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Russia, Ukraine and BelarusRUBbette Wives & Housework, si man

We bought a Swiffer recently - we have all wood floors in the cabin and I like using the wet cloths on it. Then I realised it's a lot cheaper to buy a set of microfiber cloths and wet those, attach to the Swiffer and use, then throw in the washing machine afterwards. 

 

As I was using it today I thought "Ah - I've created TBone's "rag-on-a-stick" and it's actually really effective 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-24 09:50:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusWhat did you do while waiting during visa process

If there is one thing I would advise everyone in this position it is to save as much money as you can during this waiting period, and reduce debt etc if you have it. And that goes for both partners.

 

Then when she arrives you will have a good budget for all the new things you want to buy together (speaking as a wife, you are definitely going to need more household linens!)

 

Or it can be the deposit for your new home. 

 

Or it can be a travelling fund to take your new bride on some lovely vacations across the US to show her the best bits of her new home. 

 

But other ideas:

 

If you're a bit of a pack rat then I recommend going through your belongings and declutter as much as possible. It's mentally uplifting as well as practical to have as clean a slate as possible for your new life. (I spend my first three months clearing out boxes in cupboards which my husband had not touched for 20 years!)

 

A bit nearer the time work out what your bride will want to do in her first few months and what you need to do as a couple and start researching and planning for it. ie. If she needs to learn to drive find her a good teacher, get her the state driver's manual etc. If she is hoping to start working in a particular industry start gathering info and contact details for her, see if there is anything she can do to prepare for her arrival in her home country - converting qualifications, translating resume etc. 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-03-16 09:32:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Declaring her engagement ring
My husband and I went through this dilemma when he brought my ring to the UK. The way we resolved it was by seeing the ring as his property which was going to be going back to the US eventually anyway. If we had split up then I would have given the ring back - as is the custom here - so it would never have belonged to a UK citizen and was just in transit like any of his possessions as he travels - eg watch etc.

Edited by lsma, 24 February 2008 - 01:37 PM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-24 13:35:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Romanian communities near DC?
Hi - I am trying to help a friend of mine. Are there any Romanian community groups in the DC, Maryland or North Virginia area?

Links and contact numbers would be very welcome.

Thanks
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-30 09:39:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Sending the originals with ds-230
QUOTE (n@W @ Feb 23 2008, 02:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
send only copies unless they ask for the originals.
If possible get extra copies of originals.

Your are right, if they lose it, your in deep ..........

good.gif


Some of us doing the CR1 visa do NOT have the option of only sending copies - please see my post above re NVC instructions. Some applicants from certain countries now HAVE to send the originals at the NVC stage. We are supposed to get those originals back at the interview.

Because of this it does make a lot of sense to get extra certified copies of the original certificates. In the UK my marriage cert (the one I was given on the day of the wedding) is IDENTICAL to the two certified copies I received last month. I'll be upset if they lose any of my docs but I am prepared with extra certified copies of the originals just in case.

This may be very different if you are doing K1 or K3 but it appears from their timeline the OP is going ahead with CR1/IR1
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-23 07:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Sending the originals with ds-230
QUOTE
QUOTE (Lona.C. @ Feb 23 2008, 07:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (lsma @ Feb 23 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ALES @ Feb 23 2008, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys,
thanks to some VJ'rs I figured what needs to be sent with ds-230 form. Don't get me wrong, I am ok with providing whatever needed to get visa for my husband, but I soo don't feel like sending the originals of the " hard to get" documents. For example, it's such a ridiculously long process to get police certificates from some countries that god forbids NVC looses the original and embassy at the interview request the original "what one should do?!"
Did anybody tried sending copies of some of the "hard to get documents' instead of the originals?
Embassy where my husband will have the interview is Appointment Processing.
Please share you inputs and experiances with originals vs. copies with DS230.

I am just trying to prepare ahead of time and of course I am so anxious to finally have my husband here.

I wish to all of you guys and me , easy and stress-less journey.


