Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About K-1 visa	I will go to a regular visa. This time my purpose is not getting marry with him. To do paperwork for K1 visa is my purpose. Should he send to Service Center AFTER I WENT BACK TO JAPAN??	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-07-29 02:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About K-1 visa	Thanks everyone. so, process for K-1 visa for me is, 1) I will enter America by my passport 2) We do paperwork together so, this time when we write a I-129F, we have to write a question on Part B No.12 " If your fiancee is currently in the U.S., complete the following: .......) ??? 3) and we send to the Service Center 4) I will go back to Japan within 90 days. maybe I will go back to in 2 months. 5) and I will wait for receiving from U.S. embassy in Japan. 6) Do paper work by myself for interview 7) medical 8) interview 9) get visa 10) enter America When I enter America for doing paper work together, I should not say about I am preparing for K-1 visa??? I just say sightseen?? Immigration people at airport will feel doubt me, because I will stay 2 or 3 months??? What should I say when I enter America for preparing for K-1 visa???	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-07-28 23:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About K-1 visa	I am Japanese and living in Japan. My American fiance is living in America. We are starting for K1 visa. Now I have a question !!! Actually I want to prepare together in America. So I will enter America by non-visa ( with my passport), and write papers together, and I will go back to Japan within 90 days. I went to America with round trip air plane ticket. If I stayed in America when he file to Service Center, is it problem for approving ??? Is it ilegal, if I do this , I can't get K-1 visa or it will take long long time than ather people???	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-07-28 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A personal check for 1-129	How long does it take to get a personal check ? 1 day? and how long does it take to get an official letter about bank acount etc... from a bank for I-134 and an official letter from a company from boss for I-134 ?? Tell me about your case.....	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-08-02 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to get his " Birth certificate"	Thanks. But my fiance don't have a passport..... so he have to get his birth certificate.	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-04 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to get his " Birth certificate"	I am gathering papers for K-1 visa right now. But my fiance don't do anything....... He is US Citizen. He was born in New Jersey. When he get his Birth certificate what he have to do? To get a birth certificate is take long time???	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-04 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mailing address different from residence?	sorry, again... when he write his parents address ( Florida address ), he have to send to Vermont service center even he send from California?? or send for California service center ??? I am so confused....... sorry, again... when he write his parents address ( Florida address ), he have to send to Vermont service center even he send from California?? or send for California service center ??? I am so confused.......	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-04 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mailing address different from residence?	Hi nice to meet you. I am same situation. My fiance is living in California now , but he will go to Verginia on this Jan as a work. but he will come back on April. and his parents live in Florida. and i wanna use his parents address too. because the address is never move. will you write his parents address on all place on I-129F, G-325, cover letter, another letter ??? If I use his parents address is not mean fake for his address??? Is it allowd ? sorry I came is your posting.....	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-04 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What should I do for different mailing address??	My fiance will move soon, and he never know where he live next. and We wanna send papers for K-1 soon. and I wanna use his parents address for mailing address to get NOA1 and NOA2. when I use the address, I have to write with using C/O parents name all place on papers? If someone has same situation, please tell me what did u do. what should I do if address and mailing address is different??????????	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-04 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where should I send ??	My fiancee will move to another place on next month. and he is living California now. but I wrote his parents address on all papers with using C/O. His parents address is Florida. He will send from California, but I wrote Florida address. where should I send ? California ? or Vermont?? I have to send depend on residence, so should I send California service center?? I should think devide regidence address and mailing address ........ Residence address is California, and mailing address is Florida, where should I send??	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-12 22:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Question 12	Thanks you very much. Did you attach a letter about " I got engage after I enter U.S. and I will go back my country within 90 days"?? I did. but I am worry about a littele. but now I've already been in Japan. To approve will be late by staying in U.S. when I do paperwork of I-129F ?? Is it illegal thing?	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-21 00:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Question 12	What dates I shoud write on "Q12 of Date authorized stay expired, or will expire as shown I-94 or I-95"? I arrive U.S. 11/05/2007. I will return to Japan 12/16/2007. I should wirte date of 90day from 11/05/2007 or date I return to Japan? I Edited by lovelylip, 10 December 2007 - 07:40 PM.	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2007-12-10 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should we send to California Service Center?	