Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Buy air ticket before the interview?	FWIW, I took my chances. We got the interview very quickly and I wanted be there for the interview even though I could not go inside. The interview was originally scheduled for 8/27 and they called the week before saying they needed to move it to 8/28 because of a meeting. We had originally planned on flying home on 9/1 but changed it to 9/2 at a cost of $100.00 for EVA. The visa arrived on 8/31 via EMS as promised and we flew home together. Good luck.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2013-12-16 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What do the asterisk(*) below my photo on my visa mean?	Free pizza!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-04-04 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Dilemma - Old Tourist Visa w/ Wrong Spelled Name, and New K-1 Visa w/ Correct Spelled Name	I'm confused, if she came to the U.S. before how could the answer be anything but yes? You're not "in a way" lying if you answer no, you are lying. It is not good to lie or withhold information during this process as I'm sure others will chime in. Explaining a misspelling is much easier than explaining a lie, IMHO.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-04-29 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Haven't received X-ray back...	We carried the x-ray with us in our suitcase. No one has ever asked for it. It is currently in a closet at home. Not throwing anything away until naturalization.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-05-21 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Inviting Fiance (US citizen & Petitioner) to the Interview	khwaidee1...was outside from 6:30am to almost 2:00pm...   I think we got there around 5:45 and my wife was first in but I waited until about 1 or 2 as well. That was a long day but worth the wait!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-05-19 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Inviting Fiance (US citizen & Petitioner) to the Interview	It depends on the embassy, hell I wasn't even allowed inside let alone attend the interview. But, my then fiancee did tell the CO that I was outside waiting for her. I wouldn't have done it differently and was great to celebrate right after!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-05-19 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Status confirmation at DMV	My husband (ex-K1) went to DMV in California to get the driver's licence and they asked him to confirm the status with form DS-140 or 148 as they said passport with Visa (expired of course) and SSA card are not enough. Since when does DMV care about legality of immigration status and what in the world is this DS-140 or 148?   Will we have the same type of problem at the airport when we travel within US?   (Applied for AOS/EAP/AP with I-485 and received the acceptance confirmation and bio-metrics appointment, no word on EAP or AP yet).   In California you can only get a driver's license if you are a citizen or legal resident (although that is supposed to change come January).The DMV has always cared about it that is why there has always been such a big deal about "illegals" getting licenses. And traveling in the U.S shouldn't be a problem at all with a valid passport as the official form of ID.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2014-10-02 13:46:00
Thailand	NVC Case # Question	You have done well do position the case for success. Your relationship is rock solid and will not be a problem. You wont need to supply much to prove it. They wont want to nor take time to review too much with this type of background. Few cases are like this. I have only seen one other case where the interview letter came as quicly as these you describe. This is something that you will just have to see as it develops. I certianly hope you get lucky too. Thw waiting is very difficult. My own case caused me to wait 408 days so I became an expert in waiting. My husband still says hes mad about it! You couldnt possibly be more impatient than he is. Thank you for your kind words. I want everything done right the first and to have an abundance of whatever information they require. I did use a visa service so I had all of the pre-printed docs ready to go as soon as we got our NOA2. We went over all the paperwork together on New Year's day in Hua Hin and signed everything for the I-129F which I mailed in as soon as I got back to the States. I printed up a good list of questions and we have already begun going over the answers. Her English is pretty good so I think she will do well. With all the waiting the excitement kind of waxes and wanes so I went to see her last month although it was only for four days due to work! While we were in BKK before my flight we got the e-mail that we were approved so it was good to be able to share that moment with her.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-19 18:27:00
