Woohoo, Halle!! Awesome!!! Things are moving quickly!!
Good luck w/the medical and interview!!

Yes, good luck, Halle! Remember--you have 6 months to activate the visa, so you don't HAVE TO move any sooner than you had originally planned if it will be too stressful to arrange everything. Also--have you looked into take the kitties with you on the plane? Some airlines allow you to bring pets in carry on carriers if they fit under the seat.

My fiance got packet 3 in the mail on March 26, same as Meridien, and his medical appointment in Calgary is booked for April 10. He hasn't faxed back packet 3 yet, but we are going to request an interview date in the second half of May. We're trying to schedule a vacation on Vancouver Island and a visit to my parents (who live in a border town near Vancouver) around it, so we want to have more advance notice than we will get if we just ask for the soonest available date, plus that will give us a better chance of having nice weather in Raincouver!!

Congratulations all for a good news...
Damn,people,I really dont know what to do...
I got an email today from the us embassy in Tashkent saying,,
Dear Ms. Lee,

Please be advised that per your fiancee's request your appointment is
rescheduled for April 8, at 8 a.m.

Sincerely,


Consular Section,
United States Embassy,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Tel: +998 71 140 22 17
Fax: +998 71 120 5448,,

They scheduled my appointment because Alvin got order and senator called them to expedite me interview date...But we asked someday between April 14-18...
Damn,I got my plain ticket from Soeul to Tashkent on 8 of April...
Tomorrow I will go and try to change my flight date for this coming Tuesday...



I cant explain how I fell now..I am happy and exited,but in the same time....i am afraid I wont have a time to prepare....
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh.......

I hope everything works out w/your flight and interview date. Don't worry, applewow....you will pass the interview with flying colors.

Best of luck to you!!


BTW - our docs are now in Barbados DHL facility....awaiting for delivery to the embassy.

Hi there Sonoran!! Glad that your process is moving on swiftly as well! I'll be sending the kitties over to Texas before I leave the UK (3 of them), as I'll be heading to NY for a couple of weeks before heading to Texas and my fiance is going back home to Australia for a couple of weeks so he can see his family before he meets me in Texas.

I didn't know you could request your interview date though! I wonder if the US London Embassy will allow that.. from what the paperwork says, I need to send in all the forms, get the medical organized, make sure I've got everything off of the checklist, send that in as well and then they will contact me as to when the interview date will be.

I might ring them to ask actually.. =D

Halle
xx




Thanks!! Hopefully the interview will go smoothly *fingers crossed*

Halle
xx

Applewow, good luck! Lucians is right---you will do fine.

Halle, it varies by consulate. The bottom of the checklist he has to fax back to Vancouver asks for requested interview date. Whether they will really accomodate our request remains to be seen, although I've heard that they are pretty good about being willing to reschedule an interview if you need it.

Lucian's Girl, congratulations! (Hehe, it seems silly to say contgratulations for having a package delivered, but it means you are one step closer....)

I just called, and NVC forwarded our information on the 27th of March. That's awesome.

Thanks for the congrats, Sonoran!! We're getting one step closer each time....now we just have to wait for Packet 3 (thru caribbean snail mail, oh my!!). LOL


And that's awesome, Ryan!!! One step closer for you guys too!!

hi guys!

some advice please. yet again!

we have the hard copy of the noa2 now, however, we're confused with what my SO needs to send to me and when?

does he have to wait for some kind of document in the mail, or should he just send me the copies of everything he sent at the start of our process?

i mean he needs to send income details and stuff like that right?

sorry. i'm so confused.

i know you guys won't let me down. lol. you never have yet. and we really appreciate any help given.

thanks!

What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2):

1. A copy of the entire I-129f package (that you made when you sent the petition in) and a copy of information that you sent back due to an RFE (if you received one).

2. Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy.

3. Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F).

4. I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is notarized (by a US Notary Public), with all required supporting evidence. Begin collecting the required information ahead of time, as it can often take several weeks to collect it all.

5. You will likely need at a minimum (for the above form) two to three of your most recent pay stubs and a signed letter from your employer listing you job title, start date, your salary, and the status (full-time) of your position. Begin collecting these ASAP after your NOA2 arrives. You will also probably want to include other evidence such as your banking information and other assets as required by the I-134. Specifically you will need at least 2 of the 4 options mentioned in Section II-Supporting Evidence of the I-134. See this FAQ for more tips and ueful information on the Affidavit of Support Form.

