ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter K1 marriage, how long for work or school?

1.  Please don't even insult me by questioning my reading skills or I will ask you to compare our educational qualifications and that won't be very nice for you, I'm very sure of that! smile.png

 

2.  how practical it is is another story - I agreed with you on what you said about the practicalities.

 

3.  I'm just trying to be helping like people are to me. I agree, I could have worded it better

1.  All that matters is educational qualifications in regard to the immigration process.  The others are irrelevant.

 

2.  "How practical it is" is the only story.

 

3.  When we're new, we don't know what we don't know.  Please ruminate on that, and perhaps in the future your wording will improve to the point where what you say could not possibly be misinterpreted and could not possibly mislead anyone else.  A good self-guide is, "If everyone on VisaJourney followed exactly what I say, what is the worst outcome that might result?"

 

Peace.


Edited by TBoneTX, 02 July 2013 - 01:26 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-02 01:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter K1 marriage, how long for work or school?

Here and in at least one of your other posts, you speak theoretically.  The visa journey is one of hard, functional, practical reality.  Many hours have been spent in the last several years by experienced VJ members to correct "theoretical" realities that are useless or a waste of money in practice.  I know that if I were new to the immigration process and an unwashed VJ member, I would not appreciate being confused by functionally impractical advice from someone who proffers grandiose-sounding "realities" that are useless in practice.

 

If it's impractical or a financial waste to apply for an EAD that might be good for a few days at best (which it is), and if holding a religious wedding ceremony might risks the wrath of the consulate (which it most certainly has), what possible good does it do for ANY VJ member to bring up that these actions are theoretically possible?  Please answer this convincingly before arguing further theoretical points.

 

Example:  Just about no consulate formally states, in print, that the U.S. petitioner's presence is required if the visa has a chance of being approved at the beneficiary's interview.  This has led a great many VJ members to say "No, you (the petitioner) do not have to be there."  In practice, it's quite valuable for the petitioner to be on the consular premises or just outside, and at some consulates, the visa has not a snowball's chance in hell of being approved if the petitioner isn't there.  Would you still argue that "the petitioner need not be on or near the premises during the beneficiary's interview"?

 

In terms of activity on this forum, Jay-Kay currently happens to be (arguably) our premier member in offering complete, accurate advice -- and in responding patiently to patently uninformed or ludicrously inaccurate posts.  If you disagree with her content or tone, or with mine, you're encouraged to hit the "report" button at the low right of any of our posts, and let the VJ Moderation team pass judgment.  Thank you for your kind consideration.


Edited by TBoneTX, 02 July 2013 - 12:28 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-02 00:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter K1 marriage, how long for work or school?

 

It is correct, [...]

Please avoid giving inaccurate advice.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-01 23:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisa k1 interview question (proceso administrativo)

Folks, please remember to write in English in these "upper" forums, so that all readers can understand what's going on and either participate or learn something, si man.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-05-28 23:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescosponsor in vietnam

Have you read "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy" (links atop every VJ page)?  Have you searched the Vietnam regional subforum for answers?  Please do these things, and if you still have questions, come on back to ask them. :thumbs:


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-10 00:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCIUDAD JUAREZ K1 VISA APPROVED!!

hey after you get aproved do u have to wait in juarez for ur fiancess visa???or where do they mailed it out to?

1. You can read "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy" (links atop any VJ page) for this information.

2. You can read within the Mexico/Latin America/South America regional forum for this information.

3.  This thread is 2 years old.


Edited by TBoneTX, 10 July 2013 - 02:03 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-10 02:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I be proactive?

No. I didn't submit any of that. I have it all. Photos, itinerary, emails, social media proof. I think the lady that helped me with the app, was under the impression that those were needed only for the interview...

The lady who "helped" you made the cardinal error of underestimating ANY Latin American consulate.  If you receive an RFE (hope that you do), include solid evidence of bona fide relationship with a cover-note of "USCIS: Upon petition approval, please ensure that the embassy receives this material" or similar.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-10 00:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresasking about son of k1

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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-12 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 GOLDEN TIPS

Here's another overview (broadly retrospective):

 

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-12 23:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion for those that have received K-1 visa

Bear in mind also that an indeterminate period of "administrative processing" might occur before beneficiaries from Middle Eastern & North African countries receive their otherwise-approved visas.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-05-28 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures60 day investigation after K1 approval at interview

It sounds like a form of Administrative Review.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-02 01:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Interview - Proof of ongoing relationship

It's not required that you go there to visit him/her while your petition is pending, it looks good but it's not required.

