ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married immediately for AOS
Hahaha. AOS only taking eighty days? Hahahaha!

/not bitter
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-10-31 07:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat Made You Choose The K-1 Visa Instead Of the Spouse Visa?
Maybe it's because we're both non-traditional and non-religious, but for us the whole process of getting engaged and married was merely a formality that we followed so that we could live together. Under different circumstances, we probably wouldn't be engaged/married; not because we don't love each other and want to spend our lives together...it's just that we don't feel the need to use marriage as validation of our commitment to each other.

If that makes sense?
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-01-08 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPeople just dont get it, do they?
Meh. Again, coming from a military family, I can't complain. At least my loved one didn't spend every day with his life hanging in the balance. smile.gif
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-12-02 23:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfast K-1 for my cuban sweetie
Cuba seems so inane when there are so many countries that "suffer" more. God bless the Cold War, right?
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-01-23 03:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBlown away
QUOTE (Krikit @ Apr 10 2008, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (shadtov @ Apr 10 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (acobnamia1224 @ Apr 10 2008, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
what does DUI have to do with the K1 visa???


I believe it's relevant in this case b/c the petitioner couldn't accompany the fiance to the interview in Canada. I'm under the impression that Canada won't let you in if you have a DUI or drug charges. He can still petition, but he can't be at the interview.

That's correct, right?

Yes, that's correct. Canada won't let you if you have DUI or drug convictions. But I took it to mean that her boyfriend wasn't allowed to move to Canada so that's why she was moving to the US. Sounds like quite a couple. laughing.gif



You can file for a waiver & pay a fine. But the waiver itself takes months to process and I'm assuming that if they didn't know the basics of immigrating, then they wouldn't be informed about the specifics of getting into Canada with a DUI on your record.

Although, y'know what? I had to inform myself about the US immigration process. We talked for months about getting engaged/married and no one ever said "oh hay, btw, you're going to have to go through this expensive and long process..." The boy & his family were under the impression that it would be as easy as getting his F-1 had been. People on my side were shocked that he needed ANYTHING to immigrate to America. The whole "isn't Canada part of the US anyway?" mind-set is very common and I can see how someone might fly under the radar if they didn't take the initiative to research it themselves. Even the family friend whose wife emigrated from Bosnia to the US on K-1 seemed surprised that a CANADIAN would need to go through the process as well.

So yeah, it happens. Still, that's a pretty funny situation.
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-04-10 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAge questions and general concerns
When was the last time you crossed the border? You've needed a passport to fly across for a few years now and we needed one last year to drive across.
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-05-31 09:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFear of it not working out
QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Scott and Marta @ Aug 1 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (baxxy @ Aug 1 2008, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately some people don't like to hear opinions that are different to theirs, but oh well! whistling.gif No offense Michelle, but there is a lot of people on this site whose relationships are bogus.


Spot on, fella. And it's those petitions cluttering up the USCIS system that are holding the genuine ones up.

In that case I assume you think your relationship is the genuine one? Why should we believe that when you feel the need to express your doubts about other people´s relationships?


What a very good question - allow me to answer it for you:

A) The age difference between us is 3 years
B - We're both decidedly average in the appearance stakes - about 5 or 6 outta ten. We've always been well aware of this, and have cut our cloth accordingly.
C) We've been together 7 years.
D) For 2 of those years, (2004 - 2006) we lived together - take note, Hannah P (lol @ you saying "y'all" - my missus is a hick too!! laughing.gif )

That do ya, Scott & Marta?


Meh. I practically have the same relationship statistics as you do, including living together for several years before we filed for the petition. (The only different possibly being that we became mutually exclusive at a ridiculously young age - 14/15.) It certainly doesn't make the day-to-day workings of our relationship any easier or smoother. People aren't static. They change. They grow. Dating in person for several years and then living together after that certainly helped the transition into married life; we didn't have a lot of those little hurdles that new couples endure, although we didn't have a honeymoon period. (Saaaad.) But you can't count on those things to make your relationship work in the present. You can't look back and say "well, the last two years were easy" and then expect the next sixty to fly by.

