Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	g-325a question	IF the information is unknown then writing 'unknown' is acceptable to write on this form Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-01-30 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 INTERVIEW DATE :-)	Congrats on your interview date I'm not sure of your question, are you thinking of visiting your fiance in the US? Yes, they can deny you entry for whatever reason whenever they feel like it. They will likely claim 'lack of ties' to your home country. When do you travel, bring strong ties to SA when you travel to the States. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-02 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Questions on Immigrant Fiance package/checklist	http://www.visajourn...hp?showforum=93 See you there! 4-6 months is what it was for a long time due to staff shortages but they seem to be speeding up a bit. Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-03 20:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Delivery	Wait until the visa is in hand before booking any flights. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-03 05:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need help	Getting married won't wipe away the misrepresentation. Where you given a ban? What did the paperwork say that you were given at your interview? Did they say this was waiverable? Either way, a misrepresentation charge is difficult to get past, it's lawyer time. Laurel Scott is great and is an expert at inadmissability. She offers a free chat on Wednesays. Check out scottimmigration.net Good luck, sorry about your situation.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-03 05:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Petitioner vs. K1 Beneficiary	More info needed. Is the beneficiary in the US? Have they married and adjusted status? What extortion are you talking about? Vague questions will get vague answers (if any)	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-04 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Using Notary to prove we were together	I'm not sure how a notary can prove you two are together. All a notary can do is verify that the person who is signing a document is truly that person. The documents don't need to be notarized. Just my opinion. Focus your energy on primary documents such as passport stamps, bording passes, etc. Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-01-17 16:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how to know NOA?	The US citizen will get the notice in the mail. There will be a receipt number on it (EAC if the petition was sent to Vermont or WAC if it was sent to California). You can use that to log onto the USCIS website and receive e-mail updates about your case Good luck, congrats on filing!	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-09 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What if I get a work permit while filing for K-1	If you have begun the K-1 process it will be difficult for you to obtain a work visa. Many (most in fact) work visas are non-immigrant visas which means to be approved for one you'll have to show that you intend to move back to Canada once your work visa expires. To do this, you'll have to show that you do not intend to immigrate to the United States - this will be difficult to prove if you have a K-1 in process which states that you do intend to immigrate. Not impossible but your chances of being approved a work visa with a pending K-1 application drop substantially Good luck PS - work visas, in this economy, are increasingly difficult to come by.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-09 17:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Particularly complicated case ?	Honestly, USCIS won't care about your overstay or your excuses. If it becomes an issue it will become one at the embassy (and they won't care about your excuses on paper either, they'll ask you about them) so to me, the paper explaining it is useless Do not list that you 'lived' in the US during your overstay. You were still a French resident, put your French address for the time you were visiting the US. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-11 05:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting for Interview, Petitioner has moved, How to change address!	https://egov.uscis.g...i/go?action=coa This will help you in changing your address. Since you submitted packet 3, you might want to e-mail the consulate and inform them of the move and see what they say Good luck. Edited by canadian_wife, 12 February 2010 - 06:18 AM.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-12 06:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	numbers on the back of the I-129f fee check	If the numbers begin with EAC (for Vermont) or WAC (for California) then yes, that is your case number. You should go onto the USCIS website and sign up for th e-mail notifications. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-15 10:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	should i get an attorney to handle the K-1 visa.. or do it myself?	We started with a lawyer because we hadn't heard about VJ yet. They slow up your case substantially because they have no vested interst in turning documents around quickly or even following up beyond a phone call (which you can do yourself) After we found VJ we fired our lawyer and the process went MUCH smoother after that. Many veteran VJ members are well versed on the process. Unless your case is particularly complicated, a lawyer is not necessary. This is a great community for support and advice Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-01-16 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 VS. R-1 Visas	Here's my concern. An R visa is a non-immigrant visa. It will be difficult to prove you don't have immigrant intent when engaged to a USC (which they will know at the interview regardless if you cancel the K petition or not). Secondly, using a non-immigrant visa, like a R visa, when you have intent to marry a US citizen (as evidenced by the fact you filed a K visa) is visa fraud and can result in a lifetime ban. I'd wait out the K-1 visa, it is the most productive way to get what you want (a life and job in the US) if you ask me. But certainly consult a lawyer to see what your options are	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-16 15:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian Boyfriend wanting to move to USA	Citizenship is acquired a multitude of ways. Most commonly birth right, being born in America or being born to US citizen parents. Then comes naturalization after being an LPR for a number of years LPR = Legal Permenant Resident (ie green card). This is gained a few ways. You can have an employer petition for a work visa for you then you can apply for a work based green card. Alternatively