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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	QUOTE (LiLMermaid @ Jun 4 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Jun 4 2009, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Jun 4 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (LiLMermaid @ Jun 4 2009, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Jun 4 2009, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm...we've got to be the quietest group there is! Anyway, just checking in and seeing how everyone is coping. Hopefully we'll all be able to be with our fiance(e)s before December! I know we are quiet on here....I'm going to start posting daily just to keep us on the first page! lol I am hoping we can be married by december at the latest. Yeah, I think December would be a reasonable assumption. We actually planned to have a December wedding, and I'm hoping that we will be able to pull that through *fingers crossed!* Well, that's taking into account the Montreal consulate moves faster than it's moving now! I've been following that and it's not looking pretty, but hopefully that will change when it's our turn. I know I've been following that as well and frankly its BS. People in 3rd world countries are getting their interview within weeks and we're waiting 3 or more months just to get SCHEDULED???? Thats nuts. If they are so understaffed....HIRE some people or let some of the other consulates handle some of them. There's a US consulate in Toronto...why can't they process the k-1's? Its just plain ridiculous. Maybe I read this wrong ( I hope I did anyway ) ... but are you saying people in 3rd world countries should not be approved as fast or as timely as other countries? Each consulate is obviously different on how they process cases and how fast they are able to process them .... maybe I just misread what you were trying to say ....	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-06-07 06:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 K1 Filer	Well really the issue is our petitions sit in a box on a shelf for months at a time so really there is no updating ... I read some QA section awhile back from a ex adjudicator that said this is what happens ... and it takes a adjudicator roughly 15-20 mins to complete a case ... that is either approving, denying or sending a RFE .... it is a little disheartening to know our cases basically sit on a shelf for so long for a 15 minute approval ....here is the link ... it was a interesting read anyway .. http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-06-10 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 K1 Filer	Hey come on you Marchie Filers .... you are holding up the line for us April filers !!! hehe joking aside I hope we start to see some March NOA2's soon .. it looks to be getting close now for you all ! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 10 June 2009 - 10:50 AM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-06-10 10:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	March 2009 k-1 people	** sneaks a peek *** **Quietly sneaks out before the VSC filers sees him **	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-05-20 19:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hi there! I want to tell you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there and you will not get denied. My fiance got his visa on Friday. I was hanging around in the AP threads waiting with everybody else. I never forgot all of you. But, now I am out of that dark place called AP. So, many good things have also happened on this forum. Wow!!! Everybody is moving along. Wow soooo awesome Star! I've always thought about you and your SO. Congrats!! When does he fly here??	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2010-05-10 04:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	************************ Posted this in the AOS thread as well .. posting here as well.************************** Hello all the fellow April filers ... I can't believe it is almost a year ago already !!! I am happy to see that pretty much everyone has finished with the visa part of the journey. To those still waiting I really feel for you sad.gif ... our prayers go out to you ! Star and EOTR! So whats everyone's news now? Where are you all at with AOS? We got transferred to CSC so that usually means a good thing ( Hopefully no interview, thus saving a day of vacation for me YAY ) Other than waiting to hear from CSC ... we are expecting our first baby in July .. found out it is a boy smile.gif and also in the process of buying out first home together. I hope to hop online a little more and am excited to hear how everyone is doing and what you all are up to with your loved one now !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2010-03-13 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Looks like almost everyone is finally together or soon to be together !! Congrats to you all ! Star I wish you the best and hope you get that divorce decree taken care of soon and your SO will be on a flight here in no time. Has anyone filed their AOS yet? If so did you go to a Civil surgeon for that medical verification ? We wish everyone a Happy holiday and a Merry Christmas	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-12-13 06:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Ian and Lisa @ Oct 14 2009, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rhiann @ Oct 14 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I still need to call DoS and see if my packet's even logged. SS - Very nice photos! Glad you are together again! Wedding plans? We sealed the plans today actually ... we will be getting married on Saturday Nov. 7 QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Oct 14 2009, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy pictures there SomedaySomehow! Thanks !! We have many more .. if anyone is interested just send me a PM and I will give you our FS links with alot of pics ... I am excited to see everyone else's photos soon as well !