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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs a "touch" the same as a "last updated"?
Yes, those are touches. And you will get notifications of RFE's, approvals, receipts. It wont tell you what they're doing each and every time they touch your case, but you'll know when the big stuff happens. Hopefully, anyway. The system is notorious for not being updated. Some people have received approval letters without a single touch, so don't put all of your faith into it.

Good luck!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-09-01 14:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow did you send your K-1 packet ?
I honestly don't remember. Probably about 4 Inches. The hole punch I used was one from work and it already had it preset.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-09-29 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow did you send your K-1 packet ?
They'll just throw your binder away once it gets there and arrange it according to their standards. We sectioned off each part of our petition with paperclips and then bound it all together with an Acco fastener to make sure nothing shifted around during transport. I also punched holes through the top of the papers to make it a little easier on them to put in their files. :thumbs:

Edited by Kayla*Mathew, 29 September 2010 - 11:39 AM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-09-29 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Beginning...Need my UK fiance' here yesterday.....

Dawn you have got to think this thru...

You are in love with someone you've never met.. How is that even possible? Thats the question everyone is going to ask you.. The USCIS, the Embassy, the POE...

This process is lengthy, involved and very specific rules, designed to prevent fraud... You wont be able to get around the basic requirements? But ask yourself how you would consider marrying a person you've never met in-person... Nevermind the Visa Process Rules, there is a fundamental relationship issue that is being overlooked..

Kenny


See your very first post on this topic. First you judged her for her choices of how she fell in love and you questioned how her feelings could be real. This isn't constructive or helpful and seems as if it was only to put her relationship down. Call it however you want it, but you did. Then you suggested that she had a "fundamental" relationship issue because she would consider marrying someone she had never met.

Nowhere in that post did you mention to "meet before deciding". You did, however continue to bring up the fact that she's in love with someone she's never met like it was a bad thing and like it's never happened before. Seems as if YOU are imagining the things that you didn't say.

If you're going to be helpful and give advice, do it. But don't put someone's relationship down just because their choices are different than yours. Who are YOU to tell her that she can't be in love or want to marry this man before she's met him? Who are you to judge anyone for anything?
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-03 17:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Beginning...Need my UK fiance' here yesterday.....
So I guess that the fact that 7 years after I "fell in love" with Mathew online, I still get those exact same butterflies and the exact same feeling means that I'm not a rational person? Oh please. Keep your opinions to yourself and don't generalize everyone that feels differently as you as being "irrational". I don't need you, or anyone else to tell me that my love is real or that it's going to last. I didn't meet Mathew at all until November of 2008, roughly 5 years after I fell in love with him online. My feelings haven't changed whatsoever, except for intensifying.


Would I want to be Cinderella and live in her fairytale? Heck yes, that chick had some awesome shoes!!! But other than that I'll take my real life over a fantasy any day. Prince Charming has got nothing over my husband.
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OP, I know that this has been answered but just so that my post can be somewhat on topic, yes you need to meet in person. And just a word of advice--if you've got feelings half as strong as what Mathew and I had for each other the first time we met you may want to prepare yourself the most electrifying feeling you've ever had once you meet him. I still get those tingles when I think about that first visit. :luv:

Good luck!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-03 16:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Check - How soon can I request? Other docs?
No, the police clearance is not needed for AOS. The medical is needed for AOS and is good for only a year so maybe that poster got them mixed up.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-07 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo we have time?
Everything is a risk, but there's never a guarantee for anything.

We were one of the couples who took a chance and had our entire wedding paid for before he even had his visa in hand. I'm not saying it was the right thing to do, but we planned far enough out and made sure we were prepared in case of RFE's. Thankfully, we didn't have one and everything worked out, but just because it did for us doesn't mean it will for everyone. We filed in September 2009 and he had his visa in hand well in advance before our wedding on June 26th of this year. My advice is to plan enough time for processing and in case of delays. We had one minor bump in the road because he didn't write his apartment number on the Xpresspost envelope for his visa and that set us back a month, but it still worked out.

