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22 hours ago, euphoriccanineluv said:

Hello,

 

I plan to petition for a K-1 visa (I am the USC).  I was once charged (but not arrested) with simple assault in NC, a relatively minor misdemeanor.  The charges were dropped at the complainant's request voluntarily --- that is, they were dismissed unconditionally.

I plan to answer the question about the charge honestly on the I-129F.  My question is, the preparer helping me with the form did not ask about receiving a letter from the court showing the dismissal.  Is it likely to speed up the process at all if I submit a document proving the charge was dismissed, or is it not going to make much of a real difference as long as I answer honestly --- are they going to contact the court no matter what?

My friend just got an RFE for this exact same situation! Get the paperwork of the dismissal that you need and send it if you haven't already!! She's had to go through hoops just to get this documentation!

On 9/27/2022 at 1:59 PM, Roy an Panitta said:

Glad i found this thread with my month of May 2022. 

     Hello everybody i

filed my I-129 F 05- 09- 2022

received 05- 10- 2022 (shipped fed ex an signed day)

NOA 1 on 05- 13- 2022

       My fiance is currently living in BangSon Bangkok an I'm in South Florida. 

We are patiently waiting with a million questions.. 😄. 

Our dates are similar!  recieved 5/11/22 noa1 5/13/22

17 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

The people who go against VJ advice and send one thousand pages of WhatsApp are probably the stragglers.

Thank goodness for VJ bc I was almost that person!!!

On 10/3/2022 at 12:36 AM, 🇪🇬M & C🇺🇸 said:

Does anybody know how long it has been taking for the petitioner to recieve notification from NVC after recieving NOA2? My fiance is from Egypt and I recieved our NOA2 on Aug 8th and still have not recieved a case number or instructions on the next steps and it is not suppose to take longer than 4 weeks. I have already sent an inquiry over 2 weeks ago to the public emil given on the website and have not recieved a reply to that either? I am very concerned because the NOA2 has a expiration date, which is only 2 shorts months away😳..does anyone know what is expected by this date and if you can request an extension; or explain to me what it  means? I am not sure what else to do since NVC does not take calls anymore. Can someone please give me some advice of what to do? Please help🙏

Ppl have used this and it has helped

i sent an inquiry through the form they have at which i didnt receive a reply. Then i emailed twice at NVCResearch@state.gov with the following: Subject: WAC2190085XXX - PETITIONER NAME - PETITIONER DOB and in the mail i wrote: 

I am the beneficiary of case WAC2190085xxx

our i129f petition was approved on June 17th (see below screenshot) - had a screenshot of our approval

We are emailing you asking our NVC case number

15 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Our opinions about the process are irrelevant.  

16 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Utah Zoom marriage is much, much, much faster.  It is a legal marriage recognized by USCIS after consummation.

Ahhh I'm already 4 months in and not stressed about the wait to me it gives me time to save more money, make more progress on my house, plan an small wedding.....but the benefits of CR1 would be more fitting for my fiance but ultimately this is the route we chose. Thanks for all of your insight crazy cat!

On 9/12/2022 at 6:36 AM, Kai&Mac said:

Unfortunately not all of us can get married very easily. Not every situation is the same.
Also how is the backlog in Tokyo?

Right!! It can take 4 months to get married in Algeria so K1 is the best option for us. I can't be in Algeria for months while they conduct their "investigation" 

On 8/18/2022 at 1:15 AM, MeG@Am said:

Hello!  My fiancé and I are waiting for our K1 NOA2.  Unfortunately, it's been 16 months now and we haven't gotten out approval yet.  We are April 2021 filers.  It seems like USCIS has forgotten our case and few of the remaining untouched April 2021 cases, as USCIS has not been processing new April 2021 cases.  They significantly slowed down and moved on to May and June 2021.

I would like to ask for your advice, if it is wise for us to shift to spousal visa instead.  Yes, we understand that we will be waiting for the K1 visa, but to wait for 16 months without being certain when USCIS will look back at our cases made us think maybe we should get married instead.

