marieke

What do you think i should do:

i want to go see thomas for 2-3 weeks around sept. the thing is that my petition (hopefully!!) will be at the embassy in amsterdam then. i know i need to watch out for packets arriving and interview dates. but my question for now is, will it be the same deal as he last times i wend, show my ties. or will they really frown upon it. ive been 2 weeks in march, one week in june. does the fact that my petion moved to the embassy make any difference in vistiting?

hope my english makes sense, i had a hard day at work

ta!

wow same here! congrats! all worked out! ENJOY!

Hello there, not been on here for a while (new job). We posted our petition on april 25th, and we've heard nothing at all since. it's nearly two months

I know there were delays caused by the huge amount of h1bs this year, but has there been any new development? i've done a few searches but can't find anything

is anyone else in the same boat as us? We used a money order so we can't get our wac number

feels awful not knowing anything. and worse is that this two month delay in sending out the noa1 isn't going to mean the noa2 comes quicker, because they've not even registered our petition - it'll be put on the same set of racks as everyone elses

sorry, but this is killing me now. We are actually seriously considering applying for Malia to come to the UK, then trying the reverse process in a few years, when its been sorted out

Tom.

hi tom i dont know if you already recieved it by now, but i was in the same situation. my SO called them and they gave us the case number. also the guy send a message to CSC to send us the NOA1. definately call them!

good luck!

did you have a wedding with just the two of you? where and how did you do it (eg. did you have anyone taking photos)? did you 'do it again' for family?

any ideas or thoughts are welcome!

My SO has called the USCIS today as after 2 months we still didnt recieve a NOA1. It turned out to be a great idea! We got our case number and he even send a message to CSC to request a NOA1! It has been in California since april 30th!!! It was very frustrating to spend the money and wait for so long without a confirmation. We send a money order so there was no way of knowing.. so a happy day for us!!

so if you've been waiting just give them a ring - its worth it!

good luck to all!

well we called and our case is already pending at CSC! the guy was really friendly (thomas put him on speaker) and also send a message to CSC that we havent gotten our NOA1 yet. So we got our case number and i set myself up online. yay, finally some good news!

ok as you can see its been a loooooooooong time with no word. we have recieved absolutely nothing. still the only thing we know it got to mesquite. not if it got to CSC, not if the money order was cashed. nada. sugestions? others who filed around that time got their NOA1? sweet words to make me feel better? all is welcome!

Hi all,

My POE was Houston. I had absolutely no problems. i got 3 questions

- whom are you here to visit

- how long are you staying

- whats your job

she gave me a bit of a look when i said fiance, but i got stamped and ran through the exit! i had loads of papers with me. i definately reccommend to take a copy of all filed papers.

So all in all it was easypeasy!

well its been almost 37 days since we filed and still nothing. all we know is TSC got it. no case number, dont know if money order was cashed.. i know there is a delay. but has anyone that filed around my time recieved a NOA1?

ta

x

i filed on the 27th april and havent heard anything yet. my SO is calling them monday, see if we can find out anything.

has anyone have any stories on houston costums? not with arriving K1 but just a visit. i hear its not a nice experience.

im dutch but live in london, he was a guest at the youth hostel i used to work..

Marieke - Good luck! I'm sure you'll be totally fine. I know, there comes a point where you just can't stand it any more and have to visit. Risk versus reward. But at least it does seem that most people are allowed in. You may get hassled a bit but you're right: if you are one of the few that get denied, you're right back where you started (minus airfare, which stinks), no harm no foul. If you are one of the many that get admitted, you get to be with your fiance!

Do you really have to pay for the return ticket right then? It seems to me they could just transfer the return ticket you already have. Or could you then get your return ticket (the one you had purchased already to come back from your trip, assuming you got let in) refunded? I'm sure every airline is different in that regard, but I'd be interested in hearing from someone who did get denied with airfare involved. Maybe I'll read up on British Airway's website today...

I was also thinking about being told not to marry while we're here. Maybe Adam was told it would be a violation because he said his reason for visit was to visit me, and didn't say to marry. Since he didn't specify his intent was to marry me on those particular visits, it would be a violation if we did? Border Patrol/Immigration seem very concerned with "intent", so maybe that was it? Of course I can't know for sure and am just guessing.

well it also seems that if you have knowledge of the visa process it helps you. straight answers and confidence in what you are talking about. so all my hours on this forum and others will come in handy! im flying with BA and i will definately check it out. either way it will be expensive, a last second ticket back! oh i would hate to go through that, and knowing thomas is like metres away!

im not too sure about your other question. i know of people who came on a visit, not on any visa and had a return ticket 3 months later. they asked why she was here and she said to see my boyfriend and travelling. got married and applied for the visa, when asked why they didnt plan it before arrival, they just said, it was a spontanious thing. she got to stay. i dont think i would take that risk, but they are happily married. im not advising anyone to do that! it seems too risky!

anyway im going off topic here! sorry!

i personally am going to risk it. im flying on the 12th of june. its only money at the end of the day! yes, IF i get send back i have to buy a new ticket, but so what. dont think im rich! and it doesnt affect your K1 process. i get to see my thomas when i get in, whom i now havent seen for 3 months. for me its long and therefor am going to do it. im just going to be well prepared and go see the officer with a charming smile..

wish me luck and i'll let you know!

