5 hours ago, keixjil said:

Yes!! To many callers are in line thats why your call couldnt get through. Try to call back!! Also you can call late at nigt or early in the morning eastern time  

us too!!!! 

4 hours ago, audacieux89 said:

Hi there! I dunno if your question has been answered already...I, too, was weighing my options about going home to PI (I work in Singapore) but yes she can go home to the Philippines after she gets her fiance visa in HK, but remember:

 

- she has to attend a CFO seminar in the Philippines if she is departing from the Philippines to the USA. The immigration check point will ask for a CFO sticker if she does not have a return ticket back to the Philippines.

- If she decides to go back to Hongkong after going home to the Philippines and book a flight from Hongkong to the US, remember that she will be asked for an OEC (if she still holds a work visa in Hongkong). Or else, she will be asked to have return ticket to the Philippines again if she presents herself as a tourist.

 

*they will always ask for a return ticket if the Filipino is leaving the Philippines as a tourist

 

Best thing is, just book a CFO seminar during her trip to the Philippines, then she can fly from there to the US, without question.

 

Great points..   Thanks for the heads up!! good luck to us all... 

I called today. And they have not received our petition at the NVC center to get that number.  We got the NOA 2 date as of May 12th  

They said to keep calling but could take up to 6 weeks after your receipt date to get the NVC, and INN numbers and then give them another 2 weeks to assign a case number. they sure don't make this easy do they????

16 hours ago, nealreal1 said:

Hate to get this wrong, but I would assume there would be no problem stopping in Philippines for a week, it could just be a connection on the flight back to U.S. and she wants to stop for a visit. I see no problem. Are you not meeting her there for the flight home?

At this point just getting her here... But a great idea... hmmmm 

1 hour ago, cumulonimbus said:

The visa is valid for 4 or 6 months after it is issued. Once she does not travel anywhere that is considered a U.S. port of entry prior to when she intends to come to be with you, she should be fine to travel. The caveat of the K-1 visa is that it is valid for only one entry to the U.S. (not multiple entry like a visitor visa) but it does not prevent you from traveling elsewhere in the world before then! Hope this helps

  That's what I was hoping... She can't be the only one wanting to say goodbye to her parents, and family before starting a new life here...In the USA.

  I do know, too, once in the USA, on a k-1, (90 day fiance' visa), you can't leave and go out of the country before you are married and paperwork finalized... Because it will NOT be valid.    

OK we are finally approved!! YES!!  And thank you all for the kind well wishes too! 

Grace is going to complete the process in Hong Kong where she has lived/worked for like nine years.

My question is this, after she gets her k1 visa in her hands in HK.... Can she go home to visit her parents for a week in the Philippines before flying to the USA flying out of the Philippines? 

I feel for her in that who knows when she might see her parents, it might be years or something... they are getting older too.  We do plan to go back to the Philippines to visit after a few years,  but who knows 100% anything in the future?   

We we certainly do NOT want to start over In the Philippines, (there are extra classes in the Philippines like CFO and things move like pond water slow..)  

Any past experiences or rules?  I have no clue. Just looking into it now.  I do know she has  a set time after getting the k-1 visa to fly here to be with me in the USA,  or the fiancé k1 visa is invalid. 

Anyone know the rules? 

8 hours ago, Jonathan&Beatriz said:

FINALLY APPROVED!!

after 5 months and 4 days...

thank you all for the support! 

Was approved may 15th, and we got the notice in the mail today.  

Just like @Roger & Grace said, We are praying For those who still waiting 🙏

 

Congrats to both of you😇😇😇

1 hour ago, mrmrsVang said:

Congrats 😀

Thank you!! 

1 hour ago, nealreal1 said:

Awesome Roger, so happy for you both!! So your USCIS case tracker never changed correct?

Nope... on the tracker... got it in the mail 

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Congrats!!!

 

Did the case tracker show your approval? I see one approval on that date.

yes but the USCIS site has not changed  YES, We were the one on May the 12th!!!!

2 hours ago, Alysia&Luis said:

Yeah, @dbmathis has been running Jan scans with little to no activity for the month of May. Then all a sudden last week folks just started getting NOA2s in the mail with no update to their web status.  There is something going on somewhere - my concern is that is probably not high up on their list to fix - who knows though  

I just hope I didn't miss it in the mail. I check everyday just before I turn the key to open the mailbox I say a prayer. Please be there... so far nothing.  

