Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE Stats	I know the logistics... it just gave me something to do....lol... As for the all the difficulties of documents filed..all we had to do was send in my divorce certificate nothing complicated... I know ours will be soon. sigh..... we have see the seasons change 3 times and soon it will be 4....... I'm just trying to find positives in all these numbers... that's all.... makes me sad to have someone take the wind out of my sail when I just want to be happy... thanks for the happy thoughts I do appreciate them. Terri SEASONS??? You mean rain, more rain, a lot more rain?? lol jk You should sign up for NaNoWriMo. That'll give you something to do. You could write the next immigration saga! hehe www.nanowrimo.org	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-02 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE Stats	Giiiiiirl... The K1/RFE stats on here are only a very small portion of the K1's actually filed. I like how dedicated you are to the process but I hope you aren't letting it overwhelm you. Just relax, it will be your time soon	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-02 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Trying to budget for fees	Hello, all I've been confusing myself a bit with all the fees involved with the K1. Can you tell me if this is accurate? I-129F - $340 Interview Fee - ~$300 AOS - $1010 Work Authorization - $380 Plus travel fees to the interview/medical I-129F - $340 Interview (Visa) - $350 AOS - $1070 Work Authorization - free if applied for at the same time you Adjust Status (also pretty much useless to apply for before you adjust status) Medical (Vancouver consulate) - $350 or $300 if pregnant Vaccinations - ~ $50.00 + Passport photos - ~$40 Long form birth certificate - ~$40 Criminal Record Check - ~$40 I had a few other expenses like developing photos/taxi to medical but that was all about $100.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-06 16:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting US, whilst in application process	In addition to the above, be completely honest and open with the IO. Never ever lie to them (not saying you would).	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-06 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what are reasons to be denied at airport, border entry?	I believe she mentioned they have already filed their I-129F petition and have now received their NOA2? There are forms you have to fill out for the Vancouver consulate that ask these questions. At least 1 form if not 2.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-08 02:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what are reasons to be denied at airport, border entry?	On all of your forms for K1 petition you need to make sure that you tell them you were denied entry from the US. It will probably ask you why and if your story is exactly how you say, you should answer something like "Lack of ties to returning home". When you travel, you need to demonstrate that you will be returning to Canada, which obviously you didn't have any evidence of when you were refused entry into the US. You may want to ask other VJers about what you should write exactly. Just don't lie and say you weren't refused entry because that would be even worse when they found out. Once you get your visa you shouldn't have much (if any) hassle crossing the border.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-08 02:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mailing Packet tomorrow	That's kind of a personal question that you and your fiance will need to talk about and decide for yourselves. Things to consider: - you'd have to have 125% of the poverty income for 3 (you, fiance, child) if the baby is born before your K1 is complete. - you'd have to be financially prepared to pay for the expenses of a child on top of the fees for K1/AOS/Moving. - the baby could be born before your fiance(e) reaches the US. - you'd have to be able to afford medical insurance for your fiancee and child to cover the cost of birth in the US (expensive) - you'd have to be able to pay for all dr. visits before the child is born. - stress of K1 process might be overwhelming when pregnant Just a few things you may want to think about.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-08 20:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Infamous roundtrip ticket question...	The only reason a lot of VJers buy round tickets is because they are cheaper than a one way ticket. If this does not apply to you, buy a one way ticket.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-10 03:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A situation with K1 interview: Advice needed.	You could either postpone the interview or go without the certificate. I *believe* (but could be very wrong) that if everything else goes okay they would just delay approval until they get the certificate (kind of like people who interview before they have their medical). Your best option would be to call or email the embassy and ask them what you should do.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-10-27 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Food Stamps	People are giving you advice based on your question. IF you don't have 125% of poverty line you WILL need a co-sponsor. Your fiancee's income/job history are not considered. At all. They didn't even look at any of my financial stuff and I make more than my fiance and one of our co-sponsors. It's not personal. These are things you need to know if you plan on applying for the K1 visa.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-08 02:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiancee moved while 129f processing	She needs to call/email and update her address.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-15 23:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance changing decision	Okay, I only read page one but I think a lot of these replies are way off. Could he have cold feet? Yeah, it's a possibility. HOWEVER: My fiance and I have the very same concerns about our financial stability. The economy in the US right now isn't very good. My fiance lives in California where (last time I checked) it had 11.9% unemployment. That's insane! Right now I work super hard managing a store and make a decent income that could support both of us rather easily. If he had a job we could be quite comfortable. Instead, I'm planning to abandon that and move with no job security and he doesn't have much job security either. I think these are very LEGITIMATE concerns that you should not necessarily see as "him having cold feet". Your fiance sounds like he wants to provide a good life for you and your children and is apprehensive bringing over an entire family where the only income he has is his own. Will you get a job? probably, but that won't happen immediately and he's worried about it. Talk to him about finances and budgeting. Talk about how much money you're going to bring over. Talk about your plan for getting a job. If you have good communication with each other I think you will both feel a lot better.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-14 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No current tax return for K-1 Interview. Problem?	