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National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
QUOTE (wasabi @ Apr 20 2009, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've been calling every Monday. I just did my weekly call a few minutes ago. "Well sir it does appear you are undergoing some additional processing. We can't give you a time frame when that will be complete. Is there anything else I can help you with."

Oh well the wait goes on...


Ha ha.....yup. Just recieved the same response. Except this time I talked to a very nice lady called angie who was actually sympathetic, apologised for the delay and could tell me the date on which we went into additional processing, something they wouldnt tell us either of the times we called before.

March 16th - the fateful day that NVC held my petition hostage.

I think i'll make monday's my day to call too. I hate monday's so I may as well recieve horrible news on that day than any other.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-20 08:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
QUOTE (chefdino @ Apr 20 2009, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please add my information NOA1 in November sent out on 12th received on 20th then long wait for NOA 2 arrival on march 7th sent to NVC and received by NVC on march 15th ----still in NVC. 35 ish days later .. i would not have even known except that i got worried because Carla never received a packet to start on for interview. I called Peru first because i received a letter saying it passed through NVC and was sent to them. Well truth is it was never sent and is sitting in a pile of other people's packets waiting on something they are not allowed to tell me about. I feel we are blessed to have a system set up to help us get our loved ones over here and still keep a safe country to live in but OMG please can we fix it a bit better???? there are so many people involved in this it seems impossible for me to even guess on a day that i could be happily married in the U.S.A. . We thought we were through the rough part boy were we wrong. ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFO PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY.... chefdino71@hotmail.com


Sorry your stuck in AP. You have come to the right place. We'd love to provide you with information, but unfortunately I am as mystified as to why I am in AP as you and everyone else is on this thread. Read the thread, take some comfort that you aren't alone, and that hopefully your NVC nightmare will be over soon.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-20 01:45:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
OH MY! A bumper day!

We have been at NVC for just under a month now.....you guys give me hope I will get my interview in June as i'd hoped!!!!

I want to call them right now....but I'm trying to be good and not get my hopes up.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-14 16:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
Congrats to those getting out of AP!

So lovely to see NVC moving forward with the cases!


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-14 04:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
QUOTE (Steve and Grace @ Apr 11 2009, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks all for your responses. I had a feeling so I didn't want to get my hopes up. The live operator told me on Friday I was in AP. The letter saying my case was being forwarded was dated two days earlier. I just wanted to find out for sure. Now I'll don my patience garb and continue waiting with the rest of you and join you all in hoping for a speedy resolution of ALL of our cases!

Best wishes,

Steve & Grace


sorry your in AP. I only discovered I was there on Friday, and it can be very very frustrating.

Lovely bunch of people here......they'll help smile.gif
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-12 02:00:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
Uscandual

Thank you for sharing your story. I know your ex is making things difficult for you right now, but your efforts will never be lost on your children. My father was one of the deadbeats, he has improved in the last 10 years and infact, regardless of everything he put me and my brother through, I'm making the effort to see him today.

Dont give up. I know it feels fruitless, and you feel like your attempts at contact are being ignored, but I can guarantee, your tireless attempts to be in contact with your kids will contribute to any future relationships that they can build once they are away from your ex. Your ex is manipulating them. They bow to her wishes because they have to live with her and because the pure guilt you feel as a child, watching your parent go through horrible times is enough to make you agree to do anything that spares them more pain.

My dad didn't want access to me. Never tried. Disappeared for months on end, forgot birthdays and christmas.

Had he tried as tirelessly as you have.......maybe our meet up today wouldn't be so awkward.

Keep going. I hope this visa process is over soon, so that your new wife can support your efforts.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-11 01:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
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QUOTE (Ellie-and-David @ Apr 9 2009, 08:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I suppose we better join this thread. London hadn't received our package and despite having a letter from NVC stating our petition was to be forwarded on.....

We are in administrative processing sad.gif I am so upset right now.

