ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a K-1 visa to marry someone from the USA if I live in Canada?

Yep make sure to read up on the spousal visa process, they have step by step guides in the guide section as well as information in the comparisons link in the guide section.

It will be about 9-10 months ish before you will be issued the visa and able to return to the USA to live.


That would be this guide, right?:
http://www.visajourn...tent/i130guide1

I notice that it doesn't include anything there about the Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status). Is that form not needed?
TaurenaFemale02012-05-23 17:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a K-1 visa to marry someone from the USA if I live in Canada?

No you do not need a K-1 visa to go to the USA and marry.
However you must return back to Canada and file for a spousal visa if you wish to return and live in the USA.

Yes I plan on returning to Canada temporarily after marriage. Thanks for answering. :) We've been confused about this for a while now.
TaurenaFemale02012-05-23 17:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a K-1 visa to marry someone from the USA if I live in Canada?
Hi there, I'm new, don't mind my incredible lack of knowledge on terms regarding visas please.

I know that a person from Canada can go to the USA without a Visa for up to 6 months. I believe it's called "vacation time" or something along those lines.
Anyway, I wish to marry someone from the USA. Do I need a fiance (K-1) visa in order to marry him, or can I marry him as long as I'm their legally for less than 6 months?
Once we are married we will apply for my permanent residence there but I'm curious as to if I need this K-1 visa or not just to go there and marry him.
I will be going back to Canada after the marriage so I will not be staying there longer than the vacation time.
TaurenaFemale02012-05-23 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnother noobie with simple questions.

All pages of passport is required. (be sure the passport does not expire in next 5 years or cannot be used for this). You may want to call your state of birth and have another certified copy sent to you anyway. (though passport is good enough for application)

Just use paper clips for each section you put together.


The US passport has to be valid for a minimum of 5 years. This does not mean " if the passport is almost expired you cannot use it ". It means you cannot use a passport that was issued and only valid for 2 years. If your US passport has only 6 months valid left on it you do not have to renew a passport for the k-1 process.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-01 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC

OMG! My fiance just got it! Thank God & thank you so very much for your reply!


Glad u got ur number finally. Posted Image not much longer to go now.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 16:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC
I had to - I got no letter / email or notice from NVC with my case number and had no information on it from anyone else and you cant have a medical or do anything else without your US embassy case number.

If i didn't call to get the number I could not have completed anything for the rest of the process. Couldn't have even contacted the US embassy for information without the US embassy case number either. Because at that point they don't use the USCIS case number anymore.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi-134 affidavit of support

they look at your latest tax transcripts.. if thats enough...youre good to go :) but if you have some willing to cosponsor just have them do it just in case. If you end up needing it then you have it and if you dont need it ..better safe than sorry. Good luck dear



co-sponsor, my dad is willing to sponsor but i have a sister and a brother that still under my dad and my mom, so is this mean my dad needs to meet the 5 person including my fiance in the poeverty guidelines???


Manila often does not allow co-sponsors for K-1 petitions.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 23:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi-134 affidavit of support
A car and savings do not matter if your current income is above the USCIS poverty guide lines. You can use just your income to sponsor.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 22:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich Processing Center to send I-129F to???
NO you must send it to the Dallas lockbox listed in the USCIS instructions.

You cannot send it wherever you want, that will result in processing delays. They have an order for a reason.

After your petition is taken at Dallas they remove the payment and forward it to CSC or VSC. Those are the only two locations that process the petition and THEY choose who it goes to not you.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhotos for the Interview
Yes put the names of the people the dates and location. The reason for this is that when they keep the photo they wont remember every detail you tell them about it and the file is sent back to the USA not kept there with that 1 person you tell the photos to.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-03-30 10:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnvc for k1
Never got any notice from NVC or DOS. I had to call and find out the information myself.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-03 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMore questions regarding my divorce decree!
My husbands divorce papers had 5 pages and only 1 stamp in blue ink with a signature on it, it was on the last page. They didn't question his at any stage of the process. His was done in NE.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-04 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration attorney or marriage agency?