I have a feeling that now in appointment processing you have to send the originals of the documents requested. I am ordering two or more of all the documents - even though it's costing more money each time. For example - I have three certified copies of the marriage certificate. Three long form birth certificates etc. I when I come to ordering the police certificate I will order two / maybe three at the same time. It means we can send one to NVC and then both my husband and I can hold on to one of the spares each. So he has one for quickly sending again to NVC if they lose the first one. And I have one for the interview if they lose one. Probably over cautious but I'm a bit like that!

you DONT have to send any original important certificates , a simple copy is good enough , they will ask for any original cert at the interview , DO NOT SEND THE ORIGINAL smile.gif

SORRY HAD TO CORRECT THAT , ( DONT SEND ANY ORIGINAL , JUST MAIL A SIMPLE COPY )



Actually for some countries - and I know that the UK is one of these - you now DO have to send the ORIGINALS or CERTIFIED COPY plus a simple photocopy to NVC. This has been a recent change. Please see this from the DOS website:

(Although I only know that this applies definitely for the CR1/IR1 visa - I am not sure what happens if you are K3 - perhaps someone else can help with that)



Appointment NVC Processing

Document Requirements

The applicant and each family member who will accompany the applicant to the United States will need to submit the following original documents or certified copies of the documents listed in this section from an appropriate authority (the issuing entity). In addition to sending the original documents or certified copies of the documents to the NVC, the applicant and each accompanying family member must submit a photocopy of the original documents or certified copies of the documents.
Birth Certificate
Court and Prison Records
Deportation Documentation
Marriage Certificate
Marriage Termination Documentation
Military Records
Photocopy of Valid Passport Biographic Data Page
Police Certificate(s)
All documents that pertain to the applicant’s petition are required, even if they were previously submitted to the CIS with the applicant’s petition.

http://travel.state..../info_3195.html

Check whether this applies to your country here

http://travel.state..../info_3176.html

Edited by lsma, 23 February 2008 - 07:36 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-23 07:33:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Sending the originals with ds-230
QUOTE (ALES @ Feb 23 2008, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys,
thanks to some VJ'rs I figured what needs to be sent with ds-230 form. Don't get me wrong, I am ok with providing whatever needed to get visa for my husband, but I soo don't feel like sending the originals of the " hard to get" documents. For example, it's such a ridiculously long process to get police certificates from some countries that god forbids NVC looses the original and embassy at the interview request the original "what one should do?!"
Did anybody tried sending copies of some of the "hard to get documents' instead of the originals?
Embassy where my husband will have the interview is Appointment Processing.
Please share you inputs and experiances with originals vs. copies with DS230.

I am just trying to prepare ahead of time and of course I am so anxious to finally have my husband here.

I wish to all of you guys and me , easy and stress-less journey.


I have a feeling that now in appointment processing you have to send the originals of the documents requested. I am ordering two or more of all the documents - even though it's costing more money each time. For example - I have three certified copies of the marriage certificate. Three long form birth certificates etc. I when I come to ordering the police certificate I will order two / maybe three at the same time. It means we can send one to NVC and then both my husband and I can hold on to one of the spares each. So he has one for quickly sending again to NVC if they lose the first one. And I have one for the interview if they lose one. Probably over cautious but I'm a bit like that!

Edited by lsma, 23 February 2008 - 06:35 AM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-23 06:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)divorce decree from US
QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 26 2008, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What you send depends on whether your embassy has appointment or standard processing, I'm not sure which applies to Chennai. As simple male mentioned, you will need to send whatever they request in their letter that accompanies the DS-230 instructions. Perhaps someone who has gone through Chennai will come along and clarify that.

You can download the DS-230 - they do not send you a hard copy of it, they simply send you a link to the form for you to fill out and print to send.

Original documents are required, not a photocopies - a certified copy from the court or issuing authority is the same thing as an original to NVC.

Is your Daughter going with you to the United States - if so, even though you have full custody - at the interview they will probably want you to produce a letter from the child's Father stating that he has given his permission for her to go and live with you in the U.S..

