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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien Registration number changed?
well, that's a bummer. thanks, guys! :)
krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-04-09 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien Registration number changed?
Hello guys, I just wanted to say thank you for the help that you guys have given me the last time. I just figured out last night that I could sign up and get the Electronic Notification thru the USCIS website. While I was looking at our case status, it said that it is under "Initial Review" and that "my" Alien Registration number was changed relating to my I-129F. I am so confused right now.

Please help me understand!

Thank you~
krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-04-09 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a stepparent be a co-sponsor?

 

As stated USEM is not known for accepting co-sponsors with the K-1, and when they do accept a co-sponsor they want it to be a family member not a friend.  If you can document you step-fathers relationship (copy of your mom and step-father's marriage license may do the trick) then USEM may be more likely to accept as a co-sponsor.  Even then there are no guarantees.

 

I also suggest you complete the I-864 along with the I-134 for both you and the co-sponsor.

 

Ah, thank you! Seems pretty easy enough, they have everything, because it's my stepfather who petitioned my brothers and I when we were still kids.

 

So the co-sponsor has fill out a i-864, as well as i-134?


krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-07-09 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a stepparent be a co-sponsor?

 

Just know your embassy is very picky on the K1 co-sponsor thing. But at least its a relative so should be okay.

 

So I heard.. also my mom was a co-sponsor for my uncle, but they don't live here.. they're in California, I guess they just needed a back up. That's why I wanted to know if my stepdad could be a sponsor instead of my mom.


krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-07-08 19:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a stepparent be a co-sponsor?

I know some people that got approved BUT because they're fresh out of college.But you could try though.

 

I'm not really fresh out of the college. I was in college in the Philippines, two years ago but I got pregnant and my boyfriend's parents and my parents just kinda agreed on me coming back here so that my boyfriend would be the only one that we need to file papers for. Would that be okay -- like per se? My boyfriend just graduated from college, and I'm the only one providing for my son. Hope that's pretty valid/convincing.


any usc or lpr can be a sponsor

 

Aha!!! Thank you! yes.gif


krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-07-08 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a stepparent be a co-sponsor?

I know I will be reading some replies about the Manila Embassy is not accepting co-sponsorship.. but I've read so much and I have verified that they do not disallow it. 

 

Well, we really haven't gotten our NOA2 yet, but I am curious to know if my stepfather could be a co-sponsor, because I need one. Last year, I only made $9,500. My mom makes just the right amount for the 125% Poverty Guideline, how ever she is a couple of hundred dollars under, but my stepfather makes more than. So would it mother if it's my mom or stepdad that co-sponsor's us? 

 

Thanks!!!


krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-07-08 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBIG PROBLEM REGARDING JOINT SPONSOR! NEED ADVISE!

omg i made fprum but where the hell is it. that was quite long. but anyway i have to explain it again. me and fiance have  a 7months old daughter i was petitioned when i was 5months pregg o. interview date on july 30. problem is i have joint sponsor which is my future mother in law. and they always say that manila consulate always denies k1 with joint sponsor. what on earth! is it even true? need advises and experiences who have gone through this!

 

Nako, same problem tayo, te. Pero di naman daw talaga dinidisallow na may co-sponsor, however, it has to be a really close relative.. so I don't think na magkakaproblem kayo. Wala pa kaming NOA2, pero I'm preparing for that na nga eh. I've asked about the same thing.. someone said that the form i-134 and i-864 needs to be filled out to justify the financial hardship or what not. Wag ka magworry too much. smile.png


krinamejFemalePhilippines2013-07-15 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe got an RFE. How long is this process? and what is the statistic of getting approved?

Don't worry, is most likely the same RFE.  I also received two RFE notices. They told me it was mailed to me on thursday, then the following monday they told me I was having a RFE sent to me...The basically lie to you saying it was sent, on the first notification, when proper wording would just be to say that you are being notified that you will get an RFE. Too much typing for them, I guess. smile.png

thanks!! i hope so, i am trying not to go crazy waiting. i know this is hard for everyone and i wish everyone the best in these situations. me and husband say that being apart for so long really tests our relationship and willingness to make it work. honestly, we were great before but this whole journey of being separated in this process has made us so much stronger as a couple. i dont wish this on anyone but in the end, i feel like we treasure each moment of time we are together a lot more because of having to be apart for so long.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-07 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe got an RFE. How long is this process? and what is the statistic of getting approved?
i got an email on may 4, that an rfe was coming to me and then today i just got another notice that an additional rfe is coming to me also. i can t think of what they could be requesting but honestly, i am glad to get some notification from them so hopefully the wait wont be much longer.
rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-07 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDocumentation of how we met.

