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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go ahead and send my packet 3?

the nvc case number is different to the embassys case number if i remember right it all depends on the embassy, for the london embassy it is something like LND2011###### i think thats how they do it the ####### seem to be random numbers


It is the NVC that assigns the LND number.

NVC number = Embassy case number = DOS case number

USCIS case number ? Embassy case number


Nutchaya--I've already told you what I think you should do and where that DOS number is.

have your fiance call Dept of State in the US at no premium fee


London has a standard procedure to mail you a letter when they are ready. If you choose to do it sooner, then do so at your own risk. People have told you ways to save time, but if you don't have other things in place you aren't going to get an interview faster. So far we don't know anything but you have an LND number and you case is probably in London. What else have you done for the London part of the process?
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2011-05-16 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go ahead and send my packet 3?
Okay, I read your post wrong and thought you said it left NVC 2 days ago (13th).

8805314976 May 6

8797999151 Apr 29


Call DOS because it would be delivered by now. Ask of you case has been logged in yet.
Have you read and done all this http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2011-05-15 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go ahead and send my packet 3?
Here's your DHL number 8810632795 if it left NVC May 13.

Track it by number here http://track.dhl-usa...v=TrackBynumber

Again, it's too soon to call. Wait 2 weeks and have your fiance call Dept of State in the US at no premium fee. Your case will not be logged in at the Immigrant visa unit the day the package arrives at the mailroom in Lambeth. And you will notice there are 4 lbs. of petitions going to London in one box, so others are arriving daily too. 6 lbs were shipped the day before.

DOS (202)663-1225, press 1, then 0 to speak to a person.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2011-05-15 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go ahead and send my packet 3?

I got my NOA 2 on the 27th of April and called the NVC on the beginning of May. They said my case has been transferred to London 2 days ago and they sent a letter of an approval to my fiance a day ago. Until now my fiance hasn't received a hard copy of NOA 2 yet. And I haven't heard anything from the US embassy yet. I called various of number including the expensive one but I didn't get to talk to anyone cuz the line was always engaged!
The question is can I go ahead and send off my packet 3 without getting a letter from the embassy? If not what's the best way to find out about if your packet 3 has been sent?
thank you


If NVC sent your case 2 days ago then it's probably still in transit. Then it can take London a couple of weeks or more to acknowlege your case. Think how long it took your K1 to be looked at. London won't be opening your file the day DHL delivers a box full of cases from the NVC to an off-site mail handling place. Have you read this on the London Embassy website?

Note: Only applicants who been notified by the Immigrant Visa Unit that a petition has been received in their name should complete the visa application forms. Forms received without the applicant's case number will be discarded.

That means don't send your things before they're ready for you. DOS can tell you when they have your case logged in. Or you can wait for the Embassy to mail you a letter saying they are ready for you to apply.

Disregard the reply you got from Karen2011 because she isn't a K1 and her CR1 process/payment is done through NVC before the case goes to London.

You will pay in advance to the embassy, but getting an interview isn't dependent on paying first.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2011-05-15 15:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion about NOA2
Your timeline has an estimate at the bottom. That will change as everybody updates their progress. "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between December 3, 2008 and December 10, 2008"

Also you can watch your progress on Igor's list. http://cse.ssl.berke...ta/default.aspx
Right now you seem to be #262 in the list of VJ members who are waiting.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-09 19:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBirth Cert
Not all birth certificates will have anything on the back. Considering all the countries involved, they will be quite different. And in the US, birth certificates are issued by the state, so 50 different versions here. The long form, as I understand it means it should show your parents names on it. Apparently there are some that show the person's name and place/date of birth but nothing about the parents of the baby. If it has a seal, then it sounds like an official or certified copy, which is all they need in the petition from the US citizen. Actually they need just a Xerox copy of the official one. The foreign person will have to take the real certificate with the seal/embossing (whatever it has to be official), and a copy of it to the interview. They look at it and see it's real, then keep the copy and let you take the real certificate home with you.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-12 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I chance it?
We delayed our interview by asking in a cover letter enclosed with the P3 things we were returning. They obliged. I think we would have been scheduled around July 4 and he was going to be in the US at that time. Your plan sounds good to me. And like Kathryn said, you can always show up with what you've got. They will just tell you to send the document and your passport back by courier when you have it. You'll only be out some extra courier costs. And if you're lucky, it will all time out just right. Good luck.

