Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Jan 1 2009, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Jan 1 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the embassy info. So at the top of the medical checklist, where it says "visa appointment date", what did you put? January 16th? Or did you leave that bit blank and answer January 16th on another form? Just a bit confused . Thanks in advance! sorry, on the medical form leave it blank, then on the checklist form put down the date you have planned to travel/marry. QUOTE (Koakland @ Jan 1 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi friends - i have some questions about ds-230 and ds-2001. i posted this question in the foreign embassy forum: ds-230 - question 10 & 11 - asks for permanent residence in the US and where the green card should be mailed. i'll be moving in april/may. should we put unknown or should we put my current address and update uscis later in both cases? another question: on ds 2001- it asks for a case number. i assume that theyre asking for the case number we got from nvc and not the case number from uscis. the nvc case number starts with "prs" and the uscis case number starts with a "wac". please help. thanks. I would put ya current address and update it later, leaving it blank may delay things a little? Yep they want the NVC case number awesome thanks for the advice.	Koakland	Female	France	2009-01-01 20:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	hi friends - i have some questions about ds-230 and ds-2001. i posted this question in the foreign embassy forum: ds-230 - question 10 & 11 - asks for permanent residence in the US and where the green card should be mailed. i'll be moving in april/may. should we put unknown or should we put my current address and update uscis later in both cases? another question: on ds 2001- it asks for a case number. i assume that theyre asking for the case number we got from nvc and not the case number from uscis. the nvc case number starts with "prs" and the uscis case number starts with a "wac". please help. thanks.	Koakland	Female	France	2009-01-01 19:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	mmm ginger beer.	Koakland	Female	France	2009-01-01 02:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Happy 2009 everyone! I just spoke with my honey a few hours ago. He was on his way home from a NYE party and was quite tipsy but very happy because after many years we will finally be together! 2009 is the year that we'll get married!!! Congrats July filers and Happy New Year!!!	Koakland	Female	France	2009-01-01 01:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	I think that your I129F petition is at the Embassy, has been delivered by DHL but has not been input into their system/processed. When I called NVC a few weeks ago they told me that the Embassy had received the electronic file but not the physical file. I checked DHL and it had been delivered. I think that your assumption is right. The embassy has your file but it's on a shelf waiting to be processed.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-31 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	My fiance finally received p3 from the embassy. woo woo. guess the holidays slowed the embassy down a bit. Juliette, I can send you or anyone else an email with the packet 3 guidelines, if you wanna take a look and see what they look like - maybe prepare a bit? let me know.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-31 11:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (charity&mounssaif @ Dec 30 2008, 06:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> fiance called today got interview date 01/21/09 congrats!!!! best of luck. i hope that all goes well. QUOTE (PB&JAM @ Dec 30 2008, 07:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone heard from Chelle? I saw she was last active on here on Dec. 21. Remember her post on being out of pain this Christmas Eve? I know she is done with this k1 process but been worried about her. Anyone hear from her recently? I've been worried about her too. I took a look at her page a few days ago. I really hope that she's ok. Shannon nick - thanks for the posting help!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-30 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	I woke up this morning in a good mood and I'm feeling like Juliette I sense/smell good things happening today - NOA2s, Packet 3s, the end of AP for those stuck at NVC and police certificates coming in the mail. And I have a small dumb question: How do you place others posts in a new post. For example: Koakland new post -Aubrey old post -Koakland comments -ShannonheartsNicks old post -Koakland comments And obviously I have issues posting pics on this thing. How are you guys posting pics? I use the code but my pics are huge or they don't appear at all. I see that some of you have it reduced with a black border and then people can click on them to enlarge. how?	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-30 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	I134 and supporting documents, originals or certified copies of any copy that you submitted to USCIS and copies of the NOA1 and NOA2. For example, I am sending to my fiance the I134, tax transcripts, verification of employment letter, a certified copy of my birth cert (I sent USCIS a regular photocopy), all cards and letters that I submitted as evidence of a bonafide relationship annnnnnnnnnd I think that's it. Any other form should be filled out and submitted by your fiance.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-29 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Isa B @ Dec 29 2008, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> please God!!!! where's my NOA 2, my approvoal?!?!?!!?!?!? i hope that everyone will be approved before the end of the week. you guys have been waiting such a long time. as for p3 - my fiance and i are just trying to wait it out. i guess i could get him to call or email them hehehe. maybe if we dont hear anything by mid-next week. we want to have our interview by early feb if possible so my fiance can give his job 3 months notice	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-29 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OAKLAND/SAN FRANCISCO, CA!!!! No snow here but lots of rain.