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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Rachel, nice invitations! What did you use to make them?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-19 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Sunny, are you waiting for Gareth to receive his visa before to buy a plane ticket? I really hope he will be with you REALLY soon!!!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-16 14:55:00
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QUOTE (sunnybear @ Oct 16 2008, 11:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
APPPPPRRRROOOOOOVVVEEEDDDDD!!!!!!

Yay Congratulations to you!!!!!!!! kicking.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-16 09:36:00
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QUOTE (MissYoko @ Oct 15 2008, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Visas approved!!!!

YAY!!! kicking.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-15 17:50:00
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Sunny, don't stress too much (at least not until tonight or tomorrow). Good luck to you guys smile.gif

MissYoko, I hope everything went smoothly for you smile.gif

Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 15 October 2008 - 07:30 AM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-15 07:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
I have a social security number!!! \o/
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-14 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Oct 12 2008, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (aravis227 @ Oct 12 2008, 04:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you can't get to the on-line version in the beginning of the week let me know, Dennis or I can scan it and email it to you. Hopefully you won't need it, but better safe than sorry IMO.

Thanks but I just found a pdf file on another site smile.gif

Now I am just wondering if I should print it out since it is 15 pages :S lol, but yah, like u said, better safe then sorry.. guess I'll be printing it out ^^

I think I printed only what was related to K1 visas, you don't need to print the 15 pages.
And I don't think we needed that document in the end, the woman didn't want to see any extra documents that I had brought. (except the passport/visa/marriage certificate of course)
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-12 11:23:00
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QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Oct 9 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Oct 9 2008, 04:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We sent the AOS package tonight!

I also received a letter from the SSA yesterday, saying that I should receive my social security card within two weeks! Now if only I could get a driver license soon, instead of having to wait until I have the EAD or the green card... Apparently, from what my local DMV told me, I can't have one while I am adjusting my status. I am going to go to another DMV just to make sure that they tell me the same thing. It's going to suck to be stuck for 3 months, if that is true (and it probably is).


I'm happy that this SSN nightmare is over for you Cécile! good.gif
Don't worry about the DMV, she didn't know what she was talking about! Just wait for your NOA and SSN card to arrive and go back there... I'm sure it will be ok.
When I first got to the SSA, the lady told me it was not possible for me to get a SSN, 2 days later I went back and the same lady told me No Problem, then I went there to change my name, and she told me it was not possible because of the AOS, and 3 days later I went back there and still the same lady told me No problem and start being nice with me, telling me nice things...weirdoooo! lol

They sure don't always know what they are saying! your story about the SSA is a very good example.

I went to another DMV today and asked them pretty much the same questions and while the lady (are there only women working at the DMV? second office, only ladies too!) didn't seem very sure on which document I would need, but she seemed pretty sure that I can have a license while adjusting my status. So, I think I will go back there next week when I receive my NOA1 (I assume we receive one for AOS too) and ask her if it looks like what I need. I hope she won't have changed her mind by then tongue.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-10 15:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Sunny, MissYoko, I am pretty sure that everything will be fine smile.gif I am glad the wait is almost over for you now.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-10 15:41:00
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QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Oct 10 2008, 01:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cecile: Good to hear your SSN will be ok but sucky to hear about the DMV thingie... no wonder they called it a portal to hell on some tv series lol.

Ha, it looks like we watch the same shows tongue.gif

QUOTE (JeroenAndMichelle @ Oct 10 2008, 01:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What would you guys do? Try on thursday or just go on the tuesday after? Also, if I am not in the computer yet, do you think it would be possible to just say "never mind then, I'll come back next week"?

I'd say that you should wait longer, instead of going to early. it doesn't matter if you go there too late, but it matters if you go there too early. and yes, I think that you can say "never mind, I'll come back later".
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-09 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
We sent the AOS package tonight!

I also received a letter from the SSA yesterday, saying that I should receive my social security card within two weeks! Now if only I could get a driver license soon, instead of having to wait until I have the EAD or the green card... Apparently, from what my local DMV told me, I can't have one while I am adjusting my status. I am going to go to another DMV just to make sure that they tell me the same thing. It's going to suck to be stuck for 3 months, if that is true (and it probably is).
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-08 21:10:00
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I know I am late, but... Congratulations Jeroen!!! (and Michelle too of course) It makes me happy every time I see a couple reunited.