I guess you could say....given when the letter was sent....that we have been in AP for 28 days now. Most of which i was completely oblivious there was any kind of problem. If they are going to hold your case up, you would think the least they could do is write a letter saying "hey we lied, sorry! We aren't forwarding your case on to the embassy, we are going to sit on it until we can be bothered to look at it...."

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Sorry to hear that you guys got stuck too sad.gif
And yes, I completely agree with you regarding those misleading letters. We actually got 4 of them, all identical, all worse-than meaningless. The only way you have to find out that you are in AP is by calling them. They will never write a letter to that effect.

Well at least now you've found a community here to swap stories with. And since you've updated your timeline, you now appear on the tracking page as well. Good luck- hope you get out soon!!


Thank you for the welcome. On the plus side I was just so happy about getting the NOA 2 and riding on cloud 9 from being in Florida at the time, I barely noticed that 27 days already went by.

Please ignore me when i go off on a the government are evil rant (see above) I just get frustrated and a little pedantic.


Glad you found us smile.gif
At least you are already more than half way through the "sentence" a couple more weeks and you'll be released.
and umm I kinda liked your rant tongue.gif


Hee hee.....thanks. I feel better about it now I have had a large glass of wine smile.gif

So ironic really.....I work with offenders, kind of ironic I am now facing my own kind of sentence. It's nice to be halfway through my sentence without realising and I didn't even have to share a toilet with anyone! smile.gif
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-09 14:38:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
QUOTE (uscandual @ Apr 9 2009, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Ellie-and-David @ Apr 9 2009, 08:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I suppose we better join this thread. London hadn't received our package and despite having a letter from NVC stating our petition was to be forwarded on.....

We are in administrative processing sad.gif I am so upset right now.

I guess you could say....given when the letter was sent....that we have been in AP for 28 days now. Most of which i was completely oblivious there was any kind of problem. If they are going to hold your case up, you would think the least they could do is write a letter saying "hey we lied, sorry! We aren't forwarding your case on to the embassy, we are going to sit on it until we can be bothered to look at it...."

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Sorry to hear that you guys got stuck too sad.gif
And yes, I completely agree with you regarding those misleading letters. We actually got 4 of them, all identical, all worse-than meaningless. The only way you have to find out that you are in AP is by calling them. They will never write a letter to that effect.

Well at least now you've found a community here to swap stories with. And since you've updated your timeline, you now appear on the tracking page as well. Good luck- hope you get out soon!!


Thank you for the welcome. On the plus side I was just so happy about getting the NOA 2 and riding on cloud 9 from being in Florida at the time, I barely noticed that 27 days already went by.

Please ignore me when i go off on a the government are evil rant (see above) I just get frustrated and a little pedantic.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-09 11:44:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
QUOTE (wasabi @ Apr 9 2009, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This AP ####### is absolute BS! I am not from a closed off communist country. I live in a democracy and have a right to know what is going on with my petition. I would not mind so much if they would tell me more than oh you are undergoing additional processing. Why the meaningless ambiguous term? They should tell us exactly what they are doing and why. This isn't Guantanamo. Oh well I know I'm powerless over the whole thing so I'll just sit back and take it.


IMO

I think the likelihood is that they cant tell you why you are undergoing administrative processing because it would cause uproar. Undoubtedly there are genuine reasons for AP in some cases, but this number of petitions being withheld suggests to me that someone in government has agreed to test a random sample possibly to improve confidence in the security measures involved in the processing of immigrant visa's. Ambiguity is a way to cover ones a$* and allows for a lack of transparency in the process. If there is less transparency, then there are less ways for individuals to challenge the validity of the process.

I am sure that the number of petitions in AP will assist some ambitious government official and will allow him or her to say......."look at what I implemented, look at the initiative I am showing to protect our people from terrorism and fraudulency and protect the growth of this country and bla bla bla.....let me present you with the figures....."

