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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHonest opinions please :)

I have heard my boyfriend would need (once we are engaged) to file for a K-1 visa and if successful we could receive it within a year,is this correct? :)


Just to be picky, your fiance will not be 'filing' for a K1 visa. He'll be submitting an I 129f petition which, when approved, will allow you to apply for a K1 visa at the consulate in London.

Sometimes understanding the exact terminology is a huge help in this process.


*edited for typo*

Edited by TracyTN, 21 January 2010 - 08:32 AM.

TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 08:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyway to reissue a K1 after returning? Child medical
Guys, the OP and his fiancee did a regrettable thing - but I don't see the sense in berating them about it. I think we've made the point that they cannot get the K1 reissued, and that we all feel that perhaps they overreacted with her going back to the Ukraine in this situation - but its water under the bridge at this point.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-22 08:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyway to reissue a K1 after returning? Child medical
You can try, but I guess I don't see how the beneficiary's child getting diabetes would be a reason she would HAVE to leave the US. I could see it if the Ukraine were perhaps one of the few places she could receive treatment, but beyond that, I'd be very surprised if they re-validated for this reason.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained I guess - but if they don't go for it, then you will have lost more time waiting on that where you could have just started again.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyway to reissue a K1 after returning? Child medical
I'm afraid not - at least not in the circumstance you describe. The visa was null and void the moment she entered the US on it - her status was then derived from the I 94 in her passport.

You'll either have to start over again with another K1 or marry and get a spousal visa.

ETA I'm not sure if this answer qualifies me as a 'real person' or not (?!) but I'm afraid that's the answer.

Edited by TracyTN, 21 January 2010 - 09:56 AM.

TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 09:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVaccinations in one day??!
Exactly - it is not a requirement to have them done before hand, but it's often cheaper to have them done prior. I think some folks who have waited until AOS have found that medical insurance companies here don't always cover the ones you'll need, so then you've got to pay a civil surgeon here to do them (also not cheap). I think it just saves you $ in the long run to get them done before the visa medical.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 15:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVaccinations in one day??!
If you can prove you've already had many of the vaccinations that are required, then just bring proof of that from your regular doctor. I'd also suggest having your doctor do whichever ones you would need - would probably spare you the cost of having the visa medical doctor do it for you. Follow your doctor's directions about when to get them - maybe you'd be able to space them out over time if you do react badly to them. I'd go now and start getting it sorted out.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-21 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1/I-129F Military question
Actually there's a dedicated phone number to help military members with this process:

1-877- CIS- 4MIL

http://www.uscis.gov...000b92ca60aRCRD
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-26 09:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould we get a lawyer?

(PLEASE avoid telling people flatly that they "don't need a lawyer" unless you know every intricacy of their situation.)


:yes:
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-26 08:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE on last personal meeting
If you get denied, you'll still have to overcome the reason for the denial, so getting married doesn't automatically fix everything.

I don't get why they even care about this second meeting. Is it the only one that took place within the last 2 years (at the time you submitted the petition)?

Flight itineraries show them nothing other than two flights were booked. Boarding passes from both of you are a much better bet.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-25 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould the Petitioner attend the Interview?
Some consulates only allow the visa applicants inside though it sounds like that is not an issue in the OP's case. But to say it's encouraged may not be true for some consulates.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 13:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCitizenship

Hello everyone, I just have a question regarding the I-I29F form. Question 10 asked, "My citizenship was acquired through either Birth in the U.S. or Naturalization? and then underneath it it says to enter certificate number, date and place it was issued. After that it asked if I have obtained a certificate of citizenship in my name. I was born inside a navy base in Japan in 1981. I didn't become a US citizen till 1996. So I marked "naturalization" and entered the certifcate #, date and place issued. Then I also marked "yes" for obtaining a citizenship under my name and used the same certificate #, date and place issued. Is that correct? I have the same info for naturalization and obtaining a certificate of citizenship in my name. Confused?????


