Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	age diference?	Hmmm, dating while she was minor, hmmm they might question it... I hope not, goodluck.	fendergirl	Female	Philippines	2008-12-04 22:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Philippines - Presumptive death update		MovingtoNDsomeday	Female	0	2009-02-01 23:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Redacting letters and other supporting papers	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Feb 7 2009, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Danny and Chada @ Feb 6 2009, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Feb 7 2009, 12:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Danny and Chada @ Feb 6 2009, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MSN saves chat logs as an .xml file. You can import that file into Excel. I did that got the format to look they way i wanted it and then changed the margins to get the max lines per page. After that do a "find" on specific words and delete the rows or just browse through and delete them. Hopes this helps Unless a chat log is clearly in its original format it isn't "evidence". Redacting is fine. Chat logs and transcripts need only be examples anyway and none are required with the petition. They can be saved for the interview. Hmmmm that's an interesting thought. In my cleaned / optimized format i have 200 printed pages of chat logs. I'm wondering if that along with everything else just helps "cover the bases" during the interview process. Thoughts? Once you've cleaned an optimized the text, it's just text. Evidence would be screen shots showing the original format with date stamps etc. 200 pages would be far too many, even if evidence. Use examples not tree killing piles of paper nobody has time to read. Chat logs are used top demonstrate you communicated regularly over a period of time. 200 is a lot, but mine were 900+ pages.	MovingtoNDsomeday	Female	0	2009-02-07 12:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denied- K-1 Petition: Any options?	QUOTE (luckytxn @ Feb 6 2009, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called the customer service number in the denial letter and it was a letter from the USCIS. They were denied very early on before it got to the NVC or the consulate. Can't help at all unless we know what the reasons were for denial. It could be minor like missing paperwork, lack of fee, etc, to major that a background check showed it to be ineligible. They don't deny for this reason.	MovingtoNDsomeday	Female	0	2009-02-07 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got denied on my interview b'coz of not having my decision yet at the court from my previous marriage		MovingtoNDsomeday	Female	0	2009-02-06 20:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm only a college student, help please!!!	i am similar situation....I am also a full time student...i work part time...i do not meet the poverty lines.. my mother and stepfather are my co-sponsors... that will not be a problem at all...as long as you have a co-sponsor	karla5001	Female	El Salvador	2008-03-26 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	possible question on future interview	QUOTE (rainschild2007 @ Apr 12 2009, 05:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Victor&Cory @ Apr 12 2009, 05:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi again. I am almost ready to submit the I-129F once I get back to Puerto Rico. My fiancee asked me if the fact that she's unemployed since November 2006 can affect somehow her interview, whenever it happens, because while reading the embassy reviews, specifically the one in Romania, she read some of the questions that were asked and found that 2 people were asked about why they were unemployed. I don't know what to answer her to ease her mind so I hope I can get some help here Many thanks in advance. PEACE.......... Was she going to school during that time? If so, she could just say she was a full time student. Can she find a part-time job to keep up until the interview? This way she could have an answer to the question. I think what they want is to determine that they are sending a skilled person, able to work, not to become a public charge. I was unemployed too when i had my interview and they didnt asked me about that at all but it depends maybe they will ask it now a days.Maybe the best she can do is go back to school or get a part time job just rainschild2007 said.	majca	Male	Philippines	2009-04-12 06:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	st lukes number	QUOTE (yhen31 @ Apr 15 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> anyone knows the number to reach st lukes medical center? Hi, St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLMCEC) Address: 1177 J. Bocobo St. Ermita, 1000 Manila Telephone numbers: (632) 521-0020 (632) 521-8647 (632) 524-6083 Fax number: (632) 526-0208 MEDICAL EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT, "K" AND "V" VISA APPLICANTS Under U.S. immigration law, ALL applicants for immigrant, "K," and "V" visas are required to undergo and complete a medical examination, regardless of age. The medical examination findings by a panel physician are binding on the consular and used to determine eligibility to receive a visa. St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLMCEC) is the Embassy's accredited medical facility. It is located at 1177 J. Bocobo St., Ermita, Manila. The telephone numbers are 521-0020 and 521-8647, and it is open for business Monday through Friday (except on Philippine holidays), from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. When you go to SLMCEC for medical examination, you must bring your interview appointment letter, passport, and one photo (size: 2" x 2"). It is important that you must have completed your medical examination when you come to the Embassy for your visa interview. Otherwise, your visa application will be refused or you may be asked to return for another appointment. The medical examination results are delivered directly to the Embassy. I. First-Come, First-Served Applicants are examined on a first-come, first-served basis. Medical examinations may take more than one day to complete. Female applicants may request a female doctor to perform the examination. Unless it is necessary, do not bring companions due to space limitation at the clinic.	