ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMight be moving - Address related
use what you consider your perminate address. family or mom or dad's address and just admin when you find a long term housing. :thumbs:
leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2012-04-17 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion concerning DS-230 Pt1

Hello again fellow VJ'ers!

I am off to Ukraine for a month to be able to go with fiancee to interview in Kiev, and then to help pack her belongings for America!

I have (hopefully) 1 last question regarding form DS-230 Part 1, question 16. I think I am over thinking everything, but want to be sure. This question asks for spouse's name, I think they mean current spouse if married, and filing for a married visa, as this form is for many types of visa applications. Can anyone please confirm this, or am I wrong and it means her ex-spouse? Sorry for being a little stupid right now, but I am worrying over everything!!!


She's not married right now. So questions 14-18 has nothing to do with her. Just need to show divorce certificate with official translation (notarized)
leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2012-04-22 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresconfused little about poe
i brought my wife throught the citizen line with me. when he called me forware i brought her with me and showed him all the paperwork and he pointed us where to go after that. and congratulated us on such a short time on k1 192 days to eneter. wow short :bonk:
leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2012-04-27 00:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresso i have a questions
sounds like your trying to get around all the wait time and that will not work. anybody can do adjustment of status if they meet criteria but you will have to return home for k1 interview and visa. no way getting around that
leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2012-04-30 20:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresScheduled Wedding before receiving K1 Visa
i work in this industry. 90 day out is enough to rebook a event offer to pay a small rebooking fee and just explain if you do this you have to move to that country or file for a cr1 and wait 1 year more. but the rebooking fee is not asking 4 a refund but to postpone and pay for some. :thumbs:
leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2012-05-15 20:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhotographs

Didn't do any of that. Just printed pics, no dates, no description... eb0dfafc.gif


leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2013-04-30 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP ME!!! with sample statement to withdraw k1 visa
yes make the case closed as others told you. my questioin is kinda to him... #######??? are u craxy?

also if he was wanting you to buy ticket to usa? if so huge laugh on him!!!! and if he enters on his own and dissapears. you close the case you are not legealy going to on the hook!!!


hay not all men are dogs and dumb. you learned before you got married what type of scumbag he is!!!!!


good luck and remember. your a good person and worth a good person!!


leith@IevgeniiaMaleUkraine2009-12-10 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOMG!

HELP ME!

Just beginning the journey need all the help I get. I have now idea what I am doing. I never realized the was so much involved in bringing your love ones here. Any help would be appreciated. WHERE TO START!!!!!!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-03 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOMG!
HELP ME!
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-03 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.

There are some problems with your path.
1. it will be near impossible for her to get a tourist visa , even to seek medical treatment in the USA.
2. medical tourism is big business in Singapore - why not send her there for a bit, instead? Visa for medical trip much easier to get there.
3. 'try to file a K-1 after she gets here' - I assume you two never meet before? Her chances of getting a tourist visa into the USA are next to nil, and if you are basing 'face time' solely on her trip into the USA, to be that 'first face to face visit' - you're in for a sad disappointment.

Going forward, I suggest you use your time, perhaps this weekend, to research exactly what it takes to get a tourist visa to the USA, and why most folk in the PI don't qualify. Then, refactor your plan a bit (or a lot), based on your research findings.

Good Luck !

I have not read anywhere the meeting has to be in her home country it just says I have to meet her once in 2 years it does not say where
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-11 17:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.

Andy, have you met your Marice face to face yet?

no not yet was planning to go in November but i think it is better if i bring her here for treatment
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-10 19:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.
I am thinking of bringing her here on a visitors visa to get treatment here in the US and a second opinion a lot of the medical there in the Philippines leaves a lot to be desired as we know. During her time here I think I will use it to get to know her completely. I don't care she has it and I want to get her the best treatment possible. When the guy first told her she would not talk to me for a week because she said she thought I would not love her anymore, I told her she was stuck with me! LOL I told here if it did make it where she could not come here I would move there to the Philippines to be with her. She is the light of my life. I have started filling out the K 1 paperwork and when she gets here after a month or two we will try to file for the k1. I know it is possible it could be denied but that is a chance I have to take to get her proper treatment. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-10 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.
I just received news from my Marice in the Philippines. A former boy friend told her she needed to get checked because he had Herpes, she did the test came back positive. It does not change how i feel for her or my plans.....will this effect the k-1 or k-3 process?
nunya businessMalePhilippines2012-08-10 07:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition denied
contact www.rapidvisa.com good people very helpful
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-14 22:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe text about the A number being Assign
Well looks like all the posts i read here about getting the text and email that your alien number has been changed are WRONG According tier 2 it doesn't mean your file has been approved nor does it mean you will get your NOA2 accord to them(i talked to 2 of them) it means absolutely nothing cause it has been over a week and still nothing I was really looking forward to spending her birthday here together but according to tier 2 agent it will be 5 to 9 months for processing! I am starting to feel like i need to go there to be with her.

