Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting USA. Fiancee Letter???	YOu can do all that but really as long as you have a return ticket and a home address to return to and copy of your 129 receipt you should be fine. They may not ask for 129 as they would,d not know so don't panic on that and you have to state where you are staying anyways on I-94w so that will have your fiancee's number and address on it. I visited my fiance also when we had 129 processing and I never had to show anything, was asked am I staying with -------- my now husband and I said yes and as I had been before they took 1 fingerprint and said welcome back Barbara have a nice holiday. I too was here for 87 days. You should be fine but you can bring the letter if you want from fiancee but hey anyone could write that, not really proof hey. THANK YOU!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-10 15:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting USA. Fiancee Letter???	When my husband would visit me on the VWP before we ever got married, he would bring like his lease agreement from his apartment and some bills to show he is currently living there. Do you have a job? If show you could prove you are working, have a place, and dont plan on giving that all up at all until your fiance visa is approved. Job finished back in June. Living at home. I do have quite a bit of savings in the bank though! Maybe a bank statement would help!?!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-10 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting USA. Fiancee Letter???	Hey, So, I am visiting my American Fiancee in America (obviously ), in 3 weeks. Visiting on the Visa Waiver program. I have read LOADS of pages about bringing 'strong ties', problem is I don't have 'strong ties'. After thinking about it, I have decided to bring: 1. The Copy of the I-129F which is now in the hands of the good people at USCIS 2. A letter from an instructor saying that I am registered for a course here, in Ireland, in December. 3. A letter from my Fiancee... Here's the thing, I don't know what she should put in the letter. We were thinking: To whom it may concern, My name is ABC. I reside at DEF, 123, GHI, ... USA. My passport number is ###########. My social security number is #@#@#@#@. I hereby state that, WIDSY97, is staying with my family and I at the above address for the duration of his stay (87 days) in the USA under the Visa Waiver Program. If you have any questions please contact me on 555-1234567 Signed:_________________ ABC Date: ___________________ Thoughts/Advise wanted! Edited by Widsy97, 10 August 2011 - 02:44 PM.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-10 14:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Newcomer with newcomer question	Ha, that's amazing! Figure we will just continue as we are then, seems like the best bet even though it likely won't be done by November, we'll just have a unofficial ceremony type thing with family and then I'll go home and wait for it to complete. Am I right in thinking that another viable option would be to cancel the K-1, marry properly in November on the VWP, but then go home again and apply for a K-3? Ya, it's mad, isn't it! I have a friend who went to the states on holiday, met a girl got married and stayed. Now has a green card! How is this possible... BECAUSE it wasn't his intent to marry! His intent was a holiday and he just so happened to fall in love and get hitched. Since you are on their computers, your fiancee is on their, they have already started background checking her, they KNOW your intentions are to EVENTUALLY marry this person..... I'd be almost certain that you wouldn't get away with it. As for the K-3... it takes as long as OR Longer than the K-1. Even when you get it you still have to go through all the Adjustment of Status. Nobody goes that route anymore due to the waiting times and hassle once approved. Most married people go for the IR-1/CR-1. I would advise you to stick with the K-1. You applied in May, ya? Hopefully you will be approved soon. DON'T cancel it now. The IR-1/CR-1 take 8-10 months. The last few months would have been for nothing! Stick with the K-1.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-15 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CONFUSED	Also, I passport photo of each of you is enough. We printed our names and signed the back.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-15 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WELCOME TO THE US!!!!	Many congrats!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-14 16:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it possible for my fiancee to Submit I-129F to USCIS even we have not meet yet???	I could be wrong but this is straight from the instructions " 4. Declaration of how you met in person in the last two years. This should be a single typed page attachment regarding question 18 of the I-129F. Make sure to sign and date it. " I believe that date will need to be earlier than the file date. Jim.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-15 18:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it possible for my fiancee to Submit I-129F to USCIS even we have not meet yet???	The answer to the OP's question is... No. You HAVE to meet first. Good luck!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-15 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request For Evidence	what exactly does that mean please?? thanks As far as I know, it means that; the Petitioner previously applied for a K-1, it didnt work out (break-up, change of heart, etc.) So, they need a waiver to apply for a second K-1 I think!