ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill Pregnancy affect K1
If she's not pregnant now I would suggest you hold off until she's actually in the states, that way just in case you get an rfe she won't be stuck having a baby without you, you just never know what could happen. Best laid plans and all that. It won't really speed up your case but as far as hurting it, the only hurt would be if something should happen to delay the process and she ended up having the baby there you would have to file a seperate case for the baby at that point. There might be other country specific things I'm not aware of, but basically it'd be better to wait til she's here imo :) My dad always told me if its worth doing its also worth waiting for.
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-14 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling of Solitude in a K-1 Engagement

March 8, International Women's Day


If they want to celebrate that they can send me my man!!! :lol:
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-05 13:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling of Solitude in a K-1 Engagement
Awwww that means Christmas + Boxing Day for me :crying: Are there any other holidays I need to watch out for?
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-05 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling of Solitude in a K-1 Engagement
I know how you feel...my only advice is to try and find something to work on with your partner, like a project you can get excited about and work on together, then you can look forward to talking about it <3 It is hard...to sleep alone and just not have them there, but hang in there :)
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-04 21:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCentrelink
Ok, he's 23 (soon to be 24), healthy, stable family in Australia, no financial assets or resources, bachelors in media arts and lots of hospitality certificates, is that fine? We are two worrywarts lol
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-21 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCentrelink
Thank you for the quick answer :) the main thing we were worried about is if the consulate would see him using centrelink and think he is likely to become a public charge. I make more than enough to sponsor him by myself, so that isn't a problem :D We were just afraid they would look at that and think he won't be working, because he has no problem finding and keeping a job in America :thumbs: Thank you!
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-21 15:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures11/2/2011 NOA1 date... Would 7/7/2012 be safe as a wedding date?

This is exactly what Haidee and I are doing. The plan is to get married on paper as soon she gets here, the once we have enough money we are going to have an official wedding, one here and one in the Philippines...so technically we are going to be married three times :) Should I propose each time? hehe


Awesome!!! For his family in Australia we're just going to have a party since most of his immediate family will be coming to the big American one :3 For the planner in me its a dream come true :rofl:
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-29 08:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures11/2/2011 NOA1 date... Would 7/7/2012 be safe as a wedding date?

Ok, fair enough. Let me change my wording. Regarless of your 'life plan' I think it was foolish of you to plan a 'big money' wedding without the K-1 actually in hand. Like another said, you are adding more stress to an already exceptionally stessful situation. If September 1 isn't your cup of tea, what about October? Once the visa is issued, generally there is 6 months validity on it, meaning the beneficiary has 6 months to travel to the US. You don't need to move right away, so even if the benefiary gets the visa in...say...July, you can move in August and still fulfill the 90 days to get married requirement by marrying in October.

Good luck either way!



I think what hes saying is that he had a visa and was already in the us, planning to marry and adjust status (thus, the set wedding plans) however his previous visa was cut short (the big change of plans) which resulted in them forcing to do the K1 rather than the earlier plan of marrying and adjusting status. So it doesn't seem like it was his fault for making plans because the change of plans was unforseeable. Thats what I'm getting from it anyway lol
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-28 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures11/2/2011 NOA1 date... Would 7/7/2012 be safe as a wedding date?

I sent to Texas center but your processing would be very similar to mine. Wow!
Let's see what happens to us. Thanks for a kind advice!



No prob!! Hope we both get our NOA2s soon!!! :3
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-28 09:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures11/2/2011 NOA1 date... Would 7/7/2012 be safe as a wedding date?
I got my NOA1 around the same time as you with a target date at july 6th but based on the timeline and the fact that some time is needed to make sure you wont lose deposits etc, we changed the date to late sept, better weather anyway :) if it happens to get approved faster, no prob, we will be getting married on paper before the big event so it will be within the 3 months officially. I would do the same personally, plus think of it this way, technically you can marry your fiancee twice :3
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2011-12-28 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone successfully use composite photos?
I did the same as you with regards to the pics, 4 to a page with dates, who was in the pics, and where we were. Though I'm still playing the waiting game so time will tell! We lived together here in America for a year before his J1 ran out and we started this process, so we have a TON of pics, I probably sent ~28. I'll let you know if I hear anything!!
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2012-01-13 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFront & BACK??? copy of birth certificate??
My heart just sank....I didn't copy the back of my birth certificate...I only sent a copy of the pages of my passport that showed my trip to Australia...and I sent his birth certificate copy...am I screwed? Has anyone not copied the back and been approved/rfe'd? So far I haven't heard from anyone who didn't, gimmie some hope?!!? I hope to God I didn't let my man down -.-
AustramericanFemaleAustralia2012-01-13 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Beginning...Need my UK fiance' here yesterday.....
I agree with others. You need to meet the person you are interested in before you take things to the next level and start talking longer term plans such as engagement and marriage. This is solid universal advice and common sense. So your next step should be to meet in person and spend some time together.