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 01 February 2013 - 08:35 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-01 20:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTHESE TWO THINGS ARE IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY CONSIDERING K1 VISA!! MUST READ
It is best not to plan anything at all you will only end up disappointed and dishearten
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-12 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF
Tried for the 10th time to get a answer on what is happening with my petition and the very "nice" agent hung up on me when i questioned the fact they are processing illegals before US citizens and i still have no answers USCIS is USELESS. I asked why if vermont is so backlogged then why not spread out the loads with the other service centers and the field offices her answer was they can't due to "jurisdiction problems" What??? That is the most BS answer I have ever heard in my life. I should have brought her in through mexico or canada atleast we would be together. oh btw i deleted my timeline because everytime i looked at it the more depressed i got.

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 15 February 2013 - 08:53 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-15 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF

If that's a mistake on their part then this could be of benefit to you.....you could get an expedite based on their error :)

Try calling again to clarify what the issue is.

I did I got no clear answer just they send me a letter explaining what to do next. So I don't think it is a "glitch" or a mistake it is just part of the process
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-26 01:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF

please let me know what happens about everyone that gets that notifications gets approved shortly after

I doubt that it has only been 2 weeks since they got it
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-25 22:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF
Why would USCIS change the alien registration number on a I129F? USCIS is no help even tier 2 did not have a clue so what gives?



500 days and counting down

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 25 January 2013 - 10:45 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-01-25 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan an annoyed uscis officer delay your visa application?

The past three months, I called for the 3rd time, 1st time to inquire about a RFE,2nd to ask if I were in normal processing times, and then called since they told me to call at this time if my case didn't process by now.

The officer just gave me the generic run around, so I asked "The officer told me to call now since it should be processed around this time, so what can I do about this? Is there anything I can do about this or do I just wait it out?" He just said my case is still processing, and when I asked if it was in the normal processing time or when I should worry if it's past, he just told me, "Well the source of your frustration is when we tell you the time, so we won't tell you. You keep asking if you can do anything about this." I didn't know asking what I can do about this was negative like I was offering a bribe or something (I was asking only for what my options were other than to wait o.o)... I received my NOA 1 on Aug 6 2012, a rfe which I responded to and got a receipt (I wrote only the city and not the country in one of the entries - they didn't record my answer - they said it was ok when I asked about it).

I wasn't rude, but I just wanted to know if I had options and if my case was in normal processing time (The California center is processing the July 18th cases on December 2012). He doesn't even communicate that.. He just refused to answer anything, but give me the general "it's still processing." I didn't want to annoy him, but do you think he would spite me and delay my case just because I annoyed him? : /

Tier 1 agents can only see the same thing you see on the website and can not go deeper according to them, tier 2 how ever can see everything involved in your case
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-19 07:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Proof Of Relationship
I have 600 pages of skype logs and that is just 6 months lol

Right now I am extremely disgusted with USCIS. I had an InfoPass today a 815 am I was suppose to meet with and agent what I met with was a clerk who stood behind a glass and told me the same thing I see everyday on their website. Are these people that inept I guess so.

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 20 February 2013 - 10:12 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-20 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPutting together an initial K1 Visa packet

nictillster I have read all I can...I found the K1 Guide but it doesn't state to use a folder or a binder just to put pictures in a plastic bag and where to put the cover letter and 1145 form....So I'm trying to get some ideas as how people submitted theirs. I want mine to look nice and professional and not like a 2 year old through it together

I used www.rapidvisa.com
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 16:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs a K-1 Fiance Visa Lawyer a waste of time?
I used WWW.Rapidvisa.com very helpful and they will answer any concerns you have and they will even talk to you to ease your fears while you wait and it costs alot less then a lawyer.

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 02 March 2013 - 06:46 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-02 18:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBackground Check

For background check do they call both petitioner and beneficiary? What do they ask? Do they get all your emails and calls? They ask about past relationships?

They background checks will be done by the fbi and agencies of the philippines they do not all you at all they do credit reports and other checks also if i am not mistaking
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-03 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence. How thorough (obnoxious) should I be?

This comment makes you sound like a shill.

I'm not accusing you of being a shill but if rapidvisa can get a k-1 through in 40 days and everyone else must wait 200+ days then this is ripe for an allegation via the FBI of Immigration fraud because how else could you guys get this pushed through in 40 days unless someone in the Vermont Center is being paid off?

Elsewhere you commented about getting your Senator and Congressman involved and you were asked to elaborate.

