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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust 2008 fillers
QUOTE (maliciant @ Apr 7 2009, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awww.... the weather has gone rotten, the trip to st louis is going to be about 55 degrees and a 50/50 chance of rain... we'll still see the arch but we don't really want to spend 5 or so hours hanging out outside if the weather is going to suck. It could still turn out decent, but I have a feeling we'll be hunting for some kind of mall or flea market or something to kill some time checking out.



Union Station is kinda fun...with cool architecture. (sp?)...I found the whispering walls in the Grand Hall pretty neat.
Here is a comment I found on it online:

While wedding planning, we made a stop inside to check out the whispering walls in the Grand Hall - something that I suggest everyone do, at least once - where while standing in one corner of the arch, the sound of your whispering gets catapulted to the other side for another person to hear. The Grand Hall itself is gorgeous, and reminds me of New Orleans.
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-04-07 12:00:00
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QUOTE (maliciant @ Apr 3 2009, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You are officially refiled... but is it expedited too or do you have to wait to find out about that?

I'm king... so I guess well, it's time to start demanding NOA1... for AOS!... or maybe approved visa's... it's kind of a mess.... it's hard to know what to demand...



I would just go with demanding whatever for whomever wink.gif

And good luck to all ... I agree it's hard to keep up these days smile.gif

(Edited: OH, it looks like I'm Dungeon Mistress again so I DO demand whatever for whomever!!!!)

Edited by Stinkerpotsam, 05 April 2009 - 02:25 PM.

StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-04-05 14:25:00
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Congratz Blondeprincess!

So we have an interview date now luv.gif April 24th!! I called and got the info from the DOS this morning!!
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-26 18:07:00
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QUOTE (maliciant @ Mar 20 2009, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hope it all goes smoothly... I'm just you know... rescuing the thread from page two...


Hi Mal...like the new profile pik, very cute smile.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-20 15:41:00
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QUOTE (HelloWorld08 @ Mar 18 2009, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
YAY!! MY 1000TH POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 jest.gif jest.gif jest.gif jest.gif

LOL good.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-18 17:19:00
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QUOTE (Cuchita @ Mar 17 2009, 07:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Guysssssssssssssssss He got it he got it!!!!!!!wooohoooo. God is good, too good. kicking.gif

That is great news Cuchita smile.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-17 21:40:00
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QUOTE (Stinkerpotsam @ Mar 10 2009, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cuchita @ Mar 9 2009, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You guys are mestup!, tongue_ss.gif nobody informed me you opened this thread, till I did the research and Dany told me.

I 've wondering like a lost dog sad.gif looking and posting in strangers' threads snif snif. I'll go home now.

Bye.

Awww now that's just sad. sad.gif



And Ps...congrats to HD and Welcome Tee smile.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-10 20:05:00
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QUOTE (Cuchita @ Mar 9 2009, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You guys are mestup!, tongue_ss.gif nobody informed me you opened this thread, till I did the research and Dany told me.

I 've wondering like a lost dog sad.gif looking and posting in strangers' threads snif snif. I'll go home now.

Bye.

Awww now that's just sad. sad.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2009-03-10 19:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBackground Checks
Sorry, the Petitioner..I'm new to this lingo.. wink.gif

Thanks for the info, I have no history to be worried about, I do however have family members that are associated with misc. bike clubs and while they are not part of my everyday life they are in the outer fringes.

I'm just very excited about this process and def don't want anything silly like that to cause red flags that would require delays. rose.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2008-08-01 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBackground Checks
Do they do them on the Sponser?

And how much do they check into you as a person, your associations with people, etc.?

Thanks! rose.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2008-08-01 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStudent filling out I-134 Affadavit of Support
Everyone is probably glued to the teles for election coverage wink.gif
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2008-11-04 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYeah! K-1 Approved, with child. Now I'm not so sure.
I have to agree with everyone here; if we were approved for them to be moved over here for the holidays, while I would adore having them here, I would never in a million years feel offended or hurt that they waited.

I personally feel VERY blessed that he has opted to move here for us to be together so that I am not uprooted and taken from my family. I honestly can't even imagine how that would feel that last morning, knowing your leaving your home and family. No matter how excited I was to get to him!!!

I would encourage her to enjoy this time with them and keep the tree up no matter how long it takes.
StinkerpotsamFemaleEngland2008-11-12 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGot my NOA 2 in the mail....Now what?

Depending on where your petition was processed, you may not ever receive any notification that your case has been processed/shipped to your

consulate. My fiance and I had to call them to find out and get our case number.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-11-27 18:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Approved! :D

Super stoked about about this. Spent about an hour and a half at the embassy in Auckland, most of which was just

waiting to be seen by the officer for the interview. He asked a few questions, and said everything is fine and I should

receive my visa early next week!