As for what is easiest and fasted for immigration, someone commented that a US person going to the UK is faster than visa versa. I haven't tried the former but the advice I was given was that it was easier and better process wise for the UK person to immigrate to the US. I received this advice from my brother-in-law who is a lawyer and his job is immigration law. His specialty is work Visa's however, but he is familiar enough with the system that he advised me to follow the route of bringing my UK fiancee to the US. In my case there are also work consideration and also climate (cold climate is not good for either of us).
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-03 08:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestime of relationship?
As in the above reply, by the time you file you will have been in the relationship for about a year. I started getting close to my fiancee and things turned romantic around Aug/Sep 2008 and I flew over for a week that December to meet her for the first time. I actually filed for the I129F petition for the K1 visa in October 2009. So in my case I had known here a little over a year. In the mean time she had visited me twice in America for 2 weeks and then a month. We submitted photo's from my visit to England and her visit to the US, copies of airline boarding passes, passports with entry stamps, itineraries, a narrative of events, a list of emails (although we mostly communicated via other messaging or ventrilo). I had my brother-in-law review it for mistakes; he is an imigration lawyer (work visa's), however he didn't review it as a lawyer, but rather just to proof read it and check that all the information on the forms looked good.

In our case it was about 9 months from the application being sent in until the embassy interview and medical. I think most people get their interview in about 6 to 8 months depending on embassy and how loaded they are. Your ages are fine and the fact that your intended has a child is of no consequence as long as you can show financial ability to sponser fiancee + child. The more people there are, the higher the financial expecations although its not a high bar (poverty guidelines). The country you are sponsering a fiancee from may have some bearing on the length of time and the degree of scrutiny due to the levels of sham or fraud issues typically associated.

Best of luck to you! :)
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-05 07:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures90 days passed before signing letter of intent and G-325A
Because of the amount of time which passed between me providing my I129F and the time the documents would be needed for the embassy interview, I updated my letter of intent and sent it to my fiancee. I sent in my I129F, which of course included the letter of intent, in October 2009. The interview was in July 2010.

There were a few things I sent her just to be sure she had everything that were possibly needed. Better to have too much than not enough!
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-08 14:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 wait time
Oops, that does seem terribly long.

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 08 November 2010 - 04:15 PM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-08 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Papers
Yes, whatever constitutes the actual divorce decree in your state. Mine was New York state and the actual decree document which was dated and signed by the judge was 3 pages long.

Later on, and just to be thorough I privided my fiancee a complete copy of the entire divorce document which included the decree (first 3 pages) and some 24 additional pages (which I don't believe were necessary). I did take a "provide em with everything possible" philosophy because I figured it best to provide my fiancee with more than was needed "just in case" for her interview.

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 08 November 2010 - 03:30 PM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-08 15:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe passaport picture fr the K 1 visa needs to have the date on the picture?
Mine didn't have a date in it. I simply went to Walmart where they can take passport type photo's for about 7 USD. My fiancee was visiting the month prior to my sending in the I129F so I took her to Walmart for the photo's and we did most of the filling out of the forms etc so most of the I129F was done by the time she flew back to the UK,
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter 5 Months of Waiting for NOA2, Got RFE
The two apparent issues:

1) Job description

A previous person had a good idea - have your employer provide a written description of your job, and also include your resume. If it is a type of work which is rather full or jargon or is technical, then you may need to take the above and put it in lay terms - ie terms someone not in your field of work would understand.

2) Distance your state is from California

The internet or google is your friend. There isn't any reason you shouldn't be able to find out the distance with all the resources available on the internet. Find out the information and present it in your packet sent back to address the RFE. If it helps, print out a google map with point A and point B on it and the actual distance in between.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 15:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of relationship


i dont think the consular will read your conversations where there was arguments and say " well they fight that mean them relation is real lets give them the visa " i think you should show nice things, anyways the e-mails took just 5% or 8% of the level of proofs cuz you have just to start your computer and write words in ya keyboard and push " enter ", a letter is better, you write it with your own hand, you walk to the mail office, you buy a stamp you write the address and send it.


