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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJUNE 2008 K1 FILERS CSC ONLY!!
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
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QUOTE (Oana31 @ Dec 16 2008, 08:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good morning, guys!

My baby's appointment, was short (obviously). The guy told him the usual stuff :"yeah, your case was assigned last week to an officer...6 months is just a general guide line, could be more for California...we have many files, we are understaffed...your case seems fine, no worries, you could get an answer in the next days...BUT Holidays are close, so it is very possible that you will hear from us next year"

He was disappointed, but at least he found out that the file is not stuck in some loop! good.gif Well, we are trying to look at the bright side.
Anyway, Christmas is around the corner, so we decided to enjoy this time as it is: me with my beloved family and dogs here in Romania, and him with his family and friends over there, thinking about each other.
Like he said: the hard part (long waiting) is behind us anyway! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif


He guys,

no news here. We are still desperately waiting and growing more and more impatient.

Oana, it's good though that you know it got assigned to an officer, right!? We were relieved too when we found out we are not stuck or anything.
Did the guy at the infopass also tell you how long it could appr. take for your case to be worked on?
We basically got the same information on our case with the difference that we got assigned to an adjudicator Nov 13. So I just wonder how long we might still have to wait...The lady told us 2-4 weeks on Dec 1 and also said that we should consider the holidays and such. I don't want to wait anymore....WTH August is getting approved at VSC and 3 (active) June filers and a few May filers are still waiting. This cannot be true...

I hope you are all doing well. My S/O will be here in 2 weeks and I am sooo excited. I will show him the baltic sea where he never was before. We will have some great christmas stollen and loads of chocolate. He will see a real (!) German christmas tree and hopefully we can prepare pack 3 when he is here in January so we can get married in March!!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-16 04:06:00
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Someone from April got approved a few days ago...
Wow, I hope we won't have to work that long...
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-15 05:28:00
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Someone else who filed also June 20 got approved Dec 4 and let us know here at VJ last night.

My hopes are high, this will be us in the next 2 weeks as well. Man, I just soooo wish for this.

Stepha, stay positive. We will all be solved before the year ends!! yes.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-13 05:18:00
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Hey, guys!

We too have a new infopass appointment for Dec 19 (after 178 days of waiting then) to get answers. I mean we just get more and more worried. We are assigned to an officer and yet nothing happens for over a month? #######
We just hope to find out if by then we are in security checks or whatever. I mean really. Sure NOA 2 could come any day now but we just want to know what's going on with our case so we can reschedule our wedding if necessary and me I would like to get another job then....(because the one I have now is only good temporarily and #######)
On day 180 we will contact our congressman and the supervising committee of USCIS. One of those things we hope will bring success.

Today is a really bad day. EVer since I got up two hours ago, I feel stressed and am in a bad mood. I hate this uncertainty.

P.S: Someone here said that the call center agents said infopass isn't recommended. Sure, it will not speed up your process in any kind of way but you will at least find out whether your case is stuck some place or whether you are already assigned to an officer. So for some people (like us) this helps.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-11 02:30:00
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Yeah I would say VSC and CSC are almost even by now.

Oh I hope soo much for this special christmas present. Would be the best ever!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-09 04:44:00
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QUOTE (Stepha @ Dec 8 2008, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Oana31 @ Dec 8 2008, 06:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yes, Panterchen, it's us, plus somebody called Marty80, I saw he/she is also waiting, still.

So, on Dec 15 we have the InfoPass Apointment, see what they are gonna say. good.gif

Stepha, where are you ?? huh.gif


I'm here smile.gif I've just got back from work.
Evian I hear you, our RFE was also about the divorce certificate, I asked myself the same questions as you and, as you, I have no answer. Make it worse by calling? I don't think so. We gave up the idea of calling as I see that you can't get any information over the phone. we wanted to get an infopass appointment but there no available dates until 17 when my baby leaves the States for the Christmas holidays. So, we are stuck...
In the meantime I'm busy finding and buying the Christmas presents smile.gif
I hope we'll all have a GREAT WEEK, if you catch my drift wink.gif


Seems to me that everyone is trying to get some news out of the infopass officers before the year ends!!! Man, this is ridiculous.

Have a good week all of you!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-08 13:08:00
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Yeah, this is true. I don't understand why RFE replies take so long either. I think you should call them again and try to speak to an officer about your RFE.

I am scared that we will get an RFE after 7 months and then have to wait another one or two or three months...This would completely screw up all our plans.

