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DS-230 Part II Not Required at Montreal Interview?

You already sent in DS-230 at the NVC stage which they have already, but for the interview you should bring all the copies of everything you sent to USCIS + NVC just incase. I am sending everything I sent to USCIS + NVC to my wife for her interview just to be on the safe side.

Once you get approved, they will make you sign the 2nd part of the DS-230 which they have already with them. Goodluck on the interview

Thank you for your input!!

tvd.mell

Female

Canada

2010-06-14 22:16:00

DS-230 Part II Not Required at Montreal Interview?

Hi Vjers,

I was wondering if anyone has been in similar circumstances.

I have my interview in Montreal on Wednesday, and in gathering the documents for the interview, I noticed that the letter by the DS-230 Part II is 'F', which according to the legend means 'this form is not necessary for this application.' Does this mean that I can expect to be denied at the interview if it's stating that the DS-230 Part II is not necessary? I'm thinking this might be the case as I am assuming that if the visa is approved at the interview, I would have to swear the bottom portion of the DS-230 Part II and therefore the DS-230 Part II would be required.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated, as I'm stressing a bit on this point....

tvd.mell

Female

Canada

2010-06-14 21:11:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Approved

Well for all you Oct/Nov filers I am officially approved. Now just waiting for the passport and VISA to be shipped and then off to the US I go.

Thanks to all for the help and support along the way and good luck to those still waiting.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2013-06-27 00:13:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

October 2012 K1 filers

Medical scheduled for this Friday and then interview scheduled for June'25th

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2013-06-11 18:32:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

October 2012 K1 filers

Got my NOA2 today!!! Keep strong October filers!

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2013-04-24 08:51:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

October 2012 K1 filers

Hi All.

I have been meaning to reply to this thread for a few days now and a text message/email received tonight has prompted me to finally post. My fiance and I (I am the beneficiary) submitted our I-129F on Oct 26th and received a wonderful text message and email tonight advising that it has been received and routed to the California facility. I presume that this is good news given what I have read about the Vermont SC and the wait times there.

So our journey begins. Excitement to say the least. Sadly she is asleep and I can't wake her to keep me company as I bounce off the walls. I know it's not much at this point, but I will gladly take this starting news. Good luck to all of you and hopefully we all have a smooth journey!

Jim

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-11-02 00:21:00

Feedback Wanted

So my fiancé and I have been reading through these forums and taking in a lot of really good information, and wanted to post our situation to see if there was any ideas outside of what we have that others would recommend (or even to confirm that indeed we are on the right path).

Few quick points of reference:

- She is the US citizen // I am a Canadian citizen
- We've known each other and been friends for over 6 years, and have been together over a year
- She is finalizing her divorce currently (been separated for 2 years) and it will be completed early June
- Divorce is being finalized in WI where they have the 6 month rule in the state of not being able to get married again

So now on to us. Currently, our plan is to have me move to the US as the life we have together there is wonderful and it would not be worth it for her to come to Canada and get rid of her career. I work for a global company with offices all over the US (including WI) but they have advised that at this time, they will not transfer my current position. That does not mean that it couldn't transfer, but for the time being it is not an option. I have been looking for work within the US via monster/linkedin and other sites, but at present have not had luck finding a company that would be willing to sponsor a VISA (no real surprise there). So our thought process is that maybe we just push up a quick wedding for the sake of starting the paperwork and getting me into the US.

So given the WI laws, we had planned to do a wedding maybe in Chicago or Vegas with friends & family so as not to have to abide by the 6 month window in WI (and from what I've read on this site, the common belief is that given that the marriage is valid and legal in the state it was performed, that USCIS would recognize it as the same). At that point we would start filing for the K3 VISA and go through the processes outline in the stickied threads. Now one question I have. As a Canadian citizen, I am allowed to essentially come and go throughout the US so long as I have a passport. Once we have submitted documents for the K3 VISA and are going through those processes, I can still come to the US and have extended stays there as I presently do (usually I stay for 3-4 weeks and then come back to Canada for 4-6 weeks)? Once the K3 is approved, am I required to enter the US immediately or within a certain range? From what I've read, once receiving a K3 it takes about 90 days to get a EAD (believe that was the acronym for work permit) and we would want me to have that prior to coming full time. Essentially, I would stay in Canada working my current job until that came through and then be able to transition out of my current company and into a new company in the US (and possibly within my same company now that I had that working permit).

Any other thoughts that you all have would be great.

