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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReaffirmation
thank you!
ms_jinga_lalaFemaleIndia2010-06-26 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReaffirmation
I'm still awaiting a response to see if our K-1 will be reaffirmed. My question is if it is reaffirmed do we need to get all new documents for the new interview - ie new bank records, new tax records (cause we're aiming for that time frame), etc. Or do the old ones still transfer back over?
ms_jinga_lalaFemaleIndia2010-06-25 23:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust Approval - no interview date yet? Anyone else?
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My CR1 case has been completed August 28th 2009 (California NVC), but we havent gotten an Interview date (Montreal Embassy). Does anyone else have the same issue? Getting crazy impatient! Help!


Montreal is about 2-3 months back logged. Check the thread CR1/IR1 interview thread in the Canadian regional forum. You will get a good sense of your wait time from there.

My wait time between case completion and interview date was about 3.5months.

Good Luck.



It is no longer 2-3 months. It is averaging 130-150 days now.


Our case was completed Sep 24 so going by those numbers we will be very lucky to get a January date. Has anyone on VJ received an interview date this month? I've searched around and haven't found any posts regarding any new dates given out.

intuitionsysMaleCanada2009-11-18 23:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about SSN with IR-1 visa
Thanks for the info that was exactly what I needed to know.

Supposedly the SSA allows you to apply for an SSN if your immigration is imminent as long as you have some documentation from DHS. I think all I have are the I-797 notices. Do you think they'd be okay with that? I'm headed back to Ottawa again tomorrow to so I can get my wife to sign it while I'm out there. I guess I can always just go to the SSA office here and ask :)

There's no major rush to get it I just thought I might as well get it in the works while we're waiting for the interview in Feb.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-01-15 21:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about SSN with IR-1 visa
I just have a few questions maybe those who have already been through the process or already know can answer. My wife's interview for her IR-1 visa is scheduled for Feb. 10th and I just have a few questions:

We specified on the DS-230 that we wanted the SSA to issue an SSN and card. Will she receive that with her visa or will it arrive in the mail at my address here in the US?
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-01-14 22:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot in system 7 weeks after crossing POE
My wife is calling the POE tomorrow as I just never have a chance at work. We also made an INFOPASS appointment for this Thursday so if my wife doesn't find out anything from the POE tomorrow we can talk to a real person who can find out why our paperwork was never processed.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-05-17 20:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot in system 7 weeks after crossing POE
One other question is we keep getting asked for a receipt number. What receipt number? Were we supposed to get a receipt number at the border? If they're referring to the receipt number we should have received in the letter we never received how the bleep do we provide it?
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-05-13 20:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot in system 7 weeks after crossing POE

1. CR-1/IR-1 Visa holders never get an I-94 - so don't sweat that.
2. Are you certain you activated the CR-1 visa at the POE? Stranger things have happened, but if the CBP folk dinna take yer 'sealed envelope' then there is good chance this visa wasn't activated, and you came across on some regular 'Canadien visit USA' thingie.

I do suggest calling the POE and inquiring - but -

Customs n Border Patrol also maintain 'secondary inspection' offices across the USA - you might get some 'relief' by showing up there, as well.


FWIW, you can also go into a SSA office, apply for a SSN card, and if there is any hassle (can't find you in the SAVE database system) then that'll be another 'example' of 'USCIS NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU'.

Good Luck !


I thought USCIS asking for an I-94 was odd for an IR-1 visa so that's a bit of a relief. It is pretty clear a good number of the people that work at USCIS only know what their computer screens tell them and little else.

We did go to our local SSA to apply for a SSN about a week or so ago and they were unable to find my wife in their system (I didn't know it was called the SAVE database) so they sent off something to "immigration" (DHS or USCIS I assume she didn't say which) because she couldn't verify anything on her computer.

I called USCIS yesterday and basically got the same attitude. What? You're not in our system! Well that's your problem you figure it out! All I can do is parrot what's on my screen :P (sarcasm intended). She wouldn't offer any recourse or who to contact or anything. I asked "well umm should I call back in a week or two then?". "I guess if you want." with an apathetic tone was the response.

