Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 to K-1 visa?	Once you are married and you file for AOS and I-130 together your status will adjustment pending... as you live in TX you should also look for a thread on VJ called DORA I am not too hot on how that works as its is a pilot program.. but I am sure you will find others here who have done it and can help you more than me.... Good Luck Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-01 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	F-1 to K-1 visa?	Have a read of this guide.... it should answer most of your questions.... http://www.visajourn...page=i130guide2 Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-01 20:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	just get on plane as a tourist and stay	Nothing to stop them coming here as a tourist as long as they have the visa to get in and they dont intend to stay.... Last time I checked the USA was still selling its self as a tourist destination... Now if you are asking if someone can come here on a tourist visa and plan to remain then that would be visa fraud.... and will get you deported... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-02 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USC Birth Certificate Advice Please	I went to the State of MA dept for births, deaths and marriages to get a copy of my husbands birth certificate.... short version was free long form was $10 I was told not to use on-line sites to get the certificate no mater how real they look... Kez Here is the link to find your local county office where the birth was registered... http://www.dhs.ca.go...rar/default.htm Edited by Niagaenola, 31 January 2007 - 06:23 PM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-01-31 18:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Leaving the US after completing K1	Have a read here it explains what you can and can not do as a Permanent resident... http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-11 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does anyone know forsure??	If you want a forsure answer then go have a meeting with a good immigration lawyer and that way if he gets it wrong you can take him to court.... To base a major disision on the forsure answer you might or might not get here is risky.... VJ is a wonderful place to get lots of information from... as well as help and support... BUT you should check out everything you intend to do during your immigration journey as no one should make such life changing disisions based on info gotten from any internet forum... no mater how good.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-14 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 for EAD & AOS	RFE's... normally come after you have got the NOA1not before all the NOA is telling you is that have received your application.... Good Luck and lets hope for no RFE's Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-15 12:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about work visa once in usa	That link does not work.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-20 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	work in US right after entering on k1?	The only Air POE that is giving the temp EAD is JFK... you dont have to do anything they will stamp your I-94 card as work authorized.... Yes the temp EAD is good for 90 days... then you are ment to stop working until you have the 1 Year EAD you will file for along with your AOS... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-22 12:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	WHAT IS YOUR LONGEST WAITING PERIOD?	Why did you file for Citizenship only 10 days after you were approved for Greencard? Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-02-23 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Work visa during K1 process?	You will be married to each other when you file for AOS so the question of have you already met is not asked.... if he is here on a work visa then the way to go is marry then do AOS.... that is the legal way to do things... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-03-01 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Travel	She can leave the country... her problem is getting back in a K1 is a single entry visa... she will need to file for AP along with her AOS and wait until she has this before she can leave and return.... If she leave before you have AP in hand then you will have to start all over again with a K3 if you are already married or another K1 if you are not.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-03-05 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Adjustment of status K1	Your K1 visa process is finished.... she is here... your are now an AOS applicant and it is a totaly new application so yes you have to complete all the forms and provide all the information/evidence asked for, even if you sent it with the K1.... Here is the guide for filing for AOS from a K1:- http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1k3aos Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-03-05 05:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 valid 6 mos, not 9?	He must enter the US within 6 months of the issue of K1.... you then have 90 days to get married from the date of entry.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-03-11 09:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What To Do If Your Fiance Is Already In The USA	the date her visa expired will not make any diffrence to her doing AOS.... You need to be married and then file for the AOS paperwork... that will put her back in status while it is being processed.... she MUST NOT LEAVE THE US or she will be banned for 10 years.... start the AOS and get things sorted.... a visit to a immigration lawyer to go over everything would help too... I came on a VWP/tourist visa and got married and stayed... I have had my greencard since Nov 2005... so yes it can be done and there is nothing illegal about it... Yes there are risks in doing it this way but for the OP's wife to return to her home country would make things 100 times more complicated than just having to file for a K1 or K3... because of the overstay she would be denied and then have to file for a wavier to overcome the ban before she could be givenany visa to re-enter the USA... Good Luck Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-03-08 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I marry immediately in the US, or is the K1 correct way?	