ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE .AFTER 7 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS WITH VERMONTSERVICE CENTER

 i just look my case on uscis web . and today 04/19/2013 they did a update with a rfe. now lets wait to to see what they want. i know vermont center have be working very fast with most people.but for some reason they go very very slow with me


Thats good news! Means your being worked on! Do you think u could fill in your timeline?
AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-19 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRelationship Evidence

Hello everyone,





How much is enough proof of ongoing relationships?

I have a few e-mails to be exact 5 e-mails, 2 hand written letters and skype chat logs since 2011!!

I don't think printing out the 1,000 pages or more of skype chat logs will be of any use? It's too much. Don't think they will sit for 1 month and read conversations, if anything that person might get annoyed or think..."is this person crazy" hahah just a thought!

What things can I include? That will just be ENOUGH to prove our bonafide relationship.

Thanks guys!


We only attached maybe 6 or 7 emails (covered 2 pages only) and focused mostly on boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, and photos in different locations. So I wouldnt worry so much about the Skype logs!
Then again we could receive an RFE

Only time will tell :blush:
AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-19 02:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid I mess up my Medical Exam?
I know right! Screw all this messing around its time to get married already!!
AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-20 20:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid I mess up my Medical Exam?
Check this thread out in the London forum

http://www.visajourn...bridge-doctors/

There are people who have been sent for psyhological evaluations and all sorts so please believe me she sees this every day :)
AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-20 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid I mess up my Medical Exam?
awww you poor thing (F)

Really try not to worry about it. After reading the medical reviews in the London forum I know the exact doctor u had she has been described as very emotionless and icy. Remember she does at least 20-30 of these a week i guarentee she jas heard a worse story than yours BY FAR and has had a lot worse reactions than yours. She probably considers your reaction as relatively unremarkable compared to a lot of patients she sees! These.doctors deal with patients with psychosis, severe mental disorders aswell as people that have been sectioned so a suicide attempt in your past is NOT a major deal ok?

Get ur doc to write u that letter and then u can put it all behind you and move on with your life :)

xxxxx
AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-04-20 20:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy Medical Experience

Im so sorry about your experience, how far is the vision test that you need to pass? My eyes are pretty terrible, at the opticians i can only read the first line unaided, but considerably more with contacts/ glasses


AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-01 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStarted K1 Process... Now trying to visit him in the UK for 6 months. Need advice!

I agree with the above posters on make sure you have your return ticket ready to present to them, and a copy of your NOA1 to show your doing things the legal (and expensive) way which would be pointless if u were going to invalidate that by getting married in the uk. Common sense will tell them theyd be no point in you breaking the law.


AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-05 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Approved!

congrats to u both!


AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-05 15:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresadjudication times

Based on myvisajourney timeline. The adjudication time for our K-1 visa app is November 16, 2013 and December 6, 2013.  Is that for the NOA 2 or interview.  Sorry a bit confused.

 

hey and welcome! That is an approx date for your NOA2  :)


AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-06 15:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa, not married within 90 days, overstay?
So what if the poster is asking what happens if they dont get married?

Its no one place to pass judgement on them or speculate on their situation.

Thats my last post on the matter!




AzsaraFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-05-08 19:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen Will She Get a US Passport?

We have the K-1 (yeah!) and K-2s for the daughters. I am curious - at what point in the immigration process will my wife (we will be married by then, I am sure!) get a US passport? And what about her daughters? We will file for AOS soon... just wondering when they might get US blue books.

This is not a terribly important question right now, but I can not seem to find the answer... thanks.

Charles


1. Once your fiancee enters the U.S. on a K-1 visa and gets married to you, she will have to adjust her status by filing the I-485 (please read the instructions on I-485 regarding K-2s).
2. After her AOS is approved and she receives her green card, she will have to file the I-751 before her green card expires to remove conditions - the earliest you can file the I-751 is 90 days before the GC expires.
3. And then 90 days before the 3rd anniversary of her permanent residency, she can file the N-400 for naturalization / citizenship (even if the I-751 hasn't been approved yet) - after the N-400 gets approved, she will be able to get a U.S. passport :)

Edited by Fatima and Jim, 10 January 2012 - 05:41 PM.

