ChinBer

15 hours ago, Queenvii said:

Girl, have you started your process? Can we chat each other? Need to ask some guidelines

Process for the k-1 or for the police clearance? Sure! You working too here in Saudi? But I will be ending my contract this 26th of feb. 

21 hours ago, dmoonsluv said:

August 24th here...... I need a miracle

August 24th too. Praying for miracle too! 

@payxibka thank you. Yeah I hope it will be in Manila. Well I hope and pray for the best! 

On 1/5/2018 at 11:32 AM, ChinBer said:

My fiance told me he left the blank that indicates where to process or apply my visa. The reason he told me is that he didn’t know if I where to process here in Saudi or Philippines cause my contract here in saudi will end this february. And I will not sign another year again. Will the USCIS contact us about this? Will this result in RFE or maybe prolong our process? I am a bit anxious about this. 

Hope someone can enlighten me on this. Thank you. 

My fiance told me he left the blank that indicates where to process or apply my visa. The reason he told me is that he didn’t know if I where to process here in Saudi or Philippines cause my contract here in saudi will end this february. And I will not sign another year again. Will the USCIS contact us about this? Will this result in RFE or maybe prolong our process? I am a bit anxious about this. 

Hope someone can enlighten me on this. Thank you. 

1 hour ago, K&N2609 said:

Anytime they request something more is considered an rfe. RFE just means "request for evidence "

Okay. Thank you. 

Hi everyone. My fiance’s last name was mispelled by the USCIS when he sent the packet and he have it corrected. Then they sent a letter confirming it was already been changed. However few weeks later they asked for his parents marriage certificate and his mom’s birth cerfiticate. Is this considered an RFE? Cause when I saw the list of people getting an RFE I don’t saw this one. And wondering why would they be asking about his parents. Maybe more about his citizenship?  

On 12/17/2017 at 4:32 AM, Bill & Katya said:

The short answer is yes she can visit, but as the thread @JFH posted shows, they will have to prove their ties to their home country when they are interviewed by CBP.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you! 

On 12/17/2017 at 4:29 AM, JFH said:

I guess you missed this thread, pinned at the top of the forum:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67796-yes-you-can-visit/

Thank you! 

Hi everyone. Just want to know if my fiance can visit me even waiting for our NOA2? Will this affect the approval of our case? 

41 minutes ago, RJandHamid said:

Included in the petition, the petitioner should have included a check or money order for $535 to pay for the filing fee. If he used a check connected to his bank account, your fiance can see if the money was withdrawn, meaning that USCIS received and accepted your paperwork. It's also possible that he paid with a money order however, and if that were the case you wouldn't be able to track the payment. 

 

I would have your fiance contact USCIS and ask about the whereabouts of the NOA1 paper copy. I think it would also be too early to be getting and RFE as well, especially one asking about parental information. Something seems strange to me. 

True. Seems really strange for me. I will have my fiance contact the USCIS about this. Cause they also mistaken his last name's spelling and it is taking us long with this. 

31 minutes ago, RJandHamid said:

I agree, getting an email does seem odd. And not having the NOA1 is also unusual. As well as asking for documents for parents...

 

@ChinBer, did you file the K1 petition on your own or though a lawyer? Sometimes when going through a lawyer,  or visa agency, the agency emails updates or RFE requests to the petitioner...It could also explain the missing NOA1, sometimes lawyers work slower than expected.

 

If you filed on your own, has the check been cashed yet? 

 

 

We filed the petition on our own. I don't know why it is taking so long for the NOA1 along with the additional requirements of his parents. How will I know if the check has been cashed and why does it mean? 

36 minutes ago, Orit.d said:

You got an e-mail asking for this information?

 

Usually, you get the NOA1 first, and if they need additional information they will request it a few months down the road and often by physical mail. 

 

Seems a little odd to me ?

My fiance got it through physical mail. Sorry typo error. Still dont know why. 

Hi. My fiance and I filed for our K-1 visa and recently he got an email to provide additional information of his parents like marriage certificate and birth certificate. I was wondering if that is really included in the necessary documents needed? Is there any problem if this is being asked? Cause we filed this August and still doesn't got our NOA1. Does anyone knows about this? Hope you can give me some info. Thank you. 

