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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports6+ months waiting Club
Oana, we have the almost exact timeline just that we filed at VSC. 3 of the end of jun filers at VSC are still waiting. How many from CSC?

I consider myself at athe 6 months mark up from next week.
We contacted a congressman and two senators again asking them to inquire about our case up from next week on (we hit 180 days on sunday) . Man, this waiting sucks.

Thank you, Natan, for letting us know!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-18 05:48:00
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Escadia, believe me I am thinking about you very often and I pray for you!!!

I hope this means your case has been cleared and things will start to move really really fast now.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-16 13:39:00
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Man, if they let me wait like you USCIS will create another threat to national security itself....

Why does a USC have no right to be with their loved one immediately. That the US government checks us out is totally ok. But I at least want to be able to be with him during that time... huh.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-16 11:40:00
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I don't really get it.

I mean why cant they just take out the cases that are over a certain waiting period, say 6 or 7 months, and if there is nothing wrong have it adjudicated?! I think its just unfair because people that have filed after you get approved and there is no obvious reason for this delay. USCIS sucks!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-16 09:41:00
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Yeah, sad but true. Nothing you could really do about this.

Call me crazy for thinking this but sometimes I think such things might happen for a reason. Maybe you guys will eventually be far happier in India.
We originally didn't want to move to the US either but I want him to finish his studies. Once he is done I hope that I'll already have my GC so we can move freely. But actually I am sure that after some years we will go back to Europe or even move to some totally different place.

We are just travellers that always get bored after some time in the same 'world'. We need to have adventures even if this means that we fail and have to get up again. And now here we are; one more adventure: dealing with USCIS. blink.gif

If you could chose, guys, what country would you want to live in?! Even if that is just temporarily?
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-12 07:27:00
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QUOTE (estadia @ Dec 12 2008, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well call me crazy but i want the biggest holiday gift that i have ever received in my life NOA2


Estadia, I don't know how you manage this.
If I would have waited this long I would just make alternative plans for some other country than the US.

I wish it happens soon for you soon before the year ends!!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-12 07:15:00
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Man, I wish I would just see some touch so I know someone is looking at our case...

Hopefully, we will be approved beginning January!

Good luck, you guys!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-12 04:59:00
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QUOTE (Wendy+Greger @ Dec 11 2008, 03:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you everyone for the kind words and thought.
I like the whining panterchen, I feel the same way so I'm going to whine too!

I DON"T WANT TO WAIT ANYMOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That felt good! Thanks for letting me vent!

Wendy


Yeah, letting it out feels good doesn't it!!! devil.gif

Man, I really get depressed when I look at the July filer thread and all of them getting approvals. Even though I have to admit lots of them are around 150 days of waiting and not just 120 or less like many people months before. I guess this is proof enough that VSC slowed down immediately due to the naturalizations....Soo there is hope we will be approved -some day!! kicking.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-11 02:34:00
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QUOTE (Wendy+Greger @ Dec 9 2008, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm starting to think the same thing. I feel like the visa is never going to happen for us and the only way we can be together is if I move there. Except I have 2 kids in school and it wouldn't be fair to move them to a new country where they don't know the language and make them try to go to school.


Honestly, I don't think Sweden is too bad. Esp. I don't think you and your kids would have a hard time in Sweden.
In Sweden almost everyone speaks English. Most of the movies, series etc. are not dubbed meaning most is in its original version, that is english. So I think for the beginning it wouldn't be too bad to get along.
University programs are all in English too. What about the schools then? I am sure you could find an international school or something like that.
Plus I think Swedish isn't too hard to learn but I realize that I am German and these two languages are relatively close to each other.

Daniel yesterday started talking about moving here again too. We just want to be together, no matter where that would be. Personally, I wouldn't mind Turkey, China, India, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Brazil either... good.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-10 08:31:00
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I don't want to wait anymore....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

My fiancé called me when I got up this morning because he couldn't sleep because of all this bS.

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panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-10 08:12:00
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Audel, still nothing?? Man, I am sorry. But at least they looket at it. Maybe some checks just take a bit longer.

I hope so.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-09 09:50:00
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QUOTE (Zoe and Hal @ Dec 9 2008, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We got approved!!!!
Hopefully this is a good sign for everyone still waiting! They are looking at our cases!


