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Hi everyone like I said I'm sorta new and most def. learning. One questione I do have is what's Igor's List and what if I don't find my case on there? Does that mean they haven't touched it or have they "lost" it, or is it just sitting somewhere?????

Hello,

Can anyone tell me which is better option. K-1 or CR1 and why? I have lawyers tell all different options, so i am not really sure, and would love any input. I was deported too, so with those there is an I-212 too but that i know, and now i need to pick between K-1 and CR1 that will come with the I-212 waivers.

thanks

I was actually told by an immigration attorney that there were two types of deportation. There's the removal depot. where they are actually removing you from the US in which case they give you a barline that you have to meet. Then there's the voluntary departure or removal, and there's no barline there. I assume that's true, and hope it helps it also gives you something to ask an attorney if you decide to hire one. Also, it depends if when you were deported if they gave you a bar line.

Best Wishes!!

Congrats!

Congrats!!!! Sorry to be the party crasher but this freaking sucks we haven't got our NOA2 and we file back in Dec.2008 :

OK I am starting to feel on like I am being teased with,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Touched on the 23rd of Sept. due to congressman I am sure..

Touched on the 10th of Oct due to address change...

Touched today but I dont know why........................................... how many times can they just touch it with giving a decision ? at least give us RFE or somthing.....

Tha congressman told me they CSA are doing background checks on me.... but i thought that happen at the NVC ... he told me NVC gives the visa numbers and makes sure thier is enough in quotas.... this whole process is unnerving.....

I am coming up on the 5th month in a few days.... CAN I still start calling and demanding a decision or since I have the congressman involved to I have to wait,,,

Thank everyone for the support here....

Kim/Amana

You should feel lucky and blessed that they are touching your case. Mine hasn't been touched since May. Yup I'm more than just angry....well good luck to you and I'll keep you guys in my prayers...

Ok so I know that we haven't got our NOA2 or anything but I've been trying to get all of my tax returns and stuff togather, so I don't have to rush. I have read everywhere where in the application they ask for "police certificates" what are they and are they really necessary? Also where can you get them in Mexico?

You don't need this for the K1 in Mexico unless your SO has been in trouble before. My fiance got his just to have it, but has never had a run in with the police. He went to his local police station where he lives and just asked...no cost.

Thanks for answering that has really helped. Good Luck on everything!!!!

Ok so I know that we haven't got our NOA2 or anything but I've been trying to get all of my tax returns and stuff togather, so I don't have to rush. I have read everywhere where in the application they ask for "police certificates" what are they and are they really necessary? Also where can you get them in Mexico?

I understand where you are coming from and I wouldn't advice setting a date either. We did thinking that we would already have the visa in his hands and nope nothing (seeing as to how its October). So we set the date and everything, and we still don't have the visa not even the NOA2. So we're def. disappointed and really it just some down the drain, so no don't start ordering invites just yet.

Good Luck!!!

Ok so last night I emailed our state Senator and hopefully I'll get an answer soon. Well like I've said our I-129F is most def. taking TOO long almost a year. I've also called the USCIS and FINALLY got to talk to an officer, who told me that the email about our case being at a dentention center was totally WRONG he also said that our case is still at the VSC, so I guess the question is what does that mean???? Superly Confused.... Thanks in advance my VJ Family

They told you to give them the 60 days, so if you haven't heard anything in 60 days, then call them.

It is hard to say why they send out some of the RFE's that they do. I don't think that all of them can be anticipated. You sent what the asked for, so give them their 60 days. My husband nor I have any criminal activity. The only US visa he had previously applied for was a visitors visa; which he got. We got an RFE for additional evidence too. It's ok, it happens. I know that it is depressing, but hopefully it won't be much longer.

I guess what I'm trying to say is…try to relax and then call them that day in October, if you haven't heard from them. Hopefully you will have.

Ok so I finally too some advice and emailed our state Senator maybe she can shine some light in our direction...otherwise like most of you have said all I can do is wait it out. However when we do our AOS I don't think we will be hiring THIS lawyer, however now that I have you guys I don't think that will be necessary.

Thanks my VJ family for all your help and support.

We got our NOA1 in Jan.2009 and a RFE in May so we're still waiting. I have only been able to go visit for a week and miss him terribly. Good luck everyone, wishing for the best.

Can I join the club too? We are 1 week from hitting our 6 month mark. Did you see on Igor's that there's people from JUNE 20?!?!?! Seriously?!? I'm seriously considering moving to be with my fiance at the end of the year... any thoughts? Am I crazy?

Fingers are crossed that we all hear something soon. Boa sorte!!

Well, I for one want to join the 6mths+++++ club. We filed in Dec of 2008 and here it is almost a freaking year later and NOTHING except a NOA 1 in Jan, and a RFE in May. Yup we have thought about just withdrawling our I-129F and just going for an I-130 if we don't hear anything by March of next year. What's everyones opinion? What should we freaking do??

Your timeline says that you received your NA02 in May. I'm assuming you input this incorrectly & it should be your RFE? If so I'm sorry that you've had to wait so long. Have you tried to contact USCIS or your Senator to make an inquiry?

