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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

Nope, all she told me was to wait until the answer from Washington, then send ongoing evidence as well as my passport.



ive never heard of this.....idk...it's up to you but i didnt waste time submitting documents..and i doubt other ppl did either. your the one at your interview so you know what she said.... and ap isnt a time frame you can estimate.... i wish you luck
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-12 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

Well the counselor told me I send it when the AP is done as well as the passport.



are you sure???? bcos if they have doubts then u need to prove your relationship and while that happens ap is in process. Without that being done visa cant be issued. part of the ap process is to verify documents that are either missing or needed to issue visa. That would be the documents they are requesting for you to send....

did you get a 221g paper?

Edited by EAbbas, 11 July 2011 - 09:29 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

Thank you. I appreciate the information. So there is one more thing. When I did the interview, the counselor told me i must provide more proof of ongoing relationship. Do I do this before or after the AP is done?



OMG do that now!!!!! they wont give you visa even if the ap is done without that!! get evthing together and submit it asap!!!

we also had to submit something our interview date was 15th of june and we submitted the documentes on the 20th of june.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 20:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

But my question is, why didn't it find my passport number when I typed it in? You think it's too soon to check?



If your not finding it then i would say yeah its too soon. just keep checking weekly eventually it will come up...
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

The interview was in the American embassy in Amman. The website they gave me was jordan.usembassy.gov/iv_administrative_processing



be thankful you have a website to look at... all we can do is call DOS ev week or two. AP generally lasts at least a couple of weeks but there isnt' a time for it to end it all depends on so many factors and each one is so individual that there is no way to say. Good luck and i hope your out of ap soon!
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 18:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAP

So my visa is now in Administrative Proccesing. When I was done with the interview, my counselor gave me a website to check the status. I checked today and entered my passport number. When I checked it, it said passport number not found. Is it too early to check, it hasnt been a week since my interview.



Where was your interview? what website were they giving you? It probably is too early but who knows when the ap will be complete.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfees
ok sounds like we are all in agreement she has already paid all the fees necessary for the visa fees!!!

She may have a small fee for courier service but that wont be much if anything... and there may be a shuttle fee to take them to the consulate but other than those few tiny fees shes paid!!!

Go and enjoy this time with your hubby!!! Go sightseeing in Morocco and spend that money and get your hubby here!!!! Good luck...

And btw tell your attorney to stop insisting you have more visa fees to pay!!!!! invoice him for his time for issuing you stupid things after all each time he emails you its costing you... you did your homework now give him an invoice for your time ;)
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-13 20:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfees

Nonimmigrant Visa Fee $140
H Visa Fee $150
Q Visa Fee $150
K Visa Fee $350
Diversity Visa Fee $819
Locally Filed Immigrant Visa Petition $759
Immigrant Visa Waiver Application Fee $545
Returning Resident Visa Interview $380


No fee listed for CR/IR! Tell your lawyer he's an idiot.


:thumbs: I agree... just because he is an attorney doesnt mean he understands everything. I think you will be safe if you want to spend the 400 to see morocco...you already paid EVERYTHING!!!!!
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 12:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfees
the fees for cr1 are all paid at NVC level there are no more visa fees for cr1 thats the issue shes fine with her fees and all paid but the attorney is insisting on more fees to be paid....

Does the attorney want you to pay him the fees so he can forward to embassy?
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfees

He just sent list of evidence required.
All the things I provided to USCIS and NVC
Last night we went round and round in emails and he says I need to pay this.
I can not find any other intervieew in Morocco that has to pay again. Just the $131 for K-1 but I am CR-1



Do you have a receipt where you paid NVC? A bank statement saying you paid each of the fees? There is no reason you would have to pay the fees twice once its paid and accepted and posted as paid... The ONLY fee to be paid at interview would be if you are K1 and you;re not so we can rule that out. The only other thing you may need to pay is the courier fee which would send your visa to the applicant once its done. That isnt the amount of the visa fee so your attorney is really mistaken. Your Case would not be sent to embassy or have interview scheduled until your fees are properly paid. They would hold it until you paid the fees.