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-24 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Ev&Saya @ Dec 22 2008, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So who receives packet 3, me or my fiance in Japan. I just need to know how the next step is going to go. your fiancee in japan receives packet 3. they ask her to fill out some forms, supply some info and return it to the embassy. all the communication happens between your fiancee and the embassy. you should check out the Japan embassy page for more info.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 20:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 22 2008, 01:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 22 2008, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 22 2008, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 22 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 22 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (shey @ Dec 22 2008, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys.. just a question.. i want to get your opinions.. the USEM here in Bermuda has receieved our case since Thursday (according to DHL tracking) but they havent contact me or anything for that matter. Should I give them a ring to make sure they have it? I dont want them thinking that Im too excited and I couldnt wait for them to send me something. hehe What do you think - should I ring them tomorrow just to ask if they've receieved it (eventhough I know that already LOL)? Too early, IMO. Wait a few days and e-mail them. I agree. They've only had it for a few days lol. It looks like the USEM in France takes awhile before sending out p3. I'm going (to try) to ignore the fact that I know they have my case until Jan 5 2009. If my fiance hasn't received anything by then I'll start bugging them. I don't expect much from them until after New Years. Koakland, I think that you will be happy about this information (like I was). The USEM in Paris is very quick compared to other ones. The average time between the day they receive the folder from NVC and the interview date is 1 month. It is 10-12 weeks for UK and 2 months for Canada. Should I be proud of my country administration for the 1st time of my life ? But yeah, it will slow down during the holidays, don't forget that we have 5 weeks off paid per year here You sound like Jeremy but it's actually Americans that process the paperwork - The US Embassy in Paris is staffed by Americans. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm 99% sure) And US bureaucracy as we all know can be hit or miss. 1 month isn't all that bad as compared to 4.5 months. Like I said, I'm not really worried about it. I'll wait until after the New Year holiday. During Christmas Jeremy is going to the Mairie in his hometown to get a certified copy of his birth certificate, so we're not even really ready for an embassy action. And I have yet to receive my employment verification from my employer. Hopefully, it'll come in today. no worries from me though. Oh yes, Jeremy got his police certificate (extraits de casier judicaire - that is spelled so wrong) in less than a week so kudos to the French bureaucracy for processing that fast! Good job with the spelling mon amie ! Yes you are right about the USEM in Paris, so maybe they won't stop working during 2 weeks ! It should feel so bad to be in France and to not enjoy the social part. I'm gonna miss this part of France when I will be in the US... Please let me know step by step about your folder at the embassy French it up sista ! There won't be any random strikes at the USEM during the next 2 weeks I'll let you know when my fiance receives packet 3, gets the interview etc. There is also another french/american couple with a timeline similar to ours, Alice and Brandon. I've been pming Alice about her case. I'll keep you updated.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 22 2008, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 22 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 22 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (shey @ Dec 22 2008, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys.. just a question.. i want to get your opinions.. the USEM here in Bermuda has receieved our case since Thursday (according to DHL tracking) but they havent contact me or anything for that matter. Should I give them a ring to make sure they have it? I dont want them thinking that Im too excited and I couldnt wait for them to send me something. hehe What do you think - should I ring them tomorrow just to ask if they've receieved it (eventhough I know that already LOL)? Too early, IMO. Wait a few days and e-mail them. I agree. They've only had it for a few days lol. It looks like the USEM in France takes awhile before sending out p3. I'm going (to try) to ignore the fact that I know they have my case until Jan 5 2009. If my fiance hasn't received anything by then I'll start bugging them. I don't expect much from them until after New Years. Koakland, I think that you will be happy about this information (like I was). The USEM in Paris is very quick compared to other ones. The average time between the day they receive the folder from NVC and the interview date is 1 month. It is 10-12 weeks for UK and 2 months for Canada. Should I be proud of my country administration for the 1st time of my life ? But yeah, it will slow down during the holidays, don't forget that we have 5 weeks off paid per year here You sound like Jeremy but it's actually Americans that process the paperwork - The US Embassy in Paris is staffed by Americans. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm 99% sure) And US bureaucracy as we all know can be hit or miss. 1 month isn't all that bad as compared to 4.5 months. Like I said, I'm not really worried about it. I'll wait until after the New Year holiday. During Christmas Jeremy is going to the Mairie in his hometown to get a certified copy of his birth certificate, so we're not even really ready for an embassy action. And I have yet to receive my employment verification from my employer. Hopefully, it'll come in today. no worries from me though. Oh yes, Jeremy got his police certificate (extraits de casier judicaire - that is spelled so wrong) in less than a week so kudos to the French bureaucracy for processing that fast!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 22 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (shey @ Dec 22 2008, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys.. just a question.. i want to get your opinions.. the USEM here in Bermuda has receieved our case since Thursday (according to DHL tracking) but they havent contact me or anything for that matter. Should I give them a ring to make sure they have it? I dont want them thinking that Im too excited and I couldnt wait for them to send me something. hehe What do you think - should I ring them tomorrow just to ask if they've receieved it (eventhough I know that already LOL)? Too early, IMO. Wait a few days and e-mail them. I agree. They've only had it for a few days lol. It looks like the USEM in France takes awhile before sending out p3. I'm going (to try) to ignore the fact that I know they have my case until Jan 5 2009. If my fiance hasn't received anything by then I'll start bugging them. I don't expect much from them until after New Years. Edited by Koakland, 22 December 2008 - 03:55 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 15:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (jhonscotland @ Dec 22 2008, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NOA2 - APPROVED What a feeling, this is now going to be a great xmas. very nice. congrats!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Mark Tatyana @ Dec 22 2008, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Touched.............! ! ! ! ! I hope that your NOA2 is on its way!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 13:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 22 2008, 05:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Merry Christmas hohohoho ! And like I said the other day when I got my RFE, today is my day, I can smell it ! hahaha sniff, sniff	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-22 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	eh, Ikea is ok. The furniture looks nice enough and it's fairly cheap here but there are so many pieces and the directions are awful. Just pictures with arrows. No numbered pieces, letters or anything. I've had bad Ikea assembly experiences. I went to an actual furniture store today that assembles the furniture for you so I'll probably do something like that.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-21 20:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	nothing too excited. just dishes, silverware, kitchen utensils, cutting boards etc. i also stopped by ikea with my sister. she just moved so its gives me a chance to look at furniture and appliances. i need to get everything. i live at home now so all i have is my bedroom furniture	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-21 16:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 21 2008, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HMMMM this thread is slacking..... Not used to going to page two to find our thread!!! Ah well back to page one now lol Hope everyones had a good weekend?? hahaha it's the weekend. people are out doing stuff or away from their work computers. I spent all of yesterday at Walmart buying stuff for my new apartment for when Jeremy gets here. lame I know but exciting for me.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-21 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Chelle62 @ Dec 19 2008, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I want to say I am so sorry that I made you all worry. I also want to let you know that I am ok and that I didnt have suicidal thoughts. I have been through alot in my life and I am a very strong woman , I guess when things go wrong we forget that but after a few hours of crying the strength comes back. I will never lose hope for Keith and I but if it doesnt work out then it wasnt meant to be which I am a strong believer in this. I love him and I have no regrets. It has been a great ride. I got to visit another country because of him and i got to feel real love inside of my heart. I will wait patiently for him and give him the time he needs , if he doesnt come back to me then I will close the door and wait for the next one to open. Also to the moderators... Thankyou for caring and taking steps that you felt you needed to take to make sure I am safe. I just had visitors and I must say the officer was a cutie but a young one lol. I do now know that you people including all of my family here care about me so yes I will continue to post here and watch all of your dreams come true Seriously though I am fine. I love you guys and thankyou again for caring. Its nice to know when things like this happens that there is people out there , even all over the world that care. You all deserve happiness and I pray each and everyone of you get it. Merry Christmas and heres to a wonderful 2009 Huggs Chelle I'm glad that you're feeling better.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	[/quote] Some of the resident "experts" around VJ have cautioned against providing extra information on this form because they can request additional information on any of it that you fill in (an example I've read, if you provide your mortgage info they can request an estimate on your house). Tons of people have gone through with no problems with leaving blanks, so it seems more risky to provide unnecessary information. [/quote] hmmm ok. i'll have to think about it. I don't have a house But I do have investments and savings. altho that seems pretty straight forward, just printing out a statement online. but i guess if other VJ'ers have gotten through it with no problems, it should be ok...eh, i have until monday before I send it to my fiance so i'll think about it.