Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Photos as proof of relationship	I am thinking about doing the following thing - print the pic and then make print screen of the picture of the cursor of the mouse over it(this way a ltl note pops up and it says when the pic was taken). I think this is the most we can do with datingf the picture other than writing myself the date and location on the back. Of course it is not as having a newspaper with the date on it but I think it is a lot harder to fake that than if u just put the dates... What do u guys think?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-12 16:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	RFE!! How long until FINALLY approved?	I am not that experienced as u guys here but it seems to me that it is not all bad if you get a RFE - i mean at least u know ur case is being reviewed and after u send them whatever they want u can count on an approval. (i am not sayuing it is good though) I really hope everything will turn out good at the end for u:) Wish you luck:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-12 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Address, Residence on G-325A	Hello, we're looking at the residency list on the G-325A form. I maintain my residency claims at my father's place in Alaska. I'm here in Argentina with my boyfriend on a tourist visa and have been here 8 months, and I'll be here 3 more months. I am wondering if my stay here is considered as a residency to claim on the form. I've also gone to University in Washington, although I've still maintained my state of residency in Alaska. Would my address in the dorms also be considered as a residence for the form? Thanks ~Faye This is a very good question:) I am studyin in adifferent cit than my permanent address but i still put my current one as a residence.don't know if I did the right thing...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-13 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	photo requirements	you guys are the best:)) it makes me feelso much better that there is somewhere where i can ask my questions and people are ready to answer... thank you soo much:) we are preparing the docs now and i am getting all worried and flustard over small things..	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-15 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	photo requirements	hello, i have a question regarding the photo requirements - i just saw my new pic and it has kind of a shadow(my head throws a ltl shadow)in the background and a slight shadow on the left side of my face. It isn't dark or black but it says no shadows and mine has some...how stern are they with that requirement what do u guys think?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-15 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	birth certificate - foreign fiance - why?	If I were you, I would just submit your packet on Monday. Go ahead and get the Birth certificate translated and get a copy in case you get an RFE, but I personally would rather chance that I dont get an RFE and have the paperwork in earlier than wait. Plus, if you do get an RFE for it, you wont really spend any more time waiting for the request and then sending in the translated BC than if you wait to get it translated and mailed now. But thats just me Wow, way too many "waits" and "RFE's" in that haha! don't you htink I can just fax a copy of the BC and its translation?I thought u didn't need originals at that point...if I can fax it it's not that big of a wait...I don't know... But another question came up-my fiance was just filling his 129F and q10 how he had his citizenship: what does the question "have u obtained a certificat of citizenship in your name?" mean? You do not have to answer this one if u r american by birth?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-17 18:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	birth certificate - foreign fiance - why?	Well SEND IT IN!!!!! We just receibed our RFE yesterday and they asked for it. You might get a RFE if you don't send it in, or not. But why risk it??? If we would've known that they want it, we would've sent it...believe me. Anything to avoid a delay!!! Diana PS stop wondering why USCIS is doing this and doing that! It will drive you crazy and you will NEVER figure it out anyways! Thanks Diana, I was just thinkin there must be something - may be they think you are not the person u say u are...or they got a hit in some of the datebases where they check your background ... Thought there should be some logic in all this... I was hoping we could submit our petition on Monday but now we have to wait for my birth certificate to get translated and legalized....such a long procedure... I am sorry for your RFE but now you can count on approval soon:)))) i know it sounds stupid but try to look at it from the good side.And yes I have an idea how hrd this is cause we haven't filed yet and I am already getting crazy... thanks to u guys it is a ltl better... GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY!!!! PS we can do it if we love each other:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-17 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	birth certificate - foreign fiance - why?	