Ho1

My fiance and I just received a receipt that BCIS got the petition form. It
is stated that it takes 150 days to 180 days just to get the petition
approved. Is that true?? If that is true, that's outrageously long!!!
I've heard people saying that it took them 1~2 months at the most, what is
going on?

And..another question, in the U.S. Department of State homepage
(http://travel.state.gov/visa;fiancee.html), it's stated that "two-year
foreign residency requirement for former exchange visitors is also
applicable. (for eneligibility or waiver)"
Well, I've been in U.S. for about 9 years studying then I came back to Korea
March 2003. Will I be ineligible for petition?

Please help me~ Any information will be great! Thanks in advance.

veryfunny

What center are you going through? Vermont, texas, NY??????

Ho1

I'm not sure but it must be Texas because my fiance is lives in Seattle.


"veryfunny" <member13739@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by Ho1
    > > My fiance and I just received
    > a receipt that BCIS got the petition form. It
    > > is stated that it takes
    > 150 days to 180 days just to get the petition
    > > approved. Is that
    > true?? If that is true, that's outrageously long!!!
    > > I've heard people
    > saying that it took them 1~2 months at the most, what is
    > > going on?
    > >
    > > And..another question, in the U.S. Department of State homepage
    > >
    > (http://travel.state.gov/visa;fiancee.html"]http://travel.state.g-
    > ov/visa;fiancee.html[/url]), it's stated that "two-year
    > > foreign
    > residency requirement for former exchange visitors is also
    > > applicable.
    > (for eneligibility or waiver)"
    > > Well, I've been in U.S. for about 9
    > years studying then I came back to Korea
    > > March 2003. Will I be
    > ineligible for petition?
    > >
    > > Please help me~ Any information will be
    > great! Thanks in advance.
    > What center are you going through?
    > Vermont, texas, NY??????
    > --
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    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

veryfunny

If you are going through seattle then it cannot be texas. Most likely to be California or somewhere on the west coast.

souls canuck

sadly that is the case.. it seems to be taking forever.. I think we were around 180 days when we filed last march.. I doubt it has changed much.. some people seem to sail thru certain centres at break neck speed.. but thats not the norm..

there is a marriage based group on expats, you should find some support there if you need it

good luck

Ingo Pakleppa - See Web Site For Email

Unfortunately, 180 days would be lightning speed by CIS standards. You are
lucky that you are a US citizen and get treated to this preferential
treatment. And this is unfortunately not sarcastic, it really is
preferential. If I sponsored my spouse, it would take approximately six
years http://www.kkeane.com/lobbyspousal-faq.shtml

In another post, you were saying that your fiancee is from Seattle. That
means that she would be filing in the Nebraska service center. That's
moderately good news, the really slow one is the Texas one.

As for the home residency requirement, this only applies to certain people
who were in the USA on a J-1, and not all of them, either. Since you say
you were studying for 9 years, my guess is - please verify this - that you
used an F-1. In that case, the HRR is not a problem.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:15:07 +0900, Ho1 wrote:

    > My fiance and I just received a receipt that BCIS got the petition form. It
    > is stated that it takes 150 days to 180 days just to get the petition
    > approved. Is that true?? If that is true, that's outrageously long!!!
    > I've heard people saying that it took them 1~2 months at the most, what is
    > going on?
    >
    > And..another question, in the U.S. Department of State homepage
    > (http://travel.state.gov/visa;fiancee.html), it's stated that "two-year
    > foreign residency requirement for former exchange visitors is also
    > applicable. (for eneligibility or waiver)"
    > Well, I've been in U.S. for about 9 years studying then I came back to Korea
    > March 2003. Will I be ineligible for petition?
    >
    > Please help me~ Any information will be great! Thanks in advance.

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DoniGirl

I am not sure what Service Center you are having to go through but my fiancee and I went through the TSC, and what a journey it has been.

I sent in the paperwork back in May 15, 2003
Approved on July 15 2003 (although we were not notified til August 25th.)
Sent to NVC
Sent to U.S. Embassy in Cario on Oct 7th
My fiancee's interview was was Feb. 10th 2003

Now we are just waiting for the visa (that is I am assuming everything is fine, they told him they wanted to keep the passport so they can sent the visa to him.

Just want to let you know .. it's a long long journey and my suggestion to anyone who is going through this.. Just be PATIENT ... ROME WASNT BUILT IN A DAY....

They are only doing their jobs and now days it's better to be safe then sorry.

God Bless you !

Ho1

Thanks to everyone who gave me answers
And, yes, I was on F-1 Visa.
The service center we are filing is actually the one in Nebraska, and I
guess it's a good news.
I am just hoping that we don't have to wait for such a long time. Thanks
again to everyone who gave me help, I really appreciate it.

"Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
    > Unfortunately, 180 days would be lightning speed by CIS standards. You are
    > lucky that you are a US citizen and get treated to this preferential
    > treatment. And this is unfortunately not sarcastic, it really is
    > preferential. If I sponsored my spouse, it would take approximately six
    > years http://www.kkeane.com/lobbyspousal-faq.shtml
    > In another post, you were saying that your fiancee is from Seattle. That
    > means that she would be filing in the Nebraska service center. That's
    > moderately good news, the really slow one is the Texas one.
    > As for the home residency requirement, this only applies to certain people
    > who were in the USA on a J-1, and not all of them, either. Since you say
    > you were studying for 9 years, my guess is - please verify this - that you
    > used an F-1. In that case, the HRR is not a problem.
    > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:15:07 +0900, Ho1 wrote:
    > > My fiance and I just received a receipt that BCIS got the petition form.
It
    > > is stated that it takes 150 days to 180 days just to get the petition
    > > approved. Is that true?? If that is true, that's outrageously long!!!
    > > I've heard people saying that it took them 1~2 months at the most, what
is
    > > going on?
    > >
    > > And..another question, in the U.S. Department of State homepage
    > > (http://travel.state.gov/visa;fiancee.html), it's stated that "two-year
    > > foreign residency requirement for former exchange visitors is also
    > > applicable. (for eneligibility or waiver)"
    > > Well, I've been in U.S. for about 9 years studying then I came back to
Korea
    > > March 2003. Will I be ineligible for petition?
    > >
    > > Please help me~ Any information will be great! Thanks in advance.
    > --
    > Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I
encourage
    > everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet
    > newsgroups.
    > Please support H.R. 539, H.R. 832 and S. 1510. More information at
    > http://www.kkeane.com/lobbyspousal-faq.shtml
    > Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under
construction)
    > My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for spam protection. See
    > my Web site for information on how to contact me.
    > Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
    > http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.