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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS
Thank you so much issha!! I know GOD will have something good for me and to my fiance in time. We will keep waiting for HIS TIME.

Dear this is such a sad news but hang on there no one can stop u marrying not the USCIS not the NVC and definitely not US Embassy. I just read the news link of what happened to your husband bizarre life experience, very tragic I can't help not to shed tears, how much a man could take? My prayers goes for you and him and the kids! I speak peace, joy and love for both of you and I pray God's reality manifest in your journey. HE IS A BIG GOD BIGGER THAN ANYTHING! :) (L) (F) (F)


jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-12 00:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS
Thank you Leatherneck.

Sorry to hear this has happened to you and the man you love...I wish you well as you proceed.


jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 23:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS

Best of luck, this process is very trying and frustrating at best.


Thank you so much!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS

USC's who have previously petitioned for an alien spouse sometimes find their cases go under more scrutiny. I'd say unfortunately that's what happened to yours.

There is no need for your fiance to notify NVC. They are just a processing portal for cases to flow to and from consulates. Have him wait until he knows the case has been returned to the Service Center. Then write a letter formally withdrawing the case. It might not hurt for that letter to be notarized and sent certified mail.


Thank you so much. We will be calling the USCIS to inquire if they receive our case first.

I would like to say we are really sad to hear this news, hang in there James and Eugieline, I am not qualified to answer this but can someone offer advice on how to deal with this on the next petition?, what are the chances of this coming up again?


Thank you so much MikelanNida.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS

Do you have any idea why this happened with your case? Im just curious , sorry to hear this!


Background checks. the embassy maybe seen redflags about my fiance life. Life of my fiance is uncommon today.
My fiance had been married twice but was also widowed twice. His first wife was an indonesian, they met in the NY since they both work there. They got married and had a son. But they were engaged in a car accident. After a year he was married again to a wonderful filipina and had another son. But he didnt expect that what had happened to his past will happen again. So for the second time he was widowed again.

Here is the link of his accident http://www.myfoxtwin...es-in-accidents

I remember during my interview, the CO asked me if he is working I said no because he is disabled from the 2 accident he had been. But we have his Daddy as our CO-sponsor. For now he is dependent on his Disability Insurance.

Plus earlier after my interview, we received and email from the embassy telling us that the CO was not satisfied to our relationship, so sent additional proof, like emails, pictures, chat logs.

Still they made us wait until today they sent us this email. So we will be getting married here in the philippines and my fiance will be living here for awhile.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS

If you've already planned to marry, don't worry about it.

Have your American fiance' withdraw the petition once it hits the Service Center.

Then have him file for a spousal visa later on.


Thank you so much!! But Do my fiance need to write a letter to the NVC to withdraw the petition? I already been interviewed last May 13, 2011.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition returned to USCIS
It's already 1 year since we filed the petition and waiting for 5 months since my interview and was put in AP and today I received an email from the embassy. This is what the email said:
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Dear ********:

This is in reply to your October 4, 2011 inquiry regarding your visa case.

The case is no longer under our jurisdiction. On September 20, 2011, we returned the I-129F visa petition to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Laguna Niguel, California through our National Visa Center (NVC) for appropriate disposition.

When USCIS is in receipt of the petition, you may wish to contact the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 regarding this matter.

Immigrant Visa Correspondence Unit
Consular Section
U.S. Embassy, Manila
1201 Roxas Boulevard
1000 Manila, Philippines
------------------------------------

But they still have my passport, they haven't send it back to me yet. I'm just worried if they lost it since last month the embassy got flooded. Then Me and my fiance are going to get married here in the philippines. What are we going to do since we have K1 petition pending? Do we need to wait for the USCIS decision before filing for another petition? Although my fiance will be living here in the philippines for awhile, we just wanna prepare what we will do next when we will start of the spousal route. Any help will be so much appreciated.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-10-11 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPLEASE HELP I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT
I am so sorry this is happening to you but it looks like she doesn't value you at all for all that excuses she said.I am sorry. :(
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-05-02 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOops, I think I erred . . .

Hey Alan!

I see on your Timeline that you've received NOA1. I suggest you wait for the RFE or whatever they tell you. If you send the "missing pieces" without an RFE, they have no way to match it to your case, so it's not advisable. Posted Image



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jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-05-08 01:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) AR for 8 weeks

Just curious, when they returned your passport, is there something on it (visa sticker)?


Nothing is put in my passport when I received it. No sticker or stamp at all. Just the passport I gave them during my interview.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-11-12 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) AR for 8 weeks


my thoughts to you is keep calling or emailing ..........



