Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What if you get layed off???	I could be wrong but I remember the assets have to be at least 5 times the income disparity. Hypothetical question: If someone where to have $150,000+ in a savings account with all the tax documents supporting the income, then there wouldn't be any issues right?	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-15 20:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Who do I write the check to????	I probably have asked some very obvious questions myself, but do some of you guys even put the slightest attempt to find information yourselves? I don't mean to be rude, but it's a little perplexing to me. This is the 129F instructions. http://www.uscis.gov...i-129finstr.pdf Under the "What is the filing Fee" section it states "make the check or money order payable to US Department of Homeland Security." Anyhow, the above document will answer more potential questions regarding the 129F.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-22 23:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New I-134	I don't think that's really a blank field but rather a separator.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-29 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline	Yeah I'm not seeing any August and September filers get NOA2's either. The latest date is July 15. This one is interesting since while it was sent in July 19, the NOA1 was in the first of September. Interview in November. If only we were all that lucky. http://www.visajourn...le.php?id=87753 Edited by Yagisama, 29 November 2010 - 07:57 PM.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-29 19:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline	Based on what I can on Igor's list, I have only seen July NOA 2's (at the latest) processed? Where are you seeing August & September? Thanks! Yeah I'm not seeing any August and September filers get NOA2's either. The latest date is July 15.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-29 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Any 129F September Filers Got Touches or RFE's?	Looking at the data here, the earliest NOA2 is 7/15.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-29 17:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 in 27 days?	WOW -congrats! Well, unfortunately that's not mine. Congrats definitely to that couple though! Anyhow, I almost started my application in June but a bunch of stuff happened and I postponed it to October. Now I'm kicking myself for not just doing it in June!!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-30 17:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 in 27 days?	I was just going over the time lines and noticed that some of the NOA2s came rather quickly!!! I realize that this is user inputted data, and I also understand that the 5 month projection is a estimated maximum based on total user data which of course could end up being a lot more or a lot less. However, 27 days is something I was not expecting. This makes the total Days from Initial Petition Sent to Interview only 156 days! Example: NOA1 2010-06-01 NOA2 2010-06-28 Interview 2010-10-25	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-30 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	new 129F filing fee	They increased the fees of stuff down the road after the 129F so I'm guessing they'll be OK.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-02 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bank Statement	If you want to be certain, this kind of info may be found on your country's consulate web site. For example, for the Japan one, it states. Bank statement showing present balance of applicant's account, date account was opened, number and amount of deposits and withdrawals during the past 12 months, and the average balance during the year. If there have been unusually large recent deposits, an explanation thereof should be given http://japan.usembas...kaffidavit.html	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-04 07:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does petitioner have to use full name?	Look, I know in USA people only use first and last name. EXCUSE me for being confuse about it because he is a US citizen. Thanks for the time you took to "HELP". The forum should give you a promotion or something for being so eager to cooperate. Fair enough. You are correct, my post was not very helpful. I tried to be obvious that it was in jest but perhaps it came across poorly. For that I apologize. Anyhow, the first reply answered your question. In forms such as the ones used for the K1, full legal names are to be used.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-01 23:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does petitioner have to use full name?	Do you have to use your full name in a important and significant application? No, of course not. Heck, it's preferable if you use a nickname. One can even make the case that going with the name of "Batman" is the best way to go. OK maybe not. Yes, you should use your full name.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-11-30 20:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help! Filling out the i-134 form.	I'm a W2 worker. I downloaded an automatically generated form form my company's website which is specifically used for the purpose of verifying income/employment for immigration purposes. I can either use this number for the year of 2011, or line 22 on my 1040. Any preference?	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-06 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got a touch today...anyone else???	No touchie since 10/26 for me.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-07 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Complicated Love Story - Help!	I've wondered about the possibility of holding dated material such as newspapers to demonstrate that the picture was not taken prior to that date. Would that be too silly? I'm going to Tokyo next week so I'm going to gather some more evidence in case of a RFE.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2010-12-21 18:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	If K-1 Visa Fiance does not marry within 90 days can she stay?	