Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Co-Sponsor information needed	Beginning December 19, 1997, "agencies that provide means-tested public benefits to immigrants may enforce Affidavits of Support against their sponsors" until the immigrants become U.S. citizens, can be credited with 40 quarters of work, leave the United States permanently, or die. Benefits being received by USCs do not have any impact on the fiance. The above information is in regard to means-tested benefits for the non USC - not the case here. That part I understand, but I had heard (don't know if it is true) but I had heard that your chance of getting a visa when the USC is on some type of assistance could cause a problem. They said that immigration will think seeing as me or my children are getting benefits then he will end up getting benefits. This is why I asked. Hope I am not aggravating anyone with all my questions, I am sorry if I am. I just like to be well prepared waaayyy in advanced.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-10-27 00:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Co-Sponsor information needed	YuAndDan, No, an I-864 is not binding for 10 years. Except by coincidence, when one of the events that releases the obligation happens to occur at the 10-year point. Otherwise, the obligation could last for less than 10 years or it could last for more than 10 years. Yodrak ... When signing an I-864 it is saying to the USCIS that you will be responsible for the financial support of the immigrant for 10 years, a big thing to ask of a co-sponsor. What are the events that can release it earlier? Ok so when we have the AOS what is the co-sponsor reliable for. For example; right now I am on disability, food stamps, sec 8, and my kids get Medical Assistance. When he comes out here I know that I will have to for sure get rid of the food stamps. But will I have to get rid of the Sec 8? I have asked the housing authority if it is a state means tested benefit and my worker said no, for some reason I don't think she knows what she is taking about. Also, will this cause a problem that I am currently on some type of government and state services for him to get his visa?(even if I have a co-sponsor who makes the rerequirments. Will I have to take my kids off of the Medical Assistance?	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-10-26 16:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Co-Sponsor information needed	Can anyone help me? I have been reading about the co-sponsor responsibilities. My fiance is from Dominican Republic and we are getting a co-sponsor, I want to know what what is the difference between I-134 and the I-864? I know I-134 is not binding, but when is each one used? Example- Is the I-134 used when we go to the Santo Domingo counslat? and the I-864 used at the interview for Adjustment of status? How does this work I am so confussed. Thank you, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-10-26 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Has anyone here used a lawyer for k1 visa?	Thanks for all the quick replies. I saw some advertisements by attorney who say they can make timelines shorter. I was curious how they can do this and if anyone else had experienced this. Thanks again!!! Just curiuos what was the name of the lawyer you had found that said that?	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-10-26 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If the Petitioner has a criminal record ...	I would have to say that I am not sure if my advice was good either. Only because I can not remember what the question was. Also, the advice that was given by my lawyer was pertaining to my fiance not of myself. I am just trying to help and seeing as your concerned about your record than my answer would not help. Sorry not trying to confuse you.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-04 17:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If the Petitioner has a criminal record ...	We answered the questions in Part C correctly (nothing checked) on the I129f although a record exists for other crimes ... would that effect an approval? You have to be more specific on what the crime is. Although I can not think of question C right at this point because I have already sent in my petition, it would be best to put down any thing the person has been arrested for, even a driving offense. It is best to be truthful and specific than to try and hide it and they find out later. They will think you tried to lie to them. I am not an expert but this is what my lawyer had told me when I had a similar situation. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-04 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Out of Curiosity	Since NVC's automated email checking thing looks at the subject line (I'm assuming) before it responds to tell you whether your case has arrived, I was wondering if it matters how you put the case number in. Whether it's WACXXXXXXXXXX like the online notification does or WAC X-XXX-XXX-XXX like it shows on the NOAs. Or if it even matters at all. Thanks! Put it in with no lines example WACXXXXXXXXXXXX. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-09 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visa soon in hand!!	hi all Otman got the phone call today telling him to come and get his visa. thursday at 1:30 it will be in his hand. he will be flying to wisconsin next thursday... cant wait to hold him again.. good luck all. the time may feel like its moving slow but watch out it will be here before u know it... Congradulations, Where do you live in Wisconsin, that is where I am too. Why didn't you need an affidav of support?????? WJR. Congrats Michelle. I"ll be expecting to pass Otman at the airport!! WJR: It appears Morocco is currently crossing it off of the list. All of the people in our forum (Middle East) have said they did not ask for the I 134 at the interview. But most are taking it on the off chance they try to trip us up. Thanks for the reply Maggie. