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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

I do not need to work anymore going there, so not some of the regular issues associated with making money. I only have been there 2+ months since December, but I am done with the USA regrdless. I am familiar with foreigner's rights, or lack thereof, purchasing land, et cetera so we are on the same page. I am thinking of getting a place in the country, growing a lot of our own food and just chilling out with my love relaxing. I do see your points hands down on some issues, so not like you are blowing smoke at all and I do appreciate all the posts on here. I might however get a small business so I can get a business visa there, but I don't care about making money, just something to show them is all as I do not want to do visa runs. Anyhow, heading there again very soon and will update as things progress on my end and look forward to seeing other Thai/Farangs post on this thread too.



By the way, you do realize that it is a complete waste of time to apply for a permanent resident card for your wife if you plan to move back to Thailand soon (and before she becomes a US citizen)...

Edited by toma1, 05 July 2011 - 10:24 PM.

toma1MaleThailand2011-07-05 22:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

You don't need to deal with visa runs if you are married to a Thai citizen. Simply apply for a Non-O visa and then extend after 90 days for 1 year. It appears to be further extendable in 1 year increments.


Good idea. B is easier to get, but once you have it, O would be easier to deal with... what do you need to take in to get the extension?
toma1MaleThailand2011-07-05 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
QUOTE (aussie small good @ Mar 15 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ThaitoUSA @ Mar 15 2009, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Well, at least now this thread has finally gotten interesting!
Anyone wanna offer a comparison of Nana vs Cowboy?


There is a club in the basement of the Siam Square Novatel called CM2 (Siam Squared). My friends affectionately called it "The Black Hole." It has live bands, many farang men and many young Thai ladies. This one friend loved to bring guests from America there, just to show them the raunchiness of Bangkok. I went once and couldn't handle it. I love the cultural side of Thailand, as mentioned in the above post, but this part of it turns my stomach. When my father saw the beer bars in Patong beach, Phuket, he shook his head and said "Sad. I really feel for these girls."

A little known fact is that the international market is relatively small compared to the local one. One study reported that over 40% of Thai men frequent brothels on a monthly basis. At Chiang Mai Univeristy, for example freshmen boys all go together as a form of initiation. Men who can afford it take mai noi (mistresses), while many of those who cannot afford it go to the brothels. Even tiny towns far off the tourist trail have local services.

this sounds more like the teak door.com then a visa site
who has married a hooker if Daboyz didn't. Not all are bad right?

updated my log in name
American Small GoMale02009-03-15 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
QUOTE (ThaitoUSA @ Mar 15 2009, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE
Well, at least now this thread has finally gotten interesting!
Anyone wanna offer a comparison of Nana vs Cowboy?


There is a club in the basement of the Siam Square Novatel called CM2 (Siam Squared). My friends affectionately called it "The Black Hole." It has live bands, many farang men and many young Thai ladies. This one friend loved to bring guests from America there, just to show them the raunchiness of Bangkok. I went once and couldn't handle it. I love the cultural side of Thailand, as mentioned in the above post, but this part of it turns my stomach. When my father saw the beer bars in Patong beach, Phuket, he shook his head and said "Sad. I really feel for these girls."

A little known fact is that the international market is relatively small compared to the local one. One study reported that over 40% of Thai men frequent brothels on a monthly basis. At Chiang Mai Univeristy, for example freshmen boys all go together as a form of initiation. Men who can afford it take mai noi (mistresses), while many of those who cannot afford it go to the brothels. Even tiny towns far off the tourist trail have local services.

this sounds more like the teak door.com then a visa site
who has married a hooker if Daboyz didn't. Not all are bad right?
American Small GoMale02009-03-15 23:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
this is too funny, so where did you meet?


American Small GoMale02009-03-15 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Hi Guys: I have posted here twice before asking about submitting pictures from our Formal pithee mhand or Engagement Ceremony. My fiancee wore a rented White American (Western) style wedding dress. I have explained we will not submit any photos from the engaement ceremony and the reason, the COs might suspect we married which is forbidden for the K-1 visa.