Hello everybody, I really do not understand why everyone sends foreign fiance's birth certificate -it doesn't say it is required? Why would we get an RFE for sth that's not required?Or may be I am wrong? We are getting ready to submit our petition and we really do not know whether we have to include it... Thaks for the help in advance:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-17 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How does getting a work visa compare	J1 is an exchange visitor visa, not a work visa, per se. We are discussing work visas, such as the L1 (non immigrant intent necessary) or the H1B (dual intent). If you got a J1 and married within 2 months, well at your interview you'd probably be looked at a little closer than someone who came on a K1. Also, a lot of J1s have a 2 yr residency requirement. You're the only one comparing J1s and K1s So I'm just about to send off my I-129F Petition for a fiancee visa and was wondering... if my fiancee could (I realize it's difficult but possible) get a job in the States, how would this compare to the K-1 fiancee visa? For example, if she was working in the States could we get married and then could she remain there? Does that make it much more complicated? I was just thinking about the different options and want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Any thoughts would be appreciated Cheers The suggestion you're making is considered to attempt visa fraud. If your fiancee was to come here on a work visa and THEN you two had met after her arrival, that would be a completely different story entirely. Since you two do know each other and are engaged, I think you would have to create a ton of lies to say how you've actually met in the last 2 years, etc. Getting caught lying on the visa application would quite possibly get the visa denied. I know it's a long process. Some thinks are just worth the wait to do it the right way. I would consult an immigration attorney if you really wish to find out other alternatives. If the fiance is here on a valid, legally obtained work visa, there's really not going to be a problem unless someone had the ability to fabricate an entire US corporation that could obtain the work visa and no employment actually existed - which I'm going to go ahead and assume is no where NEAR what the OP is asking about here. And I'm not sure what the met-within-2-years requirement has to do with the work visa question. All they have to have done for the K1 is to have been in the same geographic place together within the last 2 years. Not met as in formally introduced to each other, etc. And that requirement is for K1 which presumes the fiance is not currently present in the US. If the fiance were legally present under a valid work visa, then there'd be no K1 process, just an adjustment of status. What the OP is talking about is not an attempt at visa fraud. A relationship with an American does not foreclose a foreign citizen's ability to seek a work visa to obtain employment. There are plenty of requirements and checks for legitimacy under those visa application procedures. We're trying to compare apples and oranges without the benefit of formal agricultural training, if you follow my analogy. Honestly guys I do not see what all that fuss is about! Is everybody trying to tell me that if I get a work visa and marry within 2 months after I arrive there this is visa fraud? I have been to the states twice on a J1 visa and I have not heard of being issued a limited number of it. And I know 2 people who entered on a J1 visa got married and filed for AOS and it was fine. I was intending to go again for J1 this summer and see my boyfriend(now fiance).What if he propposed to me there and we got merried?Is this a fraud?How could they know what your intentions were? And it is not true that the waiting period is the same - it is exactly the opposite - the whole process of J1 takes appr. 3-4 weeks. So there's no point in comparing them. I would do it again honestly (if there were not other circumstances )- but think about it - u r legal to work for 4 months, u have a job and if u do not like it u can leave and find another one (not like H visas). So I do not agree that everyhting else is a visa fraud. Ok, J1 is an exchange visitor visa but u can legally work on it. And the one I was with was not subject to the two year residency requirement. What do u mean I would be looked at closer? I am legal, I am married, I live with him, I have a job, my documents are fine, I wouldn't say I intended to marry him when I entered US... If that's not enough provide an affidavid stating u did not have that intention. I relly do not think that the significance of the visa fraud staff should be so much enhanced. And last does it matter what type of visas we compare?Aren't we talkin about entering legally on another type of visa and then getting married?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-19 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How does getting a work visa compare	So I'm just about to send off my I-129F Petition for a fiancee visa and was wondering... if my fiancee could (I realize it's difficult but possible) get a job in the States, how would this compare to the K-1 fiancee visa? For example, if she was working in the States could we get married and then could she remain there? Does that make it much more complicated? I was just thinking about the different options and want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Any thoughts would be appreciated Cheers The suggestion you're making is considered to attempt visa fraud. If your fiancee was to come here on a work visa and THEN you two had met after her arrival, that would be a completely different story entirely. Since you two do know each other and are engaged, I think you would have to create a ton of lies to say how you've actually met in the last 2 years, etc. Getting caught lying on the visa application would quite possibly get the visa denied. I know it's a long process. Some thinks are just worth the wait to do it the right way. I would consult an immigration attorney if you really wish to find out other alternatives. If the fiance is here on a valid, legally obtained work visa, there's really not going to be a problem unless someone had the ability to fabricate an entire US corporation