6. A copy of the NOA2 that you received in the mail.

7. Proof of your ongoing relationship. This needs to be taken to the interview! Include photos, travel documents, emails, etc from between the time you filed and present (NOA1 date-now).

Examples: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!)

NOTE:

*** I was researching last night and per the K-1 tips, it is advised that you make 3 copies of the I-134 Affidavit of Support after filling it out and then have the 3 copies notarized...that way, you will have 3 originals. 1 copy to Petitioner, 1 to beneficiary, 1 to Embassy. The same applies to the Employement Letter (have your employer sign 3 original letters).

Good luck, Rose! I'm gathering docs to send to my SO by early next week as well!!

Thanks again!

You guys are always so helpful. Really, really appreciate this!

I swear between the two of us, we're totally clueless.

Good luck with the rest of your journey!

I got the letter from the embassy saying that they have my paperwork and we can make a appointment.

That's wondeful!!
Good luck with your SO's interview!!

Oh Sugar. Honey. Ice. Tea!

Well we've taken a look at this I-134 form and I have to say it's a tad confusing. Like most things in regard to the whole process!!

Does my SO only have to send the form to me with some copies of wage slips or does he need to send more?

He's above the poverty line thingy, so we won't need additional sponsors, but that form looks so scary and confusing.

Yet again, thanks for any advice.

The Krispy Kremes will be on me....lol

You really only need 2 pieces of proof. I am sending Riza my last 3 years of tax returns with accompanying W-2 and a letter of employment with my title, salary and full time status. a lot of the stuff that Lucian suggested is a nice to have, but not a necessity. your entire I-129F packet will be forwarded to the embassy.

On the I-134 your financial information is up to you what you disclose, basically as long as you show that you are able to support the beneficiary, fill out whatever you feel comfortable with. Just have enough that shows that you're able to prevent them from being a drain on the taxpayers.

Other things you might want to send with it, are anything that can help to prove a continuing relationship, phone bills showing you called, any new ticket stubs or pictures of you together that the beneficiary doesnt't have, maybe some letters that the USC has received. I would think by this point you've already put some thought into what the beneficiary will take as part of the evidence, but think again and add more if you want. chat transcripts, emails, emails from or to family and friends. pictures of you with family or friends when visiting. None of this stuff is 100% necessary, but can help to establish legitimacy of the relationship.

Lucian just copied what was suggested by VJ. but there's no hard and fast rules about what will prove to the embassy that you are legit. I think that's so that scammers don't create an industry where they manufacture the specific evidence.

I'd think too much is never really too much, but don't bankrupt yourself sending 20 lbs of stuff.

-Ryan

That is correct, I copied and pasted that stuff from the K-1 Guides. Rose, you may also want to look at the K-1 tips as well.

I'm submitting my 3 years tax returns, W-2s, and letter from my employer. No need to state asset values and bank statements if the petitioner makes 125% over the poverty line.

Interview on may 23 08.

Congratulations...
I am flying back to Tashkent tomorrow and have my medical
appointment on 4 of Aptil...Yeyyy.....

Not to sound wildly paranoid, but if you are at least 125% above poverty level, I'd really recommend NOT supplying any information or evidence of bank accounts and such. It's best to avoid putting out your account numbers if you don't absolutely have to. Plus it makes it easier if you don't bother with it. Just put N/A in those spaces.

Roselinda, I think VJ really only recommends having a photocopy of the entire I 129F package for each person so you each have a backup of it just in case. I don't see any reason to bring that to the interview, since they will already have it. What they MIGHT ask to see is originals of anything that was included in it---birth certificate, divorce decree, boarding passes, etc. Same goes for the I-134, so he should probably send you originals of the pay stubs (to show if asked and hold onto) and photocopies (to submit). Two notorized copies of the form and two employer letters on letterhead are also a good idea.

Congrats to Stuart and Ryan on being one step closer!!

Applewow, have a nice flight back and good luck with your interview!

We are also one step closer---my fiance sold his house only three days after he put it on the market. So assuming all goes well with the visa, we will begin our lives together in July!

