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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnd so begins the wait...

After weeks of gathering and signing and checking and re-checking and checking again and MORE checking... the I-129f has been collected by FedEx. And so begins the wait...
God bless all of you on this Journey.

Now I need a drink!

I feel your pain I tooki 3 weeks to our app and it went thru on first try.. I quit drinking so have one for me if you would!!!
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-08-06 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite request denied, background check under way

They only ask about specific crimes but they're checking everything. So why would you purposefully omit something you know they'll find anyway?

Well I didn't answer what they didn't ask so I didn't see the point...I did tell of my past to my fiancee that I owed her.
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-08-16 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI129F petition was approved on September 29 says on the USCIS website

okay first of all.. I want to thank God for being so amazing on granting this incredible early holiday gift for us. secondly, i am so impressed with how fast the processing is with Vermont Service Center so for those who have their files being processed at Vermont, sit tight cos they are moving extra fast.

my question though, when i looked at the USCIS website and checked on our receipt number, it already says there,
"POST DECISION ACTIVITY" On September 29, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and so on..

but we haven't received any emails or mails yet though... why is it like that?

hmmm you guys mind on responding to this question

thank you thank you thank you

goodluck to all of you with this I129F processing . keep your faith still and high ;)

My Emails were eventually responded to sometimes after the result of the said email you made noa2 it goes pretty quick Cherry got here 3 months almost to the day of our noa2 :dance:
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-04 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need the expedite process

Longing to be with someone is not a reason to expedite

The USC must prove that being together with the fiance is vital. can you do this? Needing someone for, say, moral support is not enough

however, applying for an expedite doesn't hurt a petition

Good luck

I called about an expidite and the USCIS operator gave me a list of choices which covers life and death and various other things and if one applied to me they would proceed but you had to be able to prove it, that was my experiance YMMV
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-03 14:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjust getting started

Thanks for all the advice, After reading into it, I think I can do this on my own.... Well with a little help from you all as well
thanks again

Good choice and good luck with your journey! there is truckloads of info here to get you through it.
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-10 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! I really need some advice...
It's just interesting why would he quit a job during the process.
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Yea very puzzling talk about throwin a wrench into the gears of the process. :wacko:
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-12 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOver 3 months and not even an NOA1 - has that ever happened before?!?!
Per the instructions the forms should be sent to TX. Your check would have been cashed before they sent it TO california. I would be resending that paperwork and sending another check. There's no reason that they wouldnt cash your check right away.
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I heard of someone sending it to Cali instead of Texas and Cali service center sent it to Texas for them just to have Texas send it back to Cali maybe a one time thing who knows.
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-13 15:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling nervous

To all of us who are going through this process.. How did yall feel when your spouses/future spouses is at the embassy getting their interview ? I don't know about yall.. I do feel more nervous than I ever have in my life. Part of it is being anxious and other part is being worried too.. :unsure: I guess it's all normal ? She is in Manila and I wish I could be there with her.

Welcome to the club I know I was as nervous and scared as you can get but it all went well and she's here now:) good luck to ya!
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-14 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Approved

Had my interview this morning and after a pretty painless process I was approved.

Just want to say thanks to everyone who answered the questions I had during the process. It helped a lot and I really appreciated it.

Now on to the USA!!

Congrats you two!!!! :D
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-14 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 timing question?
It varies depending on rfes or the like it took 7 months for us give or take a few days.
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-26 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBankruptcy

Hello to All, :)
Question is: Can I still file bankruptcy during my K1 process? will this affect my Affidavit of support for her? I got divorce 1 year ago. Just to make long story short everything is in our name.. Thanks all..

Yes I had file to last june no worries for your k1 and my girl has been here a month.
Good luck
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-29 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS CSC

O just came back from visiting my husband fully expecting that I was coming home to find my noa2, no such luck. I swear o can't wait another day. : crying:

I planned my return to see my honey and got my noa2 two days before I left darn it I wish I could have flown home with her instead.. good luck I hope you get urs soon
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-25 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS CSC
I know it's frustrating to wait, but that's all you can do at this point.
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Yep and just when you think you can't wait anymore...ya wait some more aarrg if you can go visit again that's what I did to break up the wait.
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-25 17:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures119 days..

This one used to be something I used. lol

:girlwerewolf2xn:

Perfect! :thumbs:
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-03 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOk to visit fiancee in Phillipines

I intend to visit my fiancee in the Philippines in late January/ early February if my fiancee isn't already here by then. Our NOA2 is expected in January/February so it would appear very unlikely she could be here in America by then. There's no problem with the USC going to visit the beneficiary before petition is approved is there? It would seem as if it would be recommended since the more evidence you have of meeting in person, the easier your interview at the embassy would be.

