Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filling out the I-134...	I wrote it in and my employer name is four words...super long.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-04 07:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Birth Certificate Translation?	QUOTE (zqt3344 @ Nov 1 2007, 11:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (karmasxocean @ Nov 1 2007, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary? GET IT NOTARIZED, USCIS OR EMBASSY WILL EXPECT IT. Not necessarily true. A lot of people translate their own BC - or have their SO do it. We had a professional do it in Brazil since it was fast, cheap, and I knew it would be accepted (though I could have done it myself). You don't need it notarized - AND ESPECIALLY NOT FOR THE INTERVIEW. Hello...everything for the interviews can be in English and/or the language of the country where the interview is.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-11-02 06:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long after approval	Well we applied last year but our NOA2 was received at the end of November and my husband was in the States by mid-March. That's 3 1/2 months. Everything happened over the holidays here and Carnaval in Brasil so I think that may have prolonged the process by a bit. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-06 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	One more question	I sent copies of our used prepaid calling cards. As far as personal info in e-mails...we sent 5 e-mails (with translations) and I was careful which ones I sent. We had TONS to choose from as well. But you can use a marker to block out info that no one needs to read but you and your SO. I chose 5 from over the years, some talking about plans to meet, anniversaries, just love in general... Oh I'm such a romantic...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-06 07:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F - Proof of having met	That's similar to what we sent to. Here is what I mailed w/ the I-129F as proof of having met (we also sent additional proof of ongoing relationship): Copy of Brazilian visas from passport Copy of stamped entries into Brazil Copy of teaching certificate from Brazil Copy of both sides of Brazilian residency card with translation Copy of Flight Coupons and the itinerary from last trip Receipt from hotel and business card with translation Pictures (6) from 2004 to 2006	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-11-25 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USC Visitng Me, Surprising outcome	QUOTE (msu17 @ Dec 5 2007, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jeeze thats sucky!!! I mean they let in how many illegal immigrants, give them gov. housing etc but your fiance who has tons of evidence that she's going home gets harrased . Thanks for the heads up, we're heading over in 2 weeks for X-mas. It's not like they "let" them in....	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-06 07:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question: Is it OK to visit fiance during the K-1 process?		bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-08 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exam in Canada	Sorry neither of us are Canadian but maybe this can help. There is no approved immigration doctor even in the same state where my husband is from. So he got his vaccines, x-rays, and blood tests done in his city and I made an appointment for his medical exam to be done the Thursday before his (Tuesday) interview. I didn't want to wait 'til last minute but it was the best way since he wasn't going to travel just for a 20-minute medical exam before the interview. Everything worked out fine . The only thing is you can't set up an appointment with the doctor until you have your interview date.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-10 17:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	129F	I'd send a bit of everything - that's what we did. We have TONS of pictures, but only chose to send 6 (for examples). We also sent only 5 e-mails (with translations)...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-07 07:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Will this be a problem?	It IS really hard to get a tourist visa in Brazil. You'll be fine - this happens to everyone.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-14 07:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Email and Instant messages	Send what you can as proof of communication. I only sent one phone record since that's all I had. I sent copies of used phone cards, 5 emails (w/ translations), one birthday card, maybe some envelopes since we sent gifts to each other... I sent a bit of everything. I had also saved some MSN conversations but they're longgggg so I didn't bother since I had other proof.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-14 07:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Email and Instant messages	While my husband I DID write super lovey dovey stuff to each other - I sent only a few e-mails and they weren't too bad. I sent an e-mail where we were discussing our anniversary, another about our plans, and then a couple ones. You can do the same thing - the ones showing you making plans are good.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-13 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview in Eleven Days!	OP, Make sure to find out how you have to pay. For example, my husband could NOT pay in dollars - he had to pay in reais (Brazilian currency). But the equivalency was $100 (US). Edited by Bora Bora, 01 December 2007 - 02:39 PM.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-01 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Unique evidence of meeting or of a relationship	My husband made a shirt with our picture on it with "I love you" and our names printed on the front. He made that right before the interview - but the CO didn't ask for anything but pictures (I made a scrapbook of us which I showed). My husband also had sent me a grain of rice with our names and "I love you" written on it - but I didn't take it to the interview either. We have bigger presents too that we didn't include pictures of...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-14 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview date	QUOTE (Pineapple @ Dec 17 2007, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good luck to your interview	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-17 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Several Homes Owned I-134	QUOTE (Boaz @ Dec 17 2007, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Dec 17 2007, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eric and An Thuy @ Dec 17 2007, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I own several homes as rent homes all paid off except one. My question is should I list all the homes on the I-134 or none or just the one with a Mortage. I do not need any of them for income requirments . You only have to list them if your income is insufficient. If that is the case, you only need to list enough assets to meet the poverty requirement over 3 years. Ditto I agree too. I left off some assets since my income is sufficient.