Documents that are normally requested with the DS-230 for NVC Appointment processing:

2 x U.S. Passport Photos
Birth Certificate
Court and Prison Records
Deportation Documentation
Marriage Certificate
Marriage Termination Documentation
Military Records
Photocopy of Valid Passport Biographic Data Page
Police Certificate(s)


The documents which are requested all refer to the beneficiary - is that right? So if the beneficiary has not been divorced. But the petitioner has - do you need to send in the petitioner's divorce docs at this stage?
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-04 18:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
I'm the beneficiary and I have managed to get information out of NVC - they have always been really helpful. So they obviously do give information out to some beneficiaries and not just the petitioner.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-25 10:38:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)New NVC process?
With the online system....

If you wait long enough (for the NVC to be ready for you) then you can pay both fees online at the same time and you can then print off both the required coversheets at the same time and send in both the I-864 and the DS-230 at the same time.

However most people on here are checking the NVC site every day and poised ready to send in things as they become available and because of that most people were able to pay one of the fees before the other and therefore print the coversheet and send in one of the forms before the other. They were just waiting for the NVC fee payment site to catch up with how ready they were. One of the fees (can't remember which one now) is ready before the other.

Your lawyer probably has several clients to deal with and can afford to wait a few days/week and just do everything at once. He's not as impatient as people doing their own cases who check every five minutes and catch each change as it happens.

People's timelines often don't reflect that as many of us seem to be using the old templates which were designed for the days when you had to mail all the fees/forms and wait for each section.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-17 19:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)Simple qustion
The NVC did send the interview instructions to us but it took about two weeks to reach me. So I wouldn't worry too much yet.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-08 09:56:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC I130 NOTICE DATE AND RECEIVED DATE
QUOTE (SusieK @ Feb 27 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
GOD going to work now but just four emails from USCIS four of them two for each application and they are not the joyous approvals after all this time, RFE - soddy gits. I dont know what they want ...but fired off letter to lawyer stating HANDLE THIS NOW.

xxxxxx two for each case guess they really hate me now.

shyte


Nevermind Susie,

At least they have your file opened now and not just sitting on a shelf anymore!

Let us know what they wanted when you find out.

L
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-27 08:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresANY EXPERIENCE WITH BRITSH TOUSRIST VISA??
Hi - your wife will need a visitor visa to visit the UK from the Ukraine

this website tells you all you need to know

http://www.ukvisas.g...d=1006977149962

I don't think you - as a USC - can help or hinder the application as it is not about the US but about how long she will be staying in the UK. She will be visiting as a tourist so will need to apply for a visitor visa. She shouldn't need a sponsor for a visitor visa - and I think a sponsor would have to be a UK citizen if one was needed anyway. You may want to help her prove she has enough money to support herself during her stay.

From the website above:

How do I qualify to travel to the UK as a visitor?
You must be able to show that:

you want to visit the UK for no more than six months
you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit, and
you have enough money to support yourself and live in the UK without working or needing any help from public funds.

Hope that helps.

Edited by lsma, 29 February 2008 - 03:17 PM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-29 15:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat month did i file in?? August, September or Oct.
My priority date is also blank.

The received date box is 10th Oct 2007
The notice date box is 10th Jan 2008

I have no idea what makes us?
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-28 03:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDORA IN BEING INTERVIEWED AS I TYPE
Congratulations!
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-07 08:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs it possible to travel *to* the U.S. while filing for a K3?
I got married in the UK last July. I travelled over to the US on the VWP for a holiday in August. We then filed the I-130 in October. I made another trip to the US in November for Thanksgiving. My mother-in-law threw us a second 'reception' for all the US guests who couldn't come to the wedding in the UK. At the border I replied when asked why I was there, that I was there for Thanksgiving and a family party. Said I was staying with family. There were no further questions. Next month I am visiting again. This time for two weeks and if asked I will say I am staying with my husband. I plan to take a letter from work showing what date they expect me back at work, a letter showing my rental agreement and my return ticket of course. I'll let you know if I have any problems.

They may or may not know she has an ongoing visa application. If you're really worried you could wait and do the application after her visit - but even so she would still need to show ties to her home country, proof that she is going home and probably best not to mention a 'wedding' but I would say no harm in saying a family party.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-10 15:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 2
Congratulations
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-03-13 08:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOctober 07 I130 Filers
Filed in October and still waiting
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-05-14 11:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNearing 1 year of waiting at VSC
I really feel for you. And it scares me a little that it can go on so long without any sign of why. I keep thinking it has to be today that I hear something....I can't think how I'm going to feel if it gets to October and we are still no nearer.

