ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)CASE COMPLETE
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-08-18 15:57:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)about time....CASE COMPLETED
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-08-26 16:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)CASE COMPLETE!!!
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-09-30 14:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Interview Date
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-10-06 10:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAnother CSC approval, 29 days
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-05-30 06:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI passed the interview yesterday-May 29, God is soo good
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-06-02 16:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI passed the interview yesterday-May 29, God is soo good
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-05-30 17:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI think approved
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Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-06-02 16:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVermont is Alive!
I haven’t seen my John in 14 months so believe me I know how it feels! This all process is horrible! It has been a nightmare…
But soon we all have a happy ending! Love is stronger!

Edited by Alexandra_v, 30 May 2008 - 11:22 AM.

Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-05-30 11:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVermont is Alive!
QUOTE (KipandSarahJayne @ May 30 2008, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Alexandra_v @ May 30 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Don’t leave me behind... laughing.gif


You're a K1 at Vermont .... you don't have a lot to worry about .... plus you only filed 24 days ago ..... try 5 months!!




Yes you are right I m a K1… 5 months it’s a long time! But I have being dealing with the emigration for a 14 months!
if we are talking about timeline and time away from the one’s that we love?! I Know how hard it is!
Alexandra_vFemaleSweden2008-05-30 11:15:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)DCF interview 221g denial. Wife miserable. Anything to worry about?
QUOTE (JenK @ Feb 14 2008, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Don't worry too much! We were also given a 221(g) in Stockholm, and a week and a half later (longest week and a half of my life) we WERE approved! They also kept his passport after the interview. Just try to get them what they need as quickly as you can, and everything will hopefully be ok smile.gif Good luck to you!

Jennifer smile.gif


Jen,

Do you remember what the form you were given said exactly?

ours said:

1. Please provide police certificates from denmark
2. please provide police certificates from netherlands
3. pending adminstrative processing.

Once the above items are provided we will review your case. if all documents are in order your visa package will be issued and mailed to your via registered mail to your swedish address.

Please let me know.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-02-14 06:07:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)DCF interview 221g denial. Wife miserable. Anything to worry about?
(i also posted this in DCF forum. please adjust if necessary}

Hi Everyone,

My wife went to her interview at the Stockholm embassy today. All paperwork was in order and they were satified with all of the basic documentation.

After many questions they gave her a denial based on 221g.

On the sheet they wrote that she needed to submit police records from Netherlands and Denmark. Although we provided police reports for all the places she has lived based on the requirements given by the embassy, they still requested these additional Documents. We are assuming that this is due to her ds230 bio-data showing that she has lived and studied in the Netherlands 2 different times for almost a year each time. The Danish police records were likely requested because although she hasn’t really lived there for any extended period of time, it is where her mother lives and where she is staying now unitl this visa is hopefully approved. The CO said he wanted these as a matter of his own discretion. My wife has never done anything wrong and we have no problems with submitting this information.

The CO actually kept her passport stating that he needed it so if approved he could mail it back to her in Denmark if approved. I know our case is a bit unique considering the extensive amount of traveling we do and variousl places we have lived due to our status as Erasmus masters students. I called Danish police and she can pick up a certified police certificate at any police station. I know that Dutch police certificates can only be requested by the consulate in the Netherlands. I called them and actually spoke to the person that handles this. She said that she had the request on the computer in front of her from Stockholm for the certificates for my wife and had already put in the request to the Dutch authorities. She said this process takes no more than 2 weeks. I thought the speed was amazing considering that I spoke to her no more than 45 minuted after my wife left her interview.

Is this anything we should be worried about? Is the fact they kept her passport a good sign, possibly indicating they will provide a fast return after receiving the requested documentation? This is of course very stressful for both of us.

