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Hey! Thanks for replying

We are waiting for the 5 month mark and then he is going to call USCIS to ask where we stand! I really hope we get the NOA2 before the 5 month mark, but it's only 4 more weeks until then..

My biggest question right now is about the language that the interview is going to be in. I wonder if it is going to be in German or English and somehow this is stressing me out even though it shouldn't as I am fluent in both

Please keep me up to date on your process, I am really interested to see what lies ahead for us

You're welcome Charleysnow,

We hope you get your NOA2 very soon and do not have to wait for 4 weeks.

The interview will likely be conducted in English--I believe. But you shouldn't worry about the language as you're both fluent in German and English.

You might also want to check this link and see what our fellow Austrians wrote about their experience with the interview. http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Austria

As for our case, we are still awaiting the instructions from the NVC. We'll keep you up-to-date as we are happy to share with you our experience and/or anything that might help you down the road.

Meanwhile, I wish you and your fiancé "Alles Gute" and a super "Schnell" approval.

Best,

S. & B.

You can see reviews for your consulate/embassy here:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Austria

Thank you very much for the link Tuzi and Niu. I appreciate it.

All the best to you,

S & B

By the way, Austria is one of my favorite countries. I have fond memories of childhood times in the beautiful mountains with my

grandparents.

Vienna is also one of my favorite cities. I would not mind living there.

I am from Germany but have been in the US for many years and am a USC.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Guten Morgen Ebunoluwa!

Okay, I won't write more in German as a courtesy to our fellow VJ members.

It's nice to know that Austria is one of your favourite countries. As you know, Vienna is a small city but very nice.

Actually, I was born in the Philippines - I just grew up here in Austria. But I'm still Filipina in heart and soul.

I'm moving to the US for love - he's American.

May I ask which part of Germany do you come from?

Ich bedanke mich!

S & B

It would be a good idea to have an updated original letter of intent from both of you for the interview, don't worry about the I-325a copy.

Your fiance can mail you an updated one and you can submit your own updated one at the interview.

As to your comment on the thread, you can't delete it.

Not everyone will like your comments on a public forum, such is life and should not be a concern.

Best wishes !

Greetings Ebunoluwa,

Many thanks for your kind reply. I will surely follow your advice.

Likewise, I wish you and your fiance(e) all the best and a speedy approval.

Best regards,

S & B

Hello fellow April filers,

First of all, allow me introduce myself - I'm Honeysuckle, the beneficiary from Austria and my fiancé is the US citizen.

We find this thread very helpful; the advice and information given here are accurate. Added to this, the people here are much more accommodating and very positive. We are really grateful and happy to join you on this thread.

In any case, we received our NOA2 three weeks ago or so - the USCIS informed us that our case was sent to NVC. Yesterday, my fiancé called the NVC to follow through. After an hour of waiting on the phone, he finally spoke to someone and he was told that our paperwork was sent to the US Consulate in Vienna on June 30th.

I've started to put together copies of documents and evidence that we sent to USCIS. I have a copy of everything except for I-325A and the letter of intent. Due to our excitement and haste to send our I-129 package, we had forgotten to make a copy.

I've read various comments regarding this; some people said they were asked to present copies of everything whilst other people said they didn't have to. So, I hope the latter will be the same for me. Fingers crossed.

Has anyone already been to the interview? If so, could you be so kind as to share your experience?

Also, does anyone know how to DELETE or remove a reply from a thread? I'd like to remove the reply I wrote to one of the threads as I believe the idea I've shared has done more harm than good.

One of the commentators of "that" thread is frustrated and angry that each time he/she sees someone (specially a TSC filer) gets approved or someone has some good news to share, he/she gets even more angry. I can totally relate. Whilst I think it's only natural to show one's happiness, it feels odd specially when you see other people going through an extremely miserable time. So, I consider it's best to remove myself from that thread and delete my comments.

Many thanks and all the best to everyone,

S & B

Not an easy thing to admit, but with much embarrassment, I have to admit to being played... after so much work trying to get my wife into the US now I have to work at getting her away. Only three weeks here and her intentions are very clear.On second night she stated at 60 I should not have a desire for relations and stated she never had sexual feelings, ever.I asked why she had not previously mentioned this to me and that it was odd considering not one month before we agreed that she should be on the pill which she started before leaving for the US. The next day she said she didn't love me "but who knows, in a month I might". This from a female in her 30s. I offered to fly her home if she was so unhappy and she liked that idea because she thought I would continue to pay all of her living expenses as I had been doing since before we were married.No, that meant divorce. Not a good reaction from her. Now,we seldom talk and if so fight. She spends her days watching tv and smoking and talking to her new filipina friends. She moved into the spare bedroom on day 3 and has yet to unpack her suitcase.Next stop I guess is a lawyer to get me out of this mess as best I can and as fast as I can.And right now, all she will talk to me about is "when will the green card and ss card get here?".And I really did not see this coming. Love can be stupid as well as blind.

