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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestax return

I have SSN but they did not give my son SSN. need to get him EAP first

I like Gary's method, in post #7, better !
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-19 17:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestax return
although it's possible, and allowed,

can you ?

you two have SSNs yet, or no ?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-19 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long NOA2 to interview?
average? no. not at all.

click yer flag, that'll jump you to the the spain portal.
left panel, click on k-1 timelines.
then from there, click the sort carat on interview date.
Then STUDY !

Those be the folk that came up behind you.
Not averages, as these be humans that were there, before you.

Now, you can EXTRAPOLATE based on prior data, sure...
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-18 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long NOA2 to interview?

ok thanks...that's a good reference

looking for actual first hand examples from anyone though, especially those going through Spain or those who had everything ready to go and didn't waste time gathering documents after receiving the packet from the consulate

those timeticks in the timelines ARE first hand examples, though.

you can also change the view, see more timeticks in each timeline.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-18 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé last name

Thanks Gary & Ally! I read the interview, and I guess I can just give it a shot and hope for the best! Hopefully they understand and accept it!!



I did on the cover letter. That sounds good? Or should I give a whole explanation?

You had a choice? Why not choose 'whole explanation', instead?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-21 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé last name
But I want to prevent any delay in my process, so what should I do?

submit a explanation!
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-19 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen the co-sponsor "co-sponsors" you, who is s/he co-sponsoring?
the foreigner holding the visa, never sponsering the USCitizen.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-21 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA few questions from a newbie
Hey ! We've a flowchart for that, in the Guides section - have a look, when logged in from a PC, soonish?
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-21 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA few questions from a newbie
for a k-1 -
it's best to be in Canada for the medical exam
and

you absolutely must be in Canada for the visa interview.

Other than that? Cross the border as you can, when you can, where you can,
as

Canadiens are Special™!
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-21 16:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures2RFE's
those are not RFEs.

Those are NOTICE of RFEs, sent out via email or listed in the USCIS online portal in the casefile status section.

The USCitizen petitioner will NEVER, EVER know the details on the RFE
without

receiving the postal notification
and
reading the postal notification

so... my thoughts to you is ...

Wait another 2 weeks for the TWO RFEs to arrive via postal mail,
then ask yer petitioner to scan them, email to you,

then YOU redact each one, post it here.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-07 14:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter interview status check
can always call the DoS Hotline !
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-24 17:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFILLING TAX WITH MY FIANCEE SSN
Alas if you were not married by 31 DEC 2012, no.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-26 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresgot a 221(g) white form for K1 visa
re: income for 2012.
Surely he can prep a 2012 income tax return, complete with a schedule C?
if not that, then an audited quarterly profit and loss statement, prepared by an signed by a CPA, should suffice, for 2012.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-26 23:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUpdating Beneficiary address with NVC
you've no 'pipe' at NVC for the change to occur.
If it was a CR-1/IR-1 visa, that pipe exists.
DarnellMaleChina2013-01-28 02:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUpdating Beneficiary address with NVC
I say forget about receiving the Packet 3 via postal mail or EMS. Since yer forgetting about it, you can forget about updating the address prior to P3 coming to yer fiance.

Follow this shortcut for the P3, instead, aye?
http://www.visajourn...GUZ_P3_Shortcut

Write a cover letter in Chinese and English, updating the address, when yer sending back the packet 3 stuff, and note,

MOSTLY, interview letters for the K-1 have been coming out via email, not EMS or postal mail, for a bit now.

Good Luck !

Edited by Darnell, 26 January 2013 - 10:36 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2013-01-26 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMore then 3 Marriages

Married with 3 different nationalist in the States n this is first time filled I-129F.
now any help to clearfy my case?

Thanks.


Long as she is fully aware and can speak to it at interview should not be an issue. And also long as there wasn't any domestic violence reported on your part and all it should be a no issue.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-02 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenied I129f K1

Does anyone know if you can just provide affidavits to prove our marriage when filing an I-130???



Affidavit are secondary evidence and really don't prove anything. You really need to find out specifically why they thought the relationship wasn't real. Maybe if you and your husband talk about what was asked the answers given and look at if you have red flags did those come up in interview.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-03 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 or k3

can someone tell me whats the difference between I-129F for K1 visa and I-129F for K3 visa?? K1 and K3??


