ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical insurance
I was eligible to be put on my husband's health insurance through his job 24 hours after our wedding, because it was considered a "life change". Other "life changes" on the list for that group policy were birth, death, divorce, spouse losing job. Because we were married fairly quickly after I entered the US (6 days), we weren't worried too much about it.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-09 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswho should I call?
QUOTE (Major Kuma @ Dec 10 2007, 12:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks for the replies. I guess I will have to wait. But what's bothering me is the fact that my application never got "touched"... why is that?




Don't stress about whether or not you get "touched"-- many people go through the process without any evidence of touches at all. In the grand scheme of things, touches don't really mean anything. Focus instead on getting prepared for what comes next after you receive your NOA2 -- getting your paperwork in order, etc etc.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-09 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRegarding form G-325A...
I had the joy and pleasure of filling out the paper version of this form twice. It has four pages, each a different colour and different notation on the bottom, indicating the department that particular page was to be sent to. There are carbon pages between each page. Had to press pretty hard to get an imprint on all the pages. If I had a supplemental page to answer a question, I had to make 4 copies of it. Filling out the form "electronically" is so much easier!

But like YuandDan said, each page is different -- sending in 4 copies of the first page will not suffice.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-03 09:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdenial for length of relationship?
QUOTE (Kazan @ Dec 23 2007, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Never said it can't or does not happen. I am only putting myself in a government official's position. I'd question such a quick decision made over a very serious matter such as relocating to another country and marriage. I know people that take longer then 2 months just to buy a car.

QUOTE (Cassie @ Dec 23 2007, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our timeline:

Started talking to each other over the internet end of January 2004
Met in person April 2004 -- we knew by then that we loved each other, meeting each other just confirmed it
Met again in May 2004 -- got engaged
Got the visa in October 2004
got married November 2004 (less than two weeks after getting the visa)
still going strong 3 years later! So Kazan, it can happen!

I did get some questions at the consular stage -- the officer was kinda amazed that we got engaged the second time we met, and asked if we had met each other's families. When I told her even our parents had met each other and was rummaging to get out the pictures to prove it, she seemed ok with it and eventually approved me. I had proof up the wazoo to show that we were legitimate.




I hear what you are saying, I really do. My now sister-in-law was very leery about the whole situation, until she had a conversation with my hubby and realized that we talked about more stuff and learned more about each other in the first two months we knew each other than she and her husband did for the first year they were married! Internet relationships can be very fast and intense, and of course I would expect scrutiny for the very reasons you listed, because there are some people that are swept up in the emotion of it all and not thinking about what they are doing all the way through. But, that happens when people meet "in real life" too.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-23 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdenial for length of relationship?
Our timeline:

Started talking to each other over the internet end of January 2004
Met in person April 2004 -- we knew by then that we loved each other, meeting each other just confirmed it
Met again in May 2004 -- got engaged
Got the visa in October 2004
got married November 2004 (less than two weeks after getting the visa)
still going strong 3 years later! So Kazan, it can happen!

I did get some questions at the consular stage -- the officer was kinda amazed that we got engaged the second time we met, and asked if we had met each other's families. When I told her even our parents had met each other and was rummaging to get out the pictures to prove it, she seemed ok with it and eventually approved me. I had proof up the wazoo to show that we were legitimate.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-23 20:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresASK FOR REQUIREMENTS K1 VISA
When you send in the petition, they are looking for evidence that you have met in the last 2 years.

When you go for the visa interview, you can take evidence of your relationship, some of which may be emails between the two of you. If you decide to take emails, you will need to print out the full email.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-02 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarrying First Cousin
QUOTE (zqt3344 @ Jan 2 2008, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Right, sure, who put you up to posting this? Oh come on this has got to be a joke? Knowingly marrying your cousin, I mean are you drugs? wacko.gif

QUOTE (JKD_88 @ Jan 1 2008, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am marrying my first cousin, who is from Brazil. Please no rude comments, it really isn't a big deal at all to marry your first cousin. In my state it's perfectly legal to marry your first cousin and my lawyer didn't mention anything as far as denial goes so I was just wondering...do any of you think that us being first cousins will be a reason for us to be denied? unsure.gif I really hope not.