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Allie and Nigel @ Oct 14 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I called the DOS and since we MAILED the packet 3 on Sept 28th, the actually logged the petition Oct 8th, so we're still early....not quite a week...sooo, i guess i'll stop bitching now. LOL. Still getting antsy and missing him horribly and damn I wish I could just jump on the next plane and stay till he comes out here officially but nooooo...gotta wooooork....whatever....happy Wednesday folks! Good news Allie ... the information is entered at the embassy ! How long to receive a interview date at your embassy? Good luck and hope it comes soon for you two!	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 08:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Rhiann @ Oct 13 2009, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well this is AWESOME. Apparently someone who had been waiting about 90 days for an interview in Montreal got their date revoked because they "accidentally" scheduled them. They were told to not expect an interview until January 2010. They've already been waiting since July. Me thinks the guy who runs the consulate is getting a few angry letters this week. This doesn't seem right, there needs to be some serious restructure done in that embassy if things are taking that long and "mistakes" being made. My heart goes out to anyone dealing with that embassy. Something serious needs to be addressed there, I think anyone there waiting needs to really start raising there voices so changes can start to be made.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (attaya_girl @ Oct 13 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> endoftheroad-congrats!!!! SS-those pictures are adorable! It's so nice that you guys are getting out so much even though she just got here. Lamine was sick as a dog his first week/week and a half here. Thank you Attaya ! I agree it is awesome she has been able to get out so much. I was a little worried how it would be for her, considering she came from a climate all her life where everyday it is 75+ degrees and always really humid. The day she arrived here it was 35 degrees in Minnesota. But she has done great and has adjusted really well already. I am sorry Lamine was soo sick the first week ... but the good thing is you have soooo many more days together everyday now to do whatever you two wish !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 08:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Oct 14 2009, 01:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh my freaking gosh! After receiving the email from the consulate I fired back with the request to delay the interview. I GOT A REPLY WITHIN 24 HOURS! AND THIS IS THE BUSIEST CONSULATE IN THE WORLD!!! They said: "We can postpone Ms. XXXXXXXXX's visa application per your request. When she is ready to move forward, please notify us 2 months in advance for interview scheduling. If you intend to postpone further, please contact us at least once each year." I was floored! It's awesome they are being flexible and helpful with your request Endoftheroad. It's too bad you have to delay the interview though ... I know you haven't been together in a very long time now so I hope you are able to move forward soon ! QUOTE (Starlight95 @ Oct 13 2009, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> SS very nice pictures both of you. Both of you look so happy together . I want to wish you all the best for more happy days to come. Thank you Star ! We couldn't be more happy!! It has been a awesome 4 days already and can only get better, other than I return to work tomorrow	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Maverick64 @ Oct 14 2009, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My SO got a call from the Consulate to come and pick up her packet 3 yesterday. Woo hoo....and the cool thing is that we are ahead of the curve thanks to VJ, these forums and others members who have went through the Panama Embassy, that we know she already has EVERYTHING they need including the I-134 and supporting docs and completed DS230, 156 and 156K forms. So she will then be able to say "well I have all these things and I am ready to schedule the medical and interview". Now I have a question that maybe somebody can give me advice on....my SO has never traveled outside her country. I will fly to Panama to be with her at the interview, but I may let her fly to the US by herself. Her POE would be ATLANTA and I would meet her there with my parents. I suppose there is no way that I could gain clearance to meet her once she exits the entire POE process is there? My fear is she will get lost and I will have difficulty locating her. Thoughts? I had the same fear Marverick but everything worked out great for us. I know every airport is different, but at Minneapolis/St. Paul I was able to wait at the doors that ALL international flights come out of ( Pending there isn't a connecting flight ). I would assume most airports do it this way as well. Basically Jenelyn could not get lost. She got off the plane, followed the hallway to the entering lines for the international flights, she had to find the "First time Immigration" line. From there they took her visa and scanned her fingerprints. Than asked her 3 questions, how long have her and I been dating/how long have you known each other. When is your wedding? Than Where is your fiance from. It took her about 15 minutes total. From there she was given her suite case, and followed the exit signs to where I was waiting for her. There was only one way for her to go. What I did was ask at the airport, what is the closest point I could wait for her at and I had a very nice woman there actually escort me to where I could wait and she assured me she would not get lost as long as I waited there for her. It worked out great. Good luck !