Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved we are so happy	YAY! So sorry you had to wait soooo long! Glad you finally made it!! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-16 18:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When submitting copies of plane/bus tickets	I sent what I thought was alot of evidence, and got an RFE wanting to know EXACTLY how we 'met online' and also for copies of my bank and credit card statements for the time I was in Thailand visiting my fiance. They wanted to see purchases and / or cash withdrawals that I made while visiting. I hope this helps. Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-16 17:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 and K2 Visas	I'm going for a K-1 and a K-2 myself - hehe! Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2	WOW! Another one! Congrats~! I guess the little haitus last week was just USCIS gearing up for this week! Lets hope they got a good running-start and this is just the beginning! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-17 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!!!!!! Aug Noa1..	Boy, they are sure making up for that slow week last week, WOW! Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 today	Congrats~! And Welcome! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-17 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Hrm, two weeks since your RFE... I just FINALLLY got the email that they recived my RFE on the 16th - (pray pray pray) hehe! Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OMG!	CONGRATS~!!! There is definatley something wrong with the notification system because I never did get notification of my RFE being received, (even though it was), and others lately have gotten their NOA2's in the mail unexpectedly. I expect you'll get your NOA2 in the mail VERY soon if you were approved on the 10th, (did you check your mailbox today? - hehe!) I'm very happy for you, (and what a cute little one you have too!). Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-17 23:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	APPROOOVVEEEDDDDD!!!	The approvals just keep rolling in! I hope mine will be soon! Congrats~! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approval is official	Congrats~! (I'm watching for your NOA2 also E&K!!) Edited by TucsonBill, 18 October 2006 - 01:48 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Email!!!!	My RFE date was 10/16 as well... pray pray pray... CONGRATS~! Edited by TucsonBill, 18 October 2006 - 11:55 AM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC Letter!!	HURRAY! Lots of good news on the board today, let's hope it continues to be a good week! I need my NOA2 so I can keep up with my 'filing buddies - hehe!' As far as 'getting them home before Christmas' - We've set a tentative date for February 3rd for a cerimony in Bangkok ,Thailand - then on to the USA for the 'legal' wedding so, I figure I got plenty of time, (I HOPE!). Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-16 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	legally married?	Randy, --snip for brevity--- See my post earlier in this thread in which I mentioned the experience of a petitioner who had a wedding ceremony in Thailand and included the photos with his I-129f petition for fiancee as evidence of the sincerety of the relationship. He was sent an RFE requesting proof that he was not married. Do you know how many amphurs there are in Thailand from which one would need to obtain a statement that no marriage had been registered in that amphur? (Not as many as there are counties in the 50 states of the USA, fortunately.) --snip-- If one is going to do this kind of thing, be careful. Be very careful. Yodrak This should not have been a difficult problem to overcome, since for a farang (foreigner) to marry a Thai, they must get clearance from their embassy. (as well as confirmed citizenship of that country, legal freedom to marry. Once those foreign affidavits are obtained, they must be translated into Thai and legalized pursuant to Thai law). It should not have been too hard for them to check with the US Embassy and verify that no clearance had been given. That said, I definatly agree that there are alot of stupid people in the world, and especially at the POE you dont want to create any misunderstandings. I personally just don't want to 'hide' anything, I am trying to be as completely up front and honest as I can be about this whole process. Bill Edited by TucsonBill, 18 October 2006 - 01:41 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	legally married?	Granted, this just in from the 'misinformation line' but I called them about my RFE, got transferred to CSC and the person I spoke to said that having a cerimony only in the country of your fiance is very normal. She said she's been there for years and to pay no attention to what people post on message boards regarding this matter. I spelled it out quite clearly in my petition and my RFE that we already had wedding photos made, had a cerimony and even a date tentatively planned, and that I had checked and in Thailand, its quite an ordeal for a Thia to marry a foreigner - I even have to get approval from the US Embassy. She told me not to worry one bit, that wat I was doing was quite normal, and if there are any problems with my petition, it won't have anything to do with our planned ceremony in Thailand or our wedding photos. Again, I think my NOA2 is just around the corner, (hopefully) - and we'll see. I was 'assured' what I am planning to do is normal, it happens all the time, and I should have zero worries about it. Bill PS I might add that the RFE I received said nothing about any problem with having a religious ceremony in Thailand. I even marked on my credit card statement the place where I purchased 'wedding photos' and explained in the RFE that this was customary to do before the cerimony in Thailand. I expained it would be a ceremonly ONLY and that the legal marriage was planned for when we got to the USA. Edited by TucsonBill, 18 October 2006 - 01:11 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 13:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	legally married?	I plan on doing the exact same thing, having a non binding ceremony in Thailand, then doing the legal wedding in the USA. I don't see any problem, and we're advertising - hehe! I even spelled it out quite clearly in my paperwork I have submitted for my I129F that we will have a ceremony ONLY in Bangkok, not a legal marriage, and then have a legal marrage when we come to the USA. I check the laws of Thailand carefully and a religious ceremony is not a legal wedding, so I figure we're fine. On the other hand, I dont have my NOA2 yet, so we'll see. I agree it's wise to be careful, but I have been up front about it, told USCIS our plans, and if they try to deny me, (which I cannot imagine them doing), I'll fight it. We'll see. Bill Edited by TucsonBill, 17 October 2006 - 11:23 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-17 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 quick approval?	