March 2009 k-1 people

[missmissy 38]

I find the point about them booting his computer to be very bad. Usually you need a search warrant for that to happen. This is why I am avoiding going back during the K1 approval. If something like this would happen to me, I would probably not want to live there anymore. Another thing that seems ridiculous is that you have to pay for the ticket. At every airport, before you fly to the States, they have agents and they ask you all kinds of questions. If they let you in the flight then they should be responsible for the cost of the ticket if you are sent back.

I would just stay in the airport till they kick me out like that movie with Tom Hanks .

Well, I hope all goes fast for the March fillers. But our center is quite slow now.....The california forumists are posting NOA2 within 1 to 2 months.....and we have the 1 year and 6 months clubs....

Just to clarify, the BPO asked if if they could look at his computer and he said yes. His feelings about it were if he said no that would look bad and if he said yes and cooperated with them it might look better. They billed him for the ticket, we submitted the return ticket that he had already bought and they credited us back with that amount....I should have been clearer in the telling.

[AmyStan 0]

I know I'm not saying anything others aren't dealing with, but the way the VSC track keeps getting long and longer is frustrating us. In looking through posts, it looks like these things are cyclical. Hopefully things will start picking up. But every time I open my timeline, the estimated dates are farther away. Makes me not want to open it for a month since that's the only way it seems I'll have less waiting than the last time I looked.

Just venting and feel the better for it. Please no "others have waited longer." I know. But I imagine they were allowed to vent too.

[Jon&Ak 0]

Hi Missmissy

We're worried about how many times and for how many days a year you can be in the US on visa waiver program.

Did your fiance get denied because he did not stay in Denmark for twice as long as in the US during a given year (we were told that for every day you spend in the US you have to be out of the country for two days)? Or did he just visit too often for the CBP officer's liking? Did they explain anything at all about the rules concerning this?

Thanks, Jon

This is what happened to us - and we were not very smart about anything! Before I tell this story - a disclaimer.

I did not do any research about him living here until it was almost too late. We had been waiting for his divorce to be final (for TWO YEARS) and knew we couldn't get married until then. I had assumed that we could come to the U.S., gather my family and get married and then go to some office somewhere and tell someone that I had married him and he was from Denmark....sort of a Just lettin ya'll know kind of thing. I had no idea until October what was involved in marrying someone that isn't from around here! Now I know! We were just busy with other things and I never thought that it was going to be this hard or involve so much paperwork! We just didn't know.

We left the U.S. in the spring of 2007 and had an apartment in Sweden. We traveled a lot that year but in January of 2008 - I wanted to come home. So, we left Sweden, kept our apartment there, and moved back to Jackson, Mississippi and bought a house. We knew we were going to get married as soon as we could but we were waiting on a divorce certificate from Denmark. There have been delays with getting that so, every 90 days Lars would fly home to Denmark, stay a few weeks and then fly back. He did this from January until October. In June, we decided to give up the apartment in Landskrona, Sweden. I couldn't leave my family and it was just money wasted. He went back to CPH in the middle of September and in October when he tried to enter at Newark, he was denied entry. The BPO saw how many trips he had made and started asking questions. He was very honest and answered all of the questions, yes he is engaged to an American, yes he has been back and forth, no he wasn't aware of the actual requirements of the VWP.....Lars' biggest mistake was carrying his library card for here in Jackson, an AARP card, a AAA Club card and a Kroger Plus card. They opened his computer, booted it up and started reading emails and of course we talked about waiting for the divorce, getting married, taking care of our house, my mother's terminal illness......he had a resume on there as well, stating that his home address was our address in Mississippi. According to the Border Patrol Officer - all of this indicated that he had in fact immigrated to the U.S. or that he was intending to immigrate.

So, they put him on a plane that afternoon and sent him back. Totally our fault for not researching any of this BEFORE we did anything. The good news is the only thing that we had to sacrifice that time was the money for the plane ticket.....there was no "note" or flag placed on his passport, the BPO was very nice and told him that he needed to go home and apply for the K1....

