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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Prep.

The US classifies it as an IMB if it's primary focus is on hooking up American citizens and LPR's with foreigners, or if it charges different fees for Americans than it charges for foreigners. If a dating or matchmaking website qualifies as an IMB then they are supposed to collect biographical and criminal history from the American citizen and make this information available to the foreigner before they initiate contact between them. Part of the reason for IMBRA disclosure with the I-129F is to make sure that IMB's have complied with this requirement. The other reason is so that Department of State can provide this information to the beneficiary before they apply for the visa.

Marital history doesn't necessarily have to be disclosed to the foreign beneficiary, but it does have to be disclosed to USCIS with the petition. If the beneficiary is asked questions about the USC's marital history at the interview and they don't know about it then the chances of approval drop dramatically.

A history of any crimes covered by the IMBRA is required to be disclosed to the beneficiary. Even if the petitioner doesn't tell the beneficiary about them, Department of State will.

thank you,great answer as always
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 08:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Prep.
ok second question,are " pay " websites different than other websites? cause in that any one could apply by imbra laws
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 07:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Prep.
ummmm....what?
the foreign fiance doesnt need to SEE anything.
however for the k-1 package,youll need letter of intent in which youre stating that youre free to marry her,and she is free to marry you,AND you will need evidence of divorce if there has been a divorce on both sides.
later on when it comes to the interview youll need tax returns and what not to prove that you meet poverty guidelines.
read the guides and flowcharts,they are crystal clear
http://www.visajourn.../content/guides
read guides if youre engaged part
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 04:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 or K-3???
what the bleeping bleep,i cant edit my own post.
but at first i thought there is still k-3,and cr-1 but now that i think about it,i agree with barbara i remember readin somewhere else that there is no k-3 anymore

Edited by ygr, 13 October 2010 - 10:33 AM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 or K-3???
theoretically speaking,k-1,but keep in mind k-1 is applying for a visa,meaning your beneficiary wont be able to work as soon as he or she enters the states,youll have to apply for adjustment of the status in order for them to be able to get a greencard,enter or exit the country and work,however Cr-1 ( the new name for k-3 ) is much easier in those departments.
but currently it seems like they both take the same amount of time since the processing of k-1 visa has gotten noticeably slower
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAussie Citizen on K1 just married wants to go to Canada

Can someone tell me please...ASAP???? Does anyone Know?

Ive been in the States for 2 mths now....got married just a few days ago....

We want to go to Canada for a couple of days as part of our honeymoon.....but my K1 visa says only one entry...but I didnt think I needed a visa to go to Canada...therefore....I wouldnt actually be visa ing...my way back into the USA?

So Can I go to Canada prior to adjusting my Status...????

Tar....we are looking on line for a hotel and want to leave tomorrow morning.

nope
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 12:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched...

I wish they would touch mine..last touch was August 17th and I was told I would have a decision by October..last I checked it is October...

if you have applied for removing conditions then your situation is completely different than people waiting for second notice of action,at this point,in our cases a touch doesnt promise anything
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-14 08:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched...
yes i think so,i have only had one touch,and so far so good.
keep in mind touch at this point in any service center literally just means your case got TOUCHED.nothing more.
there have been people who have gotten no touches and got approved like in no time,and people who got millions of touches and are still waiting,nearly five months later
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-13 10:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny recent approvals from CSC?

Great! So now I wonder if the better road would have been to get married and file a I-130 since they seem to be processing them faster now :wacko: Too late for that! I have chosen my poison and need to stick to it.

there is no guarantee that by the time we are married and ready to file our i-130 they wont be back to process k-1s first :bonk:
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-10 17:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny recent approvals from CSC?

Patience is a virtue here folks. It's been preached and preached. I filed 129F back in 07. Took roughly 90 days to go through CSC. If you just filed 5 or 6 weeks ago, you still have a bit. :wacko:

patience is divine but the virtue is not mine :lol: thats my new motto.
seriously,if at least they would explain to people WHY things are so slow,there wouldnt be this sense of chaos and impatience.
PS: i guess expecting any government related office to explain things to people is as bizarre as asking a fish not to swim,but never the less

Edited by ygr, 09 October 2010 - 01:20 PM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-09 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour story

Oh, I am so sorry! But don't give up or panic now. You are worried about lost documents and the fact that your NOA2 will expire soonish? You can fix this. You can call the following: embassy, NVC, military helpline, UPS (did you get a tracking number from them?). Does the embassy accept emailed packet 3's (probably not or you would have done it already, but just throwing it out there). Just focus on making the calls and getting things done. You can call US I-800 numbers using skype.

Don't trust friends to mail things for you!

Best of luck and godspeed!

he learned that the hard way.thanks
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-01-31 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour story

Hello "The Last Petitioner,"

Are you concerned the petition approval (NOA 2) will expire before they can schedule an interview date at the consulate for you? If this is the case, I remember reading somewhere that the petition approval is good for 4 months, but it can be extended at the discretion of a consular officer (in other words, if they take more than 4 months from NOA 2 to schedule your interview date your petition's validity is extended).
I think a good thing to learn from your experience is to make copies! Had your fiance made copies of the deployment letter and of the contents of packet 3, then you would have a ready-to-go replacement of your documents.