Thank you LeftCoastLady! The reason I want to seek professional help is because I'm only 22 years old and this is all new to me. My fear is that I would not file a certain paper correctly and the process delayed weeks, maybe months!


All you need to do is follow the step by step guides found on this site and read the instruction pages for the forms. They also have example forms available to help you fill out the forms. Its very easy if you sit down and go through each item carefully.

A lawyer could care less about your stuff zip through it and create tons of errors where you yourself are the one who cares and has the time to go over things carefully.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-02 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG 325a and Fiance Signature
My husband signed all his forms with literally a squiggly line. Not once was it questioned. Couldn't read it as a name or any kind of visible word at all.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-04 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConfused about affidavit

Hi everyone! Excuse me if this has being asked a million times, but I'm confused about something:
should I (the foreign fiancé) fill out the affidavit of support to? Or only the American fiancé?

Service Center : Texas Service Center
Consulate : Argentina
I-129F Sent : 2012-01-09
I-129F NOA1 : 2012-01-13


Sorry but you didn't file at the Texas service center. TSC does not process K-1 petitions. You need to fix your timeline.

You sent your petition to a drop box in Dallas and it was sent to either VSC or CSC for processing.

Your case number would be starting with :

EAC for Vermont

WAC for California.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-05 11:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1: Got e-mail & txt from USCIS

Mine starts with EAC o.O What's different?


EAC is Vermont.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-05 13:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1: Got e-mail & txt from USCIS

Ya the receipt number is like: WAC+10 digits. ok thank you :), I'll update my timeline when I get it in the mail.


Your good to go then. You can create an account on the USCIS website and put your case number in the portfolio.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-05 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1: Got e-mail & txt from USCIS
The case number has WAC in front of the numbers. When looking up the case status always include the letters as well as the numbers.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-05 10:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 packet sent,,,,, HELP

you sure? ok i'm just a little worried because it was on the news today that regular mail will be going out today, ok thanks because i'm just worried that it will come back and starting off bad already.


Just to be more clear - its a drop box. There never is anyone to accept the packages... if you request a signature they have to leave a note for someone to pick it up later when they collect all the stuff from the drop box.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-06 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 I129 F - support transcript I134
Tax return transcript.

Edited by Inky, 07 April 2012 - 10:40 AM.

InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-07 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am 19 and have never worked. (no income)

Thanks for the quick replies! So they don't care that I have no income, as long as my dad can support him?


Its not really about supporting him - its about proving that he will not become public charge when he gets to the USA. Basically if he trys to apply for any means tested benefits eg: welfare, some medical, food stamps etc your father will have to pay back everything.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-08 00:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am 19 and have never worked. (no income)
They look at and care most about current income.

You still have to supply the affidavit of support forms regardless of your parents co-sponsoring as you are the petitioner.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-08 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaprès le mariage à new york
English only in the main forums please.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWedding time frame: 90 days or 30 days?
The I-94 is valid for 90 days. In the instructions it is 90 days you have to get married not 30. Someone at your embassy is not informed correctly it seems.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSending the 129F documents this week

QUESTION:

In the how we met lettler, does it has to be in detail? We dont have the ring, We dont have the detail of wedding party, do we need that?


No they just want to know how you met. Do not talk about wedding anything or they can deny you citing you are married even if you are not.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSending the 129F documents this week
04 - is not needed they only want 2 sentences of how you met.
05 - they want a letter one from each person ( one from the petitioner and one from the beneficiary ) signed with an original signature on the letters.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConfusing expedite request answer

Hi,

after over 3 weeks of waiting I have received a response by mail for my expedite request I sent in in mid-March. The letter was attached stapled onto my letter with all the supporting documentation returned - even the original envelope. Here's the response I got:

[attachment=14886:expedite_response.jpg]

I'm so confused? It looks like a boilerplate response for case status inquiries sent directly to CSC, but how is that related to an expedite request? All the paperwork returned to me had also highlighted words "Expedite", "Corn" and some stamps with numbers (like "C30247" - the same you can see on the bottom of the page I attached to this post.

Anyway, my question is - how should I react to this? Should I follow up with NCSC? Give them that C number? I'm quite lost.

Cheers!


