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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 fiance visa then I-131 application for Advanced Parole

I (a US citizen by birth) am applying for a K1 visa for my fiance from Malaysia.  I plan on sending the application at the beginning of February 2014.  My fiance's daughter is getting married in Bali, Indonesia November 2014 and her son is graduating from college in Australia December 2014.  I have read that my fiance cannot leave the USA and return during the time she will be awaiting her green card unless she is granted "advance parole" by submitting the I-131 form  at the same time we apply for her green card.  If I understand the process and timing of the entire processes correctly, it looks like it takes about 5 months after you file the I-131 for advance parole before you are told yes or no.  Is this correct?

 

Here is what the timeline seems to me.  Please correct me if I am wrong:

  1. Feb 2014 send in I-129F
  2. Sept 2014 if we are lucky, she gets her interview at the embassy in Malaysia
  3. If granted the K1,(and I see no reason why she would be denied), she would probably come to the USA within one month, thus making her arrival be sometime in October.
  4. We marry within about 10 days of her arrival.
  5. We apply for green card and I-131 advanced parole immediately and we start the waiting for advance parole permission or denial.  Which I think takes 5 months or so?
  6. Daughter marries in Bali in November and son graduates in Australia in December..mother misses both wonderful events

Maybe I am misunderstanding the timeline on the I-131 application for advance parole.  Can anyone tell me?

 

I suppose the obvious answer would be to say delay sending your I-129F until September since it won't be processed for 8 months anyway -- then the daughter's wedding and son's graduation happen while we are awaiting I-129F processing.  I'm sure you all understand how much we want to be together and are not willing to postpone things any longer as we have been in love for 7 years and waiting for her youngest child to go off to college so we can be together without disruption to the youngest son's life and schooling.   He is now away at college and we don't want to wait any longer.  We are both getting too old.  ClockWatch2.gif

 

Thanks for all your help in advance.


studioguitaristNot TellingMalaysia2014-01-15 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo confuse, need help!!!
I suggest you go to medical examination:
--after receiving interview appointment letter and
--prior to interview day

Many people go to Guangzhou 1 or 2 days before the interview, get the medical done the day before the interview.

If you go early in the morning, you can have results in the afternoon.






DarnellMaleChina2013-11-05 13:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures( K1 approved) petitoner is On SSDI and depressed, 2012 Earnings only $15K but 2013 $20k!
must show :
1. prior years tax data and
2. current year income.

it's both, not either or, for Manila IV.

Assets can be included.






DarnellMaleChina2013-11-05 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures( K1 approved) petitoner is On SSDI and depressed, 2012 Earnings only $15K but 2013 $20k!
he have any assets ?
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-05 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame sex couple K1 or lesbian wedding?

I have to chuckle..

While i am certain that you are well intentioned, I think that unless she has 500k to 1Million ready to invest, then it may be easier to wait til she can marry legally.

The minimum qualifying investment in the United States is $1 million.

The minimum qualifying investment either within a high-unemployment area or rural area in the United States is $500,000.

I presume you are talking about the EB-5 Visa.

If she had that kind of $$, then I would think that she could qualify for many other visas that would not require such an intensive cap-ex on the fiancee.


:)


Hey - money is money - takes some to stay here, regardless of the path.

Since she's still here, though, it'd be dead easier to get back in school, have the student visa extended, than chase after the EB-5, at this point.
DarnellMaleChina2011-08-28 23:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame sex couple K1 or lesbian wedding?
can suggest to your friend to review the Entrepreneur Visa, for the Japanese Girlfriend? That is a route that doesn't discriminate, though the marriage won't be formally noticed at the federal level, it may be recognized at the state level (depending on which state they married in).
DarnellMaleChina2011-08-28 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures129F. I can't get the links to work
blows up in opera.
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-05 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSwitching to different a different consulate/embassy

Does anyone have any idea what the best thing to do here is?


