Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Touches- When to worry	Most of the January filers had had no touches, and yet had approval. They really mean nothing!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-24 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	3rd page of I-129F needed for interview?	I would suggest you ask this in the Philippines regional forum as after NOA2 things become very country specific!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 04:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	AP	Your best course of action here is to reschedule as best as you can. Sorry but there is no other way	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 04:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	AP	Hello people,just a quick question.I went for the k1 interview like a month ago which was put under AP due to some reasons.The questions are,can we get married while our k1 is under AP?becuase we had already set a date and had plans for our wedding.What happens to our k1 petition?Do we have to start all over again and file as a couple or is there anything we can do?or is there anything the embassy can do? Thanks for your help. NO You CANNOT get married or your K1 will be invalidated. To enter the USA using a K1 visa you MUST be unmarried. If you DO get married, your K1 will be void and you will need to start this process again and apply for a CR1 / IR1 spousal visa. Edited by photomile, 25 May 2012 - 04:18 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 04:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-156 FORM DIFFICULTY	yup, lots of people have reported that this doesn't work with anything other than internet explorer	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-21 06:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Confused about effects of a criminal record?	Hi everyone - first of I would ask for no judgment to be passed on my partner as I am after advice only I have pretty much asked this question before but am still a bit confused about the effects if the petitioner for a k1 visa has a criminal record? I have tried using the search function on this website for other similar posts but really only came across posts about the fiance having the record not the petitioner. I have been researching for a while (both my fiance and I wont to be fully prepared and ready when we send out application later this year) but still am a bit confused my bf finished a 7 year prison sentence late last year for possesion of a weapon prior to that when he was younger he had a few minor charges for drugs (not selling or distribution just a small amount on himself 'for personal use'). I myself have no criminal record whatsoever Will this be a problem for our petition? Info I have found online says it's more a problem if it was something violent/sexual/crime against a child etc etc but I'm not sure. I have tried contacting a few immigration attorneys but of course they want $500 just to review his crimes and wouldnt say anything else If someone is able to shed some light it would be greatly appreciated. Is it worth going to an attorney because of his criminal record? Thanks in advance for any advice - I am making myself paranoid with worry so just want to prepare myself also just something quickly - the 'having met within the last two years' mean that you have had to have known them for a minimum of two years? As when we apply we would have only known eachother for a month and a half (have met plenty of times in person) Thanks again and really sorry for the long post everyone I'm not sure about the criminal aspect, they are mainly concerned about crimes of 'moral turpitude'. With regard to 'having met in the last two years', it is just that, your relationship doesn't have to have spanned that long. The fact you've met is what they want, also keep copies of your boarding cards	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-25 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Am I getting a responso, or must I do smth else?	It's a hybrid visa, I think that's about the only way it can be described. Think of it this way The K1 is an entry visa that allows you to enter the USA with the explicit intention of marrying a US Citizen. Therefore non-immigrant, however it also has the rights associated to it so that the individual can convert their status to an immigrant. So technically it's an immigrant visa as it allows the entrant to immigrate. So it's a hybrid, technically neither one or the other	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-28 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Am I getting a responso, or must I do smth else?	You are applying for a K1 visa, which is a nonimmigrant visa. You will need to re-send your email	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-28 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is a blood test mandatory at the medical?	Speaking over in the UK I can tell you it's mandatory! Not sure where these 'stories' have come from! You will also have vaccination requirements, not for the K1 so much but for the AOS. Speaking as someone who's seen a lot of sob stories, GET THEM DONE BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TO THE USA IF YOU NEED THEM! Time and time again people are posting saying it's damn near impossible to get the correct vaccinations done in the USA and signed off! - Head over to the Australia regional forum and they can point you in the right direction!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-06 04:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	notarize affidavit of support	It will help other VJ members in assisting you in the future! For questions like this, it might be better to ask in your regional sub forum as different embassies have different requirements!