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Hi everyone, i lost my wallet today which contains my EAD, SSN CARD, License, and some other personal stuffs....i would like to know how to go about getting my EAD back. Any insight on what forms to fill or documents will be greatly appreciated. thanks

Actually she does not have to redo the whole medical even if she does not have a copy of the DS-3025 because her complete medical result inside the envelope and was given to the immigration officer at POE.

To OP, if I were you just send the package along the explanation that you have already had medical done and has been sent to USCIS local office. The fact that redo the whole medical again is very expensive here in the US - based on people's experience on VJ-. They might be send you an RFE and tell you what documents you are missing since you have no idea what kind vaccinations are not completed yet during the medical examination.

Again, it is just my two cents.

thanks for your response..i will send it in and wait to hear from them.

You don't have to redo your whole medical. Only transcribe your vaccination record onto I-693 by a civil surgeon that on the USCIS list. Did you get DS-3025 from the clinic?

the full medical report was sent to the embassy which am sure was in the package i submitted at th POE but i don't have the copy.

Just a quick question....I did my medicals in May 2014,the only shot i had then was Tetanus. we are set to send in our AOS package but the problem is i do not have the copy of the medicals,does that mean i have to do it all over again? how do we go about the I-693 since i do not have copy to show the CS? i already spoke to 2 diff CS but they said i have to do it all over.just wanted to be sure this is right... pls share your thoughts..thanks

Hi everybody.

I filed for the K1 visa back in June 2014. My fiance and I met online through a friend on July 21 2013. We were together 9 months before I met him in person. That was in may 2014 and I was there for a month. I'm sure there are more of you out there that only met once since that is the requirement and it does not state you have to visit multiple times. Can any of you share your experiences? Whether you were approved or denied when it came to the interview, I would like to know. Thank u!

I met my fiance now wife once and it was for 6 days, we did not have any problem with uscis & the Embassy too. you will be fine.

You can get your ssn with the visa on the passport I will advice you to wait for a little bit so can be sure his info is on their system already.

Congrats! am glad you guys made it through.

Our 5 year journey has ended successfully !
We met in 2009 and I filed the first petition in 2010 which was approved after 51/2 month at CSC, however the K1 was refused after
16 looooong months in AP.
Petition was returned, I fought for reaffirmation like a trooper but USCIS let it expire in storage as usual.
Time was wasted with that battle.

Re filed in 2014 and CSC approved the petition in 58 days.
NVC transferred our case to the wrong embassy and it took about 2 months to get it to the correct consulate.

Interview was Oct 22.
Very courteous CO, polite and professional, unlike the rude CO we had the first time around.

My fiance was asked about 35 question for an hour with several repeat questions.
A fresh police report was then requested even though the current one had not expired.
He also requested a certified divorce certificate which I had definitely already send (frontloaded in petition and again for interview).
He said we will be in AP and awaiting the additional items but not to worry it would not be as long as the last time.

I was in contact almost non stop the entire night with my fiance on skype right before entering the embassy
and after the interview we talked again.

I finally drifted off to sleep and a couple hours later the phone rang.
I usually feel like a bed-head-grouch-in the morning before my first cup of java and let it go to the voice mail, especially
after being zombiefied and sleep deprived and fretting all night.
I felt an urge to answer and was so glad I did.
"Hello this is XXXX.....from the embassy and would it be ok to ask you a few questions...."
I shot straight up in bed and was wide awake and (how I don't know) switched to my professional voice. STOKES interview was all I was thinking.

He also said he could see the love between us from our photos but had questions.
I kept on babbling more than needed and he had to interrupt me a few times.
Hey...here was my chance and I wasn't going to let go convincing this guy that we are the real deal.

The next day I received an email that the K1 was approved, no new documents needed and for my fiance to drop the passport off for the visa.
Today I received an email for him to pick up the visa and the ceac online status said ISSUED.
Yayyyy ! I thank God first of all without whom I could not have prevailed for so long and who held me up when I was down,
my friends and support system and VJ was a huge help every step along the way.

I had told my fiance even if we aren't approved this guy is really very nice and professional and it goes to show you that
CO's don't have to act obnoxiously rude to dig and ask hard questions.
It can be done with tact and respect as it should.

