Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring fiancee to interview?	this is true and already covered in my answer It is true, but it wasn't covered (clearly) in your answer. Peace.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-25 02:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring fiancee to interview?	well if you are loaded and can spend few thousand dollars to flight there then go ahead, but I've seen consular and uscis instructions saying that only beneficiary is allowed on interview so petitioner presence is unnecessary unless of cause you have a very tricky case with high chance of denial or maybe consular is in the country with higher chance of fraud, and no need to explain to them why you are not there, they understand the distance factor This is dangerous and irresponsible advice. There is a difference between being allowed in the actual interview and the positive effect (in the consul's mind and in your beneficiary's confidence level) of being on the consular premises. Just because the petitioner might not be allowed in the INTERVIEW does not negate the benefit of BEING ON THE PREMISES. As stated earlier, countless borderline interviews have been turned into positive interviews, and negative-looking interviews have been given a fighting chance, precisely because the petitioner was ON THE PREMISES. We will never know the exact number, because the consuls usually won't say, but it happens. Read the embassy reviews and anecdotal experiences from members. Please refrain from offering faulty reasoning and exceptionally damaging advice. People in this forum are early in the process and can fall for inaccurate claims.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-24 02:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring fiancee to interview?	It still scores points if the petitioner is "on the consular premises" -- in the waiting area or even outside on the grounds. If the beneficiary walks in to the interview and hands the petitioner's U.S. passport to the consul, it can turn a borderline interview into a success or convert a weak case into a fighting chance. And, it could lead to the petitioner's being invited into the interview itself. Edited by TBoneTX, 23 October 2012 - 12:27 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-23 00:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring fiancee to interview?	Oh sorry, I just skimmed over the most current last three pages and didn't recall seeing any related posts, but I will try to read more into things	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-21 01:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring fiancee to interview?	Yes, you can both attend the interview. The visa can be approved without the petitioner being at the interview, but most of the time they strongly recommend they are both there. It definitely looks better for you if you make the effort to be there. If the petitioner is not able to attend, it's a good idea to write a letter explaining why he/she is not there. This, and thank you. This question is asked sometimes several times a day on VisaJourney, which makes a little reading helpful and instructive. Edited by TBoneTX, 21 October 2012 - 12:26 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-21 00:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Confused between IRS tax return and 1040 form	*** Thread transferred from Introducing Our Members forum to K-1 Process -- topic applies to latter. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-26 00:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I find myself in AP, as a UK born, White male.	Keep the faith, si man. It could simply be that they're checking all combinations of your names. Your elegant British English is a pleasure to read, and you know how to turn a phrase. I'm especially struck by "launched into the swirling purgatory of AP." Such expressive literacy is refreshing to encounter on VJ, and if you're not an author, you should be, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-23 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After NOA2	Amigo, Read this thread in its entirety: http://www.visajourn...yaquil-ecuador/ The only ticket that you should think about buying is the one that gets YOU into Guayaquil at least a day before her visa interview, whenever that will be. If you're not there at the interview, she may not stand a prayer of being granted a visa. Meanwhile, collect copious evidence of your bona fide relationship, and hope that it will be accepted when you BOTH appear at the consulate.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-09-26 11:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 petition approved, just a question about what's coming in the mail	The visa interview is for her. In general, it's encouraged (and, in some places, crucial) that the petitioner be on the consular premises when the interview is to be conducted. Click the links (atop every VJ page) called "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy" to learn whether your presence as the petitioner is unnecessary, recommended, or integral.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-10-21 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee has owes 200k on Credit Card. Help!!!	This thread is 2 years old, and the OP hasn't logged on to VJ since June 2011.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-07 15:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Pension & rental as income	*** Thread moved from NVC forum to K-1 Process forum as appropriate location for these questions. *** Edited to add: Duplicate thread, belatedly found in the proper forum, has been deleted. Edited by TBoneTX, 08 November 2012 - 02:43 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-08 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 NOID's at California Service Center	Thanks... and let's hope for the best on all counts.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-04-06 12:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 NOID's at California Service Center	Bad news, but thanks for the update. What are the chances on appeal, would you surmise?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-04-05 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 NOID's at California Service Center	Conduct a background check on yourself. See who the database shows is living in your home. See who it shows is sharing assets or debts with you. If the DB is wrong, point that out in your filing. How does one attain access to the contents of the database -- FOIA request? Other? What if items in the database are "classified" or are otherwise ineligible for release?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2010-03-04 11:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 issues	*** Thread shifted from K-1 Case Progress to K-1 Process. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-13 03:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Correction	*** Thread moved from USCIS Service Centers forum to K-1 Process forum -- topic involves a K-1 process. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-18 03:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129f TERMINATION LETTER ??	*** Thread shifted from K-1 Process to K-1 Case Progress. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-08 03:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting a PCC in India for NRI (OCI holder)	For what visa have you applied?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-30 01:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k2 issue	*** Thread moved from Introducing Our Members forum to K-1 Process forum, because of need for relevant answers. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-30 00:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	website to get criminal record in Ecuador	I can't help you directly, but someone familiar with recent Ecuador processes should be along. Until then: -- Have you contacted the consulate at IVGuayaquil@state.gov to explain the situation and to get advice? They typically respond within 72 hours (holidays excluded) when they're not refusing visas for spurious reasons. -- If you're not in Guayaquil yourself, could someone do it for you? -- If you are in Guayaquil, try asking another policeman or other authority. *** Edited to add: It will be a while from now, but are you fully aware that the petitioner must be present at the K-1 interview, or else there's a >95% chance that the visa will be refused? Edited by TBoneTX, 22 November 2012 - 03:41 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-11-22 03:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Service request	*** Thread shifted from the CR-1 Process forum to the Case Progress subforum. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-02 02:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ACCO fasteners	USCIS takes apart the whole thing and re-does it their own way with their own items. This is the advice to heed, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-03-02 22:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Approval/Denial	Hey, there! Atop every VJ page are links for "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy." Click through them to read all about the Montreal consulate. There's also an active regional subforum for Canada, filled with knowledgeable members, eh. Scroll down the main Forums list to find it.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-03 13:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Received strange letter from USCIS, please help	The petition has been reaffirmed, seemingly on the same day that USCIS received it (!). It's being sent back to the embassy. Expect anything from a pro forma interview (she shows up there, they grunt "we're granting your visa," she waits for it, and she's on her way) to a full repeat interview. Something in between, but closer to the former, is probably more likely.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-07-27 00:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question, once we get married when can she go back on vacation.	After reading a few forums I noticed that after aos the green card comes next. Shouldn't that be enought for her to go back and forth as she pleases as long as she has the Greene card? Or even with a green card she will need to fill out forms to go on vacation? Before you asked all these questions, did you read the Guides? Did you search the forums? Did you comprehend what you read? VisaJourney will be of the most help to you if you search, read, and study on your own first, and then return to ask unanswered questions.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-03 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Denied I129f K1	*** Thread moved from CR-1 Process to K-1 Process -- correct forum for visa being discussed. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-03 02:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 or k3	VisaJourney will be of highest value to you if you read the Guides (see link atop every VJ page) before you ask questions. If you read the Guides and search the forums for answers, you'll need to ask less here, and you can post your unanswered questions for clarification. The Guides are here for a reason.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-05 01:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Tracking	I hope that your attorney told you that YOU, the petitioner, had better be in Guayaquil and on the consular premises during your fiancee's interview. I hope that he told you to be in Guayaquil a full 24 hours before the scheduled interview day & time, because of the monkeyshines that the consulate pulls. I hope that he had you front-load the holy hell out of your I-129F petition -- and, if he did not, that he has told you to bring the kitchen sink's worth of "evidence of bona fide relationship" to the interview in the hope that it will be accepted at that time. If he did none of these things, and if you receive a 221g or an outright refusal from the consulate, report him to the Bar association for negligence. Edited to add: Have you read this thread in its entirety, paying close attention to the worst tales? http://www.visajourn...yaquil-ecuador/ Edited again to add: Here's another, started by a guy who got hosed even worse than most of the rest of us: http://www.visajourn...rative-process/ Time to take matters into your own hands, Brother... Edited by TBoneTX, 07 December 2012 - 02:37 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-07 02:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 visa or Cr1??? Which is my best option???	*** Duplicate thread in CR-1 Process forum removed -- no need to post multiple times on the same issue. *** See reply in the Latin American forum about your question there, which is more country-specific.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-08 03:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee visa denied Phnom Penh	Almost all of us here have sent money to our fiancé's abroad and most guides talk about sending in money remittences as evidence of a relationship. Maybe as pertains to the Philippines, where the beneficiaries typically seem to expect American money (and sometimes -- or often -- demand it). I struggle to see how that could possibly be seen as a red flag. Since the point of the I-34 is to show that you are capable of supporting your fiancé when he/she comes over, how is starting to help support them before they get here a bad thing? Someone explain how that can be a red flag. An earlier poster pointed out that some recipients of the money are scammers who are building a bank account at home for themselves or their families. This could be a factor in desperately poor countries. Also, in some countries, the beneficiaries are too principled or proud to accept donations, except perhaps as a birthday or other occasional gift. This could be a factor in a CO's analysis.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-06-08 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	interview	You don't need to go to the Interview. Please refrain from offering blanket advice that's irresponsible at best and perilous at worst.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-04 01:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	embassy problems at dos	tbone and baron i am happy know someone understands ... I didn't say that I agreed with you and disagreed with Gary, so please avoid jumping toward that conclusion. Please read my previous post carefully and interpret it literally. Also, please consider that Gary has quite a bit of perspective and circumspection from having been through the process.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-10 03:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	embassy problems at dos	Printer problems can and do happen at the various consulates.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-09 03:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	student receving unemployment & foodstamp benefits will it affect the k1 visa	*** Thread shifted from K-1 Case Progress to K-1 Process. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-08 02:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Package 3	Do instructions accompany the packet? What instructions are on the embassy's website? What advice is in the "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy" links atop every VJ page?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-14 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question regarding papersthat my fiancee picked up in Havana	*** Thread shifted from K-1 Case Progress subforum to K-1 Process forum -- topic is procedural. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-15 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS 260 & FEE Helppp !	*** Thread shifted from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to K-1 Process forum. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-17 02:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What Visa Class should I put for my K1 fiancee Visa	*** Thread shifted from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the K-1 Process forum. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-17 02:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting on a valid tourist visa and alien number question	I highly recommend getting an original letter from your supervisor, on company letterhead, in which he states the exact date when you're expected to be back at work (ideally, a day or two after your return flight).	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-17 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need Assist	*** Duplicate thread removed. OP, no need to post the same thing more than once. ***	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-12-18 13:06:00