Good luck in whatever you decide to do!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-15 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Question 10
You only give the number if it was through naturalization. If you were born in the US, you don't write anything in the box. Don't make mountains out of mole hills, it's all going to be fine. :)
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-19 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 in 27 days?
Well it went on for about a month at a crazy amount per day. They finally did lock her out, but it was only for a week or so. Maybe they've become more lenient now, or just simply haven't been looking very much if one of the other filers has been doing it for a while, and whatever the case, enjoy it.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-30 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 in 27 days?
When I filed in September of last year we were a very lucky bunch. My petition was approved in 33 days. I've seen them go as fast as less than a week before, back when I first joined VJ. Best thing to do is to not kick yourself over things you can't control. September 2009 had a fast month, but those before us or after us didn't. No one knows why some months they're like lightning and other months they're like snails. And trying to figure out why someone from January is still waiting while someone from August just got approved is only going to cause you a headache.

Also, once I may have gotten my NOA2 in October, but I didn't get an interview date until January.

There are other forces controlling visa times other than USCIS. It all sucks, and the waiting is hard. Heck, one of the September 2009 filers got locked out of the USCIS case updater thingie for a while because she figured out a way to see if other September petitions besides the ones on VJ had been approved. No matter how fast or how slow, it'll always drive you crazy. :)

Edited by Kayla*Mathew, 30 November 2010 - 05:52 PM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-11-30 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecurity Clearance - does it help?
Mathew stayed in AP for a week when he first got to NVC and when I asked if it was because of the secret security clearance he had in Canada, multiple reps said that they tend to investigate a little deeper when that's involved for some reason.

You'd think having clearances would help, but I guess they don't. :blush:

Edited by Kayla*Mathew, 16 January 2011 - 11:13 AM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2011-01-16 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Denied
My congratulations to your fiance on dodging this bullet if this is how you deal with stress and a bump in the road. :wow:
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2011-07-26 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter marrying in the US...

No. You stay in the U.S until your green card is approved. When you apply for your green card you can apply for EAD and AP as well. AP will allow you to travel outside of the U.S while you are waiting, but do NOT travel before you get that. If you don't have any reason to leave the U.S, then don't. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-04-29 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRfe help

The requirements state that you have to have met each other in person within 2 years. So, for example, if you got your NOA1 today that means you'd have to have met between 4/29/2011 and today. Unfortunately, this means that if you met prior to the 4/29/2011 date in this scenario, it doesn't count for filing. Since your 2 year window is between July 31, 2010 and July 31, 2012, having met in January/February is not going to work for visa purposes. You need a more recent visit.  

 

Basically, if that trip was your one and only trip, you need to make another one. It's been years since my husband and I went through this process, so I'm not sure if you can visit now and send that as a response to your RFE, or if you'll need to meet and then file all over again. I'm sure that someone will chime in on that. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-04-29 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick leave after marriage

Ah - but you are missing the main benefit of the K-1 - 

and that is for her to come into the USA for a 90 day period - which matches Mitch's plans of getting married in the USA so that his family and friends can witness the wedding. 

 

IMO, that's a big fricking deal.  So what if he can't qualify for the I-134, he can get a joint-sponser through a parent or relative, and the I-134 isn't legally binding to that joint-sponser. 

 

 

 

But he also wants to come back with her once every year or so. Coming here on the K-1 just to let the family see them get married might work out all fine and dandy, but when they try and get a tourist visa in a year or so after already having shown immigration intent is where the problem lies. Your solution is okay for a right now kind of thing, but it's going to bite him in the ### in the future if that would be something he decided to pursue. Maybe if it was a one and done visit, which this is clearly not. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-05-01 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick leave after marriage

No, it will not help you to get a tourist visa. Those are completely different departments. Basically, they'll deny you, you'll lose your interview fee and they'll tell you that you wasted their time by applying for a K-1 when you needed a tourist visa. 

 

People quit their K-1 visas in the middle of the process all the time. Some of them even petition for different people later on. It WILL be asked about in future visa interviews, but as long as you are honest it wont hurt you as bad as you think. That's why I suggested writing a letter to formally withdraw that way it is documented that you withdrew along with your reason why. Regardless of which path you pursue you're going to have a rough time from here on out because you made the mistake of applying for the K-1 when you shouldn't have. Even if you went to the interview and were brutally honest with them that you really want a tourist visa and not the K-1, they're going to flag you in the system and it's going to come up at later visa interviews. Same thing for the CR-1, and for the tourist visa as well.

