Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 visa. delay	Can take anywhere from a month to years. Some people seem to top off around 6 months and get an answer.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-03-15 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is w2 and 1040 the same?	How many pages is the tax? Do I need his tax for the last 3 years? Thanks for the quick reply. He should know how many pages it is if hes filing his taxes! he could always order a tax transcript from the IRS for free too and send that instead of all the pages and w2. I just ordered transcripts online for 2009 and 2010 and they arrived in about 4 days. He could also have them faxed to himself if he has access to fax machine.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-25 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is w2 and 1040 the same?	No its not the same at all. You need BOTH of them. You must have all tax pages including the W2.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-25 19:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i-134 help!!	yes, but will there be a problem because when showing income, the bank account is not in her name... and they are asking for bank information such as when the account was opened, total income on the account for the past year, and the present balance. You do not need to fill that in, it is not required. Bank account does NOT matter unless you are using a large sum of savings to sponsor with. You are using income. You would be using tax returns with w2 or transcripts. Paystubs for the last few months leading up to the interview. A letter from the employer. Please see the example form if you are concerned. http://www.visajourn.../Form-I-134.pdf We NEVER used any bank info at all.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 06:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i-134 help!!	Bank account doesn't matter. Its the INCOME that matters for sponsorship.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-25 21:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	affidavit of support with co sponsor	You are petitioning and sponsoring. You must send an I-134. You cant not send one. Sending the I-134 now is a big waste. You will have to redo it all and send it again when you get the NOA2. I-134 and supporting documents must be dated and signed as close to the interview as possible.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	curious about suspicion at the border	Most border guards know NOTHING at all of the process. They are not properly educated on it, and most of the time they give 100% wrong answers about it. When I crossed with my K-1 my POE only 1 of 15 border guards (that were working at the time) had done a K-1 and it was so many years ago they couldn't remember how to do it.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 17:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help finding Contact numbers for USCIS	Email is NEVER efficient. Always call and speak to someone. Look up your congress person online and get the phone number/email from their website. USCIS - 1-800-375-5283	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-25 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how to predict where the application will be forwarded	I thought this information didn't apply since a while back... which is why I raised my question. Anyhow, we shall see in a couple of days where my application ends up. Thx It still applys, the only difference is that you are not sending it to thos places anymore. Everyone sends it to the new sorting facility in Dallas instead. Its to help save the inbox from backing up in VSC and CSC.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how to predict where the application will be forwarded	You don't predict. Its listed on USCIS. If you live in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming = California Service Center If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia = Vermont Service Center	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got NVC case num - now few questions	1. you can call the embassy and ask if they have encoded your case into their system already. 2. just wait for the packet, i dont think personal pick up is allowed 3. yes, pay the visa fee in advance. have you finished medical exams already? Most of the time you cannot have the medical before you have packet 3. Most embassys have different methods of giving out packet 3. Some have to be picked up, some are mailed and some are available online. You pay the visa fee when you are requested too by most embassys. Not just "whenever in advance" But it is usually requested in advance and requested to be payed at a certain location or through a certain web-portal. Almost all embassys will not pick up a phone and most have NO phoneline at all. Only email or fax contact which is almost never answered. The best way to get information when you are at the embassy stage is to call DOS.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 22:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got NVC case num - now few questions	Call DOS and ask them if the embassy has the case and has logged it yet. After its been logged they send packet 3 or the beneficiary can pick it up (depending on what the embassy does for that part)	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 22:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how do you get a copy of returned check	Are you talking about the picture they take before they cash it? the one you can access by your bank account online statement? Thats the only one we ever got. Never needed it.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-27 13:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	process for K-1 visa!!!! help!!!	Suggest you check the guides. You have to leave the USA if you file the K-1 or the CR-1. You have to get documents from Canada and have a medical and interview in Canada. K-1 gets a work permit after applying for AOS which is a long way after the K-1. CR-1 gets the green card a few weeks after entry. This is all explained in the guides. Here is the comparison chart. http://www.visajourn...content/compare To see the guides for full steps click on the guide button and select the guide you need. If you rather marry and then apply for AOS inside the USA you can do that too. With that you would apply for I-130 and I-485, fill out all the paper work for both of thos and attach all supporting documents for them and send them together in the same package. With two separate fees. Your fiance has to sponsor you and must meet 125% of the poverty guidelines regardless of what rout you take.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-28 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	moving?	If its the USC they would go to the USCIS website and fill out a change of address form then call USCIS and notify them on the phone as well. If its the foreign person then they would have to call USCIS and notify of the change of address because if they are not living in the USA it seems you cant fill out the forms. (unless they fixed it recently) Because the forms ask for state and zip codes etc. Make sure to sign up for mail forwarding so the mail will be forwarded to the new address for a while.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-28 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what exactly is the medical exam?	Yes there is blood tests. They do drug tests. There is xray / TB skin tests. There is a physical check up there is a questioning, there is a vaccination check and if you are missing any they have to give them to you. Its an medical exam to see if you are mentally and physically healthy. That you are not going to spread disease to Americans/other people.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-29 21:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not allowed to submit K-1 at Vancouver Consulate.	Here is the website for the medical clinic in Vancouver that does the immigration medicals. A little early in the stage for you but you can book mark it and save it for later! http://www.wokingmedical.com/	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-22 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Not allowed to submit K-1 at Vancouver Consulate.	