Chase after, and get, a military expedite.

Edited by Darnell, 08 November 2013 - 12:57 PM.


DarnellMaleChina2013-11-08 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF Extra form that goes along with affidavit

Called the embassy and they said if it was included in the packet, it needs to be completed and turned in with an original signature. Speechless now because another friend had an interview a little over a month ago and it was NOT included in his packet.
 
Now that I had to learn the hard way, how can we get it on the forum so people are aware that this could happen to them too?


When you click the flag under yer name, that'll drop you to yer portal for your US Embassy.

in the top, right, is some consulate info,
that you can edit.

Or click straight through to
http://www.visajourn...ca&cty=San Jose
http://www.visajourn...ca&cty=San Jose
http://www.visajourn...ca&cty=San Jose

and edit it.











DarnellMaleChina2013-11-09 18:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWTF Extra form that goes along with affidavit

Now that I had to learn the hard way, how can we get it on the forum so people are aware that this could happen to them too?


Edit the Costa Rica /US Embassy Page over at http://www.visajourn...ca&cty=San Jose

DarnellMaleChina2013-11-08 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi really need Help! Please
as your USCitizen Petitioner to call in to USCIS, get an ISO,
and ask if the evidence made it in front of an adjudicator.

Why? USCIS status is sometimes spotty, not showing the real status.

Of course, when it's approved, the status shows approved, so that's a plus.

Want a real answer? talk to an ISO. Petitioner must make this call.







DarnellMaleChina2013-11-09 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am really worried my fiance might get denied because I am unemployed...please help.

Being he is not in the military at the time of the interview do you think that is true?


it'll be a timeline, from 1 Jan 2013 to the day of the interview,
for current annual income.

IMO -

1 Jan 2013 till discharge day - eval at 100 percent of poverty line
discharge day till 31 DEC 2013 - eval at 125 percent...

I think if he got ANY job now, it'll help.









DarnellMaleChina2013-11-11 23:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am really worried my fiance might get denied because I am unemployed...please help.
since you were in the military in 2013,
you are evaluated for that income at the poverty level, not at 125 percent of the poverty level.

So, take your final LES statement, look at the biggest number there, and tell us if it's OVER the poverty level or no.



DarnellMaleChina2013-11-10 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate status not changing
what news, from calling the DoS Hotline ?
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-12 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate status not changing
no. for clarity, call into the DoS Hotline, inquire for casefile status.
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-11 15:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMY FIANCE NEED TO BE WITH ME THE DAY OF MY INTERVIEW
for D-R, I've read that it's best for the petitioner to attend the visa interview.
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-12 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp!! Just found out I am pregnant and my interview is in 3 weeks!
it'll be visa issuance that's deferred,
so

if'n you can already cross the border, you should be fine.



DarnellMaleChina2013-11-12 17:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-2 visa process
when the I-129F petition makes it way over to GUZ IV -
the beneficiary fills out more forms for a k-1 visa and a K-2 visa, paying the fees (currently) at CITIC Bank.

DarnellMaleChina2013-11-11 12:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresANOTHER FRUSTRATION!NVC
ask your petitioner to call into NVC, get a supervisor,
and go over this stuff.

DarnellMaleChina2013-11-13 17:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresany red flag? ? ?

if he did not fill out any I-134, then you should refactor your plan.


DarnellMaleChina2013-11-15 02:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHong Kong police clearance?
i suggest you apply for it after the petition arrives at NVC.
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-09 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGone on K1 visa but return back with out marry.help now
you want to reply a K-1 ? Well, if you not get married, you could certainly reply a K-1, starting with another I-129F petition.
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-16 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGone on K1 visa but return back with out marry.help now

I need some information .I got k1 visa and gone to my fiancee where we have some personal problems and I came back with out marry .but i got social security card and my id and joint bank account too.i came back before my visa expire.we are working again to solve our problems.so we r looking information what I need to do now do we have to start whole process again or I just have to reply again for fiancee visa again? I was gone 24 july 2013 and I came back 18 oct .plz advise us .
Thankyou



Should you two reconcile and wish to get married,
then ask yer fiancee to come to Pakistan and marry with you,
then once yer married,
as yer fiancee to file the I-130 set to the lockbox address.