Most people that have a job, an apartment and significant ties to Denmark can come and go without a problem. I am 49, Lars is 57 and retired.....we were extremely blessed to be able to take the year that we did and travel, but we had no real significant ties to anywhere for a few years and the lack of a Danish address or a job in Denmark was a big problem for him that day. I don't know what kind of criteria they look for at the POE's....I have read that it is totally at the discretion of the Border Patrol Officer if they will allow entry,accept your documentation or explanations or not. We had been back and forth to the U.S. since 2006 but we usually fly into Memphis or New Orleans.

I proof read what I have written and I didn't really answer your question but I don't have an answer. He was denied entry because it looked exactly like what he was doing.....immigrating to the U.S. Now we are doing it the right way, but paying a price for our ignorance of the law. He cannot come back without a visa, so we wait. I'm going to try to go to Denmark in May - who wants to go with me??

Thank you very much for your post. It was extremely helpful. I'm going back to Denmark May 3rd from ATL.

AK

[missmissy 38]

I know I'm not saying anything others aren't dealing with, but the way the VSC track keeps getting long and longer is frustrating us. In looking through posts, it looks like these things are cyclical. Hopefully things will start picking up. But every time I open my timeline, the estimated dates are farther away. Makes me not want to open it for a month since that's the only way it seems I'll have less waiting than the last time I looked.

Just venting and feel the better for it. Please no "others have waited longer." I know. But I imagine they were allowed to vent too.

I agree with you! It's hard to see people at the California Service Center being approved in 30 days! One good thing is that the December filers are starting to be approved.

[strega 1]

still here waiting for them to cash the check!!!!!! what are they doing??

Well, the good news is they WANT your money, so they will cash the check much faster than processing the file

Richard

THEY CASHED IT!!! im so happy, now what comes next?? by the way how do you post the timelines here??

[missmissy 38]

still here waiting for them to cash the check!!!!!! what are they doing??

Well, the good news is they WANT your money, so they will cash the check much faster than processing the file

Richard

THEY CASHED IT!!! im so happy, now what comes next?? by the way how do you post the timelines here??

Yay!! To post your timeline click the "my assistant" button at the top of the page and then you will see the option Edit / Add my timeline....it's easy. Good luck!

[strega 1]

still here waiting for them to cash the check!!!!!! what are they doing??

Well, the good news is they WANT your money, so they will cash the check much faster than processing the file

Richard

THEY CASHED IT!!! im so happy, now what comes next?? by the way how do you post the timelines here??

Yay!! To post your timeline click the "my assistant" button at the top of the page and then you will see the option Edit / Add my timeline....it's easy. Good luck!

thanks!!!! what i meant was how come i see timelines after everyones post? how do they do that?

[Richard-Joanna 1]

I am glad they cashed your check... I know for me, it was a huge relief and felt that the process was actually started!

[melanne 0]

Jon & AK,

Since you are another Danish/American couple that filed mid March (like myself and my fiance), could you tell me when you think you will realistically be able to have the wedding? We were planning on October, but I'm starting to become nervous based on the processing times.

Thanks,

Melody

Hi Missmissy

We're worried about how many times and for how many days a year you can be in the US on visa waiver program.

Did your fiance get denied because he did not stay in Denmark for twice as long as in the US during a given year (we were told that for every day you spend in the US you have to be out of the country for two days)? Or did he just visit too often for the CBP officer's liking? Did they explain anything at all about the rules concerning this?

Thanks, Jon

This is what happened to us - and we were not very smart about anything! Before I tell this story - a disclaimer.

I did not do any research about him living here until it was almost too late. We had been waiting for his divorce to be final (for TWO YEARS) and knew we couldn't get married until then. I had assumed that we could come to the U.S., gather my family and get married and then go to some office somewhere and tell someone that I had married him and he was from Denmark....sort of a Just lettin ya'll know kind of thing. I had no idea until October what was involved in marrying someone that isn't from around here! Now I know! We were just busy with other things and I never thought that it was going to be this hard or involve so much paperwork! We just didn't know.

