ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 expedite
i didnt know they approve expedites based on how out of processing time you are,might be a new thing since vermont is UBER slow now days
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-04-09 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFood Stamps

Thanks guys, but I had already assumed that I was going to come up short if I tried to sponsor her by myself. Her brother in law is the sponsor right now for her tourist visa (5yrs) & I am trying to get my stepdad (Ret. US Navy)to be the co-sponsor for her K1. I was really wanting to know what impact me trying to get foodstamps would have on her K1 eligibiity. I don't plan on being on them for long & I honestly don't even want to be on them, but it would be a much needed help right now. Thanks again

Here is the deal, your step dad won't fall under 100% of poverty guidelines, because he is not active duty.what you need to know is that he makes enough money to support his dependents AND your fiancee.read the guys and make sure you have all the information before filing
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-06 01:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFood Stamps
Are you even eligible for food stamps?
You know you have to show proof of income,even if food stamps don't mess it up,with your current income you can't sponsor her
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-05 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa denied
well youre not married yet,and since its a woman petitioning for a man,i suggest getting married ( with every traditional ceremony there is ) and then filing for cr-1
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-09-23 00:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresuhm OW! i need some help/advice....

hey all, first off sorry if this isnt going in the right spot usually my posts go into the canada forum but i dont think thats where this should go now. Iv been in the u.s. under the same roof as my soon to be hubby for approximately 3 weeks now yaay! we'r supposedly getting married by next friday (just walking into the courthouse doing our thing) about 4 days ago i walked into a little problem being here in the u.s. i really hurt my back, (probably had to do with the three day drive in a very uncomfortable uhaul and moving box's and furniture) but yeah i did. not the first time iv gotten a pitched nerve, but i think its a little more then that like i think i slipped a disk. Back in canada (quebec) id just go to the pharmacy and get some robaxin. but i have learned now that you cant get that here!!!! at leas not without a prescription, you also cant just go to the pharmacy and ask for tylanol with codeine in it cuz they look at you all real weird and think your some kind of alien addict or something. uhm so i have no insurance yet, cant really go to the hospital or dr's ####### do i do?? is there any u.s. equivalent that i can get? is there any kinda of muscle relaxant you can get in the u.s. without a prescription? anyone have any ideas or help of n e kinda to offer? im feeling a little lost in a land i dont know well.

You think that's bad? Get this,you can't even get birth control pills or items like nova ring off the counter.it's crazy
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-18 12:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSCARS! I NEED THOUGHTS PLEASE!
No, even if they do chec k for those, they will ask you questions, if they aer not happy with your answers, they will ask you to meet up with a therapist in order to complete your medical. Its just a waste of time and money
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-26 01:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresINS Making it up as they go along?

As of Nov 22, my i29f app was 5 months in processing. The Goal set by INS and the day I could initiate a service inquiry (finally have someone check what the hold up is). I call on that day, they give me the run around and finally inform me that they can not initiate a service inquiry because target is no longer 5 months. They now have a target date of June 16th apps and they will only do service requests for apps received prior to June 16th. It has been 7 days since I was told this and that should make target date now June 23rd. I called this morning to start my service inquiry and was told target date is still June 16th. WTH?! Do they make this up as they go along. Is this how they make sure there is no recourse for tax paying American Citizens when they don't do there job? What good is are these targets if they keep changing them?

I suggest you give up on calling and trying emailing. The chances of you talking to someone who actually knows something via email are higher. And youre dealing with uscis, not ins
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-30 04:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-2 guides?
Our friend is going to apply for a k-1 and a k-2 pretty soon and while i did my own k-1 i know nothing about k-2. Are there any guides or anything?
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-12-02 03:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease Help!

My fiance's divorce was already finalized already before he filed for our k1. As for me, i have never been married. So, what law are we talking about here?