You two will be chasing a CR-1 visa, later.

No Reconcile? Do nothing.









DarnellMaleChina2013-11-15 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

or you can study about white books in the china portal.

 

Just saying™.


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-18 01:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

yes, is a cost for it.

for same day, pay expedite or bribe.


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-13 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

really? beneficiary divorce document required with I-129F submittal?  That's a new one (for me) 

 

visagreenhorn - if that's the case, a photocopy or scan, printed out, sufficies. 

 

however, need a 'white book' on it - a notarial translation certificate.   dig into the china forum, read the pinned topic there - it covers the white book.   She can get a white book, scan all, email to you. 


Edited by Darnell, 13 August 2013 - 12:03 AM.

DarnellMaleChina2013-08-13 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

any photo shop knows how to make 'USA VISA PHOTOS' 


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-07 20:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

I guess you not think about EMS via China Post.  OK.

For 'what to ship' to you:

1.  G-325A

2.  passport photos (USA style, not China style) . 

3.  her letter of intent.

 

You hinted that she's a gold-collar worker, so her shipping things to you , paying for FAST shipment, shouldn't be a problem.


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-07 13:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

I just came across this:

 

http://www.visajourn...content/k1forms

 

So, I need to fill out an I-134 form I guess. I currently don't make enough money to show that I can support her, but our plan is to get married and both work and live on a shared income. I will go to school to be an insurance salesman soon as well. Would I be able to have my father sign as the sponsor on this form for both me and her? He makes good money, but he wouldn't actually take care of us. I just need it on paper, so that they don't deny us being together. Would this be the only way around this?

 

Do I need to fill out and mail the G-325A, DS-156K, DS-156, and DS-230 at the same time as the I-129F petition?

Uhm no.

 

Congrats on finding the k1 forms section.

Get to the K-1 flowchart in the Guides section - there's a breakdown on which formset to submit, and when.

Massive Hint:  I-134 turned in on interview day, never with the I-129F submittal. Study a calendar, plan your stuff based on the K-1 flowchart.

 

Another massive hint:  If'n yer using a handphone or feckless pad to study here at VJ - unplug it, remove the battery, and get to a PC.  You miss most stuff on a handphone here - using a PC will give you the 'full experience' and the Guides Section is much easier to use.


Edited by Darnell, 07 August 2013 - 02:02 AM.

DarnellMaleChina2013-08-07 01:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

 

Well, I wouldn't need to write a letter about how we met if there is already a section in the I-129F petition that asks you to write about how you met and proof that you have met within the previous 2 years? I need to fill that out AND write a separate letter that tells the same story, with more details added or something? I don't mind providing a handful of photos in the envelope along with the money, petition form and all that. Do I need to also provide passport style photos of me AND her? I only have 2x2 photos of me and she is in China...so can't provide those on my end. Proof of our ongoing relationship would just be daily emails back and forth. As far as the birth cert. or passport...I would just send copies I'm not cool with mailing the originals. Even mailing copies doesn't seem required.

I suggest :

1.  letter of intent to marry from you

2.  letter of intent to marry from her.

3.  evolution of relationship letter

 

then you can 'simply fill out' the details of your last meetup in the I-129F form. 

 

Guangzhou IV is a tough sum-b|tch, IMO (and others), the evolution of relationship letter is a must.  It'll get read by a Vice Consul there in the IV Unit before interview day, if'n you include it with the I-129F petition, and that's the point. 

 

You not need to provide proof of 'ongoing relationship' - that's required as part of a spousal visa submittal. However, since it's Guangzhou IV (again, that's one tough sum-b|tch IV Unit) - it's recommended to include it.