Edited by funkyab, 13 February 2008 - 11:13 PM.

funkyabMaleNorway2008-02-13 23:13:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)embassy sends email and wants more in 221g
Hi all,

My wife spoke with the embassy today and they said that they have received everything that they requested and need and that the application and her passport are sitting on the consulars desk for him to make his decision. I think and hope all will be fine and her passport and visa package will be sent out shortly.

However ones mind cant help but wander during times like this think of best and worst case scenerios.

Here is a question.

If for some reason he is not satisfied, what happens next. I understand that in the darker 221g cases the application is sent back to the uscis center where the petition was originally approved, people wait for a NOID etc. etc..

Since ours was filed directly with the consulate and they are the ones who initially approved the i-130, how would that next step work in our case?

Thanks.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-06 19:42:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)embassy sends email and wants more in 221g
(this topic has also been posted in DCF forum)

Hi again,

i recently posted about a 221g at the Embassy where they requested more police certificates from my wife. the original topic can be found here. http://www.visajourn...howtopic=110416

The original denial letter read as follows:

Dear -------
this office regrets to inform you that it is unable to issue a visa to you because you have been found ineligble to receive a visa under the following section(s) of the immigtation and naturalization Act. X section 221(G) which prohibits the issuance of a visa to anyone who fails to present the documents requested in connection with this visa application.... etc. etc.. etc..et..
You have been founf indligible under there grounds becaise:
1. please obtain a police certificate from Denmark
2. Pending police certificate from the netherlands
3. Pending adminstrative processing.
once the above items are provided we will review your case. If all documents are in order your visa will be issued and mailed to you by registered mail.

A few days leter i got a call from the university in the netherlands that i was a visiting student at. The adminstrator told me that the US embassy in Sweden had called her inquiring if i was actually there and the requirements of my program, and asked her to read a list of all the students presumably to make sure that my wife was indeed doing the same program.

a couple of days after that i got an email from the embassy stating:
"Dear -----,
Our office would ar like to ask you to provide us with the following:
We would like you to fill out a new and updated version of the form G-325A. The version we received when you filed the I-130 petition does not state that you have been studying and residing in the Netherlands. Please remember to sign the form before you mail it to the embassy. Also, list the address/addresses where you were living while residing in the Netherlands. "

They also sent a similar letter to my wife stating:
"Dear ---,
We have received your Danish police certificate and we are still waiting for the Dutch police certificate.
Meanwhile our office would like you to fill out a new and updated version of the form G-325A. The version we received from you when your husband filed the petition does not state that you have been residing in the Netherlands and is also listing that you are residing in Norway at the moment.
Please remember to sign the form before you mail it to the embassy.""

This whole "residence over the last years" has been a bit confusing to us as our situation is unique as we are both graduate students and have spent 1-3 months several times at universities all over the world as part of our program but remaining remained as a full time student at our home university.

My wife and I both sent them a letter asking for clarification as it is difficule for us to inptepret what they want. We both received similar replies.

"Dear Mr. ---,
We are sorry about the confusion regarding the residency question. When we ask you to list where you have been residing we want you to list all addresses where you have been living. Residency in this context basically means where you spend the night even if it is for a 3-month exchange. So please list all addresses you have been living at no matter if you have been registered with the authorities in Sweden."

I guess my big question here is why exactly they would want a new copy of g325a? Wasent this step presumably over with when the i130 was approved and my wife scheduled for interview??

Please share any input you may have.

Thanks.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-03 15:43:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)221g final approval Stockholm
Just to let everyone know, for the record..

We got 221g after her interview on Feb 13. They received additional docs 21st. Visa approved March 26th and approval email sent today, March 27th.

approximately one month.

Maybe this info will help someone.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-27 16:06:00
United KingdomUrgent question- point of entry question for NY
3 months 6 days here. And this includes wait time for the 221g denial and administrate processing. She got visa approved this morning.

