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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

QUOTE (maria teresa @ Mar 12 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I AM APPROVED!!! I hope the rest of our group gets approved soon!

Congratulations!!

Maybe Vermont can slap out a few more before the days over

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-12 15:43:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

QUOTE (BonoBGood @ Mar 12 2009, 01:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (xbitterduskx @ Mar 12 2009, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (BonoBGood @ Mar 12 2009, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Has anyone else been touched recently? I just checked and..... nope!

We've been touched each day... for the past 3 days.
I keep getting excited for a status change every time i see this... but nothing yet.
The curiosity of a 3 day in a row touch is killing me lol

Ahh! Nice! I bet you'll hear something really soon! That's fantastic!

lol you were right on

I went to check as soon as i read this post...

NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

woo woo!

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-12 14:23:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

QUOTE (BonoBGood @ Mar 12 2009, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Has anyone else been touched recently? I just checked and..... nope!

We've been touched each day... for the past 3 days.
I keep getting excited for a status change every time i see this... but nothing yet.
The curiosity of a 3 day in a row touch is killing me lol

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-12 13:11:00

QUOTE (BonoBGood @ Mar 11 2009, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey! We had a December filer approved today!! Our time is coming!!

I was so happy to see that this afternoon

Even more so because their NOA1 is the same as ours

.....and that we got touched yesterday.....and today! I can't help but to be hopeful.

December approvals, on the way =)

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-11 19:07:00

Another proof of relationship/pictures question :D

QUOTE (reeses16 @ Sep 16 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good luck filing. You have tons of great evidence. My advice is to pic a few pics 6-10 max (you can give the rest to your SO to take to his visa interview). You both need to be in the picture, the point is to prove you met. If you don't have any, make sure its clear that you are at the same landmark/attraction.

When he comes in November, use the time date stamp on the camera. And take pics together. Even if that means you have to do it yourself.

Thank you

I wasn't planning on sending all our pics... we just have a lot to choose from i guess!

We got engaged the last time he was here, so all the times before then we weren't really thinkin "ooh this would be good for the government!" in everything we did (and in every pic we took!). I kind of wish we did now lol. At least now we have more of an idea of what we need... so we can save everything from his November trip and take more appropriate pictures!

QUOTE (Haole @ Sep 16 2008, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ALLS you have to do is prove you've met in PERSON in the last 2 years. Emails, chats and phone calls are good for the interview later but don't hold water for proving you met in person.
A couple pics with BOTH of you plus travel records and required documents is all you need.

Thank you

That response eases my mind a little.

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2008-09-16 21:53:00

Another proof of relationship/pictures question :D

Ok so, we haven't filed our petition yet, but I am starting to gather things together. We are planning to file in November when he comes here. At first I thought to myself that we had SO MUCH proof of meeting and relationship... then I read more and more of other peoples experiences.... and RFE's.... now I am not sure

and at the same time I think i am over-analyzing everything too much

We have been together a little over a year now

He has made 4 trips here to me, and I have flown there once. We text constantly... but do not use the phone. We use Ventrilo for at least 3 hours a day for voice chat... which kind of sucks because there's no real way to log or show names and numbers. I have a giant MSN log starting from April 2007.

So I am going to state what we have, and I would love for any kind of advice or enthusiastic words! I'm sorry though because I know these kind of posts are made a lot... and I will bless you with another

but anyway, here's what we have.

We have scanned pics of all our passport pages... stamped as well as blank (just in case!), Plane ticket stubs for most all of his trips here and my trip there, train tickets to and from London to Paris with our names and dates on them, printed out e-cards, a couple snail mail cards, some money transfer receipts, I've got an ATM receipt from Paris as well as my online bank statement showing it, My engagement ring receipt with both our names on it, the cards from all the flowers he's sent, a signed receipt (he signed) at a hotel here we stayed at, some more of my bank statements showing purchases in England while I was there, receipts for parking at the airport when i picked him up, print outs from my old phone bills showing the hundreds of texts i do a month... and a few other receipts showing i was there, and he was here.

