ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTransferring money...what's the best way visa wise?
suggest you do a wire transfer or telephonic transfer
after (emphasis on after)
there's a visa stamp in the passport.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2011-09-25 21:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCustoms Duties
Now they are her personal possessions as she's transiting through to the USA.

Personal Possessions are not dutiable, but there are exceptions.

She'll be using the regs for an immigrant visa holder, when coming through the POE , even though it's a visa with 'immigrant-intent' and not a true immigrant visa.

The limits you probably have reviewed already deal with TOURIST VISA HOLDERS, so do note that, aye?
DarnellMaleChina2011-09-25 22:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnon-legal religious wedding before K1 visa
ya, also an issue in some African countries, as well.

so, without knowing which country yer foreign fiance is in, is really difficult to give a pointed, direct answer.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2011-09-25 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa to can be use to other states?

meaning we can do our wedding in hawaii? ok.. thank you... i'm so happy... :)

yes. meaning !
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-13 12:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHoly Crap Batman!!!!
GUZ IV forms http://guangzhou.use...and_packets.htm

This is referenced in the GUZ IV P3 shortcut, here on the Wiki, btw.

Edited by Darnell, 17 October 2011 - 10:36 AM.

DarnellMaleChina2011-10-17 10:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOE
well, __YOU__ do have some control over it, based on yer decision when purchasing the ticket.

Sure, there are exceptions, like the USCIS intake centers in Vancouver and Dublin and Guam, but hey - knowing what's what can be useful!
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-21 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOE
IMO, the airline that issued you the tickets.
They're driving the plane, after all.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-21 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApplying for a tourist visa while awaiting NOA 2 from K1 application

Petitioners sponsors to America are, as far as I know, are never allowed at the interview. My guess is that they don't want any comments from us. And no, the embassy doors are not always open to Americans except in emergencies. There are just too many Americans everywhere in the world.



'Petitioners sponsors' this is an oxymoronish label for a tourist visa, btw.
Those applying for a tourist visa must qualify on their own. I'm tired and sad that ppl can still think, 'with a sponser i'll be ok' for any tourist visa.

to the op - sorry, yer story is fraught with 'the wrong decision' at many points.

Good luck with the VWP !
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-28 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC ... How long does it take?

Thank you guys! thanks Darnell for the useful link :star:


I pray you read it, understand the timeticks that I wrote there.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-31 07:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC ... How long does it take?
obsessed? cool !

http://www.visajourn...he-nvc-and-dos/

Dodi's posted how to call, who to call, and further down, I've posted what you can get, from whom, and when.

Read a bit?
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-27 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC ... How long does it take?

Does it take 3 weeks to leave NVC and be received by the embassy? :blink:


depends on which embassy it is.

once it leaves NVC, there are other time ticks to track.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-27 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC ... How long does it take?
sheepp - 3 weeks tops..
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-27 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC ... How long does it take?
sheepp- 3 weeks tops.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-26 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134
so - you fill out a schedule C? the math make sense? or no ?

It's a leading question, to be certain -
but
if you had more than X dollars paid to you, even without a 1099,
you should fill out a tax return, even if it's late.

you may find (if you do fill out the schedule C)
that you not owe any tax.

I remember one year when I made 4 mil in revenue, I paid no tax that year because of expenses nixing my income to under 6K (and yes, I survived the audit)
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-01 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134
That's a nice lady! Uhm - fill out a schedule C as if you were a sole proprietor, see if the numbers are meaningful and if you have enough qualifying expenses for your personal services business.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-31 19:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 approved on 10/20/11
Sure, other stuff to do:

Call DoS Hotline, inquire for casefile status (# in my profile, click the girls, study left panel)

You are searching for:
Visa Issued
Visa Packet Sent

timeticks. Usually, within 6 days of 'Visa Packet Sent' it shows up in the mailbox (if you used the special EMS address that GUZ IV likes to use)

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-31 20:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmployer and ex wife documentation
I seem to remember that it's possible to pay for a private version of the same check that the FBI runs on you.

Stellaris? nah - that's not the right company name.

Hang on a mo..

ah - it's Intelius .. not Stellaris ..

see http://www.intelius....CFcG77Qodc1yILg

the check done with Intelius is similar to the checks the FBI will do on you - see http://www.usaimmigr...tiveReview.html for the big backgrounder
but

the results of any check from Intelius should point you to any red flags on you, connections with an ex, etc..

Good Luck!
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-02 22:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance backed out from interview
write in and formally withdraw your petition.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-03 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo some cases skip NVC and go directly to Consolate
ps - thanks for helping out with my next article topic 'Consolate at the Consulate'.. [no, I'm not kidding, was in some writer's block today, and this flushed the pipes]
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-03 16:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo some cases skip NVC and go directly to Consolate

So it seems as if even though the petition will go through NVC, it is possible to receive your P3 packet prior to the NVC receiving the petition.


No.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-03 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo some cases skip NVC and go directly to Consolate
all go through NVC.

Some casefiles get pegged to use SAFEFILE pipe.

Please use one of the two search tools here, find 'SAFEFILE' and read a bit?
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-03 07:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLawyers
attornies advertised on THIS site only come in from Google Ad Cookies, stored on yer computer.

Is no endorsement for any attorney , commercial paid space to the website owner.

Remember VJ is a DIY Immigration Portal - mostly we loathe attornies for the pond scum that they mostly are.

