Any February 2012 filers?

[OrderofProtection 42]

Some good news while we wait...

I know it's hard to keep on waiting, but it has paid off for us -

http://m.state.gov/md187114.htm

The K1 visa fee is being reduced from $350 to $240 on April 13th (this is the fee collected when your beneficiary actually receives the Visa)

Is this in addition to the fee we mailed in the beginning? I keep getting confused to whether we will have to pay more come his interview. Can you advise?

[afoyoswa 178]

Is this in addition to the fee we mailed in the beginning? I keep getting confused to whether we will have to pay more come his interview. Can you advise?

Yes, this is in addition to the fee we all already paid. The $340 is the I-129F petition filing fee; the $350 (now $240) is the K-1 visa application fee that has to be paid to the embassy at some point during the post-NVC part of the process (varies by country exactly when/where/how). Not the same thing.

[afoyoswa 178]

Today's Igor's List observations:

--Wow, CSC is really plowing through those VJ November petitions now!

--The last 2 VJ VSC approvals were for petitions filed in August and....June? Oh, dear.

[Z&A 2]

Thanks for the warm welcome - hope we all have speedy approvals! I feel bad being impatient when there are so many people who have waited so much longer... Great news on the fee change though! :-) Now to find me one of those cool looking timelines...

OMG you guys I can't believe someone has the same song as me and Aaron ) He is a big fan of Nickelback

and Far Away is our song too <3

[OrderofProtection 42]

Yes, this is in addition to the fee we all already paid. The $340 is the I-129F petition filing fee; the $350 (now $240) is the K-1 visa application fee that has to be paid to the embassy at some point during the post-NVC part of the process (varies by country exactly when/where/how). Not the same thing.

Thanks for your help. I've seen that fee floating around and just needed some clarification!

[kimmie 2]

OMG you guys I can't believe someone has the same song as me and Aaron ) He is a big fan of Nickelback

and Far Away is our song too <3

Aw... I just heard it one day and though I'm not a big Nickelback song, I couldn't imagine a song more perfectly describing how we feel. It turned me from my usual sarcastic, wisecracking Bostonian selfa into a puddle of mush. :-P

Not so optimistic on the VSC approvals - yikes!! Ah well - fingers crossed for everyone!!

[afoyoswa 178]

Aw... I just heard it one day and though I'm not a big Nickelback song, I couldn't imagine a song more perfectly describing how we feel. It turned me from my usual sarcastic, wisecracking Bostonian selfa into a puddle of mush. :-P

Not so optimistic on the VSC approvals - yikes!! Ah well - fingers crossed for everyone!!

I've heard that song before but never really paid attention to the lyrics. Wow, if VJ had a theme song, that would be it!

Somehow I didn't notice that you were another Bostonian: yay! Whereabouts are you? I'm in Brighton.

[afoyoswa 178]

Not so optimistic on the VSC approvals - yikes!! Ah well - fingers crossed for everyone!!

Re: VSC--one promising thing is that they seem to be picking up speed now with the December VJ petitions. 5 of the 7 December VSC VJ approvals so far have been within the last week. Once they get through December, it's a straight shot through January to get to us.

[R&RM 11]

Re: VSC--one promising thing is that they seem to be picking up speed now with the December VJ petitions. 5 of the 7 December VSC VJ approvals so far have been within the last week. Once they get through December, it's a straight shot through January to get to us.

I don't know why but I guess because you will also be dealing with the Kenya embassy, I thought you were with me at the CSC! Didn't know you were are a VSC case. Yeah, you guys don't have anything to worry about...honestly I am in CSC but I usually wish I was in VSC because when VSC gets to working, they work HARD and FAST. Moreover, I've looked at the CSC volumes for November, December and January and it ain't pretty. If it is truly representative of the volumes that CSC has in total, God help us. In the meanwhile, life goes on! Keep hope alive everyone! Each day is one step closer...

