ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 VISA AND WORK PERMIT
He found a job, I am looking at his passport right now.. What does the temporary stamp look like? I see the stamp on the I-94. On the I-94 it says Department of Homeland Security - Customs Admitted on Nov 21 - K1... Is there something more??
INCTFemaleChile2008-11-25 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 VISA AND WORK PERMIT
Hi,
My fiance finally made it here, he arrived on Friday, we applied for his social security number on Monday. He flew through JFK and received at JFK a 1-94, I want to know what we have to do in order for him to have the correct papers to work. Is there anything additional I need to file??

Please Advise,
Kristen
INCTFemaleChile2008-11-25 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestiion!
Don't worry you will receive everything you need in the package.. It did take my then fiance to receive everything via DHL a good week and half or more.. but you will receive everything!!! congrats!
INCTFemaleChile2009-04-18 07:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview time!
Good Luck!
beniecenvetMaleAlbania2009-03-15 17:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE
Looks to me like it's all about the greencard...
beniecenvetMaleAlbania2009-03-13 10:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecond k-1 visa petition
QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Jun 29 2009, 02:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The little box just doesn't give enough space for all this. Best add an attachment.


Yes, the USCIS is very clever when it comes to form design. They have room for approximately thirty characters for the city of birth, but not enough room to type in 'Turkmenistan.' If I type in 'Turkmenist,' which is all that will fit, they will probably think that my fiancee is some sort of Turkman activist.

TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 02:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecond k-1 visa petition
Correct, I was referring to question 11 but thinking about question 18. (A mind which cannot multi-task is a terrible thing to waste.) I have no idea how to get the information from the NOA1 out of them, either. Perhaps someone will show up and post an idea if I can keep this thread alive long enough. In any event, it's been more than two years since my only previous petition so I won't be needing a waiver.

TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecond k-1 visa petition
Since I have also had a previous I-129F approved, my questions dovetail nicely with this thread.

Question 18: name of all aliens, place and date of filing, A# and result.

Place and date of filing means what, exactly?
The place and date of the signing of the I-129F form or the Service Center and the date that they received it?
If the latter, how would one go about retrieving that information from the USCIS?

Edited by TomT2566, 29 June 2009 - 12:25 AM.

TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 00:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConnecticut I-129F submissions in 2003: Vermont?
Does anyone recall if I-129F submissions for the Northeast were sent to the Vermont Service Center or elsewhere in 2003?
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHe is 65 and She is 23
pweettyy,

I don't suppose that you have a younger sister, perchance? (Just kidding!)

The consular officer will probably be skeptical but age gap is not a valid basis for rejection. In any case, I hope that your fiance is in extraordinary physical condition and stays that way for a few more decades.

Good luck
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-30 12:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Interview - "Quit Claim" letter
QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jun 29 2009, 03:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TomT2566 @ Jun 29 2009, 01:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Jun 25 2009, 07:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If he was in Vietnam you'd have a better chance of "persuading" him. Unfortunately, you absolutely NEED his permission for his son to emigrate. Sole custody or other such arrangements are not sufficient.


Is that a Vietnam-specific requirement or does it apply to every country? (Kazakhstan, also, for example?)


Which requirement? The absent parent letter or being easier to persuade?


My question was in regard to the absent parent letter. I take it from Jim's post that Vietnam is less flexible than other consulates. OK, I'll send an inquiry to the U.S. Consulate in Kazakhstan.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 10:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Interview - "Quit Claim" letter
QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Jun 25 2009, 07:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If he was in Vietnam you'd have a better chance of "persuading" him. Unfortunately, you absolutely NEED his permission for his son to emigrate. Sole custody or other such arrangements are not sufficient.


Is that a Vietnam-specific requirement or does it apply to every country? (Kazakhstan, also, for example?)

TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-29 00:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbbreviations on USCIS forms
If I was a coloring-between-the-lines-kinda guy, I wouldn't have an international relationship, would I?

I worked out the problem, though. I created a Word document and played with the location and the font size of the oversized information until everything fit perfectly. Then I printed it on the otherwise filled I-129F form. As you wrote, fewer attachments to lose...
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-30 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbbreviations on USCIS forms
Don't write outside of the box provided, I presume.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-30 19:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbbreviations on USCIS forms
In the event that an insufficient number of characters are available to spell out Turkmenistan, for example, is the abbreviation "Turkmen." likely to be an issue on line 3a of I-129F?

Are there any opinions about the use of VSC to denote the Vermont Service Center? One would think that our civil servants would recognize their own acronyms but nothing would surprise me.


TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-30 18:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious Marriages
The I-129F only asks for the date(s) that the marriage(s) ended. The G-325A asks for date and place of both marriage and termination of marriage. That information should be on your divorce decrees.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-06-30 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325A "Periods of unemployment"
Perhaps one ought to document periods of being unmarried, as well. After all, the USCIS might assume that the writer neglected to document a dozen marriages in the unexplained gaps.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-07-04 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325A "Periods of unemployment"
QUOTE (msu17 @ Jul 4 2009, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For completions sake? sorry guess I don't get what you are asking.


"Applicant's employment last five years. If none, so state."

Toyz r us June 2008 - Present Time
TIF Fridays June 2007 - May 2008
Wal*Mart July 2003 - Jan 2007


It is abundantly clear that someone was unemployed for a month in 2008 and for half of 2007. Specifically stating it seems pointless, especially considering that the heading asks for periods of employment, not periods of unemployment. The sample G-325A suggests to list periods of unemployment. I am curious about the rationale for this.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-07-04 00:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325A "Periods of unemployment"
Does anyone recall the reason for labeling obvious periods of unemployment?
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-07-03 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAttaching Additional Sheets to I-129F
(Everyone must be asleep.)

At the top of the page:

"Continuation sheet, Form I-129F, beneficiary [his/her name]"

Next line:

"Question 11: Name of alien, place and date of filing and result"

Next line:

Insert his/her name, the service center where the filing was made, the date that it was signed and whether it was approved or denied.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-04 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTranslated or transliterated on immigration forms?
Your reasoning for favoring a translated address over a transliterated address is a bit fuzzy and it is at odds with the current transliterated system for surnames and given names.


TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-05 07:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTranslated or transliterated on immigration forms?
97 Zholdasbekov Street, apartment 15 or ulitsa Zholdasbekova 97, kvartira 15?

Has anyone seen a USCIS reference which indicates that we should use one system or the other?
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-04 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWorking off the books......
Debo,

If the interview date is in 2010, you will probably have enough time (if you are quick) to file a 2009 Form 1099 MISC, report your under-the-table income on your 2009 Form 1040 (as business or other income) and send a copy of the return to the beneficiary to bring to the Consulate. You will have to pay taxes on the previously hidden cash, of course. The changes in your return could trigger an IRS audit but that's an unavoidable risk.


p.s.

Tend your thread; it's tiresome for members to feel that they are posting into a vacuum.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-07 08:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling for 2nd K-1 ADVICE NEEDED
FROG,

I understand the situation pefectly now: your ex was a vicious hell-spawn demon, you are a Godly man who did nothing whatever to provoke her and anyone who questions your version of history is an immature, perverted, insecure, baggage-laden, guilt-riden, trashy low-life.

Thanks for clearing up the confusion.






TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-06 12:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling for 2nd K-1 ADVICE NEEDED
FROG,

Your avoidance of a tough question might make one suspect that your previous sweetheart's abusiveness was driven by the discovery that you were still in contact with your now-current sweetheart. If this is correct, then closely timed K-1 applications and volatile women are the least of your problems.
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-06 09:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiling for 2nd K-1 ADVICE NEEDED
Frog,

Did you have any contact with your current sweetheart between June, 2008 and February, 2009?

Edited by TomT2566, 05 August 2009 - 08:50 AM.

TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-08-05 08:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F, I-134, DS-230, etc back-to-back?
Should multi-page forms (other than G-325a) be printed on individual pages or back-to-back?
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2009-11-09 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe sealed envelope
I was under the impression that some documentation from the sealed envelope would be given to my fiancee upon entry which would be required for her later adjustment of status, but such was not the case. Am I mistaken about this or will some extra action be required on my part?
TomT2566MaleKazakhstan2010-04-10 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support Question
Trying to fill out these forms is not fun...It's like guessing what the right answer might be. Anyway, I need to fill out the I-134 affadavit of support and have questions. As a side note I e-mailed the consulate in Nicaragua with a few questions and the woman who replied was helpful, but told me that nicaragua does not require a bank letter (listed on the instructions as supporting evidence) and does require last years tax return. Here are my questions for you all:

Do I send my fiance duplicates of everything? It says in the instructions submit in duplicate evidence of income and resources as approptiate.

On the sample form on this website for question #11 where you have to check a box for intending or not intending to make specific contributions to the support of the person named in item 3 (your finance) it says N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence). Is that what others that made it through this step of the process wrote?
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-09-23 21:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresim new at this have a couple of question!!
I had the same question about child support and e-mailed the consulate of my fiance's country (Nicaragua). I was told by the person who replied to my e-mail to report it as other income on the financial affadavit, without including any court documents detailing the child support order. I was also told the only supporting documentation to include was my tax return, no employer letter and no bank letter. This is different from what the instructions on the affadavit say. I was also told to answer "I intend" on question 11, which is different from the advise I have seen here on VJ. I would contact the consulate in the UK to see what is required, if that is an option.
Good Luck!
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-10-06 07:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAge Diffrence
QUOTE (dorky&pooper @ Oct 25 2008, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You will be ok...don't worry. I know somebody who has same age gap as you and your fiance and they were never even asked a single question about it.