A agree. I don't think it helps anyone to offer unflattering stuff in an effort to show a "real" relationship. You don't want to make them doubt the success of the relationship with arguemnts etc. As above, offer positive things but a sampling. No need to send them a "bug squasher". =P
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of relationship
I've heard of people bringing a mountain of stuff to the interview and nearly every case mentioned here it was never looked at. As others have said, I don't think it can hurt to send too much but there is a point that you have to provide a good amount of envidence and call it enough. The I129F has to fit in the mail after all. Mine was less than a half inch thick. I sent a good dose of the basics and then made sure my fiancee had extra stuff she could come armed with at the interview, including things we kept like snail mail correspondence or cards etc, and additional photo's etc. We didn't go crazy like some people do but did want to have sufficient stuff. We haven't used snail mail all that much and lets face it, with the internet email, instant messaging, ventrilo, skype etc, not all that much is sent back and forth via snail mail anymore.

I do see the sense in following the regional forums because what embassy's accept may be different depending on countries the fiancee is applied for, especially the countries with higher rates of fraud so those may need more evidence etc. Get feed back from people dealing with those embassy's.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresproof of relationship
I did not include "content" of emails for proof of ongoing relationship and it doesn't appear to be necessary to go to that level of detail. What was recommended here were things from the following:

Photo's of you together with your fiancee.
Airline boarding passes that showed you flew to be with her or visa versa (dates etc)
Itineraries.
Stamps in the passport related to the above.
I did include a listing of emails sent over time, but no printouts of their contents, just maybe 10 pages over so many months showing emails sent and received, dates, her name and email address associated.

I provided a 2 or 3 page narrative stating when first became romantically involved, a summary of each visit with each other, dates and the items I provided as evidence (photo's, passport stamped pages, plane tickets etc). Since we used voice over internet chat (Ventrilo) to talk nearly daily, I just stated that as the explanation why there were periods with not much email. I didn't have any logs to that effect but the other evidence provided I'm sure the fact that we had visited each other in person 3 times prior to filing, that was sufficient for the I129F and it was accepted, no RFE's. Perhaps if we had only met once they might have wanted to see more but 3 separate visits (1 week, 2 weeks and 1 month) probably made a good case.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 10:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresformat for sending inK1?
Agree'd. My sister is a federal government bureaucrat (different org) and she knows how they like things done - "give them everything they ask for, organize it neatly and well, put cover sheets on each section to make it easy to find and identify the items etc. Pretend you are submitting a report but hold it together with a binder clip only. You want to make their job easy to read and to pull apart and examine without taking a chain saw to it. :D

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 10 November 2010 - 02:43 PM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 14:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSecond Fiance Visa Question
The info regarding previous marriages is pretty basic relationship stuff and is usually covered early whan a couple gets together. Most people understand things often don't work out so its not a deal breaker; it's a part of the background of many people. Occasionally there are men or women who, for some reason want to marry a person who was never married and that is important to them. If the original poster has that kind of a situation, then... well, others have already commented more or less to this.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-11 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition photos
From memory, I printed out on my HP Photosmart Inkjet printer 4x6 glossy photo's from our visits taken with my digicam. I believe I included one photo from our first visit, and around 3 or 4 photo's from each of the next two visits. I don't know if it was a plus or not, but it sure didn't hurt to have a prominent recognizable landmark in the background of a few of the photo's.

BTW, as an aside I noticed in earlier responses, high fraud countries mentioned. Does Visa Journey have a list of countries and a fraud rating (low, medium high). It might be a useful resource so those applying for Visa's can be aware of their situation during their processing. IOW, a person applying for a visa from a high fraud country would at least be aware of the need for additional evidence, solid proof etc etc.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-10 11:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition photos
I had digital pictures taken with my Canon Power Shot digicam - what isn't digital anymore? I simply printed them on my ink jet printer on glossy photo paper at home. They look just like those printed at Walmart, etc. I attached them to paper what would fit and wrote the names, date, and location on the backs of each photo and on the sheet each was attached to. My fiancee and I did happen to visit some very recognizable places like Washington DC so I was sure to include some of those to help highlight the fact that she came to America to visit me and it was clear from the picture it was America (Washington Monument or Capitol Building, both were unmistakable! So was Dulles Airport).

The embassy accepted my home printed pictures just fine for the application and K1 Visa process.

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 04 November 2010 - 11:22 AM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-04 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition Rejection!! Need Help!

Expiry date is an expiry date and it is important to make sure you use the current form.
They set expiry date on each form coz they have planned revision of each form, there can be chances that there might be no change on them but they do revise them and add or delete items required on the form based on their needs.


