ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCRAP! should we prepare for RFE?
this is the problem with the long wait for the NOA2... i cant stop thinking about every possible thing that could go wrong. and it sucks!

i know it asks if 3 or more drug possessions, but another paragraph just stated "trafficking" and i was told it applied only to human trafficking and now im second guessing that!
WitherwingsFemaleCanada2012-03-21 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCRAP! should we prepare for RFE?
My fiance the USC has 1 felony conviction in drug trafficking. i was told that on the i129f by an immigration lawyer that the term "trafficking" applied only to HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

now i think were in trouble, seeing as we did not state that he had one drug charge in his past.

was the lawyer correct? or should we prepare for RFE? or will our petition be automatically denied??

im kind of freaking out right now, and i hope all will be well.
WitherwingsFemaleCanada2012-03-21 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting for NOA1
Usually 10 days or less.
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of address
So the address of the USC has changed? If NVC has already forwarded the documents then you can contact the Montreal consulate either by fax, email or mail. http://montreal.usco...contact-us.html

It is fine to put the new address for packet 3. But since your Fiance's brother lives in the address that was given to USCIS then even if they accidently send something there it isn't lost. To update the address with USCIS https://egov.uscis.g...i/go?action=coa
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA K1 SECOND TIME
You should be fine! The CO might ask you why you didn't marry or if your fiance knows about it but just answer any questions truthfully and you should get your approval :D Good luck!
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBirth Certificate
I would put on the G-325A the name of her mother. When it is time for the interview, bring a document describing the situation and have the mother sign it explaining why the birth certificate has her grandparents names instead of her mother.
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd touch

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. :lol:


:rofl:
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd touch
Our last touch was Nov 3rd which was a few days after NOA1. Nothing since but I am sure it is sitting on someone's desk right now collecting dust :unsure:

I should have included some type of gift inside our file for the adjudicator as motivation :lol:
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support
Wow, I learn something new every time I am here :thumbs:
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support
Hank_Amy,

Is it really only assets equal to 3x the amount of income you are short? That seems like not a lot of money. For example if they are short by $1000 would that mean they need $3000 OR 3x $23,862?
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support
The amount for a household of 3 is $23,862. So if your income is $23,000 then you are a little short.

Can you have co-sponsor lined up just in case?

Edited by OurHappyEnding, 07 March 2012 - 03:05 PM.

OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-07 15:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs this enough evidence for intial I-129F application?
Looks like you are well prepared! You won't need the on-going relationship stuff until the interview.

Send it off and good luck!
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-08 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 - Approved - I129F - K1
Yayyy Congrats!!! :dance: I love hearing good news!
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-21 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFOOD STAMP BENEIFITS and K1 VISA
What is your annual income? Are you able to get a co-sponsor? If your income doesn't meet the requirements then you will need someone that does.
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-19 13:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDeclaration of how you met. Question 18 of 129F

How does this look? It says on the guide on this site to attach a sheet for this answer and refer to it, so I guess it's acceptable to not be able to get it all in the box?!


Myself (Jasmine ***) and Antonio *** met on June 27th 2010 when both of us attended the Vans Warped Tour music festival in Ventura. (See REF1 Included in this package)

February 16th 2011, I flew to the UK to stay with Antonio until March 9th 2011 (See REF2)
We decided to extend my stay and my return flight was altered to March 29th 2011 (See REF3)

June 14th 2011, Antonio flew to Los Angeles, CA to stay with me until June 21st before leaving to tour. (See REF4)
June 29th 2011, I travelled to Las Vegas, NV to meet Antonio on the tour for two days. (See REF5)
August 16th 2011, Antonio stayed with me at the end of the tour before returning to the UK on August 19th 2011. (See REF4)
October 6th 2011, Antonio flew to Los Angeles, CA to stay with me for 90 days, returning to the UK on January 3rd 2012. (See REF6)
January 23rd 2012, Antonio flew to Los Angeles, CA to stay with me for 4 days before leaving to tour. (See REF7)
February 18th 2012, Antonio stayed with me for 11 days at the end of the tour before returning to the UK on February 29th, 2012. (See REF7)



I think this is fine. It is detailed but it isn't too long. We wrote about 3 paragraphs discussing how we meet.
OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-19 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmeeting within two years prior to applying for K!
Wow you are literally days outside the 2 year rule. There is no way around it, you have to visit her.

Edited by OurHappyEnding, 23 March 2012 - 01:05 PM.

OurHappyEndingFemaleCanada2012-03-23 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport renewed since originally filing
Thank you for your quick responses! One less thing to worry about :)
mb3FemaleCanada2012-03-22 09:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport renewed since originally filing
After filing for I129-F, I renewed my passport (as it was about to expire)....now I have a different passport #, and I'm wondering if that'll cause any delays/issues. Getting ready to submit Packet 3, and would like to avoid any delay.

Maybe I'm worrying for nothing?
mb3FemaleCanada2012-03-22 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax deductions
This question comes up many times a year. The answer is always No. lol
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-18 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 visa
all you do is email / call the US embassy in the UK and request the case be moved to the correct embassy in Nigeria because he is going back to Nigeria. Then you contact the US embassy in Nigeria and let them know you are having his case transferred from the UK to them.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-08-25 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBuying Ticket Today! Have POE question

Yulia just past her interview for the K-1 in Moscow today!! It lasted all of 3 minutes. We are so excited.