One of the fastest I've seen! Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-21 15:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Jinky speaks!	This is Steven speaking...and I'm speechless. frame the one with the tongue! Congrats~! again!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-20 10:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED!	Congrats~! I did not find out they'd received my RFE until days after they had it in their comuter system, I think I'll call Monday and see if I got an NOA2 that just hasn't had an email sent yet	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-22 07:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We did it,we have been aproved!!!!!!!!!!!!!	WOW that was fast! Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-21 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Joy but then more worry??? Approved but what now?	Congrats~! I hope those with more experience can answer all your quesitons on this Good Luck!!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 12:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	This is really strange... a second approval notice letter?	I have a better idea, since you really don't need two, how about sending me one of them? ... or you could just list it on Ebay and post the item number here...	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-22 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1	USCIS is having problems with their notification system it would appear, I found out about my NOA2 by calling Good Luck! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ANOTHER STRANGE APPROVAL	Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-21 15:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approval letter	You are not the first person this has happened to. I would contact your servicing center and have them send out a dupliate of your NOA2. Sure you didn't overlook it in the mail? The email notification system seems to have gotten quite sporadic lately. Congrats~! Bill Edited by TucsonBill, 23 October 2006 - 05:11 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Approved!	Congrats~!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 20:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I WANT THE NVC TO GET OUR PETITION!!	*sigh* - Your post is depressing. Others have claimed that their petitions have shown up at the embassy and just either never received NVC notification or somehow bypassed the NVC. I would check. I don't know how things work in Cuba, but I would check with whereever your case was to go after the NVC and see if it's already there. Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Holy Cow! Received Approval Today	Congrats~! We got another touch...	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-21 15:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally after Two and a Half Years	I have not been here that long, I don't know the whole story, but my goodness that was a long wait! I am happy for you! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-18 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 - APPROVED :)	Yippieeeeeeeeee... Makes me excited! My whole RFE situation runs almost along the same timeline as yours... Hope to hear something about mine soon. Else, I'll be calling sometime soon! I'm real happy for ya both! Hip hip hooray for Bill & Pao!!!! Congrats Call and find out! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-24 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 - APPROVED :)	Thanks all! Pao just told all her friends at work today, and starting on the papers for her packet 3 Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 - APPROVED :)	Wooohoooooo, these are great news Bill I wish you the best of lucks in the rest of your journey, hopefully it won't be that long anymore Thanks for all your encouraging words!! I think you and Sil should call and see! Bill PS - use the prompt that leads you to questions regarding your RFE and you sould be transferred to the apporpriate Service Center. Edited by TucsonBill, 23 October 2006 - 03:01 PM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 - APPROVED :)	In lieu of the fact that I called about my RFE and discovered it had been received, but did not get the notice until days later, I called becuase of the touches I've been getting and discovered I'd been approved!!! The person at USCIS confirmed there was a problem with the notification system, but confrimed that my application was approved and that I should receive my NOA2 soon I also called Pao and woke her up out of bed to tell her the good news WHOO HOOO! Ok, now how long will my file sit in the mail room before actually going to NVC ... Bill & Pao	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 12:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	YAY! I KNOW WHAT MY TOUCH IS FOR!	Call'm again today Dean! It's comming.... I can feel it.... It's there, or very close! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-24 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	YAY! I KNOW WHAT MY TOUCH IS FOR!	You were touched by a Senate aid? Naughty! godspeed to you Hey! Call them like I did, maybe it's approved already and the email notification system is not working! Use the prompt that you follow if you have questions about your RFE. Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 on Oct. 18th	I just got home and read the news! This is great! I am so happy for you, I cannot imagine what it's been like waiting so long, God bless and may you have an faster journey from here on out!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-23 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Call USCIS or not?	Considering the notification problems USCIS has been having lately, and the speed at which some of the newer petitions have been approved, I'd call. Furthermore, some people have not gotten their hard copies in the mail even once they were approved! I don't think you'd be the first to suddenly receive an NOA2 without ever having received your NOA1... Bill Edited by TucsonBill, 25 October 2006 - 12:07 AM.	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-25 00:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 for Us Too!!	Congrats~! Com'on USCIS... Keep'm Com'n!	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-21 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approval!	I knew it! (strongly suspected!) - Congrats~! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-24 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC - Must talk to a live person	Good info to know, thanks! Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-24 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	224 days ago and no thing yet?!!	I cannot even figure out what it is you are waiting for. I dont see a timeline, but 224 days is too long to wait for anything. I wonder of your petition has expired or something... It sounds to me like your fiance is not doing what he should be... Bill	TucsonBill	Male	Thailand	2006-10-25 10:07:00