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I wonder what makes you keep busy guys while waiting for the result of our petition. Basically, I did make myself busy long time since I met my Bebe ko because missing him is hard to handle and practicality have more essence. Although, I am working, I just feel that it is not enough to keep me so busy. So, I enrolled for graduate studies. Right now, the semester just ended and I am thinking of the topic for my thesis proposal. When the time our petition will get approval and processing all the papers, it is enough for me to finish the whole semester.

Me and my Bebe ko are just so excited in planning things for the wedding but can't do all specially that most of it are time dependent.

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" Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky. " ~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

For now, we are planning a little bit of everything. But I already bought a court dress because I might be busy in succeeding months and I might forget about it. We also have tentative church wedding date and we are going to finalize it as soon as I get to my fiance's place. Some sort of suggestions from my fiance's family and mine. B) I can't decide yet if I am going to buy my wedding dress here or in US. Then, I have to finalize the design I made for our wedding ring. That's all we have done for now. (Kinda excited... hehehe...)

Love seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century. ~*~ Mark Twain ~*~

Hi there,

To start with, we got the whole I-129 package yesterday. It was returned due to the wrong filing address. We used the address USCIS PO Box 804616, Chicago, IL 60680-4107 when we mailed it so we have to start the process all over again and we hope that we could mail it by tomorrow. Our question is "should we use the address indicated in the I-797C Receipt Notice of the I-130?" The address indicated there is USCIS-Vermont Service Cntr 75 Lower Welden ST, St Albans, VT 05479.

Hoping for your response.

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If you are in IL, then it should be CSC not VSC. You can check it in USCIS.

HEY we recieved our RFE today and apparently they would like us to send pictures with dates on them?? I have dated pictures but they are from our most recent trip which we were taken after we filed for k1.( the pictures are of us at landmarks etc.) I have a picture of our first meeting of me my fiance and my dad but no date on it, have lots of pictures of us together but no dates??? HELP...what should we do? Who prints pictures out with dates on them these days? lol Our first few times we never knew about all this visa stuff therefore didnt think of any of this! PLease any advice would be much appreciated!

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Our pictures too didn't have dates because I forgot to set my camera before, to stamp dates. But then, what we did, in computers if you saved it right away, it will show when was the picture taken. You can point the mouse cursor to let the dates appear, then press key "PrtSc", paste it in microsoft word. Make it sure when you print it, the dates are clear (usually it is...) The dates are not that easily manipulated, so I guess that would makes it valid.

I wish I can travel too, and see my bebe ko because December is his busiest month for work and I only have vacation leave during yuletide season. I did make an attempt to get tourist visa last year, but unfortunately they denied me for that kind of visa. Insufficient assurance that I will be back here in the Philippines was their reason. I'm not convinced with their reason because they didn't even bother to see my proof of stability, but who am I to object anyway.

This year, I suggest that he'll just save the money he's gonna spend to visit me again for our church wedding. It's kinda expensive in US. I have the budget to see him this coming holiday season, but I doubt if they will give me tourist visa. I will just keep myself busy while waiting for the approval of our petition. Anyway, I need to settle first my graduate studies, on how I can transfer in US as well as I need to prepare everything in work before I leave.

Hi! I've read a lot of posts about sending money from the US to the Philippines but I would like to know the other way around. Anybody who had experience this, please share...thank you.

Try Western Union... although they charge higher...

What is Igor? ... LoL... this might be sound so funny... the Igor I know is the animated movie that I recently watched.

" There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. "

Just keeping in track... Hope you guys are doing great too while waiting like me....

hi to all VJ's people im just curious about the photo that i send to my fiancee to send in USCIS.the photo i send him have a blue background on it.then wen i read it today for the instruction for the photo that i send to my fiancee need to have white background on it.the question is the photo that i send to my fiancee with blue background wud be fine?is not a problem to be delay with my fiancee approvel to the petition? hope i can have rply soon to my family in VJ's thanks in advance for rply i appreciate it...God bless to all

I am not sure but as what I read in some other cases, they are kinda strict with photos. They might send you RFE. You can go to "Kodak", just tell them you need US passport size photo. I guess, they are trained with the guidelines of taking US passport size photo because they are so aware how it should be done.

I wonder how long it will takes for them to assess the petition if it is subject to RFE? Although, we thoroughly prepared the package, I'm still thinking if we've missed some important things.

I got engaged last year. But me and my hunny wanted to follow the rules, it says that filing of fiance visa should be after 2 years of first meeting. But last year, prior to our engagement, we already wanted to file but it wasn't yet 2 years as the rules stated. Sheesh! We waited until September 8, 2008 so that we can officially file a petition.

I guess, the relationship become stronger when it undergoes some sort of hardship. Just hold on and pray for the best. Anyway when we get our visa and be with our love ones, it is worth for all the waiting.

I might be wrong but my reading of the petition application documentation is that you have to show the proof that you've met each other within last two years and not that you need to have known each other for that long. And if I'm right, you've waited to file you petition needlessly.

