Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My Packet Rejected	you just need orders saying your being deployed	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-01-05 19:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Any Noa2 today?	I received email notice today said hard copy mailled Nov 4 Edited by easyukraine, 05 April 2011 - 01:29 PM.	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-04-05 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2	thanks	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-04-09 07:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2	ok have the notice now what ? any one know the web site or phone for NVC?	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-04-08 21:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bringing my child	you should ask some members in Peru region, for Ukraine as long as son is listed on petition he will not be refused k-2.	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-04-12 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	General information needed	if you come to the states and get married there is a waiting period before you can apply for a visa. if you do the fiance visa then you can get married and do what is called AOS for a green card to stay. her father can co sponsor her petition and u should be fine. just remember the waiting is a pain and very frustrating for some. if you use the guide as most of us have you should have no problems with submitting all the forms.	easyukraine	Male	Ukraine	2011-07-18 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa for minor child	I am not looking to refuse a father a right to visit with his child. I have a son myself and would hate to be denied his company... It sounds like we are pretty much out of options with her minor child unless he changes his mind. Thanks for the comments	bushido	Not Telling	Ukraine	2011-07-27 15:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa for minor child	My fiance is from Ukraine and has a daughter who is 6 years old. Her ex-husband refuses to give permission for the daughter to immigrate to United States. He has been periodically active in her life and I am not sure if his refusal is out of love for the daughter or a last attempt to control my ex-wife's life. He has refused any offer to persuade him to change his mine (including money). My fiance has been told it is unlikely she can win a court decision to allow her to immigrate with the minor because he always paid his required support and the courts are reluctant to terminate a fathers rights in Ukraine. I would agree with the courts if the father had been more active in his daughter's life, but now I honestly believe she will be happier here. I just don't know what can be done? Anyone have any advice if the father continues to refuse to give permission?	bushido	Not Telling	Ukraine	2011-07-26 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	lawyer or not	http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/287038-filipinafianceevisacom-be-aware/page__p__4351910#entry4351910 Just follow the directions, it's all on here. I really don't see how a lawyer can help you at the interview. If your fiance's financial stuff is standard, tax returns and W-2's, and you have a real relationship, proof of that. I'd tell him to keep the money and spend it on you when you get there...LOL Thanks so much, would do that. He can probably save the money for wedding Thanks for the link and sharing http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/287038-filipinafianceevisacom-be-aware/page__p__4351910#entry4351910 Just follow the directions, it's all on here. I really don't see how a lawyer can help you at the interview. If your fiance's financial stuff is standard, tax returns and W-2's, and you have a real relationship, proof of that. I'd tell him to keep the money and spend it on you when you get there...LOL Thanks so much, would do that. He can probably save the money for wedding Thanks for the link and sharing	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-20 04:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	lawyer or not	It sounds like you've basically completed all of the work already. What exactly is it that the lawyer is going to do for you? Maybe put a stamp on the envelope and drop it in the mail? Is his "friend" planning on flying to the Philippines and going to the interview with you? As long as you bring all of the required documentation to the interview you should be fine. The questions they ask are based upon what most people in a legitimate relationship would normally know about each other. If you haven't already, check the VJ Wiki for a listing of likely questions for the interview. George No, he's not flying here to the Philippines upon my interview. He said that he just want to guide us coz the tough part is upon my interview here in Philippines coz Consulates are strict and wanna make sure this is not scam/fraud, but I told him that we don't have anything to worry about coz we've been together for 2 years and I've been to his country should've married him in the first place when I was there but I just wanna do it the right way since there's nothing to rush. I'll check the Wiki like you said I'm sure it'll be very much helpful. Thanks George	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-19 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	lawyer or not	I fully agree here. I have 2 very close friends who are specialized in Immigration Law. One asked me for documents that are not necessary at all which drove me crazy trying to locate the records myself while he was working on USAF Base Iraq (his HS Diploma for an I-129F??) . Not to mention the $$ fee $$ she was asking was ridiculous to say the least and 'that was with a discount'. Ahem. My other Legal Beagle Immigration friend told me DO NOT HIRE LAWYER unless needed