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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere to find listed Consulate on NOA2?

thanks guys, but I know that. smile.png

I'm trying to figure out where it is listed because before learning better, we put Montreal, but as I live in Manitoba, it should actually be Vancouver and I want to make sure they caught this..... so..... where on the NOA2 am I looking?

 

Maybe I worded it poorly?

 

it states on the NOA2 that is is forwarded to the listed consulate.

WHERE on the NOA2 is the name of that consulate located?

 

"Listed" doesn't mean listed on the NOA2. it means listed with them (as in, what they have on file as your consulate). It doesn't appear anywhere on the NOA2.

 


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-21 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdenial

 

It really depends on the consulate - read the reviews for your consulate and chat with others who have been interviewed there and see if anyone has had a problem with it.    I filed for K1 a week after my divorce was final ( no waiting period to marry in my state)  Obviously my evidence for proof of meeting was from a time period in which I was still married.   I was separated but did not have a formal separation agreement to show.  My divorce papers showed our separation date as only a few months before our divorce was filed - when it was actually a lot longer.  I went to the interview with my husband and it never came up.  We were prepared to answer questions about it but was not asked one thing.  They asked for the copy of my divorce decree and that was it.            

 

Each consulate is different and each CO is different, so read the reviews and be prepared and it will be just fine!  Good luck!

I may not have "needed" the proof, either, but, as I said, it raised an eyebrow, and I was glad I had it with me.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-22 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdenial

 

What is the separation agreement?  Is that just a line on the divorce documents showing when the couple stopped living together, or is that a separate form?  I had a very similar situation to yours.

 

Separation agreement was the doc that shows who gets what, what settlement was paid to who and all that stuff. Not everybody has one. If your divorce docs show when you separated, that will do, as well, I think. You just want to ensure that you were "free to marry" when you filed the I129f, and, although, probably technically ok (as long as the divorce was final before the filing), it could be a red flag if it seems like you were in this relationship while still married to (and living with) someone else.
 


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-22 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdenial

At the interview, it raised an eyebrow with the CO that I became "engaged" a month before my divorce was finalized (filed I129 6 months later). Fortunately, I had my separation agreement with me that showed we'd actually separated 4 years before that (just didn't get around to the formal paperwork until later).


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-22 09:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhotocopies of K-1 package

I didn't make a copy of the package, and didn't need it. You haven't made a copy, and won't need it, so don't worry about it.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-22 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious marriage question

You might get asked about it at the interview. I was "engaged" before my divorce from my previous husband was finalized (but we didn't file I129f until a few months later). I was asked about it at the K1 interview. I had  my separation agreement with me, showing that we'd actually been living apart for  5 years.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-25 11:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support in I-129F Packet

No the AOS packet goes to the embassy at the interview. 

Just to be clear to the OP, "AOS" here means "Affidavit of Support", not "Adjustment of Status".


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-07-29 11:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo you think we could be approved??

Please ask a more specific question.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-04 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a question about the G-325A

Hello.

 

I am freaking out right now, cray5ol.gif  I was just looking through the K-1 Visa packet i sent and noticed that on the

G-325A Bio where it says, Applicant's last address outside of the United States of more then 1 year, i put the addtess as 539 insted of 529 oops8rh.gif  I looked at all the other paper work and it is all right, Thank God!!!  So my question is how do i fix it or do i just leave it.   Please help........  Funny thing is he didn't notice it either and he signed it...... 

 

Thanks for any help you can offer

 

It doesn't matter.
 


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-06 23:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 to resident summary

And just to think about it more correctly, the first step is for her to PETITION for you with the I129F, which is the USCIS part of it, and then, once that's approved, YOU apply for the K1 visa, which is the embassy/consulate part of it.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-10 17:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325-A and Letter of intent form question

Seems to me that the power of attorney would also have to be a signed original doc, so that's not going to speed anything up.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-14 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion regarding I-134

If your salary is sufficient to meet the level required, you don't need to include the investments and other stuff.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-19 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Decree

SEND a regular, ordinary photocopy when you file; BRING a certified copy to the interview.


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-20 11:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick I-134 question.

yes


ricnallyFemaleCanada2013-08-27 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLatin American Names and Addresses on Forms

My fiance is Peru. As most Latin American people, she has 2 last names (one paternal and one maternal). On this site I have seen where it said many people list only the paternal last name on the form (specifically I-129F and G325A) and attach a paper listing/explaining the full name. My question is, if it will fit, is there a problem with me listing both last names together in the last name or family name box? She also has two first names, so I'm guessing I should put the first one in "first name" and the second one in "middle name?" (they don't have "middle names" in Peru)

 

Another question along kind of same lines. She lives and is from Lima, however Lima has districts as well as "Urbanizaciones" within the district. Usually when I send her packages or mail I don't say Lima, but rather the district and Urbanizacion. I'll make up a fake address as an example:

 

Juan Carlos Mendez 

Calle San Luis 300 Urb. El Barrio

Miraflores, Lima-18

PERU

 

This is how I've successfully mailed several packages. So how should this go on the forms?