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-18 07:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is x-ray required to bring to the interview?	You should bring your x-ray to your interview and through the POE. It's better to be safe than sorry.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-18 06:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Photos as proof of relationship/meeting	We only sent 6 pictures - but from over the years. I wrote our names, the location, and date on the back.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-18 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	denial for length of relationship?	QUOTE (Bassi and Zainab @ Dec 24 2007, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bora Bora @ Dec 23 2007, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree about the quantity of photos. We were together for 2 years by the time we filed - and I lived in Brazil - and we still only sent 6 pictures. It seemed I took very few photos while we were living together, never thinking about immigration. It's pretty hard to take pictures together when it's just the two of you. Bassi and I have picture of ourselves vacationing, they tend to have him cause I took the picture and some monument or whatever we were taking a picture of, or me because he took the picture. Very few of our pictures are of us together. Once, we asked a stranger to take a picture of us on the beach and once we held the camera out and took a silly picture that way. We do have picture together, at family gatherings and stuff like that. But truthfull, they are few and far between. hehehe, I always take that picture of us with the camera held out...my husband HATES it	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-24 18:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	denial for length of relationship?	I agree about the quantity of photos. We were together for 2 years by the time we filed - and I lived in Brazil - and we still only sent 6 pictures. It seemed I took very few photos while we were living together, never thinking about immigration.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-23 19:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers name on forms	QUOTE (Mark and Hannah @ Dec 27 2007, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's a relief, since I decided to put 'unknown' for mine as my biological father is not listed on my birth certificate or passport and I don't know any of the information they asked beyond his name (which I only learned recently). Being illegitimate is a pain in the backside sometimes, although it can be surprising how many people are in a similar situation. ~ Hannah I agree with this part (in bold) and there is nothing you can do about it anyway. My husband has met his father but he's not on ANY of his Brazilian IDs and honestly I don't know if he knows his name.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-27 10:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers name on forms	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Dec 26 2007, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (joeyjoey @ Dec 26 2007, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We wrote UNKNOWN also, with no problems at all. If there is no father named on the birth certificate, then everything about "father" is "unknown". If the father's name is there and you just don't know where he lives or was born etc., then you put the correct name and write "unknown" for anything else that is unknown.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-26 23:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers name on forms	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Dec 23 2007, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bora Bora @ Dec 23 2007, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jigi @ Dec 23 2007, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi, You should put the name of your father which is in your passport..... Thats what I feel Jigi The directions ask for your father. Unless you step-father has adopted you, I'd suggest writing UNKNOWN. If your father's name is on your birth certificate, you know his name and would write the name and any other information you have. "Unknown" is only an appropriate response then the answer is not known. Do not submit forms with information that isn't true and doesn't match supporting documentation. We wrote UNKNOWN since my husband's father is NOT on his BC. We sent in a copy of my husband's BC to verify.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-23 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers name on forms	QUOTE (Jigi @ Dec 23 2007, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi, You should put the name of your father which is in your passport..... Thats what I feel Jigi The directions ask for your father. Unless you step-father has adopted you, I'd suggest writing UNKNOWN.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-23 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fathers name on forms	QUOTE (missing.my2angels @ Dec 22 2007, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all On some of the forms it asks to put your fathers name so I put my stepdad as I have known him as my father for 30 odd years and do not have a clue where my real father is. Will this cause problems on my applications? I have no sent them in yet but would like to know before I submit them. thanks everyone and Happy Xmas to those who believe in santa You can write UNKNOWN. There's no problem - plenty of people have done it, even my husband. He has met his father but he is not on his BC so I sent that as "back up".	