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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresClarification on required docs for Joint Sponsorship please!

And perhaps you will never receive any guidance about this until the visa is delayed due to its absence.  Provide the evidence and you will not have this problem.  For many of us, this ain't our first rodeo.  For me, it isn't one of my first 200 either.  I'm here to help, not cause unnecessary work for you.

 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-04-25 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresClarification on required docs for Joint Sponsorship please!

 

Interesting.  Can you show me to the official guidance on this please?  I have not prepared for this with co-sponsor.

 

I see somebody has verified this for you.  Bless them for doing so.  I've been doing this for a while now.  If I had to document all the answers I give, I wouldn't be providing nearly as much service here, but If I state it as a fact, you can take it to the bank.  If I don't KNOW, I don't respond.  I also seldom respond when "EVERYBODY" knows because I'm not needed for those questions. Send a passport copy, US birth certificate of copy of green card with any co-sponsor's I-134.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-04-25 07:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresClarification on required docs for Joint Sponsorship please!

 

I don't see any guidance which states you or your co-sponsor must prove US citizenship/LPR/naturalisation etc together with this form (birth cert, green card etc); you will have already proved this during the K1 petition (ie. pre-NOA2).

 

That you don't see it does not mean it isn't required. A petitioner does not provide evidence of US Citizenship or LPR status with the affidavit because that is established as part of the petition approval.  However, a "co-sponsor" (not an actual immigration term but a tool used here of VJ) MUST provide such evidence with their affidavit.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-04-25 04:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresClarification on required docs for Joint Sponsorship please!

Discard the I-864 forms.  They are not used until adjusting status after marriage.  You and your parents each provide an I-134 and supporting financial documentation.  Additionally, your parents provide evidence of US Citizenship or Legal Permanent Resident Status.  This can be photocopies of US birth certificates, Naturalization Certificates, passports or green cards.


pushbrkMaleChina2014-03-28 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo i need a lawyer for k1 visa processing?

I don't think you need a lawyer, if you carefully follow the directions and supply all the necessary documents. Do some research and read up about what you need to send to USCIS here at VJ. Create a checklist of itmes that you need and review your package several times before you submit.
that is what i did, and I did not get any RFEs. I have a friend who has applied for several of her family members and she does it all by herself. you just need to be careful and pay attention to detail. Save your money, you are going to need it for all the fees, medical, travel etc
GOOD LUCK!!




My advice is to beware of strangers telling you what you need or do not need. They don't know you, so they definitely don't know your capabilities. Lots of people do it by themselves but none of them, so far, are "you". Lots of people were unwise to try it themselves. None of THEM were you either.

Edited by pushbrk, 14 January 2011 - 09:34 AM.

pushbrkMaleChina2011-01-14 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo i need a lawyer for k1 visa processing?

I emailed a lawyer. He charges 1800, plus filing fees. That's quite expensive. Is it bettr to have a lawyer? Because I will hire him if its faster or better. Please help. I really want my fiancee with me. Also, about how long would it take to have him here? Some say about 6 months. Is this true?


Unless there's a legal problem, a lawyer certainly isn't required. If you are confident you can read carefully, interpret literally and respond accurately to questions and have the time and willingness to do your homework, you can probably do quite well on your own. If you have trouble with any of those things, you'd be better off with professional help but it need not necessarily be a lawyer.



pushbrkMaleChina2011-01-13 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs this case straightforward enough or do I need a lawyer?

The process of bringing a spouse to the USA through the immigrant visa process is not a "legal proceeding" unless the specific circumstances make it require one.  It is an administrative process.  To determine whether it is advisable for any party to do it themselves requires far more information and insight than to simply observe they found the same message board the royal "you"  found.

 

I am capable of rebuilding a transmission. I can learn.  I don't want to.  That's why I paid somebody else to do it for me.


Edited by pushbrk, 21 June 2014 - 08:09 PM.

pushbrkMaleChina2014-06-21 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs this case straightforward enough or do I need a lawyer?

Unless people here know every detail of the OP's situation (which we do not), it's irresponsible and potentially perilous to state flatly "You do not need a lawyer."

 

Exactly, AND, IMO, it is against the terms of service.  To say somebody doesn't need a lawyer, is actually giving legal advice. 