It's great to see and read the positive stories on here. It has helped us through some times where we have been pessimistic.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-04-21 19:39:00

Free to Marry

So my fiancé was recently divorced and we are wanting to marry so that we can pursue me moving to the US to be with her. She's in Wisconsin which has a stupid 6 month waiting period for marriage again after divorce. Our idea was to get married somewhere else (Canada, Las Vegas, Chicago) where they do not have the same laws governing when you can re-marry. What are people's thoughts on whether or not USCIS would see this marriage as valid given that WI law would not show it as valid?

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-06-06 15:40:00

Wedding Requirements

Of course, absolutely....that would be a great support for evidence.

That's what I thought. I have spent many times with her family and there are many pictures of us together over our year and a half together. I even was all traditional and asked for her fathers permission before asking her to marry me. She also has come to Canada and met family once and is set to come up again next week. My family is very excited as well for us and totally approves.

We want to have a wedding with all our family and friends, it's just not cost effective right now to do it and we don't want to have to wait to start the VISA paperwork until we can afford the $20,000 wedding (if that makes sense at all). To us it makes sense, and we would think it would make sense to whomever was doing our interview, but we don't want to assume that it would be enough or that it wouldn't be questioned prior to the interview.

I do understand that we have it easier than others with no visitor VISA requirements, but there are also restrictions on how much time I can spend in the US and we are looking forward to starting our life together and starting a family together and the sooner I can live in the US and start working, the sooner those plans come to fruition.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-08-02 20:19:00

Wedding Requirements

What about having the parents sign affidavits or letters showing their support of the marriage? Would that counteract the negativity of not having parents there at the civil union?

The other option is have her parents there, but not mine since they would be flying in for nothing more than a civil union.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-08-02 20:07:00

Wedding Requirements

So my fiance is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen and we are planning a wedding next summer (2013). We were hoping to do a small civil ceremony (maybe with a few friends but no family) so that we could start our VISA paperwork as paying for a wedding is difficult when we're in two seperate countries and are travelling to see each other.

Will USCIS look negatively on the fact we had a wedding with no family and it was more of a civil union or does it even matter?

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-08-02 15:59:00

Proof of Legal Name Change

So my fiance and I are about to file our package and one question I have is regarding her legal name change. She (the US Citizen) was previously married and took her husbands last name. Since she was divorced she has not reverted back to her maiden name and her passport/drivers licence is still in her married name.

When we filled out all the forms we have used her current married name and not her maiden name so would we be responsible to provide a certificate showing a legal name change given that all forms and supporting material use that same married name? We provided photocopies of her passport instead of her birth certificate for this specific reason.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-10-18 12:20:00

NOA1 - Prepping for Future

So now that we have our NOA1 we are wanting to start getting things set for our next steps in this process. I've done lots of reading and just want to confirm the below to be correct/incorrect:

1) No new information should be required for an NOA2 unless a RFE is requested.

2) Once the NOA2 is approved and it is sent to the NVC nothing is required until it is forwarded to the Consulate.

3) Once the consulate/embassy has received the package they will send a checklist & possible forms to be filled out (or downloaded). For reference they are:
- DS-230 Part 1
- DS-156
- DS-156K
- I-134F

4) Besides those forms, the beneficiary will need to bring:
- Certified birth certificate
- Police Ceriticate
- Certified Divorce Decree
- Vaccination Records
- Photo's
- Evidence of continuing relationship
- Affidavit from petitioner advising desire to still marry
- Copy of I-129F package (with originals for proof of relationship)

5) Medical Examination will need to take place, but consulate will provide details on whom to arrange through

I've believe based on everything I have read this is correct, but with how many people have gone through this, I figured I would at least validate that I am indeed correct.

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-11-03 21:06:00

Criminal Background Check

So my fiance and I just started our K1 VISA (just got our NOA1 from CSC this past week) and my question is when should we be putting though a criminal background check? Is it to early to do it now and at least have that process underway (as it may take up to 9 weeks by mail to get it). I just am not sure if there's a particular period of time that the record check needs to be within for the consulate to consider it valid.

Thoughts?

