take a little longer if that consulate has a backlog for interviews or is a high security risk/high-fraud country. Btw, if you got your NOA1 on June 30th, you're a June filer. But you're welcome to hang out here. The more the merrier!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-10 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Congrats Ghorabaa, dillon, Labhrais, and SirJon! It's so good to see more people making progress. You can expect your NOA1 in the mail any day now (assuming you get one -- some never do). Keep your chins up, and welcome to the waiting room you 4! crs: I would gladly ask a friend to co-sponsor if I knew someone to ask. My only friends that could don't live in the same state, and most I haven't seen in person in years or ever (friends my SO and I game and chat with). I could ask my sister, but my hunch is that she wouldn't be willing. I'll ask, though, if my parents back out. I haven't heard back from them yet, which is unusual and probably not in my favor. But I'll let you all know.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-06 12:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (kenny+Ugochi @ Aug 4 2008, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys, i was just going through the documents i submitted with our K1 petition to the VSC, i made copies of everything including the cheque, now i noticed i made a mistake on my cheque, i put "$455:00", which is correct, but i miss spelt it in words i wrote " four hundred and fifty" instead of "four hundred and fifty five",	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-05 01:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (marcuskelli @ Aug 4 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh Aubrey!! that sucks big huge time!!! Parents can be funny like that. Its seems like you guys have known eachother for a long time too! I'll call your dad and talk some sense into him! Maybe he will listen to me *giggle* Im older and Im marrying a guy from overseas too- we girls need to stick together! Thanks so much for your post. It was a much needed laugh! I hope somebody talks sense into my dad! I'm no spring chicken -- I'm 27 and divorced and already had a career job which I quit (I was a middle school teacher and quit 2 1/2 years in). I thought my parents gave up the whole judgmental garbage years ago, but apparently they've just been hiding it. If I could tolerate the time away from my sweetie, I'd just wait the year and sponsor him myself! But everyday without him is like torture. I wish I thought my parents were being funny or just weird, but instead today I felt like they disapproved of everything I am and want to be, and it really rocked the friendship we'd built in the last few years. They didn't like my first husband, and apparently they don't approve of my next. Really not so funny. Anyways, we'll see what they say soon, and then I guess I figure out what to do if they back out. Wish me luck. I hope everyone is getting their NOA1s (for those that still don't have them). I'm sending good thoughts your way, Vermont filers! We'll all send a heat wave to Vermont to put fire under their bums!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-05 01:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (FaisalShirin4eva @ Aug 4 2008, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE VJ estimates your NOA2 date for you. Check out your own timeline. After NOA2, they send stuff to the national visa center, then to your country's consulate. If you haven't already, check out the K1 guide and flowchart. It explains everything pretty well. I hope everyone had a restful weekend, and keep your chins up! Thanks for the Aubrey! Dont know what we would do without u! One thing I dont understand, how come VSC filers timeline is so different than CSC? P.S. I found out today that Islamabad embassy dont issue the visa rite away.. That Sux..They do this AP(security check) thing & it takes foreva & I mean foreva Most embassy's will issue the visa right after the interview.. Some will mail it a week later But Islamabad embassy! That just mean more waiting! That's a bummer, but try not to get ahead of yourself. The whole thing seems overwhelming when you worry about stuff that isn't here yet. I got my own bad news today. My parents are having second thoughts about co-sponsoring us. Apparently my mother just now told my father about it and he's all concerned he's going to get charged money. I'm on my last year of a second degree, so I don't meet the I-134 income requirements myself... so I'm majorly concerned. And to top if off, he gave me heck about whether I knew my SO well enough and that we don't have enough money to do this ourselves, and that we aren't using a lawyer... Bad day!!! Cross your fingers for me, as I have some major problems coming if they back out of co-sponsoring.