 

I also think that if you follow Darnell's advice, you could be in for problems. Not because you obtained an SSN for her, but because if you come on a K-1 and then leave you are still showing immigration intent by using the K-1 in the first place. Getting a tourist visa after that might be harder, I would think. I could be wrong though, I wont claim to know everything about the system and how it works. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-05-01 08:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick leave after marriage

The only way the K-1 would benefit you is in the way that Darnell has suggested--for a Social Security number. But since you don't ever plan on living in the United States with your wife, she has absolutely no need for one. All of your assets are in China, and I assume you also bank with a Chinese bank as well. So again, she has no need for it. 

 

So basically, unless she has some need for a Social Security Number, forget the K-1 path completely, as it wont get you what you want/need. Neither will a CR-1/IR-1. Pursue the tourist visa like you had planned, but it would probably be best for you to send a letter to wherever your K-1 packet is currently and tell them that you need to withdraw your application because your life plans have changed, and you now have no intent on moving with her to the United States. Sure, it still might come up at a tourist visa interview, but if you answer honestly that you don't want to live in the United States because you enjoy your life and work in China, it shouldn't be THAT big of a deal. Honesty is always the best policy when it comes to immigration. Doing absolutely anything else can come back to bite you big time.  


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-05-01 07:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick leave after marriage

Read this, and let it soak in. Getting her a PR card is not going to be beneficial to you. Green cards are not for tourists. This is from the USCIS website. 

 

 

Maintaining Permanent Residence

 

You may lose your permanent resident status (green card) if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law, as described in Section 237 or 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (see the ?INA? link to the right). If you commit such an act, you may be brought before an immigration court to determine your right to remain a permanent resident.

Abandoning Permanent Resident Status


You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

  • Move to another country intending to live there permanently
  • Remain outside of the United States for more than 1 year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned, any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
  • Remain outside of the United States for more than 2 years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
  • Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the United States for any period
  • Declare yourself a ?nonimmigrant? on your tax returns
     

Since she lives in China, and intends to live there permanently with you, she does not need and would be abandoning her green card if she were to ever get one. Of course, you could get one and if they find out that you lied about intending to move to the US permanently in order to obtain that green card she could be banned. For life. You have to maintain a residence in the United States, and that's what you're not understanding. There is no way around this. Green card is NOT the answer for you. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-04-30 06:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick leave after marriage

What you are doing makes absolutely zero sense. None. 

 

You don't want to live in the U.S. and really just want to use the visa as a way for her to travel here, correct? Even if she gets her AP and whatnot you still have to file for permanent residency. Which, common sense will tell us, means that she is going to reside in the U.S. permanently. She can't live in China and make short trips here while keeping her residency status, as being a PR means that you spend MORE time in the U.S than out of it. Same deal with the spousal visa. When that's granted she will be a PR, but she wont be able to keep it if she isn't meeting the residency requirement. Which, by the way, she wont be if you intend to only visit the U.S for a month every year or two. Advance Parole is contingent upon you applying for her PR card anyway, so once that would be granted her AP wont be valid because she wouldn't need it anymore. And then once she stops meeting the residency requirements the same will happen with her PR. 

 

Honestly, it's like you didn't even halfway read the requirements for these visas and just decided to throw a bunch of money away. 


Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2013-04-29 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow is the US consulate in HONG KONG?

