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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPanic panic...I have a feeling we're missing something out
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I have just spoken with my fiance in San Francisco and he says that he sent off the I-129F and received confirmation and therefore feels like there shouldn't be any further problems and it's also been over 3 months now so if there was a problem, wouldn't they have noticed by now??


They give confirmation that they *recieved* your packet and then they basically put it into storage for 3-6 months until someone is ready to look at it.

I'm sorry to say it sounds like you'll definitely get a RFE, though as Kim said you can get all of the remaining packet ready while you're waiting.. your letters of intent, your meeting evidence, your G325A's... the moment you get the RFE you can send it off. DO NOT send it before as it will do nothing to your case. Remember it's all put into storage and won't be noticed or connected with your case. Luckily, it only takes a short while after recieving the RFE for your case to be approved once you send all your documents in as it stays at the top of the pile.

Be prepared to not make it there by Christmas as there's a whole other process to do after being approved. You can start by gathering what's needed such as your police certificate and vaccination records. Once you're approved, you need to have a medical examination and interview. You MIGHT make it by Christmas, though don't put your heart into that as London sometimes takes a few months.

Basically, read the guides. smile.gif

Good luck...

Edited by Gemmie, 23 August 2008 - 04:41 AM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-23 04:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 marriage to resident timeframe
I'm kind of in the same position in that I graduate college next summer, and this is why we didn't apply for the K1 until recently. There is a time limit on everything after you get the NOA2, which includes the interview date, using the visa, getting married... there is no way that I'd be able to finish college with those restraints. I'm expecting the NOA2 at the new year and then have until the summer to get the visa and use it.

I'd advise trying to get the interview as late as possible and then using the visa as late as possible (of course within the 6 month period). She might not be there for graduation but perhaps she can finish the school year.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-26 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisits being denied?
There's a thread here about being denied entry to the US and several others that have been made recently about visiting while the K1 is pending. smile.gif
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-17 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbortion
QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Oct 5 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gemmie @ Oct 5 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think the poster meant that she had to go for psychiatric testing BECAUSE of the abortion and was worried that this will be a factor for denial.

You wont be denied because of an abortion. smile.gif
Section 212(a) 1 indicates psychiatric problems that poses a threat to self or others are inadmissible.

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(I) to have a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, or

(II) to have had a physical or mental disorder and a history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has posed a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others and which behavior is likely to recur or to lead to other harmful behavior, or

(iv) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to be a drug abuser or addict, is inadmissible.



I'm aware of that.

We're talking specifically about the abortion, not the psychiatric testing.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-05 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbortion
I think the poster meant that she had to go for psychiatric testing BECAUSE of the abortion and was worried that this will be a factor for denial.

You wont be denied because of an abortion. smile.gif
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-05 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis it worth filling a K1 visa if
You're right, the OP hasn't stated whether they intend to marry their fiance/e in the US.

If they don't, I'd seriously wonder why they would even consider a K1 visa when the 90 day rule exists.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-10 06:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through a rought time, needing some sound advice.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there was a visa needed or much paperwork to marry and stay in the US in the past (even 15 years)? My fiance's grandmother is British, she came with nothing to file. Then again, that was yeeeears ago. tongue.gif People are often surprised at how difficult it is nowadays.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-10 06:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through a rought time, needing some sound advice.
QUOTE (Lee W @ Oct 10 2008, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wish the process was easier for everyone (although I know it was even harder years ago). I'm not sure how much of a factor this has, but I actually have an Aunt in the US who went through the process some years ago. Does this help in any way?


I've heard that the process was much easier in the past actually.. I think it was 2003 (?) that it started to kick in and it went on from there.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-10 06:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through a rought time, needing some sound advice.
Hi Lee,

First of all, I'm really sorry that you're feeling so depressed right now.