If your fiancé was free the you're good,BUT they are still going to ask you about the short period between his divorce and your relationship. It's not enough to deny you at all,but it is a topic that will come up
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-21 10:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease Help!

some of this is country specific maybe someone more experienced can chime in later. I hear nigeria is very strict. example..in US it is normal to be dating someone who is only separated but not yet divorced. In my case I knew my fiance while she is separated but did not FILE k1 until the annul was done. You both have to be free to marry to file. thats the US requirement I think the one in Nigeria they are just giving hard time to. I will not have any problems in my case. yours will be a bit different since petitioner is father of the child but just some different forms to establish that. someone with more experience with that will need to explain more. worse if you were the one still married as it does violate phil law but rarely enforced. meantime you can research at VJ. there was one about a month ago asking about k1 since the childs father is the petitioner. good luck

Tis ONE thIng is not country specific. You have to be free to marry to file.the child is irrelevant in this case.the child is a USC.
See when you file for k-1 in basic matters such as the divorce law,you have to meet the states requirements. When it comes to proving your relationship and the legitimacy of your relationship, you have to follow the home country's culture.
OP you may or may not have a problem. The CO may or may not be satisfied with your answers when they ask about your husbands past. I suggest you get ready for getting grilled and front load with evidence.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-11-20 23:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan you pick up the visa with no id card?
They didn't ask me for any. I had to show the passport to get in, and then they just asked for the passport at the postal desk. Your passport IS your primary I'd in this process
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-12-13 03:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied, Devastated, Please HELP!!!
a spousal visa wont solve anything,as it wont solve the reason they got denied,OP you have to add your parents and her parents birth certificate AND a dna test result,regardless of the route you choose to take.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-12-01 01:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied, Devastated, Please HELP!!!

You all must realize that marrying your cousin is not a grounds for denial. I have gone over this very clearly with my lawyer as it is my situation. The K-1 should have been fine so long as the state in which you intended to wed in allows first-cousin marriage. Because I live in Texas, a state which forbids such matrimony, I chose to go the CR-1 route, which recognizes a marriage so long as it is legal in the beneficiary's country.

The only problem that should arise is 1) the state in which you intend to wed and 2) proving that your relationship with your "suspected" family member is, indeed, valid.

I would really be sure and clear that the reason for denial is because you are suspected to be cousins. Because like I said, first-cousin marriage is not a reason for denial unless the above stated are part of your situation.

It might be something else...

even if it wasnt state based,its country based.us muslims and middle easterns dont mind or consider within family marriage illegal,that doesnt mean americans feel the save or have the same laws.
OP you should have taken a DNA test,thats what i would have done.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-30 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Approved in 2 months

I thought exactly the same. The only reason to expedite one's case is if the person is serving overseas, but to my knowledge this isn't the case with them. I wonder what other reasons could expedite somone's case?

This couldn't be further from the truth. The only one a military member can expedite their petition is if they are getting deployed to a war zone. My husband was Japan for two years, Korea for a couple of months as a " deployment " and he couldn't do. ANYTHING
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-01-30 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian girlfriend now pregnant but how do we start our family together in the USA?
I honestly don't suggest k-1 unless you have faith in your relationship. K-1 adds a LOT of pressure and stress, as any immigrant or borderline immigrant visa does. You'll be held in the dark and can take anywhere from two months to 12 months to get it done.
Another thing, only apply for k-1 if you plan on getting married
ANOTHER thing, I would read into the medical stuff if I were you. Your gf is pregnant, which means no chest x-ray. I honestly have no idea how that would play out, but it's something you need to be aware of.
Good luck
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-01-30 19:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to prove the financial difficulties or that I have met?
How are you going to sponsor when you can't even afford to / don't even want to visit her?
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-02-02 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow do I get my to be 24 year old daugter to the usa

I am sorry that you are in this situation. You have 3 legitimate choices:

1. Wait 10 years or so after she gets her citizenship to petition her daughter
2. Live in the Phils.
3. Find some one else.

Her daughter is not a child but an adult and should be living her own life at this point. If mama's main concern is her daughter, to the point of contemplating doing something illegal as to jeopardize her living in the US and therefore your life as well, then maybe you need to reevaluate this relationship.