We left the U.S. in the spring of 2007 and had an apartment in Sweden. We traveled a lot that year but in January of 2008 - I wanted to come home. So, we left Sweden, kept our apartment there, and moved back to Jackson, Mississippi and bought a house. We knew we were going to get married as soon as we could but we were waiting on a divorce certificate from Denmark. There have been delays with getting that so, every 90 days Lars would fly home to Denmark, stay a few weeks and then fly back. He did this from January until October. In June, we decided to give up the apartment in Landskrona, Sweden. I couldn't leave my family and it was just money wasted. He went back to CPH in the middle of September and in October when he tried to enter at Newark, he was denied entry. The BPO saw how many trips he had made and started asking questions. He was very honest and answered all of the questions, yes he is engaged to an American, yes he has been back and forth, no he wasn't aware of the actual requirements of the VWP.....Lars' biggest mistake was carrying his library card for here in Jackson, an AARP card, a AAA Club card and a Kroger Plus card. They opened his computer, booted it up and started reading emails and of course we talked about waiting for the divorce, getting married, taking care of our house, my mother's terminal illness......he had a resume on there as well, stating that his home address was our address in Mississippi. According to the Border Patrol Officer - all of this indicated that he had in fact immigrated to the U.S. or that he was intending to immigrate.

So, they put him on a plane that afternoon and sent him back. Totally our fault for not researching any of this BEFORE we did anything. The good news is the only thing that we had to sacrifice that time was the money for the plane ticket.....there was no "note" or flag placed on his passport, the BPO was very nice and told him that he needed to go home and apply for the K1....

Most people that have a job, an apartment and significant ties to Denmark can come and go without a problem. I am 49, Lars is 57 and retired.....we were extremely blessed to be able to take the year that we did and travel, but we had no real significant ties to anywhere for a few years and the lack of a Danish address or a job in Denmark was a big problem for him that day. I don't know what kind of criteria they look for at the POE's....I have read that it is totally at the discretion of the Border Patrol Officer if they will allow entry,accept your documentation or explanations or not. We had been back and forth to the U.S. since 2006 but we usually fly into Memphis or New Orleans.

I proof read what I have written and I didn't really answer your question but I don't have an answer. He was denied entry because it looked exactly like what he was doing.....immigrating to the U.S. Now we are doing it the right way, but paying a price for our ignorance of the law. He cannot come back without a visa, so we wait. I'm going to try to go to Denmark in May - who wants to go with me??

Thank you very much for your post. It was extremely helpful. I'm going back to Denmark May 3rd from ATL.

AK

[Jon&Ak 0]

Jon & AK,

Since you are another Danish/American couple that filed mid March (like myself and my fiance), could you tell me when you think you will realistically be able to have the wedding? We were planning on October, but I'm starting to become nervous based on the processing times.

Thanks,

Melody

Hi Missmissy

We're worried about how many times and for how many days a year you can be in the US on visa waiver program.

Did your fiance get denied because he did not stay in Denmark for twice as long as in the US during a given year (we were told that for every day you spend in the US you have to be out of the country for two days)? Or did he just visit too often for the CBP officer's liking? Did they explain anything at all about the rules concerning this?

Thanks, Jon

This is what happened to us - and we were not very smart about anything! Before I tell this story - a disclaimer.

I did not do any research about him living here until it was almost too late. We had been waiting for his divorce to be final (for TWO YEARS) and knew we couldn't get married until then. I had assumed that we could come to the U.S., gather my family and get married and then go to some office somewhere and tell someone that I had married him and he was from Denmark....sort of a Just lettin ya'll know kind of thing. I had no idea until October what was involved in marrying someone that isn't from around here! Now I know! We were just busy with other things and I never thought that it was going to be this hard or involve so much paperwork! We just didn't know.