I'm beginning to lose all hope for this process
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-24 12:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresShould I file a K3 now?
We decided not to do the K3 last year when we filed as we didn't mind a slightly longer wait (oh the irony) and thought it would be better to save our money. However we seem to have got caught up in the mess at VSC from last year and have not had any word on our petition since the NOA1 in January.

I'm wondering if filing the form for the K3 would at least make them dig out our petition from under whatever pile of old coats it's hidden under to pair up with the I-129F and then it might be looked at?

Any thoughts?
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-07-11 11:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC FILERS
I'm an Oct 2007 filer too - my husband sent an email to his congressman this week as it's been about 9 and a half months now.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-08-01 16:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long for you guys?
We waited 10 months just to be approved through USCIS but we got caught up in the backlog from last year. So it should be less for you but you can never tell.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-23 19:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew Member - Long Story
Hi - unfortunately I think you do have to go through the whole visa process again - the only way to avoid it, is to become dual citizens and then you can both move to either country without visa applications.

If you are both living in the UK though you will be able to do DCF which is MUCH quicker than applying though the service centers. People seem to get through in a few months (3-6) rather than the 10-12 it takes the other way. Also - it won't be a K3 - that's for when the USC is already in the US - you would get an IR1 as you have been married for ages already.

If your children all have US passports they will just be able to go straight back with you without any need for applications.

***One thing you may want to consider before heading home is to apply for UK citizenship - you would become a dual citizen and then you would have the same rights as your wife and children to live in the UK in the future should you wish to. If you have been in the UK for 7 years you should be eligible.***

Then when you get back have your wife do the same thing - get US citizenship after 3 years back there, become a dual citizen. Then you are both able to move back and forth between the two countries without any problems.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-08 08:51:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich Visa Is Right for Us?
You should check out the requirements for Ireland to file direct with the embassy/consulate - known on here as DCF. If you fit the requirements - it often involves living in the country involved for a certain amount of time - it will be much quicker than applying for the spousal visa through the US service centers.

I don't think you qualify for K3 - unless your husband ends up moving back to the US before you as it is intended to unite separated families more quickly than just waiting for the spousal visa (CR1/IR1)

Check out the DCF forum on here for people who might have advice on your situation.

Good luck x
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-23 11:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFinally the day is here...
Congratulations!
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-01 17:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnewbie starting I-130
We sent in about 8 wedding photos showing us with various members of the family and one of the group shot of guests. Plus three affidavits from family and friends saying they had known us as a couple for several years.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-06 17:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresLeave the US or not?
As you have a job and an apartment in Sweden it would seem like a good idea for you both to be there for a few years, start a family - take advantage of the more family friendly system.

I'm not sure what the rules are for Sweden and dual nationality but if there's the option of your husband staying long enough for that then you could DCF for the US visa (much quicker than the K3) and you could follow the US system through to citizenship and then in the future you could both live anywhere in the US or EU without any more visa hassles.

I would have loved to do a similar thing - I had a really good job with fantastic maternity cover in the UK - basically you could take a year off and still come back to your same job/pay with the option of part-time flexible work when you returned.

Unfortunately my husband isn't able to move to the UK for several years and that means I have had to give up my job and am about to move to the US. We are going to want to start a family as soon as possible and I am DREADING doing it within the US system.

Your husband sounds like he is used to travel and living within other countries/cultures - he may relish the challenge of living in Sweden for a few years. He will certainly then be more understanding of your move to the US when that happens.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-27 08:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs it necessary to send pictures along with I 130 package?
We sent a couple of wedding pics and a couple of affidavits - not a huge package but we thought it couldn't hurt to provide a little bit of info as it was requested in the application.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-09 19:20:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWould the petition be disadvantaged if.....
QUOTE (dreamcircus @ Dec 12 2008, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK so K3 is the old route, CR1 is the new one. Could someone provide the usual timeline for getting a CR1 vs a K3 approved providing everything sent in is complete etc? Husband has no criminal record, from a friendly country (Australia), and has had many many entries in and out of the U.S. over the last 15 years long before he met me, where he never overstayed, prefect record etc etc.

