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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmbassy is ignoring my affidavit of support, any suggestions?

Advice...is listen to other advices.I haven't been in such situation and can't say exactly what to do...but there is no way back as I understand here.They can try add these documents and letter from dad that he agreed to be their co-sponsor.If it won't work..then K-3 visa.

K-3 visa?

On Interview Day, the same affadavit of support form, the I-134, is utilised, so (IMO) it's the same problem.

I pray you never, ever, suggest a K-3 visa again, after reading the content of the two links below:

Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourn...ost__p__3060767

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourn...eived-together/
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-21 20:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressome question about what to bring on interview
Bring the 3rd packet and the sheet music to TheBattleHymnOfTheRepublic.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-21 22:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy fiancee visa expired from jordon. help

So what did he file?

My guess - tourist visa extension.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-24 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy fiancee visa expired from jordon. help
i have another thought, however malformed...

have him stay in the USA.
keep him in the USA.

Seriously, tie some 200 kilogram weights to each ankle, have him stay here.

Whilst he's tied down, get the divorce paperwork finalized from Jordon, and in your hand.

Once it's in your hand, untie one weight from one ankle, get him to the courthouse and marry.
Once you have a marriage certificate in hand, FILE the Adjustment of Status paperwork (review the guide section here for all the scoop)
then

once his green card shows up, then (and only then) untie the 2nd weight from his ankle.

He's in an overstay now - and it will be forgiven once he has his green card in his hand.
If he leaves the USA now, he'll be hit with a 3 year ban and can't come back until after 3 years from his departure date.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-23 02:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumber of divorces
ya, you will be putting in a continuation sheet and/or addendum sheet.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-24 17:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
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sorry, I thought you had the list - here it is:
http://www.cbp.gov/x..._inspection.xml
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-20 21:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
hmmmmm - I truly meant - go in person to ANOTHER office.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-20 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
go in person..<EOM>
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-19 22:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
Ya, it is that straightforward -
get into a deferred / secondary inspection office of the CBP,
ask for the shift supervisor,
and get it sorted, culminating in a NEW I-94.

no queues, no lines, no waiting..
don't use a phone..
just go !
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-12 20:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
Post #2 has all the scoop.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-12 18:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC

What can I do to make them speed it up a bit?


At this stage, nothing. Not A Thing.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-26 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresrequirements for noa2
Hank_ has a nice topic for what to do after NOA2 arrives -
have you seen it ?
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-09 23:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help!!!!!
the affadavit of support (I-134) is evaluated on interview day, not prior.

So, you have many months ahead of you to generate more income.

Not possible with a baby? Get a co-sponser / joint sponser.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-27 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLive in the US and have questions about taxes
to the OP -

yup - that's how things work.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-27 19:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresINQUIRY
all places, all countries.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-29 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 visa timeline and tips for how to speed up the process
I'm gonna guess that she's got her head wrapped around her airticket departure date, somehow.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-27 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 visa timeline and tips for how to speed up the process
There is only 1 tip for speeding up the process.
When the packet 3 docs are submitted into the IV unit, ask for an earlier interview date.

OR
once an interview date is assigned, ask the IV unit for an earlier date.

That'll only shave on 3 weeks, at most.

Edited by Darnell, 27 December 2012 - 09:02 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2012-12-27 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny idea
I just don't understand what is going on

That's just sad.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-01 02:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny idea
call DoS Hotline, ask for casefile status.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-29 01:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCAN ONE BEEN GIVEN VISA AND LATER CANCELLED????
a visa can be cancelled, sure.
If the petitioner asks for it? absolutely.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-31 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Return fastest way to send it to PH

Hello

whats the fastest courier to send docs from US to Manila PH? Interview is on January 17th and I still dont have the ITR. My boyfriend requested for it and was advised that he will get it after 5-10 days. Please help me.

so, what method did you choose for getting Tax stuff into Manila ?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-01 23:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Return fastest way to send it to PH
tax return?
1. get into local IRS office, ask for the printed tax transcripts. Takes about 30 minutes
2. scan the transcripts
3. email the transcripts scans to yer lass
4. lass gets into internet cafe or copy shop, detaches the transcripts from her email, prints the transcripts locally.
5. lass brings transcripts to interview day .

Yer done.

Want to do something else? Try my way, first?
Tax Transcripts take precedence over copies of filed tax returns, back at the IV unit.

Edited by Darnell, 28 December 2012 - 01:42 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2012-12-28 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd Chances For A FIlipina

Guys, here is what is listed in the I-129F instructions. As far as the instructions go, it's not 2 petitions in 2 years. It's 2 petitions lifetime, 1 in the last 2 years. I don't know if the OP requires a waiver, as I don't know how many lifetime and I don't know if the previous petition approval was within the last 2 years. Again as far as the instructions go, it's not if they had two in the previous 2 years.

"If you have filed two or more K-1 visa petitions at any time in th past or previously had a K-1 visa petition approved within two years prior to the filing of this petition, you must apply for a waiver. To request a waiver you must submit a written request with this petition accompanied by documentation of your claim to the waiver."