:yes: Someone may have gotten their natz certificate in one name, then had a name change (due to marriage, divorce, etc). The form tries to cover all types of scenarios.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenial of Entry - Impact on Process
That is not considered a denial of entry.

I would agree with your interpretation.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 14:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAny Irish citizen that did the K1 Fiance visa??
http://www.visajourn...p...=&dfilter=5
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-02 15:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresF-1 Student visa to K1 or I-130...confused
To quote the very intelligent VJ user Caladan (on another forum), "Simply getting married doesn't void one's F-1 status, but it may make it difficult to demonstrate non-immmigrant intent, which gives you two problems. First, adjusting status may be more difficult (I tend to think this is easier than some, just because I know plenty of students who married and adjusted status) if one's last entry looks like it could have had immigrant intent, and second, it may be more difficult to re-enter the country on an F-1 if one is married to a citizen.

Anecdotally, my friends have had no problem as long as their F-1 was still active, i.e., they were enrolled in an active degree program."

I couldn't find a better way to express what she said so I thought I'd quote her instead of trying to rephrase. :D
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed help in picking a firm to help prepare K1 VISA
Using 'one of those firms' is honestly a rip off to me. Not to mention that I think its a very good idea to have a good understanding of the process yourself - after all, this is your family's future so why not invest a little bit of time to do the research yourself and run with it? Trust me - the more you know about this process, the better off you are at protecting yourself. And you never know - you may end up finding it endlessly fascinating the way many of us have.

Everything you need is either here or at one of the other boards. Why throw good money after bad?
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 08:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConfused on timelines here

Well I updated the timeline, I did not put it as a email signature line. So basically a lot of this is luck of the draw?
Dnick


:yes:

When my I129f was approved, we were more than 2 weeks behind everyone else who'd filed at the same time.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 09:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresohH SNAP I NEED HELP

It is preferable to sign it. It is not required, see internal USCIS memo below. You DO need to sign the fiancee intent letter, so you may as well sign both and fedex them. Attach sheets to list other places where you have lived.

They WILL return the whole package if the I-129f is not signed.

_________________________________________________________________________

Interoffice Memorandum

To: SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS

From: Michael Aytes /S/
Acting Associate Director for Operations
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security

Date: November 1, 2005

Re: Guidance for Processing Pending Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) when
G-325A for Petitioner and/or Beneficiary is not Signed and/or Photos not Submitted.

Purpose

To provide field offices with guidance on processing Form I-129F petitions when the accompanying G-325A is missing signatures and/or photographs.

A properly executed Form G-325A is required for all I-129F petitions. Previously it was standard practice to issue an RFE when the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to submit photographs. From the date of this memorandum, an RFE should not be issued in instances where the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to include photographs provided that the beneficiary is residing abroad. The beneficiary will be required to sign the Form G-325A and/or submit photographs at the time of visa issuance abroad. It is also not necessary to RFE for the petitioner's signature on the G-325A, if the petitioner failed to sign it. The signature of the petitioner on the Form I-129F should be deemed sufficient for purposes of adjudicating the petition. Finally, it is important to note that the petitioner's photograph is still required for the adjudication of the I-129F, so if it is missing, it must be requested prior to adjudication.

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed through appropriate channels to Mica Pilz of Service Center Operations.


That's from 2005. I know I've read on VJ since then of cases where the package was returned due to an unsigned G325a. Though I suppose it depends on who is looking at the file.

Still - why risk it for something as easy as a signature?
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-04 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresohH SNAP I NEED HELP

also on the 325 do i sign it or not


Yes you MUST sign it - or they will return the entire package requesting that you do so.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa Delivery
You just never know what can happen. No way I'd book a ticket before I had visa in hand.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-04 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need help

Should I just give up and tell this wonderful man to forget about me and just move on with his life ? I think that he is taking it harder than I am it just breakes my heart to see him cry ( I am not really a cryer) but I did on that day and every day after that.


