maekai05

Hi Everybody

I just called USCIS and found out that our case was assigned to an adjudicator on 8/15/07. The person on the phone told me the standard check back in 30 days if it is not approved line.

However, another USCIS worker told me that the average time a case is with an adjudicator is about 10 days. So - I am very hopeful that our case will be approved this week. Does anybody have any information on how long a case sits with an adjudicator before a decision is made ???

Thanks

Neil

Neil, when I called and found out my case was with an officer, it was about 3 days later we got both forms approved. It will probably be less than a week for you! Pre-congrats!!!

Hi Lvivlovers..

Ours was with a officer on August 2nd or 3rd.. But didn't get approved.. .. I am losing my hope.

From what I understand, it is legal to get married on a tourist visa as long as you return to your home country for processing.

There is another rule, however, which I'm not completely copasetic on but I believe it works and is legal.

If your girlfriend comes here for 60 days, and then you guys get married on the 61st day, she can stay for processing. The officer at the POE when my fiance came through to marry me (he was completely open and honest and they let him through, but he also had a lot of proof that he wasn't staying) talked to him about the 60 day rule, so it seems to be open knowledge. I don't know a lot of details about it though, because it wouldn't work for us.

Good luck and welcome!

Don't confuse "getting away with it" with "legal". This is not legal. It is visa fraud.

As I see it, you're advocating visa fraud. The fraudulent scenario you are describing is based on the idea that if the wedding takes place more than 60 days after entry, you have a better chance of convincing USCIS that your lie is truth. The lie you must tell for this fraudulent scheme to work is that the decision to marry, took place after entry. I advise against this path in the strongest possible way. IMO, the post containing the suggestion as well as my reply quoting it should be deleted by a moderator ASAP.

Yes, pushbrk is right. It is visa fraud to enter US with tourist visa if she is entering to US for the reason.

Sorry I advised you the bad one..

Wow, thank you very much for the quick reply!

For the first method, i had thought that it was only illegal for her to come marry in the US if she is planning on staying after the marriage...

Yes, if the officer believes her that she just come to US to have wedding and she will go back to Japan after the wedding to wait for K-3 visa.

but I myself heard lots of terrible stories that only fiancee was turn down to enter US while her other relatives were allowed to enter..

So I think it is very risky since the officer can easily doubt if she will stay in US after marrige.

If she brings that the proof that she will go back to Japan after the wedding. ( like letter from her employer sated she will contine to work in Japan after the wedding ) , it might be OK.

Getting married in US is not illegal.

I myself met my husband in US with F-1 visa, and went back to Japan, and came back to US with Visa waiver, and got married in US, then I appliied for Green Card in US. but at the end, I had to cancel the final inteviw since I was out of US to follow my husband to France. I got a green card all right after that, but then, I had to abondon the green card, since I was out of the states for more than 1 yr.

For this method though, we just weren't sure because one of the ladies on the USCIS phone thing said that it takes the longest (more than a year)...?

USCIS always say "longest time". So that they don't receive the complaints. Off course, some people are experiencing " more than a year " but those are very few people..

USCIS site says that they are processing "Jan 2007" right now, but according to people in visajourney, people in March and April have been approved.

If we don't go this route, then I think we will probably do the same method as you did maekai! After your husband went to japan and you married eachother, he could just go back to America to wait?? Would he have to go back for any other interviews or other stuff in japan, or just for the wedding to get married?? (not that i don't want to go to japan, i really love visiting japan, but right now i have to stay at my job so that i can show proof of being able to support... i think?)

Acutally I have been married to my husband for 11 yers, and I had a green card, but for perosnal reason, I had to abondon the green card. Now we are re-applying green card...

My husband is in US applying for I-130 and I-129F (K-3) in US, and I am in Japan and waiting for K-3 to be approved.

Since this process is taking too long, we are considering that we cancell all of this process , and start over again like this..

I will apply for my husband to get Japanese residental visa, and he comes to Japan and stay with me for at least 6 months, then we will reapply for I-130 directly from American Embassy in Japan together. (To do this, you have to have legal 6 (at least ) months residental visa in Japan)

Off course, if you take this method, you will have to quit your job, and come to japan to marry her. then you stay in Japan for 6 months hen you can appy for green card for your wife from American Embassy in japan

Once you appy in American Embassy in Japan direclty, it is only 2-3 months to receive Green card

Does it make sense ? Sorry if I confuse you

I hope you will find the right way to go thru this, and have happy life with your fiancee

You have severals way to do.

