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    September 08 K1 fillers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Karri - Your tips and tricks will prove useful. Yes, you are right, your positive vibes helped me. Which consulate will Sam go to in India? Delhi,Bby?
    Yes Delhi.

    Here's the info on NVC they are open from 7:30 am EST to 12 Midnight EST, 603-334-0700 My friend told me to call them when they first open or close for less wait time, but guess what I just called them at 5:!3 pm and only had to wait for one min to speak to someone lol so go figure. They don't have my case yet btw, ugh. I would suggest you wait at least a week after your approval before you contact them. When you follow the prompts on the automated system you'll be connected with an operator. You have to give them the beneficiaries name, and date of birth and the petitioner's name and date of birth.

    Questions to ask them:

    1) Have you received my case yet? When?

    2) If yes, what is the new case #? (this # will stay on the file all the way to the embassy and you need it for Packet 3)

    3) Has it left the NVC yet? When?

    If they give you a date when it left the NVC I have info on how to potentially track it on the DHL website. Also if you choose not to call them, you can email them instead and they will respond within 2-3 business days. NVCInquiry@state.gov

    You will also receive a letter from them when they send it to the Consulate @ Delhi.

    karri-

    what is this secret way of tracking via dhl that you speak of? please enlighten us!

    September 08 K1 fillers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Guys - Finally mine has been approved as well. Karri, Chuck and Grace, Sarjori, etc...thanks for your prayers, positive vibes and wishes.

    Guys, Gals and Gurus - advice me how do I proceed further?

    I have colelcted, bank statement, tax transcript and employment letter.

    Will need pay stubs and I-134. Anything else?

    Thanks

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    just keep hounding nvc to see when they receive and send out your petition to the embassy. my fiance already has most of his documents gathered, passport, international passport, police certificate, school records, immunizations (but i wanted to get a start on that while i was still living with him over there, so ihad an advantage). i would go to the specific embassy website, they all require different things, like we don't have a packet 3 for kyiv,ukraine but others have to do this.

    So first, alert your fiance/e as to what they need to start looking for, if it needs to be translated, then get on it. Sometimes police certificates can be hard to get. On your end I would start finding proof of support. For me, we only need to show tax transcripts because my dad's income is above the poverty line (thank god) others need to show a lot of proof because their assets/stocks/bonds put them over the poverty line. then look at the forms (ds-156, ds-156k) and also start getting proof of your continued relationship since you met.

    but like i said, i would definitely check out the embassy website, and even contact them if you want you. i wouldn't take anyone's advice as gold, because we all have different situations, and sometimes people make mistakes. good luck!

    September 08 K1 fillers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    ***UPDATE***

    Sooooo

    I just called NVC and spoke with a VERY nice guy. He said that they just received our NOA2 today. I'm assuming that means a lot of other Sept. NOA2s should be there today or tomorrow, because we were all approved within 2 or 3 days of one another. Secondly, I've been getting scared reading about all the rumors of "AP" and background checks that can hold up petitions for 6 weeks. So I asked about this as well. He told me that for K1 petitions the NVC doesn't do any sort of background check, and that all the processing is done at the consulate. He said that the NVC usually processes a K1 and sends it off within 7 days. Now...I know some people have been told contradicting things at the call centers...but I sure hope what he told me is true!

    SO EXCITED!

    and congratulations to the newly approved September filers. It's so great that we'll all be able to ask each other's advice as we go further into the process!

    *~Sarah~*

    August 2008 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by sajori

    Chuck and Grace,

    Thanks for cracking me up. I think you're right, what ever general letter i send to the agency. will certainly get treated to the LA GARBAGE CAN. So frustrating.

    Do you have a name of a manager or supervisor at the vjc ?. I guess i can try that route. I keep trying to contact my senator or congressman and i think they are on a permanent lunch or something. To think how my hard earned tax $$$ is being used. aaaaayayyyyyyyyyyyy

    As funny as all that sounded, it really is how the letter goes - I think I have three of them.

    I dont have a manager or supervisor I dont think, but here is a list of about all the top management all over USCIS (Director in Washington has changed though. Beyond that, "officers" names within seem to only be last name. And from talking to one, I think it was some kid they hired for minumum wage that wasnt able to make it out of Jr. High School (maybe even elementary).

    Anyway, here is the file with names.

    The Voice...? Is that the Voice as in the newspaper? I did a double take and then saw you're from the Detroit area! haha ..we're (kind of) neighbors. (but then again i think..why would the Voice be on a USCIS document?) haha

    Skype history for mac

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    I have tried that..I already printed the " skype out" calls..I want to print the calls from PC to PC..and the skype exporter I have doesn't work for Mac and I can't do it from another computer because it didn't work..does anybody know where I can find a skype exporter for Mac?

    i know this isn't giving you the answer you're looking for..but does your significant other have a mac too? could they do it from their end?

    I-134

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    So is it just necessary to prove that my co-sponsor and I have the 125% above the poverty level? My dad is retired and makes above that...so can he just attach his tax returns, and that will be the end of it?

    Or am I missing something. We don't have bonds. He is retired, and we qualify with his pension. Is that ok? thanks

    September 08 K1 fillers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by sajori

    because of grad school and other plans we are waiting 3.5 months to do the visa interview, but i'm definitely going back to ukraine for the interview. now i spend my time looking up plane ticket prices! i'm so excited to see my fiance!! (even though it's a long way off) :)

    When was the last time you saw your SO? I just got back last week and before the I was there for 3.5 weeks in Oct/Nov.... I can say that has made it much easier dealing with the wait. Anyways, for those of us who haven't yet received the NOA2, we will get them when we are supposed to get them. I believe everything happens for a reason :thumbs:

    Well I lived in Ukraine for two years(for Peace Corps), so we were together a lot at the beginning, then he got a job in Russia and was required to work for 90 days and then come home for a month, after doing that three times, we got used to the long-distance thing. It was definitely hard at the beginning though. I just got back from Ukraine in November and we knew that we had a long wait in between, but I'm only 24 and not yet settled with a career (I'm trying to work & do grad school, making a big move to New York from Michigan). I can't be living with my parents and inviting him over. In the meantime, he's working and saving up money. We know that 6 or 7 months is do-able if we can spend the rest of our lives together! (and yes, i'm going for an optimistic outlook:) )

    i know other couples have to wait a lot longer than us, and some have never done the long-distance thing. it's especially hard at the beginning.

    September 08 K1 fillers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    did you get touches before the approval came? did it come by email?

    that's what surprised me...they received my petition on 9/15, NOA 9/16 and I had a touch on 9/17 but nothing since then. I doubt they would have been working on it for that long. also i looked at other september petitions...there were maybe four others around my NOA1 date that had been given an NOA2 but they were all given the NOA2 about a month earlier than mine..so maybe mine just sat around longer? (even though 113 days is a REALLY short time to wait!)

    i was worried that they had stopped processing september filers after christmas...i was seeing only july and august filers (and even earlier) but i guess that's not the case. you guys should all be really soon!

    if you look at the list of sept. filers on igor's list 2 you can see really clearly who has gotten an RFE ...which makes me think they're already halfway through september...so maybe your files are all waiting on a desk to be taken care of soon!!

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