There is no "some say this" or "some say that." The law is very specific here. The K-1 visa allows for a one time entry in order for a US Citizen and a foreign national to get married and then allows the foreign national to apply for an adjustment of status which can lead to long term residency. The goal of her coming to the US was to marry this person. If this doesn't happen, she needs to go back. Edited by Yagisama, 09 January 2011 - 08:18 PM.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-09 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 approval at last from vermont	Congrats!! Almost 6 months! Better late than never!!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-11 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Adjudicator's Field Manual: An inside look	Wow, a great find!! Thanks for the information!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-17 23:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa is Overwhelming	Thank you for replying! I didn't know that, I thought the US citizen intended spouse was the one who had to sponsor the non-US citizen for a K1 visa in terms of financial support. I could probably get my parents to agree to that. Could he work in the US once we got married? If a parent can co-sponsor you, then it will be much easier. Also he could work after you got married and filed for an employment authorization document around the time you file for adjustment of status.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-16 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa is Overwhelming	Hello! My name is Rebecca. I'm a US citizen and I have been living in Japan and dating a Japanese citizen for two years. In two years (probably April 2013), I want to return to America with my boyfriend and we intend to get married and live our lives in America. It is a bit early, but I've been looking into a K1 visa for him and it looks rather lengthy and expensive. As I'm making income in Japan right now, I will be, in a sense, "jobless" when I return to America and intend to go to grad school. Thus, my income will be 0 when I apply for a K1 visa. Will that affect my application, even if I have savings? When is the best time to start doing all of this? As it's still really early, is there an easier way to get married in the US and grant my boyfriend legal status? If you want to use an assets only approch then you will need $91,060 (5 x $18,212). This may be three times but I have never found a definite source for that claim. When I was in grad school, I was a TA. If you have the chance to do a TA'ship, then there is a good chance that your pay (even part time) will be higher than the minimum for a household of two.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-16 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport Pages	What I did was scan all the pages of my passport, and then use a color printer to print them. Not only should you print ALL the pages, but I highly recommend color copies. Good luck!	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-23 20:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	In what order are applications processed???	This is interesting question. I wondered the same thing recently. There was an individual from Cuba that filed on 11/23/2010 and has already received their NOA2. I was like.... WHAT???? So go figure. Rolling the dice I guess. There are some cases where a file is taken out and completed as a training exercise. Overall however, the situation is more like what HeathDeath described.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-20 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got RFE after 5 months 2 weeks.	After 5 months 2 weeks since we got noa1, today they said, we got RFE. Perfect!!!!!!!! Well that's not necessarily a bad thing and if there was to be a RFE, then it would be when they got to your petition, and as started elsewhere that usually takes around 5 months currently for them to get to your case. The RFE isn't going to cause huge delays. Looking at the records of others here, an RFE usually delays things by only a couple weeks. Provided of course that you can submit evidence that satisfies their request. Furthermore, an RFE can be a great opportunity to send in extra evidence in order to build up your case prior to the interview.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-24 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting fiancee numerous times	I should have been more clear. When entering Japan.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-18 13:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting fiancee numerous times	You are right, I should have been honest about it. But after a 12 hour flight I didn't want any complications. Additionally, Japan is a country where US citizens try to find ways to permanently move to, so I didn't want to take any chances. Well, next time I'll tell them that the purpose of my trip is to visit my fiancee. I'll take a copy of my 129F and NOA1 just in case. Anyhow, I'm interested if anyone ever encountered a situation where they had to show these kinds of forms to immigration upon entry.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-17 22:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting fiancee numerous times	It's almost 3 months since we filed the 129F petition. Thankfully I have been able to visit Japan numerous times and my fiancee visited California three times. However, I have been getting more and more questions regarding the purpose of my trips to Japan. I always state that I am visiting friends which is true since I have a number of friends there and I do visit them while in the country. However, last time the immigration person made me write a name of a friend in the immigration form and I put my fiancee's name. She asked if she was my girlfriend and I didn't want a long process so I said "not really" Well, what I said was true since she is my fiancee. Anyhow what makes my visits suspicious is that I already have 8 consecutive Japan visa stamps in my passport. For my next visit, should I take copies of my 129F and/or NOA1 just in case? I also plan to go to the interview so hopefully I can tell them that I am visiting for the interview and provide some documentation about it. I will also visit after the interview and will tell them that my purpose is to get my fiancee. But until those 2 last visits, should I be taking copies of my 129F forms to be in the safe side? Edited by Yagisama, 17 January 2011 - 09:29 PM.