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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChat Records Stress
No thumb drives or electronic media can be looked at, so printouts are the way to go.

Pick meaningful messages that YOU want THEM to see. Avoid overwhelming them with too many. Print the overall log (message titles only). Perhaps print a bunch of full messages, pick the most meaningful to hand over at first, and keep some "secondary" ones with you to offer during the actual interview.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-07 02:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre you on this list????

Well when TSC gets 7 approvals and CSC gets 12 for the month of February, I thought I'd say something. TSC hasn't really approved anyone since April 2011.

Good reminder -- thanks.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-06 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP!!!!
An RFE is a golden opportunity to ALSO include further evidence of a bona fide relationship. Yes, send the letter of intent, and also copies of chat logs, photos, and anything else to bolster your case. USCIS will not care about the extra material, but the embassy most certainly will.

1. Regarding the extra material, send them what YOU want THEM (at the embassy) to see.
2. Cover everything with the USCIS return sheet, and add a note saying "Extra material is for the embassy" or similar language.

Edited to add: The above hints and more are here:
http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/

Edited by TBoneTX, 08 March 2013 - 11:30 PM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-08 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow much $ do I have to have in bank??
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-10 03:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate: do they already know they'll approve or not?

Thank you for the information. [...] If you can think of anything I am missing here please help, and thank you again I will take your luck.

Be careful about whom you believe on here.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-13 00:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate: do they already know they'll approve or not?

To clarify

If marriage to someone 20 years older is forbidden in a country then they will not approve a fiance visa to marry in america. But a have seen a couple marriage visas approved with a 20 yr differemce

For the benefit of everyone here, please name some of these countries.

Edited by TBoneTX, 12 March 2013 - 01:38 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-12 01:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate: do they already know they'll approve or not?

So for those that get approved with very little (or no) secondary evidence submitted with the I-129F petition, how is that possible? Especially if they get asked simple basic questions at the Consulate interview & are NOT asked to see lots of other proof?

A variable that can matter a lot is the petitioner's presence on the consular premises during the first interview.

The reasoning is elaborated on here:
http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-12 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate: do they already know they'll approve or not?

I have researched the visa process and I have found that USCIS will add notes to your petition
These notes tell the CO what issues to question you on.

During more than 5 active years on VisaJourney, and in exhaustive discussions with multiple immigration attorneys and perusal of dozens more immigration-law websites, I have never heard this claimed. Furthermore, there is an uneasy coexistence between USCIS (Dept. of Homeland Security) and the Bureau of Consular Affairs (Dept. of State). Please support your contention with source material.

Also there are some countries that have a clause (marriage) that say if she is 20 years older then him, they cannot marry.

Please name them.

And if the marriage is not allowed in his home country then the fiance visa willnot be approved.

The purpose of the K-1 visa is to marry in the United States. Please elaborate on your point.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-12 00:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill it help?

Do you think my presence with her will improve her chances of getting the visa?

This is the exact question that the OP asked. Read point #7 in this thread: http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/

(Organizer hat on)
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-01-30 03:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew Hope after K1 Denial

Certificate Of No Marriage

In many (most?) countries, this document is the exception and not the rule.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-18 01:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlanning on Scheduling Interview & Process Followthrough

6. Interview at US Embassy Manila
7. Await Visa Delivery/Picked up

In many places, the presumption of visa-issuance would be premature or outright folly.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-20 01:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Packet at embasy

It's so easy to just make a copy of your packet and mail it, why wouldn't you do that?
When the time comes for the interview, mail the originals of what you submitted to your fiance. Pretty easy stuff.

Good advice. Also, regarding what to expect, have you looked in the "Thailand" regional subforum, and perhaps consulted some of the chief members there?
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-07 02:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSent in I-129F two weeks before 2 year mark, will it get denied?

I am actually trying to see how many people would reply with the same thing, cause that would determine what's correct.

If I understand this correctly, you're relying on a predominating number of similar answers to determine what the correct information is. This can be dangerous, because if more clueless fuzzbrains respond with completely wrong information than do knowledgeable posters with the right information, that doesn't make the fuzzbrains' information fit to rely upon. The correct information is to be relied upon. Sheer volume, by itself, means nothing.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-03-30 01:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa
See my reply in your duplicate thread in this forum.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-02 01:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa
Gentle correction: You can file the I-129F petition, as long as you have met in person within the last 2 years and are both free to marry.

