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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sydney Payment fee- Australia Post don't know anything about it!!
Hi Travis and Meghan,

Thank you for looking that up, yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I did today. I printed off the 'final checklist' letter and the printout from the Sydney consulate website (that you quoted) and went to my local Australia Post this morning but the guy just had no clue. I let him read it all but he still just couldn't find, even though he really genuinely wanted to help. He said he could have made some calls but all the other POs were shut! He spent 20 minutes searching the computer after I found another thread on VJ but still he just couldn't find anything. He was the owner of the Post Office, but he said he's never heard of it, it's probable a West Australian thing.. hehe!

He did mention that they were not a government Australia Post, rather a franchise outlet, so maybe a government one (which was only a 5 minute drive away) would be able to help. Although no other one was open (I went in at 1pm, and most shut at 12!)

It's okay, now that I've changed my flights it pretty much means I'll have the entire business day on Monday in the Sydney CBD to find the answer, I'll do the same and go into the Post Office right next to the consulate and ask them, SURELY they will know. If not I can go to the consulate and ask.

I'll definitely reply back to this post and let you know how I get on on Monday, so you know too! Here's me thinking it would be a no brainer, just like buying some milk! :bonk:

Cheers, and thanks so much for your help, it means so much.

Take care,

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-06 06:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sydney Payment fee- Australia Post don't know anything about it!!
Hi Travis/Meghan,

Thanks for that, it's certainly helpful..

I'll go to the Post Office on Monday and tell them that, gosh sometimes you get the feeling the consulate just like being difficult, why couldn't they just accept credit or eftpos or even cash like the other VISAs, I certainly didn't expect this to be a drama!

Thanks again, I'll reply back here with the results, but at least now I've given myself a whole day in Sydney to work this one out, rather than one hour Monday morning over here in Perth, Western Australia!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-06 03:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sydney Payment fee- Australia Post don't know anything about it!!
Hi Jadeleaf,

The instructions seem to make out that it's specific that I have to do it at Australia Post.

What I've since done is change my flights so that I arrive in Sydney and have plenty of time to go to the Post Office right next to the consulate on Monday (I would have arrived too late otherwise).

I couldn't go their Tuesday morning either becuase I have to be at the consulate at 8am and the post office doesn't open until 8:15!

So I'm planning to go to the Post Office on Martin Place Monday.

Does anyone know more specifically what I'm asking for? I figure if that Post Office doesn't know anything about this, then there's no hope for me!!

Any more information would be so great.. thank you so so much

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-06 03:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sydney Payment fee- Australia Post don't know anything about it!!
Hi Good people of VisaJourney,

I'm after hopefully a really quick response to ease my stress levels at the moment.

I've just been up to my local Australia Post store to pay the K-1 VISA Fee for my Sydney Consulate interview on Tuesday.

The instruction made it sound easy but I went and asked and the guy (although very helpful) was unable to find anything on his computer regarding the payment. He spent 20 minutes looking.

He did a search for lots of things;
K-1 Visa
K-1 Fiance
U.S. Consulate General
Visa Fee
Visa

But he drew blanks every time?

I'm kinda stuck, I fly out on Monday, ie in two days!

Can anyone help? I'm totally stressing out

thanks,

Graeme Lucas
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-06 01:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs This Considered a "Touch"?

hey everyone,


this is probably a dumb and obvious question ( I just want to be completly sure if I am right or not) but me and my fiance just filed for our k-1 visa recently to VSC. we got our hardcopy of our noa1 and the service centre notified us that they got our I-129F July 15/2011. I looked on the USCIS site and made an account to check our case status and it says our case was last updated July 20/2011 and nothing since. I just want to know, was this a "touch"?


In one word, I think the answer is YES!

That same thing happened with my VISA, only when something actually changed (ie in our case RFE!) did it get updated.

I would take that as a touch!

Also, FYI, in my experience, one our case was touched, it was updated less than two weeks later, so good luck to you, not long to go!
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-08 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process
Thanks everyone, gosh, you are all so kind! :innocent: :innocent:

Now with this out of the way, I just got to quit my job and book the plane, so hopefully I'll be kicking back in Montana within a couple of months! YAY!!!

