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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGREEN CARD AND SSN
My Parents arrived on a IR-5 visa 5 weeks ago, They have just got their "Welcome to America" letters and a email update to "Card production ordered" They should have their Greencards this week we hope. As for the SSN they both checked the box onn the DS230 but nothing has arrived, I took them to the local SSA office 10 days ago to find out what is happening with the SSN, the SSA had no trace of them. They had to complete the SS5 form and they are now waiting for their SSN, they were told to allow 4 - 6 weeks for them to arrive..


TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-10 13:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWife got her visa... Can she work when she comes over now?
QUOTE (bigangrytexan @ Nov 8 2009, 07:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sachinky @ Nov 8 2009, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She will need a SSN before she can start working, though.



Two years ago she spent the summer over here on a J-1 visa, and was issued a social security card. It has stamped across the top "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION"

She still has it. Is it still valid? Can she use that to work?


Yes she can still use that for work but she should go to the SSA office and update her status...
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-08 20:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurestravel on CR1----pre green card 551 stamp
QUOTE (wayno @ Nov 10 2009, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is just a stamp that shows "admitted". Then they wrote in CR1. The visa itself staes "UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR.

Where would I get an infopass to get a I-551 stamped in her visa? Why wouldn't they put it in to begin with when she entered. Especially since I asked if she can travel---in which case he said yes. Why would they just put an entrance stamp on her visa/passport pages? So confused but need to buy a plane ticket ASAP.



The stamp that has been place on her visa that says ADMITTED and CR-1 makes the visa a temporary I-551 (greencard) it is valid for 12 months from the date of entry.

That is all she needs to get back into the USA after her trip. As for getting the greencard set abroad that is not a good idea. It will be sent to the address that was confirmed at the POE. If you are not going to have access to that address then you are going to have problems getting the greencard. You may have to change your address with USCIS and that brings other problems of the greencard being sent to the wrong address and getting lost. (This happens a lot).
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-10 14:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresproblem with first POE
QUOTE (Scott and Mhay @ Nov 25 2009, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The whole deal was I told them to talk to a travel agent. That in itself was better advice than others gave in this thread but weren't singled out. I never stated i knew...i was leaving open for others to comment. Maybe i should just leave the disclaimer in my signature.



Scott and Mhay, the advice you gave in your post was good advice.. "Talk to the Travel agent before you purchase anything" And I agree that there were others in this thread who have given misleading advice. One persons expirence when transiting through any foreign country may not be the same for others.

On Visa Journey we can not give anything other than support and our own personal expirences, Yes we pick up immigration knowledge along the way but that does not make us experts in immigration and it does not give any person the right to insist that they are only giving correct information, everyone makes mistakes and gets things wrong, no one can ever be 100% right all the time.

All of this "I am right you are wrong" posting is not helping anyone. Neither is posting that someone elses post is "useless". So lets draw a line under this and move on. I am sure the OP will check with official sources before making any travel plans.

Tay
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-25 11:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresproblem with first POE
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 24 2009, 02:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TayRivers @ Nov 24 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 24 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Scott and Mhay @ Nov 24 2009, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im most instances as long as you stay in the airport you are ok. I dont know the specifics for your country or canada. I guess i have never worried about it being a USC, and in the military. If you book your ticket through a travel agent, or at least if you talk to them, they should be able to tell you the requirements. That's what they get the extra fees for.


This is another useless and/or misleading guess that could spell disaster for the OP.



pushbrk please stop attacking people for replying to a thread. Scott and Mhay pointed out quite clearly that they did not know the specifics for the country the OP is from. They did however give the correct advice to talk to the travel agent who they are going to use to book any tickets through.

Just because you have decided that the information given by others is "useless" does not mean that it is.. it is just your opinion.

Pesonal attacks are against the TOS of Visa Journey and further action will be taken if anyone continues.

Tay

Visa Journey Moderation Team.


With all due respect to the Captain and his moderation team, IMO you have quoted a criticism of an answer, not an attack on a member.


What you see as a criticism others see as an attack. If someone feels they are being attacked then it would be very wrong for us to dismiss their feelings. The nature of your reply was aggressive and rude. Yes giving the correct information is important but that does not mean you can personally attack another member because you feel the information they gave to be useless.