She insists this is what will convince the COs at the Embassy to pass her, she calls it the Finishing touches. It could very likely finish us at the Embassy for a K-1 visa. I cannot force her to NOT submit the photos. She refuses to post the question at www.usvisa4thai.com. She says she has no question to ask. She knows it will be OK to submit these photos.

Any suggestions please ?

EDITED to add:

If any Thai fiancees or wives out there would like to comment, I would be happy to send you copies of the photos (2 or 3) she wants to submit so you can judge what the Embassy might think or do.

Belioeve me, if you tell me I am 100% wrong, and this is a perfect idea to submit these photos as the Finish to our package, I will happily go for it to end this problem.

Thanks to all.



I'm not sure that this has been tried by anyone on this forum. There are other cultures that have similar customs, though, so you might try searching the general forum for info about this issue. I seem to recall reading something like this elsewhere several years ago.

In the end, you are trusting that highly trained agents of the US government are fully cognizant of the culture in which they work. This should, for obvious reasons, be a requirement for working abroad as a representative of the United States. As the Federal government's track record over the last couple hundred years has been that of utmost sensitivity to other cultures, I would suppose you have very little to worry about. :devil:
toma1MaleThailand2010-05-09 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Hey, guys!

Just popping in to confirm that titers can be used instead of immunizations during the medical at Bumrungrad. If you SO is needle-shy, they might want to draw titers first to avoid the MMR and varicella boosters. Td will still need a jab, though.


Taking blood OUT for a titer test requires a needle in longer than an MMR shot. Plus if the titers are low, you are going to have to go back for more shots later (unless they run the test on the spot).

Finally, titer tests can be pricey here... I'm sure they cost less in Thailand, but are they still probably more expensive than a shot.
toma1MaleThailand2010-05-06 06:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Well I got more bad news today - after waiting the entire five months for them to approve my November petition - I emailed then called the NVC to find out the status of my application and I now have a BKK # but it is in "administrative review". I did a search on this and got a wide variety of results but basically I am led to believe that this means my application has been selected to undergo additional manual security checks which could take three weeks to two months?!?!? After I read about Administrative Review I called the NVC back to confirm that I'd been pulled for security screening and the lady basically confirmed it.

I am obviously very upset but I'm hoping someone here can clarify for me since my searches yielded conflicting results. At least one thread said that they could still possibly mail the petition to the embassy, my fiancée could get packet 3, finish her interview, and then she would have to wait for the security checks to clear? This doesn't make any sense. Any help is appreciated.

Mike



Honestly, from what I have seen people post here, if it is only two months you will be lucky. Some people have taken much, much longer. If you go about 5-6 pages back you will see a report about one that took seven.
toma1MaleThailand2010-05-04 17:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Thank you for adding, Tom. I didn't even think about how any information we'd get would probably be in Thai. I could translate it, but you're completely right about Experian not getting their information from us. Oh well.

About working, he's a lawyer. I've looked into the requirements for him to practice in our state. It'll take about a year and a half. There's a possibility of him working with my dad, a lawyer as well, but it's not certain. Even if he didn't go back to law, we should be good. His English is about the same as my former MIL who has been here since she was 17. We've talked about how he'll more than likely be at home for a few months while he gets accustomed to being here. He's not happy about it, seeing it as a housewife role, but knows that it will take time before he gets a job. That was a major thing we discussed when figuring out if I was going there or if he was coming here, but it couldn't hurt to talk about it a little more. Thanks for the advice.


That's better than most, for sure. A lot of people find taking professional boards in a language other than the one in which they studied to be quite difficult, because of the nuances of the tricky multiple choice questions. My Asian students have a hard time with multiple choice in English.

As far as a job, the "in" with your dad should be helpful. I guess he'd work as a legal aid for a while, huh?
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-28 16:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Good afternoon, Rob. Thank you very much. I appreciate your help.

Husby is very attached to the idea that as a husband he should be providing for our family no matter what. Generally, I agree. Except that he's moving across the ocean to a country he's never been to before while I've grown up here and have a good job. His way of compensation is to leave half of his money in his account to take care of his mother until he's settled here and can send money back. The other half he wants to bring here to help me.

