Who's actually processing my K-1 Petition?

[sleepless in OR 2]

Thanks for the welcome William33 and thanks for the empathy Sleepless. You certainly have mine, as well. What part of Paris were you living in?

The IMBRA thing...Everyone keeps talking about it, and I understand a little bit about what happened, but can someone explain that fiasco better and why it affected even people who--it seems to me--it shouldn't have?

Where in Paris were you staying, Sleepless? I'm curious. I feel like reminiscing...Sigh...

I didn't live in paris, I only went for a visit in December - stayed in la rive gauche/St/ Germain area- 7e arrondissement. Last time in the Marais on the other side of the Seine. I first met my fiance summer of 2005 a la sud, a Sainte Marie de la Mer, a little town on the Med coast. Fantastique! J'adore Paris, mais c'est tres cher la bas, n'est-ce-pas? I also loved Provence - stayed in Arles a few days, very interesting history and a fabulous marche en plein air. I miss the ambience of Paris sidewalk life. There's just nothing quite like it here. But most of all I miss mon mec. It's been a challenge trying to explain all of this to him, especially the IMBRA business, because he speaks very litmited English, and my French is not comprehensive enough to fully do justice to something like IMBRA, when it makes so little sense even to me, of why we are being subjected to this delay when it is not applicable to our case. I've had too many margaritas to get into IMBA now, but believe me, it is a travesty to put law abiding, taxpaying, hard working citizens who are trying their level best to go through the legal immiagration process through this nonsense. My timing on submitting the K-1 app could not have been worse. Better luck to you! Lucky for you you stumbled on to Visa Journey early in the process. It has been a lifesaver.

Uling, humor is essential to sanity.

Or TEQUILA depending on your current frame of mind

Seriously, I have never drank (drunk?) so much tequila in my life as I have this past week!!!!

Me neither, If there was a worm in there anywhere, I never noticed the little feller...

[Kirsten L 0]

Thanks so much for the fuller explanation of the IMBRA thing, Kitka. Man...what HELL! I'm so sorry, Seattle and others who've been through this, for the emotional and psycyological yanking around you've experienced. HORRIBLE! Interestingly, I had been working on my packet for about six weeks--and was dealing with the old version of the I-129F. Literally three days before I was ready to send, I noticed the new version of the form was up when I went to reprint due to some typos. Phshew! Hopefully that's one RFE I won't get, anyway!

I hear ya', Seattle. Laurent actually speaks excellent English; but when he feels helpless, he gets frustrated very easily. I've already had trouble getting him to understand the need to send any personal correspondence. His misgivings about the need to expose any of our personal life at all to the US government, however benign the content of the submitted documents, had him pretty on edge for a while. He's finally sailing along pretty smoothly again, so for now I'm not even telling him how long this process is expected to take. He'll freak, and I'll start hearing about how we should just elope and live on a boat in Greece, again. Ai ai ai!!! Not practical for EITHER of us, considering our respective goals! He's a dreamer, that boy o' mine...

Ooo! I love this reminiscing thing, though! Thanks for filling me in, Seattle. And thanks for throwing your two cents worth in, too, about your stay in Paris, Kitka. I love all the neighborhoods you two mentioned. Me, I was in Paris for just over two years doing dissertation research. For most of that time, I had a room in a large apartment in the 16th. The building was on the Seine and just across the street from Maison de Radio France, literally two steps from Pont de Grenelle. Out the window, there was a stunning, massive view of the Eiffel Tower with Sacre Coeur in the distance. Laurent lives in the 18th, just off Avenue Saint-Ouen. Naturally, I spent a lot of time up there, too.

Yeah, calling all Francophiles...Good idea...YooHooooooo...

[Kirsten L 0]

Kitkat,

Just realized I had been misreading, and hence mis-typing, your moniker. I apologize! I'll get it right from here on out!

[ready4ONE 5,400]

OK, I am slightly confused now. I sent my K-1 petition off to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) like a good little girl the other day--to exactly the P.O. Box they required. But now I'm reading all this stuff that says that the K-1s sent to the NSC are actually processed by the California Service Center (CSC)???!!! Is that ALL of Nebraska's K-1s or just the ones concerning certain countries--or what? Can this really be true? If it is, why didn't they just tell me to send my petition to the CSC to begin with, for Pete's sake? All this paper juggling makes me nervous...Too many opportunities for screw-ups! And from what I see, the CSC has the highest turn-around times...UGH!!!! Not encouraging...

I was feeling so happy that I finally got the dang thing in the mail on Tuesday...until now. Anyone have any insight on this issue...why the CSC would be processing stuff for other regions? I'm really curious...

Thanks!

I sent mine to Nebraska 3 days after you... GRRRRR!!! I would have sent it to California, and if the applications are going there, why not tell people to just send them directly????

But, I guess we are in for just such a nonsensical journey through beurocratic hell... Heaven is at the end of it though! So... we must endeavor to persevere.

I am going to track your timeline and feel free to track mine, since we filed at nearly the same time, and the same processing center... Should be interesting!

[Kirsten L 0]

Sounds like a great idea, ready4ONE! I'm delighted to have a filing buddy!

I'm gonna update my signature with a couple more details, as you've done.

Have a great day!

[KarenCee 3]

Welcome to the VJ family Kirsten! When we filed we had to send our petition to Texas, which was then transferred to CSC. Hope things move along well for you and Laurent.

[Erik 0]

We here at "Erik & Sons I-129F Petition Processing Firm" were giving the task of processing your recently submitted I-129F Petition for Fiance. We received your $170.00 (US Currency) check for processing/application fees. The message is in regards to those fees.

The Erik & Sons I-129F Processing Firm, regret to inform you that as of June 1st there was an increase for I-129F Petition Processing/Application. The current processing fee is $900.00 (US Currency).

We understand any frustration or inconvenience this may cause, and in effort to keep your inconvenience at a minimum, we have many payment options currently available for you to forward the remaining balance.

We accept Paypal, Bank Checks, Wire Transfers, US Postal Money Orders, Visa, and Mastercard (sorry personal checks will not be accepted at this time).

Best Regards,

Erik (CEO) "Chief Elusive Officer"

[Kirsten L 0]

Nice to meet you both! Thanks so much for your kind words, KarenCee...and I always love a good laugh, Erik. This place is already making my life better!

[Erik 0]

Nice to meet you both! Thanks so much for your kind words, KarenCee...and I always love a good laugh, Erik. This place is already making my life better!

Welcome aboard

[Ecalos 0]

I think I'll be tracking your two (is that proper grammar? Eh? Oh well) timelines as well because fiance sent in our 129 on Thursday, and it was Rec'd in Nebraska this morning at 6 am. Good luck to you both for speedy processing!

[Kirsten L 0]

Awesome, Ecalos! Then we are three filing buddies united. And yes, your grammar was just fine! I oughta know...I just started my own editing and proofreading business! Incidentally, please ignore any and all typos I make here. LOL! I'm always typing too fast!