BnLia

Hello fellow March AOS filers,

My wife of 75 days received her GC yesterday. Very impressive anti-counterfeit measures built in. She especially likes her picture on the hologram on the back. After my SO was approved on a K-1 visa on Jan. 29, she entered the US on Feb. 9, we were married Feb. 26, and filed AOS on March 15. Our case was transferred to CSC with no interview. Lightning fast by USCIS standards. My theory is that with the recession, far fewer people can afford the $$$ to file their cases. That means that those who can scrape up the dough get de facto faster processing...

I noticed that the our cases (March filers) are going really fast. Faster than December, January and Feb. I don't know why... But im not complaining.

I second the motion

I wonder how uscis process applications...

not in order or when they feel like it

seconded, but i think the fbi check makes it like that. maybe mine was approved quickly because my maiden name, family name and first name are all unusual and also the biometrics probably picked up i had a birth mark in my right eye. lol

Quick Question

VSC and CSC ????? i live in california so wouldn't my case automatically go to CSC??? i did file it at the Chicago PO.. do they transfer it to local field office or does it go to Service centers ??? I AM CONFUSED

I called today to find out about this and they said they dont have any such information, i said how do i know......the answer was look at the processing times and that could help, i told her, i looked and that doesn't tell me how this works.. they just dint have any information to give , but i did come to know that they recieved my RFE documents and stuff.

Hi guys,

I am a USC and filed AOS for my wife on March 15. NOA dated March 19, Biometrics appointment April 7, and after a trip out of town came home to find a letter from USCIS dated April 7 saying that our case was transferred to CSC.

So for those still waiting, please try to be patient. Your case is working through the system, albeit slowly. And I understand your frustration with trying to get an update, either by phone or online. I've learned that the only true updates come in the mail.

Im on the same track with you guys..... My docs might arrive in Chicago in 3 to 4 days time as what USPS told us. Hope it wont take long to get there. Here we go again, the wait begins....

Hello,

My new wife is from Indonesia, and she received her K-1 in January and travelled to the US in February, whereupon we were subsequently married. Submitted AOS package on the 13th. Best Wishes for a quick approval to all.

Waiting for my NOA's and check to be cash..sigh

Hi there Feb AOS Filers...

My fiance is from Indonesia and was granted her K-1 in January 2009. Early this month she arrived in the US and we were married on the 26th of February. I have read through the Forum on preparing the AOS paperwork, and have downloaded the forms from the USCIS website. However, after filling out the I-485 I still have a few questions:

Q1: On form I-485, do I put my fiance's new married name in Part 1; specifically, if my last name is Smith, Do I put her "Family Name" as Smith, and "Given Name" as her first Name (Keke)?

Q2: After getting married, we applied for a social security number with the local Social Security office. Do I need to wait until we receive this number before we submit the I-485 and other AOS paperwork?

-Thanks

Hello Fellow July filers,

I came home today to find the NOA2 from USCIS in my mailbox. The file is now on it's way through NVC and eventually to the Consulate in Jakarta, Indonesia...

I did not expect this until late November at the earliest...

Best wishes that all you guys get your NOA2 soon also.

Finally, check cashed after 2 weeks I-129F sent.

Now what do we do?

Should beneficiary getting started on gathering all docs required for the interview or wait for a later time?

Any input is appreciated.

Hey there Bintang,

Now that you have verification of your check being cashed, you reach into the fridge, pull out a cold Bintang, sit back in a comfortable chair, and wait. No need right now to worry about any documents until you receive the NOA2.

I also have a fiance in Indonesia... we filed the I29F in July, and are still waiting for the NOA2. Maybe it will come in November, in which case I'll send her the financial support affadavit and she can get her police report, birth certificate, and medical... there is no point in compiling these documents until the US Embassy in Jakarta sends your sweetheart the letter asking for them, because they want the most recent info.

I was lucky enought to spend a week recently with my fiance in Jakarta... spicy Nasi Goreng, hot weather, impossible traffic... the place definitely has a way of growing on a guy.

Best of luck to you and your cinta!

Ahoha,

I'm a newbie to this messageboard, but I'm sure I'll be posting a lot here &

asking lots of questions over the next who-knows-how-long.

I've been travelling to Bali almost every summer since 1999, and this year

(thanks to the wonders & joys of Myspace), I met & bonded with my future wife.

Ethnically she's Chinese, but born & raised in Lampung, Sumatra, so she's an

Indonesian citizen. She is Christian by religion (mom is even a pastor),

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from a university in Jakarta. Not sure if

all this needed to be mentioned, I was just wondering how much her background

comes in to play during the whole screening process.

My original thoughts & plans were to go back to Bali next year for a wedding. I

would love to marry in Bali, her family could then all join, and lots of my

friends travel to Bali too, so they could attend. Upon further investigation, I

am unclear about the process to bring her to America after we would marry there.

Can she travel back with me? Does it take a couple of months or years to get

clearance? I guess you would need a spouse visa, is that correct? If we marry at the US embassy, or someone from the

embassy performs the wedding, does that help?

The other option seems to be for me to get her a fiance visa & bring her to

America & we can marry here. Is that an easier route to go? Or is it a pain in

the butt to get the K1 to bring an Indonesian citizen to America? I have no

idea!

