ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures90 day visitor under 'visa waiver programme'
Exactly... besides I believe it is 90 days in any 12 month period. Someone will correct me if I am wrong smile.gif
Lance27MaleCanada2008-01-09 14:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespetition ????????
I bought a lottery ticket last week and didn't win... I WANT MY MONEY BACK tongue.gif
Lance27MaleCanada2008-01-31 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed advise on Documents needed for K-2 visa
Yes.
Lance27MaleCanada2008-01-12 18:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian Fiancee to US..need some help
QUOTE (fwaguy @ Jan 3 2008, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Lance27 @ Jan 3 2008, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Your fiancee will have to apply for a K1 Visa if she "INTENDS" to get married in Houston.


Not true, only if she enters to get married and then INTENDS to stay here permanently....


Sorry... left out the and stay permanently part.
Lance27MaleCanada2008-01-03 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian Fiancee to US..need some help
QUOTE (GUNIT28 @ Jan 3 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am new to Visa Journey and just need a little help on this and hope I am posting this properly. My Fiancee lives in Toronto. We are doing the ceremony in Toronto but will not be signing the marriage documents in Toronto. She will be coming to Houston on a "visit" and then we plan on doing a court marriage. Once I do the court marriage? Do you know which forms I will need to fill out ? what are the steps after Forms have been filled and submitted? What kind of time frame am I looking at as well????

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks



Your fiancee will have to apply for a K1 Visa if she "INTENDS" to get married in Houston. If she is only visiting and you plan on getting married then she will have to return back to Toronto and you will have to petition for her to come to the US. Either apply for a K3 or CR1 or both.

Good luck
Lance27MaleCanada2008-01-03 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs k-1 good as a work permit for 90 days?
QUOTE (Melyssa @ Nov 30 2007, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (fwaguy @ Nov 29 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think some will argue your strict interpretation as your K-1 status that you are granted upon arrival is a little more than what you indicate (for example, if K-1 status was not work authorized then SSA would not issue a SSN)


There also would not be a field on the application that says "Legal alien NOT allowed to work."

I am doubtful that a K1 authorizes people to work; if so, there would be no point in making K1's apply for EAD. Although I wish it were true, I don't plan on taking that risk by working if it may be illegal. I don't think the instructions are entirely clear.


Hmm, unless it would authorize them to work for just 90 days.

I'm not sure which is true - just saying I'm doubtful K-1's can work, although it definitely would make it so much easier for all of us!
MelyssaNot TellingCanada2007-11-30 10:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs k-1 good as a work permit for 90 days?
QUOTE (fwaguy @ Nov 29 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think some will argue your strict interpretation as your K-1 status that you are granted upon arrival is a little more than what you indicate (for example, if K-1 status was not work authorized then SSA would not issue a SSN)


There also would not be a field on the application that says "Legal alien NOT allowed to work."

I am doubtful that a K1 authorizes people to work; if so, there would be no point in making K1's apply for EAD. Although I wish it were true, I don't plan on taking that risk by working if it may be illegal. I don't think the instructions are entirely clear.

Edited by Melyssa, 30 November 2007 - 10:07 AM.

MelyssaNot TellingCanada2007-11-30 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy does it is take so long to get a K1 visa

Someone once said this is what goes on at USCIS.......



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That image is making me feel dizzy. haha
MelyssaNot TellingCanada2007-04-03 10:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1st post former NSC adjudicator now petitioner
Wow, very interesting!
MelyssaNot TellingCanada2007-03-02 19:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA Surprise in My Inbox
At the beginning of the year NOA2's were coming from VSC in a 30 days or just over fairly routinely. I can think of some that were less than a month even from filing to approval!
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-10-22 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy no visits after K-1 process has started?
Yeah, she can visit, just don't be surprised if she's asked for proof of ties to Canada when she crosses the border. This won't always happen, but it may and it's best to have proof ready or she may be denied entry.
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-11-06 17:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 submissions by month
I wouldn't be entirely surprised though if this was an accurate "idea" of the numbers of petitions that were sent around July in general. I mean, it would make sense if you were researching the process for filing a K1 or K3 visa that you would know the fees were going to increase and try to get your petition in there before they went up. I think it's mildly sad though that an increase in fees means a decrease in applications, if in fact that is the case. I know that this process is not cheap, I'm not rich by any means, but my fiance and I are doing what it takes to make the money to do it because we want to be together. It's sad that some people may not be afforded the same opportunity to be with their loved ones because of a monetary issue.