As I've said before. I am trying to be careful now with our documents.
One of my RFE is a "Documentation of how we met"
I've been researching and there's no consistent way of doing this.
One says do it short the other were very detailed that it was a novel. Kinda.

So I've decided to put here what I have in mind. ( This is just the base. Not finish. I actually have nothing to put anymore. I have no idea anymore. My bran is blank.)

Anyone can add ideas to this?


 









__________________
This is all I want to send them.
What am I missing? And is this enough?? Isn't too short?
We are going to call the bank tomorrow and see if they can pull out my purchases history for the past 2 years.



THANK YOU!!! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOMS!!








 















 


 

i wish you luck, i am in the same situation with my rfe, we were friends for about 10 years first, and i received the same rfe with documentation on how met, etc. i am just freaking out because i sent EVERYTHING i had and still got this.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-13 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRequest for more Evidence??? Help!!! K1

This is what I see on our case:

 

On May 8, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting evidence/information for this case to you or your representative. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the material requested. This case will be held in suspense until we either receive the evidence/information or the opportunity to submit it expires. A new processing period will begin when we receive your response. You or your representative will be notified by that office of a decision or if any further information or action is needed from you. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

 

I am lost! I feel like a panic attack right now.

1. How long does it take for this letter to arrive? Do people answer you over the phone about this RFEs at the USCIS?

 

If you guys knew what we sent... We sent a file with approximately 600 pages including:

- pictures

- phone bills

- skype, gmail conversations, emails

- flight tickets...

- wedding prep. documents...

- the ring certificate?

 

What exactly could be missing? Is this something I need to be worried about? Is too much too bad?

FYI they made a mistake at the beginning and put that I was from Salvador Bahamas instead of El Salvador. Could that be related?

 

Any comments or experiences from also RFE's requested would be greatly appreciated.

 

If it helps i am in the exact same situation as you. i havent received my rfe yet but i found out after everything i sent, it wasn't enough so i have to submit further information on my relationship.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-08 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurese-request during rfe response review

i totally forgot about that.. youre right! they said to wait for the decision within 60 days.. i sent mine on May 15th and it feels like ages ago. when did u send urs? what do u think will happen if i place an e-request, just for the sake of curiosity? hehe

i sent mine on may 20 and they received it on may 21. i think if you place an e request, they will most likely respond to you that they will let you know something within 60 days........ but i could be wrong.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-23 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurese-request during rfe response review

has it passed the alotted time yet? like with mine, they said wait 60 days, i just sent mine a few days ago.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-05-23 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresToo many names

My opinion- I would go by whats on your passport, and put in cover letter also, just to cover all bases. i have had to have paperwork redone before because i didnt add my middle name. i never use it, though it is on my passport, so my advice would be to add what is on your passport. Good luck :)


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-06-12 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresheartbroken :'(

hi, i am not an expert at this either, and feel free to correct me if i am wrong, just trying to help; but when you mentioned you were going to live with your mom: who else lives there also? did you count your daughter also on the form? i guess from looking at the poverty guidelines, and i may be looking at it wrong, but if you mentioned you, your fiance, your daughter, your mom, and your co-sponsor, that is 5 in total and poverty guidelines for 2013: 30k income would be sufficient for four people, but not 5.... so i dont know if this is the case but i think it may be an idea at least.....


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-07-17 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious marriage question

I wonder if it makes any difference that the divorce decree also says incompatibility and unreconcilable differences.

 

 

it shouldn't  make a difference, thats what mine says also. those are normal, standard reasons for divorce. my husband hasnt had his interview yet, but we are not worried in the sense that we didnt hide anything about when we met, evolved relationship, etc., and i didnt mean to have feelings for my now husband before my divorce was final, but it happened. i dont think you should worry, in that of i think it only comes to couples where may be the interviewer suspects marital fraud that they start asking the couple about timeframes of knowing eachother, and whether they already with other people, etc., and i agree with the post above that says they should not judge when someone met, if they were still married not yet divorced, etc. in the end, a true love comes once and i was not about to let mine go just because of my previous failed marriage not working out and not being divorced at the right time. i think you will be fine, and i wish you two the best of luck.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-07-25 13:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious marriage question

I dont have any type of separation agreement. Is that a problem?