F & JFemalePhilippines2012-01-10 17:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswedding itself

that actually looks really cool!!! we are not religios though so we are planning sth romantic but away from churches , actually away from any kind of buildings :)


It was very nice! http://www.littlechurchlv.com/ Not at all what I expected in Vegas! I was actually afraid we would end up in one of those tacky chapels but my sister-in-law and her husband picked the absolute best one! They were the witnesses to our wedding and they paid for the chapel / minister services as one of our wedding gifts ^_^ The chapel has a pretty gazebo where we took pictures before and after the wedding (we got married at night!) - http://www.littlechu...w-gallery?gid=3

Your plans sound really romantic! What about getting married on a cliff during sunset? ;) I think I remember someone posting about that before ^_^
F & JFemalePhilippines2012-01-10 13:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswedding itself

It has been said that USCIS does not like Vegas Weddings, but she didn't blink an eye at ours.


We got married in Vegas too and the IO who interviewed us for our AOS just smiled - asked us what we did there, if we gambled. ^_^ It wasn't a big deal :)
We didn't get married in those theme-type chapels. We got married in the Little Church of the West (it's the oldest chapel in Vegas - http://en.wikipedia....rch_of_the_West)

Edited by Fatima and Jim, 10 January 2012 - 11:26 AM.

F & JFemalePhilippines2012-01-10 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of address at POE

Excellent. Thank you


You're welcome! Congratulations on the approval and have a safe trip!!! ^___^
F & JFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 14:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of address at POE

We won't get the lease until the sixth and I'll be in the country by then. Since this is a K1, she filled out an I-134, would she need to do an I-865 since she didn't do an I-864?


Sorry about that! I edited my previous post. You don't need to file the I-865 (I forgot that was at AOS stage, after the I-864). ^__^;;

In that case, I think it would be best to just file the AR-11 after you've actually moved in on the sixth ;)

Edited by F & J, 15 August 2012 - 02:49 PM.

F & JFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of address at POE

Now that we've been approved, the fiancee and I have decided to put a deposit down on a new apartment, but obviously this changes our address.

We don't move in until the sixth, but I will arrive on the fifth of the month.

As I understand it I'm supposed to enter at POE with my current address details, and then the day afterwards file an AR-11. (Do I have to do anything else by the way or is that it) however, on the I-94 card you would need to put your residence address.

Is it possible to go through POE and ask for my address to be updated there and then? Or would this result in a refusal of entry because details are different?


My husband (then fiancé) moved after our I-129F was approved so he updated his address when we were at the embassy stage (he updated it when he called the embassy to schedule my interview) so I'm not sure if you can change it at POE...

Do you happen to have a copy of the lease? Is it a joint lease? If you do, you can always bring that to show that you will be living together at the new address.

OR you could file the AR-11 after POE - you have 10 days to file the AR-11 after moving. :)

Edited by F & J, 15 August 2012 - 02:47 PM.

F & JFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures129-f error

Thank you for the advice to call them.
Jim & Elena


You can also schedule an InfoPass appointment with your local USCIS office so you can talk to someone in person :)
Your Guide to InfoPass: http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD
Schedule an InfoPass appointment: http://www.infopass.uscis.gov/
F & JFemalePhilippines2012-08-15 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo, you CANNOT file a I-129F and marry while waiting.

I agree that this is probably what wioombeen was referring to, and I was heading there too, all ready to write up a bit explaining the dual purpose of I129f, but I figured for someone who has hung around VJ for as long as wioombeen must have a clue to how a K3 works.

wioombeen,
When married people file the I130 and the I129F they are ultimately pursuing K3 for their spouse. The I130 petition alone will result ultimately in an IR-1/CR-1 immigrant visa. Married people cannot file an I129F without a pending I130. Unmarried people petitioning for their fiance(e) file an I129F, which ultimately results in a K1 visa for the fiance(e). The I129F is used for both purposes.

Where do you see lots of people filing for the Spousal and Fiance visa at the same time?

This doesn't apply to me at all, but now I'm curious. I see a lot of people who are filing for the Spousal and Fiance visa at the same time. why is that? :):):)

thanks for appeasing my curiosity :)

Wioombeen



The K-3 requires a I-130 and an I-129f, so therein lies the confusion.



Yeap thats exactly what I meant hehe. thanks for clearing that up. :):):):)
wioombeenMalePhilippines2007-07-27 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo, you CANNOT file a I-129F and marry while waiting.

The F stands for FIANCE(E).