I got busy at work and couldn't call the POE but I'll be calling tomorrow for sure. They took our packet and went through it doing this and that at the border and explained they'd be sending the packet we gave them the same day we crossed but that doesn't appear to be the case. If they did send it then maybe it got lost in the mail or something. I'm just guessing because everybody we've talked to so far assumes we must have done something horribly wrong and they couldn't possibly have made a mistake.

We should have just stayed in Canada I hate this #######. Here I thought the "journey" was all but over and still more waiting and fighting with bureaucrats. Grrrr! Hopefully I'll get some answers at the POE tomorrow.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-05-13 20:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot in system 7 weeks after crossing POE
Well I'll definitely be calling the POE tomorrow. I never thought about them possibly waiting for some documentation but I can't imagine what they would be waiting for. Everything that was required was sent to and approved by the consulate. My congressman's office is right upstairs from my own office so if the POE gives me the runaround that will definitely be my next stop. Thanks for the info and suggestions guys.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-05-12 20:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNot in system 7 weeks after crossing POE
I have a question maybe someone here can answer or has had something similar happen.

My wife received her IR-1 visa on March 20th and we crossed at the Alexandria POE on the 29th. It's now May 12 and still nothing from USCIS not even the usual welcome letter we should have received within about a month. I called USCIS and they can't even find the entry information in their system. They are asking for receipt numbers and other information that was never given us at the border we were supposedly supposed to have been given. They didn't give her an I-94 or an I-797 receipt or anything that USCIS says she should have.

Would it help to call the POE and ask if they've actually submitted her paperwork?

She never received her SSN either and it was the same issue when we went to the SSA; they don't see any of her info in their system. What's going on? It seems like nothing was ever submitted from the packet we gave them at the border. No welcome letter, no greencard, no SSN, no nothing. We're becoming very concerned that someone has seriously screwed up somewhere.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-05-12 19:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresno green card yet??

anyone talking to an ISO ? (that's a 2nd tier staffer, btw, never the first person that answers the phone)
http://www.dhs.gov/x...37986181.shtm#5

anytime I read ' they advised there was post decision activity ' then I think is tier 1 staffer, as they read exactly what is on the same uscis status portal that you can see, without any other real info.

I didn't know that's what they were called. The two times I talked to USCIS on the phone both times they were highly reluctant to pass me along to anyone else. It took two InfoPass appointments with real face-to-face meetings to even find out somebody messed up many months ago. I know I sound cynical but it kind of irks me that all they needed to do was type a few letters and hit tab a few times and they wouldn't even do that. The lady who did use her brain was curious who we talked to last time as she seemed genuinely annoyed as well that they didn't do for us the first time we were there what she did, so at least there's that :)
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-09-10 20:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresno green card yet??

I am just curious if how long to have the greencard. Arrived usa july 10 of 2010 but until now i didnt received anything from them. ( greencard and ssn.) what should i do? wait? please share what you know. thanks.

I've gotten busy and been meaning to post regarding our ordeal in the hopes that it might help someone else, which is directly related (or at least could be) to your situation:

My wife arrived at the end of March 2010 and after two months of no welcome letter no SSN no nothing we took things into our own hands (at the suggestion of several VJ members I might add :) ) and first did the SSN application ourselves even though like most people we requested one be automatically assigned. The SSA had no record of us in their system even after two months. Less than a month later she had her SSN in the mail anyway. After three months and still no welcome letter no nothing regarding her greencard we made an InfoPass appointment at our local USCIS office and they had no record of her in their system either. They told us to wait until the end of July before inquiring again "just because". No real affirmative reason mind you "just on the off chance something might be delayed", and if still no update regarding our case number by then to bring all our original documents next time and we'd have to resubmit everything basically recreating the package that should have been sent to Texas many months ago by the POE. So we made another InfoPass appointment the first week of August and then things were much different. The lady that time actually got off her behind and did something besides punching in a few numbers and saying "sorry my computer doesn't tell me anything about that specific number so it's not my problem". The mountain of paperwork we brought with us was I'm sure somewhat of an encouragement to do a little more research :)

All they would have had to do the first time, which the lady did this time, was search for my wife's name, which is unusual enough to be unique, at least among Canadian immigrants, and bingo "oh there she is right there". It turns out the Montreal consulate put the wrong registration number on her visa, so as far as the processing center in Texas was concerned, she hadn't crossed the border yet. Of course the system isn't smart enough to put two and two together; how does a package arrive FROM the border without someone CROSSING the border? And why if the SSA found the wrong number in their system did they not forward that information to the USCIS? Or more likely they just rubber stamped everything.

