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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespermission to marry?
You might want to include a second copy of her birth certificate attached to the letter which shows the name of the person granting the consent (highlighting the name wouldn't be out of the question). The person writing the letter should have it notarized as well. They can do that at any bank or tax office for a nominal fee (many places even free). Be sure to have the person include their relationship as mother/father/legal guardian.

Good luck!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 13:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresprocessing times for visa?
Hi there. I'm from Oklahoma and my fiance is from the UK. We started this process (finally) on June 1, and got an approval in 22 days before it was sent to the NVC and now it's at the consulate. I will tell you up front that this speed is almost unheard of, but right now people who are filing through Vermont are getting lightning fast approvals with overflow help from the Lewisville, TX site. Hopefully the luck will hold out.

The first thing you should do is read the guides and flow charts on here and take a look at the sample forms. They are VERY helpful. You can learn a lot and help make the process easier and smoother.

If you need any help or have any questions, please feel free to send a message. There are plenty of us with UK fiance/e's out here. Good luck on your journey!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRegarding My G-325A Employment?...
Can you show tax returns for last year with income on it that satisfies the requirements? If so, you can list yourself as self employed, so long as the tax returns will pass muster.

A bank letter showing the deposits and withdrawals for the past year, along with bank statements to back it up, will help you as well.

Good luck!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 16:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!
Congrats!!!!!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 10:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresputting interview papers together
I didn't include any emails because we chat more than email, but I included a 38 page sampling of 2 years of call history. (One month for every six months of calls.)

If you include copies of boarding passes and trip itineraries and passport pages so you can document time spent together, it'll help a lot.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 11:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProblem with middle names
When you say nickname do you mean Maiden name? This wouldn't be a nick name, a nick name is something made up that isn't her real name. If this is her maiden name, you need to type it out as Edna Rose Roman, and only list Garcia in the Maiden name or Other Names Used section.

The forms need to be consistent. If they're not, you're looking at a possible RFE.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 11:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures134 questions
If you were a US Citizen at birth, then put your date of birth.

Add in your military allowances (BAH/BAQ/COLA, etc.) but NOT life insurance, as that isn't income unless you're dead.... at which point the K1 wouldn't be happening. :wacko:

Hope this helps, and GOOD LUCK!! :thumbs:

Edited by Dodi, 24 July 2010 - 08:16 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 20:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere to address the money order to?
The instructions to the I-129F itself will have that in there. You are correct, it's the US Dept. of Homeland Security.

Be sure not to shorten it to USDHS or anything like that. They won't take it, and will kick the whole thing back.

Hope that helps, and good luck!! :thumbs:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 / Sponsor Requirements to Verify Income
You should be fine with that. You'll also need a copy of his birth certificate or info-page in his passport to prove US Citizenship.

Good luck! :thumbs:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about lawyers and the military
If you look at my post "Immigration Attorney Rant" you'll see some of the pitfalls of hiring an attorney.

Of course if you have special circumstances requiring a waiver of any kind, criminal history, etc., then by all means hire an attorney. But I hired an attorney, not realizing how easy this process can be, and I'm regretting it. If you've got a pretty straightforward case, there's no reason to waste the money.

There are so many helpful people on this forum going through the same thing you are, and with the guides and sample forms, it is such an easy thing to do on your own. Don't waste hundreds, or maybe even thousands of dollars on an attorney to have them do something you're perfectly capable of doing on your own. You're going to give them all of the information they'll use to fill in the forms, and that's if they don't make you fill them in yourself.

Save your money for your wedding and your future. Do your homework here, and other forums online if you like, and ask plenty of questions if you get confused on anything. We're all available to help anytime, and there's probably no situation you could be in that hasn't been seen here at some point. Feel free to add friends and send messages if you don't feel comfortable posting everything here.

Welcome to Visa Journey, and GOOD LUCK!!! :thumbs:

Edited by Dodi, 24 July 2010 - 08:26 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp filling out the i-129f
I also listed the county for the state. (Dorset) It worked fine.

Hope that helps. :thumbs:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-25 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance Pregnant
Most airlines will allow your pregnant fiance to fly up until almost 7 months along (at least they did when I was prego and moving to Germany). So if you get your visa before then, you could have your child here.

Good luck!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-25 19:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion...
If she has been a legal resident in the country she's in (with a visa)for at least six months she could qualify for Direct Consular Filing IF the consulate or embassy there offers DCF. If not, she'll need to apply for the K1 at the USCIS.

