Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When is it necessary to include a document about name change?	If your name has changed since birth..... for whatever reason, could be marriage, or adoption or you just changed your name.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-09-17 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Time Limit Once K-1 Received	The K1 Visa is valid for 6 months from the date of issue..... after that you would need to contact the embassy to enquire about extending it.... Hope this helps Kezzie	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2006-07-29 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are you fed up with USCIS yet?	You think you have a long wait today..... just look back 3 years and see how long people were waiting then.... While any delays are hard on the people effected, USCIS is working faster than they did before, so there has been some improvment to the service... The fee increase is ment to help speed things up even more but you have to be fair and give it time to improve.... new staff need to be hired and trained and the mass filling to beat the fee increase has to be cleared.... When you have waited years like some people then you would be justified in trying to take action... Kez Edited by Niagaenola, 19 September 2007 - 07:49 AM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-09-19 07:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After fiancee is in the U.S. when can we travel?	Once your fiancee is here and you have got married you can apply for Advanced Parole along with her AOS... this will allow her to re-enter the US if you go back to Mexico... once she has her Greencard she will no longer need AP to travel outside the US the greencard is enough.... Do not let her leave the US without the AP or Greencard or she will be abandoning her AOS and will need a new visa to re-enter.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-09-25 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Step-daughter visiting the UK to see her boyfriend	Sorry it seams I read your post totaly wrong..... I thought you were the US citizen and your stepdaughter was british.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-10-15 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Step-daughter visiting the UK to see her boyfriend	Mark if she is going back to the UK for six months the fact that she has a british passport means that she does not have to show that she has enough funds to support herself while there... For her to be able to file for a K1 for her boyfriend she would have to be a US citizen and meet all the requirements... Kez Edited by Niagaenola, 15 October 2007 - 12:04 PM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-10-15 12:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Adjust of Status	When you file for AOS the fee payable includes the cost of getting an Employment Authorization Document (to allow you to work) and Advanced Parole (allows you to travel outside the US and return).... all you have to do is fill in the forms and include them with your AOS packet... Have a read of the guides http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1k3aos Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-10-20 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	They want me to pay an extra $340?!	Yep if they say they mailed it and you just have never recived it then you are going to have to pay for a new copy... this happens all the time.... my Greencard got last in the mail and I had to pay all over again for another one.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-10-22 18:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa related fees a tax write off?	QUOTE (NavarreMan @ Nov 2 2007, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How about moving expenses incurred after the marriage? Unless your move is directly related to your Work then again the answer is NO.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-02 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa related fees a tax write off?	No you cant claim any immigration fees against your tax liability..... Would be nice if you could.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-02 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can you file a I-129F and marry the person while waiting?	I work for a large bank and I am a notary..... when I sign and seal a document for a client I am confirming that I have verified their ID and have witnessed them sign the document.... nothing more... the content of the document could be total lies... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-26 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can you file a I-129F and marry the person while waiting?	Well, I married, but I don't have proof of my marriage! if you don't have proof of your marriage you can file I-129f as a fiancé which is I did.. I married in sharia.. and i couldn't married by that country law! and another point I had to make a quick decision because my fiancé she well have no family in state and she well be disappointed and depressed so I did weeding ceremony to make her happy while we were there....! Which I explain the situation in my I-129f files! You can be married without evidence of proof of married by certain country and rules! you can be married and still not married by religions! as muslim I am married my wife but it still it be a fiance , i cant proof that with any type of doc which we are married! so sample! Lets wait and see the result of your actions before you go recomending them to others..... It is very easy to prove you are married but it is very hard to prove you are not.... lets hope your interviewing officer understand what you have done and that you have some form of proof to show them that you are not married.... Kez Edited by Niagaenola, 26 July 2007 - 12:05 PM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-26 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting married immediately for AOS	QUOTE Something else you need to remember that K1 90 day work permit approval you receive once you arrive in USA is only good for 90 days or until you get married, so once you marry it is of no use to her anymore and cannot be used. THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE.............................. A temp EAD that is given at some POE's is valid for 90 days from that date.... IT DOES NOT BECOME INVALID WHEN YOU MARRY.......it is still valid and can be used for working.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-03 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Employment Authorized.	When you say you have filed for EAD for your wife was it along with her AOS? if she has a EAD stamp on her I-94 then she is authorized to work for 90 days from the day she entered the US.... then she will need to file for EAD along with her AOS.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-08 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing EAD locally after AOS NOA?	The Op was asking about filing for EAD after they have filed for AOS.... that EAD is valid for 12 months... The temp EAD (90 Days) given at some POE's once it has expired it is useless it can not be extended or renewed... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-10 23:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing EAD locally after AOS NOA?	The Chicago local office and the Chicago Lockbox are not the sane place.... so no you cand do a walk-in and hand it to anyone... you will have to mail it or do it on-line... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-09 23:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing EAD locally after AOS NOA?	No local EAD have been issued since Sept 2006.... the only options you have is to mail in the application including a copy of the NOA1 for AOS or e-file for the EAD on-line.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-08 08:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Getting married before fiance visa approved	If you get legally married then your wait for a K1 will have been wasted... you would have to start all over again with a K3/CR1 visa... you can not use or be approved for a K1 visa if you are married.... There is a warning on all the application forms that you should not set any dates until you have a visa approved and in hand.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-20 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Spouse to be already in U.S. on F-1 student visa	You do not need to do K1 or K3 all you need to do is get married and then file for AOS + I-130... this will allow her to remain in the US even after her F1 had expired... Have a read of the Guide for doing this... http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide2 Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-11-23 15:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	vwp travel after visa denial	QUOTE (bhafatboy @ Dec 2 2007, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kezzie @ Dec 2 2007, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As you have read on the I-94w if you have been denied a visa then you can not use the I-94w to travel to the US.. Kez Then why did the consulate say I could try? Because the consulate are not the people who are going to inspect you at the POE that would be CBP.... you could try phoning the POE CBP at the airport you plan to fly into and ask them if you will be refused entry on the VWP if you have already been denied a visa to the USA.... Just remember that if you come to the US on a VWP and you get denied entry then you will be returned to the UK at your own expense on the first flight available and you will be charged at most expensive price for your ticket.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-12-02 08:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	vwp travel after visa denial	QUOTE (bhafatboy @ Dec 2 2007, 08:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all I am a newbie here and need to know an answer to my question below. I applied for a tourist visa as my and my fiancee are still waiting for her divorce to go through before we can apply for a K1 and I got denied under 214b. I think this was because I was open and honest about wanting to spend time with her before we started the K1 process. Now my question is can I enter the US under the waiver program? I have asked the London Consulate who said I could try but on the 194w waiver it states that if you have been refused a visa you need to go to the embassy and get one? This is so confusing to me and my fiancee as obviously we want to be together but do not want to affect our K1 when we start the process. please as mife without her is awful As you have read on the I-94w if you have been denied a visa then you can not use the I-94w to travel to the US.. Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-12-02 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	VISAPRO, Reviews / Opionions	You dont need this sort of service..... just follow the guides here at VJ and do it yourself or if you do need help with the forms look for a local immigration lawyer and negotiate a fee with them... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-12-10 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Age requirement for K1	I am astonished that anyone would post information on this board that is encouraging someone to get a birth certificate falsified so that an underage person can get a visa.... if she is not 20 then she can not marry... makes no diffrence how old the petitioner is.... to encourage people to get official documents altered is against TOS.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-12-18 14:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Different name without official documents	I had the same problem.... my mum remarried when I was 9.... I was known as my step-fathers last name and like you I had my passport, NINO and bank details in that name.... I had never used my birth last name as an adult.... When I completed all the forms I had to use my legal birth name as my maiden name but I had to put my know as last name in the box for other names used.... I also had to have my marriage licence here in the States in my legal last name... I explained all of the above to the interviewing officer and it was no problem.... but I did get my passport changed as soon as I was married that way my birth certificate and marriage certificate and passport all linked together.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-12-03 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	90 day visitor under 'visa waiver programme'	QUOTE (Lance27 @ Jan 9 2008, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly... besides I believe it is 90 days in any 12 month period. Someone will correct me if I am wrong No its not 90 days in 12 months..... You are admitted for a maximum stay of 90 days then you must leave, but you could come back for another 90 day stay 3 months later.... My parents have used the VWP to visit me 3 times durring 2007, each stay was for 85 days... they had no problems but were told that they must be spending more time n their own country than in the USA in any 12 month period or they could be denied entry based on the fact that they are residing in the USA longer than they are in their home country.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2008-01-10 08:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	divorced from first k-1	QUOTE (Seattle2Cebu @ Jan 24 2008, 02:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> from what im reading, im obligated to support my first k-1, although I havent heard from her in a year.. how does this affect my current k-1 appliction? my fiance will be going to her interview soon.. am I expected to qualify for three in a household instead of two? or how does this work?? The answer will depend on several things.... is your ex-wife still in the US? Was she approved for a greencard? has she worked in the US? If you filed for AOS for your ex-wife then you are still bound by the Affidavit of Support unless on of the following happens... 1. She leaves the US permenently 2. She earns 40 Social Security Credits (10 Years of working) 3. She becomes a US Citizen 4. She dies. 5. You die.. Divorce does not cancel the Affidavit of Support.... So you may well have to count her in you calculations of Household totals when completing your new Affidavit of Support.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2008-01-24 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Already Have Social Security Number	QUOTE (Eli the Barrowboy @ Mar 24 2008, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I'm sure this has been asked but I did a search and can't find the answer. I already have a work authorised Social Security Number from a previous US Visa. It's obviously still valid and will be in place and I still have the card. Does it mean I can skip EAD once I arrive on a K-1 and start work - legally - the next day if I wish? R NO you need an EAD or EAD stamp on your I-94.... SSN is not enough to legally work in the US... JFK is the only airport that gives out the EAD stamp, there are some land crossings from Canada that will give it too... The EAD stamp is only valid for 90 days from the date of entry and then you are no longer Employment Authorized until you apply for and recieve the 1 year EAD that you will file for along with your AOS... so ther will be a gap where you will not be authorized to work.