Edited by TBoneTX, 02 April 2013 - 01:24 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-02 01:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow often does a k-1 get denied

only have met once in person once

This rings a warning bell. Sometimes, one in-person meeting is adequate at the consular level, but other times (perhaps the preponderance) it is not. Do everything in your power to spend time in person with her -- either multiple short visits or fewer longer visits -- and collect copious evidence of your bona fide relationship to present at the eventual interview.

In addition, it's irresponsible and potentially quite harmful for members to say "you're fine" without knowing the exact circumstances of the case. You can get an impression from general feedback, and learn more from reading "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy" for YOUR consulate by clicking those links, which are atop every VJ page.

Edited by TBoneTX, 06 April 2013 - 12:42 AM.

TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-06 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas ranting died down on CSC K-1??
The frustration hasn't died down at all -- see the "USCIS Service Centers" forum.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-06 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner present at cosulate interview!

I will be there at the interview, better to be risk free!

From what I've read about Santo Domingo, it's crucial for you, the petitioner, to attend. It won't eliminate all risk, but it will certainly help your chances. Good move to resolve to be there.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-06 00:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill my criminal convictions deny my K1 visa?
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-07 23:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE update
When we were at this stage, I asked an immigration officer at USCIS about the updating of the system. He said, "If we updated every case every time something happened, it would crash the (computer) system."

The veteran VJ member Gary and Alla will readily tell you that his K-1 update still read "pending" even after his wife became a U.S. citizen. Therefore, avoid putting too much faith or stock in the on-line system.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-09 23:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForm I-134 Verbiage very tough on Petitioner
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-11 00:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo middle name
Avoid putting anything at all that could raise a question or be misinterpreted. I put "-----" for mine.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2011-12-31 01:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImportant Decision..what would you do?

we've both decided the interview is more important. He's planning on furthering his education here so it won't be the last graduation! We feel, even though I can't go in, that it would still look good if I were there and I know he's going to a little nervous so being there will help :)

Excellent decision! Get there a few days early, in time to take pictures of yourselves in various situations. Find a place to have them developed, and hand them over to the person who collects them at the embassy.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-09 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImportant Decision..what would you do?

Attendance at a graduation will not mean much if he gets denied at the interview.

This is dead-nuts accurate and the ONLY thing that matters.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-09 01:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhere do i send it for letter of intent?
And, because you're going through Guayaquil, study these two threads and front-load your I-129F petition package accordingly:

http://www.visajourn...yaquil-ecuador/

http://www.visajourn...rative-process/
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-23 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Form
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-24 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Consulate Confusion
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-14 01:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Interview - Can and Should Petitioner go?

Anyone with advice is welcome.

The petitioner's presence on the consular premises never hurts and can help.

http://www.visajourn...rney-completed/
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-25 02:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRfe at interview
Your case is another example of why it's important for the U.S. petitioner to be on the consular premises during the interview. If the beneficiary hands the petitioner's U.S. passport to the consul, it can considerably improve the chances of being granted the visa.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-23 23:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCalling Each Other Husband and Wife
For others (non-UK interviewees) who are reading: This question comes up too often, and there are several threads about it. For I-129F petitioners/K-1 interviewees to refer to themselves as "husband" & "wife" is similar to loading a 6-shooter with 6 bullets, putting the gun to one's head, and firing. Avoid giving anybody -- at USCIS or the consulate/embassy -- any reason to deny the petition or refuse the visa.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-25 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F packet complete, but....
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TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-25 23:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresa few questions about NOA2 and the rest of the process
Congratulations on the petition approval, Amigo! :thumbs:

You'll be getting the notice of the approval, a single letter. It's good to have the original to take to the interview, but there's plenty of time.

Your fiancee should get (from you) a complete copy of the I-129F petition package that you sent to USCIS. (You made a copy, si man?) That way, she'll be able to study everything that you sent in, and know the answers if asked.

It will take some time before GYQ receives the approved petition from USCIS. Interview-scheduling is taking at LEAST a couple of months. Go atop any VJ page, click "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy," and read what recent interviewees have to say about the mechanics of the scheduling and the interview. I'll come back here to give you the ID of a young lady who just got her interview date, and you & she can correspond. She's doing a CR-1, so the process will differ a little, but she'll be of help.

Your thick file folder will be NO problem to bring along. You'll have to check your cell phones either at the entrance (I think it's that, now) or outside. As with any consulate, no electronic media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) are allowed in. There might be other such prohibitions, such as lighters, pocketknives, and similar.