In all likelihood, something and nothing happens to our petitions whilst they are sat in AP. If NVC had any real contribution to make to the security process and the protection of other US citizens, then we would see far more petitions being denied consulate consideration. The fact is, NVC aren't denying us. They are holding on to the petitions to make a point.

GOSH, talking about this makes me feel so very angry. I need a bar of chocolate and a glass of white wine.

Edited by Ellie-and-David, 09 April 2009 - 11:45 AM.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-09 11:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)STUCK @ NVC for AP
I suppose we better join this thread. London hadn't received our package and despite having a letter from NVC stating our petition was to be forwarded on.....

We are in administrative processing sad.gif I am so upset right now.

I guess you could say....given when the letter was sent....that we have been in AP for 28 days now. Most of which i was completely oblivious there was any kind of problem. If they are going to hold your case up, you would think the least they could do is write a letter saying "hey we lied, sorry! We aren't forwarding your case on to the embassy, we are going to sit on it until we can be bothered to look at it...."

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Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-09 08:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS objectives - are they acceptable?
QUOTE (Laura+Tom @ Nov 19 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (narina77 @ Nov 19 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Ellie-and-David @ Nov 19 2008, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mkg265 @ Nov 19 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wasn't being argumentative but some member chose to read only sections of my post. People managed to miss the line "K-1 should be kept (referring to the post before mine) because not everyone has the same circumstances."
Meaning, NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I was defending the use of the K-1.


Sorry mkg, I should be more careful with my quoting, i did understand what you said. I was responding to the poster who said as a K1 she didnt wait and you were included within her reply.

The bulk of my post was aimed at the person before you, who believed the K1 should be done away with a full priority given to married couples, which was something that I was countering.

At the end of the day, i try not to blame the man on the ground for the way the system works. VSC is run by bureaucrats and it is the responsibility of these people to ensure that our petitions are processed at a time equal to CSC. It is their responsibility to ensure staff productivity.

It is completely unacceptable that the same job can be done in half the time and that you are subject to what boils down to being a zipcode lottery.....

I am no where near far enough into the process to have any real experience of the issues others are experiencing, but my heart goes out to anyone who has to be apart from the one they love....especially when that relationship is genuine and the thought of being without our partners drives us to the lengths we are having to undertake to be with them.


I just feel that if the K-1 is gonna come here and marry, then why not just marry here and file an I-130 or marry overseas and file a K-3? Why have a K-1? Because the fact is you're gonna have a wedding eventually, why not have it then file? Why file then wait, take up processing time, and then you're just gonna get married after 90 days anyway, or God forbid, the person was just using their fiance, comes here and then dumps them and stays illegally... I just think having an I-130 or a K-3 is enough, because it handles both overseas and domestic marriages.


Because for some of us the K-1 works perfectly around what is going on in our lives at the moment. My fiance left the country 8 mths into our relationship, we certainly weren't going to get hitched then.


And because some of us want to start our married life together. Again, it boils down to that choice......one i dont believe should be taken away..
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-19 17:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS objectives - are they acceptable?
QUOTE (mkg265 @ Nov 19 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wasn't being argumentative but some member chose to read only sections of my post. People managed to miss the line "K-1 should be kept (referring to the post before mine) because not everyone has the same circumstances."
Meaning, NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I was defending the use of the K-1.


Sorry mkg, I should be more careful with my quoting, i did understand what you said. I was responding to the poster who said as a K1 she didnt wait and you were included within her reply.

The bulk of my post was aimed at the person before you, who believed the K1 should be done away with a full priority given to married couples, which was something that I was countering.

At the end of the day, i try not to blame the man on the ground for the way the system works. VSC is run by bureaucrats and it is the responsibility of these people to ensure that our petitions are processed at a time equal to CSC. It is their responsibility to ensure staff productivity.

It is completely unacceptable that the same job can be done in half the time and that you are subject to what boils down to being a zipcode lottery.....