Dear Sir or Madam,

RE: Case number LNDxxxxxxxxxx

Please find enclosed the completed forms:

• DS-230 Part 1, pages 1 & 2 completed
• DS-156, in duplicate, unsigned
• DS-156K, unsigned
• DS157
• IV15 pages 1 to 4, completed checklist

Please can you schedule an interview appointment from July 15 2008 onwards as I will be unable to attend prior to that date.

Yours truly,
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-12 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForms confusion - Initial package - DS-156/DS156K
This flowchart is helpful if you haven't found it yet. http://www.visajourn...amp;page=k1flow
It's at the top of the page in the blue tabs under "Guides" The link is the K1 Flowchart

Here's the over simplified version:
Those DS forms come in around step 9. The I-129F is the first part where the US Citizen petitions and if they meet the requirements---free to marry, a USC, met in the last 2 years, etc. then the petition is approved by USCIS. Then it goes to the Embassy in the country of the foreign beneficiary. That's where the actual application for the visa takes place and the foreign beneficiary has those DS forms to fill out. That will happen months after the I-129F is mailed in. When you are near approval of the I-129F (NOA2), then you should start looking ahead for the Embassy part to get all those things gathered.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-12 05:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould the co-sponsor make specific contributions?
Sponsor can check nothing like the example. If the co-sponsor wants to say NO, it's okay. By filling out the form, they are agreeing to keep the petitioner off welfare. They don't have to provide an allowance to them. Now if they were going to provide something specific they could check YES and say....give her $1000 a month, buy her a car, pay for her apartment for 6 months...whatever

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 August 2008 - 10:06 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-16 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-156
Look at the top of the page. There is a link for EXAMPLE FORMS. This is the DS156 http://www.visajourn...Form-DS-156.pdf with some good answers for your question.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-17 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134. Q7 WHICH MORTGAGES OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCE THEREON AMOUNTING TO
QUOTE (wawawa11 @ Aug 16 2008, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks guys.

I bought the house at high point of the market so the difference between I owe and current value is like more than 100K.
Is it a good idea not to put it there? or still put it there just for the record?

If your salary meets the requirements, you don't have to list assets. If you want to show assets, then list the house. If your income isn't enough, then you've got 100k in assets to show. It's your choice.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-17 08:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134. Q7 WHICH MORTGAGES OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCE THEREON AMOUNTING TO
What is you house worth right now if you were going to put it up for sale? I just estimated a price based on what similar houses in the neighborhood are listed for. I didn't go get an appraisal.

So for example: Your house would list today for $150,000. So that is the answer for "I own real estate valued at....."
And you still owe $75,000 on the mortgage. That's the answer to "with mortgage or encumberance thereon."

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 August 2008 - 09:30 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-16 21:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAm I reading this correctly?
QUOTE (Randy CA @ Aug 16 2008, 10:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks.

I just now updated it. Any idea why my timeline and "filed for:" information does not display on my posts like your's does?

Two things you can do.

Click MY CONTROLS up above. In the left column there is Edit Profile. Scroll down some and find Immigration Status and put in K1 from the dropdown. Then Place Benefits filed--California

Then back to the left Click Edit Signature. Your signature is the list that appears after posts. You have to hand type that and put anything you like. You can put your basic timeline or how you met or when you visited. It can be as long or as short as you want to make it. It's like typing a post. You can change fonts or colors too. I changed the last line at the bottom of mine and made a different font and red color. (4 months, 3 weeks...etc.)

Looks like you will be getting approval very soon. good.gif

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 August 2008 - 11:14 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-16 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAm I reading this correctly?
OH that's the "cover your a$$" answer. They are supposed to have nothing older than those dates. You want to look at the top of this page in the blue menu bar---the thin lighter blue one. In the middle is Immigration Timelines. In the second column it says Statistics. Click Historical Trends. Lots of graphs. Moving down that page there is a super tiny link to show some of the more popular consulates. It's in teeny tiny black type and the word here is underlined. All those graphs show a year's worth of trends how times go up or down and what's happening currently. But like the stock market, the line could trend up or down by the time it gets to your turn.

PS. Update your profile and timeline. Do you have a NOA1 date? What are you filing for?

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 August 2008 - 09:45 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-16 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOngoing Evidence of Relationship after filing I-129F?
wow.gif This thread has gotten to be quite the debate.

Back to you Mrs SDP. I would like to say.

We were both married before and some of our meeting proofs were while we were married. We weren't in love and a couple then, but we MET IN PERSON, which is the requirement. We met the other spouse even. But marriages fall apart and spouses die of cancer and life changes and people move on.

