ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with I-129F
1. Okay now the letter that I'm sending do I have to go all they way to DR to get her to sign it?
2. Declaration you mean basically how we met?
3. Now I really need help with proof of our ongoing relationship I've sent her cards.and.gifts.but I never.kept the receipts. Can money orders be useful too?
4. The G32A do I need to go to her so we can fill it.out togethers?
5 lastly what is a divorce decree?
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-13 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with I-129F
I've already met her in person also
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-13 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with I-129F
Hey guys I'm Jon and I have a girlfriend in Dominican Republic whom I have been with for a year and 4 months. Long story short we wanna be together now I printed my I-129F form but I need help from people who are already in the process. What are the steps for this and what else do I send with the form?
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-13 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial part of the k-1 visa
Okay so I just read that in order to be able to support my fiance I have to be making at least 19,400 a year, 125% above the poverty level. Is this true? Also I just started working in the year 2012 part time because I was a high school student. When I graduated that high school I got a job immediately as an electrical apprentice since thats what I went.to my technical high school for. Year of 2012 I made 4.5k at my part time and about 11.5k as an apprentice. Now I know that doesn't make 19,400 but since now I'm working full time and got a raise I can easily make about 25k. with overtime and rate jobs it easily adds up to 30k since now I'm on one making 38/hr. What can I do to show them that I can actually support her? Or should I wait until this year ends ? I really want to petition this year so any advice guys?
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-14 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresg-325a questions
Hey guys I just had some few questions about the form.

Since my fiance has no middle name should I leave it blank or put none? I saw in the examples that in some blanks they put none like the alien registration number they put blank. So like where it says file.number should I put none or leave it blank? I'm really paranoid and want to do this the correct way. Also where it says about your native alphabet box where.you write your name should I put n/a or blank also?



I'm ready to send this form and the letter to her so she can sign it. Am I missing something else I should send to her that she should sign? After she gets it she's gonna send me all the paperwork needed from her like her birth certificate.
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-22 22:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry for fiance
Sorry I have no clue of what you just said.x
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 22:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry for fiance
Okay! Thanks for the help!
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry for fiance
Yeah lol sorry I figured it out! But okay on the sample letter it says or when filing for the interview. I'm guessing when I'm going for the interview I make the letter to the embassys address of which the county my fiance lives in, right?
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 21:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry for fiance
The letter right now is for the package. I figured it out but now my question is when do I use the address of my fiances country's embassy?
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry for fiance
Hey guys I'm a little confused. So I already did my letter of intent now for my fiances letter of intent that I'm gonna mail to her do I use the embassy location or the Texas location? Because it says on there "if submitting for an interview"
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 20:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhere do i send it for letter of intent?
For the uscis do I file it to Dallas or Vermont? I live in Connecticut
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-04-23 20:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespackage help.
Okay! Thanks for the help!

Okay! Thanks for the help!
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-05-01 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespackage help.
Yeah I'm talking about what I have to send in the I-129f package. So I'm just gonna send my naturilization certificate then and not my passport.
zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-05-01 21:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespackage help.
Hey guys I got some more questions, I'm sorry if they sound stupid lol I'm just trying to make everything right.

-it says that either my passport or birth certificate can be sent. Can I just send my birth certificate translated from Ecuador? (I was born in Ecuador) instead of sending all 26 pages of my passport. Or should I send both?
-what are some of proofs you guys used to show that were having an ongoing relationship? I have photos of my last visit last year, boarding passes, movie tickets, letters she sent me, I have only 3 money rders I had sent her 3 times in almost a year and a half of being together. I have the receipt of a ring I bought last week. Is this all enough?what other examples can I use?



zambrano1994Not TellingEcuador2013-05-01 20:49:00
USCIS Service CentersUSCIS receipt number

Thank you so much for the help. I will definitely follow your advice.


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-10-22 18:14:00
USCIS Service CentersUSCIS receipt number
zooxahoy, how long did it take you to receive the letter from NVC? We had our case status updated on USCIS about the approval for the I129F being approved on October 2 and then the hard copy of that approval to our lawyer a week later. It has now been three weeks, and we haven't heard anything from NVC. Is that normal? Should I call anyone?

 

Thanks!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-10-22 18:00:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)K1 visa adminstrative processing

Any updates from anyone else on this thread? Any approvals? Updated statuses? News?