So, I am buying her ticket here now (for about one month from now) and have a question. She will layover at JFK before coming on to Atlanta. Will this be her POE? I am asking because I have a choice between a 2 hour layover and a 4 hour layover. Will Atlanta be the place where she presents packet and visa for entry, or do I need to leave her plenty of time in JFK for that?

Thanks.
A very happy Jonathan)


POE is first port into the USA so from your description her POE would be JFK, not ATL.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-17 12:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHello All !! Newbie Here

You are saying you went from Noa1 to Noa 2 in 2 weeks... ?? Please clarify that ?


I don't think it has to do with his lawyer i think it has to do with the fact hes military.
Our NOA1 to NOA2 was 5 days and we are military.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-19 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHello All !! Newbie Here
There are many horror storys of lawyers destroying peoples cases / lives because they mess things up so badly.
VJ is a self help website and nearly everyone here has filed their petitions on their own using the step by step guides and asking questions.

The only person that cares about your case and your life / family is you. A lawyer just wants your money.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-18 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures226 days ...
I would say its time to start contacting your congress person that is affiliated with immigration. Have them peek into the case, this can often get USCIS to get a move on.

You should not be blackballed for looking into your own case, often people find that calling and talking/requesting information helps them. Lots of people say if they did not keep after their own case that USCIS would have shelved it and left it sitting there.
If you are trying to call USCIS and speak to an operator follow the prompts for an " address change " then simply ask whats going on with the case.

Also I moved your question from AOS to the K-1 section for you. :)
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-18 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Clearance from Saudi Arabia

thanks.after reading the link i think they will not issue a police clearance since i am now in the phil.take care and god bless!


You need to bring proof to the interview that you cannot get the police records. That way they cant ask you for the police records at the interview.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-20 23:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about my RFE
Yes lol Posted Image
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-21 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about my RFE
No they want you to fill in the circled items on the paper they provided you and send it all back. Thats what " complete the items on the attached copy " means, not print a whole new paper and send it to them.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-20 23:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReceipt number not working on USCIS website?
There are many posts about this problem. There are quite a few people who are never able to check their status online.

You cant rely on the online status page - its nice to be able to check it but the fact is, its not always updated, its not updated correctly and some peoples never get updated at all. There are people who have moved to the USA and removed conditions and their petition still says initial review.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-22 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 ?

Yea we have received NOA1 but most timelines I have come accross havnt taken this long.


You listed the wrong service center on your timeline, might wanna fix that. Posted Image

What service center is processing it?
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-22 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 ?
You got the NOA1 you shouldn't worry, just have to wait out the processing time. Had you not gotten an NOA1 or anything then you should worry.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-22 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIt is one month and there is no any NOA1
You don't mail the petition to Texas USCIS office. The petition is mailed to Dallas lockbox from there the petition is then sent to VSC or CSC.

Your filing location is not Texas Service Center.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-25 11:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMisspelled name on NOA1
NOA1 is not important. The important one is the NOA2 which a copy of it is included in the AOS package.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-26 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp !!! Mistake in My letter of Intent
The NVC doesn't approve or deny K-1 visas so no the NVC wont do anything about it.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-28 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Process Question(s)
You need to book the medical and get ready for the interview.

The guides on VJ are great information
http://www.visajourn.../content/k1flow

You also want to direct any specific questions about the US embassy and interviewing / medical in your country in your regional forum to make sure you get the proper answers to your questions.
http://www.visajourn...nd-new-zealand/
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-28 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGot our MNL Case Number!!!
You can call DOS ( dept of state ) and ask if your case has reached the US embassy yet with that case number. Then you can go ahead and download the forms and get the information ready for interview / medical etc.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-12-12 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1 yr or 3? of tax returns ?

I know for certain, 4 years ago, I brought 3 years' returns.
I'm pretty sure, that is what the OLD FORM instructions stated was required.

But, the I-134 INSTRUCTIONS accomodating the Form from (revised as of) 05/25/2011,
under General Instructions,
under "supporting evidence",
C.) if self-employed:
1.) Copy of last income tax return filed;

This appears pretty straight forward.
But,... in this entire process... SO MANY THINGS ARE NOT.


Ask in the regional forum for Columbia see what they say the embassy requests of them. It doesn't go by just instructions the US embassy can ask for whatever proof they want from you regardless of " instructions ". Like i said earlier its often country specific as to what they want to see. As in regional for Colombians going to the same embassy she will be going to.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-29 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1 yr or 3? of tax returns ?
Some embassys ask for all 3 years and some embassys only want the most recent year and there are a couple embassys that don't ask for the tax returns.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-29 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere to file K-1

Do all of the Initial I-129F fiance visas get sent to the Dallas Lockbox? When do the other regional centers come into play?


I-129F petitions are sent to the Dallas Lockbox.
Fiance Visas are applied for at the US embassy after the petition is approved.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-30 01:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE :(

Just wondering about getting an RFE. If you get one, what they (USCIS) normally asks for ? I believe that all they ask for is evidences of validating your marriage again. Does it mean that , do you have to re-submit in addition to almost 2 pounds of evidence you submitted since you first filed your peition, probably five months ago?
Am i guessing right, or is there something else, too ?
Thanks
NiSham


No an RFE can be for anything its not just a request for evidence of marriage or relationship.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-28 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE :(
Yes you have to wait for the notice in the mail to find out what they want.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-01-27 19:11:00