 

 

i know each state is different on how documents look and what they are called and what is incorporated in each, but for example on my settlement agreement, it says on first page plaintifff and defendant were married on_________ and separated on _____________ and have since been living apart, etc.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-07-25 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious marriage question

Well that was a scary answer. my old divorce only happened because of incompatibility, not because of my foreign fiancee.

 

i didnt mean to put a scary answer, lol. just trying to help. the reason those people may have been denied at first maybe they did divorce because of foreign fiancee and not because of incompatibility, not sure. i think that when you are honest about things, it all works out in the end for the best, so for that i say dont worry. i previously married also and it didnt work out and decided to marry my now husband (weve known eachother for years) a little after my divorce was final. things happen at strange times in our lives, but as long as you are honest during the process, i wouldnt worry.  


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-07-25 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious marriage question

it may in that of infidelity can have negative implications on immigration status if it is brought up, it can affect ones moral character. but you should not lie either. i have a friend that is an immigration attorney and only once he said it ever came up with a client that came to see him after fiance visa was denied, it was a situation similar to what you wrote and when the interviewing officer asked the couple basically if they had slept together before previous marriage had been finalized, they admitted yes and that they were dating before the marriage was finalized. long story short, they were not approved that day, and they had to refile. they hired him (my attorney friend) to refile, and fortunatley they were approved second time around though as a married couple. he said that was the only time he had heard of it coming up, and that may or may not be the case, not sure...but it is always possible and i am just explaining an experience, not trying to be negative or anything.


rylforeverFemaleMexico2013-07-25 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLedger sized documents

Thanks guys!!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-07-24 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLedger sized documents

I'm getting ready to send off my K-1 Application for next weekend, and just have a question about ledger sized documents.

The bottom portion of it does not have any signatures or verifiying information, just the terms of the rental 9It's a storage locker rental agreement that my fiancee and myself signed for together) so is it okay to only copy the top portion or should I send the whole thing in?

 

Getting excited to submit!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-07-24 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support in I-129F Packet

Hey guys!

 

Getting ready to send off my I-129F packet this weekend, and just wondering if it would be a good idea to send the affidavit of support in it? Or is it only needed later on?

 

I'm sure I'll have questions all week as I finish up my packet! On Friday I'll be heading to Atlanta to visit my fiance (I'm doing most of the work for him) and we'll be sending it off together!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-07-28 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan someone just check I have everything?

How did you get such a long time of Skype Logs? And Facebook Logs?


mstewartMaleCanada2013-07-31 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGay Engagement

Congratulations! Me and my same sex fiance are applying this weekend! Good luck! I'm excited!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-07-31 11:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSample of Proof of having met in the past 2 years..

We provided:

 

1) Petitioners student visa (copy) as we met when here was here in Canada studying
2) 7 pictures dated and locations on them, showing a timeline of our relationship

3) Petitioners boarding passes and flight itinerary he emailed me (printed from email) to show his visit last month

                - Also from this trip our tickets to the Blue Jays game I brought him to
3) My bus tickets and boarding passes from my visit this past weekend


mstewartMaleCanada2013-08-07 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I visit fiance before we file?

I just visited my fiance and I brought a letter from my employer stating I was due back to work on ____ day, and I brought my lease, and my I-129F packet (we mailed it while I was there). They only asked to see my return ticket, nothing else! It was quite easy


mstewartMaleCanada2013-08-09 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe best way to pay for I-129F package

My petitioner and I got a cashier's cheque from the Bank of America.


mstewartMaleCanada2013-08-20 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I include Proof of Ongoing Relationship in the 3rd Package

How about photo albums?

 

Anything that proves the relationship is still going. Travel documents if you've visited, photos (considered secondary evidence) receipts, phone logs, chat logs, text message logs, anything you can send to show you're still together and communicating regularly.


mstewartMaleCanada2013-08-29 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSleeping pills-medical exam

I would think you just need the prescription, and let them know of your history if they ask.


mstewartMaleCanada2013-08-28 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Visa (K1 Visa) for Same sex..

