Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	B1 Visa disapproved in Malaysia, interested in K-1 Visa	I'm a US citizen corresponding with my girlfriend in Malaysia.  We're both the same age 53, met on a Christian dating site and are interested in getting married.  She doesn't fit the profile of someone just trying to escape their country for a better life.  She has assets in ML, including a house,  a good life financially, and family in good shape financially as well.  I'm also very financially stable as well with a pension.   My girlfriend recently filed for a tourist Visa to come visit me here.  She was interviewed at the U.S. embassy in her country and turned down for the tourist Visa because the IM officer interpreted our actions as intending to get married since he saw we met on a dating site.  He then advised her to apply for a different Visa.  I have no problem with that but am concerned that this is a "black mark" against my girlfriend in the eyes of immigration and may be detrimental in my applying for a Fiancee Visa after my trip to Malaysia.  Does anyone have any thoughts on my situation?	Shiloh322	Not Telling	Malaysia	2013-05-24 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129f and g-325a questions	I'm filing for a K1 Fiance Visa for my fiance in Malaysia.  We're filling out the above forms at present.  My fiance was not legally married to her first husband but just had a traditional Indian ceremony.  Therefore there are no records of them being married or separated; he left her.  My fiance then married another man who she was legally married to but he filed for divorce and now they are legally divorced; we have all the documentation for this.  My first question is, should we list the first marriage even though they weren't legally married and no documentation of marriage or divorce?  There were children by the first marriage but they have either died or are out of the house on their own and my fiance has no legal responsibility for them.   My second question is about filling out form G-325a.  We're required to list my fiance's Mother and Father, their date of birth and death.  We have no record of either or what these dates are.  My fiance's relationship with her mother and father was very difficult so she has no knowledge of these dates or even where to find them.  Will this lack of this info cause problems for us in the petition process?  Should I seek an immigration lawyer in my case?  Thanks for any help you can give.	Shiloh322	Not Telling	Malaysia	2013-08-21 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interviews & Medical exams?	Where does the medical happen? just at a local doctor? I think that is different from country to country how its done. In Sweden we can only go to a certain few. Ask in your local forum!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-25 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interviews & Medical exams?	Does the medical and interview happen on the same day? No the medical is done in advance so the results are ready in time for the interview	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-25 18:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A good book	Yes that book and their web page helped us a lot!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-28 11:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 Affidavit of Support	You don't need a letter from your employer, paystubs and taxes are fine! But if you do want to send a letter, make sure it has a letter head with the company logo, it should tell how long you worked there and I guess how much you make since income is the important thing here...	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-25 22:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	POE	Will your first stop be lax?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-27 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A dilemma with co-sponsors.	She is from Indonesia My parents have agreed to help out until she and I can afford to move out on our own (once I get a full time job). So we do have co-sponsors able and willing to pay for her every need. My parents and I have never been on welfare. My job history, well... I'm not sure you could call it "decent". I've helped out at my dad's business for free for many years and I've volunteered for another business. As for paying jobs, I have only had those 1.5 months working part time for Wal-mart and I've kept the pay stubs. It's something, at least. I hope to get work with them again soon, since I'm on their "hire list" when they start hiring employees again. It's just that you can never know when that will happen. Well how about looking for something else while you wait for wal-mart? Only 1,5 months of work will probably not help, how old are you?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-02 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A dilemma with co-sponsors.	I think it might depend on what country your fiance is from. Hopefully you'll get a new job any day now, how else would you support your fiance once he/she gets here?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-02 03:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F	Put down the name she is using now	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-03 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k 1 visa refusal	Get married or your fiancée needs to get a job.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-02-02 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Elephant in the room	Anyone can enter the US to get married, that is perfectly legal. It is when you enter with the intent to marry and adjust status that you are in trouble. That is fraud. But marry and then go about it the right way is just fine. Still have to go back to Canada in other words. Edited by Alaska2012, 23 March 2013 - 11:51 AM.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-23 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pregnancy and K-1 Visa - Pls help	I didn't have to do the x-rays for my medicals, I was pregnant and it was no issue. Get in touch with the embassy and talk to them about it, the doc might be wrong. The only thing when doing the medicals when pregnant is that they will only be valid for 6 months instead of a year. Edited by Alaska2012, 25 March 2013 - 02:42 AM.