Please do so, or are you guys just making up numbers to create business for rapidvisa.com?

What are you talking about? a shill what the hell is that and no i am not trying to get business for rapidvisa i am just tell you what i used. jesus yes i contacted my senator but all he did was inquire on why the processing times were so long. you know what i have found here that there are a bunch of rude people and that just because i got approved in 40 days i paid someone off that is the most bullshit thing i have ever heard! there are others on vj that got approved in a short time so i guess the paid someone off too! I think i will keep my comments to myself from now own i wish everyone luck in their journey you will not hear about mine again. I don't call peple names and if something good happens to them i am happy for them so i would advise you to not be so quick to judge people.

Edited by AndyandMarissa, 17 March 2013 - 08:09 PM.

nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-17 20:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence. How thorough (obnoxious) should I be?

I used rapidvisa as well. Didn't know about VJ at the time. They were probably not the reason you got approved in 40 days, because I'm well over 200 days.

then you need to contact your senator get him or her involved.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-17 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence. How thorough (obnoxious) should I be?

How in God's name can rapidvisa manage to get the K1 (NOA-2) approved in 40 days when it is taking everyone else over 200?

What goes here?

Not sure how but it happened to me they did my paper and had it perfect not sure how or why it got approved so quick but it did so i am not going tpo complain
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-17 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence. How thorough (obnoxious) should I be?

Countries: Australia to US

This will be my last question before mailing the 129 and packet. Evidence. Here is what we have so far:

Online:
E-mails about visits, wedding plans, itenaries to visit, and general chat.
Facebook messages about the same as above, Facebook pics of us changing our status to engaged and lots of friends, family, and mutual friends congrats.

Physical:
Photos of us together in the US and Australia on vacation
Itenaries for her to visit me in America then my visit to her in Australia
Photos of me with her family

Considering we have made 2 visits for 2 weeks at a time and have only been together since Sept and engaged since Feb is this enough or should I try to find more?


Thanks,
A.

Contact www.rapidvisa.com they did my paperwork and my petition was aproved in 40days they are very nice and they know everything about the k 1 process and they are inexpensive only 325 dollars US. and they support you from start to finish.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-03-17 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion re: Post Decision Activity - Not Specific

Hi Andy and Marissa! Unfortunately, I have no idea on expediting a petition. However, maybe the best thing to do is to submit the requirements for the expedite request. Since the USCIS does not have a clue about the approval, the last paragraph could be a mistake. I read somewhere here in VJ that USCIS uses templates for the letters. Maybe they punched in the wrong template code?

in that case that gives people false hope or even make them believe they are approved
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 20:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion re: Post Decision Activity - Not Specific
Check this out I filed for an expedite on feb 7 om feb 8 i got a letter wanting the paper work to process my expedite at the end of the letter it had this printed.....

IMPORTANT:

Your response must be received at the Vermont Service Center within 20 calendar days from the date of this notice. Failure to
respond withln the allotted time will result in the denial of your expedite request. If your expedite request is denied, you have the
option to request another expedite through the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) by calling 800-375-5283. You must
allow 60-days before requesting another expedite.
Since the date we received your request, we have approved your case and an approval notice was sent on (insert date notice sent) to
the address we have on file. If you do not receive the notice within 30 days, and you want an official duplicate for your records, you will need to file a Form I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or petition. You can download this form by visiting
our website at www.uscis.gov.

USCIS has not one clue about the approval so i scheduled an infopass that was the biggest waste of time I talked to a clerk not an agent all the agents were busy processing deferred action cases go figure.
nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-02-24 08:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAm I going overboard with my Chat History Submission?

i summited 267 pages of chat, they looked at 4 lol


nunya businessMalePhilippines2013-10-05 06:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDestroyed Primary Evidence

The passport stamps along with the itineraries listing the same dates as the passport stamps plus photos from the time of the visits should be ok. If you can dig up any credit card or bank statements that showed you used your credit/debit cards during the time you were visiting, those can be useful too. You are trying to paint an overall picture of evidence that can be put together to show that you did indeed meet face-to-face within the last 2 years. Ring receipts do not prove anything and an engagement ring is not even a requirement. Videos are not accepted and cannot be used as evidence.


Thanks for your reply! I don't have the official bank statement pages, but I may be able to take a screenshot of my online banking that proves I spent some money down there. Is this equally as acceptable, or do they need the original bank statement?
ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 12:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDestroyed Primary Evidence

As long as you have met in person within 2 years of filing, you have met one of the requirements. Do you have chat logs? Phone records? I used my airline itinerary that I had saved to my email. Hope that helps. Good luck.