Good info about not needing any i94 or anything. Ill let her know and tell her to carry on her xrays. She is coming in 2 weeks as well after i flyover and we have a scandinavian spring holiday!!
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-27 14:45:00
United Kingdom1st time international traveler
MAKE SURE YOU DONT GET A MIDDLE SEAT!!! Try to select a good seat online if u can. Otherwise call the airline. Go to seatguru.com and looking at the seating maps. Will tell u the good bad and ugly of most aircrart. Other than that, I always say as long as you have passport, creditcards and a phone, all will work out good on its own.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-24 20:21:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarusinterview shedule: MAY
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOO HOOOO!!!


BUT... After the wait we all go through,,, why not take the first and earliest available date??? Just get things done and get the plane ticket.

Edited by funkyab, 28 March 2008 - 12:16 AM.

funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-28 00:15:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Anyone know how strict the Hungarian consulate is?
??? you have to meet the income requirements. a number is a number.. either you got it or you dont.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-31 10:31:00
Africa: Sub-SaharanAlready have a wife.......
i know all people think differently but,, he has done something horribly wrong, with the full intention of eventually bringing his ohter family to the states, at the expence of someone that has invested as much as you have.

He has done something dark and dirty and cruel. I would be "creative" and bring the same back to him 10X!!

he has hurt and betrayed you, and you have a total right to go back at him. There are so many things you can do. I would be willing to bet that he might be eligible for one of those horrible immigration prisons that are so secretive. I would normally never wish this on anyone BUT... is some cases...........
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-31 09:07:00
Africa: Sub-SaharanAlready have a wife.......
QUOTE (Betrayed01 @ Mar 31 2008, 08:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have been a member on VJ for sometime. I am under a different name because I don't want my husband to find out. I met a man online (Nigerian) and petitioned for him to come to the United States. Once he got here things were great he was very attentive, eager to learn and to get a job (he’s working now) and God-fearing man. Now that he’s been here for awhile and getting acclimated, he’s become distant, argumentative, secretive and rude. So, I decided to do some investigation. Of course, I wanted to know what was going on, I love this man. I wanted to know if it was something I was doing or something he was hiding. Yes, it’s a trust issue. After considering my options, I found and purchased software to monitor his activity online; we all know that email can tell the story. I purchased Family Cyber Alert, which captures keystrokes, password, etcs. To my amazement, the man is already married. He’s promising his “wife”, that he is trying to get her and his children here soon as possible. I was floored, what the heck is this. You look for trouble you find it. The pain is unbearable. I can’t say anything to him because he would convince me that I am being paranoid and continue to lie. My first thought was to kick him out. I took my vows serious and he has deceived me. And I don’t want to say much because I want to see how he’s going to work this out. Does anyone have any suggestions? What would you do in a situation like this? How can he bring his family here and he’s not a citizen of the US? Please help. I am devastated.


This is terrible. I am so sorry. Seems like a nightmare. You need to cut your losses now, no matter how difficult and kick him out. No one needs to deal with this SH!T. Also he has defrauded uscis and is likely to be permanently banned from entering the U.S. if you wanted to bring this to the attention of the authorities.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-31 07:33:00
Africa: Sub-SaharanDENIED at 2. interview
WOW!!!!

THIS IS VERY DRAMAtIC AND SUCKS!!!!
funkyabMaleNorway2008-04-19 01:26:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Is the NVC fussy about passport type photos?
dont think it would be something that u should worry about.

They can always ask sh*t later.

Edited by funkyab, 01 April 2008 - 04:59 AM.

funkyabMaleNorway2008-04-01 04:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe've been married for 16yrs....Does this mean I have to go with IR-1/CR-1?
QUOTE (Ting Tong Farang @ Mar 27 2008, 11:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (BIGG DADDY @ Mar 27 2008, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can anyone tell me what DCF filing is?


