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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

hi have you check the status from USCIS dashboard using your USCIS case number?. because when you saw from their dashboard that the case is on "Post Decision Activity" that means that they turn over your case to NVC already. and when NVC received your case they will assign NVC case number that starts with letters MNL.

yes I have checked the USCIS website and mine says post decision activity

and it has since Nov.4th but no word from the NVC as of yet. how long does

the whole NVC portion take?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-18 05:16:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Yes, am the woman who filed.. and yes, he was the one interviewed.. am here in the US right now..

we are finished with the USCIS portion and was approved on Nov.4th.

My question to you is how long did the NVC portion take? Also did you

receive any kind of notice telling you when your file was transferred from

the USCIS to the NVC? It has been 2 weeks for us since approved by the

USCIS but haven't received any kind of notice saying it has been transferred

to the NVC.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-18 03:28:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Congratulations on your Approval

Hi VJers,

My fiancé just finished his Visa Interview (Manila Embassy) today.. He was there from 6am to 12 noon.. My fiancé forgot to ask if he was approved or not LOL, all he heard from the consul was "OK, go and sit and we'll call you back"; He was waiting but the US consul never called him back as he called another applicant.. He was finally called by the person on Window 71 (Releasing) and checked his file, confirmed with my fiancé if we choose pick-up, and said to wait for a txt msg or e-mail from 2GO MOA if everything's ready to be picked up.. then the lady behind my fiancé asked the releasing person, "is his okay already?" and the guy said, "no need to ask, it's already okay"; so I guess we're approved! I hope so! LOL! I dunno why my fiancé didn't ask, I guess he was tired and hungry already lol

He said that the interview went well.. It was just a very loooong wait.. Filipino consul asked my fiancé TWICE (re-phrased twice) - when did u become a couple? and when was her first visit to the Philippines? I guess, she was testing my fiancé if his answers are consistent.. LoL! She looked at the pics (I made a little scrapbook album) and returned it to him.. She NEVER looked at any Proof of Ongoing Relationship like text msgs, chats, etc... She also did not get my Certificate of Employment and Paystubs..

US Consul - there were actually 2 consuls accdg to my fiancé but it was the lady that was doing the questioning and the guy was just there.. She asked my fiancé for any pictures, he was about to hand her our little scrapbook but the lady consul was scanning my I-129 F application and found all our pictures and just said, "Oh wait, I have it here, Oh wow, Oh wow!" Then she asked why it took us so long to file for fiancé since we've been in a relationship for 9 years now.. she also asked, "what does she prefer to eat, pork or beef?" ; "what's her favorite color?" ; "and how our relationship started".

Overall, according to my fiancé, it went well.. the questions are very basic especially if you know your fiancé/fiancée well..

To Hank, Rob&Ann, Nurseling --- Thanks a lot for Everything!!!!! Your guides helped me a lot!

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-18 01:53:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

I saw at least 3 applicants with their fiancé tagging along with them during the interview...and yes, shes the one in question (youve done your part when you filed for the petition) so, she will be the one interviewed

ok thanks I filed an I-130 we were approved on Nov.4th.

How long does the NVC stage take?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-18 01:51:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Are you the woman and filed a k-1 for a Filipino man?

The reason im asking you said in your post he was approved.

I am a U.S. citizen and filed for my Filipino wife. She told me

that she would be the only one interviewed and not both of us.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-18 01:19:00

excited to see my love in 24 hours!

Finally, the long wait is over...my fiance is on his way here to pick me up and we will fly together on Monday morning. God is really good! I am so excited...:-)

I know this is a k-1 discussion but congratulations

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-21 23:56:00

Estimated Time Left in I-130 Process

Dude you missed the main part, Along with your I-130 application you were

supposed to send in supporting documents like pictures of you and your wife

together to show that you have a genuine relationship along with any cards

or letters you may have received from each other and also phone and chat

records those things are very important to getting your case approved because

when you send it in they will look at all of those things. I almost forgot something

you also need 5 affidavits from you and your wives friends and family that know

of your relationship and they must be signed. Hope this helps

Paul

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-08-23 00:54:00

FORM I-130 - HELP / Important questions before sending to USCIS!

on your form don't leave anything blank if it doesn't pertain to you write N/A in the blank

you are supposed to feel in every blank.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-08-28 00:37:00

Help my pictures were returned!!!