On a side note, processing times should get faster and for that I'm SUPER excited! Oh yes, and tapout...the processing times on the USCIS website are for the case with the first date on it. That means that date of April 12, 2007 may be a case that is stuck and not approved yet due to RFE's or name checks, or any number of reasons. They have to post the date of the case that is the longest time ago. I hope that made sense. As you can see from many VJ'ers timelines though, most of the April and May filers have been approved and June and July are not far behind! YAY!
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-11-06 17:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbaseless rumors? or is it true?
That hasn't been for a very long time though. It's routinely taken upwards of four months, more like 5 or 6, at least at CSC, for a long time now.
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-11-08 21:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill my fiance visiting me really affect our processing time?
Nope, not true at all. Your fiance visiting you has nothing to do with the time it takes for your petition to be approved. My fiance and I are lucky and get to visit once a month, and it hasn't made a difference at all. Don't worry about it!
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-11-14 01:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs this true?
I thought that the interviews for people from Cuba were in Switzerland. I guess I was wrong!
TheATeamFemaleCanada2007-12-12 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat Made You Choose The K-1 Visa Instead Of the Spouse Visa?
We knew that we wanted to get married, and so it wasn't a question of when and where for us really. It was the fact that K1 visas take a bit less time here in Canada, especially if you're able to go through Vancouver for the interview. It really came down to, what would get us together the fastest. Even though the K1 might be a little more expensive in the long run, we're able to be together sooner, and that's what mattered to us. Also, we really didn't want to have to spend our first year married apart. Once I marry him, I want to be right there with him!
TheATeamFemaleCanada2008-01-07 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions: DS-230 as Part of K1 Checklist
In that space for Spouse does that include any previous spouses or just current? I guess I'm asking because I'm divorced. I want to know if I need to put my ex's info in there or leave it as N/A.
TheATeamFemaleCanada2008-03-04 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPHOTO's RFE
oops, sorry! I didn't mean to be contagious!
hockeygalFemaleCanada2006-04-28 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPHOTO's RFE
well, I guess photos aren't supposed to be acceptable as proof anyhow, so that is why I am surprised that they sent them back requesting date stamps. (I sent boarding passes and receipts. My pics were just colour photocopies, thrown in because I had them on hand.)

I am crabby today! :angry:
hockeygalFemaleCanada2006-04-28 15:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPHOTO's RFE
that's ridiculous. Not everyone has a digital camera, (me), and if you are including pictures from the past, you weren't necessarily thinking then ... hey, I'd better put dates on these when I print them, in case I ever lose my mind enough to go through the K-1 process.
hockeygalFemaleCanada2006-04-28 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
Well, here we certainly have an interesting pickle..

The SSA says:
The following sections list nonimmigrants, by alien class of admission codes, who are authorized to work in the U.S. without specific authorization from DHS. The person’s I-94 will not have the DHS employment authorization stamp and the alien will generally not have an EAD. And they list K-1's as being a class who are authorized to work in the US without an EAD, and go about providing instructions on how to obtain an SSN with a passport, an I-94 and an SS-5.

The USCIS says:
- Article found here: http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/EIB01.pdf Article dated March 16, 2005 and referencing additional revisions going back to June 12, 2003 and Sept 21, 2001.

Employment of the alien is authorized without restriction as to location or type of employment as a condition of the alien’s specific immigration status. The alien must submit Form I-7651 to the USCIS to obtain an EAD (Form I-688B or I-766) evidencing employment authorization.

So we have one part of the government saying that K-1's can work incident to status WITHOUT getting an EAD. And then we have another part of the government saying that K-1's can work incident to status ONLY IF they have an EAD.

I have a feeling that calling the USCIS will result in a person reading the same info that we have online, and calling the SSA will result in a person reading off the info they have on their website. But I think I should still give it a try..