I am no where near far enough into the process to have any real experience of the issues others are experiencing, but my heart goes out to anyone who has to be apart from the one they love....especially when that relationship is genuine and the thought of being without our partners drives us to the lengths we are having to undertake to be with them.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-19 14:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS objectives - are they acceptable?
QUOTE (Cassie @ Nov 18 2008, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mkg265 @ Nov 18 2008, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I agree with part of what you write, Narnia77. I do believe that K-3 should be given priority over K-1 in processing time or should be equal. My husband and I married in a town hall and received a priest's blessing because I knew he was the one for me and didn't need a three month "trial" period in the United States. Someday we are holding a "reception".
K-1 should be kept because not everyone has the same circumstances. Some people aren't sure of their love.

I must admit it aggravates me every time that a K-1 is granted that filled after me. It's super aggravating when a K-3 is granted that filled after me (I'm only July but I've seen it!).


Many of us K-1ers didn't need a "trial" period either. I only needed 6 days smile.gif


I wont be having a trial period. As soon as I enter my fiance and me will get married. We have only just started this process but i can tell you that it annoys me that some K3-ers feel that they should have priority over the rest of us. It is just as easy to shop in another country and pick out some young woman and marry make her your bride as it is to go to a foreign country and pick out some young fiance - does that marriage legitimise that relationship more than mine and david's because we are yet to tie the knot? I dont think so.

Sorry, I agree marriage is the ultimate commitment, but I am not always seeing genuine loving marriages in evidence on these boards...lots of talk about what can be done about the disolution of marriage once that green card is in hand.

I love my fiancee, i am giving up a good job and family and friends to be with him. The same as everyone else has....we really thought about going the whole hog and getting married....but it makes more sense this way, we start married life together...the choice we made....

I understand your frustration....we thought long and hard about our decision to file, and i am sure over the coming months i will be feeling disolutioned and annoyed with the situation in vermont....THEN i have to deal with USCIS on the other side......and that'll take additional time, even if i will be with my husband whilst i deal with it.

Now im pretty sure THAT will be an unpopular post
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-19 09:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to keep your relationship strong?
We watch movies together....set them up at the same time....then over AOL or Google talk, we watch them.

I love hearing him laugh at the same bits I laugh at....love telling him to shhhh when there is a good bit coming up in a movie (he talks sooo much)

We also leave webcams and voice chat open all night, especially on weekends...where he gets to watch over my sleep in the evening (I sleep earlier because of the 5 hour difference) and i get to watch over his sleep in the mornings.

Sometimes we switch up our hours on weekends and days off so that we are operating on the same time scale. We talk every night and sometimes when I am working from home, we talk during the day. If we are working an it's feasible...we IM whilst I am in the office (very naughty....but we are addicted to each other and there is no stopping it....I'm waiting for him to wake up this morning so i can ask him what he ate for dinner last night!!!)

I take my laptop to my mum's and have him on IM there whilst we have get togethers and take photo's. I take him on tours around my house and let him watch me cook and do the dishes.....

My laptop is our saviour really....it gives me a lot of freedom. If it wasnt for free internet calling...i would have been bankrupt from the amount of time we talk....we challenged yahoo voice by keeping it open for nearly 40 hours once :-)

We fight and niggle and wind each other and push buttons like any couple would. Test our differences and strengthen the things that we have in common. Sometimes we read to each other....books we love.

And we talk alot about the future. Our future. And we dont sugar coat it. We know it is going to be hard. And I cant wait.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-20 06:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED
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congrats!!!!!
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-14 23:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 1 2009, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When calling USCIS if you claim to be the petitioner for a K3 visa, when you are the beneficer, will this effect the Visa application?


You mean call and pretend to be your partner?

