October 2009 K-1 Visa filers

[gs619 0]

My fiancee's interview was today in New Delhi she was approved total actual interview time was only about 20 minutes, about 3 questions. One of her questions was "Do you love your fiance?", she passed that one with flying colors . I haven't had a chance to speak with her in detail because she had a train to catch and we both could barely speak in all the excitement, I'll post details of her experience so it might help someone else. She tells me her interviewer was nice and friendly, not rude, like I had heard from some people.

There were three K1 interview's in New Delhi today including my fiancee two were approved she left before the third's interview hopefully she was approved as well. Word of advice come to your interview as early as possible all three K1 interviews had a 9:00am time, the VFS center told her to be there at 8:30a, I told her to be there at 7:30a, she was there at 7:15a they wouldn't let her in until 7:30a when they did she was token #12, the 2nd K1 applicant was #13, and the third one came later at number twenty something. There were 17 other visa interviews before 9:00a, a total of 33 interviews before 10:00a and for the day they had 41 interviews. According to the interview timings the K1 interviews should have been #18-23, so by arriving early my fiancee was able to move up 6 to 11 interviews. She entered the embassy at 7:30a and came out at 10:20a.

Now the next part start's, planning for her trip, marriage, honeymoon and than the part 2 of the K-1 process the I-485 Petition.

Thank you to the entire VJ community! We couldn't have been as prepared for the process if we didn't have the VJ community's experience to help us. I know I would have messed up my affidavit of support forms 100% if it weren't for VJ.

[JohnAnwesha 4]

My fiancee's interview was today in New Delhi she was approved total actual interview time was only about 20 minutes, about 3 questions. One of her questions was "Do you love your fiance?", she passed that one with flying colors . I haven't had a chance to speak with her in detail because she had a train to catch and we both could barely speak in all the excitement, I'll post details of her experience so it might help someone else. She tells me her interviewer was nice and friendly, not rude, like I had heard from some people.

There were three K1 interview's in New Delhi today including my fiancee two were approved she left before the third's interview hopefully she was approved as well. Word of advice come to your interview as early as possible all three K1 interviews had a 9:00am time, the VFS center told her to be there at 8:30a, I told her to be there at 7:30a, she was there at 7:15a they wouldn't let her in until 7:30a when they did she was token #12, the 2nd K1 applicant was #13, and the third one came later at number twenty something. There were 17 other visa interviews before 9:00a, a total of 33 interviews before 10:00a and for the day they had 41 interviews. According to the interview timings the K1 interviews should have been #18-23, so by arriving early my fiancee was able to move up 6 to 11 interviews. She entered the embassy at 7:30a and came out at 10:20a.

Now the next part start's, planning for her trip, marriage, honeymoon and than the part 2 of the K-1 process the I-485 Petition.

Thank you to the entire VJ community! We couldn't have been as prepared for the process if we didn't have the VJ community's experience to help us. I know I would have messed up my affidavit of support forms 100% if it weren't for VJ.

Congratulations!

So nice to see a good happy approval post,and esp from New Delhi.I also have heard some not so good stories,but am glad your fiance did not have to face a rude interviewer.

Good luck

I will be going through Mumbai in less than 2 weeks.VJ has stopped me from having many many breakdowns hehe!

[Leenie 15]

Congrats, corcor! And yay for arriving visas, lilacvioletrose, and soon-to-be-arriving fiancés, Leenie! L WAS going to come on the 25th, but then he realized that Brazil's playing the World Cup that day and he implored to delay a day, so he's coming the 26th.

Haha, that is so cute ! Yeah, the World Cup is a big draw everywhere BUT here, so I guess that's understandable

My fiancee's interview was today in New Delhi she was approved total actual interview time was only about 20 minutes, about 3 questions. One of her questions was "Do you love your fiance?", she passed that one with flying colors . I haven't had a chance to speak with her in detail because she had a train to catch and we both could barely speak in all the excitement, I'll post details of her experience so it might help someone else. She tells me her interviewer was nice and friendly, not rude, like I had heard from some people.

