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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInfopass Experience
I'm 3 weeks shy of hitting the 6-month mark, but since VSC already started approving February filers, I decided to take more steps to figure out why my petition hasn't been actioned upon.

Plus, my congressman's office told me yesterday that I'd get a faster response with an Infopass appointment than if they submitted a request on my behalf.

I easily scheduled an 11:15AM infopass appointment at USCIS's website: http://infopass.uscis.gov/

I got there a few minutes early & went through security. The signs say that no cameras or cell phones are allowed, but they let you bring in your cell phone if you turn it off. I wish I had known that before leaving mine in the car.

Then you check in at the front window. I was giving a number, C48. When I asked for the typical wait time, the guy said he didn't know.

There was a huge room where different things happened in different sections. You saw the deportation section in one corner, the naturalization section in another, and the infopass section including 10 windows in a third. Don't think that there were 10 people working at those 10 windows; there were 2. Those 2 left for lunch at noon & 2 more replaced them. I was hoping a whole bunch of people would fill the windows after lunch, but nope!

So I sit near the deportation section (which was a really depressing place to sit, as the people talking there did not have happy stories) and look at the monitor. It shows the numbers that were worked on at each window. I could see that they last called up A11 and C42. I thought there were 5 more people ahead of me since I was C48, but I was wrong. I guess people were called in the order they arrived, but you have no way of knowing how many people arrived before you. The order of people called went something like: A12, A13, C43, C44, B26, C45, A14, C46, C47, A15, B27, C48.

It was SO FRUSTRATING watching the people who worked there. YOu could see them behind their glass windows. Every time they assisted someone, they'd then take 10-15 minutes before seeing the next person. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? I wondered a million times. From what I could see, they'd talk to each other, get up & walk around, and straighten stacks of paper. I promise. I watched this one woman straighten a stack of paper at least 3 times between seeing people. SOOOOOO frustrating to see what my tax dollars pay for.

I got called up to a window at about 12:50. Finally! The lady asked me for my ID, # (C48), appointment letter, and NOA1. Then she asked how she could help me. I said that I hope she can give me information on why my case is taking longer than so many others to be worked. She spent a minute typing stuff in the computer, then said that she'll submit a service request. She had me write my email address on the form they give you when you arrive. Another minute of typing, then she gave me the form with the service request reference code. It says that I should receive a response by July 4.

I asked her, if I have a future infopass appointment, what time should I schedule to minimize the wait. She said first thing in the morning, around 7am.

Then I left!

So in 1 hr and 45 minutes, they saw a total of 12 people, including me. Considering that there were 2 people working at all times, that's about 15 minutes per person, even though only 5 minutes is spent with the person. Ridiculous.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-04 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSignature Pages
Bobby_Umit, thanks for that link. I hadn't seen that memo before.

Wish I knew about it initially, as I waited an extra week or two to file while waiting to receive my fiance's signed G-325A docs in the mail.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-09 10:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp me about chats..pls...
Do you have enough other evidence so that the chat history doesn't matter?
Visits, phone call logs? If so, then you may not even need to include your chat history.

But if you want/need to include the chats, I think a random sample will be sufficient, perhaps one screenshot per month, or one every other month. The goal is just to show a continued relationship. From what I've read of interview experiences, often times they don't even look at half the evidence people bring with them.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-09 10:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDates
Some of my papers were signed about a month before I sent in the package. I didn't get an RFE. I haven't gotten NOA2 either, though...
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-10 08:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help - NOA2 is taking too long
Since you've hit 6 months, you can easy submit a formal service request by calling the customer service number. 1 (800) 375-5283

NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-10 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjust waiting.... and waiting :-)
NOA = Notice of Action = form you get telling them they received your case (NOA1) and approved it (NOA2)

Touched = last updated date on the USCIS website.

Hope for the best (3-4 months), but be mentally prepared for the worst (6+ months).
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-09 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdoes calling uscis do any good?
OP, I scheduled an infopass appointment for June 4, which was about 3 weeks before I hit the 6 month mark. The lady there put in a service request for me (I didn't even ask her to). She said they have 30 days to respond to that, so I'm glad she put it in before the 6 month mark, so hopefully I'll get approved soon.

Then I found out that my case was assigned to an officer on June 3, which is 2 days after my Senator made an inquiry on my behalf.