Hello to all,

My husband and I filled I-130 from abroad (we are currently living in Brazil), to Chicago Lockbox. We received our NOA1 and after 2 weeks we received in the mail the photo album that was in our package, with a note saying that the album didn´t fit in the package..

What should we do? If we put the pictures in a thinner album and send it to them will it get added to our package?

I am very worried, because I am afraid we will end up being requested additional evidence later in the process and end up taking longer....

Thank you in advance for your help!

I have an immigration lawyer and I filed an I-130 petition for my wife in the Philippines.

My lawyer said for me to send him 20 pictures of our wedding and pics with her family

and of us out and about and told me to place them in a zip lock bag along with 2

2x2 passport style photos of each of us. My pics were only 20 total that I sent and

they were accepted. without photos you risk possibility of being denied.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-08-27 22:26:00

I130 Approved in April

Congradulations on your approval.

Im a Jan.2013 filer still waiting for NOA2

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-02 22:32:00

Married in Philippines or Married in US? Which is legally?HELP!!!!

My wife is in the Philippines we are waiting on her I-130 to be approved.

I spent 2 months in the Philippines before coming home to file her papers.

They do not believe in divorce and no matter where you marry you cant

get married again because even if you get married in the Philippine or

where ever it is also a legal and binding marriage here in the states.

Your cousin will have to get an annulment first because if he marries

again it will not be legal.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-13 15:45:00

Affidavit from friend/relative?

I have an immigration lawyer.

List of what you need to submit

I-130 petition

G-325 for both of you

proof of your citizenship- Birth certificate and a copy of your passport pages showing stamps.

Certified marriage certificate

4 to 5 affidavits from friends and family

copy of wedding invitation

wedding ring receipt copy

copy of all wedding arrangement receipts

hotel receipts where you traveled together and stayed

copy of flight itinerary and copy of ticket stubs

copy of bank statements and credit card statements showing you spent money together

a copy of about 20 photos of you two together

chat logs

letters and cards between you two

receipts for packages and money sent to her

phone logs

That covers it all hope this helps

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 22:53:00

DS260

ok thanks to all who replied I guess my wife will have to do it after it goes to the

NVC. As of right now we are a Jan. 22 2013 filer still waiting on the NOA2 this is

such a long wait.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-04 20:19:00

DS260

I have already filled out the DS-230 back in may but we are still waiting on

our NOA 2. Anyone who has filled out the DS-260 already can you please

send me a link because I can't find it.

Thanks

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-03 21:51:00

Is this means were waiting for interview?

My husband filed Nov 2012

ok thank you I was just wondering I am a Jan.22nd filer for my wife

and we are still waiting on our NOA 2.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-09 21:49:00

Is this means were waiting for interview?

The NVC has received the information you submitted and place in your case file...

Your will be contacted when your petition is forward to US Embassy or consulate

for further processing,,,MNL......., Is this means na waiting for interview date na

kami ??? thanks...

yes that's what it means. If you don't mind my asking when was your

petition filed?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-09 02:55:00

that's exceptionally weird.

but it's atlanta, which is also exceptionally weird.

still, good on ya for getting a human who has an interest in adjudicating yer casefile. That's a win, absolutely !

i hope so you know the feeling when you get there and he'll tell you he'll approve the application right away since I travel a long way and after that hell get back to you and tell you that they've lost your file i felt like crying. But he told me hes taking all the blame and just mail him all the stuff that he needs its a good thing that I have all the copies of my file and supporting docs.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-10 21:14:00

I went to atlanta for my infopass today and the guy told me that he will just look for our files and his going to approve it. They look for it for 20 mins and they cant find. It was very frustrating we have been waiting for noa2 for almost 9 months and we've been waiting for nothing bcoz no one is looking at our files and worst of all they've lost it. The guy gave me an envelope with his name on it and told me to mail him our married license and our 2x2 pictures. I ask him if I need to mail him all the supporting documents he said that he don't need it. He will adjudicate our case right away when he receive. I don't know what to do now I can mail him what he need but i'm afraid that they will lost it again. i'm trying to call my lawyer but his not answering. Please if anybody has this kind of experience can you advise me what should i do?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-10 20:51:00

I am a Jan.22nd 2013 filer for the I-130 for my wife.