Thanks everyone, and if anyone wants to pick my brains, feel free to PM me or whatever, totally happy to help with anything I can, it's the least I can do for all the help VJ has been!

Thanks and best of luck to everyone! :yes: :yes:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Oooh okay, good to know, thank you!! :)

US sized passport photos? Ugh. How do I get those? (Sorry for the billion questions, haha..) I had some leftover ones from when I sent my i-129F that I got taken in a postoffice, so I guess they wont be suitable? d'oh.

Good to see Aussies getting approved! Hopefully soon I'll be writing on here about my experiences with the consulate and fingers crossed, approval! :D



I had to hunt around a bit, but I managed to find enough places to get them, just go to a photo shop and ask around, 'international visa photos' are fairly common, I got mine done at a Camera house and also a local pharmacy!

Yep I went in armed with Australian photos, and they outright denied it! Luckily there was a place near the place I went to get my x-rays done, and I got them there on the same day, so it didn't delay. Honestly, I think so many people make the mistake, when she told me off, it was like a recorded message, all that was missing was the beep.. haha

Good Luck!
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 03:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Oooh okay, good to know, thank you!! :)

US sized passport photos? Ugh. How do I get those? (Sorry for the billion questions, haha..) I had some leftover ones from when I sent my i-129F that I got taken in a postoffice, so I guess they wont be suitable? d'oh.

Good to see Aussies getting approved! Hopefully soon I'll be writing on here about my experiences with the consulate and fingers crossed, approval! :D



I had to hunt around a bit, but I managed to find enough places to get them, just go to a photo shop and ask around, 'international visa photos' are fairly common, I got mine done at a Camera house and also a local pharmacy!

Yep I went in armed with Australian photos, and they outright denied it! Luckily there was a place near the place I went to get my x-rays done, and I got them there on the same day, so it didn't delay. Honestly, I think so many people make the mistake, when she told me off, it was like a recorded message, all that was missing was the beep.. haha
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 03:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Oooh okay, good to know, thank you!! :)

US sized passport photos? Ugh. How do I get those? (Sorry for the billion questions, haha..) I had some leftover ones from when I sent my i-129F that I got taken in a postoffice, so I guess they wont be suitable? d'oh.

Good to see Aussies getting approved! Hopefully soon I'll be writing on here about my experiences with the consulate and fingers crossed, approval! :D



I had to hunt around a bit, but I managed to find enough places to get them, just go to a photo shop and ask around, 'international visa photos' are fairly common, I got mine done at a Camera house and also a local pharmacy!

Yep I went in armed with Australian photos, and they outright denied it! Luckily there was a place near the place I went to get my x-rays done, and I got them there on the same day, so it didn't delay. Honestly, I think so many people make the mistake, when she told me off, it was like a recorded message, all that was missing was the beep.. haha
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 03:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Congratulations!!

I'm sure your account will be really helpful to others that follow.

Didn't get to see you....you were in and out before I was even allowed in lol!


D'oh, yeah, what a shame, I really thought it was going to take all day too, what a pleasant surprise!

Happy that we both got good news, onwards and upwards, and in this case, homeward bound!
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 02:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Congratulations!!

My interview (not booked yet, waiting on a redone i-134 from my fiance as he changed jobs!) will be in a month or so hopefully, I do still need to get my medical done, hopefully going to book that tomorrow. it's good to know all this stuff so I can be prepared when I fly to Sydney hehe


I'm confused about the envelope though? Do we just buy a 3kg express envelope and put our address on it then give it to them or what? Is it explained in packet 4? Lol so confused D:



Yep just go down to the Australia Post and get a 3kg platinum express post satchel, it costs about $18, then just write your details on it, and bring it along to your interview.

When you give the consulate official the satchel they will give you the tracking sticker on it, so you can trace it online.

Basically they put the final paperwork in it, so you write the address where you want them to send the final packet.

Also, my medical was fairly painless, I was able to get an appointment in just over a week, and the results were done in two days after the appointment, just make sure you bring US size passport photos, not Australian ones as they are not accepted (As I found out the hard way!)