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 20:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Dec 19 2008, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Aubrey, before you freak out about the I-134, you may want to look at this. http://www.uscis.gov...00048f3d6a1RCRD It says "Edition Date: 10/30/2008. Prior versions are also acceptable." Thanks for the heads up, too. I didn't realize they'd finally updated it. Oh awesome! I didn't know that it didn't need to be notarized anymore. I'm waiting to receive my employment verification from my employer and then I'll send it off to France. I've read that if your income exceeds the poverty guidelines then you don't need to add additional info (bank acct statements, 401k statements, investments etc.) but doesn't the gov't want all this info? If its asks for it on the form, isn't it required? I just don't want to omit something now and then include it later for AOS and get in some type of trouble. Paranoid. thoughts?	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (shey @ Dec 19 2008, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 19 2008, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (annax @ Dec 19 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cham @ Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well I saw something from dhl I called nvc back and they said dhl picked it up on the 15th but sent out ready to ship on the 13th. SO i called the Embassy and embassy said yes it was there..very nice laid back folks there in Sydney..SO FAR SO GOOD Cham you actually called the sydney embassy direct? I've tried calling them before and they wouldnt answer any questions, they told me they would only answer by email. I need to call them on Monday to get some information (we dont know if our medical has show up yet and the doctors office is going to be closed from wed till the day we have our interview). What number did you call if you called the Embassy direct and not the dept of state? Can someone explain this to me? I called the NVC twice this week to ask for the DHL number and they were "closed" each time I called (during business hours). I emailed them last night but have yet to receive a response. How did you guys get the DHL number? How do you know that the embassy has received the package? yours wouldn't show until monday. If they've told you they sent it today, pick up won't be until the next business day - at least from what I saw on my experience. you can prolly check tonight or monday to see if they've sent it. you can check it at dhl.com --> track by reference --> EXP 19 DEC 2008A so since they said they've sent it today, thats the date you would put, hence EXP 19 DEC 2008A. It wouldnt have your name on it, it would just have the country destination of the package. Hope this helps! Cheers! Woo hoo! Tried it again and it shows left NVC on 12/12, received in Paris on 12/15 and signed for on 12/17/2008. I hope my fiance will received p3 soon Edited by Koakland, 19 December 2008 - 03:05 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Dec 19 2008, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Both Vermont and California filers use the same number for the NVC, right? 603-224-0700? I've called them at least a dozen times, and most of the time at strange hours. I think I called at like 8 p.m. last night and at 9 a.m. this morning. I always get to talk to a person and I've never heard of them being closed except on weekends. Although the lady I talked to yesterday said they're only open on Monday and Tuesday next week. I just spoke with them. They said the embassy has the electonic version but doesn't show that the paper version has arrived. they basically told me stuff I already know. Once it's there they'll send my fiance a letter and some paperwork etc. Eh, I'm not worried about it. I tried the DHL thing and it definitely did not work for me hahaha. I called 202 663 1225.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 14:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (annax @ Dec 19 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cham @ Dec 19 2008, 10:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well I saw something from dhl I called nvc back and they said dhl picked it up on the 15th but sent out ready to ship on the 13th. SO i called the Embassy and embassy said yes it was there..very nice laid back folks there in Sydney..SO FAR SO GOOD Cham you actually called the sydney embassy direct? I've tried calling them before and they wouldnt answer any questions, they told me they would only answer by email. I need to call them on Monday to get some information (we dont know if our medical has show up yet and the doctors office is going to be closed from wed till the day we have our interview). What number did you call if you called the Embassy direct and not the dept of state? Can someone explain this to me? I called the NVC twice this week to ask for the DHL number and they were "closed" each time I called (during business hours). I emailed them last night but have yet to receive a response. How did you guys get the DHL number? How do you know that the embassy has received the package? Edited by Koakland, 19 December 2008 - 02:28 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Cham @ Dec 19 2008, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (maliciant @ Dec 19 2008, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ChelleKeith @ Dec 19 2008, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This will be my final post. It can be deleted moved , I dont care but you are all the only family I have now and I want you to know my story because its all about to end. When I was 9 years old my parents got divorced, my dad left and I was lost without him, he