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-14 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Good morning everyone, Hope everyone is doing well. Posting a few photos here for you all of Jenelyn and I here in the US  Airport.jpg   39.21KB   15 downloads  10112009024.jpg   47.18KB   18 downloads  Pumpkins.jpg   54.1KB   18 downloads  Climbing_a_Apple_Tree.jpg   54.41KB   13 downloads	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-13 07:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Good morning my fellow April Filers !! Thanks everyone for the congrats ! We are home safe now, we had no problems at Point of entry and had a wonderful drive back home ! We will post some pics in the next week sometime. So glad this part of the journey is finally done! To those still waiting, our prayers are with you all ... I've learned as long as all your paper work is in order every thing seems to run smoothly ! Have a wonderful sunday ! Next step, get Jenelyn's SS card, than our wedding ! Oh and our point of entry was Minneapolis/ St. Paul ... very friendly Immigration there if anyone else will be using this as their POE. Edited by SomedaySomehow, 11 October 2009 - 07:25 AM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-11 07:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Oct 10 2009, 04:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ken: Nice pics! attaya: good to read ya! QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Oct 10 2009, 04:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How are things shaping up for you all? Things starting to settle down with her X's family so you can get your interview when they schedule it? I hope so ... you guys have been waiting a long time to see each other in person ... good luck ! We are still waiting. Courts and lawyers in China are a crapshoot. I am a basket case about now. My girls are taking it much better because they understand China. They understand me though, they know how hard it is for me. So I listen and talk.......... waaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiitttttiiiiiinnnnngggggg. Awww man I am sorry ... I don't know too much about the inter workings of China but from what I have read from what you post, it doesn't sound fun to deal with. We will keep you in our prayers. Stay strong for those girls !!	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-10 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello everyone, I have had a busy week with work and all so I haven't been online other than to check email and pay a few bills. I skimmed over the past few days of the thread sounds like everyone is moving along with the process! Congrats Ian and Lisa !!!!!! So awesome and so happy for you two! Star - I wouldn't worry to much about being told about being in AP ... they told me the same thing the first day I called, the funny thing is our petition was only in NVC for 1 day ... so basically it is just their standard response until it leaves NVC. Attaya - Sounds like you and Lamine are enjoying your life together !! Today Jenelyn and I will be doing the same .. I leave in about a hour or so to drive to the airport to meet and pick her up ... finally together again .. so excited ! Do you have a wedding date set yet Attaya? Ken - Congrats man ... Happy for you two and happy the interview was a success ! Sounds like in a little over a month you two will be together here in the States as well ! Endoftheroad- How are things shaping up for you all? Things starting to settle down with her X's family so you can get your interview when they schedule it? I hope so ... you guys have been waiting a long time to see each other in person ... good luck ! Well all, take care, I have the next 5 days off work and I pick her up today. I don't think I will be online much for the next 5 days. So I wish you all the best of luck for the rest of the process and I am excited to see the updates when I get on next !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-10 04:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello all .. thanks everyone for the support and congrats ... we appreciate it and we can't wait to congrat the rest of you all as well soon ! Attaya - No we won't be traveling together, I am currently working on some really important projects for work and have not been able to take time off ... I do have a couple days off when she flies to the US ( Hopefully on Oct. 10 ) ... her and I talked and weighed out our options and decided to take a few days off when she is here rather than taking the time off for the interview and flight. Maverick - Congrats ... finally out of AP ... and it's great Panama is said to be a fast embassy !! Not too much longer than ! Starlight - I am pretty confident that touch is your approval ... from my experience with our RFE I am fairly confident to say it was your approval. You could call and ask to be escalated to find out ... but ... it might not be updated in the system until Monday ... that is what happened to me. I seen the touch on the day we got our approval and called .. and was told it was still in processing, but in reality it was a approval .. but when I called a couple days later I was told we were approved on that date of the last touch. Good luck Star !!! We have you in our prayers ! Ian and Lisa - Are you expecting to hear soon of a interview date? How long is the UK embassy running out right now? I hope soon for you two ! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 02 October 2009 - 02:56 PM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-02 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Good luck Ken and Leidy on your interview ... Just posting a quick update here ... I don't have much time but WE PASSED the interview and Visa approved ... so happy right now ! I'll post more later, over all it was a great experience, minus the RFE earlier in the process hehe	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-10-02 04:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Just stopping in to say hi. I hope everyone's progress is moving along smoothly. I hope you hear something soon starlight ... with my RFE I had 3 touches from the time the case resume until the the last touch which was the approval. They did not update the status to "approved" on the website ... I actually called them and they told me we were approved and another couple days later the hard copy came in the mail. All in all I believe it was almost 2 weeks from the time the case resumed until I received the hard copy in the mail. How I found out we were approved though is I called USCIS and spoke with the first tier Customer Rep, this is a waste of time, I politely asked to be escalated to a immigration officer who was able to give me the information. Of you request to be escalated they have to transfer you to a immigration officer. Hope that helps. Good luck ! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 29 September 2009 - 05:16 PM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-29 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (attaya_girl @ Sep 16 2009, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok. I think I'm all caught up. endoftheroad-it sounds like you are having a heck of a time. I hope that the rest of the process goes smoothly and quickly and that you can put all of this behind you very, very soon. Congrats again to Allie and Lisa for getting out of AP hell. Maverick-hope your application gets forwarded to the embassy soon! ashenflowers-how is everything going with you? starlight-how is everything going on the RFE front? Hope you're making progress! I'm sorry if I missed anyone. It's really early here. Lamine and I are so, so, so thrilled to be together again. We're like two giggling little kids just having fun together. He has an awful, awful toothe ache, though, and he's going to the dentist today for emergency "surgery" to get it taken care of. It's going to be really tight money-wise for a while, I think, as he's not insured yet and I don't foresee this being cheap. It's completely worth it, though. I'm just happy to have him with me again. He seems to have forgotten every word of English he knows, but I know that it'll come as soon as the nerves ease a little. For now, though, there's a lot of translating going on between me and whoever he's talking to. Oh-and while everyone around here is just starting to swap their shorts for jeans, Lamine is sporting two pairs of pants, two shirts, and a fleece everyday. Poor kid Hope everyone is doing well! Sorry I've been MIA, but I think about you all often and have my fingers crossed for all of you! Congrats Attaya ... so glad you and Lamine are in the states and safe now !! The hardest part of the journey is finally over for you 2 woot ... Good luck on the dentist and getting that tooth fixed ... I know what he is going through .. I just had a root canal done 2 weeks before my trip to see my Fiance ... at one point the night before I went to the dentist I seriously thought about just cutting my head off ... the pain is unbelieable ... or maybe my tolerance for pain is just low i dont know lol	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-16 09:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Ken - Actually for Manila the beneficiary brings all documents with them on the day of the interview ... nothing is sent to the Embassy in Manila ... I needed to Fed ex her my I-134 and also I have been the one printing and saving all our communications records for "proof of our ongoing relationship. She goes to a cafe everyday for 2 hours when we talk and see each other on webcam, it is hard to save and print chat logs etc for her ... and almost every PC there at the cafe's do not have adobe reader and most of the attendents working in there have no clue how to print from emails ... so to save herself and myself headaches I have been doing it all from here and I fed ex'd the docs she needs yesterday ... 113 dolla bill yall ... but it will be there in 3 days at least. EndoftheRoad - I really hope things work out and get ironed out for you and your SO and daughters ... we will pray for you. Starlight - You have been a really good friend to me here on VJ ... I wish you safe travels to get the documents you need ... we all know it will be worth the painful trip now for a much happier future soon. Good luck friend .. We will pray for a safe trip and a smooth "document gathering" next few days for you! Keep me posted !! Attaya - AWESOME AWESOME NEWS ... I think everyone here in this thread knew you two would have no problems !! I am so happy for you two .. have a wonderful life together ... when is the wedding??? !!!! Are we all invited hehe .... are you in the US now?? Allie - I can only think you will be getting out of AP really soon here ... 1 month seems to be around the max ... I wonder why UK NVC trips tend to be longer than others ... my guess it has something to do with communication between the UK gov't and the US gov't that gets the petitions hung up .. I would guess they are waiting for a response from a agency in the UK before sending it out ... anyway I really really hope you get to the Embassy soon. Ashen - Any news on a interview date yet? StLouis - I lost site of your progress through out this thread ... where are you and your SO at in the process ... I think last I remember is your petition got hung up at USCIS and not shipped to NVC? Or am I wrong ? Have a wonderful weekend you all ... I am off to clean our home .. make room in the bedroom closet for Jenelyn's clothes ... get rid of throw out anything that doesn't need to be sitting around here anymore just collecting dust in corners and closets lol	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-12 12:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello everyone, Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday .... anyone do anything exciting? I pretty much sat home to save money for the rest of this process ... Good news for us today though ... Manila has received our petition now ... and our Interview is scheduled for October 2, 2009 !! Woot ... We could of go in as early as September 15 - 25, but she picks up her passport this week still and I still need to Fed Ex her the rest of these documents for the interview so had to push it out to October 2. But that is just right around the corner so not to much longer and we will finally be together again ! Good luck to everyone else for the rest of the process!	