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Lol my fiancee was here visiting still when we recieved our NOA1, we got very excited called all of our friends and went out for drinks and celebrating! Be excited every step no matter how small it seems is at least another step down and something to be happy for Congratulations.

From the way I read it, I dont think they are married yet.

I remember reading a while back on here where a bunch of people were getting approved with the CSC and never got their approval emails or their case updated online, they just got the NOA2 in the mail one day out of the blue kinda. You never know and not to raise hopes to much but maybe similiar is happening like this again and in a few days a NOA2 could pop up in your mailbax. Either wau lots of luck and hope it isnt much longer for you

Oh another question, I know you need to send your passport to your fiancee for the interview, but I dont have a passport was just going to use my Birth certificate long form, and maybe my social security card too. Is that acceptable and do they have to be the original copies too or can they be notarized copies?

Thats awesome Nky! I made a little joke for you on the K1 topic

You guys can ignore this too just another link I wanted to store here.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow

Mmmm, do you know if you need the new number from the NVC before you can start calling them, Or can can they use other infomation to look it up?

We were touched again today weeee! I think Im going to miss the touches, they were one of my stress relievers, Like oh look someone actually held our case today thank god its not in a box somewhere lol.

Fiancee went to the police station today so thats down, I have a appointment with personal at work to get the employment information I need from them another step almost down. Going to work on the I-134 this weekend and hopefully have it ready by Monday to get it notarized. Got all my w-2s so will be filing taxes this weekend too lol so gives me my copy of tax returns for 2006 found them for 2005, Hopefully 2 years worth will be enough. How did you guys send the info to your Finacee? Any known mail servcies proven safer than the others for not loosing it? Fedexp, Ups, or just usps?

Be Honest you slipped them an extra $50 with your application didnt you J/K and awesome news!

Mag just stay off my thread eh, I dont need your kind of help. And yes working 12 hour shifts 5 days a week dealing with a 4 year old son full time, Im sorry I dont have much time to sift through post after post to find the information and yes i did try the search feature and didnt find it much more helpful. Dont like it as I said before stay off my topic then.

Ignore this link its for my own personal reference as i said just trying to compile all the data in one spot for easy findings and referencing later.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry672553

Thanks Nky, did you get your letter from NVC before or after you got your NOA2 in the mail? I know it took them like 10 days before we got our NOA1 in the mail and about the same for our rfe.

Yeah told my fiancee today he had to go to the police station when he got up, hopefully he will hes the type that needs a little prodding sometimes lol.

ty thingee thats more of what i was looking for, anyone have number for the NVC?

sigh, I see your another look at the timelines person.. I know where the timelines at and have looked at them many numerous times. I dont need to know the length in days so let me be more specific about what I want to know.. Whats in packet 3, The PHONE NUMBER to the NVC and how long I should wait before I start calling them, what information do I need when I call them, How can I track my Petition from the NVC to the embassy in London, Once my petition is in London what do we get in packet 4, what is the PHONE NUMBER to the london embassy, how long should i wait once the petition leaves NVC before I start calling the embassy to find out our Interview date, what information will I need for that call. When should we make the appointment for the medical exam? I kinda want all this information togther in one post, so that way when i Look back for reference I can just go to this post find out what I need and go on again.

Thanks

Cat

yes duplicate thread, I posted here for the UKers, and been reading but hard to find the posts that just apply to what I need thats why I asked for 1 main thread. pr if not then someone to just answer. Lazy or not im sure Im going to need refer back to this info alot and better for now and in the future if there is just one post I can go to to find all I need each time.

OKay we just got our NOA2, anyone can help out with what to expect in packet 3, packet 4, numbers to call the NVC and how to check when your petition has been there and sent to London, and the number for the London EMbassy and how/when to call them to check on interview etc. anyone who can answer my questions would be greatly appreciated!

Cat

Yes and ty!! I see you went through london too mind being my lifeline and telling me what to expect next lol!

OKay we just got our NOA2, Looking for one of those threads for people who are going through london if there is one, to tell us what to expect in packet 3, packet 4, numbers to call the NVC and how to check when your petition has been there and sent to London, and the number for the London EMbassy and how/when to call them to check on interview etc. If there isnt a main thread somewhere for this then anyone who can answer my questions would be greatly appreciated!

Cat

Finally a little luck our way. I cant thank everyone on here enough who listened to my whining, and gave me support and help. Now on to the next step where even after reading a zillion NVC posts and interview posts Im still clueless as to what to do, so get readu for my next round of questions and annoying posts!

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On January 25, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this

I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the

notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

I think the best option would be for the USC to go visit thier SO in he/her country. Does it really matter which country you ultimately meet in? Does it really make sense to take a risk and have your SO come to the US and get denied regardless of how low that risk is? The SO will ultimately be coming to the US *hopefully* when the visa is approved anyway..