There were three K1 interview's in New Delhi today including my fiancee two were approved she left before the third's interview hopefully she was approved as well. Word of advice come to your interview as early as possible all three K1 interviews had a 9:00am time, the VFS center told her to be there at 8:30a, I told her to be there at 7:30a, she was there at 7:15a they wouldn't let her in until 7:30a when they did she was token #12, the 2nd K1 applicant was #13, and the third one came later at number twenty something. There were 17 other visa interviews before 9:00a, a total of 33 interviews before 10:00a and for the day they had 41 interviews. According to the interview timings the K1 interviews should have been #18-23, so by arriving early my fiancee was able to move up 6 to 11 interviews. She entered the embassy at 7:30a and came out at 10:20a.

Now the next part start's, planning for her trip, marriage, honeymoon and than the part 2 of the K-1 process the I-485 Petition.

Thank you to the entire VJ community! We couldn't have been as prepared for the process if we didn't have the VJ community's experience to help us. I know I would have messed up my affidavit of support forms 100% if it weren't for VJ.

Congratulations on your successful interview!!! Good luck with the rest of your planning!!

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Oh yeah! I got my approval on Friday

Now it's my turn to wait for that stinkin envelope... wedding is in 13 days!!!

My fiance' has his visa in HAND! It came today (exactly 2 months until our wedding) just before 11 a.m. I am so relieved! It actually was quick from when it was recorded on the Canada post website to now.

We are going to get married July 11, 2010! It is good to be almost to the POE! He plans that around July 1, 2010.

[K and L 27]

Congrats corcor & gs! (And hopefully, congrats to Matt & Robot & thekatocat as well!)

@Leenie: They joke in Brazil that patriotism comes about every four years - during the World Cup. I actually wasn't surprised he asked to delay. But it's ok, when we decided to change the location and date (again ), we decided on a 7/7 wedding ... which happens to be the day of the second semifinals, and if Brazil is in 2G and makes it to the semifinals, that'll be their semifinals. We might end up missing the first half. Oh, and I promised that we won't be in transit the day of the finals, so we'll probably not stop at the Grand Canyon on our way back from Vegas

[Yokota 0]

Hi everyone,

I am still in Japan, after visiting the Tokyo with my fiancee 2 days ago. The interview was quite easy, and I had a suspicion which of the two COs at the window would handle our case. I could actually see the guy thumbing through and studying our case for about 10 minutes before she was called up - because I caught a glimpse of her passport photo.

At about 9:30am, we had the interview after waiting around getting her biometrics and submitting documents ( hers and my I-134 bundle ). They kept most of my I-134 paperwork, but handed back some of my tax, bank, real estate papers. The room had seats for about 100 - some Russian family, an Indian family, some Japanese ladies with military husbands sat in the room..

I was fortunate to meet another woman whose fiance from California, is a VJ member. how cool is that! I said hello and heard her story.

Anyways the CO asked my fiancee how we met. And tried to find out any mistakes in her answer as to how many times did she visit me. We practiced that question already!

He did ask her about where she will live, what she plans to do in America. My fiancee said he made some small jokes and overall he was quite courteous and cheerful. His only concern was why she lost her F-1 visa paperwork from 10 years ago when she studied English in Los Angeles. But it was fine- she was honest - that she probably lost it.

This morning while I slept, a delivery man knocked at her door and presented the expack 500 packet from the US Embassy -- it is like a return packet for documents in Japan. We will open it together at dinner tonight to really celebrate.

I can't thank VJ enough for giving me clarity and hope during these 200 exact days of wondering what's going on

Here are some photos of her Expack 500 and the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Matt

[Yokota 0]

Some photos of the embassy in Japan and the packet that was delivered today ( special K1 inside )

[K and L 27]

Yay, lots of approvals and POEs lately

I-129F Petition:

Waiting for NOA2: keydymenro (Honduras - 26 Jan, reissued 9 March -- had to resubmit due to USCIS error)

K-1 Visa In Progress:

Going through NVC: Chi Na (Vietnam - 30 April)

Waiting for consular response: No one!

Working on Packet 3: No one!

Mailed Packet 3 / has no Packet 3:

• Ann_Pat (Vietnam - 13 Jan): 1 March (last login: 18 March)
  
• ckm8 (Thailand - 31 March): 11 May updated!
  
• Jessica&Carl (UK - 3 Feb): 8 May updated!
  
• kristik (Albania - 28 Jan): 6 March
  

K-1 Visa Interview Schedule:

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• marentim (Cambodia - 11 Jan): 26 May
  
• Leenie (UK - 5 Jan): 8 June
  
• Mitch and Bruna (Brazil - 15 Jan): mid June
  

Interview Results!