 

However, this is not a "legal process" unless there are actual legal issues.  This is an administrative process, the CAN be done successfully by people with the necessary skill, time, motivation and dedication to do the extensive homework required to learn what needs to be learned, then follow detailed instructions.

 

An example of total silliness is to assert that pretty much anybody can do an I-129F.  Even if that were close to being true, that's the "easiest" thing in the process and is not even a visa application.  An approved I-129F only opens the door to apply for a visa.


pushbrkMaleChina2014-06-21 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K1 Guides and Info
Is there a flowchart for K1 visa, specifically for beneficiary in Manila for her portion more detailed than the one in the guide? For example with a detailed list of documents needed to send to the embassy and all the different papers such as NBI clearance, birth certificate, proof of being single etc? We are rushing as much as possible to have her here for Christmas. Any time saving tips and detailed information will be highly appreciated. I have already sent "practice" copies of DS156, DS156K, and DS230 to her along with blanks so she can have those completed and ready to send back to the Embassy via LBC overnight.
Thanks,
Rob
robhankinsMalePhilippines2006-09-04 19:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Laurel(A) The individual adjudicators are
evaluated on how fast they complete cases. That
is unrelated to the standard, posted processing
time or the goal processing time for the office.
In other words, the guy who usually finishes his
cases in three months get a bonus or maybe a
promotion while the guy who is taking seven
months does not. The problem is the guy
finishing his cases in three months really
doesn't take three months, it's just that he sends
RFEs on half his cases, which then take much
longer and the ones where he doesn't send an
RFE he can finish in three months because he
sent half his cases awy.













camdenMaleNigeria2013-10-19 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Source: http://www.scottimmi...ript-may-8-2013
Laurel(A) I just got one for one of my cases. It's
a bull**** RFE. I've seen these before. So have
all immigration attorneys. The letter is a
standard, boilerplate RFE with no indication
that the adjudicator is even looking at the right
case. The adjudicator has a database that lets
him select the alien and select the type of letter
to print. It then automatically generates a letter
with the foreign national's name and address,
various case numbers, attorney name and
address, date letter is sent, and due date based
on date letter is sent. All that information is in
the database and the letter can be generated in
about 10 seconds. That looks like about how
much time the adjudicator spent on this. Why
would an adjudicator do this? Their evaluations
are based on how fast they complete cases, sort
of like how fast food workers are evaluated
based on how fast they complete orders. But, if
he sends an RFE, the case is removed from the
calculations, sort of like a fast food worker at
the drive through telling you to pull forward
because your order isn't ready yet. Since a case
is removed from calculations when an RFE is
sent, there is a strong incentive for an
adjudicator to send an unnecessary RFE and no
penalty for doing so. Unfortunately this type of
thing has become increasingly commonplace in
waiver cases. This has been happening with
employment-based petitions for about five
years. They started doing this for regular
waiver cases about six months ago. I was
hoping they wouldn't start doing this for PW
cases, but they have. Despite what the RFE
implies, most of these cases will probably be
approved if you do nothing. And in fact for
other types of waiver cases the client failed to
get me requested documents in time and the
case was approved without replying to the RFE.
But I'm not comfortable with doing nothing.
Send "something" in response.
Source: http://www.scottimmi...ript-may-8-2013
Laurel(A) I just got one for one of my cases. It's
a bull**** RFE. I've seen these before. So have
all immigration attorneys. The letter is a
standard, boilerplate RFE with no indication
that the adjudicator is even looking at the right
case. The adjudicator has a database that lets
him select the alien and select the type of letter
to print. It then automatically generates a letter
with the foreign national's name and address,
various case numbers, attorney name and
address, date letter is sent, and due date based
on date letter is sent. All that information is in
the database and the letter can be generated in
about 10 seconds. That looks like about how
much time the adjudicator spent on this. Why
would an adjudicator do this? Their evaluations
are based on how fast they complete cases, sort
of like how fast food workers are evaluated
based on how fast they complete orders. But, if
he sends an RFE, the case is removed from the
calculations, sort of like a fast food worker at
the drive through telling you to pull forward
because your order isn't ready yet. Since a case
is removed from calculations when an RFE is
sent, there is a strong incentive for an
adjudicator to send an unnecessary RFE and no
penalty for doing so. Unfortunately this type of
thing has become increasingly commonplace in
waiver cases. This has been happening with
employment-based petitions for about five
years. They started doing this for regular
waiver cases about six months ago. I was
hoping they wouldn't start doing this for PW
cases, but they have. Despite what the RFE
implies, most of these cases will probably be
approved if you do nothing. And in fact for
other types of waiver cases the client failed to
get me requested documents in time and the
case was approved without replying to the RFE.
But I'm not comfortable with doing nothing.
Send "something" in response.


















































































