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I'm going to just say when I met my now fiance, I was also still married although separated. I told my fiance from the very start that I was still married and that I was getting a divorce. Also, although I did not feel like I owed my ex anything, I was true to him as well. Even when we had discussed getting a divorce long before I connected with my now fiance. It wasn't the easiest thing when it came to me telling my current fiance about that. I knew I was risking him walking away because the situation may have seemed too complicated for him. I did however decide to be open and true and LET HIM CHOOSE if he wanted to stick with me through that or not. It would have been unfair to make that decision on my own. ALSO, NOT ok to hide anything at all, even if it's trivial things, from the person you plan to share your life with, let alone hide that you've been married before.

I'm not sure why it would come up in detail in the interview. I'm sure they're not going to question the beneficiary on personal details of the petitioner's reasons for divorce. However, it is all over the I-129F... You are to tell them if you were married before and provide proof that you are free to marry! Your concern sounds to me like issues in your new relationship from the get-go. Not ok. Have the talk and have it now!

3 minutes ago, Difrntway said:

Please keep in touch with me and let me know any procedures you had to do to get in the embassy for one and get in the interview for another.   I have definitely read conflicting things about getting to be in the interview.  I have heard the USCIS does not allow it for Honduras, but i have also heard that isnt always the case.  What do they say about attending the fiance interview in Italy?

I may be behind you though as I haven't filed for K-1 yet. Have to wait for my divorce decree. I believe most consulates are ok with the US citizen attending but I'm not sure which countries do not allow that.

We are getting ready to file our I-129F soon, happy to see processing times are looking much better now!

Do we get to pick between Rome or Naples or which consulate is the one that processes the K-1s?

50 minutes ago, Difrntway said:

So i have heard mixed information about possible attending my fiance's visa interview in Honduras.  I have heard that i can attend this interview and i was wondering if anyone had information on what things i need to do to attend.  Even information on what i need to do to be able to get inside the embassy to be there with my fiance even if i cant attend the actual interview would be helpful.  I know me being there in the embassy will calm my fiance's nerves alot and allow for a better interview,  and if i can actually be at the interview it would be great as me and my fiance do have one red flag and i would like to chance to also answer any questions they might have.    Thank you for any help.

I think you should be fine attending! 🙂 I am planning on doing the same thing when our K-1 gets approved. I myself emigrated to the states on a K-1 many years ago and my then fiance and ex husband now... came with me to the interview and it made everything so much easier and less stressful for me. It also may help them see that you care. I am 100% going to Italy with my fiance for his interview. Also because he's taking me to see Italy, have never been!!

55 minutes ago, Pooley said:

Copy is fine but make sure to attack the entire divorce decree. A lot of people (including myself, only sent in the first page that has Judgment of Divorce and not the judge's signature and got an RFE.

Will do, thank you sooo much for the heads up! 🙌

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

They do.   It is explained in the instructions 

I was just looking at that. Page 2 - Copies section, right? It says to provide legible photocopies unless they specifically ask for an original. 

57 minutes ago, Pitaya said:

Recent similar-themed thread from earlier this month:

 

 

For just the I-129F though... I would think USCIS would specify if they needed certified copies. Or not?

1 hour ago, Kumar01 said:

Are you planning to submit the entire agreement or just the final couple of pages with signatures and seals?

Also a copy of the original or certified copy is acceptable. 

Might as well send a copy of the whole thing. I wouldn't want to be the judge of which pages they need. 😄

Just now, payxibka said:

Legible photocopy of an original certified document

 

 

You're the absolute best! Thank you so much for the quick response!! 🙌

I am waiting on my divorce to finalize and get my official decree in hand soon. Is a regular copy ok or does it have to be a certified copy from court?

Thank you very much!

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Some people mark Texas but that is in error.  As mentioned before,  Vermont gets the most difficult and that might consist of a handful 

This is really helpful, thank you so much!!! I am getting ready to file for K-1 for my fiance in about a month.

Just now, payxibka said:

California service center initially gets 100% of i129fs.   

Oh that makes sense why I couldn't see anyone with Vermont Service Center tagged. Are they being sorted further after that? I tried to search up and down on the forums and wasn't able to find much. Could be user error over here. 😅

Please feel free to move this somewhere else within the forums if this is not the suitable place for it. 🙂

My question is: What is going on with the estimated processing times for Vermont for I-129F? I see that the NOA1 to NOA2 timeframe is off.  https://www.visajourney.com/content/times/

Have there been any changes as to which service centers process the K1 petitions that I'm not aware of?

Thank you very much!

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

An American can travel freely in Europe.   However,  one must demonstrate more than the ability to travel freely in Europe to qualify for a petition to be filed abroad 

Understood. But I am part of the European Union as I am still a Romanian citizen. I should be able to be a resident in Italy as I will be married to an Italian citizen.

I think I should be fine as I am also still a Romanian citizen so I can travel freely in Europe as well.

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Your profile says Romaina.......

We're originally from Romania. But I have lived in the states for 8 years and I am a USC and he's lived in Italy and he's an Italian citizen. My apologies for the confusion!

He is an Italian citizen. So he does not need a visa to come to the states for 90 days.

2 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Thread title mentions CR-1. Safe to assume they will marry before submitting a I-130.

Correct! My bad, we would get married in the states this Fall and then move to Italy. 😊

Hello!

I'm trying to gather as much info as possible on moving with my fiancé to Italy to be together faster and getting our case processed from there. Has anyone heard anything or has any experience with the Rome field office? Do we know if they plan on closing it within the next, say, 10 months?

For I-864, would assets be enough, such as a savings account? I would obviously not have a job here if I'm out of the states for at least 6 months.

For intent to reestablish domicile, how would that be proven? I've read about the letter of intent but is that enough? What kind of proof would be needed to back that up? I am keeping my bank accounts in the states open, as well as my credit cards. If I can figure out a way to take a 6 month leave of absence from work, would that be good enough? Not sure that I can get that but it'd be worth a try. 😁

Any help would be much appreciated! Also, please feel free to refer me to any conversations/guides that I may have missed in my search.

Another update came yesterday and I got the USPS tracking number for my very own GC. I am excited!

I got this new update just now: On November 4, 2013, we mailed the new card directly to the address we have on file. You should receive your new card within 30 days. If you do not, or if you move before you get it, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. So about 8 days for me as well.

I got the letter from USCIS today, envelope has the Vermont address and the letter has the local office address. So it might have been a combo of approval from CSC, but final congratulatory notice coming from the local office. Either way it is fancy and seems more real now. Not that the online case status is a joke. I should ask around how long it took them to send the new card, my notice says allow up to 60 days.

Good morning, everyone! I just got the crazy text while I was at work on 10/29 that my case was updated. I immediately went to the website to see what it was. Card is in production as of 10/29, so we got the approval!! I am over the moon <3

Citizenship in August 2014. Onward!

i got my case transferred to CSC on 9/23/13. Also looking into the letter itself it says under case type that its a CRI89 Approved Removal of Conditions (I89). Is this a hint? is everyone getting this as a case type?

Yes, same on my notice, but it is all explained in the link below. So it means that the biometric portion of the case has been successfully transferred; it does not, however, mean that the petition itself was approved.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=201bac3a8595a110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

My Case Status has changed - the content of the message has been changed from "transferred to Local Office" to "was transferred and now being processed at a USCIS Office". Hopefully someone will get my case for review at CSC.

Got the same message in the eve of the shutdown. :-D They're working, love it!