majca	Male	Philippines	2009-04-15 20:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how to contact USCIS customer service	QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 12 2008, 02:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (steven_brenda @ Nov 12 2008, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi guys!!!! Does anyone know how to contact the USCIS customer service? My fiance tried to call them but he cant get in touch with them. It was always i think an answering machine..... Thank you guys!!!!! closed today for holiday press 1 for english (if its enlish you want) then 3 then 1 then 2 The only way that I know of that lets you talk to a representative is the change of address option.	norcal_56	Male	Argentina	2008-11-12 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for K-1 Visa	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jul 7 2008, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Asante Maroon @ Jul 7 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with the posters above. You want to be clear and free or else you will raise red flags or be denied. No if and or but. If not free to marry, the petition will be denied at the service center and never get to the visa application stage abroad. This red flag = outright denial. I finally got my final divorce cert. I need help to direct me which way is better to file I-129f or I-130. I will going back to VN to get marry in Dec. 08. Should I file a for correct form to make it go faster? Then what should I answer questions #11 for both forms? Thank you so much for advise and appreciate. Jayson	Jayson	Male	Vietnam	2008-08-04 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for K-1 Visa	QUOTE (KarenCee @ Jul 21 2008, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope that's the case. I finally received my divorce decree and I am free to marry now. I will be get marry in VN on 12/2008 and should I file I-129f for K-1 in 10/20008 to get a hold on VISA? And then after I come back to US, should I file the I-130 for K3 to change my status? Which way is the best possible way to do? Please advise me. On the form I-129f, question 11. How should I answer this question because I was married before and does petition since beginning of 2003. Should I check on Yes or No? Thank you and appreciate. Jayson	Jayson	Male	Vietnam	2008-07-31 15:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for K-1 Visa	QUOTE (KarenCee @ Jul 21 2008, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jayson @ Jul 21 2008, 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jul 7 2008, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jayson @ Jul 7 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I apply K-1 visa while waiting my Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) final or which way is best? My case is pending now. I am new here. Thank you so much. No you cannot. If your case is pending now, it sounds like you already did. Did you? Thank you so much for those information. Yes, my case is pending (with out any economic conflict). I filed the case on Oct. 2007. The attorney at law said I will be free to marry after June and he also said I should receive the final certificate within six months but I still have not receiving my final certificate. Any suggest would be appreciated. Again, thank you so much. J After June of what year...2008? IMHO you will have problems, methinks. Not having any economic conflict hasn't anything to do with you filing without including proof you were legally free to do so. Just MHO of course. Yes, June, 2008. I am a petitioner. So, I believe I have to wait till I get the final certification. Does anyone knows how long would take to finalize the paper for divorce? Thank you. Edited by Jayson, 21 July 2008 - 06:30 PM.	Jayson	Male	Vietnam	2008-07-21 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for K-1 Visa	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jul 7 2008, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jayson @ Jul 7 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I apply K-1 visa while waiting my Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) final or which way is best? My case is pending now. I am new here. Thank you so much. No you cannot. If your case is pending now, it sounds like you already did. Did you? Thank you so much for those information. Yes, my case is pending (with out any economic conflict). I filed the case on Oct. 2007. The attorney at law said I will be free to marry after June and he also said I should receive the final certificate within six months but I still have not receiving my final certificate. Any suggest would be appreciated. Again, thank you so much. J	Jayson	Male	Vietnam	2008-07-21 18:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for K-1 Visa	Can I apply K-1 visa while waiting my Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) final or which way is best? My case is pending now. I am new here. Thank you so much.	Jayson	Male	Vietnam	2008-07-07 19:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	VISA APPROVED!!	congrats! woohoo ! Now just wait for consolemaster to come here and congrats you in big pink fonts The picture of the cat is too funny	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-03-23 20:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	VISA APPROVED!!	Our interview was on Tuesday, everything went very well . I give many thanks to VJ for all the support and info I received from here!!!	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-03-23 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 129f nitpciky question	I've searched and searched guides and instructions, and can't find an answer to this one. If I'm overlooking it somewhere, I apologize. I'm filling out the I 129f right now and though this should be an easy question, I'm stumped... On town of birth (yes, I'm seriously questioning my town of birth!) my birth certificate states "Mather AFB" (which no longer exists) but the base was in Rancho Cordova, California. Do I put what's on the BC or do I put the actual town?! Or does it even matter? You can put Mather AFB Sacramento Ca. When you where born thats what it was referred too Rancho Cordova just became a city a few years ago Edited by Sonshyne, 30 May 2007 - 02:37 PM.	