We were talking last night and I so very badly wanted to tell him, "Thank you, but we're going to be fine. We won't need the 'help.' Focus on finding proof of your good credit history." But that would have been pretty devastating to his ego. So that's why I ask about the accounts.


Unless he is a physician, RN, or some kind of credentialed professional (and even THEN) you really should prepare him for the fact that, for a new immigrant, finding a job here is exceptionally difficult. Especially if his English is less than perfect. Most Thai immigrants that find jobs end up working at Thai restaurants. My wife has a Thai friend that is an RN that had trouble finding a job, and that's probably the best career situation possible.

Credit ratings are basically non transferrable. Even if you do collect this credit information--likely in Thai--what are you going to do with it? You don't go to Experian or Trans Union and provide information, they get it from the banks, etc. that report to them.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-28 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I was hoping some one could help me. My fiancee and I are working on packet 3 to send to the embassy in Bangkok. The link for the checklist that was sent to her in the mail provides an English only checklist (Rev. May-2009) which has conflicting information with the checklist that is posted on the embassy page in the packet 3 area. The checklist that is provided by the link they sent, says that we need to send all of the forms (I-134, DS 156, 156K, 157 and 230) along with the DS-2001. Basically everything.

The other checklist and the web page says to only send the signed checklist, DS-230, photocopy of the passport and two photos to have the interview scheduled. It goes on to say bring everything else to the interview.

I was just there visiting her and we were both scratching our heads at this. Sending all of the forms is not a problem, I just don't want to send everything when we don't have to, or worse yet, not follow the process correctly. If anyone has any ionformation they can share I would really appreciate it. Thanks for the help.



Crazy. I would err on the side of sending too much. And bring a copy of everything, too.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-25 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Does anyone know if the US Embassy is still open or if they closed their doors due to the insanity?


Not for this--that would take a civil war. There isn't even a travel warning yet. (There was a short term advisory, though.)

I can only hope the Red Shirts go home peacefully or the police crack down without hurting anyone and make them go home so it is safe for people in Bangkok again.


Both unlikely. I think that the best you can hope for is that whatever happens, it happens quickly.

Edited by toma1, 22 April 2010 - 06:21 PM.

toma1MaleThailand2010-04-22 18:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Hard to say. I just got back. I went down to the red shirt protest. They gave me a red shirt to wear and I partied down there with them for awhile. More or less out of curiousity. A couple hours after I left they got in some kind of gun battle with the soldiers. Apparently 13 people got killed and 80 wounded. Looking back it was a pretty stupid thing to do.

I dont really agree with what they are doing, but they were really nice to me. I guess not too many farangs go there. Oh well, I got a cool looking red shirt out of the deal.


If my wife caught me in a red shirt, I would never hear the end of it.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-19 11:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I'm traveling to Thailand. Arriving May 17. What are the odds the yellow shirts protest at the airport again? I hear they will start protests themselves against the red shirts.


Only a guess, but I think pretty low. They lost a LOT of supporters the last time they did that.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-19 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

yep this was all tax included.

@t&j i am a slave to the united mileage program too, what is the mileage % on ana? i know that for asiana (my new favourite) it was 70% on the economy fare. it was totally worth it to lose the mileage to be treated so well and the food was tasty on board (well the korean food was good my mom said the western food was awful).


Singapore Air:
good food
free changes
refundable -$100
100% mileage on CO/star alliance
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-15 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

@toma1, i finally found a solid airfare to bkk in june...746.33!


KangLang... can you let me know where you found this fare? I really do know someone that would go if they can get that price.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-14 17:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

@toma1, i finally found a solid airfare to bkk in june...746.33!


Really? Where? I know someone that might want to go.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-13 14:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

On an entirely different subject, for anyone that has recently gone through Bangkok's US Embassy for I-129F and K-1. When the NVC has forwarded the petition to Bangkok:

1) how does Bangkok contact the alien fiance(e), email, telephone, snail mail ?
NVC asked me for her email address.


2) I believe the US Embassy has recently received our package based on information I used from the NVC forum to track packages with DHL. How long after NVC ships and Embassy receives, before the Embassy makes contact with alien fiance(e) by whatever method ???