I already explained my reasons for why this isnt an option for us but ill put them here again:

As far as me going over there we have many reasons. The biggest one is I have a 4 year old son from my first marriage who I share joint custody with my ex husband, I have him Sat-Tues my ex has him Wed-Fri. Every moment I have with my son is special to me and even those 3 days apart I have already kills me. I could never leave my son for weeks and go to another country even if it is to see the man I love, I love my son more and because of the agreement and the days we split taking him with me is not an option( my ex is a major pain and anything he can do to make life more difficult he will so asking him to keep my son on "his" days would get me a big Fat No). Other smaller things include my job, my home, and the fact im scared to death of airplanes. All in all even with the K1 pending its easier for us for him to come here.

Effective yesterday DCF is "dead" worldwide.....

Really? You got a link to somewhere with more information on it?

What proof of ties did your finacee bring with him on the trip that he was sent back home on?

and no my fiancee has no overstays and yeah the phone idea seems good i have an extra prepaid one ill probably just send him it.

If your going to send it in before he gets here, it doesnt really matter when you do it.

Raven if you do call them please post and update with what they say if you dont mind, so I might know what I have to look forward to. I hope its good news for you.

We tried setting a date many times and realized it was just kinda pointless with not knowing what is going to happen, so we are doing pretty much what you said. We are going to see the magistrate as soon as he gets his visa and gets here and just get married legally the first week hes here. Then we will take the time to plan out our wedding so its the way we want it, not something rushed. We have started to get things ready for our wedding though. I have my dress already, and we have our caterer picked out, music for the receptions, bridemaids dresses, flowers and a few arrangements done already. We also picked out our location but havent put a deposit on it. In some ways this has been a blessing for us too, since we are paying for the wedding ourselves no help from mine or his parents really, and I didnt want to take out a loan to pay for our wedding. So buying stuff in small chunks for the wedding and saving it over time while we wait has made it alot more affordable then forking out 5-10k in just 3 months.

Warmthoughts, the stipulatons the USA gov seems to put on love is hard and tough. Personally I find it ridiculous that they put a price on it and say if you dont make this much a year too bad. So its okay to be in love as long as you can afford it. And I under stand the government saying they dont want this peron over here to be a burden on them, but for the past 4 years excluding this last year I didnt make enough to be 125% above the poverty line, but I had no problems supporting myself and my son without the help of any government programs. So its foolish rule if you ask me. However as most have said here always doing things the right way is the best even if its the hard way or doesnt make sense. Even my fiancee and I thought about getting married on the VWP to avoid the wait and seperation of the K1 process, but if you talk to a lawyer or even browse through forums this one and other ones like it, you will see its really the best way to go. I understand its scary especially to think you may not be with your loved one for years but dont let that thought blind you to other possibilties. Like finding a co-sponsor and it doesnt always have to be a family member, friends will work too. I believe you can also list assets to prove income, so if you own a house and car stocks cds etc you may want to look into this route to prove your income. Tax returns are not the only accept proof of income. In fact if you look on the I 134 form it says:

II. Supporting Evidence.

A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institutions where you have deposits, identifying the following details regarding your account:

1. Date account opened;

2. Total amount deposited for the past year;

3. Present balance.

B. Statement of your employer on business stationery, revealing:

1. Date and nature of employment;

2. Salary paid;

3. Whether the position is temporary or permanent.

C. If self-employed:

1. Copy of last income tax return filed; or

2. Report of commercial rating concern.

D. List containing serial numbers and denominations of bonds and name of record owner(s).

Now I know many people have said at the Interview they were asked for copies of the past tax returns, but according to the 1-134 you only need copies of your past tax return to prove income if you were self employeed. Might be a good idea to call the future embassy you would have to use if you did file the K-1 and see what they will except and what you have to have.

Now to answer your question, if you bring her here in any way illegally even if you do marry her she will always face the risk of being deported. Even after you file for AOS and up until your interview for that she can still be denied and deported. Also if she is deported she can face a ban from the USA and a hefty fine. There is no way to make this less of a risk. And no one can tell you how likely it is to happen because I think 99.9% of everyone on here did it the k-1,k-3, etc way.

I get that from our online case status which Im sure yours probably says the same as ours just different dates which should look something like this:

Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.

On December 14, 2006, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response

from the way I understood it, it is 60 days from the date they recieved your RFE so for you if they recieved it on August 3, you should have called them on Oct 4th

When you call and they ask for your 13 digit you need to use the numberical values of EAC for the first 3 digist so it would be 322 then your 10 digit number for VSC.. I know cause I called them this week too.

Also because you recieved an RFE the VSC site states:

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Proc...eCenter=Vermont

When should I call the National Customer Service Center?

If you recieved a request for evidence and you have responded more than 60 days ago and have not recieved a decision, Please call our National Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

We are soon approaching the 60 day mark on our rfe through VSC too, so I been looking through this information. You should have called them long time ago and I would definately call them first thing now.

My Fiancee and I like to use http://www.cheapflights.com/ they have some awesome deals, but think they only handle flights out of the US or Incoming Flights from UK and Ireland, but never hurts to check it out, they usually have great International Flight deals, on my fiancees last trip He paid about $400 USD with taxes included in that that price, roundtrip from london to Dulles and back with British Airways non stop flights and no layovers.