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Hi all.

My Fiancee and I are filing for the K-1 and I have read the guides and a bit confused about one the requirements that I hope someone more knowledgible than me can clear up.

I know that we will need to have her divorce decree translated but the guides say also any documents that identify a name change. She did not change her name back when she divorced, but I was wondering if we would need to have her original marriage certificate translated?

Dave

I really don't understand why a person's nationality would be factored into account when evaluating a credit application? A good credit score & good credit history is just that regardless. Oh wait, sorry, I forgot about the "Patriot Act".

She's HOT STUFF! good for her! see boy's & girls, this is why people keep themselves in shape!

Cleveland, Ohio did not make the list, I wonder why?

welcome 2 V.J.

well, if it were up 2 me, i'd add jaws, but since were dealing w/v.j. and the "typical" group of members, then mix in, joe vs. the volcano, & fraky friday!

Hi to all. Im trying to help a friend with her problem. I hope someone can answer my questions so I could give her the right advice. Here are the facts of her case:

1. she applied for a k1 visa and her visa was approved by the USCIS

2. her papers were sent to the US embassy in our country

3. on the day of her interview, the consul gave her a paper with lists of reasons why they can't issue her a K1 visa. The reason marked was "you are likely to become a public burden".

4. her passport was returned to her

My questions are:

1. this means that her application for k1 was denied, right?

2. what happens next?

3. is there a way or chance that they can have this reconsidered by the US embassy in our country or they will have to file a new k-1 petition to USCIS and start all over again?

4. what do they need to do?

Please help.

It is 90 days, as clearly on the I-751 instructions.

Also, there's no travel waiver. When you file the I-751 you receive a NOA which extends the expired GC for one year. Employment and travel is authorized.

yes..this IS correct.

IS THIS AN EPIDSODE OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE? i mean, how many questions & posts can a person/member do?

I really don't believe this will be a problem during your K 1 interview, everybody realizes times are tough for most people. And, you do have a co-sponser so that should work in your favor too. Best Of Luck, I'm sure eerything will be fine.

Okay thank youu... also since he filed his taxes for 2008... will I have to bring proof of this to the interview, even if I am bringing all the evidence that out cosponsor is providing??

I believe any & all evidence that you bring can only help your case. B.T.W., we were in a similar situation as you & your fiance, and it worked well for us. I was unemployed at the time, but we had a co - sponsor. No questions were asked about me being unemployed and all they wanted was an affidavith of support that showed we met the minimum federal poverty quidelines. Good luck with your interview, let us know how it went.

I really don't believe this will be a problem during your K 1 interview, everybody realizes times are tough for most people. And, you do have a co-sponser so that should work in your favor too. Best Of Luck, I'm sure eerything will be fine.

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congrats! good 4 you!

I am writing this letter because of a problem that I have encountered with the USCIS regarding my fiance visa petition. I have done all that I can possibly do under my power to fix this problem but to no avail. I am hoping that your staff can help me resolve this issue so that I can continue on and complete my petition.

I had filed this fiance visa petition (I-129F) with the USCIS on August and was approved on Dec. 19. The National Visa Center should have received the petition within a week of the approval date for further processing but until now more than two months have past and NVC still have not received it and have no record of it. I have waited four weeks from my approval notice to give it more than enough time for a possible mail delay before I started calling both USCIS and NVC to inquire about my case.

After a month of waiting, I made it an effort to call twice a week to both agencies to check on my case but neither could help me. The customer service agents on both sides are not helpful, most are ignorant about the visa petition process, and are sometimes rude. Even the supervisors of these agencies particularly USCIS are incapable of giving a reasonable explanation as to what possibly happened to my petition, as a matter of fact one customer service supervisor that I have talked to adamantly insisted that after the approval of a fiance visa petition, it is then forwarded straight to the US Embassy of the beneficiary, in my case Manila, Philippines. She adamantly insisted that it does not go to NVC which is completely false. Much to my dismay I could not believe she works there and to make matter worse she is a supervisor, I was flabbergasted with her explanation. She does not even know the procedure of the visa petitions. Well after all the calls that I have made, it became apparent and obvious to me that my case is lost and is sitting on a pile somewhere. The progress had been halted because of an apparent error on the part of USCIS.