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-09 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visa soon in hand!!	hi all Otman got the phone call today telling him to come and get his visa. thursday at 1:30 it will be in his hand. he will be flying to wisconsin next thursday... cant wait to hold him again.. good luck all. the time may feel like its moving slow but watch out it will be here before u know it... Congradulations, Where do you live in Wisconsin, that is where I am too. Why didn't you need an affidav of support?????? WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-09 01:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Changing attorney in the process	My fiance and I are going through the same thing. We hired an attorney and received an RFE 2 months after filing. He tried to blame it on IMBRA etc. We just received the RFE today by snail mail. I have no idea why they did not send it to the attorneys office but we are SO HAPPY that USCIS sent it to us. We are now wishing we would have never hired this attorney either. He even posts on his web page that they DON'T receive RFE's. Unbelievable isn't it? Mel Hey Mel, Can I ask who your attorney is?	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-06 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Changing attorney in the process	My US Citizen fiancee has filed a K-1 visa application over 3 months ago, via an attorney. However, 2 months later, we got an "RFE" notification!!! Again, it is being "handled" by our attorney, but we are both unhappy how long it is taking for our information to get back to USCIS. My question is: how easy/hard it would be for us to dismiss/change our attorney and would it slow things down even more? Your advice is much appreciated! Can I ask you who your attorney is? I do not mean to change the subject for you, but when I hear a horro story about an attorney I want to know if it is mine also. Thanks, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-06 01:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Curious	Hi Everyone, Just curious, I have been checking the website about our petition throughout the week. Should I check during the weekend also? Is there a strange chance that USCIS would be working over time (on the weekends) lol. Probably not, but thought I would ask just to amke sure. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-11 12:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Opinions -- Call to CSC?	My NOA2 date is 08/25/06 and I have seen any updates to the status of my case since 08/31/06. I am now seeing people with NOA2 dates in September indicating they have received an RFE or NOA2. Is it worth calling the CSC to inquire why there is no evidence that my case is being reviewed? If I call, any suggestions on how to navigate the system to get answers? Thanks all. Welcome to our own private hell my friend. My N0A1 date is 10 August and I haven't heard tiddly.. no RFE, no N0A2, no touches. NOTHING!!!! You can't call CSC directly but you can call the 800 help line. But they won't offer you any help... at least they didn't offer me anything but more frustration. I called them two weeks ago to inquire about my petition. It took over 40 minutes of listening to different recorded messages as I navigated through their phone system. I finally got a live person, but she wasn't helpful at all. She told me that my case was not yet 6 months old and that I shouldn't call them back until then. She said that CSC had 6 months to process my petition and that CSC worked the cases as they got them. I told her that many petitions had already been approved that had gone to CSC well after my N0A1 date. She didn't care. She told me that she didn't have CSC information and didn't know how CSC operated. She told me that she could only tell me that I was not yet beyond the time allocated to USCIS to process my type of petition. She said that I could write a letter to CSC with my questions or if I felt that I had a grievance to file against CSC then she could give me an address to send my complaints to. All I want to know is WHY are September petitions being approved when there are still March, April, May, June, July and August petitions still waiting. No one can tell you why. Everyone online here at VJ tells me to be patient and my time will come. That's easy to say when you already have your N0A2 in your hand. I don't know if my case is lost, misplaced, in name check, or is just gathering dust in some corner. I would guess you feel the same about your petition? Is there anything unusual about your petition such as you having several divorces... your fiance having divorces... Is this your first K-1 petition or have you submitted a K-1 previous to your current one? Do you have a police record? I've been trying to figure out what may be holding up my case. To be honest, I'm clueless and very frustrated. One person who filed at the same time as me and had the same N0A1 date as me.. has already gone through the system and has an appointment date at the embassy. So totally ticked off about all of this. Of the 100 applications filed at CSC and put on VJ... all have received their N0A2 approvals except for 10 of us who are still waiting. Make that 11 cause I have filed on Aug 15, received NOA 1 Aug 17, and still waiting, 86 days and still freakin waiting. This is completely aggravating because not only am I still waiting for the approval, but there is a chance that we are going to wait about 20-24 months before they even give us an interview date. ####### (sorry) but I know EXACTLY how you feel. WJR You say NOA2 in your note do you have NOA2 or don't you? A lot of times they wont touch a case for months until just before NOA2. They have up to 6 months to process the case and calling them wont get any info from them. They have to wait on name checks. I thought the name checks were done at the NVC?? If they are doing the background checks at CSC then what do they do at the NVC? Thanks WJR. Sorry.. I meant to say 11 including myself. I'm sick and tired of this because people are now getting approved in September.. and the way it's going they'll be approving October before they get to us. I also thought name checks were for NVC to do... but apparently CSC can do them too... and then guess what? When you do finally get to NVC and NVC wants to do a name check too... then the process starts over again. NVC doesn't usually accept the CSC name check. One guy waited 7 months at CSC because of name checks. When his application got to NVC he had to wait another 7 months for another name check. Someone needs their arses kicked for making this process suck so badly. Oh.. by the way, do you have anything odd or unusual about your application that might be holding it up? Such as prior submissions of a K-1 before this one? Many divorces? Criminal record? Not that I know of, I have a divroe that was completed on Dec 16th, 2005. Other than that I do not have anything else. What about you?	