Sorry for missing you in my previous post. blush.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-08 03:33:00
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sorry...double post

Edited by panterchen, 08 December 2008 - 03:09 AM.

panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-08 03:07:00
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Ok, who is left from June now still waiting?

stepha, Oana... from CSC?

Skeez&Titanic, Chadherm and me from VSC...?

Who else?? And who of you guys didn't hear anything until now (no RFE) like Skeez and myself? I am just curious...
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-08 03:07:00
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Congratulations, Kiwie!!! This is awesome news.

Good luck for the rest of the journey. Let me know how your correspondence with and interview at Frankfurt works out!!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-06 04:01:00
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Still nothing new this week for us. The longer it takes, the more impatient we get.

We have been assigned 3 weeks ago? How much longer will they need??? I am going crazy.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-05 14:23:00
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QUOTE (Natan @ Dec 5 2008, 06:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
God is good...yesterday when i checked the uscis site i saw that i received the NOA2 smile.gif That means that they started working again on cases after all the thanksgiving day holiday..
So if i got the NOA2 that means you should get it sometimes soon, so dont lose hope: GOD'S TIME IS ALWAYS PERFECT...
Thanks for your prayers, ill continue to pray for you



I am happy for you!!! Enjoy!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-05 01:14:00
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QUOTE (Natan @ Dec 4 2008, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok. let's say that i buy that with if I went to US previously it will gonna take longer for me to get the NOA2, but the thing is that i got an RFE on november 12 for just a simple empty box in which my fiancee should have write NONE, so she wrote NONE right away and sent it back while she was still at the post office...and they annouced us 8 days later they received the RFE...so since november 20 till now there are more than 2 weeks...on visajourney the lawayers here say that it should take us no more than 10 days to get NOA2...i think they are simply slow and just try and invent new excuses but such is life...God's plan is always perfect...no doubt, just sometimes is hard to look beyond what the eyes see.


Oh man, that sucks. I hope they find your file soon again. I think the officers just forget about the RFE cases for a while until they all of sudden pop up somewhere again...Maybe under their desk?!

I hope that won't happen to us. We haven't heard anything until now, alsmost six months into the process, if we get an RFE at this point we will be really really late...

Did you already call them again to ask whats going on? Rfe trick? Infopass? I would do it if you are in a hurry. Make a fuss so they know you are still out there waiting.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-04 06:35:00
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QUOTE (Oana31 @ Dec 3 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (panterchen @ Dec 2 2008, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can do it online easily visa the USCIS web page I think. You can schedule an appointment for just a few days in advance at your local USCIS office. Just bring your NOA1 if you already have one.


Ok, so he did that. he scheduled an appointment for Dec 15. Hope that by then we will get our NOA2. If not, then we will be very close to 6 months, so he can also mention that.

good.gif have a groovy day!


Good. Good luck for that appointment but I hope you'll hear something before then.

Concerning the visa issues...I don't know. I think the lady ment maybe if I ever got denied a visa or anything. No, I got my J1 without problems in 2001 and stayed 3 months in 2004 again with my host family. As far as I know I didn't overstay either. devil.gif

Oh Kiwie, this might be important for you. The lady also said that sometimes cases take longer because they combine your files of a previous visa with your current petition so that everything stays together. She said that they order those files from some place else so that it delays things a little back. However, when Dan mentioned that my J1 is from 2001 she said that that was too long ago and shouldn't result in combining files.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-03 07:39:00
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I don't think it takes longer because of a previous visa, honestly.
Plus she said that we already got assigned to an officer Nov 13 which is around the same time other June filers with around the same date as us got approved. So until there we were totally on time. Maybe our officer now just enjoyed a niiiice vacation for thanksgiving. That's my guess. They cannot have found anything significant otherwise we wouldn't be assigned yet I believe.

Any other suggestions otherwise?

Kiwie I think you will hear something soon. USCIS just seems to have a lot of back log plus people going on vacation and getting sick...
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-02 11:40:00
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QUOTE (kiwie @ Dec 2 2008, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dang... maybe we should try that! And i really hope that you will hear something soon Panterchen!!!!
Still praying for all of us! yes.gif
Keep us updated.


Yeah, I hope so too. However, Dan told me that the lady at the office also said that it is taking a little too long for us and asked him question whether I ever had visa issues etc. Nope, never did.
Only had a J1 back in 2001 and have never been in the US again after 2004.