Dear Palu,

Please allow me to say a few words.

First of all, you shouldn’t be embarrassed. Your wife was the one who brought disgrace on you and hurt your well-being.

I’m not going to reiterate what our fellow VJ members said. Without a doubt, your wife or soon to be ex-wife betrayed you and committed a crime. Therefore, she must be brought to justice. Full stop.

What a nightmare! I’m sorry. I truly hope you get a lawyer who will help you win this battle.

I don’t know how the legal system works in the US but in some countries in Europe; if someone committed a fraud like this, the permanent residence status or citizenship will automatically be revoked—the person will be deported and get a lifetime ban. And also, the person who messed up always, I mean always loses the court battle and must pay for all the costs. For instance, in this case, your wife will lose and must pay the lawyers of both parties. Seriously!

And she has the nerve to think that you would continue paying for her livelihood in the Philippines? That's absurd! You already spent tons of money even before your marriage, as you said. For Heaven's sake, you shouldn’t have to spend more—not even a cent.

You are a person with high morals and dignity, you will find the true love that you deserve.

As a Filipina/European - I am angry and embarrassed beyond words for what your wife did.

My prayers and all the best to you,

S. & B.

Been looking for a topic in here for Austrian people who have either applied or are currently in the process of applying for a visa in the US.

My fiance (US citizen) and I have applied for a K-1 visa. We got our NOA1 on the 6th of March and we are at the Texas Service Center.

I know it is not yet time to worry, but I kinda hoped there would be some Austrian people around who went through this process and have some kind of tips or advice on the whole process or on the embassy. I have read all the feedback on them, but I suppose not everyone updated that

It'd be nice to get some insight from someone who has been through this

Dear Charleysnow,

Thank you for creating this post. It's very nice to see filers from Austria.

My fiancé and I joined Visa Journey in January this year and filed the petition on April 22nd. We received the NOA1 on April 28th or so and

we got the NOA2 on June 19th which to be honest, was quite a surprise. Other than that, we have not received any news yet.

I see that you have received your NOA1 on March 6th so it's been almost 4 months now. I think the waiting period is 5 months, according to the timeline. According to some posts I read, your fiancé can follow through by calling USCIS to enquire about your status.

I wish you all the best and hope you get your NOA2 very soon!

Kind regards,

S. & B.

Ok...I just realized something, & I'm probably over analyzing cuz I am worried about getting an rfe. I have a credit card receipt from Liverpool in my name the same day that he bought my engagement ring in the same town. (We used mostly cash & he paid for pretty much everything, plus I stayed at his flat) ok...because I'm being paranoid, I'll list the evidence I included & if anyone could be helpful, I'd muchly appreciate it...

Passport stamps (manchester uk & Washington, D.C.)

Flight itinerary

Flight tickets

Engagement ring receipt

Car rental agreement

Car rental receipt

A few photos

Screenshots from Facebook while I was there

A letter from his roommate saying she met me & I was there during the dates on my itinerary.

Greetings to Jewels7377 and our fellow April Filers,

My fiancé sent the following photocopied items along with the primary documents such as I-129 form, G-325A, letter of intent to marry, passport, birth certificates etc.:

· Airline/boarding passes

· Six photos of us together, including one with his family

· A photo of my engagement ring and the receipt

· A copy of my ESTA confirmation and passport stamp

· Telephone bills

· Hotel receipts

· Restaurant receipts

· Underground/train/bus tickets

· Entrance tickets to places we visited e.g. Mozart’s birthplace in Salzburg, Vienna Imperial Palace, Butterfly House and

· Ticket to the Zoo. Yes, including this! J

Aside from the above, my fiancé also provided the USCIS with a log printout of our Skype conversations and e-mails—as proof of our on-going relationship.

I can’t remember exactly how many pages we sent but I think we sent more than 10 pages. Also, we included photos of all the cards (not e-cards) he sent me via snail mail.

Furthermore, since all my documents are in German (except for my birth certificate) we had to have everything translated by a qualified translator service. We sent them a copy of the receipt as well.

On top of the Skype and email log printout, we sent them a 4-page summary of our Love Story; not just a description of where or when we met and how we fell in love and how much we would like to spend the rest of our lives together. In our story, we also highlighted our cultural and philosophical differences and convictions. And, how we, as a future husband and wife do we think we could make our relationship/marriage work.

One might think—who cares and nobody has the time to read our love story?!?

What the USCIS people really want to see remains a mystery. Clearly, they require evidence of a genuine relationship. But the more I read comments of VJ members on RFEs, the more I think that USCIS is looking deeper—they want to see more than just our boarding passes or pictures or hotel bills and what-have-you. There are many deciding factors but the detailed account of our relationship is what I believed to have made the difference.

Thank you for reading this far, and I hope this helps.

Best regards,

S. & B.

Congratulations!

We've been more than 2 months

Dear My&Truong,

Thank you. Oh, please don't cry... who knows maybe you'll get your NOA2 tomorrow! You never know... :-)

I wish you all the best and I'll be sure to include you in my prayers.