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-17 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Request For Evidence	Just checked status online and said they are requesting additional evidence. Has anyone had this happened to them, and if yes what is that they usually request for? Feel more nervous than ever... Thanks! Sorry to hear this, but im sure its a minor thing! Don't stress over it. Do let us know what they want, though.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-17 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	POE - who picks it?	I'm tellin' you, fly from Ireland. Get it all out of the way before you even get on the plane!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-19 03:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	POE - who picks it?	This might be a silly question - but who picks POE? Do they tell you at the interview or do you pick it yourself - can it be anywhere or does it have to be at only specific airports? We are nearing the end of the process and this question just popped into my head! Thanks Anywhere, as far as I know. Dublin/Shannon airport here, in Ireland, are POE's actually.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-18 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	support	Hello can anyone tell me what is a affidavit of support and when I need to send because it was not with my fiance visa pkt..I never filled out that paperwork for that ..Please help..I hope this doesnt prolong our process for the visa..Noa 1 2 june ..still waiting on approval letter thanks Don't worry the Affidavit of Supprot goes with you to the embassy. AFTER your I-129f has been approved.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-18 18:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is this a straight forward case	Does MENA stand for Middle Eastern North African?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-20 17:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have no idea where I start	If I go the K1 visa route, could my Japanese fiance attend a 2 year college without issue, or does this go into the realm of student visas? Once his Adjustment of Status is approved he becomes a Permanent Resident, so there shouldn't be an issue.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-20 14:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have no idea where I start	Thank you Widsy! One thing I am concerned about is my fiance's ability to work in the US once we get married. Once we are married, can we file for Permanent Residency immediately? Does that allow him to work any job? So, you guys get to America... He can then apply for a Social Security Number. I got this from another link on this site: To work your fiance(e) will need to get an Employment Authorization Document. While a K-1 holder can technically obtain an EAD prior to getting married, the practical wait involved makes this option unfeasible (the validity of the EAD will expire before it can even be processed in most cases). Practically, a K-1 holder will need to wait until they file for Adjustment of Status (after getting married) and will co-file for an EAD (which should arrive on average within 90 days from the filing date. As a note, in order to be employed, it is required to have a Social Security Number which can be obtained by a K-1 holder after they arrive in the US (you should wait 10 days after entry to the US and no later than 10 days prior to the K-1 expiration date to go to the Social Security Office in your area to file for this; if you miss this time frame you must wait until after you are married and file for Adjustment of Status). http://www.visajourn...-enter.html#5.4 So basically, get the Social Number, get married, and apply for the EAD. I'm the K-1 foreign fiance. I haven't got to that stage yet, so I can't give you much advice on what to do when he gets there. Edited by Widsy97, 20 August 2011 - 07:34 AM.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-20 07:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I have no idea where I start	Hello! My name is Rebecca and I am now engaged to my Japanese fiance. We are now both living in Japan. The current plan is for me to return to the US in April to start working, and then get married in November of 2012. November of 2012 (or slightly before) would be when he would arrive in the US. I don't know where to start in the visa process. As Japan is a visa-waiver country for tourists, is there some problem in him coming over with the visa-waiver, getting married, and then changing his status? Or, would it be wiser to get legally married in Japan and apply for a K3 visa? Or is doing the K1 visa the smartest way to go? Hey Rebecca, It can be very overwhelming starting off! I know how you feel. Ok, so you are in Japan, and you will leave in April. You are engaged. He's coming to you in November. K-1 visa is your best option, in my opinion. You can gather all the required info. and send it to USCIS from Japan. No issue there. If you get it sent off, let's say, September at some stage, you will MOST LIKELY be approved by April. You will go to the states in April, your fiance will do his medical and interview in Japan. Once his interview is done and he is approved, he then has 6 months to enter the USA. THEN, you guys have 90 days to get married. Here is a link that I, and probably many more, followed to file the initial I-129f (application for foreign fiance): http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide Good luck, and keep asking questions. We have all done it!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-20 07:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	VISA APPROVED!!	Wow...nothing is more beautiful than the site of my fiance's visa inside of his passport. 