Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canada -V W P	1. as long as they admit her, there is no fraud. However, you cannot step out of the US and then restart with 90 days on the VWP. They will either deny her entry or limit her stay in the US She can leave the country however, there is not guarentee that she'll be readmitted or for how long Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-03-27 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 or CR1? Decisions...	We were married for 4 days before we filed. No issues We used pictures, e-mails, bording passes, letters and cards as evidence Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-03-27 17:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 or CR1? Decisions...	Whether K1 or Cr1 is a personal decision. We went with the cr1 because it was cheaper, and allowed for immediate work and travel Look at the link below, the k3 is no longer offered but it is a good comparason guide, pros and cons, for each visa good luck http://www.visajourn...content/compare	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-03-27 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i need advice	If you have enough evidence alone (visits, daily communication, etc) I wouldn't bring the bank paperwork. A disruntled CO may see it as buying a wife Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-03-30 04:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request for expedite # 2 still denied?????	I'm sorry, you cannot expedite because you got bad advice from a lawyer and you certainly cannot expedite because you planned your wedding. I could almost see for the business - maybe being a financial hardship - but then again you based that decision on bad advice, sadly that is not USCIS's problem. I wish you found VJ earlier, we all would have told you to NOT MAKE ANY PLANS until the visa is in hand. PS - of course your lawyer told you that, he wants to bill you for filing the expedite. As you just learned, USCIS doesn't expedite for weddings alone. Sorry, but he obviously lied to you! I agree, why can't he sell his business now and wait for the visa? Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-03-29 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa questions	1. 5+ months until NVC 2. CLick the word 'guides' up at the top and look for info on the K-1 3. Yes, tranlations are necessary, to save time have them done now 4. Yes, most denials will happen at the consluate. If you prepare a strong case you should have no worries Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-01 04:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A question	Leave it blank and hand write it in Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-05 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiancee visa vs. Cr-1/K1 visa	http://www.visajourn...content/compare There is a great guide in the link above listing the pros and cons, and costs of each type of visa. Note the K3 is no longer a viable option Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-07 17:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need police certificates form cities in US where I lived ?	Nope, only the foreign county. The US will do their background checks on you Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-08 06:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FAQ Question	6 months before the expiration when the visa is issued Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-08 20:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 visa questions/ Fiance has 180+ Day overstay history	Then it is a 10 year ban for more the 365 days Your fiance will be denied the visa at the interview and at that point will be (hopefully if things haven't changed) able to submit the I601. YES, have it prepared. Do not attempt to do this on your own. go over to immigrate2us.net which is a site designed to support those with loved ones with a ban Also, Laural Scott is an expert in inadmissability and works with immigrate2us.net, she also offers a free chat on wednesdays at scottimmigration.net Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-10 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 visa questions/ Fiance has 180+ Day overstay history	Was it more the 180 days but less than 365? Then it is a 3 year ban from the US. You will need to diclose the illegal presence (because chances are they already know and lying about it will cause heaps more problems) Yes, you'll need an I-601 to show how you'll suffer extreme hardship if he does not come to the US with you. Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-10 18:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Booking an interview ?	Try posting this in the Canada forum for regional answers Good luck - when we petitioned there was no 'booking your own interview' We got it assigned to us so sorry I cannot help you	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-11 18:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Child Custody and Tourist Visa to Australia	No not wrong, The USC sends the K1 - K2 application to USCIS. Then when the time comes they go to the interview for their visas. THEY themselfs do not apply for it. The USC petitions, the beneficiary applies It is vocabulary, but it is what happens Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-11-15 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Child Custody and Tourist Visa to Australia	I also suggest you check the PI forums to see what needs to be done to take her daughter out of PI. If she is still legally married in PI, does the father have rights? Can she just take her daughter out without permission? Plus, if she is still legally married in PI, will that be an issue with the US government? All these questions need to be answered before you do ANYTHING. Please consult the PI forum where there are more knowledgeable people about local PI laws Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-11-13 05:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Complications (previous overstay - denial of re-entry - 212(a) etc...	As someone with experience, her denial of entry will not be an issue. She'll need to declare it and be honest about it. As someone who was also accused of silliness at a POE, as long as she told the truth and continues to tell the truth if asked about it, she will be fine. They can accuse her of anything they want but unless they gave her a misrepresentation charge she'll be ok (was there anything written in her passport?) She'll have a difficult time obtaining another tourist visa. She has an overstay, a fiance in the US, and obvious ties to the US (perhaps lack of ties to Latvia since she travels to much to the US? What are her ties to Latvia? What shows she MUST return to Lativia? Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-16 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian police certificate	I went to the station at Yonge and College and got the simple name check. It took about 10 business days to get back to me. It was really easy. Unless you have a criminal background, you only need the simple background check. As long as the background check is CPIC or a search of the national repository then you're good good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-18 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WE APPROVED!!!	