Well the K3 is bascially a dead Visa issue. But in a nutshell K3 is for sousal filings when they file I-130 petition than they send in the I-129F. When I-130 processing use to take years (like 5 or 6) the government created a faster way to get married folk together and they wait together in the states while their processing still was happening.

Now that isn;t the case and now a K1 (129F-fiance) is no longer the fast track way. So when couples do file 99.9% of time once the I-129F gets to NVC its administratively closed and the I-130 continues.

Hope that helps explain.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-04 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestax return

When you submit your tax return for the interview is the 1040 accepted? if you dont have the tax transcript?



Not for Lagos. You can call IRS and have your tax receipts faxed to you same day. 1040 is no proof you filed. Thats why they want tax transcripts. They may not ask but if your Affidavit of support was shaky they may want a deeper look.

I would caution on the safe side and get the tax transcripts. Even if mailed it only takes a week.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-04 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi dont know if am wrong i think my lawyer have been playing me

You dont understand me i know about the first payment that was paid for in the state am talking about the payment people make at the embassy the lawyer helping us out told us she had someone in nigeria do the payment for me and that i have to take the receipt with me



No one can pay that Visa fee but the immigrant. It's paid at the embassy not online. First the amount is $110 to much and well they are lying. Ask your lawyer what payment portal did they use or ailing address they used to send payment? And where did they get that amount.

Yes they are either playing you or so vapidly stupid they can't read simle instructions and know who pays what where.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-12 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForms

For the I-134. Is the I-134 the correct form for the petitioner or for a fiancee'(Applicant)? Also is it required the petitioner provide 1 or 3 yrs tax returns? I see 1 yr on the form itself, but am being given advise for 3 yrs.


Current tax year is required all 3 is optional. But for Lagos you should have the last 3 years Tax transcripts and have at the ready if asked. Same if u have a co-sponsor. And have tax transcripts not forms and W2's.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-02 19:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat Ports of Entry give work authorization

Atlanta gives it too. Most of all Port of Entry do. You can find work with the visa the Embassy put on your passport even though it is only good for 6 months. Then the immigration custom folks at port of entry will tell you that you should receive the Green Card within 3-5 months. You could start working by then and could always update that with the employer once the green card is in your hand. My husband came to the States last month,11/2012, and his port of entry was Atlanta. He was told he could find work using the visa the Embassy handed to him, and he did. We applied for his social security as soon as he got here, and we received that in 4 days. Next, ID Card (same day). Then, his green card arrived in 3 weeks. He's already working.


You are talking about a CR1/IR1 Visa. The OP will be coming on a K1. The information given to them is correct no working until you file for EAD. And no special POE to get work authorization..
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-23 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespolice certificate?

I was reading that my fiance will need to obtain a police certificate and bring it with him to the interview. What exactly is a police certificate? And where does he get one?


You can start by going to the embassy website of the country you need. A police certificate is the police report. naming any arrests or whatever reported to police. Wherever you have lived for 6 months since age 16 you must get a police certificate/report from that country.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-24 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of support

I'm just wondering if the poverty guidelines change every year. And by how much. Anyone know?


Thats the governments magic formula. It's all about inflation and all that. I know from 2011 to 2012 the household size for 2 went up about $350. Just stay posted and keep an eye out like mentioned.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-01 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshad applied previousely with a diff date of birth

When I applied in 2003 ,my passport read 11th sept,1965, it was an error , but I corrected it in my new passport to 11th sapt ,1976. Since my information will still on embassy datebase,will this in anyway affect my K1 applicatin?? Any contribution will be appreciated
Pls bear with my typing,it's my first time here


I would definately document that and write a letter to explain when you submit your petition. You need the corrected information. And also I would include a notorized attestament from Mom and Dad of your birth. Do not leave anything undone this is Lagos and 65 corrected to 76 is a big big error.

But explain and explain again and show proof.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-11-21 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Meeting when you can't travel to mexico

Allow me to explain my situation. I am a member of the armed forces and we all know that mexico (particularly Nuevo Laredo) is a hotspot for cartel violence. My fiancé is from Nuevo Laredo and currently holds a B1/B2 tourist visa so she will actually be coming to visit me in the states for the first time. My command will NOT let me travel to mexico to meet her because it is very dangerous down there. There in lies the problem. As primary evidence of our meeting within 2 years, I'm supposed to have airline stubs and a passport stamp indicating i have traveled to her country and meet her. But she does not want me to travel there for reasons i have already stated. What else can i provide as concrete proof that my fiancé and i have met? Would a picture of us with the days newspaper suffice? Could i submit a statement of why i couldn't travel to her country with my I-129F package? Im grasping at straws folks.


