ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow did you send your K-1 packet ?
Check out this page of helpful assembly tips: http://www.visajourn...ontent/assembly

Good luck! :star:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-29 12:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnvc process
Read all about it! :)

http://www.visajourn...-dept-of-state/
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-30 08:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Examination

What country?


If you read his timeline, you'd see he filled it out as Australia. One can only assume this is accurate, but still.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-30 08:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBank statement for interview
Ask them to format it with a business letter style heading and then have it read something like: To whom it may concern:

John Smith opened his account with Imaginary Bank on January 1st, 2003. As of October 3rd, 2010 his present balance was in the amount of $xxxx.xx.

Regards,

Jane Doe
Employee title
Imaginary Bank

If that's all the information you need, that's all the letter would need to say.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 13:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUh Ohhh... Form 325a
Hard to say.. you might get an RFE, you might not. It's too late now to do anything about it though so I wouldn't worry. If you do get an RFE, just print the form and handwrite your answers. :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouch on USCIS Website ?!?!
Don't get too excited, all the July/August/September filers got a "touch" dated 10/03/2010. It was likely a system update or some other innocent reason. The very first July filers are just getting their NOA2's now, so yours will probably be at least another month out. Be patient and follow the July filers progress, because when they're finished then it'll be your turn. :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Report

hehehe thanks heaps im a bit of a newbie when it comes to this sort of thing ill get on it asap!!
cheers!

hey no worries, we were all newbies once! :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 17:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Report
Brad, it would also be helpful in the future if other VJ members could see your country when you post, rather than having to check your timeline for it. If people know what consulate you're dealing with, they'll be able to give you more specific information. Go up to the top right hand corner of the page, right underneath where you see your name click on "settings." It'll take you to a page with 4 tabs: settings, forums, profile, links and chat. Click on "profile" and then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page. It'll list some options for you to choose from a drop down menu. Where it says "country of non-US family member" choose your country (Australia) then click save changes.

This will make it so that the name of your country, and its flag will show up under your username when you make posts.

Thanks! :star:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Report
Usually when you get one done its good for 1 year, which would imply that yes, you can get it figured out before you get your NOA1. I think the ones from the UK are only good for 6 months though, and I don't know if there are any other exceptions. The answer is yes, but just make sure when you apply for it, to double check that its valid for long enough.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I print DS-230 Part I form?
A few things:

1. Check and double check the form number and date. If it's the same exact form as the one in your packet, I can't imagine why it would matter that it was on two pages instead of one back/front. However, I'm not familiar with how difficult your consulate is so perhaps I'm not the best person to be giving you advice, which leads me to..

2. Try reposting this in your regional forum, to get consulate specific answers. Hopefully someone there has had the same question or experience as you and will be able to answer you better.

3. Why can't you print it out on one page back/front? Just print out the first side, put the same piece of paper back into the printer but flipped over and then print the second side on the back. If you're concerned about getting it right, test it out with something else until you're sure you know which way to put the paper in. Printers are confusing and I've made that mistake before :blink:

Hope that helps, best of luck! :star:

Edited by Amyyduck, 04 October 2010 - 02:49 PM.

AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouch: 10/03/2010

yes my bad,thank you :blush: never the less,a touch for october 10?

:lol: I'm sure it was just a typo. Maybe they meant October '10 (as in, 2010)

OR, alternatively, Maxx121 is actually from the future.

Who knows??
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 15:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouch: 10/03/2010

today is october 3rd.....


Actually today is October 04, 2010. YESTERDAY (sunday) was the 3rd :P

Edited by Amyyduck, 04 October 2010 - 03:02 PM.

AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouch: 10/03/2010
Check out the July, August or September VSC filers threads. ALL of us got touched on 10/03. It looks like the first July filer got their NOA2 a couple of days ago, so you might be soon!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-04 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of intent
For the London Consulate, you will need an updated copy of your letter of intent for the interview. If it has been over 4 months since your NOA2 then you will need that updated letter of intent to be notarized. I believe that's the only case where you actually DO need to get it notarized. :star:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-05 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRandom Question
You can read about it Here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

and here: http://london.usemba...i130filing.html
:)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 13:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRandom Question

I know, and of course it would be considered "our" money, but I wouldn't want to drain him of his savings. It's definitely something to consider. I thought this process would take around 5-7 months tops and it's starting to look like we'll be in this awful waiting game for potentially another year if things keep moving at this pace. I also thought the UK took just as long to process this stuff; I had no idea it was so much quicker there.