I went two days after our noa2 was approved no problems have a nice trip:)
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-05 21:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresErrors on I-129F application

I discovered a bunch of errors on my I-129F application. I got so caught up on proof and the other docs that I overlooked a bunch of stuff on the I-129F app. I left things blank when I should have answered with NONE. I answered N/A when I should ahve answered with NONE.

What happens now? Will my app get rejected and returned or will I get an RFE? Whats the best course of action at this point? I tried to get it back from the post office in Lewisville and this morning the Supervisor said they found my mail and will be sending it back to me by Express mail the tracking this morning also reflected that but when I checked the tracking number tonight. It showed as delivered.

What can I do now. Please advise.

I used N/A throught all my paperwork for our K1 and have been approved no worries
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-08 10:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am now TOTALLY convinced

The N. Delhi embassy was never going to give us a visa.. they jerked us around for 2.5 months and put us through hell to finally deny us as visa application is expired. So they win. we give up . ...
Ha!!! We're going to married and begin round 2. has been a weekend of tears and anger.. then sorrow then anger... and now we start round 2 and its another year and a half probably .. but no one is going to stop us .

thanks for reading and support. See you under a different visa quest!

Sherry



Good luck on round 2 !
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-21 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN

Yeah, two months is a lot but it does take that long sometimes. I applied for a new SS card after I received my GC (to remove the restriction on it and change my last name to married). You would think it would only take a week or so because I already had a SSN and GC and all they had to do was verify that I really was a permanent resident. By then I had been in the system for over 7 months and yet it took them 2 months to verify my status and issue a new SScard.

Well we got a letter from ss office today and it says her ss card will be here in two weeks so one more thing out of the way!!
Thanks for the help all.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-23 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN

Each time an immigrant applies for a SS card, SSA checks with DHS first before they issue a card. If SSA is waiting for verification from DHS then there in nothing they can do until DHS confirms Cherry's immigration status. I waited for mine for over two months and every time I called they told me the same thing (they were waiting for verification from DHS).

Ok perfect then it says 4 weeks on the paper but if it takes 2 or more months so be it ty everyone.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-23 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN

Agree with Zen Den. You can call SSA 800 number to check the status of her application.

Well as suggested I called the 800 number what a waste of time they tell me to call homeland security..ok so I call local office and at least they take our ref # and said they're waiting on HSA after 8 weeks? and they won't talk to me just to her and I'm hoping nothing gets lost in translation.
Well we're getting married black friday that should be a hard date to forget what do ya think guys?
TY for the help.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-22 23:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN

Cherry has been here 2 months as of the 22nd of this month we filed 8 days after she got here and no joy yet I hear up to 2+ months to get it?
any thought?
B&C


Ok will do this week..
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-22 00:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN
Cherry has been here 2 months as of the 22nd of this month we filed 8 days after she got here and no joy yet I hear up to 2+ months to get it?
any thought?
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-22 00:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat are the chances of us being denied?
If you have a geniune relationship and can prove it and it sounds as tho you can file the k1 with the proper amount :bonk: and get ready to wait.
It took 7 months from mailing the app to her landing here in Seattle and we are going to marry in 2 hours so I best get goin good luck you two!!
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-25 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslong wait is over (:
Good for you!!!!:dance:
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-11-30 12:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of an Ongoing Relationship: Question about pictures

The dates aren't on the pictures, but I know when they were taken. There is also proof to back up when they were taken. Like I have pictures of he and I on the London Eye and I have our tickets for that with the date on them. Thanks guys :)


None of mine had the date other than the one I wrote on it along with plane tickets and scanned copy of passport all was good.good luck
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-02 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMessage from the USCIS:

I still can't get on the website, but.... e-mail this morning also reveals a letter sent for the dreaded RFE.

Okay.... I'm guessin'... they want phone records, which I've stated before here, I did not include, because only 3 months of records are available from my international phone calling card company.

Guess I will receive the HARD COPY, maybe in the mail today.

ON! WITH THE 'JOURNEY'! :whistle:



I didn't give one phone record just ym chat log and pics of us together YMMV
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-05 16:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanada work visa overstay effect K-1?
Someone I know got involved with a filipino who was in Canada on a work visa now has a child with her so she tries to enter the US and was detained at the border for the work visa over stay but was givin a pass into the US long enough to get on a plane to go back to the Phills and leaving her baby back here.
Any thoughts group?
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-07 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproved and Confused!!!

I will write more about the interview later because I am currently experiencing a bad headache.

Anyway, after the interview, the consul told me "Alright, everything looks good. Please be seated and wait for your number to be called on the next window where you can anticipate the approval of your visa."

So my number was called, and the filipino guy on the other window just told me to wait for my visa to be delivered. I did not fill out a shipping form, the woman in front of me wasn't given a form either. They kept my passport though. I am guessing they get the shipping info from my appointment letter? I remember from the website where I scheduled my appointment, there was an option of home delivery and I checked it.