Yes I did input it wrong in my timeline sorry. I have tried calling the USCIS and they put in a request for service and was told to give them 60 days, which trust me 60 days in a LOOONG time to me considering I'm impatient. Also I haven't tried to call my senator but I guess I should, however I'm sorta scared because in our community newspaper its been said that he's totally against aliens so I'm not real sure, however what else have I got to lose right.

Thanks everyone for being here.

I am just wondering if anyone knows the answer or has an opinion to the following question. Do people that complete their own I-129F paperwork seem to get pushed back and take a little longer getting their NOA2's than people that pay money for a lawyer to do it? My Fiancé and I did our own paperwork... (Researched a ton and got NOA1 6/23/09) and I am getting anxious watching people submitting their paperwork in August and September of this year already getting their petitions approved. Is it just time, circumstance, and Service Center - or is there any logic to the lawyer question?

I'm in the same boat as you. We however did decide to hire a lawyer, and to be honest I think had we thought about it better we would've never hired him. Why because we file last Nov2008, and got our NOA 1 in Dec,2008 then we got a RFE in May2009 if I hadn't called the freaking lawyer I would've never known about it , now its freaking Oct. and we still done know NOTHING. I guess its really just depends if you really think its necessary or not. I, myself think I should've put that money to better use then to spend it on our "lawyer". BEST WISHES TO YOU GUYS!

Can I join the club too? We are 1 week from hitting our 6 month mark. Did you see on Igor's that there's people from JUNE 20?!?!?! Seriously?!? I'm seriously considering moving to be with my fiance at the end of the year... any thoughts? Am I crazy?

Fingers are crossed that we all hear something soon. Boa sorte!!

Well, I for one want to join the 6mths+++++ club. We filed in Dec of 2008 and here it is almost a freaking year later and NOTHING except a NOA 1 in Jan, and a RFE in May. Yup we have thought about just withdrawling our I-129F and just going for an I-130 if we don't hear anything by March of next year. What's everyones opinion? What should we freaking do??

Well, I have to admit that he (our attorney) did take about 3 hours when talking to us on how to file, which I most def. appreciate. In our case I'm the petitioner and I don't have a criminal background except maybe for doing a "rolling stop" which I only got a warning,and no I have never filed another visa application for anyone else and well he's never been petitioned for by anyone except by me. Also , we have pretty much giving up all hopes on this, I know that we have to have a ####### load of patience and faith but geez I would really love for him to spend Christmas with me this year. So does that mean that he's approved or are we still waiting for an approval? This whole process is very confusing to me, thanks for all your help and hopefully everything will work out for the best.

No, this doesn't mean you're approved. It's good that your attorney spent 3 hours talking to you. Hopefully, he asked all the necessary questions, and the answers for most of them were "no".

A fiance/e visa petition is reasonably straightforward if there are no complications, like a criminal history or previous filings that would require an IMBRA waiver. You just need to provide the appropriate evidence to prove that you're a US citizen, you and your fiance have met within the past two years, both of you are eligible to marry, and both of you intend to marry. Other than that, it's just a matter of filling out the correct forms. In fact, it's so easy once you understand what's needed that there are petition filing services that charge only a few hundred dollars to file a petition for you, and actually guarantee you'll get approved. As long as they do the paperwork properly, the odds of getting an approval from USCIS are so overwhelmingly in their favor that they know they'll only have to give a small number of refunds for denied petitions.

The fact that you got an RFE means your attorney missed something, but the adjudicator at USCIS caught it. What specifically was the RFE for, and what did you submit in response?

Actually I got an I-797 and with it came the please send proof that we have been togather from Dec 2,2006 to Dec 2, 2008. It said I could send letters from friends, our church pastor, pictures of us togather, ummm.....if I have been to see him bus tickets or plane as well as phone records emails letters. When we sent the I-129F we also sent copies of my birth certificate and his translated since it was from Mexico. We also both sign an intent to marry letter as soon as he comes into the USA.

All notices are "I-797" or "I-797C" There is no such thing as an "NOA1" per se, that is "VJ speak" You are still waiting but I cannot say why. You have an attorney, you paid for that mistake, have him do his job and get after them.

I have called him and trust me I've called them more than I call my mom. lol....all that he can say is "we just have to wait and be patient". Which don't get me wrong I'm getting freaking sick and tired of hearing the same s**t.

Well, I have to admit that he (our attorney) did take about 3 hours when talking to us on how to file, which I most def. appreciate. In our case I'm the petitioner and I don't have a criminal background except maybe for doing a "rolling stop" which I only got a warning,and no I have never filed another visa application for anyone else and well he's never been petitioned for by anyone except by me. Also , we have pretty much giving up all hopes on this, I know that we have to have a ####### load of patience and faith but geez I would really love for him to spend Christmas with me this year. So does that mean that he's approved or are we still waiting for an approval? This whole process is very confusing to me, thanks for all your help and hopefully everything will work out for the best.

No, this doesn't mean you're approved. It's good that your attorney spent 3 hours talking to you. Hopefully, he asked all the necessary questions, and the answers for most of them were "no".