Thailand	NVC Case # Question	I explained the way this works in the second post today. "All cases sent to BKK arrive at the consulate section first across the street from the embassy where the visa section is located. The consulate scans the cases in and forwards them to the visa section. That takes a few days. If you send in anything prior to the visa section having the case it will be discarded. They do not keep files for this material. You must be certian the case is with the visa section before you send in anything. Do not send it piecemeal. This is why the request the P 3 when they do. Follow the instructions and procedures for the best result". NVC forwrds all cases to the consulate section. This takes about 2 weeks from the time they approve the case. You said you will call them everyday until they say it was sent. Once you know that date you can begin to guess at the timing of the next events. I doubt it she will interview in Aug or early Sept. They usually need about 60 days from the time the P 3 is sent in. You dont mention the 134 or tax transcript so I dont know if you are really ready as you say you are. I hope so but if you want clear answers here you will have to give the correct info about every aspect of the case. Her police report can take a few weeks for example. She could have done that last month. Her medical will take one day and can be done now. These things can still be done in plenty of time so there hasnt been a mistake. With an NOA 2 on July 2 NVC should finish soon but you never know. Two weeks to get it to BKK. A few days to get it to the visa section. They request P 3. She sends it in. They process it and set interview date which should be in the following 60 days. If you send the email you describe the visa section will ignore it or tell you they dont have the case. Again they dont know where the case is until it arrives from the conslate section. BKK sees about 700 cases per month. They only do this type of case on Mon or Weds. This limits the number per month that they have time for. You can find the case schedual on their web site but your case may never show up on it because they dont update it. It just serves to show you how they do it and how busy they are in a particular month. I hope you know you are not allowed to attend the interview so if your busy with work it wont matter when it comes to this aspect. You of course may want to go bring her to the USA which would be great. If thats your intention she will have the visa about 3 days after the interview and can leave at any time. Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have sigened the I-134, have sent her tax returns and transcripts for 2011, 2010, 2009, my employer's letter and paychecks going back to January of this year. These have been sent to my fiance as part of Packet 3 that I assembled for her. Also included are DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157, DS-230 Part 1, Letters of intent from both us signed this month as well as the I-134 (I am well above the poverty guidelines so I don't think support will be an issue). Additionally, as requested, I have included her birth certificate and certified translation, name change and certified translation, certified dissolutuion decree for me (originals to be presented at the interview). She will be going to BKK on Monday the 23rd to request the Police Clearance Certificate and will also call Bumrungrad Hospital Monday to schedule the exam. She will got to Thai Post Monday or Tuesday to pay the application fee. While I understand I cannot attend the interview her, it is more of a moral support thing and if she is approved, then she will return with me, that is the main purpose of going with her. As an aside, we have been dating for 3 years, I have visited her 9 times for a total of 77 days and have all the boarding passes, passport stamps etc. I have spent a lot of time with the family and have many photos documenting our time together. My fiance has two friends she met online that submitted their Packet 3 on a Monday and got an appointment letter that same week, that may be an anomoly but it gives us hope. I would hate to wait until October for the interview but, I've waited this long so I will do whatever it takes. Your input and comments are very appreciated. I don't mean to sound impatient, but I am! Thank you. Edited by khwaidee1, 19 July 2012 - 11:12 AM.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-19 11:08:00
Thailand	NVC Case # Question	This is a very bad idea when you are dealing with BKK. If any info is sent prior to the case being with the Visa section of the embassy they will simply throw it away. They do not retain anything in a file system. Advising people to do this may cause them to think they have sent everything in and be waiting for the interview date. Meanwhile BKK is waiting for the correct documents in reponce to the P 3 request. They get nothing and think the case is abandoned. So, do I wait until the Embassy writes to my fiance? I've read that that can take months. My thought would be to send an inquiry e-mail ti IV in BKK about a week or so after the NVC sends it to BKK. We're optimistic of a late August/early Setptember interview date because after that I am really swamped at work. Given my timeline (NOA2 July 2) am I being unrealistic? My fiance has the Packet 3 already to go, just need to pay application fee and get police clearance which she will do next week. Thanks for your help!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-18 18:15:00
Thailand	NVC Case # Question	When I first called and got the number I was so excited I forgot to ask if it had been sent to BKK yet. So I called back and was told that it hadn't been sent yet but I was invited to call back as often as I liked to see when it gets sent. My sense I should probably at least wait until they have in their system in BKK before sending Packet 3. My fiance will go and get her police clearance Friday (went initially and was told needed copy of the NOA2 and a copy of my face page in my passport before they could issue it- didn't ask for any tea money though!!) Once it's sent I reckon she'll go pay the application fee and get her medical exam set up and then we'll just pray!! Thanks.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-18 16:27:00