Tay
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-24 14:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresproblem with first POE
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 24 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Scott and Mhay @ Nov 24 2009, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
im most instances as long as you stay in the airport you are ok. I dont know the specifics for your country or canada. I guess i have never worried about it being a USC, and in the military. If you book your ticket through a travel agent, or at least if you talk to them, they should be able to tell you the requirements. That's what they get the extra fees for.


This is another useless and/or misleading guess that could spell disaster for the OP.



pushbrk please stop attacking people for replying to a thread. Scott and Mhay pointed out quite clearly that they did not know the specifics for the country the OP is from. They did however give the correct advice to talk to the travel agent who they are going to use to book any tickets through.

Just because you have decided that the information given by others is "useless" does not mean that it is.. it is just your opinion.

Pesonal attacks are against the TOS of Visa Journey and further action will be taken if anyone continues.

Tay

Visa Journey Moderation Team.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-24 14:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhen did they start asking for the long form (birth certificate)?
The request for the long form birth certificate is not a new rule. USCIS & NVC have always required a birth certificate that shows full details of the parents and when and where you were born.

In the UK the short form only has the persons name, date of birth and place of birth. The long form has all of that plus both parents names and dates of birth, and details of where the birth was registered.

Tay
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-25 14:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 and date of marriage
You were legally married on the date you had your civil ceremony, so that is the date you will have to put on the application forms. The Church wedding was a celebration for the family and a marriage in the eyes of God.

USCIS are only interested in the legal marriage. You can still use your photo's from your church wedding as evidence, many people have a civil wedding and then a family/church wedding after a few months.

Tay
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-12-08 21:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone have any news about Parishearts Case?
After reviewing the thread it will remain closed. We have received a few requests to remove the thread but that can only be done at the request of the OP.

Thank you

Visa Journey Moderation Team


Edited by TayRivers, 10 December 2009 - 02:46 PM.

TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-12-10 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Denied, Now Re-doing the K1..HELP!!
QUOTE (littlebooger @ Sep 12 2008, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TayRivers @ Sep 12 2008, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (littlebooger @ Sep 12 2008, 07:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello to all VJ member... We've filed K1 2007 and we've been denied bcoz i have still UNTERMINATED MARRIAGE. Now I am finished on my annulment.. And we wanted to do the K1 again. DO WE NEED A WAIVER OR SOMETHING TO FILE K1 AGAIN???

PLEASE.. WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THE ADVICE SO WE CAN START AGAIN....I miss my Daddy so bad. ..


God BLess!! helpsmilie.gif



You are marrying your Daddy???????



biggrin.gif thats how i call my fiancee.. I call him Daddy or booger sometime...lol... I love him no matter how this relationship will it takes...



You should be careful about what you call him in public, people can get the wrong idea very quickly.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-12 07:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Denied, Now Re-doing the K1..HELP!!
QUOTE (littlebooger @ Sep 12 2008, 07:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello to all VJ member... We've filed K1 2007 and we've been denied bcoz i have still UNTERMINATED MARRIAGE. Now I am finished on my annulment.. And we wanted to do the K1 again. DO WE NEED A WAIVER OR SOMETHING TO FILE K1 AGAIN???

PLEASE.. WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THE ADVICE SO WE CAN START AGAIN....I miss my Daddy so bad. ..


God BLess!! helpsmilie.gif



You are marrying your Daddy???????
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-12 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOther names used
QUOTE (crs @ Sep 18 2008, 04:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am wondering now if I wrote the correct thing. In other names used I wrote my name Middle and Last names as other names used because some of my school reports and my bank account have my name on it but without the First name. I wasnt sure if it counted so I put it. Did I only have to write "significant" other names such as name on passport or IDs? Or also "not official" other names used count (as I thought)? Thank you.



You should list any other names that you have used such as maiden names, if you were known by a step-parents last name or any other name you have used in the past for anything official.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-18 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp needed with my case,
QUOTE (Lostin us @ Sep 20 2008, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi everybody,well after a long wait i decided to share my probleme with visa jounery users,and i hope i can find any help,well i just got my fiance visa,iam a male,and my fiance decided to leave for someone else,iam still in my country,and i already got a ticket to leave to the state,and the news came as a break,i dont know why,how or when,but she decided so like that,she is a nice person and i always have respect and love to her,my question is,is there anyway to leave to the state and stay there legaly,a friend of me who she is citizen proposed her help by a marriage certificatre,she do work with the gouvernement as a police officer,my wonders are,if i go to the state and without over straying my period,i marry my friend,can i apply to adjust statut?is there any other way to do it?and i heard that if i over stay my period,even by 180 days,and i get banned for 3 years or 10,i have the right to pay for it,and get the record earsed by money,i mean legaly because i have read it here somewhere,i hope i get some info from you and if you need any other info i can provide,thank you.