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-05-30 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about divorce papers	Yes they will find out and your case maybe denied for not truthful. Have him go back to the court house where he filed for the divorce. They should be able to help him. No they wouldn't be DENIED. They would receive a request for further evidence which would delay the case. Thanks for clarification	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-02-03 22:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about divorce papers	Yes they will find out and your case can be denied for not being truthful. Have him go back to the court house where he filed for the divorce. They should be able to help him. Edited by Sonshyne, 03 February 2007 - 10:00 PM.	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-02-03 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	same nationality	Do you think being of the same nationality speeds or helps the whole K-1 Fiance process? My fiance and I are the same nationality, there is a year age difference. We are the same nationality but from 2 different areas and me online in a chat room. Also does having a good income help the process also? I do well over 60K plus bonus. Should I show savings to be safe or should I just use income. I have not filed yet and am nervous about the timefram it will take. THanks Nationality be it the same or different won't speed up the process.	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-15 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	PERU VJ'S	My prayers go out to all the people of PERU Edited by Sonshyne, 16 August 2007 - 09:08 PM.	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-16 21:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Never met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application	We met online on March 2005 but we have never met in person. I have already filed the K-129f forms. What are our chances? Chances are next to none	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-08-15 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa in hand:)	Congratulations!!!	Sonshyne	Female	Jamaica	2007-10-01 16:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it worth hiring a Immigration Lawyer to file for a K1	You don't really need a lawyer.	sj5	Female	0	2007-04-25 17:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Shipping important package	I think FEDEX is much better ? (I used fedex so many times with important documents never get lost at all) GOOD LUCK Edited by Pugnacious, 25 April 2007 - 06:38 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-04-25 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	time of being together when we apply	You doing fine... Turboguy is right. You will knowing him better while waiting for the visa..GOOD LUCK Edited by Pugnacious, 30 April 2007 - 04:49 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-04-30 16:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Slip up on I-94 US Permit record	He should have his I-94..I have mine.	sj5	Female	0	2007-05-23 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	To get married while there's pending K1 application?!?!	hi everyone, i saw Island_Princess recent post that she received her I130 & I129F approvals at the same time. NVC Tracking-May 07 Approvals Im just curious.... will it jeopardize or in any way will affect our K1 application if we're planning to get married in the Phils by this coming July? according to VJ, our NOA2 might be adjucted by July 15,2007. we just want to have this simple wedding ceremony since both our families are in the Phils. For sure you know how happy it will be - to celebrate this love with close friends & family. any opinion will be highly appreciated... thank you very much in advance! Recieved both I-130 & I129F ? She will have headache You can copy her if you want to take the risk. . Have a good time.. Good luck..	sj5	Female	0	2007-05-24 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fee's Increase on July 30	http://www.uscis.gov...iling062107.pdf	sj5	Female	0	2007-06-22 18:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage to foreigner	QUOTE (Shub @ Oct 7 2007, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> USCIS has a decent set of safeguards against immigration fraud, but if you do all the paperwork right, and you're good enough (have the willpower) to fake a bona fide marriage for years (literally), then you can probably get through. True enough, a mere year is not enough these days. With the K-1 visa alone taking months (on average) to get approved, the subsequent Adjustment of Status process, and Removal of Conditions 2 years after Adjustment of Status, you have to be willing to commit for a long time if you want to get into the US that bad.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-07 18:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage to foreigner	QUOTE (queball @ Oct 6 2007, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi my VJ friends. I have a strange question to ask the VJ group. My friend married a woman from Thailand about 18 years ago. He was telling me today that foreigners were paying some money to marry American men just to get to the US. They have to be married for 1 year, divorce, and then they could live in this country. He was tell me that there are new laws to stop this scam. That you have to be married for an X number of years or if the marriage will end before that then the woman or man would have to go back to their native country. I have heard of these scams for many years and thank God they do not pertain to me. But is this true? I don't think I have read about this anywhere. I would love to tell my friend if this is true or not.. Oh and he has been happly married for 18 years. Jeff Perhaps, he get paid before.