Good luck to you!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 02:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process

Congratulations, and thanks for the write up. One question though, you wrote: "They then let me know that I needed to marry within 60 days". I thought it was 90 days?


SORRY, my apologies, yes, I meant to say 90 days! 90 days after you enter the US, not 60, my mistake!

I think I'm still in shock :blush:

GrayL
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-08 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy K-1 Sydney Interview Process
Hello fellow VJ'ers,

Over the last months you good people have been invaluable throughout my VISA process, so I wanted to hopefully put something back to the community.

I had my final K-1 VISA Interview this morning at the Sydney Consulate (MLC Centre, Level 10), and here's my play by play of what happened, leading up to my eventual approval, just 30 minutes ago!

My interview was scheduled for 8:00am, I arrived at 7:30 and sat in the lobby area, got there nice and early, got the nerves somewhat calmed!

I headed up to the elevator in the MLC centre at 7:50am, they are right the way on the right hand side, and headed up to level 10.

First you need to go through security one you get to the consulate suite, identical to airport security, so I had to take off my belt and remove my electronics. I needed to show my passport at this stage, nothing else.

Next I had to surrender everything electronic, so I wasn't able to take my phone or iPad to the consulate, I wasn't even allowed to take my bag! Fair enough really! They give you a ticket so you can get it back on your way out.

Next they shoot you up about 40 floors to the consulate, and you show your passport and letter to the entrance lady. She ticks your name from the list and buzzes you into the actual consulate.

You take a ticket, and take a seat.

The first wait was approximately 10 minutes, then they get you up and take off of you your passport, the 3kg envelope, and the payment receipt. This took about a minute or two. Then then ask you to sit down again while they get your documents prepared.

I waited for about 20 minutes, and then got called back again, the lady gave me all of my original documents and asked me to take another seat, while I waited for my actual interview. She also briefly explained the next step. That again only took a minute or two

I waited for about 25-30 minutes, then got called up for the actual interview, so nervous I walked up to the counter.

The interview starts with them going through all of your documents (that they had already), and they asked you questions like which countries you have lived in for longer than 12 months etc. He went through the official documents to ensure nothing was missing, thankfully nothing was.

Next he asked about my relationship, how did we meet, what made us decide to want to get married, I have only been with my fiance just over a year, so he asked me "This is a big step, what made you so sure you want to marry your fiance", stuff like that.. you just answer honestly, and that's about it.

Next they go through the Affidavit, and asked about both mine and my fiancee's employment, where we both work, and what I plan to do when I get to the USA for work, standard stuff like that.

They then let me know that I needed to marry within 60 days, and had to go to the USA within 6 months. And also let me know that I couldn't leave until I had my green card.

Lastly they get you to sign the DS-230 part II, they had it all ready to go.

And.. that was about it. After that he pretty much told me that he had everything he needed to approve the VISA, and gave me a little piece of paper that said, "Congratulations, your VISA has been approved" with my case number and the tracking number of the 3kg envelope. I was told I would have it in the mail at the latest by Tuesday next week (ie one week). The interview took about 20 minutes.

I was finished by 9:30, so the whole process was approximately one and half hours!

I went to the interview with a massive stack of paper, everything we've ever sent to the consulate, everything we received, relationship evidence, engagement evidence, X-Rays (which I found out you don't need unless you have something wrong with you!), the list goes on. But none of it was required. I would still recommend you bring everything, makes you look like you're prepared (the guy even commented that I looked prepared!).

I have to also say everyone at the consulate was super nice and friendly, greeted you with a smile and really just wanted to make sure they had everything so that they could approve the VISA!

So anyway, I figured this play by play would have been beneficial for me to read prior to the interview, so hopefully it will help someone else too!

Here's just a few tips I can give you:
1. Get there a little early, maybe 10-15 minutes, they are all ready to go, even at 8:00am, and I think being there early made the process quicker, about ten minutes later quite a few people arrived, and it's a first come first served basis, so it can't help getting ahead!
2. Go to the bathroom before you enter the consulate! You can't go when your inside the consulate!
3. Don't rely on anything you may want to use as evidence being on an electronic device (phone, laptop), as they don't let you take anything up with you, only paperwork and that's it!
4. Relax! Hard to say, but if you're confident you have what you need (the only thing they ask for is what was outlined in the letter, so passport, 3kg postage bag and the payment receipt from Australia post) then the process will be relatively straight forward and you'll be done before you know it!
5. Take a bottle of water with you, you'll need it!
6. They keep your passport! So don't rely on it to get you home, if you're like me and had to fly in from another state!

