misa

Please update me!

misa-----------------New Form--------12/04/06-------Approved (42 Days)---------

Thanks Riblet! I'm still banking on the K3 though because it's faster (hopefully). BTW, did you ever get your I-129F approved?

Monique, how long did it take for you to get a medical date and did they only need your packet 3 letter and file number? Not the interview date right?

I know I'm jumping ahead a little because my K3 is still not approved (the I-130 is, I want the K3 though so we can be reunited faster). I'm planning a Vancouver transfer but I'd be doing the medical in Toronto (luckily I live downtown!).

Good to hear that the experience was okay!

My I-130 was approved today but not the I-129F.

Judging from the last few people to get approvals at VSC (and I assume CSC) they usually approve on the same day and I think there were one or two instances where the I-129F was approved the next day or a few days later. I hope that's the case with mine and that mine didn't actually get put into the "back from consular review" pile by accident...

:crosses fingers:

No problem. Also, please fill in your timeline because it helps us all understand where petitions are at in the process, which office, which country, etc.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/intro.php

Also see this thread which gives you more information on signing up to get notified by email and checking online:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=300

Looks like the CSC & VSC are approving the I-130 & I-129 on or near the same day.

Was that message you typed early from your online status or your snail mail notice? I just got email approval notice of my I-130 (no I-129 yet) and mine just says:

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: ##########

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On January 9, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

Thank you! I'm still really really hoping for a I-129F approval this week though since it'll reunite us faster.

Please update my info. I-130 approved (I'm really really hoping for the I-129F approval this week):

misa ------------------- 11/20/06 (VSC)-------01/09/07

Please add me to the list:

misa ----------------------- 01/09/07 -------------------

#######?

If that is true, then the K1 was issued for fiancee #1 and it didn't work out so now they're working on annulment for fiancee #2? These K1s aren't supposed to be for a "try it out and we'll see" and obviously it didn't even get to that point and there's another fiance involved now? What a waste of resources that could have been used for someone else who needs it.

I can see that sort of especially with CR/IRs but in the end, the only difference with the K3 and the K1 is that the K3 is a multiple entry visa (it's still non-immigrant). We still have to adjust status (K1s adjust status after marriage) after entry and prove that the marriage is bona fide if need be.

Hopefully us K3s and CR/IRs get some good news soon. You've been waiting quite a while for an I-130 approval.

No, you're filing for a K3 so the only thing other than the NOA1 from the I-130 and other required docs (USC proof of citizenship, etc.) that you need to supply is a copy of the marriage certificate (for the K3). At the consulate interview, you should bring with you any evidence to prove that it is a bona fide marriage.

K3 applicants use the same form as the K1s but there are a few parts that you mark "N/A" since it's specific to a fiance.

Any good news this past week?

Thanks again for all the tips. I'll make sure he brings everything he needs to.

They're sure cranking out K1 approvals fast enough. Why K1s seem to get approved so much quicker than K3s and CR-1/IR-1 is beyond me. Okay, I understand about CR-1/IR-1 since it's an immigrant visa but why such a time discrepancy between K1s and K3s (after it is received from NBC)? Can someone shed some light on that?

Thanks for the responses! He packs very lightly and is only here for 5 days. He's got a passport and I'll get him to bring pay stubs, letter from employer, utility bills and his car info back in Virginia (he just bought a new car).

Do you think he should bring copies of the NOAs for the I-130 & I-129F showing that it's not him that's intending on moving to Canada?

It's a big chance to take just to prove you were above the rules. The correct way to to do and the consequences of immigration fraud have already been stated. I have a friend in Calif who met a girl online and she came down from Canada. They married in 2 weeks. This happened back in July. She just passed her 6 month limit to be here, and was telling me all smug like how she did all this and applied for her I130 just like some of her other relatives have done. She even asked me why I don't do like her!!! Well when she heard about the rules and visa, and the words IMMIGRATION FRAUD. Now she is walking around a scared mess, knowing full well if the CO pays attention to the fact that they married a mere two weeks after arrival, she is looking at a ban. Those of us who chose to follow the rules get punished with additonal waits and bureaucratic mess by those of you who break the rules.

Does she plan on going back up to Canada or is she going to risk the overstay? The smart thing for her to do is go back home ASAP.

Reverse situation (just trying to cover all our bases), my husband is finally coming here for a visit for the first time (I always go there to visit). I know Canadian POE officers are a lot nicer than the US ones, but has anyone's USC spouse/fiance been denied entry to Canada and for what reasons? He'll be flying in and POE is in Toronto.

I vaguely remember someone here saying that their fiance was hassled by Canadian POE officers.

Should he bring a letter from his employer and proof of ties to the US?

Those are great suggestions for "things to do". I'm the foreign spouse, but I still have a lot to do before our next visit (2 weeks) and things to accomplish before/after I get my NOA2.

Abbreviate where you can (e.g., Street = St.) or you could neatly hand write it in. For longer answers, you can put in "see attached" and add a sheet attachment. I haven't done that but I've seen other VJers do that.

It frustrates me to no end because I am sitting here waiting out this long process for my fiance visa and find it so unfair that other people are getting away with something that I was told not to do. So, does anyone have any idea why some are still getting away with this?

It's something that frustrates us all of us I think regardless of what route we're taking (K1, K3, CR/IR). It's a huge risk for people to do that since it is immigration fraud and could bite them in the ### when it comes time to do their adjustment of status. If they get denied, they have to leave and get barred from the country (I think that's how it works).

There is someone here that posted recently that their lawyer advised them that an overstay would be forgiven but their husband ended up getting deported.

It's just not worth the risk IMHO.

CONGRATS!!!!!

I can borrow your lucky socks when it's my turn to interview, yes?

(I have no advice as to your next steps though)

I'm not normally a paranoid person, but this whole process has made me paranoid and neurotic!

I can't imagine people filing without the help of forums like this and going soley by the USCIS form instructions... there's so much that isn't covered on those.

I'd love it if an ex-USCIS employee signed up to tell us all exactly what goes on during processing, etc., etc. It can't be all that much since if one is fortunate to do DCF, petitions are approved in as little as 1 day.