Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does the USC have to be/stay in the US during the process?	I'm the USC. I've been living and working abroad(file taxes as an expat) for many years. We're abroad now, but I'm currently not working(by choice, new well paying job in the US shouldnt be a problem). If I want to start a K-1 visa process at which points in the process do I have to physically be in the US? Ideally I would stay abroad with my fiancee in her country or better yet travelling around. Only head back to the US at the very end. Does anyone have experience with this? I see from one line on the 129f process that you can mail your forms from abroad, but no further detials on where we are allowed/should be in the meantime.. No, you don't have to be in the U.S. at the time of filing. Many people are in situations similar to yours.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-01 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help!	Here's what we sent: - Payment in the amount of $ 170.00 - I-129F - I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 2, 3a, 15, address - I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18, explanation of meeting in person - G-325A, Supplemental forms, and passport style photo (Petitioner) - G-325A, Supplemental forms, and passport style photo (Beneficiary) - FC-029 - Birth certificate/US Passport (Petitioner) - Birth certificate/Brazilian Passport (Beneficiary) with translation - Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary) - Proof of having met in person in the past two years with translations - Proof of ongoing relationship with translations	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-01 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Birth Certificates	Photocopies with the I-129F.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-02 06:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	proof of relationship photos	We decided on sending 6 pictures from over the past years... I don't remember if we sent one with friends (I think we decided against it) - but I believe it's a good idea.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance employment history I-129f	sorry guys, yes .. not for I-129f but for the G325a form Of course - no problem. The G-325A document is a part of the I-129F application.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 14:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance employment history I-129f	I would just state that she was unemployed for the years that she was in college. The college part can be added as well, but not necessary. I agree. In college is not a job. Many people go through the same thing as you. I worked while I was in college (as long as I was in the U.S.). When I studied abroad I wrote UNEMPLOYED for those months - because I was. Your employment record needs to be as accurate as possible but it's not a big deal if you were unemployed while you were in college. That's normal. They ask for your education - so they'll see that.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Multi-country police background checks?	My fiancee and I are back on track and hope to finish our fiancee visa proicess and get married. One concern I have is the length of time it will take to get back her police reports from other countries. My fiancee is in an odd siuation...she was born and raised in Kyrgyzstsan but married a Russian man earlier in her life and moved to Magadan in Russia where she lived for 13 years. When she married she became a Russian citizen complete with a Russian passport, After a few years she divorced him. Seven years ago she moved back to Kyrgyzstsan and got a job and bought a flat...yet she chose to retain her Russian passport. So..she lives as a citizen of Kyrgyzstsan but is technically a Russian citizen. This situation has caused us many problems! Initially, I tried to go the K-3 route and marry her in Kyrgyzstsan but she was not allowed to marry there because of her Russian paasport...whcih ws a lot of silly nonsense generated by a lot of anti-Russian sentiment in Kyrgyzstsan. If I tried to marry her in Moscow it could cost a fortune and take a long time as Russia requiires a 30-day waiting period to marry...and it costs a small fortune to live in Moscow. So...we now are going the K-1 route but there is still issues about the Kyrgyzstsan versus Russia issue. I am afraid that getting her police background checks will be dffiicult due to her odd citizenshup status. How long should i wait before taking some action with the US Embassy? It has already been over 45 days or more since she sent off the police check forms and no replies. I am afraid this process could take months or require resending forms. Has anyone encounterd a similar situation? What can i do to expedite this process? Thanks! I dont think anything should prevent you from getting the police certificates that you need. But how long it will take will vary by country. In some you can get it done in a day or two, while others have you waiting for months. Can she contact the Russian embassy in her home country?	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 14:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	nigeria	There are countries where fraud is almost non-existent, and one can easily obtain a visa. There are countries that have a high incidence of fraud, and the Consuates will be very careful in issuing visas after alot of background checks and proofs. And there is Nigeria........ This is true...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I129F Question 18-Does it really need a seperate sheet?	