I'm in a similar position as you are right now, except I've never applied for a B2 visa. In the past 3 years, I've used the VWP a total of 7 times... the amount of time spent in the US varies from 4 days to 6 weeks. I'd never really had any problems until recently. On my last visit in September, the officer was extremely concerned when he saw my passport stamps and questioned me for quite some time about my intentions, my fiance, my rights, my ties to the UK... I showed him some evidence that I was returning and my ticket, and eventually he was satisfied (or at least found no reason to deny me entry). However, I was also questioned again after I left the room and my suitcase was searched. I don't know if this was a random inspection, or a result of the red "A" that the officer had written on my immigration form. It was very distressing getting through POE, especially after having no problems beforehand.

I'm going to attempt again one last time in December to visit the family for Christmas. It will only have been 3 months since my last visit and 3 months since the visit before that (one visit for 6 weeks, one for 3), so I have no idea if I will be denied. I will take as much evidence as possible along with me, along with a copy of the NOA1 recieved in August. We're not expecting the NOA2 until the end of December.

Personally, if I were in your position, I would wait until you get the NOA2 seeing as it's "due" any day now. The process goes much quicker afterwards and I'm guessing you could be in the US with your visa anytime from December-March (personal estimate, there are other timelines to help). It CAN take longer though as you know. Are you willing to take the risk of getting your NOA2 while you're in the states and not being able to continue with the rest of the process at the time? Especially if you want to go for 90 days.

Do you have everything ready for the next step? Do you have your police certificate, are your injections up-to-date, do you know what forms you need to fill and documents needed, do you have evidence of an ongoing relationship / financial evidence from your fiancee? If so, I would personally wait until you receive Packet 3 from London, and then send all the essential files off. You'll have your medical and interview and be ready to go, if all goes well.

I understand how hard it is to be apart from your fiancee, we've been doing this for years now. The only reason I'll attempt getting into the US in December is because I won't be able to move until next July, among other reasons. But you're in the home stretch.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-10 06:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFew questions?
QUOTE (sonomacountygal @ Oct 12 2008, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There is no age limit, but you do have two concerns. One issue that will be examined throughout the process is the maturity of both parties, and the likelyhood of a successful marriage. Second, without suficient income to qualify on your own, your future wife will need a qualifying sponser, perhaps your parents. You, and her sponser, will be responsible for your fiancee while in the U.S. awaiting adjustment of status, and then for ten years, or 40 qualifying quarters, or until she becomes naturalized.

To file a petition, you have to reside in the United States, or be a member of the Military serving overseas. There are other ways to legally enter the US other than marriage, such as a tourist, a student, or a worker. Each has their own restrictions, and qualifications. Remember, however, that intent is everything, and if the DHS or the DOS suspects fraud, then all bets are off.

For what it is worth, finish school, get a job, and then worry about marriage. If your love is true, it will endure, and you will be in a better position in a few years, to provide for your young wife.


No offense, but the OP didn't ask for relationship advice on when to get married.

Also, the maturity of both people and likelihood of a successful marriage is impossible to judge from the place of an officer working on your file or at the consulate. They're not there to make moral judgements, just be convinced that there is a bonafide relationship and that both people have intentions to get married.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-12 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUK or England?
I wrote "United Kingdom" seeing as "United States" is acceptable/preferred.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-17 06:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo not wish to proceed with application
I had a friend a couple of years ago that was going through this process.

She was American and he was from Ireland. She thought he felt the same way about her, that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, that he was just as deeply in love as she was. They submitted a Fiance petition, received their NOA2, their Packet 3, he attended a medical and then he told her that he had passed the interview and he was coming home in a week.

She was over the moon, until she found out that he had lied to her, gotten cold feet and not attended the interview. He didn't wish to be married anymore and move to be with her, so he took the easy way out. What's more is that he had started seeing a girl in Ireland. She was absolutely devastated and said many of the things that you have said here.

That was almost a year ago. Now, she's made a new life for herself. She picked herself up, went back to college, carried on working and went back to what she loved doing; writing, being with animals... if you ask her now about the pain she went through, she would tell you that it was HIS loss and that she's happier than ever; that she deserves someone who loves her just as much as she has the ability to love someone.

