ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2008 Filers......Any NO2 Approval??? What is going on ???
I guess that I got lucky because I applied January 19th, got my NOA2 March 11, and got my Fiancee's Moscow appointment on April 2. The only thing I had going for me was going to the VSC and doing exactly as the many VJ checklists told me to do so luckily, there were no RFEs. Like everyone else said, try to keep patient. If you meditate, now is a good time to do it. If you don't know how to meditate, try to learn it because it may distract you from your current frustration.

Vu
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-04-05 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Process and the I-864 Form
Hi all. I just got my I-129 approved today after only 55 days after I applied!!! Needless to say, I was surprised and happy by the notice. However, as I start to get the paperwork ready for the next portion of this process, I am getting confused. I am filling out the I-134 form to show that I can support my fiancee but am getting confused if I need to fill out the I-864 form for the K-1.

I think that the I-864 is onlyl required for the AOS phase of the journey but I am unsure. Can anyone help me out? I searched in Visa Journey and I think that I only need to fill out the I-134 to give to my fiancee for her Embassy interview.

Thanks ahead of time for any help you guys can give me

Vu
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-12 00:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPath of the I-129
Once you get the NOA2, does the USCIS send the approved I-129 for the K-1 visa directly to the consulate or does it go through the NVC then to the consulate? Many of the VJres here have on their timeline being accepted by the NVC in only 3 days and then being forwarded onto the embassy in another 3 days. It has been 10 days since I got my approval email so I am curious as to what is the current path that for K-1 visas.

Thanks ahead of time.
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-21 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Affidavit Questions

HI there. I have already gone through the K1 / Green Card / US Citizenship with my ex so my comments are based on my limited history and my interpretation of the rules.

 

1. The directions on the Federal form for the I-134 Affidavit of Support is very explicit with the requirement for the letter from a bank officer with all the details. Why risk getting your decision delayed if you don't have the correct paperwork (remember this is the Government we are talking about here)? The intent of the letter is to show you have a steady source of income and some savings so you can support your fiance. The people looking at your paperwork want the facts in black and white, from a source that is independent from you, and have no desire to take out a calculator and work on a document. I would recommend getting the bank statement. Just go to the bank and have the manager do it for you while you wait. Only takes 20 minutes or so at the bank.

 

2.   The key criteria here is having income at least 125% of the poverty level  so for you, it means showing you have $19,625 in annual income. Assets are nice but they do not make or break this criteria, just income. You will not meet this requirements with your grad student income so you will need a co-sponsor.

 

3. You not having a copy of the I-129 is not a deal breaker, IMHO. The intent of the copy is that if the original was lost, you could show that you sent all the originals to the Centers (you did send it trackable, right?) and provide a copy of the packet. Also, same thing if your packet was lost to your fiance, you could send them another one. I would recommend that you have your fiance scan in all the paperwork and keep two copies of that or email the scan to them and you. The only bit of advice I can give you is patience patience patience. Your turn will come up. 

 

Good luck in your journey because it is worth it in the end.

 

vuhtranMaleUkraine2014-07-18 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 affidavit of support/ I-864

Hi, I am going through the Fiancee K-1 twice so my comments are based on my limited experience and my interpretations of the forms. First, if going through the K-1 process, you need to fill out the I-134 Affidavit of Support which needs to show with two people, 125% of the poverty level which for two people is $19,662 based on the 2014 guidelines. You can show assets also but it if assets are used :" Assets may supplement income if the immigration officer is convinced that the monetary value of the asset could reasonably be made available to support the sponsored immigrant and converted to cash within one year without undue harm to the sponsor or his or her family members. You may not include an automobile unless you show that you own at least one working automobile that you have not included."  

 

So what it boils down to is the interpretation of the person who is reviewing your file if assets will count. IMHO, it is best to shoot for the 125% of the poverty guideline as that is more of a concrete guideline which can be proven. Assets have to be liquidated into cash which takes time, assuming you can sell it for near what it is worth. If you can't get to the 125% of the poverty level, you have to get a co-sponsor which means the calculation for the minimum income amount will change. Here is a link to the 2014 poverty guidelines:

 

http://aspe.hhs.gov/...y/14poverty.cfm

 

The calculation is as follows for you and your fiancee: [Poverty guideline for 2 people] x 125% = [$15730] x 125% = $19,662.

 

If you have someone co-sponsor you and they have 1 dependent, the calculation is as follows: [Poverty guideline for 4 people] x 125% = [$23,850] x 125% = $29,812.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Also, for the I-864, it is only used after you get married and are going for an Adjustment Of Status (AOS) for your Fiance to stay in the US. Also remember you need to submit an I-864 for each person so if your Fiance has a child, you have to fill it out also for them.

