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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help - very confused.

On May 25, 2010, the post office returned your document I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) as undeliverable. We will hold it for 180 days from May 25, 2010 to allow you time to contact us. If you do not contact us at 1-800-375-5283 within 180 days, this document will be destroyed and you will need to file a new application or application for replacement with fee.



Above is the only part of the update with any meaning for you and tells you exactly what to do. Call them.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-26 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs K1 visa not applicable if person was here with J1 before?

I sent in an application for the K1 visa for my fiancee to come to the US and marry me. We met before she came to the US with a J1 visa where she studied from september to february for about 6 months. I just read in the forum that if the person had a J1 visa, the person is not eligible to apply for a K1 visa for 2 years. can someone please help me understand if this is true and what are possible solutions to my case.


Thank you in advance


You sent in a petition, not a visa application. If your fiancee has a two-year home stay requirement that she is unable to get waived, she can still apply for a visa but it will not be granted until she has satisfied the home stay requirement. First you need to know if she is subject to one. Petition approval comes first, then she, not you, will apply for a visa.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-27 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
QUOTE (*Robert* @ Nov 14 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just found a list of the Post Offices (down to 246!):

http://bangkok.usemb...IVChecklist.pdf


Thanks.
pushbrkMaleChina2009-11-14 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
QUOTE (rsn @ Nov 13 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 13 2009, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a contact who has attempted to pay the NIV fee at three Thai Post Offices with no success. They look at him like he's crazy. Anybody know the trick?


You need to pay at one of the post offices listed on the NIV checklist. Did he attempt to pay at one of those?


The checklist he downloaded just says "any Thai Post Office".
pushbrkMaleChina2009-11-14 10:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)
I have a contact who has attempted to pay the NIV fee at three Thai Post Offices with no success. They look at him like he's crazy. Anybody know the trick?
pushbrkMaleChina2009-11-13 23:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp, please!

I do not agree with the above two Posts. There will be a Form which the Armenian Fiancee will need to fill out before going to the US Embassy/Consulate where she needs to interview.

The Form is DS-156 which is the US Nonimmigrant Visa Application. Question 37 asks if the Applicant (The Fiancee) has any of the following in the USA, Mother/Father, Brother/Sister, Son/Daughter... It does not restrict the age to 21 or less. If you answer Yes, you must also give their status which is US Citizen, US LPR, studying, visiting, etc...

I do not know what to say about this issue. I only want to point out that a problem MIGHT arise later at the Interview stage.

Good luck.


Truthfully answering all questions on all forms including #37 on the DS 156 is part of proceeding normally, no? Nevertheless, a bona fide relationship is a bona fide relationship. No Conoff is going to deny a visa because an adult child of the beneficiary is in the USA illegally but they certainly will consider the totality of circumstances when they evaluate the bona fides.

A line of questioning is only a problem when the truthful answers become problematic.

I remember reading about two cases with similar circumstances where a K1 visa was denied. If I recall, both cases were in Manila.

This is just from memory...

In one case, the applicant's sister had come to the US on a K1 visa, got married, and promptly filed a VAWA petition for AOS. The petition was denied, but her sister did a runner when removal proceedings were initiated. They denied the applicant's K1 visa because they said her sister had committed visa fraud. I think I read about this case on another site.

In the second case, the applicant's sister had come to the US on a K1 visa, did not marry the petitioner, and disappeared. She's on the ICE hot sheet. They denied the applicant's K1 visa because they said her sister had committed visa fraud. I'm pretty sure I read about this case on VJ.

I remember in at least one of these cases the applicant did not mention her sister on the DS-156, but the consulate knew about it at the interview.

I don't recall reading about any cases where a mother's K1 was denied because her daughter was in the US and out of status, nor do I recall reading about any cases where an applicant's K1 was denied because a relative was out of status after entering with a visitor's visa. I'm not sure those factors would make much difference, though.

If I were in this situation, I would be prepared for the possibility that the consulate is going to suspect that the relationship may have more to do with reuniting a mother with her daughter than with a sincere relationship with the petitioner. Being out of status, the daughter is not in a position to petition her mother for any sort of visa. I would come to the interview armed to the teeth with evidence of a bona fide relationship, and be prepared to be grilled about the daughter. Her daughter could help her mother's case immensely if she would voluntarily depart the US now.


