December 2016 Filers (merged)

[Riya 30]

I had my interview today and got approved. The interview only took 15 minutes.  I was little worried because I only took 4 photos and everyone else had whole photo album with them.

 

 7 months of this exhausting  process, hundreds of documents, frustrating calls to uscis, all the worries, anxiety,  and it all came down to 15 minutes.

 

So relieved and excited right now.  The moment CO said, "your visa is approved", phew that feeling is indescribable. 

 

All the best to everyone who are still waiting for interview and medical. You will get through it and be with your love soon.

 

[cumulonimbus 88]

8 hours ago, Riya said:

I had my interview today and got approved. The interview only took 15 minutes.  I was little worried because I only took 4 photos and everyone else had whole photo album with them.

 

 7 months of this exhausting  process, hundreds of documents, frustrating calls to uscis, all the worries, anxiety,  and it all came down to 15 minutes.

 

So relieved and excited right now.  The moment CO said, "your visa is approved", phew that feeling is indescribable. 

 

All the best to everyone who are still waiting for interview and medical. You will get through it and be with your love soon.

 

Congratulations!

 

[nealreal1 69]

9 hours ago, Riya said:

I had my interview today and got approved. The interview only took 15 minutes.  I was little worried because I only took 4 photos and everyone else had whole photo album with them.

 

 7 months of this exhausting  process, hundreds of documents, frustrating calls to uscis, all the worries, anxiety,  and it all came down to 15 minutes.

 

So relieved and excited right now.  The moment CO said, "your visa is approved", phew that feeling is indescribable. 

 

All the best to everyone who are still waiting for interview and medical. You will get through it and be with your love soon.

 

Congratulations and have a happy life!

[Roger & Grace 198]

On 6/28/2017 at 4:49 AM, Jon & Malen said:

HI Roger. I did it through E-census. It only took two weeks to deliver from Philippines to Singapore. I used my credit card and didn't have any issues. I had a problem setting up the FedEx account and decided to take our chances with Philpost delivery and it was fine. Malen got the last piece of the puzzle today. She had her fingerprints taken and got her Singapore certificate of clearance after waiting for five minutes. Only thing left is the Interview on July 11th!!! If I can help any way just send me a message.

God bless, Jon & Malen. 

Cenomar arrived last night.  (my time)

 

So on the the Police Clearance July 5th, d160, medical,  then Interview, then here!!!   

[dbirdflyshi 51]

Interview was tuesday. We got approved  Thanks to this thread for being such a support group for this stressful time. 

[AlohaDestiny 86]

Aloha! 🌺🌴

 

Port Of Entry (POE) done last June 23!

Today marks our 1st awesome week here in Honolulu, Hawaii. 🏝

 

I would like to send my warmest THANKS to you my VJ family for making this "exactly 5months-and-2weeks" initial fiance visa journey from Appln filing to POE a whole lot easier.

 

Now off we go for the 2nd phase — AOS! 👍

 

God bless everyone, and here sends our prayers and well wishes to all those who are still on the wait. Hang in there!Yours is next!

 

Aloha!!! 😘🌴🌺🌻

 

[Riya 30]

I'm planning to move in November as I have to quit my job, serve my notice which is two months, take care of my finances but is there any more fee we have to pay before traveling and how much is it if there is one? 

[Anne&Aaron 1]

I would like to ask if someone has the same experience at the port of entry for K1/K2 the CPB officer took our visa packets and not returning it to us saying they will have it and they will process it.Please advice if this is normal and i dont need those packets anymore .As i see some people post saying that the visa packets returned to them after it was been checked by the CPB officer during entry.

[p-ana 933]

3 hours ago, Anne&Aaron said:

I would like to ask if someone has the same experience at the port of entry for K1/K2 the CPB officer took our visa packets and not returning it to us saying they will have it and they will process it.Please advice if this is normal and i dont need those packets anymore .As i see some people post saying that the visa packets returned to them after it was been checked by the CPB officer during entry.