If you marry whilst waiting, you are considered abandoning your fiance(e) visa, and you will have to start over with a SPOUSAL visa.

Anyone wanna add anything?


This doesn't apply to me at all, but now I'm curious. I see a lot of people who are filing for the Spousal and Fiance visa at the same time. why is that? :):):)

thanks for appeasing my curiosity :)

Wioombeen
wioombeenMalePhilippines2007-07-26 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSkype History for free phone calls.
thanks to both of you, and 'dan&jenni' I didn't think they would, I just figured having it to be on the safe side is fine, I can print some things for free at the library and send along with my papers. No pics, just like a pic of our chat log is all. I just feel more comfortable is all, I told him he better not mess it up! haha.
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2011-12-28 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSkype History for free phone calls.
nothing works, I don't know if it is because we're making the free phone calls or not. It's just annoying. I don't want to go in and screen print everything. However I don't know if that'll be easier or not. I know I don't need to show every day, but honestly, we always call each other, barely instant message except on our blackberries (which I already have to go through, blackout some parts, etc) and there is a heck of a lot in that history too. But also, we just need to show proof of ongoing relationship since we applied right??
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2011-12-28 19:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresA courthouse marriage followed by 'wedding' 8 months later?
Daniel and I have figured out that we're going to do a wedding down at the courthouse with just the two of us. We're trying to save up for our own place and then buying rings and that, we both think it's the best way to go. Then we will have a big reception afterwards whenever we can with everyone. Not sure how it's going to work, whether doing it right after the wedding or waiting until maybe we get our own place. We'll see.
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-15 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion with I-I134
anyone ??
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-31 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion with I-I134
So I'm looking at my W-2, the amount that I put in my annual income would be in the box "Wages, tips, and other compensation"? And then, the last question about making specific contributions does everyone put "N/A K1 visa process is permanent residence"? I don't want to have any trouble with this. I know I made about less than 2K then I should be, however I'm getting a sponsor, I fill out the I-134 (even though i have stocks that amount to more than enough for the 5 years difference between my income and the amount wanted. And my sponsor needs to fill out the I-134 as well? I want to mail this entire packet out to him asap and won't have my taxes done for a little while. Should I also send my W-2 for 2011 ??
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-30 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion with I-I134
thanks :)
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-01 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion with I-I134
thanks so much for the quick response, so with the earning over what is needed to support the two of you, that's before taxes too??
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-01 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion with I-I134
When they ask for your annual income, is that before or after taxes? Trying to get a head start with the paperwork as its the last week of work this year and that.
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-01 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresafter noa-2 triple checks
goin to read now, i apologize, didn't realize it posted twice ! :)
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-01 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresafter noa-2 triple checks
okay, that'll work, as long as they're still going by the 2011 guidelines she made a few thousand more. i'll ask her tonight to get her things pay stubs, bank statements, letter from employer, i-134 and a copy of her birth certificate will do then? she doesn't have a passport.


thanks for the quick answers, i greatly appreciate it, i'm looking on here, cleaning my room ( i know its like way early but i have a lot of ####### lol) and talking to his mum about what he needs to do as well!
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-01 18:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresafter noa-2 triple checks
thank you so much i greatly appreciate it! yikes I did forget about the extra copy of his birth certificate, have to be certified too? or just a photocopy? augh i have to go find the guidelines again, so she has to be able to support 3 people? not 4?
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-01 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresafter noa-2 triple checks
i didn't think that I needed pictures of myself for him? do you mean passport sized pictures?
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-01 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresafter noa-2 triple checks
Here we go ! Woohoo! lol, well I'm kind of excited and not excited about the paperwork that needs to be done haha, but I'm triple-checking what we have!!! Thanks for the input :D


Myself (petitioner):

I am organizing a packet with divers and everything labeled that he needs to add as well. However these are the documents I'm sending him:

Current Intent to Marry Signed and Dated
Copy of I-129 packet sent off previously
Evidence of keeping in touch (i'm keeping this small, screen prints of phone calls, bbm messages, (no visits since my last visit there so no new photos to give anyways) but not a lot, as I know from reading reviews London does not look at these like at all)

I am confused about the I-134 though, I am a little short in what I needed to make to support us, I have enough in savings to cover the difference for 5 years, but I want a co-sponsor to be on the safe side. Does anyone know if they updated 2012 for what we need to make in a year? I have already gotten 2009-2011 tax transcripts from the IRS for myself. Unfortunate from this year compared to last year I did make a significant amount more as I was in a new job that paid more and I got a lot more hours than previous year. I also just received the amount that is in my stock account, can I send a copy of that along with it? Do I need to print out pay stubs to show what I make in a month now? 1 month or more?