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-04-09 17:23:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)K1 visa adminstrative processing

Congratulations! I'm hoping we are all in a shortlived AP period :)


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-28 06:33:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)K1 visa adminstrative processing

Any updates from anyone on this thread who's in AP or was previously? I'd love to know what has happened since. My fiancé was supposed to have his interview this morning but they simply took his documents and we went directly into Administrative Processing - they didn't even bother to interview him! Has this ever happened to anyone or has it always been after the interview?


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-27 16:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)october 31 approval, still no case number

Our 1-129F was processed at the California Processing Center, got approved on October 2, and NVC received it and mailed it (albeit, the wrong embassy) on November 12/13. I had called them the Friday beforehand, and they said that they had received it and were processing it, and then I called a week later and they told me that they had already mailed it to Paris - (of course, this freaked me out, considering we asked them to mail it to Tunis). All told, it took the CSC and the NVC a combined five and a half weeks.


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-12-01 09:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCase sent to wrong U.S. Consulate

Thanks, Ketsuban, but the lawyer wants us to let him handle this, so I myself can't be contacting anyone in the meantime. I think I will have him call the embassy directly, though, once we hear back from the NVC - they took a week or so to respond the last time I contacted them, but of course there was the Thanksgiving holidays between Tuesday (when the lawyer wrote them) and now...


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-12-01 09:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCase sent to wrong U.S. Consulate

Hello everyone,

 

I am wondering if anyone had a similar situation to my own, as I'm not sure how much of a delay this will cost us. I and my Tunisian fiancé are filing for the K-1 fiancé visa, which as of November 13 got sent by the National Visa Center to... the wrong embassy! My fiancé had been living in France until November and our lawyer had told us not to change his address after we received the NOA2, since we needed the case number and the bar code from the NVC receipt letter. His former address was for France. However, we've always requested Tunisia as the consulate processing the visa, and I am really upset that they sent it to the wrong consulate. Last week our lawyer wrote an email to the NVC requesting a change of adress and that the case be sent to Tunisia, but I'm afraid he'll have to contact the embassy in Paris.  It's already been 180 days from the NOA1 and are stuck in limbo now without being able to move forward.

 

Has this happened to anyone before, where the NVC sends it to the wrong consulate? My fiancé can't travel back to France to process the visa because his student visa to France expired on November 30. This whole situation is one neverending nightmare.

 

-Colleen


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-12-01 09:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK1 visa package and interview

AichaNicholas, I and my fiancé are in the exact same situation - we know our case is there, we filed the DS-160 and paid the fee. On Monday I sent them an email (with our receipt number, case number, and DS-160 confirmation number, names and birthdates) requesting a K1 interview. If I don't hear from them by Wednesday, I am going to start calling every day.

 

I know that our case arrived because we looked at this website (look under Immigrant visa with your case number). If it says "ready", that's a good sign.

 

https://ceac.state.g...AKjMWCuebHqOw==

 

Please let me know if you have any news or information, and I will be happy to do the same! Good luck!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-11 06:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHas anyone used this website to set up an interview at the Embassy?

Lena&Islam,

 

I wouldn't wait for them to email your fiancé to schedule an interview. Go ahead and email them yourself requesting an interview appointment - consulartunis@state.gov. They will ask you whether you've paid for the DS-160 and had the medical exam, but you will need an email from them to do the medical exam.  You will also need to have all your documents prepared (passport renewed, birth certificate + translation, police certificate + translation, financial affidavit, etc.) before scheduling the interview because you are essentially telling them you have everything ready. Being proactive really speeds up the process!

 

-Colleen


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-07-14 17:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC

You will eventually receive (in the mail) the NVC notice with his case number. You can also call them to get the number more quickly if you want an update.

 

Once you get your case number from NVC, you can enter it on this website here and it will tell your status (once it says "ready" you can begin contacting the embassy):

 

 

https://ceac.state.g...AKjMWCuebHqOw==

 

 


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-18 16:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports200+ days and counting, NOA2 please?

I definitely feel your pain, as we are going through the American Consulate in Tunis as well. It has only been 85 days since the NOA1 (June 3), so we aren't anywhere near to what you are going through, but it's hard not knowing when or why. Have you gotten to visit your fiancé since filing? I am thinking that if nothing happens by the end of 2014, I will definitely be going to see my fiancé. Our visa request is at the California Processing Center. Why did they transfer to the Texas Center by the way? Too much backlog?

 

I wish I had helpful information but don't actually know much more than you.


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-08-27 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsYAYYYYY!