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2012-11-03 18:00:00

Medical to Interview to VISA in hand

For those of you (Canadians) that have been through the K1 process (Vancouver specifically) what were your timelines for having your medical, then interview and then actually having the VISA to be able to cross into the US. I'm trying to plan out how many days I will need to be in Vancouver for medical and interview and then how long before I can finally move. I have heard mixed reviews were some say you are give the visa that day and others say it is mailed. Help

jbbailey

Male

Canada

2013-06-09 01:40:00

Renewed Dubai Police Clearance not yet ready for release but K-1 Visa Interview is set on Feb. 6

Hi we have te same case,, my police clearance expired last jan.21,2013.dte of issue is oct.21,2012.. I have my k1 application too , and im ready to begin the visa process.. Im filipina living in Canada.. Im thinking too if i should go to get another dubai police clearance.. Its so hard to apply overseas.. What happen to ur interview? Is the us embassy consider ur old dubai PC?

Edited by Juicyapple, 23 May 2013 - 06:41 AM.

Juicyapple

Not Telling

Philippines

2013-05-23 06:40:00

Didn't know fiance is divorced at interview

We are having a genuine relations..he said its
really his mistake.. Now we are worried that they will denied us,, and for this, being reunited with our child is at stake. We applied for fiancee to be reunited and not of being separated

Edited by Juicyapple, 15 July 2013 - 07:53 AM.

Juicyapple

Not Telling

Philippines

2013-07-15 07:49:00

Didn't know fiance is divorced at interview

Hi... Can u pls. Help me... I am so tired of thinking what will be the outcome of my recent interview in Vancouver. I had interviewd last July 11 2013. I am so happy to come to my interview and hoping i could get visa since i have all documents and we are bonafide partner . My fiance is in US and we are 6 yrs with a daughter from him. He did not tell me hes divorsed , reason being is that he scared i will leave him. So i went to my interview and asked me about his divorsed i said to the consul he is not married. But the truth is yes he is divorsed,, and he sent his divorsed paper to the approved k1 application. I dont have a copy if his divorsed coz i did not know he was married before... Consul ask me to leave my passport and documents with them but i will still have interview over te phone...

Am i still possible to get a visa , since they ask me to leave my passport? They do ask me as well to leave my daughters name and guardian in phils since my daughter is to follow after.

Thanks,,,

Juicyapple

Not Telling

Philippines

2013-07-14 09:01:00

Question

My wife and kids are US citizens and we all live in Canada, I'm a Canadian and we are thinking of moving to the US, obviously she will be able to work, wondering what type of work visa, I might be able to get.. thoughts..

dinos

Male

Canada

2012-06-01 16:48:00

Move to Az

I am married ( 10 years ) to an US citizen we live/work in Canada.We are considering moving our family, to AZ where we own property I think the plan would be to start the paper work now and then closer to the end, my wife would look for work in AZ, as I'm guessing as my sponsor she will need to prove that she can support me until I get work, can anyone comment on the right direction to proceed

cheers

dinos

Male

Canada

2012-10-17 16:32:00

Chicago lockbox. Then they send it to the NBC. Because you both live in Canada they likely will adjudicate it there. With both people not in the US that means only about 2 months until NOA2. Hopefully. But that also means that the US citizen either needs a US based job that covers the household (see I-864P for the poverty guidelines) or 3x the assets for such in US based funds for the AOS (affidavit of support.)

Should you choose to do this moving to the US please please please read all of Saylin's NVC for Montreal Beneficiaries! several times. Bookmark that baby! LOL (Then send her some poutine gravy! )

Okay good to know, we own a house outright in the US and will have 3x assest ( investments ect) based in canada...

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-05-28 21:21:00

At this juncture, you don't submit any paperwork. Your US Citizen spouse needs to submit a form I-130 and the instructions for that form tell where the form and accompanying documentation need to be submitted to.

got it thanks...

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-05-28 18:56:00

Not until citizenship! 3 years down the road if you want to go that route!

Good point.. wondering is there specific USCIS centre I have to submit my paper work to.. Im in the western part of canada ?

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-05-28 18:47:00

nooooooooooooo!

that sucks..

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-04-08 21:03:00

Oh yes, one more thing; count on the visa interview being in Montreal. That is the only place in Canada where they do immigrant visa interviews. Also Montreal can be strict on domicile so check out the thread in the Canada forum relating to that.

not done in Vancouver too ?

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-04-08 20:50:00

BTW the K3 visa is obselete and RARELY granted so your only option would the IR1. Because you've been married so long, the beneficiary would automatically receive the 10 year green card vs the 2 year conditional card.

thanks good to know

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-04-08 20:26:00

Moved from K-1 fiance visa forums to CR-1 spousal visa forums as the OP can only file for a spousal visa.

thanks for the directions

dinos

Male

Canada

2013-04-08 19:23:00