Um, so what I'm really trying to say, is that it's easy to judge people from the position that you're in. But you shouldn't assume that what makes your relationship "more legitimate" than others is also what will lead to a smooth, happy marriage. Because it just doesn't work like that.
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-08-01 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFear of it not working out
QUOTE (Damian P @ Aug 1 2008, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (baxxy @ Aug 1 2008, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately some people don't like to hear opinions that are different to theirs, but oh well! whistling.gif No offense Michelle, but there is a lot of people on this site whose relationships are bogus.


Spot on, fella. And it's those petitions cluttering up the USCIS system that are holding the genuine ones up.


Ya'all are getting mighty haughty for people who aren't even living with your spouses yet.
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-08-01 10:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarrying in the Philippines to bypass K-1, K-2 visas ??
My brother has a friend who brought his wife over from Ukraine about seven years ago. I think before 9/11? When we started the process, I explained how we were going to go through the K1 visa & how it was probably going to take about six months. (Times were a bit more regular/predictable back then.) I guess he chatted with his friend about how /they/ had done things...

His friend's advice? OH, it's soooo much easier to come over on a tourist visa, get married, and then adjust status. In the back of my mind, I'm thinking: wow, that's TOTALLY ILLEGAL. (Also, a tourist visa from Ukraine?)

My brother was also reminiscing about how his friend had to (as in -- was required) get affidavits of support from "twenty different people" who knew the couple. (Possibly because of suspected VISA FRAUD? AaahhH!)

The boy & I eat regularly at an Indian restaurant. The head waiter there was sharing his and his wife's story. He's all like..."The ten year greencard just came in the mail! We didn't have to do anything!" and I'm like...not even file the papers, eh?
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-09-11 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYeah! K-1 Approved, with child. Now I'm not so sure.
QUOTE (diadromous mermaid @ Nov 12 2008, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Exactly. And herein lies the problems associated with you having certain "expectations" of her, that are typical in a romantic relationship, but may not be in a relationship that was cemented as a result of a life-changing event.


You have some very idealized notions about "romantic love." tongue.gif
HannahPFemaleCanada2008-11-13 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTime Spent Together Before Deciding to Get Married?
lol, noobs.

We lived together for two years; before that, he visited for 2-4 days every couple of months.

And yeah, my relationship is more legit than yours. wink.gif
HannahPFemaleCanada2009-03-28 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow to best use the 90 days prior to marriage k-1
QUOTE (LisaD @ Oct 25 2007, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Learning little things about your spouse is a helluva lot different to bringing over a practical stranger and keylogging the puter to 'make sure you know what you're getting' yes.gif


Learning *little* things? I wouldn't consider "are we as fundamentally compatible in practice as we are in theory?" to be a little thing!

The only person who advocated anything close to bringing over a practical stranger and keylogging their computer would be the OP -- but this thread has morphed way beyond that. Not everyone has the same black-or-white-come-hell-or-high-water attitude that you do towards a relationship. (And whether you want to address the issue or not, only a small percentage of us get to live with our SO for any prolonged period of time before the visa. Many people here /do/ only know their SO for a short period of time; many only meet once or twice before choosing to marry.)
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-10-25 12:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow to best use the 90 days prior to marriage k-1
Unlike, I think, the vast majority of people on this forum, I had the good fortune to be able to live with my husband for two years before we were married. Our honeymoon phase easily out-lasted those first ninety days.

Yet even having known each other for years before we first moved in together - visiting every few weeks, chatting online every day - we had so much to learn about each other. We were still learning after ninety days; we're still learning after 2.5 years of 'round the clock face-to-face time. The learning and the growing never stops. So the whole argument seems moot because any relationship/marriage is going to be a continuous, fluid process.
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-10-25 11:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 with a Caveat
I was actually in a steady relationship with my now-hubby when I was 16. It was LDR - he'd come down every six weeks or so, stay for three-four days wherein we'd have LOTS of sex, and then go back to uni.

Of course, he still pines away for those days.
"But we did it like six times a day!"
HannahPFemaleCanada2009-12-09 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129f's HARDSHIP of meeting in person request?

Assuming you start in Miami (based on earlier post), a total of eight flights ranging from 1:10 hours to 5:00 hours in length. Total trip time of about 81 hours with a night spent in Copenhagen and potentially a short night at a hotel in Dubai.