Gogle is awesome:

USCIS + Toronto + DCF

http://www.google.co...amp;btnG=Search


MY GOD MAN!!!
there is a section here called DCF, including pinned explinations.
http://www.visajourn...p?showtopic=304

just fill out your forms and turn them in at the embassy in Canada. you wont have to deal with uscis dos etc.. IF YOU ARE LUCKY,, and will get your issues sorted quickly.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-27 22:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe've been married for 16yrs....Does this mean I have to go with IR-1/CR-1?
QUOTE (BIGG DADDY @ Mar 27 2008, 10:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We find ourselves here after raising 3 kids in Toronto for the last 16 years. Due to an illness in my wifes family we had to uproot and start this ridiculos process.

When I met my wife we decided to start a family in T.O instead of L.A and it literally took us 3 months before this girl got her PR, her SIN, her drivers license....health card....etc. etc...if we would of decided on LA.....based on these wait times I would of missed the births of my first two kids!!

Anyways.....I'm here in sunny L.A. wondering if they're gonna make me go the IR-1/CR-1 route.....we have filed both petitions but does the I-129 still mean anthing for someone who's been married for 16years?


being there that long why not roll with DCF. Most definately you meet the requirements.
Go for it and get it done quick.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-27 22:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresk3 and i-130 approval at the same time.. automatic CR1??
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Mar 28 2008, 05:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (funkyab @ Mar 28 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i meant to say if i129f and i130 were approved at the same time,, does this mean automatic cr1?


no

http://www.uscis.gov...e/PN_i-129f.pdf


MY MAN! Thanks!!

so as far as my brother getting his wife here ASAP, he should just roll with the approved i129 and k3?
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-28 16:52:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresk3 and i-130 approval at the same time.. automatic CR1??
i meant to say if i129f and i130 were approved at the same time,, does this mean automatic cr1?
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-28 15:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresk3 and i-130 approval at the same time.. automatic CR1??
I have a question..

if a couple received k3 and i-130 approval at the same time, does this mean that the consulate will automatically process the beneficiary for cr1 instead of k3? If not,, how does it work?
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-28 15:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStudent Visa?? K3??
QUOTE (canadianlaura @ Mar 28 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone. I have been reading a bunch of the posts and I had a few questions. I am from Canada and my husband is from the US. We were legally married at the end of January and we were going to go through the K-3 spouse visa process. However, I have decided that I would like to attend his school in september. Is this a possibility? Can I go into the US on a student visa? Has anyone else done this?

If not, I was wondering if it would work if we got divorced and then remarried a few months later when I got to the US on my student visa and then applied for a change of status. Would they know that we had already been married?

That is a terrible idea. He will have to answer questions about previous marriages and provide divorce certificates. You will be completely busted on that one.

Also, if we have to go through the K-3 route, we have booked our honeymoon at the end of July and we fly from detroit to seattle. If we had started the process for the K-3 would that mean that I wouldn't get to go on my honeymoon because I would have to enter the US? Should we then wait to file until after the honeymoon?

You will not be able to enter the u.s. once the k3 is processing until it is approved.

Is there any way we can be together by September????



Also, my US husband is living in Michigan. Does anyone know where he's supposed to file the paper work? I have no idea about where the consulates are or who we are supposed to go through. Thanks

He will send i130 to chicago and i129f to CSC


QUOTE (canadianlaura @ Mar 28 2008, 08:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, what if we decide to come to Canada instead? Can we just leave the whole immigration process for now and I would just go to the US on a student visa for 2 years and then we could decide what we wanted to do?


Are you saying he would take up residence in canada and keep going to school in the u.s? That one seems messy. He would definatly loose his resident status for tuition purposes, pell grants, federal loans etc.. I would assume. If he officially moved to canada and met the residency requiremens (6 months) you would file DCF. In our case DCF took just over 3 months from filing to visa.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-28 23:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCertificate of Employment
I have noticed this topic come up frequently.

Why is it so problematic for some of these companies to sign a simple letter saying someone is currently working there and has been for such and such time?