See above. Sure, some extra scrutiny should be expected but the couple would proceed normally, which includes excellent documentation of bona fides and interview preparation.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-04 18:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp, please!

We really need a solid advice on this issue. My father met a wonderful woman while on his trip to Armenia, he's getting ready to file for a fiancee visa since he proposed and they decided to get married. While filling out the paperwork for K1 we came to realization that the fiancee's 24 year old daughter is residing in the US illegaly, she came last summer on a tourist visa and overstayed her visa. The question is: Will her daughter's illegal status in the United States hinder her own immigration process, i. e. more specifically will she get rejected at her interview in the US Embassy?

Please, please, please, help with some advice!!! How should we proceed?


Proceed normally. In the USA, parents are not responsible for the actions of their adult children.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-04 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould we get married or stay fiance?

First, filing a K3 is almost never advisable, except under some unusual circumstances. If they decide to get married then they should file for a CR1 instead. It's cheaper, and her husband will get a green card within weeks of his arrival to the US.

There is rarely any reason to believe that a spousal visa of any sort will be easier to obtain than a fiance visa. There is a reason why they placed your daughter's fiance in AP. Until that is addressed, the outcome of a spousal visa petition and interview will likely be the same. What's more, they will have thrown away the months they've already spent waiting, and basically started over. Unless and until the visa is ultimately denied, there's no point in starting over. If the visa IS denied, then they need to address the reason for the denial before they file another petition.

Here's a hypothetical scenario for them to ponder...

What if she flies to London and they get married. The following week she receives a notice that the K1 visa has been approved, and they want her "fiance" to submit his passport. They are now in the unenviable position of having to inform the consulate that he is no longer eligible for the K1 visa because they've already gotten married.

Tell them to be patient. They'll get an answer eventually. Also, tell them to stay in contact with the embassy. If the consulate doesn't hear from them then they may consider the application to be abandoned.


For a US Citizen to actually manage marrying a UK citizen in the UK has its own set of hoops to jump through. Two non-citizens marrying in any most countries (other than the USA) has a different set of hoops. London isn't Las Vegas when it comes to marriage.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-06 01:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould we get married or stay fiance?

My daughter and her fiancé have completed all the paperwork and have gone through all the hoops. He has already had his interview in London. After his interview in London, the interviewer gave him a paper saying that he must undergo Additional Administrative Processing. So far it's been 7 months after the interview. Now, my daughter is considering going to London, getting married, then starting the process under a K3 Visa. Is this advisable? Has anyone done this, if so, what is your experience?


Whatever the AP delay, marriage will not solve it. K3 is a virtually obsolete visa. The viable spouse visa is CR1 but a few months after marriage and filing he'll be in the same AP limbo he is now. Best to wait unless there's an urgent reason to marry.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-05 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask all your advices about my fiance his address was erroneously reflected at the K1 application

The US Citizen's or the petitioner's address is incorrect.


Then I gave the answer already a few posts back.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 21:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask all your advices about my fiance his address was erroneously reflected at the K1 application

My Co-Members this a fiance petition and He is a foriegner from US.

Thank alot of your opinion and I really appreciate of all.


This explanation makes no sense.

Please answer with A or B.

A. The US Citizen's address is incorrect.

B. The person wanting a visa address is incorrect.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask all your advices about my fiance his address was erroneously reflected at the K1 application

I think the question that needs to be "addressed" here is - Will the mail be deliverable to the address and apt number as he listed it on the petition. If not, then you might have an issue.

Regardless of whether it is a petiton or an application, if the mail is not deliverable then you will not be able to receive the NOA2.

Once they asign a case number you may need to get the adress corrected.


It's not clear to me at this point whether it's the US Citizen or the foreigner whose address is wrong. If it's the US Citizen and the petition was only recently filed, then they can change the address by phone but need to wait long enough for a case number to have been assigned. If it's the foreigner, it's not an issue at this point.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I ask all your advices about my fiance his address was erroneously reflected at the K1 application

Hi VJ Members can you help me enlighten,

My fiance was newly transfered of an apartment and He tought that the address or (street,) He used in K 1 application is correct but lately he found out that the apartment using the main building address which is located at the next street but His room no. reflect is correct.