Congrats!!! Enjoy it! And hopefully the rest of your journey will go smoothly from now!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-09 04:32:00
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Yeah could be. I read that they don't update their system continuously but only once a day or so.

Good luck!!! Fingers are crossed.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-04 13:38:00
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Audel, any news yet?!

@Emma: read my last posts and you will understand what infopass is! We found out we got assigned to an officer Nov 13. Hope she will be working on our case soon.

Hope you are all well and enjoying your day.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-04 03:21:00
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QUOTE (Audel y Liz @ Dec 3 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OMG!!!!! Guys,

Just wanted to let you know that my case was touched yesterday after almost 4 months. Last week I sent about 17 letters to the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
on Immigration, Refugees, & Border Security, just as MMartinez advices us to do. I also emailed my congressmen and sent letters to his office.

Guys I think this really works…I am hopping to get some kind of response as I will be joining the 7 month club soon…LOL. Let’s keep a good spirit and our prayers will son be answered.

Liz & Audel



I hope that this is it for you!!!! You were patient long enough I would say (not to mention poor Sara).
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-03 11:11:00
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Does anybody know how long it takes to get approved or an RFE after being assigned to an officer?
I mean Nov 13 is long time ago. Our officer probably just went on vacation or has some serious illness while the files lay on his/her desk. huh.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-03 01:25:00
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QUOTE (Wendy+Greger @ Dec 2 2008, 05:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
GREAT NEWS!!!! I need an info pass appt!!!!


If you want to find out what's going on I would definitely recommend going to an infopass!!!
I mean I cannot assure you that they will give you information but they for sure at least CAN (not like the call center people). They can see whether your case is stuck somewhere or not.
You can make an appointment online really easy for like a few days in advance.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-02 03:15:00
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We have good news!
Dan went to the infopass appointment yesterday and they told him that we got assigned to an officer on Nov 13. She said realistically we should hear something within the next 2-4 weeks.
That is great news for us! Let's hope it is going to be an approval so that the rest of the journey goes smootly.

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panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-01 22:29:00
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QUOTE (Wendy+Greger @ Nov 27 2008, 03:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yikes - that B/P is not good. Try watching your salt intake. You are too young to have such a high B/P!

Its getting really depressing seeing people approved from July and now AUGUST while we still wait in the black hole.
I actually was planning on being APPROVED in August (4 months) and now people who were just applying then are getting approved before me. It's just not fair. Sorry about the whining.


Yep, that's why I swore myself today not to look at Igor's list anymore or read most of the topics here. NOA 2 comes when it comes. No rules anyways.
Let's see how long I can keep this attitude. whistling.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-27 04:40:00
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Congrats to all of you that at least got a touch. Means they are at least still considering your petition ;-)
We haven't had any news yet. I think we might try out this letter and adjust it for K1 once 6 months are over. Until then...we are waiting... dead.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-26 04:10:00
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Don't get this the wrong way too- I hope so too!!
But I have a pretty bad feeling.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-24 14:56:00
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Hey guys,

I am officially over 5 months waiting now. Not enough yet to join your club but I almost think I will eventually get there...

How come it seems there are more Cali-filers waiting over 6 months than Vermont?! (at least that's what it seems like in this thread)

Good luck to all of us this week!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-23 15:29:00
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well if it helps any they have some new regulation or something that is making them get the older cases out of the way......and since u come from a country that is not mid eastern, muslim u should not get the security checks that we have so i would be willing to place bets that ur approved in dec or jan about six months after filing...............
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I would be happy but I have my doubts. I am worried that maybe the check us extra because we met in Turkey (muslim country) and he even lived in Tunesia (alsmo muslim country) for 4 months because my fiancé studies international relations with his major on the middle east. So I don't know.

But escadia, really, I am speechless about what they do with you. That's is just unfair. I mean a security check ok, extra delay ok, but something like that cannot take a year. But at the same time...I know we can't do much and I feel helpless.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-20 12:37:00
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QUOTE (estadia @ Nov 20 2008, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (panterchen @ Nov 20 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everybody,

first of all: I hope every single one of you gets approved as soon as possible. This is just ridiculous the time it takes for some of you to be processed. We hit 150 days tomorow (so 5 months) and I hope it will be over soon.

