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JUST GOT THE EMAIL!!!! PASSPORT IS READY FOR PICK UP!!!!! REAL TEARS!!!!!!

Yay! I got a text and found out this. 
 
it took  385 days after it received.  
 
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Don't waste your pesos on a abogado, thank us later! ?

The interview is longer for married couples because not much is processed before the K-1 couple gets married. It's after the marriage happens that the real wait begins. It's all relative, once you get you interview and green card you are all set, those of us that did the K-1 route no that there is a LOT more to do after the interview and well after we get married.
You are comparing apples and oranges.

The interview is longer for married couples because not much is processed before the K-1 couple gets married. It's after the marriage happens that the real wait begins. It's all relative, once you get you interview and green card you are all set, those of us that did the K-1 route no that there is a LOT more to do after the interview and well after we get married.
You are comparing apples and oranges.

Please just go to the shelter closest to you that handles DV. Once you are safe inside explain to them the close proximity to your husband's house and ask them to find another shelter in there network to move you to. They have the resources to find you a safe place further away.
Just get out and go to the shelter. You will be safer there than you are spending another second in that home.

Please just go to the shelter closest to you that handles DV. Once you are safe inside explain to them the close proximity to your husband's house and ask them to find another shelter in there network to move you to. They have the resources to find you a safe place further away.
Just get out and go to the shelter. You will be safer there than you are spending another second in that home.

You say that you dont belive in divorce because your religion?
I ask you: do you think that this man belive in God?
Do you think that God will be happy that you be with this person?
One thing is sure God doesnt like that people be suffering , so run way from this man.
You can find a better man.
You say that you dont want he losse the custody of his son from mexico, do you think that live with a violennt person is good for the kids?
The best thing that can happen it is that the kids dont grw up with this man.
So call the police and safe the kids and yourself

Kkk 1 as an advocate for victims of domestic violence over 20years I can tell your advise is so WRONG. Victims of DV should not talk and warn the abuser, they MUST call the cops,and not to wait to see if it will happen again.
Please please next time that you hear/read someone asking advice about DV,advice the person to call the cops immediately, and to leave immediately the abuser without ANY talk or warn,the person should seek some shelter in a safe place .
Advising a victim of DV to talk to the abuser is a wrong advice.Later on the couple may talk after he attends therapy for at least 6months,attend anger management classes,then yes she can talk to him. The victim safety is more important than saving her marriage.

This isn't necessarily true. Most people are denied tourist visas because they lack proof (enough money in the bank, property, family ties, good job, etc) they have the intention to return back to their country and not just use the tourist visa to stay in the U.S. after the timeframe expires.
K-1 and CR-1 are visas with the intention that the beneficiary will stay in the U.S., and proof of returning is not a factor in deciding if a beneficiary will be granted these types of visas.

Why do you feel like a bottle of ketchup? ?

Here is my take...
Use immigration attorney...
1. If you have unusual and/or difficult circumstance
2. If few thousands of dollars is insignificant
3. If you are not good at or interested in reading and following instructions
4. If you have ADD/ADHD and immigration paperwork is not in your interest
5. If your English is limited
6. If you are lazy and don't like dealing with paperwork details
7. If your IQ is way below average
Do it yourself...
1. If you have pretty normal circumstance
2. If few thousands of dollars is significant
3. If you are good at and interested in reading and following instructions
4. If you don't have ADD/ADHDt
5. If your English is reasonably OK
6. If you are not lazy and don't mind dealing with paperwork details
7. If your IQ is close to normal or higher
Personally...
This is my first time filing for K1 visa, and I was completely intimidated at the beginning
when I didn't know what to do. However, upon reading few VJ guides, my confidence level soared.
And having such interactive discussion board to ask questions and to have many folks who's
gone through the paperwork and processing themselves to answer in a reasonably timely manner
really put the icing on the cake.
Visa processing is NOT trivial and its' not for everyone to do it by themselves.
That said, for someone with average intelligence and normal situation,
I would say this is about as difficult as filing a income tax with itemized deductions...
which by the way...is also not for everyone to do it by themselves.
Finally, I would say that without the VJ site, I am pretty sure that I would had to
resort to an immigration attorney.
Therefore...thanks VJ...and thanks all VJ members!

Sounds like someone can't follow instructions on a form. You missed signing a document and that make the process hard enough that you suggest others get a lawyer?