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-22 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Employment Verification Letter	QUOTE (Dias Melhores @ Dec 27 2007, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ScottnCati @ Dec 26 2007, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi All I am gathering all my I-134 documentation now and the Letter of Employment/salary verification I will receive form my Company will not come with the Company Letterhead logo and information. Apparently they receive this from a third party vender... Can I still submit this, or will I need to transcribe this information onto a document with the company letterhead and have my Boss sign it? Thanks for your help, Scott I ran into a similar situation at my work. When I tried explaining that I was looking for verification of employment, the HR person told me that the inquring party would need to call an 800 number in order to verify my income. Obviously, the HR person did not understand what I needed. So I pulled a copy of the I-134 instructions out of my pocket and circled the part that explained that I needed employment verification on company letterhead. I told her that this is an affadivit of support to be submitted to the US government, and that I needed to give them exactly what they are asking for. I got my letter later that day... Good! I'm going through all of this again now because we have my husband's AOS interview coming up. I have my contract from work (with my salary), pay stubs, my original letter(s) from my employer for the K1, and a new letter with my salary updated. If you earn over the 125% you're usually safer anyway. The consulate in Rio told me it was ok to only bring my tax return from last year (although I did bring 3 years with me). The CO DID look at my I-134 - I assume to check my salary. He didn't look at anything else after that but it's better to CYA.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-27 10:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS157 Document question	We wrote SEE ATTACHED SHEET and sent an additional page - no problems at all. I know that we weren't the only ones either.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-27 00:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Meetings w/ Immigration Officer - are they a waste of time	QUOTE (lancer1655 @ Dec 28 2007, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I'm 1 week away from the end of the 30 day probe into my missing application and being a pessimist am assuming I will not get a mailed response from USCIS. So, if I make an appointment w/ an officer in San Francisco will it be a waste of time or do they have the power to lets say provide me with a new address that allows my application to receive immediate attention? I'm not trying to jump the line here, by the time I meet with an officer it will be late January and my fellow Sept. filers should be going through in February. I never spoke with an IO while waiting for my husband's K1 visa, but for AOS we were successful. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-28 13:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packet 3	Hubby received packet 3 after he was given the interview date - about 3-4 weeks after he sent his "own" packet 3 out. Once our case was at the consulate he mailed out what was included in packet 3 - which I had been informed of thanks to VJ and the Brazilian consulate's web page. He never received packet 4.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-28 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	putting together documents for I-129F	I just double punched the top of the pages and used the ACCO fasteners. I thought that the colorful tabs was too much.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-28 16:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I correct an unintentional mistake after the interview	QUOTE (chuck_n_rose @ Dec 28 2007, 05:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't worry about 1 day either. It's definitely not the end of the world. I agree with everyone - it's not a big deal.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-28 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interviews 2nd Havent recieved Packet 4???	My husband never received packet 4 and he was ok...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-31 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Foreign Tourist Visas	QUOTE (mox @ Dec 31 2007, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm pretty sure that permenant residency in the United States will count as a huge plus in the applicant's favor when applying for a visa though. The question the OP submitted is "is it any easier?" and I believe the answer to that question is yes. How much easier is anyone's guess. I hope so...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-31 10:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone rejected because of	I didn't even report my assets since my income is sufficient. In addition, the consulate only asked for last year's tax return...but I bought 3 years just in case.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-12-31 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	PHOTO's RFE	I think there are many different answers given from CSC on things, they don't know what they are talking about.......I don't really think we should trust anything they say anymore	snz1802	Female	South Korea	2006-04-28 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	survey.....	QUOTE (Rodgiegirl @ Oct 24 2007, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey all I just wanted to get some of your opinions about your estimated adjudicated of approval for K-1 visa. Initial estimate was sometime end of August then slowly creeped into September and then October...but right before the approval came thro' it said early November..	second stage	Male	0	2007-10-24 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	two years?	I am very pleased to report that my application HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!!! I called USCIS earlier this afternoon and dialed through to the RFE line, inquiring about all of the touches and the turnaround time for a definite response. The very friendly officer on the phone checked the records and said I was approved! I said "Are you serious?" which in retrospect was probably not the smartest thing to say, and she said "yes, you were approved on Monday June 4." Of course, at that point, the happy tears started and I could hardly make the pleasant small talk that closed the conversation. Prayers, positive energy, and good wishes really worked. Now on to NVC, I guess! Happy Dance For YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Bobbie	Female	Germany	2007-06-08 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	faxed I-129F Expedite Request this morning	USCIS made an error back in march so I figured to request for an expedite. I am not expecting anything, but if you don't shoot you'll always miss... Wish me luck!! Dave	darkhorse	Not Telling	Netherlands	2007-08-09 07:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Making sure before traveling next week	Every case is different... In my case, my fiance entered the US on oct 30th. No questions were asked, just the regular ones "where do you live, is this personal or business, when will you fly back, where will you stay?" So I would say don't worrie too much, don't be nervous! You are only gonna visit him! Good luck	darkhorse	Not Telling	Netherlands	2007-12-18 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport Photo size?	My fiance is in the US now... We took all the pictures ourself and noone ever said something about it. So I don't see the problem.	darkhorse	Not Telling	Netherlands	2007-12-20 15:40:00