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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Hello,

I hope you remember me. I left VJ last year because of something stupid.

Long story short: My fiance's ex-boyfriend played a sick joke on me. Long story short: He told my fiance to tell me that she slept with a guy at a party she was at. If she did not do this, he threatened to kill her family. This SOB was taken care of and after some healing, my fiance and proceeded with the K1 journey.

My fiance had her interview on May 23 and got a blue slip requesting the following: Timeline, 10 year residency (petitioner), 10 year residency (beneficiary) and an "loe" (letter of explanation) about the matchmaking agency we used to hook up. It said to submit the documents on June 20. My fiance submits the documents on June 20 and gets another blue slip for AP.

My fiance and I are not divorced. We have no children and were not introduced by family. Our only red flag was meeting at the matchmaking agency in Singapore. We put a lot of proof of all 4 meetings in the I-129F. We also put a short 2 page timeline in it. The interview on May 23 was smooth. She had a nice CO who asked about 20 questions: How did you meet? Where did you meet? How old is he? Where does he go to school? What is his job? etc. The CO never yelled at my fiance. She says it was nice and smooth.

This is so frustrating after what we went through last year with the ex-boyfriend situation.

I wanted to re-located to a different city for a better job but I am now afraid to do so since they are investigating us with the 10 year residency that they asked for. For those of you that went through AP, what is your advise for dealing with it?

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Hello,

I hope you remember me. I left VJ last year because of something stupid.

Long story short: My fiance's ex-boyfriend played a sick joke on me. Long story short: He told my fiance to tell me that she slept with a guy at a party she was at. If she did not do this, he threatened to kill her family. This SOB was taken care of and after some healing, my fiance and proceeded with the K1 journey.

My fiance had her interview on May 23 and got a blue slip requesting the following: Timeline, 10 year residency (petitioner), 10 year residency (beneficiary) and an "loe" (letter of explanation) about the matchmaking agency we used to hook up. It said to submit the documents on June 20. My fiance submits the documents on June 20 and gets another blue slip for AP.

My fiance and I are not divorced. We have no children and were not introduced by family. Our only red flag was meeting at the matchmaking agency in Singapore. We put a lot of proof of all 4 meetings in the I-129F. We also put a short 2 page timeline in it. The interview on May 23 was smooth. She had a nice CO who asked about 20 questions: How did you meet? Where did you meet? How old is he? Where does he go to school? What is his job? etc. The CO never yelled at my fiance. She says it was nice and smooth.

This is so frustrating after what we went through last year with the ex-boyfriend situation.

I wanted to re-located to a different city for a better job but I am now afraid to do so since they are investigating us with the 10 year residency that they asked for. For those of you that went through AP, what is your advise for dealing with it?

Wow I remember you well and was sad about what happened to you. blink.gif

Posted

I'm in AP as well. We got our second Blue last week.

1st email, May 19, 2009

1st visit, first face to face, June 17, 2009

2nd visit, December 24, 2009

3rd visit, engaged in Vietnam, June 6, 2010

Filed K-1, June 17, 2010

4th visit,December 26, 2010

INTERVIEWED May 21, 2011 --> RE: Additional documents

5th visit, both of us went in to submit additional documents on June 16, 2011---> Result AP.

6th visit, I went to the Consulate on December 28, 2011

Got back to the US and asked Congressman for help.

March 10, Asked Senators for help.

March 27, 2012 DoS status indicated an expedite on my case after Senators inquiry

End of March, Phone call from Consulate at 11:30PM.

April 13 (or so) received letter asked to update medical and police report

Received VISA April 28, 2012

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I'm in AP as well. We got our second Blue last week.

Oh my gosh. I am sorry to hear that.

I feel so bad because now I am stuck where I am at. I worry I am not allowed by the Consulate to get a new job or move someplace else because I worry they will deny our case from AP. I figure that is why they ask for that stupid 10 year residency document. This is sooo frustrating. I was totally looking to moving to another city :(

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

You know what the big red flag was and with that letter they will be able to check it out. It may take some time.

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I was just in doral last week we could have met up before I left. Will be back there end of July if you are around.

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I was just in doral last week we could have met up before I left. Will be back there end of July if you are around.

Yes I will be here. I live in Kendall. We can meet up when you get back. I feel like I have lost direction. The good thing is that I was warned that this could possibly happen so the pain is not too bad.

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

Posted

Sorry to hear that, Emperor. I have a hunch that there could be a possibility that not only one CO to look at some cases but a panel of COs as well.

Mar 2009: Met online

May 2009: First trip to VN to see her

Aug 2009: Proposed

Sep 2009: Proposal accepted

Oct 2009: Affidavit of Single obtained

Dec 2009: Second trip to VN for marriage

Jan 2010: Married

Feb 2010: Filed CR1

Mar 2010: Third trip to VN

Apr 2010: Approval notice from USCIS

Jul 2010: IV & AOS fees paid

Feb 2011: Fourth trip to VN... our first anniversary

Apr 2011: Interview... asking for timeline, 10 year residency, ex's address, etc.

May 2011: Submission of requested documents. Pink!

Jun 2011: Fifth trip to VN to travel with her to the States.

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Beauty is in the eyes of the beer-holder!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I remember you. Howdy! B-)

The list of stuff they asked for may have just been a stalling tactic while they finished their investigation. If you look in the HCMC AP thread you'll see the odds of ultimately getting approved after AP are better than 50%. Hang in there. :thumbs:

12/15/2009 - K1 Visa Interview - APPROVED!

12/29/2009 - Married in Oakland, CA!

08/18/2010 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!

05/01/2013 - Removal of Conditions - APPROVED!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I remember you. Howdy! B-)

The list of stuff they asked for may have just been a stalling tactic while they finished their investigation. If you look in the HCMC AP thread you'll see the odds of ultimately getting approved after AP are better than 50%. Hang in there. :thumbs:

Hello Jim. Yes, I briefly took a look at the AP thread. A few of them were out of AP within 2-3 months even though they were a coin toss between denial and approval. But I see a lot of them between 6-9 months. Oh boy that will be tough. I have a feeling that the waiting will be a lot like the Petition stage with USCIS all over again but this time at the Consulate.

I need your support guys. I can't get through this alone :(

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Hello Jim. Yes, I briefly took a look at the AP thread. A few of them were out of AP within 2-3 months even though they were a coin toss between denial and approval. But I see a lot of them between 6-9 months. Oh boy that will be tough. I have a feeling that the waiting will be a lot like the Petition stage with USCIS all over again but this time at the Consulate.

I need your support guys. I can't get through this alone :(

You should know better as we are here for you. Need anything then just ask or even need to chat send a message and I will send my cell number. Now chill and fight this all the way. Call your congressman to get involved now.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I think the best thing for you to do now is to make sure your timeline and documents are in order. I heard that they actually go to beneficiary's home and neighborhood to check on their backgrounds, so you need to make sure everything is legit.

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-130 Sent: 2010-04-02

I-130 NOA1: 2010-04-13

I-130 RFE: 2010-10-04

I-130 RFE Sent: 2010-10-08

I-130 Approved: 2010-10-25

NVC Received: 2010-10-29

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill: 2010-11-09

Pay I-864 Bill: 2010-11-10

Receive I-864 Package:

Return Completed I-864: 2010-11-18

Return Completed DS-3032: 2010-11-22

Receive IV Bill: 2010-12-02

Pay IV Bill: 2010-12-03

Receive Instruction Package: 2010-12-28

Case Completed at NVC: 2011-01-11

Visa Received : 2011-04-30

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