Now, in addition... we have a good 50+ pictures of us together. Since we do a lot of things alone... one of us has to take the picture, so they are all either really close up shots of us... or we have some pictures of us separated with the same background behind us. I am kind of concerned that some of the pictures of us would be void because we aren't together in them (like me in front of the eiffel tower, then one with him) and because a lot of them you can't see a good background. So to sum it up, I'm a little scared they will say... "how do we know when this was taken?"

When he comes to visit in November, I am tempted to take a picture of us holding up a newspaper just to be safe!

I just wonder... if we do that, get it printed... then mail in the petition, would that picture be too recent to the filing?

I don't know, my brains all scattered with this, and I am just really nervous that while we DO have quite a bit of proof... is it enough? We will be together the week we mail it in... so we have one last chance to toss some stuff in

thanks for being patient with me

-Katie

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2008-09-16 21:16:00

QUOTE (Talyss @ Jan 7 2009, 03:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would take the same precautions coming to England as people reccomend for those visiting the US and bring evidence of your ties and intentions to return to the US. Our immigration people can be just as pedantic as those in the US.
I know of one instance were they sent back a friends US fiancee. She was coming for a stay of 3 months at the time and had no job back in the US so that may have been a factor. I am also not sure if they had started their K1 at that time.

hehe yeah, the 2 times i have flown there was pretty stressful.. so ideally i would like to avoid as much stress as possible. And, like everyone else here, I'd like to not mess up my chances of seeing my fiance when the visits are so far and few! I will arrive as prepared as i can with helpful documents i guess

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-01-14 22:09:00

QUOTE (Shad and Dani @ Jan 7 2009, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I wouldn't worry about travelling to the the UK. I would suggest that you answer their questions at customs, but don't give them any additional information. I've been through their customs before and know how they can hassle you. Make sure you tell them you are enterning as a "tourist". Just a suggestion

Thank you

note taken!

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-01-14 21:57:00

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 6 2009, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (xbitterduskx @ Jan 6 2009, 05:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As always, I am sure my questions floating around and been asked by someone else before

but i just cannot browse anymore! So i will apologize in advanced!

I know a lot of people ask about their fiance coming to visit the US while they have the k1 pending, but what about the other way around?

My fiance and I decided to not take the chance of him being turned away here and for me to go visit him in London this April. I have flown to England twice now, and both times I kind of got hassled (maybe... overly questioned is a better term), which makes me think that I might get even more hassled when I say I am visiting my fiance instead of my boyfriend. But I intend to be honest, and I am going to assume its a bright idea to take my NOA1 notice with me too

I am just worried it will all work against my favor. worry=my middle name

I suppose to get straight to my question, has anyone had any issues going to visit their significant other in their country while the K1s pending? Or is this just an issue i made up in my head so I will lose sleep

Made up in your head.

I'm glad for that

thanks

QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jan 6 2009, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There is no restriction on a US citizen traveling to visit fiancee in their home country.

Note if your fiancee fears travel while k-1 is in process, they can always use Shannon or Dublin Ireland as a connection to the flight to the USA, those airports pre-clear persons traveling to the USA, is if a denial of entry happens it would happen there, a much shorter distance from home.

This topic is asked about so often it is a FAQ: http://www.visajourn...cation.html#4.6

Thanks

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-01-06 20:48:00

As always, I am sure my questions floating around and been asked by someone else before

but i just cannot browse anymore! So i will apologize in advanced!

I am just worried it will all work against my favor. worry=my middle name

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-01-06 20:35:00

mistake on the G325a HELP

QUOTE (sofijordan @ Mar 27 2009, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

one more question my fiance is gonna send it today , our expiration date is 7th april could it take more than a week to get to VSC??