If we decided to scrap this K-1, wouldn’t we just have to wait a million years to go through a K-3 when we decided to move to the States or could we wait it out in the UK together until approval then move over?



I think, though I'm not 100% sure, that if you were both living in the UK legally you could do DCF. (Direct Consular Filing) which would entitle you to remain together in the UK while the visa was processed. It would end with the same result as the IR1/CR1 and I think on average it's much faster with an estimated processing time of 3 months.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRandom Question
Ok fair enough about wanting to live in each other's countries. But as for the money thing, I guess it could be different for you depending on your values but when I get married, everything that is mine suddenly becomes "ours." If he has money saved up with which he could support himself while he didn't work, it goes without saying that he has enough money saved up to support you until you could work in the UK.

You guys should really consider what's most important to you in this situation. If the answer is being together as soon as possible, then maybe you two should consider living in the UK for a bit and then moving to the US later. You can always move back to the UK after that, or do whatever you want.

Just errant thoughts I suppose..
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRandom Question

Thanks. It's just frustrating to read the UK can process everything in a few weeks (some people got it in a few business days).

To make people wait nearly a year just to be able to get married and live in the same country is cruel.


Couldn't agree more. Is there any particular reason you're set on living in the US for now? I know you mentioned once you'd like the two of you to move to the UK eventually. Why not now? You could be together a lot sooner.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRandom Question
If you give up on the K-1 and go with plan B to marry while he's here on a tourist visa and then have both of you move to the UK, you'd need to formally withdraw your K-1 application. As long as you withdrew it accordingly, there shouldn't be any concerns about fraudulent activity because it would no longer be pending. :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStudying abroad for 3 years. Questions on Residency
For the purposes of this answer I'm assuming you are the USC.

Don't ever lie to USCIS. A lie of omission is still a lie. If you lived in Canada, write down that you lived in Canada. Why would you think this would "screw you over?" These questions aren't there to trick you, they just need to know where you've been.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswho do i address the cheque to?
United States Department of Homeland Security.


Don't abbreviate it.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 07:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched ..... Where?

haha~
I like that..YA ROCK~

:P thanks!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched ..... Where?

OK, I can not find out how to delete my "account". I will assume that is a stupid question and expect answers I do not want to read. The simple think to do seems to be just to log out and not darken this doorway again.

:blink:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 16:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched ..... Where?

Well, this post is certainly full of overreactions.

It really isn't difficult to research a simple question. There are so many posts a day, it should be assumed that the question you'd like to ask has been asked and answered before. There is a search function because of this. While there are no stupid questions, there are the same questions nearly every day sometimes. Going back a page or two doesn't take long.

However, if people aren't interested in answering the question, it's easy to simply provide a link to where the answer is and move on. I don't think anybody was being rude or unhelpful, just trying to guide people into using this forum to its full potential.


Good answer :thumbs:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched ..... Where?

Obviously I know it's a self-help site. But it takes less than 5 minutes to scan back a few pages to find an answer to a question. IMHO it's incredibly lazy not to do the research yourself. That's why VisaJourney is a good self-help site...it offers more than just a forum; it has guides, wikis, and FAQs and it takes almost no effort to find them.


I'm inclined to agree with you, sometimes it drives me insane seeing the same 5 questions being posted multiple times a day. I don't understand how people can't figure out what seems so obvious to me. That being said, when someone asks an inane question that I don't feel like answering because I really think that if they just took 10 seconds to search for it they would find it, that's when I ignore them and let someone else come along to answer their question. Becuase (as you can see from this thread specifically) they most certainly will.

Since you and I are such "experts" :devil: we can let the other newbies handle the easy questions like "can i visit?" and "who do i make the check out to?" and "what's a touch." Save your time for the more difficult stuff.
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOkay maybe I was a fool

I better cancel the flowers I just ordered for CSC :help: :crying:

:blink: I seriously hope that was a joke...
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOkay maybe I was a fool

Next time send the flowers to your love - you will see more gratitude :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



Good advice!! :thumbs: To the OP: ask them if they can refund your money. Then like Lucy said, use it to send flowers to your Fiancee!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOkay maybe I was a fool
:rofl:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-06 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94 number for I-129F?
RJI,

They were correct in telling you that as long as you filled out the ESTA thing online, you wouldn't need the I-94 stapled in your passport. It's a new thing, implemented only recently, I think in September of this year. On the I-129F you can probably write that you last entered the US as a vistor on the VWP and then use a supplement to mention that as of recently visitors on the VWP are no longer required to fill out the I-94 so you don't have that information. You should still be able to fill in the arrival date and valid until date as usual.