for a serious and difficult problem, such as the 5% mentioned above. As stated earlier, if you can read and follow instructions exactly on what the USCIS requires, then you should have no problems. If you don't have what they require, no worries, they send you an RFE, and you just send in what they want. If your fiance's lawyer friend was sincere, he'd of told you both you really do not need him, in my humble opinion. Besides, you'll get a ton of questions answered here, with much support. Lastly, and this was total coincidence btw, one of my childhood friends and her husband work for USCIS and basically they told me that the process is systematic. For us, with the I-129F (actually all Visa apps), they are looking for proof the relationship is not fraudulent, or a scam. And, that most everybody eventually gets approved. Oh... lol, and that they don't like lawyers. LOL LOL So save your hard earned $$ for the future fees you'll encounter with the VJ. Best of luck to you both, Mari and Kadir PS: No... we do not have a lawyer. Sweet! Thanks for telling me that they don't like lawyers you saved me there....Yeah we're almost pretty done with the forms and I'm ready to send him the signed docs too (thanks to VJ for guiding me through that process). We have a lot of proof like pictures and boarding pass coz I've been to his country and he's been here too. Though right now I'm not so sure if he should keep the original docs (boarding pass,plane tickets,food stubs,etc.) just in case USCIS will ask for them or is it me for the interview here in the Philippines if I'll get approved. I'll be mailing it to him on Monday so just wanna make sure I send him the correct stuff. Thanks for boosting up my confidence	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-18 13:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	lawyer or not	A lawyer guarantees only that you'll finish the process in more time and with less cash. It will take more time because the lawyer can't fill out any of the paperwork without first getting the information from you and your fiance, and if you have to write this stuff down for the lawyer then you might as well be writing it on the forms yourself. You'll have less cash for obvious reasons. For 95% of people this process is entirely bureaucratic rather than legal. There's nothing a lawyer can do to make things go smoother, unless you just happen to be particularly lazy and don't like reading form instructions. Unless your fiance's friend is an immigration lawyer then he'll be just as much a "noob" to this process as any of us were when we first started. Even if his lawyer friend reads all of the relevant federal laws, as well as the policy manuals for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State, there are still things about the process that you can only discover with experience. VJ is a repository of the experience of hundreds of people over years of time. There is more collected experience and knowledge here than many experienced immigration lawyers have, and far more than any attorney who doesn't usually practice in immigration. On the other hand, if your case is one of the 5% where there are difficult problems to deal with - an overstay ban, inadmissibility, certain criminal convictions on the petitioner's record, etc. - then you need an experienced immigration lawyer to assist you. Thanks for giving me a clear view, I told my bf that I'll be checking here first before we make decision since we already started out with the process. Also, I wanna save the money for future expenses in this process. You're right the lawyer said that it might even take like 6 months to a year, upon checking the timelines here it doesn't really take that long. Our case isn't complicated I've been to US met his family and same with him he came down to my country to meet my folks no overstay or anything....thanks so much for giving me your point, really appreciate it.	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-18 13:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	lawyer or not	hello, I'm a newbie hoping Visajourney and people here can help me and my bf. We're done filling-out I-129F, made Fiance(e) Letter of Intent for both parties, completed G-325A, Cover Letter...in short we're almost done, we're just in the process of gathering all evidences like boarding pass, passport stamps, plane tickets, chat logs and pictures so I can mail it to him same with the signed docs. But my bf is still thinking of getting a lawyer just to make sure that process will be smooth. He has a friend who works in a law firm and he offered to help us though I'm not sure how's the process gonna be with a lawyer since I've been using VisaJourney as my guide. His friend is just afraid that I might have a hard-time with the interview it's actually pretty cheap like $200.00, any advices please if we still need a lawyer or not....really appreciate it	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-18 06:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing I-129F packet	Thanks for all the quick replies, really appreciate it. I'm finalizing the evidences now just wanna check here (I have a slight OCD...lol) and hopefully it won't take too long to send the files to him since Christmas is just few days away. I'll probably send it express mail to avoid delay. Cheers to us and kudos to VJ	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-22 03:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	mailing I-129F packet	hello VJ peeps, we're done with the forms...yay! I'm ready to mail the docs to my bf so he can send it to USCIS, but I noticed that there's an optional form G-1145. I'm not sure if this is really needed. Based on your experience would you advice us to send this with I-129F packet? For the photos, I've read some of the topic here it's typically Date, Location and Name needed to be