A 3rd option is for me to move to Bali, marry her, and then live there until she

can come to the US.

Any help, advice, information, resources, etc would be very much appreciated! We

would definitely like to take the path of least resistance, or at least the

lesser of the 3 evils!

Thank you,

Jordan

Hi there,

Congratulations on your engagement! Like you, I am a USC and met a wonderful Indonesian and am now engaged. We chose the K-1 process due to the relatively quicker application processing time (at least on the U.S. side) as you know, the K-3 is certainly an option, but the wait begins after you are married... and in Indonesia the marraige ceremony is a huge thing... there is no such thing as a small ceremony... so the time and expense must be factored in to the process. Consider filing for the K-1... then get married in the U.S., file for Advance Parole and travel back to Bali for a ceremony with the family. Our K-1 application is currently at VSC, waiting since July. Stay in touch and I'll let you know how the process on the Consulate end at the embassy in Jakarta goes when they get the package from NVC...

Good Luck!

BnLia, currently I live in US. I think I may have to file the K1 visa if I do decide after I get my divorce decree. So, are u saying I do not need KITAS to be a resident in Indonesia? so how do i become resident then? I might be plan to move to Indonesia and plan to live there for a year. Do you know how to be a resident in Indonesia without KITAS? Can my parents sponsor me to be Indonesia resident again? or can he sponsor me as a fiancee to be Indonesia resident? If you have information, please let me know. Thank you so much

You do not need a Kitas, but without it a long term legal stay is difficult, but not impossible. Have you visited ID? If so, then you know that as a USC you can get a 30 day no questions asked Visa at POE for $25 US dollars. For longer term visa, you can apply through the Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC www.embassyofindonesia.org and look on left menu for "Consular and Visa"

Are your parents Indonesian? If so, get a letter of sponsorship from them for your visit. And call the Indonesian Embassy in Washington.

thank you for your respond. That was really helpful. When did u file your K1 visa?

Filed the K-1 application with VSC around July 8 of this year and got the NOA 1 on July 29.

Are you currently living in Indonesia? or in the US?

And let me clarify my previous post -- A Kitas, although not required, makes a DCF filing much faster... Without a kitas, you will take significantly longer.

Best Wishes

Hi, I am a USC and my fiancee is Indonesian. I would like to know if anybody out there have any experiences DCF in Jakarta, Indonesia for spousal visa? If there is, what are really the requirements and the length? I am trying to see what are the best options for us either to file through DCF or fiancee visa? I realized in order to file DCF, I have to be resident in Indonesia for minimum of 6 mos. Is there anybody can direct me on how to obtain the residency in Indonesia? The other question is I am going through a divorce and my divorce decree will be finalized in September. If I want to file for fiancee visa, can I still do it after my divorce decree? Will this raise any question from the INS since in the divorce paper said that you cannot re-marry or have a domestic relationship before the divorce is finalize? Does file for a fiancee visa considered as domestic relationship? (I have to apologize, if the question may sound unintelligent) I just dont know what to do and confused. Thank you so much for the help and suggestion

If you file DCF -- The US Embassy in Jakarta will require you to have a Kitas -- that is a work permit that allows you to be in ID longer than 30 days -- It is sponsored by your employer and obtained through the Indonesian Foreign Consulate in Jakarta. DCF is faster than a K-1, but as you stated, you must be a resident of ID for at least 6 months -- As opposed to a k-1, which would be applied for from the US with you initiating the I29F application and going through the 4 to 6 month wait at CSC or VSC.

I have filed the I29F for a K-1 Visa for my indonesian Fiance, and received my NOA 1 on July 29. Also, as you may know, the US Embassy in Jakarta is famous for denying 90 percent of tourist visa applications to the US from Indonesian citizens. This reputation makes for stressful interviews for K-1 applicants, but from what I've read here on VJ, there is a high approval rate for K-1s out of the Jakarta Embassy.

Best of Luck to you.

Helo July K-1 Filers,

This is my first post, so I hope this is readable...

I am a USC from Maryland, my fiance is from Jakarta, Indonesia. Mailed the I-29F K-1 Application on July 5, it was received at VSC on July 8. The Notice Date on the NOA 1 is July 29. My check was cashed on July 29.

Good Luck!

I am so happy for all those who filed in July, that has recieved their NOA1, but i'd like to start a post for us who filed a K-1 in July and their service center is, Vermont. If one has already been started excuse this post. I think, for those who filed a K1 in July and at Vermont.. it'd be so mush easier to track whats going on with our own thread. I keep reading how someone got their NOA1 and I get excited then I see it's for another service center.

So, if it's fine with July, K1/Vermont filers.. lets start posting here to make it much easier for us to track Vermonts progress.

I am so happy for all those who filed in July, that has recieved their NOA1, but i'd like to start a post for us who filed a K-1 in July and their service center is, Vermont. If one has already been started excuse this post. I think, for those who filed a K1 in July and at Vermont.. it'd be so mush easier to track whats going on with our own thread. I keep reading how someone got their NOA1 and I get excited then I see it's for another service center.

So, if it's fine with July, K1/Vermont filers.. lets start posting here to make it much easier for us to track Vermonts progress.