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-11 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Opinions -- Call to CSC?	My NOA2 date is 08/25/06 and I have seen any updates to the status of my case since 08/31/06. I am now seeing people with NOA2 dates in September indicating they have received an RFE or NOA2. Is it worth calling the CSC to inquire why there is no evidence that my case is being reviewed? If I call, any suggestions on how to navigate the system to get answers? Thanks all. Welcome to our own private hell my friend. My N0A1 date is 10 August and I haven't heard tiddly.. no RFE, no N0A2, no touches. NOTHING!!!! You can't call CSC directly but you can call the 800 help line. But they won't offer you any help... at least they didn't offer me anything but more frustration. I called them two weeks ago to inquire about my petition. It took over 40 minutes of listening to different recorded messages as I navigated through their phone system. I finally got a live person, but she wasn't helpful at all. She told me that my case was not yet 6 months old and that I shouldn't call them back until then. She said that CSC had 6 months to process my petition and that CSC worked the cases as they got them. I told her that many petitions had already been approved that had gone to CSC well after my N0A1 date. She didn't care. She told me that she didn't have CSC information and didn't know how CSC operated. She told me that she could only tell me that I was not yet beyond the time allocated to USCIS to process my type of petition. She said that I could write a letter to CSC with my questions or if I felt that I had a grievance to file against CSC then she could give me an address to send my complaints to. All I want to know is WHY are September petitions being approved when there are still March, April, May, June, July and August petitions still waiting. No one can tell you why. Everyone online here at VJ tells me to be patient and my time will come. That's easy to say when you already have your N0A2 in your hand. I don't know if my case is lost, misplaced, in name check, or is just gathering dust in some corner. I would guess you feel the same about your petition? Is there anything unusual about your petition such as you having several divorces... your fiance having divorces... Is this your first K-1 petition or have you submitted a K-1 previous to your current one? Do you have a police record? I've been trying to figure out what may be holding up my case. To be honest, I'm clueless and very frustrated. One person who filed at the same time as me and had the same N0A1 date as me.. has already gone through the system and has an appointment date at the embassy. So totally ticked off about all of this. Of the 100 applications filed at CSC and put on VJ... all have received their N0A2 approvals except for 10 of us who are still waiting. Make that 11 cause I have filed on Aug 15, received NOA 1 Aug 17, and still waiting, 86 days and still freakin waiting. This is completely aggravating because not only am I still waiting for the approval, but there is a chance that we are going to wait about 20-24 months before they even give us an interview date. ####### (sorry) but I know EXACTLY how you feel. WJR You say NOA2 in your note do you have NOA2 or don't you? A lot of times they wont touch a case for months until just before NOA2. They have up to 6 months to process the case and calling them wont get any info from them. They have to wait on name checks. I thought the name checks were done at the NVC?? If they are doing the background checks at CSC then what do they do at the NVC? Thanks WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-11 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about checking to see if my money order has been cashed	your fine the WAC number was taken off your noa1, so that means your in the system and all is good. why dont you see if the lawyer has the paper noa1? i dont even know how much you need the paper copy, but im sure they could resend if it has been lost in the post. glad to hear all is ok and hopefully wont be too long before you get some good news edit: and with that number you can sign upto the online service to keep tabs on your case, sadly i dont have the link to hand, but its on here somewhere! Thank you so much for answering in such true sincerity of really wanting to help. I have actually already signed up for the case status check. I am also hoping that they does something with my case already, I would be happy if they would just spill coffee on it and have to scan it just because they touched the damn thing. At least I would know that they have not forgotten about it......lol, thank you again, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-13 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about checking to see if my money order has been cashed	Ok, I am sorry if this is a stupid question, but it is worrying me a little now. I keep seeing people talking about checking to see if the money order or check has been cashed. If I sent my petition in on Aug 15th and received a notice that they have got it on Aug 17th, and I have not heard anything or have not been touched or nothing since, should I see if the money order I sent was cashed? Or should I assume that everything has been cashed and is going the way it should be (just doing the waiting thing like everyone else. Someone please let me know if I should check to see if it was cashed. If by chance they have not cashed it what does that mean? Thanks in advance, WJR. im a little concerned, a 2 day turn around for a noa is very fast, this wasnt the postal service notice was it? did you get a letter like this? http://www.visajourn...y...bum=4&pos=1 if so, nothing to worry about and all is ok if not, let us know. Actually No, I did not receive that, On Aug 15th We sent the petition off, then on Aug 17th my lawyer e-mailed me saying; The USCIS has received our petition and here is you Receipt number WACXXXXXXX. Ok, I am sorry if this is a stupid question, but it is worrying me a little now. I keep seeing people talking about checking to see if the