FallIn4her

Hello all ) I was wondering if somone who is doign a K1 in PI could help me understand the process a little bit more cause looking at other ppls timelines is confusing me some. So i got my NOA2 my girl just got done doing 2 days of the medical at St Lukes and everything went well. I have the interview set for april2nd. Now where i am confused is with this packet 3 and packet 4 ?? Now i got my fiance all the required W2's and bank stuff and all the other forms as well as the 3 forms she needs to fill out i think it was something like 156 156k and 157 forms. Does she need to mail them in or just take them to her interview? And does PI have a packet 4 ?

Why is it that they approve some K-1's in 60 to 90 days and others months or even a year or more

I though it was first come first served

I am glad some are so lucky but it is not fair to the others that have to wait forever

Your interpretation of "first come, first served" would mean that all of us have to wait behind people with incomplete or incomprehensible petitions. Fair? Should we all wait behind the people with RFEs that don't reply for months at a time?

So imagine you are at the checkout line and the checkout line police assign you to a cashier, first come, first serve. You are assigned to line 23. Then someone down at line 46 has a problem with their debit card. So now everyone in all lines has to wait? I mean the guy at line 46 was in line before you, so YOU and all other people would have to wait while they check with his bank. Correct?

Use this time wisely. You have all your documents for the interview prepared? Translated? (if applicable of course) What are you doing to speed the process, not just the NOA2, along? Or will you wait until the consulate sends you packet 3 even though you can download it today? The surprise you may be in for, after all your grousing about your NOA2, is when you find you wait even longer to clear NVC and get an interview. If you do not have your documents ready for the interview, your wait will be extended by another 3-4 weeks.

Just seems kinda funny this coming from someone who was approved for there NOA2 in 2 months !! Now i know its not going to be first come first serve it does seem like the VSC could do a better job of distributing cases so someone doesnt have to wait extra time because the luck of the draw put them with an incompetent case worker that takes longer then the others.

what is the next step? lol i was so preoccupied with the NOA2 i never checked what i was to do next !!!

On February 18, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!

Took a few days over 6 months but for those who havnt gotten theres yet keep your head up they are on the way !!!!!!!

Well i might be adding myself to this club a few days early but im only a few days away from my 6 months and am starting to get highly annoyed with this whole process. And this explination " In July and August of 2007, nearly 2.5 million applications and petitions of all types were received. This compares to 1.2 million applications and petitions received in the same time period last year. " is BS to me okay this was in 2007! HELLO its 2009 there has been plenty of time to deal with this problem you would think after almost 2 years you would have a staff large enough to deal with the influx but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO its gotten worse!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I'm still waiting to be approved too. NOA Aug 1st.

Still waiting for my NOA2 also im 5 days shy of 6 months GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

We August filers are not far from getting this thread archived...

I think the mods archive threads after 400 pages and restart a fresh one.

Just goes to show how supportive and active we are

@Cuchita: That's a great story! Never heard that one before. I am a Psychologist, so I have heard a good share of 'em. Happy Mental Health Day!

It's about 300 actually

I STILL DON'T HAVE MY FRIGGIN NOA2

I AM NOT A HAPPYUS CAMPII! (latin for happy camper?)

They're touching me every day since the 3rd but somehow I'm not getting any pleasure out of it. I need to see my sweetie...I think her touch will cure all!

i Share your 8/14 NOA1 with ya so we are only 9 days away from your 6 months some how i dont expect to get it in the next 9 days the way things are going!!!! Guess i will be joining the 6 months and waiting club soon!!!!

for those that are still waiting, you should just call USCIS everyday and speak to a supervisor, yes they will give the same answer but maybe someone will actually do something!!

Does anyone have the #'s for the USCIS handy>?

My time lines say i should be APPROVED THIS WEEK or next. I hope its right. I pray and only pray.

Hello all this is my 1st post on this thread so im figuring out how to use this still. I will make sure i get my timeline here soon but its somthing like this.