I am sure you guys know better than me, so I have a question:
We called USCIS yesterday since we get worried and the lady told us that they cannot do anything for us until we hit the 180 days of waiting. From posts here I inferred that this means that they can then start an inquiry about where your file is and why it takes so long. As this sounds great, how can it be that you guys are all still waiting?

I am sorry, to bring this up as I am sure you are all very frustrated and angry but I would just like to know what makes petitions get so much out of USCIS processing times?!
I would be glad if you could share your stories.





well see what happened with my case is we were right in the middle of that big change in the price for filing k1........so our adjudicator........got greedy took the money of ours and a few others and is at this time setting off the beach in Mexico drinking those drinks with the cute little umbrellas in them whistling.gif

naw it was a good story to explain but in truth we just got caught up in some kind of security what ever that has not ended yet
sara


Are u serious?? They let you wait over a year and don't even tell what is going on?????OMG, i can't believe it. We won't for sure that long. If that is going to happen to us we already agreed for him to move here.

By now I already get pretty stressed out. Lets hope for the best!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-20 12:00:00
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Hello everybody,

first of all: I hope every single one of you gets approved as soon as possible. This is just ridiculous the time it takes for some of you to be processed. We hit 150 days tomorow (so 5 months) and I hope it will be over soon.

I am sure you guys know better than me, so I have a question:
We called USCIS yesterday since we get worried and the lady told us that they cannot do anything for us until we hit the 180 days of waiting. From posts here I inferred that this means that they can then start an inquiry about where your file is and why it takes so long. As this sounds great, how can it be that you guys are all still waiting?

I am sorry, to bring this up as I am sure you are all very frustrated and angry but I would just like to know what makes petitions get so much out of USCIS processing times?!
I would be glad if you could share your stories.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-20 11:26:00
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QUOTE (Zoe and Hal @ Nov 13 2008, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (panterchen @ Nov 13 2008, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
RFE? Oh well, they will send you what exactly they need from you guys. I wouldn't worry. Sometimes it is just a missing photograph (that they might have lost) or some form filled out wrong. Give them what they need and you will be approved very soon thereafter!! At least your case is in process now. Congrats!


It's just a bit of a kick in the teeth.. We've waited so long to get this far, way longer than the average filing time and then they come back with this. We sent everything, photos, plane tickets, ring reciept, passport copies. We had a lawyer sort out our forms (big mistake) so I just don't know what on earth they could want.....
I'm sorry to moan, I know some people have waited way longer than us, I'm just really shocked that they could want anything else from us.... At least it looks like they've made it on to us May filers still waiting - they must've been sitting in a box somewhere all together so I'm sure the approvals will now start rolling in...


No need to apologize. Of course, everybody starts worrying over an RFE. But I think this is serious in only rare cases. Maybe the USCIS officer just had a bad day and wanted to be stricter. Who knows.
I am also convinced that the end of may filers still waiting were sitting alltogether in some box. You could see these approvals pop up on igor's list all last week. I am happy for you guys though that they found your box. I hope mine is not going to sit in a dusty box like that. good.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-13 06:08:00
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RFE? Oh well, they will send you what exactly they need from you guys. I wouldn't worry. Sometimes it is just a missing photograph (that they might have lost) or some form filled out wrong. Give them what they need and you will be approved very soon thereafter!! At least your case is in process now. Congrats!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-13 04:49:00
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Hey guys,
it's heartbreaking to read this thread.

I mean waiting is fine but I feel just so unfairly treated because there is nothing we can do. You just wouldn't get an answer from USCIS. I don't worry too much yet but I can hardly imagine what it will be like once we hit the 6+ months.
Sometimes this makes me want to work for USCIS to improve systems (hahaha,ok I am really a quality manager).

My fiancé is already now thinking about moving here. So no, you are not crazy. :-)
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-10-27 10:39:00
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EllieandWill, stay strong! I can imagine you are frustrated because most may filers got approved by now. But there were a number of late may approvals last week at Vermont. So stay strong, it might just be another week or two.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-10-26 11:55:00
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What we thought would not happen anytime soon anymore, happened yesterday morning US time. We got approved!!
Good luck to those still waiting!
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-09 01:10:00
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Oh god, we just got a touch!!! Please let this be it!
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-08 11:52:00
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QUOTE (Oana31 @ Jan 8 2009, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hey guys, I'm also here!