Nope, all you go to the consul for is the interview. Nothing else! You could have your medical in Vancouver and go to Montreal for the interview. I'm not sure about you having to use Montreal because your not a PR or such. One time trip for the interview, although you will somehow need to get the medical done too. So maybe two trips, but that's it. Medicals in Canada can be done in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal. The OP would not have to make two trips.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-22 20:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	my permanent resident cart will expire, how to renew?	You don't renew a 2yr card, you have to send removal of conditions for a 10yr card. You are going to need 2 years of proof of a commingled married life. You file jointly, you both go to the interview, the fee is 590$. Follow the guides and the instructions.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-30 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should i wait or get marry instead.	If you dont find out why they denied your K-1. They will likely deny the CR-1 for the same reason. Find out what was the reason for denying and then move ahead from there.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-29 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	final question,PROMISE!	Yep AOS is still 100% of the poverty guide for active duty military. Already AOSd myself and the I-864 poverty guide says 100% for active duty military right on it lol..	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-03 06:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Checking status of K-1	Why can't you, its a 1-800 number for USCIS. I called them from outside of the USA. You can also call DOS to get information on your case, I also called them many times from outside of the USA. They often gave me more information than USCIS did.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-03 20:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Checking status of K-1	Some people never see their status online. Most of the time if you can access it, its not updated correctly or its not updated at all. Status checking is not reliable. The best way is to call or wait for physical mail. The Status Checking is not a requirement for USCIS. It is a courtesy offered by them.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-03 19:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Immigration service recommendation please	You will not find someone cheap. They are lawyers. You can do it yourself cheaper. This website is a self help website. It has all the guides and information listed as well as links and you can post questions if you have them. Unless you or the beneficiary have some kind of criminal history or drug history or anything that may be considered a red flag. Save yourself thousands of dollars, screw ups, and time and just use VJ to file your papers etc. A lawyer does not have the time that you do to check things over and make sure everything is there and correct. There are many posts on this forum about how badly lawyers messed up and caused huge issues or very long delays even getting paperwork denied.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-05 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting Married Before Entering US on a K-1	You cannot AOS from the K-1 if you marry in another country after getting the K-1. The requirement of the K-1 is to marry in the USA. Filing for AOS requires a marriage certificate. You will not be able to adjust status from the K-1 with a non US marriage certificate. Cancel your K-1 like the other poster suggests and marry in the UK like you wish to and then start all over again with a CR-1 Visa petition. That will take around a year. Or you can continue with the K-1 and marry in the US as you are supposed to. Then have a large wedding celebration or vow renewal in the UK at a later date, after the green card is issued and in hand.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-05 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Extensive Background Checks at USCIS	That really sucks, hopefully the USCIS background checks wont be as long as AP from an embassy can be. AP at the embassy stage can be as low as a few weeks or high as a year or more.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-29 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Extensive Background Checks at USCIS	Why was your first petition canceled/returned? Could that have anything to do with the extensive background checks?	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-29 14:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pregnant during process	USC Baby being born before the interview adds 1 person to the I-134. File CRBA and get the US passport for the baby.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-07 20:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Priority Date	K-1 does not stay at the NVC. Priority dates are for OTHER family visas.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-09 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 or I-864	K-1 is I-134. After marriage in the USA. When filing AOS you send the I-864.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	g-325a help	As CW said, just answer UNKNOWN, put unknown for all his info that they request since you do not know it.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-11 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Police Clearance Issue	Copys of police clearance are not accepted. It must be an original.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-04-26 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	U.S citizenship proof	Not needed.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Qualifications	It has nothing to do with the beneficiary. It is all about the USCs income.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-12 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should I go ahead and send my packet 3?	You need to find out where the NOA2 is because you need that for AOS. Its around 400$ to get a replacement NOA2.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-15 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question...	CRBA and get a US citizen passport for the child. That "friend" person knows nothing!	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-16 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	129f and moving states	Yes you can use copys, you don't really send any original evidence with the I-129F. The originals should be brought to the interview. You can include pictures yes, there are people on VJ tho that have not included any and been approved. If you have a very tough embassy to go through I would include pictures. Depends what country and if you need to front-load the petition or not really.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	129f and moving states	They are meaning that you dont send it to calif. You send it to Dallas. Everyone sends their I-129F to Dallas lock box.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 14:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Affidavit of Support when Petitioner works with the US Air Force	Yup! what the others said. I told them hes in the USAF hes active duty and I said he fixes stuff, a mechanic of sorts. Then just said we don't talk much about his job for security and safety. My interviewer smiled and said yes yes good thing.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Affidavit of Support when Petitioner works with the US Air Force	Thank you so much for the quick response Inky. This helps a lot I was really nervous about the I-134 and evidence as well because military taxes and LES are different and I was scared they wouldn't be able to read it correctly. My husbands taxes show much less than 125% but he makes well over, its because of the deployments being non-taxable. But they know how to read and match up the LES and the W2s etc. At the interview they did ask me a little about his job, just don't give them too much info. Sometimes its a test to see how much you will talk about it when you aren't really supposed to.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-05-17 06:29:00