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-06 04:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How Do I Cancel I-129F Appliation Process	Please also take note that your withdrawal in most cases cannot be reversed. If you change your mind, you will probably have to start again. If this really hasn't worked out for you, you have my sympathies but if there's a little hope left....	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-06 04:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NVC lost my case	If they did not receive your case how is it that you have a date of May 8th (NVC received) on your timeline? Timelines are filled out by the user. It doesn't really mean anything	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-06 04:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marrying in UK	Marriage status will also show on background checks. You could potentially be denied entry even after approval of a visa if they believe you are married.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-07 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Reaffirmed from USCIS	You need to read the guides and head over to your regional sub forum as it becomes very country specific after this point. It sounds like your approved but I'm unclear if you have had an interview or not based on your question.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-11 03:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denial if receiving public assistance?	Just as an addendum, many people are not aware that there are in fact TWO fees to pay for the K1 process and that does not include the medical fee. Once in the USA you'll need to pay over a thousand dollars for adjustment of status. Your fiancée will not be able to work until AOS completes, or they receive their temporary work permit (if they applied for it) which will be some three months after you apply.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-08 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denial if receiving public assistance?	It shouldn't be an issue so long as you can meet the income requirements, be that with a sponsor or without. In your case, your mother will need to sponsor your entire application and their income must be 125% of the poverty limit for her household including you and your fiancée. So if she has two kids with you being one of them, she would need to cover a household size of four.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-08 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Could a congressional inquiry actually slow you down?	In the January I-129F filers thread, Paul86 has raised a very interesting point. His attorney has historically requested that people do NOT raise a congressional inquiry, even going as far as to beg some not to do it, because according to him the action causes a case to be removed from the normal processing queue in order to be escalated to a supervisor, causing it to sit in a new queue for the supervisor and then once the form is processed it could then wait to re-ender yet another queue for final processing. According to the attorney, historically this has caused further delays of a few weeks on the petitions processing time where if no inquiry has been made the petition would have processed normally. This does not seem to fit with the general consensus of VisaJourney members, and it's certainly not something I have seen before however, it actually makes a lot of sense to me and I have a feeling that there's quite a bit of truth in this however I'm in a dilemma. On the 18th my fiancée launched a service request with the USCIS (We actually thought it was just an inquiry since we were not at the full five months yet, however nope, it was an SR ... neat!) and last monday we contacted her congressman to try and start off a congressional inquiry. To date however, we don't think anything has been done by them. I should point out that Paul86 said he's paid for the services of the attorney in advance so the attorney has nothing to really gain from anything he says further. In fact personally I would have thought an attorney would be very eager to take on additional work that they could charge for! So I have a few questions for the members of VJ who have gone through the process and those who are about to go through this... Is it likely that : There is any truth to what Paul86's attourney has said? A congressional can in fact slow down a petitions processing time? Petitioners that just raise a service request and not involve their congressman will be processed faster? Should VJ members such as myself : Stop a congressional inquiry if one has been launched? (Provided no action has yet been undertaken by the congressman as is in our case)? Not insitgate a congressional inquiry at all? Not instigate a congressional inquiry until such time as a service requests processing timeframe has expired? I'd be interested to see everyones thoughts on this one, past members especially and more so those that needed to raise a congressional, as I have a feeling it might the the source for a very big debate. Those of you who have raised a congressional, what were the timeframes that you encountered overall? And the biggest burning question of them all : Do you think raising a congressional actually made the slightest bit of difference in your case? Thanks all! Edited by photomile, 10 June 2012 - 09:34 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-10 09:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is there something I have to do whilst waiting for NOA2?	As a UK filer I can tell you that the UK forum has a great thread for this kind of thing. You do need to start researching for your NOA2 and your AOS stage as well, there's a lot more to do!