Hi, I was filing the form I-129F with my fiancé and we have some trouble with question 18 which says: "Describe the circumstances under which you met. If you have not personally met each other, explain how the relationship wasestablished. If you met your fiancé(e) or spouse though an international marriage broker, please explain those circumstances inQuestion 19 below. Explain also in detail any reasons you may have for requesting that the requirement that you and yourfiancé(e) must have met should not apply to you." My fiancé (the petitioner) answered on the I129F Form like this: "On December 26, 2006 I got to see and meet Mehdi personally. We had been chatting since March 8, 2000 and exchanging e-mails since February 14, 2000. I had already known him for six years and meeting him personally confirmed everything I already knew." Is it enough for the I-129F application or should we give more detail about the trip she maked to meet me? Thanks The circumstances need to include dates and places that are supported by the evidence you are including. Brief is fine. Something like this would be better. "On December 26, 2006 I flew to CITY and met Mehdi personally. We had been chatting since March 8, 2000 and exchanging e-mails since February 14, 2000. I had already known him for six years and meeting him personally confirmed everything I already knew." Then provide the evidence you flew to that city and that you entered India. Passport stamps, visas and plane ticket stubs are good, as are hotel receipts. You can add pictures as secondary evidence. Don't mention anything in your statement that cannot be verified with the evidence you are submitting. Sounds good to me - short and sweet. We used an extra sheet of paper....we'd lived together and then I went back a couple times to visit before applying for the visa. I thought it was better to mention this because I sent proof of my residence in Brazil...as long as my trips back and forth.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	pictures and g-325A	One for each of you. Write your names (in pencil) on the bank of the picture. We put ours in ziploc bags as well.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 21:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 status expiration date	The 90 days begin starting on the day your fiance arrives in the U.S. - not from the date the visa was issued. I believe that she has up to 6 months to come here - from the date the visa was issued. This is separate from the 90 days you have to get married. Meaning, she doesn't have to come immediately after her K1 visa is issued.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing in i-129f tomorrow!	i am mailing in my i-129f and supporting docs tomorrow...i cant wait to get the first step over with, and to begin the beautiful waiting period... a word of advice...i was checking over my packet and realized that my i-129f was expired...make sure that you check this before mailing in any forms! that was an rfe/denial waiting to happen wish me luck! I agree! When I sent out the packet I had just returned from Brazil. My hubby had signed the G-325A there and we didn't realize it was expired. So...I had to mail it to him, have him sign it, then mail it back to me. That way it took another 2 weeks to mail out the package. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-01 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is there a list of "red flags"?	No, we are a bonafide couple and won't have a hard time proving it, we've been living toether for the past year. I think I'm a combination of scared/worried of the whole process and I had heard age could be a factor. Also, our age difference was hard for me to accept at first because we are socialized to expect the man to be older, not the woman. Luckily I have friends and family who are more reasonable than I (as well as my fiance) who told me that was a silly thing to deter me from exploring this relationship. Now a year later, it seems silly to me too, but in ths process you are opening yourself up to a lot of 3rd party judgement. We are by the way 30 and 24, so we are on the young end of the spectrum. At CDJ this is not usually an issue. But you should be prepared with a lot of relationship evidence as well as for the question to come up -- know exactly how you are going to answer an "accusations" they may throw at you. CYA	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-05 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about "proof oh having met within 2 years"	I didn't use extra labels...but rather had 2 more "cover letters" - one for the proof of meeting, and another for proof of ongoing relationship. This was apart from the I-129F cover letter.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-05 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about "proof oh having met within 2 years"	We also sent in proof of ongoing relationship. I think that's important. Of course you need to prove that you've met in the past 2 years...but what else? I moved back to the U.S. and wanted to show that we are still very much in contact with each other - hence the e-mails, letters, pictures, gifts, phone bills....	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-04 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance's weird mailing address	I had to write SEE ATTACHED SHEET to write my husband's complete address. Packet 3 eventually got to him. Write down the address the best you can - in Spanish. We're all in the same boat as you - good luck	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-05 21:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Citizen number?	I suspect he is getting confused about the question on the I 129f about the petitioner's citizenship. The number they are asking for is the one on the naturalization certificate. If he derived his citizenship from his birth in the US, then he obviously would not have a certificate number. A passport is a completely separate document from a naturalization certificate, so what good would that number do? Exactly. That citizenship number only refers to naturalized citizens.