Getting back to the file folder, you can NEVER bring too much information along to that consulate. In fact, when you know the interview date (this will take some time to get, most likely), plan to be in Guayaquil at least a full day (better, two days) ahead so that you can take a lot of fotos of yourselves together, get them developed (at the big mall is a good place), and bring them along to shove under the window. As we've discussed before, the most crucial thing is for YOU to be present when she interviews, si man.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-25 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy interview is locming...
You're out-freaking, see man. Think positive thoughts.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-25 02:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! DS 260 QUESTION!
*** Thread moved from Mexico regional subforum to K-1 Process forum, for wider coverage and because answers can be of interest to many. ***
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-26 23:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes it really matter? Please help!!!!!
From USCIS's standpoint, you should be fine. To comment further, we'll need to know the consulate at which the interview will be conducted. This could be crucial.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-26 23:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresus petitioner traveling to juarez

If it was not for the news each night you would not even suspect the city is so dangerous.

Si, man. The U.S. media have played the major role in killing people's livelihoods in the Mexican border cities. Back when Nuevo Laredo was "ground zero for wanton murders and rife with drug activity" (according to our illustrious media), I went there, on foot across the pedestrian bridge. I was just about the only gringo there. It was the cleanest city that I've ever seen -- not a scrap of paper in the streets. I had brief chats with several merchants, all of whom were concerned but not self-pitying in regard to the complete absence of tourist business.

I had a long talk with a young fellow who was minding a store that sold beautiful artwork and pewter. It was in a small mall, where he said there were four businesses remaining out of 22. "Yes, there are drugs here," he said, "but there are drugs in every U.S. city of any size. Yes, there are murders here, but they're 10 miles that way and that way and that way" (he pointed toward the deep interior of the city). "The police take CARE of the tourist area -- just watch. They circle the block every 10 minutes, maybe even every 5 minutes." I looked, and indeed jeeps of heavily armed police came by every 7 minutes or so. We waved at each other.

I bought a small serape from a lady in the same mall for $5. She was so happy that she was nearly in tears. It was probably the only sale that she'd made that day, perhaps that week.

Eighteen months later, I returned, and the entire mall was shuttered.

In another small, always-completely-safe Mexican border town that I've gone to often, I stopped for lunch in a large restaurant that used to be filled with gringos. At high noon, I was at one of only two occupied tables. The gringo couple at the other table got up and left, leaving a $5 bill as a tip. Their waiter (in his 30s or 40s, dressed in a tuxedo except for the jacket) picked up the money, kissed it, and crossed himself.

DAMN our sensationalistic, irresponsible, inaccurate U.S. media for what they've done.

I've been to every Mexican border city at least once (including Juarez), and I usually feel even safer than I do in many U.S. cities, and certainly safer than in Ecuador's biggest city. The key is to stay in the tourist or business district during daylight hours, and be healthily alert (good advice anywhere, si man).
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2011-12-22 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter NOA2...

I'll let this site know the answer to this question when I figure it out. Nobody else knows. You're all welcome.

If you're being sarcastic, there are better ways to keep people on your side. Several good members have already tried to help you.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-04-26 01:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F proof of ongoing relationship

Also, people can't give the best most specific advice to you based on your situation without your profile filled in? What country is she from?

This is the key information that we need. It's crucial to know the consulate (or at least the country) where the interview would eventually take place.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2012-05-21 23:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Interview / Should we talk of wedding plans???

[...] embassy interviews with a fiance [...] were very easy and short.

The ease can depend heavily on the consulate.  The OP appears to be dealing with Montreal, which is not known as a high-fraud consulate.

 

In answer to my question at the time, two immigration attorneys separately told me that K-1 beneficiaries are rarely given a hard time at POE, because CBP figures that they've been recently investigated (or run through the wringer) at the consulate.  However, CBP can refuse entry for any reason that a consulate would, or for something that the consulate may have missed.


TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-05-02 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Denied
OP, first thing on Monday, contact your U.S. Congressman's office, speak with the "immigration liaison" staffer, and do everything possible to keep your file at the embassy until the Congressman's office can file an inquiry. This might not achieve anything, but then again it might.

I remember our own K1 denial last year. I had feelings in me that I haven't had in all my life and I pray I never had them again.

Change the bolded words to "221g + Stokes interview in 2008," and you've nailed it here, Brother Gowon.
TBoneTXMaleEcuador2013-02-10 03:38:00