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-04 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (kenny+Ugochi @ Aug 3 2008, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks guys, i call every day, but it's the same story " no record yet " some of them are , they want me to call back in about 1 to 2 weeks, and some of them are they want me to call back after 90 days, i'm really faustrated right here guys. Did you send your package with delivery confirmation or return receipt? If you're sure they have it and it's been 30 days, keep calling. QUOTE (cham) How is everyone holding up and is anyone else checking everyday? I know I am! ITS SO ADDICTING!!!! Yeah, I check every day, even though I realistically know I've got months to wait until anything happens. But I keep hoping to see some miracle despite this. At least maybe we'll beat the VJ estimate, since Cali's center seems to have been picking up the pace a bit this last month. It's so sad Cali takes 4-6 weeks longer than Vermont! QUOTE ('FaisalShirin4eva') Yes I check everyday & I got my first touch(whateva that means but hey atleast they are doing something with my package) today. kicking.gif Guys when can we expect our NOA2? I am thinking the last week of Oct.. And what do you do after you get NOA2? VJ estimates your NOA2 date for you. Check out your own timeline. After NOA2, they send stuff to the national visa center, then to your country's consulate. If you haven't already, check out the K1 guide and flowchart. It explains everything pretty well. I hope everyone had a restful weekend, and keep your chins up!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-04 01:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (sonny&sunny @ Aug 2 2008, 11:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband finally received our NOA1 last July 31.... I'm happy because it's not an RFE but I'm still feelin sad because it will be a long way to go before I can move with him just thinking about of 3 to 4 years of waiting... ohhh I can feel my heart is ripping apart. I just realized your signature says you filed I-130, so you're K3. The rest of us here filed K1, which is a little different. You might check out the K3 forum to find more K3 filers, as I'm guessing some significant differences come up along the way. QUOTE (Erin Hoffman @ Aug 2 2008) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good luck to everyone with their process. I found VJ just last month. My fiance and I had been dating across the NY/Canada border for the past two years (Oct 06), the border guards know us so well that some of them had been teasing us about getting married for awhile now. A couple of well meaning but misinformed US guards told us the fiance visa process should only take a month! Then I found this site and panicked. wink.gif We are underway now, I'm moving to CA for a job at the end of this month (which is why we started looking into paperwork, we thought he'd be able to come with me easily!), he's coming with me to visit for about a month, then coming back up here to defend his dissertation (he's a military historian) and take care of the NOU2 process which should hopefully pick up toward the end of October. Be glad that you've gotten to see your fiancé so frequently. Many here are separated from their SO for years before getting their visa. But I completely understand about getting a shock about how long the process will take. Originally my fiancé was trying to get a student visa here, but when it started looking like he couldn't obtain the funds needed for an I-20, we started checking out K1. I am still saddened that this process takes soooo long! I thought he'd be here permanently by now, but he's only visiting me now. I still am in tears whenever I think of the months we're going to be apart again after he has to leave in September. This process is difficult on all of us. But that's one thing we have - each other! The support offered on this forum helps keep me sane through this process. Welcome to our July group!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-03 10:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Koakland @ Aug 1 2008, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (HY020 @ Jul 31 2008, 09:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah.. there are a lot of numbers on the back of the check. It was really hard for me to read them. So, I printed the check out with my printer and the number is clearly printed out. Print out the check to read the number, if you can't see it clearly on the screen. What do the numbers on the back of the check mean? Where do I register them and what does it tell me??? The numbers that start with WAC are your case number. You can use them to register your case online to check for updates on the USCIS website. Good luck, and congrats to everyone on their NOA1s and check cashings!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-08-01 11:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (sonny&sunny @ Jul 31 2008, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone!!! My husband mail our petition last July 15... Then his cheque was encashed on July 25,I was asking him about the receipt no, so I can register it online but he was saying it has too many numbers at the back of the cheque Now even if want to to register it I can't. He's waiting for NOA1 hard copy... he was waiting but I'm the one who's very very excited and I keep on asking him if he already received our NOA1.. ohhh my... Tell him to look for the numbers that start with WAC. My check had a ton of numbers on the back, but it's easy to tell once you know to look for that... if it's readable. Try again!