I am wishing here anybody experience about the fiance address was erroneously reflected at the K 1 application. He called already at USCIS and NVC they told to my fiance that just wait until they assign the case no.
then later any changes of the papers should be do it.

In this case the papers application it needs sent it back to my fiance so that he can change the correct addresss
and how long it takes? Thanks you all.


If NVC hasn't assigned a case number yet, then no worries. You're talking about a petition, not an application. Make sure the visa applications have the correct address when they are completed.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 vs I-864EZ

Thanks for the reply. I did read the 3 requirements but two of them refer to the filing of a form I-130 (you are the person who is filing or will file form I-130). The problem is I'm not filing Form I-130 so I'm looking at it like then I don't technically qualify to use the form. I am only using my employment income to qualify and am just sponsoring my wife who I just married and is here on a K-1 Visa. It's the reference to the I-130 form that is confusing me here - what am I missing?


You missed reading the further instructions on page three.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 21:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 vs I-864EZ

I am in the process of filing the I-485 to adjust the status of my fiancee who is here on a K-1 Visa. We were married within the 90 day period and as part of the I-485 it requires that an I-864 be filed as well. Since I have enough income and will be the sole supporter can I just file the I-864EZ? I can not find anything in the I-864 instructions that will allow me to do this and of course I don't want to take any shortcuts if I will just end up filling out the longer form after all is said and done.


If you can answer yes to the three questions at the beginning of the I-864EZ, sure, use it. Be very attentive when you read the questions and make certain you understand them before answering. Generally, if there is only one person adjusting status and your income is from "employment" and sufficient, you will qualify for the EZ.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS CASHED MY CHECK FOR K-1 VISA

USCIS CASHED MY CHECK FOR MY K-1 VISA APPLICATION , DOES THIS MEAN IT WAS APPROVED?? AND READY TO PROCESS??


Please, first do not shout in all capital letter. USCIS cashed the check for the petition filing fee, not for a visa application. When your petition is approved, they'll send you an approval notice and then later your fiancee will be invited to apply for a visa abroad.

Small tid-bit not specifically asked by the OP, but I beg to differ with your explanation. The filing fee, while it is a non-refundable fee is not what you pay only for USCIS to look at your application. It is a fee paid so that someone qualified will review your petition and adjudicate it based on its merits. Approval or denial is the result of that adjudication.


In this case, USCIS is adjudicating a petition, not an application. Please don't add to the confusion on this subject by using "application" and "petition" interchangeably.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many is too many?

I arrived here in the US 4/22/2005, i came home in the Phil Dec 2006 until January 2007 to visit and then another trip last year Feb 2009 till March 2009, we both went to HK for a short trip and before i came back here, he proposed to me. I am always the one visiting since its so hard for Filipinos to get a tourist visa. Thanks!


Is there a question in there somewhere? The meetings that are critical to document are the ones in the 24 months prior to petition filing but it won't hurt to document them all. You can mention them all in your answer to question 18 on the I-129F just about as briefly as you did above.

Have you studied the K1 guide, I-129F instructions and the actual petition yet? That's where to start.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 14:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many is too many?

Who did the visiting in the 2yr period prior to the 129F petition? If you both did, you only need yours, if he just did, then show his.

You don't really need letters at this stage, as PushBrk talked about. But if your the petitioner - just concentrate on your stuff.

Engagement receipts? not needed for the initial petition. Your fiance can take them with him to the interview (where they look for a bonafide relationship).


Just to be clear, the letters needed at this stage are actual letters of intent to marry. I mentioned it because she's talking about things HE has as if him having them is some sort of complication. He can scan and email passport pages but not the G325a or letter of intent. Those need original signatures so if not already in her hands, they'll need to be mailed.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 11:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many is too many?