Other advice is great, but let's make sure that other readers understand that such visits (and evidence therefrom) can be integral in the consul's eyes.  It can look good in some consulates and be crucial in others.  Just wanted to point that out.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-12 23:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIn Person Meeting requirement

Playing the amateur attorney again I see! I stated my personal experiences with USCIS and the original poster can take from it what he wishes. I'm pretty sure he will have no problem being approved. He has already filed so let us wait and see! smile.png

Impersonating an attorney is a felony that I shall never commit.  The obvious and dangerous fallacies of your previous statements have been exposed, and the only proper response from you is to write "I was wrong to project my individual experience as a global expectation, in contrast to USCIS and VisaJourney guidelines, and neither the OP nor anyone else should assume that my situation is typical or that my assumptions are reliable.  I've been a VisaJourney member for less than 3 weeks, and I intend to refrain from posting in my currently established pattern until I've gained enough experience and time-in-grade to be able to provide reliable advice."  Words MEAN things.


Edited by TBoneTX, 14 July 2013 - 12:35 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-14 00:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIn Person Meeting requirement

Geeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....................................just because it "worked for You".......doesn't qualify "it" as a guideline!     Please....this is not amature hour. Don't give "advice" that you know nothing about just because "it worked for You"!.....       Visajourney has proven, guidelines which should be adhered to, to get the best result.   Being a 5 month rookie and giving advice to someone is not really your place.   Some bimbo may have just passed "your" application through, but that does not qualify "you" to give an example for others to follow!

People need to use their heads............if you came to Visajourney looking for advice, then at least do "some" homework and read the guidelines.

It's ok to ask questions.....but at least try first to comprehend what you need to do first...there is plenty of "proven" wisdom here.    There is also plenty of those who tell you false assumptions of what "WORKED FOR THEM"!. God bless You that you were lucky, but I seriously doubt it had anything to do with getting that stage of approval...............Geeeeeezzz...give me a break!                  DONT GIVE ADVICE THAT IS NOT PROVEN.....it could ruin someone else's dreams........let others of experience handle this part.protest6wz.gif 

 

Completely correct, and thank you, si man.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-13 01:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIn Person Meeting requirement

I wasn't advising him, since he has already sent in his petition and the said evidence. I was simply reassuring him not to worry about what he did send in because I sent the same in and I was approved without a problem, so the California centre aren't super strict on following things word for word.

This is among the worst advice ever posted on VJ.

 

1. If the above poster's petition got approved with such thin evidence, it was purely luck, or sloppiness on the part of the adjudicator.  Primary evidence of having met within the 2 years before filing the petition includes boarding passes, passport stamps, etc.  Photographs are secondary evidence at best.  This is very well known and is beyond debate.

 

2. In no way can the above poster's situation be generalized to "the California centre aren't [sic] super strict on following things word for word."  No way at all.

 

3. Poster, again:  PLEASE avoid giving advice that could be misconstrued, and offering opinions as fact, when belief in either one could very realistically get people into deep or time-consuming trouble if they followed it.  People who haven't yet filed a petition are reading this thread.

 

Original Poster:  Wait for an RFE, if any.  Do not (do NOT!) attempt to send anything extra at this time, because the chances approach zero that it would be matched up with your petition.  Anything that you wish to send should wait for an RFE.  This includes information that satisfies the RFE plus any extra "front-loading"-type material that you might want the consulate to see.


Edited by TBoneTX, 13 July 2013 - 01:00 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-13 00:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much is too much?

Thanks smile.png I talked to my fiance already and we've decided to wait until after my second visit. We both agree it is better to do everything right the FIRST time instead of rushing the process.

This makes me glad indeed, but not as glad as I'll be to hear what I hope will be your story of success after one interview.  Stay active here (reading and posting) and let us know of your progress.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-14 01:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much is too much?

I dont know what happened when I replyed. my reply is in the quote :-P opps!!!

You headbonk.gif me, and I'll headbonk.gif you, si man. smile.png

 

My transgression was more headbonk.gif-worthy than yours.

 

But back to the main point:  You're truly fortunate to be able to hold back and do what you can do, si man.  As wrenching as it might now be, I urge you in the strongest possible terms to delay your gratification.

 

Doing so now could save months of delay and emotional agony later.  Trust me.  Having been through what I went through, I'd give anything to be able to go back and do it over correctly -- as you now have the opportunity to do.