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thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-02-18 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow do I get my to be 24 year old daugter to the usa

what can I tell you marines have the lowest morals BUT THEY GET THINGS DONE

As a marine wife, I really hope you get caught
Can someone report this douchebag to ucis?

Keep on whining about the processing times and AP people. People Omer is guy are the reason they even exist
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-02-18 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIt's frustrating the efforts of the visa when you are so in love
It took us one whole year to get my visa, andi had the next step ready, packaged and labeled at all times, so i was ready. It wasn't like that was what made us take so long. You know back then, i was insanely naive, I had no idea why they did this, why they made us wait and why US and not some other people, but I get it now, and you will too if you search marriage fraud on here.
I'm not saying your future marriage will be a fraud, but the wait and process is designed so fake couples pretty much give up
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-03-04 03:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 next!?
Maybe is a very good answer, IF you get to the interview stage your fiancee's is not going to be easy
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-03-19 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancè Visa expiration

You may be able to apply for an expedite to your case since there's military deployment to think of here. This is one of the few reasons that expedites have been granted but it's not guaranteed

+1
if he is told he is going to get deployed, you can expedite, HOWEVER he has to be getting deployed in order for you to have an indifinet approval for the expedit.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-03-23 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHaving two cases at the same time

Thanks a lot :) I hope everything goes fine in the interview.
Have you chosen your filing location yourself or Vermont Service Center is allocated to you randomly? because I've heard some of the centers are more crowded than the others. Like California which is crowded and the process is slower.

It depends on where the petitioner lives, some go to california service center, some to Vermont . And the slow process thing rotates. When we were getting our k-1 Vermont was the slow one
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2012-05-03 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 administrative processing delay at six months

Thank you for your support, everyone. This is heart wrenching....especially seeing all the approvals today from so many folks who filed after me.

Does anyone know if this means there is some kind of security issue specific to our case...a delay due to a false hit etc...or just a generic response given to get the senator off their backs and buy them sone time?

I searched and did not find any recent mentions of anything similar or what it means or how much of a delay can be expected? it seems ap delays usually occur after the consulate stage...it seems rare to hear this

i have seen a couple of petition APs in african countries,but then again some of their systems are from stone age,so that explains it.
there is not necessarily an specific problem with YOUR case,it could be just a problem with your SOs name,like its the same as an illegal immigrant or someone from a watchlist or something of that sort,doesnt necessarily mean the rest of your process will be as slow as it is right now.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-04-13 03:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHAS ANYONE ENTERED THE US (AS A VISITOR) WITHOUT ACTIVATING THEIR K1 VISA???
your visa is " activated " once its issued,hence its only valuable for 6 months,maybe you could try VWP?i hope someone has a better answer
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-29 16:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee has owes 200k on Credit Card. Help!!!

Yes, I can fault them BECAUSE judgmental comments are against the terms of service on VJ.





where is the damn rolling eyes smiley when i need it?
judgmental comments WILL be removed,there is no need to waste more space talking about them and most certainly no need to " judge the judges ".
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-28 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee has owes 200k on Credit Card. Help!!!

So, about 16k USD. People should really refrain from making judgmental comments but pesos are not dollars. As long as the Mexican Government allows a valid passport, it sounds like you are marrying some debt.

people are entitled to their opinion.considering OP didnt give complete and accurate information,you cant fault them.
you really need to stop getting all defensive over things that dont even concern you