The rule only is you have to meet in the last 2 years to file. So when she comes to see you there you go. Its not required you have to go there.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-10 21:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresred flag advice

I am seeking this information for my brother who is getting ready to file a k1 visa .
He was married when he came to USA with toursit visa leaving his wife behind in Nigeria 2006. He divorced and married a USC shortly and got naturalized. Now he is divorced with the USC and trying to file a k1 for another lady. I told him this would pose a red flag for him but I want opinion from others.
Do you guys think he stand a chance with k1 route.


It's all about the timeline but yes BIG red flag. You have to understand how this will look at USCIS if it even gets approved there. Not that this is the case for your brother, but step back and look at this like immigration will.

The typical "married for immigration" scam/sham marriages reasons is the scenario:

  • Married to someone back home
  • Find a USC, divorce person back home. Marry USC
  • Hang around until all is clear (usually the citizenship so you can than)
  • petition for the one you really want
Now you throw Nigeria in the mix its uphill when you are trying the first time. Your brother got lucky petitioning on a tourist Visa and then AOS in the US. He better have the best front-loaded petition and show he just didn't meet this girl. And I also I hope this isn't the wife he divorced in the first place. That's also something done.



dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-11 10:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSent incorrect I-29f

So here might be a first. Some how i printed out the sample version of the I-29f on VJ and that form ended up getting sent to USCIS instead of the correct one. How this happened i dont know because i triple checked everything. Obviously i'm an idiot. So today after calling with no luck, I recieved a letter in the mail with incorrect name John J. Smith. Inside it requested address update form AR-11 So they sent it to address that didnt exist and finally it found its way to me..guessing return address. So everything is wrong on the sent 1-29f form...this is exactly what they got... My link
I called them again and they told me i should write a letter explaning the situation and send to Cali Service Center..and wait for them to send back instuctions. Wish i could just send the correct i-129f and letter all in one shot but they said not to.

So opinions on how screwed i am?

I know i win the idiot of the year award.

Thanks everyone


Well I would do as they instruct. Do you have a case#? Send a letter of explanation of what you did. Basically telling them to disregard everything sent and have a fresh new one. I would also send all the evidence again also. bascially the whole petition minus the fee. Do it immediately.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-11 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease advise me. G355a and I-134

Hi y'all. I have a situation and I don't know what to do about it. I hope I can explain it without making it confusing. It's about my employer. For privacy reasons I'm going to make up fake company names to explain it to you. I work for Orbit Retail. They are owned by XYZ Inc. On the form G325a I have already submitted, I listed my employer as XYZ Inc. And their address 1234 main street, some city, any state. Now I'm preparing my papers for the I-134 so they'll be ready when I need them. I noticed that on my 2010 and 2011 W2 and 2010 and 2011 federal tax forms and transcripts it says my employer is Creative Imaging, and a completely different address. Creative Imaging is the company that did our payroll. I don't understand why they are listed as the employer but they are. So... the problem is, it's not going to match what I wrote on the G325a. THEN... Starting Jan 1 2012 we had a new payroll company. I don't know what this 2012 W2 will say because I haven't received it yet. But I know it won't say Creative Imaging. AND NOW... Orbit Retail lays us off every year in the winter and I want to work instead of drawing unemployment (because I can't afford to risk being unemployed when I need to send an employment letter to my fiance for the interview)so I have found a new job and I begin in a week. I will send a letter of employment from this new company. I think I might stay with them because they are more steady. I put XYZ Inc. on my G325a and nothing else has XYZ Inc. on it. Will they wonder about this? Will it be a problem? And my employment letter will have yet another comany name. What should I do? Thanking you in advance.


At interview make sure there is an updated G325A and you have a letter of explanation. No big deal many of us work for XYZ company but ABC company pays the bills. Just explain in letter and have ready with updated G325A.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-11 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIf my fiance did not finish HS, does this negatively effect her application?

Does my fiance not having finished HS negatively affect her K1 process? Thank you.


Its the totality of the relationship. Sure you two at different educational levels is a red flag but it depends on your embassy also. Just have strong evidence you will be fine.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-11 18:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 question

I received the hardcopy NOA2 in the mail today. It says: "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate".

Has the process changed and it doesn't go from USCIS to NVC then to the consulate?