Thailand	NVC Case # Question	Petition filed January 10, 2012 CSC, NOA1 Received January 13, 2012. NOA2 Approval July 2, 2012. Here's my question: I called the NVC and got our case number. I used a Visa prep service that says I need to wait until the Bangkok Embassy sends her the instruction packet before we can submit Packet 3. My fiance has Packet 3 ready to send and is getting her Police Clearance on Friday so all we'll need is the medical, do I have to wait until the Embassy contacts my fiance before sending in Packet 3? Thanks for your help.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-18 12:32:00
Thailand	Police Certificate Update	While I understand what you mean it isnt luck at all, its Thailand. Your fiance is Thai and knows exactly what happened. She knew better than to call the first cop. That was just going to be a shake down. The appointment letter bit is the latest scam I think. These people need some way of hustling the Thai just one last time. Your fiance was smart enough to do what myself and others have suggested here many times. I hope others follow her example and avoid the corruption attempts. Yes, it is sad. It seems that everything involves a shakedown of some sorts from getting into the military to getting your driver's license! My fiancee is a smart lady so I knew she would get it taken care of. She said the officer she dealt with was really impressed with the NOA2 because it was a two sided color copy and as I said he thought it was the original! Now if the good folks at the NVC would be so kind as to finish on my background check and send my petition to BKK I will be very pleased.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-25 13:14:00
Thailand	Police Certificate Update	So, I am beginning to believe that everything involved with this process involves the luck of the draw. So, here's how it went down. When my fiance first went to get her Police Clearance she didn't have a hard copy of the NOA2, just the e-mail that the petition had been approved. She was told she needed a copy of the NOA2 but, the officer was kind enough to give her his mobile number and told he could take care of it. She didn't call. Then, she heard of two ladies that were told they needed the Appointment letter in order to get it which, as I said before, is a little ironic given that you can't an Appointment letter until you submit the Police Clearance. They were told the matter could be handled for a fee. So my fiance goes in yesterday determined to get the Certificate. She had a hard copy of the NOA2 (I sent her a color copy so they thought it was the original!), a copy of the Packet 3 instructions an a color copy of the bio page of my passport. She went at lunch time as she was told it was less crowded which was true. The took finger prints, filled out the forms, made copies of what she brought and told her she should receive the certificate within 14 days. The only cost was 50bht for the postage to mail it to her. No tea money.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-25 10:15:00
Thailand	Marital Stus Certificate Question	This is something new or at least they didnt require this during my case. As far as saying no I hope you are ready for the future shopping trips where you will have no voice. My husband has learned to just drive us to the stores and stand back. We have our own bank cards. I am well prepared, while Thai women may be perceived as docile and unassuming, I learned long ago that is for show. When we stay in Bangkok, we stay in Sukhumvit, Soi 23, just down the street from the 21 mall so I know what to expect. I brought her a Coach bag last year from the mall where I live, can't wait to take her there, South Coast Plaza!! Bank card to issue soon!!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-28 18:20:00
Thailand	Marital Stus Certificate Question	According to the US Embassy - Bangkok website, she would only need one if she has a child born out of wedlock. So, no. http://photos.state....on_packet_3.pdf See page 6. John I saw that too. But, I am discovering my fiancee wants to take no chances whatsoever. I told her what the web site said but, she insists that it's better to have it and not need need it. Since she insists on it who am I to say no!!!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-26 12:37:00
Thailand	Marital Stus Certificate Question	My fiancee has never been married, has no children out wedlock. However, she has been told by some friends that she still needs to provide a Marital Status Certificate, is this accurate? She figures better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it so she we will go see her Amphur tommorow. Just curious, thanks.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-26 12:02:00
Thailand	Does the I-134 Affidavit of Support need to be notarized?	You already have a thread with some of the same content. You have received proper answers there. http://www.visajourn..._1#entry5566104 Yes, I am aware of that, thank you. I just thought that after I posted in the general area maybe I would try here as well to be Thai specific.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-29 11:07:00
Thailand	Does the I-134 Affidavit of Support need to be notarized?	I noticed on the embassy web site the following: "We will contact the applicant only after we receive all the requested documents. Please include contact information with any documents you submit to us by mail or fax. For certain documents, such as the Affidavit of Support, we must have original, notarized documents and cannot accept fax copies." Is this true? I had not heard this before. It is not a problem, just don't want to get to the interview and find out. And, does it have to notarized at the embassy or can I use a state notary here in Calif.? Thanks.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-07-29 10:45:00