Unknown: heartRN (Brazil, 31 March, last login 8 April) jhay (Philippines, 10 March, last login 16 March) thekatocat (Cuba, 12 May) updated!

Approved pending further documentation: kalay (Burma - 5 May)

Approved pending AP: lostinlove03 (Kenya)

Approved!: Billz (China - 6 May) updated! Caveman Robot (Philippines, 11 May) updated! corcor (Canada/Montreal, 7 May) updated! gs619 (India, 11 May) Libertyhuskey (Chile, 19 April) K and L (Brazil) updated! Krilli (Lithuania, 20 April) lilacvioletiris (Canada/Montreal, 3 May) Matt & Chie (Japan, 10 May) updated! yuliaandray (Russia, 23 March)

POE Schedule

Actual:

• LeoLaLit (Philippines) - 24 March
  
• TaiwanLover (Tawain) - 7 April
  
• OlegAndSveta (Russia) - 26 April updated!
  
• cecilia-gary (Philippines): 10 April
  
• Beth and John (Canada/Vancouver): 11 May updated!
  

Hopeful:

• Rito (UK) - 14 May updated!
  
• Caveman Robot (Philippines): 21 May updated!
  
• Krilli (Lithuania) - 16 June
  
• K and L (Brazil) - 26 June
  
• lilacvioletiris (Canada/Montreal) - 1 July
  

Wedding schedule

• Beth and John (Canada/Vancouver): 21 May
  
• corcor (Canada/Montreal): 23 May updated!
  
• cecilia-gary (Philippines): 1-14 June
  
• K and L (Brazil): 7 July updated!
  
• lilacvioletiris (Canada/Montreal): 11 July
  

Married!

• drdave820 (Brazil): 20 March
  
• Macaroni (Guatemala): 30 April
  
• marialovesisaac (Philippines): 28 March

Edited May 13, 2010 by K and L

[Jessica&Carl 1]

You have no idea how happy it makes me to see that list and not be on the 'working on packet 3' section anymore! About how long did it take everyone to find out their interview date??

J

[Rito 28]

Hopeful:

[*]Rito (UK) - 14 May updated!

POE tomorrow! God, my heart is going to be racing all day. Oh, we're planning to get married May 22. YES BY ELVIS. DON'T JUDGE US.

[Beth and John 7]

POE tomorrow! God, my heart is going to be racing all day. Oh, we're planning to get married May 22. YES BY ELVIS. DON'T JUDGE US.

By glory! I will be thinking of you, as I am jumping out of my seat right now at work as John calls and gives me an update every few hours for the past two days letting me know how much closer he is to "home". He is driving across the upper United States and should be in Michigan and HOME in about 5 hours or so! :dance: Very exciting to have our loved ones FINALLY with us, at HOME!

Oh, and I LOVE that you are getting married by Elvis

Edited May 13, 2010 by Beth and John

[Rito 28]

By glory! I will be thinking of you, as I am jumping out of my seat right now at work as John calls and gives me an update every few hours for the past two days letting me know how much closer he is to "home". He is driving across the upper United States and should be in Michigan and HOME in about 5 hours or so! :dance: Very exciting to have our loved ones FINALLY with us, at HOME!

Oh, and I LOVE that you are getting married by Elvis

Not only by Elvis, but by Elvis in a drive-through.

Try to get more American than that!

[lilacvioletiris 11]

By glory! I will be thinking of you, as I am jumping out of my seat right now at work as John calls and gives me an update every few hours for the past two days letting me know how much closer he is to "home". He is driving across the upper United States and should be in Michigan and HOME in about 5 hours or so! :dance: Very exciting to have our loved ones FINALLY with us, at HOME!

Oh, and I LOVE that you are getting married by Elvis

So glad to hear that John is HOME! I can't wait for teh wedding next Friday! It is getting better and better as our loved ones get closer and closer to be home for each of us!

[kristik 0]

Not only by Elvis, but by Elvis in a drive-through.

Try to get more American than that!

drive thru elvis!! love it!

congrats!

[kristik 0]

Hi All!!

After requesting another status update, the Tirana consulate notified us that packet 4 was mailed to my fiance but he never received it. Therefore, he missed his medical appointment on 5/10 and is scheduled for his interview on 5/24. So, we will need to reschedule both appointments. Getting closer...