 

 

 

If the name fits, wear it. Or something like that. If the name fits in the boxes, do that. Only exclude the maternal family name from the front of the form if they dont all fit. Yes, include a page explaining anything that doesnt fit. Be sure to sign and date the extra page, its part of the petition. And take note that any extra pages explaining things may not be seen until it gets worked on. The petition is scanned into the system, the extra page is kept, but almost ignored until its needed.

 

Definitely use a tested mailing address as your fiance's address on the front of the form. If the true address differs or has a different residence address, put that in the extra page. Mail will be sent to the address on the front of the petition.
 


RedicentMale02013-07-16 21:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMailing Address is PO Box

You can change your address online or by talking to a tier 2 officer at USCIS. If you talk to an officer, they can correct it and put it back on track. If you do it online, follow up with a letter pointing out the mistake. For now, all they have is your NOA1 returned to them. They should re-mail it once you tell them about it.


RedicentMale02013-07-17 01:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE letter submitted original

Did your fiance keep a copy of the RFE?


RedicentMale02013-07-21 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to Cancel a K1 visa application?

Taking into account all the other replies, just be sure to answer correctly on the new petition/application regarding previous petitions/applications. Those must be revealed.


RedicentMale02013-07-14 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of address while in process

The PETITIONER can change address online. This will immediaelt update your file and will show on your status as having been "touched":

 

https://egov.uscis.g...ction=coa.Terms

 


RedicentMale02013-07-23 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTranslating foreign documents - split from 6 year old thread

If the translator doesnt want to place a stamp on the front of the document. I suggest a method used extensively. That is to create a "book" of the translated document. A face page with the required statement of competency, signed by the translator, with the stamp. This page is followed by the english translation, then the foreign document. All the pages are the bound in a "book", packet actually, with a sheet of blue paper stapled to the front edge and folded around the back of the packet. The face page is left visible, the blue sheet just covers half an inch of the front and covers the back. It is securely fastened. In the legal biz, we called that "bluebacking. This should be done for each document to be translated. Thats the fancy way to do it. It will be recognized immediately by any USA authority.

 

In China, its called a "white book"


RedicentMale02013-07-23 17:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOriginal letter affirming your desire to marry your Fiance(e)

Same letter of intent, but add that you continue to support the K-1/I129F. signed and dated originals, from both of you.


RedicentMale02013-07-23 18:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdirect Filing Addresses for Form I-129F

All I-129F petitions are submitted to the Texas "lockbox". Being an Ohio petitioner, it will likely be transfered to Vermont Service Center.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 16:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

 

Nobody said:

a) that the NOA1 would grant right of entry

b) that it should be shown if not asked by the CBP

c) that talking about K-1 visa without being asked about it was something to do.

 

Many people visit during the K-1 process, some are being asked about it and answer honestly. If the CBP knows the OP is in a K-1 process, it doesn't mean in anyway that he is gonna be denied entry. 

Chances are that his history is gonna raise questions. He wants to be prepared to answer them honestly, with supporting evidence, to show his intent to do things legally. This is the best attitude to have.

 

Does he need the NOA1 to enter? No. I think we all agree on that. If he has it though, why not take it so he can show it if necessary (aka, if asked about it!)

 

The I-129F won't "pop up" on the officer's screen. Apparently they don't have info about the petitions at the border (so says a VJ members who quizz the officers about this question each time he enters the country)

 

I didnt say that anybody said those things.


RedicentMale02013-07-25 13:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

 

Redicent, sorry but you did misinterpreted. You said you are currently doing the K-1 process, so the intent to immigrate is here. You bended the story with an "if I convinced my fiance to marry me while she was in the US as a tourist", which was not the original question and doesn't relate to the OP in any way. I have never "assumed that it would be wrong to marry your fiance if she came to the USA on a tourist visa". Again, re-read what I said. I am not going to insist more on that point.

 

We never said here that the NOA1 is something to show right away. It may just be good to have a copy of it in case the CBP asks some in-depth questions.