Sometimes that can be a problem. For example when it came time for my Fiancee to travel to London for her interview, I needed to make sure I provided her with the necessary forms, namely the I134 affidavit of support. Last spring/summer, the only I134 form I could find showed an expiration date of May 30, 2010 (from memory) and the Inteview as July 30. Even after May 30, I could only still find a from that showed an expiration date of May 30 so whats a guy to do? I went to the most official DOS website I could find and downloaded what they had listed and used it to fill out my information and sent it to the UK. I think the form still had a May 30, 2010 date and others stated they still did not have a newer one made and posted so thats all I could use. There were no issues thankfully and all was fine, but still that little expiration date problem was a concern. It goes without saying, use the latest and greatest but what can you do when the latest and greatest is past the expiration date? Catch 22?
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 09:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre the fees really going down?
Looks like I'm getting hit the wrong way on both ends. It appears I had to pay the higher of the fees for the I129F and since the AOS fees are going UP, I get to pay the higher of that one too. Gotta love it.

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 12 November 2010 - 06:36 PM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan fiancee ship goods to US in advance?
So the issue isn't whether a person is immigrating or what their status is, but one declaresr the items being shipped and what the best way to do that is. In other words, if you are trying to ship house hold and/or personal items and don't want to pay duty based on those being personal items you already own and are keeping with you as you immmigrate, then your status has to match up with that to qualify.

But the bottom line is you could ship items and totally disocciate them from your citizen or immigration status and declare them in some other way and pay a duty if it applied.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 14:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan fiancee ship goods to US in advance?

And yes, the US has the right to restrict import of good into their own country. Could you imagine if ANYONE at anytime could ship anything into the US?

Good luck


It happens every day 365 days a year as far a I know. Anyone at anytime does ship just about anything into the US and its a nightmare for the ports I'm sure. Obviously as long as the contents fall within legal rules (ie not hazardous etc etc) its legal and happens every day.

I would think the K1 process has nothing what so ever to do with what you ship and when. What matters most is that you are shipping items which are allowed by the US postal service or other agencies. So as long as you follow shipping laws and rules, you should be able to ship anything any time afaik. How does the parcel system know whether the person sending you stuff is immigrating, or just a relative or friend sending stuff - or someone shipping an Ebay item for that matter? If all of this is not the case, I'm all ears.

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 12 November 2010 - 08:49 AM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 08:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslooking for another set of eyes
Yes the cost of the I129F application is dropping. Naturally I've paid the higher pice and now they are raising the price of the AOS - luck me!

gumble grumble
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresit's been 16 weeks since NOA1 and no news - normal??
As my timeline shows, I sent the I129F in October 2009 and received the NOA1 later that same month. I had to wait until about January 20, 2010 for the NOA2 (notice of action which was the approval of my I129F application). It took about 12 weeks to get my approval and it was a K1 for a UK citizen. I can imagine it might take longer for other countries and of course case load and available staffing cause the processing times to vary. I'm sure with the economic downturn, staffing isn't at an all time high.

Regarding the I129F, I don't think I could have done it on my own (my Fiancee and I went over most of the paper work together) without the VJ website. It has a great guide and is very thorough and shows you all the items you need to include to submit a "complete" I129F and avoid an RFE or denial. Of course I went over the items and contents numerous times and asked a family member to review the final version before making my two copies and sending it to the Vermont processing center. But if you follow the guide here on VJ and go over it with a fine tooth comb, you should be able to get it approved with no delays (assuming you included all the qualifying and requisite items.)

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 12 November 2010 - 09:03 AM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-12 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresit's been 16 weeks since NOA1 and no news - normal??

I call my fiancee 2-3 times a week to keep from going crazy but I'll admit it isn't cheap.


If you want to talk daily and have a computer, it is much cheaper to use the internet to talk with something like Skype or Ventrilo. A microphone and speakers or headset is all you need and you can chat cheaply or for free, depending on what you have access too. I use a ventrilo server I have had access to to talk to my fiancee but I've been told there are free ventrilo servers you can set up that have a limited number of users allowed but that should be fine for just 2 people.
CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-09 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! No certificate of citizenship
I'm trying to think of what certificate of US citizenship would look like. I was born and raised in the US to parents born and raised here. What do I have?

Birth Certificate (which shows where I was born, and to whom, etc)
Social Security Card
Pass Port
Drivers License.

Those are my primaryf forms of documentation - I don't have any "certificate of US citizenship" however. Do you have a birth cert and what does it say on it?

Edited by CoffeeMuse, 08 November 2010 - 03:20 PM.