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-25 02:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa and I-130 confusion	The guide here on VJ about adjusting status on the K-1 should give you all the answers. About getting your marriage "registered" in Sweden you need to send a certified copy of your marriage license to skatteverket. If i don't remember completely wrong there is also a blankett to fill out. But that one you can find and print on there web page.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-30 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About NOA2	Where did your papers end up? Can be a.anywhere up to 8 months for a Noa2. The guides here on VJ will tell you all you need to know for the next step.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-03-31 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	expedite	Do you have a valid reason? Edited by Alaska2012, 04 April 2013 - 11:16 AM.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-04 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about g-325a	They won't call anyone. Don't worry!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-05 12:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance pregnant	Can you postpone the interview perhaps? Once you get the visa you will have i think 6 months to enter the US. But also remember that registering the baby as a us citizen abroad will take some time and you might want to let the baby have his/her first vaccinations before flying. So taking all that in consideration your fiancé and baby might not get here until beginning of next year.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-06 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	8 months so far...and had a baby!!!	Start gattering all the documents you will need to report your child's birth. The baby will need to travel to the US on his American passport. He can't enter on his British passport...	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-14 15:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where can we meet?	Well what other options do you have? Chose a country where you as an American don't need a passport and where your girlfriend won't have issues getting a visa if she needs one. Yes you do need to meet in person, and I assume you would want to do that anyway, you want to meet the person you gonna marry before you actually do it no?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-01-02 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can i make a trip to visit fiance now after REF	thank you all so very much for your replies,, Is there a form to withdraw the petition so I can file again after I go there, also can I go to the embassy down there to file or no? No you can't file there.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-04 22:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got my REF requiring meet in person evidence	What is your reason for not meeting within the time frame?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-30 18:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is more or less better when it comes to proof of relationship?	More is always better when it comes to prove a relationship!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-07 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NA02- Phils (merged topics)	She will not be able to get her vaccinations when she is pregnant. And her medical will only be valid for 6 months. You know that you don't have to rush the next step, once you have the Noa2 you have quite the time frame to get the rest done. Also, when the baby is born you need to register the birth at the us embassy so he or she gets the citizenship and that can also take some time.....	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-04-02 21:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need a co-sponsor? Help	You will be fine!! Edited by Alaska2012, 09 May 2013 - 01:54 PM.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-09 13:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Abandoning K1 in favor of DCF	Well first of all you have to get married in order to do DCF. And yes most of the times DCF is really fast but you are so close to the finish line why start over now?!?	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-10 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	It's hopeless.	No pregnancy is not a valid request to be expedited, i was in the same situation so i know it sucks. But then again, if it was everyone would just get pregnant and get in the country faster! What you should do now is gather all the paper work so you can report your child's birth abroad and get his/hers American passport! And don't worry, your time will come!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-10 23:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 name misspelled	Don't call uscis about it, if you got your Noa2 your papers will be sent to the NVC. We had a similar issue, but I brought it up at the interview just to make sure the visa had the correct spelling. It was a type error made by someone at uscis and no problem to fix.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-13 18:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bank Verification Letter-Addressed to whom?	Can't it just say " To whom it may concern"??	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-16 19:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	child K2 visa and school year	I highly doubt it!	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-20 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134, situational Questions	Your income in Germany won't help you. You either need a job in the states or a joint sponsor.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-20 14:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just another question - beneficiary.	Your income is of no interest during this process. The financial burden is all on your fiance.	Alaska2012	Female	Sweden	2013-05-23 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee coming to USA in a month, got a quick question.	