I'm pretty sure that several folks here told you to consult w/ an immigration attorney. It sounds unlikely that there is a fix given what you've told us, but we're not lawyers and we may not have all the pertinent facts.

As far as 'giving him up' -can you not move there?
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-04 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need help

Getting married won't wipe away the misrepresentation. Where you given a ban? What did the paperwork say that you were given at your interview? Did they say this was waiverable?

Either way, a misrepresentation charge is difficult to get past, it's lawyer time. Laurel Scott is great and is an expert at inadmissability. She offers a free chat on Wednesays. Check out scottimmigration.net

Good luck, sorry about your situation.


I agree - marrying does not help you overcome the misrepresentation. Normally a misrep does trigger some kind of a ban, but it depends what they said or what they gave you.

I think a chat with Laurel is not a bad idea, but she'll also likely ask you if you were given a ban or the possibility to file a waiver - so be sure to look at whatever documents they gave you and see if you can figure that out.

Out of curiosity, how the heck did you manage to get (or why did you get) a fraudulent visa?
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a K1 paperwork question, but also need advice - My fiance is giving up hope that we will ever be together :'(

and in some places are even available on the "web" or by the mail....

My wife had to travel to travel to a foreign country to get one to cover her university years.... Three days on a bus, but she did it without losing hope in the process...


:yes:
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a K1 paperwork question, but also need advice - My fiance is giving up hope that we will ever be together :'(
Regardless of where the certificates must come from, they are obtainable. People do it all the time.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a K1 paperwork question, but also need advice - My fiance is giving up hope that we will ever be together :'(

I am truly, truly scared our relationship will end for the sole fact that he won't try. :crying: I can't write down everything that has been happening, but we've both been really upset the past couple weeks ever since he was told by his travel agent that he couldn't help him get a tourist visa to Morocco 'because it's too difficult'.


If he's going to give up that easily, then the relationship won't last. Shouldn't he at least have to try? I think he's making too much of it. And what does a tourist visa to Morocco have to do with a fiance visa to the US?

Is it easy to get a visa when you're from Pakistan? No - not compared to places like Canada or the UK. It isn't impossible, but if he wants to think that it is, I guess no one is stopping him....!
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-27 08:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisa fiance k1
So you had an interview but received nothing from the consulate after said interview?

Sorry but your post is very hard to follow.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-01-19 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325a - family section & last occupation abroad
Yes, write 'deceased'. (This was the case for my now husband as well.) I believe I also had him put the date his father died on that line too.

Yes, you would write 'none' - and your fiance would list her current job.

*edited for clarity*

Edited by TracyTN, 05 February 2010 - 02:33 PM.

TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-05 14:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresbankruptcy and k1/aos application
Financial status in the UK has no bearing on even the visa process to the US, let alone adjusting status from within the US.

I know a lot of ex UKers who came here broke! :lol:
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 12:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to withdraw the application.
Can do, but I wouldn't say it's a requirement.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-08 08:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave to withdraw the application.
It depends where you are in the process. Has the I 129f petition been approved yet or is the case already at the consulate?
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-03 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat if Fiancee is in the US when package is sent from embassy
Anything is possible, I guess - but I wouldn't count on it.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-08 13:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresentering the USA
Not to mention that if you're from the UK, you can use the visa waiver program to visit (no tourist visa required).

But I concur that you've not provided clear enough information for us to figure out what you're asking (or what the answers should be).
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-09 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1

Marie, if your heart is truly set on this job and you and your fiance intend to settle for a few years in Brussels, do not waste your time and money on a K1. I know he's already filed the I-129F, but if you wish to have your wedding in the US, you may do so on the VWP so long as you return to your home country before your I-94W (the green form you fill out to use the VWP) expires. This is usually 90 days. As others above have said, bring plenty of proof you intend to return. My husband and I were living together in the UK before we were married but came to the US for our wedding -- no problem with this as we made it clear we were returning to London.

