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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do you qualify to Expedite Case?


I'm interested...how can you have a church wedding and it not be legal?

Indulge me... ;)


You have the ceremony but don't sign the legal paperwork. Doable, but tricky.


Thanks for the info.

Okay, surely, if you are going to go all out and HAVE a church wedding you might as well do it all. I mean, sign the paperwork and everything. I fail to see why you would invite friends and family to a wedding and then tell them that "okay, we're having this church wedding...but we're not actually going to be married."

Dunno, just seems a little crazy to me.

I can't see why you just can't arrange it for after the visa. In the long run it'll save you money cos you'll only have one wedding. I'd certainly feel I was attending a sham wedding if I was invited to an "unofficial" church wedding. And I'd love to see you try to explain it all when you go for your interview at the embassy...

Just my opinion.

Edited by mags, 07 October 2006 - 10:07 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-07 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do you qualify to Expedite Case?
I'm interested...how can you have a church wedding and it not be legal?

Indulge me... ;)
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-07 09:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do you qualify to Expedite Case?
I've just come through London and it took approximately 8 weeks from NOA2 to interview. Our NOA1 was dated April.

I'm all for being positive hon but there is a little thing called "realistic" too. :)

Edited by mags, 06 October 2006 - 03:36 PM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-06 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 2 to Interview Date
Ooops, I mistyped, my interview was on the 3rd of October, not the 30th...LOL

I was given about 3 weeks notice for the interview.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-11 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 2 to Interview Date
I got the NOA2 on 31/07/06 and my interview was 30/10/06. 8-9 weeks is a good estimate to have.

The consulate issues you with an interview date once you send back the packet 3 forms and checklist.

Edited by mags, 11 October 2006 - 04:56 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-11 04:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFees...
Yes, the medical is £160 and the visa fee is £65.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-18 04:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2...now what? lol
Well, you can phone NVC if you want to, but it doesn't take too long for them to get the stuff to the London Consulate.

Mine took about a 3 weeks until I got packet 3. Sent the stuff back, scheduled the medical and about 2 weeks later I got packet 4 through with the interview date (which was about 2/3 weeks later).

I'd just hang on and try to relax a bit.... :)

Edited by mags, 18 October 2006 - 04:51 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-10-18 04:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAssistance?

My fiance and I were going to hire a lawyer to file our K1 when we first looked at it. It looked liked a headache, and we were really scared of messing up. But when we thought about the lawyer fees, we figured we could do it ourselves. With the help of this website, it was not hard at all! Just make sure you double check everything at least 3 times!! If you have any questions, just post a thread, or message me and maybe I can help.

Best of luck!

Jackie

:no: Never good advice. It is best any questions be posted on the forums in case of misinformation.


Yup, cos we can ALL be wrong at times or misinformed. :)
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched...

Yay! I hope this means what we all hope it means!!


That he got lucky..... :P
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespregnant?

He also had an unkind opinion of the consular officer.
Yodrak


I don't blame him!
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 15:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespregnant?
Well, on my medical form they had a box ticking male or female. I REALLY don't think that they would assume a male could be pregnant. In fact, if I remember correctly, the pregnancy bit was not applicable for male applicants....maybe the person who dealt with Yodrak's wife's medical was bored. Plus it was a differing country of origin than mine. Makes a huge difference how things are handled I am sure.

I know there is a box ticking where you declare if you are or aren't pregnant. But my point was that they did not test ME for pregnancy. There isn't a box to tick that says "well, I MIGHT be pregnant but I'm not sure". If you don't disclose you are expecting a baby then the x-ray could pose severe problems for the baby, if it turns out there is one.

IMO it would be best for the OP's fiancee to have a pregnancy test done before the medical. That way she can answer all the questions truthfully without having to worry about potentially harming her baby with an x-ray. They will just do an x-ray after the baby is born and she has moved to the USA.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespregnant?
If she even suspects she is pregnant she MUST tell the radiographer. They won't x-ray her then as x-rays can harm a developing baby.