Hiya!!! just wondering how is the US Consulate in Hong KOng my fiancee currently live in Macau but shes originally from Philippines so she will be in US Embassy in Hong Kong for interview I'm pretty sure.But still waiting for the 2nd notice of action. I cant find any topic about Hong Kong Consulate..are they strict? how did they treat the applicant? did they ask a lot of question during the interview? what mostly they ask for the document as some of the member here says not all Consulate is looking for the same proof or document...well anyone who want to share their experience will be a big help for others who are waiting..I appreciate...Thanks.. :thumbs:


Yes! HKG, U.S. Consulate General in Hongkong is so Strick. No Phone Allowed inside, She can bring it but Before you can enter to the to main Building, the security officer will take your Cell phone , & Exchanged you a number of it, for you to take it, once your done with the Interview,Should be on time, If You get late , You will not entertained , & You can enter Only Inside the Building if you have Original paper of your appointment Date, on the day you come.I Spent Halfday,. Good luck to your Fiancee interview, just on time. :)
kjmel38FemalePhilippines2010-08-31 08:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa approved - only one document needed for stamp
QUOTE (kba0717 @ Jul 27 2009, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
his mother called a couple of days afterwards wanting to know if he was in the States and that if he was, to have him call them. He forgot to call and let them know that he would be out of the country, silly boy.



So I meant to write that his mom called saying that his BANK had called and wanted to know if he was in the US.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-07-27 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa approved - only one document needed for stamp
My fiance found that his bank (RBC Royal Bank) allows Canadians to open up a US checking account, but he hasn't done it yet. I think he will soon so that it will be easier for him to get access to his money while he's visiting me. When he bought my engagement ring in Cuyahoga Falls, OH(he was driving down to visit me that time) his mother called a couple of days afterwards wanting to know if he was in the States and that if he was, to have him call them. He forgot to call and let them know that he would be out of the country, silly boy.


But I really find it strange that they would request info of a joint checking account. Even with RBC Royal Bank allowing him to have a U.S bank account, I doubt they would allow it to be a JOINT checking account(I'd have to check). 99.9% of the time banks will require a SSN from both applicants. Just smells fishy, and I didn't eat Tuna for lunch. blink.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-07-27 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK this is silly but............
QUOTE (Leeander @ Aug 24 2009, 05:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our printer is printing those forms out in a red colour, like all the writing and what not, is it supposed to be a completely black form so is it our printer? or would this be ok for them?

Thanks blush.gif



When my printer prints in that red color that means it's about out of ink. I'd buy a new ink cartridge and try it again.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question...
QUOTE (Residentangel @ Aug 24 2009, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Aug 24 2009, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"Visitor" would be appropriate - am not 100% certain about Canadian crossings as to whether or not there is an I-94 or similar Arrival/Departure stamp in his passport though.


They do stamp the passport when you cross the border, via vehicle or plane. I'm from Canada and have travelled many many times to Colorado in the past 4 years. I don't have my passport in front of me at the moment so I can't check what exactly they stamp in it.



His passport has never been stamped when he's driving.

QUOTE (Residentangel @ Aug 24 2009, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Aug 24 2009, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"Visitor" would be appropriate - am not 100% certain about Canadian crossings as to whether or not there is an I-94 or similar Arrival/Departure stamp in his passport though.



When he drives for some reason they dont stamp his passport. He's flown twice and had it stamped both times, but not when he drives.


That's really strange. I guess it's just based on where you cross at and how firm they are?



He crosses as thousand islands bridge in Ontario. He lives close to Montreal though, but he just goes through Thousand Islands bridge.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question...
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Aug 24 2009, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"Visitor" would be appropriate - am not 100% certain about Canadian crossings as to whether or not there is an I-94 or similar Arrival/Departure stamp in his passport though.



When he drives for some reason they dont stamp his passport. He's flown twice and had it stamped both times, but not when he drives.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question...
QUOTE (Residentangel @ Aug 24 2009, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kba0717 @ Aug 24 2009, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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I've read the guides and looked at this application about 12 billion times but I'm a little worried about how to answer this question.

On the I-129F, question 11 asks if my fiance has ever been in the U.S.(he's been here to visit me 4 times since last November, so I checked the yes box), but then question 12 asks if he's currently in the U.S, and what he arrived as. He's here with me now, he drove down on August 9th and will be here until September 6th. He doesn't have a tourist visa or anything, he just drove down. He's never had a visa of any kind before. I know that since he's here and will be here still when we send off the packet that I should answer this question, but I'm not sure HOW to answer it. I assume that if I put "visitor" that it has to do with that I-94 right?

