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    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    10 minutes ago, janet3 said:

    It is my understanding that the tracker is not reliably updating  (a lot of people on the February 2017 filers thread have received the NOA2 and it still says "case received") make sure to check your snail mail....that is how everyone is being notified. 

    My NOA1 date is 2/6....I have not received the NOA2.....

    I have not received any emails not when they received our paperwork nor when I got my NOA1  

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 hour ago, tevans2 said:

    If you have t checked them out yet I would look up the February and march filers threads. I have learned so much about this crazy process through those pages. I've been following each month's thread since November 😳 If you need the link I can send them to you 

    Please do i will gladly take a look at it i also have to find someone in DR who actually went through the process and got their visa and all to get some information that might be helpful 

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    4 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

    Interesting. Were they interviewed in the DR also? As mentioned there are some countries where the beneficiary is interviewed alone. The DR is not one of them. You may not be able to take your cellphone in the Embassy, but you can certainly be by your fiance's side.

     

    If you have any questions about the process, including what to expect for the interview, feel free to ask here.

     

    ETA: I know you have already started the process with your attorney but maybe you should think about dropping them. You don't have to but it could save you some money on a process you can do yourself. Just food for thought.

    I will see how the process goes in the next month or so and I will definitely reconsider. Thank you so much I will definitely keep in touch 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 minute ago, Adriana&Marko said:

    Me too I check I think 50 times a day I'm crazy and still says evidence is received lol unbelievable and it's true who doesn't go through his process has no idea how could u have patients easy to say and my rfe one of what they wanted was wedding preparations so I told the lady at my venue to just write on the contract they will work with a date with me and my fiancé it's hard I want to plan and I can't 😞

    I already put in almost 3 thousand dollars into our wedding but from what I am reading I will stop planning now because I don't know anything that is going on 😔😔😔😔

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 minute ago, Adriana&Marko said:

    Hey I'm a November filer I waited exactly 100 days to hear back from them and on March 22nd the 100th day I got a request for evidence of course 🙄 So I had to go to my fiancés country also where I'm from to get the evidence they asked for so my case has been on hold for 2 months and sent everything back to them right before my deadline it's been since may 22nd and still nothing 😞 Called immigration they told me to wait I have a immigration lawyer and they don't speed up the process they told me what immigration told me to wait and have patients if I do t hear nothing 60 days to call immigration 

     

    just have patients it's hard I no keep busy I keep checking my uscis tracker every minute it's so hard lol !

    Girl I swear check the tracker at least 3 times a day thinking something changed. I hope we don't get a request of more evidence because I think I have send them everything I have 😔😔😔😔 it's easy to say have patience to the people who are not going thru this keep me posted 

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    8 minutes ago, tevans2 said:

    oh goodness, who told you that about the interview? Were they from the DR? Every embassy is different. I know a good amount of people who have gone through the K1 process from the DR and each of them said they were required to be at the interview and if they couldn't go then they were asked to reschedule to another time when they could attend. I was told it is that way due to DR being a high fraud country. Either way that is good that you are going. This whole process is beyond stressful and we could use all the support we can get.

    a few ppl told me that. Omg I keep getting so much misleading information from everywhere I noticed. Yes I will be there now that you told me that. tHANK YOU SO MUCH

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 hour ago, Dilorena said:

    That's why reading about it and preparing yourself for what's coming might be beneficial  or at least make you feel a little better. The K1 involves more paperwork and you do have a wedding to look into, even without a set date you can start prepping it. But especially focus on the money/documents you'll need: AOS etc. 

    Personally I feel that Skype/FaceTime helps a little but it depends on how you use it. My husband and I go on ''dates'' and we watch movies together, order food together, I send him gifts and he opens them up while I'm watching, we discuss future travel plans and I show him my corny scrapbook. Showing him new clothes. the list goes on. 

    Use the time as best as you can, to work on yourself and other projects you might not focus on when you're in a relationship/spending a lot of time with your partner. 

     

     

    That is great idea I might just start doing that too ☺☺☺ I know I have to keep myself busy so I don't think about this as much 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    41 minutes ago, CatherineA said:

     

    We applied during a huge backlog in which the average wait time just for NOA2 was 7 months. It was nothing short of a miracle that we got ours in just under six months. There are other people who have delt with visa denials, and waivers and years of separation. It's hard, and we all know it. But 3 months is a blip, and you've probably got more wait time behind you than in front of you.

     

    And seriously, if you're going to go for that September wedding, you need to focus on that. Start figuring out exactly what needs to happen next and get ahead of the game. Not sure if your attorney can help on that front, or how much control you've given over to them (are forms going to be sent to you/your email or the attorney). Find a recent DR K1 applicant and see if they can share the "checklist" with you. See if you can start to make arrangements to do the things on the checklist soon (I'd still wait for NOA2 for a lot of those things because of different expiry dates etc). If you're fast and lucky, you can shave off two weeks of embassy processing time.

