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Too bad you didn't know about this site before you filed. It clearly states in the K-1 Guides that you must submit that with your Petition request.

The TSC got ALL our paperwork, the Intent letters from BOTH of us was first thing we did..we sent so much paperwork in that it was overkill..maybe We should've taken ALL our pics with a Newspaper held up next to us like a kidnapping to show the date.!!!...lol

PATFONT....I know this is not what you wanted to hear, but look at the flip-side: They actioned your file! At least that is a positive. I am not making light of your situation. Just the opposite....We need to stay positive thru this process. Doing the legal route is the way to go. If anything, I would be spitting mad at the lawyer! Where is their legal expertise in this? You made me laugh with the "Jethro" statement...I have to admit!

Stay the course! Get the letters there and keep on your way! Don't stop and refile and start over....that will only extend and cause more pain and heartache!

My atty said he's NEVER had a K1 get kicked back for such a petty request..He said it's The TSC that's the problem...we sent sooo much add'l info with our app..I asked Jethro, How can I give you a wedding Date Numnuts when I don't know when the K1's getting issued!!!..Ok, we're getting married July 4th..Better hurry up guys.!!..lol..this entire process is a joke..It's very clear they are dragging these apps on purpose...They are so overloaded and If you've ever been at a DMV office or ANY Gov't office, did you ever see the speed at which these people work? they need to be Dusted off....

I think that they are just trying to by time, judging by other comments made about the service centers. Partly understaffed, partly uneducated ( about the process) and overloaded. All of the illegals got to go to the front of the line while all we "legals" got pushed back, thanks to somebody's president. You know him, the one that nobody said they voted for!

That'd Be George Bush, Right...lol

I believe they're asking for letters of intent to marry, which are required as part of the I-129F process.

They have it..they have my Plane & Hotel tickets from when I visited her in China..I even sent them a picture & $12,000 Appraisal of The Engagement Ring...This entire process is a Joke..

You're just starting out the process, you might want to relax a bit, or you'll have a heart attack before it's over

wait..haha..I just started the process?? 6 months ago?? No..if they think I'm waiting a year for a K1 Visa, they're outta their minds..remember one thing..There's always more than one way to skin a cat...

Attention ALL K1 Visa applicants..The Texas Service center is LOADED with Morans.!!!!...I filed my K1 on 11/18/13..On 5/14/14, those Idiots kicked back my K1 for additional information..I just received their request letter..guess what they need..They want me to provide a time frame for them for when we're getting married.!!!!!!....Gee!! I don't know.!!!.. let's say 0-90 friggin days since that's that's the WHOLE IDEA of a K1 Visa.!!!!... I have had it.!!!!..now I have to send them a letter stating when & where we're getting married??? Really??? another 1-2 months DELAY now!!!!.. So, the reason for my post is this..You better make damnn sure you guys send in your application with copies of plane tickets, emails, proof you have met within past two years, any pictures need to have handwritten dates on them stating when they were taken... I did ALL that and they kick it back for a wedding date!!!..My atty is the next one to feel my wrath today.!!!..they want email from the both of you stating when & where your getting married..this has got to be the dumbest country going!!!! I pay SOOOO many taxes on my businesses & personal each year and what did I get for it?? Jethro down in Texas Service Center asking me when I'm getting married.!!!!...sorry guys, I'm going to my alternate plan from here on in..This is what we all get for trying to do the right thing.. THESE people are playing with peoples lives.!!!!..Why the HeLL do we have to wait 6-9 months to get a friggin K1 Visa in the first place!!!!!???..Hire more Damnn people!!!!!!..

I really do appreciate your responces. And I will inform my Fiance about his account, so that he can check it today and for some reason we havent discuss about the cash check.

And yes, he called USCIS Customer Service(he talked to real person) several times and the only thing that they are saying is that they can see the name of my Fiance in their system and we'll just for the response or something. But how come, he didnt received any confirmation yet?!.

don't ever bother to call the service center and talk to those Drones that answer the phones...They are entry level people and all they do is read off generic answers to you.,.You need to have your atty call and he can get past the Nit Wits that answer the phone and talk to a supervisor and actually get a REAL answer from them..well...most of the time anyway..

Hello there everyone,

This is Maria. I am kind a new here in VJ. I read and learned alot in this website. Here is my situation.

My Fiance lives in Arnold Maryland, USA. We've met 2 years ago in US and got engaged December of last year (2013). He filed the first part of K-1 Visa which is the I-129F last March 20, 2014. He sent it to Dallas,TX Office. We waited for few weeks and he did't received any notification or something up until this day May 16, 2014. He called USCIS several times, and they kept saying that the can see the name of my fiance in there system. I understand that as long as they received the I-129F they will notify/inform us, right? He (my fiance) constantly check his email and mail box everyday but seems like up to this day he didnt received anything.