Thailand	Getting closer!!	Hello, You do not need to wait for the packet. You can search 'packet 3' on the US Embassy website and you will have the same information. Also, if your fiancee already went to the police in BKK for the certificate, she can send in the packet 3 with the receipt. You go to the post office, pay the fee and send it EMS (express mail service). It will get there in 1-2 days and then you will receive an email from the embassy with an interview date. Thank you. She has already paid the visa application fee of $US240.00, we are just waiting on receipt of the Police Certificate. She already has everything for Packet 3 except for the Police Certificate. She gets her medical this week. I have been told not to blindly send in Packet 3 because if they haven't logged in our peitition they will just toss our Packet 3. Here is what we are submitting: Enclosed please find the following: -Form DS-2001 Notification of Applicant Readiness (signed original) -A copy of my Thailand Passport -A copy of my Thai birth certificate and certified translation -A copy of my name change and certified translation -A certified copy of the Petitioner’s Final Divorce Decree -Application Form DS-230 Part 1 (signed original) -Application Form DS-156 (signed original) -Application Form DS-156K (signed original) -Application Form DS-157 (signed original) -Two color photographs of Applicant -A copy of the receipt for the application fee of US$240 -A copy of Form I-134 Affidavit of Support (signed original) -A copy of Petitioner’s Passport, all pages -A copy of Petitioner’s 2011 IRS Form 1040 -A copy of Petitioner’s IRS 2011 Tax Return Transcript -A copy of Petitioner’s 2011 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner’s 2010 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner’s 2009 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner’s Employment Status Letter -Copies of Petitioner’s Paychecks from January 2012 to present -A copy of Form I-797 Approval Notice -A copy of my Thai Police Clearance Certificate -A copy of my Marital Status Certificate and certified translation	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-06 19:04:00
Thailand	Getting closer!!	When I called the NVC on July 26, 2012 they told me our petition had been forwrded to the Embassy! I tracked it through DHL and saw that it was signed for on July 27, 2012. On August 4, 2012 I got the letter from the NVC dated July 27, 2012 saying our petition was sent to Bangkok. The visa application fee has been paid and we have a very comprehensive Packet 3 is ready to go as soon as we receive the Police Clerance which she should get this week. My fiancee went ahead and got her Martial Status Certificate even though she has never been married nor does she have any children and I got it translated which she will get this week to go in Packet 3. She has her exam scheduled at Bumrungrad this week. So, our petition got to the Embassy on July 27, how long until they send her the Packet 3 instructions? If I sound a little impatient, I AM! I have visited her 3-4 times a year for the past 3 years so I always had a trip planned to look forward to, now I am just waiting on the interview date so I can book our flight and she can finally go through immigration with me instead of getting in a taxi! Edited by khwaidee1, 06 August 2012 - 05:20 PM.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-06 17:12:00
Thailand	Tips for the Interview?	No I didn't write anything on them. You'll be fine with what you have. That jerk at the embassy is long one. I never really met much of her family. I met my wife through her sister's husband who was from England. Her parents and brother lived in Sia Saket. Her sister's husband died from drinking not long after I met her. Then her sister moved off to Chiang Mai to blow the inheritance. I travelled throughout asia every week for business, so when I got back to Bangkok, I didn't really feel like going anywhere. We've travelled back to Thailand a couple times since my wife moved to the U.S., and I've stayed up in Si Saket with the family the last couple times. It was a pretty good time. My Thai is ok, but her parents speak that Lao/Thai Isaan stuff and I can't understand hardly anything. Thanks. I've got passport stamps for 9 visits in the last 3 years but I note what you said above. I've got heaps of phone logs and some text logs as that is how we usually communicate. We've got some e-mails but kind of stopped and just started calling each other. We've got cards back and forth too but I reckon they won't look at them. After we got engaged at Ankgor Wat we went to Lopburi so I could do the Sin Sod. Since then we have always spent some time in her village and with the family, I really like it there. We escape to Hua Hin when we need a break! I was in Lopburi for three weeks in April which gave me time to practice my Thai and get to used to driving in Thailand (a little different than Calif.!) We should be interviewing in about a month so wish us luck! Korb khun krab!! Edited by khwaidee1, 08 August 2012 - 11:20 AM.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-08 11:19:00