I'm very sorry this has happened to you, and ultimately it's your decision whether or not to proceed with the application. Just ask yourself if you're willing to take the risk of losing trust for a second chance.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-17 06:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of returning to work
I took my apartment contract, university letter, utility bills.. they just asked to see my return ticket and never said anything when I showed my university letter, other than asking why I was going back to school a week late.

This time I'm also taking letters from the fiance's family saying when they expect me to leave, and perhaps a letter from my tutor stating that I'm working with him and when I'm expected to return.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-19 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need your help......
QUOTE (Cham @ Oct 20 2008, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gemmie @ Oct 20 2008, 06:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wish people wouldn't pass judgement on someone just because she's trying to do this with her heart AND her head. I did the same thing myself, used my heart and my head, not because I didn't trust my partner.. but because I wanted to look logically at all of the aspects before making such a big decision and leaving my previous life behind.

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As someone said THERE IS NO WHAT IFs. If you trusted him 100% there would be no questions of what if he does this or that. What If I am deported. what if what if. If you trust him 100% you would not be thinking ANY what ifs ecspecially about him divorcing you.


Comments such as this are, in my opinion, naive.. you have to know that just because you would finally be together with your loved one, things aren't going to be "happily ever after".. there is ALWAYS a chance that a marriage might fail and it usually happens to the person that doesn't expect it. There is nothing wrong with looking ahead at her options should her marriage not work out.

Let's face it, how many times has someone posted here when their marriage breaks down, asking if there's a way to stay in the US after divorce? Were they simply not "trusting" their partner? As much as I agree that you should trust in your relationship and in each other that you'll work things out, I don't agree that there is no such thing as a "what if?" In fact, we should know by now that there is always a what if in immigration; what if I can't get granted a tourist visa, what if I am denied entry at POE, what if I can't see my love for the entire process, what if our application is denied, what if I can't make enough money to support him/her, what if we face problems in the future - and yes, what if it doesn't work out. All reasonable thoughts.

To the OP.. I suggest you look at the guides first. You could get married wherever you wish, but the type of visa is different depending where/when you choose to do so. There are options for you if you entered the marriage in good faith and it didn't work out.


I was NOT passing judgement had you read it properly you would have understood that I was saying IF she has issues with the what ifs then WAIT. Like another poster stated ..get the things you want FIRST out of the way before you make a full blown commitment. Rose colored glasses do come off and then the reality hits.
YES she is loving her man and YES she is smart enough to be thinking about these issues. MY POINT WAS that IF she is thinking about these issues and saying a ton of what IFS then she does not need to get married just yet.
There was a question of trust. SO therefore it was far from naive my friend.
I was IN HER SHOES 2 times and I cant tell you how many times I wish I would have stated the what ifs INSTEAD of wearing the rose colored glasses and thinking that it was a fairytale

NOT once did I say her thoughts were unreasonable. whistling.gif mad.gif blink.gif
JEEZ


There's no need to be so defensive. My comment about passing judgement was aimed at the people that were claiming she seemed more interested in a GC.

You might not have said that her thoughts were "unreasonable", but you did say that there wouldn't be these kind of questions if she trusted her partner. This is why I selected that part of your comment and addressed that one part, because I don't agree. Questioning decisions is a healthy process, and doesn't say anything about the level of trust, in my opinion. I didn't see anything about the OP confessing to having an issue with trust. It's just having natural thoughts about such a huge decision.

The rest of it, about waiting before making a decision, yes. Of course that's a smart and logical thing to do.

Edited by Gemmie, 20 October 2008 - 01:11 PM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-20 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need your help......
I wish people wouldn't pass judgement on someone just because she's trying to do this with her heart AND her head. I did the same thing myself, used my heart and my head, not because I didn't trust my partner.. but because I wanted to look logically at all of the aspects before making such a big decision and leaving my previous life behind.

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As someone said THERE IS NO WHAT IFs. If you trusted him 100% there would be no questions of what if he does this or that. What If I am deported. what if what if. If you trust him 100% you would not be thinking ANY what ifs ecspecially about him divorcing you.