NO you can not enter on a K1 and then marry someone else and file to adjust status. you can only enter on your K1 and marry the person who filed for you.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-20 18:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration misinformed USC ?
QUOTE (Robbp @ Sep 26 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TayRivers @ Sep 27 2008, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Anastassia @ Sep 26 2008, 01:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you actually believe this is what he was told by immigration officials ? I find it very hard to believe.....


<http://www.visajourney.com/news/2008/09/14/bride-to-miss-wedding-due-to-us-visa-rules/>



Go to your local USCIS office and ask what you need to do to marry someone from canada or someone on a VWP many people are told this information. so no its not hard to belive that this person was given this information by immigration officials.


Well, that depends on their idea of "U.S. Immigration Officials." Since it's unclear as to who they really asked, they could have made it up in their heads that they spoke to "officials."

So it is hard to believe this story but not so much that a real official told them to do it the way they did.


So would you class a USCIS officer at your local USCIS office as an official? because that is who has told people in the past that it is ok to do this.

Do a search here on VJ for people who have found themselves in this position.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-26 13:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration misinformed USC ?
QUOTE (Anastassia @ Sep 26 2008, 01:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you actually believe this is what he was told by immigration officials ? I find it very hard to believe.....


<http://www.visajourney.com/news/2008/09/14/bride-to-miss-wedding-due-to-us-visa-rules/>



Go to your local USCIS office and ask what you need to do to marry someone from canada or someone on a VWP many people are told this information. so no its not hard to belive that this person was given this information by immigration officials.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-09-26 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy boyfriend came to visit on the VWP
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 1 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TayRivers @ Oct 1 2008, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Beth and Greg @ Oct 1 2008, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hate to be the wet blanket here, but I don't believe that route is possible. The AOS is an adjustment of status on a visa and the VWP isn't a visa at all, it's a visa waiver. You can't adjust the status of a visa that doesn't exist, whether or not the decision to marry happens before he enters the country or while he's here, at least, that is what I have been told by 3 different immigration lawyers while I've been researching how to get my fiance here. What you might want to do is look at getting a K-3 visa - get married here, have him go home and wrap up his things back in Oz (ie - empty and close his bank accounts) and in the mean time file the K-3, and then get his Aussie ### back here for your lovin'.

I know what you're going through. I was in Oz for 10 months when I was studying and I met the man of my dreams and now we're trying to get him over here so we can get married. I haven't seen him since this past April - I even missed our one year anniversary. Just be strong. Keep copies of every single document you have - letters, emails, phone bills, etc. and take lots of photos! Good luck!


You believe wrong. This is a legal way for immediate relatives of a USC to change their status from non-immigrant visa or VWP to a Permanent Resident. There are 1000's of spouses and parents and children under 21 who change there status every year, doing just what the OP and posted.

For you it is not a legal route as your fiance is not inside the US and you have already made the choice to marry before entry, so if you tried this it would be then they would be entering the US with intent to remain and would be committing visa fraud. It is not about marriage it is about being an immediate relative of a USC and being able to prove if needed that you did not enter on a non-immigrant visa or VWP with the intent of remaining in the US and circumventing the immigration laws.


We really do HATE people who have it this easy though. devil.gif




I am hearing you... innocent.gif but the law is the law.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-01 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy boyfriend came to visit on the VWP
QUOTE (Beth and Greg @ Oct 1 2008, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hate to be the wet blanket here, but I don't believe that route is possible. The AOS is an adjustment of status on a visa and the VWP isn't a visa at all, it's a visa waiver. You can't adjust the status of a visa that doesn't exist, whether or not the decision to marry happens before he enters the country or while he's here, at least, that is what I have been told by 3 different immigration lawyers while I've been researching how to get my fiance here. What you might want to do is look at getting a K-3 visa - get married here, have him go home and wrap up his things back in Oz (ie - empty and close his bank accounts) and in the mean time file the K-3, and then get his Aussie ### back here for your lovin'.

I know what you're going through. I was in Oz for 10 months when I was studying and I met the man of my dreams and now we're trying to get him over here so we can get married. I haven't seen him since this past April - I even missed our one year anniversary. Just be strong. Keep copies of every single document you have - letters, emails, phone bills, etc. and take lots of photos! Good luck!