I'm off to do a bit of sightseeing and to celebrate!

Good luck to each and everyone of you!

GrayL :dance:

Edited by GrayL, 08 August 2011 - 07:14 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-08 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCase Sent to Wrong Consulate - Need Advice

That is correct. All K1 interviews are done in Rio.


Similar story for me, I live in Perth, Western Australia, although there is a local consulate, they do not deal with K visas.

I had to fly to Sydney for my interview, as it was the only consulate in Australia that deals with these VISAs.

Good luck to you

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 03:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa petition assembly
We assembled our with two hole punches at the top and we used Acco Fasteners, super easy and they worked perfectly.

Check here, they work great, can't recommend them enough!

http://www.staples.c.../product_103762

Good luck!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 21:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoney...
I had a similar issue.

My US fiancee (the petitioner) is currently unemployed with less than $1000 to her name.

So we had to get co-sponsors.

Both the Petitioner and the co-sponsor fills out I-134 forms, so not just the co-sponsor.

It's not an issue at all as long as the co-sponsor is of close relation to the petitioner and they meet the requirements and submit the required documents.

Co-sponsors are normally only an issue if the petitioner are in a position where they are not likely to be working, therefore be a public charge, they will assume they you will be also. So only if the petitioner has been on welfare for time will this be a problem.

If your US fiancee is a student and her parents are willing to sponsor and they meet the requirements, you will have no issue! Just make sure your fiancee fills in an I-134 as well as the co-sponsor.

Good luck!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! Gathering documents for interview

Not 'required' according to the instructions, however, transcripts provide everything and then some. Total salary earned that year, W2 (if you get one) etc.

For Brazil...you want the transcript. I brought W2's, Employment letter, bank account info etc. They took all that, saw the tax transcript and handed everything but a copy of my Employment letter back to me and said transcript.

So for Sydney that might be ok :D. But for their brazil interview, it is a must.


Fair call, that makes sense, sorry the very last thing I wanted to do was share incorrect information! I thought as much as it could be a country differential, thanks for clarifying.

To the OP, the very very best of luck to you, once I had all of that sent to the consulate I had my visa within just under 4 weeks, so you're so so close!

Gray :thumbs: :thumbs:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-10 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! Gathering documents for interview
Hmmm I think I'm a little confused, you're applying for a K-1 VISA?

Someone might wish to correct me, but I don't think tax transcripts are required for the K-1.

I just completed my K-1 (Approved yesterday) and I didn't need tax transcripts.

My I-134 package (based on if the salary of the petitioner/co-sponsor meets the requirments) contained
I-134 form
Letter of employment stating salary and duration of employment.
Pay stubs (12 months maximum)
Bank statement showing the date the account was created and the amount that was in the account.

I was told on VJ that was all I needed, and more specifically the tax component is not required for I-134 when applying for K1.

I'm pretty sure they're only interested in the last 12 months for K-1.

As far as the co-sponsor, I would definitely take the safe route and get one, just in case. My fiancee is unemployed, and our primary co-sponsor far exceeded the requirements, but I got two just in case!

If someone would like to correct me, please do, I don't want to give out false information, but based on what I just did in the last month, that was perfectly accepted by the Sydney Consulate.

Good luck!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-10 05:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question

Thanks everyone. I'll send them when we get the notification. I do make enough so I will enclose a month or two of pay stubs and bank accounts just in case.


The very best of luck to you! :innocent: :innocent:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-10 18:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question

What are the bank statements for? I keep reading conflicting info on that, some say you only need it if salary is not enough. Others say include it (but I'm not sure the point... I have very little deposits).


I promise you you need it, and it's not a big deal to obtain, the petitioner and co-sponsor just go down to their local branch and ask for an official bank statement showing the balance and date the account was opened. It was a 5 minute exercise!