All the K1 approvals say that. It goes to NVC for a hot minute and gets case# and out the door.

Congratulations
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-12 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Question 18, enough detail?

I am beginning to wonder if I didn't go into enough detail with this. My fiancee and I originally met over a decade ago and I did not go into too much detail about the physical circumstances of that meeting (we met through the woman I rented my apartment from). We reconnected last year on Facebook and for that I did go into a lot of detail (and even included the chat transcripts) but for the original meeting I did not describe the circumstances beyond that we "met when I visited her country in xxxx and later lost contact" and I never mentioned how we were actually introduced.

I didn't think more detail was needed since it was Facebook though which we met this time which seemed a lot more relevant to the "describe how you met in the last 2 years" part of the question but now I have some doubts after reading other's experiences. Will I get RFE'd for not covering the circumstances of our original meeting? If so can I send an addendum now?


when they say meet in the last 2 years they mean in person. So are you saying the last time you saw each other was 10 years ago?
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-14 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI 134

Hi I'm from Argentina. and my boyfriend lives in california, but his wage is below the poverty level, so we are trying to find a co-sponsor. we would like to know how is the paperwork that we have to do, and if there is any kind of professional who could help us with this matter. Thanks


Here is the form http://www.uscis.gov.../form/i-134.pdf
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-17 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThose who are still waiting... When was the last time you saw your fiancé (e)?
Well I left Nigeria and my beloved husband September 27th, 2011 to come back file and start working on Affidavit of Support. If not for that I-1864 form I would still be with my husband.

Now 15 months later I miss him like crazy. Some major drama with him sending me the DS-230 package (we been trying since 9/10....5 months today at NVC we have been) but happy to say it's in town and to be delivered either tomorrow or Wednesday so we can send off and get case complete and interview looking like March.

I plan to go back to Nigeria soon as Passport Center finds my passport application (more drama) and I will be staying in Nigeria until interview and Visa in hand and coming back with my husband. Thank God.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2012-12-30 21:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa - Getting married before the visa comes through

Hi All,

My fiance and I submitted our initial K1 petition before the Christmas break. I am the sponsor, UK nationality so going via the US embassy in London. Although we are early in the process we are trying to plan our wedding later in the year (end of August) and had a question about a possible problems that we thought we should check.

1. If we arrange the wedding for August but dont have the Visa in time, can we go ahead with our plans, me fly in, get married in the US and then I would have to leave presumably. Would we need to advise them we had got married during the process and would there be a problem coming into the country without a Visa yet in order to get married whilst still in the process to obtain one.

Not sure if there is any other complications we might not have considered yet, although I am trying to look through the vast quantities of info to cover everything, so any advice welcome.

Many thanks and best of luck to all other December applicants (and everyone else) out there :)

Owen


So you probably are at the Vermont Service Center? which now is approving at about 7 to 9 months. Than another 1 to 2 months for IV intact at embassy for you. Is a tight squeeze.

Just follow your course if not working right away and driving and going to school is important. Please please don't get even play married.

I have seen people denied for having a engagement party the consulate deemed a wedding party. Walk very careful. Good luck.
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-07 23:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOngoing Relationship

Is ongoing relationship required?

What do you mean? Past the face to face meeting within 2 years you mean?

Can you elaborate please?
dwheels76FemaleNigeria2013-01-26 23:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa Tracking
i also hired a lawyer and she told me uscis will send ME in postal mail any and all papers she gets also from uscis ... since this is your life make sure uscis has your postal address as we know lawyers takes their time opening mail and keeping clients in the loop if you not get hard copy i would remind lawyer they are working for you and ask why uscis not send to you hard copy

Edited by Sveta & Ron, 02 May 2012 - 03:03 PM.

Sveta & RonMaleUkraine2012-05-02 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy problems at dos
atleast someone agrees things can happen ie printer break down, a network problem ect... btw the dos in washington told me the problem has been fixed and this week visa will be sent out

Edited by Sveta & Ron, 10 December 2012 - 11:39 AM.

Sveta & RonMaleUkraine2012-12-10 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy problems at dos
tbone and baron i am happy know someone understands ...
Sveta & RonMaleUkraine2012-12-09 08:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy problems at dos
you know something gary you have some axx i see many posts from you even for other posters you are very rude and a know it all. atleast it was alittle hope but then comes along gary
Sveta & RonMaleUkraine2012-12-07 22:11:00