What are some reasons people have said they cant provide this? I would assume it would be your right as an employee to get this.
funkyabMaleNorway2008-03-31 07:04:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)HIV medical waiver (I 601) what might cause denial?
QUOTE (ilovemyhusband @ Nov 23 2008, 11:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello, My husband is Nigerian and his medical exam tested positive for HIV. He submitted his medical waiver at the embassy and it is being forwarded to the USCIS office in Ghana Africa. We submitted evidence of medical insurance and income to pay for cost of treatment here in the U.S. and have secured a doctor who signed responsibility for his treatment and reporting to CDC and the health department signed for tracking of his medical care on the I I602 form. We sited hardship of his inability to get proper medical care in Nigeria for HIV related illness. His letter an mine showed our awareness of how his disease is transmitted, ways he can prevent infecting others and that he will present minimal risk of infecting anyone. Our letters discuss his cultural discrimination and shunning of HIV infected individuals in his country and his need to be here for family support and my willingness and our family here's willingness to take care of him throughout his illness. I am writing to see if anyone has gone through this process for HIV infection...not the other reasons for I601 waivers and how this process worked for them and were they ever denied for any reason? Please, any info will be helpful! I have searched the internet for days and only mention of denials are for other inadmissibility reasons not HIV and I'm wondering if that is a good sign that there's no discussion of denial in these cases?

Also, in a search of this site on topic of HIV i read where some UNINFORMED person wrote..."and if you have HIV then that's the end of it, you can't enter the U.S." PLEASE don't write something like this unless you have FACTS to support your statement! Isn't this site for information not assumptions? The interviewer will give the HIV positive person the waiver form at the interview and there IS hope! As of July 2008 Bush lifted the regulations with immigration services that denied immigrant admission into the U.S. due to HIV infection!!!!!!!!!!! And it is the ignorance of the public to the facts of how HIV is contracted that motivated the President to enlighten the immigration services to the myths that motivated public fear so that HIV positive foriegners are no longer discriminated against because of lack of public awareness of the risks of transmission of this disease. To be fully informed you can go to the CDC website and learn about the truth of HIV transmission. Ok, sorry I got on the soapbox about this, but that person's comment is just and example of statements made by under informed people that can cause unneeded stress to individuals already experiencing anguish and pain like you can't imagine...thanks so much for any helpful help that might assist us as we wait through this process. God bless....


I don't know anything about immigrating on this type of waiver, I just want to wish you good luck and all the best to you! HIV infection is a serious condition and your husband do need to get good medical care. I just hope that things will run smoothly for you guys... No bumps on the road etc. I will keep you in my prayers! The love that you have for each other will make things feel a lot easier when times get hard. Never lose hope or faith in each other! Once again, good luck to you guys! :-)
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2008-11-23 23:04:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Will My Wife Need a Waiver in this case?
QUOTE (estrella @ Mar 14 2009, 01:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've come and gone many times with my tourist visa after marriage, actually i got my tourist visa after the marriage, maybe it has to do with particular situations, my husband was about to go to pre deploymet training the first trip, then it was during his 3 days leave before the deployment, then during his 15 days leave during the deployment and then when he came back for good, I never had a trouble until we crossed the border on car fromMexico, we did it twice in fact, and the first time was the only time i was scared, but it was because the officer wanted me to be scared, he asked me questions and tried to tell me that i had overstayed my visa on my first visit, and i told him that he could see all the stamps in my passport proving that I've come and gone never overstaying, the second time was easier, because we got a veteran so as soon as my husband said that he just came back from Iraq it all went smoothly, we explain to them that because he was deployed we didn't want to start the process for the green card, and they totally understood, we even told them that we were gonna start it while i was here and they were ok with that too, I don't know if we were just lucky, but in my experience it's ok to do it