I suppose it depends how far away from Vermont it's being sent from, and how it's mailed. Either way, if it's mailed today (Friday) You have 10 days for it to get there (i'm including saturday mail)

plenty of time in my opinion

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-27 21:59:00

mistake on the G325a HELP

I had to hand-write a couple parts, it worked out fine

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-03-27 16:09:00

I-134 question

QUOTE (GueraKristina @ Apr 1 2009, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My parents were iffy about bank info too, your dad can write a letter to the bank asking for all of the stuff that instructions askfor, but he can put in BOLD that he doesnt want his account number on the letter that they return to him with the requested information. That way, immigration gets what they want/need, and your dad can be more comfortable, and you can get your approval.

The reason why they ask for bank info is because the whole point of the I-134 is to prove that the fiance will not become a public charge. They need to make sure that if you cant make the money, that someone can give it to the intending immigrant so that they will not become a public charge, thus thats why they ask for the bank info.

Yeah, I told him that he could put it in an envelope and seal it if he wanted. I think he's more concerned with me seeing his balance and stuff, rather than the government. Money is a very private thing to him. But like I said, he's willing to do it, was just wondering if it were completely necessary

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-04-01 17:32:00

I-134 question

Forgive me if this has been asked a million times

I'm working on grabbing the last parts of the affidavit of support evidence. My step dads a co-sponsor. The London embassy website asks for:

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* notarized copies of his or her latest federal income tax return;

* a statement from his or her employer showing salary and the length and permanency of employment;

* a statement from an officer of a bank regarding his or her account, the date the account was opened and the present balance;

* any other evidence adequate to establish financial ability to carry out his or her undertaking toward the applicant for what might be an indefinite period of time.

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Is the bank letter only for those using the bank assets as part of meeting the requirement? Or is it needed for everyone? He'd rather not disclose any banking info, but will if needed. I'm just curious if not sending it would cause a problem.

For the record...I plan on using (for the both of us) 3 year tax transcripts, copy of 2008 w2s, employment letters, and some pay stubs.

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-04-01 16:50:00

Just talked to USCIS ~ for all K1 visa Applications~

My NOA2 said the same about being forwarded directly to the consulate. Nothing about the NVC.

I called the NVC about a week later, and they said they had already received and forwarded it to London.

So... yes to the NVC

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-04-01 13:42:00

Question About Proof

QUOTE (baron555 @ Apr 2 2009, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Maybe not so germane to the OP's question, and I agree with the other posters suggestions about writing next to / under the actual image, is another use of common day technology.

My Alla, being the intelligent woman she is (and one of the many reasons I love her so), on her flight to Moscow from Kiev, after we had met, did the following.

The Ukraine customs had stamped her boarding pass with the Ukraine stamp but most of it including the date was on the section that the airline would tear off and keep.

So thinking quickly, she took out her digital camera and took a picture of the entire boarding pass prior to the gate.

I then used this image plus a copy of the short stubby piece with part of a stamp on it, as part of our Proof of Meeting section of our K-1 petition.

Just a suggestion.

Phil

That's a neat idea!

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-04-02 15:11:00

Question About Proof

QUOTE (Rhiann @ Apr 2 2009, 01:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

On some of my boarding passes, there isn't a year shown, or even a date (since they took the date stub on me a few times).

Is it okay if I write on the photocopies (or next to the photocopied tickets) the dates since it doesn't show it?

I'm unsure if this is a no-no for them or not.

Oh, and during one trip with my fiance we went to Vegas, would you consider hotel reservations for that DURING my trip to see him good proof?

Some of my boarding passes were missing the date on them too (maybe just the year though), for the same reason. I wrote on the photocopies (next to the ticket) the dates they were from. Then, behind that was the supporting evidence of the trip, like some receipts showing that i was there during that time.

So, my advice is just include whatever you can to support that those boarding passes were the valid ones

Scans of your passport pages with the stamps from your trip are good to support it.

And yeah, hotel reservations are good proof in my opinion

Anything to show that the both of you were in the same place at the same time, within the past 2 years is what they like. So if you have those, and he has some receipts with his credit card or anything from that trip to vegas too... even better.

xbitterduskx

Female

England

2009-04-02 13:57:00