We filed probably a month after the decree absolute, but like you said marriages are over way before UK divorces are final.

London is an easy Embassy. They aren't judging your morals...."did they sleep together while one was still married??? OH MY! TSK TSK! Let's punish them." It's just not going to happen. I've been in the London Embassy. The dude who dealt with Equador probably hasn't.

Don't let all this rhetoric scare you. You will be fine. Remember that all countries and consulates are different. Get your info from UK people for the best comparison for your case.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-15 23:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTime limits/Visitation for K-1
There are ways to drag out the process if you need a little more time for your studies. You eventually get a Packet 3 from the Embassy in London. You can take extra time to send your documents and checklist in. Then when you send it back, you can ask for a later interview. We did that. My fiance already had plane tickets to the US when it became apparent that our approval was probably coming up and the London time averages might put the interview either before or during his trip to the US. So when we sent back the documents, we included a cover letter (as suggested) and in it asked that his interview be scheduled after July 16. Looking at similar UK couples, we probably would have been scheduled the first week in July instead of the date they gave us, July 29. So you can buy a little time, but you have to be careful that it's not so long that they consider you abandoning the petition. Timelines for a K1 are a very uncertain science, so planning with certainty is next to impossible.

About your travel. If you're a UK citizen, then you should be able to travel to the US on the Visa Waiver plan and not need a tourist visa. It hasn't been too difficult for UK people to visit after the K1 is filed. I know of a number of Brits here on Visa Journey who have done so. It depends on your circumstances. If you've come often and stayed a long time, or worse overstayed and spent more of your recent time in the US than the UK, then they could very well question your visit. But if you're a student (with proof like an id) whose coming on school holiday for a few weeks, then you should have no problems. They don't have a record of your I-129F application at the airport. That's what the Customs and Border Protection agent told me when I called their information line to ask just the question you asked above. They have no rule that if you are engaged to US citizen that you can't visit. It's all about if you look and act like a tourist who is going home. Many suggest saying, "I am coming to see friends", rather than gushing "I have a fiance here and I want to live here." The latter might make them think you aren't planning to leave when you said you were. CPB never has to let you in the US. It's a privilege, not a right they told me, so it's always a subjective assessment by the person on duty. Based on the brief description I gave, you can probably figure out if you'd be questioned extensively or not.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-18 19:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question about cosponsors (I-134, I-864)
QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Aug 15 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm really glad she doesn't have to divulge much more than that! smile.gif

She doesn't have to divulge anything to you and your fiance if she's uncomfortable. London tells you that sponsors can mail the I-134 and supporting evidence directly to the embassy but should clearly state the beneficiary name and case number so it gets in the proper file. Or others have sealed their information and put, "to be opened only by US Consulate official."
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-18 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat to expect at Point of Entry
People have written up their experiences. Have you seen the POE reviews? Look in the thin blue menu bar above under the pictures of the people. It says Reviews: Embassy/USCIS POE. Click on POE and find JFK.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-18 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiling i-129f when you and fiance have a child together?
He should list any children he has. That's the question. Later on in the process there is a form asking which children will accompany him or follow at a later date to the US. That's where he says NONE. So even though the general instructions will say to bring birth certificates of the children to the interview, it is referring to children that will accompany the beneficiary. He could bring the birth certificate to show a relationship if his name is on it as the father, but in general it's not part of his interview requirement if the child is not going to immigrate with him.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 17 August 2008 - 08:41 AM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-17 08:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhats the fastest way for K1 visa?
Flowchart: http://www.visajourn...amp;page=k1flow

Your financial stuff needs to be in place around step 6.
Step 4 is the 4-6 months waiting time.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-24 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhats the fastest way for K1 visa?
The fastest way to a K1 visa is submit the application yourself and make it complete and perfect by reading the guides, the FAQ, sample forms, suggestions on assembling the packet, etc. Have somebody proofread it for you. Enclose the correct fee.

Then while you're waiting on that approval, start preparing for the foreign Embassy stage. Read the Embassy Info and Reviews:Embassy in the menu bar above. Get police certifcates and tax forms ordered. Don't wait until your case is at the Embassy to figure out what comes next. Have every document in hand already so you can do a one day turn around.

About the times you mentioned in your original post...all are probably correct with or without a lawyer. The times change. They also change depending on if you file at California Service Center or Vermont.