Thailand	Tips for the Interview?	I had over 100 Thai entry stamps in my passport and they didn't care. They said that just proves you lived in Thailand, not that you lived with her. They denied us and gave us 221g. They wanted photos. I lived there for 3 years. 2 of them with my wife. We only turned in like 5 photos. They said we want more proof. Ok fine then. I bought a couple disposable cameras. Ran around Bangkok taking pictures with her. Went back changed clothes. Ran around Bangkok and took more pictures. Off to the one hour photo shop. Then back to the embassy witht he photos. You can turn in more evedence between 1-3 pm on Monday's and Wednesdays. Turned the pictures back in and she got the visa. I was the first to get the new "bald guy" CO at the time. Apparently he was denying everyone back then. Thankfully he's long gone now. For some reason that consulate gives alot of weight to photos, or at least they used to. That said, looks like your evidence is fine. Pictures pictures pictures when going throught the BKK embassy! I take it that since you took most of your photos on the same day you didn't have any date stamps. Did you write when, who and where on the back of the photos? We have about 60 photos of us, us and the family and numerous trips we took around Thailand and Cambodia. We didn't date stamp them at the time we took them because we weren't taking them for the K-1. I have written where, when and who on the back of the photos, will that suffice? The photos are clearly taken on different dates and different locations. Thanks for your input.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-08 10:57:00
Thailand	Sending in Packet 3 tomorrow!	-Application Form DS-156K (signed original) Others can correct me, but I believe that the 156K is signed in front of the officer. The signature block is headed by: DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE The Consular Officer will assist you in answering this part. You are correct. I did not tell her to sign that one. That was just my list for our cover letter, will make the correction. Thanks!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-15 19:02:00
Thailand	Sending in Packet 3 tomorrow!	I already posted this in the general forum but thought I would post it here to just to get any input you guys might have specific to the Bangkok Embassy. I have checked, rechecked and then double rechecked everything. Went over everything my fiancee has this morning to make sure everything is signed and copied before she sends it EMS tomorrow. A little anxious and impatient! Thanks in advance! Here is what my fiancee has ready to submit per the Packet 3 Instructions she got on Tuesday (I had everything already ready to go) as well as some additional documentation. She's paid the application fee and had her medical exam Tuesday with the results and x-rays given to her. Here's what we're submitting with Packet 3: -Form DS-2001 Notification of Applicant Readiness (signed original) -A copy of my Thailand Passport -A copy of my Thai birth certificate and certified translation -A copy of my name change and certified translation -A certified copy of the Petitioner?s Final Divorce Decree -Application Form DS-230 Part 1 (signed original) -Application Form DS-156 (signed original) -Application Form DS-156K (signed original) -Application Form DS-157 (signed original) -Two color photographs of Applicant -A copy of the receipt for the application fee of US$240 -A copy of Form I-134 Affidavit of Support (signed original) -A copy of Petitioner?s Passport, all pages -A copy of Petitioner?s 2011 IRS Form 1040 -A copy of Petitioner?s IRS 2011 Tax Return Transcript -A copy of Petitioner?s 2011 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner?s 2010 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner?s 2009 IRS Schedule K-1 Form 1056 -A copy of Petitioner?s Employment Status Letter -Copies of Petitioner?s Paychecks from January 2012 to present -A copy of Form I-797 Approval Notice -A copy of my Thai Police Clearance Certificate -A copy of my Marital Status Certificate and certified translation Since Bangkok has been setting interviews within 10 days to 2 weeks after getting Packet 3, here's what we have for Packet 4 to show evidence of meeting in the last two years (I've been there January, April and June of this year) and heaps of evidence of an ongoing relationship (about 60 photos over the last 2 years with dates, location and people written on the back, phone and text logs with selected months over the last 2 years, all boarding passes and passport stamps, e-mails, engagement ring receipt, cards to and from each other with envelope showing cancelled postage, a few train and plane tickets around Thailand and Cambodia, Express Mail receipts for packages I sent her/she sent me). Trying to be prepared as possible and will accompany her to the interview although I know I cannot attend. Any thoughts? Thanks! Edited by khwaidee1, 15 August 2012 - 02:32 PM.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-08-15 14:29:00
Thailand	Anyone in the Orange County Calif area?	Since she doesn't have her driver's license yet she is a bit limited as to what she can do. She would like to chat with anyone close by. Let me know. Thanks.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-09-24 12:57:00
Thailand	Second time request, Fiancee Visa	Another ? In 2008 I successfully got a fiancee visa for my Thai wife, she came to USA and we got happily married in June 2008. 2 years later she found younger, richer man. We got divorce and it was final and legal in June 2011. Now I have found another Thai woman and we are getting married. After trip in 3 months to Thai, we will apply for Fiancee visa with USA immigration. My ? Will I be able to get second fiancee visa because of above circumstances? Anyone experience or know of someone with similar circumstances? better luck this time. right? Thank you, Mike Shouldn't be a problem but, it will definitely come up in her interview. I assume since your ex was here 2 years she got her green card. A potential problem could arise regarding the status of your I-864 as to your ex because it survives divorce.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-24 11:43:00