And could someone please explain why CR1 is the preferred method if employment eligibility is required?(referring to reply no.1)

Thank you


We went for CR1 rather than K3 because for the UK the time difference was not huge - I based that on the figures from people's timelines on here.

However a lot is just luck, we got stuck in a backlog last year and ended up just waiting for ages for our file to even be looked at. We were stuck at the Vermont Service Center for ten months - people who filed at the same time as us and after at the California Center were processed much more quickly some in as little as 2 months just because the center was processing faster.

We had no problems with the forms, I have no criminal record etc and have travelled many times to and from the US with no issues. Being from a 'friendly' country had no advantage for us during the process because we were just stuck in a big queue.

We filed in Oct 2007 - I had my interview last week. So it took a over a year to get to that stage.

If you are lucky you will end up at CSC and the backlogs will be smaller - then you may get through the whole thing in 6-8 months but be prepared for a longer wait. Doing the K3 would not have made much of a difference for us (maybe a month or two at most) and now we don't have to file more forms and pay another $1000, or wait for permission to work for up to three months. However if Australia has a bigger gap between the two visas it might be a better option for you.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-12 16:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresYAY, WE GOT APPROVED .. FINALLY
Wow - congratulations GoGo - at last!
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-22 21:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking, K-3 filers
QUOTE (Paris Heart @ Jun 24 2008, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JimAndCarol @ Jun 24 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok... I have updated the spreadsheet.

I created one "simple" version in addition to the "detailed" version. The detailed version has about every data sort I can think of. The simple version just has the data sorted by "I-130 sent date".

Here is the link to the simple one.

Here is the link to the detailed one.


Thanks for your updates.
Keep them coming so we can get a more accurate representation of data smile.gif

JimAndCarol
Thank you for adding my husband and myself (Mohand & Bethy) but we withdrew our petitions 3 weeks ago. Im sorry. But we will refile soon.
Paris heart


Did you withdraw because of the wait? Please don't give up. L x
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-06-24 16:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Question
The other option apart from the fiance (K1) visa is a spousal visa - ie you get married before filing anything. That would be a CR1 (married for less than 2 years when filing) in your case. The K3 visa is an extra step added on the the CR1 application which was intended to get the applicant to the US a bit quicker. So they could come to the US and finish the spousal process there. For a while now the K3 (for many people) has been taking as long if not longer than just filing for the spousal visa and waiting until the process is done before arriving in the US.

We just filed for the CR1 visa and ignored the K3 option. Now though I wish we had done the K1 fiance visa as it would have been much quicker.

If speed is your concern and you want to be together as soon as possible then the K1 might be your best option.

The advantage of the other option - the CR1 is that your husband would be able to work as soon as he arrived in the country - he faces up to a 3+ month wait for authorization with the K1.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-06 11:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Question
It's not breaking the law if you marry on a visitor visa as long as when you entered the country you had no intention of marrying and staying on that trip.

The issue can be proving that to USCIS if they ask about intent when processing your application.

And I don't mean to sound harsh but your post above sounds like a plan to have an 'unplanned' wedding on a visitor visa - which kinda stops it being legal under the terms you correctly identified.


How long can you stay in Denmark now? If you filed the K1 straight away, spent a few more months with your fiance there and then a few months moving back, getting situated back in the US, getting a job etc - the process could easily be nearly complete before you realised it and he could move over without any worrying about difficult interviews with USCIS etc. Obviously it's entirely up to you. But I do sympathise with your situation. I spent the first year of my marriage living apart from my husband because of this process and it's tough.


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-06 08:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Question
How long have you been in Denmark? Often if you have lived in a country for a certain length of time and are a legal resident then you can get married and file for the spousal visa through the Embassy or Consulte there. Called Direct Consular Filing or DCF on here.

It's usually MUCH quicker than the other way which is filing once you live in the US through the service centers. Perhaps that way you could stay together in Denmark while the application is processed and come back together. Although I don't know what Denmark's specific requirements are for DCF so you would have to check that out.