Evian, good that you shared that news with us, it's extremely useful.
Also, as our news: my fiancee called USCIS (1-800 number) and he was asked which service center, then after holding for like an hour was transfered to an officer in California. The guy asked for case no., checked it and said that the way he sees it is that we are in our final stage, nothing out of the ordinary in our file, so he thinks that we might get it in 2 weeks top!
So we hope! Anyway, the idea is, like EVIAN said, we have to keep calling, because eventually we can get somebody willing to help! good.gif


Oana, how were you able to talk to an officer from the service center directly? We tried it last night. We talked to the girl forever and she was nice and said she would love to help us but there is no way to connect us with the service center and that they don't do that...USCIS told us the same as you have heard now: you are assigned, no problems so far, you should hear something in 2-4 weeks. Well that was the first of december. Now it has been 5 weeks (and 7 after being assigned) and still nothing. I hope we didn't get assigned to someone who is sick or on a maternity leave.
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-08 11:27:00
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Hey guys,

anyone still here? Evian could you talk to the officer that handles your RFE? OANA where are you?

Nate, don't be depressed. My fiancé and I already start talking about rescheduling and what we will need to do etc... sad.gif
It is sad but I think we just have to deal with what is given to us!
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-07 05:52:00
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Nate,
I know how you feel, we are going through the same.
We originally planned on me leaving Dec 26, that is tomorrow, and then wanted to have our wedding March 7.
If we don't have our approval by the end of January, we will have to reschedule our wedding which is the saddest ever since other people that filed at the same time have had their visa in hand since mid-december. And here we are, end of december still waiting for the first step. mad.gif

Oh well, such is life. I am wishing you all the best and yeah we are all frustrated but keep in mind that we are doing this for someone who is for sure worth it all!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-25 09:52:00
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I am sorry Nate! But don't worry. Most filers get out of AP at NVC in a few weeks. Shouldn't be long!! good.gif
Only god knows why this road is more difficult for some of us while others wait forever. But at the end we will all get there!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-25 03:43:00
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Natan, did you ask them directly if you are in AP at NVC? You should. Some filers are. There is a seperate topic here in the National Visa Center section.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-23 07:21:00
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QUOTE (Stepha @ Dec 20 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My baby will arrive tomorrow, I won't have time to check VJ anymore so I use this opportunity to wish you all Happy holidays and happy new year! star_smile.gif
I don't know how much chance we still have to see any approval this year, but Panterchen, Oana and Evian, 2009 will be "the year" for us. I wish you all my best and see you in January!
Enjoy the vacation next to your family, love ones! A new life is waiting for us star_smile.gif


Thanks, Stepha!! Enoy your holidays with your sweetheart!!! good.gif
We will see each other next year :-)

Merry christmas and a happy new year!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-20 07:59:00
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QUOTE (Oana31 @ Dec 19 2008, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yeah, that's because people who don't speak romanian are still reading this thread. yes.gif


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panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-19 10:39:00
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QUOTE (Natan @ Dec 17 2008, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well, the hand writing is visible and my babe says that in english the word "print" is used also for handwriting, but anyway i called the us embassy in bucharest and they told me that i should call tomorrow since they only answer fiancee questions by 12pm...
so i will call them tomorrow, since i have like 5 questions to ask them... i will also ask them about how long is an affidavit of support valid...

if anyone else has other question that they would like me to ask for them at the embassy, write me till tomorrow at 10am (Romania time of course) tongue.gif

blessings....

QUOTE (panterchen @ Dec 17 2008, 07:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Natan, I have mine at home and I haven't even looked at it. I think I should do that.

I would say if the handwritten stuff is clearly visible and readable it should be ok-just my unqualified opinion.

Does anyone here know how long the affidavit is valid? My fiancé brought it over end of Oct but what if I have my interview in February or even later??



Hahaha...thanks!! That's awesome.

Yeah, I was wondering if print also means handwriting....Anyways...if it does- Problem solved! good.gif

panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-17 09:53:00
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Natan, I have mine at home and I haven't even looked at it. I think I should do that.

I would say if the handwritten stuff is clearly visible and readable it should be ok-just my unqualified opinion.

Does anyone here know how long the affidavit is valid? My fiancé brought it over end of Oct but what if I have my interview in February or even later??
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-17 07:24:00