People filing a month before me in Vermont were getting the first (USCIS) approval in 30 days. Mine took 50. Filing a month after that took 90-100 days in Vermont and longer in California.

Take a look at these graphs to see how the times change http://www.visajourn...ge=k1historical
You need to look at multiple time estimates.
1. How long to get the NOA1 receipt.
2. How long to from NOA1 to NOA2.
3. How long to get to NVC and then to Embassy.
4. How long for Embassy to process. Here's the Embassy timeline graphs http://www.visajourn...e-k1-historical

A lawyer does not get preferred service to skip ahead of others.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-23 13:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresToo confused!! Please help with fiance advice!!
QUOTE (MickyD @ Aug 23 2008, 05:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know with the visitor's visa I'm only allowed to stay in the US for 6 months out of the year. Is there a way for me to stay for the 6 months, go home for a week or two, then go back to the US for another 6 months?


One of our very active members Kim could help you with this. She and her fiance did basically what you are saying. Eventually he was denied entry so they have had a very long time apart because he wasn't allowed to come back to visit at all. I think you would be safer to space out your tourist visits with plenty of time in your home country so at least you could continue to see each other in the US. And waiting for his citizenship before he applies would allow you to come as a fiance (K1) or a spouse (K3) and then be in the US while the papers for the green card are being processed.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-23 19:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion regarding cover letter
All samples on here are suggestions of good practices. You don't have to do anything. If you have a better idea, then it's your personal letter, not a rigid government form. Mine was similar, but not exact because I was submitting something that applied to me but wasn't in the sample
•Copy of death certificate showing that prior marriage was legally terminated (Petitioner)

Is there something you don't want to include or something additional that you want to put in? Just curious why you are asking.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-24 23:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout case number
It's probably fine. The bank person might not know what to look for and you might not know what it looks like to describe the number. It's only been a few days since the check was cashed. My hard copy of the receipt NOA1 took a week to 10 days to finally come in the mail. Did you track your package to the USCIS with fed-ex or registered mail? If so, then you know for sure it was delivered. If it was delivered, then they are the ones that cashed the check. Call the USCIS yourself and ask about the receipt, but it's probably a little early still to expect it.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-25 15:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee letter of intent
This is what we did

The foreign person:

Fiancé Letter of Intent (top of page like a tltle, centered)

John Jay Foreigner
1234 Chelsea Street
London, England
United Kingdom

United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
75 Lower Welden Street <------change if it's California Service Center
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 <------change if it's California Service Center

August 28, 2008

Dear Sir or Madam:

I, John Jay Foreigner, do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry Sue Ellen American and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

Yours truly,

sign in ink here

John Jay Foreigner
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The American does this:

Fiancé Letter of Intent (top of page like a tltle, centered)

Sue Ellen American
1234 Main Street
Smalltown, WI 99554

United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
75 Lower Welden Street <------change if it's California Service Center
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 <------change if it's California Service Center

August 28, 2008

Dear Sir or Madam:

I, Sue Ellen American, do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry John Jay Foreigner and intend to do so within 90 days of his arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

Yours truly,

sign in ink here

Sue Ellen American

----
"American and Foreigner" are fake last names to help you figure out what's what. You use Mary Jane Smith or what ever your name is.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 26 August 2008 - 08:52 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMolasses whirlpool
QUOTE (DJ+Ten @ Aug 26 2008, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
unsure.gif Why didn't I just put her in a moose costume and let her walk across the border, when I had her in Canada. crying.gif


QUOTE (csmith1216 @ Aug 26 2008, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
cause it was hunting season??????


rofl.gif rofl.gif rofl.gif rofl.gif rofl.gif
This is the best post I've read on here in months. Thanks you two.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion for K-1 interview
You can become engaged on instant messenger. You don't have to have a ring or party or be on bended knee. One person tells the other I want to marry you and the other says OK. Just pick a time and call it your engagement, as long as it's before you filed the package. That might be odd if it was after filing.

Agree with the friend bit above too. You are friends, not a lie.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 26 August 2008 - 09:27 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy first Post
Brian,

Look up at one of your posts. On the left where your name is, look under the flag and there's a link to My Timeline. Click that and you can fill out a timeline for VJ. It will give you an estimate of the second notice (approval by USCIS) aka NOA2. It changes as people add their own information but it's a statistical took that will give you some estimate. So far you can put in the date you mailed it, the service center, and NOA1 (the date printed on your receipt notice).

