ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVery strange K1 situation
gad, that sounds like more than 'second thoughts' blink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-02-08 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE
egad; sounds like there's an over-zealous new bug on the prowl at CSC blink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-02-15 11:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeeding a police certificate
other posters are correct; the police check is national and she will list all the addresses she's lived at

one word of caution: she MUST get the fingerprint version of the police check... if she gets the other sort it is invalid
when I had my interview the official specifically checked that I had the right one and complimented me for getting it right... it's a relatively straightforward matter if she's in Australia (though it costs a lot more than the other sort, of course), but it can also be done if she's arranging for the police check from overseas - I had to get my fingerprints taken at New Scotland Yard here in London smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-09 02:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen to leave a field blank and when to write none
the example forms may be a help to you with your questions - they're linked from the top of the page (or go here )
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-09 01:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat if you met more than 2 yrs ago?
it's silly how ambiguous the word 'met' can be, in English... people have trouble understanding the exact meaning of the USCIS stipulation all the time

perhaps we should use 'met' for the initial meeting, and 'met with' for subsequent times wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-09 02:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow picky is the USCIS on passport photo specs?
QUOTE (reeses16 @ Mar 14 2008, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't know what they want to photos for. The only photos that get used are the ones from biometrics appointment (for your green card and work permit) and the ones you submit for your advance parole/travel document.

huh?

at my interview they 'scanned' (ie not in the usual way, on a glass plate, but by holding it under a small machine of some sort - a bit like a barcode scanner) the photo I'd brought with me, and that photo ended up, in black and white, on my visa; printed in there as part of the whole thing

so i's sort of, like, necessary, and definitely does get used, in a fairly integral way wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-14 16:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhats USCIS's official policy on transfers?
I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but just to check -

you're aware that at the time of the fee increase (end of July 2007), Nebraska and Texas stopped processing K visas? K petitions that were sent to either of those service centres after that time were automatically transferred to either California or Vermont... when I read the official policy at the time, it said something about continuing to do that for a month or so (can't remember the details), and after that mis-filed petitions would be sent back to the petitioner to re-send to the correct service centre, but I haven't heard of that happening to anyone so perhaps that part of the policy changed...?

our petition was sent to Vermont, which was where it was supposed to go according to USCIS's own guidelines, but was then transferred to California... still have no idea why laughing.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-16 01:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRelationship proof attached with I-129F, does it have to be plenty?
that said, I was never asked for a single item of proof of ongoing relationship at interview... it differs a LOT from embassy to embassy, and I would imagine even from interviewer to interviewer wink.gif

including the passport stamps is definitely way better than just two photos! you may well swing it wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-16 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRelationship proof attached with I-129F, does it have to be plenty?
OP, it might be wise to prepare for an RFE, but hope for the best; you might be one of the lucky ones wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-16 05:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa vs. B-2 Visa
QUOTE (Corey-Mariya @ Mar 15 2008, 04:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey there!
Me and my fiance were going to try that but she got denied for a tourist Visa! You can go for it! If you get it there is always a risk that they will say your marriage is a fraud and deport her because they will say you defrauded the us government! This is a very small chance though! If you get the tourist visa make sure you wait a couple months because you have to make it look like she came there just to visit and fell in love with you i know you have bad luck with lawyers but a lawyer would be helpful with this! Its worth a shot!!!



QUOTE (Corey-Mariya @ Mar 15 2008, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you get the tourist visa and get married in the USA! You have to make it look like you met in the Usa and them marry towards the end of the visa! I asked a lawyer about this 2 awhile ago if you do this there is like a 95% chance everything will be ok! If she did get deported then you would definitly hneed a lawyer to fill out some paper work to help her to be able to enyter the country again if you get the tourist visa go for it!


you know, Corey-Mariya, not only is your advice terribly irresponsible, I suspect it is also illegal, not to mention a violation of the Terms of Service of VJ

I think you need to be VERY CAREFUL what you say about such matters
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-15 17:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need to send in the Police Certificate with Packet 3
no, you don't send it; you take it to your interview

somewhere on the checklist contained in Packet 3 it says something like

Please do NOT return any of your documents at this time, we do not need them yet. You will bring all other documents to the interview with you.

you ONLY need to return the specific documents they ask for in packet three smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-27 00:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresoriginals or copies, which one?
I interviewed in London, so the requirements may be different, but there you had to show originals of anything they asked for, however, if you'd provided a copy as well, they just kept the copy and returned the originals to you
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-27 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
thank YOU smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-29 17:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
I agree with most, if not all, of that last paragraph smile.gif

one thing I've wondered about in the past though - and there's no way to prove it right or wrong, so it's just my musings - is if it's part of the whole 'support' question, and therefore linked to the legitimacy of the relationship... I wonder if someone, somewhere, decided that it would be just that bit more proof, if the USC was willing to support the Alien (ooo, I love being an Alien biggrin.gif ) for a bit of time, that they were in a real relationship...?