Hmmm, you might have a problem disguising your sex.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-01 12:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures21 Young, and Lost
QUOTE (Donna A @ Sep 7 2009, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (rsn @ Sep 7 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Donna A @ Sep 7 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ Sep 7 2009, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If your going on a trip, dont u usually look at a map and make a plan and even earlier wouldnt you start by picking the destination, then save the money, learn the best time to travel, learn what you will need, etc etc no different in this journey. If you have questions on some item read other articles, ask a friend thats been there, If your old enough to marry your old enough to do these steps. Its a hard journey for most


actually before taking a trip i ask around and see if others have gone and what their opinion of it is before i plan the trip and look at a map. if it doesnt seam like its something i would want to do from hearing bad opinions from others then no need to look at the map first. the map is the last thing i look at before i leave.


The OP wasn't asking for opinions, rather directions. In this case, a map is the proper tool to use FIRST, which happens to be our guides.


if you look again the OP was asking questions, which can be answered without having to study for a test. if someone asked you whats the weather going to be like today do u tell them go watch the weather channel? no if u know u answer them and tell them its going to be hot and sunny. why is it so hard to answer people when they ask a simple question without having to direct them to the "guides".

geezzz ive never in my live seen so many people so huffy about answering a question for another person.


You became combative Donna, this is why you are seeing "huffy" people. The original post indicated that no previous research had been undertaken and that is why it is essential to direct people to the guides and encourage a culture on this website where instead of 100's of "nutshell" threads, actual questions unique to individual cases are answered. The participants on this site need to take responsibility for their own petitions by making an effort to understand the process itself, and this is where the guides (and the often not used search option) come in.

The OP was asking the question whilst having absolutely no idea where to start. She was directed to the guides and then told to come back if she was still unsure.

Pushbrk's approach is one that I have begun undertaking too. Unfortunately when you answer one question without the poster reading the guides, then more and more unnecessary questions are asked. As an experienced member of this website the most helpful thing you can do for new and uninitiated members is to direct them to the guides in the first instance.....after all....it's been proven....they work.









Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-07 21:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures21 Young, and Lost
The guides are the best way to gain an understanding of the process. It's simple, clear and accessible.

Like pushbrk and rebeccajo I am happy to answer individual questions once a poster has read the guides.

As a participant on this website you need to take responsibility for making an effort to understand the process before you ask people on this website to nutshell things. It doesn't work that way.

100's of successful petitions have been submitted as a result of the information contained in the guides and although you are well meaning DonnaA, by failing to point people in that direction first you could be assisting them in the compilation of a petition that is littered with mistakes and missing information.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-07 12:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 or K3?
You allowed 4 and a half months for the whole process????

Really? That's a very unrealistic time frame to be working to.

I get that you dont want to be apart from your spouse, but managing your expectations is part of getting through this process without pulling your hair out or going insane.

I hope you get some news soon.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-10-06 08:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionU.S. Embassy makes huge mistake -- freaking out!
I know your freaking Sarah.

But its obviously just an administrative error. Sometimes they need these things written to them in an email so that sense can be made of the situation.

I should imagine its hard. The long wait, then someone screws up!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't panic sweetie. Pushbrk up there (a man of many words as you can see:)) has been around here for a while, and looks like he might have seen this before if he is so sure that it will be rectified.And trust me, he'd tell you if he thought you were doomed.

Write the email. Be as succinct as you can.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-11 03:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWhat is the chance of getting denied at the embassy?
Sounds like your fiance is a very smart girl.

Ditto to all of the above.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-09 01:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionim so confused..please help me
QUOTE (jayhoneyche @ May 25 2009, 12:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone here knows any number at the embassy so I can contact them?I'm afraid that they would not entertain me if I go there without ant appointment..do they have an infopass thing here in the Philippines??


http://www.visajourn...e...&cty=Manila contact information.

Post in the PI Forum for embassy specific information and visa journey experiences.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-24 23:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK1 REJECTION (LOOK ALIKE)
QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Jun 18 2009, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>


Moved from K-1 to Embassy/Consulate - relates to consulate.