You believe wrong. This is a legal way for immediate relatives of a USC to change their status from non-immigrant visa or VWP to a Permanent Resident. There are 1000's of spouses and parents and children under 21 who change there status every year, doing just what the OP has posted.

For you it is not a legal route as your fiance is not inside the US and you have already made the choice to marry before entry, so if you tried this it would be then they would be entering the US with intent to remain and would be committing visa fraud. It is not about marriage it is about being an immediate relative of a USC and being able to prove if needed that you did not enter on a non-immigrant visa or VWP with the intent of remaining in the US and circumventing the immigration laws.

Edited by TayRivers, 01 October 2008 - 01:03 PM.

TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-01 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy boyfriend came to visit on the VWP
QUOTE (estadia @ Oct 1 2008, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well im gonna be the one to play devils advocate on this one..........congratulations on finding ur life partner im really happy for u ..........but most of us on here also love our s/o and do not want to be separated.......but truly i believe unless he is in physical danger or u would be in a hardship other than missing him u should file for either k1 or marraige visa and he should return to his country to wait out the time and it is possiable he can come and visit while waiting or u can go there while waiting
and thats just my opinion for what ever it is worth .........
but really i am very happy for u......
sara



It may be your opinion but it is very bad information. He is already here in the US and did not have any intention of remaining in the US when he entered so there is no reason for him to go home. They can marry and file for AOS and I-130 together and he can legally remain here while it is being processed. He may or may not be asked at AOS interview what his intent was at entry, but he does have evidence of his intent to return.

As he entered on a VWP he sould not bother with applying for AP as he should not leave the US until his AOS has been approved and he has his greencard in hand.

There are many many people who have gone this route and have now got their greencard. It is a legal route that is available to people who did not have intent to remain at the time of their entry but later changed their minds.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-01 10:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325A if workin illegaly...
QUOTE (ilovemaya @ Oct 29 2008, 04:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello to everyone... rose.gif

i have a question before we send out our I-129F form...i overstayed my visa while bein in US on visitors status and at this point i know i will b automaticly denied fiance/e visa and i will hav to do the Waiver...but to my question...for the form G-325A where i state last 5years employment...is better to say i was workin in US illegally or is better to say i was 4yrs unemployed?...eh i know..a situation...i was just young n irisponsible...now i made it harder for my family...but done..n got to do the best i can now...

thank you for any suggestions

peace to your hearts heart.gif


Dont ever lie to USCIS. If it came to light you misrepresented yourself it can get you banned for life and even if you got away with it it could come to laight years later and could cause you to be deported.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-29 07:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGf is here on asylum, but on a fake visa
QUOTE (mikenew @ Nov 30 2008, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My gf is here from Indonesia working on asylum from her country. She came over on a fake visa but the courts are aware of it. She will have her final court date in about a year. I don't want to risk loosing her.

Can I file for a marriage visa, considering she is on a fake visa? Instead should she wait for her asylum case to be heard? Understand that if she looses her case she is banned from the US for 10 years.

Thanks
Mike


You need to seek the guidance of a good immigration lawyer, There can be some consequences to any action you take before her court hearing.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-30 14:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCompletely Confused . . . Can K1s work right away?
QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Apr 14 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The EAD stamp a K1 visa holder gets at POE is only valid until the expiration date of the I-94, not the K1 since their actual visa is no longer valid once they enter the US. Even if your fiancé gets his EAD stamp valid for a full 90 days, it would be hard for him to find an employer who would be willing to hire him to work for less than 90 days. Once that EAD stamp expires, he cannot continue to legally work unless he has either his EAD card or green card and that won't happen 90 days after his POE.

Diana


The rules regarding the acceptable documents for the I-9 form (completed by all new employees) has changed and a I-94 with a EAD stamp is no longer on the list, unless your visa is for a specific employer.

http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD

So K1 visa holders who get the EAD stamp are no longer allowed to work for the 90 days that their I-94 is valid for.

My employer was going to hire a person on a temp job for 3 weeks, they have a k1 visa and a EAD stamp from JFK and when my employer used the E-Verify system for the new I-9 it came back that the person is not work authorized. So he was not able to employ her. The Person got the EAD stamp 3 weeks ago at JFK.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-14 16:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWorking under the K-1 Visa
QUOTE (HaPPyFeEt @ Apr 16 2009, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
He can obtain a temporary work permit from his POE.(Mine was stamped at JFK). But this is good for 90 days only( it expires when his I-94 expire)You have to research if his POE will give him temp EAD.NOT ALL POINT OF ENTRY stamps you an EAD.
After that, he can apply for SSN exactly 2 weeks after his arrival.(to make sure his name is already in the system)
Reference: my experience.......