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-08 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Sep 3 2009, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Sep 3 2009, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our update - NVC received our case on Tuesday Sept 1 and left the building yesterday Sept. 2 ... we now have our Manila case number .. we should be able to set our interview date next week sometime ... woot ... the RFE set us back a little bit but at least NVC came through for us and made up some lost time !! And that's the way April (I-129F NOA1 : 2009-04-30) filers roll!!!! CONGRATS! Thanks !! We are excited ... our interview and medical should be mid October	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-03 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello April filers ! Congrats Jaque .. I didn't even realize you were already in the states ... thats awesome! Attya - I wish you soo much luck on your upcoming interview ! Ian and Lisa - Congrats out of AP !! Allie - Hang in there .. its coming soon I am sure ! Endoftheroad - I hope things work out well .. sounds like some setbacks of late .. but I am sure with each other it isn't anything you won't overcome. Perryelena - Sorry to hear about the setback for you as well .. but it sounds like just a few documents needed and you are good to go. Maverick - Hope you get out of AP soon as well ! The good thing is you will be together soon WOOT Others if I missed ya sorry ... Our update - NVC received our case on Tuesday Sept 1 and left the building yesterday Sept. 2 ... we now have our Manila case number .. we should be able to set our interview date next week sometime ... woot ... the RFE set us back a little bit but at least NVC came through for us and made up some lost time !! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 03 September 2009 - 04:53 PM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-09-03 16:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Good luck Attaya !! You will be coming home with him soon !!! We will pray for you ! We got the hard copy of the NOA2 today in the mail woot ... now I know its real for sure !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-31 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Thanks everyone who gave us congrats ... we waited a lot longer than most in this thread .. but at least we finally have our approval. Wow Attaya you leave next week already? You have to be so excited .. I am excited for you as well !! Ken Congrats ... that's awesome only about a 1 month wait for the interview ... that's not to bad ! Allie and Ian and Lisa ... any news after Friday on the AP? I really hope you guys get out of there soon. Endoftheroad- When are you documents expected to be cleared? Or do really not know? Hopefully soon ! Starlight - Good luck on the RFE ... I am sure it will be painless .. from what I read the approval comes within a week or two of returning the RFE ... ours did as well... they just didn't update the online status when they approved our petition. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-29 14:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello all, We finally got our approval !!!!! I called USCIS again hehe .... we were approved on August 25, 2009 ... although they didn't update the case status on the website the immigration officer ( Who ironically was Filipino hehe ) assured me that we are approved as of August 25 !! Finally done with the long hard wait .... NVC here we come woot !! If the NOA2 takes the same time to get here as the RFE did we should have our hard copy tomorrow in the mail ! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 28 August 2009 - 05:20 PM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-28 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Allie just look at our case and you will feel 100x better .... although I really do hope and pray for you to get out of NVC real soon .. and I am sure it won't be that long ... but trust me it could be much worse ... We still have not received a NOA2 yet ... the touch last Friday was not a approval notice .. I called USCIS today and esculated my call to a Immigration Officer who basically told me they received the request for evidence from me and I am in "que" to basically to have the rest of the process to be finished for our case. I honestly don't understand how some cases fly through this ####### in 3 months and others sit here waiting for 5 months ... we are not that far away from the 5 month processing time now .. its completely frustrating as there is on reason at all for this for her and I. Basically last week they received my RFE information on Tuesday, we got a touch on Thursday and a new case status update saying Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed. On August 20, 2009, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response unless fingerprint processing or an interview are standard parts of case processing and have not yet been completed, in which case you can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register. Than received another touch on Friday the 21st, and another touch yesterday the 25th. However I think if we had our approval in any of those touches the extremely nice IO would of told me so on the phone today .. she did say it could take up to 60 days to hear again from them .. but told me to call back on September 20th if we have not heard anything by than .. which maybe gives me some hope we are finally getting close, but that hope was there a month ago for the first touch ... I could vent more here but venting isn't going to get me anywhere ... as Jenelyn tells me " Just relax baby, we just wait because we have no choice" .... she is much more patient and understanding than I am ... but that is probably because I am American and we tend to like to get things right now. Allie - It's coming soon ... you made it through the hardest longest part already. Stay strong ! Attaya - Good luck with your Interview and have soo much fun with Lamine .... I must admit I am a little envious hehe Endoftheroad - We will pray you get clearance soon so you can make the Thanksgiving timeline you are hoping for ! Ian and Lissa - Hear anything yet from NVC? I really hope so .. you guys have been waiting a long time too ..	