 

You do need to provide proof of meeting and it's 'time' specific - so pay attention to that 2 year span.

This proof can be receipts, passport stamps, photos, newspaper articles about the two of you, etc.

 

remember - for I-129F submittal - ain't no original document required, except the G-325A - she needs her original signature on that - cannot just sign in China, scan it and email it - must be original signature.  For all the rest of it, submit photocopies.

 


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-07 01:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need a cover letter for the I-129F petition?

If I do need to fill one out that is alright. My girlfriend is also Chinese...so would I have to put her name in both Chinese characters and in pinyin(phonetic Chinese) on the cover letter? I know that on the I-129F petition, I need to put her name in both ways, as it is specified. I would appreciate help with this.

I suggest only PIN YIN.

 

At some point, the bio page of the passport is given over (rather, a copy of it) and her name, in PIN YIN, is on the passport bio page.


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-07 01:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill my co-sponsor's case be affected in any way?
I think you should look at it on a time and timing standpoint.

The I-134 is in effect the duration of the I-94 (usually 90 days after arrival) and is not legally enforceable.

So, who's coming first? who's coming 2nd? where's the overlap in time?

Figure that part out, first, before getting too worried about this stuff.






DarnellMaleChina2013-11-12 17:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEntering US on K1 missing Immigrant Data Summary paper

a K-1 visa holder doesn't pay this fee.

 

A coupla topics in the China sub-forum reveal that K-1 visa holders don't have this data summary, either,

 

 

so - you burned some brain cells, chasing something non-existent for your visa type.

 

 


DarnellMaleChina2013-11-20 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Form
you posted in the K-1 forum.

K-1 visa chasers aren't a 'wife', just yet.

Yet you mentioned a wife.

Different visa types, different doc requirements . But you did mention the I-130, so....

post back, clarify, and I'm sure someone can help you out. Or check out the pinned topic in the China sub-forum.








DarnellMaleChina2013-11-20 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa denied
ya, who is this miriny person and what relationship are they to varunnn ?

absolutely love the thread crossing with the quiet hijaak. SCORE !

Edited by Darnell, 25 November 2013 - 01:14 PM.



DarnellMaleChina2013-11-25 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmergency Situation
Stay a day in Miami, get the hair fixed pronto !

But By God (and Her Seven Sisters) DO NOT GET ON THE PLANE leaving Columbia after the 24th.


DarnellMaleChina2013-11-21 23:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImpact of back taxes on K1 process
Heya RedSpider - what news?
DarnellMaleChina2013-11-28 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImpact of back taxes on K1 process
there will be an offset on income on interview day.
I'm not sure if the offset will be on 2012 (or prior year tax data)
or for his current annual income.

The Vice-Consul will see this in their system, and do some math, on interview day.

He can contact the IRS and make a payment arrangement. With a payment arrangement in place, it's my understanding the offset doesn't occur.

Without the payment arrangement, and if he's shown to be in arrears, the Vice-Consul will perform the offset.

Edited by Darnell, 20 November 2013 - 11:43 PM.









DarnellMaleChina2013-11-20 23:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting after NOA1, not within the two years requirement

Undermine faith in The God with some waist?

 

That's it, i'm out. 


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-31 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting after NOA1, not within the two years requirement

Do you think that this petition would be denied at interview, not now on NOA2?

I think it will be denied at USCIS office, when an adjudicator is reviewing it.  Let's just assume that the review will occur 4 to 7 months after filing date.

 

So, that's 4 to 7 months that you're going to wait, to learn of the denial.

 

You ask about denied at interview, at a US Embassy IV Unit?  The I-129F won't travel that far, sorry.  It'll get kicked back to you from USCIS. 

 

----

You have a very clear path to fix your situation.  What's the top thing preventing you from fixing this, this weekend?


DarnellMaleChina2013-08-31 15:58:00