You won't have to pay another fee... i can imagine how confusing it is for you!!!
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfees

Please do no tmove this topic to Morocco I need help. Received our interview for CR-1. Lawyer forwarded list from NVC. It states fee As $ which means fees are Paid, The $88 and $404. Lawyer forwarded long list of evidence to me showing I need to pay $404 at embassy day of interview. We are going round and tound about that as seems n one else pays another fee at the interview in Casa. He says it is embassy processing fees and it is required. Anyone know about this. I posted this quesiton in Morocco under CR-1 and didn't get any answers. Is there a hugh fee for the interview? Seems i am the only one asked to pay this.



What kind of evidence did the lawyer send you that shows you will have to pay more fees at the interview? If NVC says all fees are paid I would think that is it and you just go for the interview... you may have a courier fee for the visa to be sent but other than that if you;re filing cr1 then the fees are paid before the interview.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-11 06:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1 received !
you can start preparing some of your documents now. It still takes about 5-7 months to get noa2 on average....but it could be sooner.

There are some things you really cant do until the time of noa2...like the police cert..it needs to have a validity on it for the interview so if you get it now it may not be valid by the interview date.


you can get all your documents such as birth cert, marriage translation etc.... go thru NADRA to get these as it seems some ppl are getting held back at interview time for not having them and some ppl are having no issues with not having NADRA...its a toss up. Research this carefully. All this can be done now with the exception of the police and medical.



Put together your chats, emails etc and continue to retain them as time goes by you dont wnat to be at the noa2 stage and interview stage struggling to print a lot of things from your communications. If you do a little bit at a time it isnt so overwhelming.

good luck

Edited by EAbbas, 12 July 2011 - 07:10 AM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-12 07:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) info

wish it was as simple as that ... its an arranged marriage i cant get out of it unless the visa is denied



They wont issue a visa until you have an affadavit of support which is enough to support her... if they request a joint sponsor which IDK if k1 visa allows then you have to send it or they cant complete the case.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-14 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) info

i actually dont want to marry her anyway so i was hoping for the denial. since it's an arranged marriage.

this is what the 221 (g) says: Administrative Processing: 221(g)
If your visa application was refused with a "221 (g)" notation for further administrative processing, please read the instructions below.

The Consulate cannot provide additional details on your case status. This processing is mandatory, and cannot be expedited. We cannot predict how long this process will take as it varies based on the individual circumstances of each case. When the administrative processing on your application is completed, you will see your CEAC barcode in the report below.

yes india allows co-sponsor.



It looks like it was refused until AP is complete. It isn't a denial. The AP is in process...
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-06 07:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221 (g) info

my fiance she went to her interview few weeks ago and said she cant get the visa because i the fiance didnt fill out a affidavit of support form because i am in medical school and i have no job and pretty much no support but still filled out the application and sent it. the interview person gave her a 221(g) forum denial of application and said she would automatically get the visa.

doesn't she have to go through a second interview? what happens now that the 221 (g) has been denied?


sorry to hear this...

the fiance/spouse ALWAYS has to fill out an affadavit of support form as the MAIN sponsor even if they have no income. You have to get a joint sponsor to fill out another form saying they will co sponsor her. I'm not sure about the k1 visa if they accept co sponsors or not. You need to do some research to figure out what else you can do. If you can't support her they wont let her come. If you have no income then what will she do? these are the concerns for them....

and im not sure what you meant by the interview person gave her 221g form denial of application and said she would automatically get the visa? If she is denied there is no visa for her. Can you clarify that part?

Did her 221g ask for more documents?

Edited by EAbbas, 05 July 2011 - 07:48 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-05 19:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAssuming visa denial

if we get denied cause of financial issue, if we can prove that the current year we made is enough .. will they allow extension for that



That's what they look at the current year...2011

They may look at last year 2010 tax transcripts but as long as current year is above wht your poverty line is you should be fine
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-16 07:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis this true?
try this link...

http://www.visajourn...he-nvc-and-dos/
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-27 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis this true?

I called NVC today and they said they received my files from USCIS today.And i need to wait for 6 to 8 weeks before they can enter the record to the computer.So if this true from NOA2 it will take more than two months after NOA2 for me to have a case number.Wow Anyone the same case as mine?



Don't worry...that's just a standard answer for NVC.. we also got the same response and still got in and out of nvc within a month or so... I do think NVC is a little slower than it was a few months back but you probably won't have to wait that length of time.. don't worry ;)

Edited by EAbbas, 27 July 2011 - 06:42 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-27 18:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Return problem
:thumbs:

Petitioner MUST provide I-134 and supporting evidence REGARDLESS of using a co-sponsor.