On the other hand, as you said, it helped you strengthen your relationship.

Good luck to you on your onward visa journey.

I am not so sure... but I guess you're right.... we've met Sept 2006.

Hey K1 guys. This may sound serious and i hate drama sometimes, but are you guys really ready to be married as in seriously? How can you say that you are ready to be married? This will be my first time to be married and honestly, i am scared and nervous to death..do you feel the same?

Yeppers!.... we need to settle everything before moving. I don't have properties need to be sold before I go but I need to present a thesis topic for my graduate studies before I leave, so that I can finish it, just on time that they will allow me to go back here in my country. I can't wait to stay with my hunny, two years of long-distance relationship is kinda hard and it isn't a joke. My career can wait. No amount of achievements can replace the happiness I feel with my hunny.

I agree with y'all. Nothing like happiness. Career and school lol they dont matter unless you're with your person =p. Wish I could be as patient as you all. This thing seems to be taking so long. My mom has cancer and I was hoping to get married and all so she could see it but idk now looking at the wait times =(. So just sitting here alone nothing to do but hit the refresh page in hopes that your application was touched. Or maybe thats just me lol

I got engaged last year. But me and my hunny wanted to follow the rules, it says that filing of fiance visa should be after 2 years of first meeting. But last year, prior to our engagement, we already wanted to file but it wasn't yet 2 years as the rules stated. Sheesh! We waited until September 8, 2008 so that we can officially file a petition.

I guess, the relationship become stronger when it undergoes some sort of hardship. Just hold on and pray for the best. Anyway when we get our visa and be with our love ones, it is worth for all the waiting.

I am not really in hurry because I have so many things to settle in work and in my school. But then, of course, I want things to be fast. Sheesh! It's been so long since the last time my bebe ko.

Anyway, let's just all pray that they will process our petitions faster than the usual.

Hey "Chuck and Grace"!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You've got a good point in your response to my question. Me and my fiance are both engineers, then our age difference is just two years, I am 26 and he is 28, he is not ugly, just a bit chubby but I guess his weight is still normal in US preference, and I feel chubby too. Seems... perfect right? But when some people learn how we met, they were like "oh, really?... maybe I can look a partner too in internet." Well, it is kinda offending for me because the implication of their reaction is that they don't believe on the seriousness of my relationship. I don't reply on them because I feel that I don't owe them any explanation. For me, it's not everyday that I will meet someone as equal as I am.

Anyway, I am just wondering, if some people still judge me, despite of how compatible me and my fiance physically, how much more those couple you have mention (old and young, pretty and ugly) ?... tsk!... tsk!... tsk! Maybe, its a simple reason that "you can't please everybody" or maybe it is true that it's just a mere visa thing and it shows.

This is just for the sake of conversation here.

I've seen one thats fairly reasonalble for the CSC, 127 days in the June forums! That's pretty good!

Whew! That's better!.. Wish... It would be the same for us here....

Hello Guys!

It's been like my past time after I finish my school paper or during the break time in my work, I visit this site. I might be too paranoid but it's nice to know that besides me and my bebe ko, many couple like us are waiting for the progress. I am being patient but I want to be in track on what should do time to time.

Anyway, does anybody here experience discrimination from the other people because you have foreign fiance and you meet him/her in this kind of communication? I just want to know and get your opinion. This is just for the sake of conversation

When you received your NOA1 - Whose name was in the beneficiary field. Please let me know. They have put my name in the peritioner as well as in beneficiary. Thanks.

In beneficiary field, it should be name of the person you are asking for petition. In petitioner field, it should be the name of the person who filed the K-1 petition.

Hello guys! Can I ask something in our forum ? (Hehehe... Sorry.... if it seems I am self-proclaimed )

Can you share the activities that you do after you receive your NOA2 until the time of departure? Hmmmmm... I hope it's okay from you. Just thinking about it, so that most of us here will have ideas of what should do or not do.

Hi Karri! Thank you for starting this forum...

Wheeeee! I belong to September 2008 filer. My Bebe ko already received NOA1. We are so excited following our petition and waiting for the result of their assessment. We hope that everything will just go smoothly.

GOD BLESS US ALL ....

Here's our timeline:

August __, 2005 - Met my Bebe ko online in a catholic chatroom (That was after my birthday!).

November __, 2005 - Revealed our feelings for each other (Sort of mutual understanding..) and still getting to know each other.

September 8, 2006 - I met him for the first time (Definitely, the spark in our eyes were there) - Formalized our relationship

November 4, 2007 - He visited me again [it had to be yearly due to the time constraint in our schedules (in my school and work, and his work)].

November 14, 2007 - He proposed marriage to me.

September 15, 2008 - Filed K1 petition

September 22, 2008 - Received NOA1

Wheeeee! I belong to September 2008 filer. My Bebe ko already received NOA1. We are so excited following our petition and waiting for the result of their assessment. We hope that everything will just go smoothly.

GOD BLESS US ALL ....