So I don't know if they finally got to my case because of time or because of the Senator's request, but either way works for me. I think the service request will be good to keep the officer on top of my case.

It's a tad frustrating that people who filed a few days before me are already interviewing next week. I spent the first 3 months of the process hoping & praying to be one of the ones approved at the beginning of the curve instead of the end, but c'est la vie!

QUOTE (D_n_M @ Jun 12 2009, 07:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The problem with the USCIS system is that everyone tries calling them before the 6 month mark. We all have to wait and are impatient. If I worked for USCIS and I got calls all day from people without real issues, just "I wanna know..." I would limit things too.


I do wonder if you'll be saying the same thing if almost all of the February filers get approved in June & early July, except you. Then you see 70% of March filers get approved, then 30% of April filers get approved. While you still wait. Not wishing that upon you, but I wonder if it would change your tune about calling.

Edited by NatPatBen, 12 June 2009 - 08:06 AM.

NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-12 08:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 processing time
Or it just might be a long time. But no use in worrying about it this early in the game. If you get to 5 months, then the frustration REALLY kicks in.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-05 22:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresucis customer service
Shad and Dani, I recommend you send the letters right away. I don't want to generalize, so I will tell you what happened for me.

I hit 5 months near the end of May. I contacted my two senators and my congressman. Of the three, 2 told me that I'm within normal processing time, so call back if I don't hear anything by June 24. The other senator (bless him!) made an inquiry with USCIS on my behalf on June 1. His staff told me that they typically hear a response within 30 days.

Today I called to see if they heard anything back yet. Not yet, but they'll forward any notices to me about my case, once USCIS responds to them.

My point is, contact them before you get to 6 months, so that the 30 day mark starts sooner rather than later.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-19 14:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnother odd question from me
At my complex, the water bill for each building is split between all residents of the building. We're supposed to let them know if we have guests for more than a week; possibly they would change the # of people splitting the water bill. I've never had extended guests, though, so I don't know for sure.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-19 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 getting close, some questions about the next step and I134
QUOTE (chrislyse @ Jun 18 2009, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for all the info! Yeah i have gained their trust, now its back to the waiting game. I am not sure how much faith to put in to the VJ estimates on NOA2 dates. I read some people that filed in December, VJ had an estimate of april and they still haven't gotten it sad.gif


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NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-21 02:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust curious regarding timeline......
QUOTE (Luke and Deanna @ Jun 19 2009, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
To us it wasn't accurate. It said we'd be approved in March but we ended up getting approved towards the end of May. You'll find it changes a lot also. A friend of ours got approved quite a bit before the estimated date that was given. I think it varies, really. Just aim for 6 months as it is the standard time it takes to get your NOA2. If you get it before then that's great.


Exactly. Sometimes I wonder if I would've been MORE sane about this process if I weren't on VJ seeing all the people get approved so much faster. If I'd just kept the 6 month mark in my mind (which will be this Wednesday unless I get approved today or tomorrow), then I wouldn't have been as frustrated seeing so many others fly by while I stood in quicksand.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-22 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWrong "Petition Approved" Date on K-1 Visa
Good for you! Any Visa > No Visa!!
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-23 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 (129F) Processing Dates
That means that as of April 30, they [claim that they] were processing cases submitted on November 25.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-22 00:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp from Congressman
QUOTE (bartonr3 @ Jun 30 2009, 01:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has anyone else received help from their Congressman?


My experience was not as resultful (word?). His staff member in charge of immigration assistance requests tells me that I'm within current processing time, since they're on cases received Nov 25. I may call again today to emphasize that they WERE on cases from Nov 25 (or so they claim) as of April 30, but we're more than 2 months past that date.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-01 08:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhats the hardest part
QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jun 29 2009, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our case went fast, almost too fast, I was cleaning up remodeling debris the morning she arrived! Dealing with the governmnet is not so bad if you keep it to a minimum. Calling them and forever checking the "updates" will only frustrate you. Wait for the NOA2 to arrive in the mailbox.

I always roll my eyes when people who got approved quickly say things like "just wait." Perhaps that's easy when the NOA2 only takes 2, 3, or 4 months; it's a lot harder when it takes longer than that & you hope & pray that you aren't the next Sara (bless her heart).