you can get a spousal visa which allows your spouse to enter the US as a permenant resident (like I, and many other spouses here did). There is also the K-1 visa which allows your fiance to enter the US, marry and then adjust status to an LPR. There is also the green card lottery. As I stated in my previous post, if you have your green card for 5 years (ie through a work based green card or winning the green card lottery) you can then apply to naturalize to a US citizen. This gets lowered to 3 if you got your green card through your spouse. These are the most common ways, not all the ways. I suggest you begin reading and familarize yourself with the processes and find the one that fits your lifestyle - don't try and fit your lifestyle to a visa Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-17 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian Boyfriend wanting to move to USA	He can look for work, but he cannot work. If he comes in to visit, that is what he must do. Visit. I also don't understand how you intend for him to legally seek citizenship. Citizenship through naturalization is awarded to those who have been LPRs for 5 years typically or 3 years if their residency was acquired through marriage to a USC Coming in as a visitor, he cannot seek naturalization.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-17 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian Boyfriend wanting to move to USA	Thanks Vanessa&Tony Duders - we are not entitled to a 6 month visit, it means we are able to stay for up to 6 months at a time. Denial of entries and limited stays are possible Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-17 07:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian Boyfriend wanting to move to USA	http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1guide Here are the guides for filing the K-1 fiance visa However, that doesn't seem to be your question. You seem to be seeking advice on how to proceed with your fiance without applying for the visa (6 month visa vs. several shorter visits) Spending more 'in person' time with your fiance is never a bad thing. This way you can get to know each other as people, not as images on the other end of a computer. Canadians do not need a visa to visit for up to 6 months at a time. To do this, you simply plan a trip. However, if your fiance gets asked his proof of ties to Canada, what can he show? A job? A lease/mortgage? A letter from his son's mother will be good with an expected return date. I do not suggest filing for a K-1 visa then seeing how it goes. The K-1 is for couples who are committed to living in American and marrying. Your comment of "would like to consider living together prior to our formal engagement " suggests you are not at the filing stage yet Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-16 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Living in USA, Fiance in Canada	You may file the K-1 fiance visa which will allow her to come into the US and marry you and adjust status to a permenant resident. You may also marry then file for the Cr-1 spousal visa which will allow her to come to the US as a permenant resident. Click on the 'guides' tab at the top and read up on the procedures for the visas. Where in Canada is your fiance? There are only 2 consulates in Canada (Montreal and Vancouver) who will interview for K/CR-1 visas so depending on where she lives, she will either go to Vancouver (if she lives in Manitoba or westward) or Montreal (if she lives in Ontario or eastward) Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-18 19:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Foriegn Fiancee Signatures LOI/G-325A	I'm sure USCIS has seen many 'signatures' in the past, block letters are probably not even going to raise a concern for them Good luck. Edited by canadian_wife, 19 February 2010 - 11:23 AM.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-19 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A Canadian Citizen getting Marry to US Permanent Resident (Green Card)	Hello Every One, I am a Canadian Citizen living in Ontario (Toronto) and in IT profession. Have worked in US on TN1 Visa in the past for two years. My Fiancee a Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) living with her teen age daughter in New Jersy state. I also have three kids two are above eighteen (18) years and are studying in canadian Universities. My only daughter is thirteen (13) years of age. I wish to keep my daughter with me in US. Me and my fiancee are planning to marry soon and I would like to settle in US along with my daughter but so far I have no status in US to start/ find my/ any job there. My questions are: 1- what type of form can be submitted by my fiancee that I should be eligible to start work in US? 2- How long is the process? 3- How my daughter can stay with me and start her schooling there. Currently she is in grade 7 in Canada? Looking forward to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance. Truly Yours, Nadz Your fiance cannot petition through the consulate in Toronto unless she is a legal resident of Toronto/Ontario. You already said she is not so this is not an option for you. It is also not an option for you because the I-130 is for married couples and you already said you are not a married couple. So I'm not sure what you told your immigration attorney but this is incorrect information based on what you said above. The quickest and easiest way to get you to the US where you can live an work would be to get married now and have your SO send the I-130 petition now as a green card holder. When she becomes a US citizen she can then upgrade the petition Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-02-24 05:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	address where your finace intends to live	"To Be Determined"? Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-01 05:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NEEWBIE - Please help us :-)	According to the immigration timelines, you're looking at about 80 days until your interview (which is great!). You can still travel, but like mustafa1232 says, bring ties to the UK and an interview letter is a good tie, showing you are going to return to attend. Remember, once you marry within the US, you cannot leave until you file AOS and get your AP (advanced parole). This will allow you back into the US after you leave. Goodl uck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-02 06:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa...Got NOA1...and just a few questions	What province are you from? You can simply google "(province) long form birth certificate) and it will come up as to what government office you will apply for one. Your medical can only be scheduled once you have your information from 'packet 3' which is sent to you after your approval and your petition is sent to the embassy (either Vancouver or Montreal). I'd plan on 2-3 weeks before the interview to schedule the interview. You will also need your nation wide name check for your police certificate (unless you have a criminal record) Take a look at: http://www.visajourn...ndex.php/Canada It lists all the items that you need - things like a passport with at least 6 months before expiration remaining good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-03 05:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	scanned copy ok? g-325a	It needs to be original. Best to have her mail it back to you with the original signature to prevent any delays in your case Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-02 17:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	OK to submit I-129 while fiancee in US for visit?	