I know the answer is going to be simple as can be, but I'm just trying to do this right. Any help will be appreciated. blush.gif


What exactly are you asking. Citizens of Canada are not required to have any visa to enter the US so just answer YES hes here, he came to visit, no big deal.


The question is what to put in that little box that says "He or she last arrived as a:(visitor, student, exchange alien,
crewman, stowaway, temporary worker, without inspection, etc.)". My initial reaction is to just put visitor in there, but I wanted to get a general census from everyone if thats what I should do. Dont want to mess up or anything on a simple question like that. I realize I'm overthinking it.



I haven't done the application myself yet but I think that's what I would put. Even though Canadians aren't required to have a visa to visit, he's still a visitor.


I think that's what I'll do. He's a visitor, afterall. Shouldn't be rocketscience, I'm just making this way harder than it has to be. smile.gif

Good luck!

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question...
QUOTE (thepizzadude @ Aug 24 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kba0717 @ Aug 24 2009, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've read the guides and looked at this application about 12 billion times but I'm a little worried about how to answer this question.

On the I-129F, question 11 asks if my fiance has ever been in the U.S.(he's been here to visit me 4 times since last November, so I checked the yes box), but then question 12 asks if he's currently in the U.S, and what he arrived as. He's here with me now, he drove down on August 9th and will be here until September 6th. He doesn't have a tourist visa or anything, he just drove down. He's never had a visa of any kind before. I know that since he's here and will be here still when we send off the packet that I should answer this question, but I'm not sure HOW to answer it. I assume that if I put "visitor" that it has to do with that I-94 right?

I know the answer is going to be simple as can be, but I'm just trying to do this right. Any help will be appreciated. blush.gif


What exactly are you asking. Citizens of Canada are not required to have any visa to enter the US so just answer YES hes here, he came to visit, no big deal.


The question is what to put in that little box that says "He or she last arrived as a:(visitor, student, exchange alien,
crewman, stowaway, temporary worker, without inspection, etc.)". My initial reaction is to just put visitor in there, but I wanted to get a general census from everyone if thats what I should do. Dont want to mess up or anything on a simple question like that. I realize I'm overthinking it.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 16:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question...
I've read the guides and looked at this application about 12 billion times but I'm a little worried about how to answer this question.

On the I-129F, question 11 asks if my fiance has ever been in the U.S.(he's been here to visit me 4 times since last November, so I checked the yes box), but then question 12 asks if he's currently in the U.S, and what he arrived as. He's here with me now, he drove down on August 9th and will be here until September 6th. He doesn't have a tourist visa or anything, he just drove down. He's never had a visa of any kind before. I know that since he's here and will be here still when we send off the packet that I should answer this question, but I'm not sure HOW to answer it. I assume that if I put "visitor" that it has to do with that I-94 right?

I know the answer is going to be simple as can be, but I'm just trying to do this right. Any help will be appreciated. blush.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-08-24 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions re: Residence/Employment last 5 yrs
Like others have said, you need to get as close as possible, but I don't think being a little off will hurt you too badly. I have times in my employment history where I didn't have a job because I was in school so when I had those times I made sure to put something like Aug 2006-December 2006- Unemployed(In School). Don't leave any gaps in your history for your work or residences. Double check everything, I messed mine up like 3 times in silly ways.

Good luck!!! smile.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 16:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325a Address Question
I used my college address for the time that I was in college because I had bank statements coming there where I opened up a bank account while in college. When you have official mail and things coming to an address, even if for a short period of time, that address will come up on public records about you. Even if you haven't noticed your college address coming up on any kind of record for you, it's probably safe to go ahead and put it down.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYoung couple seeking some help ;o
He might have joined the other day, but he also says that he's been researching for a while. Doesn't look like it to me. I'm just saying. I might be brutal, and I'll fully admit that, but I see no reason not to be when someone completely refuses to read and understand things for themselves. We might sit here all day and tell this guy everything he needs to know, but at the end of the day we're just making it harder for him because he wont learn to look through things for himself and fully comprehend. I've been engaged since Feb. and have been reading, reading, reading and have looked through more immigration websites, and topics on this forum than you can imagine. I might have only joined in June, but I've been around for a while.