Thank you




If you have nothing constructive to offer, hush. It happens.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-02 21:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarrying First Cousin
QUOTE (Zuli & Yansel @ Jan 2 2008, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I dont think you should let them know that he is your cousin because they will think that your relationship is a fake... My situation is similar to yours, im marrying my second cousin but they have no way to find out. GOOD LUCK



You can't lie on the forms, where you are directly asked if your fiance is related to you. See post #21.

Edited by Cassie, 02 January 2008 - 09:24 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-02 21:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat Made You Choose The K-1 Visa Instead Of the Spouse Visa?
QUOTE (JVKn @ Jan 7 2008, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We didn't want to be apart the first year of our marriage smile.gif

Saludos,
Caro



Pretty much the same answer for us.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-07 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStaples or Paper Clips??
I used binder clips and had no problems.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-08 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes USCIS have heart about the process? quicker process technique.
Has anyone taken a gander at this helpful section of information? It may help you to understand the inner workings of the service centres (at least, the mindset of the adjudicators):

http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-13 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Q18
Whatever you put in the "how/when/where we met" section, make sure you can back it up with evidence (not just passport stamps). It helps your case.

They like to know how/when the relationship started, and when you met in person.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-19 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI129f denial reasons
QUOTE (Stephen1 @ Jan 20 2008, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks for the replies, I did meet my fiance in person and mailed in my I129f with lots of evidence in Oct. 2007. I just asked cause Ive read so many bad stories on the lawyers websites or doing web searches on denied I129fs or people denied at the consolate. Most denials were for good reasons but I few seemed unfair.



define unfair. Maybe someone will be able to explain why it isn't. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-20 13:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDiscussion with Congressman's Office regarding USCIS K-1, Processing timelines
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 19 2008, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (babblesgirl @ Jan 19 2008, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 19 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.visajourn...p...at=3&page=2

Check out the "TSC" and "Valentines Day" photos. Click on them.


Thanks Rebecca for that. So it all started as a result of people getting together to protest about visa processing delays in Texas? Thank goodness these people got together and organised all of this for the rest of us.

If this is true then it raises the question for me as to why there is so many disparaging comments from some VJ members about K1 filers getting stressed about delays on their petitions. Surely they are knocking the very motivation for this site being here in the first place.


I'm not sure which came first - the chicken or the egg - ie the site or the protests.

My opinion - the 'disparaging comments' come from the fact that those who have been around a bit longer realize that what is happening now - long timelines - isn't something new. It has happened before. Everytime there's a 'hiccup' with the service, the current batch of 'hiccupees' start protesting about the unfairness, etc. They are right, I suppose, but the unfairness has happened before and the 'disparaging remarks' are made to try and help the currently frustrated see that fact.


Disparaging is such an interesting word. I suppose one could intepret someone saying "you aren't the first to experience delays, and you certainly won't be the last" as such -- I remember the one time I complained about waiting for something during the K-1 and I got roundly scolded for it. It stung for a moment, until I thought about what was said, who was saying it, etc and realized that it was coming from a place of wisdom and experience. As an "old-timer" here on VJ I have received many a "you need to be quiet, you have no idea how I feel, etc etc" -- what people fail to see is that we do know how you feel even if we may not have experienced the exact same thing, I have read all about it the past 4 years here on VJ!

I also think that part of the success of VJ has been to ferret out information about delays etc and make that information more widely known. Before this site, I think it was harder to find helpful information about this process.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-19 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDiscussion with Congressman's Office regarding USCIS K-1, Processing timelines
ah yes, the infamous TSC protest. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-19 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPeople just dont get it, do they?
QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Dec 3 2007, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Dec 2 2007, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, instead of being silent, why don't you tell them what it's like?