Let's hope we will all have good news before christmas!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-02 09:45:00
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You can do it online easily visa the USCIS web page I think. You can schedule an appointment for just a few days in advance at your local USCIS office. Just bring your NOA1 if you already have one.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-02 05:30:00
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Don't know if you guys read the other threads...
At the infopass appointment yesterday they told us that our case already got assigned to an officer on Nov 13 and that we should hear something from USCIS in the next 2-4 weeks. Good nws! Let's hope it will be an approval!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-02 04:01:00
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Yeah it will be in the US. AP not necessary for us. Our honeymoon will probablybe a little after the wedding and in the US. I guess it is big enough to find a nice place to stay at ;-)

I hope USCIS starts working this week!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-01 15:46:00
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QUOTE (Stepha @ Nov 30 2008, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (panterchen @ Nov 29 2008, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you want to talk to a second level person you have to demand it from the first level staff. Some won't let you through and tell you that they don't have a reason to put you through and are thus not allowed to do it. Others will just say "ok, sure. i am happy I can help you".
We always asked for second level support by saying that we know they have computer problems and that thats why we would like to talk to a second level person. One lady got really rude saying she couldn't do it, but all others were fine with it.


Thanks Panterchen, we'll try it on Monday, although I don't get my hopes up.
It's funny, I noticed we are now left 2 Germans and 2 Romanians (I'm Romanian but living in Belgium) so: Go Germany!! kicking.gif Go Romania!! kicking.gif
It's 6 months since we sent our file but yesterday I decided not to feel down anymore, I have to become back myself, Christmas is coming and I want to enjoy it. It will be a great period: my birthday, Christmas, I'll see my baby and we'll spend the holidays with our parents. What can be more wonderful ? Yes, yes, of course, a NOA2 can make it perfect star_smile.gif
The worse scenario: we don't get the NOA2 in time (= middle of January at the latest) to have the weeding (the church ceremony and the party) when we set the date (4th of July - in Romania) I hope we won't get there but even if we do-it's not a tragedy, we'll postpone the wedding.

Life is good and let's enjoy it!!!!!! star_smile.gif



Same for us, We need NOA 2 by mid January at the latest to make the embassy stage and thus our March wedding.
It would be a nightmare to reschedule all of that.
I got my bridal gown this saturday. I am so excited and whenever I see it hanging there in my room, I am just realizing how happy we are and what a great luck this is!!

QUOTE (kiwie @ Nov 30 2008, 04:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Stepha,

I'm glad that you are back to thinking positive!!!! I'm back and forth all the time, hoping that we'll get our NOA2 before Christmas so that we'll make it in time for the wedding at the end of march.
I'm also looking forward to seeing my love on Christmas and spending time with him. It'll be good and hopefully get my mind of the visa thing for a little while.
Maybe we'll even see some things happening next week!!!!

I'm still praying for all of us....

panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-01 05:55:00
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If you want to talk to a second level person you have to demand it from the first level staff. Some won't let you through and tell you that they don't have a reason to put you through and are thus not allowed to do it. Others will just say "ok, sure. i am happy I can help you".
We always asked for second level support by saying that we know they have computer problems and that thats why we would like to talk to a second level person. One lady got really rude saying she couldn't do it, but all others were fine with it.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-29 17:26:00
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Hey,
thank you guys for your hospitality. blush.gif
There are a few VSC filers left (also from May and April)...I think I will come in here more often now. Our June filer VSC thread is dying. There is hardly anyone left in there who is not approved... helpsmilie.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-28 05:30:00
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No news here from Vermont either!
How do you know you had a SSN? When did you get one?
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-28 02:48:00
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QUOTE (kiwie @ Nov 25 2008, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We just called. Or better my SO called and he requested some additional information. I don't actually now what that means but they said it can take up to 45 days. Crazy headbonk.gif
I just wanna be sure that there isn't any RFE that we are not aware of or anything like that!
But I guess that phone call didn't get us anywhere crying.gif


I think that means that they placed a service request which usually gives them 45 days to reply. But I thought they are only allowed to do this after you have passed the 6 months processing time frame. wacko.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-26 05:15:00
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Hey,

I am one of the last june filers from Vermont still waiting. Just checking in to see how you guys are doing.