Welcome to VJ.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlso Question on the Fiancee Letter of Intent
I lean toward the typo. I bet there's a high percentage of people that do the same thing. They probably just skim over it and look to see it's signed. I don't think it will cause one bit of a delay or problem. Mail it...every day you delay hundreds of people are getting in line ahead of you.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 21:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBusiness trip to US while I129F pending
I'm getting a little lost in your plans, but I wanted to say. If you should have the interview and get the K1 visa before the business trip, then that's your one-time entry into the US with the K1, no matter why you're going (business.) If the visa is in your passport, they activate it when you enter the country. So unless you're all packed up and ready to stay you should think about the timing of things. I've read a few posts about "can I tell them not to activate the K1 now" but that's probably tricky. So you might want to think about interviewing after the trip. Also if it times out just so, they could be scheduling your interview right in the middle of your trip. Just wanted to point out a few possibilites since you think it's possible to get NOA2 by that time.

We had a similar situation and asked for an interview after x date in the cover letter we sent back with documents. I don't know how Italy schedules their interview or if you mail docs in ahead of time, but you could be prepared if it all comes together at the same time as your business trip.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-26 12:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShortest possible timeline for Canadian Fiance
People cross the border and cross the pond to visit sucessfully all the time. If you stay in the US more than in Canada, then they will probably deny you at some point. You know...stay 90 days in the US, go to Canada for 3 days, back to the US for 90, etc. They frown on that when they realize it's habitual. There's no rule that you can't visit if you've applied for a K1. There's a Canadian regional forum where you could probably get some specific comments about border crossings. It's been discussed in general alot. Here's an old post of mine sort of on the subject. http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1948785

And in answer to your other question. Around the first of the year, there was big news info splash on the USCIS website how they were hiring 1500 new workers to help clear the backlogs...not sure the exact number, but something like that. Alot of the backlog was for people waiting on naturalization (US Citizenship), but it was my understanding at the time that they were hiring and improving their operations to be more efficient for all kinds of processing. Also they used to process K1 visas at 4 locations, then changed it to Vermont and California. Some people got held up when they filed in Texas for example then their case got transferred to Vermont. It was kinda messy during that period for people who got moved.

And back to your original post. There are alot of people on VJ who have normal straight-forward cases. When I started here, I thought "oh we're going to be faster because we're normal, have money, no crimes, no overstays, already have security clearances for work so Homeland Security has already checked me out, and fiance is from an English speaking country." You may be thinking the same thing. Well it isn't so. I've studied the people and the timelines for about 6 months now and there's some clueless people that muddle through just as fast because of the help of others on here. It's a really good place and I'm thankful I found it.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-25 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShortest possible timeline for Canadian Fiance
The statement of a 2.5 month visa is too vague. There's alot of variables, with what month/year did they file at what service center being a big factor
It's like saying ,"My cousin's friend totally checked out in Walmart in 5 minutes."
Were you in a big city the day after Thanksgiving with ipods on sale for $10?
Were you in a rural town at 3 in the morning on a random Tuesday night?

What year and month was the quick approval? Which service center? Which consulate?

Look how the timelines change. Spring 2007 in Vermont and Vancouver looks pretty good, but by fall, it was a bleaker picture. Do you know why? Because millions of applications flooded the service centers that summer because they were trying to beat a fee increase. Kinda like the ipod sale in my Walmart analogy.



Edited by Nich-Nick, 25 August 2008 - 12:57 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-25 12:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'm smiling in my passport style photo. Will I get an RFE?
I always smile in passport photos--real passport and those submitted to USCIS. No problems.

Actually, when I was going into the US Embassy London, the security guy was looking at my passport for a long time. The picture is really dark and the hairstyle is very different. I said, "I have different hair now, but see <points to mouth> the smile is the same" and flashed him a big smile. He smiled back and said, "Your hair looks better now" and handed me the passport. That worked.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-28 05:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2 last minute questions about the I-129F package
If you feel the photos are way out of line, I would make Walgreens do them over for free. Show them the rules.

Don't send I-134 now. Not needed and will be extra clutter in the file. You will have to do another closer to the interview time.

But here's two answers to the notary question I have seen:

at 1:30pm

at XYZ Bank, Smalltown, TX. (that's what my notary at the bank did) and it wasn't rejected at the Embassy.