QUOTE (Yader&Sarah @ Jun 30 2009, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
not knowing if you should book a flight to see eachother or if you'd get your NOA2 the next day.

definitely that one
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-30 22:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhats the hardest part
QUOTE (Jonara @ Jun 29 2009, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Separation is ok as long as we know for sure that in a few months we will be reunited. But that's not our reality.

Echo that!

NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-06-30 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures100 fewer USCIS jobs in St. Albans (VSC)
Bad news for future VSC filers. I hope this doesn't hurt morale of current employees there.

http://samessenger.c...iew.asp?ID=5211

QUOTE
100 fewer USCIS jobs in St. Albans
Written By Michelle Monroe
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Contract switch moves positions to Essex Junction



ST. ALBANS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised its estimate of how many jobs will be lost at the service center here in St. Albans from 200 jobs to 100, according to information provided to the Messenger by the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT.

The jobs will be transferred to a “lockbox” facility operated by JP Morgan in Essex Junction.

Sanders is planning a meeting with workers in St. Albans in April to discuss the situation.

Fifteen temporary positions will be lost in St. Albans this summer, followed by 45 permanent full-time positions this fall, and another 40 positions next summer, according to James McCament, chief of the Office of Congressional Relations for USCIS.

Approximately 150 people will be employed at the Essex Junction facility, McCament said.

“We are working proactively with JP Morgan to ensure they are providing every appropriate opportunity for the approximately 100 people who will not be required at the service center over the course of the transition,” McCament said in a written statement.

The Vermont Service Center employs 1,100 people in St. Albans and Essex Junction with the bulk of the employees located in St. Albans. Of those employees, 670 are direct employees of the federal government and the rest are employed by contractor Stanley Associates and its subcontractors.

Currently, 200 of the employees at the service center are engaged in data entry.

In 2007, USCIS and the Dept. of the Treasury chose JP Morgan to be the sole provider of lockbox collection services for USCIS, according to information provided by Sen. Sanders’ office.

Sanders on March 19 confirmed for the Messenger that 200 data entry jobs were scheduled to leave the Vermont Service Center over the next two years. That number has since been reduced.

The senator at that time expressed anger about the way USCIS had handled the transfer of contract workers, saying they had learned of the change when they were shown advertisements for their jobs. Sanders called the failure to notify workers of the change "contemptuous."

Sanders sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano urging that the workers for government contractors be allowed to continue to work at the St. Albans center.

On Saturday, April 11, Sanders will be host for a meeting with employees from the Vermont Service Center at the St. Albans Historical Museum. USCIS acting deputy secretary Michael Aytes will be attending the meeting, which will be held at 12:30 p.m.

NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-04-06 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about Insurance
Also, remember that there are forms of birth control such that she wouldn't have to remember to take a pill each month. IUD, NuvaRing are a couple that I've heard of. But as I'm no doctor or nurse, you may want to check with a professional (or go to WebMD).
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-05 10:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Met My Fiance,,
Of course, all attorneys differ... but I know someone using an attorney. The attorney won't file ANYTHING until they have every single thing together that they'll need for almost the entire process. The biggest delay for them is in getting new birth certificates and passports for the beneficiary. It takes a while, as do many things in Jamaica.

Meanwhile, I'm wondering: Why does the attorney need his passport before filing the I-129F??? He doesn't need the passport until the interview stage. The attorney could've at least filed the first part a LONG time ago, while he worked on the passport.

Just my [second-hand] experience with an attorney.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-05-10 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy are approvals so out of order?
This Question & Answer session with a former adjudicator shines a lot of light on the process:

http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a

Or go to Guides at the top and look for the link on the right.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-06 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting for NOA2 - driving me crazy!!!
QUOTE (Rohini @ Jul 10 2009, 01:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know how you feel! Yesterday I checked my email and was shocked to see an email from CRIS! Finally after 6 1/2 months... which is a relief- but also a disappointment that it was so late because I am in India, leaving in a week-my visa is expiring- and hoped he could go with us. (Me and our baby.)

Congratulations!