Yes!! The petitioner regardless of income is still the MAIN sponsor...
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-28 05:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressection 221 G
Were you denied? or is it just an ap of sorts to verify documents they are requesting? We received a 221g to verify household that I only have 3 children living with me as the 4th is with his father. We had to submit this and it took them almost 6 weeks to verify this and now we are finally approved pending the namechecks....
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-29 05:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSwitching jobs just after filing petition for K1


So if you are about to switch or have just made the switch to a new employer, you dont have anything to worry about. You will have ample time to prove your income with 2+ months of paystubs, bank balance, income statement from your new employer, etc.


:thumbs:

We of cos did the i 864 for cr1... but we filed at the first of November 2010 and by mid november I found a much better job. So at the time for the NVC documents (k1 visa doesn't sit there like cr1) i simply filled out an i 864 showing my new employer, pay stubs, job letter etc. There were no issues. I think a lot of ppl do this especially during this day and age....


Ive also even seen posts where they get a payraise and simply take the new fiancial forms to the interview showing the increase in salary...

No worries, just save your pay stubs and other docs and it will be fine!!

Good luck...

Edited by EAbbas, 30 July 2011 - 12:59 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-30 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy co-sponsor pays tax jointly with her husband

My Co-Sponsor is self-employed and earns $40,000 a year but pays tax jointly with her husband ! And her husband DOESN'T work !
She has two Kids. I am not sure if she is the right person who can be my co-sponsor ! Please guide me ! And maybe I should also mention that i started working just 2 months ago and I have never before payed any tax ! I am from CA !




Being self employed I have seen is quite tricky... it can be done but it has to carefully be done to be sure evthing is accepted. As long as she pays taxes she should be ok... but they may see the self employment as a questionable stable job.. I have no clue..

Not sure if k1 in paki accepts co sponsors but if so and
If she isnt including her husband on the income then she only need to fill out the affidavit of support form but she would need to include a lot of information regarding her business etc...she also would need to show any tax records from her business as well as personal tax records im sure...and all other financial evidence

hopefully there will be somebody who can answer this for you better...

You will still fill out an i 134 for k1 visa i 864 for cr1 visa (because regardless of income you are still the MAIN sponsor) and write a letter explaining why you have not been filing taxes (I know they will want to see that)and any other type of financial evidence that you can provide along with the i 864 requirements... job letter, pay stubs, bank account info etc.. And if im not mistaken they don't look at the 100% for k1 visa they like to see 125% because you will be adjusting after your married... so plan to see 125% as your goal!!

And remember this is the pakistan embassy your talking about... they do look thru financials with a microscope... you see what they had me do... and there are others as well who had enough but needed joint sponsor anyway.

You may want to see who else you can ask to co sponsor at this point JUST IN CASE.....

Edited by EAbbas, 30 July 2011 - 12:50 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-30 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidn't meet in person
I noticed you asked this about the fiance visa in another thread.... you didnt meet in person and that is the requirement for the issuance of that visa... that you meet within the last 2 years in person before filing the forms.

Just as penguin said in the other thread:
So unless you have met in person or can prove a good reason why you didn;t , for example if he can't physically leave the usa and you have been denied tourist visas here to visit... then the answer is NO.. it will be denied.

Even if you meet now, the fact you already filed when you didnt meet would still be denied.

Meet in person, then refile.

Edited by EAbbas, 31 July 2011 - 06:03 AM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-31 06:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresneed some help
I don't understand... your NIC was blocked? explain a little further....

as far as your fingerprints...they don't change they remain the same forever so unless you did something and your fingerprints come up in the fingerprint check with that it shouldnt be an issue....
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-31 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOVERTY LINE????

Thanks for the link and responses. I appreciate it:-)
However, for myself and future wife and daughter, it listed about $24,000,
at the 125% mark.
Is that what i need to make per the application and interview?
It continues to baffle me. I easily make much more than that number, so that is good, rihgt/??...todd



Yes if your above that it should be fine. Mine says 32,712 and I made about $500 over but included assets... we were held up for a few weeks as they wanted a document to verify household size ( my apt lease) and after review they approved it.

you shouldn't have any worries and btw that is GROSS income not income after taxes.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-08 04:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOVERTY LINE????

