Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport photo size	Not all countrys use the US size passport photos. Generally when getting them done in another country you have to be specific as to the size you need or they will use the generic size that their country follows.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-16 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Petitioning as a Medical Student	You both need to fill out an I-134, even tho you don't meet the requirement you still need to file it because its your petition for your SO. It needs to be brought to the K-1 interview by the beneficiary unfortunately. We were really nervous about financial information too and personal info but it was worth the risk in the end really. I would send it with tracking if you can, we did that and we felt better being able to know where it is and also the ability for the post to track it down if something went wrong.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-16 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Petitioning as a Medical Student	You need a co-sponsor, you need to make 18,212$ USD a year. The USC is the one sponsoring the Beneficiary. The loan wont help with the income requirements, it does not count it is not income and it just appears in your account. If it will help you pay for things you guys need before your SO can get a job then you may want to get a loan. The K-1 interview is generally optional for the USC. (depending on some countrys its better to have the USC at the interview) The AOS interview however The USC and the beneficiary must both attend.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-16 22:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	annoying VSC?	I don't know if it harms or anything like that but everytime you call or email them they keep a log of it.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Staying in the us on a Tourist visa while waiting for K1 approval	Airlines and doctors generally do not advise pregnant women who are at 7 months to fly. It can induce early labor in air. She should have a complete medical exam to find out if she would be an ok candidate to fly at that stage of pregnancy. If she has the baby in her country, all you need is to file a CRBA and get a US passport for the baby(as long as the baby is yours and you are a USC). It would also be a lot less expensive than having the baby in the US with no medical insurance. The K-1 is valid for 6 months at the time of issuance so there would be time to do the CRBA and get the US passport for the baby and have her enter the US with the baby.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	vaccinations	Thanks everyone you have all been very helpful much appreciated, i did speak to my GP nurse and she stated that i only need MMR once in my life and i had this in 1994 but i thought it only last 10 years. You do get MMR boosters usually at 10 year mark. Some may not need it if their body keeps a good hold from the first injection, if you are unsure about getting one ( its safer to know you have it if your going to have a baby )you can have a titre test done by your doctor to check the MMR immunity levels in your body, if they are still high then you shouldn't need a booster really.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Post NOA2 - how long?	Since your waiting on Montreal ... I would suggest downloading the forms that you can before hand and filling thos out to get a head start. Montreal is slow as molasses.. prep up what you can now so you can send it back to them quickly when you finally get it in the mail.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 23:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My K1 nightmare	ahh i see..I read somewhere about primary/secondary evidence but I wasn't sure where to look on VJ for a list of which one is which. I guess for now we'll let them decide on what they have. There are some days I feel confident and there are some days I want to send them DNA samples of evidence that we have met..it's just so difficult to know what to do at this stage apart from waiting to see what happens. I felt the same way too when we were waiting for K-1, bouts of nervousness and a few freak out moments over thinking "did I forget to sign something?" You will get through it just keep holding on! Have him see what the liaison can do for you guys, i'm sure you will hear something soon.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My K1 nightmare	I hope you're right. Well, he has to send them some paperwork to update some stuff on the file, would it help if we sent some photos we took in dublin? We look more like a couple than soldiers standing at attention in the dublin photos. I'll pass on the advice to contact immigration liaison and let you know how it goes :-) Thanks for the advice. I would bring thos photos to the interview and see if they want them/give them to the interviewer instead of trying to send them without an RFE for photos. They usually look at photos as secondary evidence anyways. The passport stamps and stuff are more what they want to see/proof that one of you had actually traveled and the pictures are just a helper.	Inky	Female	Canada	2011-02-17 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Denied	I see, so they doubt you met within the 2 years required for petioning Now, you cannot appeal unless you can prove you met within 2 years BEFORE filing. You cannot visit, then appeal. Do you have any proof that you met within 2 years of petioning? how old is your son? If he is less than a year old, well that is good enough if you ask me and you can appeal. Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-12-30 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Denied	SO many questions, your post is jumbled What did the denial say? Was the interview in Montreal or Vancouver? Where are you now? Are you the beneficiary or the petitioner? Why do you need to travel to Canada, you are currently in the US? Please be a bit more clear and we'll give better answers Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-12-30 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Two legal weddings	If you legally marry in your own country, you will not be able to come to the US on a K-1 visa. K-1 is for UNMARRIED people Perhap get your K-1, marry in the US, file AOS and AP, receive AP, travel back to your country, marry again - that would work Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-05 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Spousal Visa Help	What visa do you want to apply for? A spousal visa or a fiance visa? If you visit him in the US and marry, you are actually expected to return home. So no issues there, you do not have to be in the US while he petitions. He would then have to petition for a spousal visa If you apply for a K-1, you enter, marry and must stay in the US until you get your green card or travel document before you can leave Click on the word 'guides' at the top and follow the link for the I-130 Good luck Edited by canadian_wife, 11 January 2011 - 08:44 AM.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question Regarding travelling outside of US	Do NOT make any plans in India. Your 6 month time frame, while possible, is not the norm. She can leave the US at any time after she enters on her K-1. She CANNOT re-enter the US without her physical green card in her hand or her advanced parole document. If she leaves without these documents, she will automatically cancel and AOS paperwork you have filed. It can take up to 90 days to receive this AP document after AOS has been filed Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 08:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Looking for some hope...	Some have been able to cross into the US as a visitor after the K-1 was issued. It is soley up to the CBP when you try and cross. MANY have tried, but only a handful were successful. You can try, but there is no guarentee that you'll be admitted as a tourist with a valid K-1 Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-13 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Looking for some hope...	