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-26 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Allie and Nigel @ Aug 22 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got the letter date August 20th, saying "The NVC has received an approved i-129f filed behalf of your fiance..bla bla bla...This letter is to let you know that within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa issuing post where your visa interview will take place. Then it has Nigel's name and our INS receipt number.... then case number...." Do you think this still means we're in AP like the first young man I spoke to August 14th? This is way too exiting now! Heeeelp! You receive that letter AFTER the processing is done and it is on it's way to the consulate as far as I know ... congrats !!	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-22 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Also any word from NVC yet Ian and Lisa .. I sure hope so you guys been stuck there for too long ...	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-21 15:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Congrats Attaya ... you and Lamine are such a cute sweet couple ... we will be praying for you ... good luck on the interview soon !!! Neil - I am jealous ... have a blast I am sure you both are excited to be with one another again ! Endoftheroad - Why does it take so long for clearance ? Is it because of the bulk of items being received there, or security type measures? I sure hope it clears for you two soon! We received another touch today sometime while I was at work ... I wonder what it is this time ... not getting too excited anymore, everytime I get excited it is another update basically telling us "you will have to wait longer" ... or at least that is what my mind sees lol ... I am sure our NOA2 is coming soon, as I said before there is ABSOULTY no reason we shouldn't be approved. Just a little faith in the process/adjudiacators and a little more patience I guess ... my father told me " Son, you have been extremely impatient all your life, you have always got what you wanted when you wanted it, God is teaching you what it means to be patient for what is really worth waiting for. " He couldn't be more right. Anyway Happy Friday everyone ! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 21 August 2009 - 02:52 PM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-21 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Aug 20 2009, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Aug 20 2009, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually I didn't ommit anything .. ... I meant the definitive passport stamps showing you had been to meet her in the last two years, corroborating the plane passes etc. Anyway, it is good news that you sent it and got confirmation the same week. Shouldn't be long now! I sure hope so .. we've been waiting considerably longer already than the others with the similar filing date ... its depressing seeing late May approvals already as well as we sit here waiting still. You are correct about the passport stamps .. it however only will solidify what they are already seeing from the other documents I submitted .. they really need to just add the passport as a must have requirement into their instructions ... would probably cut down on their RFE requests I am sure .... anyway nothing we can really do now but wait some more ... they have everything they need so it is just a matter of time I guess... just so frustrating when all of us just want to be with our loved one. I was just frustrated to log on with the touch .. and was really hoping it was the famous Approval notice sent message .. but you all are right, it is a positive thing our case is being resumed but I wouldn't think it would take long for them to look at what I sent and see it conicides with what they already have. Not to mention all passports are now bar code readable and scannable correct? I mean they must have a data base they can already look up when our pass ports are being scanned through airports ... or maybe they aren't data basing that info yet.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-20 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Aug 20 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Aug 20 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> there is ABSOULTY no reason we should be still waiting ... this ###### is getting ridicilious ... sorry have to vent ... Venting is fine but you did omit some crucial things with your petition. Just saying. Plus, you said you overnighted it just a couple days ago so this notice should be good news! Call them every day now and ask about the status (18003755283 then press 1-3-1-2) and checking they have the correct address for mailing. Actually I didn't ommit anything .. this is what the I 129F PDF file says for instructions ... I supplied them with my actual birth certificate, boarding passes, flight iten's, hotel receipts, credit card receipts ... it was all there 3. What Documents Do You Need to Show That You Are a U.S. Citizen? A. If you were born in the United States, give USCIS a copy, front and back, of your birth certificate. B. If you were naturalized, give USCIS a copy, front and back, of your original Certificate of Naturalization. C. If you were born outside the United States and you are a U.S. citizen through your parents, give USCIS: 1. Your original Certificate of Citizenship, or 2. Your Form FS-240 (Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen). D. In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport. There is NO WHERE in the instructions stating you must include your passport .... it does state that here in VJ ... wish I would of read here alot more ... instead I followed the damn government instructions for the petition ... very frustrated right now ...	