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-17 21:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 and F1 fiasco ... fiance got accepted to a university	Wow, congratulations !!!! That turnaround is simply amazing. Your I-129f was approved in 76 days from your NOA1 date.	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-26 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F filed, rejection notice given two weeks later. Decided to scrap USA plans for now and live in UK next few years instead	I'm just amazed there is a place called Middlesex	Yagisama	Male	Japan	2011-01-30 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of ongoing Relationship	What Ning suggests are all good proof. I'd also add recent pictures showing the two of you, ideally some with family/friends, proof of joint activities (e.g. tickets/hotel bookings from trips you took together, shows you went to together, some class you attended together) etc. Affidavits from friends and family knowing you and your relationship, how it's developed etc. can also be very helpful. I'd also include anything like recent postcards, birthday/Christmas/Valentine cards to each other, that kind of thing. But obviously, if not in English, they'd need to be translated. Joint bank accounts or bills, if applicable, are also hugely helpful.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-05-31 13:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS 230 employment	I'd suggest leaving no gaps in employment history either. If there were periods when you were unemployed or a student, just write that down and give the dates for that. To be absolutely sure, you can always contact them and ask what they recommend.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-06-05 10:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiancee visa and hindu marriage	My fiancee is in India. We are getting married in Dec. of this year. I would like to know if this is legal/doable or not? If I file for the fiancee visa and go to India and get married in hindu marriage way and not to go to local office to register the marriage in India. If I wont go to local office there wont be any record of this hindu marriage for me .This way I can get married in Indian way and on paper still bring my fiancee/wife on finacee Visa? Thanks for sharing your thoughts. In theory yes, you can. But why would you want to do that? If you get married in India, then you can legally register your marriage and apply straight for a CR-1 visa after you marry. If you file for a CR-1, there is no law that obliges you to marry in the US - they accept any marriage from around the world, as long as it's under the country's laws and the documents are translated if not in English. A K-1 visa will give you much more hassle and will be much more expensive - not to mention the extra effort and money to organize another wedding in the US. Remember that if US Immigration doesn't know of your wedding in India, they'll expect to see pictures, proof of who attended the US wedding etc., which can give you many more problems, for example if your families aren't able to attend your US wedding. Why would you want to bring in a wife as a fiancee since you can bring her in the country as a wife and avoid the extra hassle?? If the issue is that you want to bring your fiancee to the US earlier, then you can still do a basic wedding in a US town hall and do a hindu wedding in India later. There is no rule prohibiting you from having a wedding the way you want in the country you want in either case!	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-06-08 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	It's Complicated!	Well, I'm going to agree with LIFE'SJOURNEY that your case raises several big red flags. To put it mildly, I would never approve your case if I was an immigration officer working on your file. Funnily enough, the smallest problem in your case seems to be the non-reliability with regards to how genuine the relationship is. The person you are now trying to bring over as a fiancee used to be a wife, then you broke up with her and married someone else while STILL legally married to her, then later you her divorced as well, and you are now petitioning a fiancee visa for her - does this case sound solid to you? But as I said, the non-solid relationship is actually the least serious issue. The really, trully serious stuff is the law violations you committed, not on one, but on several occasions, against the country that generously granted you citizenship: a)The fact that you came to the US being married, when you and your parents swore under penalty of perjury (when filing your immigration petition) that you were an unmarried child of theirs b)The fact that you committed bigamy which is illegal - living in another country than that of your spouse doesn't mean that the marriage is not valid c)The fact that you purposefully deceived the State that issued your marriage license for you to marry your second wife by declaring that you had never been married before, when you were currently still married. You never said that but I know that if you had said that you'd been married before when applying for the marriage license, they'd have asked to see proof of your divorce, which you wouldn't have been able to provide. Thus it sounds like you deliberately lied that you were unmarried since you were able to get a marriage license. If you really care about being with your fiancee/ex-wife, then consider moving back to Brazil. It seems like your petition is not going to go very far with all the above, that can be easily revealed with a background check. And also you may be putting yourself in serious danger of having your citizenship withdrawn if fraud is proved with regards to point a. I'm not sure it's a wise choice to be filing a fiancee petition with this background.