Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Congratulations Kommie!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-30 02:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Congratulations Dawn & Darren!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-25 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Congratulations ! I'm so happy for you	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-17 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	dbears, it's normal to be scared of the big change, especially for your kids, but don't worry too much, they will be fine even if they miss their country because their wonderful mom and their new dad will be with them. And if anything happens at school (but probably not, try to trust Ricky when he says they'll be fine), you'll help them kick the a$$es of the bad kids And who knows, it might be easier for them to adjust than for you! I'm sure you will all be fine Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 01 April 2008 - 02:19 AM.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-01 02:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (Liam and Sam @ Mar 31 2008, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So this morning I woke up and checked my status and no change - I get to work and decide, what the heck I'll feed the urge and check again. I burst into tears when I saw this: Current Status: Approval notice sent. On March 30, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service. I can't even describe how shocked I am. I for sure thought we'd be waiting longer. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS!!!! I do hope this is a sign that VSC will start cranking them out again this week and no one will be left waiting. Congratulations to you! That's great	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-31 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Congratulations Saffyre!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-26 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Wow, 43 approvals out of 65 January filers! It's amazing! Congratulations to all of you, and good luck to the ones waiting, you should be approved soon!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-25 04:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	Have a nice trip MissYoko! I'm sure everything will be fine	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-20 05:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (psiprez @ Mar 20 2008, 02:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well... tomorrow may be the day. The day I finally tell my parents that he's applied for a visa to move here permanently, so we can get married. <--should be a happy face, but it's not My parents have always been suspicious of him because of the way me met (online). Even after spending time with him during his past visits. And because it hasn't been too long after my divorce, I know they will think it's scandalous. Here is the worse part... our original plan was to tell them together in April, after the NOA2 came through and all. But because I was passed over for that promotion in work and can't count alimony as income, now I need to ask my parents to co-sponsor him. And I need to ask them soon so they can get their I-134's done asap. It's so sad. This is supposed to be such a happy announcement, not one full of anxiety and dread. <-- how I feel inside I really just want them to be happy for us, but instead I fully expect a lecture. Or worse. But all I can do is throw it out there and hope for the best, right? Maybe (hopefully) I'll be pleasantly surprised. And if tomorrow isn't the day, then it will definitely be on Easter. Just wanted to tell you Good Luck You probably already know how to tell them, but in case you have no idea how to do it, I think you should start by telling them how much you love him (you can even give them examples of what you love in him) and that it is why you have decided to apply for this visa. Then you explain how you had planned everything: he should be there around June (just an example...), then you will get married and apply for AOS, explain them what it is. Maybe it's better to wait until they fully accept the fact that you're going to married. and then a little later (might be an hour later or a week later) tell them that there is one problem with that visa: the sponsorship. that it didn't turn out the way you and him had planned it and that it's why you hope they can help you. Yeah I think it's better not to overload them into all this new information. just the fact that you are getting married again is going to be big news for them. I hope everything will work out the best for you	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-20 03:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (Saffyre @ Mar 13 2008, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Mar 13 2008, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Mar 13 2008, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now the question is: did they end up have a faster or slower approval? Good question.....as he searches through his videos ....... future filers need to know! Damn, don't have any. Haha, Would anyone really send them even if they did? I can just imagine their faces at VSC! Personally I wouldn't send them something that I wouldn't show to the rest of the world, but everybody's different, so maybe some felt like it was a good proof (as Rachel said ) and sent some of "those" photos! I don't think they accept videos though.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-13 10:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 13 2008, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Mar 13 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Mar 13 2008, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Mar 13 2008, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 13 2008, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The thought of people studying our petitions still creeps me out a little, to be honest. Alex and I are both pretty shy people and having to write the explanation of how we met and having to submit photos and e-mails/letters was excruciatingly painful! I just have to remind myself that hundreds of other couples have also submitted petitions and have had their relationship examined, too, and that the USCIS people are too busy to afford to spend time reading any part of the petition (other than the forms) too closely. Well Rachel as long as you didn't include any of "those" pictures to prove a bona fide relationship then I don't think they'll spend much time reading through your file. I've read that when it comes to adjudication, they don't spend much more than 15 minutes. Of course if you sent really really really good "those" type pictures, you will receive many touches for months as it gets passed from adjudicator to adjudicator. I think you'll be ok They probably keep "those" pictures.... If they're really good, you'll probably get an RFE asking for more pictures!! You just know that someone, somewhere has submitted those type of photos. Now the question is: did they end up have a faster or slower approval?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-13 10:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (BlakeandOlha @ Mar 13 2008, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 13 2008, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The thought of people studying our petitions still creeps me out a little, to be honest. Alex and I are both pretty shy people and having to write the explanation of how we met and having to submit photos and e-mails/letters was excruciatingly painful! I just have to remind myself that hundreds of other couples have also submitted petitions and have had their relationship examined, too, and that the USCIS people are too busy to afford to spend time reading any part of the petition (other than the forms) too closely. Well Rachel as long as you didn't include any of "those" pictures to prove a bona fide relationship then I don't think they'll spend much time reading through your file. I've read that when it comes to adjudication, they don't spend much more than 15 minutes. Of course if you sent really really really good "those" type pictures, you will receive many touches for months as it gets passed from adjudicator to adjudicator. I think you'll be ok And Congratulations imtay!