money order or check has been cashed. If I sent my petition in on Aug 15th and received a notice that they have got it on Aug 17th, and I have not heard anything or have not been touched or nothing since, should I see if the money order I sent was cashed? Or should I assume that everything has been cashed and is going the way it should be (just doing the waiting thing like everyone else. Someone please let me know if I should check to see if it was cashed. If by chance they have not cashed it what does that mean? Thanks in advance, WJR. that notice you got was the NOA1, that means that they received your case and cashed your money order. So everything is going fine... just slowly. Matt I do not think that was his NOA1 notice, but sounded more like the receipt notice from the mail service used. wjr- Hvae you received in the mail a letter from the Department of Homeland Security confirming receipt of your case? (this is the NOA1) It usually arrives by regular mail in 2-4 weeks after submitting the petition. If you have not received it by now, there is a problem. Can you verify if the money order has been cashed? with personal checks the offical case number is printed on the back - not sure if this will work for money orders. Don;t worry just yet. It could be as simple as the NOA1 lost in the mail. Good luck Ok here is the deal, We sent our petition out on Aug 15th, then we receive an email from our lawyer saying that the USCIS has received our petition and this is your receipt number WAC XXXXXXX. Now I have just finished calling Western Union to find out if my money order has been cashed, it was on Aug 25th. So should I still be worried? I still have not received anything in the mail from them, thanks, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-13 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about checking to see if my money order has been cashed	Ok, I am sorry if this is a stupid question, but it is worrying me a little now. I keep seeing people talking about checking to see if the money order or check has been cashed. If I sent my petition in on Aug 15th and received a notice that they have got it on Aug 17th, and I have not heard anything or have not been touched or nothing since, should I see if the money order I sent was cashed? Or should I assume that everything has been cashed and is going the way it should be (just doing the waiting thing like everyone else. Someone please let me know if I should check to see if it was cashed. If by chance they have not cashed it what does that mean? Thanks in advance, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-13 01:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Now many August Filers Left?	Who filed in August 2006 for K-1 and still don't have their N0A2 approval? I filed on 2 August and got my N0A1 on 10 August. 105 days and still waiting. NO touches. No RFE. I called the 800 number and they told me to not bother them again until 6 months had passed. I have no idea if I'm in name check, lost in limbo-land, or just being totally ignored. I'm happy for all those others in August who've gotten their N0A2's and even a little bit happy for those who are now getting approved in September. But it does tick me off that I'm early August with no known issues with my petition, having sent in everything they could ever possibly want or need, including the kitchen sink... and since I've gotten no RFE's about needing additional evidence, my conclusion is that I'm lost in the system somewhere... maybe under a pile of other applications, who really knows and I can't find out because my application isn't 180 plus days old yet. And still more who filed after me are getting their N0A2's. Heck, some of those who filed at the same time as me in early August were approved in 40-50 days and already have their embassy interview dates. I know there must be others in August who are in the same boat that I'm in... and misery loves company... so I'm asking who's left from August? DON"T PANICK, I filed on Aug 15th got NOA 1 Aug 17th, I have not had any touches or nothing either. Relax I am trying to think positive and your starting to get me worked up......lol. Anyways, if this help any not sure if it would pertain to you or just me, but, my lawyer said that my file should be approved this month sometime. Like I said, not sure if its for me or for anyone who filed in Aug, or even if he has a clue of what he is talking about, I am just waiting patiently for the end of Nov. Then I will act up if I haven't heard anything. But I am giving my lawyer the benefit of the doubt. Also can you give me that 800 number to check, I need it on file so I know where to call if I needed to. Also, just remember, CSC has been running way behind and no they do not always go in order, though they are suppose to. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-16 11:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Looking for the person who put a quote from the USCIS site	Hey everyone, A while back I had posted something about the I 134 being binding or not. Someone here put the quote from the USCIS website in a reply to me and I can not for the life of me find the dang post. I need the proof of this and can not find the reply from the person. I looked all over the USCIS and still can not find the information. Can anyone help me please I need this info as fast as possible, thank you, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-17 16:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC/NSC/TSC Timelines are now posted	Here are this weeks timelines. We are almost done with April, May, June, July and Aug. By my count there are 6 left for April, 6 left for May, 5 left for June, 10 left for July and 15 left for Aug. I really hope that this week sees those left behind getting their NOA2's. http://garyandluz.com/timeline.html Enjoy! This is the second time I have not been able to find my name on your list. Did you forget about me Your on there. Just look at the aug list. You are listed as J & W. Remember the timeline lists people under the names they registered with and not your screen names. Sorry, thank you, Wendy.