It always blows people's minds when you tell them what it's like for an immigrant to arrive on the legal path. It's a good conversation starter and gives you a chance to blow off some steam.



good.gif yes.gif



I agree with that -- I have had the chance to have some good conversations about this topic with family and friends in Canada and here in the States and educate about the process -- particularly to those living here, many of whom thought marriage to a US citizen = automatic citizenship (or an easier path to citizenship). I was also fortunate in that my family was used to "the long wait of immigration" for my cousin's husband, who was becoming a dual Canadian/Australian citizen.

Not many people outside the process will completely "get it", and that's ok, just don't focus in on that so much or you will drive yourself crazy.
CassieFemaleCanada2007-12-03 09:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfast K-1 for my cuban sweetie
perhaps I am a cynic, but what exactly does your message say?
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-22 23:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisa application
QUOTE (LadyNoles @ Jan 28 2008, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif huh.gif mad.gif

MAN !!! I CANT BELIEVE WHAT I READ!!!

DUDE your behavior is the reason why CANADIANS have to go through that visak-1 %$^^^& crappy thing since just few years ( to many abuses from other countries and then they just sucked it up and included us in that garbage. How in the world do you meet those women?? Do you really think its LOVE ???



blink.gif blink.gif wacko.gif

think twice the next time.



hate to break it to you, but we've always had to go through "that visa K-1 crappy thing" .
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-28 10:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpire time of K1 and 90 day in country
After it is issued, your fiancee has up to 6 months to use it. The 90 day period starts once the visa is activated (used) at the point of entry into the United States.

The answer to your question is yes. I personally wouldn't leave it so close to the expiry date, but that's jsut me.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-07 01:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat exactlly is the RFE trick that everyone is talking about ?
QUOTE (OggyFX51 @ Feb 12 2008, 09:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can anyone enlighten me on this I hear in talked about in the forum alot but dont know what it is? unsure.gif



It's something you don't need to worry about unless you get an RFE and want to follow up on your case. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-12 09:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproved K-1 - Pregnant Fiance- urgent
QUOTE (tommyle08 @ Feb 19 2008, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you everyone for your quick assistance. good.gif Your consultation really eases my worries. I just called my fiancee (it's 3:20 AM in Vietnam now yes.gif ) and told her to bring the medical report of her pregnancy to the interview next week. She will get an X-ray within 3 weeks.

In the meantime, any additional information about my case is always needed.


make sure she knows to ask the x-ray techs for a lead apron to cover her abdomen, if they forget to ask her!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-19 19:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHiring a lawyer or doing it on your own....
We didn't use a lawyer. However, we took the precaution of having an initial consult with one, before deciding to do it ourselves.

My humble advice -- keep an eye on your lawyer, and make sure he/she is doing things in a timely manner and that he/she is familiar with the process. I know you are swamped with college, but it behooves you to keep on top of things and become completely familiar with the process yourself. This is an important document that you are seeking, and you cannot afford to let this slide.

Best wishes to you!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-22 22:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPositive Thinking
I counteracted my potential sadness with a lot of work -- packing up my apartment, overtime at my job, planning and preparing for the wedding, planning and preparing for the visa interview, spending time with my family, and of course spending time online/on the phone, etc., with Jerry. I conciously chose not to dwell on how long it might take, the process, missing him, etc etc because I knew it would drive me nuts and I didn't want to spend what time I had left in Canada being depressed.

I know it's hard to be away from your fiance, and the process can get you down, but I encourage you thusly: don't be patient. Persevere instead --be patient with a purpose and intent-- looking forward to your ultimate goal -- being together! smile.gif

Edited by Cassie, 22 February 2008 - 11:11 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-02-22 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDisparity Between VSC and CSC and
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Mar 5 2008, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Chris -

You say you don't just want to hear positive things and you want honesty.

You want to hear a really true honest thing? From someone who has been there?

Someday - when you and Susan are reunited - this wait will all be a memory. Really and truly it will. I've been married to my husband for 2.5 years now.

Sometimes, when we are reminiscing, we talk about our separations. They are almost sweet things now. A testament to us, I guess. That we made it.

Trust me. It's true.