Welcome! When DOMA changed me and my fiancee filed as fast as we could!! YAY EQUALITY!! File away and be happy ever after!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-09-03 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIntent to marry letter

Because if they ask for an updated letter of intent, she'll have it or potentially be denied.


mstewartMaleCanada2013-09-05 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSamesex K-1 Visa (merged)

Do it!! We have ours in and we're waiting on approval now!


mstewartMaleCanada2013-09-05 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStarting Application Process

Hi! Me and my fiance are starting the process for k1 and I had some questions for you guys, mainly just advice if you have been in my particular or similar situation.

 

We are hiring a lawyer to help us with the paperwork since it will be easier for us being separated. 

 

My issue is that while on a f1 student visa I worked unlawfully completely by accident so the government has that on file  I assume, my f1 was cancelled and since then had my application for renewal denied.

My b1 tourist was also cancelled.

 

We saw a waiver I-601 but it seems like it may not apply to my situation.

Again I am just looking for any advice from similar situations and outcomes from filing such paperwork.

 

I'm curious to know if you got any assistance from your attorney about your waiver etc? I was told I needed a waiver as well but I'm a bit confused as to whether or not I'll need a waiver in addition to the K-1 Visa my fiancee and I are applying for. Have you gotten any clarity on this?


jens_prodigyFemaleBahamas2013-09-03 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich USCIS Center?

Hello all,

 

My fiance will be filing our I-129F Petition soon, and I'm seeing several posts from people comparing different processing centers "California" vs. "Vermont". How do we know which processing center our I-129 should go to? On Visa Journey FAQs, it says it will depend on where you live, but at the USCIS website it says: 

 

If you live in the US or abroad and are filing Form I-129F, then file your petition at:

 

USCIS

 

P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266

 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067



 

So does EVERYONE send the I-129F's to the TX address? Or do I need to look up where to send it somewhere else? My fiance lives in Atlanta, GA if that helps.

 

Thanks,

 

Adrian

 

 


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-28 19:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion 18 on I-129F Petition.

This is all incredibly helpful; thanks so much to all of you for your insight about this question!

 

Adrian


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-28 19:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion 18 on I-129F Petition.

My fiance and I are beginning the process petitioning for a K1 visa and working our way through the forms and getting together our documentation. I am not exactly certain how we should answer Question 18 on the I-129F petition and would appreciate some feedback from the forum. Question 18: "Has your fiance met and seen you within the two-year period immediately preceding filing this petition? Describe the circumstances under which you met... etc."

 

1) My fiance and I originally met in person in 2007, AND we have also met numerous times in the past two years. Is this question asking us to describe how we met *originally* regardless of the date, or is it asking us to describe how we "met" (i.e. visited) each other specifically in the last two years? Should we even reference our original meeting considering that it occurred outside the past two years? 

 

2) We have met in person seven times over the past two years, and I've detailed the dates and locations for each trip. What other written detail should we include to  describe the circumstances of these trips, if any? Is our sole purpose here to state our having met in person, or should we be also providing insight into the depth and strength of our relationship? (Note: we are also gathering airline boarding passes, itineraries, hotel receipts, etc. as suggested to support our statement.)

 

3) Should we provide evidentiary proof for each (all seven) visits during the past two years?

 

Thanks very much for your help!

 

Adrian


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-28 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBasic G-325A form question.

Thank you!


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-27 15:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBasic G-325A form question.

Hello All!

 

I'm hoping one of the experts on this forum can answer this basic question about the G-325A Biographic Form.

 

Near the top of the form, information is requested about the mother and father. It asks for their city and country of birth, as well as their city and country of residence. For the latter question, if they are no longer alive, should this question be answered "Deceased" or answered with the last place they resided (or some other answer)??

 

Thank you very much!!

 

Adrian - TAB2TAB


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-25 17:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Petition question, filing papers today!

Hi all,

 

We are wanting to file our I-129F petition but not sure what to do with question 12: "If your fiance(e) is currently in the US (which he is), complete the following..." It then asks for the the I-94 Arrival/Departure number. To our knowledge these numbers are no longer issued at the point of entry, because ESTA is filled out online in the UK. Since he is currently here in the States, how should we fill this out? There is no specific option to state that he is in the country, but does not have the I-94 number. We do NOT want to receive an RFE over the answer. 

 

We greatly appreciate your help!


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-26 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNEW form i-129f

I suspect this change was made in an effort to eliminate unnecessary RFEs merely because someone left a field blank on the I-129F that was not applicable.


TAB2TABMaleUnited Kingdom2013-08-13 13:16:00