Wow as in what? Ain't I that literal or concrete? Seriously, these aforementioned places are a part of USA - the last I checked. These are the only places my husband will go explore in the time being. E I was just being a bit of a smart alecky with your phrasing. It's all good	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-21 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee coming to USA in a month, got a quick question.	There are places you can go out of USA and that is Hawaii, Key West, and Alaska.	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-21 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee coming to USA in a month, got a quick question.	I'm no expert on this, but I did find the following information on this site that may be helpful... http://www.visajourn...sa-aos.html#6.7 "6.7)...Can my spouse leave the United States, and then re-enter, before receiving the Green Card (conditional permanent residency)? A...The spouse cannot re-enter the US unless they have "advance parole" authorization (application form I-131). Advance parole allows you to re-enter the US before approval of Adjustment of Status. Without advance parole approval, leaving the United States is considered an abandonment of your application for Adjustment of Status. Without advance parole approval, the USCIS (INS) will consider you an intending immigrant without a valid visa, and you will be denied entry. If you do not apply for advance parole when you file for Adjustment of Status, contact your local USCIS (INS) office to find out how long it takes them to issue Advance Parole. Although advance parole is supposed to be issued to anyone who wants it for any reason at all, some local USCIS (INS) offices may take weeks or months, and may require proof of a serious emergency. If you have left the US without advance parole approval, you will most likely have to apply for a "spousal visa" (I-130 Petition for Alien Relative) to re-enter the US. This can take months. Any other legal remedies through US Consulates will be time-consuming as well. Current policy is that Advance Parole applications are sent to a national address for initial processing. In some cases your local office may accept these applications. It is worth calling them to check if this is possible. If so they be able to process the application faster. In emergencies a local office is able to process them locally without having to file the application with the national address. Contact them for more information."	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-20 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G325A Question	I'm a little confused at the question. You are filling out the form for your fiance? You do realize that he must actually sign the document before it's sent in with your application, right? I really can't say what you should put down, but if it's the beneficiary who had the "under the table" work, then I don't think it would be much of an issue as far as tax wise or anything since it's the US government and not the UK that is reviewing the forms. The problem you're likely to encounter is when they ask how he supports himself if he's unemployed for 5 years, and if you lie and they find out, then you face the very real possibility of a denial. Hopefully someone can advise you on what they may have done. I can say that my fiance was payed cash and never had to file taxes over there because her job didn't pay her enough to require taxes to be filed. We did put it on our forms and I don't expect any issues to rise from it, but we are just beginning the process.	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-25 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Communication Method Recommendations After Arrival	If they have a smart phone that can access wireless, then you could check into the airports and see what they offer for wireless plans (many have some sort of free wrieless, I would have checked, but you didn't state which airport in New York) and he could either email you or download a texting app that works over a wireless connection (Skype, Yahoo, WhatsApp) just to name a few. I have used airport wireless connections to contact my fiance on trips and vice versa and we've really never had any troubles.	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-25 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Alien Registration Number Change	Thank You!! Now looking at your timeline...It worries me I havent get my hardcopy of NOA1. I wouldn't worry too much, but sense you have the case number, you can always try calling them and insure they have the correct address. Honestly, I was surprised at how fast mine showed up, but if you're worried, you can try calling, but you might want to wait another week before doing so. Receiving your NOA1 is nice, but there's another good 5 months before they actually do anything with your case, so there's honestly no rush.	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-26 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Alien Registration Number Change	There's an entire thread (likely more than one thread actually) here... http://www.visajourn...en registration I got the exact same message as you (even down to the date). It seems that it is something that they are doing now, and that is getting an alien registration number attached to the case when it's first received. It's merely a sign that they have it in the system. We still have quite a wait in front of us.	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-02-26 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fees confusion	The new fee doesn't apply to K-1 because K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa That's my assumption as well, but I read a discussion on here the other day where someone with a K-1 was being asked to pay it. I am figuring that t's not a fee I'll have to pay, but I figure it's better to be prepared to pay it and not owe it then not be prepared and find out that you do. Since the OP seems to be attempting to figure total costs, I figured it would help to have that number. Certainly won't hurt Once you're done with the AOS you have the ROC fee too. They get you coming and going! I'm still early in the journey, what exactly is the ROC and when is it due? Thanks	UK-USA-K1	Male	United Kingdom	2013-03-01 19:44:00