Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS!	A VSC Approval!!!!!! I've been checking the website allll day, then when I just checked it again after 8pm EST, the screen suddenly looked different!!! It feels SOO good! Debz, I am messaging you with the new info. Thanks for putting that together! Congrats to all those approved and my best wishes to those still waiting... soon... <3Jen	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-11-26 20:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS!	QUOTE (Jeraly @ Oct 14 2007, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok - here is my super backup plan in a nutshell: If the visa arrives on time - great, all goes ahead according to plan (unlikely) Out other options, if we don't get the visa in time are: -Cancel the wedding (bear in mind my family have all booked plane tickets etc and the wedding planning is all but done) -Cancel the K-1 visa, get married over there, come home and start over on the K-3 journey (waiting another year+) -Go over on the Visa Waiver Programme, get married "non-legally" (ie without a marriage license and don't sign the register etc), then return home, wait out the rest of the visa process, re-enter the US on the K-1 visa and fill in the paperwork for a "legal" marriage Essentially we will be having the wedding we wanted and just covering the formalities (ie having the legal wedding on the K-1 visa) later. Of course the only issue there may be is being denied entry into the US but unfortunately that's the chance we have to take :/ Just don't mention anything about a "non-legal" wedding (how suss does that sound?!) and make sure you remove any wedding bands when leaving/re-entering the US until you are "legally" married Wow that is really thought out!! good for you How dumb is it that we can't just get married like normal people!! Before I got to the end of your response, I was going to ask if it would look suss coming over on the VWP after having cancelled a K-1. Would that show up in the computer for immigration officials? I mean, he WOULD probably be able to show ties to his country.... That was going to be our back-up - the VWP - but then move back over to Australia after the wedding (I really don't mind where we live as long as we're together!) - since a spouse visa to AUS takes only 3 months TOTAL (p.s. I hate USCIS)! Have a great Sunday!!	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-10-14 10:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS!	Good morning! Quick question - Jeraly, I see on your countdown that you are getting married in about 4 months. What are you going to do if your K-1 isn't approved by then? My parents and I have already made a TON of wedding plans for April 19 because when we started VSC was taking about 2-3 months to process applications! I will die if I have to wait that long to see my man and even worse, if we lose all the money we put into the wedding... I think I remember reading you have a backup plan - what is it?! Jen	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-10-14 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS!	Thanks!! How do I include my timeline at the bottom of my posts?	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-10-13 12:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS!	Hi All, I've been reading on Visa Journey for a while but just decided to register as I think it will give me some more support! I filed in July as well and have been really frustrated at how long the I-129F's have been taking. Has anyone had a congressman contact USCIS? My mom had talked to someone in a PA congressman's office and they sent her some authorization forms to fill out as well as a letter from the congressman saying thanks for her concern and that they would contact USCIS as soon as the forms are sent in. She forwarded them to me and I am about to mail them! So, hopefully I can get some more information as to what exactly is going on over there at the VSC. Talk soon! Jen Edited by jennybeni, 13 October 2007 - 11:59 AM.	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-10-13 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June and July filers - NVC to Interview	Affidavit of Support question... Hi All! I am just wondering - I keep reading people talk about having 3 years tax returns for the interview, but on the I-134 it mentions nothing about these unless you are self-employed. Are these just a back-up that is sometimes requested? If so, why would this not be listed on the I-134 directions? Thanks for your help!!	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-12-13 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	June and July filers - NVC to Interview	Random question - Not sure if it has already been asked, but is it ok to get the medical (for K-1) before the consulate sends the packet 3? I want to speed up the processing time as much as I can, but I read on Sydney's Consulate website that only the original medical forms may be filled out - that the doctor will not accept faxes or copies. Maybe it's different for different countries? Also, is it ok to have the police check done before packet 3 is sent out? Thanks!	