that could obtain the work visa and no employment actually existed - which I'm going to go ahead and assume is no where NEAR what the OP is asking about here. And I'm not sure what the met-within-2-years requirement has to do with the work visa question. All they have to have done for the K1 is to have been in the same geographic place together within the last 2 years. Not met as in formally introduced to each other, etc. And that requirement is for K1 which presumes the fiance is not currently present in the US. If the fiance were legally present under a valid work visa, then there'd be no K1 process, just an adjustment of status. What the OP is talking about is not an attempt at visa fraud. A relationship with an American does not foreclose a foreign citizen's ability to seek a work visa to obtain employment. There are plenty of requirements and checks for legitimacy under those visa application procedures. We're trying to compare apples and oranges without the benefit of formal agricultural training, if you follow my analogy. Honestly guys I do not see what all that fuss is about! Is everybody trying to tell me that if I get a work visa and marry within 2 months after I arrive there this is visa fraud? I have been to the states twice on a J1 visa and I have not heard of being issued a limited number of it. And I know 2 people who entered on a J1 visa got married and filed for AOS and it was fine. I was intending to go again for J1 this summer and see my boyfriend(now fiance).What if he propposed to me there and we got merried?Is this a fraud?How could they know what your intentions were? And it is not true that the waiting period is the same - it is exactly the opposite - the whole process of J1 takes appr. 3-4 weeks. So there's no point in comparing them. I would do it again honestly (if there were not other circumstances )- but think about it - u r legal to work for 4 months, u have a job and if u do not like it u can leave and find another one (not like H visas). So I do not agree that everyhting else is a visa fraud.	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-19 16:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Our RFE	Good luck!	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-19 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where to get English translation of Birth Certificate	you can't just translate it - for example here in Bulgaria you have to have a certified translator do it and then you need a seal from the government with wchich they state that this is exactly what it says(BC,Mrriage certificate etc.) and it is approved by the gov and is thec orrect form and everyhting...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-17 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Q10 and instructions	if you are a usc, then no need for certificate number. you will supply a copy of your birth certificate with the I129f. Q # 2 : No. Thanks:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-24 10:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Q10 and instructions	Hello, I know it may sound a little too much of details to some, but you know when you wanna make everyhitng perfect you stumble at the smallest details... So here are 2 my questions - 1)Q 10 from I 129F petition - If you are maerican citizen by birth do I get it right that you do not have to fill the second line where it says "Give number of certificate"?On the example form it says it should be filled in only if you became american citizen by naturalization...If you haven't though should you put "N/A", "None" or leave it blank? 2)And here comes the stuppid one:)- you do not need to submit the instructions with the forms do you?I mean they are part of the form, but at the same time it sounds a ltl retarded to submit instructions... Thanks guys for the patience for answering...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-24 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - Check!!!	Its on the instructions of the I 129f. Item 13. Ok I get it:)Sorry for asking such an obvious thing:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - Check!!!	An amount, your signature and a payee. ??? Sorry, I don't really understand the question. I mean what should I write as a beneficiary to the check?Im sorry I didnt clarify:) Well you should know what a check includes.....i'm guessing you want to know who to make it out to? IF so, Department of Homeland Security Yes that's what I meant:)Im sorry I am not thinkin right now:)Im so in a hurry to get it done today:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP - Check!!!	Pls could sb tell me what exactly should the check include? thanks	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport vs birth certificate?	I/we used Passport when filing the I129F -I now have my international BC which my fiancé will have at the interview. Getting a new BC is not terribly difficult to get and is a good idea to do so.. Just wondering why would you need an international BC at the US Consulate if you are the american with an american BC?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport vs birth certificate?	Thank you guys,really:) We just found out that we didnt have the back of the birth certificate copied:( But we have the passport so I guess its ok... thank you so much	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 15:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport vs birth certificate?	Has anyone filed w US citizen's passport instead of Birth Certificate?Does it matter?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G325a Ukraine Fiance signature??	