now, don't hear me saying for a minute that couples where the Alien Partner wants to work aren't as legitimate as others; that's not my opinion... I just wonder about US government logic wink.gif

such as it is blink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-28 06:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
I know this was linked earlier, but the same discussion is happening in a different thread, and it's still not quite black and white...
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-28 01:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Mar 28 2008, 05:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just gave you the regulation from the Immigration and Nationality Act.

yes, but there's conflicting information to be found at other, equally official, sources...

for me personally, the issue is whether I can do a bit of casual work on the side - eg babysitting, whatever - just to earn the odd dollar while we're getting all set up; I'm not going to be applying for jobs til I've got my EAD anyway

and I still don't feel clear about whether I can legally do that or not (and if it's not legal, then I won't do it, but all the info about what an employer requires in order to employ me isn't relevant for my circumstances as described above)
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-28 01:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Mar 26 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, self employed, any type of employment must have EAD...you will have to stop working and wait for the other EAD to go through.
Sorry sad.gif



QUOTE (Neonred @ Mar 27 2008, 01:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Remember that K-1's are authorized to work in the US without the stamp. I'm sure that's why most POE's don't bother with the stamp. Wouldn't make sense that the people entering through JFK where some how "special" and were the only people work authorized.

Read https://s044a90.ssa....33;opendocument Read employment authorization by class of admission.

The biggest problem will be convincing your ignorant employer that you are authorized.

Also you don't necessarily need to quit after 90 days unless you are asked to up front... any problem with working after the 90 days is automatically forgiven at AOS.


it seems to me that these two posts contradict each other... does anyone have any idea which of them is correct? or if neither of them are, what the truth is?
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-27 14:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHoneymoon Cruise / Mexico
if you need any further warnings, just skim through this thread... should be enough to warn anyone off blink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-31 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHoneymoon Cruise / Mexico
man, don't risk it! there were a couple of threads recently by people who left the US for far more serious reasons - family illness and such - without first getting emergency AP, and the last I read of one he was forced to stay in Scotland with his family while he applied for K3 and waited all over again blink.gif

it's just not worth it, even if the risk was far lower than it is
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-29 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA Question of PROOF ....
QUOTE (ILoveTan @ Feb 16 2008, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I cant wait 6 months in the u.s. for my divorce to be final THEN another 6 months for his interview... it will kill me, SERIOUSLY. This guy is my SOULMATE.

we are ALL waiting, some of us for longer than that, and most of us for people who are our 'soulmates'... of course we all feel that our own suffering / love / relationship trumps all others, and in many ways that's healthy, but in other ways it's just not helpful

this is a LONG AND DIFFICULT PROCESS, however you go about it; divorces or not
very few of us will die going through it; we'll just be as patient as we can and get through it how best we can, and that would be my thoughts to you

do what you can to speed up the process and make things simpler, by all means, but your waiting time is NOT out of the ordinary, by any stretch of the imagination... although none of us would choose it, many of us agree that in the end it has made our relationships stronger, so perhaps you can look at it that way
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-02-16 04:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresship personal effects before or after arrival?
if your goods arrive in the US and you're not there to receive them, you'll have to pay duty on them... household goods are otherwise exempt if they're for your personal use smile.gif
(of course there are more details and caveats but you can find them out for yourself wink.gif )

I guess in a weird way this is where coming from Canada is a slight disadvantage - I can ship my stuff from the UK and then go and hang out in Australia for a month and still beat my stuff to the US laughing.gif wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-04-04 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBlown away
that's hilarious laughing.gif

when I went for my UK visa (Ancestry), I had to gather various documents (including my grandfather's birth certificate from Scotland, which took a little procuring... it had a warning on the back that 'giving of false information is punishable by transportation' blink.gif laughing.gif ) and then drive down to the UK consulate in Canberra (I'm from Sydney) and then sit there for half the day waiting for my number, which had been issued at the door - no appointment necessary - to be called... I went to the window, presented all my documentation, was told to go and wait elsewhere (there being nowhere else, I sat in a service station cafe for a couple of hours) and then returned to pick up my passport, with visa now attached

of course, I'd done my research beforehand, and if it had been a longer process I would have been prepared for it, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who was mildly amazed at the length of time, comparatively, it took to get the K-1 wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-04-10 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVermont Processing in 2-3 months???
I have this wistful hope that all of us who got put through the wringer by CSC will not forget this experience after arriving in the US, but will make a little noise - write to congresspeople, etc... as long as this disparity exists, of course; if it's all fixed by then and no noise is necessary I shall be well pleased smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-09 02:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThinking about applying for a K1 Visa
I can't answer that one... all my knowledge on the matter is based on what I've read here, and I've heard of it being a problem, and I've heard of it being fine smile.gif