Here are some questions:
- At what point do you have to show your EAD to an employer? Or for a self-employed person, at what point does the government check in on you to see if you posses an EAD during those first 90 days?

- Does the word EMPLOYMENT include self-employment?

- Why do they give 90 day work stamps at JFK and nowhere else?

- When an american citizen or permanent resident or nonimmigrant (or whatever they want to call it..) files their taxes, do they have to list the date they started working? This goes for self-employed and employed individuals.

- What is this term I hear that talks about "Automatic Forgiveness"?

I would like to hear from those that have already gone through this process. What was your experience with the whole work thing? (I hope that there are some people who still visit this site after their K process is over and done with)

Edited by suzukiwookie, 28 March 2008 - 12:49 AM.

suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-28 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
Ok, so I did a little bit of research into this by reading over the information that Neonred so helpfully posted. I began by thoroughly reading over the information found in this page https://s044a90.ssa....33;opendocument

I tested the validity of that page (to make sure it's still an active and not outdated) and you can find it by going to http://www.socialsec...ov/regulations/ > At the Employee Operating Instructions section, click on the link for Program Operations Manual System > Click on POMS Table of Contents on the top left > Click RM - Records Maintenance > Click on RM 002: The Social Security Number, Policy and General Procedures > Scroll down and click on RM 00203.500. This is the information page entitled Employment Authorization for Nonimmigrants.

Here are a few highlights from this section (sorry if this is a repeat of what you posted Neonred).

- 'The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines whether an alien can work in either employment or self-employment in the U.S. Under certain circumstances, DHS authorizes nonimmigrants to work. Some nonimmigrant aliens have employment authorization by virtue of their alien classification.'

- Required evidence for employment authorization is either a Form I-94 [WITH K-1 STAMPED ON IT], Arrival/Departure Record, showing a class of admission that indicates the person can work without specific DHS authorization (RM00203.500C.1.) or an employment authorization document (EAD) (Form I-766 or I-688B).

- The following sections list nonimmigrants, by alien class of admission codes, who are authorized to work in the U.S. without specific authorization from DHS. The person’s I-94 will not have the DHS employment authorization stamp and the alien will generally not have an EAD. [LISTED AMONG THE CLASSES OF ADMISSION IS K-1]

- The following lists nonimmigrants, by alien class of admission, who are authorized to work only with authorization from DHS [AN EAD]. Employment authorization for these aliens must be shown on an EAD. [LISTED AMONG THE CLASSES OF ADMISSION IS K-2 and K-3]
Here are the instructions (according to the Social Security Online Website ssa.gov) on how to go about getting an SSN and Card as a K-1 holder:

1. Download and fill out this form (Form SS-5): http://ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf
2. Gather required documents: Form SS-5, Valid Foreign Passport, I-94 showing K-1 Admitted Status.
3. Mail them in, or take them in to your local Social Security Office. There is no fee for this service!

So it does seem that us K-1'ers don't have much to worry about employment. Especially the ones that will be self-employed and don't have to worry about seeking employment from an outside source.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-27 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Mar 27 2008, 05:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you're a Canadian citizen, and you're moving down on a K-1, without a stamp, you can collect EI if you're eligible. See the pinned threads in the Canadian Regional Discussion Thread.

A lot of couples, if two salaries or monies are needed, and it's extremely difficult to wait until you get your EAD, will use the time now to start saving money in anticipating on not working. This can include moving in with parents or siblings now, getting rid of items you're not going to be taking to the US, etc. Something to think about!

It could be it's not just about money as well, in which case, getting involved in your community, knowing your way around the town/city. Getting driver's license, SSN card, library card can take some time. If you're extremely bored, you could also look at volunteer work.



Well since i'm self-employed, I don't think I qualify for EI (I assume that you mean EI from the Canadian Gov?) But will take a look at the posts regarding that subject. Thanks a lot for your post!
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-27 13:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (Neonred @ Mar 27 2008, 04:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (suzukiwookie @ Mar 26 2008, 11:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Neonred @ Mar 26 2008, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Remember that K-1's are authorized to work in the US without the stamp. I'm sure that's why most POE's don't bother with the stamp. Wouldn't make sense that the people entering through JFK where some how "special" and were the only people work authorized.