[afoyoswa 178]

I don't know why but I guess because you will also be dealing with the Kenya embassy, I thought you were with me at the CSC! Didn't know you were are a VSC case. Yeah, you guys don't have anything to worry about...honestly I am in CSC but I usually wish I was in VSC because when VSC gets to working, they work HARD and FAST. Moreover, I've looked at the CSC volumes for November, December and January and it ain't pretty. If it is truly representative of the volumes that CSC has in total, God help us. In the meanwhile, life goes on! Keep hope alive everyone! Each day is one step closer...

Good point! I keep forgetting that we're in this thread together because we filed around the same time, and we don't necessarily have anything else in common regarding this process! It does seem like both VSC and CSC are approving quite a lot of petitions lately, though, so hopefully we will all make it through quickly. I'm still holding out for February VJ Approval Day maybe, hmmm, next Tuesday? Does that work for everyone? It could be a national holiday thereafter.

[R&RM 11]

oh, dear God, please 98 days be true this year too!!! that would be AWESOME!! R&RM thanks for sharing

Hi StarGirl,

I just pulled this from a posting made in relation to some other question:

"Sorry but you didn't file at the Texas service center. TSC does not process K-1 petitions. You need to fix your timeline.

You sent your petition to a drop box in Dallas and it was sent to either VSC or CSC for processing.

Your case number would be starting with :

EAC for Vermont

WAC for California. "

I had read something to that effect as well but wasn't sure so didn't say anything even when I saw you had written your service center is TSC. Maybe you can check your case number to see if the above is true. Not really a big deal I guess but helps to have everyone filling in right information and even good for you to be sure which center is handling your case. Hope you're well!

[afoyoswa 178]

Yes, that's a good point, Rose! Every timeline that is listed under the correct filing location makes the VJ timelines that much more accurate. Plus your name will come up in the section for your month on Igor's List. And you can join in on the complaining/celebrating for VSC or CSC, whichever is applicable. Win/win!

[kimmie 2]

Hi Joy - I have been from one side of Boston to the other LOL! Grew up on the South Shore, went to school at Northeastern, and have now migrated north just outside of Lowell.

What is Igor's list? I keep checking my expected NOA2 approval time and have started harassing poor Stuart to get all his paperwork in order...poor guy! Still has months but I;ll be damned if everything isn't ready to go when that approval comes. Me? Wound too tight? Never. :-p

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Re: VSC--one promising thing is that they seem to be picking up speed now with the December VJ petitions. 5 of the 7 December VSC VJ approvals so far have been within the last week. Once they get through December, it's a straight shot through January to get to us.

Would it be a good idea for us to start checking/comparing our lists of everything we will need after our NOA2s start rolling in?

Also, correct me if I am wrong, but does Igor's List state that VSC is already processing January 2012 K-3s? Shoulda just got hitched...

[scott76 22]

Would it be a good idea for us to start checking/comparing our lists of everything we will need after our NOA2s start rolling in?

Also, correct me if I am wrong, but does Igor's List state that VSC is already processing January 2012 K-3s? Shoulda just got hitched...

I'd suggest what I did - I started finding people who were also filing for a Visa at the same embassy that my fiancee will have to go to (Moldova). I found one guy and he forwarded the email that he received from the Moldovan embassy after the packet 3 was received there for his fiancee. The email told him everything his fiancee needed and when/how to set up the visa interview. It is extremely helpful to have this info in hand - now when I get the email, we will already have everything done!!!

I would strongly suggest you get a hold of someone that's processing at the same embassy as your significant other is going to have to be processed at. You'll find some of the same info across all embassies across the world, but since every embassy is 1000's miles away from each other some seem to have their own ways of doing things....For example I've heard Moldova is a pretty easy embassy to get through, while Mexico and the Phillipines are pretty tough. I would definitely suggest looking at your specific embassy you're going to be dealing with to see how they work.