Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Coming Back To Haunt ...	Lying is never a good idea. But did she provide him with any information to include her, or fill out anything, or make any such statements to a US immigration officer? In this case it is not the thought that counts. She needs to have DONE something illegal. Edited by amykathleen2005, 06 March 2011 - 07:50 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-06 19:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I change job while my fiance's visa petition is under review?	Yes, as long as you can still have enough money to sponsor or you have a joint sponsor (providing your embassy allows it).	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-06 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Interview relocation	We are having the wedding party in April we are engaged. I am not try to "jack" the system I am trying to get the person I love here with me in the US in a legal manner. Dont sit there and accuse me of trying to defraud the system due to lacking the knowledge that you have. We started off filing what we thought was right apparently we erred. With that said it seems our best bet is just to file the CR1 and wait it out. CBP told me this morning they do not recommend traveling while waiting on a CR1 not sure what to make of that. I know this is the K1 forum but in the cr1 guide it lists this: How am I supposed to supply any of this when I can even get her here in the US to establish any of it? All of this "knowledge" they you say you don't have is easily accessible on this website. Your profile says you registered in January, which is presumably enough time to read over all of the applicable guides, etc. No one is telling you anything new. You cannot be married and get a K-1 fiance visa because it is for a fiance (the name itself gives it away). If you have to be married in April you might as well cancel the K-1 right now, get married and then file for CR-1 which will take many months to approve. In my opinion if you have already started the K-1 why waste your time and money by getting married early and not being able to use it. Wait to get the K-1 have your fiance come to the US and get married.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-07 18:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Plastic bags for the photos	A small sandwich or snack size baggie would be ideal, although not necessary at all. You just need to make sure your pics won't get lost. Edited by amykathleen2005, 07 March 2011 - 06:49 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-07 18:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport Type Photos for the K1 packet	The point of a forum is to share your opinions. There is no also need to put unnecessary quotations around words that are not quoted from a specific source. Edited by amykathleen2005, 07 March 2011 - 06:26 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-07 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A, bio for both or fiance only?	Interoffice Memorandum To: SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS From: Michael Aytes /S/ Acting Associate Director for Operations United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security Date: November 1, 2005 Re: Guidance for Processing Pending Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) when G-325A for Petitioner and/or Beneficiary is not Signed and/or Photos not Submitted. Purpose To provide field offices with guidance on processing Form I-129F petitions when the accompanying G-325A is missing signatures and/or photographs. A properly executed Form G-325A is required for all I-129F petitions. Previously it was standard practice to issue an RFE when the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to submit photographs. From the date of this memorandum, an RFE should not be issued in instances where the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to include photographs provided that the beneficiary is residing abroad. The beneficiary will be required to sign the Form G-325A and/or submit photographs at the time of visa issuance abroad. It is also not necessary to RFE for the petitioner's signature on the G-325A, if the petitioner failed to sign it. The signature of the petitioner on the Form I-129F should be deemed sufficient for purposes of adjudicating the petition. Finally, it is important to note that the petitioner's photograph is still required for the adjudication of the I-129F, so if it is missing, it must be requested prior to adjudication. Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed through appropriate channels to Mica Pilz of Service Center Operations. That doesn't mean the person looking at the petition has bothered to read or remember that memo.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-08 19:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Immigration Lawyers	The advice you will get on a do it yourself board will be that you don't need a lawyer if you have a straightforward case, and I would agree. No overstays, drug use, previous petitions you most likely can do as good of a job or better than any lawyer plus save yourself several thousands of dollars.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-08 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Questions...Trying to understand...	You probably already know, but just to clarify you will have to be a citizen first to file for a fiance visa. Edited by amykathleen2005, 09 March 2011 - 12:47 AM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-09 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	In a difficult situation, advice urgently needed!	It doesn't matter *who* paid for the tickets or other expenses, just that you can show some record. I would argue that in some cases it does matter who paid. What if it was a suspicious outside sponsor? Or a member of the beneficiaries family who paid for everything to get them a greencard? I agree in this instance it doesn't matter that the petitioner's parents paid for the ticket, but in other instances it might matter.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-08 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Sealed envelope to be shown at POE	They will take it, he can keep the Xray if he has it. He'll probably be asked general questions to verify info, maybe about when you are getting married, etc. Nothing much really.