7 months after applying for our k1 visa, my fiance has his visa in his hand tonight, and is coming home tomorrow!! Thank you, God!! We have known each other for 11 years, and have been together for 7 years....so this day is really special for us. It is the end of our long distance relationship, and the start of our forever. Thank you to everyone on VJ who has helped us along the way. To all of those who are still waiting, hang in there. This day will come for you too. I remember reading posts like this one when we were waiting for our NOA2, and just couldn't picture ever posting this myself...yet here it is! The day has come! It has been a long journey, and much has happened in the lives of my fiance and I outside of the visa process that has made being apart all the more difficult. We stayed strong though, because we knew that the day would come when being apart would no longer be a problem. I am here in Ireland with him (I came to attend the interview with him) and tomorrow morning, we will make our way home. No more goodbyes, no more counting the days until we see one another again. I have posted my review on my fiance's interview here: http://www.visajourn...age=1&dfilter=5 I was a nervous wreck before the interview, but it was so easy. The CO was great. Thanks again, everyone! Great stuff! Slán libh!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-23 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IMPORTANT	Hi everyone. We just contacted the embassy. He just has to have his fingerprints retaken! We're going down to the embassy today to have them retaken. Whew! What a load off! Let's hope this is the one and only snag! Thanks for your help everyone!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-22 06:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	IMPORTANT	Let us know tomorrow! Good luck with it. Also, Up The Kingdom!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-21 16:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just got our NOA2 approval ! YAY!	Congrats! That's quick by Vermont standards! Let's hope they stay at that pace...	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-24 16:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting ready for my NOA2	Hey! So, I am here in America visiting my Fiancee, while I enjoy sitting around doing nothing, I think it is time to get my ####### into gear and start getting ready for what happens after my NOA2. So, I have downloaded: DS-156 DS156K I-134 DS-230 Are they the only ones I need to download and complete. I know the I-134 is for my USC or other sponsors. But the rest are for me to fill, right? Thanks ladies and gents.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 VISA denied.. Next steps??	Sorry to hear about your bad experience. On what basis were you denied?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-08-08 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2nd NOA, processing times..?	Holy smoke, I know I just filed our K1 pkg, however I was checking out the next steps in the process and the 2nd NOA, acknowledging K1 petition approved, the processing time for this step is 5 months alone? It seemed to not matter whichever service center, except Nebraska, (not sure what their times meant)...., but I've talked to people who were bringing their Filipina finace here and I know one guy said the whole process was 4 months...there were some 5 month folks...seemed 6 was sorta common..? I mean it is what it is, but didn't think just that one step was 5 months. Too bad living near DC doesn't help or I'd just drive the 50 mins downtown and take care of it, if I could, lol. When you get your NOA1, fill in that date in your 'timeline' and it will produce an estimated date on which you MAY be approved. Good luck. We're almost at 1 month...	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-157, DS-158	It depends on what YOUR embassy wants to see. I've seen people list the DS-160 as being required, bujt for us it was the DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157, DS-230, and the I-134. The embassy where the beneficiary has their interview will send that in packet 3. Some talk about packet 4 after submitting packet 3 to the embassy. We did not have to do that as the interview date was send along with packet 3. At this stage of the process it is VERY specific to the embassy and only those that had inteviews at the same embassy can offer accurate and correct information. Good Luck, Dave Thank you very much for your info!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-15 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-157, DS-158	Hey everyoe, I was looking throught the example forms that I need to fill out when my Initial Application gets approved. I was under the assumption that I onl yneeded: DS-156 DS-156K I-134 DS-230 Then I saw the DS-157 and DS-158 on there... do I need them too?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-15 11:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ( I - 134)	Letter from employer??	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-23 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2	Thanks for your advise. Good luck with the rest of your journey. You're welcome! All the best with yours too!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2	Yer, I am pretty much in the same situation as you. My POE would be Chicago, that place always makes me nervous anyway, ha, ha. I don't think I would volunteer the visa stuff, but if questioned I would be honest. I would take a copy of return ticket too, and proof that my son is still here, and the visa stuff just in case. I think what I am learning is that there are no official yes or no answers, it's down to me and my fiance' whether we take the risk. ya, don't bother mentioning it, but if it comes up have the copy in the bag just in case.