QUOTE (lenaandbilly @ Jul 10 2009, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Don't scare me and everyone else like this please! ranting33va.gif Actually VSC is showing roughly a 5 month timeline. If you'll notice, the "Processing Times" page, that shows the I129F processing timeframe date as 11/25/08, was last updated on 04/30/09! dancin5hr.gif You almost about sent me over the edge of despair when I read that the timeframe was now 8 months. Maybe now instead of me "going over the edge," as my fiance and I are now over 4 months into our wait ClockWatch2.gif, you and others that have read your post can now be slightly encouraged. Although the fact that they haven't updated that page in over 2 months isn't exactly inspiring. wacko.gif

Two days ago, I spoke to someone at VSC who informed that that day they were processing cases from December 23. So I expect that when the website is updated in 5 days, it may show that they were processing cases from mid-December as of May 30 (or it might say 6 months).
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-10 13:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting for NOA2 - driving me crazy!!!
QUOTE (dutchmatt @ Jul 9 2009, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone else getting sick of checking igor's list and the USCIS site yet? I know I am! I hoping to hear something any day now, but who knows! Anything I can do in the mean time to keep me sane?


TRUST me, I know how that feels. I checked the USCIS site every day (multiple times/day) from December 29 until YESTERDAY. Every day it was like someone saying "Nope. Can't be with your love just yet."

Especially hard was watching almost all the December filers get approved in April. That's when I really felt like mine was coming ANY DAY. Who knew it would come 3 months after the majority...

But once it comes, MAN that's the best feeling (until the Visa is in hand, I imagine).
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-10 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI129F Approved
Congratulations, Mark & Rhiz!
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-13 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeel very unfairly treated
QUOTE (*Len* @ Jul 10 2009, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hang in there. The process is not known for fairness sad.gif

I'd add that you never know... your 1-month delay there may not really mean much.

For example, people who filed in March were getting approved before me and I filed in December. You could still get approved around or before others that submitted at the end of April. You just never know.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-10 13:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed Advice
Can you elaborate a bit more about working with an immigration officer at the local office? Have you been making infopass appointments for help filling out the paperwork? If not, how else do you have an immigration officer working with you?
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-15 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmbassy Advised Not to Visit, Why?
QUOTE (TBoneTX @ Jul 14 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Alternative: Could you and some of your family meet her in a third country (Canada, Mexico, or other)? That way, you could accomplish some of your goals (meeting your family and discussing the wedding).

This was a good suggestion. One of my co-workers' uncles was denied a visitor visa to the US. They did just what you suggested: the US family met him in Canada, since he was approved to visit Canada.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-14 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 - California vs. Vermont
QUOTE (belarus1 @ Jul 16 2009, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yeah, csc is pumpin' em out, we're at 6+ months and still no noa2.

Sorry to hear that. I know how you feel as it took 6.5 months to get my NOA2. I was able to hang out in the December and January filers threads to wish them best of luck & congratulations... but I can't find it in myself to go to the February/March threads to read about people way ahead of me in the process when I filed in December.

I agree with Leo & Farah that this is a bit sadistic.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-17 07:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Extension
QUOTE (OS2(SW/AW) Phung @ Jul 16 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ohmy.gif I need to extend my I-129F package. I'm currently in the military and i have 2 weeks to put in an extension letter. I have it written all out, but where do i send my extension letter to?

Do you mean expedite?
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-17 07:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting time
I'd add that if it takes a while (5+ months), you can engage your senators and congressman. Often times, that will have no result on your case, but at least it gives you something to do.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-17 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting time
QUOTE (evanscholly @ Jul 17 2009, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is truly frustrating, is there anything i can do right now [Please don't say you need to be patient] I am already doing that and believe me it's not fun. Just needed to vent. crying.gif sad.gif

I agree with you that it's an eye-rolling event to be told "just have patience." I'd never tell someone that who is going through this process. I suggest, while waiting, to gather all the information for the interview (ds230, ds156k, I-134, ds157, more evidence, police record, cert of no impediment to marriage). That's one thing we did to pass time while waiting. Then I finished that in March and STILL no NOA2, so I started filling out paperwork for AOS. By the time we got NOA2 (last week), some of the paperwork I gathered in Feb/March was out of date, so I got it again. But the second time around was faster since I knew exactly what to do.

QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 17 2009, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
wouldn't it be funny to find out that the call center has been outsourced overseas and they have only access to the same system we do? reminds me of that movie "outsourced"

Or, The Other End of the Line, which I watched last weekend. It's about a credit card company that outsourced their call center to India, but the people working had to pretend they were in various cities in America. They'd take classes to know more about their city and to perfect their American accent. I enjoyed the movie, except for how it misrepresented the process to visit America.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-17 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStarting From Scratch
As AbbynSheryl suggested, definitely read the guides & see the sample forms. But don't expect the process to take only 4 months or you may be quite disappointed.

