ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
USCIS Service CentersService Center Processing Times Update Today?
I recieved my NOA1 on 9/2/08, but i still havent been able to check my status online...is this normal for the VT service center?
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2008-10-22 20:08:00
Asia: East and PacificBest Website to Find Flights to Chiang Mai
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Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-09 17:25:00
Asia: East and PacificBest Website to Find Flights to Chiang Mai
I've been using Kayak.com lately and I've been fairly happy the the search results most of the time, but I'm wondering if there is a better site that someone can recommend.

It seems like all the flights are $400 or $500 more to Chiang Mai (CNX) than to Bangkok (BKK). I'm starting to think I might just fly into BKK for the night and then take a morning flight to CNX on either Airasia or ThaiAirways.

Best flight I can find from JFK to CNX is $1428 on Cathay Pacific or $1023 on All Nippon from JFK to BKK.

Edited by Joe in Jersey, 08 March 2009 - 10:35 PM.

Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-08 22:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionpolice certificate
I'd also like to say thank you very much for that answer (I had that question too)!

I've been freaking out trying to figure out how to get a police record for my finacee (seems like they want you to show up in person and have your fingerprints taken). And she resided in two different states during the time she was here. The New Jersey one would have been easy enough to get, but the one from Texas would have been a problem.
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-02-05 22:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMy Fiancee is Sitting in the Embassy in Thailand Right now
SHE PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you everyone for your good wishes and Support! biggrin.gif

And good luck to everyone else thats waiting!
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-30 06:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMy Fiancee is Sitting in the Embassy in Thailand Right now
Today is interview day for the K-1. Is she allowed to use her cell phone inside? I want to call her and see how long the wait is, but I don't want her to get in trouble for talking on the phone. She was scheduled for 8 am. I hope everything goes ok. I can't sleep or concentrate on anything right now. Wish us luck please!
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-29 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSeptember 08 K1 fillers
QUOTE (Karri @ Sep 7 2008, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So far we have 2 Vermont's and 2 California's for Sep 08 wink.gif


Add another one to the Vermont filers list. My NOA is dated 9-3-08! Has anyone else that got an NOA recently been able to view their case status online? The webpage says it might take as much as 3-4 from the date of recpeit to be able to view the status. Good Luck to everyone else too.
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2008-09-14 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVERMONT AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2008 K 1 FILERS
My I-129F packet was received by the Vermont Service Center on September 3rd and the date on my NOA2 is January 14th (133 days)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! biggrin.gif

My fiancee received her first packet from the embassy in Bangkok yesterday, so now we are working filling out those papers. We still need to figure out if we really need the police report from the 2.5 years that she lived here.

Good Luck to everyone else!!!

Edited by Joe in Jersey, 05 February 2009 - 09:26 PM.

Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-02-05 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsluck
Good Luck, my fiancee is getting her interview today too!
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-29 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlso Question on the Fiancee Letter of Intent
QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Aug 26 2008, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You could also just do a pen correction on the letter and cross out the 'her' and write in 'my'.


I was thinking about this, but then I thought it would just draw even more attention to the mistake.
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2008-08-26 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlso Question on the Fiancee Letter of Intent
Hi guys.

This is my first post and I am trying to get my packet ready to send in the I-129F for the fiancée visa. Anyway, I have a letter of intent signed for each of us, but I made a type-o on my fiancée’s letter and instead of saying "my arrival" I left it as "her arrival". It takes about 2 weeks if I want her to mail me a new one to fix the mistake. Also, I had her sign a separate copy of the letter while I was in Thailand visiting her a few months ago (but we decided to delay filing because her parents wanted us to wait a year because 25 is apparently an unlucky number in Thai culture). I wasn't really happy with that copy though, because she didn't sign her name in cursive, she just printed it and it was the only copy I brought with me.

The question is should I: a) Use the copy that is 3 months old with a printed signature, cool.gif Use the newer copy with a cursive signature and a type-o, or c) wait the two weeks to get a new one.

I know it's probably a ridiculous questions maybe I am over reacting a little bit, but if you could give me your opinions I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Joe
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2008-08-26 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to talk to someone at the USCIS Center???
So I've tried to figure out the automated system using the phone number 800-375-5283, but I can't manage to get to talk to a real person. I just get message after message and finally I give up. Can anyone tell me what numbers I have to press to actually be able to talk to someone? Thank you in advance.
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2008-10-28 19:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage Party Before Entering the US
I was reading the story about immigration news on the home page and it got me a little worried.

http://www.visajourn...-at-the-border/

Since my finacee is in Thailand, after she gets her K-1 visa I was planning on going to Thailand to pick her up. And rather than both of us go back later (maybe a year or more after already being married) and getting married for her family I thought it would be a better idea to have a wedding cermony in Thailand first (therefore saving a round trip ticket's worth of airfare for her).

It would just be a cermony for her family and friends, and we would not be signing any legal paperwork saying that we are married. Would this in anyway consititute a legal marriage that would prevent her from being able to enter the US?

Any comments?

Thanks.
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-02-05 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone know how often the Visa Interview Appointments page is updated?
Does anyone know how often the list on this page is updated?

http://bangkok.usemb...pointments.html

We sent in the packet 3 on March 2nd, so they should have received it the next day. The page says it reflects only appointments scheduled by March 5th, so maybe they hadn't opened the packet yet (as her case number wasn't on the list).
Joe in JerseyNot TellingThailand2009-03-08 21:39:00