You may file when he's in the US Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-06 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Confused….?!?!? Please read...	She'll interview in Montreal. Please read the guides and the example forms, it will help you a lot Good luck. She lives in Ottawa, so we're hoping that it will be Montreal. I'm sure I sound like a total moron but to me, this is all confusing. The Sponsor forms are confusing. What to do is confusing. The DS-230 is confusing. Maybe I should stop complaining! I think what I'm more worried about is messing something up.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-07 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 129F - Uscis to Consulate	Your entire packet, the one you sent them (the petition, letters, e-mails, photos, etc) - everything goes to NVC and the consulate, along with any notations they've made to your application Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-07 18:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	American embassy or consulate	She'll interview in Montreal, so put Montreal. If she's been for 6 months already, she should return to Canada. Typically it will take between 6 and 8 months to process the visa, although it has gotten better, Montreal is a slow consulate for scheduling interviews. She can visit again after she returns to Canada (she needs to be sure not to overstay - remember it is not 6 months but it is 180 days). However, after staying for 6 months already, it might be worth while to spend some time in Canada in order to show that she is not 'living' in the US. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-11 05:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 whilst in the USA on a Tourist Visa	Yes, while you are in the US visiting you can file the I-129F for the K-1. Separation is part of this process. After visiting for 6 months, the Customs and Border Patrol will want to see that you are not 'living' in the US and you are spending more time in your home country and not in the US. While you plan could theoretically work, you'll want to be sure that you have strong ties to Australis when you travel in case you are asked to prove that you intend to return to Aus. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-15 05:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A Typo	I doubt it will draw any concerns from USCIS. Sending anything now to USCIS is pointless as there is no guarentee that it will get matched up with your petition. I suggest you just wait and make the corrections on future forms. Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-16 04:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About proof of employment	What about pay stubs? Do you get them from your job? Or perhaps bank invoices if you get direct deposit?	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-01-24 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Birth Certificate	I-294? I think you mean the I-129F which is the petition for a fiance. You'll need the birth certificate translated for sure, so make sure you get that done soon. Follow the step by step guides posted at the top under the "guides" tab Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 04:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	TB	If there is a concern with the x-ray test that is done for TB then they will likely ask for a sputum test (not a CT scan) Don't worry unless there is something to worry about! Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian inadmissible to US and engaged to an American!	Misrepresentation bans are one of the toughest to get past. You'll certainly need a lawyer. Plus, you'll need to prove why you, the US citizen, cannot live in the US without your boyfriend and why you cannot move to Canada. check out immigrate2us.net - they focus on inadmissability. Laurel Scott specializes in inadmissability and offers a free immigration chat on wednesdays Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-18 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Residence question for g-325a	In my opinion, she did not reside in the US - she was in a tourist visa so she was a tourist. List her residence in Argentina during that time. Same goes for you, unless you were actually living in those places, list your residneces as the one in the US Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-23 04:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mecial/interview	You'll need to spend a few days in Montreal - your medical needs to come before the interview because you need to present the results at the interview and it takes about 3 days from the medical to the results being ready Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-21 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i have recived my noa2	I suggest you call NVC and speak to a live person and find out when they sent off your petition. Also, contact the London consulate and see where your petition is. Call everyday if you need to - this is an exercise in frustration as it is in patience. Stay on this, if you don't - they sure won't Good luck	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-28 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Touched?	"touched" basically means nothing in terms of adjudicating your case. Many people never get touched before approval. But basically your petition has a bar code on it and any time it is handled, the bar code gets scanned. Now they could handle your petition to move it to an adjudicators desk or to move it from filing cabinet A to filing cabinet B due to a leaky pipe Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-30 04:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We need your advice!!!	Honestly, don't book any flights until the visa is in your hand. SO much can happen between the interview and the visa being issued. One girl interivewed in Montreal and she had to go back to have her fingerprints re-done due to a computer glitch. Her visa was issued 4 weeks after her interivew Good luck.	canadian_wife	Female	Canada	2010-03-30 17:05:00