They don't do pregnancy tests at the medicals as far as I know. It would be in her best interests to get the pregnancy confirmed before the medical takes place.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisa soon in hand!!
You can't beat the feeling of seeing that visa in your passport! Congrats!
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 11:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOther Names Used
My son has a different surname on his birth certificate as to the one he uses at school. So for "other names used" I DID put it in there. Simply because IMO school documents are pretty official in their own way.

I don't think it applies to nicknames or names used in personal life only.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnd the waiting continues for many
I can't believe there are still some April/March and even May/June applicants still waiting. My heart goes out to them.

We had to wait 3 and a half months and that was bad enough. Fingers crossed for all of you.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-12 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am back


... In point of fact, I suppose I would like to make the distinction that the two (bitterness and wishing another well) are not necessarily mutually exclusive.


Well, bitterness or whatever, don't you think the phrase 'suffering their fate' is just a bit....well.....creepy?


Yes.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-09 16:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am back


I have met the most wonderful and loving girl. I will be going to Cebu 12/20/06 through 1/3/07 to be with her. I will get all docs done then. As I have learned what is needed through my past expirences. So this will be my first time in the Philippines for the xmas season and I will be with a girl that will honnor me while I am there.

I am happy again!

Oh yes the last girl and family is suffering their fate for what they did to me, but I still wish them well and do not hold any anger to them.

Thanks to all of the good and caring people on this board becasue you can and do give support to us who do need it.

Joe



As difficult as it was for you to go through the first process, I believe, as a result, you'll be more equipped to detect possible signs that a relationship is going wrong. Best of luck and here's hoping this time it is all that you dreamed it could be, jvmilan. :)


Oh yes the last girl and family is suffering their fate for what they did to me, but I still wish them well and do not hold any anger to them.


A rather contradictory statement.


Not contradictory at all. People govern their own fate, and if jvmilan's former fiancé is experiencing difficulties, then that does not necessarily have anything to do with the victim.

Please resist the cynicism. :)



It isn't cynicism, not really, I was remarking on the way he brings up the fact his previous fiancee and her family are suffering, almost revelling in it, and then finished off his statement with the "oh but I wish her well" comment. Seems a bit odd really for someone who is has no residual bitterness.

But, I wish him well for his future endeavors of course. I hope he is very happy. :)

Edited by mags, 08 November 2006 - 12:21 PM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-08 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am back

Oh yes the last girl and family is suffering their fate for what they did to me, but I still wish them well and do not hold any anger to them.


A rather contradictory statement.



So, um, what fate is the last girl "suffering"?


I will not go into those issues.

I am only interested in moving forward.

Joe


Well, you brought those issues to the fore in the first place. Did you really think that no one would mention it? :)

Edited by mags, 08 November 2006 - 11:50 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-08 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat form do I fill in on the plane?
Aye, the white one.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-16 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureschange k1 visa

hi
i want to know if i enter us with k1 visa then can i get student visa in us without married?( i mean change k1 visa to student visa in us)
if we married then is any body search that if we live in one place? is any body ask us private question?


Firstly, no. If you don't marry within 90 days of arriving into the USA the foreign fiance(e) has to leave the country.

Secondly, once you marry you then have to go through AOS...they need to know where you live. You will be reinterviewed for this to prove that the marriage is authentic. So yes, you will continue to be asked "private" questions.

Edited by mags, 17 November 2006 - 05:52 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-17 05:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé visa - how long can it take?
6-9 months is a realistic timeframe to have. It isn't a quick process I'm afraid. If he sent it into Vermont though it tends to be a bit quicker than TSC and CSC.

Edited by mags, 19 November 2006 - 12:55 PM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-19 12:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshas anyone done the K2 for younger kids

In the Uk, is it not true that you only need the fathers permission, if you were married?
As far as Im aware, if you were NOT married, the father does not automatically have parental responsibility and therefore has no say.