 

This thread might be of interest, si man:

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/


Edited by TBoneTX, 14 July 2013 - 12:44 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-14 00:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much is too much?
im still completely nervous. I only met my fiance one time. i will be visting him again for one month in september..... Was gonna wait to send out the package [until i returned from my second trip], but I dont wanna wait any longer! What do you think?

Jessica, I'd certainly wait to file until after your visit.  This is a golden opportunity to accumulate (further, solid) evidence of bona fide relationship and to front-load your petition package judiciously so that the consul has his/her mind made up in your favor before the actual interview occurs.  You're very fortunate to be in this position!

 

(Edited to correct the name of the OP. :bonk: )


Edited by TBoneTX, 14 July 2013 - 12:39 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-13 23:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much is too much?

Which countries are considered "high risk countries for fraud"?

In answer to this question, which I'd asked verbatim years ago, an immigration attorney/former consul said, "Any poor country."  The intensity of the interview scrutiny varies within the general level of fraud risk, and current reviews of interviews (particularly the WORST stories) are important to consider.


Tunisia would be considered a high risk country for fraud so you will need a considerable amount.

Did you read posts #18 and #21 in this thread before you responded?


Edited by TBoneTX, 12 July 2013 - 11:51 PM.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-12 23:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much is too much?

With which consulate will you be dealing?  This is the crucial element vis-a-vis front-loading of the petition package.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-10 00:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidn't know fiance is divorced at interview

But not knowing about something as major as a divorce is a big thing, and will throw into doubt your relationship- in 6 years, he never said anything?

It's a big thing not only in terms of the visa, but also in terms of the relationship itself.  Should anything this big be hidden from one member of a couple?


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 01:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa evidence: Translation

Evidence such as chat logs, letters, emails, retail receipts, etc. never needs to be translated.  There is nothing wrong with translating such items but doing so is nothing more than needless busywork (or expense if done professionally).

Brother Ryan is completely correct in regard to labeling the photos.  He's also technically correct about not translating other items, strictly for USCIS purposes.  I'd like to expand on his answer a bit.

 

USCIS will not care about inclusions in the petition package that go beyond their own requirements (chat logs, etc.).  However, USCIS passes your petition package (once it's approved) to the consulate.  One must always look ahead to the crucial consulate/embassy (interview) phase, which generally seems very under-considered by people at the petition stage.

 

At a tough consulate, it's not out of the question that evidence brought to the interview will be refused, with the claim that it doesn't exist.  This sounds senseless, but it has happened.  The consulates are not supposed to reject evidence that they know USCIS has seen.  Therefore, when USCIS petitions are "front-loaded" with evidence of bona fide relationship, key pieces of foreign-language evidence can be translated and included.  This is so USCIS can be considered to have seen the evidence (which has been translated into English), which means that the consulate can't deny its existence or claim that USCIS hasn't seen it.

 

Dmitriy, the Moscow embassy is not known as a "tough" place, at this particular time.  Therefore, you need not translate anything.  However, others who are going through tougher embassies/consulates might consider translating a selected few pieces of key evidence (correspondence, etc.) among extra items that are front-loaded into the USCIS petition package.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 00:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Form questions (2 quick ones!)

1.  Either "unknown" or "last known [city] [country]."

2.  Month and year should suffice.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE affadavit from friends, neighbors...??

Yes, and please construct your VJ timeline so that people can help you better.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 23:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere did you gether the documents before you sent them to the USCIS?? folder? Binder??

Sweating over the packages can really decline as you proceed through the immigration process.  See here:

 

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/

 

I should add that it's helpful -- on the outer mailing-label -- to type "Original I-129F Petition" as the first line.  This can help the package-disassemblers who first handle the incoming package.


Edited by TBoneTX, 15 July 2013 - 11:41 PM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 23:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere did you gether the documents before you sent them to the USCIS?? folder? Binder??

Read the "Assembly" guide amongst the VJ resources available to you.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 00:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHigh Fraud consulates or embassy or country
True, but they can ask in the MENA subforum, for example.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2011-01-29 03:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHigh Fraud consulates or embassy or country
People are reviving a nearly two-year-old thread that had run its course.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2011-01-29 02:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHigh Fraud consulates or embassy or country
QUOTE (christera22 @ Mar 9 2009, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All people with correct intentions and honesty and bonafide relation & marriage will of course pass.
This cannot be said with ANY truth, accuracy, or authority.

An immigration attorney & ex-consul answered my "what is a high-fraud country" question with "any poor country."