Your W2s come in when the beneficiary is interviewed at the US Embassy in her country. You do not have an interview in the USA, but you may want to attend the interview with the beneficiary as that reduces her chances of being denied/blue slipped (told to come back).

Hopefully you have enough assets to satisfy the requirement, since you don't have the income. Read the guides to find out how much you'll need.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-18 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy does some K-1 petitions take 10 months to 1 year?
Starlight, I definitely understand your fear about being one of those statistics (like our beloved Sara). That was my main concern when my NOA2 didn't come when the rest of the December filers got theirs (April). If I was told "Yours will sit in a box longer, but we will get to it in July" then it wouldn't have been as bad that it took so long... but knowing no info you just hope & pray that they didn't lose your file.

QUOTE (Mr Twister @ Jul 18 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wish I had the answer to this question as I have been waiting for my NOA2 since Dec 29. I can't begin to ell you how angry I am. mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif

Dang, Mr Twister. Hope you get it soon. You are outside of the posted time, so you can request a sevice request and expedite... not sure how much good either of those will do, though. I never got a response to my service request.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-18 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPackage lost somewhere between USCIS and NVC
QUOTE (conny @ Jul 17 2009, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess it doesn't make sense calling the Kiev call center (Warsaw one in this case) on Saturday, right? How long does the package usually go from NVC there, a week?

You can call the Dept of State (the 202 number) before 5pm. They were able to tell me that the US Embassy in Kingston received the electronic version of my paperwork on Monday, even though they didn't show that the US EM received the hard copy (which I'm 99% sure DSL delivered a day or so before my call to Dept of State).

QUOTE (f1_gurl @ Jul 18 2009, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
how do we get a hold of a congressman?? we are soo worried and frustrated...

My smartest friend Google helped me find my congressman. Or try this link: https://writerep.hou...p/welcome.shtml
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-18 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens in the adjudication process?
I was going to post that same link.... The Q&A was quite eye-opening.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-15 18:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNot sure how we all survive
I echo part of the advice given by Sara and by John & Nan: It's hardest right after you leave; the best way to get over it is to plan your next trip. Even if you plan it for several months away, it's much easier to have a firm date in mind to look forward to.

Warning: This method can be quite expensive, though. I should know as I'm heading to Jamaica for the 9th time next Sunday. smile.gif

QUOTE (estadia @ Jul 19 2009, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dont worry u will survive. it always hits us the hardest right after a visit, and u dont have to much more time to wait so just stay busy and try to enjoy ur time because after he gets here u will be so busy u will need the rest right now to be able to deal with the million and one things u have to do after he is home

sara


QUOTE (John & Nan @ Jul 19 2009, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Best thing to do is forget about the visa, stop looking at time lines of others it will drive you nut. I get thought it by plan a trip and focus on it.


NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-20 00:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 - Timelines VSC ??
QUOTE (Lupy @ Jul 21 2009, 08:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No offense to anyone that got their NOA2s so very quickly. I am honestly very very happy for you and your SO. It's just a lot easier to be cheerful and optimistic when the process has been a relative bundle of rainbows and lollipops by zooming by for you.


I agree.
My case was touched on June 19 and June 21 (just before the 6 month mark). When I saw those two touches, I went into elation mode thinking the NOA2 would come within a day or so. My SO told me not to get my hopes up too high and he was right. NOA2 didn't come until July 8, over 2 weeks later.

But at least you know they didn't lose your case.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-21 08:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo how did you find out you got approved?
All of the above. I noticed that the emails tend to come on the :15 and :45, at least for a handful or so of us approved around the same time.
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-25 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance's Dad Opened Envelop That Says "DO NOT OPEN"
QUOTE (SomeGeoffGuy @ Jul 24 2009, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For anyone skipping ahead to page 2, we did not have to go back and get it sealed. It turns out that it is pretty much up to the discretion of the immigration officer at the border.

Thanks! That saved me from having to go back to page 1. laughing.gif

Glad things worked out for you!
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-25 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance's Dad Opened Envelop That Says "DO NOT OPEN"
That sucks. rose.gif
NatPatBenFemaleJamaica2009-07-14 22:45:00