Thanks. He is Virginia now for training for Marines, and he will send from Virginia to CSC. Do you think CSC person think he is not California residence ? or CSC think he is california residence because he is belonging to the base in California?	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-01-26 02:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should we send to California Service Center?	Thanks for reply My mailing address is Frolida, but will my package will approval at CSC ?? What do u think??	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-01-26 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should we send to California Service Center?	Hi my fiance and I am doing paper work for I-129F package. [Our situation] My fiance is US Marines. and he belong to California base. but now he is training in Virginia for 3 months ( until April 4 ). We thought that his address not stedy, so we wrote his parents's address ( Florida ) with his parents name ( C/O ~). but there is question, he wrote his California address as his the latest address for G-325. but he will send from Virginia. so California Service Center people will think wonder why he send from Virginia even his latest address is California.... To send from Virginia to California Service Center is big problem?? and also I have a question, he wrote his parent's address ( Florida ) for every place on papers except G-325 latest address. So, We should send to Service Center for residence in Florida ??? We wrote and glue our envelope. and he doesn't understand about K1 visa. so, we will send to California Service Center..... but he doesn't send yet. HELP ME.... To send to California is good ??	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-01-26 01:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I send to CSC ?	My fiance was living in California by this Jan 20. but now he is at Virginia for 3 months work. He will come back to California on this April. He has a working place address for a mail. He said he use this address, but letter through the office. We will use his parent's address for a mailing address. When I ask a lawyer ( not mine ), he said if he doesn't have a residence address in California, he cannot send to California Service Center. I wanna ask all, Does anyone send to a service center that not your residence? CSC officers will transfer to Vermont Service Center, if we send to CSC ? or CSC send back to him ? Tell me advice if someone get same situation.	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-01-27 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I should send to VSC?	Thanks. We will send to VSC.	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-02-15 21:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I should send to VSC?	Hi, I still confusing about where should we send the packege to ? My boyfriend is Marines. so right now he is living in Virginia until April. He was living in CA, also he belongs a base in CA. BUT he moved out from an appartment where he used to live. so he doesn't have any address in CA now. So, we wrote his parent's address ( they are living in Florida ) So there is question, Should I send to Vermont SC ??? because he doesn't have right to send to California SC, because he doesn't have address in CA. It means he is not a residence in CA now. I asked about this for a lawer, he said if you send to CA, your fiance dont have a address, so CSC will approval, and send to VSC, and it will take long time. So, you should not send to CSC. He said also I never do like this situation, so I don't know well....... What should I do???	lovelylip	Female	Japan	2008-02-15 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa : G-325A Former Spouse's first name	OK. So I will write only his First and Last name as they are asked for. Thanks so much for your help, everyone	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-01 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa : G-325A Former Spouse's first name	Hello, everyone. I'm Tomoka from Japan. I need your help. I'm filling out G-325A for K-1 Visa and I have a question about G-325A : Former Husbands or Wives First Name. I've been previously married and my ex-husband has a Middle name too. In G-325A: Former Husbands or Wives First Name, I just need to write ONLY HIS FIRST NAME? Or I need to write his middle name after his first name in a space for the first name? In a copy of my Divorce Certificate, his First, Middle and Last name is written. Thank you so much for your help!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-03-31 19:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	The family book is only a local docment and doesn't have anything to do with being legally married in Morocco without having an Islamic marriage. I'm relievd. Thank you so much for your help, everyone	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-04 17:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	Did you get married in Japan and get divorced in Japan? If the answer to both is yes, all you should need to prove termination of that marriage is a divorce decree from Japan. If you got married in Morocco the answer may be different. You are asking about the locations of marriage and divorce, not the law of the country, right? Yes I got married in Japan ( under the Japanese law) and I also got divorced in Japan ( unser the Japanese law). But what I am worried about is, my ex-husband has his family book ( issued by the Morrocan government) which contains my name as his wife. Anyway my answer to the both is YES. So All I need is a divorce decree from Japan. Thank you for your help.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-02 23:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	Were you married in Japan or Morocco? I was legally married in Japanese law for sure, then I terminated it by submitting a divorce notice in a city hall in Japan. Now I'm legally divorced in Japanese law. I and my ex-husband didn't marry in Islamic way. The Moroccan embassy in Japan said that Islamic marriage (a marriage in mosque) is needed to be legally married in Moroccan law. So it means that I was NOT married to him in Moroccan law.BUT MY EX-HUSBAND GOT HIS FAMILY BOOK WHICH SAYS THAT I AM HIS WIFE. That's why I am not sure if I was legally married to him or not. If he doesn't have his family book which contains my name as his wife, it means I was NOT married to him legally in Moroccan law. In Japan, we don't have the system of FAMILY BOOK. We just have a family register (just paper and it's issued in a city hall)and it's NOT A BOOK. I hope you understand what I mean. Thank you.