was the best father there was. My mom was angry and she took it out on me , the abuse started and continued for years. When I was 12 to the age of 16 my mothers boyfriend sexually abused me , my mom didnt care , finally I ran away and went and lived with my father. I was married to a abusive man for many years and I had given up any hope of finding someone who would be nice and gentle with me and then Keith came along and showed me how a woman should be treated. He was gentle and kind and when he touched me it was love. He never raised his hand to me in anger and when he held me in his arms I felt safe for the first time in my life. My father died when I was 25 years old, he was 46 the same age that I am now. I have struggled with this pain all these years as I was a daddys girl and dammit I need him now. What kind of a man can leave me on my birthday, what kind of a man can leave me a week before xmas, what kind of a man can hurt me so deeply and just disapear off the face of the earth and not give a #### , what kind of a man can do this????? Christmas eve is so hard for me as that is the time I would spend with my dad and I miss him so much. Last year Keith sat and held me in his arms the entire night and told me he loved me and that he would be with me for always. LIES LIES LIES This Christmas Eve I give myself a present and it will be the best present in the world and I wont be lonely anymore, No man will ever break my heart again, no man will ever hurt me again no man will ever mess me up ever again NO MORE I say goodbye to all of you and I wish you all the best and all the luck with yur loves. Hold them tight , dont take them for granted and tell them you love them everyday and never ever give up because its horrible. I love you all and I am sorry that I am not strong engough to do this anymore. I am sitting here listening to our son... you light up my life when I sent this to him 2 years ago today he cried and told me this is OUR song.. more lies? on xcmas eve I will listen to this song, I will light my candle and I will drink a glass of wine, I will be all alone and never will I be again Goodbye everyone and god bless you all Hugsss Chelle Um, is this a suicide note? I seriously hope not. Your life has been cruel, and I hope I'm reading way too much into this, but remember you have children, don't be cruel to them. I seriously hope that's not what I'm reading here. I was thinking the same thing!! CHELLE hun what YOU need right now is friends so I am sending you my email..PLEASE WRITE ME!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely took it that way and have asked the moderators to contact Chelle or the appropriate people in her area so they can help her. I am very very concerned. I have had several people in my life express feelings like this before and they were definitely suicidal.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 13:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (ChelleKeith @ Dec 19 2008, 06:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This will be my final post. It can be deleted moved , I dont care but you are all the only family I have now and I want you to know my story because its all about to end. When I was 9 years old my parents got divorced, my dad left and I was lost without him, he was the best father there was. My mom was angry and she took it out on me , the abuse started and continued for years. When I was 12 to the age of 16 my mothers boyfriend sexually abused me , my mom didnt care , finally I ran away and went and lived with my father. I was married to a abusive man for many years and I had given up any hope of finding someone who would be nice and gentle with me and then Keith came along and showed me how a woman should be treated. He was gentle and kind and when he touched me it was love. He never raised his hand to me in anger and when he held me in his arms I felt safe for the first time in my life. My father died when I was 25 years old, he was 46 the same age that I am now. I have struggled with this pain all these years as I was a daddys girl and dammit I need him now. What kind of a man can leave me on my birthday, what kind of a man can leave me a week before xmas, what kind of a man can hurt me so deeply and just disapear off the face of the earth and not give a #### , what kind of a man can do this????? Christmas eve is so hard for me as that is the time I would spend with my dad and I miss him so much. Last year Keith sat and held me in his arms the entire night and told me he loved me and that he would be with me for always. LIES LIES LIES This Christmas Eve I give myself a present and it will be the best present in the world and I wont be lonely anymore, No man will ever break my heart again, no man will ever hurt me again no man will ever mess me up ever again NO MORE I say goodbye to all of you and I wish you all the best and all the luck with yur loves. Hold them tight , dont take them for granted and tell them you love them everyday and never ever give up because its horrible. I love you all and I am sorry that I am not strong engough to do this anymore. I am sitting here listening to our son... you light up my life when I sent this to him 2 years ago today he cried and told me this is OUR song.. more lies? on xcmas eve I will listen to this song, I will light my candle and I will drink a glass of wine, I will be all alone and never will I be again Goodbye everyone and god bless you all Hugsss Chelle Chelle, I am very concerned about you. I know that you've had a rough life and that things are not going well for you right now but you can always turn things around. Please don't do anything drastic. There is help out there. I'm sure there is someone in your area that can help you through this difficult time.