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-06-03 07:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	A K-1 case with moral questions	Hi everyone, We recently had a family crisis. Basically my father in-law asked my mother in-law for a divorce after 32 years of marriage(!!!) and has reconnected with his college sweetheart (who's obviously in her mid-50s now, like he is) who he possibly met on Facebook. I'm not going to comment on the pain he has caused to his family with what obviously is a midlife crisis - I'm sure you're able to imagine that. But unfortunately there's more to that. That lady doesn't live in the US and isn't a USC. She is an Iranian citizen and lives somewhere in the world (but not in the US). They've already met twice (once in the US, while he was still living at the house he owns with his wife and before he announced the divorce to her) and once these days - he's currently on a trip outside of the US, probably visiting her. He hasn't openly admitted anything, but it doesn't seem like he particularly cares to hide things either, as it's been very easy to find written proof for all the above. It turns out he intends to bring her over to the US somehow. Now, before I go on, let me tell you that my in-laws are now legally separated, but the divorce isn't likely to be finalized and become official for several months, as they're still on financial negotiations among their lawyers. We've been thinking about ways he could find to bring her to the US, and could only think of two: one would be to sponsor her as an employer, however he only runs a very small business (with two employees), so I don't even know if the size of his business even qualifies for that. Plus it's quite doubtful that he'll be able to prove she was the only right person for the job he could find and that he couldn't find anybody else in the US to do that job. So that doesn't sound too easy or convincing to the authorities. SO, the other obvious option would be to bring her over as a fiancee and intending wife. BUT again, how easy is that given his circumstances? He's still legally married - can he claim that he got engaged to the new woman once he got legally separated? Doesn't that mean that he'd been cheating on his wife in the marriage? Or if he waits until after the divorce is finalized and claims they got engaged then, wouldn't it have any effect on the application that he was travelling to meet her while still legally married? I mean, wouldn't they get questionned for that? Would the authorities "like" a case when he's pretty much hopping from one marriage to another, and that the person he'll be marrying so quickly is applying for a green card through him? Wouldn't they also question HER honesty, HER motivation for being with him (i.e. wouldn't this be a red flag for scam - which we supsect could very well be the case)? Basically I'd like to hear people's views/experiences to see how flexible Immigration can be with such cases with an obvious moral question mark. Do cases like these raise red flags or does Immigration not really care as long as there's no obvious legal violation? It feels so unfair that this man wants to have his cake and eat it, at least his Immigration case shouldn't have to be straightforward and painless. Any experiences of cases that are like this and how they go down with Immigration???	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-07-15 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Abandoned RFE means Terminated K1?	I'm positive that abandoning his RFE and not sending anything for that long means that the K1 application never went forward, and it should have been automatically cancelled after a certain period of time (I think a year of no action - that's the norm). What confuses me is that he didn't receive some sort of notification saying his application was rejected or has expired or something. But then, knowing USCIS and the workload they're dealing with, it shouldn't surpise me as much. You should be fine to start a new K1.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-07-27 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My Journey to a Happy Marriage: Any advice would be helpful	Hello, First off, best of luck on your visa journey! I'm a fellow Greek recently married to my American husband (originally from LA too ), so I can totally sympathize with your case. The difference in our case is that we met in London, UK, and that's where we still live today, until our CR-1 petition hopefully gets approved and we can move to the States (hopefully in 2011). So at least we never had the burden of distance, which I know can be very painful! Re your question about the co-sponsor: the co-sponsor needs to be living in the US (either as a citizen or a lawful permanent resident), so bear that in mind. So it will be difficult to have someone on his side act as a co-sponsor, unless he has any relatives who live permanently in the States. Now, the co-sponsor doesn't have to be a family member, doesn't have to live in the same household as you, and doesn't even have to be living at the same State. You, as the primary sponsor and any co-sponsor will be responsible for him for 10 years, or until he gets US citizenship (he can apply after 3 years of having lived in the US on a marriage-based green card, as long as he hasn't been out of the country for more than 6 months on any of the 3 years prior to his citizenship application). That is, if, as a lawful permanent resident he makes use of public funds, benefits etc., you as the primary sponsor will be asked to refund this to the US government. The co-sponsor may then be tracked down if you, as the primary sponsor, is unable to pay. Now, you probably know that the I-134 form which you submit with the K petition isn't exactly legally binding - it's more of an intent/promise document to the government. For that reason, please check with the Athens Embassy whether they accept a co-sponsor for a fiance visa (some Embassies don't, but I think most do). As soon as you get married and you file for the green card, you will complete the I-864 affidavit, which is the document that is legally binding. I hope this helps and best of luck!	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-07-29 04:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 denied and being sent back to USCIS	Yes when I apply for my naturalization I did put that I was married but we never made the strive to marry legally in a court. That is called material misrepresentation, meaning that you either lied about something that happened/didn't happen, or that you hid the truth about something. As other posters have said, it's very serious and can even lead to revocation of citizenship for you. I don't know why you declared yourself as married in the naturalization process if you weren't. How would that serve your case? I assume you didn't become naturalized through marriage with your deceased partner, or they'd have asked you for a marriage certificate which you wouldn't have. So it sounds like you qualified for citizenship without the need to prove a marriage. Then why did you have to lie? I just don't understand your way of thinking. I hope a good lawyer can help you.