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-13 09:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE That's a shame - I hope your mother and sister can make it! and brother and father too. Yes that would be nice if they could come. Though at the same time, this marriage is the beginning of my American life, and I feel that if they can't make it, then that's ok too. kind of like 'leave the old life behind, let the new one start". And we can still have some kind of big family dinner next time Bryan & I will go to visit them in France, and i can wear my wedding dress again (unless American food made me gain too much weight!) I'll talk with them about coming to my wedding when I have a better idea of what it will be like. Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 06 March 2008 - 09:02 AM.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-06 09:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 6 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (greeneyedgirlfl @ Mar 6 2008, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We haven't even thought of where to have our celebratory wedding...just having a civil ceremony to start the paperwork for AOS and EAD...but I do want the whole wedding/reception thing too (first marriage for both of us...)..both sets of parents are retired and on a fixed income, so we're going to have to do it ourselves...it's going to be small, but we'll have a blast!!! Same here! I wasn't so fussed about the wedding/reception, really, but family and friends are - I'm the first child of my parents and first grandchild of my grandparents to be married, so it's important to them. Ours is going to be as small as possible, though - our parents aren't retired, just tight of budget. The most important thing is to have fun! I'm the first child and first grandchild to be married too! Even though everybody seemed very happy for me, no-one said anything about the wedding being abroad except my mother and my sister: "why do you need a wedding gown? that's not going to be a real wedding, nobody from our family will be there!" To which I answered, "well, I was thinking maybe you would come" Bryan and I don't know for sure what we will do. First we thought we would get married at the courthouse and do a ceremony wedding maybe next year. But I'm afraid that we're going to have so many things to start dealing with in our life together that if we wait, we won't do it. That's why I'd prefer to have a ceremony as our first and only wedding. Even though it means it will be smaller and half of the people can't come because we let them know two weeks before. Though we still haven't planned anything.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-06 07:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February filers at CSC	QUOTE (MissYoko @ Sep 9 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wooohoooo got packet4 today interview will be on october 15 Congratulations	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-09-10 10:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Sal and Jay @ Jun 18 2008, 10:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Omg, omg I cant believe it my results were totally clear and no treatment needed, my doctor is going to write to Knightsbridge doctors today to tell her it was totally clear. I am so happy and relieved. Thanks everyone for caring and supporting me when I was so scared and worried. Congratulations! Now you can finally move on with your life and be with your SO!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-06-18 03:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Congratulations IrieCat!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-05-28 02:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Well, thanks, but I'm not the only one you can congratulate They have worked on the first part of January filers, Rachel and Alex, Aliona and Bryant, and several other ones have been approved. I believe there has been only one RFE so far. Now we hope they will work on people who sent their petition during the second part of January very soon!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-05-26 07:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (dbears @ May 25 2008, 01:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ May 23 2008, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I read that no matter how much planning you do, you always end up forgetting one thing for the wedding day. But I agree, the longer the planning is the least stressful it will be! Bryan set up an account on The Knot for us but I've haven't spent much time on it. Cecile, I don't think I have congratulated you properly yet.. i may be very very late already but as always, better late than never. BIG BIG CONGRATS on the NOA2 Cez, .. i hope you will get interview date soonest. Thank you dbears	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-05-25 03:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (dbears @ May 23 2008, 02:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks again for the congrats everyone. Susie, it seems your wedding planning is going so well, it is never too early to start planning the BIG DAY, you might even discover on the day itself that you have still forgotten or overlooked something so the longer the planning the lesser the stress when the actual day comes and also the least possibility that something would go wrong. I especially love your ring and also the last gown in the pics. I read that no matter how much planning you do, you always end up forgetting one thing for the wedding day. But I agree, the longer the planning is the least stressful it will be! Bryan set up an account on The Knot for us but I've haven't spent much time on it.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-05-23 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Congratulations dbears!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-05-21 02:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Sal and Jay @ Apr 24 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The shipping company I am going to use has a special box to pack the tower, thats all im taking, going to get a new screen once i get there, this pc is relatively new and very high spec so I want to take it, I will get it converted over once im there if it doesnt work on the usual travel plugs. Hello Even though they have special boxes for the tower, it would probably be better to disassemble what is inside the tower as Rachel said (at least I think that's what she meant) if you don't want anything inside damaged.. The tower is kind of like a box with a few parts, several wires and some empty space. It's going to move a lot... :S Of course that's easier to do if you know how to assemble it again or if you know someone who can do it for you.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-24 07:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Apr 15 2008, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My preference would be for the second, but as Dawn says, all three are gorgeous! I second that	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-04-15 14:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 31 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Woah - only 4 million people live in Alabama! That's quite the sparsely populated state. I know many other states have even fewer people living in them - quite hard to comprehend given the size of most of them. Not sure I could cope with America's deep south myself - I like hot but not that hot! From what you said about your country, yes I guess you're ready for a big change in your life I'm actually looking forward to having cold winters and hot summers (nothing like 120F though! 