This journey was the most difficult thing we had ever done and he got high BP out of it and I got digestive issues from all the stress.
AP was the hardest, the black hole of an abyss, unknown and frightening, topped off with the disappointment of the refusal and return.

He asked us why we hung in there so long and why didn't we just look elsewhere for an easier relationship after all these years.
My answer was because I am not a quitter. You just don't give up because it gets hard and you don't turn your back on your love
because things aren't going as smooth as you expected.
You stick it out ! My fiance was asked the same and said :" I could never leave her, I am fully committed because I love her so much."

My encouragement for you who are still on your journey and having a rough time, hang in there and keep on keeping on
one day at a time.

First filed K1 refusal and another CO's statement after I confronted her on one of my visits while in AP :
I asked what was the problem and she replied : " I just have a gut feeling and I don't think this would be a lasting marriage."
No factual evidence at all but she based her refusal on her gut feeling which may just have been a bowl of beans she ate that day who knows !
She wanted more evidence and we supplied 12 pounds of it to which she replied "I am not reading all of this I have no time for this".
I asked what evidence would she like to have and she replied : " I can't tell you that...convince me."
Seriously ?! It was all a nightmare. My fiance tried to tell her how much he loved me and she sternly told him to be quiet.
So how do you convince someone who doesn't allow you to talk and refuses to look at your evidence ?!

Current K1 : CO said you sure do have a lot of evidence but I understand why because of your previous experience.

I front loaded 600 pages of quality evidence spanning the relationship from the beginning to current,
various methods of communication to email exchanges with the previous CO, senators and congressman.
My gripes with the process and email to the CSC director and a 3 page relationship timeline
plus the previous filed petitions.
I then send a copy of it to my fiance to drag it all to the embassy.
At first they said it is too much we can't take it but he insisted that they take it and they did.
The assistant had to hand carry all of it from across town, my fiance can't
cross the border into the main embassy of the city.

It took me days to process that we were approved per email the next day, it all felt surreal. I couldn't even post it here yet.
I wanted to wait until the READY online status changed to READY OPEN, then from the still scary AP (issuing ap) to ISSUED.
I was still waiting to exhale.....still waiting for the next bomb shell to drop
on us.....well I exhaled now and we are so happy to begin our lives together under one roof.

Sweet success.

I thank God, who is my rock and strength, for victory in this very long battle.
Thank you VJ for all your help and encouragement.
Thank you my close VJ friends who were there for me year after year, on the phone and online,
even after some are now looking to ROC already and we started the journey at the same time, we will catch up !
Love you all and again thank you

Great thanks, we will go this up coming week :-)

Thanks for info,quick question what did u take to social security office?

I WANT to go visit two more times after the I-129F is filed just to expedite the situation, But does the CO officer really care if those two visits are AFTER or before the petition is filed? It seems like it wouldn't matter as long as we were working on our relationship and toward marriage?

i was worried just like you because my fiance visited just once and it was for 6days, we did not have any problem at the interview. All you need to do is to have enough evidence for ongoing relationship before the interview. though our age diff was 3yrs. best of luck.

Smart, I don't plan on buying the ticket until we are absolutely sure of the outcome. Are you planning on traveling to meet your fiance and traveling back to the US together?[/qu

No, he is flying solo I had a bad experience flying through Germany almost got stuck there so no thank you!

Thank u all for your fast responses!

Okay so my fiance got approved for visa and now its time to buy the plane ticket. I know your probably thinking why i did not buy ticket before but i did not want jinx our plans. So do i need to buy a roundtrip or can i buy a oneway ? Please help me Im hearing different things!

He is actually in Cyprus so he won't have to go through Lagos embassy so hopefully the 100% will do for now. Thanks for ur quick response

Hi vj members,

For the k1 visa to get approved do I need to start off with 125% or after we get married and he applies for the adjustment we need 125%? Im so confused please me understand! :-[

I was under the assumption that we needed the last 3 most recent and got 2012, 2011, & 2010. Having recently recieved my 2013 I contacted the embassy because we am about to go to our interview in 2 weeks to ask do I need them all and I was instructed that they only required 2012. Once you are at the consulate stage it might be a good idea to contact them if not it is rather to be safe and go with more than needed than less. Good luck.

