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I can only echo what other people have said. Be patient, it will come through soon or you will receive a RFE soon.

For us it took over 8 months before we got approved. We also saw others who got approved after a few months and wondered why ours took so long. The best advice I have is what has been said before; talk to the local congressman. Ask him/her to inquire about your case at the Texas service center (if that is where your case is).
After we contacted the congressman it took about a month and we got approved.

Also make sure you still receive mail from USCIS so you don't miss any information. My (now) wife changed her address (and the USCIS acknowledged the change of address) but they still sent mail to the old one. (Luckily my wife's family still lived at that old address).

Other than that all you can do is wait.

I went to the US once when me and my fiance were dating and now when we were waiting for the fiance petition to be approved.

First time I went in was in December last year. The conversation went something along the lines of this:

Officer: Hello, what is the purpose of your trip to the US?
Me: I'm visiting my girlfriend's family.

Officer: Ok, how many bags do you have with you?
Me: Three bags.

Officer: THREE BAGS?! Why do you have three bags with you?
Me: Just left Australia, I was studying there for two years and I won't fly back there but I will fly back to Sweden.

Officer: Do you got a flight ticket?
Me: Yes (showing the ticket).

Officer: Ok, looks good. Welcome to America.

I was very naive when I came the first time. I did not know they would even question me at customs and I had no proof of ties to Sweden (my home country) because I hadn't been there for over a year. I also had three bags with me and flew in on a one way ticket from Australia. Not the smartest, but it went well.

Second time I flew in was about a month ago. This time we were engaged and I had read up on some more stuff about customs and questions. Partly from this thread. Brought several ties that proved I would go back to Sweden after my trip.
This time they asked me questions at customs again. Something like this:

Officer: Hello, what is the purpose of your visit here in the US?
Me: I'm visiting my fiance.
Officer: Ok, how long have you been engaged?
Me: 8 months.

Officer: Is she a US citizen?
Me: Yes.

Officer: Ok, how long are you staying in America?
Me: Two months.
Officer: Two months? That's a long time. How many bags do you got with you?
Me: One.

Officer: Just one? What are you working with in Sweden?
Me: I'm a psychiatric aide.

Officer: And they just let you go on a holiday for two months?
Me: Yes. I'm working part time right now, worked full time until a few weeks ago.

Officer: How many bags do you got with you?
Me: One. I got a return ticket and other proof of ties if you want to see them.
Officer: I will let you follow this man and we will talk some more to you. (Leading me to a special room where I waited for about 10 mins before getting called into an office.)

This time another officer: Hello Mr.
Me: Hello sir.

Officer: Why are you visiting the US?
Me: I'm visiting my fiance.

Officer: Ok, how many bags do you got with you?
Me: One.

Officer: Ok. How did you and your fiance meet?

Me: In Australia, we were both studying over there.

Officer: You won't get married during this visit right?
Me: No, not this visit.
Officer: When are you guys getting married?
Me: When the fiance visa gets approved. We applied for one in December last year.
Officer: Ok, let me see the papers. (I'm showing him them)
Officer: So what's the hold up? Why hasn't the petition gotten approved yet?
Me: If you could tell me. I don't know. We have waited for over 8 months without getting any information.

Officer: Ok, let me see what's going on with it.

-- 10 min later --

Officer: Looks like it is still pending. So what are you going to do while you are in the states? I mean, your fiance will be working, right? What will you do during the days? (This question I was completely unprepared for.)
Me: Eh. I will study. I'm doing online study right now. (Luckily I had printed out my acceptance letter to the degree I'm studying online.)
Officer: Ok. What other documents do you got with you.

Me: Letter from employer, pay stubs, travel insurance during this time, flight ticket back, proof of address, resent bills, etc.

Officer: Ok, let me see. (Skimming the papers really fast).

Ok. You're ok. You can be here for three months now, but if you come back a few weeks after you get back to Sweden without the visa I think you will have a hard time getting approved for another three months. Welcome to America. (Stamping my passport and showing me out.)

All in all, it is not too hard to visit and the majority of people get through without too much of a hassle. It gets harder if you visit for a long time, have many bags with you and don't have proofs of ties.

Hey all!

This forum is amazing I got to say. Found it two days ago and my fiance and I have been in the process of a K-1 visa for many months. Our petition has been severely delayed because the VSC had too many applications. About 8 months ago we filed it now and we still haven't gotten our NOA2. VSC said they sent it to TSC a couple of weeks ago but we haven't heard anything since.

1. Now to my question. We thought the whole process would be done 8 months after we filed it so I got a plane ticket to America that leaves in a week. I'm going to go and visit her for 2 months while waiting for the NOA2 and the interview. I was just wondering if it OK to sign and send the checklist that comes with package 3 from America or do you have to sign it in your own country?
Obviously I'm going back to Sweden to have the interview when that is scheduled. Already got other documents ready and done the medical as well (it wasn't a problem doing it before you got package 3 apperently) so I can come home and be ready for the interview as soon as possible.

2. Thanks for all the tips and advice on what to bring to prove your ties to the home country. I'll bring bankstatement, paychecks, statement from employer saying that they are waiting me back a certain date, and a return ticket. Do you guys think that's enough? And with the document from my employer, what should they write?

Thank you all again.

Cheers.

Emanuel

Hey all!

This forum is amazing I got to say. Found it two days ago and my fiance and I have been in the process of a K-1 visa for many months. Our petition has been severaly delayed because of too many applications. About 8 months ago we filed it now and we still haven't gotten our NOA2. VSC said they sent it to TSC a couple of weeks ago but we haven't heard anything since.

1. Now to my question. We thought the whole process would be done 8 months after we filed it so I got a plane ticket to America that leaves in a week. I'm going to go and visit her for 2 months while waiting for the NOA2 and the interview. I was just wondering if it OK to sign and send the checklist that comes with package 3 from America or do you have to sign it in your own country?
Obviously I'm going back to Sweden to have the interview when that is scheduled. Already got other documents ready and done the medical as well (it wasn't a problem doing it before you got package 3 apperently) so I can come home and be ready for the interview as soon as possible.

2. Thanks for all the tips and advice on what to bring to prove your ties to the home country. I'll bring bankstatement, paychecks, statement from employer saying that they are waiting me back a certain date, and a return ticket. Do you guys think that's enough? And with the document from my employer, what should they write?

Thank you all again.

Cheers.

Emanuel