I would imagine you'd be ok... all I wanted to do was give you the heads-up that it's not a given, and warn you of the types of trouble you may encounter; in the end you have to make the call about risks vs having things the way you want them smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-15 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThinking about applying for a K1 Visa
QUOTE (ILuvMyAussieGirl @ Mar 15 2008, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Would it be possible for her to do the police certificates while in Australia? She left S.K. when she was 5 years old and has been back there to visit only once when she was 15.

as I said in my post above, it usually is not a problem (though you'd need to check the specific details for South Korea)

however, if she left when 5, and has only returned on a visit while 15, she may not need one at all - isn't it only required for places you stayed for more than six months, after passing the age of sixteen? better check with the authorities; don't just take my word for it, but it could well be that's something you don't even have to bother with smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-15 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThinking about applying for a K1 Visa
well, but he's said that the wedding in Sydney would be purely ceremonial, no legal stuff... in which case, OP, you don't have a problem... theoretically wink.gif
(by which all I mean is, you will have complied with the law, and still be legally unmarried when your fiancée gets to the States, but you COULD still have a problem proving that... when there's doubt, the onus is on you to prove what you say is true, and as many before me have said: it's a damn sight easier to prove you ARE married than to prove you're not wink.gif )

unless South Korea has special circumstances, your fiancée shouldn't have to go back there for anything... I'm an Australian citizen, legally residing in the UK for the past almost-four years; I haven't been back to Aus since we filed, and have managed to do everything through the London consulate (we were approved last week smile.gif )
there may be hassles obtaining the police certificate from a distance - for example, getting my Australian one was both more difficult, and more expensive, to do from here than it would have been if I'd been living in Australia - but in the end it certainly wasn't an insurmountable obstacle smile.gif

oh, and as others have said: when a K-1 visa is issued, it will have an expiry date - six months from when it was first issued
it will have to be used in that time, and once your fiancée has entered the States using it, she won't be able to leave again for some time (usually three to four months, from what I hear), so don't plan on using it and then heading back to Sydney for the non-legal wedding wink.gif

good luck with everything! I'm impressed you're planning so far ahead... will give you loads of time to get things right smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-03-15 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI opened an envelope that was for POE
I was given my x-ray in a huge rolled envelope at the time of the interview in London, however the guy said I COULD open it if I wanted to (I haven't bothered) and to make sure it's in my hand luggage to present at immigration if it's required (though as many here have said, apparently that's rare to never)

the other envelope, the one marked 'not to be opened', came back with the passport - in my case the two came together in one of those plastic delivery sacks, but the passport wasn't in anything else, just floating about in there (for a second I actually thought it was missing, it was so small and slight next to the great big pack of papers)

I hope it works out for you, OP... though of course a new can of worms will be opened if you come back here and report it was all ok, as I'm sure some people will take that as a sign that they can open the envelope with impunity, and decide to do so wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-04-14 03:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long is the K-1 valid for?
that's correct... once the visa is issued it will have a 'use by' date of six months ahead; once your fiancée has entered the States using it she has three months in which to marry you smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-04-22 01:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone used usavisanow.com? Any experience?
lozz59, of course in the end you have to make the decision that's right for you, and you have to feel comfortable with your course of action; you may also have a great lawyer who will take all the headache out of things for you
however, I would agree with Liebi:

QUOTE (Liebi @ Jan 5 2008, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
...from reading through other peoples experiences with lawyers it seems like alot of them rather slow the process down than speed it up (by being not well informed) or even give wrong advice...


I've been a regular reader and poster here for some months now, and off the top of my head I can't think of a single person who said 'I'm so thankful for our lawyer; s/he was so helpful', but I CAN think of a great number who ended up with problems, or felt they had wasted money, or whatever... if you're just put off by the overwhelming look of the whole process, I'm sympathetic; it IS pretty overwhelming, but it's also manageable, and I would encourage you to strongly consider doing it yourself, as most of the other posters have also said
and as you've already discovered, there's not a lot that VJ can't assist you with wink.gif

in any case, very best wishes whatever you decide good.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2008-01-05 12:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1st post former NSC adjudicator now petitioner
yeah; such a shame he didn't stick around longer... totally see why he wouldn't want to however wink.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2007-09-09 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbirth certificate question - UK fiance
QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Jan 7 2009, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It still smacks of point-scoring. A reasoned response would have omitted the highly emotive "gibberish." Yes, the OP was confused about the abso-effing-lutely perfect terminology. A correction might have been offered in an effective way that wasn't demeaning.