If you two want to move to the US when your contract is up (or sooner), as long as your husband has been a legal resident of Belgium for six months, you will be able to file for a CR1 visa via Direct Consular Filing (known on here as DCF). This is usually a very quick process -- not sure how long it takes for Belgium, but it can be significantly faster than if you filed it via the US. Filing for a CR1 would also make you work-authorised upon entry to the US, and you would be a permanent resident. And you and Joel can stay together through the process.


Isn't this what I said like in post 2 of this thread? LOL But thanks for re-iterating - I think it got lost in the shuffle.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 20:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAlien fiance wants to work abroad K-1
If she's going to be working out of the US and you wouldn't be settling here after marriage, then any visa here at this point is not logical. Get married, live there, and then once you're ready to emigrate to the US, I'd look into the direct consular filing (DCF) option in Brussels.

http://www.visajourn...h...om&page=dcf

You can get married in the US on just a tourist visa so I'm not sure what the NATO rep is on about. I'm sure there'd be some hoops you'd have to hop through in order to be allowed to settle there.

You cannot 'lose' your US citizenship simply by living abroad, so I'm not sure what you mean by that. And her coming here with you on a tourist visa to get married wouldn't 'ban' her in the slightest. If you decide to go that option, just be sure to bring proof of ties to Brussels (like the job offer, any documents showing a residence, bank info, etc) so that the officer at the POE will know you're not going to marry and settle in the US.

*edited for clarity*

Edited by TracyTN, 10 February 2010 - 10:03 AM.

TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 10:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe start please help

I agree. I'd really extend this relationship beyond two weeks before committing yourselves to each other for the rest of your lives. Many people on here have done the long-distance relationship thing for a couple of years. Better safe than sorry.


:yes:

But given her former job, I think you'll be hard pressed to get a visa for her anyway.

Edited by TracyTN, 10 February 2010 - 08:36 AM.

TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 08:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresattorney
Ditto what others have said, but if you insist on one, www.aila.org is a good place to start.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 08:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan evidence of "Relationship" be added at Interview

Can additional evidence be provided at the Interview that is not included with the K1 petition package? If that is the case this gives us many additional months to collect and develop evidence of our intent to get married and our "relationship".


:yes: And in fact, at many consulates, it's expected.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 09:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325a Applicant's last adress outside in the United States of more than one year
Again, probably doesn't matter a whole lot, but I think United States makes more sense.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-11 16:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325a Applicant's last adress outside in the United States of more than one year

Thank you both! Do you think I should write the whole form out or just the places that don't fit?


It's a personal choice, but you'll probably be better off only writing out what you have to. I just figure it's probably easier for adjudicators wittle bwains to read typed text than try and decipher handwriting.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-11 16:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325a Applicant's last adress outside in the United States of more than one year
The correct answer would be 'present' unless you're planning to move. I'd write it out.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-11 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere is requirement for proof of relationship?

Wow ... I guess I didn't state my position clear enough. The ONLY thing the first step of the k1 process requires as far as a relationship is that the two parties have been together in the last two years. The contents of the notarized document have nothing to do with proving you have been together. It is the fact that the two parties have been in the same room ... standing in front of a notary TOGETHER ... and that an authorized person (the notary) is testifying that he has verified the identity of the two parties by checking their official ID's (with photo IDs .... e.g., passports, ). The notary does not read the document ... the notaries only responsibility is to assure that the two parties who are present together are who they say they are.

If a notary falsifies a signature they lose their job ... are fined ... and can go to prison.


I didn't realize you were saying that both parties would be in front of the notary. I thought you meant that, for example, you'd have a document notarized and were saying that by doing so, it was PROOF that what was contained on said paper was genuine.

I suppose there is some logic in having the same notary put their stamp on your letters of intent. But plenty of people don't (we didn't) and have had no problems proving they'd met within the last 2 years.
TracyTNFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-02-10 08:18:00