Talking about resemblances wink.gif. FAAAAAAAAAbulous pic / pick biggrin.gif
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-19 07:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTrick Questions at medical exam?
Yes alcohol and drug misuse can be cause for denial.

I have seen three cases where British men were questioned about their alcohol consumption and as a result of answering honestly, were denied / their cases held up until they could prove they didn't have alcohol dependency issues.

An example....

"How many drinks do you have on a weekend?" One answered very honestly and with frank information..."sometimes when I go out with my friends on a weekend we get drunk and have about ten pints of beer and shots." The doctor asked...."Do you think this kind of alcohol consumption on one night is acceptable?" "He answered...yeah...sure....for a young guy having fun"

I am not quoting word for word...just giving you a gist.

This kind of binge drinking in the UK is not unusual, and many young men who do not have alcohol dependancy issue's drink this much, but the doctor delayed sending medical findings because of this.

Another example. An ex cannabis smoker admitted to previous use. She was issued with a 3 year ban and in order to qualify for a future visa, had to prove rehabilitation had been undertaken. An EX cannabis user.

The rule of thumb is....never lie. But if you choose to elaborate on the question asked ....you may find yourself in trouble.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-21 19:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCongress intervention
As kathryn said, unless you meet expedite criteria then no.

Unfortunately there are bunch of people who got their before you, so it's another case of stand in line.

The visa process is sucky that way.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-23 21:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDo I get a 'Packet 3' in the UK?
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QUOTE (English Muffin @ Sep 6 2009, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What you received is Packet 3. The Embassy no longer mails out the forms, you need to download and print them from the website link they provided.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-06 11:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCopy of I129F needed at embassy interview...
We had a bit of a sticky moment where the CO couldn't find my husband's divorce decree.

She nearly told me I had to re-submit it when I pointed out that, without that decree there was no evidence of his divorce and the I-129F would never have been approved, so the information HAD to be there. She rummaged around, went to her desk and finally found it.

Should she have actually lost it, I had a copy on hand.

This process is not clear cut and human error often means things go missing. I say better to be safe than sorry. For the sake of a few bucks sending it......i'd provide as much information to your fiancee as possible.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-05 20:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK3 Visa Interview
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 10 2009, 06:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
S the fee which has to be paid at the Interview, is for them to stick on a bar code readable visa onto your passport?


Yes.

But it takes up a whole page of your visa, is printed on pretty paper that just screams "USA USA USA" and in the case of a K3 is used on multiple occasions.

It also is your only form of proof that you are eligible to come to the US on a K3 visa, so I guess you'll just have to bite the bullet and cough the funds up like the rest of us K applicants.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-10 11:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK3 Visa Interview
QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 9 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do I the Beneficiar need to be working in the UK, in order for my K3 visa to be approved, when/if they ask me what I'm doing in the UK, whilst waiting of my visa?


No.

QUOTE (hindocha @ Sep 9 2009, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Why do you have to pay a fee (not the courior service) when at the Interview in London?


The fee is for the visa itself.

Edited by Ellie-and-David, 09 September 2009 - 04:17 PM.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-09 16:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK3 Visa Interview
Here is the first link - Embassy Reviews:

http://www.visajourn...p...1&dfilter=5

Gives you an idea of the experience of others. People (myself included) have included the questions asked there.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-09 06:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNOA2 Hard copy - Is it needed for Petitioners Embassy interview
QUOTE (paul p @ Sep 16 2009, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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I wasn't asked for it at my k1 interview either, thank god cos we onlyanaged to get a copy of it 3 weld ago just in time for my aos interview, (not that the io asked for it then in the end either) I think they have a copy of it already there along with a copy of the I-129f packet. You'll still need it for aos though. sad.gif


Thanks all for your responses. Good stuff and much appreciated. Thank goodness you got your NOA2 in time. Quick question. Can you work before you have AOS done?