I had my interview yesterday and I can assure you they checked for it, better to be safe than sorry!

If your salary meets the requirements, then you do not list anything regarding assets, but the bank statements is conjunction with income, not assets from what I can gather.

The hardest things my fiancee's co-sponsors took to get where the employment letter and the house appraisal documents.

I hope this helps! :thumbs: :thumbs:

Good luck!

Edited by GrayL, 10 August 2011 - 05:07 AM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-10 05:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question
Ahh, the lovely I-134, being pain in the a**! hehe!!!

Yeah, I would recommend you hold off until you get the petition approval, as you'll likely need to redo them.

The required documents for the I-134 section;

Completed I-134 Form
Letter of employment stating duration of employment and salary
Bank statement showing current balance and date the account was opened
Pay stubs (I gave only 6 months worth)

If the salary doesn't meet the requirements and you use assets include;
Home Appraisal
Life Insurance Statements

If this is the case you might want to start the appraisal, as in my experience, this took the longer time.

If the salary alone covers the requirements, then you do not need to do the assets section, just leave it all blank and just include salary and savings amounts!

This is what I included for my K-1 I-134, and it was accepted without issue.

Good luck to you!

Gray
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 21:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA APPROVED

MY GIRL HAD HER INTERVIEW THIS MORNING IN MANILA AT 6:15AM AND BY 9:00 AM SHE WAS BACK IN HER ROOM ONLINE TELLING SHE WAS APPROVED....... SHE SAID IT WAS SUPER EASY.. I DIDNT EXPECT TO HER FROM HER THAT SOON..THANK GOD ITS ALL OVER WITH...THIS WHOLE VISA PROCESS WAS WEARING ME OUT..FEW MORE WEEKS AN SHE'LL BE HERE..THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE GOOD INFO.. GOD BLESS AND GOOD LUCK TO U ALL... GREG & MADELYN


Congratulations to you and your fiancee!!!!
:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-08 21:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Exam
This is what happened at my medical, done at Altone Medical Centre, Perth, Australia.

First of all the nurse takes a urine sample for drugs and the likes.
Then they do an eye test.
Ask you a whole bunch of questions about your health and lifestyle (do you smoke, do you drink, are you sick, do you have pain, do you have medical history or with your family)
Next the doctor does a physical, I had to strip down to my underwear, they get you to bend over, they touch pressure points and the likes to ensure you don't have any problems.
Next the doctor goes through all of your paperwork, and asks if you for your immunisation history (don't worry at all if you don't have any, they just do them all there and well if just costs a bit more).
After that is done, I went and got my immunisations (I had I think 5 jabs).
Then you go to pathology and they take just a small amount of blood, I guess this is to check for different things.
After that I had to drive to the X-Ray centre to get my chest X-Ray, that's quick and easy, only one photo is taken.
I waited for the films, and then headed back to the medical centre and dropped it all off.

That was about it from what I can remember, basically the purpose of the medical (as the doctor told me) was to make sure your fit and healthy enough to work, and that you're not likely to become a public charge, that's it. Sure the physical is a little uncomfortable but it's over pretty quick!

Also, make sure you take with you US size photos, not in my case Australian (and I believe European, same thing) ones, as they are not accepted!

The whole process took about 3 hours, but I was driving for about 45-50 minutes, and waiting for about 30 minutes on top of that!

They told me the results would take about a week, but mine was done in two days.

Good luck to you!

Gray

Edited by GrayL, 09 August 2011 - 09:07 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 21:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Visa Proof
Hi MedTech,

Hopefully I can be of assistance, as a fellow Australian, just gone through this entire process..

Met in Person?
First of all, yes, you MUST meet in person at least once during the last two years, they will ask you that at your interview. So I would first of all be booking a flight to go and see him. You cannot begin this process until you do, because you need to show evidence of relationship at the time your boyfriend petitions via the I-129F.

Income?
It also doesn't matter for a second about YOUR income.. no where during this process does your income factor into eligibility of your VISA. It is all down to your boyfriend. That being said, don't panic. My fiance is currently unemployed. But her mom and step-father both co-sponsored me, although, you only need to have one. So, if it's possible just ask your boyfriend's parents or close relative to do a petition.. considering you are quite some time away from needing that (Financial situation comes at the very last stage, prior to your final interview), I won't go into too much detail about that!