Seems like some of you are left out in the dark too. There is not much we can I guess.
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-11-26 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2008 Filers
again: NVC

NBC is wrong!
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-23 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2008 Filers
Your lawyer is wrong!!! NVC it must go to (national visa center). The benefits center doesn't have anything to do with K1 but does exist. But your lawyer doesn't have anything to do with sending it to NVC. So don't worry. Hopefully, CSC or VSC will figure that out...
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-23 11:30:00
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QUOTE (Dani^Chris Perry @ Dec 23 2008, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please God dont send me to the "+6 months waiting club" this would be the hell dead.gif



QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Dec 23 2008, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Dani^Chris Perry @ Dec 23 2008, 08:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please God dont send me to the "+6 months waiting club" this would be the hell dead.gif


I was just thinking that today unsure.gif


I was just trying to give those people comfort that are already worried after 4 months with no approval that something is wrong. Our case has not even been adjudicated until now, meaning it was just alying around.

I don't wish that anybody of you has to wait that long but some surely will have to. However, if you ever read the posts in that thread you will also notice that the filers not in AP get cleared out 1-2 months after all others from the same date group. Those in AP unfortunately have to wait longer for clearance.

Anyways...have fun waiting! huh.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-23 07:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2008 Filers
To all of you who wait longer than most people here! Don't get discouraged. Even if you are late, it does NOT necessarily mean that anything is wrong with your case.

We have filed late June at VSC and are still waiting. From infopass appointments we know for a fact that there is nothing wrong with our case (yet), no security checking delays or the like. We were just unlucky to get assigned to an officer on Nov 13 when most other June filers were already approved. From the assignment to an officer to the actual approval USCIS told us it would take appr. 4-6 weeks plus considering holidays and such. It seems to me that a lot of early July filers are in the same boat as the late June filers. Have faith. If you need some venting join our six month club. :-)


panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-23 03:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2008 Filers
Congrats to the ones who got approved!!
VSC is slow as hell again but at least the approved two June filers again...makes me wonder when my Noa 2 will come... huh.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-19 03:18:00
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QUOTE (ssgtam08 @ Dec 16 2008, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You do have to appreciate VSC and CSC's randomness. I mean you know it would make sense to just do the K-1 visa's in the order they were received, but then where is the originality in that. It makes much more sense to do approvals in completely random order with no rhyme or reason to the madness. It is even smarter of them to be like the last agency in the goverment to still use 30 pages of paperwork vice electronic scans. Way to dam the man and keep it old school Immigration Department!


jest.gif jest.gif jest.gif

Yeah, imagine I would have gotten my NOA 2 one or two months ago with everybody else from June. How boring would that be. Now I will have a real reason to open a bottle of Champagne and get things done asap after the approval so we can start our new life together and won't hang in limbo like that now anymore...

Congrats to the lucky bastards who got approved from August already star_smile.gif !!! I really don't wish for anybody to wait longer than 6 or 7 months.

Just one question here again as it bothers me a lot. I know our case got assigned Nov 13 to an officer at VSC. Is anybody here who has information like that on their case and has been approved? How much longer can it possibly take??
panterchenFemaleGermany2008-12-16 11:48:00
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No it doesnt matter whether you book a round trip. The planes are overbooked all the times anyways because the airlines know about people doing that or simply missing their flights. ;-)


panterchenFemaleGermany2009-03-15 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2008 Filers!
Hey guys!! Great to hear everything moves along. We got married last weekend and it was a dream come true!!
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-03-11 20:49:00
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Congrats Radz and Steve!! I am really happy for you!! Where are the pictures whistling.gif whistling.gif

I got my final visa today in the mail and will enter the US tomorrow through Miami POE!! We are so happy and excited. Wedding is in 2 weeks. I will post some pics.
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-02-21 12:57:00
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Hey, guys! Had to search this thread for a while. Where are you?? ;-)

Just wanted to share our joy: we got approved at the embassy yesterday!! It is hard to believe but they gave us no trouble whatsoever. They did not even want to see any proof of relationship! Nothing. My visa will come in the mail next week and I will go as soon as I can get a flight.

Some of you guys are probably already married?! Common' we want to see some honey-bunny pictures!! :-)
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-02-13 02:14:00
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Happy to hear all you guys are doing ok. rose.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-02-07 01:01:00
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We did everything in duplicate for the affidavit. Two bank statements, two letters from the employer etc...
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-30 04:10:00
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Hello everyone!!

I got pack 4 today. My interview will be on February 12th so that I will probably fly over the week following that!! We are sooo excited.

Hope all is well with you! good.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-29 09:56:00
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hello guys,

finally things are moving! Yay...

I had my medical today in Berlin. Pretty easy, no problems at all.

And...I already got pack 3 today. I'll send it back tomorrow and then hopefully I'll know next week when my interview will be. We are excited!! I hope you are all well.

rose.gif
panterchenFemaleGermany2009-01-23 11:37:00