Thanks


My wife was never contacted at all. She talked with someone at the embassy and they told her. We also never received packet 3 from the embassy. Fortunately we already knew what to do and started processing everything about 5 days after the NVC sent the package.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-12 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Wife is pissed. I'll stay awake, chances are I'll be a ladyboy tomorrow.


For those that don't understand...

http://mens-health-m...om/news/45.html
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-11 00:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I found them reasonable. I would suggest contacting them to get a price for your situation. I had paid for the entire K1 package.


They aren't going to have a flat rate for this kind of situation... it's going to be hourly billing.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Are you suggesting finding one in Bangkok then or here in the USA? I would think having one there would be better.


Yeah, in Bangkok would make things easier, but there are a lot of fly-by-night operations there. Be sure to get multiple references. One that has both Thai and US offices may be useful.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Didn't even notice the speed improvement when I was there in Dec, which is probably cause they had just rolled it out.


Maybe you didn't pick up a 3G tower when you were using it. Probably only a few at that time.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

When did Thailand get 3G? I didn't think any of the carriers had rolled it out yet.


http://www.bangkokpo...across-thailand
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

It's a landline, or they simply provide you with a number and you hook up an ATA to your internet connection and receive calls through a normal phone? I assume the latter is the case. The downside to that is you can only call from your home.


Yeah, the latter. It's basically Vonage with a lower price (and less service).

*Actually* you can call from anywhere in the world that you can plug the (very small) box into an ethernet internet connection--and your US phone number will ring there as well. I always forget about that, myself. I should probably just remember to take the damn thing to BKK and hook it up in my apartment.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

There are SIM cards in Thailand with cheap local calling rates to the U.S. as well. At one point, TrueMove offered a 1B/minute SIM card for calls to the U.S. I'm not sure what is available right now. There are also other VoIP options local to Thailand that give you decent rates to the U.S. but I haven't tried any of them.


I need a SIM with unlimited 3G, have you seen one? The last one I had only had 30 hours a month free and inevitably I forget to shut it off after an evening at RCA and end up burning out the entire thing rather quickly.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I doubt they offer a Thailand number for you to call from if you wanted to use this from a "normal" cell phone. You should be able to use it over the internet, I would assume which means that you could probably use it via a smart phone from Thailand.


Yeah, true. And BKK internet can be really iffy.

BTW, the service I mentioned earlier includes a landline, so it's direct dial from your house. It's more like Vonage than Skype so you can call in and out.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

And what would an immigration attorney be able to do at this point that would make it worthwhile? Are they going to tell him what they are looking at? They act like
they are the CIA or something and exempt from the people who pay them seeing what they are doing.


If you get a fraud denial, you will want someone to act before the documents are returned to the USCIS. So at least have one in mind just in case. Check some of the Ho Chi Minh city cases, because these are a lot more common there.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

We use Skype-to-go. Unlimited calling to Thailand (or many other countries) from any cell phone for $5.95/month.


Wow they just added Thai mobiles to that plan! It was useless to me before, because it was landlines only and we only call mobiles.

But you still have to choose one country... I also need to call Hong Kong and the UK...

I wonder if I can buy the reverse of this plan for us to use while we are in Thailand to call back to the US?
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

:blink:

With records?


Yes. At least I think so. I don't need records, but I think they are available.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 16:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
I'm shocked to see home much some of you are paying to call Thailand.

I use a company called Versafon. Unlimited calling to Thailand and 11 other countries for $8 per month. This is a complete VOIP service, so it also includes a USA phone number. Clarity is better than cellular for me. Customer service is lacking a bit, but what do you expect for $8 a month?
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 16:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

Should I write the letter? I can get it there so they have it after the Songkran holiday!!!


I wouldn't worry about the holiday. It's not going to happen quickly in any case now.

Personally, given the specific circumstances that you explained combined with this AP issue, I would probably seek out an experienced immigration attorney at this point.

Edited by toma1, 09 April 2010 - 10:51 AM.

toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

i hope u guys will get visa before next yr
coz thai ppl i know who get AP,
they need to wait more than 1 month for get the visa
the longest that i know who got AP, they get 12 yrs to pass to AP


12 YEARS? or months?
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-09 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

That was in place last year (Jan 09). When they are called up to talk to the consular it is through a window and microphone, with a slot to slide papers back and forth just like a bank. I would guess that has been in place for many years.