Evidence of relationship?
Why not I just tell you what we sent in, that was accepted; :dance:
Photos of us together (we have met twice)
Skype call logs (your call logs are fine, just write a note on them stating that the call card calls are when he is phoning you!)
Facebook message logs (about one per month, plus SPECIAL occasions (Christmas, Valentine's Day etc.)
Birthday and Christmas cards sent from my family to my fiance
Engagement Ring Receipt.
Travel Itineraries
Photocopies of my passport pages showing entrance into the USA.

That was all we sent in, and was accepted by the USCIS.

Remember at this stage you're trying to prove that your relationship is genuine, so keep that in mind every single day, keep little things (cards, notes etc.) that you may otherwise discard. When you travel to the US, keep this in mind also, take lots of photos of you happy together, also try and take photos of you with his family, that shows that his family are accepting of your relationship (this was a good one for us). It may also help to take photos at specific landmarks (In NYC, on top of the statue of liberty etc.). Make sure you keep the photos like the first photo of us, the last time we were together etc.

As a fellow Aussie, feel FREE to PM me with all of your questions, more than happy and willing to help out!

Best of luck, it's a long and sometimes bumpy road, but you WILL get there! :-)

Gray

Edited by GrayL, 20 August 2011 - 10:57 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-20 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question - RFE response, any "Attn" needed on it?
I agree, usually the RFE letter will include the return address. I would write it exactly word for word as it's written there, and you can't go wrong.

Good luck, and in my experience RFE's don't delay your process by much, I got an RFE, and two weeks later our petition was approved.

All the best my friend! :innocent: :innocent:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-09-03 04:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbecause im a thicko...silly question about G-325A form
Sorry, forgot the last one! :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

4. Yes, just write 'other' then write 'I-129F'.

The example form here will help I think! :-)

http://www.visajourn...ontent/examples

Best of luck to you both!
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-09-03 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbecause im a thicko...silly question about G-325A form
1. You both need to complete them (1 each) as part of the I-129F petition :thumbs:

2. I don't think it matters, whatever is easiest for you to do (I typed in the entire form), just make sure you fill in ALL the boxes, and write 'N/A' or 'None' where no answer is required or appropriate.

3. Just write 'N/A' for the beneficiary.

Good Luck

Edited by GrayL, 03 September 2011 - 07:15 AM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-09-03 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresthe interview !!!!
Hey, this was a detailed account of my VISA interview day :)

http://www.visajourn...erview-process/

Good luck to you!
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-09-03 04:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 VISA denied.. Next steps??
Wow, that's certainly a painful experience, I'm sorry that you're having to go through all of this...

I do agree with some of the replies, I think these questions are fair, they're not going to ask simple generic questions because in a case of fraud, the petitioners would have already memorised these questions.

They ask these questions I'm sure specifically because they are so much 'out there' than what you would expect them to ask, which realistically is exactly what they ask them.

In saying that, the fact that the OP has come on VJ to express their disappointment says that this is not a fraudulent case, rather, just the circumstances could be.

Although the questions are extremely personal, did you answer them honestly and correctly? If that was me, and they asked me a question I literally didn't know, like if my fiancee had a c section, I would just say, "I don't know".

Nonetheless I wanted to hopefully put some ease to the minds of others reading this regarding the length of relationship, I think in this case the denial was because of something else.

I met my fiance in June 2010, we applied for the K-1 on December 7th after getting engaged on November 4th. So we were only dating for 5 months, and this wasn't an issue at all!

I had my final interview today and the CO did state, "You have only known her just over a year, what made you decide to take this big step and get married so soon?", but of course as we all know time is not an agenda for love, it's just duration, you can be with someone for years and don't know if it's right, or you can know within 5 minutes of meeting someone that you want to spent the rest of your life with them. When you know you just know, and in my case, I just knew!

That's pretty much what I told the CO, and he just literally said, "Awww" and that was that!

Time is not an issue, it's how you can prove your relationship.