 

Having this site and all the helpful people on here has helped me immensely during this difficult process, so thank you everyone!

 

Just had one question. All I really have to do now, is wait for the visa, book a flight and hand the unopened

package to the POE officer once arrive in the US right?

 

Also, i read somewhere that I fill have to fill out an online form instead of the one they used to give you on the plane?


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-01-17 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 Visa Rejection....
I understand your frustration. But you just need to stay positive, do what they ask and try to be patient. We had to wait a month before we could even send in our petition because we didnt have the money. After that it took six months to finally get the visa. Which was surprisingly fast because at the time the estimated processing times for k1 visas was 10 months.

We got an RFE too, because we forgot to check 1 box and filled in the wrong biographics form even though aside from the name of the forms theyre both identical.

It may seem ridiculous but it is just how it is. Soon enough you will be living in the states with your fiance and all of this will just be a distant bad memory.

Keep at it. Everything will go your way in the end :)






jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-05-19 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsmission accomplished

Congrats! Such an awesome feeling :D


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-06-13 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsThis process..........

I know easier said than done, but just try keep your mind on other things. I was away from my now husband for 6 months, and no matter how hard I tried there was just a constant ache. But we are now married, and been living together for 5 months and all of that waiting and being apart just seems like a distant nightmare. It's all worth it in the end :)


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-06-22 18:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 260, what in the ever loving hell?
On those forms i only put the places that i lived for at least 6 months. Never had an issue. Seriously, how are they going to know?
jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-06-25 23:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F RFE signature question

So my fiance and I got an RFE. One of the requests was for us to send in a G325a form (rather than the G-325 form we did send in).

 

I filled in the form, signed it and scanned it for my fiance to post to uscis, but have just read that the signatures need to be original.

 

He's already posted our RFE to uscis, what should we do? should I just post the original to him and wait for uscis to ask for it? 

 

Thanks guys


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-10-16 03:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion regarding interview and financial support

I haven't received it yet. Just been trying to get everything ready so that i'm prepared.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-11-21 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion regarding interview and financial support

Just wanted to know if I take my evidence of financial support to the interview? or send it in with the other things? Had

a look on the VJ Auckland consulate page, but is a little bit unclear.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-11-21 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 and passport

My passport expires in less than 6 months, but I have applied for a renewed one which should arrive in 10 days.

 

I won't be able to complete the DS-160 until I have the renewed one correct?

 

 

Thanks guys.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-11-27 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting engaged without a big proposal?

That's all you should need, just be honest. As long as your engaged and in a genuine relationship the proposal doesn't matter.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-01-18 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame Sex K-1 Visa

Sounds like you haven't met in person yet? One of the K1 visa requirements is that you must have met in person within 2 years of sending in the petition. You also have to provide

evidence of doing so (photos, boarding passes, visa stamps, etc..) Until you've done this there's not really anything you can do.

 

I'd recommend reading through the K1 Visa Guide by clicking the 'guides' link above. My fiance and I are currently at the end of the process waiting for my interview

on January 16th. One thing I wish I had done, was followed this guide more diligently as we made a couple mistakes that could have been avoided. 


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-12-26 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'm the US petitioner for my fiancé who resides in england…filing next week.
Just try to be patient and the time will fly. I spent only 2 weeks with my now husband over a 6 month period. It was really hard on both of us but now we are together and it all just feels like a distant bad dream.

As long as you make at least what the poverty guidelines states you should be fine. The uscis seems to be processing petitions quite quickly recently.

The petition will be approved before the medical and interview, but the actual visa application wont be approved until the medical and interview are done. My medical and interview were done on seperate days, but this seems to vary from country to country.

Good luck and stay positive!






jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-03-22 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConfusion about Proof of bonafide relationship during I-129F
What you need is absolute proof that you meet the requirement of having met in person within the last 2 years. Photos are great, but the USCIS sees them as secondary evidence, skype logs are not needed at this point as they dont prove you have met in person.

When i sent in my petition, i included photos, a letter from a friend confirming our relationship and my flight itinerary for my trip to visit my fiance. But uscis werent convinced until i sent copies of boarding passes and the immigration stamp in my passport from my visit to the states.


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-03-22 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame sex marriage k1- visa (Texas)
It took about 6 months in total. You can check out my
Timeline if you wanna see exactly how long each step of the process took

jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-03-24 22:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame sex marriage k1- visa (Texas)

My husband and I got married a month ago on the K1 Visa. Being of the same-sex was never an issue for us! As long as the rest of your petition is done correctly

you should be fine :)


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-03-24 20:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat to tell to the CBP officer?