I hope it works out and best wishes, always! (F)

that is the problem,our noa 2 expires in the middle of march,and since the wait is our fault ( we still havent sent packet 3 ) they wont extend it.
the documents are not lost yet,but considering how time after UPS has let us down ( it took them a month to send my fiance noa 2,even tho he lives in clifornia,and also they lost the letter we wrote to request expansion ) i have lost all hope
thank you
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-01-31 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour story
no one cares and its alright,i dont want people to care,i want people to learn,to keep their cool and take things day by day
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-01-31 12:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsour story
I'm gonna write this and go cry my guts out in the shower,I just seriously hope that our story helps someone.
My SO and I got the package together in July of 2010.He sent the stuff in June and got the NOA in sept.
EVERYTHING went slow for us,it took us 135 or so days to get approved but we didn't find out that we were actually approved until about a month later when I contacted CSC via email.
He got the noa 2 and the hardcopy of our new case number from NVC about two weeks later and the embassy received our case in December.By the time the embassy had our case he had request a letter of deployment from someone high in his chain of command.we did not get this till last week.He sent a letter to request expansion on our noa 2's approval date but low and behold,UPS lost it.So long story short,he gave his part of packet 3 to a friend to mail it for him and the friend has gone MIA and I have a feeling that this packet will get lost just like the letter.
So here I am,being as miserable as I have ever been in my whole life,waiting on an email from embassy to see if we can fax another letter to request expansion cause thats literally our last hope.
I am risking my sanity and health over something so stupid.I can not go through this whole process again consider how the quality of the service USCIS is offering is getting lower and lower every single day,but that might be the last resort.
I guess the moral of the story is...don't worry if you're past the three months mark and your petition hasn't been approved,just pray to dear lord and St.Jude that you don't get in a situation like mine,cause you'll look back at USCIS days and laugh at it.

PS:If you are going to comment and suggest that I give up or find another spouse,save it,cause I have had with rude and bitter comments from members who are already done with this process.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-01-31 12:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsHell after NOA2

man up princess

amen
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-02-25 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsnoa1

I filed for k1 visa back in oct 29 2010,,last time they touched it was 12.3.2010...

It is now 1 day from march and not even one single touch since...Is this normal?What steps do i have to follow to speed up the process,IF ANY?..

beginning to worry!

its three days from march,AND touches do mean something,activity within the service center,nothing beyond that
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-02-28 06:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers

@thelastpetitioner: Thank you. I'm also glad to hear things worked out with you too. Were you user "ygr"? Wishing you and everyone here a Happy New Year. Please keep this thread alive.

yup,after everyone in our thread got theirs ( two people have already gotten their visas ) i changed my name to the last petitioner

merry christmas and happy new year
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-12-27 04:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers

Right behind you both, at July 31. Almost an August filer yet not August

yamashita,im so sorry that youre still waiting,i really feel for you and your fiancee,just a couple of more weeks
PS: for all of you who are trying to get a hold of an actual officer,try emailing the service center

Edited by thelastpetitioner, 24 December 2010 - 12:21 PM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-12-24 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers
well not necessarily for us,2 more people got approved today,and i believe in the cycle where VSC gets slow and CSC speeds up.
i wish they could both work equally quickly tho.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-22 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJuly 2010 VSC filers
CSC is slowly but surely getting back on the roll,maybe its the whole cycle thing.CSC is speeding up and VCS is speeding down
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2010-10-19 04:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFiance Working Outside Native Country
it wont effect you much except if by the time of the interview she has been there for 6 months or more she will have to submit another police report in addition to the peru one
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-04 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 processing times

They are meaningless. Nearly everyone at VSC got touched in early October and it meant nothing.

why include it if its meaningless?and please dont give me " it means someone spilled coffee over your case and it caused a touch " explanation.thats even worse than saying its meaningless
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-05 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 processing times

I disagree with the statement that touches are everything. Touches are meaningless. I didn't get touched at all between my NOA1 and NOA2, yet some people got a handful of touches and got approved after me.

touches are not meaningless,they mean something is going on in the service center,some progress is being made,but just not towards and specific case.i personally was not touched even once,but we have to be realistic
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-05 12:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 processing times
good for you?i think you generally over analyze,and you have at least 3 more months to go,you need to slow down or else youll get the VJ syndrome
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-04 10:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWTF Igor?
dont worry about igor's list,regardless of what the estimated approval date is,you will get your noa 2 when you reach five months,no sooner ( maybe like 20 days,but you get the point ).i can promise you that
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-05 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOW we are getting someplace
we are going for ankara,one of the only countries i can travel to without a visa.
the AP tends to go a bit longer for men,but for women who need a lot of background check ( have had many employees or checkable educational experiences ) it can take up to two months.thankfully i have never worked a day in my life and was kicked out of college during this process before getting my degree
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-06 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOW we are getting someplace
al,not everything is about you and how slow the process is for you,ive been approved for nearly 4 months.i really hope you get in a situation like mine to realize how stupid over analyzing and worrying about small things is