 

We are all going through the same process so keep up the faith and yes, your turn will eventually come and the Visa will be approved (I am waiting for that day also).

 

Vu 

 

 


vuhtranMaleUkraine2014-07-28 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJanuary 2013 filers
I'm a January filer, too! Well, I will be: my fiancé and I are gathering all the documents and hopefully he will be able to mail it to Texas by the end of the month. I can't wait for the package to be gone and to start this journey!

Edited by Peptide, 14 January 2013 - 08:43 AM.

PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-14 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMistake on the G-325a form
Thanks!
So USCIS is not going to think that my name is Jane None Doe?? :)
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-14 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMistake on the G-325a form
Hi everybody,

My fiancé and I are filing the I-129f petition right now and I mailed him my part of the job last Friday so he can put the package together asap. But I just read that it's better to put "---" or "N/A" on the middle name question for people who don't have a middle name. I wrote "None" in my G-325a.
Do you think that could lead us to any kind of trouble? Should I just mail my fiancé a new G-324a form with "---" in the middle name blank?

Also I left the question "if your native alphabet is in other than Roman letters etc." blank but maybe I should have written N/A, too? (but my fiancé could write that with ink when he gets my form, right?)


What do you think?
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-14 07:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow hard is it to get an extension of the K1 visa?
Thanks ! :)
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-27 07:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow hard is it to get an extension of the K1 visa?
Thank you!
Here's what I'm wondering: how much influence do my fiancé and I have on how fast the K1 is issued? If I wanted to move to the US with a K1 by March 2014, should we mail the I-129f paperwork now, or should we wait a little bit (in case the K1 was issued fast, let's say within 5 months)?
I want the things to get going and have a deadline to our long distance thing, but on the other hand I would be really mad if I got the K1 and let it expire if I wasn't able to leave Europe within 6 months after getting the K1.
Do you have any advice on that?
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-27 05:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow hard is it to get an extension of the K1 visa?
Just to be clear: i was referring to an extension of the 6 months to go to the US, not the 90 days to get married.
And I would also like to know if that kind of extension - if it is possible - costs anything ?
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-26 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow hard is it to get an extension of the K1 visa?
Hi everybody!

So my fiancé (USC) and I were about to file for I-129f until last week when I got a call for a great job in Europe. It'd be a 1 year contract from March 2013 until March 2014. I just took the interview so I'm not even sure I'll get the job. But we thought we should wait for the answer of the employer and then, if I get the job, wait to file for I-129f until March or April 2013, to be sure I won't get the K1 too early (I wouldn't want to quit before the end of my contract).

But I just read that sometimes it is possible to get an extension of the validity of the K1 Visa. Is that true? Is it easy to get it and do I need to give some kind of serious reason?

That would actually be great, we could file for I-129f right away and then let the process go on and adapt to USCIS' speed.

Did anybody go through the problem of not being able to move to the US within 6 months after getting their K1?
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-26 09:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about I-129f and G-325a forms

Does he have a permanent address of someone trustworthy (parents, relatives, stable friends or neighbors) that he can use? This should enable mail addressed to him to arrive at the stable address: for example, John Doe c/o Richard Roe, [stable address].

If he chooses this option, he should be sure that his relatives or friends notify their mail carrier to deliver all U.S. government mail as though he (your fiance) lives at that address.


Yes, he could use his mum's address. Should he just write this address as his present address in the G-325a form then? And should he also use this address in the I-129f form as the address where I'll be living in the US, even though we already know we're not going to live there?
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-28 03:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about I-129f and G-325a forms
Hi everybody!
My fiancé (USC) will move out of his apartment in March 2013. He's moving to a place where he can stay until July 2013 and then he'll have to move again but he doesn't know where yet.
So my question is: is it tough to inform USCIS about a change of address of the USC after the I-129f paperwork is being sent?

I was also wondering what he should write in question 14 of the I-129f (address in the US where your fiancée intends to live), since he doesn't know that address yet?
Thanks for your answers!
PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-27 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K1 Guides and Info
Hi everybody!
I also have a question regarding the address!

My fiancé (USC) will move out of his apartment in March 2013. He's moving to a place where he can stay until July 2013 and then he'll have to move again but he doesn't know where yet.
So my question is: is it tough to inform USCIS about a change of address of the USC after we filed for I-129f?

I was also wondering what he should write in question 14 of the I-129f (address in the US where your fiancée intends to live), since he doesn't know that address yet?
Thanks for your answers!

Edited by Peptide, 27 January 2013 - 03:24 PM.