I'm a Filipina working as a nurse in Saudi. Does anyone know how to get Saudi Police Clearance for K1 visa? Thank you!

3 hours ago, geowrian said:

Yes. SLEC = St Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic.

 

We got the KSA police certs (plus had them translated to English). That said, KSA police certs are only required by US immigration if you still have KSA residency, so they were never requested at the interview. I'd say it's better safe than sorry so get them while you can (you can only get them in person from within KSA).

Thank you, thank you. I find this very helpful to me.😊😊 thank you for answering my queries! And finally you're together! 😊 Hoping for us too.. 

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Correct.

The medical exam will need to be at SLEC (in PH) if you interview in Manila.

Okay, I will take note of this. This is St Lukes right? Cause I am so worried about this since my contract will end on February 2018. Did she still need the police clearance here in Saudi? 

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Good luck! You should be fine.

 

Well, honestly that was the most frustrating part. We put in 2 requests prior (via email) and got back completely generic replies that didn't help at all. Each reply took one or two business days (but seemed longer at the time!). Then the third time, they actually acknowledged our request. A few hours later, we got an email that the request was approved.

 

Here's the email we sent that finally worked:

[BENEFICIARY'S NAME]
[BENEFICIARY'S ADDRESS]

[BENEFICIARY'S PHONE NUMBERS]


RE: EMBASSY TRANSFER FROM RIYADH TO MANILA, PHILIPPINES
NVC CASE NUMBER: [NVC CASE NUMBER]
CATEGORY: K1
PETITIONER: [PETITIONER'S NAME], DOB: [PETITIONER'S DOB]
BENEFICIARY: [BENEFICIARY'S NAME], DOB: [BENEFICIARY'S DOB]
PASSPORT NUMBER: [BENEFICIARY'S PASSPORT NUMBER]

Dear Sir/Madam:


I am [BENEFICIARY'S NAME], a Filipino citizen, and the beneficiary for a K1 visa with a case number of [NVC CASE NUMBER]. I am currently working as a nurse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and my contract is set to end. In view of this, I will be needing my passport as I process my exit clearances and papers until the final visa is issued by my employer. I understand the medical and k1 visa interview and possibly administrative processing (wherein my passport is needed) will coincide the processing of my exit. So in order not to compromise the processing of the K1 visa, my fiance and I decided to transfer the case from Riyadh to Manila. I will be staying in Philippines after I exit from here.

I humbly ask for your utmost consideration regarding this matter.


Sincerely Yours,

[BENEFICIARY'S NAME]

Thank you so much for this! So this is the email that you send and then finally approved the transfer?😊 Does your fiancee had the medical exam at SA? 

7 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Yes. The US Embassy in Manila (USEM) only accepts transfer requests via email. Yes, this was to transfer from Riyadh to Manila. They didn't seem too strict...we just put that her work contract was ending and she was returning back to the Philippines. We also included the case number, her full name and DOB, my name, and attached the bio page of her passport to verify her identity and that she was a Filipino citizen.

Thank you so much! I think this is very helpful to me. I hope everything will work out just fine. How long before they responded to your email for transfer? 

@geowrian you just send an email to US Embassy for the transfer? This is transfer to which country? PH? Are they strict about this transfer? 

Thank you for the answers! @geowrian congratulations! I still have 6 mos in SA before my contract ends here. So you had the embassy transferred when your papers are already in Riyadh Embassy? 

@KULtoATL thank you. SA was written in our I-129F. We are still waiting for the NOA1. 

Hi everyone. My fiance and I sent our k-1 package on Augus 24 and receipt notice was received on 28th of August. Would like to ask what is the usual processing time for the k-1 visa? Cause currently I am working at Saudi Arabia and going to wnd my contract on last week of February. Cause I don't know if I will have interview will be here or in my country Philippines. 

Anyone has gone through this? Or any idea about this? Thanks guys.. 

Thank you for this info. 😊

We already process my k-1 visa and currently I am working at saudi arabia as a nurse. I am planning to go back home to Philippines 1-2 mos before going to the states. Will that be okay even if I have acquired the k-1 visa in the saudi arabia? 

Does anyone have done this? 

I am a Filipina currently working in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Does anyone know where to have a medical exam in Jeddah or is there any in Taif? Does anyone undergo such? RIyadh is far off from my place.  

I am hoping for help. Thank you!