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-19 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (ChelleKeith @ Dec 18 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its over, Keith left me tonight. He said he cant do this anymore, its doing his head in. He is tired of immigration , he is tired of people saying they will help us and then changing there minds. OMG he said Goodbye Chelle and disapeared, I begged him , I begged him but he just said no no more. I am broken i'm so sorry chelle. it can't be true. maybe he's just upset now and needs to blow off some steam? babe, im so sorry. i hope that you can work it out. you're so close.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-18 16:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 18 2008, 05:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 17 2008, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 17 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 15 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 15 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well i dont think it is going faster at all....infact i am so sick of immigration...we were approved like 6 weeks ago and my fiance still did not get his packet 3 yet...it is not moving faster...he should have an an interview date by now and physical date....this is bullcrap and it is depressing...i just want him back home and for this to be over with... I know it might sound silly and I dont mean it too but have you spoken to anyone at NVC/the embassy? okay so here is the deal...monday Johny called the embassy in haiti...and of course they wouldnt tell him #### without the pin number...so i called NVC who said that they sent the package to haiti on NOV 12!!!!!!!! So We purchased the stupid pin #. Johny and I both called them today and collectively got from them that they sent packet 3 out on Nov 25th however he has not recieved it. So NOW they said that we have to give the post office at least a month to find his house and deliever it and if they dont deliever it before or on 25th, he will be given permission to go pick it up himself at the embassy but he is not allowed to do it before the month is up! IM so sick of this i cant stop crying i just want it to be over with. He should have already had his interview said up by now...it is ridiculous. It sucks how someone else besides us has control over our love life...i hate it so much... maybe i missed this in an earlier post but why do you need to wait for packet 3 from the embassy? all the forms are online. you can just download them, fill them out and send them to the embassy. haven't some ppl on this thread sent in the packet 3 documents w/o receiving them from the USEM? does the USEM in haiti ask for something special? or send some other special form that you can't get on their website? if not, i say don't wait for the post office and their drama. just send them in. Hey Koakland ! I have a question. Apparently your love is a french citizen. I looked for the official documents to download (packet3) on the US embassy in France website but I didn't find them. Do you know where I can find them ? I know that some can be different from a country to another and I would like to find the ones from the US embassy in Paris. Since my RFE I don't want bad surprise anymore and I would like to send the documents before I receive the packet3. Thank you VJ France embassy page on list of documents in Packet 3 http://www.visajourn...e...e&cty=Paris VJ page on list K1 documents needed. This links to the USCIS page with the official documents. You can download and fill them out from here. http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1forms Check list DS-2001 & DS-230 part I are embassy specific. I haven't been able to find the French one. Here is a link to the El Salvador checklist to give you an idea. http://www.usinfo.or...ocs/DS-2001.pdf http://www.usinfo.or...ocs/DS-0230.pdf Since yesterday, I have confused myself with the packet 3 process:). So I'm just going to send my fiancé the Affidavit of Support form (I134) with supporting documents like tax transcripts and employment verification letter and originals of anything I submitted with the I129F petition. All the other forms and documentation need to be supplied by the French citizen (you ). Unless you can somehow get the checklist, I'd just wait for packet 3. The USEM in France sends it out pretty fast, so I don't think you'll have to wait for it for too long. Edited by Koakland, 18 December 2008 - 11:58 AM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-18 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 17 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 17 2008, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 17 2008, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 17 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 17 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 15 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 15 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well i dont think it is going faster at all....infact i am so sick of immigration...we were approved like 6 weeks ago and my fiance still did not get his packet 3 yet...it is not moving faster...he should have an an interview date by now and physical date....this is bullcrap and it is depressing...i just want him back home and for this to be over with... I know it might sound silly and I dont mean it too but have you spoken to anyone at NVC/the embassy? okay so here is the deal...monday Johny called the embassy in haiti...and of course they wouldnt tell him #### without the pin number...so i called NVC who said that they sent the package to haiti on NOV 12!!!!!!!! So We purchased the stupid pin #. Johny and I both called them today and collectively got from them that they sent packet 3 out on Nov 25th however he has not recieved it. So NOW they said that we have to give the post office at least a month to find his house and deliever it and if they dont deliever it before or on 25th, he will be given permission to go pick it up himself at the embassy but he is not allowed to do it before the month is up! IM so sick of this i cant stop crying i just want it to be over with. He should have already had his interview said up by now...it is ridiculous. It