camdenMaleNigeria2013-10-19 11:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (visao @ Aug 28 2007, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (supernova @ Aug 28 2007, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (MM_MS @ Aug 23 2007, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Call CSC and get a status of the RFE.

QUOTE (visao @ Aug 20 2007, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I sent in RFE on August 3rd,07. It's been over 2 weeks and I checked my case status online and nothing has been updated. They don't ever acknowledge that they have recieved my RFE. It was sent to CSC. Anyone is having same issues??? It's really delaying my case and is no fun helpsmilie.gif I sure sent to the correct PO Box address. What should I do? Call them to ask about it-or or I wait, wait, wait....I am really mad cause I sent in August 2, and now is August 20.




How long to get a RFE letter ? I have been waiting for more than a month since we got a email but nothing in our mail box yet.
My husband called asking for re-sent it 15 days ago !!
Please some advice ? Should we call again?

TKS

One week to get the RFE in the mail, and about 17 days from the day u mail it in for them to update on the web that they receive your reply. You should call them and ask what info they're requesting in the RFE. kicking.gif


Is it possible to know what they are asking for by phone ? As i told before we have been waiting for more than a month to get the letter.
Could you please give me this information ?
We called twice already they just gave us a number to track our request.
Thank you very much for your attention to my question !!!
supernovaFemaleBrazil2007-08-29 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (MM_MS @ Aug 23 2007, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Call CSC and get a status of the RFE.

QUOTE (visao @ Aug 20 2007, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I sent in RFE on August 3rd,07. It's been over 2 weeks and I checked my case status online and nothing has been updated. They don't ever acknowledge that they have recieved my RFE. It was sent to CSC. Anyone is having same issues??? It's really delaying my case and is no fun helpsmilie.gif I sure sent to the correct PO Box address. What should I do? Call them to ask about it-or or I wait, wait, wait....I am really mad cause I sent in August 2, and now is August 20.




How long to get a RFE letter ? I have been waiting for more than a month since we got a email but nothing in our mail box yet.
My husband called asking for re-sent it 15 days ago !!
Please some advice ? Should we call again?

TKS
supernovaFemaleBrazil2007-08-28 11:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave Visa...what to expect at POE

Bring your passport with visa in it, the sealed envelope your consulate gave or mailed to you after the interview and just in-case i would bring your medical documents you needed for your consulate interview.

 

Prepare for a long line and then have your documents ready to hand over. Diana didn't have to answer many questions, they just took her stuff and fingerprints then stamped her passport and sent her onward.

 

I wouldn't fret too much, it all depends on which POE you are coming through. Houston's is pretty nice, JFK is probably the worst. Good luck!


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-12 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa I-129F

Just keep waiting until you get a letter email or text telling you otherwise.

 

TSC is about a 5-6 month wait time.


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-12 13:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIformation regarding Invoice number of NVC

for Moscow it was MOS######

 

 

Just call their phone number repeatedly until you get through. I suggest calling the minute they open if you don't want to be on hold/redialing for a while.

 

(603) 334-0700

 

good luck


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-12 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresB2 visa and fiance

I see no reason why you could not stay in the states on your B2 visa as long as you are staying within the parameters it allows you to.

 

Filing for a K1 and being here on another visa should not be conflicting interests. 

 

If you were filing for the B2 the same time you were filing for the K1 then I would see a problem but since you already have the B2 I see no reason why you couldn't stay here. 


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-14 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDesperately need help with I-129F Package

Some questions we put None and some we left blank, depending on what the question was. We just used common sense on some things, I cant remember exact questions we used None for. Usually the ones where we had the ability to actually write it in the little squares.

 

I wouldn't fret too much on the forms. Just fill them in accurately and there shouldn't be a problem. I suggest front loading your petition with as much documentation and proof of meeting/relationship as possible. The information you send in now goes all the way to the consulate officer at your interview, so anything in there can and will help you.