Excellent news!	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-18 01:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No current tax return for K-1 Interview. Problem?	I've already answered your question twice. Will they deny you outright? Probably not. They will probably request your 2010 tax return and delay visa approval until then. In that case, your fiancee would have to return with the proper information and they would look it over and approve you (or deny if it did not meet the requirements). Since you have no idea what your accountant is doing, I would get a letter from him explaining why your tax return has not been filed. As others have mentioned it just plain looks bad if you are beyond the time in which you can file. You need to demonstrate that you have attempted to file. Still, I think you are negligent in not knowing what the heck is going on with your tax return. There is no "definitive" answer to your question but I have done my best to answer it a few times now. Good luck.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-17 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No current tax return for K-1 Interview. Problem?	Time for a new accountant.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-17 03:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No current tax return for K-1 Interview. Problem?	Also, I highly doubt they would deny you outright for not having your 2010 tax return. If anything they would just defer your visa's approval until you provided it.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-17 03:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No current tax return for K-1 Interview. Problem?	I would get a letter from your employer stating your salary and how much you earned last year if possible. Then a letter from your accountant for why your 2010 taxes haven't been filed. Problem solved.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-17 03:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got the noa2! yey! But i have a question... =)	I wrote January 15th/2012 but I'm not entirely sure of the date but I know it will be at least 2 weeks after the start of January. I know a lot of people write "Unknown" or "Unknown at this time".	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-20 00:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 status change	Your friend might also want to wait for a little while before she decides on withdrawing her petition. Her fiance has 6 months from the date of issue to come and she might change her mind. If it expires/is withdrawn they would have to start all over again from scratch....	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-19 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 status change	I believe that she would need to withdraw her petition by writing a letter to USCIS and explaining the situation. If they change their minds about getting married in the future it shouldn't be a problem to re-file for a K-1 visa and withdrawing the K1 shouldn't have an impact on his chances of getting a tourist/work visa in the future. Others may have more definitive answers but to my knowledge this isn't a huge issue. They might question them if they decided to file for a K1 at a later date but I'm sure if they explained the situation it wouldn't be a problem.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-19 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help with Medical???	You need: MMR - 2 shots to complete the series (so 2 shots in your lifetime) Varicella - 2 shots to complete the series OR NONE if you had chicken pox Tdap - 1 shot every 10 years Influenza - 1 shot ONLY if between October and February If you have not had a Tdap shot within the last 10 years you need to get it again.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-17 00:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Called the USCIS Hotline: What do they say about waiting?	They're probably tired of you calling them and decided to play a trick on you.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-18 01:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's the significance of approval notice validity date?	Thank you duke and gary for your help. I will send a fax to the embassy to request for the extension of the validity of the approval notice that was sent by the USCIS. Better to send a fax than just talking to an agent at the embassy. It is very simple to e-mail the consulate *in my case, anyway*. My advice is to keep it VERY simple because it took me 3 e-mails (the third e-mail being about 1 sentence long) to get the correct response. Here's what I sent (I followed their format for how to communicate with them via e-mail though it may be different for other consulates): Hello, Thank you for the information. I booked my interview for October 7, 2011 and would like to confirm that my application will be extended automatically. Our letter says that it expires September 29th, 2011. Thank you very much for your time! XXXXX Case Number: VAC############ Name (P): XXX, XXX XXX Hope this helps! I felt a lot more secure with a written confirmation. I brought it with me just in case they tried to say it expired but I didn't have any problems	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-24 01:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's the significance of approval notice validity date?	I emailed the Vancouver Consulate (I am the beneficiary).	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-23 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's the significance of approval notice validity date?	They automatically extended mine for me but I emailed them and made sure they gave me a straight answer about it before I stopped worrying.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-23 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	INTERVIEW SOON! Do I have everything in order!?	Don't staple. Use paperclips.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-24 14:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SCARS! I NEED THOUGHTS PLEASE!	You asked the same question in another thread, and another member directed you to a similar thread. You should read through that one, I think it will help you a lot. You basically need a letter from your doctor or psychologist saying you're being treated and that you are unlikely to self-harm in the future. I'm not trying to scare you, but you have to understand they want you to be safe and able to cope with a life altering transition. If you are getting help it should work out in your favor because you were brave enough to seek help, which demonstrates that you *want* to get better. Best of luck!	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-26 01:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SCARS! I NEED THOUGHTS PLEASE!	Worst case scenario they could deny your visa. More likely: They make you see their psychologist to determine if you are well enough to move to a new country, get married, etc.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-26 01:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical exam coming...	