As for your question about visiting and then 'just deciding to stay' - it sounds like intent to get round the visa rules when you put it like that and I don't think anyone on here will encourage you to break the law.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-05 19:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWe want to marry.. in K1 process now...
QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 15 2009, 04:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
nope... to ability to transfer.... A K-3 first and foremost requires an I-130 to have previously been filed, then an I-129F petition.... you have no I-130 petition on record... Sorry... your "plan" won't work


This.

You can't change a K1 into a K3. If you marry in March you will have to start the process for a spousal visa from the beginning. This can take a long time to process -usually longer than the K1. You're looking at 6-8 months minimum if not more like 12 months.

Then you would probably have to go through AP anyway - same as you are now.




TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-12-14 22:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAOS Sponsor Backed Out

There is ( or at least used to be ) language in the I 864 about using the intending immigrants income of it can be reasonably expected to continue once in the US. Not sure how to document it that your will continue. Here are the words from the instructions
Income from the intending immigrant, if that income will continue from the same source after immigration, and if the intending immigrant is currently living in your residence. If the intending immigrant is your spouse, his or her income can be counted regardless of current residence, but it must continue from the same source after he or she becomes a lawful permanent resident.


This is worth looking into as London is one of the embassies which are more open to the beneficiary contributing to the I 864 - I've certainly heard people have been successful using assets in London this way. If you can prove your income will continue then you may be able to do it that way. Also perhaps you have assets you can use - savings etc?

It's worth asking around again for a co-sponsor as that would probably be the easier option.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-08-29 16:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNON-IMMIGRANT K3 - NON - Immigrant B.S.!!

Huh? Why should they apply for a greencard if they don't want to live in the US? Why should she apply for citizenship?
That hole thing doesn't make any sense!
Does that mean that if a US citizen wants to stay in a foreign country and his wife or future wife is from that country they are ###### out of luck and will never be able to visit the US?
So wait:
My husband and I are planing on going back to Germany maybe in 3-4 years! Will not need my greencard anymore! That means that they will never let me back into the country because I am married to an US citizen and they think I would love to stay there? LMAO that stuff is to funny!



 

Well you will most likely be able to use the VWP again if you decide to move back to Germany and abandon your green card. 

 

Some non-VWP countries where it's really difficult to get a tourist visa certainly have this problem. 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-15 15:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNON-IMMIGRANT K3 - NON - Immigrant B.S.!!

Are you married now? 

 

Perhaps try once more - say six months or so after your marriage and again bring in all the documents to show that you both have committed lives in Poland and no intention of immigrating. 

 

Do you mail in the tourist visa application? Or is it online? If you mail it in then perhaps include a cover letter stating your intention to live in Poland together, that you just want to visit family, and that you have absolutely no intention of immigrating. Perhaps an affidavit from you included. 

 

It seems with many visas that the decision is almost made before you get to the interview so they often don't take additional documents (which is very frustrating for everyone in this position) so perhaps get the information about your personal situation in front of the officer who reviews your file before the interview.

 

Your other lengthy. expensive and drastic option would be to apply for the spousal visa, get the green card, move to the US for three years, your wife gets her citizenship and then you move back to Poland. 


TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-15 12:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs it true that K3 isn't treated as an expedited form of spousal visa anymore?

Years ago, when the I-130 took a couple of years to be approved, filing for the K3 still took several months at that time but was considerably faster than the I-130.

 

Since those days the I-130 has become quicker and is not taking any longer than the K3 to approve. So because the two petitions were usually hitting the NVC at the same time and the CR1 is a better visa to emigrate with as there is no AOS to file, the K3 started to be closed as soon as the two petitions hit the NVC and only the spousal visa was sent on the Embassy. 

 

 


Edited by *Lynne*, 28 February 2014 - 01:36 PM.

TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2014-02-28 13:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWhich Documents are Kept at the Interview?
I took more photos, letters, some emails. And a massive file containing copies of every form and piece of evidence we had sent. They didn't ask to look at anything! In fact they only asked me about three/four questions. I was shocked at how quickly the whole thing happened.

I'm sure they will not take away your whole photo album. But it's best to be prepared to make copies of anything you really cherish in case they do.
TrellickFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-12-06 15:52:00