OP, I hope you can get it resolved, remember, keep your cool, be polite but assertive, and contact senators and the likes. You certainly don't want to give them more reasons to say no, after all, although it sucks beyond belief, you're at the mercy of them.. good luck!

Gray :dance:
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-08 22:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressponsors
I went to the interview prepared with two co-sponsors. Like the others are saying they only use one, but I think it's a good idea to go to your interview prepared with more than one.

It will be worth your while just in case there is a problem with one that you weren't expecting; also, it makes you look more organised, which is a good thing too!

Best of luck

GrayL

Edited by GrayL, 21 October 2011 - 09:33 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-10-21 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting very worried
I'm terribly sorry to hear about your situation, that's really sad.. I hope you can get it sorted!

I'm not sure what to suggest, perhaps your US Fiance(e) could contact the NVC from her end and see if anything could happen?

Good Luck

GrayL
GrayLMaleAustralia2011-10-21 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarried before entering on K-1
Hmmm, I think you're going to have issues, if you're married, legally you're not entitled to a K-1, to put it simply.

You're skating on a thin ice rink if you decide not to disclose.

At your final interview for the K-1 they will ask you straight out;
"Are you currently unmarried"
"Is your fiance/fiancee currently unmarried"
"Is this your first marriage"

You sign an oath on official forms right in front of the CO stating what you write and what you tell the COs (and what you have previously submitted) is the truth to the best of your knowledge.

Also when you enter the US you have to get married within 90 days. You also need to send them married certificates before you can adjust your status.

I don't recommend you proceed, it's simply illegal, chances are you'll get caught sooner or later.

I personally wouldn't dream of lying or misleading the US government, end of story.

You should withdraw the K-1 and go for the correct VISA.

Gray

Edited by GrayL, 09 August 2011 - 09:24 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2011-08-09 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTime between NVC to Consulate
Not sure about other countries but in my case (Australia), the time between receiving the NOA2 (I-129F approval notice) and the Australian consulate sending the Packet 3 email was approximately 2 weeks.

Best of luck to you, not long to go now! :-)
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-18 20:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBoth of us are abroad... Advice please

Absolutely incorrect. Actually, she can leave and re-enter as soon as she has either Advance Parole or the two-year green card. Timing is about three months after marriage and AOS filing is accomplished (for AP) and around 4 months for green card. Not sure where this myth of no international travel for such a long time comes from but it's WRONG WRONG WRONG.


+1, agreed, not sure about the origins of this myth, but yes it's just that, a myth. I was worried about not being able to leave the US once I was here in the event of an emergency (family death etc.), but then once I got here was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case.

Once you're married even, if the non-US citizen NEEDED to leave the country, urgently, you CAN get an on the spot Advance Parole depending on where you are, but it costs more money.

The only key is you CANNOT leave without AP, unless you want to refile from scratch, but getting an AP is easy and can be done on the spot if needed.

Thanks :dance: :dance:
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-18 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavit of support question

I know at the consular office in my fiance's country (Morocco), they've required both the I-134 and the I-864, along with the appropriate tax documents during the interview in several cases. So my thoughts are that it can't hurt to have all of these things already put together and in your fiance's possession before the interview, just in case. If you don't need all of them at that time, then you're already prepared for when you do need them. But better to have them a little early than to not have what they want to see during the interview and have your process delayed... Best of luck to you both!


If that is true, as I said it may very well differ around the country, then you should get the co-sponsor to order tax 'return' transcripts from the IRS, they can be ordered here:
https://sa2.www4.irs...of-tra/start.do

They take 5-10 days to arrive in the mail, they are also free! Get the last three available. That is recommended for the I-864, not required for the I-134

Good luck and yep I'll check for PMs

Edited by GrayL, 19 February 2012 - 03:18 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-19 15:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavit of support question

GrayL, thank you so much!! You really saved me some time! I do recall my fiance telling me about the I-134 earlier tonight as we were going through the contents of the package..I was kind of unsure about it though. Reason being, that we have to use a joint sponsor because i don't make enough :( I saw in another post that you and your fiance also had to use a sponsor. I know this is silly, but was form I-134 the only affidavit of support form you used? It just doesn't seem like enough to me :wacko:


Regardless of your income, you will need to complete a form I-134, then the co-sponsor will also fill in an I-134, plus all the extra supporting documentation. I can only really specify what I needed, different US countries around the world may need more. The good news is it's VERY black and white, in my experience it wasn't an issue at all that my now wife (the US Citizen) was unemployed because our co-sponsor met the guidelines. Basically they MUST make 125% of poverty, which depends on the household size, but if they make it on income alone, it's a much easier process. Feel free to pm me if you like we can discuss this further, I'm MORE than happy to help because I needed so much help from people on VJ for this. So yes the I-134 is the only Affidavit of Support you will need, but remember to include the necessary documentation to go along with it.