We are in our 9th month already and have not received

our NOA2 and im tired of waiting. When I go for the

infopass does anyone know if it really does any good

or do they just tell you at the infopass the same info

you get from a tier 2 officer. Im ready to get my wife

here as I know everyone else is wanting there loved

ones with them too. If anyone has experienced an

infopass in Atlanta your input will be appreciated

so I will know what to expect.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-09 02:47:00

I just made an info pass appointment and it says to bring with you

applicable immigration forms,letters,and receipts and supporting

documents. Does this mean everything I submitted with my I-130

petition?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 21:38:00

Does it make sense to schedule the infopass or doesn't?

info pass is the only true way you can find out about your petition.

I am a jan 22nd filer and havn't heard anything after my NOA1 so

I decided to make an ifopass only to find out that the uscis has lost

my entire file and I been waiting 9 months for nothing. So yes I would

suggest making an info pass.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-13 20:48:00

thanks to all who replied I was able to do an infopass appointment

with all of your help. Thanks

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 21:56:00

When putting in my infopass information it asked for number of persons

does this mean how many are going for the infopass or how many people

your trying to bring to the states?

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 20:43:00

thank you all for the reply...

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 20:27:00

I reported 'dude' below to make sure that the moderators remove his post.

Regarding your question, my guess is that you would have to select the 4th option "Case Services follow-up appointment - If it has been over 45 days since you contacted NCSC and have not received a response to your inquiry. You must bring the Service Request ID Number related to your inquiry to the appointment." Did you contact NCSC already?

In the alternative, you can select "You need information or other services" and then click continue.

Hope this helps

What is the NCSC ? Never heard of it until I went to make an infopass.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 20:25:00

I went to the uscis website to make an info pass to check on

my wifes I-130 application. I got to the step where it asked me

what appointment type I needed it gave 4 choices but it didn't

seem to me that any of them pertained to the I-130 petition

can someone help and tell me what to do.

Thanks

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-09-25 19:38:00

Military spouse, loving oversea looking for visa information

It would help to know where you are and where your husband is at this time.

You may be able to return to the USA using the tourist visa but if the POE officer has any reason to think you as the wife of a USC are attempting to emigrate you could be denied entry.

yes if you are already married but for less than 2 years you need to file for a CR1 visa

and if you have been married for more than 2 years you need to file an IR1 visa which

will give you an automatic 10 year visa. With the CR1 which you need to file if married

less than 2 years gives you a 2 year visa and you will have to file 90 days before your

2 year visa is up to get your 10 year visa.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-17 01:10:00

Military spouse, loving oversea looking for visa information

It would help to know where you are and where your husband is at this time.

You may be able to return to the USA using the tourist visa but if the POE officer has any reason to think you as the wife of a USC are attempting to emigrate you could be denied entry.

yes if you are already married but for less than 2 years you need to file for a CR1 visa

and if you have been married for more than 2 years you need to file an IR1 visa which

will give you an automatic 10 year visa. With the CR1 which you need to file if married

less than 2 years gives you a 2 year visa and you will have to file 90 days before your

2 year visa is up to get your 10 year visa.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-17 01:02:00

Pone Records

you can go to your phone providers website make an online account and then

print them out that's what I do.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-28 22:34:00

NOA2

I have read dozens of posts on different websites that offer conflicting information on this subject. I am hoping someone can clear this up for me. How long shouod I expect to wait after NOA2 and scheduling the interview at the embassy. I have seen people saying it takes months while others claim thst through diligence this can be done in weeks. which is true? how much control does one have over this process?

after you get your noa1 which is the form that lets you know that the uscis has received your papers.

your wait for the noa2 can be 6 to 12 months. Im a Jan 22nd filer 2013 still waiting for our noa2. then

there is the nvc part they say that it can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months after the noa2.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-10-28 22:13:00

Thanks and you are right!!! Congrats on your approval!!!

Thanks !

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-05 18:43:00

thanks so much guys!i will be updating my timeline after i have my noa2 on hand..

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-05 03:10:00

Halleluia !

Thanks !

Grats on the approval! Thanks for the update!

Thanks ! and your welcome.

pnjandmtc1209

Male

Philippines

2013-11-05 00:49:00