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 22:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (HY020 @ Jul 31 2008, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (crs @ Jul 31 2008, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our check was cashed!!!!!!!!!! I am registering right now with the number!!!!!!!!! It is coming for all of us Vermont! Things never work out the way you want.. hahaha.... Today is the only day I was so busy at work I didn't have the chance to check VJ and my bank. I get home, checked my bank and boom.. Check Cashed!!!! I am sure NoA 1 is on its way to my mail box now... I am never this happy to see someone take my money before.... Surprises like that feel great, don't they?! Congrats to you!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (marcuskelli @ Jul 31 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Im headed to England in a couple of weeks- then again in October for 6 weeks Maybe even a visit at Christmas! (cross your fingers!!!) I also hate the waiting...... I think the NOA1 wait is going to feel like a piece of cake compared to the NOA2 wait!!!! That's awesome, I'm glad you get to have a visit! I've thought a couple times about Christmas, but not sure the budget will allow for it. If not, we're looking at 5 months or so apart (I'm estimating, anyway). That just sounds so horrible I don't even want to think of it!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 14:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (chadherm @ Jul 31 2008, 07:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats! Now lets get some coffee and wait for our NOA2! This is the time we need the word PATIENCE! July filers lets keep in touch! So true... I can be patient atm -- my fiancé is here. Expect my whining and complaining to start at September's end. I'm mostly calm and collected until we're apart... then I'm a basket case. I don't feel whole without him. Is anyone else working on or planning visits to see their SO, or have their SO visiting now?	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (crs @ Jul 31 2008, 05:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our check was cashed!!!!!!!!!! I am registering right now with the number!!!!!!!!! It is coming for all of us Vermont! Congrats!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 08:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Cham @ Jul 30 2008, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am still waiting on my NOA -1 I hope they say HEY here ya go soon..I am obessed with checking every 5 minutess!! My bet is you'll get a surprise in your snail mail one day like I did! They didn't cash my check until 4 days after they sent out my NOA1. Don't worry guys, Vermont has been historically faster than California -- you'll see it speed up here soon. I'm just sure of it!!! Hang in there, we can get through this together!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-31 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Naglfar & & Alice/Brandon: Congratulations on your NOA1! Naglfar: I received two touches since my NOA1. Since my check hadn't cleared yet, I'm assuming its to enter that I'm paid for in their system. I've seen lots of others on VJ get touched shortly after their NOA1 dates too - probably some filing stuff. Touches often don't mean anything, just someone picked up your casefile for whatever reason, not necessarily to work on it. Best wishes to everyone still waiting on their NOA1. I'm confident you'll get it soon!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-29 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Corinthians @ Jul 28 2008, 07:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nessa @ Jul 28 2008, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Corinthians @ Jul 28 2008, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So for people who can see their case online (at USCIS)...did you have to do anything special? Mine doesn't show in the searches. I've searched the forums, is this just a sit and wait thing too? if you have your case number you can see when it was last touched, but that's pretty much it. they don't say this is gonna happen on this date. Hey Nessa, When I log in, it says my case number doesn't exist, but I have the NOA1 here with me....just curious if I am missing something on the USCIS site. Are you sure you typed it in correctly (WAC########## without the dashes)? If so, you might need to call the service center. And did you guys see - someone in the June Vermont filers had their NOA2 in 57 days!!! I am so jealous. Check out their timeline!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-28 23:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Jul 28 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aubrey, here's what you're looking for.... Yeah, that's what I posted - the date from there. I guess that means since the date is later than my NOA1 date it's a touch. Thank you! Edit: Hah, reading ftl. You agreed that it's a touch. Thanks! Edited by Aubrey, 28 July 2008 - 04:25 PM.