I am from Bulgaria and my signature is combination from my first and last nam,e and NO you will not see eastern europeans signing full name:) But it was fine for the American Authorities when I was in the US last two summers so I guess it should be ok now too. And IT IS my signature so I cannot do anything else but sign the way I do usually. I think it is not a good idea to have your finace sign the forms with a signature different from the one in her passport and everywhere else... Good Luck!	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 15:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	I do not think though that you would understand me and I sure understand you but i cannot accept your point- you are typical american and I am typical eastern european...we do not speak the same language... we have grown up trying to find ways around things that we do not like or do not wanna do the way they were supposed to be done. and in america almost everyone does things exactly as they are supposed to - i guess that is the difference.it would definetely be hard adaptation for me in this sense. But are you saying that you would not lie if you were sure they would not give you a visa? Firstly, I am not a 'typical american', whatever that is. Not even an American in the first instance in fact. Secondly, while I see that you have just filed your I-129F (and best wishes, good luck and I hope you are processed and approved quickly - sincerely) I have been involved in US immigration casework for almost 8 years now, and if I had a dollar for every case where those involved has said 'I wish I'd known then what I do now', or some such, I'd be rather rich by now. I understand you perfectly well, and I understand the cultural background of which you speak perfectly well too. The problem is that when coming to the US, a certain amount if adapting to 'the american way' is inevitable, even if it takes time for it to happen. Unfortunately where immigration is concerned, adapting to the needs and mechanisms of the system is crucially important at the outset. It's not that cheats and fraudsters don't get through the system because they do, but typically the ones that do so plan it and understand the systems they are working through far better than the usual applicant, who often in all innocence, get caught. And even if they didn't, it means that every day for the rest of the time the immigrant was in the US, they would have to wonder if today was the day something in their case comes to light that could render them liable to deportation. Given that in an average K-1 case, from date of I-129F filing until Permanent Resident status is approved can be something like 5 years and there are 4 major adjudication in that period of time, all of which involve background checks which are becoming more organized as time passes, the significant risk of being caught out doesn't go away for a long time - and that's without additional consideration given to possibly seeking US Citizenship too, and the impact such a thing could have on that. Would I lie if I knew I'd be denied? To be honest, I'd be tempted but in the end no, I wouldn't. But then I know the system and I know the waivers and the discretionary powers so I don't have the same view of the procedure you might. Ok see we are not gonna get to anything like a consensus here. So I believe it in one way you do in another. And do not get me wrong - I have done more than the required to make sure I do not violate any laws or anything regarding this petition. But trust me - with all the respevt to your experience - I know of people getting around systems in Germany, UK, America so easily...It is not for everybody though - not everybody can live like that (i mean risking everyhitng that some sunny day they might catch you). And may be you are not american but you do not sound as an eastern european too. I am not saying which is better(moreover we all know which economy is the most powerful in the world now) just putting up with it being impossible for us to put ourselves in the other person's shoes. So all best with your journey in immigration too, everything good to everybidy here, hope well all find happiness with our loved ones. And a little spice always makes it better in life (and love)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 14:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	I do not think though that you would understand me and I sure understand you but i cannot accept your point- you are typical american and I am typical eastern european...we do not speak the same language... we have grown up trying to find ways around things that we do not like or do not wanna do the way they were supposed to be done. and in america almost everyone does things exactly as they are supposed to - i guess that is the difference.it would definetely be hard adaptation for me in this sense. Hell no.. one of my favorite phrases is 'a little larceny is good for the soul'. But there is a major difference between what I would decide to do for myself, and what I would tell others on the internet is 'OK' to do. Whatever happens behind my front door is my concern. What is "Ok" depends only on the people filing... and no one is telling anybody what is "OK", we just sharing opinions... But I do like your favourite phrase It makes life that more colourful and interesting	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	Yes the couple would be in some difficulty if they ever found out..... And since you admit you wouldn't take this risk, it seems odd that you'd offer it as a serious contention for anyone else to follow! It's easy to suggest such a fraud if it's someone else who faces the consequence if they get caught. My purpose is to explain to the original poster here how they could get caught if they try. If I was sure they would not grant me a visa - of course I would take the risk. Of course they could get caught - I am not trying to say they will not. I do not think though that you would understand me and I sure understand you but i cannot accept your point- you are typical american and I am typical eastern european...we do not speak the same language... we have grown up trying to find ways around things that we do not like or do not wanna do the way they were supposed to be done. and in america almost everyone does things exactly as they are supposed to - i guess that is the difference.it would definetely be hard adaptation for me in this sense. But are you saying that you would not lie if you were sure they would not give you a visa?