Amen, I second that!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-05 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDisparity Between VSC and CSC and
QUOTE (Chris Future @ Mar 3 2008, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Caladan @ Mar 3 2008, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Mar 3 2008, 01:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If I had a dollar for every time I have read a "it's not fair, Vermont is so fast" post over the last 3 years, I'd be a rich rich woman!


And they've even reorganized it since then to make it a more equitable distribution of family-based petitions, IIRC. It is also cyclical. VSC slowed down earlier.

CSC hasn't recovered from the backlog yet (I believe they handle more AOS-related stuff than Vermont does, and it was a *huge* hit last August, and people who are here waiting for green cards took priority.)


Interesting. Green card processing does not keep families apart. Neither does AOS as far as i know. I know that employment visas, which keep people from taking a job here, are expedited. Why do marriage visas take the lowest priority, I wonder? Is marriage the #1 immigration fraud that it needs so much scrutiny. I'm starting to feel that the post that someone made once that they want it to take a long time on purpose so that the prospective emigrant will give up, only those that don't give up are real relationships. Cynical? I'll bet that factors into their processing times. I wonders if there is some historical precedent that fraudsters will give up after 6 months??



this is a huge reason why. People are still getting busted for organized marriage-for-green-card scams.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-03 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDisparity Between VSC and CSC and
If I had a dollar for every time I have read a "it's not fair, Vermont is so fast" post over the last 3 years, I'd be a rich rich woman!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-03 01:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRefused at the border?
QUOTE (jess&andrew @ Mar 6 2008, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has anyone here applied for the AP?



I had AP, and I was glad I spent the money for it, as my Mom was diagnosed with leukemia and I needed to go home fairly quickly after that diagnosis. It is worth to have, IMHO.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-07 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVehicular Homicide
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Mar 10 2008, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This thread is under the similar topics box below... may help you.



It was started by the OP smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-10 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVehicular Homicide
If one runs your name through a criminal records check, would this charge show up?

And are you the USC or foreign fiance?
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-10 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarriage
QUOTE (court @ Mar 10 2008, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am from Canada, and my fiance is from the United States. I was looking through the K1 Visa Application process, and it seems pretty straight forward. Can't i just skip the whole K1 Visa application and just go down the USA, get married and then apply for the EAD? I talked to a friend of mine who used to travel to and from the USA, and he said you can go down on a visitors visa for six months(which i already knew) and then just come back to Canada for a few days and then head back down and you can stay in the USA for another six months. Can i do this? Or do i have to get a K1 before i can get married?


1. Intentionally going to the US to get married and stay is immigration fraud.

2. You can go to the US, stay for 6 months minus a day, come back to Canada, and then go back to the US, but be prepared -- there are limits to the amount of time you can stay in the US without immigrating. Be also prepared that the border guards will be very suspicious of your travel history and you need to be prepared to show evidence that your primary residence is in Canada and you intend to come back.

Do some research, figure out which visa is best for your situation, and apply for it.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-10 15:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDual
QUOTE (Jesse G @ Mar 16 2008, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Cassie @ Mar 16 2008, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Canada allows its citizens to have dual citizenship, and the US doesn't really forbid it, so if you decide to pursue US citizenship, you will be ok. Provided the US doesn't change its mind in the future, of course.



I suppose I should add that MOST countries allow dual citizenship.. there are a few exceptions, I believe


Aye, there are quite a few countries that do not recognize dual citizenship, so it is wise to research that before making that kind of decision. Someone posted a link to a list of which countries do or do not allow it.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-16 22:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDual
Canada allows its citizens to have dual citizenship, and the US doesn't really forbid it, so if you decide to pursue US citizenship, you will be ok. Provided the US doesn't change its mind in the future, of course.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-16 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresallright,sorry for being silly
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Mar 22 2008, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm glad you're happy and I'm glad your case is approved.

The fact remains that phoning past the misinformation line and using a line intended for petitioners who have a request for further information from USCIS is abusing a valuable link put in place by USCIS to help those people.



that, and I am still not convinced that this "trick" actually works. 99% of people who have used it and reported back found out what they already knew -- that their case isn't being processed yet. Some trick.