HIV is not tested for any longer, nor is having it a disqualify condition... It is still an on-going condition that they would need to be aware of at the medical. You need to bring medical records of any on-going conditions/prescriptions/treatments. I never said it was a disqualifying factor, nor did I say it was being tested for. I only wrote it as an example. Good input though	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-23 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical exam coming...	Medical is very simple. Blood test, Xray, and a physical exam by a doctor. They are mainly looking for communicable diseases (ie. Syphilis, HIV, etc) or other reasons that may make you at-risk for being a burden to the US government. If you're healthy you have nothing to worry about.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-23 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS California Address?	Is this still correct place to mail the fiance visa? I am sending a binder is that ok? also Whom do I write the check and how much is it for? NO. You must send it to the Dallas TX lockbox. If you don't have this address OR the correct payment information I highly suggest you read the instructions because you've probably missed some other *vital* information.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-29 01:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Part B question 18	Everyone's is different. You really only need to describe your "meeting in person". It should be pretty brief. My fiance wrote the following on our application: "Holly and I first met while playing an online video game. Originally we were just friends who occasionally played together. However, over time we spent more time with one another. In late 2008 we became close friends. In January of 2009 I made a joke that I should come up to Vancouver and we could spend a weekend together, eventually this joke turned into an actual plan. My first trip to meet Holly began in June of 2009 after my classes had ended for the semester. I drove my car up the west coast. It took three days of driving to reach the border and soon I made it to her apartment. From the moment we first met one another in person I knew this girl was special. I had originally planned to stay there for only two weeks, but two weeks quickly turned into five. We went camping in Tofino, visited her cousin in Victoria, and I met her father, brother, and grandmother in XXX. Since that first trip we have regularly visited one another every three to four months. Holly agreed to marry me when I proposed to her in July 2010." A lot of people would probably consider this long, but my fiance and I felt it was equally balanced with mush and fact.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-29 02:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa interview inquiry	He needs to prove he is making 125% of the poverty limit. If he has just changed jobs get a letter of employment from his new company stating his hourly wage or salary.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-11-29 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Tdap shot ,and is this enough proof of my shots?	Having a card from your Influenza is fine as long as it shows the date and the dose. You can only get Tdap at the travel clinic downtown Vancouver. *However* since you had your last Tdap shot in 2006 you are covered (you get Tdap once every 10 years). Just make sure you bring proof that you had your Tdap shot in 2006. If you want to be absolutely sure e-mail Woking Medical and ask them if having Tdap done in 2006 will make you covered for that immunization but every person I spoke to before my medical said once every 10 years. I don't really recommend going to the travel clinic because they gave me my Tdap shot in the wrong spot which caused me to get a welt the size of a baseball (NO JOKE) for a month!!!	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-12-01 01:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Experimental Drug Use :(	Misuse is defined as "abused" in the dictionary. It's asking the same thing. Hence the reason they need to change this question. It's misleading. I don't think OP's fiance "lied" he answered it as it was worded. Pretty sure if it asking if he "tried" drugs he would have answered yes. Again, I'd bring the letters and have a good explanation for why he answered no. Asking for legal help isn't a bad idea since clearly some people think this question is straightforward.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-10-16 14:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Experimental Drug Use :(	He admitted to taking an illegal drug in his medical report but 'forgot' about it when he answered the question. I would not even try and talk my way out of that one. OP said "For my fiances medical he checked off the box that he had not misused or abused drugs. He thought that he was answering honestly because he considered abusing drugs as currently using them and relying on them. In the past he tried ecstasy experimentally, once, when he was 17." My point was it's completely different to ask someone if they've "tried drugs before" or "misused or abused drugs". There's a mile of difference between trying a drug when you're young and being a drug addict. Hence her fiance's confusion and why I think they need to change the question if they don't want people to answer it how it is asked. Edited by dukeandduchess, 16 October 2011 - 12:01 AM.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-10-16 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Experimental Drug Use :(	They really need to ask that question in a different way... Have you ever used drugs? =/= Are you a drug abuser? -- in my mind anyway. I hope everything works out for you. I'm sure it will be fine.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-10-15 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Telling the truth on medical questionnaire (sexual health)	Never lie on anything related to your visa. As others have posted this is nothing to be ashamed of or scared to mention. As long as you explain the situation to their satisfaction you should not have any issues. I would attempt to get some form of letter stating that you are "healthy" (I apologize since this is the only word that is coming to mind at the moment) because it will ease YOUR mind about everything.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-12-04 02:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Questions; Getting Started	Drivers License: Depends on the state. For example, in California you MUST get a California license within 10 days. You can fund the process, but you would need to send her money for sending in the petition. The rest of the steps are all things you can pay for yourself. (My fiance and I split it up with him paying for the petition and me paying for everything else because I make more money) Yes, you will need a co-sponsor if your fiancee falls below 125% of the poverty line. Yes, it is still a K1 visa. You cannot sponsor yourself.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-12-04 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where to file K-1 petition??	Send it to the Texas address that is in the instructions for the I-129F. It is then sorted and sent FROM Texas to either VSC or CSC.	dukeandduchess	Female	Canada	2011-12-04 18:39:00