When you walk in, where they take your evidence is at a desk where the Thai girls work, but the consular is behind glass (most likely with good reason, to keep them from bodily harm).


Interesting... I guess you can tell I've never been there. I guess I just never heard anyone mention that the interviews were like that. :D
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-08 15:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

What is FPU?

Fraud Prevention Unit
Here is an explanation, (I'm not recommending the owner of the site, BTW, but the explanation on this page is good.)
http://integrity-leg...l-blog/tag/fpu/
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-08 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

The new setup has a deal like some banks...glass window with a microphone for them to speak into and the people on the other side.


Sounds like jail. When did that start? It wasn't in place last year.

And remember, she had THREE people interviewing her...a man and a lady farang and the Thai lady. If I was in her shoes I would have been real intimidated. I would have felt like they were ganging up on me.


Yeah, that's odd to have three. Ann had one guy and they talked about her job and how he could get SCB services cheaper in Thailand while he was there. :rolleyes:
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-08 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

It's bad enough the kinds of questions they ask that are related to the visa application,
but there may be an undercurrent "test" thrown into the mix, depending on which color
shirt the interviewee is perceived to be wearing.


Yup. You are exactly right... and that's not the half of it. Don't know if anyone noticed, but the US government OFFICIALLY criticized the "red shirts" yesterday.

But you are probably referring to the "sex" question. It may have been designed to catch her off guard in case this was a pay-for-marriage deal.

Edited by toma1, 08 April 2010 - 09:53 AM.

toma1MaleThailand2010-04-08 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

According to Teaw they are getting really nasty there. They are doing this to many of the ladies now and one they had told her at the interview they had the visa and then they called her up a few days later,
told her it was cancelled and said they would call her later.


The Thai-speaking interviewers have always been more rude than the English-speaking interviewers. I have always recommended that you interview in English if at all possible.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-08 08:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I've never been on an airline that had edible food.


Singapore Airlines, Asiana, Cathay Pacific and a few others have good food! The US based carriers mostly suck, though. I avoid them now when I can. I am still elite on Continental, and their BusinessFirst food is good--they grill tenderloin steaks to order--but yeah, the regular food is not good. If you have to choose a US carrier, choose Continental. It's by far the best in most categories, but doesn't even come close to matching the best international carriers in terms of, well, anything.

Edited by toma1, 07 April 2010 - 04:45 PM.

toma1MaleThailand2010-04-07 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

ahh the scary china eastern!


I've flown it many times on domestic flights within China, but never internationally. I didn't notice anything exceptionally horrible other than the food and fake Budweiser beers they hand out which are warm and undrinkable.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-07 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

I have no problem with what you are saying. But I supplied emails between Teaw and I back to from April of 08 after the ex and I had agreed that the divorce was best for both of us. I only had chats going back to September before the divorce. So I established the relationship existed before I was able to get back over and get the divorce done and by the time I got the divorce done we had already decided to file for the visa after I got home in October. If you met Teaw you would know without a doubt this is no fraud case.


I don't think this is a fraud case, but your problem may be that the embassy suspects it is and they want to investigate further. Maybe they actually want time to read and analyze your emails and chats (as I think they don't normally do that as a matter of course).

How much of what you told us do they know? Hopefully they will let you supply additional information at this point. You definitely don't want the case to be sent back to the USCIS for visa fraud as that will result in a permanent ban on your fiancee and it seems that that finding takes forever to overturn, if it ever happens at all. This seems to happen to Vietnamese cases regularly and you can read about some real horror stories there.

Trust me, it wouldn't matter if I met her. My friend is the sweetest East European girl I've ever met, but she got her citizenship through a wedding "arrangement" with an American. She lined up one for her sister, too. Both divorced as soon as they had naturalized. Brought their parents over, too. If you ask them, they will tell you that it is what they had to do to survive and help their family. Again, I'm NOT saying that this is you, but embassies see these cases all the time, and you can't tell anything based on a sweet personality.
toma1MaleThailand2010-04-07 12:50:00