With my co-sponsor, I was just going to use my sister, she made over the 18K mark, does it matter if she has a son? Or can she just fill out the I-134 and that be all? Does it have to show that she has partial custody of him ? And I understand she needs two pieces of evidence, is her W-2 and a couple months of bank statements to show the money being deposited in there every 2 weeks?

Now for Daniel:

One our case is logged in the system, he can send in :

DS-230 pt 1 (1 copy, signed, pages 1 and 2 only)
DS-156 (2 copies, signed both, this one has the barcode)
DS-156K (1 copy, do NOT sign)
DS-157 (2 copies, do NOT sign)
DS-2001 (as soon as our case is logged, I'd like him to make his appt for his medical, this is okay right? Cause then he'll be able to send in this form)
Cover Letter stating Name, e-mail address, anticipated date of wedding (padded by a month), and the date of the medical)


and this is all sent to the London Embassy, can anyone tell me what the address is or where I can find it?

Then for his interview, he'll bring the paperwork I sent to him and :

passport
police certificate (do they give this back to him at the medical?)
long form birth certificate
2 US sized passport pictures
updated letter of intent signed and dated

anything else he needs??

Thanks everyone, you guys are amazing and so very helpful to me during this time!
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-01-31 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need to pay the visa fee. . .
i really just need the number for the embassy then i guess



nvm :)

Edited by kristinanddan09, 23 February 2012 - 09:41 AM.

kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-23 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need to pay the visa fee. . .
thats the link i needed. we will wait til the appt letter ty. he cant, somethings happened so i'm paying for the one before the interview
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-22 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need to pay the visa fee. . .
so I gotta pay the visa fee, how can I do this ? Or should I just give Daniel my details and have him go with it. I already told my credit card company and they said it wouldn't be stopped . . . but i couldn't find much info on here. as I can't seem to find it on here, because i'm not lookin in the right spot or I'm too tired and missing it. thanks !
kristinanddan09FemaleEngland2012-02-22 20:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSpousal or Fiance? Help!

Hi everyone!

I've been reading through everyone's stories and all of the tips and guides on this website and they have been extremely helpful. I'm still at a bit of a loss at how my fiance and I should proceed though.

I am a Canadian citizen and my fiance is American. We plan on marrying and moving to the US. I'm wondering what option will be best for us. We particularly want things to go as quick as possible (of course!)

I'm thinking the K1 way is best. It seems they are being processed relatively quickly and I would be able to go to the US, marry, and then stay there.

I am just wondering if we should just go ahead and get married, and then file for the CR-1 instead. It seems to be a better and more straightforward visa, and I wouldn't have to worry about the Employment Authorization application. This looks like it would take longer though.

Essentially, I am mostly curious how long each method takes, and how much each method costs. Also, if there is a way that is recommended and more likely to be approved.

Thank you! Look forward to hearing from you all. Let me know if you need more information on our case!

Jennifer

We researched long and hard before deciding and we went the CR1 route as well. My husband needed to be able to travel back and forth so Fiance was out the window. Our expenses aren't as much because we life only 60 miles apart and see each other each weekend to get signature/documents/copies etc. We can also drive to Toronto, and Montreal for medical and interview and only spend 1 night in each place.

Good Luck to you.
Julie B.FemaleCanada2012-08-15 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go with fiance visa, or just get married first? (baby involved, too!)

Pregnancy is not a reason to expedite.

I guess they have to wait like everybody else then :)
BLeNiLFemaleAlbania2012-07-24 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I go with fiance visa, or just get married first? (baby involved, too!)
Hello,

seems like a tough situation, ur best way is to get married in albania, file I130 then see if u can get an expedite because of the situation you guys are in. It will take some time, seems like a long time but you have to do this right. You do not want any complications.
BLeNiLFemaleAlbania2012-07-24 12:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview
Hi Just wanna ask about what are other documents that i need to bring during the interview aside from the required documents?
mahalddkMalePhilippines2012-04-16 12:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical
Thank you Wally Greene. After 5 years! AT Last
mahalddkMalePhilippines2012-04-19 12:03:00