It's so wonderful to hear lots of movement going on!!

Sonoran, great to hear that your fiance was able to sell the house!

Good luck to everyone!!

Sonoran,

Please get your fiance to email me some house selling tips - the market is through the floor here and we can't get anyone to look!! Help!!!!!!!! Lol ...

R

Ronan - haven't seen you in ages! How goes it? When does Mercedes get back?

Unfortunately, the secret is to own a house in Alberta or Saskatchewan. Here it's through the floor also.

Hi All,

Just to let you all know our case arrived at NVC yesterday (31th March) and they say it will be forward to the embassy in 48 hours!!!

Sweet!!!!

Jeraly, good to hear from you also ... I've been around and posting away but I was on holiday there for a week getting some much needed R&R. Mercedes is 34,000 feet over Montana as we speak - if no one here has used FBOWEB it's great - you can track flights in real time on Google Earth ... sad I know but I CAN'T WAIT to see ma baby again ... 15 hours, 54 minutes and counting ...

R

PS I'll be in touch re: packet 3 ... I have a list of questions already!!!

Passed my medical today. .Everything is okay,but my bllod pressure a little low..
I said it could be because of a long flight from Korea to Uzbekistan...Well.they'said its not a problem...
So...now we are waiting for Tuesday,for my interview...
We are both so nervious!!

If your blood pressure is low now imagine how much lower it was before you started the K visa journey ... seriously though, flights will do that to you ... get some champagne into you when your interview goes successfully and you'll be right as rain!!!

Congrats jeraly ... give 'em hell!!!

Yeah..Usually my blood pressure is 120/70...Today on medical it was 95/65...I told them that I had sleepless nights,just on 1 of April came back from Seoul,and had for about 6 cups of tea with limon in a plan ....They said its okay and eat chocolate...

Well a package weighing 2 pounds left NVC yesterday, bound for London!!! Could this be it??? The NVC lady told me on Tuesday that it would be dispatched to London in 48 hours ... this package seems to fit the bill ... I'll call NVC again tonight and see if it left ... exciting times ...

hello sorry to bother you plz can you tell me my fiance applied for i129f at the nebraska centre she have nt recivet any thin gyet at all i mean nothing this month they told her that they have send her a mail which she still waititng for it and people ehre saying that only vermont and califonia ealing whit the i129 f tell me plz what iis gonig on tihkn oyuu so mùuch

Yes,only Vermont and Calicornia Service Centers are processing I-129F applications... Your petition will be resent to a right mailing address from Nebraska,and once Service Center receive your paperwork they will send a notice of action-NOA1 to your fiancee's address...I think just because your fiancee sent it to Nebraska Service Center it will take a little while for you guys to receive NOA1...But I dont think it will be too long...Maybe a couple of weeks longer...

Hahaha, sounds like a good doctor! I would like to be told to eat more chocolate next time I go to the doctor.

Congratulations on your package being sent, eli!

I wonder if Tars has heard anything yet.

Jolies, I'm not sure what the deal is with the Nebraska and Texas service centers anymore. Before July 30, some people (depending where you lived) were still supposed to send them there, even though all they did with the petitions is send them to California to be processed. Ours would have gone to Nebraska had we filed then. I don't understand why those two centers would still exist now that they are not even doing that much, but I would also think that if it were closed down completely, the package would have been returned to your fiance. Applewow is right--sending it there probably added on some time, plus sometimes they are just plain pokey about getting around to opening the packages up and sending out the NOA1 notice.

One thing your fiancee can do to check its status is to check with her bank to see if the check has cleared. Once it does, there will be a number at the bottom of the endorsement on the back of the check. It will begin with three letters---ours was WAC, but there are two other three-letter combinations and I don't remember what they are since ours was at this point in October. That is your USCIS receipt number. You can use that to check the status of your case on line. Go here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis and click on "Yes, my petition is pending" (from the menu at the top right corner of the screen). I can't remember the exact prompts from there, but it is actually pretty self-explanatory and user friendly (I'm not the most technologically adept person in the world and I found the USCIS site very easy to navagate). It will take you to a screen where you can enter that receipt number and check the status of the petition on line.