Definitely tell the truth and you will be fine. When I visited my now husband for the first time, the POE officer asked the purpose of my visit

I just told him I was visiting friends. Didn't ask how we met or anything, just what my occupation was, how much money I had and how I could

afford the trip as a student. But it is possible you could be questioned further than I was, so even a small initial lie could get you caught out

later on and it would look pretty bad. To be honest I was pretty exhausted from the long flight, and didn't realise he was actually questioning me,

he was so casual about it that I just thought he was making small-talk while he checked my passport.

 

Make sure you take lots of photos and hold onto your boarding passes for if you end up going through with the fiance visa process!


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-03-24 18:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTraveling after visa granted

Where is he moving from? Living in the states sounds like it's going to be very difficult/expensive if he can't handle one year of not

being home for Christmas


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2014-06-19 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAvoid unnecessary RFEs! (same sex marriage I-129F petitions)

Hey Guys

 

My fiance and I received our NOA1 August 14th. We got an RFE on October 8th, unrelated to the state in which we're getting married. Same-sex marriage in Idaho is illegal, so we're getting married in Washington. I can't remember if we mentioned this in our petition or not, but I'm pretty sure we did. My fiance had to write another statement saying that we've met, and he included the state we're getting married anyway just in case.

 

Every step of the process has been moving much more quickly than I anticipated. It's only been 2 months and they're already looking at our petition. I was expecting the worst and for it to take 5 or 6 months! As annoying as the RFE is, we are so happy they're already looking at it, rather than it just siting in a pile untouched.

 

We've gathered the extra things they requested and will be posting it tomorrow. This is so stressful/terrifying/exciting. But we're trying our best to stay positive ^_^


jeffdtorrNot TellingNew Zealand2013-10-14 02:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

Thanks guys for the replies on this subject matter, I went to Canada to visit my friend and spent few nights and days last week, and I met her american husband  seems everything is ok with them and we're talking  about my friend visa processing there's  another  way how to get her eldest daughter to Canada instead to the U.S. and later will wait 'til the US petition for her would be approved, she's a nurse graduate and they are trying to help her to apply a job to Canada but this time her daughter working and the same time currently studying as a law in the Philippines. The youngest one has the assuranse can get to the U.S. with the visa petition of her spouse but the problem is she has a baby and she's a single mom and my friend spouse  lawyer said the babby will  follow her to the U.S. when she get the green card and become permament resident. So my friend she's willing to help her eldest daughter to find a job in Canada so she can visit her easily.


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-07-04 11:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

mean to say she has to stay in Canada 'til the paper work done for the spousal visa? then undergo the interview in Canada instead in Manila, am I correct? her younger daughter is 18 years of age but then the elder turn to 21 years old this coming Sept. this year.

She got divorced in CAnada and already re married last few months ago this year.

When she gets to join her husband foreigner in the US she needs to be a citizen first before she can go back to her country ?  in order for her to void the pinoy married?

As she said her US husband lawyer didn't  ask the annullment because she got a divorced in Canada, I think that was a strong evidence then, but she shouldn't go back to Philippines while the petition is on process.

thanks for the reply guys, much appreciated .

 


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-06 14:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

I believe, someone with more knowledge help out, that a divorce anywhere but the philippines is not valid for a philippine citizen as far as the country of the Philippines considers,(it is valid in the US). So her divorce in Canada would not be recognized in the philippines but will be recognized in the US. Since she is in Canada, she would have no problem if she does not return to the Philippines. If she returns to the Philippines they will consider her still married to husband number one.

If she married prior to the youngest daughter turning 18 the US citizen step-father can apply for the I-130 for the child.The oldest daughter (20) is out of luck. The mother will have to wait until she is an LPR then file a petition for the daughter.

The problem is getting the child out of the Philippines. Without parental consent, and with the divorce not being recognized there, this is going to present a major issue.

 

so she will gets in the US with the spouse visa with out any question then? except the paper work  of her two daughters? the US embassy don't ask any annullment from the Philippines because she lives in Canada? She's not immigrant in Canada yet, she live in Canada under her employer visa, is that ok  doing some paper work to get her to US  even though no annullment from Phil. but a divorced from Canada do you think that's  not a big issue then , .

thanks


Edited by VerNice?, 05 June 2013 - 08:30 PM.

VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 20:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

ah - so these were words out of the consulate's mouth. 

 

The consulate know about 'the guy' in USA how ? 