I wasn't married to my son's father. He has never signed a parental responsibility form. BUT when I got to the London Embassy they told me they required a notarised letter from him saying that he did not object to my son immigrating to, and living in, the USA.

Luckily, my ex was all right about it and we got it done a few days later. My son was born in 1994.

When it comes to abusive relationships I have no idea if this would differ at all.

Edited by mags, 21 November 2006 - 09:37 AM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-21 09:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Visiting for Christmas, How to word letter

Thanks for the advice...I may send it to him just in case but hoping he won't need it. He will have the employer letter and a letter from his church showing that he's in an ongoing RCIA course which doesn't end until next May, plus a letter from landlord but that's about it. I'll tell him what you said, just stay calm:) It's a very stressful time -- we just want to be together for Christmas. The Visa hotline people weren't any help at all -- I got more info from here than from the guy I spoke with on the phone.

by the way the cat pictures are CUTE! I wish I could have a cat that would make me a cookie, even if he "eated" it. :luv:


Yeah that cat sure is a cutie!

When I came over to the USA I went by the rule the more proof the better. But, in my case, they didn't ask for anything. Just stamped my passport and waved me through.

But, people do get asked for evidence quite regularly, so the more they can bring the merrier I guess! If he has a couple of recent utility bills and a bank statement, that might help bulk up his evidence too.

Good luck! :)
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-25 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Visiting for Christmas, How to word letter
I went over twice during the K-1 process. Took a letter from my employer confirming that I was taking X amount of holiday leave and was still in employment with them, a mortgage statement, a couple of recent utility bills etc.

I didn't take a letter from my fiance. IMO that would be a waste of your time. Anyone could have written that letter (unless it is notarized) and even then there is no proof that the contents of the letter are true...
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-25 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresadjudicated
Plus you've got Christmas coming up which *may* delay it slightly.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-26 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures370 days............Finally Approved!!!!!!!
370 days, I'm gobsmacked. Anyway, congrats to you and your fiancee! :D
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-23 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresneed confirmation
Vermont is known to sometimes process cases quite quickly, perhaps they lucky and were using that service centre. I highly doubt that they got it processed quicker simply "because they know someone". :no:

Lawyers DO have their uses. For the average applicant, with no unusual circumstances, there is no real need. However, some people like to use them as a reassurance. Others have circumstances that need specialist help and they simply could not navigate the process without them.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-11-28 03:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow accurate is the 'ADJUDICATED" in Timeline?


All vj followers i wanted to ask if how close or accurate the timeline as per they adjudicate the approval in every case? I noticed my timeline changed very often i dont know why?


Thanks,

Boo Wilson (L)


It is a statistical calculation (or guess) of what your case might be. It changes because somebody updates there time line which then changes the calculation because of the new information


Yes, :thumbs: when it changes it is only due to a member updating or inputting new information on their timelines. This is why it is so important for everyone to keep them up to date.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-02 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat I Learned About Evidence




thus why it is important to try and understnd how the consulate one goes through operates is so important


I am not sure what it is you have just said.......


Wouln't you agree by this point that giving the same advice regarding evidence for the I-129F to someone from Morocco as someone from the UK would be a bad idea?


:thumbs: Very, very true. For example London doesn't require the DS157 from females, only from males over 17 years old. However, there are a couple of consulates who DO need this form for females. *shrugs*

Everywhere is slightly different (which is a pain) but those differences can be very important...

Edited by mags, 03 December 2006 - 12:38 PM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-03 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk2 visa for child

Permission would be required from the non-cusodial parent if the child is under 18.

I had a Court Order allowing me to bring my daughter with me, because her father would not agree, but the Court sided with me seeing as he hadn't had any contact with her for years. I think, though, that others were lucky enough to simply have a letter, signed by the non-custodial parent, giving their permission. I would imagine that this would have to be notarised or the signature witnessed.

