Any February 2012 filers?

[Dorah 6]

That's good to hear! I hope things work out better this time. What are you doing differently with the petition this time?

Smile...Actually nothing was wrong with my petition but the mere fact that my petitioner wasn't around contributed to my denial so he's definately going to be around this time,i thought everything would go well with just me having all the necessary documentation and answering the questions correctly but i was wrong.

It was a terrible experience,i had no idea what visa interviews are like but believe me i learnt my lesson the hard way.

[Ben and Jill 37]

I just mailed my I-129F package this morning! So happy to have that (small) part out of the way. I know Heather K. started the thread below about mailing hers 2 days ago: anyone else?

Congratulations...I know you put a lot of effort and thought into everything you did and were very organized. Good luck to you and everyone else waiting! Be blessed in your journey.

[afoyoswa 178]

Congratulations...I know you put a lot of effort and thought into everything you did and were very organized. Good luck to you and everyone else waiting! Be blessed in your journey.

Thank you so much, Jill, for all your invaluable help and answering all my crazy questions about the petition! I can't wait til it is time to pick your brain about pre-interview matters.

[scott76 22]

So you are turing it into a National evaluation center in the US? Maybe I should do that with my papers to. Where do you find information about that? I should just google, but if you have any suggestion I would be happy to hear!

Yes we are going to use wes.org but any from this site will work - http://www.naces.org/members.htm

It's expensive - $200 or so, but I want to know what my fiancee can do here and have the eval done so I know if she needs to go back to school or anything here. She likes to be busy and I'm already afraid of leaving her home while the AOS is processed and while I am at work. I think she's going to go insane sitting around a house that long.

[Sveta & Ron 23]

just sent my i-129f yesterday seem i hear kyiv, ukraine is one the easiest I ended up over 200 pages total weight was just over one and half pounds as I sms my lady mostly in russian so i translated all sms to english and sent both was over 40 pages for last 2 months of sms also on another note anyone using calling cards you can request a call log from them also i did and in 2 months over 6 pages of calls and all this is font size of 10

[afoyoswa 178]

200 pages? Wow. I sent 82 (some of which were dividers between the sections). How many did the rest of you send?

[TheWickerMan 5]

Smile...Actually nothing was wrong with my petition but the mere fact that my petitioner wasn't around contributed to my denial so he's definately going to be around this time,i thought everything would go well with just me having all the necessary documentation and answering the questions correctly but i was wrong.

It was a terrible experience,i had no idea what visa interviews are like but believe me i learnt my lesson the hard way.

Wait .. Petitioner was'nt around for what? Interview?

Does the petitioner have to be there at the fiance(e)'s interview at their home country?

[afoyoswa 178]

Wait .. Petitioner was'nt around for what? Interview?

Does the petitioner have to be there at the fiance(e)'s interview at their home country?

I get the impression that, depending on the embassy, it can really help (but is not mandatory, nor is the USC allowed to attend the interview in a lot of cases).

I'm planning on being in town for my fiancé's interview, and we will be going through the same embassy as Dorah did. I don't expect to be allowed in for the interview, so it will still largely be a question of our supporting evidence and his confidence/demeanor, but my traveling over there to spend time with him ahead of the interview can really only add to both.

[TheWickerMan 5]

I get the impression that, depending on the embassy, it can really help (but is not mandatory, nor is the USC allowed to attend the interview in a lot of cases).

I'm planning on being in town for my fiancé's interview, and we will be going through the same embassy as Dorah did. I don't expect to be allowed in for the interview, so it will still largely be a question of our supporting evidence and his confidence/demeanor, but my traveling over there to spend time with him ahead of the interview can really only add to both.

Good to know. But can they deny you visa if petitioner is not around? Thats what seemed to happen in Dorah's case. Seems strange

[Dorah 6]

Good to know. But can they deny you visa if petitioner is not around? Thats what seemed to happen in Dorah's case. Seems strange

sometimes people do take advantage of situations,in my case his presence was definately needed.Each consulate is different.

Edited February 22, 2012 by Dorah28

[afoyoswa 178]

Good to know. But can they deny you visa if petitioner is not around? Thats what seemed to happen in Dorah's case. Seems strange

Without personally knowing anything about what Dorah submitted with her petition or what she and the CO said to each other during the interview, it's hard to know exactly why a visa application was denied. I hope the petitioner's absence was not the only reason, as I am also a USC petitioner with a Ugandan fiancé, and I will also be physically absent (albeit in town) during the interview. We submitted a wide variety of solid evidence of our continuing relationship (and plan to amass more before the interview) and have no red flags, so I am optimistic that we will be okay.

[Orando 57]

Yes we are going to use wes.org but any from this site will work - http://www.naces.org/members.htm

It's expensive - $200 or so, but I want to know what my fiancee can do here and have the eval done so I know if she needs to go back to school or anything here. She likes to be busy and I'm already afraid of leaving her home while the AOS is processed and while I am at work. I think she's going to go insane sitting around a house that long.

Yeah man, I hear you, my wife is the same way, loves to be busy, I have to do the same thing with the transcript evaluations, we do not have to go through the AOS period since we are doing the spousal visa, so she can hit the ground running with whatever she has do to do to get her career up and running in the US...Best hopes for you in your journey....

[Tbakke125125 3]

Hello all, I received my Noa1 on Valentine's day good luck to everyone! I'm prepared for a long wait, let's hope it goes quickly!

[Dorah 6]

Without personally knowing anything about what Dorah submitted with her petition or what she and the CO said to each other during the interview, it's hard to know exactly why a visa application was denied. I hope the petitioner's absence was not the only reason, as I am also a USC petitioner with a Ugandan fiancé, and I will also be physically absent (albeit in town) during the interview. We submitted a wide variety of solid evidence of our continuing relationship (and plan to amass more before the interview) and have no red flags, so I am optimistic that we will be okay.

Every case is different,am sure yours will be alot better than mine

Edited February 22, 2012 by Dorah28

[Yvon03 0]

Yay, my fiance (usc) has mailed our I-129F on Feb 21st 2012. Now we are about entering the moment of waiting! Pray a lot and checked the petition double triple quadruplet times to make sure we didn't missed any thing

Pray and wish us February filers many of luck !