 

the guy gave her an invitation letter to come to the US as a tourist and she handed it to the office of consulate or the place where she can apply a visa for tourist


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 19:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

she was denied a visa into the usa because of lack of strong ties to canada . 

or perceived immigrant intent. 

 

please explain what this means? told her why she cannot wait a legal process of petition with the guy ?

 

Thanks ! 

 

 

when she's trying to apply a tourist visa to US the consulate telling her why she cannot wait for the legal process from her fiance in the US then  she got denied, I told her to not attempt to apply any visa to the US instead just to wait the petition from her US guy. What the reason why she denied when she's applied a tourist visa to US? I don't know and she don't know the reason why.

 

thanks the reply again ....


Edited by VerNice?, 05 June 2013 - 03:00 PM.

VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 15:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

 

I am not 100% with regards to the Canadian divorce decree.  It seems like the Philippines (even if divorce is not recognized in the Philippines) would accept that decree and grant an annulment.  It is still best to consult a Philippine lawyer to be sure.

 

Even if there is a legal dissolution of marriage, the father still has parental rights to his children.  If the father refuses to give consent, the only other option I see would be to get a court order.  Again, I don't see the courts granting the order just based on wanting to immigrate to the U.S.

 

 

Just my thoughts.

 

thanks for the reply again,

 

I wonder  why she grant a divorced in Canada that she still married in the Phil.

 

last time she tried to apply a tourist visa while they were still in relationship being boy friend and gf but the consulate denied her and told her why she cannot wait a legal process of petition with the guy ? so after she got denied she divorced her fil. guy and re-married to an american guy so she can get to the US. Now she don't expect it would be a long process. There's anyway she can come to the US sooner even the petitioned still on process?  and why she got denied applying tourist visa in the US?


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 14:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

Now her US husband trying to file a spouse visa for her so she can come and live with him in the US and she wants to get her 2 daughters with her along those petition.  I would suggest following up, instead, later .  Not now.  but later. 

 

Focus on the spousal visa first, then (later) the petitions for the daughters. 

 

But that's just my 2 cents. 

 

 

 

She's worried about getting her daughter to come in the US with over age, she wants to get them while under 21 years of age, her daughter become 21 this Dec. and she wants to get sooner before her daughter become 21 years old.  I don't know how does it goes about getting her daughter with her previous married not yet fixed,.

thanks for the reply again...


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 13:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

 

I really cannot speak regarding the divorce and annulment, as I do not have personal knowledge.

 

However, I can comment on bringing the daughters to the U.S.  I am assuming that she was previously married to the biologic father of her two daughters.  Is that correct?

If so, she does not have sole custody over them.  This means that without their father's consent and/or court order, the two daughters cannot travel to the U.S....much more leave the Philippines.

 

IMHO, she should really get her annulment in the Philippines straightened out first.  Then, worry about securing consent from her daughters' father. 

 

 

I hope this helps your friend some.  Good luck with whatever she decides! 

 

yes, she was previously married to the biological father of her two daughters, but her previous husband doesn't  sign any paper work for annullment , as she said her previous husband just sign a paper consent to travel for her two daughters. Her previous husband is now in Middle east working,  and her new husband in US starting to file the spouse visa for her and for her daughters, the problem is she cannot convience her previous husband to sign any paper works for anullment , so how can she grant the spouse visa and her daughter visa to come to the US,? but she got the divorce in Canada? is that strong enough evidence the her previous marriege already void? she believes that there's no any trouble getting her daughter in the Philippines, Canada divorce decree is recogniceable in the Philippines law? or US law  ?

Thanks for the reply


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 13:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFilipina previously married in Phil. and remaried in Canada with US citizen man with out undergo the annulment in Phil. anyone can advice ?

Hi to all, I had a friend  living and working in Canada just 2 years for now, she been married in Philippines with a filipino guy and the previous married not annulled yet, but she got the divorced in Canada with her previously married and few months ago she remarried a US citizen guy , she's trying to apply a tourist visa from Canada to US but she failed and and got denied. Now her US husband trying to file a spouse visa for her so she can come and live with him in the US and she wants to get her 2 daughters with her along those petition. My question is , the divorced in Canada is legal to remarry another guy  even she's not annulled in the Philippines?  How can she get her daughter to bring in the US with her New husband? there's any big issue of this problem? those previously married is already void with out filing the paper work in the court back to the Philippines? is that ok to continue filing the spouse visa to come in the US ? Do you think guys she's can grant a visa to join her new husband with out any hassle to fix her previous married in the Philippines? any idea about this? any advice please! would very much appreciated ,. She's a filipina now working and living in Canada but not a Canadian citizen. Thanks


VerNice?FemalePhilippines2013-06-05 13:26:00