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-20 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Sigh I got excited when I just got home and logged on and seen a new updated touch today ... but than it says this .. Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed. On August 20, 2009, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response unless fingerprint processing or an interview are standard parts of case processing and have not yet been completed, in which case you can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register. I really can't believe we have not received a approval yet ... there is ABSOULTY no reason we should be still waiting ... this ###### is getting ridicilious ... sorry have to vent ...	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-20 15:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Hello everyone, Hope everyone is doing good. Seems like things are moving along for most everyone here still so that is good. Well I sent the RFE response back over night on monday and they received and signed for it yesterday morning at 10 am ... so I wonder how long it will take them to approve our petition now sigh ... To answer a few questions I read before .... Jenelyn and I met in person in the Philippines the last time March and April of this year ... so they weren't asking for proof of us meeting in another country ... I just think the RFE we got was just a "canned" response is all ... I am pretty sure they were just looking for the passport and entry/exit stamps solidifying the fact we were together in person in the past 2 years ... I really wish I would of read here more before I sent in the petition I am almost sure we would be almost scheduling our interview right now ... but I guess there isn't anything her and I can do at this point other than wait wait more ... Allie - Good luck, don't stress to much .. the majority of petitions go through NVC quickly from what I have seen. Ian and Lisa - I really hope you guys get out of AP this week ! Attaya - Thats a bummer about the doctor ... but I would think the crabby girl was having a bad day and I would expect the doctor to get back to you fairly soon. Grats to the May filers posting here with NOA2 approvals	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-19 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	I typed out exactly what our RFE said in another thread .. I'll post it here as well so you all know what it looked like hehe .... it has be confused a little .. I can't tell if they are demanding imprinted photos of her and I or what .. I think or my gut feeling tells me they just want my passport showing the stamps ... but at this point I am a little gun shy and I just want this to be right before I send this back to them ...here is what the RFE said ... Passport : The petitioner and the beneficiary must have met in person between April 30, 2007 and April 29, 2009. If the petitioner met with the beneficiary in a country other than the benefificiary's country of residence, then it must be shown that both the petitioner and the bene were visiting the same place at the same time. Please submist a copy of the petitioner's US passport, all pages ( with or without stamps ) including identification page. Note: If there are no admission stamps in your passport, please submit the following 1) a copy of the petitioners US passport, all pages 2) indicate in a letter that no stamps were put into your passport, and 3) evidence of meeting your fiance within the two year period immediatly preceding the filing of this petition, other than what has orginally been submitted. Such evidence may include ATM and credit card transactions, flight itinerary on a airplane/travel agency letterhead only, hotel receipts, etc. The following DOES NOT constitute evidence of meeting: letters, phone bills, and greeting cards. Meeting in Person : The petitioner and the beneficiary must have met in person within the 2 year period prior to filing of this petition. Please submit FILM DATED PHOTOGRAPHS of the petitioner and the beneficiary together. NOTE: USCIS will accept non dated photos if dated photos are not available. However, if no photos are available, please submit any evidence that will help USCIS to determine that the petitioner has physically met the beneficiary in person within two years. Foreign Documents : Any document written in or containing another language other than English shall be submitted with a full English translation ( including any and all admission and departure stamps). The translator must certify that the translation is complete and accurate and that he or she is competent to translate. PROVIDE FILM DATED PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU AND YOUR FIANCEE WHEN LAST YOU MET. SIGN THE ENCLOSED FORM G-325A The decision of whether to approve or deny the petition will be based upon the type(s) of evidence sumitted and its credibility. Thanks for the replys guys and gals ... I am thinking after reading your comments that its the passport stamps that they are really concerned about and the other stuff is just "if" you don't have the stamps ... appreciate the help and comments	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-16 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	Quick question for you all ... Did any