ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married in California
Marriage license comes first, you need that to get married.

Marriage certificate comes after you are married and after its registered. - This is used for AOS.

We went to the county court house and picked it up, took about an hour because had to fill out forms together etc. They had a 24 hour waiting period before we could get married after we got the license. We picked a judge and booked our wedding date.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-03 00:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStill Waiting
NOA = notice of action.

RFE = request for evidence.

If you have been waiting only 3 months for the initial process because of rejected petitions far you have another 2-3 months to go before approval would show up.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-08 23:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGreen card
Of course you pay. You pay a fee for both of you.

Read the instructions on the USCIS website for filing adjustment of status.


Filing Fee :$985. (Add $85 biometric fee for a total of $1070.

For applicants under 14 years of age:

InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-09 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdvice please-New to K-1 process

Yes you are still in 2yrs time frame.
It's $13,500 annual income for 2 people. You could include your other assets like car, mortgage, insurance as well, yes include bank account and pay stub but that's later on once the application has been approved.


Your number is not correct http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf

Please see the poverty guidelines you should be looking at the 125% level.

If you do not reach the guideline you will need a co-sponsor.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-10-19 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo visit or Not to visit?



Help is on the way! :bonk:


Another question if I may.. I'm sure you know how hard it is to get a B2 Visa..especially for Dominican Republic...I haven't yet put in My K129F...Will it matter whether my fiance has visited me here in the US, Ive been to see her several times, but she hasn't visited me, will it affect our petition, either a positive or negative?


I already said it doesn't matter if one of the people have never traveled. Many people cannot travel out of the their country for various reasons. As long as 1 of the people has traveled to see the other its fine.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-09 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo visit or Not to visit?
It doesn't matter if she has never traveled to see you. As long as 1 of you has traveled to see the other person within 2 years of filing its fine.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-09 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE for pkt 3 requesting passport photos
Montreal embassy only wants photos of the beneficiary.

Also this is probably better posted in the Canada section not the main boards.

Edited by Inky, 09 November 2011 - 03:28 PM.

InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-09 15:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiting on 2nd NOA.. when does this come?
5-6 months wait time for NOA2 is the general wait time. Some wait longer.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-08 23:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPaperwork after landing in US???
You cannot file for AOS without an I-94 ! a copy front and back is required when filing to adjust status.

Go to the nearest airport and obtain an I-94 RIGHT AWAY!!
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-09 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresU.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years?

Yes, adult passport of course. I have no idea where my birth certificate is hence wanting to use my passport. It is a 10y passport and I have 2 more years before I need to renew it. So then I can use my passport instead of birth certificate right?



Yes because its a 10 year passport.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresU.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years?
It needs to be an adult passport not a childs passport.

A passport that is valid for 5 years.
It does not mean you have to renew it if your passport is almost expired or is 2 years into the 5 years etc.
It just means you need a passport that is valid for 5 years or more.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarriage/working in US HELP!

hey,

only issue is she doesn't want to go home and NOT work, or even if she finds a job she doesn't want to work it for 6 months then come back to USA and try and find a job ... she is looking to graduate in may and stay right here ... we want to get married definitely .. we don't mind marrying asap and having a wedding down the road .. we have done the long distance as I live 6 hours from her ... well we obviously live together now since we went to the same school but for summers and christmas we never were together ... so what im really saying is if we get married and she cant leave the us ... how long does it usually take for a green card so she can re enter canada to see family


You need to marry first because the marriage certificate is a requirement for the packet.

She can apply for AP ( 131 form ) which will allow her to travel to Canada for visiting family while she is waiting out the process. The AP (131 form ) is sent in with the I-485 and does not cost any extra. She would get the AP card before the green card.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 18:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarriage/working in US HELP!
You would marry and then file an I-130 and I-485 with medical and all supporting documents to get a green card. She would not leave the USA at all during this.

Here is the step by step guide http://www.visajourn...tent/i130guide2


the I-130 is $420 USD
the I-485 is $1070 USD

the medical cost is ranged and different for every place you can only use a civil surgeon listed by the USCIS for the medical. https://egov.uscis.g...office_type=CIV put your zip in there and it will locate ones near you.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSick with worry

Really? We don't need to do anything now? I'm okay with that.


Yup!

And relax! it will be fine.Posted Image
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSick with worry

Thank you everyone, I feel a bit better. I'm just so worried.

Just to piggy back - where can I change his address, I'm trying to do that now, but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm frazzeld. Since we're at the interview stage do I still have him file an AR-11? My petition is no longer pending, but the visa is. Who we change the address with? Sigh.


Change his address at the interview if you need to.

When you get to the USA just put the new address your at on the AOS forms.
If you move again after that then you use the forms for the USC and the green card holder on the USCIS website.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSick with worry
You wont because they know these things. Nothing happened with ours and many other military spouses who went through Montreal as a K-1. Just explain the issue to them, you are way way over thinking this. You are way more upset and freaking out than you need to be.