Read https://s044a90.ssa....33;opendocument Read employment authorization by class of admission.

The biggest problem will be convincing your ignorant employer that you are authorized.

Also you don't necessarily need to quit after 90 days unless you are asked to up front... any problem with working after the 90 days is automatically forgiven at AOS.



Wow, this is good to know. I'm definitely going to look further into this. I wonder why this isn't common knowledge? I'm going to call the USCIS and ask them about this. Thanks!! You may have possibly shed some light at the end of my employment tunnel.


Call USCIS?? Good luck. If you call the misinformation line three times you will get three different wrong answers. Also, DHS and not USCIS determine wok authorization. Even at the Social Security office most workers don't understand the rules and that is why people bring in the SSA print out.



A few more questions for you:

What does DHS stand for? And which gov office can I call to verify this info? It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I want to make 100% sure that I will be able to start working when I get there (self-employed) wihthout any problems from the gov. I assume that when I start making an income, I will have to put that date down when doing my US taxes (which is another thing that I will have to look into), so I want to make sure that I can prove that I was legally able to work at that time.

I really appreciate all of your help (and this goes to the other posters as well!) Thanks guys! This is all great information!
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-27 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (Neonred @ Mar 26 2008, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Remember that K-1's are authorized to work in the US without the stamp. I'm sure that's why most POE's don't bother with the stamp. Wouldn't make sense that the people entering through JFK where some how "special" and were the only people work authorized.

Read https://s044a90.ssa....33;opendocument Read employment authorization by class of admission.

The biggest problem will be convincing your ignorant employer that you are authorized.

Also you don't necessarily need to quit after 90 days unless you are asked to up front... any problem with working after the 90 days is automatically forgiven at AOS.



Wow, this is good to know. I'm definitely going to look further into this. I wonder why this isn't common knowledge? I'm going to call the USCIS and ask them about this. Thanks!! You may have possibly shed some light at the end of my employment tunnel.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
Well, under no circumstances will I risk being kicked out of the US for working illegally for cash under the table. The risk is just not worth it. My plan is just to be able to maximize the time that I CAN work legally and minimize the time of sitting around not being allowed to produce an income. I plan to get married really soon after getting there (once K-1 is approved, ofcourse) and putting the AOS papers through quite quickly, so I am hoping that within 90 days I will have the EAD. I just can't immagine sitting around for 90 twittiling my thumbs! lol

The problem seems pretty simple: How to go through POE at JFK from Canada and get the EAD stamped without spending thousands of dollars on airfare to circumvent toronto US customs. And the solution may take some creativity! I thank the VJ community for posting their thoughts on my thread. You guys are really helpful! I welcome anyone else's input on this. So please keep your ideas coming.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 15:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Mar 26 2008, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (suzukiwookie @ Mar 26 2008, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just don't think I would like to be unemployed for up to 3 months!


But then after the 3 months you can't work until you have your EAD which you file after you get married and adjust status...so then you'll have to quit your job and wait for that as you can't work without the EAD (which can take 3+ months to get)
That's why I think it's kind of pointless...



Wait, does this still count if you're self-employed then? Once I have permision to work in the US I plan to be self-employed. Does the stamp only count for people that will be looking to get hired by an employer?
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (jzoom6 @ Mar 26 2008, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As a poster pointed out....many, if not all, major Canadian airports have U.S. Pre-clearence (aka US Customs) at the airport itself. Once you travel through there and board your plane, you are treated as an average joe, a domestic traveller in the United States. Therefore, I would try there, otherwise you will end up going well out of your way for that stamp.


Hi Jzoom6. Thanks for your response. Any Canadian airport that flies to JFK has US Customs. In reviewing the POE reviews on this website, it is obvious that only JFK gives the EAD stamp. So my assumption is that there is no way to get the stamp any other way than to go through JFK.