of you include pictures that didn't have the time and date imprinted on the picture? Unfourtantly I am don't know much about camera's, matter of fact I only bought this camera for the purpose of taking pictures with her and I when I was there. On the bottom of the RFE it says include "film dated photographs of you and your fiance when last you met" The problem is the camera setting was defaulted to not include the time and date and I didn't realize this until now and it won't allow me to add the date and time now after the fact to reprint and send the pictures. I read the manual and it sounds like date and time is engraved into the image at the time of taking the picture. However on the digital screen it shows the correct date when the picture was taken ... anyone know how I can get this date to show up when the picture is printed??? I am a little worried now .. I would hope they wouldn't deny us because the pictures are not time dated ... I mean I have the passport with the exit/entry stamps from March and April of this year when I was with her. I also included bank statements showing atm with drawls and also the credit card statement showing the payment to the hotel. Maybe I am just a little over paranoid now because of this whole RFE thing .. But on the bottom of the page it in bold it says : Provide film dated photographs ..... which we don't have because the camera won't imprint when I print them out now .. and Sign the enclosed Form G-325A forms.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-16 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Ian and Lisa @ Aug 15 2009, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Aug 15 2009, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allie and Nigel @ Aug 15 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Aug 15 2009, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend ... Just a update on our RFE situation ... I received it in the mail today .. They are asking for a photo copy of my passport ( Which was my guess ) and evidence of meeting in person within the past 2 years ... which I assume they are looking for the stamps in my passport. So that is great as I already have a extra copy made and ready here from when Jenelyn needed a copy for her CFO certificate .... I am thankful it is a easy quick fix and I hope the rest of our Journey goes quick and smooth now. Thanks to all those who have left me a comment here or in private messages.... the support is amazing and we thank you all for that! Great news! Well dont forget a picture or so! I actually gave them 50 pictures of her and I and her family with the petition .. I am wondering if they got lost or separated from our petition or something ... I guess I am off to Walgreens now to print off some of those pics again to send in ... the bad thing is I forgot to put the setting on the camera when I was there to show the date correct .. but the RFE says they will accept non dated pictures so that is good. I think the entry/exit stamps from the Philippines is what they are really wanting. Good! You've got something you can quickly turn around. Did you send itineraries/boarding pass copies? That'll put a date on things, too. You're sending things back extra speedy/tracked, right? Hey Ian and Lisa , Yup I added the boarding passes, hotel receipt, interneries again ... I included those with the original petition but I am wondering if part of my packet got lost or separated from my petition. Because in the RFE it also lists a section about pictures together .. but I think it refers to showing proof you met in person the past 2 years. Anyway, I included boarding passes again, hotel receipt, intenery, and this time I also included a bank statement showing the ATM withdrawls I made there as well as the credit card statement paying the hotel stay. I also printed off another 10 pictures of her and I. They also sent back 2 of the 4 G-325 papers I sent ... silly me forgot to sign 2 of them ... how the hell did I sign 2 and not the other 2 ... I must of really got side tracked or something that day I was working on the G-325 I will be making my way to fed ex this morning and over nighting the RFE ... with luck we will have a approval by the end of this next week or early the following week. I sure hope you guys make it out of AP soon Ian and Lisa ... we will say a prayer for you guys!! Edited by SomedaySomehow, 16 August 2009 - 05:39 AM.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-16 05:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	April 2009 K-1 Filers	QUOTE (Allie and Nigel @ Aug 15 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Aug 15 2009, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone, Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend ... Just a update on our RFE situation ... I received it in the mail today .. They are asking for a photo copy of my passport ( Which was my guess ) and evidence of meeting in person within the past 2 years ... which I assume they are looking for the stamps in my passport. So that is great as I already have a extra copy made and ready here from when Jenelyn needed a copy for her CFO certificate .... I am thankful it is a easy quick fix and I hope the rest of our Journey goes quick and smooth now. Thanks to all those who have left me a comment here or in private messages.... the support is amazing and we thank you all for that! Great news! Well dont forget a picture or so! I actually gave them 50 pictures of her and I and her family with the petition .. I am wondering if they got lost or separated from our petition or something ... I guess I am off to Walgreens now to print off some of those pics again to send in ... the bad thing is I forgot to put the setting on the camera when I was there to show the date correct .. but the RFE says they will accept non dated pictures so that is good. I think the entry/exit stamps from the Philippines is what they are really wanting.	SomedaySomehow	Female	Philippines	2009-08-15 15:31:00