Thanks again Paul


Yes, but only with an approved Employment Authorisation Document. This can be filed alongside the AOS and is usually approved before AOS has been completed.


Brilliant. I know it is in the wrong forum that question so i really appreciate you answer. I am planning that i wont be eligible to work until about 2 months after i get there. For the paperwork to be sorted etc. Is that realistic?


It depends how quickly you file your AOS paperwork after getting married. I waited about a month after our marriage to file and according to visajourney trends, I am likely to receive my EAD next month....but....this is the government we are dealing with and as a result I am not banking on anything until I have that EAD in my hands.

You can make things quicker by completing as much of the AOS paperwork as you can ahead of time and then sending it off the day after you have a certified copy of your marriage certificate.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-17 12:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNOA2 Hard copy - Is it needed for Petitioners Embassy interview
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QUOTE (Hannah+Vito @ Sep 14 2009, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wasn't asked for it at my k1 interview either, thank god cos we onlyanaged to get a copy of it 3 weld ago just in time for my aos interview, (not that the io asked for it then in the end either) I think they have a copy of it already there along with a copy of the I-129f packet. You'll still need it for aos though. sad.gif


Thanks all for your responses. Good stuff and much appreciated. Thank goodness you got your NOA2 in time. Quick question. Can you work before you have AOS done?

Thanks again Paul


Yes, but only with an approved Employment Authorisation Document. This can be filed alongside the AOS and is usually approved before AOS has been completed.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-16 07:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNOA2 Hard copy - Is it needed for Petitioners Embassy interview
QUOTE (paul p @ Sep 14 2009, 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all;

Long story but we are struggling to get a hard copy of the NOA2. We are approved and the case is currently with U.S embassy in London with us awaiting packet 3.

Do we need a hard copy of the NOA2 for the petitioner interview? The On-line Guide says yes and many onhere say No.

Has it ever been asked for in Packet 3?
Has it ever been asked for at the Petioners Inteview?

Thanks in advance

Paul


As a K1 I wasn't asked for a NOA 2 at the interview.

You have to have a NOA 2 copy for AOS, so I would put the wheels in motion now to get that sorted.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-14 07:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCo-sponsor not necessary but...
QUOTE (NikkiUK @ Sep 23 2009, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am from England and looking to move to America. My fiance earns $1000 over the minimum for us 2 which I believe is like $18k. So technically we dont need a co-sponsor. He has only had this job just over a month and by the time we fill in I134s it will be around 4-5months he will have had it, so should we get a co-sponsor? The job seems secure and he can get a letter from his boss saying that he intends to keep him on no problem. We can easily use his mother as co-sposnor but im not sure whether using a co-sponsor will affect our chances of getting the visa. Also using one when not necessary might look silly. Im trying to weigh out whether him earning just above the line and not having the job long, is worse than using a sponsor. Does anyone know anything about this.

Thanks in advance smile.gif


My husband only had his job for three months before we went to the interview (he had been unemployed for 6 months before this). We supplied them with an employer letter stating his salary and the permanance of his position, tax returns (showing a stable earning history) and weekly pay stubs for the duration of his current employment. They took the tax returns and the employer letter and that was it.

If your fiance is over the amount, then a co-sponsor is probably not necessary. Demonstrable permanence of his current job will be more than adequate proof that he can support you.

Edited by Ellie-and-David, 23 September 2009 - 11:31 AM.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-23 11:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionEmbassy at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
QUOTE (SherryA @ Sep 9 2009, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello All My Fellow International Fiancees!

Just got the good news that our petition was approved and my fiance is being sent his packet for his consular interview. The only odd thing is that he lives near Cancun, Mexico and the interview will be way up north in the city of Juarez. I'm a little concerned because of all the violence taking place there recently. Does anyone know why they give the interview there and not in Mexico City? Also, can you request the interview take place at a different embassy in Mexico?