What is the poverty line for the United Staes? Rhode Island in particular? How do you determine if you are 125% over it????? thanks...todd


http://www.uscis.gov...00048f3d6a1RCRD

You can find it here... just look at the number of ppl in the household... it would include the petitioner and beneficiary (or beneficiaries if there is more than one) as well as any other dependants of the petitioner...

Ex. I have 5...me, our three daughters and my husband in pakistan who is the beneficiary

Edited by EAbbas, 07 August 2011 - 09:21 AM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-07 09:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFustration! No sign of my case yet with the NVC
I'm not sure about now but I know a while back NVC got backlogged with cases and it took some time for case numbers to come up. Hopefully that is also the case and they will be issuing all the case numbers to you all soon!!! I wish you the best!!!
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-07-18 07:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures125% above poverty line??
what you looked at for 125% above poverty for hawaii is correct .... you must make at least that amount per year to sponsor 1 person... each person you sponsor goes up in the amount necessary per year of income. They really like you to be over and you are well over that amount.

May want to just include a simple letter regarding your 2008 and 2009 just saying you were in school etc. But like I said they like to see you regularly pay taxes and then they really look at the last year tax return for income and the current year to be sure you are stable in paying taxes and making income and have appropriate income for the number of beneficiaries.

You should be fine :)
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-16 07:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures125% above poverty line??
They do need your three years of tax transcripts but from what I've seen ..they look at the past years but consider the last one the most important of previous earnings... 2010 so your way above in 2010 and in this current year they also look at closely so your way above in 2011 so you are fine....

so in other words considering yoru above poverty in 2010 and the current year.....no need for joint sponsor...

Get your fiance here and good luck!!!
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-16 07:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoroccan AP

- 221(G) AP
Mostly ppl who got AP, CO won't believe in their relationship.
Some ask for more evident, some after send evident has to interview again



Thats not always true... in places like pakistan, morocco and other MENA countries (or countries considered in the T zone....) even if the co knows your genuine they have mandatory ap where they HAVE to do background checks, they can complete within a few weeks to months (somtimes longer if a hit is on the name or other issues have come into play) ... our CO told my husband he was in this but there was nothing he could do to prevent it as it ws mandatory for islamabad that everyone faces this from this country at some level.

It totally depends upon the case, we had to submit another document because i was very close to the 125%, I was over but they wanted another document just in case. so that required a step for review now we are in name checks

Each case is different, sometimes it is to verify the relationship, sometimes its to get a document that's missing from the file or more evidence of income or sometimes its simply the mandatory process for the embassy ....

Morocco is a very difficult consulate from everything I've read so be prepared for background checks and verification for relationship but hope for the best
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 06:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221g blue and green given
I understand the joint sponsor thing totally... we also had that issue but luckily all we had to do to overcome the joint sponsor request was have my apt lease sent with some other supporting documents to clarify my household size of 5. We were relieved when we heard the co tell me that he didnt need anything else and my husband was on the last thing now which is name checks. (altho it stinks in its own way)

Do you not have any other relatives or anybody else that can support this? Did you not also get an RFE from the USCIS or NVC (not sure if it goes to NVC with what your filing) that you need more income? What about any assets stocks, savings, anything like this?

Calling DOS and clarifying is probably your best bet..or contact the embassy itself thru phone or email to understand better.

Wishing you luck in all of this... pakistan is a difficult embassy to go thru as is a few other ones.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 16:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221g blue and green given

thanx so much eabbas.so what you think this slip is just for my dad not mom right?can you tell me when both parents or a whole family go to interview then they all can get 221g with one name and case number or they will get seperat with their own name and case number plz tell me



Im sorry i have no experience with that... i only petitioned my husband... but it would be safe to get a joint sponsor that makes enough for both parents to sponsor as well as themselves included in household. good luck
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 15:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221g blue and green given

thanx eabbas.co issued one green slip in urdu to my parents and one blue 221g asking for joint sponser.but both slips are issued with my dad name not mom.my income is high for 5 household(me+my hasband+2 kids+mom=5)but little down for dad(household of 6)so just my dad needs for joint sponser right?my parent have seperat case nume i filled 2 petition for them,and co gave 221g asking for joint sponser just showing my dad name and case number.im so worried plz guide me.