Thanks for the clarification - I was using my somewhat spotty memory, alas.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-01 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2nd Chances For A FIlipina
2 year rule as it pertains to petitioners filing I-129F:

IMBRA regs state that you cannot file more than 2 I-129Fs in a 2 year period.
If you are filing #3 within that 2 year period, you must ask for a waiver, via written letter attached to the I-129F submittal.

<EOM>
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-30 08:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Return with I129F package?
what does your lawyer say about gathering up tax data before he submits into USCIS?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-01 23:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Return with I129F package?
evidenciary suggestions are different, K-1 vs CR-1 visa.

For example, there's a poster here who stated he included 3 years of tax returns with the I-130. If he was married to his lass all those years, well that makes sense as it's part of the evidenciary fodder for a bonafide marriage - what married couple DOES NOT FILE tax returns, aye? It's not proof of support, at all, as that is gathered up during NVC, but it IS useful to show bonafide marriage fodder during the I-130 adjudication phase. His question if I could support my spouse. doesn't arise during the I-130 adjudication phase - it's gathered up at NVC and evaluated at the IV Unit. So, extra work, IMO, for a condition that did not exist during that phase of the adjudication.

For a K-1 visa chaser, submitting tax returns in with the I-129F does nothing.

I'll guess your attorney is lazy - he wants everything in his hands before he even files your paperwork. FWIW, tax stuff is collected on Interview Day, 9 months later after filing. Remind him of that, ask his opinion, aye?

Edited by Darnell, 31 December 2012 - 01:00 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2012-12-31 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHiccups in K-1 Process
fix: include a money order for 340, made payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Have parents send all off to the LockBox Address in the Instructions.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-03 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUrgent reply needed about POE
this varies.
we read stories in the POE review section where
it seems that the beneficiary is having yet another real-time interview and adjudication in secondary inspection
or
they are simply stamped and waived through.

It really has varied.

re: the inhaler - anything in your checked luggage is fine - remember that.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-04 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBack Ground Checks???
Got a quickie email back from him - he said it's been deleted.. and that was it, EOM - nothing more.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-03 23:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBack Ground Checks???
Yup, it was quite comprehensive. Not bad for an attorney, IMO.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-03 23:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBack Ground Checks???

Page not found? :unsure:

Well Poo. The site owner redid his site and actually deleted this html page. I've emailed him moments ago about the deleted page. Watch this space, as IMO that one page was 'the definitive' bit on namechecks, security checks and administrative review.

Edited by Darnell, 03 January 2013 - 10:51 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2013-01-03 22:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBack Ground Checks???
http://www.usaimmigr...tiveReview.html
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-03 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarried, but K-1 visa is about to expire
Congrats on the marriage ! Please to fill out yer timeline, over at http://www.visajourn...e.php?id=146843 sometime soonish?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-04 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProblem with my lawyer
the rest of the forms can be done by the Beneficiary , submitted into the IV unit, no lawyer needed.

Then there's the I-134 form on you, she hand carries that in as well.

At this stage, there's no 'hook' with DoS concerning your attorney, at all.

You and yer lass can simply (repeat for emphasis), simply handle the rest of the paperwork into the IV Unit.

As for disentangling yerself from yer lawyer, you simply send off a letter to said attorney, severing the attorney-client relationship.

If you'd like to be snarky, submit an invoice for a partial refund, covering the RFE and the delay caused by it, then when he doesn't pay it within 30 days, submit a claim into small claims court.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-04 23:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 DOCUMENTS
hi omer1 - no luck in hiring a teenager, then? I feel really bad for yer lass.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-02 16:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS ARMY boyfriend in The Netherlands, I'm Canadian already in the US
What about getting married on base in the Chapel there, in the NL?
Clock starts right after that, and is much less hassle.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-07 14:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 appears lost in mail
she doesn't need it for the interview.

it's nice to have, that's all.
you can SCAN IT, email it to her, SHE can print it out there.
No UPS mailing required.

OTOH, she needs your original signature on the I-134 form, so prepare that now or nowish.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-07 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 appears lost in mail
you made a huge mistake sending the original, as a copy would have sufficed.
Also, the NOA-2 is not needed at the IV unit in the PI. It's needed when/if an adjustment of status casefile is filed, after marriage.

So, if, indeed, you sent the original and have no copies what so ever -
might as well file for an official copy with USCIS, paying the fee for it,
as you'll need it later, for Adjustment of Status.

You might be thinking she needs SOME document to get the medical done or scheduled at the IV Unit...
That's sorta right, but it must show the MNL casefile #, not the WAC/EAC casefile #.

You could, instead, call into NVC, get the MNL casefile # with a human, then email the # to yer lass.
She will use this number to schedule an interview ONLINE with the Manila IV unit,
then once she's successfully scheduled, a letter is made available for download BY HER that contains the MNL #,

and it's THIS letter that the medical folk want to see. Not any NOA-2 document, whatsoever (it won't contain the MNL #, alas, so it's not useful for the stuff she needs to accomplish in the PI)

I must ask - WHY did you send the original NOA-2 to her?

Edited by Darnell, 07 January 2013 - 12:47 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2013-01-07 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOptions needed
sjr - rubbish indeed. My brain is broken, I apologize - most of my stuff here is wrong.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-02 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOptions needed

Can you elaborate on the above in bold.


Nope - but I invite you to get into the PI forum here, and read a bit.
DarnellMaleChina2012-12-02 18:21:00