And Sunny, I am sure that everything will go smoothly at the interview smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-08 09:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
yup I'm waiting for the updates as well.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-10-01 10:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Blake, I hope this problem will be solved soon! I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-28 19:56:00
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Blake and Olga (and her son) will be reunited in a few hours!!! I'm crossing my fingers for you smile.gif Have a safe trip and please let us know how things went.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-26 16:15:00
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I'm not into scrapbooking, but if we can make nice things like that on Scrapblog, I'll definitely check it.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-26 09:42:00
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Wow Steph, this "save the date" postcard looks lovely!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-26 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
I think that everytime they ask you your name, you put your married name. It doesn't matter what your passport and your visa say. It is how they did in the example forms on Visa Journey.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-24 19:27:00
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Blake, I hope everything will be fine! Two more days of nightmare and then hopefully everything will only be a bad memory!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-24 07:46:00
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QUOTE (Pam&Josh @ Sep 22 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for your answer Cécile. I guess I will just translate my birth certificate on my own (saving myself time and money).
About the vase, it is something pretty new (so I don't think it is like a tradition here unsure.gif ), I saw that many times last year, as I was assisting the wedding coordinetor at the resort where I worked at.
Basicilly, you have- the unity ceremony:you have 2 candles and a bigger one in the middle. The bride and groom light together the middle one, symbol of being together as one. I never cared so much because the candle is not light "for ever", and if you do an outside wedding, you do need to be careful about the wind,etc.
- the sand ceremony: you have 2 vases of sand (who symbolise you as individual, with your past, your family, friends...), and a 3rd vase who symbolise the new couple. As you're pouring the sand, the judge is explaigning that :"The life that each of you have experienced until now, individually, will hereafter be inseparably united, for the two shall become one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be. "
When I first saw a sand ceremony, I thought it was really neat, and what I really like too, is, it is something you can keep all your life.Your flowers last usually for a week, your dress is going in a closet..... so I like have that vase with our wedding colors in our place. You also can engrave it, so on ours, there is our names and the date. On the 2 seperate vases, they is our name as well.

That is really neat!!! thanks for the info, I think we will do something similar. wink.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-22 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
VJ says that you should go to the SSN to weeks after the foreign fiance arrives in the USA (or later, of course). if you go before, Gareth will probably not be in the system yet. So it's better to wait.

If you are not married yet, you have to bring the passport+I-94, and maybe another piece of ID in case they ask for it and the form SS-5 from the SSA website, but I think that if you don't fill out prior to go there, they will make you fill it out while you are over there so it's no big deal. As you said that you would both change your name (I'm not sure how that works, I guess that you need to see that with the recorder of deeds first) I would guess that Gareth will need to go there after the wedding to change his name, he will need to bring the marriage certificate.

If you are already married, you need the same documents and the marriage certificate for the name change.

It usually takes 2 weeks to receive the SSN/card. If you are unlucky like me, it may take longer tongue.gif

Also, some people working at the SSN apparently have no idea what to do for K1 visa, so you may want to print the document RM 00203.500 to show them that he can get an SSN. (cf. the link below)

Everything is explained on this guide: http://www.visajourn...h...om&page=ssn


We waited until we were married to go there, so we would not need to go back to change my name. So we went there a month after I arrived.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-22 10:10:00
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Once again, congratulations to you Pam! smile.gif
For the birth certificate, you can do it yourself as you speak both French and English. At least that is what a lot of people here on VJ said, and it is what I am going to do. So, what are you doing exactly on that picture, pouring sand in that vase? I don't know a lot about traditions... but I am curious!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-21 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Have a good trip Blake! I am very happy for you and Olga smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-20 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Congratulations!!! smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-19 13:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
What does a "traditional" American wedding looks like? I mean, what is the sequence of events during a wedding in the USA?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-19 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?
Maybe you should contact people before you send the official invitations, telling them that the wedding will probably be that day, so they will have more notice, and then you send the invites to confirm that date.
Bryan says that July is almost as hot as August here (and it was over 90 degrees almost everyday during August this year) so yeah it's kind of hot to have an outdoor wedding, with big gown, tuxedo and everything.