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-28 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Woohoo! I received my NOA1 in the mail today, listed that it was written 7/24. The check still hasn't shown cleared on my online banking... weird. Checked my case status and it says my case was last updated yesterday 7/27. Does that constitute a touch? The interface confuses me.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-28 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Sweetjuly @ Jul 25 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Aubrey @ Jul 25 2008, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sweetjuly @ Jul 25 2008, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YIPEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby, yeah baby, I Got our NOA1 today when I came home from work..... Lets all pray for everyone else to start getting theirs too.... The journey has definitely begun July Filers here we go!!!! Do you know what date your packet had been received? I'm trying to calculate in my head when I might expect an NOA1 on my packet. Sent I-129F on July 2 Recd by USCIS July 7 NOA1 Notice dated July 22, (recd in mail today the 25th) but my check hasnt cleared yet.... Hmmmmmm Hmm, well if they keep at the same pace they'll give me NOA1 this Tuesday. I'm crossing my fingers!	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-26 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Sweetjuly @ Jul 25 2008, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YIPEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby, yeah baby, I Got our NOA1 today when I came home from work..... Lets all pray for everyone else to start getting theirs too.... The journey has definitely begun July Filers here we go!!!! Do you know what date your packet had been received? I'm trying to calculate in my head when I might expect an NOA1 on my packet.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-25 23:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (HY020 @ Jul 25 2008, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (chadherm @ Jul 25 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WE GOT OUR NOA1 TODAY FROM VERMONT.....I AM SO HAPPY, LONG WAIT HUH.. VERMONT IS MOVING NOW! TO ALL JULY FILERS , YOU WILL GET YOUR NOA1 SOON EITHER CSC OR VSC BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING ON IT NOW.I SUGGEST YOU GIVE THEM A CALL.THATS WHAT MY FIANCE DID, AND WE DIDNT EXPECT WE GOT OUR RECIEPT NUMBER TODAY. Chadherm wins the first NoA from VSC..... Now.. still waiting for the first NoA from a July Filer.. Com'on.... We can do it!!! I want us all to win!!! Waiting is no fun.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-25 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (marcuskelli @ Jul 25 2008, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG!!! OUR CHECK JUST CAME THROUGH!!! WOOHOOOO!!!! Now....... how the heck do I decipher a case number off of it?? I only have an electronic copy, so its hard to read anything on it?? Any thoughts? Where is the number located?? Congrats!@ I'd say this is good news for all of us waiting. From what I've read, the case number is written on the back of the check where the endorsement area is. You can use this to check your case status on the USCIS website.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-25 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (moonhunt @ Jul 24 2008, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Aubrey @ Jul 13 2008, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry for the double post, but I checked my return receipt again today and apparently the mail "arrived at the unit" today... Sunday of all days! Just a sigh of relief that my package is not lost. Now I just have to wait for the check to be cashed. Phew. 10 days for 1st class mail is pretty sad. Next time when you send this kind of thing, you can use USPS priority mail with flat rate envelope service. You can add delivery confirmation without additional charge. It will deliver things in 2 days, and the cost is not that expensive. Best of all, you can put whatever paperworks to flat rate envelope since it is flat rate. ^^ I think it cost around $5 or $6 something like that. Considering certifated mail cost plus return receipt, I think priority flat rate envelope does make sense to me. Well, I've never had 1st class mail take so long to be delivered (max I've had is 5 days). The mail clerk recommended certified mail and it made sense to me due to the sensitive information enclosed. The only thing I'd do different is make sure it was priority mailed and not just 1st class, and I will when I mail anything to USCIS next time. Return receipt is also worth it because it provides me proof that it wasn't just delivered but also picked up. If USCIS claims to not have it I can show them that they do with the signature. Edited by Aubrey, 24 July 2008 - 08:05 PM.	Aubrey	Female	Germany	2008-07-24 20:05:00