How is the CR1 processing going currently?  Is it still significantly longer than the K1?  

I appreciate your input.

 

PS - How is CVC looking?  Are they much much slower than the other visa centers?  I'm afraid that if we apply for the cr1, we will have the same experience as our K1.  And I know it's a gamble.

 

PPS - Is there anybody applying with their spouse in Egypt?  How is the wait for an interview there?

Thank you!!!

Petitioner of Algeria finance here. My friends case took a total of 16 months from start to finish with Algeria consulate. Not sure about Egypt though. 

On 8/24/2022 at 9:03 AM, Mike E said:

Definitely not enough. 
 

There needs to be something that says 

 

“I, (beneficiary ), do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (applicant), and intends to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa”

 

I would redo all this as separate letters.  The format in https://www.visajourney.com/examples/Fiance_Letter_of_Intent.doc is known to work. 
 

Are you following the visajourney guide for K-1?

I know a couple who signed one letter and they have already been approved. 

Search specifically for Egypt. It will be more helpful

16 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Not necessarily.

 

We both signed a joint letter of intent to marry and were approved with no RFEs.

Thank you!!!

On 6/4/2022 at 4:20 PM, brainilio said:

I'm happy to provide you with what we've submitted. Our consulate is located in The Netherlands, Amsterdam.
 

We got approved (NOA1 April 15, 2021) yesterday, and this is what we've submitted (again, we were not sure if everything that I'm listing right now is required, but we wanted to be safe than sorry):

1. Cover letter that describes
2. The filled in I-129F
3. Petitioner's birth certificate
4. Petitioner's passport with stamps
5. Beneficiary's birth certificate + translated (I wanted my full name for my k1 visa, and my dutch nationality doesn't include this, that's why)
6. Beneficiary's Brazilian passport + dutch passport with stamps
7. Previous ESTA applications that show that I traveled to the US + my old J1 visa
8. Flight tickets from both of us
9. Flight boarding passes from both of us
10. Letter on how we met from both the petitioner + beneficiary (signed by both of us)
11. Letter with meetings in the past 2 years (just 1, signed by both of us)
12. Receipts from hotels, Airbnb, parks, aquariums, museums with both of our names on the receipts / confirmation emails (basically to prove to them that we spent time with each other)
13. Letter with intent to marry from both the petitioner + beneficiary (signed by both of us)
14. Photos of our engagement
15. Letters to each other
16. Text messages and phone call screenshots
17. Our wedding preparations (back and forth emails with some venues)
18. Photos of proof of our relationship (we submitted around 40 photos with date and location written underneath each photo)
19. US passport sized photos of both the petitioner + the beneficiary
20. A PMO check to the USCIS
21. Form G-1145 for e-notifications


Again, most of this is probably redundant, however, I assume some of it can be used during the interview as well, which is where they decide whether your relationship is real or not.
For our consulate interview I basically copied my entire petition to bring with me, and:

1. I added recent photos of our relationship
2. I added recent flight tickets
3. I re-dated all letters (intent to marry, meetings in past year, letter on how we met)
4. Added letters of support from our pastor and the petitioner's mother

Additionally (FOR THE INTERVIEW, so after my NOA2), I also have my:
1. Police certificate
2. I-134 affidavit of support attached with the petitioner's last couple of pay stubs, the beneficiary's savings statement, the petitioner's savings, the petitioner's job contract, the petitioner's tax returns, the petitioner's 401k summary
3. Around 8 new passport photos (i need them for the medical i think + the interview for sure)
4. Proof of my vaccinations to give to the physician during the medical test, and I also made sure I have all vaccines before the medical (check the travel.gov site for the full list of vaccines)

I think this is pretty much what we have submitted, and what we are bringing with us to the consulate. I hope it helped, and again, this is what helped me get approved, do whatever you want with it

 

Thank you! I just panicked when I saw on a Facebook group that you could get an RFE if you and your Fiance sign the same letter of intent and obviously that did not happen to you 

Is it true you will get an RFE if you both sign one letter of intent to marry?