I rarely post, but I wanted to share this great new with all of those who are anxiously waiting through this dreadful AP process.
My husband's interview was originally scheduled on March 18th. I even travelled to support him and help him prep for his interview. We arrived about 30 mins before the interview. I was not allowed to go in so we said a quick prayer and wished him luck as he entered the building.
After about almost 2 hours he came back out with a WHITE paper in his hand. My heart just dropped. After I calmed down...I noticed that there was NOTHING checked off on the paper. It was blank. I asked him to tell me exactly what happened. He said that the consular told him sorry, but they could not conduct the interview because his package sent from NVC (in Feb) had not yet been received at the Embassy and they are not able to proceed with the interview without those papers. So his case had to be placed in AP until they could locate the paperwork.
So here is the background...before traveling, I had checked CEAC website to keep track of his package. The site had shown the package in transit and 6 days later it also showed that the packaged had arrived at the embassy and that his case was ready. I tried calling and emailing the embassy to confirm receipt of the package (but got no response) - maybe should have been my first red flag.
Anyway I immediately emailed the consulate to ask for more details and also ask why CEAC had shown that the file had arrived when it had not. They sent a short email response - saying it was an error on the CEAC website, but the file was not there and they had followed up with NVC to track. I offered to give them copies of our files, but was told that they can only proceed with the original. I then contacted NVC - who interestingly had NO CLUE that the package had not arrived. And had no idea where it could be. I asked them if anyone was trying to track it and they opened a supervisor request (which to this day I have not heard back). Next I tried my Congressman's office to intervine to get more details on the location of the file. Not much help there - they did an inquiry, but met with pretty similar response from both the consulate and NVC.
Anyway my husband and I then took matters into our own hands to investigate. We talked to other people we knew in coutry who have recently received DHL packages and the DHL office in Sierra Leone to inquire about any delays in delivery due to the current situation in the country. And the answer was yes, it seemed to take on average 3-5 months for packages to arrive after they were shipped due to the present situation in the country. I was just devasted. It has already been 2 months since NVC mailed our package and to think that worst case scenario we would have to wait another 3 months.
I will have to admit - both my husband and I hit our BOTTOM in this process. We both just felt hopeless and heartbroken not knowing when exactly the package will arrive, when his interview might be rescheduled. Our mind just went to a dark place.
After a few weeks we sought spiritual counseling for intercessory prayers and guidance to help us get hope back and be patient and allow God to intervene on our behalf. We prayed day and night...
God is Good! And so worthy to be PRAISED! On April 16 - my husband called the embassy on Thursday to check in and was told his packet had arrived and his interview will be rescheduled soon. On April 20 he got a call to come in that afternoon for his interview. And just 30 minutes after he entered - he was only asked TWO interview questions and immediately approved.
A week later his Visa was issued and today he went to check and Visa in Hand!
It's so unbelievable that this process is FINALLY over and next month my husband and will FINALLY get to start our lives together.
My heart goes out to all of those who are stuck in AP. I admire the strength and resilence of everyone waiting so patiently thru AP for approval. During this last month - I have read so many stories on others in AP and it really helped me to share in others experience, see posts of those who had survived AP and read posts of those waiting.
I am truly grateful to God that our issue was resolved fairly quickly and I know that God will do the same for all of you.
My thoughts and prayers to everyone.
Sorry for the long post....I am just GUSHING RIGHT NOW! :joy:

Thank you!
Ugh, I know firsthand the agonizing dread of being in AP. It was the hardest part of this whole journey and we spent many nights on the phone in silence with nothing to say because of it. Just know there's a light at the end of AP, and that you have the support of others here in the same situation.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, it took me being in AP to really understand what that meant.
You are in my prayers

Awww that's normal. Those were my exact feelings when I moved to DR a couple of years ago, but she's better than me because I took about two months to adjust lol

My fiancé has his passport in hand and will be flying home to us in the morning!!!!

Awwww thanks for checking in! I'm just waiting for the "passport is ready for pick up" email and he'll be on the first plane home to us! ???????????

Duuude... They [many cultures] do that because they have no other choice in terms of raising money to provide for their families, not because it's "natural" to want to be away from their spouses and children.

At JFK airport here in NYC - all my fiance needed was the yellow package. The immigration officer screamed at her for not being able to speak English at all - but in the end I told her that was for the best, as she probably avoided being asked a ton of questions.
She took less than 5 minutes total.

What would hiring a lawyer do? Sorry but sleeping with a "Friend" getting her pregnant and suddenly meeting an American and having her petition you all within what a 6 months window of time you don't think looks suspicious to a CO. What will a lawyer do to this case?
What this coupe have working against them is lack of face time? Married or not they need to get that done and now? Than they can decide if they want to move forward.

You were a bit naive to not think this would be an issue. You know your situation but to an outsider, like the CO, I have to agree that it looks as if you left your "baby mama" once you found a USC. Unfortunately once it's denied nothing can be done, they will let the case expire. You could try and get married and file again but be aware this will still be an issue.

You were a bit naive to not think this would be an issue. You know your situation but to an outsider, like the CO, I have to agree that it looks as if you left your "baby mama" once you found a USC. Unfortunately once it's denied nothing can be done, they will let the case expire. You could try and get married and file again but be aware this will still be an issue.

When he is in the states it will be too late... Unless he comes for a visit which I doubt he can.

In before the lock, welcome back, Saturday would not be the same.