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2007-11-20 18:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ATTENTION JULY FILERS! (2)	Congrats to all those who have received approvals and are making their way through the end of this process!!! Just a lil update... Steve arrived in the US about a month ago now, and everything is great!! He came in through JFK, so he got a work stamp (although it looks reallly dodgy!). AND, he already got a job working with a company called Australian Landscaping and Construction, which is actually owned by a couple Aussie guys so it is perfect for him! He manages groups of workers and sort of oversees different projects. He really likes it, and they gave him a company truck and fuel card as well. Plus, they are really easy about the work stamp stuff and getting time off for the wedding because at least one of them has been through this whole thing before. He also went in to apply for a S.S. number a couple weeks ago and all went well, so should be arriving any day now. We're so excited to finally be together!!!! I'm loving every minute of this. Good luck and best wishes to everyone - finally getting to be together forever Take care	jennybeni	Female	Australia	2008-03-21 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Congratulations! Wonderful news. You are over the hardest part. Please keep us posted of the rest of your journey	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-07-07 14:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow!!!!	QUOTE (Maverick64 @ Jul 26 2009, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just checked USCIS and was touched on July 26TH...clicked on it and petition approved and notice mailed on the 24th. WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO! Thanks be to the LORD! Congratulations!!	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-07-26 17:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	Thanks for all the congrats, folks!	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-07-13 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	WOW just yesterday I was on here whining about us not receiving our approval notice (receipt was back in late February) .... then a half hour later I decided to check the status of our application online 'just in case' and *ping!* approval! I couldn't believe my eyes. Perhaps it was good luck, writing on this forum! This is clearly a good sign for all Feb filers. Thanks for the mojito.	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-07-13 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 09 - VSC	We got the receipt of our K1 petition in late February, and have not heard anything since - not even our approval! What is going on?!	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-07-12 08:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Playing the K-1 Progress Waiting Game	Two beautiful uplifting songs here, for all of us who are waiting...	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-09-14 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Playing the K-1 Progress Waiting Game	Slow, slow process...  ijustcantwait.jpg   30.47KB   7 downloads	macd	Female	Scotland	2009-08-19 16:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 RECEIVED	[quote name='Uzume' date='Sep 14 2007, 01:19 PM' post='1193851'] Congratulations! My boyfriend and I have been waiting quite a long time as well, and he's British. Based off the other timelines, I thought this would go much quicker. Was there anything that slowed you two down? Any advice?	chrisandamye	Female	United Kingdom	2007-09-15 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	we've been approved!	They received our package May 5th, but we didnt actually get the receipt in the mail till June because they had some problems with the receipts at that time. We filed at the Texas Service Center but it was sent to California. I really recommend using the RFE trick if you think it's about time for yours to come in. Best of luck to everyone. It will come in, just be patient. ha ha, the other day I was crying saying how it would never come and something must have happened to it. Well, it came.	chrisandamye	Female	United Kingdom	2007-09-24 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	we've been approved!	QUOTE (Mirla @ Sep 24 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (chrisandamye @ Sep 24 2007, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> finally, our visa's been approved. We've been waiting since May 5th for the NAO2 and today after using the RFE trick I got an email, about an hour after calling, saying we'd been approved and everything was in the mail. Yay! Now it's just the little that's left on this side and the interview in London. With luck maybe my fiance will be here by Thanksgiving! Or Halloween! That's greaaaaaaaaaaat newssssssssss!!!!! Congratulationssss!!!!! Hopefully if I get my NOA2 this week, I'll be able to be in NY by halloween or thanksgiving!!! Btw, where was your case transfer, to VSC or CSC?????? It was transferred to CSC. But I highly recommend calling. It was uncanny how soon we got the approval after we called.	chrisandamye	Female	United Kingdom	2007-09-24 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	we've been approved!	finally, our visa's been approved. We've been waiting since May 5th for the NAO2 and today after using the RFE trick I got an email, about an hour after calling, saying we'd been approved and everything was in the mail. Yay! Now it's just the little that's left on this side and the interview in London. With luck maybe my fiance will be here by Thanksgiving! Or Halloween!	chrisandamye	Female	United Kingdom	2007-09-24 18:58:00
Philippines	AFTER THE LONG WAIT FOR US..	Congrats Tina!	Matty's girl	Female	Canada	2011-03-29 18:32:00
Philippines	K-1 Visa	Hello all,,I want to know if possible about the duration of my K-1 Visa processing. My fiance started the Visa processing last March and he received the NOA1 already. When do you think is the possible time wherein I would be scheduled for an interview or appointment to the US Embassy? I am from the Philippines. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my concern.	InnocentGirl	Male	Philippines	2012-05-11 09:14:00