11 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Hmm, that';s unusual. What exactly isn't working? Is the scan failing or is it not giving accurate date? I am running scans for Nov. still and they run fine, albeit it's a far smaller subset of cases. And they're pretty old now so there's extremely little movement.

I'd love to see a current scan, in case our RFE was approved !!!!

1 hour ago, nealreal1 said:

Roger, I FedExed my response overnight and it shows on my tracker that it  was received April 26th. Nothing back yet, my hand shakes when i go to open the mailbox, only to see Costco ads, and lawn services!! Anyway I will let you know if anything changes, I don't suppose calling them would do any good?

yes... I shake too.. I can almost tell you what prices are now in a quick glance!!

14 hours ago, Josh&Nizzy said:

Please help me, i called the NVC today to get my Manila Case number and they told me to wait for 6 weeks. So may i know how long did you before you call them? Thank you

Most sites say 2-3 weeks will be long enough... 

We are still waiting for the RFE to be approved.  said received may 3rd..  its a little crazy for sure. 

7 hours ago, Jon & Malen said:

Roger, Did you make an account with USCIS? I put my phone and email in and then checked every day around 10:00 eastern. It's coming my friend soon! 

Yes. Check at work and my phone 100 times a day!!!  hahahahaha!! 

2 hours ago, K&M's Journey said:

Hi Roger & Grace! 

 

You and I have the same RFE response receive date. Today my fiance got the NOA by mail dated May 11. Hang in there!  

Nothing in my mailbox yet. Hopefully very soon!!  Did it show on the USCIS site too? 

42 minutes ago, nealreal1 said:

Hi Roger, anything yet??? I understand the case tracker app is not working? So we may be approved and not know it, do you know if that is still the case? Thank you,

Neal

Scared crappies  LOL ... Which, of course, it means probably will hear soon.. Thank you for asking!! 

Come on now..USCIS, you have had the returned RFE since May 3rd.... Pretty please soon!!!! 

Grace is going nuts, all they needed were updated pics and her letter of intent to marry ...  

(Which I made a copy, and framed it.. It's soooo cute!!!) 

Please pray for Grace's sanity she is sooo nervous something is up and we should be fine.. 

16 hours ago, cdgwmay said:

We got an RFE!!!! I'm so happy to know they touched our case! Now to wait for the mail to see what it actually is....

Don't sweat it till you get it... answer back ASAP  you will be fine 

5 hours ago, Jon & Malen said:

Hi everyone.! Roger  and grace I feel for you. After the RFE it's supposed to be a fast track to approval since they had already checked out everything. Once you new evidence is received it should be a slam dunk! Hopefully it will be this week! Sending prayers and hugs. Oh yeah I called earlier this afternoon and got cutoff about five times. last time a nice guy named Jack answered. He asked the right questions for which I had the right answers abs my new best friend Jack told me that NVC had received our application and I got a case number and an invoice number !!!! So very happy as I type this. We were approved for our NOA2 on April 24, 2017. Nvc got the case May 10 , 2017. Wishing that the rest of you get the answers you need very soon! God Bless everyone! 

Fantastic news!!! Keep us updated, too, in your process!!!

Our Update.  We sent back the RFE.  (They needed new pictures and her letter.) 

Sent back and received certified mail,  April 3rd...  

Waiting for something this easy to check off and move on for our approval is nuts!!  

Just praying it is soon!  Good luck all.. 

On 5/2/2017 at 6:42 AM, AlohaDestiny said:

Finally, we just got our MNL case number this morning! Total of 19days from our April12 NOA2. 

 

Now, we're somehow in control of the schedules/timeline up to the interview (given all docs and tests results go in our favor)

 

Beneficiary from the Philippines here. 

 

Aloha! 😊

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!!!! Soon us too. We just sent back the RFE it was for updated pictures and her letter.  (Simple) we just sent back for a copy they got it, so hopefully approved any day now! 

2 hours ago, AlohaDestiny said:

Hey Roger and Grace. Looking forward to your approval early next week. 👏👍🙏 

 

Aloha! 🙂

Us too!