Follow up with the number on the page and ask them about it - I believe what it is, is a ref number at the bottom for checking on the status of the expedite request. But the part about sending back all your documents does not make sense.. unless they want you to fax them later or they made copys and sent you the originals back.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 16:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravel back and forth to Canada with Fiancee Visa

can someone tell me more about the administrative processing, I really hope that does not happen but would like to know about it.


It will happen there are 2 other people currently going through this at the US embassy in Canada who are also Pakistani.

AP can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year. There is no set time frame for it. You cannot speed it up or anything either.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 18:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravel back and forth to Canada with Fiancee Visa
You need to start looking at immigration to Canada. You cant just up and move there you have to go through a process.


Also He will have to go through AP even though his interview is in Canada because he is a Pakistani citizen. Being a PR of Canada or a Naturalized citizen of Canada wont stop them from mandatory AP for that country.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 18:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 being denied is possible?
There have been lots of denied K-1s as well as lots of lost petitions. Why bother even thinking about it though if you have no red flags.

Deal with things as they happen or you will never make it through this process.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about which visa we need

Your service center is Nebraska: I-130 filing for unmarried son/daughter over 21 processing time according to USCIS is 30.4 months!!! (you need to find out where your boyfriends father lives and then go on USCIS website (link above) to check their processing time for their service center.
--You can also check timeline stats on VJ linked to your service center and the petition.

Fiance visa for Nebraska service center is 5 months. I would say if you meet the requirements for this petition then go for it. :thumbs:


Please stop advising this. Nebraska does not work on K-1 petitions. Nor does it work on Spousal visas. This information is INCORRECT and you keep giving the wrong information everytime you post this.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa K-1
The US embassy in Canada will only allow him to be interviewed there if he has a valid visa allowing him to be in Canada that does not expire in less than 6 months at the time of interview.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-10 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMixed stories about petitioner and affadavit of support,someone please clarify.

The problem is,we have no idea how to prove how much he made over the past two years.We might have an issue with the IRS,but will this really matter to immigration? The thing is,no tax is taken off his checks,so how can he file for taxes if he doesnt pay them ? He's procrastinating about going to see a CPA and I really need to send my application.This is so exhausting.


You will need to request bank deposit notices and follow when he deposits the money / checks. Then tax the money at the rate for the year this is why he needs to hire a professional. He will owe the IRS.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 10:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK2 form and cost help
1, Yes list the child.

2,3,4, everything is done at the US embassy level, the fees and forms are done then, with supporting documents. The medical is also done at that level too.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-09 14:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSubmitting K-1 Soon, Please Advise!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Thanks I was hoping they would respect our already impending difficult conditions with me being in the desert! That's so great to hear, congratulations! I hope I fare the same :)


They should thats where my guy was going to when he requested the expedite and they approved it. Cant promise they will but they should.


Edit to add - you should also be able to expedite the AOS process as well due to the deployment. We did the same for that.

Edited by Inky, 11 April 2012 - 06:05 PM.

InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-11 18:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSubmitting K-1 Soon, Please Advise!
Send the petition first and when you get the notice of acceptance (NOA1) call the military line and request an expedite due to deployment. ( we did this and were approved in 5 days )
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-11 17:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo Foreign Fiance(e)s Need Birth Certificate To Complete K-1 Process?
Birth cert is needed for K-1 visa interview. Also need the birth cert for AOS so have an extra copy or two on hand!
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-11 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdoes our son need to attend to consulate with my fiance

I think the rule is under 16 they do not attend if they need K3. Yes is good proof, but documents should do it in place of your son. As well, since he already have a passport, i assume you do not need the approval K-3 for your son anyway. He is already a citizen and welcome to enter.


A K-3 is a spousal visa a child would not get this visa.

US citizen children do not need to attend the visa interview with the parents.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-11 22:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresX Ray needed at POE?
No they do not need your Xray at POE - POE has nothing to do with Xrays, they are not doctors.
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-11 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo what if i get engaged ?
Then the US citizen would follow this step by step guide for K-1 fiance(e) petition. http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide
InkyFemaleCanada2012-04-12 14:10:00