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-14 05:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2--> NVC---> London Embassy	To the OP - Please fill out your timeline. It will help others assist you in the future! After NOA2, things become very country specific. I would strongly recommend going to the appropriate sub forum for your Fiancee's country so that you can get the best advice!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-15 07:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	case updated	It can also mean Doris the fat bottomed cleaner nudged the file so someone had to move it back Edited by photomile, 14 June 2012 - 04:26 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-14 04:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do we get the "do not open" envelope back after POE?	If in doubt, take it with you. Better for them to say "We don't need that" than "Oh well, we can't let you in without it"	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-19 04:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What to do now :(?	As frustrating as it will be, I would say no. The USCIS considers normal processing time to be six months. (The normal is 5 months but because that's an average they don't do anything until 30 days after) I would suggest waiting. Calling at this stage could potentially slow you down according to some other information	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-15 06:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what should I do now?????	If you ask for the receipt number (Starting WAC or EAC) they might know what you mean. They should have sent you an I-797C or Notice of Action, what we refer to as NOA1 which would contain the receipt number. This will help you a little more in the future as you will need the second I-797C or Notice of Action, what we refer to as NOA2 when it comes to your fiancee entering the US and applying for Adjustment of Status after you marry. You want to be sure that you receive that one!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-04-27 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	time from notification of embassy interview to interview	This is dependant on your country, and the visa usually needs to be delivered after the interview. Your regional subforum may give you a better indication	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-25 07:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'M A NEW VJr! NEED HELP! WHAT DOES THIS EMAIL FROM VSC MEAN?	Congrats! I seem to remember reading that certain countries automatically get expedited, and I believe Haiti is one of them. Don't quote me on this however.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-06-22 09:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	from K1 to Citizen	If you've just gotten approval for the adjustment of status then it's another two or three years. You need to complete the 2 year conditional residency, have the conditions removed and then about a year later you can apply for citizenship Edited by photomile, 10 July 2012 - 08:02 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-10 08:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Vermont Service Center, are now approving what month?	January officially	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-10 05:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE response review	There isn't much you can do at this sage. CSC isn't too bad at reviewing RFE information. I would suggest calling and asking to speak to Tier 2 since they got that information over 2 months ago. Normally they will process in 30 days.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-14 06:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WHAT TO BRING OF K1 INTERVIEW	Also, please head to your local countries sub forum, things become very specific once you reach NOA2 stage, and the Philippines forum will be better placed to advise you on the embassy requirements	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-15 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When to get NOA2	As everyone has said, fill in your timeline. You're looking at about 5-6 months at least, so if you submitted at the end of May / Start of June, you have a lot longer to wait Also please change your details. Your case is NOT at Texas service centre. You have sent your petition to the Dallas lockbox. They then forward your petition to either the California or Vermont service centres. If you look at your NOA1 reference number, it'll tell you which service centre you have been routed to. CSC is California, and EAC is Vermont. If you submitted at the end of May, then you're looking at NOA2 sometime in November or December this year. Then your case will be forwarded to the National Visa Center and then on to your consulate. Once you receive your NOA2, most questions are better directed to your local regional sub forum as things become extremely country specific after NOA2. It would be wise to say hello over there now as they may have helpful advice and recommendations of things you can get sorted out before you receive your NOA2 as there could be some things that take a lot longer to get hold of. Edited by photomile, 15 July 2012 - 09:21 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-15 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long from NOA2 until Interview??	I'd ask in your local countries subforum as things are country specific at this stage. Normally two months is pushing it, I'd say closer to three months. Your case will take up to two weeks to be forwarded to the NVC and then a further two weeks before it's sent to your embassy. Once this happens you'll need to have your medical and wait for your embassy to schedule a visa (You might be in an embassy where you can do this, I have no idea if the Macedonian embassy is fast or slow) Macedonia falls into the Europe and Eurasia catagory on here, so click this link http://www.visajourn...