So anyway, once they had the right number they notified the processing center of the correct number and I guess our paperwork needs to come back through that office so it can get processed but at least now it is being processed, and she did extend her visa another year from the beginning of August so as long as the greencard processing doesn't take another year, everything is peachy.

You might want to suggest they do the same the next time you talk to the USCIS. Every time I've talked to them all they ever want is this number and that number. They don't seem willing to do much else unless push comes to shove. In our case a mountain of paperwork.
intuitionsysMaleCanada2010-09-09 19:55:00
Middle East and North Africamedical exam... yes or no to drug use?
My fiance had his first medical exam last Dec 29, 2006. Our case was place on adm.review for over 11 months. Our case was given to CO for final review and they found out my fiance medical exam was expired. So he needed another med exam . My question is... What he should say or answer regarding drug use ? From his previous med exam, he answered " yes " to the drug use--- even it was only experimental happened during his high school ( almost 25 yrs ago ).He passed the psychi exam given at SLEC. Please help me to this situation... I thought our waiting game is over but it seems not yet.
Thank you.
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2008-01-09 22:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresArgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!another 6 months!
SORRY TO HEAR THAT... MY CASE IS STILL AR FOR ALMOST 4 MOTNHS NOW.
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2007-06-29 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLong Journey... K1... AR..6 months
I tried many times to post but my pc wont let me. Im just using this pc while I'm here at work. star_smile.gif

I have a complicated case. Here's my story :
I filed my petition to him last July 2006. It was approved after a month. Case was seen to USEmbassy for visa issuing last December2006.His first interview was Jan'07 . The interview went very well according to my fiance.But the problem was he did not received on time the Singapore police clearance that he supposed to submit. The Consul told him to bring it as soon as he received it. He was also told to pay the visa fee and leave his passport. He complied.

After 3 weeks he went back to the USEmbassy and took the clearance. He was told that he will be notified if they need more information. Another after 2 weeks he received a call from them for another interview. He went for 2nd interview as instructed. To make my story short... his case was put under administrative review because they received a complaint against him stating that he fathered a child. This is an untruth. There are certain mean-spirited individuals who rely on destructive behavior and would like to project their own self loathing on to others. My family is strongly disapprove of this marriage to happen and behaved quite hatefully toward me and my fiance.

So our case is still under administrative review for almost 6 months now. I did everything that i could but i have no answer. What else should I do ? Can someone help me ? helpsmilie.gif crying.gif
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2007-09-11 22:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIELD INVESTIGATION
QUOTE (UAL1739 @ Oct 3 2007, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you for your quick reply. I was told by the USE staff , that they will do a field investigation because of the complaint they received. How long it will take for them to have it done ? The last time I called the USE, I was informed that one cause is short of fund. Do you believe on that ? crying.gif
They have his passport and he paid the visa fee.


Sorry, what I meant was...according to the person I talked to...sometimes there are under budget, I mean the USE... short of money to spend for their staff to do field investigations. It's unbelievable.
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2007-10-04 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIELD INVESTIGATION
Thank you for your quick reply. I was told by the USE staff , that they will do a field investigation because of the complaint they received. How long it will take for them to have it done ? The last time I called the USE, I was informed that one cause is short of fund. Do you believe on that ? crying.gif
They have his passport and he paid the visa fee.

Edited by UAL1739, 03 October 2007 - 09:10 PM.