Depart Date: Apr 01, 2010
From: Miami, FL, USA
To: Boston, MA, USA
American Airlines (AA) Flight 1926
Depart: 3:55p - Miami International Apt
Arrive: 7:05p - Boston Logan International Apt
Airtime = 3:10

Depart Date: Apr 01, 2010
From: Boston, MA, USA
To: Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandair (FI) Flight 630
Depart: 9:30p - Boston Logan International Apt
Arrive: 6:30a - Keflavik International Apt - Reykjavik
Airtime = 5:00

Depart Date: Apr 02, 2010
From: Reykjavik, Iceland
To: Copenhagen, Denmark
Icelandair (FI) Flight 212
Depart: 1:15p - Keflavik International Apt - Reykjavik
Arrive: 6:15p - Copenhagen Kastrup Apt
Airtime = 3:00

Depart Date: Apr 03, 2010
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
To: Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Airlines (TK) Flight 1784
Depart: 12:10p - Copenhagen Kastrup Apt
Arrive: 4:20p - Istanbul Ataturk Airport
Airtime = 3:10

Depart Date: Apr 03, 2010
From: Istanbul, Turkey
To: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emirates (EK) Flight 122
Depart: 7:25p - Istanbul Ataturk Airport
Arrive: 12:40a - Dubai International
Airtime = 4:15

Depart Date: Apr 04, 2010
From: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
To: Mumbai, India
Emirates (EK) Flight 502
Depart: 1:15p - Dubai International
Arrive: 5:35p - Mumbai, India
Airtime = 2:50

Depart Date: Apr 04, 2010
From: Mumbai, India
To: Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Airways International (TG) Flight 318
Depart: 11:35p - Mumbai, India
Arrive: 5:35a - Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Apt
Airtime = 4:30

Depart Date: Apr 05, 2010
From: Bangkok, Thailand
To: Vientiane, Lao P D R
Thai Airways International (TG) Flight 570
Depart: 11:45a - Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Apt
Arrive: 12:55p - Vientiane, Lao P D R
Airtime = 1:10


Ouch! I think I'd rather put up with the pain of self-cathing for a straight flight (no pun intended) than have to deal with all of those change overs. It's kind of mind boggling to think about.
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-03-04 15:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHere are some sample cases of denial and approval for K-1's
Yikes, wouldn't want to be married to this guy.
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-03-24 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYoung couple
My timeline probably won't be much help because it was so long ago (things seemed to move a bit faster at that time, at least for CSC VSC cases) but I do wish you luck. I was 21 when we filed (having already lived together for three years on his J-visa) and, man, did I think we were going to be apart FOREVER. Obviously, that didn't quite happen and we're coming up on three years of marriage and ten years of being a couple. The wait is worth it. :)

Edited by HannahP, 04 May 2010 - 05:52 AM.

HannahPFemaleCanada2010-05-04 05:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 and honeymoon

Aspen is nice. Posted Image


My uncle has a lake front cabin with a dock and a boat in the Ozarks. I know it sounds so quintessentially hillbilly but we LOVE going out there. If you ignore the Confederate flags and the bullet holes in the stop signs...it's really a very beautiful, peaceful place. Nothing more relaxing than taking a looong afternoon nap on the lake.
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-06-11 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 and honeymoon

I hadn't heard about a bear being involved w/ the ice cream truck, but now that I think about it, it's hard to imagine that wildlife wasn't involved somehow.



I was thinking of the scene from Borat.
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-06-11 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 and honeymoon

A highly altered state is a must.


