Visa received

[barbarajlw]

Hey everyone, I just am bursting at the seams, I finally got my k1 visa delivered today after waiting 2 weeks from consulate. I emailed them Monday and they got right on it, I am so excited. I leave Saturday 4th Sept ,3 more sleeps yaya!!!!!!! and get married in 10 days on the 11th to the most wonderful man on the planet. Good luck to all pending K1 recipients, dreams do come true so hang in there.

[Russell]

Congradulations!

I hope you have a nice long and happy marriage.

[barbarajlw]

K1 received

Thankyou Russell I will give it my best shot but I have no doubts whatsoever
Life is going to be grand in my new country

[lovemygirl]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! So happy for you!!!!

[belindajoy2004]

congrats

Glad to hear you got your visa. We will be going this week. Hope you have a great marriage. Any advice for interview? You did yours about the same time as us. We are in Mexico.

[barbarajlw]

Thankyou for all the kind words back in USA now and customs went fine. I had a very nice officer and had no troubles at all. So glad to be back home with my fiance and our marriage is Saturday and am all organised now. Got home in time and could not be happier. Good luck to all on your arrival here and your upcoming weddings.
For those concerned about coming through customs with envelope its ok officer opened it up checked certain pages out and stamped the ones he needed and stamped visa. Reminded me of marrying in 90 days and wished me all the best.
Enjoy your new life here it is wonderful well mine is lol

[barbarajlw]

Glad to hear you got your visa. We will be going this week. Hope you have a great marriage. Any advice for interview? You did yours about the same time as us. We are in Mexico.

Interview would and may be different to yours but just be calm and honest and smile, lol it was ok and of course was a little nervous but apart from that its all ok . Good luck

[snickers]

Hey everyone, I just am bursting at the seams, I finally got my k1 visa delivered today after waiting 2 weeks from consulate. I emailed them Monday and they got right on it, I am so excited. I leave Saturday 4th Sept ,3 more sleeps yaya!!!!!!! and get married in 10 days on the 11th to the most wonderful man on the planet. Good luck to all pending K1 recipients, dreams do come true so hang in there.

Hi Barbara,

I've noticed that you are from Australia?
Can you please provide timeline or any tips for me?
We are still going to start with the process, and we're not quite sure yet if we're getting help from visa services or immig lawyers, or if we can do it ourselves?
My fiancee and I used to live together here in Sydney for almost a year, and he's the US citizen (I'm a permanent resident in Aus) and he went back to US for work...we just miss & love each other, and we plan to get married so that I could move to US with him...Is K-1 visa the most efficient way?

Thanks! and congratulations!

Snickers

[barbarajlw]

Hi Barbara,

I've noticed that you are from Australia?
Can you please provide timeline or any tips for me?
We are still going to start with the process, and we're not quite sure yet if we're getting help from visa services or immig lawyers, or if we can do it ourselves?
My fiancee and I used to live together here in Sydney for almost a year, and he's the US citizen (I'm a permanent resident in Aus) and he went back to US for work...we just miss & love each other, and we plan to get married so that I could move to US with him...Is K-1 visa the most efficient way?

Thanks! and congratulations!

Snickers

Yes I would have to agree K1 is the way to go. It took some time I will admit but it went soon enough and after all the tears and heartache I am here and married and getting on with our lives so yes.
Here is my time line
Applied 129F Petition Vermont Office sent 22/2/2-10
First NOA 9/3/2010
RFE 12/6/2010
RFE Reply 16/6/2010
NOA 2 22/6/2010
Left NVC week later
Arrived Sydney consulate 15/7/2010
Packet 3 received 22/7/2010
Packet 3 sent 23/7/2010 as I had all this done before hand by looking it up myself on Consulate page saves so much time.
Packet 4 received 27/7/2010 date for interview and what to bring extra
Interview 17/8/2010
I was put on hold as they were missing one of my now husband's divorce decrees so we had to scurry around and send them through express mail from here in US but they sat on it for a week. I emailed them on the Monday 30th August and had the visa on the Wednesday 1/9/2010
Arrived USA 4/9/2010/
129F was approved in 105 days from my NOA 1
Interview took 161 days.
When you get packet 3 and after you have sent in all our paperwork and documents they say it will be up to 4 weeks for an interview. I got mine in exactly the 4 week time slot.

I hope this helps Sydney is pretty good and 129 seems to run smoothly and then the visa process at Sydney is all good and goes well too.
Cost of visa is $420 plus you will have costs of medical 200+ xray and blood tests + police report $185.
So as I was able to afford it I would suggest this and then you can come over marry and stay. No hassles.
Got my SS number today as well all done in a week.
Doing AOS this week and next just waiting for tax returns and so on.
Good luck

Oh we did it ourselves you don't need lawyers ok its straight forward

[len505]

visa

Good job Wish you the best of luck

Len U.S.A.