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-14 12:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160

2x2 is the standard passport photo size, so yes it should fit


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-14 09:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOE with fiancee and me together?

Diana came over alone, I wasn't able to come with her due to work and she had no problems getting through the customs.


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-19 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question

When filing the I-129f package I've read we should save 2 copy's of everything we send but do we also send them a copy of ex train tickets and airplane tickets? Or do we just send the original and take copy's of those?!

And also, I was an au pair in the states and had a J1 visa so we were together most of our relationship, can I send them a copy of my visa and then a copy of "My finish certificate" from my au pair agency?? Ive made copy's of stamps from when I entered the states and then I will send the flight ticket from when I flew back to Sweden.
This along with a flight for my boyfriend coming here and then also photos of us with family / friends and such.

We mostly call on FaceTime and text over iMessage, I've taken photos with my phone of diffrent messages and the call list, or should I rather try print the whole history?!

Thanks






 

Diana and I made copies of all original boarding passes, metro cards, baggage claim tags, receipts, ATM receipts, etc. We sent as much of it in with the I-129F as possible so that i would be front loaded. Everything in your I-129F will go all the way to the consulate that interviews you, so anything and everything helps. 

 

Make a copy of everything, keep it and even bind it together so you can take it to the interview with you.

 

They are more interested to see that you two have actually met and have taken the effort to spend time together. Photos together, boarding passes, baggage claim tickets, proof that you two met are going to be more important than skype or facetime calls.

 

If i were you i would go ahead and make screen shots of facetime history over the course of a couple months, that way they know you two talk regularly. When you go for your interview you will take more evidence from the time after the I-129F to the interview. 

 

You guys have a legit relationship it sounds like, so there is nothing really to worry about. Just submit everything you have and keep copies for yourself!


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-20 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice certificate from the US??

Yes you will need a criminal history of your 13 months in the USA due to the fact it asks for any countries you stayed in over 12 months. 

 

I would contact the Department of Public Safety in whichever state you resided in during that time to get a criminal history of your 13 month stay. If you stayed in multiple states then I would contact each one for a criminal history.


TheFoxxyMaleRussia2014-08-14 09:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview to Visa in hand
Hey.. visa issuance take a week or so. Good luck with your interview. I m waiting for my interview n my passport pickup location will also be chandigarh. .
gugu.guguNot TellingIndia2014-08-25 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List

Can anyone with experience help me with this...received an RFE. I need to provide a letter of intent to marry. Can I just write a letter or do we both have to write one? If I am the only one that writes one does he have to sign it? I am pretty much trying to see if both of our signatures have to be on it?

 

 

Thanks in advance!


MiamigirlFemaleEthiopia2013-09-23 08:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresResidence and Employment History

My fiance and I are filling out our forms and there's one document that asks for the month and year of both employment and residence history. Luckily we have those stated on our resumes, but for residence - I'm having a really hard time remember exactly WHICH month I lived and moved, etc.

 

Does anyone know the importance of filling the months out? If we just put the year, would the application get rejected?

 

Thanks!


joniluiNot TellingCanada2014-06-27 10:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfelling sad now want to cray why it take forever

Why does one get transferred to California, anyway? I see that a lot of visas transferred there get processed way faster. Is just the luck of the draw?


joniluiNot TellingCanada2014-09-24 15:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTimelines and Processing Times

 

  1. From late 2013 to present, if your petition ends up in CSC, it will usually get approved 2-4 months faster than that of TSC.

 

That's my other question too. How does one's petition end up in California anyway?


joniluiNot TellingCanada2014-09-24 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTimelines and Processing Times

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anyone is able to shed some light on the processing times. I've been obsessively checking the K1 timelines and see that a lot of them range from 100 days to 300 days, and there are no consistencies or coincidences with when they were filed. Some receive NOA2 within a month and some in 8 months. What is the reason for the disparity? Is it due to luck or how well the mailed in package is put together?

 

Sorry if this seems like a silly question!


joniluiNot TellingCanada2014-09-24 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow can a K-1 misrepresentation denial be overturned?