Thank you so much! We both have our passport stamped when we went to HongKong for a short trip.Do you think it's of use if i'll provide copy of his stamped pp too, since it would show we were together on that trip?Thanks again! ^_^


Yes.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 11:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many is too many?

i have more questions...Do they also need stamp from his passport or just mine?and the letters i have are from him and my letters to him are over there. so do they need both?They were saying to include engagement receipts but he has it.Im just confused coz most cases ive read are all guys who are here in the US and their fiancees in different countries.Posted Image


Passport stamps are to show travel for visits. If you are the female USC, and all travel to visit is your travel, then his passport stamps would be of no use. Use passport stamps that evidence time together in the same country. IMO, a receipt for an engagement ring is of little use but he could scan it and email it to you to include in the petition filing. You'll need his original signed G325a and letter of intent too, so if you don't have those already, he'll be mailing to the USA anyway.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 11:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many is too many?

Hi everyone!
Im starting to complete the checklist for my application for k1 using I-129F and i dont know how many photos me and my fiance should be included in the app.We have so many pictures from trips, travel,engagement etc.Some say 5-10, others say the more the better.Im confused.And is it ok to watermark the dates on the photos if im sending lots of pics? although i know i still need to write the date, names and location at the back of the pics. And how many letters too?Some say to provide letters from wide range dates but how many is enough to be just right?We both have a box filled with letters and cards but how many is too many???Posted ImageI dont want the process to be delayed for RFE.If anyone can give me an exact number that would be very helpful.Thank's in advance!Posted Image


I take it you are speaking of filing the I-129F petition. It is not an "app" for anything. I recommend photos be printed 9 to a full page in color on plain paper. 12 - 18 is a good number if you have them but zero is OK too. Make sure you concentrate on the required primary evidence like boarding passes, passport stamps and/or in country receipts. Photos are secondary evidence and are not sufficient without primary evidence to go with them.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with I-129F

I read where they require certified ones. You need to provide them with a copy of an ORIGINAL certified which has the signature of the judge or court officer or county clerk, and then some type of stamp or seal. I do not know how much choice you have for foreign divorce decrees.


With the petition, you submit a photocopy of a certified copy. Then take the actual certified copies to the interview for possible inspection. It won't hurt to sign and date supplemental pages for the G325a but I'm 100% certain it is not required.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-06 18:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with I-129F

Ah, brilliant. Thank you very much! It's better to be safe than sorry with this application, I'd hate for it to take longer than it would need to...


I recommend putting the most recent divorce information on the G325a itself and then note on the space for second former spouse, "See attached for two more." Then make sure the attachments contains all the information asked for.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-06 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresconflicting info. on k1 vs k3/immigration visa

Who says?

From the I-129F Instructions:

If you are filing abroad:
File Form I-129F with the service center listed below based on the last place you lived in the United States.
NOTE: Your petition cannot be adjudicated at a USCIS office abroad.

The word "lived" is past tense....


Yes and no but mostly correct. We've seen I-129F petitions filed from abroad be returned for the lack of a US address. So, while the petitioner need not either currently be present OR reside in the USA, they need an "address" in the USA, listed on the I-129F. That's the address NOA's will be mailed. Using a friend or parent's address is fine. Strangely, you'll find nothing indicating that in the instructions.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresconflicting info. on k1 vs k3/immigration visa

One other question: If we went the k1 route, could she then temporarily leave the u.s. shortly after we got married so that we could have a wedding ceremony with her family in another country, as they likely won't be able to get into the u.s.? i read that you can apply to leave, but does anyone know if it's a complicated process or more of a formality? i imagine lots of people might want to have a honeymoon or another ceremony outside the u.s. after getting married....


No, she cannot leave until at least three months after marriage and AOS filing when she receives Advance Parole. If she leaves without Advance Parole, she will not be allowed in without starting over again.

Check with the Consulate about the Direct Consular filing in Japan after marriage.

The lawyer recommending a K1 visa with a 3 month timeline is full of sh**.

K3 is no longer a viable option.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-06 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost Decison Activity...what happens now?

oh yes, i see we are at step 4 on that, i was referring to the steps on the uscis website where we checked our case.
thanks for the info


USCIS is finished with your case. It now moves to the Dept. of State.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost Decison Activity...what happens now?