"If the visa petition pops up on the computer, and an officer asks "Are you currently applying for a fiance visa?", just say yes. They have all the info needed." Yes, and that is where the NOA1 would be useful, to show that yes, you are applying, and yes, you know you need an different visa to immigrate. Superfluous, maybe, but why not have it? I don't see where it is a problem.

 

Otherwise, let's agree to disagree, ok? Nobody can know for sure what the CBP will think, some are over-suspicious, some others not.

 

 

I didnt bend any story, I left it for you to make an assumption, which you did. Im pointing out that MY intention does not matter at entry; its the visitors intention that matters. Right, my example of my fiance has nothing to do with the op, only in that officers may think this.

 

I did re-read what you said. Your reply was was directly related to my fiance/why wait. Your reply is inseperable from my question and its context. Otherwise your reply is just blathering about something that did not come up

 

It says right on the NOA1 that it grants no status or right to entry. I have said showing it may raise more questions. What is useful at the point of entry is evidence that you do NOT wish to stay in the USA.  I think a photo of your dog back home waiting for you is better than a NOA1 to show that you have no intetion of staying.

 

To "agree to disagree" is a politically correct copout. You have your opinion. I have mine. Theres nothing wrong with that nor our expression of our opinions.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

Oh, I know that. But read again what I said, because you misinterpreted my sentence ("enter the US TO IMMIGRATE"). This argument is running in circle. wink.png Don't take it too personnaly, but my intent is to help the OP.

 

I didnt misinterpret. Your comment was in answer to my rhetorical question regarding MY fiance "Why wait?". You said "Because they are rules, and if you want to enter the US to immigrate, you need the proper visa, that's all." And you know Im not encouraging the OP to hop in and get married. Im saying thats what an officer MIGHT think they are doing.

 

And to help the OP, if they can enter legally, why muddle it with extraneous info. Just enter on whatever visa, visa waiver or visa on arrival they are entitled to. An NOA1 can make an officer suspicious. If the visa petition pops up on the computer, and an officer asks "Are you currently applying for a fiance visa?", just say yes. They have all the info needed. The NOA1 letter is superfluous at best.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

Nothing is sure when it is about being accepted for entry or no, that's for sure. It is also pure supposition to say that the officer will see the NOA1 badly... The OP just got started with the K-1 process, so I don't see how the CPB officer would think he was tiring of waiting!

About your question, why wait? Because they are rules, and if you want to enter the US to immigrate, you need the proper visa, that's all.

 

I didnt say "the officer will see the NOA1 badly...".

 

You assume that it would be wrong to marry my fiance if she came to the USA on a tourist visa. Well, you're wrong there. If my fiance came on a tourist visa, not intending to marry, but I convinced her to marry while she is in the USA, it would be perfectly legal. Its the intention of the visitor that counts at the time they enter.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 21:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

 

It's my understanding that nowadays even if they came here and got married that would just complicate the process of being allowed to stay here permanently legally anyway?

 

Not necessarily. If a visitor decides to get married once they are in the country legally, they can do so and apply for adjustment of status. A problem might arise if the were evidence that the visitor intended to stay before entering. But its difficult to prove intent in court; thats why intent is assessed at the point of entry, its up to the officer not a judge.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

Are you entering the USA as a visa waiver citizen? Or do you have some type of visa? The NOA1 confers no rights of entry. If you are visiting your fiance, the purpose of visit it "pleasure" a NOA1 letter will not help you and may even be evidence that you intend to stay. Under what basis are you entering the USA?

 

Im still curious about my original question. The OP has not said how they intend to enter.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

You can get married on a tourist visa, it's not a problem at all (it's not the intent of the OP but if it was, he would go back home and start a spousal process). What is fraudulent is to get married and have the intent to stay. Again, showing that you started the K-1 process is a way of saying "I want to immigrate, but not now, I want to do things the legal way so I am currently applying for the right visa". Again... It would be very silly to get married on a tourist visa with the intent to stay, and file for AOS right after, if you already started the K-1 process before coming. You would be pretty sure to be denied AOS...

 

I married a tourist, but it wasnt the intent to marry at the time of entry. The officer at the gate does not know if the K-1 will be granted or if it will have problems or if the visitor wants to hurry the process. If a visitor has authority to enter, a NOA1 cannot help that. It would only have the possibility of raising suspicion. Its pure supposition to think that an immigration officer would see a NOA1 as proof of staying "later, but not now". The officer could just as easily see it as evidence that the person got tired of waiting.

 

I have a K-1 pending right now, if my fiance were able to enter as a visitor, I would sure as heck marry her after she arrived. Why wait? (for some)


RedicentMale02013-07-24 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

He wants to bring it so he can show it if the question is asked. Nowhere he says that he intend to answer 

He is gonna say he is visiting his fiancé and he has no intent to get married or stay in the country until his K-1 visa is approved and he can come back on it.