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-20 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC/NSC/TSC Timelines are now posted	Here are this weeks timelines. We are almost done with April, May, June, July and Aug. By my count there are 6 left for April, 6 left for May, 5 left for June, 10 left for July and 15 left for Aug. I really hope that this week sees those left behind getting their NOA2's. http://garyandluz.com/timeline.html Enjoy! This is the second time I have not been able to find my name on your list. Did you forget about me	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-19 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Female USC vs. Male USC	If the I-129F applicant is a USC, has met their fiance in the prior two years in person and provides all of the required documentation, it makes no difference if the applicant is male or female. At the interview, age differences can certainly come into play. OHHHHHH #######!!!!!! Now I have to worry about the age difference of my fiance and myself?????? I am 15 years older than my fiance.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-27 19:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone Get Any CSC Touches Today?	HEllo, Well, it looks like lots of people are getting touched lately. But still no toching for me? Don't worry I have not gotten touched either. Our time is coming just be patient, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-28 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone Get Any CSC Touches Today?	Got touched today....and last Friday.....on 2 out of 3 of my cases....1 has not been touched since 11/17. Oh dear.. I haven't been touched since I got my N0A1 on 10 August 2006. No RFE's.. No Nothing.. Now I feel better that I have someone in the same boat as I. I got my NOA1 on Aug 17th and received nothing, Nada, zilch. No touch not even looked at I am sure. Was begining to think they were just ignoring mine......lol. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-27 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone Get Any CSC Touches Today?	Curious if they and their online system are working, J I got a meaningless touch today!! I have not gotten any touches yet, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-27 19:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where can you find	Hi Everyone, As you all know I was approved a few days ago, and I found out by e-mail. I have not actually received anything by mail just yet, but I am wondering if there is a website like USCIS that you can check when you been touched or it has passed and ready to go to counslate for the NVC. Does NVC have a e-mail alert website like USCIS?????? Thank you in advance, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-01 20:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved!!!	Hey all, I got 8 approval email messages in my box this morning. I had to run and get my receipt number to compare it with the one in the emails, and what do ya know, THEY MATCHED!!! Its been just about 4 months at VSC, and not a touch since they first got the petition. So motto of the story don't give up on it, your approval could be just a day away! Good luck to all of you! Congratulations, and may God help you through the rest of your journey, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-30 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Another Aug Approval	Hey everyone, Just thought I would let you know that our NOA 2 came through today, we were an Aug petition. Be patient everyone who is still waiting, I am praying for you. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-11-30 01:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! I'm going crazy waiting!	So maybe I haven't even been waiting a bit as long as others, but I am confused by seeing that a lot of people who applied for their K-1 through the California Service Center received notices of approval about 2 - 2 1/2 months after the receipt date. Did you all do something special like contact your senator? Or just luck and maybe they are just doing a great job out there? I know we have enough evidence so I'm just wondering if I need to be working harder. Believe me if I can wait you can......lol. I am the most in patient person in the world. You are actually not over the time frame. Mine took 106 days to be approve, just be patient and pray, your time is coming soon. Just from watching the peolpe on here it seems that things are moving a little faster. Just keep yourself busy to help pass the time, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-04 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Approved from CSC	So happy!!! I just checked the website this morning but it had not updated. When i went to check my mail box I had a letter from the CSC saying i was approved. I guess CSC isnt doing emails. Amazing how you can go from hating everyone at CSC to loving them with 1 little letter. Good luck to all those that have not recieved their NOA2s yet. I am sooo happy for you, congrats, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-04 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If petitioner is on welfare	And last but certainly not least...... I do not care if someone was homeless and wanted to start this process, they have every God given right to do so. I am quite certain it is not a God given right to start this process but merely a benefit granted to us due to our citizenship ...... Let me rephrase this, it is a God given right to make a decision for your life give it right or wrong. You have the right to marry. God did not say you can only marry if you are not on welfare, he did not say you can not start this process if you are on welfare. Every human being has the God given right to pursue happiness no matter who it is with, where they are at, or what their situation is. You are correct in saying it is a benefit to us due to our citizenship, but it is our "right to choose" if we want to be with a person from another contry and to start this process. My point to all this is; if someone is on welfare, it is not our place to judge, ridicule, or say that they do not have a right to marry anyone from another country, and sure does not give anyone one the right to knock a person down just because they are not living the lifestyle we are, or "WE" think they should be. I can not believe how our world is now adays. It completly disgusts me to know that so many people enjoy hurting another. I am willing to bet that any person who is below poverty guidelines is going to do what ever they possibly can to be with the person they love. This was