OCTOBER 2011 K1 FILERS!!

[Austramerican 83]

My fiance is here (making breakfast in the kitchen as we speak!) I'm so happy, and on Monday we are getting married (paperwork, the big wedding with family and such is in sept), we got the marriage licence yesterday, So excited!

[steffbry 5]

My fiance is here (making breakfast in the kitchen as we speak!) I'm so happy, and on Monday we are getting married (paperwork, the big wedding with family and such is in sept), we got the marriage licence yesterday, So excited!

wow how fast everything moves for u guys! i also cant wait to be doing that w/my fiance! enjoy the rest of your journey.. "together!" )

[OurHappyEnding 3]

We are approved!!!! Feels amazing to be done this part

[steffbry 5]

We are approved!!!! Feels amazing to be done this part

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[A & K 42 34]

Finally got our visa POE JUNE 8!

[steffbry 5]

Finally got our visa POE JUNE 8!

CONGRATS!! tomorrow's the day! Have a safe flight to US!

[TamsynE 0]

APPROVED! FINALLY!

[steffbry 5]

APPROVED! FINALLY!

CONGRATS!

Yeah, we are just a little under three weeks until her interview happens in Guangzhou. We are just putting the finishing touches on all of our documentation and applications. The time schedules and flights have been booked. We just need to "git 'er done!"

Safe travels to all....

Congrats on your Visa approval as well A&B! noticed your timeline has it's VISA APPROVED

[esaltes 0]

My fiance is here too. Picked her up in Chicago on Thursday. We are so happy to finally be together.

Beware that the Chicago POE was no cakewalk. For us, it was the most stressful part of the whole interview. The office was rude, pessimistic and overall just very doubtful and negative. Our relationship and all our papers got scrutinized for over 35 minutes. He thought long and hard about letting her into the US. Was extremely stressful...just a heads up, don't overlook the POE interview, be prepared to answer a lot of questions.

But we are here together now and so happy to be moving onto the next chapter of our lives together.

[steffbry 5]

My fiance is here too. Picked her up in Chicago on Thursday. We are so happy to finally be together.

Beware that the Chicago POE was no cakewalk. For us, it was the most stressful part of the whole interview. The office was rude, pessimistic and overall just very doubtful and negative. Our relationship and all our papers got scrutinized for over 35 minutes. He thought long and hard about letting her into the US. Was extremely stressful...just a heads up, don't overlook the POE interview, be prepared to answer a lot of questions.

But we are here together now and so happy to be moving onto the next chapter of our lives together.

Congrats!!

just a question.. although my POE is at DC.. do I need to bring all our papers for the immigration to check? or just the Yellow Sealed envelope together with the Visa?

[Pitaya 2,577]

Congrats!!

just a question.. although my POE is at DC.. do I need to bring all our papers for the immigration to check? or just the Yellow Sealed envelope together with the Visa?

It is my impression that you will need your passport with the new visa in it, and the sealed envelope given to you by the interviewing embassy/consulate at your POE. Refer to DOS Nonimmigrant K-1 visa FAQs for details.

Good luck.

[steffbry 5]

It is my impression that you will need your passport with the new visa in it, and the sealed envelope given to you by the interviewing embassy/consulate at your POE. Refer to DOS Nonimmigrant K-1 visa FAQs for details.

Good luck.

yes. Passport w/the new visa and sealed envelope will be the things i'll be bringing w/me the whole time..

thanks! I have 8 days more to go till I get to be with my Fiance! cant wait..

[ajacks 3]

Just called DOS - K1 issued on August 16 2012 - WOOO HOOO !

[Pitaya 2,577]

Hello all fellow October 2011 K-1 filers:

Just an update. I hope that all of us by now have been successful in our respective visa journeys. How time has zipped by since those days when we had all sent in our initial I-129F petitions. We were fortunate to not have had any RFEs or inordinate delays, just the usual slow and plodding immigration shuffle. Sometimes the pace seemed akin to watching paint dry or watching the grass grow...

What a difference a few months can make in the immigration time line! The visa interview in Guangzhou was successful. The Seattle POE was relatively painless. The marriage went off without a hitch. My now-wife and stepson got their 2-hr conditional green cards last November 2012. The AOS interview in Seattle could best be described as "murky." My new family are now both enrolled in school, the wife in ESL classes, the son has a full college load (Calculus, Physics, and English Composition). I was recently able to get residency status for tuition purposes for the son at the local community college. It certainly helps the budget. The wife is preparing to take driving lessons, yikes!!!! another crazy Chinese woman behind the wheel of a motor vehicle!!! Right now, I am the chief chauffeur...... Our family is working hard on our version of the American dream.

We are about 18 months out from the opening of our ROC application window. Truthfully, we haven't given it much thought. We just keep putting joint evidence stuff in a desk drawer, and will sort it out later..... Right now, we are just living life, and not thinking much about USCIS....

The CSC was processing petitions much slower when we initially filed, then they sped up, then they slowed down again. The same has been true for VSC except not at the same time as the CSC. That seems to be a regular cyclical occurrence. This site still has great Guides that has all of the stuff you need to get your visa. Be kind to each other, and try to enjoy the ride.

Take care and Happy trails to all !!!