Excellent news, congrats	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-19 04:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting Married before K-1 is approved	No way to convert, if you get married you'll have to start all over again, new petition, new fees, new wait Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-04-16 16:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	this is driving me crazy	I agree with what Inky has said. My husband and I have been together for 5 years this December. Out of those 5 years, he has been deployed, gone for training/schools more than THREE years. Being a military spouse is not any easier once you're living in the US. It's tough to be sure, and I miss him like crazy when he's gone but I knew what I was getting when I married a soldier. Good luck with everything!	Sweetcheeksss	Female	Canada	2011-04-07 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Post Decision Activity	First of all, Congratulations!!! Yes, this means that your I-129F petition has been approved. Your application Center was Texas and thus before they transferred it to CSC, they must have looked at your file/case and I am guessing in order to make things easy for CSC, which is back-logged, they must have pre-approved you from TSC itself thus making it easier for the CSC folks. Good luck with the rest of the journey! KnR aka slider100	slider100	Male	Canada	2011-02-23 12:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help with email I got this morning!	Congratulations!!!	slider100	Male	Canada	2011-03-16 14:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My Sister and I are both applying for K-1 Visas for our Fiances	I agree with AmyKathleen2005, it might look suspicious, having the same address for immigration purposes with two beneficiaries for the same visa at the same time! I hope it works out for you guys! KnR aka slider100	slider100	Male	Canada	2011-03-15 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Petitioner's Addressed Changed	We always thought it was best to keep USCIS updated with our address changes, and had no problems doing so. The petitioner can change their address online here: Changing address with USCIS Thank you. Exactly what we needed.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-08 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Petitioner's Addressed Changed	We filed for our I-129F back in December and have our NOA1, currently waiting NOA2. While waiting for NOA2, the petitioner's address has changed but he still has access to mail from his old address (relatives live there now). Is it worth it to change the address at this point or should we leave it and adjust it later?	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-08 01:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I feel like such a moron...	Hey, I read her post. I'm sorry I think she meant advice from tons of different people at once. There weren't any errors in the guides for sure, when I used them. Matt Oh good! I almost had a heart attack because I followed the guides very closely. *Puts back her panic button*	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-18 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I feel like such a moron...	"Try and take your time and do it right the first time."...He did take his time, been working on it for almost 2 months EVERYDAY. He followed most of the steps on visa journey step here(btw MANY errors, no wonder so many people gets RFE's for not knowing how to fill in the forms and letters if you follow EVERYTHING here) There was over 200 pages, of course it could happen. First read everything, then give ''advices''. Carolina. Just out of curiousity, what were some of the errors you found in the steps on VisaJourney? Just so future people doing this and following VJ's guides will know.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-18 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I feel like such a moron...	If you know for a fact you forgot to sign I recommend you try to find a way to send the signed new copy to them & catch it up to your petition...now I am not sure if this can be done, someone on here may say it can't be done. But it sucks to get an RFE after 5 months...that is where we are, after our 5 month mark, now on day 7 after the RFE email notice waiting to even find out what the RFE is for! Won't tell us on the phone, told us it will come in the mail with in 15 days... So to spare yourself sadness later, maybe try to send it to them somehow... my two cents, and remember my two cents could be wrong... Unfortunately you can't send a correction prior to getting an RFE because it will just get lost in the sea of paperwork at the service center. This is because they have no way of matching up your correction with your submitted petition (I don't know how or why, it is just how they roll). You'll just have to wait for that RFE to arrive after five/six months and send the correction from there. Once you get an RFE, and send your correction, it typically takes two to six weeks for you to get the approval if you did everything else right. Sorry to hear about this. It's silly that such a minor mistake can cause such a major setback.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-18 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	expeditious request approved :)	Congratulations! Hope you get your NOA2 soon.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-03-28 03:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	United States Citizen Marrying Canadian Citizen in the USA	That is good. But more importantly. In Canada I believe the age of majority is 19. Is it allowed for her to get married to me at 18 years of age? The age of majority depends on what province your girlfriend lives in. Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, and Saskatchewan is 18 years. British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, and Yukon is 19. So since your girlfriend is in BC, she must be 19 to consent herself to marriage. If she is younger she will need consent from her parents. Have you done all of your research on the K1 Visa and are you sure you don't want to wait another year until she is old enough to consent herself? You're both still very young, and this process is long, expensive, and difficult. Edited by Piefre, 18 April 2011 - 12:37 AM.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-04-18 00:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Want to bring my fiance, doing some research..	