sucks how someone else besides us has control over our love life...i hate it so much... maybe i missed this in an earlier post but why do you need to wait for packet 3 from the embassy? all the forms are online. you can just download them, fill them out and send them to the embassy. haven't some ppl on this thread sent in the packet 3 documents w/o receiving them from the USEM? does the USEM in haiti ask for something special? or send some other special form that you can't get on their website? if not, i say don't wait for the post office and their drama. just send them in. Maybe all embassies are different, but I'm totally lost on these Packet 3 and Packet 4 things. It seems in Russia they just sent you an invitation letter to the interview with all the instructions and some info about the medical. And I believe you can't set up a medical before you get that info from them because medical has to be 3 days before the interview (or so I heard). On the embassy site they also specifically tell you not to mail any of the required forms, just bring them with you to the interview. Am I missing something here? I just had a big p3/p4 with my fiance an hour ago. He was really confused. I think that every embassy is a little different. For France, as I understand it - NVC sends the embassy the approved petition. The embassy sends the foriegn fiance p3. The fiance sends p3 back. The embassy sends p4 which includes the interview date and info for scheduling the medical. Because darkraven has been waiting so long for the p3 with no end in sight because of the embassy, mail carrier or both, I suggested that darkraven should just dl the forms from the uscis website. It seems like it has worked for other VJ'ers BUT I took a look at Haiti's embassy page and it looks a lil complicated. they have a "Packet 3.5" system" which includes a preliminary check done by an outside courier service...interesting. http://haiti.usembas...rant-visas.html http://www.visajourn...=Port-au-Prince maybe VJ'ers in the Haiti forum can help??? I guess they must be different. I searched high and low, but couldn't find any mention of either Packet 3 or 4. All it says is: "Approved I-129F Petition will be forwarded to the appropriate U. S. Embassy and the petitioner will be notified of I-129F Petition approval. Once interview at the Embassy has been scheduled, the beneficiary is provided via mail with an invitation letter and information sheet outlining the steps to be taken. " I guess we'll just wait until we get something in the mail and take it from there. yeah ive never seen packet 3 or 4 mentioned on an us embassy website. i think its VJ language. i looked at russia's VJ page and it doesn't list packet 3 or 4. refer to the Russia forum? or i guess you can wait to see what they send you. i say check out the russia forum beforehand so you know what to expect. btw, i got my NVC notice letter today it's dated 12/15 but i called on monday and they told me that my i129f was sent to France on 12/12, last friday. Edited by Koakland, 17 December 2008 - 11:52 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-17 23:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Corinthians @ Dec 17 2008, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got another touch today...strange. 11/25, 11/26 and now 12/17. Maybe they like our pics and don't wanna approve the file just so they can keep lookin? hahaha - well i hope your approval is in the mail and on its way.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-17 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Naglfar @ Dec 17 2008, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 17 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 17 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 15 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 15 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well i dont think it is going faster at all....infact i am so sick of immigration...we were approved like 6 weeks ago and my fiance still did not get his packet 3 yet...it is not moving faster...he should have an an interview date by now and physical date....this is bullcrap and it is depressing...i just want him back home and for this to be over with... I know it might sound silly and I dont mean it too but have you spoken to anyone at NVC/the embassy? okay so here is the deal...monday Johny called the embassy in haiti...and of course they wouldnt tell him #### without the pin number...so i called NVC who said that they sent the package to haiti on NOV 12!!!!!!!! So We purchased the stupid pin #. Johny and I both called them today and collectively got from them that they sent packet 3 out on Nov 25th however he has not recieved it. So NOW they said that we have to give the post office at least a month to find his house and deliever it and if they dont deliever it before or on 25th, he will be given permission to go pick it up himself at the embassy but he is not allowed to do it before the month is up! IM so sick of this i cant stop crying i just want it to be over with. He should have already had his interview said up by now...it is ridiculous. It sucks how someone else besides us has control over our love life...i hate it so much... maybe i missed this in an earlier post but why do you need to wait for packet 3 from the embassy? all the forms are online. you can just download them, fill them out and send them to the embassy. haven't some ppl on this thread sent in the packet 3 documents w/o receiving them from the USEM? does the USEM in haiti ask for something special? or send some other special form that you can't get on their website? if not, i say don't wait for the post office and their drama. just send them in. Maybe all embassies are different, but I'm totally lost on these Packet 3 and Packet 4 things. It seems in Russia they just sent you an invitation letter to the interview with all the instructions and some info about the medical. And I believe you can't set up a medical before you get that info from them because medical has to