Welcome to VJ and good luck with the rest of your journey. And also, woo hoo!! Another Boston-UK couple! :)

Edited to say: I double checked my info here: http://cbp.gov/xp/cg...vwp/faq_vwp.xml (click on ESTA and the I-94W)

Edited by Amyyduck, 09 October 2010 - 03:06 PM.

AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-09 15:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressponsors sponors!!!

Thanks alot! I might be back to ask for more help with this. Would an income of zero really be approved? He is unemployed at the moment but has savings of 12,000. I hope this helps


Hi Aoifemc,

I think you might have misunderstood what JoannaV was trying to say. For the purposes of the K-1 visa, the USC petitioner is ALWAYS the primary sponsor. Even if the USC makes no income whatsoever, the USC is ALWAYS the primary sponsor. If your fiance has savings of $12,000 he can put that on his affidavit of support, but it won't be enough to satisfy the required amount. If you use assets they have to be equal to 5 times as much as you'd need if it were income because the affidavit is in effect for 5 years. You will need a co-sponsor to make up the difference.

Hopefully that made things LESS confusing rather than more, as I know these things can be such a headache. :wacko:

Good luck on the rest of your journey and if you have any other questions along the way feel free to ask! :star:

Assets are considered at either a 3:1 or 5:1 ratio. Meaning $3 in assets (stocks, savings, investments) = $1 in income.


So which is it? I was under the impression that assets had to be 5x the required amount, not 3? I could be wrong of course..
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-12 16:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan i visit my fiancé once the K1 process is initiated?

Well, yeah i guess thats me .. i picked the perfect place once again... but i am still trying to understand all this because i have never used forums before so forgive me for any mistakes i am about to make, im sure there will be many more to come :)

Thank you for the link


No problem, I was just giving you a hard time :P

You'll get more accustomed to the way things work around here in no time. As for visiting, definitely read that thread, it's very helpful. Also just know that initiating the K-1 petition process doesn't negate your 10-year tourist visa. Once the K-1 is issued and is physically inside your passport, however, it will make the tourist visa essentially void.

Welcome to VJ and good luck on your journey! :star:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 14:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan i visit my fiancé once the K1 process is initiated?
I'm not going to lie, I find it rather ironic that your post is situated DIRECTLY above the thread labeled: Yes! You can visit!

Check it out! http://www.visajourn...-you-can-visit/
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-07 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHit a major snag... it may be over
Definitely do not give up hope. Brokenfamily made some good suggestions. Try getting your ex to agree to make the payments directly to you rather than paying your mortgage. Try using any and all assets you and your fiance have. And don't give up on trying to find a co-sponsor. Pull strings, call in favors, do whatever you have to do. Have you tried explaining the situation to them? It's a scary thing to be asked to sign a legal document making you financially responsible for someone else, but they'd only be responsible to reimburse the government if your fiance ever received means tested benefit. It you spell it out that way, it seems a bit less daunting. Maybe it would help. Have you tried asking your boss? Any co-workers? Your friends, relatives, neighbors, church-leaders, your ex, friends of friends, anyone at all?

Does your fiance have a job lined up for when he moves here? If he does, he could have a contract drawn up and I've heard that sometimes that can work to make up the difference for the requirement.

Last and worst case scenario, I don't know your situation, and I'm assuming that this wouldn't be ideal. But have you thought about you moving to the UK to be with your fiance? I don't know for sure the requirements but it could be a possibility, at least to look into if this doesn't work out.

Most of all just don't give up hope. We're all rooting for you! :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-11 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresscontacting the state dept about interview date
Try 202.663.1225 press 1 then 0

BTW, I searched for DOS phone # and that was the first entry that came up. Sometimes searching works! Try it out! :)
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-15 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDealing with the waiting game
So I was super bored surfing the net today and I came across this article called "7 ways to survive a long distance relationship." So I quietly laughed to myself and decided to read it. Most of the stuff listed was pretty average stuff we're all way too familiar with (visit regularly, trust each other, set up boundaries, etc) but then they wrote this:

3. Avoid excessive communicating.

While speaking to your partner every day may feel like the best way to stay close, Lorraine actually cautions against such frequent chat-fests. “I recommend having only one scheduled hour (or longer) phone call a week,” she explains. “By doing this, you’ll have more exciting updates to share and you’ll be much more excited and enthusiastic to talk to each other because you’ve been anticipating that phone date all week.” Additionally, she emphasizes that less-frequent communication will not only keep you from growing dependent on each other, but also will provide you both with the freedom to grow independently and have your own lives and hobbies.