Appreciate any feedback you might have!

Gracias!

Sherry


According to the information on Visa Journey, this is where the interviews are carried out for spousal petitions. No other embassy option is offered for Mexico.


Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-09 12:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHas anyone here refused to get vaccinated
I agree with Sandinista.

Vaccinations are for the benefit of the population at large.

Immigration to the US has been extended as a benefit to you, not a right. And the US government have a duty to protect their citizens from widespread disease.

You have a choice to make should your waiver be denied.

Your temple or the man you love. Your other alternative is to stay put in France and have him join you there.


Edited by Ellie-and-David, 02 November 2009 - 06:49 PM.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-02 18:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 or I-864?
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Send both just in case. (I-134 & I-864)?
Heads up all!
Not to cause alarm but I went to the NVC website http://travel.state....forms_1342.html and at the bottom they declare “Important Note: The NVC cannot accept Form I-134 for immigrant visa processing. ohmy.gif The NVC only accepts the appropriate I-864 form(s) listed above.”

I realize this is two separate entities, and two separate forms. I did not send my I-134 with the Petition to USCIS, and I have sent nothing at all to NVC; it goes from USCIS to NVC. K Visas require the I-134.

The Embassy/Consulate in Colombia site says they want the I-134 Affidavit of support.

I am sending the I-134 with the package to fiancée for her interview and as a precaution I am also including the I-864 for her to carry just in case they ask for it. Better safe than sorry! wacko.gif

Thoughts? Concerns? or just heads up take your pick!



If im not mistaken they view k1 as non immigrant visa......but if ur applying for married visa or any other form of immigrant visa u have to use the I-864..........after coming to the usa on K1 visa when applying for aos u have to use the I-864 to my knowledge nvc never accepted the I-134 for aos or immigrant visa.

so basically from what i get from it is for the embassy for K-1 u still use the I-134 im sure if im wrong someone will come along and tell us.........
sara


Correct. K1 is non-immigrant. I-864 is filed for AOS. The I-134 at K1 level is not a legally binding contract....more like demonstratable evidence that K1 petitioners will be able to support their fiancees once they are married and file I-864 at adjustment of status.

If you are a K1....it's the I-134 you need. Panic not, you have been asked for the correct form.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-04 14:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVisa Interview gone wrong
QUOTE (Mikedmaster @ Oct 21 2009, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
good.gif The fact that they kept your passport is a good. Read the notice carefully. At first I thought this was a woman posting.
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My friend, you need to calm the f***k down. Sorry to have to talk to you this way, but some people need a slap in the face every once in a while to wake them up. You have not been denied (not as of yet anyway). As everyone else hase stated before me, the fact that they kept your passport is a good sign.

Stop victimizing yourself. And by the way, don't blame the Consul for making your Fiance cry whe you told her the news. It was YOUR RESPONISIBILITY as a MAN to make her see that this is a good thing. If this is how you're going to act everytime you hit a bump in the road, I would hate to be the one by your side.


Couldnt agree with you more.




S'cuse me mikedmaster? Sexist perspective much????

OP, Chill. Take a breath. Your disappointment is warranted and I have no idea what happened during that interview, but nobody is messing with you. Your taking this personally because this process is so close to everyone's hearts. But them keeping the passport is a good thing.

Hang in there.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-10-21 14:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionwhat to expect after packet 3 - London Embassy
6 and a bit weeks from sending back P3 to the interview and subsequent approval for us.

I'd say 4-6 average for a K1 is about right.

Edited by Ellie-and-David, 23 November 2009 - 06:02 PM.

Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-23 18:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetten worried
Your fine.

Everything you have listed looks good. Panic not. We had less proof of income than you have, rented....and we were approved the same day.

Easy Peasy....we've been married for over 5 months now, and the "interview" is but a distant memory. London = Low Fraud. Your in good shape.

Best of luck to you both.
Ellie-and-DavidFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-06 19:41:00