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My wife has recently gotten her green card for 2 years and now she is pregnant and we were wanting to bring her mother here cause it is for cheaper for her to visit then it is for the both of us to take off from work. We had our doctor put together a letter about our pregnancy and I personally am just wondering is it going to be easier for us to petition for her to come here or is it easier for her to get a tourist visa? We are due around the first of April.

Hey everyone,

My wife and I have filed June 1st and we are still waiting on immigration to process our I-485. We have been told that they are still working on May cases as of right now. Has anyone else gone through this?

So now My wife and I had gotten married last Friday and I was wondering can she at least start working or do we have to wait until her AOS goes through?

We were approved! It took us 10 months for our paperwork to be approved by uscis, then another 3 months for our interview. Today she was approved for our visa. Praise you Jesus! I prayed for the kindness of God to be upon the counsolor and Hanna told me that the lady was very nice and did not ask her any hard questions. I am so happy. The best 3 am call I have ever had.

All praises go to God our Father.

I agree with everyone else. Relax and encourage one another. Yes and make sure you send phone bills each mouth to your fiance, have them print off emails, yahoo messenger chats, facebook chats each week to take to the interview. That way when it comes time for the interview you are not scrambling to get all of the info.

My fiancee and I waited 10 months before we had heard anything from USCIS. Now we are getting ready for her interview tomorrow.

God bless you guys and allow this time to strengthen you.

Chris and Hanna

I filed the i29f fiance visa and sent it in on october 7 and recieved a letter and an email back that it was recieved and it is in initial review. It is now january 10 a little more than 3 months since then and I havent recieved anything else and It is still at initial rievew on the uscis website. Im starting to get a little worried. Is there something I should have done that I havent or was there something I was suppose to recieve in this period of time. I really dont want to mess this up my fiance is really all I have in this world and we truely need eachother and need to be with eachother. I need a little help or guidence. What should I do. Should I call them? If so which office would I call or service center. Im completely lost here. Please help me. Thank you for your time.

Congrats guys. I am so happy for you. Hanna and I are waiting for her interview next week.

Thanks for sharing the outstanding news.

My fiance will have her interview in Ethiopia on the 12th. I talked with my congressman today who deals with a lot of immigration cases. With our I 129f I sent them my last three years of tax returns along with the W2's. The congressman told me today that if they have not asked for the I134 then don't take it to the interview with her, but we will have to bring the I864 with us when we go to memphis. Should I go ahead and fill it out and have our co sponsor fill one out too or just not worry about it?

Thanks in advance

Chris and Hanna

About 13 months now I still don’t approve yet, I wrote an e mail to (VSC.NCSCFollowup@uscis.dhs.gov ) follow up from Vermont and I got a reply yesterday starting this ####### bellow. I think this e mail is just a story because base on their uscis website the current approval date is November 20, 2010 and this information was updated on 14 November 2011...

Here comes their reply….

The processing of your case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that your case is not yet ready for decision, as the required security checks remain pending.

Until the security checks have been completed, we cannot move forward on your case. These security checks are required to be completed on all applicants who apply for the immigration benefit you are seeking. We will make every effort to make a decision on this case as soon as the security checks are complete. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact us by calling our customer service number provided below.

For future status inquiries of a petition or application filed at this Center you may want to utilize our National Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-375-5283. If you would like to obtain forms, filing instructions, case status or schedule an appointment with your local office, please visit our website at www.uscis.gov.

My friend,

I had gotten that message too last year. It is so frustrating the waiting process and they wont tell you anything other than, "your in background checks and it won't be approved until then." It is so difficult. I had a request to have our application to be expedited and got the same answer you have gotten. I then waited and waited then I requested it again. A week later we were approved. Don't give up hope just yet. I know it is hard and frustrating in the wait but hang in there and pray a lot now and for your future. God bless you guys.

Chris and Hanna

To all of my December filers buddies out there. In October 2011 the 14th we were approved. Finally we were approved. Praise God. It was a hard road and everything seems to go so quickly. My fiance will have her interview Jan 12th 2012. One more hurdle or step how you may look at it. We are almost there. I feel like we have been chisling away on a big rock for the past year. Now we are about to stand in amazement of what God is about to unveil here.

God bless you guys

Chris and Hanna

Hi guys,

So I still haven't heard anything from the USCIS regarding my K1 fiancé visa.

My NOA1 was received August 9th, it is now January 3rd and I still haven't heard a word.

I hear I am able to contact after 5 months to check the processing of this application?

It was sent to the Texas Service Centre and forwarded to the California Service Centre after the NOA1

Please help... I'm going crazy!?!?!

Englishmuffin,

I feel your pain and it is so hard. It took us 10 months to get approved and her interview is next week. Hang in there. If you have not heard anything is a good thing. Contact your congressman before you do anything else. Make an appointment to go and see them. Also our application sat in background checks for about 6 months before we got approved. They are taking longer now, but you are half way there. I heard those words so many times myself at 5 months. Keep each other encouraged. Stay strong. I will be praying for you.