95 degrees is probably the highest I can bear), instead of the 'kind of cold' winters and warm summers we've had in France for the past 4 years. Even though I'm sure after a few years I will hate when it gets too cold and too hot	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-31 07:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 31 2008, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Still, as much as I dislike the UK right now ... Why do you dislike the UK?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-31 04:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Lol yes it seems like it's a weather for England right now. Must be yours. Oh well, if you're having sunshine, maybe that means that we will get it next week The bad thing with air conditioning in the USA is that usually it's too cold. I remember the last time I went there (a year and a half ago!) it was in August, and I almost had to wear a pullover everytime we were in a store. I ended up having a cold!!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-31 04:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Doesn't feel like spring in France though. It was raining all day yesterday, and today the sky is grey. And it's cold. But that's not too bad, at least there isn't any storm (I'm trying to be in an optimistic mood today ) I hope everyone had a good weekend!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-31 03:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Breadfruit looks good! I wonder what it tastes like. I'm going to miss French bread And also the chocolate doesn't look as good in the US. But French bread is going to be the worst part	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-28 08:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	@serdar: yeah we know we're going to have to wait. that's why we come on this forum to make time go a little faster, and be happy when we see approvals (because every CSC approval makes us a little closer to our own approval!). good luck to you, we hope you'll get yours soon. @svache, Rachel, Amanda...: Same here too! I've been looking for information, I've been telling him what he had to file. And then after he filled out and printed his documents, I tried to check everything (maybe I'm a control freak after all...). but I'm sure if I hadn't done all this, he would have been the one searching on this website. He doesn't have to do it since I do it.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-27 09:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Bryan doesn't post here either. he doesn't even read this forum, unless I send him a link with something important (well I hope he does read what I send him! ) svache, you're not the only male here, there's also Blake. There might be a few other ones but I can't think of any right now.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-27 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Welcome sunnybear!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-26 05:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Mar 25 2008, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> since paul is here and finished the other forms to send off, I was wondering could he send them off from here or send them to his mom to send there? would it make a difference ? just wondering thanksssss I don't think it will make any difference, though that's just my own opinion, and I'm not at that step yet!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-26 05:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	I'm going to visit my family. 4 days with my parents. It's like having mini vacation	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-20 08:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Mar 19 2008, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you, Amanda. Wednesday is moving along nicely - can't wait for the five-day weekend (our company always has the Tuesday after a bank holiday Monday off). My feelings on the whole visa process come in waves. Sometimes I'm very calm and feel certain that I can wait months and that perhaps it's best to delay things as long as possible so that we may have more money saved up. Sometimes I am very panicked - is this really happening? How on earth am I going to find time to sell my belongings, pack, sort out what I am going to need immediately and what can be put into storage, gain my driver's license (haven't even booked lessons!), organise a wedding, get all of my vaccinations and attend an interview? It feels like I will never manage to actually leave - although of course in a year's time I expect I shall look back on this post and laugh. Finally, sometimes I am really anxious - can't wait to be married, don't want to be apart - of course I am always missing Alex, but at some times it is easier to cope with than at others. Still, no matter what mood I am in VJ is here - and all of you guys are seriously great. I feel almost the same! Sometimes very calm, feeling that even if it takes long, everything's fine, we're used to it. and then, I'm never going to have enough time to do everything I have to do before I leave! Anyway, it's nice to see all your approvals, guys.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-19 08:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Congratulations dbears!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-19 03:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	I think I read somewhere that since K1 cases don't stay very long at NVC, you can't track it by their automated system and that consequently, you have to talk to a real person.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-14 04:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Welcome to the january filers thread! there are also two other threads: one for VSC filers and one for CSC filers Of course, you can read and write in both of them!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-12 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	Ok ok you won, I'll try. He's going to love you!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-12 06:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (dbears @ Mar 12 2008, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Will you be joining a group or did you also bought home videos? I have some home videos. It would probably be better to join a group, but first I'm going to see how I do with the videos. QUOTE (dbears) electra's striptease workout That's the one Bryan wants me to try!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-12 05:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	january filers!	QUOTE (dbears @ Mar 12 2008, 01:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We will get our NOA2 soon Sal & Jay.... let's just continue to hang on and keep the faith that it will be pretty soon. I think I will be checking some short courses on reflexology or baking or sewing this week.. just to keep myself more occupied and not have so much time checking USCIS status. I already had a short course on swedish & shiatsu massage last year.(took it specially for my honey ) So I might just add something more to my repertoire while waiting. Yes I'm sure you will both have it soon ! Taking courses is a good idea to stay busy. To stay busy (and in good shape ) I have started doing some exercise (pilates and fitness). I only started this weekend so I'm not sure I'm going to continue for very long, but I'll try. that will keep me a little more occupied...	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-03-12 03:39:00