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Hello Everyone!

I've recently returned from a great trip to the Philippines where I finally got to meet my fiance' and her family in person after months of time online with her. I met her in Manila, spent a few days there, took her and her mom and sister to see her 93 year old grandmother and other family in Bohol. We spent a few days at the Bohol Beach Club and saw the sights (Chocolate hills, Tarsier monkeys, huge python snake with a ghay cross dressing handler lol...) We then went to Boracay and had a great couple days on the beach there at Fridays resort. We went Jetskiing and she took the Discover Diving course. It was great, she's such a love and so adventurous, willing to try anything fun! Then we went back to Manila ( I call it Mall-nila) and visited the malls for some shopping and watched some movies. It was 10 days of bliss. We had a great time! It was waaaaaaay to short, but I had to get back to work *sigh*.

Now I'm back home ramping up to start the K-1 process.

I live in San Jose, California. I wonder if anyone could recommend a good Immigration Attorney in this area that is familiar with processing K-1's where the fiancé is from the Philippines?

Looking forward to getting back together with her asap!

See you around! TIA!

Mac

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Hello and welcome to VJ! You had a wonderful trip full of great time. Congratulations :thumbs: ....Good luck with your fiance visa and I hope you will get to be soon with your fiance/future wife.

Why you want to hire an attorney when you have VJ? :lol: Unless you have some complications I do not see why you can not do it by yourself :thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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Hi, and welcome to VJ!!!!

There should be an edit icon on the bottom right of your post. Most people will tell you that you don't need a lawyer unless you have a particularly complicated case. You can get most of the information required from this website and ask questions if your not sure about something. Check out the visa FAQS and guides at the top of the page, they will give you a good idea on what you should be doing. Good luck!!!

[color=#800080]AOS

Lawyer sent Aos package 07-27-2007

Medical 08-01-2007

Check cashed -08-23-2007

NOA - 08-27-2007

Biometrics scheduled - 09-12-2007

Biometrics for EAD and AOS 09-12-2007

Received RFE for medical and co-sponsor tax returns

(Tax returns were sent) also letter from employer

needed, and last 6 months pay stubs.

RFE: 09-11-2007

Sent RFE back to lawyer 10-10-2007

EAD card production ordered 06-11-2007

EAD received 17-11-2007

Interview date for 01-08-2008[/color]

Approved! Card Production ordered 01-08-2008

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Hello and welcome to VJ! You had a wonderful trip full of great time. Congratulations :thumbs: ....Good luck with your fiance visa and I hope you will get to be soon with your fiance/future wife.

Why you want to hire an attorney when you have VJ? :lol: Unless you have some complications I do not see why you can not do it by yourself :thumbs:

Hi MaydayDas, thanks for the welcome!

I guess I wanted to have an attorney do it because I don't mind paying to have it done by an attorney with the assumption that it would be done faster and more accurately then I could do it myself. Maybe that's a bad assumption?

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Hello and welcome to VJ! You had a wonderful trip full of great time. Congratulations :thumbs: ....Good luck with your fiance visa and I hope you will get to be soon with your fiance/future wife.

Why you want to hire an attorney when you have VJ? :lol: Unless you have some complications I do not see why you can not do it by yourself :thumbs:

Hi MaydayDas, thanks for the welcome!

I guess I wanted to have an attorney do it because I don't mind paying to have it done by an attorney with the assumption that it would be done faster and more accurately then I could do it myself. Maybe that's a bad assumption?

Ha.....!!

Okay, now that I've picked myself off the floor from laughing so hard....

Welcome to VJ!!

Jen

8-30-05 Met David at a restaurant in Germany

3-28-06 David 'officially' proposed

4-26-06 I-129F mailed

9-25-06 Interview: APPROVED!

10-16-06 Flt to US, POE Detroit

11-5-06 Married

7-2-07 Green card received

9-12-08 Filed for divorce

12-5-08 Court hearing - divorce final

A great marriage is not when the "perfect couple" comes together.

It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.

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I guess I wanted to have an attorney do it because I don't mind paying to have it done by an attorney with the assumption that it would be done faster and more accurately then I could do it myself. Maybe that's a bad assumption?