And the date we had in mind for July doesn't work because that will be right in the middle of my period... (yeah I wrote all the dates on the calendar to see when we can't get married tongue.gif that is if my cycles don't get messed up during the year)
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-19 12:24:00
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I feel like I'm going to be one of those bridezillas... grrrr...
We are currently trying to set a date for the ceremony wedding next year. I had asked my brother and my sister to send me their school schedule so we can plan it during their vacation time. The plan was that they would come to the USA for a 2 weeks vacation trip. We kind of decided that it would be best to do it at the end of june/beginning of july (even though it would be too hot in July) but now my mother is telling me that they are the busiest days at her workplace. So I said maybe we can do it at the end of May, between my sister's exams ( wacko.gif ) if my brother can skip two weeks of classes. it would be the end of the school year so I doubt he would miss anything important. So, right now, it kind of sucks to not be able to set a date. that makes me all upset!
And I want an outdoor wedding, so we can't really do it in April because we may have a bad weather, but at the same time if it is July it is going to be way too hot!
Arghhhhhh!!!!! wacko.gif wacko.gif mad.gif unsure.gif headbonk.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-19 10:51:00
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QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Sep 18 2008, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Sep 18 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WaitForever, I remember a few months ago while we were all waiting for our NOA2, I read some threads in the Canadian subforum, and everybody was waiting for an interview date. I thought that the embassy really sucked, that they should not make people wait that long. Even though we are kind of used to waiting with this process, every additional waiting time makes us suffer a little more. I am really sorry this is happening to you. As Blake said, if you need to vent, don't hesitate, this thread is here for that purpose. Stay strong, even though it takes some time, it WILL happen soon.


How's married life treating you so far Cecile? I haven't seen you here too much and that's a good sign. Have you done your AOS filing yet? I printed out all the forms last night, GAWD, I can't believe that I'm going right back to the CIS hopper again. At least this time I can get Olga's help on it.

So let me get this straight..... Marriage License.....Marriage with her changing last name.....social security card with her new last name. I can do this right?

No, we haven't filed for AOS yet because of my I-94... I don't know if you read this two weeks ago, but when I went to the Social Security office, they discovered that my I-94 number was linked to a different person in the system. Therefore, they had to send a manual request to the immigration services (or something along those lines) which will take more time. I am going to call back in a week if I don't receive anything in the mail, and then harass them once a week tongue.gif Anyway, it kind of sucks to not know when I'll get my number and how, but I can't really do anything. And then I decided that it would probably be best to wait at least until the beginning of October (because at SSA they said we should have an answer in 3 weeks, which means by the beginning of October) before to send the AOS paperwork, in case they decide to give me a new I-94 or something similar.
But I guess if I don't have any news soon, I can still send the paperwork and write on the cover letter that the I-94 number on the paperwork is the one on my passport but that it is wrong in their system.
This is so messed up...

Marriage license ... marriage .... social security .... should work if you don't have something strange happening on the way, as it did for me. you got it right good.gif

Other than that, married life isn't too different than not married life. I keep saying "my boyfriend" instead of "my husband" (and he does it too tongue.gif)! I'm at home most of the days, which I like a lot even though I'd love to have a car so I can get out when I want too. I take his car once a week for a day, which is nice, but sometimes I'd like it the other days too tongue.gif I cook dinner so it's ready when he comes back from work, we go to a lot of places, see many friends, but still spend a lot of time just together. we bought a fish last weekend, and a nice kitchen table too, so we're slowly building our nest (all the canaries have nests, don't they? wink.gif ) So, so far everything has been perfect smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-18 15:23:00
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QUOTE (WaitForever @ Sep 18 2008, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
LOL. Is there such a thing as Murphy's Law in reverse? Here I was just about to post another post thanking you all for your support and talking about how frustrated we felt and BOOM - Mary checked the mail and there it was. Interview is set for October 14th. YeeeHAH!

So thank you all for your support - we can finally see ourselves moving forward!!!!