Chris and Hanna

Hello, I moved to this country almost 5 yrs ago, two days after I got here I found porn stuff on the computer, I found out that my husband had been watching (and paying) for webcam sex on some asian site just the night before he went to my home country to marry me. He had an interracial sex group on yahoo and I even found stuff about incest. I was so disgusted since I'm a conservative person, he even used to tell everybody how proud he was of me being a religious person. Anyway, that time, of course he denied it was him the one who did all that, and then after a few weeks he came clean and accepted it and promised me that he wouldn't be doing stuff like that anymore, that this was part of this past and blah blah. Besides this, I had been mentally and emotionally abused by him until last year when he really changed and became a great man and we had been very very happy, even trying to conceive a 2nd baby.

On December 19th, I went to my home country to check on my mom and niece who have been having heart problems, my husband told me not to count on him going, that he would be okay here, and so, I was there for 10 days; just the day I got there they hospitalized my niece due to tachiarhythmia and she's still not well, my husband seemed supportive every time we spoke on the phone. Then, on december 31st, after I came back, I was cleaning the apartment while he was at work and found a receipt to a dvd from a place called "pleasure emporium". My heart stopped. We had just been talking on the phone and we were excited talking about our plans for the new year but then after finding that receipt I didn't know what to do, I tried not to say anything but then when he came home at 11:40pm and I heard him unlocking the door, I simply broke down. I felt disappointed to know he had driven to a place like that and had been looking around like he used to do when he was single. I thought we were done with this type of issue 4 yrs ago.

When he saw me crying he asked me what happened and I told him, he simply scoffed, turned his back and went to take a shower, then he went to lay down on the sofa like nothing happened and this upset me even more. Today we had a heavy argument on the phone because he was telling me that instead of accusing him about this I should appreciate the fact that he has two jobs so I can be home. He even said "yeah, life is good!". He asked me if I have seen the DVD around the apartment, he told me that just because I found the receipt that doesn't mean that there is a dvd, isn't that stupid? he told me to look for it to see if I could find it. I told him of course by now he must have thrown it away.

Sorry about this long post but I feel so lonely, I don't have anybody in this country and no one who I can tell this to. I'm so sad that he had to do something like that, I tend to my wife duties in every possible way, he's almost 15 yrs older than me and he's proud of me being his "young wife" but this thing he did really hit me hard, and not only that, but his indifference makes me feel disrespected as well. What to do now?

I am very sorry to hear this and you have every right to be upset, but I want you to know that he feels just as ashamed of what he is doing as you are hurt. He may not act like it, but inside he is. The reason why I know is because I know the addiction of porn. It took God and him alone to break me free from that #######. It is a virus that kills so many relationships and destories so many men. Please go and get the book "Every Mans Battle" This will help you understand what he is dealing with and how you can help him get out of this trash. I hate porn so much and also visit the website http://www.xxxchurch.com/ they have people on staff that can help YOU during this time. Also visit this website too, http://www.shelleylubben.com/ she is a former porn star that is fighting to get the industry shut down.

Porn addiction is like anyother addiction but stronger. There is freedom for him and for you. I will be praying for you guys. You have a long battle ahead of both of you, but it is a battle that can be fought and won in Christ Jesus.

Chris

My fiance and I were engaged last year July 2010, We filed in December 2 2010. I called May 5 2011 to have our application expedited and we received the notice that our application has been put on hold due to background checks. This was in May now it is October and they still have us on hold. Should I go ahead and get a lawyer or will I just be waisting my money by now? Also when I sent in our application they sent me my first NOA and on it they had her country of orgin as of unknown. So I called and they said they had fixed that, but they didn't. So I am just wondering what the next step is. My fiance is getting uneasy and is requesting I get a lawyer right now. So any advice?

Thank you

Ok so I started calling USCIS everyday since July 5th. The first day I was told that I did not fall under any of the criteria for our application to be expedited and was told that I could put in a service request to see why it was taking so long. They told me that if I had any other questions to call them back any time. I replied, "I will be calling tomorrow." So July 6th I called again and was told that since I had put in a service request that I needed to wait another 30 days. I told him that we have already be waiting 60 days, and everytime I call we are told to wait. How much longer do we have to wait before we find out anything at all? The man went through all of the questions to see if we would qualify for the expedite and when he finished he asked me if I had qualified for any of them and I told him no I did not, then he asked me two more times if I qualified for any of them and I said yes. USCIS error. So he put in the service request for us.

Today I get an email from USCIS stating that our application has been delayed due to back ground checks to call back if this takes longer than 6 months. 6 MONTHS? come on! Has anyone else dealt with this before? It is crazy for I know of people on here that has filed in January and their fiance is already here.

Feed back anyone?

Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in this. For us after a few hours/days cooler calmer heads have prevailed. I know in our case it is mostly fear driven as the dream begins to become reality. Gina has no family or friends here, and she is not comfortable with her English. When you put this on top of the normal cold feet people get as the wedding date approaches. It shows me how strong she is to handle this all as well as how committed she is to me, and I understand when she needs to vent frustrations. Even though the words of breaking it off were spoken, we have always known our love for each other continues to grow every day.