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. Getting Married in US	Someone just told me this week that if you have a PhD then it's easy to get residency... Just a thought.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-05 21:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. Getting Married in US	Better to use work or student visa. Using a visitor visa to "save time" of K-1 petition is "penny-wise, TON-foolish". Say what? Those aren't any easier to get. I agree that quite often the K1 is easier to get. I know that my (now) husband would never have been successful at getting a tourist visa.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 13:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. Getting Married in US	If it were that easy we would all be doing that..... Well, not necessarily. The K1 visa was quite easy for us. It is very difficult for Brazilians to be given tourist visas to the U.S. - where the fiance visa was not.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-03 06:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP! as k1 can i work in the US??	If you have the EAD from JFK you can work - because it's an EAD. With the green card you can work legally - but since it can take awhile people apply for the EAD which allows you to work while you're waiting for the GC.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-08 09:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Approved but online status was never updated	Congrats on the NOA2!!! I've been reading in the AOS forum that people are receiving transfers and interview dates without an update on-line. Gives us hope, right?	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-08 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Emails and Letters	But for proof of our relationship, I'm planning to send the emails and letters in my 129F packet to the USCIS .. so then it should be translated, I guess. Yes It doesn't have to be done by a professional either. A friend can do it, they just need to sign that they are competent in both languages. We sent 5 e-mails (with translations), a hotel receipt, my Brazilian residency card, a card or two, and a letter from our friend talking about our relationship - like a witness. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-14 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Emails and Letters	You need to have translated whatever you send to USCIS. For the interview - the emails/letters/cards can be in either Spanish or English. I sent romantic emails along with my evidence - it wasn't anything too personal...just a lot of te amos...you know?	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-14 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formulários: dúvidas!	If your asking a question in a language other than english, you probably will have better luck posting in the regional forums. Sim, seria melhor postar as suas perguntas em portugues no Latin American thread onde vai achar brasileiras que podem te ajudar na sua lingua. Vai la...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-06-24 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A	I am planning to marry my American boyfriend. I am filling out G-325A now. The form asked me to list my last five years residence address. I was an international student and went to a community college and transfered to university. Before I transfered, I went back to Japan for 6 months and I moved several times while I was in college. If I list all the address, I will have to list 8 address including my dorm, apartments, and my home address. I called up apartments I used to live and they do not have my record anymore. Do I have to prove that I lived in those places? I have a copy of my personal check, tax report, etc. However, I wonder if those immigration people might check and make sure if I lived in those places? In addition, I used to work on campus and already have SSN. Does it effect my k-1 process? Please let me know. I wrote SEE ATTACHED SHEET I am planning to marry my American boyfriend. I am filling out G-325A now. The form asked me to list my last five years residence address. I was an international student and went to a community college and transfered to university. Before I transfered, I went back to Japan for 6 months and I moved several times while I was in college. If I list all the address, I will have to list 8 address including my dorm, apartments, and my home address. I called up apartments I used to live and they do not have my record anymore. Do I have to prove that I lived in those places? I have a copy of my personal check, tax report, etc. However, I wonder if those immigration people might check and make sure if I lived in those places? In addition, I used to work on campus and already have SSN. Does it effect my k-1 process? Please let me know. I wrote SEE ATTACHED SHEET and included every address that I lived at. I was a college student too, so there were a lot. I think that is normal. It doesn't matter if they have record of you or not - you lived there. As far as having an SSN - that doesn't affect your process either. Good luck	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-06-01 06:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	if my fiance was denied...		bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-27 23:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are they going to deny it?	It was easy for us.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-07-27 23:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Emails in Chinese	All of our correspondence is in Portuguese and that is not a problem since the interview is in Brazil - in Portuguese.