1) She can come back to US with Visa Waiver, and get married in US

*To enter US with visa waiver to intened to get married is illegal. But at the time of entry if she is not planning to marry, then it is not illegal even if you guys married after that. so that problem is that she has to convince the officer that she is not entering US to marry you.. That means, of course, she has to have return ticket to Japan, and proof that she will go back to Japan after three months.

I don't recommend this, if she get caught, then, you guys will face the problelm. Probably she can't enter US for 3 or 5 years..

2) You will appy K-1 for her, and she will wait in Japan till K-1 is issued. I think K-1 visa is faster than K-3 visa

And you guys must marry in three months after she enters US. I think K-1 will take up 8-10 months

3) You go to Japan and married to her in Japan , then you go back to US and fille I-130 and K-3 ( We are taking this option) This will take up 8-12 months. If USCIS and NVC don't speed up.. If they do then it could be faster.

4) You come and stay in Japan with Japanese residental visa for at least 6 months, then you can apply for her green card directly from American Embassy in Japan (DCF) then she will get green card.in 2-3 months.

We are currently doing (3), but we are in 6th months, and still not going nowhere. We are now considering to do (4)..

But then, I will have to get my husband a japanese residental visa.,which it is not that easy thing to do, either..

Hi,

My husband made mistake on I-129F application. We have 2 children together, and they have US citizenship, but since they are with me in Japan, my husband filled their names out on under " list of all children of your allien fiance" and wrote "US citizen" next to their names.

I believe this is the spaces for applying for K-4.

Since our children are US citizens, we don't need to appy for K-4 visa for our kids.

Will it be a problem ? Since ours is taking so long to be approve in USCIS, I am thinking this is causing us the delay.

Also,

How many of us in March fillers who are applying for K-3 and K-4 are not approved in USCIS, yet ?

THank you

wow.. Most of people incluidng me on visajourney are just hoping to be with thier love ones so badly, and frustrating and suffering for their waiting period..

Why you want to separate from your finace to just being yourself now ? I mean, if you want to be independent you will be soon after visa approved, that is only for very short period in your life together.

If you can't trust your fiance at this point if he really send the appliction on not, then you really think over your relationship with him.

After being married, and have children together, and marriege won't work out, then you will have to involve your children as well. It is very sad for children if it is happen. Think careful before getting married.

I know this is very stressful period for all of us, and we jsut want to get out from or change this situation..

But be careful what you choose to do.

why don't you call USCIS and ask the number is correct ?

Wow, I thought this thread was from my husband

We are having the same problems here.. it might be worse. We are separated over 8 months now for the process of visa after 11 years of marriage with 2 kids.

My depression is getting worse..

Kids already start talking about staying in Japan with their daddy and me.

Maybe, it might be easier to do since Japanese immigration is not that bad as much.

Your applicaton is in already in NVC, right ? Ours is not even approved yet in USCIS after 6month waiting period.

Our kids don't speak English anymore.. So they hardly talk with their daddy on the phone.

They must cancel K-1 visa.. If she enterned with the wrong visa, then they will have upcoming nightmare..

see the website below that this married couple enterned with K-1 visa by mistake, and had terrible nightmare for 9 years. They should be very careful what kind of visa she is entring with..

http://www.visajourney.com/news/2007/07/19...val-to-reunite/

Hi, everyone,

Thank you very much for replies. Sometimes, I had some unreasonable and unclear answers from USCIS, embassies, etc,

So I just wondered if I pointed those things out to them at interview, what they would act to me.

Well, I guess I should not take any risks for that.. I should treat them like a god till I receive the visa.

In any case, my husband wants to come to Japan to be with me at final interview for K-3.

Does it make any difference on the result of the interview ? will it be easier ?

I rather my husband to come to pick me up in Japan when I leave to US than he comes for my interview..

I would say don't worry, because in my resach, the most of people who filed in March were transfered to Californina Service Center in May, and getting approved now..

My case also filed in the begining of March 07 to NVC, and my husband called a congressman, he said that California Sevice center just received our applilcation and put it into computer on May 2nd. So ours were being hold for about 2 months..