Comments such as this are, in my opinion, naive.. you have to know that just because you would finally be together with your loved one, things aren't going to be "happily ever after".. there is ALWAYS a chance that a marriage might fail and it usually happens to the person that doesn't expect it. There is nothing wrong with looking ahead at her options should her marriage not work out.

Let's face it, how many times has someone posted here when their marriage breaks down, asking if there's a way to stay in the US after divorce? Were they simply not "trusting" their partner? As much as I agree that you should trust in your relationship and in each other that you'll work things out, I don't agree that there is no such thing as a "what if?" In fact, we should know by now that there is always a what if in immigration; what if I can't get granted a tourist visa, what if I am denied entry at POE, what if I can't see my love for the entire process, what if our application is denied, what if I can't make enough money to support him/her, what if we face problems in the future - and yes, what if it doesn't work out. All reasonable thoughts.

To the OP.. I suggest you look at the guides first. You could get married wherever you wish, but the type of visa is different depending where/when you choose to do so. There are options for you if you entered the marriage in good faith and it didn't work out.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-20 06:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting
She'd have 90 days (almost 3 months) before she absolutely has to be married, so she could join you in the US.

If she decides she does still want to get married, she can. If not, then the visa isn't valid anymore but she'd be going back to her home country anyway.

Edited by Gemmie, 21 October 2008 - 05:50 AM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-21 05:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFilling for a K1 (Need some advise)
That is a dangerous ground to walk on, as I'm sure others will tell you. Even engagement parties are a concern.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-29 08:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa or just get married...????
If they probe further and find that you're staying with your fiance, won't they take that as misrepresentation?
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-29 08:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes being in USA on Visa Waiver affect processing maybe????
I don't think they'd even know you were in the US... as pushbrk said. Remember, many couples spend most of the processing time over there using the VWP and as long as you leave on the right date, no problems.

Also, that last touch might have been an approval, judging by your timeline. Perhaps try calling, check emails, etc.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-11 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumerous K-1 Related Questions
I'm also finishing school next June and expect my interview to be around March/April. That gives me plenty of time to have the visa in my passport in the 6 months allowed.

Can she visit you? It's much easier for the US citizen to travel than having to worry about getting through the border and when to use the passport/visa.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-27 07:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny way at all of extending/postponing a K1's life?
QUOTE (Damian P @ Nov 13 2008, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gemmie @ Nov 13 2008, 06:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I might be reading this wrong and just be being dumb.. but if you're leaving in March, you could still technically stay here until May when your visa expires, no? And that gives you more time to gather more funds..


I leave on March 31st, the visa expires April 19th - I'm not gonna earn a whole lot in 2 weeks........


I see, should've actually done the maths.. blush.gif

You're in a difficult situation, perhaps you could call the embassy and ask them if there's any way to extend it? I know that everyone says it's available for 6 months only and that might be true, but I think they would know if there *was* a way. Or are you now "out of their system" now that you have your visa?

Is there anyone in the states that could help you out if you were in desperate need and both end up unemployed? You might be able to work with your savings until then, though I am pretty much screaming at the exchange rate myself. Funny how NOW it decides to go to shite..
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-13 07:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny way at all of extending/postponing a K1's life?
I might be reading this wrong and just be being dumb.. but if you're leaving in March, you could still technically stay here until May when your visa expires, no? And that gives you more time to gather more funds..
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-13 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproblem with USCIS website
Don't worry, the site is barely loading for me and this past week it showed me as being touched and then un-touched. tongue.gif
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-17 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion about my finance coming to visit
It seems it's 16 months since he was last in the US, he should be fine.

I would still bring ties to the UK. What you give as the reason is up to you.. many people here say vacation or visiting friends and family, but I've said boyfriend and fiance many times in the past.

No idea what will happen on a given day.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-24 19:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat was the fastest NOA1 to NOA2 for Vermont filers in 2008?
Well Rebeccajo, we would see a lot more people around here complaining if they had to endure a 17 month wait for their green card, which must be a lot more torturous than the wait for the NOA2. I'm not naive and don't believe that everything is peachy once you're finally in the US with your loved one. I read a lot about the boredom and helplessness that people feel once moving to the US and not being able to live "normally" until finally having that green card. A 17 month wait is something that is certainly unfair.