second, has anyone gotten their petition rejected for any reason? and if so, had they repetitioned for a second time? The success of filing for a second time depends on why they were rejected the first time. Often people get rejected for obvious things as iampatricias stated. Some more reasons why a petition may be rejected: - Lack of evidence that petitioner and beneficiary met within the last two years. - Lying on the forms. - Petitioner is a blood relative of beneficiary or there is suspicion of relation. - Not enough evidence of a bonafide, on-going relationship. - Petitioner and beneficiary are married and not simply engaged. - Petitioner and beneficiary engage in an activity that would qualify them as married (ie. having a wedding prior to the beneficiary arriving in the US with their K1 Visa even if no official forms are signed) third, once petitioned, how long does it take from the first mailing of forms to actual visa to be granted? When you first mail your forms, you should expect your Notice of Action 1 (NOA1) to arrive shortly. Most people get their NOA1s within two weeks. Some take up to a month. Once you get the NOA1 you start counting down the months until your Notice of Action 2 (NOA2). Presently, how long you have to wait for the NOA2 depends on which service center you get. At the moment, the California service center is around two months ahead of the Vermont service center. But Vermont appears to be moving a bit faster. So while no one can give you a guaranteed range of months, expect 5-6 months from your NOA1 to your NOA2. does it or has it ever taken more than lets say six months? It has taken more than six months for some people. There are some folks on this site at the moment who have been waiting over six months, some waiting over seven, and even a few who have waited for eight months or more and are still waiting. How fast you get your NOA2 depends, again, on what your service center is doing and whether or not your case is straightforward. It also depends on if you get an RFE (Request for Evidence) which will slow you down by a few weeks as well. So while we don't like to think about it, I do suggest that people filing for a K1 hope for a speedy NOA2 but also expect to wait a bit longer than normal for their case to work its way through the system. and does he need to provide any proof of income from homeland or anything like that? Your fiance is the beneficiary, correct? Unless he plans to financially sponsor himself, then he will not need to prove his income. You will be the one who must prove you make enough to sponsor your fiance once you two get your NOA2. forth, we've know eachother since childhood but only been involved in a relationship for about six months now, do they care how long the relationship has been going on? I don't believe USCIS cares how long you've been in a relationship. The key factor they look for is if you two have met in person within the last two years. For some countries, having a relationship with the person for a longer period of time is extremely useful. But if your beneficiary is from a low fraud country, you don't have to worry about this much. Once you reach the consulate level after the NOA2, you will be required to prove that you two have an on-going and bonafide relationship. But in terms of how long you've been dating, I don't think that matters. and at the present time i dont really have much evidince picture wise, i have pics that include both of us from only one occasion, but we do talk every single day. im thinking bout going back in june for couple weeks, so maybe i could take some more pics and what not, who knows we'll have a engagement ceremony maybe, but just incase i cant go, you think these will be proof enough..and we dont chat much online, there are only emails we exchanged on fb, which are in a diff language anyways, but like i said, we talk on thephone every day so no need for chat. but i tried to save as many text messages as i could just because i liked his texts..will those help also? Anything that proves you two have a relationship will help your case. Again, when filing the I-129F you will need to be most concerned about USCIS seeing that you two have met within the last two years so for the filing of the I-129F, you should present flight ticket stubs, hotel reservation receipts, car rentals, etc. You will need evidence of your on-going relationship at the consulate level. So if you have emails on FB print those out--consider getting them translated, get your photos together developed and date them, have your phone records where you called your fiance handy, send letters to each other and bring those, if you mail presents to each other bring evidence of that, save your text messages and print those out, save your flight ticket stubs and itineraries, save your hotel receipts, car rental receipts, receipts from restaurants, shops, etc. Anything to prove that you have gone to see your fiance and that you two are still communicating in a loving and on-going relationship will help your case at the consular level. Again, how closely the consulate looks at your relationship will depend on the country your fiance is from but people generally suggest having more evidence than you need just in case. fifth, who needs to submit the intent to marry letter, me or him? Both of you need to submit a letter. One from you. One from him.	Piefre	Female	Canada	2011-04-18 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If K-1 Visa Fiance does not marry within 90 days can she stay?	Even though it says she can fill out an I-130 relative petition? No she cant. That is ONLY if she gets married to the man who petitioned her with the K-1 after the 90days.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-09 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If K-1 Visa Fiance does not marry within 90 days can she stay?	She has to go home she cant stay. Shes not legal to work. Shes not able to adjust status in the US any other way because of her K-1 she came in on.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-09 20:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 visa	You need to notify USCIS of your address change. He does not need to check in or anything he can go straight to where you will be living.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 01:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Service Center Question	Thank you for the reply, does the Texas Service Center not handle I-129F? Apparently not the TX lock box is a sorting center. Some people have said they got sent to TSC for their petitions but nothing has since happened to them at all.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Service Center Question	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 ------------------------------------------------------ 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	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 22:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport Question	I believe it means you cant use the little passport cards. It has to be an actual passport book that is valid for 5 years or more, not the actual current valid date of 5 years. That would mean almost everyone would be getting new passports just to apply for I-129F....	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 22:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit problems	You petitioned for her, YOU have to fill it out. Your the one that is supporting her and sponsoring her.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Beneficiary on "Working Holiday" visa (country of residence different from citizenship)	K-1 is taking around 6 months just to be approved by USCIS, its likely that she will be leaving Canada already by the time she has an interview. She also may need a Canadian police certificate since she is living there and working there for more than 6 months.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-13 23:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 VSC - Does it really helps to call or email them?	If its a waste of your lawyers time to work on your case... might be time to get rid of the lawyer and do it yourself. You have more time to be on top of things and contact congress people and senators.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-01-10 23:50:00