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-07 18:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help, I have a question about change of address	QUOTE (katerinak @ Oct 7 2007, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all. I have a question about change of address. I live in San Diego, CA. I'm planning to buy a property and move to other address, but within San Diego. Me and my fiance just got a NOA1 on 09/07/07. My fiance keep telling me its going to cause a problems to us if I do that. Can somebody tell me more about it? Thank you very much. Some people do get problem but some don't.. Apply AR-11	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-08 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CHECK UP ON YOUR ATTORNEY	QUOTE (Queen Jenn @ Oct 8 2007, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If any of you have an attorney, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK ANY FORMS THEY SUBMIT FOR YOU!!!!! My SO and I were going to file our K1 back in January. I hired an attorney because I thought it would give me peace of mind. My attorney had prepared the G325A and given me the copies to send for signature. Then my SO and I had some things we had to work out, so we decided to wait to file the petition. My SO has now moved and I needed to update the G325A form because I should have everything ready to submit the application next month. I was reading through the one my attorney had prepared and there were SEVERAL MISTAKES. I can't believe that I paid them several hundred dollars and there were so many mistakes on the form. I had given them ALL the information they needed and they didn't do it right. They misspelled my fiance's name. They had two of his residence addresses incorrect. They had the wrong year for one of his employers. They left a black hole between two of his employment entries. They had put the last employment in 2000 and then the next on in 2007. NOTHING FROM 2000 to 2007. That surely would have generated and RFE. The moral to my story is that if you DO have an attorney, STILL TRIPLE CHECK THE FORMS. They can have typos and they can make mistakes that can generate an RFE and drag the process out several months. I've fired the attorney and am going this on my own. This is common. Its happened to a friend of mine. few(5) erroneous She sent it back to their lawyer..and redo everything..She has her visa now. My SO did all the worked for I-129F and I did AOS applications. Everything turned out good. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>VJ is a big help Edited by SJ, 08 October 2007 - 11:16 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-08 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marrage Consent Letter	Your gf parents should see a lawyer to make a parent consent. Above me is right... Edited by SJ, 11 October 2007 - 08:22 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-11 20:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 864 and I 134	QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Oct 12 2007, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rodgiegirl @ Oct 12 2007, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey can anyone tell me what is the difference between the I 864 and the I 134 affidavit of support? And which on is needed for the I 129F? Also is NVC going to charge me to process these forms? I thought the fee is covered with the I 129F?? Thanks for your info! For the K-1 visa, you need the I-134 in the visa process, and then you would use I-864 later in the AOS process. And there is no charge associated with those forms, at least not for K-1.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-12 23:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Advice on my fiance's travel into America	Edited by SJ, 13 October 2007 - 03:34 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-13 15:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Advice on my fiance's travel into America	I didn't want to go out just to purchased itinerary so my SO did the booking for me at Philippines airlines (http://www.philippineairlines.com)No one give me any hassles. Edited by SJ, 13 October 2007 - 03:35 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-13 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is getting pregnant while waiting for K1 visa advisable?	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 13 2007, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (jula @ Oct 13 2007, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 13 2007, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money. wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father? Not if the baby is born in the Philippines Just needed to process the papers. Certain individuals born outside of the United States are born citizens because of their parents, according to the principle of jus sanguinis (which holds that the country of citizenship of a child is the same as that of his / her parents). The U.S. Congress is responsible for enacting laws that determine how citizenship is conveyed by a U.S. citizen parent or parents according to the principle of jus sanguinis. These laws are contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-13 15:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Receipt Times	QUOTE (eve101 @ Oct 12 2007, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The website for USCIS says that they are overloaded with applications, and that initial receipts are being sent out later than normal. Up to 14 weeks it says! Before they even acknowledge your petition!!!! YIKES!! They are only now processing August's applications. Does this mean that it will be 2 or 3 months before the process even begins??? I'm curious what experience other K-1 petitioners are having--those who sent their I-129f in September and October...Particularly those applying at the California Service Center. Have you guys got your receipts yet??? Thanks for putting in your 2 cents, best of luck for everyone! Mine took 8 days . omg! I'm not Sept or Oct filer.. Edited by SJ, 17 October 2007 - 11:39 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-17 23:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CA Service Center	I think.. they have so many applicants Edited by SJ, 17 October 2007 - 11:36 PM.	sj5	Female	0	2007-10-17 23:33:00