I really can't say, because ours is not approved yet, but I am hoping it will come pretty soon just like other March filers..

I wonder recently.. People say that to pass an interview to receive a visa depends on an interviewer that you deal with..

If the interviewer is mean, and unreasonable, and if I ended up with arguing with him, and he doesn't like me..

Can he turns me down even if I have all the papar works and had enough proofs that I am legally applying for visa ?

If so, then he can do anything. like receiving bribes..?

I' m with you neel06, and I can understand your frustration. Mine was filed in earlly March, and hasn't approved yet.

But I think K-3 is still faster way I believe. We had just a bad timing and bad luck. I believe if we filed in Feb, the things went faster.

Hi everyone,

thank you for your encouragements. yes, there are still many of us waiting for to be approved. I will have to be more positive and strong for our children. Hoping all of us will be approved in near future!!

Thank you for warm support!

Hi,

My husband filed our I-130 on March 1st, and I-129 on March 31st. But we haven't approved yet.

We have been married for 11 years, and have two children 5 and 8 yrs old.

I saw lots of people who filed on the same time or after us have been approved, but ours has only a few touches, and haven't been approved yet. I started thinking that USCIS is delaying our case on purpose.. I actually had a green card issued in 2000, but since I had to follow my husband to England for 5 years, my green card has been abondoned.

Everyday, I and my husband are fighting, and blaming each other for the reason why it is so slow to be approved.

I and my 2 small children have been separated from my husband (their father) for over 7 months now.

I haven't been back to Japan for over 10 years till now, and our children started forgeting English, and hardly speak their father on the phone. (Because they are not comfortable to speak English now)

Everyday, they ask me when we go back to thier father's and why we can't go back to US. When I check visajourney, most of people are being approved for 3 or 4 months, but ours is in 5th months already..

Does anybody know that if people had a green card before, and the green card became abondon, does it diificult to apply for another one again ?

Everyday, I don't know what to do, and it is causing family problems..

As of today, still nothing. There must be something going on at CSC that is delaying all of us March filers with no NOA2's. If anyone gets any info, please post. All of our inquiring minds are desperate to know. Good luck to you all!

We send our I130 at the end of Feb07 to NSC, and then it got transfer to CSC on March 1st. The USCIS's website says it arrived on March 1st, but when our congressman person called to CSC, they said that the actual date that they put our application into the system was May 2nd... Because CSC had received too many applications, and they overloaded.

Our applications sit there for two months for no reason..

It seems like that's what it is happening at CSC.

I didn't take is personal, but it is not nice to say " Japanese are very peculiar in general" even it is only your opinion.

That's because you could not get involved in Japanese Culture. You should try to understand Japan more, and won't say it is peculiar..If you still say "Japanese are peculiar, then all of people in different countries from us will be peculiar, too for us.

Most of Japanese see this, it will be offended.

try for babies.. I recovered my homesick whenI have nothing to do

There are lots of Japanese things in Los Angeles, and I was very happy to bring my babies there.

I have exact same experiences as your wife.

I am a Japanese, lived in Los Angeles for a couple years, went back to Japan, and married, and came back los Angeles and became homesick...

But things will be better!!

Good luck.

Hi Taka,

I am a Japanese who have been married to American for 11 years , and am in the middle of processing to get a green Card as well.

We have two children and currently they have dual citizenship, US and Japan.

But in Japanese law, when my children become 21 years old, they have to choose either one of the citizenship.

Because Japan doesn't allow to have dual citizenship.

There is a question.

As I read your post, you are already over 30 years old. How do you keep dual citizenship Japan and US ?

I love my kids to have dual citizenship in the future, but currently there is not way to do that legally as far as I know..

I love to have a US citizenship in the future as well if I can keep Japanese citizenship, because I can live in Japan and in US anytime..

I have a green card, but my husband got a job in UK, and we all stayed there over 5 years, so my green card is no longer useable. Now I with my kids and my husband are separated for more than 6 months to apply for the green card again...

I really appreciate if you can advise me on this..

Thank yoiu

Very nice. Did you have Japanese Residental Visa ?

Since Jan, 23rd, 2007, we can't apply Green card in person in Japan, except for those who have Japanese over 6month residental Visa in Japan..

well done, I will take note on your advice for later.