written at the back. My question is how many pictures do you usually include; our photos with me so I have to print it here in the Philippines I'll include it when I send him my other signed docs. We just don't wanna overdo my application if I send like 15 pictures in the packet. How many is the ideal number of photos? Also, who should have the original copies of boarding pass, ticket stubs, etc. I was thinking of sending it to him in the US just in case USCIS will ask for original copies but I'm also afraid that I might need it upon my interview here in Manila. Lastly, I know this is a very simple plain question but just wanna make sure should we staple the forms that go together? Like the "I-129F Supplement of how we've seen each other" Or a big paperclip will do. I really appreciate any advice, I just can't wait to send the docs to my bf so it'll start moving. Btw, Happy Holidays to everyone	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-22 01:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport stamps	hello VJ peeps, happy holiday to everyone! I'm almost at the end of the process of filling out the K1 forms and gathering the evidences, I never thought it's really gonna be tough but I'm sure it's all gonna be worth it. Thank God for this site and people here that supported me. Anyways, for the passport stamps I've read that all passport pages needs to be photocopied. So I photocopied everything, but I noticed that I have a lot of papers now (it's as thick as a book like almost hundred or so). Coz I've been to US twice so that means I have to photocopy 2 passport pages and that doesn't include my bf's coz he's also been here in the Philippines. My question is do I still need to photocopy my tourist visa? Like all the passport page again, coz my visa is in the 3rd passport. Also, do you think that the USCIS would mind if it's as thick as a book? I'm afraid that they'll get bored browsing through the pagesand they might think there's too many infos. For the labelling, I highlighted the impt. facts like name, dates in boarding pass and ticket. Would you also advise me to add a post-it note and indicate what happened to those attachments? Really appreciate your input on this, I'm hoping to send this after holidays coz it might just get lost in the Post Office. TIA	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-12-29 02:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Delivery of I-129F package	thanks everyone for the support, I love being here at VJ. it's really paranoia coz u guys know how hard it is to build those pacakge We checked USPS this morning still no updates though...I'm also hoping we'll get NOA1 soon	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-02-07 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Delivery of I-129F package	thanks Coconuts, really appreciate it hopefuly ours will also turn out good just like yours, good luck on your further journey	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-02-05 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Delivery of I-129F package	Hello VJers, our I-129F has been sent last Thurs 02/03 and it was expected to be delivered today. I was tracking the deliver but on the USPS site it says that Sorting Complete, February 05, 2011, 8:58 am, LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 Notice Left, February 05, 2011, 8:57 am, LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 I think there's nobody to receive it today since it's Saturday our bad we should've thought that this will be delivered on a weekend. Me and my baby's kindda worried that it'll get lost or something. Does anybody encountered this kind of situation before that there's nobody to receive that package? If so, will this be mailed again by the USPS or somebody from the TSC should pick it up. Sorry we're not sure about how it's going to be. Any response will be appreciated and will probably give us peace of mind (at least for the meantime coz we just got started). Thanks peeps Edited by Barn and Cean, 05 February 2011 - 01:41 PM.	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-02-05 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Tax related question	Hello everyone, My name is Barnabas (using my baby's account) and I live in US, while my baby fiance lives in the Philippines. So, I'm doing my taxes this year (I filed for an extenstion), and I know that I need to make 125% above the poverty level. My income was just below that (18,110). So, I was filing on TurboTax and I wanted to add in some rental income that I had received from renting a spare room out of my home. However, when I was filing on TurboTax, they asked me about various deductions I could claim for depreciation, repairs and maintenance to my property. After adding everything up, it seems like I spent more money maintaining and repairing the house then I made in Rental income. Therefore, 2 things happened. 1. My refund went up to a decent amount 2. My AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) went down to $15,000 something. So, obviously I was happy about getting extra on my return, but I'm afraid the lower AGI will be viewed negatively by the people processing my claim when they decide to look at my income, even though my actual income was $18,000ish. So I have a few questions. 1. Should I definitely find a way to boost my income for 2010 (through rental or whatever) to increase my chances at getting approved. I don't know if 18,110 is close enough, or I should definitely be above the minimum, 18,330 or whatever... 2. Should I exclude the deductions for my rental property so my AGI on my Tax forms stays at 18,000 +? I'm assuming that I should, but I just want to confirm that. Also, even though I have my forms almost completed on TurboTax, and my refund will barely be anything after paying TurboTax, I'm wondering if I should just take my stuff to a Tax Attorney and spend a bit more to have them prepare it and make sure it's done properly, since this could be one of the most important tax filings I'll ever do!!	