PeptideNot TellingFrance2013-01-27 15:24:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTired of waiting

You might have longer to wait now. As long as the 129F / K1 visa is, it is significantly longer for married couples doing the K3. I would cancel the I-129F as it would  be fraud to continue to get a non immigrant Visa because you are already married.

 

Sorry for the bad news.


vuhtranMaleUkraine2014-08-18 15:47:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusAll Debts Paid before they allow you to leave Russia?
QUOTE (Gaby&Talbert @ Mar 13 2008, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How can this be enforced? Does the consulate run a credit check on everyone before they can be approved?


That is correct. Before they let you leave Russia, they scan your passport to see if anything, like debt that is in litigation, exists. If it does, they will not let you leave. My friend had this done to his wife. He had to pay the $500 to the court to settle a lawsuit she was in.
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-13 13:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusAll Debts Paid before they allow you to leave Russia?
Hi VJers! I have a question for the people here. My Russian fiance said that she has to pay off her debts before they will allow her out of the country because it is a new law that went into affect this year. While this is somewhat true for debts that have gone to the courts for litigation, is this true for all debts or only certain type of debts? Does it depend on the amount of debt that is due?

Any insight would be appreciated!
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-13 13:22:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusPay off debt to get out of Russia?
Thanks everyone for their response to my question. As a follow-up, what department checks up on this? Can you go to that department and request a check be performed on someone ahead of time to know if the system has them red flagged so they can take care of it in advance before trying to leave Russia?
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-14 17:51:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusPay off debt to get out of Russia?
Hi VJers! I have a question for the people here. My Russian fiance said that she has to pay off her debts before they will allow her out of the country because it is a new law that went into affect this year. While this is somewhat true for debts that have gone to the courts for litigation, is this true for all debts or only certain type of debts? Does it depend on the amount of debt that is due?

Any insight would be appreciated!
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-03-13 13:56:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusNever Received Packet 3 from Moscow
Thanks everyone for the good feedback. My Irina is now on the train to Moscow and will go to the Medical clinic tomorrow. kicking.gif kicking.gif
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-06-03 17:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusNever Received Packet 3 from Moscow
Question for the group. My fiance Irina has her interview on June 6 in Moscow BUT, we never received the Packet in teh mail from the embassy. We got a download of all of tghe paperwork required for her interview online and had everything filled out. Talking with my friend John who's wife had gone through the Moscow interview to get her K1, she said that they need the invitation letter that was sent with the packet to get into the Embassy. Needless to say, this is a serious last moment hitch. mad.gif mad.gif

So, does anyone know if it is absolutely critical to have the invitation to get into the embassy? We have downloaded the interview schedule and have the paperwork from the NVC which has the case number on it.

Any help is appreciated.
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-06-01 11:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusMoscow June 2008 Interviews
My Irina is going for her interview this Friday June 6. The things that we did was to make sure that all of the paperwork was correct and that I gave her all of the sample questions that they could ask at the interview and the answers as it applies to us. She then went to her English teacher and they practiced answering the questions in English.

I have my fingers crossed for all of us going through this process.
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-06-02 12:48:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusK1 Approved!!!
My Irina had her K1 approved in Moscow this Friday!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif good.gif

Now comes the hard part of waiting for the Visa to be in hand before I can really celebrate. Does anyone know if you can track the DHL Visa letter on the internet?
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-06-07 09:15:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusVaccinations, lack of Package 3/4, etc.
My fiancee never received her Packet 3/4 but did not have any problems getting into the Embassy. All they did was check to see if her name was on the interview list for that day so do not worry about them letting her in.

Now, if you have not received the Packet 3/4 , just fill out all of the paperwork and they will take it from her when she goes into her interview at the window. When the CO actually interview her, they will refer to the paperwork that she gave earlier to ask questions.

My Irina says that the CO was very friendly and nice and passed with flying colors.
vuhtranMaleUkraine2008-06-23 14:36:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusParental letter of consent ukraine

Here is a link which contains a template for a letter of consent. Don't know if it will help you or not but if no one replies, it is a place to start.

 

http://photos.state....t_to_travel.pdf

 

 


vuhtranMaleUkraine2014-07-26 20:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusBest way to ship a package to the Ukraine from the US

Hey team. Live in the US and my fiancee lives in Nikolaev Ukraine. Is there a best / cheapest way to send her a care package from the US? During my trip there, found out that her daughters love the spicy Jack Link's Beef Jerky and some of the US Candy. It was hilarious when I got my fiancee and her daughter to say that the Beef Jerky was actually frog meat to her older daughter after she had a mouthful of it (she hates frogs). It was hilarious the look on her face but that is a story for another time.

 

Any words of advice would be great.

 

Thanks.


vuhtranMaleUkraine2014-08-10 06:13:00