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I'm guessing they would only ask for those secondary documents if they had some doubt about the relationship.

If she's in the country less than 3 months and you get married you will have some serious explaining to do. Not saying it's impossible, but be ready for some issues.

Your safest bet is to file the K1 fiance visa now. No need to wait for her to return home. That way you get started 3 weeks earlier.

You should be approved soon. You filed at the worst time..... they transferred Apr/May filers to CSC so the Mar TSC filers are forced to wait the 7 months. I would call USCIS and/or get a congressman or senator involved.

Also, don't assume because you hired a lawyer that everything was done correctly. I personally have a couple friends that hired lawyers and each one screwed things up so don't be surprised if you get an RFE.

Good luck!

thanks everyone

thanks everyone

Hello,

I received my NOA2 on September 15th and today I called the NVC and was told they received my file on Oct 1st and I was given my case number from the NVC. My question is, now what? Can I (and should I) do anything with this case number or do I need to wait until the embassy receives the files?

Thank you,

Brian

You can listen to whoever you want, but I would highly recommend you cancel the 129f. I know someone that filed both of these at the same time thinking they would use whichever was approved first. Well, when they went in for the 129f interview they got denied and it in turn caused trouble on the 130 as well. It ended up taking them 2.5 yrs to get their visa.

Again, do whatever you want. Just be ready to wait a very long time if you're not careful.

50 might be just a little excessive..... Also take phone records, facebook chats, etc.

Got approved yesterday. NAO1 was May 12th.

For anyone that got transferred from the CSC to the TSC, hang in there. They are going through these very quickly!

I checked online today and the wording has changed. It used to say something about my case being transferred to my local office but now it says, " The I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you"

I'm hoping this means they are actually looking at my case now and I can expect a decision soon. However, before getting my hopes up I wanted to check with people here to make sure my thinking is correct.

I appreciate anyone's help.

Wow, I had no idea it would be difficult to DCF since I'm not of Indian descent. That is very good info so thank you.

Sorry for any confusion. Currently, we are just engaged so that is why I filed the k1 fiance visa. However, I am considering another option, which is to move to India and live there for 1-3 years. If I go that option, we would just get married in India.

I just wanted to check and see if there would be any complications if I ended up moving to India, getting married, then decide to move back to the US with my then spouse (assuming I moved to India).

So it sounds like the domicile will not be much of an issue. That was my biggest concern.

From what I've been reading it sounds like if i direct file from India I could get the spouse visa approved in about 30 days, does that sound right?

Thanks again

Hello,

I am trying to figure out what to do next and I really need some advice. Here's a quick overview of my situation:

Me: US citizen (American origin, not Indian)

Fiance: Indian Citizen

Filed Spouse Visa and was accepted on May 7, 2014

We are both the same age, etc. so it's a real relationship.

Now comes the fun part. I have been giving some thought lately to moving to India for 1-3 years and just marrying my fiance in India. It would probably take approximately 1 year for me to get my India PIO card and get a job so for the first year we would just be living off my savings (not a problem, we could live a few more years without any issues) and enjoying life. I would either move back to the US with my spouse after a year or get a job in India for 1-2 years so I could get international experience then move back.

My issue is what would the process be once we decided to move to the US?

1) Would it be an issue that I already filed the Spouse visa? I assume I could just cancel this but I wanted to make sure it would not be a problem when I filed for CR1.

2) How long would it take to get the CR1 or IR1? I would probably be able to direct file so I was hoping that would go much faster.

3) I would not have a job when we decided to move back to the US. Would I be able to have a parent provide the affidative of support? I would probably have 5x the poverty level in assets as well.

4) How would I be able to satisfy the domicile requirement? I would not have a job until after I arrived in the US and I would not move to the US without my spouse.

The #4 point above is probably my biggest concern at this point.

I really appreciate any help that I can get as this is a very difficult decision.

Thank you!