You can find a good attorney, but it's like finding a piece of straw in a straw pile.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-07 16:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo Self Employed Need a Employment Letter?
an audited income statement from yer CPA suffices. Usually 2 hours of billable time if he already has yer general ledger.

Edited by Darnell, 07 November 2011 - 03:36 PM.

DarnellMaleChina2011-11-07 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome questions about using a lawyer
what news from the lawyer ?
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-02 12:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome questions about using a lawyer

I am not very sure they have. It would be pretty disappointing if they did not though...


What's up with calling the lawyer, asking for the receipt number from the receipt notice, the I-797-C formletter that USCIS sent out?
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-26 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome questions about using a lawyer
Hullo Miami Vice -

The NOA-1 goes to your address and the Lawyer's address.

If you haven't received it, then is possible there's some problem with YOUR address.

Ask the attorney for a copy of the I-797-C formletter, the reciept notice letter, that he should have received from USCIS.

The receipt notice contains a receipt #, which is basically the casefile # to use at USCIS.

You'll get a consular-specific casefile number, later, when the casefile goes through NVC.

For now, inquire with the attorney about this receipt notice letter, ask for a copy of it.
DarnellMaleChina2011-10-23 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHoneymoon Travel

Maybe he is a romantic guy and wants to do a "TITANIC" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


the titanic sunk and the fellas chasing after the lass died.

no romance at the mortuary, alas.

but it's a nice thought - i liked the music, very posh.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-09 15:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHoneymoon Travel
them few people were wrong. Sorry.

Cruises are a totally different thing, really, as once yer on the boat, you've left the usa, can't get back in with an invalidated K-1 visa stamp (which was done at the POE, the first time she came in, alas)

unless it's a 5 day Riverboat Cruise, on the Mississippi or Colorado Rivers.

Suggest you study up a bit on passport control for cruises, know when and where in the journey the exit stamp is issued, also the entry stamp.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-09 14:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSpecial privileges for lawyers

Thank you Darnell. This information was very helpful .


So, what's the word? You get a Tier 2 Human™ or no ?
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-11 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSpecial privileges for lawyers
when you call back, ask for an ISO, a Tier 2 Human, and ask specifically -
what's the holdup on the RFE response being added to the casefile? Does the adjudicator still have the casefile? Can you please request an 'eyeball review' by the assigned adjudicator ?



ISO Info - http://www.dhs.gov/f...5658440339.shtm

Please note that CSRs are mostly braindead, cannot see what an ISO can see, and ANYONE can ask for an ISO.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-07 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInfamous roundtrip ticket question...

Here it goes the infamous question....... Do you need to have a roundtrip ticket to enter the U.S. on a K-1 visa????? Is a One-way ok???

Great question for the 2 search tools available to you at VJ - what have you found, so far?
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-10 14:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresis my fiance's income is enough???

Since you're your fiance filed a I-129F for the K-1, he will submit a I-134 (Affidavit of Support) therefore you only need to be 100% above the poverty level, not 125%.

And from what you have written here, with both a part-time and a full time postion as a RN, he will meet the guide lines with no problem.

Your fine!


I'm terribly sorry, the 125 Percent rule is used here.
Nota Bene: This is in the wrong forum.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-11 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance changing decision
I suggest that ya go. He's apparently afraid of 'instant family' but with 'instant family' comes much moral support, as well.

I'm sure he'll change his mind, and be positive, once you and the kids are there.

Good Luck !
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-14 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid I send it to the wrong service center!?
let me know how that 'hand delivery' works for you.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-18 12:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi love you phrases cause denial of visa
day 0 ? maybe.

day 720 ? not so much.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-18 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWithdraw K 1 Petition
'sent in the packet' -
why - NOTHING !!
--she doesn't receive any packet from the receipt notice - that's for the petitioner.
--she doesn't receive any packet from the approval notice - that's for the petitioner.
--she doesn't receive anything from the Embassy with your SSN on it.
--after I-129F approval - there's a bevy of forms that she must submit to Kingston - one of them will have yer SSN on it. She must fill in that form, so she'd have to have yer SSN already.
--your SSN is on the I-134 submitted on interview day.

So, unless you gave her a copy of YOUR G-325A that you submitted into USCIS, you should be 'ok'

as for 'how to withdraw' -
You've a receipt notice - the I-797-C formletter. It has a correspondence address on it. Send in a letter to that address, with a copy of the receipt notice.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-22 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to vent
How to be sure about this DoS Hotline?
click the girls next to my name, this will drop you to my profile.
Study the left panel.

Do remember - you get faster response with GUZ IV when you email them during their working hours.

DoS Hotline and GUZ IV share the same computer system - you really need to understand the current casefile status, given to you from a Human™ at the DoS Hotline.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-16 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to vent
yup, so keep emailing them about this.
include the address in chinese characters each time, for about 10 days.
check the DoS Hotline everyday until you hear 'Appointment Date Set'
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-15 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to vent
I dunno, at this stage, I'd be emailing them every day, asking for a Consular Review to send out the appointment letter. The thing that bites, is that you can't add in attachments at the IV web portal, so getting the address 'right' via email is problem-atic.
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-15 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to vent
FWIW. this was covered on yer prior topic, at
http://www.visajourn...ost__p__4950435

CALL DOS OFTEN .
DarnellMaleChina2011-11-14 15:36:00