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 09:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2	Wow! That's a great story. Gosh, I hope it would be that easy for me. Did you take any proof of ties to Ireland etc just in case? Congrats, on successfully traveling. Thing is, I have ZERO ties... no job, mortgage, car, I'm living at home... Only my family there! So, no, I didn't bring proof of ties. I DID bring... my copy of the initial I-129f package... the entire package (proof that you are going about the whole thing LEGALLY, and are not going to jeopardize it by overstaying). I brought the Fed-Ex receipts that show when and where I sent it. I brought my fiancees phone number ( i have heard of the CBP agents calling the US citizen to confirm that they have an actual relationship with the person arriving in the states). I brought my return ticket, too. What's your POE? never asked for ANY of it though. Good to have, just in case!! Thing is, I have ZERO ties... no job, mortgage, car, I'm living at home... Only my family there! So, no, I didn't bring proof of ties. I DID bring... my copy of the initial I-129f package... the entire package (proof that you are going about the whole thing LEGALLY, and are not going to jeopardize it by overstaying). I brought the Fed-Ex receipts that show when and where I sent it. I brought my fiancees phone number ( i have heard of the CBP agents calling the US citizen to confirm that they have an actual relationship with the person arriving in the states). I brought my return ticket, too. What's your POE? never asked for ANY of it though. Good to have, just in case!! Oh and a bank statement, to show enough funds to support myself while here. Again, not asked for it!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 09:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2	Hello, VJ'ers. I am here for your help please. I have seen this topic posted quite a few times, so I am going to read as much as I can, but obviously there are some issues that are unique to me concerning traveling to see my fiance' while in the K1 visa process. Okay, we are 3 months in and awaiting for the NOA2. I am thinking about going to stay with my fiance' on a visitors visa for up to 3 months. I know it's important to prove that you have ties to coming back to your own country in case border control get heavy. My issues are that I am working for a temping agency and would leave without a job to come back to. I am living in shared accommodation, so I would give up my tenancy here and plan to stay with a friend on my return while I complete the process. My 16 year old son would still be in the U.K - I will be applying a K2 visa for him as well as my K1. Do I just travel as I have every time before and not mention the visa stuff? I would really like your views, experience or knowledge in going through with visiting him. Thanks so much everyone. Hey! I wrote this just last week. Take a look... http://www.visajourn..._1#entry4881124	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-09-07 08:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Between K-1 NOA1 and NOA2	Congrats on the NOA1 (just the first step in the process)... NOW - start collecting the items required for the next step - the interview stage... The USC needs to start putting together: Evidence of an ongoing relationship Emails Snail Mails Photos of the 2 of you together Phone records Etc Financial information Last 2 years tax returns with W-2's Recent paycheck stubs Letter from employer I-134 The beneficiary needs to start collecting: Birth certificate Divorce decrees (if applicable) Single certificate Vaccination records Police report Passport (with at least 1 year of validity left from date of interview) Updated letters of intent to marry Use this time wisely to gather what's needed next. Check it and check it again to make sure you have everything necessary Good luck Good advice!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-10-02 09:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 TODAY!!	Congrats! KEEP IT UP VERMONT!!!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-10-14 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Paperwork after landing in US???	I never recieved one of these I-194! I am just visiting at the moment, so I dont need it. But when I DO come over full time I will need it.	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-10 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Honeymoon Travel	How long does advance parole take to process?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-10 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134	Ok, thanks folks!	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-15 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134	I INTEND. On the line put: N/A (K-1 Process for Permanent Residence) Would it not be 'I do not intend', if you put N/A in the space pprovided?!?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-14 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134	Hey, I am awaiting NOA2 and I am currently looking at the other forms that need to be filed when we are approved. in the I-134, question 11.... I intend or, do not intend?? Which one to check?? Anyone?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-14 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134	Hey, I am awaiting NOA2 and I am currently looking at the other forms that need to be filed when we are approved. in the I-134, question 11.... I intend or, do not intend?? Which one to check??	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-14 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i-134 Question	Do I need my fiancees birth cert for the interview?	Widsy97	Male	Ireland	2011-11-25 12:26:00