I finally got the urged to send this because We really badly need your assistance. I am worried now. Next week it will be 2 months already that we havent heard anything yet. I know that most of you knows the process better.

We would really appreciate your assistance. I hope to hear from you soon guys.

Thank you and God Bless.

Maria, The Texas Service Center is the WORST service center they have...Your looking at probably August-October before they process your paperwork and another 2-3 months until you finally get your visa.. TSC is now working on 11/18/13 apps that were filed..that should give you an idea of your time frame..I hate telling people this,but, it will help in the long run so your not going ay to day and wondering why your papers haven't been processed...

It's getting depressing seeing all the quick CSC approvals when we're all still patiently waiting our turn. Getting harder to grin and bear it when we applied at the same time & they're already approved

We filed April 23rd & received NOA1 on April 29th.

OMG..please sit down for this...you are looking at 5-7 months from today for the TSC to even look at your paperwork..they are working on 11/16/13 filings as of 5/13/14...

Listen everyone..Just because you hire an Atty, DOESN'T mean that he did your paperwork correctly...our app was filed on 11/18/13 and on 5/14/14, The TSC finally got off their Hillbilly assses and looked at our app, but they NOW need more paperwork..My atty said they may need more paperwork to support what he sent them..I informed him that, if they kicked our app back because he didn't send in the correct paperwork that I was coming down to his office and pull him over his desk and get my money back from him.!!!..these atty's promise you the sun when they are trying to get hired by you..my advise is everyone is, yes, it IS a good idea to hire an atty so you have a better chance of getting your app processed correctly, but it's not 100%..and ALSO, once your Fiancee gets here..just file all the future paperwork yourself..who cares if they kick it back and delay it, your Fiancee is here and that killer wait is over....save the money and file all future forms yourself...

I hear you. We filed 11/18, so I hope the information your attorney got was correct. The closer we get to the approval stage, the harder the waiting gets!!

Peace.

It is correct what they told him...BUT, That doesn't mean that I'm only days away from them processing mine...Remember, When you call down there, they give that generic B.S. how they process over 30,000 applications a day all over the country..Blah, Blah, Blah...I'm at the end of my Tolerence with this entire process..

I already told my Atty that this is WHAT I GOT for doing the right thing??!!..If The Serv. Ctr. doesn't process my app by 6/15, I'm withdrawing it entirely and going to my Plan B which I'm not disclosing here, but enough is enough.!!..I pay crazy amount of $$ each year to this gov't on my personal & business taxes and I'll be damned if I'm gonna have these Hillbillies that work in the Texas Service Center turn my life upside down because they're too damned lazy to do their job in a timely manner..They cashed my check 2 days after they filed my app..now that they have my $$, they could care less..

Going on 6 months now since we filed our K1 Visa App on 11/18/13 through the Texas Serv. Ctr..They are so damnn slow and need to hire more people..This is really uncalled for that people have to wait 6 months and more for these idiots to process paperwork that was prepared by an Immigration Atty..Everytime you call any service center, all your talking to is the front end people that are low level employees that will not tell you anything except generic responses..you need to have your atty call there and demand to talk to a dept. officer and they will give them the most up to date information available on your case..I called 6 times past two weeks and NOONE could tell me what date of filed apps they were working on..My atty called and the Dept. Officer told him the current date they are working on..this is an FYI so you guys don't keep calling those nitwits on the front line...

I just got this email from USCIS:

Dear Stakeholder,

On May 12, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. We encourage the public to comment on these rulemakings during the 60-day comment period.

Title

Type of Notice

Comment Period Expiration Date

FR Cite

Enhancing Opportunities for H-1B1, CW-1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB-1 Immigrants PDF | Text

Proposed Rule: 60-day comment period

07/11/2014

79 FR 26870

Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent SpousesPDF | Text

Proposed Rule: 60-day comment period

07/11/2014

79 FR 26886

We need to let USCIS that there should be NO additional case work put on their plates until they have their act together with immediate relative I-130's and I-129F fiance applications. This is another example of King Obama ignoring Congress to make his own laws, and we need to make our voice heard at all costs.

I agree totally that the Service Centers are behind as it is, BUT, This has NOTHING to do with Obama..Your making it political when using "KING" Obama in your statement...This has to do with the Service center employees dragging their assses and slowing down the system..My K1 Visa application is going on 7 Mths in the Texas Service Center and STILL nothing..When I call down there, they give you a different excuse EVERY time I call...They need to fix the system..How can you expect this president or ANY president fix this system when BOTH sides of the isle don't agree on ANYTHING!!??..

What REALLY burns my ### is people like myself & and my Fiancee in China have spent SO much time waiting for her K1 to get processed and people like this are playing friggin games with the Immigration process and slowing down EVERYONE elses processing times because of B.S. people like this.!!!!!..They should immediately terminate ANYTHING they have done in the PAST on your application and DEPORT him asap and ban him for life from this country...