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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129 Picture

I believe you have to be naked in the photographs.


:rofl:

OP, they do state that they don't want you in a jacket. Also, remember that the background has to be white - I've personally known people who've had to get their redone because of background issue.

I even got mine redone before sending in my I-129F because the color was off slightly, making me appear slightly green. Better safe than sorry!
BaBamSamFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-12-26 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich servicing center does Illinois apps get processed?
For Illinois it should be Nebraska Service Center for AOS and CSC for ROC

USCIS Office Locator

Edited by Gina-S, 16 November 2011 - 09:16 PM.

Gina-SFemaleGermany2011-11-16 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Petition just Approved
Congrats on the approval of your petition!! Great news! Wooohooo!
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-02-03 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCSC NO2 APPROVED!!
I would get an interview as soon as possible, but let the Embassy know when your baby is due. Unfortunately, she won't be able to travel until after she has the baby because she won't be allowed on the airplane (even if she were leaving now). Once she has her K-1 visa, she will have 6 months, but the embassy can always extend it given the circumstances.

Also, she shouldn't be traveling for at least 2-3 months after the baby is born (until the baby's immune system is strong). So many sick people are on planes.. So the earliest she could travel would be about July 2011.
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-02-02 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes the Embassy contact you by phone or mail?
The embassy will email you the package with an appointment letter and a checklist of all the documents to bring with to the interview.
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-04-05 15:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED! NOA2
Congrats congrats congrats!!
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-04-19 15:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS 156 form
no. these questions are not related. 36 is asking your previous petitions... 37 is asking your current situation.
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-04-25 03:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Fiance(e) interview failed
I just heard the same story from my Cambodian friend. His cousin's fiance failed twice at the interview. The first time they tried doing it all by themselves.. The second time, they hired a lawyer. But even he couldn't help. The guy at the embassy just didn't believe - period. I wonder what's up with the Cambodian embassy? Why is there such a high rate of denials?

I suggested they get married and try filing for the spousal visa..
Adilet&VeneraFemaleKyrgyzstan2011-02-01 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé in another country (other than citizenship)
Thank you everyone!
LinguereFemaleSenegal2012-09-24 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé in another country (other than citizenship)
Greetings everyone! I am back to find answers after petitioning for my ex-husband some years ago. If a fiancé is currently in a country, perhaps overstaying a visitor's visa/trying to gain residency documents, other than the country of citizenship, would he have to return to his country of citizenship/origin during the K-1 process? I guess I know the answer, but I was hoping to get some confirmation.


I hope this made sense. I appreciate everyone's advice in advance. Good luck on your journeys!:blush:
LinguereFemaleSenegal2012-09-23 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage before K1 visa approval!
How about if it's just a wedding/ religious ceremony only--without a civil wedding & no papers signed?
L&FMalePhilippines2011-03-20 01:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthinking of changing from K-1 to CR-1... advice?
Yup, I know how u feel. We did the samething because we wanted our families & close friends to be there on our special day of marriage, plus it was waay cheat for the kind of wedding we wanted. To be safe & honest just do the CR-1, but for sure it's gonna be a challenge because you will have to make that sacrifice due to the longer time apart as a married couple. There will be some proceedures you will have to do regarding doing the offical wedding over there, not sure how it goes in India but in Philippines there's a process starting with going to the US embassy, then down to the city hall which we were getting married in, etc. Of course fees & time applied. So it's better you have your fiance getting going on it before you arrive but you will have to appear in person for the US embassy swearing & signing of paperwork which is the first thing you gotta do when you arrive in India. I only stayed 2 weeks & everything(paperworks & wedding stuff) was really tight & nerve racking, 1 week is gonna be tough to do it all.
L&FMalePhilippines2011-09-06 03:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Interview
you can request spanish or english, whichever you feel more comfortable. buena suerte!!!