We left the U.S. in the spring of 2007 and had an apartment in Sweden. We traveled a lot that year but in January of 2008 - I wanted to come home. So, we left Sweden, kept our apartment there, and moved back to Jackson, Mississippi and bought a house. We knew we were going to get married as soon as we could but we were waiting on a divorce certificate from Denmark. There have been delays with getting that so, every 90 days Lars would fly home to Denmark, stay a few weeks and then fly back. He did this from January until October. In June, we decided to give up the apartment in Landskrona, Sweden. I couldn't leave my family and it was just money wasted. He went back to CPH in the middle of September and in October when he tried to enter at Newark, he was denied entry. The BPO saw how many trips he had made and started asking questions. He was very honest and answered all of the questions, yes he is engaged to an American, yes he has been back and forth, no he wasn't aware of the actual requirements of the VWP.....Lars' biggest mistake was carrying his library card for here in Jackson, an AARP card, a AAA Club card and a Kroger Plus card. They opened his computer, booted it up and started reading emails and of course we talked about waiting for the divorce, getting married, taking care of our house, my mother's terminal illness......he had a resume on there as well, stating that his home address was our address in Mississippi. According to the Border Patrol Officer - all of this indicated that he had in fact immigrated to the U.S. or that he was intending to immigrate.

So, they put him on a plane that afternoon and sent him back. Totally our fault for not researching any of this BEFORE we did anything. The good news is the only thing that we had to sacrifice that time was the money for the plane ticket.....there was no "note" or flag placed on his passport, the BPO was very nice and told him that he needed to go home and apply for the K1....

Most people that have a job, an apartment and significant ties to Denmark can come and go without a problem. I am 49, Lars is 57 and retired.....we were extremely blessed to be able to take the year that we did and travel, but we had no real significant ties to anywhere for a few years and the lack of a Danish address or a job in Denmark was a big problem for him that day. I don't know what kind of criteria they look for at the POE's....I have read that it is totally at the discretion of the Border Patrol Officer if they will allow entry,accept your documentation or explanations or not. We had been back and forth to the U.S. since 2006 but we usually fly into Memphis or New Orleans.

I proof read what I have written and I didn't really answer your question but I don't have an answer. He was denied entry because it looked exactly like what he was doing.....immigrating to the U.S. Now we are doing it the right way, but paying a price for our ignorance of the law. He cannot come back without a visa, so we wait. I'm going to try to go to Denmark in May - who wants to go with me??

Thank you very much for your post. It was extremely helpful. I'm going back to Denmark May 3rd from ATL.

AK

Hi Melody,

At the time we applied we thought we could do a late august or september wedding - but as time passes I'm uncertain whether that is realistic. We don't want to start making too many plans until we have the NOA2 - everything seems to go a lot faster once you have that. Have you booked a venue and all that stuff?

Ak

[missmissy 38]

Update for our application - check was cashed and NOA1 sent March 27th and we had a touch on March 30th....

Out timeline says we should expect NOA2 August/September. We are on our way now!!

[Richard-Joanna 1]

YEAH! Missy

[Justin.IraLove 0]

N0A1 Reciept date: March 19th, 2009

The journey starts! Yay! Pray its a quick one! Char!

[strega 1]

still here waiting for them to cash the check!!!!!! what are they doing??

Well, the good news is they WANT your money, so they will cash the check much faster than processing the file

Richard

THEY CASHED IT!!! im so happy, now what comes next?? by the way how do you post the timelines here??

Yay!! To post your timeline click the "my assistant" button at the top of the page and then you will see the option Edit / Add my timeline....it's easy. Good luck!

thanks!!!! what i meant was how come i see timelines after everyones post? how do they do that?

1st NOA received today in mail!!! yipee

[mari joe 1]

we filed march 23 noa 1 dated march 25 we are atlanta philippine couple praying to God for a fast journey