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I just got the email. My petition has been approved! 83 days from NOA 1 date. Seems so much longer!

Thanks to everyone on this website for the help. I may not have had very many posts but I have learned from others asking questions and from them posting problems they encountered.

So a big THANK YOU to my fellow VJ'ers!

first you applu for 129 and do not send any of this evidence unless they ask for it.the instucitons are clear with the application instructions. at this point it is application, passport photos, letters of intent to marry in 90 days of arrival and the biographies. Can't remember about passport so look at instuctions for the applicaiton. All this other stufff is be required for the interview. and hotel recipts need to have the applicant's name (the US citizen). but you can explain this i am sure if they aren't.

You do have to send evidence of having met in the last 2 years while submitting the original 129F. Without the evidence of meeting in person with the application you will get an RFE.

Proof of relationship is not needed at this stage. Was sufficient proof of having met in the last 2 years sent in with the petition?

CONGRATS!!!

It seems the more time that passes after you updated your timeline with NOA 1 the more accurate it becomes. This is party due to the reason that other members are updating their timeline to reflect when they receive their NOA 2 and that will change your expected date. My original date after creating the timeline was somewhere around 6 months. It is now up to July 2nd and has been creeping earlier every couple of days I check. Just keep an eye on the date because it will change.

It does seem as if the expected NOA 2 date is pretty accurate with a lot of VJers. Im just waiting on my NOA 2 and I hope it is accurate for me.

Create a checklist

I 129F filled out completely and honestly

G 325 filled out by each of you

Filing fee of $340

Letter of intent (each of you need to write one and sign it)

Passport size photos of each of you

Evidence of having met in the last 2 years (hotel receipts, passport stamps, pictures, airline tickets, etc)

Birth Certificate or copy's of pages in passport of the US Citizen to prove citizenship

Copies of any divorce papers or changes of legal name

When starting the process it does seem like a monumental task and you can have the feeling of being overwhelmed. The way I was able to get through it was just to start with this checklist and complete 1 thing at a time. Eventually it all gets completed.

The K1 visa is only filed by US citizens that want to bring their fiance(e) to the US. If the US citizen marries before or during the K1 visa, the K1 becomes void. The US citizen would need to file the K3 visa. Both Visa's take 6 months - 12 months from start to finish. There are no short cuts.

Is it possible for the US citizen to file either a K1 or K3 and live outside the US (with their significant other) during the process, yes. I do not know any specifics but others on here are more knowledgeable and I am sure will respond.

Just don't start a K1 visa and then get married. The process would have to be started at step #1 all over again with a K3. If you still continued to try to come to US on a K1, you might get a lifetime ban from the US due to fraud.

IM also a lurker, NOA 1 date 4/12.

It does automatically when you enter an RFE date.

I was actually meaning that when they estimate your adjudicated date that if you have not had an RFE request that the estimate would not include anyone that has had an RFE request. As an RFE request will add time to the application process. I am not 100% sure what is included in the estimate, so maybe it already does take this into consideration.

What I find interesting now is VJ is estimating adjudicated date between July 14 and July 26. This would be about 3.5 months. This just seems too soon so I am not getting any hopes up.

It usually takes about 2 weeks. Try calling the NVC.

This is correct. Proof of having met is a requirement (pictures, copies of the visa stamp in passport, hotel bills, etc). If this was not included in the submission than I would ask fellow VJ members how they went about getting the evidence to the processing center.

I read some people waited until they received NOA 1 and mailed in the information they new was missing with a copy of the NOA 1 form so the additional information can be placed in their file. Some say to wait until you get an RFE (Return for evidence) and then mail in what they are requesting with the paperowrk that is sent in the RFE.

Either way, your application will not be automatically denied for not having everything together. It will be delayed, can be a significant delay, but not an automatic denial.

You do not need proof of relationship with your petition. Proof of relationship can (and from my understanding usually is) asked at the interview stage, but not required with the intial K-1 submission. I have read that some people include proof of the relationship with their K-1 packets but it does not seem as if this helps or hurts the K-1 process.

So don't worry about it. You still have lots of time to get the proof together in time for the interview.

I don't have any personal experience with how close my estimate is (I am still waiting on NOA2, only been 2 months). However, the estimate will take into account members that had RFE's and other potential trouble with getting the NOA2. Obviously, it will be different depending on if you don't have an RFE. It would be nice if there was a way to have VJ estimate your NOA2 depending on if you had an RFE (or other delay) and if there was no delay.

To put it bluntly, I am not putting any stock in what the estimate says. I look at VJ timelines of couples that have timelines similar to mine (service center, country, etc) and see what their experience has been and estimate a date from that.

What do you mean by packet 3 and 4? it seems that you state my fiance could get packet 3 and 4 at separate times or together. Maybe I misread your email but if I didnt what determines if a person gets 1 at a time or separate?

What are these packets?

Thanks

I am still very new to the process but I read up a lot on these forums, but I am sure if I am telling you something inaccurate someone will correct me.

From my understanding of the process you do not have to include evidence of an ongoing relationship with the I-129F. You only need to provide proof of having met in person. The proof of an ongoing relationship will need to be presented during the interview.

I believe some people have suggested including it in the packet so the consulate could have time to review it before the interview date. But I am almost certain it is not needed in the packet to receive your noa 2.

i'm pretty new to this as well. i just got my noa2 today. yippy! however...

i'm pretty confused as to what to do next. from my understanding, i've pretty much done my part. at least until after we get married.

and what do you mean by #3 on your list? didn't you already supply your letter of intent to marry in your i-129f packet?

Congrats on NOA2

In the steps posted here on VJ it says to send your fiance another letter of intent to marry. It says this Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F).

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But yes, I don't really see anything on here about NVC or anything that needs to be done with them (during the K-1). I don't know what the case number you get from them is used for.

I am pretty sure I understand the process, but I could be wrong (it has happened once...I think) and just for putting my mind at ease I want to make sure.

I got my NOA1 today by email/text. I am looking ahead to what comes next if there are no RFE's.

1. Wait for NOA2

2. When NOA2 received

3. send letter to fiance on intent to marry

4. fill out and send I 134 form to fiance

5. Send copy of NOA 2 to fiance

I know my fiance will have to do the medical exam and interview. However, is this really what is left (aside from the wait)? I see in the flow chart process the NVC gets a copy of the packet. What does the NVC do with it? Does anything additional need to be filled out for the NVC? I seen in another recently posted topic that a person was told to call the NVC to get a case number after the NOA 2. What is this case number for? IF the USCIS is done with the case now does the NVC case number trump the USCIS case number IE Will I ever need the USCIS case number again?

The NVC part of this is where I get lost and any information at all concerning what happens during this step would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance to anyone that will take time to reply to this message.

My fiance and I were filling out our paperwork together today and we ended up having a couple questions, mainly with the G325A form.

1. My fiance worked in Taiwan for a few years before coming to work in Canada. She doesn't have her exact addresses for the places she lived while in Taiwan. How important is having the exact address.

2. When I complete the packet for the I129f, where do I send it. I am confused because it appears to list 2 different places to send it. It seems that the uscis website says to send it to Dallas Lockbox. If this is the case then what does the Vermont/California center have to do with anything. Does the Dallas Lockbox forward the paperwork to one of these 2 processing centers? Do we have any say where it goes? This part is just a little confusing to me.

I also want to say that this site has been a huge help in this process. I was thinking about hiring a lawyer to make sure it gets done correctly, but with the information I found on this site I feel confident that I can fill everything out correctly. So thanks to all that have contributed to the site.