Thailand	return to Thailand soon	The 90 day requirement refers to marraige. You must get married within 90 days after entry into the U.S. Yes, I assumed as much but, the way he wrote it sounded like he was interpreting the 90 day period the period in which his fiancee/wife could not travel back home. As amazing as it sounds, since joining this site I have read a few times of people who travelled back home on their K-1 without an AOS only to find out they were so screwed.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-24 15:05:00
Thailand	return to Thailand soon	Thank you all for your help. So we really need to wait the 90 days before returning to visit and and help family. Not sure what 90 days you are referring to but, as mentioned by others, if your wife leaves before she gets her her AP/EAD combo card or green card she will not be allowed to return and you will have to start over this time as a CR-1. From what I've read, you should be able to get you AP/EAD combo card about 2 months after filing your AOS, assuming that you filed an I-131 and I-765 when you filed your I-485/I-864.You also might want to fill in your timeline so we have a better idea of your time frame. Good luck. Edited by khwaidee1, 24 October 2012 - 11:36 AM.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-24 11:27:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Just to follow. The interview went fine, they just wanted a co-sponsor and the medical. It seems the doctor never sent it to the consulate, nor gave it to my fiancee to bring. Everything ought to be cleared up by next week. Congrats! On the co-sponsor issue, didn't you have that lined up ahaed of time? With all the info on the VJ forum I reckon you would have know the figures but anyway it seems like you've got one lined up. I would get the co-sponsor's tax returns/transcripts for 2009, 2010 and 2011, a current employment letter stating all the pertinient info and pay stubs (assuming he/she is not self employed) from January 2012 until the present. If your fiancee has not yet had her medical, and if she is doing it at Bumrungrad, have her ask them to give her copies of all the DS forms, especially the DS-3025. My wife wasn't given anyhthing but when I e-mailed Bumrungrad they gadly e-mailed me certified copies of all of the documents which we submitted with our AOS. We now have a biometrics appt for 11/30/12 and will be visiting family hopefully in January or February! Good luck to you!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-11-09 12:03:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Talk about a timely response. Packet 3 was sent on Monday and the appointment email was received Tuesday. Her interview is Thursday the 8th. is right! I told you. I reckon that the quick response may be due to the contents of Packet 3 and how they were organized. We interviewed on a Tuesday and her passport was delivered by EMS on Friday so your fiance should expect to get her's on the 13th or 14th. When I heard the Thai Post motorbike toot his horn at our gate in Lopburi my heart skipped a beat and I couldn't run fast enough across our yard and our dog thought I was crazy! It was a great day! Best of luck to you and your fiancee!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-11-02 10:29:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Thanks khwaidee1, I appreciate the kind words. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit concerned seeing the last two interviews resulting in a denial and administrative processing. I'd probably blow up if it happened considering we lived together for over a year prior to this whole process. Amazing how much control a consular officer has over your future without actually knowing the entirety of your past. You'll do fine. If you read the consular reviews they are very positive. The young CO that is now doing the interviews was very nice to my wife. He started off the interview in Thai and didn't even ask my wife if she wanted English or Thai. He was very polite and professional. On top of the stack he brought out was a page of photos of us we submitted with our 129F. Some had family and he asked about those. He then asked the basic, how did you meet, last time you saw him, your family like him, etc. It was over in a few minutes and, well you know the rest. Since you can't go in with j make sure she knows where all the papers are in case they ask. My wife was extremely prepared with the documents so I think it put her at ease. Best of luck to you!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-30 11:27:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Fingers crossed they give us a prompt interview date. My fiancee received packet 3 on Tuesday and will send it in tomorrow due to a family issue that caused a slight delay when she went home for a document. Thanks for all your help everyone. As you can see from my timeline, we got our interview date 12 days after we sent in our Packet 3 (actually had the interview 13 days after because the Embassy moved it from Monday to Tuesday.) They acknowledged receipt of Packet 3 and sent Packet 4 5 days after we sent it in and then gave us an interview date for a week later. After waiting for all those months we were dizzy with how fast everything moved. Best of luck to you and your fiancee!