Edited by thelastpetitioner, 06 March 2011 - 04:26 AM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-06 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOW we are getting someplace
mailed everything today,according to DHL it will be there in 3 days,hopefully i organized it correctly and didnt miss a document ( i triple checked but im still worried )
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-05 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNOW we are getting someplace
finally,im sending off the packet 3 sat.the embassy told me they will process everything within two,three days,so,by this time next week,i should have my interview letter emailed to me.i cant freakin believe it...or wait.pray for me peeps.
TIA
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-03 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 filed first week of October 2010 waiting for NOA2
noa 2 already? :rofl: you mean you got your first notice of action on October 4th?
as for a support system,check out the subforum
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-06 04:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC Closed Today Tuesday

Relax? Tell you what! I'll relax once Elena steps through the doors at Kennedy Airport in New York City and into my open arms.

The Vermont Disservice Center has declared total war on me, and I have no intention of standing down, not even for one second, until I have defeated this enemy.

Yesterday, March 7, was another supersonic day for California and another day of total failure for the total failures who run the Vermont Disservice Center. In other words, there was business as usual.

im not a USCIS fan,but you need to understand that you have two options,either keep on waiting and shut up,or withdraw your petition and go move to your fiancee's country and live with her.there are no other options,youre making the wait harder for everyone else. youre in the beginning of your journey and youre being an unbearable whiny little kid.
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-09 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVSC Closed Today Tuesday
they really need to ban AL for his own safety and others sanity
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-09 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIts not Fair !

I agree with you and I could understand you very much.
actually we've been waiting for NOA2 since Dec 15th.

tooooooooooooooooooo slow!!!!!
I sometimes feel that they don't check our papers that we sent completely because I'm Japanese....
Do they check the race? I'm worring about it.....

why would they forget about you because youre japanese?actually IF race mattered,middle easterns would be the first ones to ignore,because some middle eastern countries have very little or no contact with the states,background checks are nearly impossible to do
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-10 11:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIts not Fair !
there is no fairness in this process,and to be honest no one in this government cares about people who try to bring their loved ones to the state legally.its like in the states,the cheats and liars get more attention,but this is the only option we have.

Edited by thelastpetitioner, 10 March 2011 - 09:54 AM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-10 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVermont buys another 6 months?
i have seen just another case like this,and the beneficiary was from a third world country with a freakin slow system.i wouldnt buy much into it,looks like an excuse letter
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-12 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWrote to Congressman. Im past 5 months

Why? Because A)It's my right, your right, everyones right as a citizen, B)They have a section for help with a Federal Agency, C)VSC is lying out their @$$ to U.S. citizens about process times, and D)That's your problem for not calling your congressman or Senators and waiting a year. E)Your fiance/fiancee came from Canada, which is a very easy wait.

Some people will be passive like you and some will be proactive. Proactive more often than not get results. Life is short and I have no time to deal with a government agency or their bureaucratic lies.

its your right to contact a congressman,no doubt,but dont expect any sort of supernatural show of power from their end.
if USCIS service centers can lie so shamelessly to people,there is no reason for them to be honest with the congressmen and senators?
lets face it,to people who are still waiting for their noa 2 to get approved,USCIS is god and there is no one who can make them do anything.they've got excuses up their sleeves ( now i sound like the infamous AL )
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-12 21:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK1 June 2010 CSC Filers
it was longer than this,wasnt it?well either way,we got an interview date :dance: the last june filer is having her interview in 2 months,give or take,june 6,which is really quick for our embassy,hopefully no AP,pray for me :thumbs:
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-19 05:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsShould Buy One way or Round Trip ticket?
just throwing it out there,i have seen a couple of people who got in trouble with the airline ,they had k-1s and one way tickets,but since the airline...person wasnt informative enough,they refused to let the passenger on board,though they will need round tickets.
its not really that big of a deal,in all situations in eventually worked out,but you should call your airline and check and make sure they know k-1 is a " one way visa"
thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-18 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s

Can we get more than just your sympathies, Piefre?

Can you we get your involvement?
Would you be willing to help us.. and hopefully, in-turn, help your own case?

Please :-)

OP,what you need is massive amount of lobbying.the general population is ignorant towards the immigration process.the most involved they have gotten with USCIS was while they watched the proposal.
im not saying give up,because who knows there might be 1% chance that all this get somewhere,but you have to be realistic.

Edited by thelastpetitioner, 18 March 2011 - 12:12 PM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-18 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMovement to Expedite VSC K-1s

Your Embassy might be slow and we all know why. Majority of other embassies are quick and painless after they get the packet from the NVC.

you think so?
there are about 195 countries in the world,USCIS can expedite cases from all those countries,HOWEVER when it comes down to the embassy,unfortunately the expediting just because youre from an specific country no longer works.
USCIS is actually the easiest part of this process because there is nothing you can do but waiting.
i really hope YOUR case goes through quickly,just because you have earned it,but not every embassy lives up to the standards.

Edited by thelastpetitioner, 18 March 2011 - 12:05 PM.

thelastpetitionerFemaleIran2011-03-18 12:04:00