Me and thomas are not going to book anything before i have my visa in hand. Just dont want to have that stress now and we dont want a huge wedding. There will be 50+ people and some of my family. Things as decorations, cake and photo's will be done by his friends, all qualified artists and photographers. I guess we were lucky with that. The venue we will decide when i have my visa. This can be in several places. Plan A in Galveston (on beach or indoors), Plan B in Livingston. There is a plan C and D aswell

but good luck whatever you all decide! The 'i do's' will happen no matter what!

lekker eisje voor a lekker meisje

mhhh.. bier een frites met zurvlees alstublieft

hihi cute! got more?

f##k those ethnocentric chops...they did not care what language the american/english troops spoke when the liberated their piss ant size country

the canadians liberated holland.

I myself used a black pen and filled out all 4 pages of the G325a that way,was not a problem at all.I know a few people that did it that way.

yes i filled it in aswell, make sure to make no mistakes! and use black pen!

I have maybe a dumb question..but you guys mean if your fiance comes to the usa to visit..I am going to Amsterdam to see him..Will I need all that proof or is it just when they come to the usa??

no you dont need it, as you are filing for a visa where the fiance moves to the US. you are not moving to holland. they are afraid he would stay if he came to visit you.

HERE is a fairly large size interactive flash media file (so more than likely it would never be embedded in a signature) and it is only 43 kb in size .. the two cat pictures in your signature are 76 kb combined ..

i tried this earlier posted link by countryboy...

jeez, thanks for that!!!

i met my fiance while he was in london on a temp visa to teach. he stayed in the hostel where i worked. i remained proffesional and waiting to the day he moved into his flat to go out with him (that night)... although we were on msn while he was in his dorm and i was at reception..

2 questions:

my passport got stolen so i will be travelling on a new passport in june (i only gave a copy of my stolen one with my petition to indicate the stamp of visiting in march 07) will this raise any problems?

and

i am originally from holland, but living in london at the moment, i am moving back home in july to do the rest of the visa. i cannot prove that, will this cause a problem aswell?

ta

You know what when I look at these posts, it shows me that some of you don't have a life, getting all emotional on here and all. I'm not going to apologize for something I didn't do, I spent many years defending my country and people like you with your twisted views and comments that makes the US the most hated country in the world. I respect anyones opinion whether it is correct or not. Learn how to analyze someones opinion rather than condeming them to destruction. No one has a politically correct answer to anything. You all could be wrong and you all could be right, that makes you no better than anyone else in this world. When I read these comments, I hate to put on my uniform to defend people like you foreign or domestic. I'm willing to bet you, you are the same people who embrace derrogatory comments to people who voice their opinion, you are the same people who embrace hatred and racism. I bet you embrace that Don Imus comment, the James Byrd incident in Texas, the way the US didn't respond to the Katrina victims in a timely manner, embrace segregation. You probably are the same persons that thinks that all blacks should go back to Africa and hispanics back to Mexico, etc. But for those who respect persons opinions on here may god bless you or whoever you pray to bless you. Those who don't, may god be with you and maybe you don't need to be on here as well. God bless!

i think you will find most people here are foreign and wanting to move to the states... or they are american themselves..

i feel you are taking things a little far by mentioning things that have absolutly nothing to do with VJ and its members.

somehow i feel more comments coming...

I'm sure all the vets on this board are tired of this daily question, but keep in mind that dozens of people are just starting this process every day, and the "can I visit while the application is pending?" question is one, if not the, most pressing matters to most of them.

Information about this is all over this site, but scattered. I for one am a person who likes to hear personal experiences too, so I can make a decision based on what others in my similar situation have gone through.

The answer is yes, visits are allowed. But whether you will actually be admitted lies entirely in the hands of the officer questioning you upon entry. And face it, hearing you've got a sweetheart you're intending to/have married waiting for you in the US is going to set off a "he/she is just going to stay here forever" bell to that officer. It's your job to convince that officer that you have a life back in your home country that you fully intend, and will, go back to.

Anyway, I'm hoping people will post their experiences visiting the USC before and during the visa journey. I'm sure that all of us do visit legally, and do leave when we're supposed to. So, is there anything that worked for you? Hindered you? If you were ever denied, why? Were you able to remedy the situation and try again?

Going through customs can make your stomach turn, and make you feel like a criminal even though you've done nothing wrong. So, let's try to calm each other down and tell each other our experiences. I think we'll find that most of us are admitted (albeit with a little hassle, perhaps).

Vets, maybe this will cut down on having to answer the question 5 times a day!

Michele

great idea michele,

i can see how the vets will get bored of answering the same questions everyday so it will be good to have some experiences on a thread. i will put my experience on the 12th june!

Can anyone tell me if I can still visit my fiance in the US (or can he come to the UK) once the I-129F has been received by the USCIS Service Centre in Nebraska or must we wait until the whole Visa process is complete?

i have also read somewhere that a letter from the USC stating you are coming over to plan the wedding is something valid/helpful..

maybe someone else can tell you (and me!) more about that.