All you can do is get joint sponsor ... hopefully you can get one pretty quickly. Good luck...
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221g blue and green given
Just read the other thread where it said your father received a joint sponsor request with the 221g... that's what you need to do...get a joint sponsor and submit those docs as soon as you can....it takes a few weeks to review or more so get that going asap. You can still call DOS about your case in a few weeks and after you submit your joint sponsor....Wish you luck

Edited by EAbbas, 20 August 2011 - 03:32 PM.

EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures221g blue and green given

hi all,im new here.2 days ago my parents had their interview in us isl embassy.and co issued 221g but just with my father name and case number.not my mother name and case number on it.so its just for my father,they kept both pp.plz any answer.



Its very typical of islamabad to issu ap for men from paksitan. More than likely your mother will get her visa within a few weeks and your father it may take a few weeks or months....ap doesnt have an actual time frame but you can get an average by looking at the other members from pakistan portal.

We have been in ap for 2 months and still waiting.

You can start calling DOS to find out the updates.. you can search for the number here... i dont hve it in my memory... you will only need the case number and their names dates of birth and who is the petitioner...

Good luck and hopefully it wont take too long.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-20 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes Co-Sponsors ever get contacted?
I have a friend who applied for her husband and they had to get a joint sponsor at the interview after they submitted their papers and they were reviewed he had another interview. At that time they did contact the co sponsor and asked a few questions...nothing they couldnt answer... they just wanted to be sure about the joint sponsor i guess to be sure they wanted to do it. Not sure why they contacted him but it seemed to be just a few quick questions and that was it. It's rare for them to contact the joint sponsor but it is always a possibility.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-22 06:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDon't know what to do
Ok...just whatever you do then for the next application bcos idk if you can appeal a k1....make sure you have evidence that is undeniable...chats, emails, gift receipts, cards, pictures...I even had emails from my father in law where he and i emailed back and forth ...EVERYTHING you can think of save and save and save..... good luck maybe you will know the exact reason next week
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-06-30 17:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDon't know what to do

Hello,

My fiancé’s visa was recently refused which I have found out is the same as denied but a nicer way to put it. Now it's being sent back to USCIS.

I called USCIS, it will take 120 days to process. If they feel the evidence is substantial they will send it back to the embassy. In 120 days my petition will be expired so they will probably just send me something telling me that it expired and to file again.

I’m going to Jamaica in August and I plan on getting married to my fiancé would that be ok or do I have to wait until USCIS sends me some type of notice about the I-129f that I filed previously.

I also wanted to know if there is a cutoff date for filing the I-130?



You should find out why they denied you in the first place so that you can be sure that isnt an issue the next application. I'm not sure about the question of waiting etc but i do know if you dont know the reason then you may still be denied the next time due to the same thing if you dont figure out how to correct it.
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-06-30 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-230 Part I & II

Hey VJ;

Do u need both of the of the froms at the interview ?
Form DS-230 Part I and DS-230 Part II
please answer fast becauz this is my last day to get everything ready for tomorrow
ty though for helping =)

~~Jorim



Yes they need both of them. You must have everything filled out ONLY SIGNING THE FIRST PAGE ... the 2nd page YOU DO NOT SIGN... you will sign this in front of the CO at interview
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-29 05:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProcessing after interview?

Hi there,
My fiance just had his interview in Naples, Italy. They asked him a lot of questions about our relationship that he was not really expecting and then they requested another police certificate from Albania and told him it would be 4 more weeks of processing! If they deny the visa, do they tell you right there or do they send you away and then mail a letter? Do they process the visa and mail that? They said they needed to process some of the US documents as well. What does that mean? We had everything requested including the police certificates. I am freaking out a little. I could really use your advice.
Many thanks,
Amber



Im not sure about the denial question but I can tell you that sometimes its a matter of background/name checks and that will create an AP of sorts... AP is a standard name for many different levels of checking whether its the embassy checking the relationship, documents etc or sending for name checks. You should be able to call DOS and find out...sometimes they don't tell you anything and sometimes they do. WIsh you much luck...
EAbbasFemalePakistan2011-08-30 05:50:00