what the OP was doing, gathering her information first to know exactly what she needs to do, (IE: get a co-sponsor, look for a job, etc) I am not her, so I don't know what her plan is, but I can tell you, if someone would just "HELP" her with her questions instead of trying to "KNOCK HER DOWN", she will be able to plan what it is she "needs" and is "going" to do, WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-25 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If petitioner is on welfare	I had a friend of mine that lived in china for a few years and when he came back to the united states .He discovered he had cancer . Went to the VA hospital had the operation and chemo things. His family was on welfare for about a year. sometimes it is needed. Now he drives truck and his wife who is from South Africa works teaching school. She has a masters degree by the way. Now while I understand at times there are a certain class of people who will not work there are others that cannot work. Maybe this person she is bringing over will some day get her off the welfare rolls. Many times there is a lot more hustle in immigrants than native born americans. That said she does need a co-sponser to make it through this process. BRAVO, thank you for an intelligent well put, "OPEN MINDED" answer, WJR. Let me tell you all something. Merry Xmas!!!!!! It is my honest and researched opinion that while there is nothing wrong with being on welfare staying on welfare has a more crippling effect than arthritis. It makes no sense for someone who is on welfare at the current time to be considering an immigrant K1, K2. CR1 visa, unless it is for unscrupulous reasons. The facts will show that the original poster of this subject was seemingly asking for a friend, so it is fair to assume that the person who is actually on welfare has not seen this post, but has posssibly received some feedback from the person who is a memeber here. Perhaps in my desire to be humorous I failed by insinuating that the lady in question was a single mom w/ 3 kids with diffferent last names. Perhaps if we had more history on the person instead of only second hand information to make inferences from we could better judge. My response was based opn the age old idealogy that a stupid question sometimes garnishes a stupid answer. It makes no sense to anyone that has been through the process and realizes the substantial cost involved with the process to believe that someone receiving either state of federal aid would be in a financial position to complete the process. So oin summarizing my original response it was just a stupid answer to a stupid question, but a question nonetheless. So a good answer might be; I hope said person has substantial financial resources to ado the expected financial obligations that bringing a beneficiariary to this country takes. The fees alone can total into the thousands with transportation costs, passports, documentation collection and such and a decision of this magnitude should definetly be thought through in a thorough manner and with much consideration given to both the financial and time consuming process. In closing let me say that I wish we had more information and facts on the "petitioner". Perhaps knowing how long she has been on the welfare rolls, age of her children, marriage history, medical history and placement in her schooling would clarify many things and allow me to make a better inference of her situation than from a question without any substantial background knowledge that led me to make my immoral response. I really just thought it was a stu[id question and gave an intended as humorous response as such. Than k you for the attention. Guys like me eat it up!!!!!!!! Take notice everone, he tries to make excuses for his ignorance by saying it was intended to be a joke, and tries to cover up his ruthless idiotic remark about this person, by saying it was asked not for herself but for a friend of hers. Why would a newbie go through the trouble of signing up for a friend, and asking a question?? Instead of telling the friend where the site was that had a lot of information. Then goes on to say that; because it was a "friend" of the original poster it should not bother anyone because the "friend" did not see the insult, she only might have heard about it. Can anyone please tell me why it would matter if she has three kids with different last names, why would that make a difference???? Or why she would have to explain to anyone here what her situation is as to why she is on welfare, in order to ask a question? Mind you to "Az" and "Az" only, it was considered to be a stupid question. There are never stupid questions, only stupid people who "TRY" to give an intelligent answer, that is really nothing but there uneducated "Oppinion", and "Assumes" that his oppinion is the oppinion of all. And once he starts to feel the pressure from others that his oppinion is not shared by others, he claimes it as being humorous. And last but certainly not least...... I do not care if someone was homeless and wanted to start this process, they have every God given right to do so. So please anyone who is in the same situation as the original poster, "DO NOT" let this poor excuse for a human being break you down or make you feel like you will never be able to be with your loved one. I am on Disability and we are currently having a problem with our co-sponsor, but I'll be damned if I let anyone stand in my way of getting my fiance here with me and my "two" kids (which both have the same last name, just in case the moron wanted to question that) as a family. It is one thing to give an oppinion and it is another to try and force "your" beliefs onto someone. Not only are you ignorant and you should probably be the one living in a trailer park, but in reading your other post after this one, it seems to me that you might be a little prejudice also, what a joke you are. As much as I would like to include all in this, I won't speak for others; so do me a favor, only speak when you have something valuble to say, (unfortunatly, that will probably be never), but at east if it has some value behind it I won't feel like your wasting my time as much, WJR. Sorry everyone...... But I am done giving this A!!hole any more of my "Valuble" time.