UAL1739FemalePhilippines2007-10-03 21:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIELD INVESTIGATION
Hi Guys,

I just have a question, if someone there could help me or have any answer. Our case is still under AR for almost 8 months now. My question is ... how long does it takes for the USE do their field investigation ?
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2007-10-03 20:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA ANNOTATION QUESTION...
Thanks for your info. I was just able to call the USE , I was told that it wont cause any problem. I hope and pray.
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2008-02-14 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA ANNOTATION QUESTION...
Hi... I just wanted to ask if someone could help me. My fiance got his visa ( K1) , he noticed that the annotation on his visa my last name(petitioner ) was mispelled. Can this be a problem? He is leaving on Feb. 20 to US. Thanks...
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2008-02-14 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures...Totally confused...About to send I-129F Packet
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If I can add to this....
If I am indeed able to use my sister's address, should her address appear on every letter (cover letter, letter of intent, etc) I send in the I-129F packet?? I wouldn't want to do that, as it is in no way a residence, but is that the only way to make clear where I want all correspondence sent?


Hi... just want to ask you first...are you US citizen ? only US citizen can use K 1.
UAL1739FemalePhilippines2008-06-29 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSuggested Meeting Place: Terminal 4, JFK
Kid Brooklyn:

Thank you very much. This is helpful!

I did not want my fiancee to find herself lost in a strange airport after a long, difficult journey from Zaporozhye, Ukraine. I wish the very best for you and your bride!

Klaatu

QUOTE (kid brooklyn @ Mar 14 2008, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When she clears immigration and customs, she will exit through the a set of double doors into arrivals hall. There is only one way to exit the customs area. If you are waiting for her (along with the 200 other people waiting for loved ones), just stand in front and you'll be able to see every single person coming out. You can't miss her.

Another option may be the "Hudson News" newspaper stand/store or the "Au Bon Pain" stand that sells pastries and coffee directly straight ahead as she exits customs into the terminal.

PM me if confused.

KlaatuMaleUkraine2008-03-15 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSuggested Meeting Place: Terminal 4, JFK
Folks -

Yippeee!!! Visa approved and received. Now for a question.

My financee will be flying on Aerosvit from Kiev to Terminal 4 in JFK airport in New York. I need to specify a landmark within the terminal I can meet her at.

I am not familiar with Terminal 4. Do you have any suggestions? Are there benches immediately outside of the customs office? Is there a McDonald's there? Any other named restaurants a Ukrainian is likely to recognize? Is there a large mural or statute?

Thanks much for helping.

Klaatu


[129 filed on August 17, 2007, Interview on March 5, 2008. Visa recieved March 12th, I believe]
KlaatuMaleUkraine2008-03-14 19:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1-Way or 2-Way Ticket Required?
Friends -

Thanks for your responses! I was 95% certain there would not be a problem, but I wanted to hear from an official source. So the American Embassy in Kiev provided me with this response to my message:

Dear Mr. Jones:

Thank you for your inquiry of March 22, 2008. Please be advised that one way ticket is sufficient for a holder of a valid K-1 visa.

We hope this information will be helpful.

Sincerely,
Public Liaison Unit
Consular Section
U.S. Embassy,
Kyiv, Ukraine
KlaatuMaleUkraine2008-03-25 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1-Way or 2-Way Ticket Required?
Friends –

My fiancée arrives from Zaporozhye on April 4th. I made reservations for a one-way trip for her. But when I did this, the representative from Aerosvit suggested that there might be a problem at Passport Control because she have a two-way ticket.

I think this person confused the nature and purpose of a fiancée visa, but I want to be certain! Is there an immigration problem with a one-way ticket?

Second question: Does anyone have a checklist of documents needed for the flight over? My fiancee’s child is coming along, also, and I only recently learned that my fiancée needed to carry with her a copy of the father’s permission for the child to leave the country. Anything else necessary? Of course, she will also bear the passport and the visa.

I appreciate all information on these points!

Best Wishes,

Klaatu


[BTW Part 1: We are not looking at the 90-day period as a “trial period” for our relationship – we are definitely planning on marrying.]

[BTW Part 2: I’m still having difficulty navigating the “timeline” and all of those abbreviations. But if it helps, I filed on August 17th and my fiancee’s interview in Kiev was on March 5th.]
KlaatuMaleUkraine2008-03-18 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129 Returned
That's very kind of you to say,,,, Thank you!