Philippines	Menstruation during medical?	Hello to Filipina Fiancees!! I have a question for you, when you have menstruation during your Medical Examination at St. LUkes are you still allowed to complete the medical exam?? would they still give you an assurance that you could still attend for your interview???	InnocentGirl	Male	Philippines	2012-11-10 18:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	dominican K-1 process	Thank you, and also thank you for your response, I actually just spoke to DOS, and they said as of today, my fiance' is eligible but there is no date in the system as of yet.. ....it's funny that you said that, someone else on here told me to call DOS, and inquire about a date. But they told me there was nothing in the system as of yet...to date we just received the approval on April 27th, NVS sent our case/request to SDO on May 3rd.. Check my timeline and others with similar ones. It my case it took about 2 1/2 months to receive our interview date. I called the Department of State and spoke to the Visa Specialist to get my date. They told me when the date was and when the interview was mailed. I wish you the best with on your journey. Let me know if you have anymore questions.	loveway75	Female	Dominican Republic	2010-06-04 14:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	dominican K-1 process	Hi, We are in the process of waiting for our appointment letter from the consulate in Santo Domingo. We received our approval notice 4/27/10 so, I was wondering did anyone have anything to share about how long and what the process is like from here? We have not received our packet yet. I've heard some crazy things about waiting and a waiting list in Santo Dominigo. Does anyone have any idea where I can locate it? Any information would be really helpful.	loveway75	Female	Dominican Republic	2010-06-03 13:47:00
Canada	waiting on interview date	QUOTE (Jer&Cau @ Mar 4 2008, 04:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... i know very well what are going through ... i'm at same point..filed at july 07 got approved on january 29th.. NVC processed on feb 20th and now is sitting at the consulate .. and i e-mailed them and they say they have everything and soon they will set up the interview !! why do they not set it up now??? what is the problem??? why do you have to wait?? what for?? ... every step that you can wait we have been waiting !!! sooo annoying!!!!!!!!... Hi Jer&Cau, When did you receive packet 3 and send it in?	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-03-04 16:13:00
Canada	waiting on interview date	when did you receive your NOA2?	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-03-04 15:58:00
Canada	What is the age difference between you and your SO?	not that it really matters since it is a poll, I'd pick the 6-10 year one since that is accurate and the other one doesn't start until year 11.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-03-14 14:07:00
Canada	What is the age difference between you and your SO?	3 1/2 difference between me and my girl, the younger of us. Kinda weird to think a few years back and she was barely legal.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-03-14 11:16:00
Canada	Letter of intent for interview	I don't remember seeing that a letter of intent was necessary for the interview in the paperwork I got. Maybe, it depends the consulate? I did see, however, a form whereby my fiancee would have to sign affirming that she will not marry before she enters the U.S. No form for me though.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-04-15 12:03:00
Canada	How long have you and your loved one been separated?	5 months and a week	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-06-23 19:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Got my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!	I think you need to decide if you want to stay with her because, as you said, you love her. If you don't want to stay, then find out the steps, but make that determination first. There's no point finding out the steps of removing conditions while married if you cannot wait until they are removed to get divorced. Think about it first.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-04-23 19:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	felony	QUOTE (PlatyPius @ Jun 16 2008, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Start looking for jobs in Brazil.....	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-06-16 09:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Homeland Secuirty and USCIS	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jun 30 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> USCIS is a division of the Department of Homeland Security: http://www.uscis.gov The Consulates and Embassies fall under jurisdiction of the Department of State: http://www.state.gov/	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2008-06-30 11:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	2 year green card expires on 2/24/09, help	they still have time to submit. I would recommend spending the next 48 hours getting all documentation and sending it expedited to arrive before 2/24 because they would be risking deportation proceedings and a date with an IJ if they do not submit the documentation.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2009-02-18 22:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Going Early for Biometrics	You do not need to submit finger print cards unless you reside overseas because of Government Orders or Military or you have a dependent overseas for whom you are applying as well. If you are in the US with your spouse, just wait for the biometrics appointment letter. Source: http://www.uscis.gov.../i-751instr.pdf Thanks, I saw that part a little bit after the fact. Good to know.