For the case number you can start calling as early as from 1 to 2 weeks after the notification of your approval.

thanks i will do just that.Good Luck on Interview

We got approved on the 22nd Jan but have got few questions that am not clear about.. when do we start calling NVC for our case number? secondly, do we need 2012 tax papers or 2013? we are trying to get every necessary document ready before for time... thanks all.

Wow that's sad I see a lot of couples that look suspect but they past their interview just because they visit more frequent. :-(

Having met within 2 years of filing the petition is the requirement. Short and few visits are on the

fraud referral sheet that they go by as guidelines and the CO can make a discretionary judgment call on

and either approve or refuse. How each couple wants to gamble with that is their decision.

Since they have met this is not an issue for the OP.

I know a lady personally who visited for one weekend (Nigeria) and they were approved.

Her boss initially told her she can have off and then changed her mind.

She was able to convince the CO with an employer letter that she can't have more days off or would

risk getting fired.

The CO approved them. He came, they married and after 2 months he took off to another state.

End of story on that one.

It depends all on your overall red flags, a good (front loaded) petition and the perspective of the CO

on that particular day with any particular couple. It is part being well prepared and part luck of the draw.

Welcome ! Same here, going through Cyprus. Finally one other 9ja K1 member going through Cyprus.

Been the lone wolf for quite a while here. North or South ?

Second time around for us, first round unfortunately a refusal and our case was returned.

Starting over.

Since you do not have any other red flags I think you may be ok but would suggest another visit,

preferably be there at the interview. They are pretty good about petitioners being there.

While you are there take pics and submit them at the interview.

Hope you already send lots of relationship evidence with your petition.

It should not be too long until your NOA2, then about 1-2 months at NVC and about 3 weeks from there to interview.

Best wishes and speedy approval, you both look like a cute coup

I live in the Northern Part and you? can you please tell the reason for your refusal? it could be of help to us.I pray it works out fine for you this time..thanks.

Welcome ! Same here, going through Cyprus. Finally one other 9ja K1 member going through Cyprus.

Been the lone wolf for quite a while here. North or South ?

Second time around for us, first round unfortunately a refusal and our case was returned.

Starting over.

Since you do not have any other red flags I think you may be ok but would suggest another visit,

preferably be there at the interview. They are pretty good about petitioners being there.

While you are there take pics and submit them at the interview.

Hope you already send lots of relationship evidence with your petition.

It should not be too long until your NOA2, then about 1-2 months at NVC and about 3 weeks from there to interview.

Best wishes and speedy approval, you both look like a cute couple.

Hi, my fiance is from North Cyprus. What part are u from? Thanks for the wishes i wish the same for u guys :-).

The requirements for a K-1 Visa are that you have been visited by your fiancé within the last 2 years, and that will most likely get your petition approved, but getting through the interview successfully may not be that easy. Consider what other "red flags" (if any) you may have. Only having visited once and for only one week is bad enough, but if you have any other issues they would consider a red flag, then it's going to be practically impossible. Try having her visit again during the time between now and your interview....and stay longer this time. I know someone who applied for a fiancé visa a few years ago. The fiancé went to Nigeria only once, but she stayed 3 weeks. I think that helped because they were approved.

No other red flags.our age difference is just 2yrs and am older..i reside in Cyprus so i wont be having my interview in Nigeria but anyway we will plan for another visit before time. thanks a lot.

If that's your only meeting then yes, especially if they're from Nigeria.

yes am from Nigeria but my Interview is going to be in Cyprus. thanks for your response.

Yes only one visit is a red flag. In some countries, it would not be a major deal but you are going to have to convince the most difficult US embassy in the world to get a visa through.,... I would strongly recommend making more visits, preferably at least 2- one asap and one for the interview.

thanks

Hello every one, i met my fiancee online 2012 oct. and she visited April 2013 for just a week ,she could not stay long due her work.we are both worried if that would be a red flag..anyone with same experience? please share your thoughts and advise. thanks