A fiance/e visa petition is reasonably straightforward if there are no complications, like a criminal history or previous filings that would require an IMBRA waiver. You just need to provide the appropriate evidence to prove that you're a US citizen, you and your fiance have met within the past two years, both of you are eligible to marry, and both of you intend to marry. Other than that, it's just a matter of filling out the correct forms. In fact, it's so easy once you understand what's needed that there are petition filing services that charge only a few hundred dollars to file a petition for you, and actually guarantee you'll get approved. As long as they do the paperwork properly, the odds of getting an approval from USCIS are so overwhelmingly in their favor that they know they'll only have to give a small number of refunds for denied petitions.

The fact that you got an RFE means your attorney missed something, but the adjudicator at USCIS caught it. What specifically was the RFE for, and what did you submit in response?

Actually I got an I-797 and with it came the please send proof that we have been togather from Dec 2,2006 to Dec 2, 2008. It said I could send letters from friends, our church pastor, pictures of us togather, ummm.....if I have been to see him bus tickets or plane as well as phone records emails letters. When we sent the I-129F we also sent copies of my birth certificate and his translated since it was from Mexico. We also both sign an intent to marry letter as soon as he comes into the USA.

I had gotten a Request for additional evidence on my I130 and it took USCIS three months to send me an approval after I sent in all of the requested evidence.

I always mark the date that they tell me I will hear something. If I don't hear anything by that date, I am on the phone again...that day.

Did someone on the phone give you the 60 day mark or was it something that they emailed or mailed you? If you received this and you said it has been more than 60 days, call USCIS and ask them to do a service request.

It should have been something like this...

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: WACXXXXXXXX

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.

On August 20, 2008, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response unless fingerprint processing or an interview are standard parts of case processing and have not yet been completed, in which case you can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

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I hope that you get some answers soon!!

Thanks! If actually said it in the letter where is asks for more evidence, to please give them 60 days, also when I called to get a service request they too told me to wait 60 days, which by my calculations should be in the middle of October. As you can see I don't have alot of patience but I'm working on that. lol....thanks again

Hi I'm new here and have a couple of questions. First, I'm going to describe my situation. We thought we would play it safe and hire a lawyer (regretting it now) so we file the I-129F around the end of Nov. 2008, got the NOA 1 around Jan. 15 2009 (from lawyer). Then in May of 2009 I got a request for proof of evidence. which they gave me to the 13th of June to have it submitted. Well, it like September and I haven't heard anything from anyone. My question is, is anyone else having this kind of problems or is it just me. I have tried calling the 888 # and they tell me to give them 60 days to look over my freaking case. I mean give me a freaking break its been almost a year, and he's still not able to come home.

Also I received a I-797C first, then an I-797 (which is where they wanted proof we'd been togather for 2 yrs). Is this normal or what? Please help.....

Thanks in advance.

Before I accuse your attorney of being a useless f*up who took your money and botched your petition, I have to ask... were you completely open and honest about everything with your attorney? He should have asked you a lot of questions. For example, he should have asked about the criminal record of the petitioner, or if the petitioner has filed any visa petitions before. If you didn't answer honestly, then these things could cause the adjudicator to request more evidence, and cause serious delays in processing your petition.

Presuming you answered all of your attorney's questions honestly and completely, then your attorney is worthless. The fact that you got an RFE means evidence was needed but not included with the original petition. Any decent attorney should have recognized this before sending the petition. Either he wasn't competent enough to know, or didn't ask the right questions to find out, or simply didn't spend enough time on your case and didn't care. Unfortunately, now you have to suffer the consequences. There's not much you can do other than wait, and hope he didn't screw it up so badly that it ends up causing more delays at the consulate, or possibly even a denial of your visa.

Well, I have to admit that he (our attorney) did take about 3 hours when talking to us on how to file, which I most def. appreciate. In our case I'm the petitioner and I don't have a criminal background except maybe for doing a "rolling stop" which I only got a warning,and no I have never filed another visa application for anyone else and well he's never been petitioned for by anyone except by me. Also , we have pretty much giving up all hopes on this, I know that we have to have a ####### load of patience and faith but geez I would really love for him to spend Christmas with me this year. So does that mean that he's approved or are we still waiting for an approval? This whole process is very confusing to me, thanks for all your help and hopefully everything will work out for the best.

Hi I'm new here and have a couple of questions. First, I'm going to describe my situation. We thought we would play it safe and hire a lawyer (regretting it now) so we file the I-129F around the end of Nov. 2008, got the NOA 1 around Jan. 15 2009 (from lawyer). Then in May of 2009 I got a request for proof of evidence. which they gave me to the 13th of June to have it submitted. Well, it like September and I haven't heard anything from anyone. My question is, is anyone else having this kind of problems or is it just me. I have tried calling the 888 # and they tell me to give them 60 days to look over my freaking case. I mean give me a freaking break its been almost a year, and he's still not able to come home.

Also I received a I-797C first, then an I-797 (which is where they wanted proof we'd been togather for 2 yrs). Is this normal or what? Please help.....

Thanks in advance.