8/14 NOA1

NOA2 ___??? lol i guess thats what most all of us are waiting for eh!!!

in a few more weeks i will be at the 6 month mark im sure hoping the NOA2 comes before then !!!!

im in america petitioning my gf in the philippines. Well see the pasrt about them being individual occurances im confused about see what had happeend if one of my neighbors would come over to my house and ask me to get him an ounce of marjiunna and he did this over a years time frame so when they came and arrested me i had multiple charges from that year. I was arrested , went to court and convicted all at the same time i was never arrested then got in to trouble again. I was 21 and now im 34.

Okay here is the Deal i have read many threads in here on whether or not to hire an lawyer for the K1 Visa. While i have seriously considered doing it i havnt pulled the trigger yet on it after reading ppls advice here. The thing i am noticing is ppl are saying if you have a difficult case i might want to still consider hiring one. Well i have 4 felony dist of marijunna charges from 12 years ago when i was younger. My 1st question is the normal should i hire an attorney>? The second one is what all do i need to get from the courts and how do i go about getting it. I also have a drunk in public about 15 years ago and a Reckless Driving ticket about 5 years ago do i need to submit those also ?

Okay here is the Deal i have read many threads in here on whether or not to hire an lawyer for the K1 Visa. While i have seriously considered doing it i havnt pulled the trigger yet on it after reading ppls advice here. The thing i am noticing is ppl are saying if you have a difficult case i might want to still consider hiring one. Well i have 4 felony dist of marijunna charges from 12 years ago when i was younger. My 1st question is the normal should i hire an attorney>? The second one is what all do i need to get from the courts and how do i go about getting it. I also have a drunk in public about 15 years ago and a Reckless Driving ticket about 5 years ago do i need to submit those also ?

You could always just apply and take your chances, you would only be out $455 bucks. Since this is a gray area in your case, it is a tough decision for this forum. Let us know how it goes for future people with the same types of questions.

Yea i understand it is tough to answer and i need to talk to an attorney. As far as the conviction it was all on the same docket all the charges were tried at the same time and sentenced at the same time. Does anyone know if it does fall under the listed crimes does that exclude them from the K1 or just make you provide all the details of the crimes and have someone decide on a case by case basis >?

I think you have answered your own question...it clearly stated not arising from one single act....you stated that it was from one single act. Law enforcement will press as many chargesw an they cn during an arresst in the event that there is not enough proof for one, they still have another chance at another one. Most people plea not knowing what there chances are before a jury or because it is easier and less work for their attorney. Since they were first time felonies, you may have even been eligible for deffered adjudication. But none the less, it sounds like you would be ok. Good luck!

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Let's say that a guy is a serial murderer and he murders 4 people over the course of a year. They arrest him for four counts of murder, but I guess using your logic that this resulted from a single act...interesting!!

Look im not trying to say it is a single act i was asking a question thats all. I just wanna know if this would stop a K1 from going through thats all ????????????????????????

does anyone know if this means i cant marry a foreign girl >?

Well really what happened is i had a neighbor of mine who was setting me up for a good year wearing a wire and come over getting me to sell him marijuanna and over that year i had sold to him 5 times resulting in 4 felony dist conivictions this was 12 years ago! Does that mean im SOL >?

Have you ever been convicted by a court of law (civil or criminal) or court martialed by a military tribunal for any of these.

Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder abuse or stalking. (Please refer to page 3 of

the instructions for the full definition of the term "domestic violence.)

Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture, trafficking, peonage,

holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment or

an attempt to commit any of these crimes, or

1. If you are serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States, please answer the following:

I presently reside or am stationed overseas and my current mailing address is:

2. Have you ever been convicted by a court of law (civil or criminal) or court martialed by a military tribunal for any of the

following crimes:

Three or more convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.

i was convicted of 4 felony distibution charges 11 years ago would this have impact on marrying someone from overseas? Since they where all charges at the same time and arrested and tried at the same time does that mean i can select no ? Since it kinda was a single act ? But all the charges happened thorough out a year but was charged all at once!