I don't think it matters as long as they sign and stamp it with their notary stamp.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-08-27 20:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE'd
QUOTE
I got RFE'd for an initial evidence request on my I-129F guys. It is asking me for more info regarding the circumstnces under which my financee and I met to establish our relationship. I'm assuming this is asking me how we both met for the first time? I had put on my documentation that my fiancee and I had met over the internet, but apparently that wasn't enough


It sounds like they wanted a little more for Question 18. If you just put "met on the internet" then they probably wanted a few details explained like: "We met on an internet gaming site called _____ in July 2007. We played a game called WoW. In August 2007, I flew to meet her in person. We have met in person a total of seven times. When she came to visit me in March 2008, I proposed to her. We communicate daily using instant messenger and Skype."

That way they have a short story to know it wasn't a dating site and how the relationship came to be. That's just my guess of what you should send back, along with passport stamps, itineraries receipts...whatever you have. If she can send copies of her passport stamps as well, then you show the meetings. I even wrote on the photocopies blank area---London Gatwick Aug 25, 2008. Some of those stamps are too blurred.

Edit: Cassie types faster than me. Sorry to repeat her sentiments.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 01 September 2008 - 01:01 AM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-09-01 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresco sponsor and income question
You only need $22,000 for 3 people unless you're in Alaska or Hawaii so it doesn't sound like you need a co-sponsor.
http://www.uscis.gov...form/I-864P.pdf

They look at your adjusted gross income, which could include salary as well as interest or dividends. If you got a raise since 2007, then pay stubs would show you are making even more now. Or a letter from you employer stating your current salary would help establish your earnings.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-09-01 01:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHiring an immigration attorney
I agree totally with what Kim said. Read every link on the guide page and there's more stuff on the FAQ page. There's even tips for how to assemble your package for mailing. The guides tell you to make an extra copy of the whole thing for yourself and one for your fiance. It tells you to even copy the check you write. That's so helpful when later you read somebody's got returned because they didn't send in the correct amount. I've pulled out my packet more than once to see what my check said or what I put in a certain blank on a form. It gives you peace of mind knowing you are in control and not wondering if the lawyer has a decent secretary that can type your name correctly. Or wondering if your stuff got sent off or it's still sitting in the secretary's inbox a month later. With that said, if you just can't read instructions or feel hopelessly disorganized then get a lawyer.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-07-15 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVSC to NVC
QUOTE (Jenni and Bo @ Sep 3 2008, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, is it normal to get touches the days after the NOA2? I'm thinking it's them getting ready to mail it?


That's what I think too. It happened that way for us. NOA2 hardcopy is the only "notification" of finishing up at VSC, but it doesn't give a date it will go to NVC.

You have to call NVC and find out when it arrived and when it left. Talk to a person. K1s are not in the automated system that the answering machine thing refers to. You can't enter your EAC number and get any info.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-09-03 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help with affidavit of Support form!!
If Dad doesn't want to reveal his personal financial details to the couple, he can mail his support information straight to the consulate, marking it with the appropriate names and case number. He doesn't have to list all of his assets if his basic income meets the requirments. Or he can put it all in a sealed envelope marked to be opened by consulate official only. Then if fiance's support is not enough to gain approval at the interview, Dad's info can be pulled out and presented as a back-up plan. Dad may be more willing to sponsor if he can maintain his financial privacy.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 08 September 2008 - 07:05 AM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-09-08 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much relationship details did you include in your K1 petition?
If you're talking about the Question 18 supplement I suggest what the guides say, a short descriptions of when you first met and a little about the development of the relationship.

"I met Susan in August 2006 on the internet game site _________. We played _______ together and then started talking on Yahoo messenger. I first went to visit her in her England for two weeks on Jan. 1, 2007. She came to Utah in March 2007 and met my family. We became engaged on her birthday in July 2008 in England. We have visited in each other's country a total of five times now. We still play ______ daily, as well as talk on Skype."

I think a liitle summary lets them know that you don't have IMBRA issues and you just met, became friends, then met face to face, fell in love and keep in touch constantly.

In the evidence portion for the I-129F, we put a few photos, passport stamps, itineraries, boarding passes (not all 27, but enough to document the most recent few trips), and we each had a credit card bill showing a purchase in Harrod's on the same date, and another showing Best Buy purchase at the same store in the US. That was more to document meeting.

London does not look at any evidence of an ongoing relationship. Most take a little something because of VJ guidelines, but never pull it out of the folder. So if you want London to see any evidence of a relationship or meeting, it would be something they see in your original submission that is already in your file.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-09-08 06:50:00