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-25 18:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If petitioner is on welfare	I had a friend of mine that lived in china for a few years and when he came back to the united states .He discovered he had cancer . Went to the VA hospital had the operation and chemo things. His family was on welfare for about a year. sometimes it is needed. Now he drives truck and his wife who is from South Africa works teaching school. She has a masters degree by the way. Now while I understand at times there are a certain class of people who will not work there are others that cannot work. Maybe this person she is bringing over will some day get her off the welfare rolls. Many times there is a lot more hustle in immigrants than native born americans. That said she does need a co-sponser to make it through this process. BRAVO, thank you for an intelligent well put, "OPEN MINDED" answer, WJR.	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-24 21:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If petitioner is on welfare	If she is aq mother w/3 kids on welfare she should go to the local trailer park bar and meet a husband. She got no business being approved. That was the most ignorant fu!!ing remark!!!!!! Just because she is on welfare does not mean that she is a low life or less of a human being than you are. I am on disability and have two kids, I was on welfare for 2years before I received my disability. I attend school so that I am able to get a job that my "physical situation" will allow me to support myself, my kids, and my fiance. There is no problem with a person being on welfare if it is needed. And unless you "KNOW FOR A FACT" that she is on welfare just because she does not want to work......then I suggest you shut your FU!!!! mouth. She came here to ask a question and get some advice and help, she did not come here to get knocked down and ridiculed by some AS!HOLE like you who believes all people on welfare are low lifes. Look in the mirror, the only FU!!!! low life I see here would be you, and I pray to God that your fiance realizes what a selfish, ignorant, heartless person you are, and deceides to make a better choice for their life. The old saying goes......YOU CAN"T CURE STUPID!!!!! and you my friend have just proven that. WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-24 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I am starting a prayer brigade for non-stop approval of NOA2s especially for those who have long been waiting and for all other approvals you	Hello everyone...i am starting this prayer brigade thread...please post your prayers for all of us waiting for our NOA2 approvals...whatever religion you have and whatever language you prefer...let us ask blessings and speedy processing of our papers... Dear Lord Heavenly Father...we ask you to open the hearts and minds of USCIS people processing our documents....enlighten them...and give them the strength and passion to expedite the approvals...we ask you this in Jesus name. Mahal nga Birhen Maria, gapangamuyo kami sa imo nga padasigon ang paghatag sang approval sa amon tanan..indi na paghatagan sang tiempo nga mag-ilis pinsar ang naga-proceso sang amon mga petition...taga-an nila kami ensiguida sang maayo nga balita para makapadulong na kami sa amon bag-o nga maayo nga pangabuhi...gapangayo man kami dayon nga mainterview kami ensiguida para mag-updanay na kami upod sang amon mga pinalangga. Espiritu Santo, gabayi kami...ikaw na bahala sa amon...indi namon controlado ang pag-pinsar kag pag-hulag sang mga ara sa USCIS...please take charge. Please God, in the name of your only begotten son Jesus Christ our lord help us all to get through this process, help everyone to receive their loved ones visas fast and let there be no problems with medicals, sponsoring or anything that has to do with this process. Help those who have not received there NOA 2 to receive it rapidly, and to give us all strength and patience to finish this. Please God I ask of one more thing, make these relationships happy, heathly, and full of love that will grow for a life time. I ask of this in Jesus name, I love you, WJR Hello everyone...i am starting this prayer brigade thread...please post your prayers for all of us waiting for our NOA2 approvals...whatever religion you have and whatever language you prefer...let us ask blessings and speedy processing of our papers... Dear Lord Heavenly Father...we ask you to open the hearts and minds of USCIS people processing our documents....enlighten them...and give them the strength and passion to expedite the approvals...we ask you this in Jesus name. Mahal nga Birhen Maria, gapangamuyo kami sa imo nga padasigon ang paghatag sang approval sa amon tanan..indi na paghatagan sang tiempo nga mag-ilis pinsar ang naga-proceso sang amon mga petition...taga-an nila kami ensiguida sang maayo nga balita para makapadulong na kami sa amon bag-o nga maayo nga pangabuhi...gapangayo man kami dayon nga mainterview kami ensiguida para mag-updanay na kami upod sang amon mga pinalangga. Espiritu Santo, gabayi kami...ikaw na bahala sa amon...indi namon controlado ang pag-pinsar kag pag-hulag sang mga ara sa USCIS...please take charge. Please God, in the name of your only begotten son Jesus Christ our lord help us all to get through this process, help everyone to receive their loved ones visas fast and let there be no problems with medicals, sponsoring or anything that has to do with this process. Help those who have not received there NOA 2 to receive it rapidly, and to give us all strength and patience to finish this. Please God I ask of one more thing, make these relationships happy, heathly, and full of love that will grow for a life time. I ask of this in Jesus name, I love you, WJR In the name of your only begotten son Jesus Christ our Lord, please forgive me I had forgotten my Amens, WJR	wjr	Not Telling	Dominican Republic	2006-12-05 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 process and divorce/marriage laws in wisconsin	Hi - having gone through the same thing for the past 2 years (divorce) and also being that I live in Wisconsin - I can honestly tell you that you have to wait. I got married in another country and they would not allow us to marry until I showed them the divorce certificate and they asked if I knew if my state had any restrictions on remarriage. When I said that I didn't think so - they looked it up on the computer and she said that there is a 6 month waiting period after it's final. She said that had I not waited that we would not be allowed to get married. Sorry for the bad news. But in the meantime - I'd apply for the K1 visa.	