Bottom line, we all have to depend on ourselves at some point or another. Especially when it comes to the hard icky stuff. If that makes me rude that I want someone to learn instead of depend on others 100%, then I'll wear my rude crown proudly.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 16:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYoung couple seeking some help ;o
If you read the guides, like multiple people suggested, you'd know about the fees. Or you can go to the USCIS website. If you're going to go through any of this you're going to have to learn how to read the guides and instructions.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-08 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
QUOTE (Kathlyn and Tim @ Sep 10 2009, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kba0717 @ Sep 10 2009, 06:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's almost time to send my application in, and I'm torn. I can either use the document box, or I can use a USPS envelope. When I put my application in the box it still has room to move around and I'm kind of worried that things might look like a mess by the time they get to the Vermont Service Center.

So I've decided to take a poll and go from there. I still have a few days before I send my packet in, so as silly as this question might be, take a load off and answer a light-hearted question for a change(instead of those about the dredded RFE's, and other things that can go wrong. crying.gif )!

So what did you use to send your application?



just send it by e-mail. whistling.gif



I was thinking that, but also with a cute little lolcat picture attached to it as well! kicking.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
QUOTE (BrianandMerne @ Sep 10 2009, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You may want to read on this one To give you an idea.



Thanks for posting your thread. Kind of nice to know I'm not the only one wondering about this kind of thing!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
Sorry, I meant petition. smile.gif I keep wanting to call it application for some reason.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
I'm not from Canada, and I'm a girl. Just letting you all know.

I'm sending in 80 pages because I am thorough. I'm not satisfied sending in the bare minimum. If some of you are, that's fine, but that's not who I am. I don't want there to be a single doubt in whoever opens the packets mind that Mathew and I are a legitimate couple. And it is only 80 pages because his phone bills show detailed calling. I included 3 of his phone bills and highlighted the calls. I also have a couple of his bank statements from when he's driven down here, plane tickets from him and I both, a letter, and then the application. It might not be 80 pages, it's probably closer to 50.

What you do and how little you send in is your business, how much I send in is mine. I think there's nothing wrong with people who want to send in exta. The officer might not look at all of it, or care about anything but the bare minimum, but I rest easier knowing that I put 10000000% effort into what I sent in. This is the rest of my life, you know!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
QUOTE (payxibka @ Sep 10 2009, 07:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kba0717 @ Sep 10 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Mine is close to 80 pages (I'm very thorough), but there's still wiggle room in that box. It'll fit in an envelope, but I'm just scared for it's safety. It's like my baby I'm shipping!


just get one of the USPS priority oversized envelopes... there free to use and will easily handle 80 pages of stuff



Thats the kind of envelope I'm talking about. smile.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 06:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
Mine is close to 80 pages (I'm very thorough), but there's still wiggle room in that box. It'll fit in an envelope, but I'm just scared for it's safety. It's like my baby I'm shipping!

Edited by kba0717, 10 September 2009 - 06:31 AM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 06:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do you all use to send your applications in?
It's almost time to send my application in, and I'm torn. I can either use the document box, or I can use a USPS envelope. When I put my application in the box it still has room to move around and I'm kind of worried that things might look like a mess by the time they get to the Vermont Service Center.

So I've decided to take a poll and go from there. I still have a few days before I send my packet in, so as silly as this question might be, take a load off and answer a light-hearted question for a change(instead of those about the dredded RFE's, and other things that can go wrong. crying.gif )!

So what did you use to send your application?
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-10 06:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting a clue.
I think that the thing that helped me ease my mind the most when I was first starting was to print out the forms and fill them all out. I may have did practice runs on this stuff 5 or 6 times. But each time I did it, the more comfortable I became with the information I put down. Now that I'm getting ready here next week to send my petition in I'm about 99.9% sure I wont get an RFE for this portion of my petition. I've checked over it a thousand times. That doesn't mean that I wont, you never know what will happen, but I feel great about everything.

Spend some time reading through the USCIS website, along with this one. Even if you feel like you don't understand it, keep reading and eventually you'll have that moment of AHA! and you'll be fine. But if not, asking questions here is great too.

Good luck!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-09-12 07:03:00