Yeah we have chat logs all the way back to July 2010. I was just reading the RFE pinned post and it seems a lot of people were getting RFE's over not enough primary evidence. Made me worry a bit.
ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDestroyed Primary Evidence
Hey there,

My fiance and I have decided to go the K-1 Visa route rather than the CR1/IR1 route-- simply because we're both too pathetic and don't want to wait as long. But no really, we just feel our wedding wouldn't be the same in the back of our minds knowing that we'd only be together for a week and then have to be separated for another 10+ months.

So anyways, at first we were both quite confident with how much "evidence" we have claiming that we're a legitimate relationship and that we've seen each other before. We never thought in a million years that photographic evidence wouldn't be considered primary evidence, but I guess with Photoshop-- things can be tampered with. I've read on the forums that it's important to keep your boarding pass, baggage tags, hotel recepits, ATM withdrawal receipts, etc, etc.

Well, I've kept none of that. The only primary evidence that I DO have would be multiple visa stamps for when I entered the country. We have some pictures for secondary evidence, and even a few videos (never realized how annoying my voice is on video....). We have ticket "itineraries" but I've read that this isn't considered since anyone can "purchase" a ticket, but it's a different story to travel.

We also don't have any engagement ring receipts because it was passed down to us by her grandmother. We have wedding band receipts, but the amount is less than $500 because we're poor college kids haha-- so we're curious to know if they'd even take that seriously.


Also, do we need to prove that she was "at home" during the time I went to visit?

Thanks for reading!

Edited by Anonymous23, 04 December 2012 - 11:52 AM.

ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling All Canadians!

This question was answered a few days ago. Please read this other post to find your answer http://www.visajourn..._1#entry5848719 Posted Image

BTW that question, only applies if you are with your fiance in US soil at the time of filing.

She's not filling anything out on your behalf. She is filing a petition that, if/when approved, will allow you to interview for a K1 visa.

Locate the GUIDES at the top of this page, and read it carefully.


Ahhh, thank you!
ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 20:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling All Canadians!

I was visiting on a waiver when we filled. I just put my ESTA number on the document.

From what I read in the forum you can also write "none-B2 visa" and attach a copy of your visa right behind the form.

But I didn't get any answer from the USCIS yet, so I can't assure you this is enough, this is just what I would do.

Good luck


Thanks for your reply! I tried looking through the forums for an answer before posting, but couldn't find my answer.. Could you by any chance link me to that post?

Also, the B2 visa doesn't have a physical form. They just stamp your passport for entry and you're on your way.
ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling All Canadians!
Hey all,

I was taking a peek at the I-129F form that my fiance needs to fill out on my behalf. I see on question 12 it asks about my previous entry, and asks my I-94 #. I know that traveling as a visitor from Canada on a B2 Visa doesn't require an I-94 form.

How does my fiance properly fill this part of the form out in my case?


Thanks for the read.

Edited by Anonymous23, 04 December 2012 - 05:14 PM.

ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-04 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1- Building a Case

Concentrate on one visit...that's all the is required. Save the evidence of the other visits are part, only part, for the inteview for your evidence of a real relattionship.

The Beneficiary's BC is inly required at the interview. Copy of the certified BC is accetpable but you should also bring the official one also.


Only 1 visit? Thought it was 2! Oh, maybe I'm getting that mixed up with the last "2 years". Thanks for your reply!
ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-06 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1- Building a Case
Hey again,


I've been going through old documents, trying my best to build a strong case that my fiance and I have indeed met before. As stated in a previous post, we don't have our physical boarding passes/baggage tags-- because we had no clue that we'd be needing these things in the future.

Anyways, so in total-- I've gone to see her 5 times in the course of 2 years, and she's been able to make the journey up here 1 time (our last stay together). In your experience what would you say is a better approach? (Our goal of course is to do this all in 1 shot without an RFE)

- Concentrating only on the 2 visits required, and providing as much information possible for our 2 strongest cases.

- Or showing a moderate amounts of proof for all 6 visits (though we don't have enough primary evidence for all 6 cases, other than our visa entry stamps)


Also, on another note. My fiance is the one petitioning for me, and I know she has to send her birth certificate. I haven't read anything in the VJ Guides about me having to send mine, but when I read the RFE thread-- there were some cases where people said "Make sure to send the beneficiary's BC as well".

IF this is true, should I send my original or just a copy?

Heck while I'm at it, should I be sending the originals of ANY of my documents? (Other than the obvious forms where they need to see an original signature like the G-325A).

Uhm.. and another thing! I downloaded the G-325A form off of the USCIS website, but it says it expires August, 31, 2012. Is this a concern?


Sorry for all of the questions. You guys are awesome!

Edited by Anonymous23, 06 December 2012 - 12:12 PM.

ethompsMaleCanada2012-12-06 12:11:00