Congrats, mabrouk, I am so happy for you! I can't wait until it's our turn, this process is certainly a trying one!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2013-12-17 07:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCeac status

Danielle,

 

Check out this thread. Apparently the new case creation date can be a good thing!

 

http://www.visajourn...ess-experience/

 

-Colleen


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-04-09 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCeac status

Hi Danielle,

 

I don't know, but our status has remained in Ready status since the interview, which was on March 27. Maybe it's a good sign that they finally updated the status to Administrative Processing - we were told via email that it's in AP, but there have been no updates to our CEAC status so far and no change.

 

-Colleen


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-04-09 16:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Issued

Congrats!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-04-11 20:24:00
Middle East and North AfricaDS-160 Now What?

It did! We got our inteview date! For next week, yikes...


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-18 17:16:00
Middle East and North AfricaDS-160 Now What?

Thank you, I sent them an email.


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-14 06:28:00
Middle East and North AfricaDS-160 Now What?

That would be great, habibi11. Do you recommend calling or emailing?


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-09 09:50:00
Middle East and North AfricaDS-160 Now What?

Hello, this is specific to those having applied for a K-1 visa through U.S. Embassy Tunis (I'm sorry, I don't know how to post directly on the Tunisia portal).

 

My fiancé and I need your help knowing what is the next step. We filed the DS-160 online, we paid the visa application fee, and we went to this website (http://www.ustraveld...visafeeinfo.asp) to try to schedule the appointment for the visa. We go through all the steps and it says "There are currently no appointments available." Hedi has not received any emails or letters with instructions of what documents to gather together (granted, our status was only changed to "ready" on Feb. 21). When should we receive the checklist ("packet 3")? Does anyone have a recent copy for Tunisia?  What are we doing wrong, and what else do we need to do, in order to schedule the interview/move on to the next step? Is there another document we need to fill out?  Also, should we be calling the embassy to try to schedule an interview over the phone?

 

Also, Hedi will need to wait a week or two more before he has his renewed passport and police certificates - do we need to wait to have all these documents together before moving on to the next step (i.e. scheduling an interview)? We already filed for the DS-160 (even though he needs his passport renewed, long story), as our lawyer said it wouldn't matter since we have to list the expiration dates anyways.

 

Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated! This whole process has taken us 10 months now! At least everything is in Tunis now.

 

-Colleen&Hedi


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-08 07:54:00
Middle East and North AfricaCertified Translators in Tunis

Thanks for the tip!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-19 16:47:00
Middle East and North AfricaCertified Translators in Tunis

Found the list on the Embassy website... :)


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-18 16:46:00
Middle East and North AfricaCertified Translators in Tunis

Hello all,

 

We are in the need of a certified translator to translate from French to English and Arabic to English (if you think it's necessary) for the police records and birth certificate. Preference for the translator to be based in Tunis.

 

 

Please help if you know anyone.

 

Thanks!

 

Hedi&Colleen


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-18 16:36:00
Middle East and North AfricaNVC forwarded our case to Tunis...how long is the wait for the interview now?

Thank you Daliroya!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-20 17:18:00
Middle East and North AfricaNVC forwarded our case to Tunis...how long is the wait for the interview now?

Dreamers, the waiting is definitely terrible! Our story is that we were both living in France (where we met) when we decided to try our luck in the U.S. We filed in May, I moved back to the States in June, I started work in July. I thought it would go pretty smoothly, but my fiancé had to move back to Tunisia at the end of November, as his student visa for France was expiring - that was right during the period where our case was being sent from NVC to the embassy, and they sent it to the WRONG country (France), even though we requested Tunisia as the consulate to process it, but we weren't able to notify the right person in time about his change in address. The transfer took two and a half months - from November until the end of February, but it finally arrived in Tunisia. It's been almost a month in the country and we finally have our interview (al hamdoulelah!) for next week.  Altogether it took a long time from the NVC to the consulate, but we had a few bumps in the road on the way there....

 

Good luck!


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-19 16:46:00
Middle East and North AfricaNVC forwarded our case to Tunis...how long is the wait for the interview now?

If you already have your case number, you can check the status of your visa at the below address, just type in your TNS number.  Once it says "ready" you can begin emailing the Embassy. We never got an email update from the NVC at all regarding the interview, just fyi.

 

 

https://ceac.state.g...AKjMWCuebHqOw==

 

 


Hedi&ColleenFemaleTunisia2014-03-19 06:23:00