Matt an Bee

sounds like you wont be getting be getting a ten year green card...

US consulate Bangkok, Just beware of window 5,the lady working there is an american girl,long black hair,light grey eyes,light skin an is out for blood.I must say i don,t have a lot of time to write ,right now but my fiancee can speak english pretty good,can understand really good,but this lady ate her alive,Bee answsers all the basic questions easy,no problem,then Bee hands her more papers,the co then puts her hands over her head an says whats this,what is this ,Bee says its my fiances documents,the co then says so what,so what,i cant believe this i want to go up an help her butt not permitted since this is the interview,The co never took the papers,i was getting mad,anyway the co tells Bee to have a seat,we wait till about 11:00 then bee is called up again,they give her a yellow form asking for more info,updated medical forms witch is a another storie,a I 864 ,an a I 864A,basicly a co sponser,Asking if i have any assets,An last but not least proof of my domicile in the US.

The following wensday were back,with all requested docs,We have a new co,thank god,Bee goes an submits all the new docs,the co tells her to have a seat,(the embassy only accepts submission of requested docs on mondays an wensdays from 1 to 3 pm)any way after an hour i hear that voice,the voice of the old co,calling Bee up to window 5,oh god,######,the ladie is already angry,asks Bee do you want a visa,Bee says yes,the co responds have a seat its gonna take me a while to go through this paperwork,well 4:00 rolls around an the embassy is no empty,there is only one ladie behinde the window now,finally 4:30 a thai staff asks Bee why are you still here,Go home we will call you with in the week,

so we go home an wait, isend a couple emails to the embassy in the mean time ,finally on fri they respond ,

Dear Mr.

Thank you for your inquiry. Your fiancée was told (in English and Thai) that she would be contacted as soon as the documents were reviewed, which would be within the week. She will likely hear from us later today.

Regards,

Visa Unit

so anyway friday turns to sat,then monday,still no phone call or email,so we decide to just go to the embassy,we get there at 1:00 Bee is seen around 1:15 the lady says why are you here,Bee says i want my visa,the co says did you recieve a phone call,Bee says no,the co says someone was suppose to call you on friday,anyway the co asked were Bee was staying ,we were staying about 45 mins from the embassy,so the co said come back at 3:00 an pick up your visa,

so we arrived at 3:00 visa was in hand at 3:15....hope this info helps...just beware of the lady at window 5..i herd her interview 2 other girls an im pretty sure none recieved visas that day...lets hope the embassy has there act together just make sure you all have your docs in order when you go to the interview...

Just say my fiancee does not get her K1 visa issued to her,worst case senerio,can she still come to the USA without a visa at all, shes from thailand? I have herd a few stories but were not sure if they were true,like people show an have no visa but are allowed to stay for 30 days or something like that please let me know,im about to give up on the embassy over her,in bkk an get crazy...

Dear Mr. Galas:

Thank you for your inquiry. Your fiancée was told (in English and Thai) that she would be contacted as soon as the documents were reviewed, which would be within the week. She will likely hear from us later today.

Regards,

Visa Unit

this is in reponse to my email from yesterday,hopefull will hear from them today...

Ok..so afer my fiancees first interview she was given a yellow paper asking for ,new medical forms,proof of my domicile in the US,an since my income was not enough to sponser her a I864 an a I864A ,asking for a joint sponser since i live at the same address as my folks,Not sure why they say my income was not enough in the first place,I make close to 40 bucks an hour,i showed a letter from my employer,pay check stubs an bank statements.

I was living in Thailand for 2 an a half years prior to my move back to the states at the end of 2010 so maybe it was because of my W2;s not being so big for the last two years,who knows,but what i am so concerned about is how they are treating my fiancee at the embassy,she went back yesterday provided all the requested doc,s was told to have a seat an wait,she was never called back to the window,finally after everyone had left, a thai lady called her up to the window,an asked why she still here,Apparently the lady that was originally helping her had left already,they did keep her pass port , im not sure whats going on her but the thai lady told my fiancee that they needed to look at the paper work a bit more an they would call her next week....Whats up with that i had everything in order in witch they requested,nothing but more delays...i swear..has anyone ever had this happen to them...i just dont get it...

Ok so interview went alright Bee did fine,till the officer asked why does she want to go to america after i have already stayed with her for three years in Thailand.She replied,i want to go to america to marry my fiance an ,get our daughter a better education.Then the interviewing officer asked what kind of visa i had,well i have already been back an living in the US for almost a year,Bee told her i have a non immagrant visa,witch was true 9 months ago,now i here only on a tourist visa,Still the immagration officer now wants me to show proof of my domicile in the states,and also tells her i dont make enough money to sponcer her,we are going to be living with my parents when she gets her visa so the officer said to also bring back a I 864A an I864 with my parents on the I 864A,along with there W2 an taxes for the last three years,

Is that acceptable on a K1 visa? I am working have a good job since dec 2010 already made well over 125% of the poverty line this year already,i showed all my pay check stubs an bank statements,haveover 12 grand in the bank.she never even looked at this stuff from what Bee told me..PLEASE GIVE SOME ADVICE SHE GOES BACK READY AN ARMED TO THE EMBASSY TOMMARROW...

Just waiting for the national Visa center to send my Info to the embassy.I have a case number now..how long does this process usually take...Please let me know.