Has anyone experienced this before? But more importantly, is my visa approved??


The new US Embassy Manila looks nice by the way. So prestige compared to the old one.


Congrats!! we had the same thing with Cherrys visa delivery I hear you can track it on the 2go website using your MNL it never worked for us but ya never know :dance:
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-09 14:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBankruptcy

I was just curious about something... My ex husband and I still have a car and some property with both of our names on the loans. He has tried to refinance them and can not get them in his name only. He is considering to stop paying for these things and there is no way I could afford to make the payments and pay for my own house car and etc. I was wondering if I filed Bankruptcy to have my name taken off the loans would this affect my K-1 petition? I make enough to sponsor my fiance but I dont know how Bankruptcy will affect the process. Thanks in advance!

I was in your position also and filed and it had no impact on my K-1 good luck.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-12 21:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExcessive Chat Log - Too Many Pages

I just printed my Skype chat log to a file and found out it is 1,650 pages !!! Holy #######. With emails, this is going to be 150 lbs of paper requring a small suitcase. What did everyone else do ? I am sure we are not alone in this overwhelming amount of chat log evidence.


I sent some from the start middle and most current total 12 pages no problems YMMV.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-13 17:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling of Solitude in a K-1 Engagement
My answer would be let me meet your kids before I take advice from you on how to raise mine ok now :ot2:


However, I'm dreading (when we have kids) the "let me tell you how you should raise your kid" advice... :wacko:
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BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-05 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling of Solitude in a K-1 Engagement
I feel your pain just when you think you can't wait any longer you wait some more :girlwerewolf2xn:
We had a routine of chatting morning and night with a weekly internet cafe so we could see each other and that still wasn't enough!!
But after it all she's here and were married! hang tough buddy.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-05 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan i file for the k-1 visa by myself?

Do you think i can do the fiance visa by myself without the help of a lawyer??

I did and if I can anyone can and we got thru 1st try no rfe so get ready to read and read and if ya get stuck ask a question on here.
Good luck
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-17 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures11/2/2011 NOA1 date... Would 7/7/2012 be safe as a wedding date?
If I were you I wouldn't make any hard plans until you have your visa in hand like buying a plane ticket like me what a dumb move on my part thank god it worked out ok but what an unneeded added stress.
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-12-28 20:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone successfully use composite photos?

I've read quite a bit in the Philippines forums and it seems to be a mixed bag with regard to front-loading. Some submitted an encyclopedia while others sent minimal stuff, each with success. And others had problems, both heavy and light submitters. It all seems to literally boil down to a case by case basis at the embassy interview.

One of the pix actually is my fiance and I standing in front of city hall. I don't have any phone records, although I might be able to scrounge up a few. We tried a bunch of times to talk on the phone, but her reception is extremely poor. Never did manage more than about 5 minutes as the longest call. In addition, I've printed out a number of representative emails and screen snaps from Yahoo Messenger conversations as part of the evidence. Maybe I should beef those up, since they're our primary contact method. Of course, I have 15 pages of receipts comprising 50 items from my trip, with boarding passes, etc. included as part of the package. My dad used to say..."if some is good, more is better and too much is just right!" :rofl:

As for organizing... right now I have the evidence subdivided into labeled manila clasp envelopes, which I was planning on tying together once I have it all compiled, then putting everything into the shipping envelope.

I sent a total of 8 pics and 12 pages of chat from beginning mid and most recent to date and had no problems.YMMV
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2012-01-13 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring at Interview
The only time Cherry was asked about a ring was at the POE Seattle by immigration officer that's all I have to offer.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2012-02-06 20:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease take a second look at my petition package!

I'm ready to send out my K-129F petition.
Please help me take a look at my package is there anything I forgot?

In the package, I have

-Check payment of $340.00 address to United States Department of Homeland Security
-G-1145 Notification of Application
-I-129F
-I-129 Supplement: Part B,Question 18, explanation of meeting in person
-Divorce Decree
-G-325A and one passport photo (Petitioner)
-G-325A and one passport photo (fiancee)
-Copy of Birth Certificate (Petitioner)
-Letter of intent to marry within 90 days ( Petitioner and Fiancee)
-Proof of having met in person ( photos, boarding pass,itinerary, chat history)

Please let me know if I'm missing anything. Thank you!

Looks good here but I went over mine so many times I lost count and always found some small detail missing or wrong I have no idea if they made a difference by correcting them but ours went through the first time. YMMV
Bob
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2011-10-15 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1 fiancee country of birth UNKNOWN
The same thing happened to us just call and correct it good luck.
B&C
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2012-02-14 13:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPeople make up your mind before bringing someone here!!
I think they should open the 90 day to 180 days to give both parties more time..and if the petioner decides not to marry maybe there's more to the story.
My 00.2 c
BobnCherryMalePhilippines2012-06-04 23:12:00