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-11 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Our RFE after 5 months...crud	At this point they won't want proof of your relationship, all they care about is that you met in person in the last 2 years. The proof of relationship comes at the interview. Hopefully it is just a missing signature or something easy.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-11 14:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A miniscule ray of hope	If I didn't know better I would say she was being sarcastic, just based on the phrasing, but who knows. I wish you luck.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-11 20:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ALRIGHT. HONESTY Please	Glad you made a copy, now you don't worry about.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-17 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	deployment	No way to know for sure, but if he gets orders to deploy then you can apply for a military expedite.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-18 18:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 interview questions	Try here: http://www.visajourn...ontent/exampleq However, I would have this question moved to a forum more geared to the Moroccan embassy as it is supposed to be quite difficult and they might have better insight into what you will be asked.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-19 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My Sister and I are both applying for K-1 Visas for our Fiances	Actually I don't know. It might look very suspicious to have two K-1 petitions at the same address, they might assume it is an agency or someone who is being paid to find US spouses to get get greencards.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-13 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage before K1 visa approval!	You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you wanted to ensure a big wedding and to come over just after getting the visa than you should have gotten a CR-1, you could have gotten both. It seems sometimes that people are even more focused on their dream wedding than being with the one they love (not saying anyone specifically, but it seems to be a running theme in general), so I gave an option. Take it or leave it, the choice is yours, you are the only one to know your priorities: the big wedding or being together quickly.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-22 17:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage before K1 visa approval!	How to easily spend a wedding with family and friends: Wait until visa is in hand Wait 6 months to use (begin planning wedding) Arrive in US Wait 3 months to get married (still planning the wedding) Get married = a grand total of 9 months to plan a wedding!	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-22 07:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marriage before K1 visa approval!	Hmmm......OP let's think critically for a second. If something is a FIANCE visa and the main requirement for the visa is to marry in the US within 90 days after your arrival on the visa do you think you would be able to marry before you even received said visa?	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-19 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Application Questions	I am applying for a K1 visa for my beautiful fiancee to be with me here in the states and we have a few questions about the process. 1) Is it advisable to print the forms on resume paper? 2) Is there a particular order we should put the paperwork in? 3) Should we punch holes in all the papers and send it in a 3 ring binder? 4) Should we print all the papers on one side only (not double sided)? 5) Are the letter of admission and letter of intent the same thing? 6) Do we need a certificate of no marriage? 7) Should we number each page and create a table of contents using those numbers? 8) Should we label all of our pictures with what we were doing at the time? 9) Should we get the I129F and G325A form notarized? 10) We know our relationship is genuine but how do we prove to the consul that it is genuine. What can we include to convince the consul beyond doubt that we are bona fide. 11) Should we include copies of our ID's? I know this is a lot of questions and some are probably irrelevant but we are both very anxious about this application and want to do it right. We thank you for all the help you can provide. Paul and Haidee. 1. No not necessary. 2. If you look at the guides you can get an idea of the preferred order 3. Punching holes is fine, but you don't need the binder. They will only throw it away and it will cost more for you to send to begin with. 4. Singled sided 5. ? 6. I believe that you will for Manila (I would check the regional forums for this answer) 7. Numbering might be helpful. A table of contents would be especially good 8. Pictures should at the very least have the names of everyone pictured, the date and where it was taken 9. Regional, I would not be the best person to answer this one 10. Regional 11. Regional	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-22 23:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Application Questions	Yep, I remember how you felt. First of all, relax and do not rush. Take the time to read the guides and links here http://www.visajourn...uides-and-info/ There is great information all throughout. Take the time to go through everything as it will save you a lot of time later if you make a simple mistake. After you go through that and become more familiar, your questions will hopefully dwindle. Carefully scrutinize answers from people who just "think" versus there are some senior members that have been around awhile and back up their answers with links and facts. I have seen some truly bad information. Remember, ultimately you are the one responsible for the application. Read read read read read..... the posts here are super helpful and most of the time you will discover some great hints as well as answers to many of your questions.... even some you may not know you have now... GOOD LUCK John Jenifer has been on VJ longer than you so I'm not quite sure what you mean by that comment....you don't necessarily need a link to back something up (although it is helpful) if you can share your own personal experiences. That is the whole point of the site, collaboration of member experiences and learning from one another.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-22 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I'm the USC, going to travel early april again	It was an honest mistake, I think that it will be ok.