:yes:

Have a look here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

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Of course you can use a lawyer, sometimes it is good to know a specialist is handling this important process. But I have to say that I heard so many stories on VJ about lawyers that they were more a delay in the process. And i wanted to save you some money and tell you that you can do it yourself. :thumbs:

But feel free to choose what is best for you.

All the best to you and your fiance :thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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Hi and Welcome to VJ...Good Luck with your journey...hope it runs smooth.

DCF - London

18 Jul 04 - Police Certificate Requested

19 Jul 04 - I-130 sent

22 Jul 04 - NOA I-130 logged with INS

29 Jul 04 - DS230 sent

29 Jul 04 - Had vaccinations

14 Aug 04 - Police Certificate Received

30 Sept 04 - I-130 approved

30 Nov 04 - Received I-864 from co sponsor

04 Dec 04 - Sent DS2001

13 Jan 05 - Interview date 04 Feb 05

04 Feb 05 - VISA APPROVED!!!

08 Feb 05 - Proud owner of IR-1 Visa

09 Jun 05 - Arrived in the USA

24 April 09 - US Citizen

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Hello and welcome to VJ! You had a wonderful trip full of great time. Congratulations :thumbs: ....Good luck with your fiance visa and I hope you will get to be soon with your fiance/future wife.

Why you want to hire an attorney when you have VJ? :lol: Unless you have some complications I do not see why you can not do it by yourself :thumbs:

Hi MaydayDas, thanks for the welcome!

I guess I wanted to have an attorney do it because I don't mind paying to have it done by an attorney with the assumption that it would be done faster and more accurately then I could do it myself. Maybe that's a bad assumption?

Ha.....!!

Okay, now that I've picked myself off the floor from laughing so hard....

Welcome to VJ!!

Jen

We are the ones who benefit from a speedy case.....lawyers draw things out which gives them time to figure what else they can bill you for :devil: I am kidding....don't sue me! I work in the legal field so I have seen great lawyers and horrible lawyers. You would just have to hope the lawyer you are paying the big bucks to knows what he/she is doing, is not overloaded with other cases and that they are not going to bill too much. I really wanted to pay for a lawyer and my husband said no.....and I am scrambling a little to make sure everything is done correctly....for example....he did not advise me that the receipt # for the I-129F is different than the I-130. I also assumed the case number stayed the same but I discovered today on the site that that is not correct. For the 2nd time (first time several weeks ago), I asked him if the numbers are different and his original answer was that the 2 Notices for the I-129F are the same....I asked...."but are they different from the I-130?"...to which the response was basically....uh, yeah :blush: Still this did not cause a delay of anything really, just caused me more stress :angry: cause I thought we were being ignored or they lost our file or something else was wrong. I will make him take me out to dinner when I see him....flowers may be good too.

Oh, and welcome! You can do it!

I-130 Process

02-24-2007 | Marriage

03-21-2007 | mailed I-130 to Nebraska

04-05-2007 | Received NOA1

08-23-2007 | touched, wooohoooo (4.5 months later)

08-23-2007 | approved

Unsure | received NOA2

I-129F

04-09-2007 | mailed I-129F to Chicago

04-20-2007 | cheque cashed

04-23-2007 | Received NOA1 - advised it could take 60-180 days

to process

05-04-2007 | file transferred to California

05-08-2007 | touched

05-31-2007 | email received re: I-129F is pending at CSC

06-01-2007 | touched

08-23-2007 | approved and to be forwarded to NVC

Unsure | received NOA2

10-02-2007 | received letter dated 09-27-2007 from NVC stating they received it and would forward

to Consulate in Vancouver

10-09-2007 | emailed Consulate to advise of my new address in Canada

10-10-2007 | email received from the Consulate stating they received my file on 10-01-2007 and

mailed the package to me but would mail another that day to my new address.

10-11-2007 | received the original package that was mailed to my old address (forwarded by the post

office)

10-24-2007 l medical exam and faxed checklist to Consulate

10-25-2007 l interview date letter mailed to me by Consulate

10-29-2007 l email reply from Consulate advising they mailed the letter and my interview date is set for

my birthday, November 13, 2007

11-13-2007 l interview at 1:00 at Consulate. Verbal approval

11-14-2007 l picked up my visa....woohoooo

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