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-04-20 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Approval	congrats on your approval really appreciate this thread so much this will be a big help in the future....Good luck on all your future journeys	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-04-30 07:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	csc inquiry	wow you really went out of your way to have this expedited we actually have the same submission date of filling. Seems that CSC is working fast and approval is right around the corner. I hope your fiance and her family will be okay, I live in the Philippines and been to Mindanao but it wasn't too bad for me. Maybe you can also ask her to start seeking the necessary requirements such as CENOMAR, passport and her NBI clearance just in case you guys are gonna get approved. I'm sure this will still be valid once you receive your approval. By the way, how'd you know the vaccination/shots that will be needed? I was also thinking of having these before the Medical (probably a lot cheaper) Thanks and Good luck on your expedite	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-04-30 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i-129F APPROVAL	well, there's Igor's list you can check fellow VJers timeline but there's really nothing specific like 'this is the date they're working on now". We only have estimates, keep in mind that probably we're only a part of the people who filled petition. If you check the link it seems that it's random, some people gets approved sooner, some later. Check the posts some people even got approved less than a month but for me I'm waiting more than 3 months now. So I guess better not to expect since you're on your 2nd month but once you hit the 5 months mark that's the time you make a call and follow-up.	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-06-01 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	No NVC number?	I also have the same problem we received our NOA2 14 June and been calling NVC to check if they have it....but of course nothing's new. Calling them is starting to be a habit	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-06-30 10:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long to hear about visa after NOA2?	same here we got our NOA2 14 June and still nothing from NVC they can't even tell if they received the file from USCIS......I'm kindda worried that it got lost or something so the CSR advised us to email the research team. Hopefully we'll hear something from them this week, let's just keep on calling them.	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-07-11 01:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Poverty Line -aabove	sorry I wasn't able to finish my post I was trying to edit but I was locked up Hi VJ-ers, We're currently working on the I-134 now and I have a couple of question that needs enlightenment. Upon checking 1040 his Wage is ($18,411.00) and is above poverty level ($18,387.00) only a couple of dollars above. But at the bottom part they already deducted the Student Loan which makes the Adjusted Gross Income to $17,714.00 so we're a lil bit worried about that. Not sure what the CO's gonna look at upon my interview, so we're thinking now if we'll be in a lil bit of trouble here. Do you guys think that we need to include his Real Estate to help us back up his Salary which is almost below poverty line? Do we also need to put his insurance amount? Thanks in advance guys	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-07-19 09:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Poverty Line -aabove	Hi VJ peeps, We're currently working on the I-134 now and my fiance is just a	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-07-19 09:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Few Dollars Above Poverty Level	Hi VJ-ers, We're currently working on the I-134 now and I have a couple of question that needs enlightenment. Upon checking 1040 his Wage is ($18,411.00) and is above poverty level ($18,387.00) only a couple of dollars above. But at the bottom part they already deducted the Student Loan which makes the Adjusted Gross Income to $17,714.00 so we're a lil bit worried about that. Not sure what the CO's gonna look at upon my interview, so we're thinking now if we'll be in a lil bit of trouble here. Do you guys think that we need to include his Real Estate to help us back up his Salary which is almost below poverty line? Do we also need to put his insurance amount? Thanks in advance guys	grumpymcdorky18	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-07-20 02:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	evidence of support	I have a quick question..the evidence of support in case i require help do i need a citizen to do it or with a resident of usa will work..I need information asap The person who is filing for the K-1 (Your fiance' has to submit one) And if you don't meet the requirements for support then you need a co-sponsor which is anyone willing to do it. I didn't have a job at the time when we filed for k-1 so my brother was our co-sponsor. But the American fiance' still has to submit the paperwork as well as the co-sponsor. Not sure if you can use a resident though. Edited by okspider, 14 October 2010 - 09:00 PM.	okspider	Female	Denmark	2010-10-14 20:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	need help - Sponsor/Co-Sponsor at Recent Interview	my baby went to the interview today and they said he need a sponser but i did send sponser form and for a family of 7 the proverly guideline said #27000-34000 and they also told him i need to come for and interview do any have that problem i was hoping he got through with me because i have small child here and i hard to get away but if i have i have what if can't go for my interview would they turn him down i need some help I don't know how it is in Jamaica, but I didn't have to go to my husbands interview in Denmark. I did go, but I didn't have to. There were no questions directed at me, they were all for him. You may need a co-sponsor if you don't meet the guidelines.	