Oh poo. That reference flew right over my head. :(
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-06-11 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 and honeymoon

How about a coast-to-coast road trip in a converted ice cream truck? Two friends of mine did that and had a great time. Although on more than one occasion, both cops and potential customers thought they were drug dealers. :unsure:


I love your idea of camping in Yellowstone, despite it probably being tongue in cheek considering whom it was aimed at. ;)

No wedding or honeymoon for me. Yay for marrying young and poor. One day, I'd love to go to India.

ps. was there a bear involved with this icecream truck?
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-06-11 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvaccinations for K1 and AOS
Ask to have your titers drawn. This will tell you what you need to have vaccinated. (Assuming you had childhood vaccinations...)
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-08-07 02:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoney Problems
This could have been me five years ago. :) We were young - 20/21 - I delayed school to make money, we squeaked by at exactly the poverty level for about a year after he came over on a K1. (Before, we'd lived and gone to school together when he was here on a student visa and made it on about $10k a year with rent, gas, etc. -- for two years, even.) Our marriage is still strong, we own a home, I'm finishing up nursing school, and he's got a good job as an aerospace engineer. The advantage to being young and poor is that you don't come into the relationship with a lot of financial expectations; it's generally very stressful to downgrade your economic status, but you're only starting out in life so that's a plus.

However, a lot of people who put off graduating end up never graduating. And in some cases, a degree may not be all that entirely useful in getting you a better job, especially in this economy. But this could also trap you in a cycle of minimum wage jobs where school is never an option again because you need to work to eat. However, I delayed school for over a year before going back. Obviously, it can be done.

Anyway, it's not all doom and gloom like the [older] posters on here make it out to be.
HannahPFemaleCanada2011-04-24 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLength of time dating before marriage proposal
Oooh....five-ish years? Lived together for three of those. Met as thirteen/fourteen year-olds at aerospace camp back in the day. :) Going on four years of marriage. Weird that I've known this man for over half of my life now, almost.

Edited by HannahP, 21 May 2011 - 06:40 PM.

HannahPFemaleCanada2011-05-21 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpedite request denied, background check under way

Please don't be my Attourney even if there are no fees.


Dude, you've...well...you get confused very easily. You did pass the 9th grade and/or are the USC who is posting, right?
HannahPFemaleCanada2011-08-16 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpecting

Also, I would hesitate to have my wife put something like this in there if we had been intimate prior to marriage. This wont look very "decent" because Pakistan is an Islamic country. Even though these things happen I was told by others that when asked about premarital relations they did not answer truthfully due to the laws in Pakistan against premarital sexual relations. I do not think it is a good idea to mention it at this point. I also doubt it will help the case.


Agreed. Pakistan is already considered a high fraud consulate. Pregnancy before marriage is considered taboo and against cultural norms, raising red flags. Best to save it for the interview, where it obviously will come up and you will have to deal with it.
HannahPFemaleCanada2011-11-22 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa denial. relationship for immigration purpose. badly depressed,

I do not think this is such a huge red flag. I got engaged while I was till legally married. In fact, I legally finalized my divorce only 3 months after getting engaged and filed I129F 1 week after getting divorced. Not a problem. Is there something else?


The problem is that the OP is going through what is arguably the toughest consult in the world to get an approval from. You're comparing apples to oranges.
HannahPFemaleCanada2011-11-18 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidnt met my fiancee in the last two years
Ya'all got trolled. Hate to say it.
HannahPFemaleCanada2012-02-20 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBe honest with profession?:(

What Ratty said. Also, isn't nursing one of those coveted professions as far as immigration goes? I think it is one of the preferred trades up here...I could be wrong though.

 

Not since the recession hit, except maybe if you're a highly experienced RN in a niche specialty like NICU or transplant. Or willing to work in small town, ND. 

 

Newest numbers are upwards of 50% unemployment for US new grad RNs in places like CA and NYC. 


HannahPFemaleCanada2013-06-18 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYes, you can visit!
Belatedly --

I never even thought that I'd have a problem getting into Canada from the US. (I'm the USC.) Although from reading the site, I knew that we'd run into problems if he tried to cross into the US.

So I just ambled through customs. :lol:
It wasn't any different from the dozen or so times that I've visited him, pre K-1.
"Why are you here?"
"Who're you coming to visit?"
"Have you been here before?"
(I did mention the k-1 being filed and I got a "Congratulations!" and "Good luck!")

I'm sure that they have a freakin' record of my previous visits. Maybe that's why I got through without a blink?
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-05-17 16:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionConcerns about the I-134...
Don't worry. You'll be fine.