THIS

if I insist, over and over, that I'm a good teacher, but the people in my class aren't learning, then a few things could be true... the most likely being:

i) I'm NOT actually a good teacher, and need to change my methods
or
ii) I'm a very good teacher, but my methods don't suit the people I'm teaching, so I need to change my methods

so either way, I HAVE TO CHANGE MY METHODS

insisting, over and over, that something is just about setting the record straight, or having the correct information out there, or whatever, is farcical when MANY MANY PEOPLE say that the method of delivery affects the result

I'm not even going to mention that it's JUST NOT A NICE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE, when this obviously matters not a jot to certain people

QUOTE (elmcitymaven @ Jan 7 2009, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You know what? #### this. I have a husband, three jobs and a life. I am so sick of this #######, the petty oneupmanship and slapping of dicks on the table. I am outta VJ for a while. I'm banning myself before I say anything more.

good.gif

don't blame you... this place often increases stress instead of decreasing it, and the last thing most people need is another source of stress in their lives... it's such a shame sad.gif

StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2009-01-08 08:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbirth certificate question - UK fiance
there are MANY ways to skin a cat, and many ways to 'make sure the readers don't get the wrong information'... in this case, ONE WORD was slightly off in meaning; this is NOT gibberish, by any reasonable definition of the word

pushbrk: if you're as abrasive to people in real life as you proudly defend your right to be on this board, I'd be surprised... it wouldn't hurt you to be more thoughtful of people, and less harsh, and you wouldn't have to dilute your 'message' one iota... but then, I'm by no means the first to say this to you, and you keep claiming your repeated rudeness to be nothing more than 'straight talk', so I'd imagine my words are wasted in this regard, like everyone else's on the subject... it must be nice to be SO confident, in the face of so much disagreement
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2009-01-07 23:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPLEASE HELP US! K-1 QUESTIONS
just to add one thing though - when I was entering the US for the first time, just for a visit, I was specifically asked 'are you planning to get married while you're here?' I could truthfully answer 'no'; we weren't even engaged then... but just be aware that you may get more specific questions, at which point (if it happens, it's not a given) you will still need to be truthful, and that would be the point at which it would be great to have ready evidence of the fiance's deployment status, etc etc smile.gif

congratulations, OP, and all the best with it! star_smile.gif
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2009-02-02 08:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Interview

So, I'm not going to judge you, but I'm going to judge you anyway in a passive aggressive manner anyway, and throw in a jab at your fiancee too? Just trying to get this straight. :star:

took the words out of my mouth :star:
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2010-02-23 10:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGeneral K1 Guides and Info
I'm nervous that I'm going to incur the Sheriff's wrath by asking a question, but I've been reading forum posts all day, AND I've clicked his links, and I can't find the answer to my question... so here goes:

I'm an Australian national currently living in England (Ancestry visa; it expires June 2008), and have just got engaged to my lovely Texas man... total n00bs to visa issues, we've been reviewing our options with growing horror (yes, the naivete is scary), and have pretty much decided the K-1 is the way to go... so my question is:

will I be able to deal with things through London, or will things have to go through the US Consulate in Sydney?

thanks for any help you can give!
StillThePrettiestFemaleAustralia2007-06-19 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1st post former NSC adjudicator now petitioner
Welcome to VJ!! I've been trying to read all the pages of this topic for hours now -while making dinner of course....I'm not THAT slow of a reader! ;) Every time I'd finish one page and click to the next one there would be two more pages added to the total!! You've become quite popular!!!

Good luck on your petition and I hope it goes through as quickly as possible!
Marina + DaveNot TellingUnited Kingdom2007-02-27 16:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenial of Entry - Impact on Process

I agree, a source would be nice.

By the way, I just got word that the London Embassy are giving out free donuts in the waiting room.


lol well i hope they are krispy kremes .....
goldyloxFemaleEngland2010-01-06 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview tomorrow!!
good luck tomorrow.... keeping my fingers crossed for you :)) your success is our success :))
goldyloxFemaleEngland2011-10-05 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Certificate
Hi Donna

Sorry to hear that. Was he actually convicted and sent to prison or was it an arrest. I am filing for my daughter who was arrested for possession of fake ID. Which is on her arrest report as possession of stolen goods (Fraud). I spoke to an immigration lawyer :( because i was gong out of my mind about it, he told me as long as you tell them you should be fine, he said that they are looking for convicted criminals. So my guess is that you will be fine as long as you are honest about it. I am sure a few older members will have more knowledge on that matter. Good luck on your journey Donna x x
goldyloxFemaleEngland2011-12-10 08:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long does it take to be approved
Thank you for your kind words and good luck to you best wishes hopefully the wait will be over soon for everyone
MH25Male02011-09-01 14:58:00