The poster above who suggested flying from Mexico, Germany or France had an interesting suggestion. I am wondering if Heathrow or Gatwick airports (London, UK) have pre-clearance. Because I know it's pretty cheap to fly from Toronto to London. So I may have to do it that way. I just don't think I would like to be unemployed for up to 3 months!
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (Cassie @ Mar 26 2008, 12:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can ask at your POE if they will give the stamp. I have heard of a couple POE's giving the stamp (not recently though, and not consistently). But other than that, you won't get the stamp at JFK -- they drop you off at a domestic terminal and nowhere near the customs and immigration section.

IMHO, the stamp is a waste of time anyways, but that's a discussion for another day.



Thanks for your reply Cassie. Has anyone else from Canada figured out a way to do this?
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
Hi Guys,

I am in the process of the K-1. From the information on this site I have gathered that the only way to get an EAD stamped on my passport is to go through US customs at JFK airport. However, (in case some of you don't know) every major airport in Canada has US Customs inside of it. So how am I supposed to go through US customs at JFK if I am forced to go through US Customs in Toronto airport?? Is there a way that I can go through US customs at the Toronto airport, get my K-1 processed and then somehow go through US customs again at JFK to get my EAD stamped on the passport??

Have any Canadians managed to go through JFK (leaving through a Canadian airport) and receiving their EAD at JFK??

I apologize if this is listed somewhere else on the site, but I did an extensive search and could not find the answer to this question. Thanks in advance for your help!
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-26 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhone calls
We talk every day like 4 times per day. Probably 10 hours per week. We use Skype A LOT!!! I actually sent about an inch of full phone records from Skype as part of my proof of ongoing relationship! lol

I also set up Skype where she has a phone number (local to her in the US) that she calls and it connects me to her via cell phone. The call costs me 2.9 cents per minute on my Skype account and it's cellphone to cellphone. So it's well worth it when neither of us are by a computer. This is a feature of Skype Pro which costs like $30 per year (I don't remember the exact price).

The video conferencing option on Skype and on MSN Messenger is also quite good.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-03-28 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJob history
In that case... do they check the beneficiary's job background? Cause i know i have to fill out the last 10 years of jobs for package 3, and before I chose my profession i had a LOT of jobs. I doubt I'll list all of them (I can't remember all the places and dates).
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-04-01 21:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTranslations
I emailed the embassy in Montreal and asked them about the translations (and some other things) and here is what they responded:

"Do not obtain anything [police records, etc..] before you receive a packet. Every document is time sensitive and may be expired by the time you have a visa appointment.

Medicals must be done by one of our panel physicians only, information will be sent in your pkt. Your birth certificate must be translated by an official translator.

Thank you

Operator 6"
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-04-14 22:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through US Customs to visit
I would just like to update this and let you guys know that going through customs on my last visit to the US was very easy and problem free. I was asked three short questions and waved right through without any problems. I guess I was worried for nothing.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-05-16 23:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through US Customs to visit
QUOTE (motu @ Apr 19 2008, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Why would customs question you at all? Generally you go through Immigration first and they are the ones who ask you these type of questions - customs check your bags for drugs and other illegal and prohibited substances etc. You need to tell customs the truth and hope they let you therough if your K1 is in process etc. Check out the rules on traveling while your K1 (and then your AOS) is in process. Good Luck



Customs - Are United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) They are the ones that ask you questions at the booth.

Airport Security are the ones that check your bags and make you go through the metal detectors. They have no affiliation with the united states government.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-04-19 16:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing through US Customs to visit
I will be going through US customs at the airport to visit my fiancee for a few days. We are at the NOA1 stage. When going through customs, do I tell them right off the bat that I'm in the I-129F process? Or do I say nothing unless the customs officer specifically asks? I want to avoid getting interrogated and possibly missing my flight (6:30am departure).

I usually visit her every 4 weeks and have been doing that for over a year, and have not had any problems. But I've never gone through customs while engaged. The usual questioning is:

Officer:
"Where are you going?"
"Where are you staying" I usually say "at my girlfriend's place."
"How long are you staying"
"What do you do for a living?"

Only twice has the officer asked how long we've been together and how did we meet. And once my fiancee and I went through together and we were separated and questioned by the same officer. The last thing he asked me was "so... what do you think? (pointing at my gilfriend)" And I said, "Um... She's very nice" (lame I know...) And then he said "So, you going to pop the big question?" To which I replied "Um, I don't know, I haven't thought about it." So then he stamped my pasport and wrote B-2 on the stamp.