I mean my advice.... :bonk:

BTW, I received my passport almost 2 weeks after I called the embassy.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-11-11 00:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) AR for 8 weeks
Your situation is the same as mine. I received a 221g paper right after my interview. They didnt asked for additional documents. They did keep my passport and other documents. We did contact our senator and lawyer but both had no help. I have been put into AP for almost 6 months. We called and emailed the embassy but still the same reason "under review". I called the embassy and talked to an agent, she asked for my medical date (which is about to exxpire). After that, she told me to wait for a call or email on the following week. So, i waited. Then I received an email on the next week, telling me that my petition was sent back to USCIS for already 1 month past from the date I called.

my thoughts to you is keep calling or emailing the embassy because part of our mistake was that, we stop calling the embassy after almost 4 months of bugging them and yet we received the same reason. So we let them jsut do what they need to do, but we shouldnt did it.

There are some cases also who were the same situation as ours, the same received 221g form, no documents were asked, and now approved and got their visa. They waited 2 to 3 months.

I hope and pray that you will receive your visa soon. Just call the embassy once or twice a week. GOD bless and GOOD luck.

Edited by jameugiekaxavilon, 11 November 2011 - 12:09 AM.

jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-11-11 00:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Processing Times
mostly it reaches 5-6 months. But if you got RFE it will take like 6-8 months depends on how fast you reply for the RFE. GOD bless you and hope you will get your approval soon!! :) :)
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-05-30 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBeing "touched" Phenomenon

a touch at 5 or 6 months past NOA-1 date is a good sign that the case has hit an adjudicator's desk.

It's not consistent that it is logged in a fashion that shows up at the USCIS status portal, though - some get that touch, some do not.



I agree. Its a good sign that the USCIS is working on your case, checking all the documents you send, if they still need some docs, they will send you an RFE.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-11 02:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Approved
Congratulations :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-11 08:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 PETITION SENT BACK TO US FOR RE-EVALUATUON.. Whats next?
We didn't call US embassy in Manila since then, and we didn't bother to call the USCIS as well. My hubby came over here in the philippine and we got married. I received my passport back one month after they sent it back to the USCIS. As what I have read k1 visa expires after one year from the approval (NOA2) date. If the embassy denied your visa they sent it back to USCIS, they will review the application back and the USCIS could approve it again and send it back to the embassy for another interview, or deny/revoke the application. If they deny/revoke it, the petitioner will received NOIR/NOID. There are some cases that the application stays long in the USCIS and reaches the expiration date, and the USCIS will send a letter to the Petitioner telling him that his application is already expired but he can re-apply again (do the whole k1 process all over again) but still there is no guarantee that you will pass this time.

In my understanding, any petition that a petitioner applied in USCIS, either denied/revoked or expired, when the petitioner receive a letter, he must reply to the letter telling them his plan about the application. Its either continue the process, do the process all over again, or withdraw the petition. Abandoned petition must be canceled by the petitioner even it was expired to make it closed. Any petition with no formal letter of withdrawal from the peptitioner will remain active in the USCIS system even its expired.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-17 03:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 PETITION SENT BACK TO US FOR RE-EVALUATUON.. Whats next?

hi. i read your timeline. what happened with your k1 petition before? it says u were under 221 g?? what did you do about it? thank u for sharing.



Our petition was sent back to the USCIS. I was already interviewed in the US embassy in Manila but my case fall under administrative processing of the embassy. So they gave me a piece of paper (221g form) telling me to wait till I hear from them. After many months of waiting (ofcourse we keep follow-up our case) they denied our application and sent it back to the USCIS. The reason was "Failed to establish a bonafide relationship to the petitioner". The CO was not satisfied of our relationship though during my interview I was loaded with proofs and documents. But its a case to case basis. Our case is kind of an unusual.

The link of my thread when my petition was sent back to US http://www.visajourn...urned-to-uscis/
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-12 02:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 PETITION SENT BACK TO US FOR RE-EVALUATUON.. Whats next?

Is the petitioner the only one who could cancel the petition? When they decided to send back our petition to USCIS-CSC, I wrote USCIS-CSC a formal request to cancel the first petition (2009) and told them what happened. Would that help? I am the beneficiary.

Thank you so much for including us in your prayer. God bless your family too.


I am sorry to tell but as what I had read in some cases like yours, it seem like the petitioner is the only one who can cancel the petition.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-12 01:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 PETITION SENT BACK TO US FOR RE-EVALUATUON.. Whats next?
Sorry that this is happening to you. This might be a long process to you since you have no more communication to your ex. If you can find a way to contact him and maybe beg him to cancel his petition to you, it might help. I hope he will not make it hard for you and grant your request. I hope he has a mind of letting you go and be happy to someone you deserve. My prayer for you on that. GOD speed!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-11 22:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGot Approved!!!!!!!! Need advice!!!!
Congratulations!! :thumbs: :thumbs: Hope you have a smooth flow for the rest of the process!! GOD bless!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-17 01:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI just got notice of a RFE :/

Passport Stamps, Trip Itineraries, Dated Receipts, and Copies of boarding passes are what they want to see. You don't even have to include a single email if you don't want too (although most include some example of communication). USCIS has the job of determining that a meeting took place and just some very basic evidence of an ongoing relationship. The consulate has the job of looking at the relationship at a deeper level...Primary evidence is what they need for that meeting.