-uk-and-russia/ They should be far better placed to advise you on what the embassy is like and your expected processing times	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-16 05:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Scheduled Wedding before receiving K1 Visa	Also to save any issues in the future, once you enter the USA you MUST marry within 90 days. A few people do a courthouse wedding and then have a ceremony further down the line. After you marry you'll also need to file for Adjustment of Status... Here is the link to the flowchart for K1 visa petitioners Click here or click Guides above and select K1 Flowchart if you don't like clicking links. The good news is that your wait is nearly over. Your petition will be approved soon and you'll still be able to get to the USA and marry, just you have to rejiggle your plans slightly	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-15 09:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Scheduled Wedding before receiving K1 Visa	You 'might' make it since they are starting January petitions now but that's not guaranteed and VERY doubtful since they are doing some of Decembers backlog as well. Even IF you were approved tomorrow, then you still have another perhaps two months between the I-129F being approved and you attending the medical and interview and being granted a visa, this is assuming everything goes perfectly Unless there is military involvement then no, there isn't anything you can do. Even with a military expedite, you're still given a guideline to wait thirty days Edited by photomile, 15 May 2012 - 09:33 AM.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-05-15 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need second Passport photo after NOA2?	Oops I got mine the wrong way around. No you wont as the petitioner	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-16 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need second Passport photo after NOA2?	Yes, you will need a number of passport photos. Approximately six, two for your interview, one for your medical, and then three more for your AOS	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-16 07:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	texas servise centre	mine was processed at Texas service center. What does your Case reference number start with on your NOA1 and 2? Not sure about spousal visas as these are processed differently. OP is a K1 filer	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-18 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	texas servise centre	WAC is California, when it comes to case numbers. My bad	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-16 07:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	texas servise centre	There is no Texas service center for K1 visas. Your case was sent to the Dallas Lock box. From there it is forwarded to either vermont or california Your NOA1 will have your case reference on it, also tells you the service center, EAC is Vermont and CSC is California.	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-16 04:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packet 3	Good morning! I'm currently half way through the K1 Visa application. We have been granted permission from Califfornia and awaiting more paper work to get to mt partner in Portland. The question i have is i keep reading people saying packet 3 sent before received? What am i missing here? I am serving in Baghdad and working through the London Embassy so we are trying to time everything perfectley and if there is a way i can get paper work away before recieving it then it would be a god send. I am home at the start of Sept and need to apply for my police record which I'm told takes 10 days to arrive back to you? Then looking at booking my medical at the end of sept just before heading back to Baghdad for a final month. Also when do you recieve the LDN number? "Take a deep breath" Thank you all! okay first off, congrats on your NOA2 (at least I think that's what you've said you've gotten, approval at California?) I might be wrong since military cases get processed slightly differently, however your case will be forwarded to the National Visa Center. Once received, it'll be assigned an LDN number. Depending on when you had your NOA2, you might be able to get that number now. Your forms will be sent to London which can take a week or two. All packet three is, is a one page letter that says "Go to this website and fill out these forms and send them back" if you go to the UK subforum, there's a huge topic on what to do now in there, but essentially once you know the case is in London, you can send your forms off. It's what I did. You will have to have your police certificate back before you can send off the 'notice of readiness' (DS2001) and attend your medical, but once you have those you can send off your forms and await your interview. Take everything I've said with a pinch of salt since military does get treated differently sometimes, but that's about the gist of it. Please read the guides above, fill out your timeline, and join us in the UK regional subforum!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-07-31 06:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	employers letter at london interview	To the OP, you are better off heading to the regional forum for the UK since things are embassy specific at this point. There's also a large 'NOA2 to Interview' thread at the top of the page which can be accessed by clicking here For the I-134 the affidavit requires two pieces of supporting information, If your USC petitioner wants to request copies of tax transcripts, the iPhone app (free) will actually do it, and they'll generally arrive in a week. Just to add, YOU as the beneficiary MUST have signed original copies with you for the interview . Hate to sound patronising but this one does come up and I'd rather not see anyone denied for it!	photomile	Male	Wales	2012-08-08 17:26:00