Kind regards,

S. & B.

Oh my god, did you expedite? Contact a senator? And you really are at tsc, cuz you're Maryland...congrats! Lucky duck. Here's to hoping they're finally working again.

Dear Jewels7377,

This is Honeysuckle from Vienna, Austria. Actually, I'm the beneficiary. :-) My fiancé is from Maryland.

Anyway, I just wanted to respond to your question; My fiancé did not call anyone. I was very surprised too when my fiancé forwarded the notification to me indicating that we have been approved.

We are happy and would like to wish everyone on here all the best. Just be patient; as the saying goes, there's light at the end of the tunnel.

With best regards,

S. & B.

Your I-129f was approved in 49 days from your NOA1 date, yeah!

This is good news for everyone! We never expected the be the first, we were just hoping to see someone make forward progress to give us inspiration that we were not to far behind.

This is a very, very, very happy day for us and we wish everyone the same luck and a bright and happy future together.

It's a government operation . Nothing else really needs to be said and knowing this I am not the least bit surprised by the complete ineptitude and disorganization of this agency or any other government agency, at the very least be thankful you are not in need of medical care provided by the VA.

A positive thought, every day that passes is one day closer to being together and that is what matters most.

Dear Aloe333,

I am happy for you that you found love and that you’re now engaged.

Sadly, getting together with your fiancé is not going to be a walk in the park. Like everyone here, you should follow the rules. And may I add, it’s a lengthy, painstaking process and needless to say, depressing as you walk through this journey whilst being thousands of kilometres away from your loved one.

I echo the thoughts and advice of everyone on this thread. I certainly believe that your chances of being granted a fiancée visa is nil—unfortunately. No excuse - you really need to meet in person. Full stop.

As for the other option “visitor’s visa”, there is NO HARM in tying to apply; provided you can convince the US immigration that you’re going back to the Philippines after your visit.

It may be very difficult to get a visitor’s visa. As unfortunate as it is, however, this should NOT discourage you from visiting your fiancé in the US.

And just because the Philippines is known as a high-fraud country does not automatically mean you will not be granted a tourist visa. Again, please don’t be discouraged.

On the subject of fraud, there are quite a number of posts here regarding the Philippines listed as “high-fraud” country.

I am by no means denying this claim as being untrue, but please, not ALL Filipinos are scammers.

Please know that my intention is not to offend anyone here. But it just seems that everyone has a pre-conceived notion that Filipinos are marrying an American citizen for his/her "green card" and not for love.

I am a Filipina/European but I consider myself more of a Filipina than European. I certainly feel bad for my good-hearted and true fellow Filipinos who are being badly affected by this.

Aloe333 and to all Filipinos out there on this journey, you have got to stand up - this is your chance to prove that what people say about Filipinos is wrong.

And to those scammers – whether you’re a Filipino, black, white, yellow or whatever race you have, please just think of the "Karma Kickback".

Peace,

S. & B.

well the thing is i just foudn this forum and i just thought id post something and people might see it and try to help me understand...

the thing ive been dating someone online and and its just this january of this year...

and since done quite an amount of research,i think getting a fiance visa would just get me denied since we havent met yet...

if theres anyone who has had the same experience and got accepted?(me and fiance only talked for 5 months now)

i do get to talk to her mom everyday and her(my fiance) too which is good..and they are in favor..

now the thing is my aunt from london is gonna help us since my fiance's family isnt rich and doesnt have that much money to help me get what i need...

and now it all comes down to which i should get which wont get denied at all..since im just asking my aunt..and if i do get denied ill be sure not to expect any help from her anymore....T____T

so my plan is this...

if i could come up of a good reason for "requirement to meet with your fiance would mean extreme hardship to you..

and im thinking that my aunt might know someone that could help us build our case as in a fiance visa lawyer of somesort(been being brought to their web sites every time i start a research so yeah...

or

get a visitor visa and get married after 60 days(got that from one of the sites i read on) so as that it wouldnt look like a "sham" (their own words) to get a green card.

and get back to my country anyways and get a fiance visa with picture and reciepts,plan ticket and all other evidences ive learned from this site..

please please please i need some help...im so confused as to what to ask from my aunt..she is fully supportive of my decision though..and im from the philippines if that helps too....

thank you so much for readin my long boring explination...

good luck to everyone as well...

It sure would be nice to somebody making forward progress even a RFE would be nice.. Checking this forum daily and seeing nothing is not fun.

Hello Loveoflife,

Sorry to hear about your situation.

I am not sure if divorce is recognised by the Philippine government. You might want to inquire - check this website:

http://deborjalaw.com/2009/04/11/philippine-annulment-top-ten-10-questions/

All the best,

S. & B.

Hello,

I would take the job until something better comes along. It always seems easier to find job when you already have one plus even though the pay may not be what you are looking for it is more than what you are making now, right?