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	Well I think if the couple decides to do that they would be very careful not to provide contradicting evidence. I agree with you that it is not recommended but if they think they might not get the visa otherwise... And I seriously do not believe in the allseeing and allknowing myth about immigration officers and procedures. But it is to their discression anyway... So you say that the couple should be careful in conspiring to commit immigration fraud. Given that the DS-230 the beneficiary signs for the visa interview contains the line "WARNING: Any false statement or concealment of a material fact may result in your permanent exclusion from the United States" at the top and on page two asks for details of employment (including job title) for the last 10 years, and since the whole object of concealing that job is to improve the chances of getting the visa, knowing that with the correct details the chances are reduced, I'd say the couple would be in some difficulty if they were to follow your advice. And seriously, what you believe or don't about the information US immigration officials may have access to, would you risk your own future on guessing you were right? Would you guess employers are never checked and records never sought? Would you assume no police record or name check hit? Would you rely on no irregularities showing in any of the background paperwork? Would you expect no questions about irregularities? Would you assume that consular officials conducting interviews are not trained, and generally very expert, at spotting when they are not being told the truth or when there's something in the paperwork that doesn't add up? What would you do, if you'd conspired to cover up this sort of detail and the consular officer asked you, on oath remember, what you were doing during that period left blank or marked as unemployed - particularly if you don't have 100% certainty that they didn't have evidence you were not telling the truth? The fact is that declaring that job and explaining it is FAR more likely to result in an approval, than trying to cover it up and being caught. Yes the couple would be in some difficulty if they ever found out. No I would not risk my own future because I did not hide anything. About checking the employers - believe it or not the American Government that all-mighty institution does not have access to every record in every country in the world. Yes some countries are still independent and some records are for their own purposes only and consulates do not have access to other countries records. Thats why they ask you to provide police certificate - because they cannot check it themselves. Yes you are right about that you should be honest, I am not trying to make them lie, but it is a possibility. What I am trying to say is that the consulates are not all-mighty (and every country has their own rules as to what information they would provide them access to) and there is no way they know everything. Consulate officials are trained but they are not policemen as you are making it sound.And again I wanna stress that I think it depends onthe country the consulate is in - some consulates do not get many K1 petitions and are more generous and less likely to go into details. Also if the country is high visa fraud country... So I do understand what you are saying but it is not up to me or you.	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	Just wondering... How would they know about the job if she says unemployed? Can they check it?How? For example I know about a lot of people in Bulgaria who went on an interview withut listing all their previous employers (not K1, J1 visa interview though) and nothing happened. Do u think they would investigate the employers? No they don't investigate employers - at least not as such - but what you are suggesting is that the beneficiary lies, with deliberate intent to mislead the consular official into granting a visa that might otherwise be denied if the truth were not obscured, meaning that if a visa is granted on that basis and then for any reason the true information becomes known, any immigrant status in the US is subsequently at risk, even years into the future. That's not an entirely reasoned notion, particularly since it is not known exactly what data may be available to the US, or even what other information provided by the couple themselves might contradict the statement. Well I think if the couple decides to do that they would be very careful not to provide contradicting evidence. I agree with you that it is not recommended but if they think they might not get the visa otherwise... And I seriously do not believe in the allseeing and allknowing myth about immigration officers and procedures. But it is to their discression anyway...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	questionable prior work experience?	Just wondering... How would they know about the job if she says unemployed? Can they check it?How? For example I know about a lot of people in Bulgaria who went on an interview withut listing all their previous employers (not K1, J1 visa interview though) and nothing happened. Do u think they would investigate the employers? Just wondering... How would they know about the job if she says unemployed? Can they check it?How? For example I know about a lot of people in Bulgaria who went on an interview withut listing all their previous employers (not K1, J1 visa interview though) and nothing happened. Do u think they would investigate the employers?