A marriage certificate is evidence, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's conclusive proof. It varies in inverse proportion with the degree to which it's possible to remarry or to get a marriage certificate altered by greasing the right palms. I don't know the marriage laws in India, nor how thorough their records are, but I do know that there's a different set of marriage laws depending on which religious group you belong to. Would it be possible for someone to marry in India even if they were already married and had never divorced? Would the government find out about the first marriage? How hard would it be to bribe someone into creating a marriage certificate with a different date on it?

I know that in the US the state relies entirely on the applicants to be honest when they apply for a marriage license. It would be very easy to marry in one state, and then marry again in another state. It wouldn't be legal, but it's certainly possible.

The real problem is how do you prove something didn't happen? Even if you got a letter from every local government office that registers civil weddings stating that they had no record of a marriage between the petitioner and beneficiary, that wouldn't prove they didn't have a religious ceremony somewhere. I think about the best they could do is get sworn statements from as many members of both families as possible stating that they are not aware of any marriage between them at the time of the visa interview. Certainly not the most compelling evidence, but as I said, it's very difficult to prove something didn't happen.

To be honest, I think USCIS knows the dilemma here. An adjudicator who sent a NOIR for this returned petition would have to be asking themselves what sort of evidence would convince them that the beneficiary and petitioner were, in fact, not married at the time of the interview. Put yourself in the adjudicator's shoes. What would convince YOU?

I somewhat doubt there'll be a NOIR in this case unless the consular officer presents some compelling evidence that the couple were actually married. In that case, they should focus on countering the specific evidence from the consular officer. If the only evidence the CO has is screen shots of an online photo album then that should be reasonably easy to address. A detailed letter from the petitioner explaining what event is depicted in the photos, why they chose to label it "wedding album", and affidavits from anyone and everyone who know about the photo album and their understanding of what was depicted in the photos and that the couple were not actually married.



Good analysis, Jim but it won't overcome the denial. A reaffirmed petition is not a visa approval. IMO, they would be wasting their time. Marry and withdraw the I-129F at the same time they file the I-130. If they can't marry right away, just go ahead and withdraw the I-129F now and start over when they are married. They made some big mistakes playing married when they weren't. This is what happens when you try that in India. Live and learn.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-27 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow can a K-1 misrepresentation denial be overturned?

See this is where they really get in a bind. Best bet now IS to get married, for real, get a marriage certificate and re-file for a CR-1

Appealing this will likely take longer and cost more anyway. The fact that they have a new marriage certifcate can be more easily explained than "well that is not really our wedding even though it says it is" The CO documented this and they are not just going to let it go without a dispute and that means a lot of time will pass, even if they could win. A senator is not going to go up against the consulate when they have this evidence, they can't. What can a Senator say "Yeah I know it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, but it is not a duck, trust me" Ironically,the new marriage certificate will be the best evidence they can provide that they were NOT married. But then they WILL be married so they need to file a CR-1

People really have to avoid this silliness, especially in high fraud consulates. Those kind of photos do not need to be used as evidence or posted all over the place.

Bottom line, this was dumb. They made a dumb mistake and it is going to cost them some time and money. It happens when you make dumb mistakes in life. Good news? I doubt they will attach a ban to this.

IF they do, then they should see their congressperson or Senator.


I haven't read the thread past this post. If others have concurred, great. The thing for the couple to do now is to officially and legally marry, then file the I-130 to start a CR1 visa process. Atop the I-130 package, add a letter withdrawing the original I-129F petition.

There's no sense arguing or appealing. The couple posted a wedding album and took a honeymoon. When you and your family consider the couple married, then you are "too married" for a fiancee visa and "not married enough" for a spouse visa. It's a common "Catch 22". People get into this situation when they are not "honest" and "accurate" in their communication.

Just chalk this one up as another in a long line of similar stories coming out of India. Other readers can learn from this mistake.

The Kuwait couple having an Orthodox Priest bless their "rings" at an "engagement ceremony" are playing with fire and gasoline together. Time for a change of plans. Marry or don't marry. No play marriage.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-27 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStupid questions regarding filling out I-129F and G325A. Please help!!!
QUOTE (Sinergy @ Jan 19 2009, 09:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (doboy @ Jan 19 2009, 02:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
First off, I hope there are no stupid questions whistling.gif

After finding this website I decided to fill out the forms myself and not waste money on those darn lawyers (no offense). This website is a godsend. Thanks in advance for all your inputs.