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2008-03-24 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do you require a marriage license to show at the embassy	If you are not yet married how can she be your wife???? To refer to her as your wife is a big mistake.... if she were to refer to you as her husband at her interview she may well be asked for evidence that you are not already married.... or if she were to refer to you as her husband when at POE they could deny her entry on her K1 because you must be unmarried to enter on a K1.... The onus would be on her or you to prove that you are not married....not on USCIS to prove you are.... that is not an easy thing to do.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2008-03-26 12:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	vwp travel after visa denial	I too am awaiting my divorce to be final here in the States. My SO is from New Zealand and had travelled back and forth on the vwp several times throught the past year and a half so that we could spend time together as I worked out my own mess. On his last attempt to enter he was turned away at the POE and told he would have to wait for the K1. You could file for a waiver or a new visa but that takes time too and even then it's still up to the CBP at the POE who will already know about you in the system. You could get lucky but that's alot of money and emotion to put on the line. I'm sorry. I know just how difficult this is. We will need to wait until April to even begin the K1 process to get Russell home. Best of luck to you.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2007-12-02 09:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting during pending K-1 from a VWP country	QUOTE (lancer1655 @ Jan 14 2008, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance will be visiting soon on a VWP for 80 days. She wants to answer everything very upfront, but on the first round of questions I'm trying to convince her to be less then open whilst being 100% accurate. When they ask her what the reason she is visiting is she wants to openly admit that she's meeting me her fiance. I've suggested to her that she first says that she is meeting with friends that she met at Uni. Then if they ask for more details then say our relation when describing me as one of her many friends in the USA. The likelyhood is that when she says friends (multi) they'll probably move on. She's also traveling with parents for the first couple weeks. I warned her that if she's upfront she'll be pretty much guaranteed to be taken to an interrogation room. If you've already filed for the K1 they may already have it in their system so to say that she is here in the states visiting friends and not her fiance may actually set off a red light for them. It would for me. I think they understand the process is long and that you want to see each other. But it is their job to keep an eye out for fraud and illegal immigration so not being honest with them would not be wise, IMO. Best of luck to you both!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-01-16 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting during pending K-1 from a VWP country	It is very important to be honest...without offering more than what they ask. If he brings enough eveidence to ties at home he shouldnt have a problem but it is at the discretion of the poe officer who has the power to deny him entry. Good luck to you! My fiance was denied entry but it was after several visits to the u.s. on the VWP. He can no longer use it to travel here.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-01-16 08:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	PACKAGE ON THE WAY!!!!!!	Best wishes for a speedy process!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-24 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just beginning the process	It really depends on a lot of factors... You can research more about timelines here. Good luck to you and welcome to VJ	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-26 16:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Time range for petition	The processing time varies a great deal based on which service center she sent the petition to. Vermont is much faster right now although there are exceptions. You need to be aprpoved at the service center before the petition is sent to the National Visa Center and then off to the consulate. You can learn more about the Embassy in Ukraine here. Best of luck to you!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-27 08:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Green slip and my fiance' is crying non stop, what can i tell her	Found this thread from others at your consulate. Hope it's useful to you. Best of Luck.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-29 10:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What EXACTLY does USCIS check on????	QUOTE Craptacular!!! My last name is Smith Oh well! I'm so sure you'll breeze right through, Ms. Smith! Edited by KimandRuss, 02 March 2008 - 01:55 PM.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-02 13:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	FILING PRESENTATION	Everybody seems to have a different way of sending in their information. Have you read through the guides??? You can read more about the internal processing on this thread from a former adjuticator. btw... we'll be filing in April as well! good luck!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-26 16:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just sent the I-129F	Good luck! You should be getting approved right about the time we file! I'll keep an eye on you.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-04 20:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	thank you so much for your support	QUOTE (tenderheart197900 @ Mar 5 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i really want to thank all of you here for supporting me i posted a topic about hire a lawyer or not my fiancée wants to hire a lawyer and we were talking about that for more than 10 months but after i posted the topic and asked you about what you think and most of you guys said Noooooooooooooooooo lawyer and after she read that topic she changed her mind and we will file for the visa by our selves and we will save the money so i want to thank all of you for your support have a nice blessed day your pocketbook will thank you! Unless you have unusual circumstance, you really don't need a lawyer for the process. VJ is a great resource and the people here have been wonderful! Congratulations. Hope you have a speedy journey to your loved one!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-05 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NEW and CONFUSED	QUOTE and i'm a determined and strong willed little #######! You better be if you're going to marry an Italian! (j/k... i'm Italian!) Honestly, you have a great attitude and with all these lovely people at your side, i'm sure you'll do just fine! Do keep us posted!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-05 22:12:00