Hope this helps, we are all here for you. Don't cancel as that will reset everything. Just let the process go through and see what time gives you.

Thank you Dan,

That helps a lot. It has been hard for we have been together for 3 years now and its finally coming to the end praise God. I can see the light just trying to encourage her is hard. Hanna has done so well. Just when that all of her friends are getting married and she is close to them makes it that much harder.

Thank you again.

Carrie, I bet you hit it on the nail for a lot of us, "providing evidence to strangers about your relationship it makes you think 'oooh that's not convincing enough they won't accept that!' and i have to stop and realise i am in a bloody legitimate relationship" I have stated a similar comment many times of being tired of having to 'prove' our relationship, things which should be natural and fun turn out to 'oh...that would be good evidence for immigration'. And to think this will continue for as long a you deal with immigration! I am seriously considering naturalization so that I can live the rest of my life without proving my relationship! Any other people considering naturalization when the time comes?

Lise

Lise I have many of times and I am thanking about it now.

This could just be a case of nerves and stress. I wouldn't cancel your petition as it's about to be approved. Talk it through with her and as soon as you get your NOA2, she may be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I'm sorry this happened to you, I hope this is just stress and she'll apologize and be able to refocus her mind because this ride is almost over!

Thank you for your encouragement.

Guys my girl has just broke it off. She said that she can't do the waiting anylonger. How many of you have dealt with this and made it through it?

Just now reading all of this. we filed Nov and they received our package Dec 2. Still waiting. My congressman is going to submit some more info for us to prove our case and hopefully get our NOA2 very soon. Congrats to those who have gotten theirs.

we sent ours in Oct 29 received NOA 1 Nov 2. I spoke with two layers, and a congressman. Was told that our app was still being reviewed. It is hard waiting, but the end result is glamorous. Does anyone know anything about using 2 congressmen? I have already spoke with one and have been told to speak to the other cause they have the connections. I wish the best for everyone who is still waiting.

I had a lawyer from my church go over our K1 and she told me I needed the last three years of tax info.

Last year I visited Ethiopia again with intentions of asking this amazing woman to marry me. She of course said yes and upon my return I began the process. With me working full time and going to school full time it took me longer than expected to file. Finally in November I filed and we received our NOA 1 on December 2. We have not heard a thing from Immigration as of yet and today I thought that the 5 months had be past on April 2 and was told different. This has been hard on my beautiful lady all of this waiting. I did return in Febuary to spend my bday and vday with her. I thought it would help by sending in new info and pictures of us together and my bday party she had for me and I was told by immigration unless they ask for it don't send it.

I guess I am asking has anyone else dealt with the frustrations of this waiting with your fiance?

Thank you

Fisher

I am in the same boat as you are. We filed in November and received our NOA 1 on December 2. We have not heard anything as of yet either. I called today thinking that today the 2nd was the 5 months wondering why we have not heard anything as of yet, but was told that it has only been 4 months. Duh! My fiance wanted to correct me, but thought I knew better, but I didn't. The lawyer that helped us told me that no news is good news. I know it is hard to accept that, cause I want to know what is going on. Now my fiance is having a hard time to continue to wait. I want to scrap everything and go there to be honest.

Hang in there my friend.

I do agree. I finally had gotten a lawyer who by the grace of God has helped me free of charge. She looked over our application and seen that the I-129F and the G-325A's were not the newer ones. Even though we had gotten our applications at the embassy in Addis Ababa. So yes get all of your docs off of the uscis web site.

Now that's some good advice!

They can move to Ethiopia whenever they want; they just have to give up their LPR status if they are moving for more than two years and don't plan to return. You don't "have" to file for removal of conditions if they choose to move away and vacate their status instead.

Thanks everyone. I do have a lot of photo's. I have somewhere in the count of 30 photo's over the past two years. Most of them from the first time when we met and this year when we gotten engaged. We have a picture with her wearing the ring too. I have letters of people who know us both and they all support us, and these letters have been notarized and signed. I hope and pray that we will have God's grace when this all goes down.

Hi everyone,

I am Chris Fisher I am engaged to get married to the most beautiful woman in all of the world. A friend of mine had directed me to this site and so far it has been a lot of help on trying to get everything together. I am just worn out trying to get everything together for my fiance and I. She is in Ethiopia and I am here in the states. so a few questions if someone could answer them please?

1. How much or many emails should I place with the paper work?

2. Should I also include facebook wall to wall postings? If so, how much of that?

3. Should I also write a letter letting them know that we have known each other for over 2 years and have been a couple for over a year and we have decided that since we love each other then we should get married? Will that possibly speed up the process?

4. Should I let them know our plans to get married, pay off my student loans after I graduate in December, and move back to Ethiopia within 2 years of us getting married?

Thank you for your time and any wisdom you might be able to add.

Chris