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-21 22:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE	That is the point! If you had filed everything correctly you would have been approved and gotten your NOA2 right now. There are two major times you receive a request for more information. When you first filed if you left out something important and right when they are looking at you for approval, at that point it is approval, RFE or rarely a denial. They aren't sitting there staring at your case for 5 months. It is likely it has been getting dusty at the bottom of a box with no human contact since you got your NOA1. Edited by amykathleen2005, 25 March 2011 - 06:03 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-25 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Withdrawing I-129F	Yes Remember the K-1 is not a "get to know you" visa. Sorry you jumped the gun with that. Geeze, a bit harsh.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-26 21:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long	We got engaged at exactly 1 year and filed for a K-1 at 21 months (we had gone to two semester of college together and the rest long distance). Now we are married and been together a total of 3 and a half years.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-27 12:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 or CR1? Decisions...	I would say another main thing to look at is whether you would rather be apart before or after you got married. It gets kind of awkward explaining why your foreign spouse up and left the country right after the wedding......	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-27 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Intimate photos/ having sex while Fiance	I've never heard of them asking for photos of it.......that would be very weird and probably illegal.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-13 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help with financial requirements	You and I have the literal exact same situation. Teacher who can't find a job, living with mom until we get on our feet etc. Anyways, not to worry. Have one of your parents file out the I-134 and have all of the necessary paperwork such as old taxes with W2's, current paystubs and letters from employers and you will be all set. You don't need to have enough funds if you have a cosponsor who does. You do however have to fill out the I-134 anyways as you are the main sponsor even if you don't make anything. You'll be fine. Edited by amykathleen2005, 28 March 2011 - 08:51 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-28 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When to file	Well she has 6 months to use it and then 3 months to get married. So that's 9 months already right there.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-28 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	One more week and so many questions...	Actually having a overstayed before a K-1 is one of the only options to visit in the situation and he can't do VWP. Anyways, but OP why take all the time, money and trouble to get a K-1 and just abandon it? If you ever want to move to the US you're going to have to go through a similar process all over again.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-28 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K 1 visa time line	Actually the instructions on the USCIS website state clearly you need to submit evidence of meeting in the past two years as well as proof on the US citizenship as well as passport pics, etc. Edited by amykathleen2005, 29 March 2011 - 06:14 PM.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-29 18:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A good Visa company or Law Firm recommendations	As of now just worry about proving that you have met in person within the last two years. A plane ticket, passport stamp, and picture would be great. You don't' have to bring evidence of your continuing relationship until the interview.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-27 18:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A good Visa company or Law Firm recommendations	If there is some point in a lawyer to handle the case if complications arise, $700 is a total waist of money. Ph.D?	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-25 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A good Visa company or Law Firm recommendations	Conveniently enough you have already stumbled upon an immigration resource help site...	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-24 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Circumstances, employment, previous visas, or interaction with USCIS	USCIS really doesn't care much about your background check. They will still fun the checks on your fiance, so the visa has little if any bearing on your K-1 process.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-03-29 20:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Middle name cut off on I797C Notice of Action	I don't think this is a problem. You can however call up USCIS to see what they have in their system to make sure it is correct.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-04-04 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I use Texas Center instead of California?	Urgh why can't I type today. I meant YOUR PETITION obv., lol. Wish you a speedy process. Things will probably pick up soon, they always do eventually.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-02-07 23:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I use Texas Center instead of California?	You file to the Texas Lockbox, everyone does, as it states in the directions. USCIS then forwards you position to the appropriate center for where you live. You have no choice.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-02-07 23:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Laywer fee	I wouldn't waste your money on a lawyer. Take a look around the guides and the forums here. See if you think you are able to file yourself. It really is pretty simple.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-04-07 23:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE's	That's why I said, the OP can send it if they want. But other people read these threads for advice in filing, which is why I said the second part.	amykathleen2005	Female	England	2011-02-15 16:04:00