be 3 days before the interview (or so I heard). On the embassy site they also specifically tell you not to mail any of the required forms, just bring them with you to the interview. Am I missing something here? I just had a big p3/p4 with my fiance an hour ago. He was really confused. I think that every embassy is a little different. For France, as I understand it - NVC sends the embassy the approved petition. The embassy sends the foriegn fiance p3. The fiance sends p3 back. The embassy sends p4 which includes the interview date and info for scheduling the medical. Because darkraven has been waiting so long for the p3 with no end in sight because of the embassy, mail carrier or both, I suggested that darkraven should just dl the forms from the uscis website. It seems like it has worked for other VJ'ers BUT I took a look at Haiti's embassy page and it looks a lil complicated. they have a "Packet 3.5" system" which includes a preliminary check done by an outside courier service...interesting. http://haiti.usembas...rant-visas.html http://www.visajourn...=Port-au-Prince maybe VJ'ers in the Haiti forum can help??? Edited by Koakland, 17 December 2008 - 07:26 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-17 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 17 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 15 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (darkraven_cna @ Dec 15 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well i dont think it is going faster at all....infact i am so sick of immigration...we were approved like 6 weeks ago and my fiance still did not get his packet 3 yet...it is not moving faster...he should have an an interview date by now and physical date....this is bullcrap and it is depressing...i just want him back home and for this to be over with... I know it might sound silly and I dont mean it too but have you spoken to anyone at NVC/the embassy? okay so here is the deal...monday Johny called the embassy in haiti...and of course they wouldnt tell him #### without the pin number...so i called NVC who said that they sent the package to haiti on NOV 12!!!!!!!! So We purchased the stupid pin #. Johny and I both called them today and collectively got from them that they sent packet 3 out on Nov 25th however he has not recieved it. So NOW they said that we have to give the post office at least a month to find his house and deliever it and if they dont deliever it before or on 25th, he will be given permission to go pick it up himself at the embassy but he is not allowed to do it before the month is up! IM so sick of this i cant stop crying i just want it to be over with. He should have already had his interview said up by now...it is ridiculous. It sucks how someone else besides us has control over our love life...i hate it so much... maybe i missed this in an earlier post but why do you need to wait for packet 3 from the embassy? all the forms are online. you can just download them, fill them out and send them to the embassy. haven't some ppl on this thread sent in the packet 3 documents w/o receiving them from the USEM? does the USEM in haiti ask for something special? or send some other special form that you can't get on their website? if not, i say don't wait for the post office and their drama. just send them in.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-17 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Ev&Saya @ Dec 15 2008, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just want to let everyone know that i have finally feen approved Yay! Congrats! I am happy for you!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-16 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Dec 15 2008, 02:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Shannon ? Nick @ Dec 15 2008, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rob&Dawn @ Dec 15 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called for my medical today and they were booking w/c 5th Jan, they asked if i had pkt 3, of course i said yes . Now THAT is just naughty!! Are you sure guys that you can send your document before to receive the packet 3 ? And for the medical I thought that we had to go a couple days before the interview, maybe it is just for France. I know that in Paris it's what you have to do Yeah Juliette, For France it's right before the interview - the day before. Kind of interesting that you don't have to schedule it well in advance. hmmm... You can find some info here: http://www.visajourn...e...e&cty=Paris Edited by Koakland, 15 December 2008 - 06:05 PM.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-15 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Wow! The K1 guides do not lie. Things really do move faster after the NOA2. I called NVC and they said my package was sent to the embasy in Paris on Friday. Moving along finally!!!!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-15 15:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	QUOTE (Terri and Seb @ Dec 15 2008, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aaaaand, as for proof of an ongoing relationship, people in the August thread were saying that they have 200+ pages of evidence. That seems like it's really excessive. We have my flight itinerary, his flight itinerary, pictures of us from our last visit this summer, our Skype histories, emails, postage, my wedding dress receipt, his wedding ring receipt, and a screenshot of our visajourney membership. It comes to around 50 pages. I figure that's way more than necessary, but the August filers have me freaked out. I think that 200+ pages is excessive. Especially if you're not interviewing at a high fraud embassy. I think that your 50 pages is more than enough.	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-15 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July '08 filers	Oh Congrats on the approval!!! I am very very happy for you! Ev&Saya - Congrats on your touch too. I'm sure you'll be receiving good news soon!!!	Koakland	Female	France	2008-12-15 14:36:00