As for some posters in here (and the July thread) who are openly making complaints about faster approvals.. seriously, get a grip. If YOU were the one to be approved, you would be the first one posting on here about it and doing the happy dance, and you would expect others to be happy for you. After all of the comments at the people waiting over 6 months, and how it's ridiculous that we should be waiting so long... but now if you're approved too quickly, that's a reason to complain too?

We know by now that it's the luck of the draw, and others do get approved before others all the time. But you don't know what that couple has personally been through, or how long they've been waiting until now. I'm speaking generally here, but a lot of the couples I see from other countries have only known each other since this year and are already complaining about the wait. We've personally been waiting years now and have been waiting patiently for the NOA2 because we knew what to expect. And yes, I have seen others approved that filed after me. Who cares, I wasn't expecting an approval until December or January anyway. How does someone elses luck and happiness affect that?

I'm not saying you can't get frustrated at having to wait a few weeks longer... but at least show some decency and congratulate others on their lucky and speedy part of the process, as you would like yourself.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-29 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVWP and marriage!
Your posts at different times say two completely different things...

QUOTE (becky-sees-stars @ Nov 29 2008, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
we aren't planning on marriage just seeing what the options are i'm happy going over for 3months and coming back as i like to stick to the rules i didn't say we were or going to get married

i do not have the intent of coming over and getting married,

i have no and never did have any intention on marrying him or staying




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we want to go get married when i get over afer xmas and was wondering once this is done (i don't need to work as he earn $42+ a year and has his own house, if i can just stay out there once married in Las Vegas or at a small chapel or reg. office??? unsure.gif

well any help will be great we have known each other a while this isn't marriage for any other reason than love

i just want to know say we did get married while i was over there what can we do so i can stay if there is anything?
has anyone else got married on the VWP and stayed in te us???



People have told you that it's fraud to enter with the intent to stay, now I would look at the Guides if you want more details on your "options".

Edited by Gemmie, 30 November 2008 - 12:25 PM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-30 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do your parents/family take it?
QUOTE (Breezie54 @ Nov 28 2008, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the fact that i cannot leave the country for the first four years is kinda hard,



Do you mean you can't leave America? Because you'll be able to..
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-28 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do your parents/family take it?
My family aren't too happy about it.. it took them a LONG time to accept that I was serious about this.

They always asked me in the past "would you like to live in the US then?" and I always said "no" because I genuinely had no desire to live there. I was happy visiting my then-boyfriend but wanted to stay in the UK. But things change and things happen. We got engaged... we couldn't go on flying back and forth forever. There is no longer a way for us to progress in our relationship unless one of us makes the move to be together.

Eventually when they asked "would you like to live in the US?" I stopped saying no.. I said maybe.. and then I started saying yes, that's the plan. I told them about the visa process several times.

And yes, they still ask me sometimes if I would like to live there, and if I'm still going to. I think they're hoping that I've changed my mind or that I've given up on the long wait and decided to bring him here instead. My mother died a few years ago, and my father claims he wants me to be happy but I know he's only saying it because he feels he has to. He also tells me that it will be miserable without me, and that he wishes Bill were British, that it would feel as though I had died once I move countries. It's horrible to hear such things, but I know that I've given almost 6 years to this person, my boyfriend and fiance... I want to take it further and give him everything that I can, without the ocean in the way.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-28 12:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee holiday visit, need PoE advice
Got to admit it, I'm a nervous wreck. wink.gif

Good luck!
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-08 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee holiday visit, need PoE advice
Have you said fiance in the past?

I'm going on the 11th (December) so in less than 5 weeks!

Edited by Gemmie, 08 November 2008 - 02:29 PM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-08 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee holiday visit, need PoE advice
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Visiting friends and family IS completely honest. If you mean you want to test what happens when she says, "I'm visiting my fiance." be prepared for her to be escorted to the next flight home without ever seeing you.