We have just checked on the uscis site and have jumped to 'post decision activity'

we were at 'initial review' for a long time, but now we have skipped 3 spots...the next is 'document production or oath ceremony' i assume this means an interview at the us embassy in london?


what does this mean exactly? it says that on may 4th uscis mailed us an approval (we havent got it, maybe it will arrive tomorrow or monday)

I know we will know more when the paper arrives, but i need some info tonight before i can sleep! it's like you wait so long for it not expecting to hear then it arrives!

Apart from getting the I-134 all sorted what else can I prepare for before interview?
And is it correct that I need a medical 5 days prior to interview? Do I schedule this myself?

Thanks all so much in advance for any info and advice :)


Read here. http://www.visajourn.../content/k1flow

You are at step 4.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-07 19:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Employment

YES I WORK FOR A SCHOOL AND I AM A NINE MONTH EMPLOYEE..... I WILL BE OFF PROBABLY WHEN WE HAVE OUR INTERVIEW..THAT'S WHY IM SO WORRIED..I DONT KNOW IF THE LETTER SHOULD SPECIFY..THAT I AM A NINE MONTH EMPLOYEE AND COMING BACK ON TO WORK ON SUCH DAY...
I ALSO HAVE A SUMMER JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE..SINCE I DONT GET PAID DOES 3 MONTHS IM OFF..........


The letter should be both truthful and helpful. No need to engineer it in such away as to make it less helpful or confuse any issues. Frankly, a couple pay stubs and a tax return will do nicely and you can just skip the employer letter. It's not a requirement. Consular officers understand how school employment works and how pay stubs work as evidence.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumber of visa apps

... the IMBRA act itself is ambiguous.


Now that's an understatement.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumber of visa apps

The filing limitation imposed by the IMBRA is not on the document used to apply for the visa, but on the type of visa. Though the IMBRA act makes broad references to "K non-immigrant visas", and even defines that term in reference to section 101(a)(15)(K) paragraphs (i) and (ii) (which includes the K3), the only portion of the INA significantly changed by the act is 214(d), which applies only to fiance/e visas. As Audy_Rob noted, the I-129F instructions specifically mention only K1 visa petitions when describing the filing limitations.


Yes, I know but we see two things in actual practice. The first is USCIS requiring the waiver request on the second petition and the other, dealing with all I-129F petitions the same way. I think part of the problem is USCIS's system list cases by petition type instead of visa type, so they simply count petitions. USCIS has done a piss poor job of implementing their enforcement of IMBRA, so what the law says or what should be is rarely what actually happens in this case.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumber of visa apps

No, you shouldn't have any problems. There are filing limitations for the K1, but they don't kick in unless you've had a K1 petition approved within the last 2 years, or you've filed two or more petitions at anytime previously. Since you've only filed one K1, and it was approved more than two years ago, you should be ok.

Although your history with immigration should not have any effect on your ability to get an approved petition, it could have an effect on the interview stage for any new fiancee you petition for, especially if she's from a high fraud country. You've been stung before, and the last time you were stung the girl got a green card out of the deal. The consular officer might suspect your judgment may not be so good in these matters, and take it upon himself to stop you (and the US government) from getting stung again. In other words, you future fiancee might be put through the wringer at the interview because of your previous wives.


He has clearly already filed two I-129F petitions but it is not clear at which stage the first process stopped. One K3 plus 1 K1 is two I-129F petitions, so a waiver request would be required. Otherwise, I concur with the above. There will be extra scrutiny of the relationship at any visa interview.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-08 22:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting the girl and saving the house

I am new here - looking at the timelines is pretty confusing - form numbers and abbreviations and such. My head is spinning. I've been searching and reading FAQ's and looking at charts and reading posts now for hours and still don't seem to have a full grasp on all of this. Somebody please give me a sanity check here.

I am divorcing my wife and want to marry my Costa Rican girlfriend, have her move here and start working before my house is foreclosed. It sounds like the K1 visa is the fastest way to go. She has a tourist visa now, and can come and visit me again - but not work - which doesn't help much. It looks like the process would be about 7 months or so to get her here, and another two months for the work permit? Is that in the ballpark?