Edited by ygr, 28 November 2010 - 08:22 PM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-28 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReligious Differences between Fiancees
Religion is almost never brought up,unless the interview is in countries that don't believe in interfaith marriages, like mine.what I did was I asked my mom to write a letter,explaining that she is aware of our religion difference and approves of it.but that's for really extreme situations.you're good OP don't worry
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-10-15 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSPS
another thing,i didnt have a very pleasant experience with DHL,the tracking number they gave us didnt work,so we had to wait over a month to receive our noa 1,HOWEVER,things didnt get lost,and my fiance had to use DHL in japan,so none of the workers spoke english and they couldnt understand what the problem was.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-12-26 05:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSPS
DHL and fedex are far more reliable,at least here.they do actually feel responsible for the package you put in their hands and treat them all like there are top secret stuff in there
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-12-26 02:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo the USCIS find out about all your informations written on the form?
they do background checks you know
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-10 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis it ok to call the congressman even if k1 is not over 5mos?
it is possible,but it doesnt guarantee a result from the service center.i suggest you contact your service center if anything
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-11 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCredit Scores and Financial Impact on Visa approval
as long as you meet the guidelines,you have no problem.
even if you did have problems providing the 125% poverty guidelines,you could just get a co sponsor.
your credit does not effect the process
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-11 18:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport Photos
very strict,they want what they want
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 12:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReally need information about the money situation

There is no requirement for paystubs or tax returns for the I-134. The I-134 only requires a letter from employer, and a letter from your bank. Some consulates (like the Philippines) alter their requirements to suit their purposes (for whatever reasons). Australia only goes by the form instructions so that's why I only included what the form asks for, letter from employer and letter from bank/s

ooo,thanks.you learn new things every day
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReally need information about the money situation

so having no tax history at all does not matter?
can anyone else confirm this?

she has NO tax history

her annual income would be 38,000 just to add that as well.

would recent pay stubs, letter from employeer be enough?

have you looked at your embassy's instruction?they usually mention their requirements as far as financial support goes.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReally need information about the money situation

No. She needs to prove her CURRENT income is above $18,212. That is why employer letters and payslips are requested. The OP's situation is fine. There is no "must have been working there for X months" requirement... not in the I-134 or I-864. There MIGHT be a consulate requirement (the US consulate in the Philippines for example likes to through in some extra stuff for themselves)

how about the consistency of her pay? i always assumed that the reason they require pay stubs for about a year prior is to make sure that the petitioner has a stable source of income,same about the three year prior tax returns.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 13:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReally need information about the money situation
they would decline you if you applied right now,with no tax return,no income and no sponsor,under guidelines to top it off.
she needs to be able to prove that her past years income was over 18,212 that the guidelines for a household of two are.
at this point,she cant prove it,she can wait a year to be able to show that she is well over the guidelines,OR file now with a co sponsor which you mentioned you cant provide.
another solution would be assets,for each dollar that youre short in the income,you have to make up for it with 3 dollars in assets,im assuming she has not had an income in the past year.so that will be 18,212 times 3,which will be 57,000.
assets are properties that can be turned into cash within one year without physical or financial hardship.
im sure if you read the guidelines or go through this part of this forum youll find more.good luck
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshard copy of noa2 received. please help whats next
you can start calling them within 3 to 4 days ( give uscis enough time to mail the case to NVC ), then they will give you a new case number,after a week or two or sometimes three,your case will be forwarded to the related consulate. then they will send you packet 3 ( unless you are with manilla ,they dont have a packet 3 )which is the documents needed for kinda,screening pre interview,and after you send them the appointment is made.the documents needed per packet 3 and 4 depend on the consulate,you can find them on the consulate's website
PS: please update your timeline so we can get an accurate estimated timeline
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-26 07:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe Unwanted Fears Inside My Mind .

Excuse me but why should i apply for a tourist visa when i want to go to U.S to get married with her there?

if you wanna enter the country to marry her,your only option is k-1,which like squeaky said is nearly impossible to do without having met the petitioner,aka your fiance.
do not fall for the whole enter the country with a visitors visa,then marry her and adjust status deal,as its visa fraud.
and also as im sure most people will agree getting a k-1 visa in morocco is hard,its usually suggested that people go with CR-1 or other marriage based options unless they have a LOT of evidence.

Edited by ygr, 13 November 2010 - 12:02 AM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-13 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'm getting scared..Please Help
its not USCIS's job to decide whether or not your relationship is bona fide,so the boarding passes ,stamps in your passport and all that will be enough.
they require pictures and emails and over all secondary evidence for the interview.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-11-12 13:18:00