CoffeeMuseMaleUnited Kingdom2010-11-08 15:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresneed help to this...
QUOTE (nursecissism @ Oct 21 2009, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Dakine @ Oct 20 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (nursecissism @ Oct 20 2009, 08:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello fellow Vj'er... My friend is from Philippines but he's on UK now. His fiance were going to file for K1 visa for him and wants him to go back to Philippines. But my friend is on a 2yrs contract in UK. So his asking me if he could just stay in UK and wait for his papers there. i hope someone could share some info regarding this thanks a lot.

Just so he can get all the required paperwork from PI for the interview he should be OK. Needs NBI clearance, CENOMAR, valid passport and NSO BC.
Police clearance from UK shouldn't be a problem.


well guys thanks a lot for the info... but my friend is not a citizen of UK he just work there so does that matter then?. I appreciate all the info...

This question has been answered in earlier posts. If he is legally resident in the UK, then he can apply for a visa at the London consulate. He'll need all the necessary documentation from the Philippines.
Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-21 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresneed help to this...
From a US immigration perspective, there's no reason for him to go back to the Philippines. His fiancee can file the I-129F for him while he's in the UK. As long as he's legally resident in the UK, they can designate London as the consulate for his interview.
Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-20 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMost Recent I-129F form
QUOTE (Bobby_K1 @ Oct 22 2009, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
On the USCIS webpage located at http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f the page says "Last Updated on 01/09/2008".

However, the both the I-129F Instructions and actual I-129F Forms both state in the lower right hand corner that they were revised on 7/30/07.

The dates of the forms essentially do not match - it does not make sense for the website to say the forms were updated in 2008, but the actual PDFs available for download are listed as revised earlier than that in 2007.

Am I looking at the correct website? Are the forms that are present on the USCIS website the correct ones? Why is there is mismatch of dates when comparing the PDF revision dates to the online Updated date?

You need to read more carefully.

The webpage was updated on 1/9/2008.

The webpage states:
QUOTE
Edition Date :07/30/07, 11/24/06 editions can be used, no other editions accepted.



Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-22 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat papers do I send first?
QUOTE (New Beginnings @ Oct 20 2009, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't think Morocco has long and short forms. Your fiance should be able to obtain one no problem for about 20dh. My husband obtained his from the hospital he was born at.

The I-129F filing does not require a birth certificate for the foreign fiance. It requires a long form birth certificate (or copy of all pages of a valid, unexpired US passport) to prove the citizenship of the US citizen petitioner (if the US citizen derives his/her citizenship from birth).
Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-20 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat papers do I send first?
guides6ly.gif The K1 Guide includes a complete checklist of the documents you need to submit with your I-129F.

Long form birth certificate: http://en.wikipedia....cate#Long_forms
Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-20 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need to show Canadian ties if I'm under K-1 visa?
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Oct 23 2009, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Unfortunately, many Canadians have been given extra scrutiny at the border lately. You WILL have to show ties to Canada, even if you apply for a K-1. Once you've US citizen fiance has sent in the package to USCIS, he'll be given a notice of receipt, and he should send you this copy so that you can show it when crossing if questioned. Other ties you might want to consider is a letter from you parents, they probably don't have to be identified as your parents, indicating you're renting from them, and the amount. Make sure, only because it might be needed for extra scrutiny, a return ticket. Do you have credit card statements? Bank statements? That might help, showing an address, and financial ties to Canada until you're working. Register at perhaps a temp agency, and bring proof of that in the interm for employment purposes. You might have appointment letters or reminder slips from a Doctor or Dentist showing upcoming appointments? I'm grasping here, but I do think you're going to have increased problems crossing until you have some documentation showing ties to Canada, particularly if they have entered something in the computer showing this has been an issue already.

This is all true?for a Canadian visiting the US without a visa during the K-1 petition and application process.

The OP's question, however, was whether she would have to show ties to Canada if her K-1 was approved and she was entering the US on a K-1 visa. The answer to that question, as several others have correctly stated is no?while the K-1 is technically a nonimmigrant visa, it has immigrant intent and therefore requires no demonstration of ties to the "home" country.

The OP should be mindful of the other conditions of the K-1 visa: it allows a single entry to the United States for the purpose of marriage to the US citizen petitioner and adjustment of status. If she gets the K-1 and enters the US, she must marry, file for adjustment of status, and receive either the green card or an advance parole travel document before returning to Canada. If she returns to Canada at any point prior to receiving the GC/AP, she forfeits her status and has to start over with the CR-1 (and optionally K-3) process. She should know going in that the K-1 will mean a significant period of time where she won't be able to travel back and forth between the US and Canada. If that ability is important to her, then she and her SO should explore the CR-1 and K-3 routes.

Edited by Stephen + Elisha, 23 October 2009 - 08:36 AM.

Stephen + ElishaMaleSouth Korea2009-10-23 08:30:00