okspider	Female	Denmark	2010-10-14 21:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	proof on on going relationship question	We did. We also used photos, gift receipts, and e-mails.	okspider	Female	Denmark	2010-02-22 23:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I must make HOW much for K1	I am in the same boat - I have to sponsor myself, my daughter, and my fiance. So I was thinking that I would need to make $22,888, but Im pretty sure that amount you and I will need just went up because the 2011 poverty guidelines just were revised. So when I figured it I think we need to make $23,163 now. Might want to check the USCIS website.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-01 08:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Changing state drivers license when K1 visa in process?	Hi, I know that when you change your address from the address that were on the K-1 visa forms petition you need to let USCIS know, but what about a drivers license change? I am not changing my address. My address will remain the same to what I filled out on the I-129f forms etc, I will just have a different state license and license #. I used to live in MI but moved to OH ...not bothering to change my drivers license since it was still valid etc. When I filed the fiance visa petition I put the new OH state address that I was living. So will this matter? Do I need to tell USCIS?	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-04 09:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	List all the children of your alien fiance question....oops?	Hi there, So i have been reading the posts here etc, and decided to take a look at the forms I submitted for the K1 visa. I took another look at the I-129f form I completed for my fiance and I, and I noticed that the question about "list all children of your alien fiance" I put none. At the time of filling this out, I read it as children who will be accompanying him over to the USA, but upon further investigation it looks like it meant all of his kids even if they are staying in England. Which one should I have put? Special note: On his kids birth certificates...he was never listed as the father Will I get a RFE or was that lying if I misread the form? I forgot to say....his kids will not be coming over to the USA with him. They are going to remain in England.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-17 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Index number for UK birth certificate????	There are sites where you can look this information up - I think they are all pay-for sites. We used ancestry.co.uk. But there's a ton of them out there... He did one of those sites and it just gives him this number he claims is the volume number and page number.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-21 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Index number for UK birth certificate????	Hi My fiance is requesting his birth certificate and he needs something called an index number to request his birth certificate. Did everyone have to get theirs? Did they have to pay?	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-21 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Waiting...	I agree with what everyone else is saying....instant message, Skype (Skype has been a life saver when you can cam and see each others faces!) I send him packages a lot, and he does too. When it is special events where gifts are involved we open them on cam with each other. We do phone calls. I think communication is the key...and the visit when it can be afforded. We are getting closer to the end (hopefully) and we are getting more and more anxious, so its really tough. I saw my fiance last at Christmas, and I miss him so badly it hurts! Hang in there...this waiting is SO worth it. Nothing comes easy, but the things we have to fight for are often the most rewarding.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-22 13:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Checking K1 visa status everyday for NOA2 approval!	Oh I definitely know its worth it! Waiting is no issue, i think its more excitement getting to me.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-23 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Checking K1 visa status everyday for NOA2 approval!	Hi, I just wanted to vent and say that I am SOOOO anxious about getting the NOA2 approval for our fiance visa. Its getting to the 5 month mark, and I know sone have gone over that, but I am getting super anxious. I check the status every day...multiple times a day, hoping and praying I see approved. Its like I have NOA2 fever!!! I am just getting really really hopeful we will get an approval soon...we both are.	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-23 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How do I get a service request?	I know I am still not technically 5 months yet....I believe April 1st will be 5 months. We filed at the California Service Center. I called to check on the status...I know maybe pointless, but they told me the EXACT same thing they did last time I called - they are processing October 16th applications, and in 16 days I will be outside normal processing time. The operator suggested I call back in 30 days. Yeah right...im calling before then. So my question, because even if you ask nicely you might not get it, how do I request a service request?	uklover	Female	England	2011-03-30 15:50:00