And for those who think that big age differences in relationship is silly...well, perfect age doesn't guarantee a perfect marriage.

offtopic45vn.gif RESPECT. Some people who think of themselves as "smart" or "wise" enough to know everything tend to forget this. RESPECT! star_smile.gif

Yeah, but what about when the woman is older than the man...the man being older than the woman seems so much more widely accepted, no matter the country. I guess I will find out when my fiance has his interview if they find our age difference an issue...
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-10-25 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShell Shocked
I am so sorry that you were denied entry. And here I was, jealous that europeans could easily visit their loved ones without much hassle. Reading your post was a bit of a wake up for me and again so sorry...
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-10-25 22:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouched and NVC. What does it mean??
Touched is when someone at the service center "touches" your file. Every time someone does something with the file, even moving it, they scan it into the commuter and it has been "touched." Does that make sense?
NVC=National Visa Center.
Good Luck!

Edited by emmajr, 28 November 2008 - 05:02 PM.

emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-11-28 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129f Form
I neatly hand wrote everything on the forms and only typed things like cover letter, index to evidence that we had met in person, etc. My petition was approved without RFE in a little over 4 months.
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-12-02 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinances
QUOTE (oliviawyatt @ Dec 10 2008, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
125% over the poverty line....How do i find out what that would be?
Does anyone know?

Many Thanks
Olivia wacko.gif

Go to google.com and search for 2008 Federal Poverty Guidelines. There is a chart and it depends on the number of people in the household. If it is just you and your fiance then it would be
a family of 2. Poverty level for 2 is $14,000. 125% would be $17,500 if I just did the math correctly...
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-12-10 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow accurate is the processing time frame from Visa Journey.
When I found those graphs, I remember my estimated wait time was about 4 months and I got my NOA2 in a little over 4 months. I would say they are pretty accurate.
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-12-12 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 PETITION
I can only tell you what I did. My fiance's letter of intent and G-325 forms were date March 08 and I sent off the completed petition in May 08. The petition was approved in sept 08. I hope this helps.
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-12-15 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do I do now
Wow. I am so sorry. Did you know that the NAO2 is valid for 4 months? The consulate can extend this if for some reason your fiance is not ready to interview. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and all the hurdles we have to jump over will, in the long run, make us better people.
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2008-12-18 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCancellation of Visa Application: Can we apply a new one immediately after the cancellation?
Just curious about whether or not you gave an explanation as to why you had not seen eachother in the two years prior to filing the petition in number 18.

Question 18 reads:
Describe the circumstances under which you met. If you have not personally met each other, explain how the relationship was
established. If you met your fiancé(e) or spouse though an international marriage broker, please explain those circumstances in
Question 19 below. Explain also in detail any reasons you may have for requesting that the requirement that you and your
fiancé(e) must have met should not apply to you.

Just curious if USCIS ever takes this explanation into consideration...
emmajrFemaleNicaragua2009-01-09 18:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressome interview advice and logic... please!
QUOTE (Yader&Sarah @ Feb 2 2009, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Feb 2 2009, 05:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What makes a divorce final varies widely even within the US but if USCIS approved the petition, it would be rare for a Consular officer to question whether a divorce was final.

No judge banged any gavel for either of my divorces.


I think we are also really hung up on what date to say he was divorced. because it is never clearly stated. Just this paper was handed to this person on this day, and this person said this on this day, and agreed to this at this time on this day. Never does it say, and boom, divorce final on this day.

So I'm afraid he's going to get hung up on dates and they are goign to be like, woah, wait a sec, not right, and all hell breaks loose...



SARAH!!! Re-read my review of junior's interview experience. It was so brief compared to what others have shared. I was freaking out because we have an age difference...and they never even asked anything specific about this or about my kids...I think you are going to be just fine. What I would suggest is that you are sure you have your dates straight in terms of when and how you met and when you became boyfriend and girlfriend. They may actually interview you and Yader separately, so just make sure you agree on these dates! I can't advise you too much about the divorce papers, but I think the more confident you are the better things will go. You are so close...my thoughts are with you in this final stretch!
Hugs!
Emma

Edited by emmajr, 03 February 2009 - 09:25 PM.

emmajrFemaleNicaragua2009-02-03 21:23:00