Ecuador is not known as a high-fraud country, but the Section Chief of the Immigrant Visa Unit was pulled from his cushy job with the OAS in Washington and assigned to yet another consular post. His specialty is anti-human-trafficking (he has lectured on this all over the world). Therefore, any interviewees in Guayaquil should beware this focus. I should add here, in case anyone has missed it elsewhere, that the U.S. citizen must attend the first interview (K-1, K-3, CR-1) or the visa will be delayed interminably or outright refused. There are no exceptions, even if you (the USC) are on your deathbed. And, should you ask the consulate if you need to attend, the consulate will not answer your question or will lie to you.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2009-03-10 23:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE...asking for passport stamp...but never got one?!

*** Duplicate post removed from other forum -- no need to post but once. ***

 

Welcome to VJ! :)


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 23:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence of relationship was returned... general questions.

Really? Regular paper?

Any ol' format.  I was privately wondering where your conclusion came from.  Who told you this?


A valid consideration.

Thanks for agreeing -- the consular phase is NOT to be underestimated.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEvidence of relationship was returned... general questions.

There is common confusion about these items:

 

1. The statement of how you met.

2. Proof that you met.

3. Intent to marry

4.Ongoing relationship.

 

These are all different and separate requirements.

 

At the stage of filing an I-129F, you dont need to prove an ongoing relationship (4). That comes later, at the interview.

The bolded statement is correct when we're talking about USCIS only.  An important qualification is that front-loading (including evidence of a bona fide relationship) can be crucial before the interview stage, when the reviewing consular officer looks at the by-then-approved petition package and forms an impression.  Just wanted to point that out.

 

OP, Jay-Kay has recommended that you bring that evidence to the interview; she has experience with your consulate, and you can trust her advice.  However, folks who will deal with tougher consulates should strongly consider front-loading to a greater or lesser extent.


Edited by TBoneTX, 15 July 2013 - 09:23 PM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 21:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 GOLDEN TIPS

I suggest you study, from a PC, the Guides section.  There are 3 specific K-1 things, plus a general packet assembly guide.

On a handphone or feckless pad? Turn it off, come back on a PC.

OP, Darnell is giving you the correct and appropriate advice here.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 00:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 GOLDEN TIPS

Welcome, si man.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-14 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 GOLDEN TIPS

Here's a retrospective look:

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-14 00:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA LOT of K-1 FIANCE SPONSORSHIP QUESTIONS

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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-15 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-797C, Notice of Action (Different Format)

Are you securing your file copy of the documents for yourself?  This isn't entirely clear, but if it's what you're doing, the format is up to you.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-18 01:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressame sex K-1 visa

http://www.visajourn...erview-refusal/

 


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-18 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFrontloading Your I-129F/K-1 Petition. Opinions/experiences?

[...] the extra documentation added for front-loading is not necessary for the I-129F to be approved. The purpose of front-loading is not to get your petition approved. It is so the documentation will be in your file and the CO at the consulate will have access to it. Its purpose is for the actual K-1 visa approval.

This is but the most recent of several outstanding answers.  All that I can add is this:  In general, the consul will have made up his mind in a "Refuse visa / Issue 221g / Grant visa" before the beneficiary walks in to the interview.

 

USCIS will not care about evidence of bona fide relationship, in the petition package, that goes beyond its own requirements.  However, the consulate is not supposed to be able to deny the existence of material that it knows that USCIS has seen.  Consulates have, of course, refused to accept evidence brought by the beneficiary to the interview and simultaneously claimed that there was insufficient evidence of a bona fide relationship.

 

Had I known in advance what I learned the hard way about the ####### Guayaquil consulate, I would have waited to file the I-129F petition until after my second visit to Mrs. T-B.-to-be, and front-loaded the holy hell out of the petition with the additional accumulated evidence.

 

The petitioner's presence on the consular premises (or just outside) will score points.

 

Two things have become clear to me during my time on VJ:  (1) New members focus so hard on the initial petition (I-129F, in this discussion) that they fail to look ahead and consider the broader picture.  (2) The broader picture is the consular phase, which is all-important and incredibly hard to straighten out if it's screwed up or if one gets hosed.

 

See some additional thoughts here:

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-18 00:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrouble with addresses for Intent to Marry letter

Is this for the I-129F petition? Addresses are not a requirement for the letter of intent. Put the Dallas Lockbox where you mail the petition to, or put no address at all. It doesn't matter. Only the pertinent information and an original signature is needed.

True.  If one must put something, "To whom it concerns" covers everybody.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-07-20 23:44:00