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jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-25 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp confused Visa Approved or??
What does the form (221g) said? There must be a checked box in that paper? If the paper checked something needed to submit, you should submit the documents needed as early as you can. But if it checked the "Wait till you here from the embassy" make sure to call the embassy once or twice every week to follow-up your case to make sure they are working on it, not to be put in the bunch of files.

Edited by jameugiekaxavilon, 31 July 2012 - 11:37 PM.

jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-31 23:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmeeting my fiancee??

"You should have met your Fiancee in person within the previous two years",


:thumbs: :thumbs: one of the requirement for the k1 visa (meeting of both party in previous two years) from the date of the application.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-01 01:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED !!!!!
Congratulations!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-01 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFINALLY APPROVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH
:dance: :dance: Congratulations!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-02 04:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp
You should use your full name as what is shown in your birth certificate or else the embassy will ask you another NBI with the AKA name during your interview. And you must write your fullname in all forms that you fill up for the immigration. US embassy doesn't look on FB. So it doesn't matter if whatever you use in your fb. GOD bless and good luck for the rest of your process.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-09 00:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence of ongoing relationship????
Congratulations!! And goodluck for the rest of your process.. Another proof of ongoing relationship - snail mail screen shots of both of you chatting..

GOD speed!! :) :)
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-11 02:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExtremely Stupid question
I did glued mine in the forms. Some applicants in the embassy didn't glued nor stapled their picture but then the person incharge receiving the DS forms just stapled it.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-12 22:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCancel K1 Petition?

Send it to dallas address?


I am not certain on which address you should send your letter especially those on VSC. I'm sure someone had experience the same. We will wait for further comments from others. Additional info: I assume you dont have case number yet since it still in initial review so instead the case number put on your receipt number; your name as a petitioner and beneficiary's name as well.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-13 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCancel K1 Petition?
So sorry things didn't work for you and your fiance. As a petitioner send a letter to USCIS to formally withdraw your K1 application. State your reason and make it notarized. I doubt if it will be a problem to your future application. GOD bless!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-13 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhite MNL-IV-22 - WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US

:wow: You have been in AP for more than four months in Manila. That is probably a record! :help:

Stay strong! It will all be worth it. :star:



Yeah, its been four months passed but I dont know if this will keep going till it reaches 1 year. But still hoping it wont reach that long, me and my fiance really need a decision from the embassy because we are planning to get married here in the philippines. I emailed the embassy and asked if we can get a chance to have a second interview but until now no good news from them.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-09-21 02:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhite MNL-IV-22 - WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US
Your situation is the same as mine. I was interviewed last May 13, 2011 and was refused to issue a visa and was given a white paper (221g) and until now Im still waiting. No document needed but they only checked the box "Wait till I can hear from them". I dont want to discourage you, Just be strong and maybe prepare yourself as well. WE have different cases, some cases will take long time and some case will take only short time then APPROVE. Just keep strong and hold on to each other. And dont forget to email the embassy once or twice a week to inquire about your case. Good luck to all of us. Hope we will receive our VISA APPROVAL soon.
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2011-09-21 01:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswait to hear from us. Manila
I'm sure your visa will come in time. Just make sure to call the US embassy in Manila ones or twice a week to make sure that your case is in the CO's desk for review. Or else it will be put in the bunch of pile and will be left out. GOD bless you and I wish that your visa will be approve so soon. That will be in my prayer as well!! Be strong and keep the faith!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 20:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!! But I'm just wondering why would it take a couple weeks or few months if its approve. I hope that your fiance's visa will be delivered sooner than they said!! GOD bless!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-13 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDaughter in law I129f APPROVED!!!
COngratulations!!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-16 03:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Approved
Congratulations!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 visa form I-129F
One of the requirements of k1 visa is to meet each other within 2 years prior to the petition. Since your last meeting was 6 years ago that means your fiance needs to visit you again in order for both of you to qualify for the application!! God bless!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-19 09:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED! do i call the NVC? or the consulate in Manila?
:thumbs: Congrats!! :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-07-18 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 (I-129F approved). Next step?
Congratulations!! :thumbs: :thumbs: Hope you will have a smooth process for the rest of your application. Call NVC after 2 to 3 weeks to follow-up if they receive your case and if so ask for your case number!! Good luck and GOD bless!!
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresinterview tomorrow w/ my fiance
Good luck to the interview!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
jameugiekaxavilonFemalePhilippines2012-08-13 22:22:00