1. I-129F, question 8b and 9 A# (I'm assuming this is alien regist #). If I'm US citizen and my fiancee doesn't live in US, I assume neither of us have this # and the # is for green card holders. Correct? Um yea

2. I-129F, question 10. I'm looking at my citizenship certificate and I see 2 numbers starting with A xxxx. One is the Application No. and another one is on the very top of the page in red letters. Which is the certificate # and how do I know the place it was issued? Certificate only states the address I was living in during the time the certificate was issued, which happened to be in Honolulu, Hawaii. Then put that address

3. G325A, question File Number A _____ (next to Citizenship). What file number is this referring to? Citizenship cert #? Also am I correct in assuming I filled out ALL questions on ALL 4 pages?

4. Letter of intent. Should my fiancee write this in her native language and have it translated or just use the sample found in this website? (She can understand the letter from this website) Also is the sample found in I-129F guide section sufficient or use our own words and elaborate? In English, its going to USCIS

5. Is there any negative side effects or complications of submitting paperwork for K-1 visa while my fiancee is visiting me on VWP as long as she returns by due date? Read the guides

I'm sure I may have more questions as this process continues, but this is all I have so far since the guide section was very thorough. Thanks again for your help.


My best advice to you is read the guides, and if some of this is to hard, maybe you should seek a lawyer, some do pro-bono work.


I would add that if the foreign fiance(e) doesn't write well in English, it's perfectly acceptable for them to sign a letter typed or already translated by somebody else. No need to provide the letter in two languages.

pushbrkMaleChina2009-01-19 12:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChinese Characters Required on DS-156 But Don't Work

We carefully followed Packet 4 instructions, putting both English and Chinese answers on specified fields of the on-line DS-156 form. But when clicking "Continue" (to get the printable DS-156 with barcode), we get an "invalid entry" error that only English is accepted.

What do we do? Is it acceptable to print the form with English-only answers and then add the required Chinese translation by hand? Thanks.


Of course.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-04-06 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExtract or Inextense Birth Certificate

In the Dominican republic they do expire. So again don't get it until it is close to interview


Apples and oranges. An "expiration date" on a Birth Certificate would be ignored by any US immigration official, just as the expiration date on a Police report would be ignored. They care when the police report was issue, not some arbitrary expiration date. For a birth certificate they care who issued it and when, not about any arbitrary expiration date. The expiration date of a birth certificate is arbitrary and meaningless BECAUSE the information will never change. The police report is dated, so if the record was clean as of TODAY, and TODAY is within the acceptable time frame, an "expiration date" is both arbitrary and meaningless. They might as well be stamping an expiration date on a rock. Consular officers and USCIS adjudicators know this so they ignore such "expiration dates".



Edited by pushbrk, 17 February 2011 - 07:27 PM.

pushbrkMaleChina2011-02-17 19:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExtract or Inextense Birth Certificate

Why are you sending a copy of your fiance's birth certificate with the petition? A birth certificate is only required if it's being used by the US citizen to prove their citizenship, in which case they would have been born in the US and the birth certificate would already be in English. The foreign fiance's birth certificate isn't needed until the interview. If you sent it with the petition then USCIS is only going to ignore it because it wasn't needed.


Right and "birth certificates" don't "expire" because the information in them doesn't change. While I'm at it, expiration dates on police reports are ignored as well. Consulates have their own standards on how old they can be and couldn't care less about an expiration date on the police report itself.



pushbrkMaleChina2011-02-16 23:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExtract or Inextense Birth Certificate

So I was looking through the papers me and my fiance needed.
And the notary guy I went to to translate the birth certificate just told me that
I gave him an Extract not and extensive certificate.
am so upset..I better not get an RFE.Urghhhhh I can shut him.
What do you guys think? :huh: :huh: :huh:
:crying: :crying: :crying:


Without seeing it, it's hard to comment. Did the certificate have name, date and place of birth as well as the parents' names? Was it a certified copy provided by the agency that issues the birth certificates?



pushbrkMaleChina2011-02-16 21:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Joint Sponsor Question

Thanks so as far as providing paystubs and /or employer letter it would only be from me and my father since I will state him on the I-134.