 

Please refer to my post, in particular to the words "if" and "may".


RedicentMale02013-07-24 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

 

I think he knows that. Having a copy of the NOA1 is just to show that he plans to immigrate in the future and that he is starting the process for it (K-1), and so, that his current intent is to only visit his fiance. People who start the K-1 process usually don't decide to suddenly come to the US as a tourist and file for AOS. It would be pretty silly (and fraudulent) as there would be obvious proof of intent to immigrate (start of the K-1 process).

 

I did the same thing (visting my fiance) while I was doing the K-1 process. I had a photocopy of the NOA1 hardcopy with me but they didn't ask for it.

 

I disagree. If you have a visitor visa or you're from a visa waiver country, you should not show your NOA1. It would only be evidence that you may intend to shortcut the process and get married as a visitor. Showing a NOA1 would do more harm than good. If a visitor said "Im going to marry my fiance" they could be denied entry on that basis alone. Visitors who are judged to be entering to stay may be denied entry. If the person has lawful entry authority, they should enter on that basis only.


RedicentMale02013-07-24 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it safer to travel with NOA1 hard copy instead I/O email receipt?

Are you entering the USA as a visa waiver citizen? Or do you have some type of visa? The NOA1 confers no rights of entry. If you are visiting your fiance, the purpose of visit it "pleasure" a NOA1 letter will not help you and may even be evidence that you intend to stay. Under what basis are you entering the USA?


RedicentMale02013-07-23 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresworried...help!!!

Look into IRS amnesty programs. Sometimes they offer a deal with no penalties if you come forward and pay the tax and interest. Ask a tax expert.


RedicentMale02013-07-25 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I include my western union transactions in initial K-1 petition?

Simplistic answer to a possibly complex question. 

 

T-Bone's advice about following the information and advice of other folks having immigration business with Sub-Saharan interviewing embassies/consulates is reasonable. Si, man. good.gif

 

I don't recall needing CENOMAR documentation, or anything similar, at our interview last year at the US consulate in Guangzhou, China. However, we did need to have Notarial Certificates (AKA White Books).  But, hey, it is also operated by the US DOS, under the same rules and laws. However, with distinct differences and nuances related to the country and/or region.

 

YMMV.

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

 

Yeah man. Don't get me started on "white books", been there, done that. The paste on the paper is quaint. And the non-scanable/faxable/copiable embossed stamp is wonderful!

 

My only bone to pick with T-Bone, is that his/her post seemed to be at my expense, and then he/she gave the same advice.

 


Edited by Redicent, 13 July 2013 - 09:03 AM.

RedicentMale02013-07-13 09:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I include my western union transactions in initial K-1 petition?
... bring Western Union receipts to the interview, ...

 

Good advice, thats what the instructions from the United States Embassy in Manila says. I wonder if they are related to the United States Embassy in Ghana. Come to think of it, both embasies are operated by the State Department of the United States, under the same laws.


RedicentMale02013-07-13 08:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I include my western union transactions in initial K-1 petition?

This may be helpful. Taken from the Manila interview instructions. Other embassies may have different ideas, but Manila seems to see it this way:

 

"k. EVIDENCE OF A GENUINE ENGAGEMENT

 

You must be prepared to prove to the consular officer that you have a genuine relationship with your petitioner and a clear intention to marry within 90 days of admission into the U.S. In the past, successful applicants have submitted photographs, letters, e-mails, phone records, bank records, and remittance records as evidence supporting their relationships and intent to marry."

 

http://photos.state....f2_rtf2_001.pdf

 

 

 


RedicentMale02013-07-11 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport photos

I just cut out the photo portion from my business cards. It happens to be 2"x2"...

 

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RedicentMale02013-07-25 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOpen Fiance Visa Yellow Packet

You would think that embassies would package those in tyvek.


RedicentMale02013-07-25 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdvice on I129F

 

I have one dated 06/30/12 , but which has the date 06/22/12 at the bottom . The dates you stated are the ones at the bottom ?

 

That's right right. The version date is at the bottom. The expiration date is at the top. Although the current version came out out long after the previous expiration date. Go figure.


RedicentMale02013-07-25 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdvice on I129F

 

Yes, the form is a bit different now. If you still have the old form saved, you can just use it and simply add the child on it and add your explanation letter. The older edition you used is still accepted until mid Sept.

 

 

Better than my idea...


RedicentMale02013-07-25 00:52:00