Cbp officer keeps the package and forwards it to uscis

[Jon & Malen 97]

On June 30, 2017 at 10:41 AM, AlohaDestiny said:

Aloha! 🌺🌴

 

Port Of Entry (POE) done last June 23!

Today marks our 1st awesome week here in Honolulu, Hawaii. 🏝

 

I would like to send my warmest THANKS to you my VJ family for making this "exactly 5months-and-2weeks" initial fiance visa journey from Appln filing to POE a whole lot easier.

 

Now off we go for the 2nd phase — AOS! 👍

 

God bless everyone, and here sends our prayers and well wishes to all those who are still on the wait. Hang in there!Yours is next!

 

Aloha!!! 😘🌴🌺🌻

 

Woohoo! Congrats Aloha Destiny! Malen's interview is on July 11th and we have everything either at the embassy or in hand. How was your experience coming through the POE? Were the immigration officers nice and used to K-1 fiancés? Just curious how long it took to get through and if they were cool. Again congrats and God bless, Jon & Malen

[Queen30 162]

Update: POE 

-Was Saturday 1st July 2017. Process took 5-15mins Surprisingly!!! 

Ensure Seal Package and Passport Is In Your Hand After Departing The Plane; Workers At The CBP Lines Will Place You A Line Swiftly According Visible Package. 

 

-Usual Finger Prints & Photo were taken. Questions Asked : 1) What's the purpose of your visit ? 2) What date is the wedding ? . 

 

-Paper was given by CBP Officer on how to apply for a K1 visa and AOS etc. Passport Stamped. Instructed To Marry within 90 days then Apply for AOS. Enjoy & All The Best!!😃

 

Overall Journey was great & now I'm reunited with my Love❤️

 

Sending out well wishes to everyone within all the phases of the K1 journey! See you guys in the next forum! 

 

[minemar 96]

Okay I finally made it to the U.S.

 

I am living now with my fiace and everything seems good. My POE was JFK (NY) and it was a weird experience. Very different to my previous entries in the country. He never asked me a thing. Just scanned my fingers and my eyes. Then when other officer was coming by he handed my papers to him and said K1.  They asked me to follow him. I sat in some chairs a bit terrified thinking there was something wrong. Then other guy just stamped something on my papers and gave me my passport back. They didn't say why it was that. Or what it was for.  I found it very sketchy but they let me in.  

 

I am now preparing the wedding and today we are getting our marriage license. 

 

Do I have to get the SSN before getting married or after???  I want to take his last name

[Riya 30]

Hi, Is it normal for visa to go through administrative processing and how long does it stay there? I been reading on VJ and it seem it can get stuck there for months. I know I'm being paranoid  because I got a slip saying I was approved but I thought only visa with some issue go through AP.

[Brandon y Nadia 66]

30 minutes ago, minemar said:

Okay I finally made it to the U.S.

 

I am living now with my fiace and everything seems good. My POE was JFK (NY) and it was a weird experience. Very different to my previous entries in the country. He never asked me a thing. Just scanned my fingers and my eyes. Then when other officer was coming by he handed my papers to him and said K1.  They asked me to follow him. I sat in some chairs a bit terrified thinking there was something wrong. Then other guy just stamped something on my papers and gave me my passport back. They didn't say why it was that. Or what it was for.  I found it very sketchy but they let me in.  

 

I am now preparing the wedding and today we are getting our marriage license. 

 

Do I have to get the SSN before getting married or after???  I want to take his last name

Welcome to the states :). While it is recommended that you get your SSN first you don't have to. If you are taking his last name and you get your SSN 1st you will just have to go back to SSA office to get it updated with name as it is on marriage certificate. You can call local SSA office to see if they show you win the system. IIRC some have reported that they show in the system instantly with I-94's being electronic but with anything YMMV.

[Brandon y Nadia 66]

13 minutes ago, Riya said:

Hi, Is it normal for visa to go through administrative processing and how long does it stay there? I been reading on VJ and it seem it can get stuck there for months. I know I'm being paranoid  because I got a slip saying I was approved but I thought only visa with some issue go through AP.

Have seen some take days and some weeks. So it seems to vary depending on what is triggering the AP status. Maybe background check?