If your "significant other" arrives in the US on a B2, and you get married and he/she STAYS in the US, is it harder to file an adjustment compared to if your "significant other" arrived in the us on a K1? I'm just wondering because it would seem more suspicious, at least in my eyes. Also, once you file for AOS on a B2, are all the procedures the same as a K1 , such as Advanced Parole, EAD, SSN, etc...? Or would it also be harder to obtain? It is exactly the same process for someone entering on a B2/VWP as it is for someone entering on a K1 and filing for AOS, it is no harder and takes no longer.... I did it and have no regrets... if you enter legaly and had no intentions of getting married and remaining the you can do AOS... why would you want to return to your home country and then file for a K1 when there is a route open to you to file for AOS and remain together.... Good Luck Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-04-12 05:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Important question regarding our wedding date before visa approval	Congrats..... hope he has a good flight over and you both have a wonderful wedding... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-04-27 13:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	In need of serious help!!!	Make an infopass appointment at your local office and explain to the immigration officer what has happened.... Write out a statement detailing the facts as you know them and ask that it be included in your case papers for future reference.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-04-25 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Holding the ceremony outside of the USA?	All moot if the CBP officer thinks you are married at POE and say "Sorry your K1 is invalid because I belive you are already married and you can not show me any evidence to show you are not" You will find yourself on the next flight back to where you came from.... Why risk it ????? Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-04-26 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - I need to change my fiancee visa to spuse visa	If I were you... I would go to the interview, explain whatever reason you had to marry before the approval... and who knows... that might let your fiancé come to the US and have you do the AOS (adjustment Of Stattus) right away. But NEVER lie! She's no longer a fiancée....she's his wife. It ain't gonna happen no matter how many scenarios ppl on here come up with. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And you sir.... please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth Seems to me that YOU need to consult YOUR brain before you start shooting off at the mouth as you have done on THIS thread. OMISSION is the same as LYING. The "don't tell" policy doesn't work here. I hope Captain does something about your obvious cruddy advice. Sheesh. Wow! what tha hell is going on, I log in to see my post and here it was, I do apologize for this careless error, I left my computer at work while on the VJ site, wondering why my co-worker was laughing when i returned, as i read the post you all are right, concealing any info is the same as lying, no if's, and's, but's, about it, good luck on your journey! OMG Thats the best laugh I have had all week...... what can I say other than what a load of #######!!!!!!! Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-10 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - I need to change my fiancee visa to spuse visa	please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth! Not only do you post very bad advice and breach the TOS for VJ but you also think it is ok to insult anyone who calls you out on your bad advice.... Not very helpful to the OP or the other members of this board.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-09 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - I need to change my fiancee visa to spuse visa	I applied for a visa for my fiancee in December 2006 with I29F. We have received an interview date for June 18 at the the U.S. embassy in Manila. However, we were married in the Philippines on April 28, 2007. I would like to change this application from a FIANCEE visa to a SPOUSE visa. Can anyone tell me what I have to do. Thanks in advance. Jim K. I have some good news and bad news, good news is congrats on getting married, bad news is "What were you thinking, its at the best interest of your wife and yourself not to reveal anything to the consulate because if you do your entire process will be denied and you would be placed on administrative review, which can take a while to fix, they are going to look at you as if you were trying to cheat the system. My father did the same thing back in 1997 and he had to wait almost three years to fix up his mess with the act of congress on his side, and I don't think you want to endure that horrible process, its probably a little faster now but not by much. Like the military says, don't ask, don't tell, keep it your little secret! Best advice! YOU ARE TELLING SOMEONE TO COMMIT VISA FRAUD.......... and thats your best advice.... I dont think we need it... and its is in violation of the TOS of VJ... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-09 07:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visiting with tourist visa after K1 issued	Do not cancel the K1...... if you do you will have to start all over again.... pay all the fees again.... can he not just come in June? Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-17 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wedding Dates	You do have another option...... you have a legal wedding once you arrive within the 90 days and you then plan a big family wedding for a later date.... this is a much safer option and you then have time to enjoy all the planning without the worry of visa's..... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-15 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wedding Dates	Over the last few years I have seen so many people have to change bookings, lose money, have their dream wedding spoilt all because they booked it before they had their visa..... There have been people who thought it safe to book the big day once they had a date for their interview.... only to have to try and change things at the last min because of a delay that they did not expect..... Please dont book anything until you have your visa in hand.... it is just not worth the heartache and stress Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-14 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need help...	Daisy.... WHAT PART OF YOU ARE BANNED DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND??? You will not be given any visa to come to the US because of your overstay...... you can apply for a wavier to overcome the ban.... if it is approved.... Your only other option is for your SO to move to your country..... Kez Edited by Niagaenola, 20 May 2007 - 10:38 AM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-20 10:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need help...	Looks like you were given bad advice from the begining..... you should never have left the US.. you should have got married and filed for AOS because any overstay is forgiven if you are married to a USC... You should have filed a wavier to over come the 10 year ban at the time of your interview.... you dont say who gave this advice but I would recommend you do nothing until you have spoken to a immigration lawyer... Good luck Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-19 07:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bring my brother with me	You cant just bring him no..... to be able to to get your brother to the US you will have to wait until you are a US Citizen.... then you can file for him.... it will take many many years for him to get a visa... if the US government has not excluded siblings fron the list by then... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-06-01 13:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What is a fair price?	I have seen more little and big mistakes made by lawyers who claim to be experts..... most people here manage just fine to do it themselves.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-06-08 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	She has to go back, should we marry first - K1	To get the K1 revalidated only works if the person is going to have enough time left on the original 90 days to come home and then get married.... as the OP's 90 days expire on 08/03/2007 they will be cutting it very close even if they do get it revalidated... there is no sure gaurantee that it will be.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-06-19 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	She has to go back, should we marry first - K1	Hello, My fiancee is here in the USA on a K1 visa. The visa expires August 3rd. Her mother is in the hospital and she may have to go back immeadiately to tend to things. We were planning on getting married July 15th. Should we consider getting married ASAP before she has to go take care of her mother? I am really not sure how to proceed. We can start the process of status adjustment (I believe), but will she be allowed back into the country after August 3rd if she has to stay past that date (in Russia). We are quite nervous of the situation, can anyone offer us some thoughts as to what our options are please? Thank you in Advance. Ken & Elena I think your best bet is make an infopass appointment right away and then get married before that appointment. At the Infopass appointment, apply for emergency advanced parole. They have the authority to grant it on the spot. They will not grant emergancy AP until the OP has filed for AOS.... get married tommorow get a copy of the certificate ASAP file AOS overnight with a reciept then take reciept to infopass and try for emergancy AP other than that once she is ready to return do a K3/CR1 Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-06-19 13:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa and EAD at the same time??	Only way to get EAD with a K1 is to fly into JFK as your POE and get the temp EAD stamp.... then apply for 1 year EAD along with AOS... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-30 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Marrying after K-1 is received	ok, thanks! but one quick question - one time entry meaning even after we're married i can't leave the US? One you have got married in the US you will need to file for AOS if you file after July 30th when you file for your AOS you will also get an Advanced Parole which will allow you to travel outside the US before your get your Greencard.... Once you have your Greencard you do not need anything other than your foreign passport and greencard to travel.... but you MUST get married in the US..... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-06-26 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	File and then get married--- or get married and file??	CR1 = Conditional Resident... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-03 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	File and then get married--- or get married and file??	There is no other way for him to do it but to file for a K1 if he want to get married in the us and remain here.... the only other option would be for him to come and get married then leave the US and return to the UK then his wife would file for a K3 or CR1 and once that was approved he could then move over here or they could get married in the Uk and file for K3 or CR1.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-03 16:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Running Out of Time	I agree the post link that was given has nothing to do with this situation... and I did not mention it in my post... There has been posts on here in the last 2years about people having wedding parties before they enter on a K1 and them getting a hard time at POE.... I can not do a search for them as I am at work.... but I am sure they can still be found.... There is a very good reason for USCIS having printed on the K1 instructions the nothing should be planned until a visa has been issued.... if people choose to ignore that then they run the risk of finding themselves in the same possition as the OP..... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-01 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Running Out of Time	In most of American culture a "wedding" is the word used to describe the cultural celebration that normally involves dresses, walks down aisles, flowers, and people watching. Few refer to their city hall marriage as a "wedding," they say they "got married." A legal marriage is a contractual relationship sanctioned by the state in which the parties enter into the contract. Don't confuse the two. Well lets hope that all CBP officers have read your post..... because if they get the smallest inclination that there could have been a wedding/marriage they will ask you to prove you are single and free to marry.... now you are standing in the immigration hall at xxxx airport and the officer is asking for proof that you are single and free to marry... what are you gonna use as proof???? Its very easy to prove you are married (marriage certificate is all that is needed) it is very hard to prove you are not.... So I would never advise anyone to have any sort of wedding or wedding party before they enter on a K1.... its just not worth it.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-05-01 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Running Out of Time	Why oh why do people book and pay for a wedding before they have the visa..... anyway you could try and contact the consulate to see if they have the paperwork.... But I am sure they will tell you that is does say on the form NOT TO MAKE ANY DEFINITE PLANS UNTIL YOUR VISA IS IN HAND... can you change the arrangements you have already made? Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-04-29 06:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. Getting Married in US	Hi, I was wondering if it's possible for my fiance to come to the states on a visitor visa, and we can register here without going through with K1? Anyone know anything about that. I advise against it - that's what the k-1 visa was created for. However, people ARE still doing it the unethical, illegal way. The choice is yours but it is up to you to decide whether you wanna risk deportation and penalties. If you get married here on a tourist visa, you will have to prove that you never intended to marry when she came here. I say don't do it. Both of your above statements are not true.... 1. It is not illegal to do AOS from a Tourist visa or VWP if you had a spur of the moment marriage.... 2. There are 1000s of people who come to the USA to marry each year there is a whole big tourist industry based around marriage in the USA and they do not need a K1 to do so.... if you do marry on the spur of the moment and file for AOS you may be asked about your plans when you entered the USA at your interview but most are not asked anything other than the normal interview questions.... 3. You may think that anyone doing AOS from a tourist visa or VWP is unethical and illegal and you are allowed to have you opinion... but be careful about making blanket statement about the legal or illegal ways to do AOS.... Kez No, you are taking my words/comment out of context. So typical on here for a few people to do that. 1. It is illegal if you come on a tourist visa with the intent to marry. I said NOTHING about a spur-of-the-moment thing. The OP has intent to marry, thus doing something illegal. 2. I am aware of that. However, I also know 2 people who have gotten denied and deported and they had intent. I just don't think it's something worth risking whether 1,000 people do it or not. 3. Nope, I did not say that. You are taking it out of context. If you have comprehension problems whilst reading my post, just do not respond. I said it is illegal and unethical if you HAVE intent to come here and marry just to avoid having to do the k-1 visa. It's not fair to those that DID complete the process and tried to do the right thing. No one is saying anything about coming here on a tourist visa and getting married. The OP has intentions to marry - get it? So he should do it the right way just to be safe. Do you get that too? Then maybe you need to include the words intent to immigrate in your post, as the way it reads you are making a blanket statement about any and all that are here on a tourist visa/VWP. Thank you for wondering if I got it..... if you look at my timeline you can see I "GOT IT" a long time ago.... Kez Edited by Niagaenola, 06 July 2007 - 05:29 AM.	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-06 05:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa vs. Getting Married in US	Hi, I was wondering if it's possible for my fiance to come to the states on a visitor visa, and we can register here without going through with K1? Anyone know anything about that. I advise against it - that's what the k-1 visa was created for. However, people ARE still doing it the unethical, illegal way. The choice is yours but it is up to you to decide whether you wanna risk deportation and penalties. If you get married here on a tourist visa, you will have to prove that you never intended to marry when she came here. I say don't do it. Both of your above statements are not true.... 1. It is not illegal to do AOS from a Tourist visa or VWP if you had a spur of the moment marriage.... 2. There are 1000s of people who come to the USA to marry each year there is a whole big tourist industry based around marriage in the USA and they do not need a K1 to do so.... if you do marry on the spur of the moment and file for AOS you may be asked about your plans when you entered the USA at your interview but most are not asked anything other than the normal interview questions.... 3. You may think that anyone doing AOS from a tourist visa or VWP is unethical and illegal and you are allowed to have you opinion... but be careful about making blanket statement about the legal or illegal ways to do AOS.... Kez	Kez/JWolf	Male	0	2007-07-05 08:04:00