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-28 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	For I-129F birth certificate	Yes I was wondering the same things too... But we didn't wanna wait for the certificate being translated n certified so we filed without it... Some people have been given RFEs for the certificate soma haven't. I think it just depends whether your name hits a match in the database or sth...Who knows?I just hope everything is ok with our petition. But if you have the certificate and it is translated just send it - it won't hurt. And good luck	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-31 12:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cover Letter & Package Organization Questions	1. We listed everything in our cover letter - including all proof of having met and of ongoing realtionship(we just put proof of ongoing realtionship including .....) 2. We organised our packege by trip, decided it would help more. But I do not know whether it matters that much since they put it in their own folders...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-01 08:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Home Residency Restriction	http://travel.state..../info_1296.html This page contains info on obtaining waivers for J1's. Scroll down to the bottom and open the next to the last link, which will open a PDF. Go to page 11 and read the first 'Miscellaneous Question'. Thank you for the link..I hate to be skeptical but Mike needs lower his optimism...I sent him the link and the "proof" that it does not matter if I studied in Bulgaria or not...I have to be in Moldova. However, since I only have to "serve" 4.5 months, I dont think I should apply for a waiver....it might take way more than 4 months...MPGPM was right... Thank you very much for clarfying my confusion So you are gonna have to wait it out after all? Well, as we had talked about, maybe we can all meet up on the Black Sea and do some celebrating together before Mike and I bring you lovely Eastern European ladies to join us in the US! Hey guys can I join the party?I heard it is quite nice there in the summer	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-06 03:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance or Change of Status	I just read today somewhere that if you are from Texas you have to wait 30 or 60(im not sure)days from the date you got your divorce decreebefore u r able to file for K1. That is bacause you have to be eligible to marry and you are not cosidered such before 30 days have passed. I am not so sure about it though, just wanted to tell you so you could investigate yourself... Good Luck!	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-06 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are we too poor to be in love?	I've been in a long distance relationship for just over 3 years now, so believe me, I know how hard it is to just want to hold his hand or hug him and you can't. That's something that everyone on this site has endured. To say that is a 'death sentence' for your relationship, though, implies that the relationship won't make it unless you're physically together. My point is simply to say if that is true, then good luck making it. Everybody has endured that I agree, but I have had his doubts so I am just saying that I understand him too... He just needs some more reasurrance, sometimes you do not how strong you could be and how much you can really love. So good luck on your journey, if you love her and you really want her you can do it, believe me the "death sentence" would come only when you give up.	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-09 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Are we too poor to be in love?	We need to get together as soon as possible, and another 6-9 months minimum might be a death sentance to us. If 6-9 months more waiting is going to make or break your relationship, you have more things to worry about than to how to afford the K1/AOS process. I agree w u TracyTN but I understand him too... I have spent so many nights on skype striving to keep the butterflies in my stomach when he smiles and not to forget the expression of his eyes when he looks at me... It is hard, may be it is just me, but it is hard to keep the feelings as fresh as when we were together for last time... I don't know whether it is a "death sentence" but it definetely deprives us from something very precious that most people do not even notice in their relationship - the enjoyment of the other person's presence, how much u need a hug sometimes or just a shoulder to cry on, or his jokes and kisses to make ur day bright again...Oh God I miss him... I understand why he thinks it might be a "death sentence". It does need strong people to go though all this.	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-09 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	VSC lose my petition, now I have to refile.	I am sorry to hear thet... They just cannot be so irresponsible with people's lives Good luck to you, hope ull get through the process very fast	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-01 08:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mistake on the I-129.....Is it that big of a deal?	