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-15 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 visa	Hi everyone, Can someone tell me if I have to send any original documents with the Affidavit of support to my Fiancee? She is tell me I need originals for her to take to Kiev for her interview. Bank statements,IRS transcripts,W-2, divorce papers etc. I am worried to send these documents with my soc.number on them and bank account numbers. I have heard horror stories about identity theft and it takes years and lots of $$$ to get it all strightened out. My Fiancee told me she has talked to some girls on a Russian forum that have gone through the interview there in Kiev and they told her they need originals there. ( true or Fulse) If these papers would get into the wrong hands, they would have a field day with them! Thanks for your help!!! Jeff & Yulia yeah she needs to have the orginals in hand. burt Jeff here,yes AOS( Affidavit of Support) I see aos is used sometimes for both, Sorry for the confusion. No problem - I forgot the affidavit of support is also AOS. Good luck and sorry if I gave wrong information (we went through Brasil where we needed originals).	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-15 17:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 visa	You do have to send originals. And what does this have to do with AOS? I'm confused...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-15 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Never met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application	There's not a toilet around that I wouldn't go into for that money either....nah, who am I kidding?? you ever see Trainspotting? eh hem...ok sorry........ I love that movie !	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-17 05:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Never met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application	You have to admit that some people ask dumb a$$ questions. As stated by Nini & Bee, some people don't get the "fiance" part of fiance visa. Edited by Bora Bora, 15 August 2007 - 05:13 PM.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-15 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I did not send the first page of my passport! help please!	QUOTE (Laura_Z @ Aug 18 2007, 06:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone,i am the beneficiary of our K1 petition, and i just realised that i did not send the first page of my passport with the other entry in the USA stamps. I did have my USA visa though that i photocopied and sent, and i think that one has most of the information one would need. Do you think that could become an RFE or delay our petition? I am the beneficiary, and my fiance who visited me 4 times, has sent al the copies, including the first page of his passport. If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know! Thanks! I suggest you asking this question in the K1 forum. You may have a problem. If I were you, I'd make a copy of my passport and be prepared to send it out in the case that you do receive an RFE. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-18 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Member (K1) Fiance is in Brazil	Our experience with Dr. Aurelio was great - and he allowed my husband to bring all of his exams with him. This was less stressful for us.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-06-16 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Member (K1) Fiance is in Brazil	There are no immigration doctors even close to my husband's hometown/state. But that wasn't a problem - he had his blood tests and x-ray done where he lives and had a medical done a few days before the interview (in Rio).	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-06-16 08:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New Member (K1) Fiance is in Brazil	Your fiance should join the discussion on ORKUT because there are plenty of Brazilians going through the same process...or the Brazilian forum here on VJ. If you PM me specific questions than I'll help you. Good luck.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-06-15 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Two phone number related questions	QUOTE (Kazan @ Aug 25 2007, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't sweat the phone. Some people don't have phones still in many places. You can put N/A or her mobile number. Phone evidence is secondary to primary evidence such as travel tickets, visa entry / exit stamps, and other dated materials that far more proof a valid relationship exists. I agree - not too big of a deal. I also put down my husband's cell phone - and he used to switch phones on almost a monthly basis. I had a phone bill from my mom's house along with calling cards and a PIN you buy on-line. That doesn't matter - the fact is that you communicate. We both started with one e-mail address and moved onto another over the years - no big deal.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-26 06:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	need help for the question 18 part b on the k-1	Some people write 2 sentences - others almost 2 pages. I wrote when we met, where, the time we lived together, and then gave the dates of my following visits to Brazil... no lovey dovey stuff - only facts - dates and location. We met at XXXX in Brazil and lived together for XXX time. I went back to the U.S. on (date) and then returned on (date) to stay for XX amount of time... Something like that...	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-26 06:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	One-way flight OK for K1 visa holders?	My husband bought a round trip ticket because it was a lot cheaper than a one way.... But because my original flight was from the US I paid about half as much as he did.	bora bora	Female	Brazil	2007-08-28 16:58:00