I was in the same situation -- college student making $8 an hour, living paycheck to paycheck. My dad co-sponsored and nobody batted an eye. The only problem was trying to work with my dad to get all of his required documents in on time. wink.gif

Good luck!
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-11-30 01:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHas anyone here refused to get vaccinated
In before the lock?

Couple of things:

Rebecca -- my mom also was infected with polio before the vaccine, as well. And she has been suffering the effects of PPS for several years now. (Although nowhere near as bad as your mom! I'm so sorry.) I was an adolescent when things really began to head south in regards to her health. It's tragic to watch someone who thought she had beat the disease decades ago suddenly lose most of her independence and mobility all over again.

re. getting your titers checked is a potentially good idea in regards to getting around the vaccination requirement BUT it's not likely that you'll still be covered with all the required vaccines. I had to re-do my MMR about two years ago.
HannahPFemaleCanada2009-11-03 12:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHelp with pathetic Affidavit situation please!
So are you going to get a co-sponsor? star_smile.gif

We needed one to get over the hump of proving income, but managed to support ourselves with no debt (and live on our own) with a little bit in savings and my job at Wallyworld making $9.50 an hour. It's not really as dire as some of the older fuddy duddys make it sound -- it's not EASY but it's also not a relationship destroyer.

I would look at the baseline minimum that you'll need to support yourself and your SO & reassess what kinds of jobs you're willing to work. It probably won't help with the petition but after finding a co-sponsor, the important part is actually being able to support yourself. Which CAN be done under the poverty level.
HannahPFemaleCanada2009-12-14 11:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionk1 visa, co-sponsorhip refused
What about respite care for your son? Or like RJ mentioned, getting a second opinion?

Seems like passing the Nclex is the least of your worries since it doesn't seem like you'd be able to hold down a job in your present circumstances. If you can find the time to hold down a job, passing nursing school & having current BLS generally means that you're eligible for most tech/extern jobs. It's not as much money, but even a bit of extra cash might mean some freedom to visit your fiance/get married/etc.
HannahPFemaleCanada2009-12-16 20:14:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionAre there any negatives to US Citizenship?
Meh. Hubby has no desire to apply for citizenship and I have no desire to spend even more money.
HannahPFemaleCanada2010-04-04 15:16:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionGod

I'm just curious. If you are so intent on keeping or protecting your British citizenship, why are you seeking naturalization in the US? I for one find some, if not most of your witless banter offensive as an American citizen. Yes we talk smack about our president, and about idotic American policies, but we have the right to do so under the First Ammendment because we are US citizens, you haven't even been ALLOWED the privelege to obtain that right yet. Being a US citizen is not a right, it's a privelege, and I think using a public forum, which is hosted, and whose membership consists of 90% US Citizens as a way to mock our procedures and policies is testament to the type of "Americans" you will be.



Bill of Rights applies to non-citizens as well. Didn't you pay attention in Government class? (Jeez, what kind of American are you? :P )

Edited by HannahP, 13 May 2010 - 05:20 PM.

HannahPFemaleCanada2010-05-13 17:19:00
CanadaVancouver Embassy, anyone?
Bumpity. Got packet three today!
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-05-18 20:47:00
CanadaVancouver Embassy, anyone?

HannahP:

I'm curious how you were able to live together from 2004 to 2006?

Which country did you live in together and how?


He was in the US on a student visa. Once I graduated highschool, I went up to live with him in North Dakota. We both went to school there together, but he graduated in December.
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-05-16 10:23:00
CanadaVancouver Embassy, anyone?

Hee. I'm also waiting for my Packet 3 to show up - emailed the embassy today. Hopefully I'll get a response soon!


lol -- I had to laugh because we played WoW for years and hey, you met your SO on WoW. ;)

--

Mostly, we're working furiously and trying to save up cash! We're both po' college students...but, god, I hope he's here soon.
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-05-15 20:50:00
CanadaVancouver Embassy, anyone?
Anyone doing the Vancouver dance? I've heard that it's faster than Montreal -- is that still true?

Teh boy emailed them yesterday and they replied saying that they received the petition and are processing for packet 3 on 5/14. (Yaaay -- three weeks from the NVC to the embassy!) Should I be getting excited that, hopefully, he'll be here soon?
HannahPFemaleCanada2007-05-15 20:39:00