I've said "visiting my boyfriend" four times and "visiting my fiance" three times now (without a job) and wasn't turned away, though I'm considering simply holding it to "visiting family and friends" next month. The only thing worrying me is whether they've already got on file that I've said "fiance" in the past so perhaps changing it now will look like I'm trying to with-hold information.

Edited by Gemmie, 08 November 2008 - 02:24 PM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-08 14:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHypothetical K1 Question
Yeah, it's pretty obvious they don't know about the K1 when travelling unless you tell them. I've never been asked about it, and I can tell it's something they would use if they knoew. smile.gif

Also, about the arguement of "I'm going to use the K1 to move anyway, so why does it matter WHEN?" don't forget that you need to give them the appropriate paperwork when using the K1. I've heard about problems just losing that brown envelope, even.

Edited by Gemmie, 05 December 2008 - 04:35 AM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-05 04:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHypothetical K1 Question
OOH! I'm a Platinum member too. biggrin.gif
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-04 08:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHypothetical K1 Question
QUOTE (Damian P @ Dec 4 2008, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gemmie @ Dec 4 2008, 07:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was thinking the same thing since I won't be moving until next summer.


Aren't you off today? For a holiday I mean?


Nah, it's next Thursday. I've been saying "next week" ever since Sunday though 'cause it makes it seem nearer.

Good point about immigrant intent. I probably wouldn't try and enter the US with the K1 in the passport as that pretty much advertises it.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-04 07:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHypothetical K1 Question
I was thinking the same thing since I won't be moving until next summer.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-04 07:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresage diference?
QUOTE (Damian P @ Dec 4 2008, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (paullybear @ Dec 4 2008, 02:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
just want to ask if it is possible for denie my pitition to my fiancee bacause she just turn 18 last month and i'm going to 45..is everyone know got approve with big age gap like us..thank you so much hope to hear ur answer soon..


Phillipines, by any chance?


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GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-04 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Visited My K-1 Fiancee in the US! All Went Well!
Yeah, it's difficult to know what to give as a reasoning.

Obviously I don't want to add scrutiny by saying "visiting USC fiance" but I also don't want to add any by saying "vacation" or "visiting friends" when I have so many entry stamps to Boston. (that was also Russ' POE many times, is it known as a "good" one, do you know?) One more question and they're going to find out that I'm staying with him anyway, and our relationship status.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-02 15:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Visited My K-1 Fiancee in the US! All Went Well!
Thanks for the info. Glad you had a good time, it's only your second visit, I see? I wouldn't have expected any problems there, but I guess you can never guarantee.

I've seen many people give the advice to not be too honest, not to mention a boyfriend or fiancee, but it's always worked for me thus far. It would look even more suspicious if I had followed everyone else and said "vacation" when it's my 8th time at the same city. wink.gif

I'm flying out next week and plan on being honest and upfront.

Edited by Gemmie, 02 December 2008 - 03:13 PM.

GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-02 15:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do I do now
Sorry if this upsets you Chelle, but I think Keith is being incredibly selfish and perhaps it's time for you to question the validity of his commitment to you.

I do remember how he left you without warning and flew back to England, and I also remember how after 6 months together in person, you were still saying "I'm not sure if he'll go through with this, I'll have to hope." If he was that committed to the relationship and the idea of marriage, you would KNOW where you two stand, and you would know that he was going to do this for the both of you. As soon as you mentioned the anxiety you felt about whether he'll go through with it, the alarm bell was still there.

I hope you work everything out but also consider what is best for you.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-19 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFaster or easier processing for EU citizens?
It's a common misconception about E.U files.

We were approved after 4.5 - 5 months of waiting and some other UK filers are still waiting past the 6 month mark. Meanwhile, I see plenty of filers from the Phillipines being approved quickly.

Best thing to do is forget about priviledges of citizenship/nationality. Most people in the E.U didn't think it was likely they would be turned away at the US border either based on where they were from, but many are. I still hear people in the UK talking about the special relationship between the US and UK and how it should work in our favour, but no. It's all about the US laws, not the relationship between countries.
GemmieFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-01-09 08:20:00