Good luck on your journey, hope you do not encounter any more delays with your process.




monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-17 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129 Returned
Thanks everybody,,, I now understand that $240 is at consulate level not uscis level. Resending on Monday!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-12 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129 Returned
Hi, I just received my I-129 packet back in the mail today.I originally mailed it on April 23, 2012 and it has been returned saying that The check amount is incorrect. I wrote the check to the department of homeland security in the amount of $240.00. That is the amount the Department of state website said it is?? Why was it returned? What is the correct amount?
Thanks for your help!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-12 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFee for Visa Processing for K1 Visa
Yes, it is still $340 Posted Image
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-07-04 19:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere is my noa1

NOA1s take up to 30 days to receive. The dates you see in timelines reflect what is on the paper when you receive, not WHEN it was received. If you mailed it the 23rd and they received it the 28th it may be 30 days before you get the paper in your mailbox but when you do it will say the NOA1 date is April 28 and THAT is what you will enter in your timeline. Henceforth everyone looking at your timeline will think you got your NOA1 in 5 days.

Relax. It will likely be 6 months before you hear anything after that.



Thank you for explaining this to me.... Check still hasn't been cashed yet but I will relax,,, just anxious,, but I know I still have a while to wait. Thanks again!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-09 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere is my noa1
No, the check hasn't been cashed yet...Checking my account EVERY day Posted Image Thanks for the info!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-05 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere is my noa1
Hi Everyone..Yes, I know I'm anxious, but I've been looking at other timelines and am wondering why I haven't received my noa1 yet? I Mailed my I129f packet on April 23, 2012 and sent it with delivery confirmation. I received the delivery confirmation on April 28, 2012 that it was signed for. I have not received ANYTHING from them stating that they have received it even though I submitted a form requesting email notification. Can someone tell me what's going on? Thanks!!!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2012-05-05 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Travel Question
Hi Everybody!
Well, our interview is coming up in April and we have started looking at plane tickets. My fiance overstayed in Trinidad and Tobago and has received a ban. When he goes to fly out of Guyana, his connecting flights are in POS, Trinidad and Tobago. Will he have a problem making his connection there if he has a ban? He should just have to make his connection and not go through immigration, right? Thanks in advance!
monicaandrondellFemaleGuyana2013-03-10 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe did not take photos
All the other comments are good. i was thinking too if you sent e-mails the week before as of preparing your trip there. Keep that and print them as proof. And, when you went back home, if you e-mailed how you enjoyed your stay there and are anxious to meet again...could help
bridanMaleCanada2011-05-16 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-156 Question
i printed mine and filled it out. also the 156K. the only one you do online is the D160.
bridanMaleCanada2011-08-10 06:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresscheduling an interview
ok thanks! i called this morning and we are not even logged yet! i am so anxious to get my appointment... all i read is that is now goes all the way to november :( patience, patience, patience...
bridanMaleCanada2011-08-05 12:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresscheduling an interview
i tried to schedule my interview and it says : next available appointment in 1 day. What does that mean???? i could go tomorrow? but i don't even have an appointment with the doctor!
bridanMaleCanada2011-08-04 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespack 3 and pack 4
yes to Montreal. all the couples i checked from the Montreal office. this couple received pack 3 on June 30 and pack 4 on July 7. this other couple, received pack 3 on June 6 and pack 4 on June 15. another one, received pack on June 8 and pack 4 on June 15.... wondering why.
bridanMaleCanada2011-08-10 19:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespack 3 and pack 4
who can explain to me why some people have only 3 or 4 days between the reception of pack 3 and 4 and others waited 25, 30 or more days.... i received pack. on 3 July 18, sent my documents July 20. i did not received pack 4 yet, and when i call, we are not logged yet... Can my papers be lost...
bridanMaleCanada2011-08-10 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1: How might a previous tourist visa revocation affect things now?
Ok, thank you. Now with the issue of the waiver, is this how our sequence of events will look like:

1. Send in the I-129F now.
2. Prepare our case for the wavier before her interview.
3. At the interview, she will present the waiver and relevant details.

Sound right?

Thanks again for the help!
EbMex2VaMaleMexico2011-03-24 13:27:00