Here are a few tips to get a faster Interview,After the national visa ceters recieves your case,you get a case number,once you have the case number you can get your police clearance letter an go ahead an get your medical exam.You can also complete packet 3 an 4 once you have taken care of your police clearace an packet 4 after your medical exam.All the forms are downloadable from http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/packets.html

Please keep in mind to follow all instructions that go with each packet,these are a few tips that i have picked up along the way ,check out my timeline an get an idea how you can prepare for your interview.

K1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

I-129F Sent : 2010-10-01

I-129F NOA1 : 2010-10-07

I-129F RFE(s) : 2011-03-11

RFE Reply(s) : 2011-03-22

I-129F NOA2 : 2011-03-24

NVC Received : 2011-04-04

Completed police clearance letter :2011-04-05 Police clearance center Bagkok

Completed medical exam : 2011-04-05 Bumrungrad Hospital

Completed packet 3 :2011-04-06

Completed packet 4 :2011-04-07

NVC Left :

Consulate Received :

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date :

Interview Result :

DUDE! I feel like I have this syndrome! I'm checking our status at USCIS website everyday, 3 to 5 times a day since we received our case number! and we are only waiting for a month now, we still have 5 or more months to go!!! I don't know if it just me or everyone here are doing the same...or I'm just getting nuts?!!!

Anyways, Good day and have fun ya'll!

JT

I was the same way...It was exactly six months ,then i got a letter request for evidence, on day later i responded with everything they asked for.Then everything from that point on started moving a bit quick,we were apporved,then the case was sent to national visa center then 3 days later we had a case number.......

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Boehner, addressing reporters on the White House driveway after the talks, said "all of us sincerely believe that we can get to an agreement." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, also in the negotiations, said another meeting with the president would happen later in the day.

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Im having a hard time finding these forms in a clearly up dated an unexpired version to down load.My fiancee is going tommarow to get her medical exam at Bumrungrad Hospital, I know they will charge if she does not have her papers.Im goining to look an see if Packet 4 down load has what im looking for.We are just trying to stay ahead of the game a little bit,

Thanks again Matt

Forms DS- 2053 , DS- 3024 , DS- 3025 , DS- 3026

WELL HERE WE ARE AGAIN,THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN 1996 ,LETS JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED AN SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN,IF THE GOVERMENT WAS TO SHUT DOWN IT WOULD LOSE SOMETHING LIKE 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS AN THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS THIS WOULD NOT BE GOOD.LETS JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED,AN HOPE THAT THEY CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT,THIS WOULD BE BAD FOR US ALL,IT WOULD MEAN THAT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE NVC PROCESS IT WOULD EVEN DELAY US MORE.NVC WOULD CLOSE AN SO WOULD THE CONSULATES...PLEASE KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED...

looks like they are narrowing down there differences on the 10 o'clock news...please post all updates..im going to sleep or gonna try..something else to loose sleep over

WELL HERE WE ARE AGAIN,THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN 1996 ,LETS JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED AN SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN,IF THE GOVERMENT WAS TO SHUT DOWN IT WOULD LOSE SOMETHING LIKE 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS AN THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS THIS WOULD NOT BE GOOD.LETS JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED,AN HOPE THAT THEY CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT,THIS WOULD BE BAD FOR US ALL,IT WOULD MEAN THAT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE NVC PROCESS IT WOULD EVEN DELAY US MORE.NVC WOULD CLOSE AN SO WOULD THE CONSULATES...PLEASE KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED...

Today, I was notified that my case is under going additional processing.What does this mean anybody know?just a day after i get my case number they give me this line,an to top it off they dont say on the phone how long this can take.They did say that at this point they try to move the case along as fast as they can,if anyone has dealt with this before please let me know all coments are well appreciated.

Thank you again Matt

The big question.Can my fiancee take care of her medical exam before recieving packet 3 an 4?I have been recieving a lot of different opions on this subject.She is in Bagkok waiting for her interview appointment now.

we are also still waiting for the packets to arrive from NVC..Please all feed back much appeciated.

Have not gotten from the NVC to the US embassy in bangkok yet.Is it possible to down load all the contents of packet three via internet so my fiancee can get started on all the forms such as .

DS-230

DS-156

DS-156k

DS-157

Already have I-134 filled out ,an all supporting documents for that one.( and the letter from police,clearance letter finished)

Please let me know if we can get started on these forms.

I just finished getting everything they asked for,letter from my employer with company letter head,letter from my bank, W-2,s ,pay check stubs and bank statements.Im a bit worried because i spent most of 2008,09 an the majority of 2010 in thailand.I still made over 55 thousand in 2008,But for 2009 had just a small income from my dive company in thailand.I came back home in november of 2010,I started working again in december,I still made 6500 an have the W-2 for 2010 an am still working making about 6500 a month.Do i need to worrie about that,I have 2006,2007,2008 W-2,s witch show me making good money well over the poverty line ,Will i be ok? do i need to show my bank book from thailand as well.

I have herd many different stories,Please let me have your imput.

Also do the really ever go through the trouble of actually contacting your employer or your bank if givin enough proof?I always wondered about that.Well please feel free to drop aline.

Just got off the phone with the NVC.My K -1 Fiance visa was apporoved on March 24,2011.It was sent off to the NVC on the 26th.They told me on the phone there is a wait time for acceptance,Is that normal? There is how ever a case number now, so we are slowly making progress.Please feel free to comment.

Thanks again Matt