I think that the major reason I was let in, was the fact that my husband is a vet.(USMC) Probable because many of the TSA people have a past in the military themselves... I don't know if it is easier now days to cross the border by car, than getting into the country through the airports? I doubt that.... It all depends on what mood the officer is! wink.gif Anything can happen... Might get lucky, might not.... For the people who can't take the risk, don't! There is always a chance you will get denied and possible banned for years. I will go to NY in April and hope for the best. But if that happens my husband will move to my country, so it's not a big deal for us really....
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2009-03-14 00:38:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Will My Wife Need a Waiver in this case?
QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Mar 13 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (fred30 @ Mar 13 2009, 09:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello - here is our situation:
1. I am on GC eligible to file for citizenship beginning October 2009. Never had a single problem with visa,entry,etc.
2. I am getting married in our home country in June 2009.
3. My soon-to-be wife has a valid tourist visa until July 2009. She has visited me in the US multiple times. No problems ever as well.
4. We are planning on flying back after our wedding to the US. For me it is my return home here as my vacation ends. For her it is her visit with me for summer holidays, as she has a full-time job back in her home, owns apartment, etc.

Therefore, we have plans to approach immigration officer at the POE together (walk in LPR lane), explain to the officer that we have just gotten married and my wife is coming only to visit for two months or so. After that her intention is to return to her home country. We have not filed for her immigration and will not do that until I become a citizen (sometime first half of next year). We definitely will have my wife to return to her home country. No plans on extending her stay, adjusting status, staying illegally etc.

This will be a tough call on the POE Officer. However, since she as visited the US multiple times, and hopefully left before time expired, shows she had the chance to stay and marry in the US, then AOS, if she was out to do that.

She will have documents from her employer that she is employed full time and she has approved vacation request.

Shows "strong ties" to the home country. Are you also including the return ticket? Something showing lease/rent/own home/apartment would be helpful


What if she gets denied entry and is asked to voluntarily withdraw her application for admission to the US? If in a year from now (hopefully) we file for her immigrant visa will she require a waiver then? Any suggestions please!

She will not need a waiver if she is denied entry under these circumstances. She didn't break any laws coming here, legally, (arrive at a POE, submit to inspection)



I would say go for it. She has a valid visitors visa. She has visited to the US before. It's up to the POE people, and if your truthful in your answers, straight forward with them, I think you would have no issues.


I don't think that I would give it a try. Things have really changed in the past 2-3 years... I think that I was about to get denied entry on my last visit. I was lucky enough to get "approved" and let in though!(I was asked where I work and if I have an apartment in Sweden etc)If you really don't want to move to Poland to be with your wife, don't risk it. That's my advice. I know that it different from case to case blah, blah.... But my answer is based on what I have experienced myself and to posts I've read here on VJ.

I remember back in 2007 when I and my soon to be husband were on our way to our wedding.... Well, the guy at the desk(JFK, NYC)was not sure if he would let me through or not. He didn't say this, but he asked me many q's about when I was going to return to my home country and lots of other things. I guess he thought I was going to stay in the US once I had married my then fiance.... And things got worse after this! I'm actually worried about next time I'm going over there. The last time I went to the US, this time to EWR, NJ. I REALLY thought "This is not going well. I will get denied entry and banned!" I was so scared..... The guy at the desk was asking me q's for 10 minutes, something that never happened to me before. He didn't even smile once! I think that he was waiting for me to give him a "wrong answer" to his questions.(September-08) I hope this won't happen again! I will go back to New York in 8 weeks(hubby's back from his deployment) and I'm already nervous! sad.gif

Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2009-03-13 22:58:00
United KingdomESTA Application Number
QUOTE (RubyWine @ Jul 30 2009, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have applied on-line for my ESTA and was approved and sent my application number.

What I need to know is should I have any paperwork with me when I get to the airport or will it be picked up when my passport is electronically read?

I will take a note of my application number as a just in case but would appreciate it if anybody can tell me if they have traveling using their ESTA?

Thanks.