CairoBound	Not Telling	Egypt	2006-06-17 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting...Wondering...Missing....Hoping....Etc.	hi Alicia! I am new to this site as well. My petition was just approved on Aug. 29th,2006. I had an attorney do our paper work. but i believe they ripped me off. just make sure u have copy of emails, phone bills, letters and as many pics u can live without. and one more thing how did u write your letter of intent? it best be 2-3 pages long... they want to know everything from the day u met to the present time. tell about your trip if u went to see him. what u did together. his family, friends ect... and how u r doing without him and how u get through everyday life knowing he isnt there and what u both have planned for the future.... how he asked u to marry him everything. if u think aobut something put it in and it wont hurt to write yours and then help him write his to make sure it some what is the same.. like dates and all when special this happend and what not... i am waiting for the letter saying my paperwork was sent to morocco and then wait again and plan our wedding... so how long have u known each other it will be a year for me and its been 10 months since is seen my hun. i just want this all over... my petition was filed on april 5 and the pocessing time is back on march 20th so maybe it wont be sent to morocco then until my file date comes up not sure our gov. does what the want so its just wait and see...lol.... hope this helped and take care hope to hear from u soon. waiting for my fiance, michelle I am new to this sight. I have filled out the initial forms (I-129F) for the K-1 visa, and am in the process of making the copies of my passport, photos, phone records, and all of that jazz. My fiance Fran has filled out his biographic information form (G-325A) with his signature, and will be mailing that to me shortly. When I receive his part, I will mail everything in exactly as asked for. I am builing a strong case with all of the necessary evidence so that they can't possible ask for more. Can somebody please tell me how long of a wait we are in for? Will they accept us if we give them everything they ask for?! We will mail our papers in to the Texas office. Can somebody please give me a little bit of encouragement and tell me that it will be ok... Thanks, Alicia	Michelle_Otman	Female	Morocco	2006-09-23 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About to File K-1..please help on some questions	my petition had copies of my phone bills in it for proof of relationship i also had an attorney do mine wish was a waste of time and lots of money, but i know they want to see eveything possible, send all the pics u can live without, more info. hopefully less b.s. oh.... and on your letter of intent i was told by my attorney for my fiance and i to rewrite it and they want the whole story from who u are to when u met and when u seen each other for the first time to what u did when u were together and if u met his or her family everything make a stronge case for u and your fiancee.... when u find your soulmate u have to do whatever u have to, to share your lives together... best of luck everyone i just reseved my notice from the NVC it was dated Sept. 18 and its being sent to casa, morocco very soon and i cant wait to see my love again.... no more sitting in from of this pc. my chair has a implant in it....lol... michelle don't need phone cards or phone records for initial filing of I-129f. that's the type of evidence you use at the interview for proof of ongoing relationship. save it for the interview.	Michelle_Otman	Female	Morocco	2006-09-24 23:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Will an Immigration Attorney speed things up?	Hi Ruteger- i had gotten attorney and now i wish i wouldn't of. this website is so wonderful. my petition date is april 5th 2006, and i dont feel it was any faster. people say it would be and thats y i took my money to pay for a attorney and not a trip to see my fiance. Now if i could do things different i would of done it myself.. all i can say the attorney helped with was they put the petition together and told me that our intent letter should be everything from who u are to when u met and how and when u seen him/her y u want to marry your fiance.. about his/her family your family.... they advised me it should be at least 2-3 pages long... show everything that has to do with u and your fiance... best of luck.... i am waiting for my packet from NVC... cross your fingers... and it does all depend on where u have to send your petition.. and really i believe they do what they want anyways.... michelle/otman Sorry if this q has been answered before, but what are the pros and cons of using an immigration attorney to handle the K-1 visa process? Is one really necessary? Can I save several months of processing time with an attorney to justify the cost (assuming I do everything right by processing the paperwork myself)? Thanks, Ruteger	Michelle_Otman	Female	Morocco	2006-09-28 09:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Typeing in the new I-134	For all that are frustrated by the stupid locked I-134 form on the USCIS website. I downloaded form I-134 from the USCIS website, and found that I could not type on the lines like all the other forms available on the USCIS site, for some stupid reason someone locked the form before posting it to the site. So I printed it out and started filling it out by hand, my writing is OK, but I prefer to type in the answers and print the form out completed, it just looks neater. So there I was hand writing the form looking at the example form here on VJ for guidance, and realized the form date of the example form on VJ is the current one and started wondering how the example form was filled out. I then clicked in the fields and discovered that I could erase the sample info and fill in my info and print the example form out with my data. http://www.visajourn...xp-04-30-07.pdf Thank you Lexa, Aussiewench or who ever unlocked the example form and left it in an unlocked state for others to use. Thank you very much... best of luck!! michelle/otman	Michelle_Otman	Female	Morocco	2006-09-29 14:52:00