Pay stubs apply to sponsors. You don't "state" anybody on the I-134. He provides a signed I-134 with supporting documentation and so do you. You document his income and he documents his. Tax returns document past income. Pay stubs document current income.



pushbrkMaleChina2011-05-22 12:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Joint Sponsor Question

Ohh ok so just to make sure I got all of this down, I will use my father`s income and only state him in the I-134 and in order to provide the amount he makes I will have to provide a pay stub and employment letter since the tax form shows that he filed jointly. So in this case I will still have to provide the CO a copy of the jointed 1040 tax form correct? This is the first year that my parents filed jointly so I guess that it would be a good idea to provide tax income from 2009 and 2008.


Yes, provide complete copies of tax returns. Generally, a complete copy will indicate which portions of income were earned by which individual but tax returns reflect past income. You also need to document current income. That's where the pay stubs and/or employer letter fit in.



pushbrkMaleChina2011-05-22 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Joint Sponsor Question

I will be using my parents as my co-sponsors. My parents filed their 2010 taxes jointly making about 64k. The only dependent they have is my sister. When 2 individuals file their taxes jointly are they considered as 1 person that made the gross income for 2010? The guideline for the I-864P poverty minimum requirement only states the requirements for a sponsor but I`m not sure how they handle people that file their taxes jointly.

http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf

I assume that since my parents have filed their taxes jointly they are considered as 1 sponsor and the total household size will only be 3 including my fiance? or will it be 4? Hopefully Im not confusing anyone


Your assumption is incorrect. For a K visa, you can use only one "additional sponsor", (We commonly use the term "co-sponsor".). Joint sponsor is the correct term for later when using the I-864 in the adjustment of status process. In your case, use the parent whose individual income is sufficient, then provide an I-134 from you and one from that parent. On the parent's affidavit, state only their personal income and provide a pay stub or employment letter to document the current income. For tax return, use a complete copy instead of a tax transcript. That lets the CO see which income belongs to the signing sponsor.

The sponsor's household size will include sponsor, spouse, and dependents plus the sponsored immigrant. If the sponsor previously sponsored any other immigrant or immigrants, they count to. You only count if you are your parent's dependent.



Edited by pushbrk, 22 May 2011 - 09:24 AM.

pushbrkMaleChina2011-05-22 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSPS

I sent a documents (Affidavit of support for her interview )to my fiancee in Macau SAR using USPS Express mail..last Dec 15, 2010..and I just tracked and its shows my package return to my address dec 24??..What is happening?? I usually send letters and gift for my fiancee and it was alright but this time why? What would possibly reason for returning my package?

Where would I send my document again FEDEX or DHL are they reliable? :wacko:

Pls advice me... :innocent:


I expect when you see the package, you'll be able to determine YOUR mistake and understand why the package was returned. I use the USPS frequently to send packages to China. I always address the package in Chinese with only a phone number and CHINA in English on the form. I accomplish this by copying and pasting the same address block on the label each time. Works like a charm. Honk Kong is different, of course and you would put HONG KONG, not China on the envelope.

Other services are far more expensive. I would only use them when I'm in a big hurry, so I try not to be in that much of a hurry.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-12-26 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion on G325A
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I was not asking about the Fiance's name specifically. That is already available from government docs.
I am wondering if we need to get certified translation for things like addresses and previous employment history, etc?
The form itself needs to be completed in English (as do all USCIS forms) - if that is troublesome, you should consider completing them for your fiancé/spouse and having him/her simple sign them. good.gif


Thanks for the info. Completing the form in English is not the issue for us. I am just wondering how people handled the translation of the data (street names, employer names, etc) from the foreign language to English. Do they have to use a licensed professional translator or can we just look it up in a dictionary?


Addresses tend to be the most difficult for some people but names are just transliterated to Pinyin. Most any Chinese person under 40 with a high school education is able to provide the information for the form in Pinyin if they understand the questions. In my experience the US Citizen takes charge of getting the information on the form and the Chinese beneficiary simply signs it and writes their name in Chinese characters in the one place it's required.

Things like divorce decrees, birth certificates and police reports need to be Notarial translations from the local Notarial Office called Gong Zheng Chu.

You'll want to provide the address including a phone number in Chinese on an attached sheet as well. The Consulate will need that.

Edited by pushbrk, 01 March 2009 - 06:07 PM.

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