Pauline wacko.gif


Hi.... I guess you should bring a print out of the approved ESTA application or at least, write down the application number.... They can still deny you entry to the US. Probable not, but if the officer happens to have a "bad day" anything is possible.... But you should not worry! I'm 99% sure they will let you into the country.(unless you lied on any of the ESTA application q's....)

Good luck! smile.gif
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2009-07-30 17:43:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)All immigrant visa interview in Scandinavia now takes place in Stockholm
Well this is what I found on FAQ's on the U.S. Embassy website(STOCKHOLM)...

"Q: I?d like to apply for a non-immigrant visa, file an application for returning resident status, obtain a travel letter because I lost my green card, apply for parole into the United States, apply as a follow-to-join refugees or asylee, or renounce my U.S. lawful permanent residence status. Must I travel to Stockholm for these services?

"A: No, the services listed in this question will continue to be carried out by the Embassies in Oslo or Copenhagen."



But... the K-1 is also listed under immigrant visas! I'm confused...

Edited by Mrs. Diaz, 15 December 2011 - 10:07 AM.

Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2011-12-15 10:05:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)All immigrant visa interview in Scandinavia now takes place in Stockholm

To my neighbors swedish people, I have been in Stockholm only once 7-8 years ago. So can you tell me which airport in Stockholm is the closest/most convenient to get to the US Embassy?

thanks


Wait a minute... I thought that the K1 visas are still being processed in Copenhagen? K-1 is not an immigrant visa, is it?
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2011-12-15 08:20:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)All immigrant visa interview in Scandinavia now takes place in Stockholm

To my neighbors swedish people, I have been in Stockholm only once 7-8 years ago. So can you tell me which airport in Stockholm is the closest/most convenient to get to the US Embassy?

thanks


Bromma is the name of the airport closest to the embassy. (I'm not sure if there are any flights from Copenhagen to Bromma)

Arlanda airport is the major airport in Stockholm with many flights to choose from. It is very easy to get from Arlanda to Stockholm city! :)
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2011-12-15 08:13:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)23 Days to Generate an NVC Case Number?

I spoke with an NVC operator, who told me that NVC received our case on September 12, four days after petition approval. She also told me, though, that it would take 23 days from the date of receipt for them to enter the case into their system and generate a number. Does it really take that long to generate a case number? Based on previous threads, I gathered that around July 2011, it was taking CSC a month to send approved petitions to NVC. But I've always thought that once NVC receives a case, it's entered into their system immediately. So I'm confused about the 23-day wait. Oh, and I'm also majorly disappointed!


My I-130 was approved on JULY 31, received at NVC on AUGUST 15(!) and I got my NVC case number just yesterday... (My service center was VSC) The backlog must be a major one! :o

We've been calling the NVC about 3 times a week, got a different answer every time... The day before I received the email with the case # and the invoice #, they had told my husband to "call back on Friday", something they have told us many times in these past 6 weeks! Well, we actually got a case number this time! Thank God!!!
Mrs. DiazFemaleSweden2011-09-15 23:44:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusMy wife let me! She really let me!
QUOTE (JenK @ Feb 29 2008, 05:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (charlesandnessa @ Feb 28 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
oh darn, i thought it was gonna be she let him do something else....... innocent.gif


I think not being with our SO's for so long has gotten to us smile.gif

Good luck with your dinner! My fiance makes a GREAT lasagna and its not hard to make, so I think thats a good suggestion. Skip the frogs legs smile.gif

Yes it is great.. other then the fact that I have to guard the cheese sauce ...
I do not know why... but for some reason people try to steal the food before it is done.

Same thing with pancakes lol.. I went BALLISTIC when they kept begging for them. lol.
Remember.. waiting is key. smile.gif
KimSNot Telling02008-02-29 11:49:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Scandinavians
Hej allihopa... Jag har precis fått mitt Visum godkänt biggrin.gif weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
KimSNot Telling02008-02-01 12:23:00