:rofl: Ha! yea right! If I only talked to my Fiance once a week I think I'd go absolutely INSANE. (As if I'm not enough already) This article was clearly written by someone who has NO idea what its actually like to be in an LDR. :bonk: No one knows better than we do that this is awful advice, so I just thought I'd share!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-06 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDealing with the waiting game

And my mom actually suggested watching Titanic tonight! I was like, oh yeah, just what I need, a tear-jerker! I went with Footloose instead. :)


lol, well it was on TBS so I thought I might as well watch. Don't worry, I changed the channel as soon as the second half started. It's like you said, I don't need any MORE tears in my life! :blush:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-04 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDealing with the waiting game

It's like EVERY SINGLE PART of this whole engagement and marriage has been a compromise or concession.



Slangofoil,

As much as I know it doesn't actually help, I just want you to know that there are a bunch of us out there going through the same or similar things and you're definitely not alone! This is probably the most stressful thing any of us have ever done but at the same time its going to be the most rewarding as well. And while I know that everything in this engagement seems like it has been a compromise or a concession so far, just know that with your fiance, it's not. You obviously love each other very much or you wouldn't be going through this together. You're obviously not one to settle for less, none of us are, otherwise we wouldn't be stuck going through this process. We don't settle, we fight for what we want and in the end, when we're finally able to be with the ones that we love, we'll all look back on this and think of how worth it it all was.

If you ever need anyone to talk to about it, if your mom isn't around or what have you, I know there are plenty of us here on VJ that would be more than willing. Misery love company, right?

I'm not 100% sure that any of that made any sense. I'm feeling especially sentimental right now because I'm sitting in my lonely apartment drinking a bottle of wine (my way of dealing) and watching Titanic by myself on a Saturday night.

Be well.

Edited by Amyyduck, 04 September 2010 - 07:49 PM.

AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-09-04 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDealing with the waiting game
I deal with the waiting a couple of ways. I've been going to the gym 4-6 times a week lately. Its the only way I know how to cope with the stress and the sadness that comes from missing my fiance. Exercise is natures own anti-depressant! It helps me feel better during the day and I sleep better at night. Plus I'm going to look awesome in my wedding dress!

I hang out with my friends a lot, and try to do a lot of the things I know that my fiance won't want to do with me when he gets here like go shopping or to chick flicks with my girlfriends. Sometimes its really hard though because they all have local boyfriends and oftentimes I'm the odd one out :(

Like someone else mentioned, I also check USCIS daily. Not because I'm obsessing over it, but sometimes its really reassuring to log in and see that it's really there. It's sitting there in black and white with a real number. I can't really explain it, but its reassuring and comforting to me.

Other than that I try to talk to my fiance on the phone as often as possible, we usually manage to talk almost every day at least for a few minutes just to say hello and I love you. But I think we all know that none of this really makes it any better. It might mask the pain for a bit but really well just need to get this over with and be with the ones we love ASAP!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-08-31 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresblack ink or blue ink does it really matter??

amyyduck you're so funny.

:P

Besides, I didn't want an RFE because of my husband's hand-writing.


I totally filled all the forms out for my fiance and just had him sign them at the bottom. His handwriting is atrocious!!
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-16 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresblack ink or blue ink does it really matter??

As the saying goes, take it from the voice of experience. We filled out the I-129F with whatever was handy, a black or blue pen. Turns out signatures were mixed colors some black some blue.

Upshot was when I sent in the package to USCIS the whole thing came back to me a week later and told me signatures were photocopy not originals (the ones in black) and I had to write a letter saying NO they were originals in black ink. So that cost us about another 12 days in processing and an RFE.

They did accept it when I sent it back with cover letter saying they WERE original black signatures. But it was a 12 day delay in processing our I-129F.

So I learned, use blue ink at least for all signatures, fill out the rest in black is fine, but use BLUE INK for all signatures is my experience.

And for what it's worth we did make it through the interview and approval, and the signatures in black ink on the orginial petition were never questioned again.

:wow:
AmyyduckFemaleEngland2010-10-15 11:43:00