Yay Congratulations!!! and it is in less than a month!!! smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-18 15:12:00
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WaitForever, I remember a few months ago while we were all waiting for our NOA2, I read some threads in the Canadian subforum, and everybody was waiting for an interview date. I thought that the embassy really sucked, that they should not make people wait that long. Even though we are kind of used to waiting with this process, every additional waiting time makes us suffer a little more. I am really sorry this is happening to you. As Blake said, if you need to vent, don't hesitate, this thread is here for that purpose. Stay strong, even though it takes some time, it WILL happen soon.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-18 09:26:00
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Congratulations boohbah!! kicking.gif

And yes, the same financial info is needed for I-864 sad.gif

DJ, I have read of similar stories from the Philippines (and some other countries too). It seems that for some couples they spend extra time checking other things. I hope you will get a response soon! and I doubt bribing them would change anything.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-15 08:50:00
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Congratulations! kicking.gif smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-11 10:47:00
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-10 08:29:00
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QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Sep 8 2008, 02:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
nice dress sunnybear!it suits you well! ; )

Pam, I wish you all the best!and have a nice wedding party!enjoy!

Blake, I wish you good luck for your interview! good.gif

Cecile, I'm sorry about your I-94, it sucks! i hope they will resolve this very soon!
When I went to the SSN the girl told me the same thing as you though.that i shouldn't change my name now. I should have my maiden name for AOS...what do you think?we should wait until we send AOS and got a NOA?

Did anyone start to work on the AOS yet? if yes, what are your suggestions on what to do for the I-693A? I don't have the vaccination forms... should I ask the doctor that performed the medical exam for a copy? And would I still need to go to a civil surgeon here in the US to have it signed?

From what I read here http://www.visajourn...h...st&p=297233 you can get it with your married name. AOS and social security are two different things, and while SS can depend on AOS, I doubt that AOS needs info from the SSA. So I'd say that you can change your name now.

No news on my problem so far (butt I wasn't expecting anything fast anyway). it's probably going to take a month before I get news anyway (I'll call them in 3 weeks, and then I'll call them at least once a week). What I wonder now is if I should wait until I send my AOS. I asked it here http://www.visajourn...howtopic=149189 and got two different answers. and they both make sense sad.gif What do you guys think?

Pam, I hope your wedding went as well as you planned. Congratulations smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-08 09:40:00
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yeah really I was expecting problems at the SSA, but not THAT kind of problem ^^ what bothers me the most about it is that I can't do anything about it.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-05 21:04:00
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So, I went to get my SSN today. The woman there seemed to know what she was doing for the most part, except that she wasn't sure how the immigration would accept a request with my new name (since I got married). Anyway, the problem we had was not about that. Apparently, they ###### up my I-94 at the airport. When the woman at the social security office entered my I94 number, she got an entire different name (a brazilian person actually). They are probably going to have to search for me in the files manually, or something like that. It is just crazy. I can't believe it's happening. And she couldn't try to find me by the alien number because her software doesn't allow her to do that if I don't have the I-551, which would be permanent residency if I remember correctly. Just... crazy... I hope it won't take too long...
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-05 16:20:00
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Good luck Blake! Have a safe (long) trip! smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-05 10:48:00
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It is beautiful! and it looks very good on you!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-03 10:01:00
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I only brought my passport. Check the website of the city/county where you are going to get married as it can be different.
Our county said that they only need an ID (driver license or passport) and our social security number, and that if we didn't have one we had to sign a different paper, but they never asked me my SSN and didn't make me sign anything.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-02 13:08:00
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QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Sep 2 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And since you were married before, maybe you can help us with the question about our name change.
When we got married, they never asked us if I wanted to take Bryan's name. Do we only need to go to the social security office to have it change, or was there something that we should have filled out at the courthouse/ recorder of deeds office to have it changed first?

I just called the recorder of deeds to ask them and they said that the only thing we need to do is go to the social security office and DMV with a certified copy of the marriage certificate (which we received this weekend) and that is how the name gets changed. So it seems that everything should be ok smile.gif that's a relief!

Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 02 September 2008 - 11:33 AM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-09-02 11:32:00