Hello everyone im traveling mañana Monday to Juarez to perform my apointments for my k-1 visa, this will be this coming Thursday 23rd of june wish me good luke :) i do have another question .. does somebody knows if my interview wil be in Inglish or Spanish at Juarez Mexico's Consulate?
thank you so much for all the information given to me.. this site has being of significant help for my many dobuts i had about this process .. hope to return soon with good news and more questions about what to do next ... until then god bless you all


marido06MaleMexico2011-06-20 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresasc
yes i did, but it is a k3 and we are already married so we were given the interview date, now i only need to make the asc date i guess.
marido06MaleMexico2011-07-19 11:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresasc
I have an interview date but i was wondering, do i have to make an asc appointment beforehand? and if so how?
thanks
marido06MaleMexico2011-07-17 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS forms

Where can I find the most recent updated DS forms:

DS-230 Part I Application for Immigrant Visa & Alien Registration
DS-156 Non-Immigrant Visa Application (print application)
DS-156K Non-Immigrant Fiance(e) Visa Application
DS-157 Supplemental Visa Application
I-134 Affidavit of Support


The ones that are in the guides are expired or will expire. I tried seaching on google.

Thanks



for Thai embassy

for the embrassy 2nd link

Edited by TheLittleFinger, 12 August 2011 - 07:59 PM.

TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-12 19:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhich one is the correct annual income for K1 visa ($14,710 or $18,387)
For active duty military, you only need $14,710 but if you aren't it will be $18,387

Edited by TheLittleFinger, 14 August 2011 - 07:20 AM.

TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-14 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question
oh, I forget to tell you this, thailand really dont care how much of assets you have

they care only tax reture and w2

since you are not student anymore, and you just work full time this year

you should ask your employer to write your letter say what do you do and how much you get pay per moth
TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-14 02:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question
As thai embrassy, they will check on tax return 2010 on no.22
if your tax return above 18,347 dollars,he will pass interview
if not pass they will give you the yellow paper call 211(G)
for send new tax reture 2011 or asset.
TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-14 02:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoroccan AP
- 221(G) AP
In Thailand, ppl who got AP have to interview again with FPU(1-4hours).If pass they will get visa
Sorry I don't know about morocco
TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-20 04:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoroccan AP
221(G) as I know it has 2 kind
- 221(G) request evidence
CO ask more evident as soon as they send it CO will give the visa

- 221(G) AP
This step can take couple months to 1 Year
Mostly ppl who got AP, CO won't believe in their relationship.
Some ask for more evident, some after send evident has to interview again

Edited by TheLittleFinger, 20 August 2011 - 04:09 AM.

TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-20 04:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

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Does you meant the criminal record? and who want to have it you or or her?
TheLittleFingerNot TellingThailand2011-08-03 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich is better to file from??
Does anyone have an opinion - -

I am an American, going to visit my Indian fiance in England this summer.
We're trying to figure out if it would be better for us start the K1 application process by going to the embassy together in the UK, or if I should get started right away here in the States?
I am afraid that my own government will not believe me about our relationship if he is not here in person....
We are running out of time...
HGSRKFemaleIndia2012-04-23 22:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures30-60 days rule?
thanks everyone! and yes, my fiancé just got his K1 visa last week and will be coming here very soon(thank Goodness!) I just got worried hearing what my friend said to me as I already planned of setting our wedding date for August 8...

sorry if I dont have not much info in my timeline as I just registered few hours ago... I'll update them soon!

thanks again for all the replies!
maui0978FemalePhilippines2012-06-25 00:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures30-60 days rule?
my fiancé is coming over here in the US nxt month and we're planning to get married in august but a friend of mine said that we have to get married after 60 days of his arrival here in the US otherwise the USCIS will deny him when he applies for an adjustment of status... is there really a 30-60 days rule of getting married
for a k1 visa? help please!
maui0978FemalePhilippines2012-06-24 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresKI and Divorce

I've been separated from my soon to be ex (roll on Jan 28th!) for nearly 8 years. We are filing our K1 the day after my decree absolute becomes available, because I am confident that the London embassy doesn't give a hoot about it. It's simply not a high risk embassy for visa fraud and they focus their energy on making sure you are not going to become a burden to the state.