Good Luck!


Yes. :thumbs: My son's father doesn't have parental responsibility, but I still had to get a notarised letter from him giving his permission.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-02 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am starting to get jealous
Yeah, I mean look at Gary and Luzy as a prime example too.

By the time Luzy gets her interview in February, they will have been on their journey for almost a year from filing. Phew!
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-20 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIANCE IS HERE!!
Have a wonderful time together! :)
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2006-12-20 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting each other during K-1 process (Canada-USA)
It is perfectly all right to visit your fiance(e) whilst going through the K-1 process. I come from the UK and visited mine twice in the USA. It IS recommended though that you bring evidence of ties to your home country. I brought up to date bank account records, a few recent utility bills, a letter from my employer saying I was still employed with them full time and my mortgage statement.

As it was, I wasn't asked for any of these, but SOME are. People have been turned away from POE due to not having enough evidence but the majority come through with no problems.

Plenty of Vjers have visited their fiances during the process.

Edited by mags, 13 January 2007 - 12:49 PM.

MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-13 12:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere is my NOA2.......

Awww! I started to get tired of waiting, especially when my dad's being crapy to me lately, I can't wait leaving this house to be with Sam... :unsure:

I wonder when it will come in? They haven't even touch our file yet even, I wonder why. Our NOV1 was on October 23rd 2006. Anyone got the same problem?



Without seeming unsympathetic....we have ALL been through it. My NOA1 was dated April 06, I got NOA2 July 31st 06. There are others who have waited even longer (how does a year strike you?).

Your time will come, this whole process needs an unbelievable amount of patience. Good luck!
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-01-19 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE Ahead (!?)
I agree with D. I can't tell you how many times I checked all my forms before sending them off. My husband did the same. USCIS doesn't like any box being left blank either. They prefer NONE or N/A in the boxes that don't apply to you.

I'm afraid your fiance does need to take a little more care with his forms.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-02-15 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStill waiting for NOA2
The timelines here are just approximations...
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-03-12 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhere to get the US photos in UK

Okay, passport photos in the UK are different sizes to US passport photos.

I need to get some photos for the application, and the only place I know of that does them is in London near the embassy - I live about a 4 hour drive away.

Does anyone know of where I can get some of these taken to fit the pack regulations?

Can I take them myself?

Many thanks in advance.


Snappy Snaps! The embassy says they are up to regs.


Thats where I did mine! in Snappy Snaps at the top of southend high street, hehe.


Ahhh sweet Sarfend On Sea! :lol:

Ohh, thank you Mags, I could kiss you!

Love the kitty by the way!


No problem...and thanks! :D
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-04-08 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhere to get the US photos in UK

Okay, passport photos in the UK are different sizes to US passport photos.

I need to get some photos for the application, and the only place I know of that does them is in London near the embassy - I live about a 4 hour drive away.

Does anyone know of where I can get some of these taken to fit the pack regulations?

Can I take them myself?

Many thanks in advance.


Snappy Snaps! The embassy says they are up to regs.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-04-07 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport photos for the I-129F

Oh do they? I thought they were one of the places that would do US sized ones.

Chas got his US sized ones done at a local photographer - cost a bit more than the UK size, but we wanted to err on the side of caution.


They do special photos for visas and passports, which may be what you are thinking of. I know that these are the type you will need when packet 3 arrives. In P3 it specifies the places you can go to get acceptable photos, Snappy Snaps is one of them. But these are still UK sizes nonetheless.
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-04-09 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport photos for the I-129F

The UK still has different sized photos, so no, they did not change to 'meet' the US.

As mags noted, there are several places in the UK that can do US sized passport photos.


Snappy Snaps do UK sized photos but they are accepted by the US Embassy in London. :thumbs:
MagsFemaleUnited Kingdom2007-04-09 15:13:00