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-02 23:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	I'm wondering if there are members in VJ who needed to submit the Divorce Decree from the country of his(or her) ex-spouse, to show that the peritioner is legally free to marry..... ( I think that we're not required to do so... All we need to do is to show the Divorce Decree from the countrie of our nationalities....right?). I'm really confused. Please share your experiences, if you have previously married and got K-1 visa. Thank you so much.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-02 23:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	Thank you so much for your reply, everyone. I'm legally divorced in the law of my country, so I can apply for K-1 visa! What a relief! I wish I will get a K-1 visa soon and will be the one who can give advice to people who have questions in the forum. Again, thank you so much.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-02 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	Thank you for your advice, honbako-san What I'm sure about is that we were legally married in Japanese law. But I'm not sure if we were legally married in the law of my ex-husband's country (MOROCCO) or not. We didn't do Islamic Marriage (Marriage in Mosque) but we just got some paper from the Moroccan Embassy in Japan to get his residence permit in Japan. (His residence permit in Japan has already expired and he is not in Japan now). When I called the Moroccan Embassy in Japan, they said that we're NOT legally married in Moroccan law without doing Islamic Marriage. But he has got his family book which contains my name as his wife. So it means that I was LEGALLY MARRIED to my ex-husband in the law of his country too? In the process to get K-1 visa, all paper needed to show I'm legally free to marry, is FROM MY COUNTRY. So it doesn't matter if I may be still married in his county's law?	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-02 00:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F: legally free to marry in the law of my country?	Hi everyone! I really need your help. I'm applying for K-1 visa soon, and I've got a big worry. It's said that to qualify for a K-1 visa, the following condition is neccessay. *Both parties are legally free to marry, that is to say neither party is currently married. I've been previously married and my ex-husband isn't a citizen of my country. (We had an International marriage. He is NOT a US citizen). Our marriage was terminated to submit a divorce notice in a city hall of my country, and now I'm legally divorced in the law of my country. But I don't know if my husband did a process to terminate our marriage in his country or not. So what I'm worried about is if it matters that I may be still married in the law of his country or not. I haven't kept in touch with him since I could finish the process to terminate our marriage in my country. With I-129F petition, I will submit my Divorce Decree issued in my country ' which says that I'm legally divorced'. All matters is if I'm legally free to marry in the law of my country? Please anyone help me. Thank you so much.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-04-01 23:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Recieved NOA2 today I was approved it's such a relief	Congratulations!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-17 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filling out I-129F while fiance is in the US	While I was with my fiance in the US, we filled out I-129F and sent it to USCIS. I'm Japanese and entered the US on the VWP too. I arrived in the US on April 28, 2010 and left there on May 4, 2010. We sent I-129F on May 1, 2010. Well, about #12 on the form, we wrote *He or she last arrived as a : visitor *Arrival / Departure Record (I-94) Nomber : ( We wrote the number of form I-94W in my passport). *Date of Arrival : ( We wrote my arrival date) *Date authorized stay expired, or will expire as shown on I-94 or I-95 : (We wrote the date stamped in form I-94W). When we sent I-129F and other documents to USCIS, we enclosed a letter to show that I will leave the US on May 4, 2010. That's because foreign fiance(e) must be out of the US to apply for the K-1 visa. This is how I wrote. Declaration of Stay in the USA within authorized period (my name) (my address) United States Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service USCIS California Service Center P.O.Box 10130 Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0130 (Date) I, (my name), do hereby state that I arrived in the USA on (date) and will leave here on (date), within the authorized period for my entry to the USA with VWP. I officially got engaged to (my fiance's name), after my entry to the USA. I will leave the USA to (my country), after my fiance will mail I-129F petition for the K-1 visa. Yours truly, (my signature) (my name) That's how we did for the petition Edited by Tomoka, 19 August 2010 - 06:36 AM.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-08-19 06:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just Mailed the I-129F Package Today	Congratulations and I wish you the best luck!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-09-14 02:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	Hi everyone! I just got a text from my fiance and he said that he got NOA2 on July 16! I'm very happy!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-16 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	I will let you guys know when my US fiance will receive NOA2. Thanks so much for your comments! Edited by Tomoka, 12 July 2010 - 08:43 PM.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-12 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	I've registered for automatic case status updates by email, so I'm supposed to get the email when the petition is approved. But I haven't got any emails yet. I just checked our Case Status on USCIS website now. The last update was July 12,2010. ( But still Initial Review). I asked my fiance to check his mailbox everyday I hope he will recieve NOA2 in a few days! Edited by Tomoka, 12 July 2010 - 05:22 PM.	