I want to be able to date my letter of intent the day after, so there is no question of when precisely my decree absolute came into force. For example, if I signed the letter at 9am and was granted the decree absolute at 10am, I was not free to marry at the time of signing. Just not worth them being able to question it at all.

Only people with specific experience of the issuing embassy can reliably comment on whether a waiting period between finalising the divorce and petitioning is advisable.

Good luck!


Don't assume that just because it is not a high fraud country that a question may not still be asked, either in the form of an RFE or at the interview. I married my husband 12 days after I got my decree absolute because my divorce proceedings suffered from serious delay and we had had to postpone the ceremony twice. I had been separated from my ex for a long time at that point and had been living with my husband for a while when we got married. I was still asked in the form of an RFE to explain the timeline of when my former marriage began to break down, when I met my current husband, when I filed for divorce, who initiated the divorce and why there was such a short time in between the absolute and the wedding. Yes, there is a difference between filing for a CR1 via DCF like we did and filing for a K1, but be mindful that this is not necessarily a cakewalk. It won't be an impediment, but be aware there might still be a question asked! :star:

Edited by elmcitymaven, 20 January 2010 - 05:16 PM.

the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-20 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHonest opinions please :)
Missy -- my husband and I got married on holiday in the US (I'm the US citizen). We were living together in London and decided to get married in the US so my family could be there. When he went through immigration, he was asked the purpose of his trip. He said he was on holiday with his American girlfriend, and that we were getting married and then returning to London together 3 weeks later. He showed them his return ticket and they were satisfied. He was clear and truthful about the purpose of his visit and had no problems.

You are getting some great advice here. Best of luck and congratulations! :star:
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOE stamp date wrong
It's not a biggie. The idiots at the POE stamped my husband's CR1 with an I-551 stamp saying we entered the US a day before we actually did. We didn't discover this discrepancy until we filed for lifting conditions, and we decided to go with the date on his green card over the actual day we know we entered because it was just too much hassle to argue with USCIS over this point. Since it took under two months to lift conditions, we figure it was a non-issue.

Just highlight the discrepancy. Include the NH stuff if you feel it helps.
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-25 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenial of Entry - Impact on Process

If they had already applied for a K1 visa, they become inelligible to utilize the VWP.


How can this possibly be true when there are hundreds of VJ people on these boards who have done just that -- filed for a K1/K3/CR1/IR1 etc. and then visited their USC SO on the VWP? This question gets asked just about every single day, and every single day people answer the question by quoting from their own experience. I know you are a CBP officer so I'm really interested to hear your answer!
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-25 22:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenial of Entry - Impact on Process
That person should really follow up with the DOS on this one -- info directly from London has a reputation for being a little off-base. You would think that wouldn't be the case, but it is.
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-06 14:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 life insurance
You do not need to show proof of life insurance at your interview. I know you're nervous, but your fiance makes way more than the necessary level to sponsor you. You can leave it out. You have all the important stuff that London actually cares about. Now go to bed and have a successful interview tomorrow! :star:
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-01 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresgetting k-1 visa

Wooow down folks and wait a minute. The K-1 is a fiancee visa - not for wife. In the case of K-1 you petition for K-1 finacee visa then if approved the beneficiary applys for visa.

........

In your comment above you say your friend brough wife through K-1 - this is not possible. Maybe not what you meant?


I assume that the friend was referring to his partner as his wife because he had married her after arrival on a K1 visa, at which time of course her status would have been that of fiancee. At the time of the conversation, she would of course been his wife, although he could have referred to her as his "then-fiancee", but surely this is overkill.
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-05 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbankruptcy and k1/aos application
Moving to K1 Process and Procedures forum from K1 Case Filing/Progress.
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1

Isn't this what I said like in post 2 of this thread? LOL But thanks for re-iterating - I think it got lost in the shuffle.