Welcome to VJ As the others have said, 5 months to get your NOA2. You want to look at 8 - 10 months from start to finish. where do you live? If you are Ontario -> east, the interview will be in Montreal and although they are getting better, they are backed up and some have waited 5 months just for an interview. Manitora -> west will interview in Vancouver which is subtantially quicker. Do not set unrealistic timelines. Touches don't mean anything so if you never get one or if you get 30 - it doesn't matter. We all want(ed) this journey to end quickly. However, there is a process to go through and if you keep your head up and be realistic and come to VJ for advice and support, then you're well on your way. You can start by getting your long form birth certificate, the one with both parents names on it. This will be needed so don't wait as some provinces can take 8-10 weeks to have your delivered Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	callede uscis today	I'm sorry. I hope your NOA2 comes soon Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The first step!	Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting Ready To File For My K-1 Petition	NO originals go to USCIS. Good luck and welcome to VJ	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-12 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE help	Agreed, photocopies are the way to go. Save the originals for the interview Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-17 05:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Statements from family & friends?	This would be considered secondary evidence. They are looking for primary evidence that you have met in the past 2 years, such as bording passes, travel receipts, visa stamps in the passport You can submit these but do not think that these alone (without primary evidence) would satisfy USCIS Look here for example affidavits from friends http://www.visajourn...ontent/examples Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-16 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	*New!* - Dont know where to start..	No worries, the K-3 has been dead for about a year Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-22 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	*New!* - Dont know where to start..	Haha! C_Wife- looks like we're (literally) on the same page! Except that K-3 is a dead visa. Proper recomendation would be for a Cr-1 visa	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-22 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	*New!* - Dont know where to start..	http://www.visajourn...content/compare You have a few choices. You can file the K-1 fiance visa which will save you some time because you can file today. OR you can file the spousal visa after you marry. However, you'll have to return home if you marry this summer Look at the comparason guide I gave you to figure out what visa is best for you Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-22 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa is Overwhelming	If you marry in Japan, you could file for his spousal visa (cr-1 not the K3) directly witht he consulate and decrease the amount of apart time and the wait time No - if he enters on a K-1 he would not be able to work right away, on a spousal visa he could. If you are married in Japan, you are married in the US. You cannot get married again. The spousal visa is about $1000 cheaper than the fiance visa because you do not have to adjust status. If you file with the US consulate in Japan it is quicker There is a tab up at the top, it says "Guides" click on that and a LOT of your answers are there, including a comparason guide between the spousal visa and the fiance visa Good luck Edited by canadian_wife, 16 January 2011 - 10:11 AM.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-16 10:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2nd K1 Visa	First of all, it hasn't been INS for years, it's USCIS Second, you'll need to report the 1st K-1 and make sure your current fiance is aware of the previous K-1 and marriage Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-24 05:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Police Clearance From USA	The US will do their own background checks on your fiance. There is no need to get a US police certificate. I lived for 3 years in the US before our Cr-1 visa, no police check necessary for that time spent in the US Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-24 05:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 and F1 fiasco ... fiance got accepted to a university	Can she defer her acceptance? She may receive cheaper tuition as a non-international student. Plus, planning on entering on a non-immigrant visa such as an F1 with full intentions of immigrating is visa fraud. I'd stay away from this if possible Check with the school, may programs offer deferred enrollment Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-11 08:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	getting excited	Have fun!	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-26 06:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	oh NO	Sorry, him being from Honduras doesn't affect the process Don't set timelines for yourself - that only leads to disapointment. August might be a bit liberal for getting himto the US. Perhaps try for a tourist visa for your graduation? Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-27 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Returned	Sorry for the mistake and the slight delay Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-26 18:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 process	Sorry, USCIS does not expedite due to pregnancy. you and your fiance must plan for you NOT being there for the birth. As much as you think it is unfair, pregnancy is not a reason to expedite Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-28 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	With US Citizen Son	I was in the US on my tourist visa. I didn't and never had plans to overstay since I never really had intentions to live there at all at the time. Anyway, thanks for your reply! I really hope they don't give me a hard time about this...that was such a long time ago! Did you overstay your visa? If yes, how long? and how long ago was it? Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-30 06:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	With US Citizen Son	Yes, any and all previous relationships are fair game, be prepared to answer all questions honestly. Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-29 15:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Approved! - 6 Really Long Months	Congratulations!	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-31 06:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	calling uscis before the 5 months	I called many times. However, they cannot do anything. The customer services agents can only tell you what they see online (which is the same as you see online when you log on to their site). They probably won't do a service request until you are outside normal processing times Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-31 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm new, so hello.	Welcome to VJ Good luck on your journey	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-01-26 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Screwed Up! Just sent in form and fee!	We recieved an RFE and when all was said and done, it only added about 2 weeks onto our case. Just sit back and wait for the RFE. Make sure you have everything organized and ready to send back when the RFE is received Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-11-28 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter of Conduct from Canada	Have you tried contacting the RCMP offices? http://www.rcmp-grc....t/index-eng.htm Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-02-04 07:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pease help me!! Need to file yesterday!	Although you are living and working in Canada, you still need to file US taxes Read my post again, I said you cannot live in Canada WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. meaning do not overstay. K-1 seems to be your way, Vancouver and Montreal only do K visas, if you were looking at a spousal visa, Montreal is the only consulate that does spousal visas Also, my post said 90 days AFTER you marry and file your AOS. It could be longer than 90 days for you to get your work authorization after you enter the US. You will STILL have a domicile issue. I suspect separation is in your future, the sooner you accept that the sooner you'll be willing to accept this process Good luck Edited by canadian_wife, 02 February 2011 - 06:18 PM.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2011-02-02 18:15:00