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-12 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	According to people on vj,most case statuses dnt change automatically,some case statuses are still on initial review whilst their documents are in nvc.I dont think that anythinh is wrong with that. Thank you. I am relieved now. I hope my US fiance will get NOA2 soon!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-12 02:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	Thank you so much. Yes I really need to calm down and be patient.... There were a touch both on July 09 and July 10 when I checked my Case Status on the USCIS website. I hope I'm getting approved soon!	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-12 00:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	Yes it's very strange.... I tried to log in many times, and our Case Status was always ' Initial Review'....	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-11 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Case Status	Hi everyone! I mailed in I-129F on May 1 and got NOA1 dated on May 4. When I checked my Case Status (on the website of USCIS) 1 hour ago, it was 'Decision' and it said that USCIS approved the petition and sent a notice. When I found it, I was very happy. But when I checked our Case Status again (a few minutes later), it was 'Initial Review' again..... I was so disppointed. So what is my Status now....? Still Initial Review? USCIS changed their mind to approve our petition? Has enyone had the same situation??????	Tomoka	Female	Japan	2010-07-11 22:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How many times do we have to pay???	The plane ticket in order to marry can negate the cost-savings of the CR-1 vs K1. It will also delay you if you have to wait to marry (ie can't fly out tomorrow). So really every situation is different. The visa fee is $350, the initial fee that you pay with the petition ($340 or whatever) is not a visa fee but, err, the fee for filing the petition. They don't make this easy to understand! My advice would be to start the process asap. File the I-129F and pay the $340. Once you have done that you can figure out the next stage of the process. You will have several months before you need to pay the next fee, which you should be able to manage but there is also always the possibility of delaying the process a few more months if you need longer to get the money together. But you should be fine if you two scrimp and save for a little while :-) As far as the requirements go, your fiance just needs to earn over $18,387. If he can prove that then you do not need to worry about his student loan or your savings. Those are things that you guys will need to think about when considering your actual financial condition, but as far as the US immigration authorities are concerned, all that matters is that your fiance earns over $18,387. So you are all set! You did not explain how you or your fiance met. So I just want to check that you know that there is a requirement of having met in person within the last 2 years in order to get the K1 visa. So if this is not the case then one of you will need to fly to meet the other one before you can do anything. (In which case definitely get married on that trip and file for the CR1!) Thanks JoannaV!! You broke it down for me and made it easy to understand! Right. I agree with you. I strongly feel that we should at least start the process by filing I-129 since it takes a long time. However it does concern me how I will not be able to work right away with K1-visa. And that it costs $1100 for AOS which sounds ridiculous! I prefer waiting for my green card while I work and make money in Japan rather than staying at home with no car in the U.S. For the paper work to get married in Japan, my boyfriend does not need to be here. I can take care of everything. And even if he did decide to come we can still find some fun out of it.. compare to paying $700 for mere paper work. So the traveling cost should not bother me. However, In my research I came across something that suggested I would not be able to see my boyfriend while waiting for CR-1. Do you know if it is correct?	cookiehigh	Female	0	2011-08-19 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How many times do we have to pay???	So...I am still confused but I tried to organize what people have suggested here. [K1-visa] I-129: $340 Visa: $350 AOS: $1100 Medical: $200 to $300? Police: $30 to 50? [CR-1 visa] Documentation fee (such as Single Affidavit For marriage): $50 I-130: $420 Medical: $200 to $300? Police: $30 to 50? So the biggest difference is that, with K1, you have to pay $1100 for AOS and with CR-1 you don't, correct? I also came across something that said while CR-1 is processed you can't travel to the U.S. Is it right? CR-1 sounds much more simple than fiance visa...	cookiehigh	Female	0	2011-08-19 08:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How many times do we have to pay???	Cookiehigh, If you have not filed yet. May I suggest a spousal visa? CR1. Get married and then apply for a CR1 visa. It costs around $945 (see here: http://www.visajourn...content/compare )and takes about the same time as a K1. And the foreign spouse does not have to adjust status. You still have to prove support, etc. But the fees are cheaper, and you don’t have to hassle with adjusting status. Of course plane tickets to get married would be expensive. Thanks Mandy_Amro. hmm. I am a little confused about what you said here. Are you suggesting that we get married in the U.S.? I don't think I can go to America with tourist visa and get married. I was talking to my boyfriend and we thought getting married in Japan first and then apply for a spousal visa might be the way to go. In many websites I see they say that there are only two ways for an international marriage which are 1. get a fiance visa and get married in the U.S. or 2. get married in Japan and apply for a spousal visa. So you are suggesting the 2nd option here?	cookiehigh	Female	0	2011-08-19 00:46:00