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One step at a time is the key because this whole process is overwhelming.

My fiance visited me twice so that it will "boost" our petition. And we waited for a year for his second trip because of finances. We both have jobs to keep us sane and busy. If your fiancee can work at other industries it would help her too. She can try the call center industry.

i agree with this...

Consolidators are your best way (usually) places like Kayak or Orbitz etc

my fiance bought his plane tickets from Vayama He got a $1,000 deal for round trip to PI last year

Don't fall prey to their "act of kindness".

I felt ashamed when people try to scam and beg for money when my fiance visited me. My fiance couldn't enjoy Boracay because people would just beg for money or insist on going on some boat ride or something... I hate filipino mentality about white people

hi I am doing something similar with mine i rent out two rooms in a house that I rent for more than the total cost of the house to rent. I also filed for an extension on my taxes. I dont know what to tell u but I am interested in any answers u may receive because this will help me too. Good luck on ur visa man!

Very well said... My fiance told me the same and to keep busy instead of waiting and whining. It's better if we're motivated to be productive while waiting instead of counting the months. Keep busy at work, go out with friends, or family and enjoy the time. I guess it's all about balance and I admit the frustration would outweigh it.

wow we the same date if filing March 24, 2011, then just march 30, my finance receive text that they recieve our packet. thats it. we didn't hear anything from them till now.

Oh cool... i hope we could keep in touch with our timelines

lol nvm... fiance informed me he just got it...

Hi all! Thank you for taking time to read my post.

We filed i-129F last March 24th, 2011 via USPS. My fiance didn't have any tracking number from USPS. It's been roughly two weeks since then. We're quite nervous already because I thought this part usually is the easiest part We were hoping we'd receive NOA1 by now...

Are there other couples experiencing our dilemma who filed last March?

Hey there,

We have the same dilemma. My fiance sent i-129f last March 24, 2011. We're nervously waiting for NOA1... It is very stressful already coz I thought this is the most easy part. Sad thing is my fiance did not have any receipt from USPS to trace the package lol

Good luck to us!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

everything is there

They do not have time to be looking at all that stuff and to be honest as said before you do not have to show all this now 129f is that you have met in the last 2 years and your letter of intent to marry.

Oh believe me, you dont really need to submit chat logs, emails and stuff with the i-129F, becos we didnt really submit those, just few photos together and we got the noa2.

Ya, I guess it makes sense... We'll just exclude the 700-page yahoo chat logs and save it for the interview... hopefully..

Thanks for all the responses!

awww..how sweet.. i wish we sent each other postcards/holiday cards... we were caught up in technology that we forgot some memories are tangible and treasured

It is never, ever necessary to have an 800 page petition. Ever.

I understand that now. But we were following VJ Guidelines:

"There is no minimum, but the more you can provide the less likely you are that you will receive an RFE. Additionally, please note that providing proof of your ongoing and genuine relationship in this package may benefit you by allowing the consulate to have access to this information prior to them formally contacting the non US Citizen fiance. Many high risk consulates approach cases with a skeptical eye and providing this information early on in the original I-129F package will help them in their preliminary review of your case."

It is not necessary to submit Proof of Ongoing Relationship with the I-129F petition. All that is required is to submit proof of having met in person (been together physically) within the last two years: Photocopies of entry stamps in a Passport, boarding passes, hotel receipts, etc. may satisfy this requirement.

Oh ok... Darn! we've been delayed in submitting the petition coz we had to backtrack all chat logs, emails and stuff.. My fiance had printed 800 pages of them that he'd include in the packet.

Yes, I'm the beneficiary and we never sent postcards or holiday cards for the past 2 years... We're gonna do that this year.

Thank you for the replies!

Actually, fiance and I got into argument coz he was like send me a letter so we can include in the petition... lol

I told him it sounds so fake at all...

My fiance and I are wondering if we really need to submit snail mail letters together with I-129F petition. We have chats on a daily basis on yahoo messenger and skype. Is this good enough for evidence?

Based on VJ K-1 Visa Guide, we need to submit 2 to 4 types of evidence? Please help us clear out our confusion... THanks a bunch! Sorry I keep posting questions, hopefully when we're done with this we can share answers and experiences..

Greg and Michelle

All financial documentation like tax returns, pay stubs and employment letter come later, AFTER the petition is approved.

This just cleared out some confusion...

and thank you for all the replies!

For the k-1 visa, if the beneficiary indicated past and current employment in the form G325. Does the USC need to provide evidence of employment of beneficiary together with the form I-129F?

I've read a few times in the forum that US Embassy in Manila, Philippines doesn't accept sponsorship.

How much money do I have to make to not have a cosponsor for the K1 visa?

FYI: The US Embassy in the Philippines don't accept sponsors for the K-1 petition. If I had known this, I we would have properly married and filed a K-3.

Omg!My fiance is about to file for k1-visa petition. If NOA2 might be approved, he might have a co-sponsor. Would it be slimmer chance for me to get a visa?

Thank you for all the answers and tips. I wish I posted this question before we started the petition and started the logs first coz all the forms are filled out and we are stuck with finishing the chat logs. I'm definitely going to do the print screens..

You can also do print screen by pressing Print Screen on your keyboard and open MSPaint or Word file and paste it there.

what i did is print screen the chat archives by dates,this is better than copying chat to ms word and edit.

oh we didn't think of doing the print screens.... thanks for the responses guys.. we appreciate it. i guess the same goes for email logs...

we have like 700 pages of chat logs in YM. sigh...

gosh editing the chat logs is a pain in the a** My fiance is skimming thru our chat logs and we share the burden lol

Do you edit your chat logs? and to what extent?

My husband and I met on an online game. There are many many many people who met on games or on the internet. Most people on VJ seem to meet through WOW.

Oh cool! I'm starting to feel weird when people ask me how we met lol

Hi guys! I met my fiance through one of custom games in Warcraft Frozen Throne and I'm curious if there are other couples who met thru same portal -- online games