This is better posted in the Canada section though since it is Montreal specific.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-10 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 checklist
This is an embassy/consul specific question. Not all embassys/consuls require the same things to be sent in so make sure you listen to people who are using the same embassy as you....
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-13 01:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures129 f fiance visa. requested more evidence! please help! its been 2 months!
Has he called USCIS at all to find out?
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-12 15:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk-1 visa
Its clearly stated in the instructions who you make the check to. If you missed that you may have missed other very important things in the instructions.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-13 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLength of processing
Its all about luck of the draw. Some are fast some aren't.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-13 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSSN before.. after wedding????..
Married about 4 days after entry. With no SSN.

No issues what so ever.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-13 17:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApplying for an SSN
You honestly should have gone in person or called.

If you read the website all state/county websites say SSN on them for marriage licenses. BUT that is not the case if you call or go in person. They just take passport and birth certificate.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-14 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18
You should just write " See Attached " in that question space. Then have the whole story on the additional page. Not write part of it then continued - and have a separate page.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-14 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC forworded K1 visa pewtition to wrong consulate
You can have the application moved by doing the following.

1. Call / contact Mumbai with your Mumbai case number and request them to move the petition to new Delhi as that is your district of living. State that it was on your papers and the NVC sent it to the wrong place and you need it moved.

2. Call / contact New Delhi and tell them your case was sent to Mumbai instead of new Delhi and inform them that you requested the case be moved to New Delhi. Give them any information you can about the case including the Mumbai case number etc.

Then wait for responses and hopefully they move the case for you.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1
Having a baby does not change your timeline - does not make it faster etc.

It only makes 1 more addition to the house hold and now you have to make enough for 3 people on the poverty guidelines.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-14 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswork authorization
Waste of time and money. You will pay over 400$ to get the EAD and it will expire the same day your I-94 expires and you have to quit working.

Just marry and file AOS - EAD - AP quickly. The EAD card is then free and is valid for 1 year.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis my police certificate still good?
Police certs in Canada are only valid for 6 months.
For immigration its valid 1 year.

This question is best posted in the Canada forum as it is specific.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is in the packet you get at the interview ?

Hi All

I have read over and over about this sealed packet which I WILL NOT OPEN...lol... BUT what I haven't found was ...Do we get to keep the contents after the POE officer inspects them? If our medical report is in there, is that the same report we have to use for AOS?
Sigh yet more questions.... :bonk: :help:
thanks for your answers.
Terri


NO you do not keep anything of it. It gets mailed to USCIS. If not you will never AOS or finish any of your immigration. Posted Image
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is in the packet you get at the interview ?
All your papers are in it. Your entire file and medical. DO NOT OPEN THIS.

You may get to see some of it at POE when you enter to the USA if they open it in front of you. I had to bring TWO envelopes because our file was so large. I saw lots of papers with red writing on it and forms and all kinds of things.

again DO NOT OPEN IT!

If you open it you cannot enter the USA until you send it back to the USEM and have them reseal it.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 20:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI don't know why NVC forwarded our case to different embassy
Sorry but i already told you yesterday clearly how to transfer your case. Check your other post on this please. Many people answered on it.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow can I find out if the embassy in Bangkok has my visa petition from the NVC?
You can call DOS to confirm if the petition has reached the embassy. You will need the embassy case number.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-14 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNov 16th Vancouver Medical
If your trying to reach Canadians who went to a medical in Canada.. This is probably better posted in the Canada region section lol..
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical in the US
You can have them done at your personal doctor but you still have to go to a civil surgeon to have the shots transcribed to the 693. Sorry but you will still get boned =(
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-14 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

3X for spouse of USC.



Hello but i'm sorry this is the K-1 FORUM. Please read the top of the page to make sure you know where you are posting in. K-1 is NOT a spousal visa.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-17 10:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

Did you just calculate that he needs to have 95,000 in current bank savings when his current income is 19,000? Is that $95K a minimum, cuz there can't be a max.
So if you have a yearly salary of 50,000 and even 5,000 in savings, that's not give enough for a family of two (petitioner and beneficiary)?
I apologize if i'm reading this discussion wrong.


Uhm if you make 50,000 a year then you have no reason to have savings on the forms at all because you make more than enough for 2 people on income alone. This has already been said.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 19:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

ya makes sense lets say someone makes 19,000 a year what needs to be in the savings ?


19,000 x 5 = 95,000

just use the calculator on your computer lol Posted Image

95,000 for 2 people does not last long on bills, food etc.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 12:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

woowww that seems like alottt hmmm :/


Not really. Its not exactly cheap to live in the USA and you are responsible for this person. You have to prove they will not use government benefits that they are not entitled to.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

oh ok perfect i should be good on that part thank u soo much :) do u know the max u need on ur savings on the affidavit of support?


I believe it is 5x the 125% number for your house hold.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED

ok so ifi use my mom as the co sponsor i will not be counted in the house hold jsut mom,dad,fiance correct?


yes
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-16 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP VERY STRESSED
They look at current income.
They do not add up other people in the house only your income.
You need to make the income requirement for 2 people if its just you and the beneficiary.
http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf

If you don't make enough you need to get a co-sponsor who then has to make enough for the house hold they live in plus your fiance.
InkyFemaleCanada2011-11-15 23:41:00