We have been together for about four years and making a long distance romance work as my long and slow divorce grinds away. But I am running out of time and money and could really use her help here financially as well as emotionally and with just daily life. For example I could save $400 a month in daycare with her watching my son, and could work some overtime which I can't do now because of daycare. So having her here would not only be great for our relationship, but would ease the financial burdens as well. I know things will be fine once we marry and we are both working.

Does anyone have any advice that would help get us by until we get my divorce finished and here here with me to start our new family? Sorry if this has been answered many times over, but I haven't been able to find what I am looking for - or it is clouded in a shroud of abbreviations and nomenclature I am not yet well versed in.

Thanks!


I would say 5 to 7 months to get her here then to get work permit, first marry, then file AOS and EAD. Three months from the EAD filing, is when you can expect her to have work authorization.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-08 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about G-325A Form
If known add the year to "Deceased".
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 13:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBring child after K1 in process

When we initially filed the K1 visa my fiancés son wanted to stay in Ukraine to finish school. Consequently he was not included on the original application with his mother.
We were married last December, biometrics now complete and we are waiting for the interview process. In the mean time her son, who is 17 years old has decided he wants to join us here in the US.
Can anyone advise me as to the best course of action to accomplish his request?


Then get the necessary permission document and notify the Consulate to send an application packet for the stepson. He would only have been named in the petition. He'll need his own visa application in order to obtain a visa to follow to join within a year of his mother's visa issue date.

If you are unable to obtain the necessary permission, then file an I-130 for your stepson, so once he's 18 he can obtain the visa without the permission.

Edited by pushbrk, 08 May 2010 - 12:34 PM.

pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-08 12:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhotographs

Do you get the photos back or is everything you submit lost forever! lol


Don't expect to get anything back. I suggest making color photocopies of multiple photos per page. Then write anything you want on the extra space on the full sheet of paper. Making sure everything you send is on a full sheet of paper helps insure it doesn't get lost between when the package is opened and USCIS builds their file.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-10 19:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAddress question

Thanks. Of course I will make those changes. What happens if I don't sell the house by the time she has interview? Please, note my 1040 that USCIS requires for affidavit of support for the past 3 years still has my ex name and current address on it.


What happens? The same thing that would happen if you do sell the house. Things are what they are. You're recently divorced.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-10 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport as Evidence

The guides actually say a front & back copy of your birth certificate OR copies of every page of your passport OR your naturalization certificate. If you are using your birth certificate to establish that you are a US Citizen you don't need to copy every page of your passport - just the relevant pages with entry stamps if you are using that as evidence that you have met in the last 2 years.


Correct. This is another example of the importance of reading carefully, interpreting literally and responding accurately.

"OR" is often a critical word, not to be overlooked.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-10 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport as Evidence

We did that as well (both to show my trips to Kenya and to show a trip we took together to Tanzania) - we just copied the bio page & the stamps. No problems.

:thumbs:
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-09 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresweird message on uscis website when checking status

THE SYSTEM WILL BE DOWN UNTIL 9PM EASTERN TIME. BE PATIENT


I was able to login just now, about 6:10 Eastern Time.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-12 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Procedure

Before reading my question I hope you all understand that I have read the "procedures" many of times, so please don't reply to me by telling me to go look at the procedure. I want to direct this question to experienced people here that knows exactly what's happening. :)

I've received my NOA2 last week. I know I'm supposed to fill out the I-342 or for sponsors. My question is my Fiance (the beneficiary) supposed to get notice too? Is he supposed to get notice from the Service Center? Or his embassy? [he is according to the NOA2] right?

My problem is that we didn't realize his location (Edmonton Alberta) was suppose to put Vancouver Amer. Embassy on the I-129; so we put Calgary! So, at this point, how do we know if it's Vancouver or Montreal? Is he supposed to get something from the Embassy before we take action?

Any replies would be of help. -Thx


The foreign fiance will be contacted by the Consulate after the case clears NVC. NVC knows where to send the case file. There is only one US Embassy in Canada, and it's in Ottawa. Montreal and Vancouver are Consulates. An Edmonton resident's case file for a K visa should be sent to Vancouver no matter which consulate you listed on the petition. If not, you can request it be transferred.
pushbrkMaleChina2010-05-12 18:13:00