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-08-12 06:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview in non home country?	Can my fiance come to the US for 6 months and interview in Canada, even though Canada isn't her home country? She is from Mauritius and would normally interview in Kenya, but is it possible to switch where she has her interview, to Canada? Thank you, John It's usually the country of the beneficiary's residence at the time of the petition where the interview takes place. This isn't necessarily the same as the home country. If your fiancee currently resides in Kenya, then she'll be expected to attend the interview there. Like Anh has said, you can put your request in, and the Embassy will decide whether to accept it or not. I tend to guess that they'd say no to such requests more often that yes. Think about it - if they allowed this to happen, thousands of people would happily fly to have their interview at those Consulates that are considered "easier", which would create an unfair difference in workload among Consulates. Let alone the severe delays that the most popular Consulates would experience - people could end up waiting for years to get an interview. Unless you can demonstrate a valid and serious reason as to why they should make an exception in her case, I'd expect them to say no.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-10-05 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Won't let my fiance schedule his medical in london	we have his case number for the embassy already, so he called to set up the medical for 6 weeks from now just in case they are very back logged, and they are telling him he needs to have a police certificate with him when he shows for it, and yet he is unable to order one for himself. I didn't see that mentioned on any of the guides? can anyone give me info on this please? Oh, and btw, don't worry about appointment availability. They have two clinics and can generally offer appointments very promptly. I called yesterday and they made me an appointment for Monday, and most people I've heard of have been able to schedule appointments for just 3-5 working days later, if they wish to have one that soon.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-11-25 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Won't let my fiance schedule his medical in london	I'm having my medical with Knightsbridge doctors this coming Monday, and I can confirm I was asked to bring along my police certificates. I'm a DCF applicant for a CR1 visa. While I'm not sure why they require that, I can make a guess which may or may not be accurate. If you take a look at the medical questionnaire, there are a couple questions related to drug and alcohol abuse. My guess is that they want to see the police certificates to check and confirm that people don't have drugs and alcohol-related charges in their records, as it's very easy to lie on the questionnaire. And as we all know, alcohol and drugs abuse can be grounds for inadmissibility to the US. Just making a guess by putting two and two together.	Christi85	Female	Greece	2010-11-25 05:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F filed, rejection notice given two weeks later. Decided to scrap USA plans for now and live in UK next few years instead	Christi, thank you much for the information. I have done much research on the matter and know the implications of finding work before EEA2 is processed and returned to me. The downside is that nowadays it might take longer than what you said, up to 6-8 months, which is why I am getting an EEA Family Permit to work for the time being. Did your husband have difficulty finding work on an EEA Family Permit?? I ask because this Permit allows a 6 months right to work and is extended beyond 6 months as long as the EEA2 is processing. So in other words, there is never going to be a time I will be out there when I will be legally unable to work. I have my finger's crossed that I will be given a teaching position at the school I taught at from 2008-2010. But if not, I willy supply teach for the time being. Really hoping I don't run into any problems finding work.. About the EEA National, we don't have to worry about any of that since my fiance isn't a student or self-employed, but has a secure job within a company she's been working with for over five years. Many thanks to you all for the help! You are right about processing times for the EEA2, but if your case is straightforward (and it looks like it is) then it shouldn't take longer than 4-5 months by current standards. My husband got his exactly 4.5 months after he applied, but the issuance date on the RC was actually a month back (so it was issued 3.5 months after the application). Don't know why it took them so long to mail it out.. Husband didn't switch from a Family Permit (he never had one). He first came to the UK as a postgrad student and then applied for and got a Tier 1 Post-Study Work visa. So when he applied for the EEA2 he was a couple months before the expiration of his PSW visa. He did have some problems with employers back when his PSW application was pending and he was legally allowed to work on his un-expired student visa (by law, he could work full-time as long as he was done with his classes), but employers didn't seem to like/fully believe that. Quite a few told him he did well at the interview but they couldn't proceed until he had the visa in hand, and on one occasion they even cancelled his interview when they found out about his visa status and told him to call them back when he had his visa. After he got the PSW visa, he got a job offer within weeks, but he'd been looking/talking to many employers in the preceding months, so he had the leads lined up. I've heard from other people that it can be equally tricky with the EEA Family Permit/EEA2 with some employers. BUT if you already have some good leads (plus the fact that you're a teacher and teachers are always in demand here!) you shouldn't have a problem. It also depends on the field of work, I guess. Teaching is a field that always needs people, it seems. Hope your school is happy to hire you back Good luck again!	Christi85	Female	Greece	2011-01-30 12:26:00