    That is exactly what my attorney did today gave me some forms to start working on until we get the NOA2. Everything will cone to me and the attorney office as well. I have already put in a few thousand dollars into September wedding I think it is best to hold off on the rest of the planning until we move forward with the process 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    21 minutes ago, tevans2 said:

    Hey there! I am a Feb 10 filer. Today is 123 days of waiting. VJ estimated our approval for May 23ish and it's obviously way past that time. The worst part of the wait is seeing those lucky people that applied more than 15 days after you already getting their approvals. Some February filers got approved over a month ago and are already getting ready for their interviews. I wish the USCIS had an organized way of approving cases so we could avoid these situations and the dreaded waiting game were are all playing. I had to regroup and change my mindset because i was driving myself crazy thinking about it. It also doesn't help that the case status tracker is not updating approvals online anymore. we at least had an idea of what was going on when it was working. I had wedding plans and had to completely cancel everything because according to past approval times we thought he would be here in june. (yet here we are still waiting for noa2 lol). It was and still is really hard for me to accept that he may not be here until september. Do you plan on going to SD for the interview? 

    Omg really that is crazy. I just left my attorney office and he told me that is still to early to say anything about NOA2 for us the only thing that anyone can tell me including my future husband is to have patience because it's a waiting process. Looks like I will cancel my wedding plans because nobody knows when he will be here. VJ Timeline is showing our date between June 24 and June 27th but obviously I can't go by that and checking status online is pointless because it says the same thing. Yes I will go to his interview even though i was told that they will not allow me to go inside the building but I am going for moral support. Keep me updated on your progress 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    37 minutes ago, Dilorena said:

    Ok girl, a few things, that you'll learn navigating this awesome website and that might help you in the future: 

     

    1. Timelines are not precise, they can change. You are within the timeframe. 

    2. Never make planes/buy tickets in advance during an immigration process 

    3. Don't compare your timeline/journey to others you will go crazy.

    4. No attorney in the world can make USCIS work your case faster. 

     

    Having said that, you feel that ''3 months is forever'' while there are other people here waiting years. I'm closing five months  and still have a long road ahead of me. Of course I miss my husband, we all miss our loved ones. Count your blessings, be patient :) take all the advice you can, take a deep breathe and remember, this few months are nothing compared to what hopefully will be a lifetime with your partner. 

    Thank you for your input I guess i can have a little more patience. It is the whole process of not knowing what is going on and how long it will be i guess gets the best of me plus not being able to see him doesn't help (Skype doesn't help) I am sure there is a lot more couples out there been waiting for longer time then 3 months 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    13 minutes ago, CatherineA said:

    You can't get your deposits back but you may be able to get them to credit those deposits for a future date. This happened to us (snowstorm not visa issues). Your contacts may have that already built in and if not, a sympathatic vendor will probably do it for you if you ask sooner than later. I'm not saying that's what you *need* to do because September is still possible. Just throwing an option out there because I personally would NOT want that hanging over my head while going through this process (it's been over a year and I still have actual nightmares about wedding planning).

     

    Now, I say that September is possible assuming that you're within the similar timelines for NOA2 as the rest of folks here have been, and that embassy processing goes smoothly. See if you can check out threads for others from DR who have gone through embassy processing recently and get a sense of the timelines involved and how "tough" they are. It's not all about getting NOA2-- there are a lot more steps and each one can have its own waiting period (embassy doctors get backlogged at busy embassies for example). 

     

    Only you'll know what feels the most comfortable for you. Most people would probably just ride it out at this stage and hope for the best, I'd probably work to reschedule/postpone now. Personal decision there :)

    Thank you so much for your input and you are correct September is still possible just came back from my attorney office and he said the same thing. So i will get in contact with the vendors and hope for the best

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 minute ago, NuestraUnion said:

    Looks like you were given bad advise about Attorney's making it faster. Although the wait seems long you are still withing normal processing times. Nothing to panic about as this is how long it takes. The September wedding MAY be possible if all goes well. Do not make any more plans, including purchasing the flights, until the visa is in your fiance's hands and everything is accurate. This is the #1 rule of immigration.

     

    Good luck.

    Thank you for your input definitely not making anymore plans until at the end of the whole thing is done and over with and he had his visa. As far as the attorney definitely not the best advice. 

    K 1 Visa would like some input

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    1 minute ago, KULtoATL said:

    The immigration process isn't stopping anytime soon. We will be living and breathing it for at least 5 years :bonk: Luckily the subsequent stages won't be as bad as the petition and K-1.

     

    If you don't mind to share, I'd like to see a picture of your dress. I love all things pretty and wedding.

    The immigration status definitely doesn't stop anything for us as well I just don't like the wait 😔😔😔 & no problem I can definitely show you my dress 

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    1 minute ago, KULtoATL said:

    That all sounds very exciting!!! We'll only be doing the courthouse because we just want to get on with our lives and do regular stuff that couples get to do in person. Also, we want to put the money towards buying a second property or travelling :D

     

    Have you gotten your dress yet? 

    That sounds like fun I love traveling. I do agree with you on getting on with your lives. Feels like everything came to stop since we started this journey. Yes I got my dress and totally in love with it ☺☺☺

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