The above is no longer correct. A K1 visa holder is no longer work authorized for the 90 days that the I-94 is valid. The new requirements for completig the I-9 that every new employee has to do no longer allows a K1 to work with a temp EAD stamp on the I-94. This now only applies to people with a work visa where a specific employer is named.

As others have said he will need to wait until after the marriage and then file for EAD along with the AOS.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-04-16 14:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSwitch from K-1 Visa to Immigration Visa
You can not switch the applications from a K1 to a CR1.

You would have to cancel the K1 and then start all over again with the CR1. You would have to pay the fees all over again and go through the waiting all over again.

You are so close to getting the K1 visa, you should continue with that and as soon as it is approved and you arrive in the US get married at the local court house.


TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-18 06:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLiving with ex
Move out and close the account NOW! go back to your family or move in with friends. As far as USCIS goes they will look at your life and see a co-mingled life with joint home and joint banking, 2 major pieces of evidence used in proving a marriage is real.

You want the K1 you need to sort this out now.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-21 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNon-legal wedding ceremony before getting a visa???
QUOTE (Greylove @ Jun 1 2009, 12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Christian wedding means much more to us as we are Christians and for us that is the most important step we can take in Committing to one another. We see marriage in the eyes of God as more important than in the eyes of the government.

We have considered getting married with the visa in the courthouse and then having a wedding next spring, but like my above response, the whole Christian wedding thing is more important to us and we aren't to excited about living together for a year before getting married before family and friends.

This is just a frustrating situation because there is nothing we can do to have the wedding we want and please everyone (my parents aren't too excited about me having my wedding after legally being married for a year).

Does anyone ever get sick of being treated like a Criminal just because you want to immigrate into the US. I don't even care if we live in the US, it is just where Grey is and that is all I care about!!



No One is treating you like a criminal, you chose to file for a K1 visa, knowing that you will need to get married in the USA within 90 days of entry.

If your marriage before your family and friends and god is the most important thing to you both then cancel your K1 visa have your wedding then file for CR1 visa.

Everyone has choices, its just a matter of taking the right ones for you.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-01 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNon-legal wedding ceremony before getting a visa???
Get your K1 enter the US then next spring have the big fancy wedding you want. DO NOT RISK IT BEFORE YOU HAVE THE VISA.


TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-06-01 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan you want to work in the US AND want to get married?
QUOTE (netsatwork @ Jul 16 2009, 07:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiancee was recently sent back to Japan with expedited removal because of a 65 day overstay on a B1 and because she mentioned getting married to me when being interviewed at the POE. She came here orginally for work and her intent upon return was work, but she now has a 5 year ban. This was about two weeks ago and we are trying to weigh our options. I have other threads on the site asking about different waivers and the process for those, but in all my reading so far it seems like there are two mutually exclusive ways to enter the country: to work and for a relationship. I can't seem to find any process for my fiancee who would like to maintain her job at her company and consider transferring to their office in the US AND get married to me.

After the problems at the POE, I don't see any way for her to get a new business visa since she mentioned getting married. Even if she got one and she came here, I would be afraid that an AOS would be denied if we got married while she was on a business visa. If we go the marriage route, then I am afraid that her association with the company and the potential for her to work in the US after we get married would bring up a 'red flag' when her visa is processing because they think she only wants to work here. We almost feel like she needs to cut all ties with her company before we get started.

Perhaps I'm just getting scared because nothing is a sure thing with this visa process, but can someone from a different country fall in love with an American and have a job?



There is no way she is going to get a visa to come to the USA and work until the 5 year ban has expired. If you were to go to here country and get married and then apply for a CR-1 visa you would also need to apply for a wavier showing hardship to you.

The 5 year ban is going to be hard to get around.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-07-16 07:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresabandoning K-1, going for B2 (crazy we know!)
Chances of getting a B2 are very slim.. the embassy will know all about the K1 and unless you have very very strong ties to your home country they are unlikely to grant a B2 visa.


TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-27 06:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy hubby doesn't believe.
QUOTE (DeniseBill @ Aug 10 2009, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah I call him hubby just like I call him hunnie, sweety, jerk (lol just a thing between us whistling.gif ) I am aware that ppl call their husband that but yes it's my fiance, and just becuz it sounds cute. =]


You need to stop calling him Hubby... if you were to slip up and call him hubby at your interview or at the POE they will think you are already married. It is easy to prove you are married (marriage certificate) it is very hard to prove you are NOT married.

This has happened to others so keep the cute Hubby name for after you are married..

And YES USCIS loose papers everyday.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-10 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 help please !!!!!!!!!!! urgent
QUOTE (Penguin_ie @ Aug 20 2009, 06:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The K1 is single entry as the previous poster mentioned. Some embassies will re-issue it in extraordinary cases though, especially as your "visa time" isn't up yet. Make an appointment with the US embassy asap to plead your case- if you have evidence of your family emergency (death cert or doctor letter etc) bring that with you.



I agree, this has happened in the past and embassies have re-issed the K1. So contact the embassy as soon as you can. If they do re-issue the K1 your original 90 days will still stand so make sure you get married with the original 90 days.

Good Luck
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-20 06:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee (USC) has very strict parents.
QUOTE (clueless_in_usa @ Aug 31 2009, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (TayRivers @ Aug 31 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Haole @ Aug 31 2009, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.


NOT a very good start to a marriage.



The act of asking a parent for their daughters hand in marriage is not a common custom all over the world, it has no barring on how well a marriage will start..


With a father from Honduras, his blessing (having it or not having it) can say a lot about how the marriage will go. You need to understand their culture before making such assertion.


How a marriage turns out is in the hands of the husband and wife, Yes parents can have a influence but parents can not make a marriage work or make it fail.

The Op should be honest about his intentions and not try to do all of this behind the parents back. If her family are dead set against it then as adults it is for the OP and his SO to continue without their blessing or not.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-31 13:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee (USC) has very strict parents.
QUOTE (Haole @ Aug 31 2009, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.


NOT a very good start to a marriage.



The act of asking a parent for their daughters hand in marriage is not a common custom all over the world, it has no barring on how well a marriage will start..
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-08-31 11:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancee Visa
Moved to K1 Fiance(e) visa process & procedures. I have also merged both your posts into one.

Edited by TayRivers, 08 September 2009 - 01:16 PM.

TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-08 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Questions and Timelines? Denied Petiton For Expedite With Pregnant Fiance.
USCIS does not consider your family planning issues to be a reason for expedite... You might get lucky and fly though the process..


TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-12 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarriage and living together
Moved to K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures as not a Citizenship issue.

Tay

TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-22 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresARE DOWNLOADED K1 VISA FORMS BE PRINTED ON A4 TYPE BOND PAPER???
Moved to K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-09-24 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo lie about sordid details?
Please keep on topic, accusations of personal attacks are not going to help the OP..

Tay VJ Moderation team
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-10-09 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed to leave the US after entry on K1 due to death in the family.
QUOTE (endoftheroad @ Oct 20 2009, 02:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I really hate it when someone starts something and leaves people hanging after they try so much to help.



I think the OP may have bigger issues to deal with right now... I am sure they will come back and let us all know what happened.
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-10-20 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUpdate on Emergency - Am now back home
I asked a CBP officer how they counted days in the US, I was checking for my mother who would be coming to visit last year for 90 days, so we needed to be exact with the date she needed to be out of the US by. Here is what I was told:- You are classed as bing in the USA from the morning you wake up in the USA, so if you enter the USA on a monday, day 1 would begin the next day. When you leave the USA you need to count that day as part of your 90 days because you woke up in the USA, even if you were on a flight at 5am that day would still count.

So if you were addmitted into the USA on May 23 2009 then day 1 would be May24 2009 - You left on Nov 19 2009 that is day 180.


Hope this helps..
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-20 08:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed Birth Certifiacte Back
QUOTE (LuvMyPortuGAL @ Nov 23 2009, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 23 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
not likely


Thanks for the quick reply. Little short, blush.gif doesn't help much. If it is an original birth certificate then you would think it would be in there being it is a necessary document. The FAQ says it is but may be unreliable because it is pretty old entry.

I would hope that anyone who has gone though a POE as of late could answer the question.

Thanks again.







No documents will be returned to you at POE. If you no longer have the original then you will need to get another one from the place where the birth was registered.

Tay
TayRiversMaleUnited Kingdom2009-11-23 12:18:00