D'oh! Sorry Tracy -- my brain is on auto-pilot today.

So yeah, what Tracy said (probably more eloquently and certainly more succinctly than I did :blush: ).
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 21:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1

LOL, sorry I was talking to the OP :lol:

I didn't see your question until now. For example, I am living abroad but my SO can't get a tourist visa here in Mexico. I had also heard of others having difficulty with the same issues. However, my guess is with the VWP that things are easier. Lucky VWPers :)


I see -- much clearer now! :star:
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 19:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1

Here's the guide I suggest you read. Read the K-1, CR-1 and DCF parts.
http://www.visajourn...mp;page=compare


I assume that was not a reply to my question! :)
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 16:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1
Marie, if your heart is truly set on this job and you and your fiance intend to settle for a few years in Brussels, do not waste your time and money on a K1. I know he's already filed the I-129F, but if you wish to have your wedding in the US, you may do so on the VWP so long as you return to your home country before your I-94W (the green form you fill out to use the VWP) expires. This is usually 90 days. As others above have said, bring plenty of proof you intend to return. My husband and I were living together in the UK before we were married but came to the US for our wedding -- no problem with this as we made it clear we were returning to London.

If you two want to move to the US when your contract is up (or sooner), as long as your husband has been a legal resident of Belgium for six months, you will be able to file for a CR1 visa via Direct Consular Filing (known on here as DCF). This is usually a very quick process -- not sure how long it takes for Belgium, but it can be significantly faster than if you filed it via the US. Filing for a CR1 would also make you work-authorised upon entry to the US, and you would be a permanent resident. And you and Joel can stay together through the process.

If you filed for the K1 and then moved back to Belgium, you would essentially be flushing all the fees you just paid down the drain. You would not be eligible to apply for Adjustment of Status, so you would not get a green card. When you two moved back, you would have to start all over again with a new visa (the CR1 -- forget the K3, they're practically obsolete and have pretty much NO advantages).


My advice would be, if you take the job, to write off the expense of the I-129F. :)

Edit with a question:

The only thing I would warn you about is the US has a thing about people who are married to USCs but aren't immigrants or in relationships with USCs and they tend to make it very hard for you to spend time with your SOs family because they cannot believe that anyone would not want to live in the US.


What do you mean by this? I was married for 10 years to a non-USC, and we lived abroad that whole time. We never had any problem with him coming with me to visit my family for holidays. Nor was he ever asked to show any proof that he was returning to the UK with me. They asked him the purpose of his visit, and he'd say "To visit my in-laws with my wife."

Edited by elmcitymaven, 10 February 2010 - 02:07 PM.

the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone filed for K1 as a Third Country National (TCN)? Please share details.
It's not that uncommon. Quite a few people have done just this via the London consulate -- they were in the UK on student, work or other visas, and were not required to return to their home country for the interview. London is just an example -- I've seen it done at many other consulates as well.

If in any doubt, contact the consulate for verification, but in general yes, it is possible.
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-16 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA couple pieces of advice?
It is more than possible to enter on the VWP, get married and return to the UK. It is exactly what my husband did (although I was returning with him). He was asked on entry what the purpose of his visit was, and he said "to get married to my American girlfriend who lives with me in London, celebrate Christmas, visit with friends and family, and then return to London with my American wife." They asked for his return ticket, he showed it, and was let in. It's good to be prepared with evidence that he intends to return to the UK. I know more than a few people who have done just this with NO hitches. Good luck and congrats on your upcoming wedding!
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-03 13:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 - Visiting shortly after paperwork submitted
Moving to K1 Process & Procedures from K1 Case Filing & Progress as this is not a K1 filing update but more of a question about the K1 itself. :)
the mavenFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-03-10 11:11:00