I just received our NOA 1 today. Which I was really excited about, but then I was reading over the information, as told to do so, and I realized there was a mistake in the information. I accidentally wrote the wrong zip code down on our I-129F form. The notice of action still arrived only a week after we sent our package in and seemed to arrive without a problem. I already called and took care of the problem, but I am a little worried...okay really worried about it. So is this mistake of the wrong zip code going to slow down the process of the petition much or at all?	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-04-04 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2 year restriction	Elena, I'm glad to see people that are able to help you out with this situation. It makes me feel good to know hope is always there! joe, any ideas on how to sharpen the stamps color so i could actually see the dates to write them down? Hello elena:) just wanted to say something that I think might help you a ltl:) the company I work at had the problem of determing for how long the foreigners who work in the country have spent here and we found out that if you are for example from the EU u can enter the country only with ur ID card, there is no way you can actually prove for the authorities for how long they have been in or out of the country. So i was wondereing what if u had to change ur passportor entered on ID card(no stamps in it)? How are they gonna approach that? Cause i am sure no records are stored at the border proving entry... If it is the same in Moldova then you should see if you can somehow report longer stays... just thougth I might be useful:) All the best	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-27 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2 year restriction	Guys you are totally freakin me out...Does that mean i'm not going to be able to see my honey for one more year even if i came from the US almost 5 years ago just because i'm studying in Bulgaria? Ok,..now i wanna kill myself No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out!! I just meant to give you a heads up, to see if your 2 year HRR has been satisfied...have you spent 2 years in your home country, Moldova since returning from US? (By this I mean, returning from the US after using the J-1 visa with the 2 year HRR) If not, you may not be able to adjust your status to get your residency once you get here w/ the K-1 visa, i.e. it will cause you more problems if your AOS petition is rejected because youre still bound by the 2yr HRR from a J1 issued many ears ago. Your case is different because you left the US, but you're studying in Bulgaria a third country. I don't know what that means w/ regards to the 2 years HRR, if it is still in place. Perhaps doing a little further research into this and seeing about how to file a waiver letter. I think its something that can be filed in your home country....or at the Moldovan Consulate in Bulgaria? Oh dear, I feel bad now....since I'm thinking I may be confusing you even further.....and I certainly don't want to cause you any more upset. -P Ok...I did have that restriction... i just checked. It is called Visitor 212e. It's written right on my very first US visa. I came sometimes on June 17, 2002 and left for Bulgaria at the end of August 2003 so that makes it 14.5 months. Over three years I came on 7 spring/fall breaks of 7 week each (I dont know if a break counts) so that makes it around 2 more months so it's 16.5 months.Then i came for four winter breaks (3 weeks each)...ok...there are 2.5 more months so it's 20 monts. BTW, would that affect my getting an NOA 2? I'm going to Moldova in the middle of May since i'm graduating. The visa is valid for 6 months...so if i wont have a problem getting a k-1 maybe i should just stay in the country for 5 more months (which of course will hurt my career development)...This has NOT been a good day...been crying all the time Im sorry kinzaza... do not worry it will be good at the ned...(which sounds so cliche, but it is true:)) try checking it at the Embassy and then with your gov to see if they would "object" Don'y worry,just check everyhting twice and then think about what you would do.. Good luck	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2 year restriction	Guys you are totally freakin me out...Does that mean i'm not going to be able to see my honey for one more year even if i came from the US almost 5 years ago just because i'm studying in Bulgaria? Ok,..now i wanna kill myself Hey Kinzaza, just wanted to say i really sympathy you... Why don't you try check with our Embassy about your status for the J1? They are kind of helpful... And then you could try checking if Moldova would allow you to get waiver Everyhting best kinzaza Good luck! Thank you so much. Does MY government have to grant me a waiver? As far as I understand when you apply for it or before that I am not sure you have to get a statement from them confirming that they "do not object" for you to get a waiver...	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2 year restriction	Guys you are totally freakin me out...Does that mean i'm not going to be able to see my honey for one more year even if i came from the US almost 5 years ago just because i'm studying in Bulgaria? Ok,..now i wanna kill myself Hey Kinzaza, just wanted to say i really sympathy you... Why don't you try check with our Embassy about your status for the J1? They are kind of helpful... And then you could try checking if Moldova would allow you to get waiver Everyhting best kinzaza Good luck!	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-03-26 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	co-sponsor's Affidavit of Support .	We did use joint sponsor for our K1 application, that was my finace's mom. She had to fill in the same forms as he did (I-134) and sign it too. So the co-sponsor fills in the same form as your finace, then they get them notarized. At least that was what we did:)	Ivelina_Andrew	Male	Bulgaria	2007-08-25 13:40:00