Anyways... Just want to see what some of you have done when crossing the border and what you've been asked and what you have answered.
suzukiwookieMaleCanada2008-04-19 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview with fiance/e or without??
QUOTE (LadyNoles @ Feb 6 2008, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well I've been looking all around the forum and didnt find any thread regarding my question so here it is:

Of what I read, most couples go together for the interview....But me and my fiance arent sure yet if he would be able to make it as he is the owner of a company and he got severals obligations so

Is it really a big of a deal to go alone at the interview??

Is there anyone who went alone and it went well?? is it better to go with your partner?



thanks anyway for your answers, comments, or suggestions



Hi there! answer to your question no your fiance doesn't have to be there with you but the option is there if he chooses to be!
I had my interview in Vancouver and my fiance had planned on being there with me but his father became gravily ill and we decided it would be better if he stayed with his dad just in case something were to happen, so I went to the interview alone, the Consulate officer was very nice, although i don't know what Montreal is like I'm sure you will be fine, just take a deep breathe and relax and look them straight in the eye and be honest, thats it, easy as pie!
I'll be honest I was nervous but once I got there I was fine!
I'm sure you will be as well! Good luck once you get your interview date!
LaynieFemaleCanada2008-02-07 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravel documents to include in I-129F and proof.
QUOTE (junk @ Jun 4 2008, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Arnold will be visiting me from Canada on June 30 to August 6.
We have yet to file our I-129F.

Would it be better for us to wait to file until he gets here so I can list this trip on our Declaration of meeting?
It will be his first visit here and it will be our longest time together by far. (Both of my previous trips have been five days long)

or

Can I include the receipt and email for his ticket from the airline in the evidence here if I file before his departure date?

We're hoping to get married next July, Vermont is our service center, and Montreal is our consulate if that helps at all with the wait or ASAP filing question.

If I were you and i was once Don't file till he gets here because he will be refused at the border if you file now because it will be in the system, When my husband and I filed we wait till after i arrived for a3 month stay to file, and our lawyer had advised is to do that, because like said they will refuse him if he has a visa pending,! But guess it is up to you to but hey whats a couple three weeks you've waited this long,? Oh and they will question his length of stay in the US even though he's allowed just make sure he has enough money in his account to show them if they ask and that he has strong ties to Canada. Good luck on what ever choices you make!

Oh and keep everything, and I mean everything just to make sure in case when the time comes for your interview that if they want proof of anything you'll have it from concert tickets to hotel reciepts everything!

Edited by Laynie, 04 June 2008 - 09:24 PM.

LaynieFemaleCanada2008-06-04 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisit US, get married, then stay and file papers??
I DO AGREE WITH rebeccajo......


YOU CAN VISIT WHILE YOU ARE IN PROCESS OF YOUR VISA K-1....OR EVEN STAY UP TO 6 MONTHS IN US AS LONG AS YOU STILL HAVE THE INTENTION TO RETURN IN CANADA IN TIME...ANYWAY YOU GONNA HAVE TO RETURN FOR INTERVIEW SO THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO RETURN..HOWEVER IT ALWAYS DEPENDS ON THE CBP OFFICER IF THEY LET YOU THROUGH OR NOT...


I AM IN K-1 PROCESS AND I'M STILL ABLE TO VISIT MY FIANCE.......

YOU COULD ALWAYS GO IN US AS A VISITOR AND GET MARRIED LATER...HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO PROOVE YOU NEVER INTENT TO MARRY HIM AS YOU PASS THE BORDERS (WHICH WOULD BE A LIE AND HARD TO PROOVE)

SO I DO DEFINITELY RECOMMEND YOU THE K-1..

BEST OF LUCK !!!!
LadyNolesFemaleCanada2008-01-26 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Delays Due To N-400 Overload and Politics?
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It could be very but very possible....I never thought about that loll

But if its true....how come Vermont center is still pretty fast in their process ?? wacko.gif
LadyNolesFemaleCanada2008-01-26 00:29:00