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-29 17:27:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Thanks for the response Ning. I must say your words kind of put me at ease about the timing as I had worried about the holidays affecting everything quite a bit. I do hope they put the pedal to the medal and we can get our interview date lined up by the first week of December. That would be the best time possible. As far as contacting the consulate section duty office, I did that with my first email. Using the proper format for the subject and they simply told me to contact the visa section, stating that they couldn't provide any information because they simply aren't involved. I appreciate your responses too, Khwaidee1. I surely hope my processing follows a similar path. Just to clarify one thing since you both have already completed the process. The embassy website states that they want the DS-156 in duplicate in the general information page, but the Packet 3 instructions don't stipulate that it needs to be in duplicate. I sent my fiancee two copies of everything, complete with my signatures on all necessary forms. Essentially she has two original copies of the entire Packet 3 (I have my own copy here as well). Will she need to send in two copies of the DS-156 with Packet 3? Thanks again all. I don't recall specifically but, I too gave her duplicate copies of all the forms (and had a back up set in a small notebook just in case!) We were very well organized and my wife was able to provide all the requested documents to the CO with ease (It also helped that he conducted the interview in Thai without even asking her preference). Some of the other girls came in with loose stacks of papers and had them spread out all over the floor trying to find what the CO wanted. I gave my wife wife 3 3 ring binders with an index and everything in sheet protectors for easy access. She brought in a bag that weighed 7.4kg!! I was not taking any chances and have yet to hear of anyone having any problems for having "too much" stuff. I accompanied her to the interview even though I knew I probably wouldn't be let in, I was there for moral support and I got another chance to hang out with my girl! She interviewed on a Tuesday, the passport was delivered by EMS on Friday and we flew home on Sunday! Good luck to you and your fiancee!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-18 18:54:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me. Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one. Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer. She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.) Thanks for all the advice. Thinking back on it, it took about two weeks once the embassy got our file to notify us. We then sent in Packet 3 and got our interview in about 2 weeks after that. So, depending on when you send in Packet 3 you're probably loking at an interview mid to late November. They notified us on the 20th of interview date of the 27th but then moved it to the 28th.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-18 13:59:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me. Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one. Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer. She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.) Thanks for all the advice. Check my timeline as from what I've heard it was pretty typical. We got Packet 4 13 days after submitting Packet 3, they then scheduled the interview 1 week after that and I hauled #### over there to be with my girl even though I couldn't go in with her. It really really moved once we got notice that the embassy had it. Good luck!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-18 12:20:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	Thanks for the response khwaidee1. Are you familiar with any options in Bangkok and or with the self translation option which the Thai Ministry can validate? I myself am relatively fluent and probably more than capable of translating it along with the help of my fiancee who pretty much the same with English as I am with Thai. Although Thai grammar is much easier to understand than English Grammar. I also noticed you went through everything recently. Congrats! Was the Affidavit of Single Status actually needed? I am actually contacting the embassy today about it as my Fiancee has never been married, nor had children out of wedlock. Ning has provided you with the self translation info. There are a few translation services on Wireless Road near the embassy that are pretty reasonable. As for the Affadavit of Single Status, my wife was never married nor has any children. However, she read on the USVISA4THAI web site that we needed it and, I wasn't going to argue with my wife so she went to her amphur, got it, I had it translated and put in packet 3. I wanted to take no chances as well. Good luck!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-17 13:23:00
Thailand	Birth Certificate Translation	I e-mailed her birth certificate, name change and single certificate to www.uscts.com and for a reasonable fee got certified copies of the translation with a quick turn around.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-10-15 16:56:00
Thailand	Visa not approved for lack of relationship evidence	Agreed, photos, photos, photos and more photos!! My fiancee just had her interview on 8/28/12. The farang CO spent a lot of time going over the photos with her. He paid particular attention to the photos with family, doing sin sod with Khun Pa and Khun Ma, bar-b-queing with her nephews, having a few beers with her brothers, playing with all the neices and nephews on Songkran. The CO seemed to really like all the family shots, who/when/where. Just glanced at the phone logs, Western Union receipts, cards, e-mails. Asked how often we communicate and fiancee said every day a couple of times a day. The CO seemed to put more emphasis on the photos than anything else.	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2012-09-05 18:05:00
Thailand	Thai Language Visa Guide	Check our timeline. From what I've read and people I've talked to it's pretty typical what BKK is doing now assuming all your paperwork is in order. Good luck!	khwaidee1	Male	Thailand	2013-01-09 12:00:00