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2010-11-22 20:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Going Early for Biometrics	Hi, I read from the I-751 instructions that the two fingerprint cards needed to be submitted as evidence of the application to remove conditional status. Do we do this before we send the I-751 application or after we submit are we then notified by USCIS to go for fingerprints? Much thanks, Jack	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2010-11-21 13:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Walk in biometrics	My wife and I are traveling for 3 weeks and I understand that several people have received their biometric appointments during that time. My question is, is it advisable for us to file before our trip (about 2 weeks from now) in hopes of receiving the 797C with the appointment date so we can either walk-in or reschedule OR should we file after we return from the trip (we would have about 3 weeks before the conditional green card expires at that point. Any advice is appreciated.	Jack and Barbara	Male	Brazil	2010-12-08 15:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	10 year Green Card	u should have gotten a 2 year green card first, and then a 10 year one...i would suggest call the USCIS and ask them whats going on... Sorry but this is incorrect. A 2-year green card is only given in cases where the USC and spouse have been married less than 2 years at the time of the green card's issue. According to your signature you were married in March 2006 and the GC was issued in June 2008. Therefore you had already been married over 2 years when your green card was issued, so you received a standard 10 year green card. Removing of conditions is not required, because you had already met the 'condition' of being married for over 2 years. Relax and enjoy your time together, you're done with USCIS for a while	Miss Jess	Female	United Kingdom	2011-03-03 21:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	RFE re: "Good Faith marriage" - what to do if limited evidence of financial co-mingling	i not read of:  tax returns  monthly utility bills  ---   so, whatcha got?    Unfortunately (usually fortunately giving the cost of living in DC, but not in this case!) our utilities are included with our rent so we do not have separate utility bills. I did send a cable bill in my name and the renters insurance/cellphone bill in his name, showing the same address; none of those bills would allow us to both be listed on the bill.   In terms of tax returns we submitted 2012; we have a copy of 2010 but could not find 2011. I think I thought having a missing year might look more suspicious than just the most recent one, so I just sent the most recent one. Admittedly I could have paid for a copy of the 2011 return, but if I'm honest I think I was suffering from "USCIS fatigue" when I submitted the application and was more lackadaisical than I should have been        It will help if you add your husband to the lease and to the insurance policies.  Do not worry that these will be dated after the RFE and there is no shame in admitting to the USCIS you did what it took to prove yours is a bona fide marriage, well, because it is!  :-)   Thank you for the calming words   Some suggestions:   Car Insurance policy card - should show both of your names if you both are designated drivers Car Title - If you are both on title Life Insurance policy showing beneficiary details Driving License showing same address.   Getting the life insurance policy info from my work. I believe I already sent our drivers licenses but I need to check (my copy of our submission has gone walkies in our apartment and I haven't had a chance to find it yet)	Miss Jess	Female	United Kingdom	2013-07-10 11:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	RFE re: "Good Faith marriage" - what to do if limited evidence of financial co-mingling	Hello peeps!   I was starting to think I was an old hand at this malarkey, but USCIS just keep throwing me those curve balls (US)/googlies (UK).   I received an RFE yesterday for my ROC stating that I had failed to demonstrate to a sufficient degree that we entered into a "good faith" marriage. General annoyance and furiousness that this is suddenly an issue after 3 years aside...   The RFE specifically states that the application did not show sufficient co-mingling of finances and residence. Here is where the problems start.   My OH has a checkered financial history and bad credit, so I made the conscious decision to keep our finances separate from the get go. There is pretty much nothing with both our names on it. I was an authorised user on one of his credit cards, but I had myself removed as it was dragging my fragile new credit score down. Even our lease is only in my name because they ran a credit check on application.   I already provided health insurance cards, our 2012 tax return, utility bills in individual name showing the same address, and photos.   Here is what we do have:   - One joint bank account that has a nominal balance and is rarely used (i.e. neither of our paychecks goes in there and we pay no bills from it) - We are beneficiaries on one another's life insurance policies offered through work   Here is what I can get:   - My husband's name added to the lease, but that will be dated after the RFE date - Wills drawn up in both our names showing one another as beneficiaries, but again, will be dated after the RFE date - Affidavits testifying to the true nature of our relationship until the cows come home     I guess my question is - will this be sufficient? And will it cause more problems if I provide documents dated AFTER the RFE, as they will assume (and they'd be right!) that they were only produced because of the RFE?   At this point I am so fed up of USCIS I almost don't care anymore, but I suppose I ought to at least try and avoid deportation	Miss Jess	Female	United Kingdom	2013-07-10 07:53:00