Pretend you never heard of the RFE trick and stop the abuse of the RFE line!

Edited by Cassie, 22 March 2008 - 02:53 PM.

CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-22 14:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting fiance' when NOA2 is issued
You may not need the NOA2 for the visa interview, but you will need it for the AOS process once you are back in the US and married. So make sure you get that NOA2! It costs a ton of money to order a replacement copy!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-01-01 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 forms we met on the internet
Tell them: we met on yahoo 5 years ago. We chatted online for a year and decided to meet in person. he came to visit me in Columbia on ___________ and has visited me other times (then list the other times). We were engaged on _____________ and decided to begin the visa process.

Something like that. They want to know when/how you met, and when you met in person (if you didn't meet first in person). You don't need to write a long statement. Back up your statement with evidence.

Best wishes!
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-25 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long does he need in the airport?
He asks for the stamp as they are processing his brown envelope of paperwork at Customs & Immigration.

The length of time to go through the POE depends on time of day/how many others have paperwork to process at the same time/how many flights come in at the same time as your fiance. 2 to 3 hours layover seems to be a good amount of time to take care of things and get to the next gate.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-30 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
QUOTE (heatherritt @ Mar 29 2008, 03:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm still confused about why some POE's will stamp a temporary work authorization and others don't.


habit?

I don't mean that facetiously. smile.gif I really do think it's out of habit. Out of all the POE's into the US, I can count on my two hands how many still issue the stamp, and on one finger how many still do it with any consistency (the infamous JFK).
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-29 02:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
You can ask at your POE if they will give the stamp. I have heard of a couple POE's giving the stamp (not recently though, and not consistently). But other than that, you won't get the stamp at JFK -- they drop you off at a domestic terminal and nowhere near the customs and immigration section.

IMHO, the stamp is a waste of time anyways, but that's a discussion for another day.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-03-26 00:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS Entry Questions
QUOTE (Katie21 @ Apr 1 2008, 06:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmm but i already have my SS number since i went to college in the states and we plan to get married two weeks after i get back to the states- i was going to file my change in status the same week as my wedding. Oh well i suppose i will just have to be a lady of leisure for a while once i wait for my Work Authorization AFTER I get married...really sucks though. I hope this will be the next law of immigration to change as people need to work!



I hear you, I really do. But they ask for a affidavit of support (financial) from your fiance during this process for a reason.

trust me, having a couple of months to adjust to your new surroundings ain't so bad. smile.gif
CassieFemaleCanada2008-04-01 17:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS Entry Questions
QUOTE (Katie21 @ Apr 1 2008, 05:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmm looking at this post encourages me to look at the POE that i will be dealing with. Seeing as though i am from Dublin, Ireland and they actually do immigration in Dublin Airport, i guess i cant get my work stamp sad.gif but what if i fly from dublin into JFK, can i ask them then? even though i went through immigration in dublin...i know its probably not possible, but i think its so unfair that all POE dont offer the stamp. i mean whats so good about JFK lol wacko.gif i dont give up easily!



You will not be able to get the stamp at JFK, as you will be clearing customs & immigration in Dublin. From that point on, once you clear, you will be treated as if you are flying domestically in the US. You won't even come near the customs & immigration section at JFK.

I personally wouldn't stress so much about it. You can't work with a temp stamp until you get your SSN, and even then, many employers get super confused about the temp stamp and don't bother to hire based on that. The other problem with the temp stamp is that it's only good for 90 days, and unless you get married almost as soon as you get off the plane and get your paperwork in the mail the next day, it's doubtful you would get your EAD card in time, based on current processing times. Methinks that's why many POE's don't bother giving the stamp. But that's just my two cents.

To the OP: make sure that your fiance has her brown envelope in hand, and when she gets to the officer she needs to present it and say she wants to activate the K-1 visa in her passport. Most people have no problems, just a wait.
CassieFemaleCanada2008-04-01 17:02:00