Obviously, this does not work before they have entered you into the system, but they can generate the NOA1 and deposit the check long before you get your NOA1 in the mail. It took 10 days for mine to physically reach my house from California.

Found out last night we have been forwarded to the Embassy on April 2nd - it all gets pretty exciting now!!!

Yay!!! That's wonderful!! And yes, very exciting!!

This woman is remarkable!!! I simply adore her.. She is a caring and hard worker. I am truly blessed. I pray that everyone has a dedicated mate as I have.

Eli--woohoo!! Congratulations!

Applewow--good luck on your itnerview tomorrow!

Good luck on your interview applewow!!! Be sure to let us know how it went.

I got my interview date - April 29th!! Can't wait to put this whole K-1 journey behind me!

That's good news, meridien! You guys are almost done with this visa process. Good luck!!

WE MADE IT!!! WE PASSED THE INTERVIEW!!!!VISA APPROVED AND WE WILL BE REUNITED SOON!!!!

Congratulations and best wishes applewow/al&lola!!!

Meridien,Good news..Wish you easy interview...
Just like mine was......

OK...My interview was not easy...it was tooo easy
Once I got there Usbek lady took my paperwork(divorce degree,crim records from Korea and Uzbekistan,Affidavit,W-2 2007,DS-156K,DS-156,DS-230 and DS-230 Part 2 tshe gave back to me and said if consular officer will ask me,I have to give that to her)...
I paid 131$ and she said I have to wait for a little while...After 20 minutes they called my name ..US consular officer-pretty young woman directly gave me DS-156K to put a signature and said that my visa is approved and I have to marry my Al within next 90 days...I was like ...wait a minute...I wanted to tell them how we met,etc...She just said that she knows everything and how we met,and that we lived together for a while..She wished me luck and said that she thank my man for serving USA...(I was so proud) and that I have to come back Thursday and pick up my passport with visa....

Guys....I want to thank all of you for help and support...We were sharing our experience,were worring about each other...Just THANK YOU ALL...
I wish to all who is going to have an interview soon luck!!!

Lola

Congratulations, Lola and Al!

Woo woo!! Congrats Applewow !! Well done and good luck to you and your partner! No doubt we'll all be in touch once again when we're filing away for all the other bits of paperwork that needs to be completed when the change of status applications, green cards, etc. come about!

Halle
xx

Congrats to all you who have interviews coming up and to those who have gotten your visas!!!

We got out NOA2 on March 24 and we're still waiting for it to get to the NVC. 15 days and counting . . . .

As usual I am bringing up the rear. Nao1 Nov 31 Nao2 March 31 . You guys will probably be having babies before my interview. Hopefully I get to NVC before too long.

Congrats, Queen Jenn!!!
Good luck with the rest of your journey!

Well, here I was thinking that it was going all too fast and now it's come to a full stop! It's been a week since we sent the check list back to the embassy, now we're just waiting on the interview date.. rang the embassy this morning to just check that everything was o.k. (that the checklist was actually received!) and that we were not meant to make the appointment ourselves; the person on the other end says it could take up to 6 weeks before they send the interview date to us! How ridiculous is that?! I'm hoping he just HAS to say that and that it's not subject to actually taking that long.. gah.. come on US Embassy in London!!!

*sigh*

We wait..

Halle
xx

Okay guys.....I just got an email from the Embassy and my fiance's interview is scheduled for May 20th!!!!
WOOHOO!!!! Things are moving fast now!!!

Good for you!

NVC finally received ours. Yay!

Actually, they said they've not only received, but they have sent it to London already.

I'm catching up with you Lucian.

Can I just confirm that my SO does not actually need to send me the entire copy of the I129 thingy?

Will I need a copy of his divorce decree or just his I134, wage slips, letter of intent, tax stuff?

Sound about right?

Yay!!! I'm happy for you guys too, Roselinda!!!

This is what I sent my fiance: a certified copy of my divorce decree, I-134 and supporting documents (paystubs, tax returns for 07, 06, 05), letter of intent, proof of relationship (pics, letters, emails, call logs, etc), a copy of 129-F (with original boarding passes, receipts, etc), and a copy of my naturalization certificate. I think that's about it....

you need the original divorce decree... or certified copy of course.