I have discussed this issue with the legal office that prepared my petition and they told me that this exact situation has happened to two of their clients recently. Both petitions were mistakenly sent out to wrong service center after their approval, in both cases their petition were sent out to the National Records Center rather than to the National Visa Center. It took the interventions of their local representatives to rectify the matter. I strongly believe that exactly the same situation had happened to my petition. And because of the bureaucracy i will need your help to resolve my case.

Please help me with my situation. The main objective is to track down and locate my petition and send it to the correct path which is to the National Visa Center... pls help us... :help: :help:

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I recall this happening to another member of V.J., back in September/October 2005. Her name is "Mellie", and she got her NOA2 about 1 week ahead of myself & my fiancee. However, we cleared the NVC before she did, and then she discovered her case never made out to the NVC. It got "lost" somewhere after approval in the Nebraska Service Center. Needless to say, she was upset. Finally, her and her fiance , Scotty, decided to pursue D.C.F. in Australia, where he was from. To this day, I'm not sure if her "lost" petition was every recovered. Sorry to hear what happened, I know it must be upsetting.

Oh, and their recommendations don't mean jack, so I wouldn't get too worried that the K-1 visa is going to vanish.

I can put up a website and recommend free ice-cream for all, but it ain't gonna happen.

I agree.so true, it won't happen anytime soon.

congrats! PARTY TYME!

Do you have any idea if it is a MUST to present the latest copy of the form 1040 and W-2 during the K1 Visa interview or I-134 will do? What if the latest forms(2008) are not available yet. At this, my Fiancee only have the old forms(2007). Please help!

Definetly go w/the most recent. If the 2007 return is the most recent available, then present that. Good luck

I signed up for email alerts and I have not received anything, I got a RFE by snail mail but still nothing of an email from VSC. Is this common?

my wife & I received both email alerts & snail mail.

They go by other names as well. It's pretty much a staple in office environments, esp. in government positions. That and the 45 min. coffee breaks, LOL!

I'm just new here. I'm glad I found this site and wishing anybody could help me. I already have my GC and will start to my work by next week. Since I still dont have a driver license, my husband will drop me off and pick me from my job. I never haven't drive even before. We went to DMV to take a written exam and unluckily I failed and this week I will try again but I feel more nervous because I dont want to failed again. Is there somebody can help me what will I do to pass DMV written exam? Is Practice test thru online can help me? By the way, I'm here in Massachusetts.

Thank you in advance and I really appreciate your help.

GOD bless.

An old, but true saying," practice makes perfect". I'm sure everything will be fine. Try not to worry, driving is fun!

write a letter stating you wish to withdraw your petition & mail it (certified) to your U.S.C.I.S. service center.

woot-woot! congrats! party tyme!

Stephen just called me (6:45am - March 23rd 09) and told me his visa was DENIED? He said they told him our relationship WASN'T bonified, can you imagine! He said the interviewer had the nerve to ask him WHY DIDN'T HE EVER GET MARRIED (because he's 50) before, Stephen replied "because he never met his SOUL MATE until now (meeting me)." He said the interviewer told him that he feel Stephen TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME (LIKE I DON'T HAVE A FREAKING MIND OF MY OWN TO MAKE MY OWN DECISION).

OK, enough of me ranting ... If I ever needed Vjers, it's NOW, WHAT DO I DO NOW? Do I contact my Congressman (they just opened an office in my town)?

the FIRST thing I would do is contact the Counselar General of the Embassy in question. Find out exactly what the C.O. reasons were (you'll probably get some double talk). Still, you as the petitioner have the right to request this. Past that point, yes, contact the person from your Congressman's office, & make contact with the liaison for U.S.C.I.S.. good luck

To all of you just starting out and wondering, if all of this will ever end, the answer is yes. This weekend we received my stepson's 10 year green card. Now my journey that began in May of 2003 is now complete.

So, hang in there. There is light at the end of the tunnel. This really frustrating journey does end. Now my wife and son are settling in for a long time of life. The piles of paperwork, hundreds of dollars in fees, the seemingly endless trips to the USCIS offices is at an end. Whew!

I had some problems along the way, made a few errors, but ultimately I was successful. I am very happy with my wife and son. We have a pretty good life together and struggle along like all families.

Best of luck to all of you. Be patient and don't get discouraged. You will survive all of this and end up with a happy new life.

Bye to all,

John

congrats to you. My wife & I too have just completed our 10 yr. g.c. as well. it has been quite the experience, but also well worth it.

have fun on your trip.