Good luck, and yes feel absolutely free to pm me! :thumbs: :thumbs:
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-19 02:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavit of support question

Hi, im new to this, but my fiance has received his packet 3..i havent gotten mine as yet..but for the affidavit of support form I-864, does it need to have a barcode at the bottom of the first page?


Just to clarify, you (the US-Citizen) will NOT receive the packet 3, the packet 3 is for the non-US fiance(e) only, you will need to send them some documents (affidavit of support etc.) but yeah the non-US fiance(e) is responsible for filing the Packet3 document package at the US consulate in their country.

And regarding the I-864, I'm not sure but mine definitely did (I just rechecked that).

That being said, for me anyways (it might differ from country to country) but the I-864 Affidavit was only required as part of the AOS (Green Card) application. For K-1 VISA, the affidavit of support was via form I-134... you might want to double check that. The main difference is for I-134 didn't want to know about IRS tax information (for K-1 VISA) but form I-864 does require submission of IRS tax documents.

So yeah I think you might be confused as to which Affidavit of Support you need to file..

Thanks and best of luck to you!

GrayL :dance:
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-18 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavit of support question
Affidavit of support comes with the Packet 3 stage, the non-US fiance(e) will need to submit it to their consulate as part of the final questions.

This was the biggest hurdle for me during my K-1 process, my advice is the same as the other replies, start researching what you will need now.. and act upon them around the time you receive your NOA2 from the USCIS...

I didn't do this and it added a good month to the process *sigh*, as my US fiancee was unemployed at the time so we needed co-sponsors, it was tedious, but it was okay in the end.

Best of luck my friend :thumbs: :thumbs:
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-18 20:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo, I finally heard something...RFE!

Have you read the thread yet? It wasn't the Letter of Intent.


A different user thread-bombed this thread :innocent: , referring to user Neash's post, not the OP. :thumbs: :thumbs:

EDIT: Or maybe not, oops, either way I need more coffee :help: :help: :help:

:bonk:
GrayL

Edited by GrayL, 19 February 2012 - 03:25 PM.

GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-19 15:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo, I finally heard something...RFE!

Thank you so much for your warm reply! Actually there is no question about our case and relationship, but my only concern is about the time. I wanna reach him soon, I can't wait and I was just worried if this RFE makes things more slow.
So you think this will cause only few weeks not a BIG BIG issue?

Thank you again, you made my day with your reply!
Cheers


Yeah, I think it's been mentioned, we've all been in that boat, or are in that boat.. Sadly I didn't see my fiancee for a year and two days in the end, BUT the main thing is you WILL get there, and the time apart will be memories. I would honestly say the time apart makes you stronger, and will definitely make you appreciate the simple things like a kiss and a hug once you are finally together.. it WILL happen, you just need to be patient. Honestly yeah, in my experience an RFE usually comes in the mail to the US petitioner pretty quickly, they generally only give you 2-3 weeks to reply with the requested information, and really after sending it all off our case was picked back up in less than two weeks, look at my timeline, from the date we were notified electronically of an RFE to the date the I-129F was approved what one month and one day, but just remember this included the time for her to receive the RFE notice, for us to gather the necessary information, send it back AND for them to approve it, so really it's not usually the end of the world. I was scared into thinking that an RFE meant you went back to the 'bottom of the pile', but really that wasn't the case for us.. so keep on Skyping and keep your head up. The good news is an RFE means they're FINALLY looking at your case, so not long to go. Time to buy a wedding dress :thumbs: :thumbs:
GrayLMaleAustralia2012-02-19 02:12:00