Check out the guides and flow charts at the top of the page. You will find lots of valuable information on the path she'll need to take.

Good luck to your friend.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-25 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmarital status certificate
The USC would not require it. Some Asian countries do for the immigrant fiance, you might check with the consulate information page for yours.

Hope that helps.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-26 13:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Process as we followed (not legal advice)
You don't have to have certified copies of the USC's birth certificate, a photocopy will do. In fact, most of the people here have sent all photocopies with the I-129F packet. It's not until the interview that they require originals or certified copies of anything. NEVER send originals to the USCIS, because there's no guarantee you'll get them back, even with a request.

As previously posted, the I-134 will need to be provided at the interview, and they will need up-to-date information, and an original signature, so it's best to wait to send it. It doesn't hurt to send it with the I-129F, just so long as you're aware you'll need a new one for the interview.

The Beneficiary's medical and police records don't go to the USCIS. He'll need the originals translated for the interview.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-27 15:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMixed Signals
OK, first off, the USCIS doesn't use the terms NOA1 and NOA2. That's simply an acronym that people going through the process have applied to the Notices of Action. It's not a sign of anything with James the Immigration Rep. They simply don't use those terms. It is an I-797 Notice of Action. We use NOA1 for receipt notice because that's the first Notice of Action you'll get, and NOA2 for the approval because that's generally the 2nd Notice of Action you'll get.

2nd, the Immigration Reps can't tell you what's in an RFE letter. They can't see your file in front of them. All they see is a transcript of what's been updated into their system. It will say an RFE was sent, but it won't tell what it's about. If you want to know what's in the RFE you'll have to wait until you get the letter. That's the standard procedure. It doesn't mean the people you're speaking to don't know what they're doing, it simply means they can't give you the information you're looking for because they don't have access to it.

I'm sorry you're going through this, and I wish you the best of luck with the rest of the process.

Edited by Dodi, 21 July 2010 - 07:36 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-21 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past

Sorry Dodi... did you just add your picture :whistle: :bonk:


Yeah... I thought it might be necessary! :rofl:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-27 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
Andrew... I'm a SHE. :P B-)
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-27 15:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
What is your problem? Are you a troll who just comes to forums to stir people up?

Yes, I am aware that the legal system in the UK is different than the US. However, no charges were filed in the case he mentioned. Do you not even bother to READ things before jumping in headlong? (Just like in the other thread.)

Please, either post something useful or at least friendly, or just go away. The rest of us are actually trying to get something out of this forum.

Edited by Dodi, 27 July 2010 - 03:48 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-27 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
If no charges were filed, then it's something I wouldn't worry about. If you've got any type of documentation of the warning, you might take it with you just in case it's asked, but honestly, warnings here don't show up on criminal records, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
Kathryn,

Nobody here was trying to tell anyone to lie or falsify. Again, it's not to volunteer information you don't have any documentation to back up. If it's not on the reports and you have no way of obtaining documentation about it, such as VERY OLD infractions in smaller towns where records aren't the greatest, it might cause more harm than good, because you'll be required to get information where it doesn't exist anymore. I personally don't have this problem, as my fiance has NO criminal history whatsoever.

All we wanted was for Boiler to calm it down and stop attacking people. That's all he did by coming here. His posts were not helpful in any way.

Thank you for stepping in, but you seem to have misunderstood the entire problem here.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-24 20:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
Boiler, can you please calm down? This is a forum. This is a place where people come to read and share information. Your hostility is neither needed nor desired here by anyone. If you don't like what's posted, fine. You don't have to be rude with other posters. Please tone it down.

Edited by Dodi, 22 July 2010 - 09:42 AM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-22 09:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
Read up to previous posts. I have read the form.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-21 13:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
You might want to clarify that statement.

For the USC you don't declare arrests unless they fall under the IMBRA requirements.
For the Immigrant Fiance, you show documentation for what's on the police certificate.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-21 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past
@Marlea:

I just checked with Peter and you're right. It's NO TRACE, not NO DATA. That's what confused me. There's No Trace, No LIVE Trace, and Live Trace.

He got No Trace. All good. :innocent:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-21 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with bad past

Hi Dawn

First of all the Police certificate will only tell you one of three things, 1 = No Data (No Criminal Past on Record) 2 = No Live Trace (Criminal Past but Nothing Outstanding or Current) 3 = Live Trace (Ongoing charges to be made or Criminal history not yet exceeded statute of limitation date).. This will inform the embassy that he has a criminal past, but if he has done nothing illegal in the last 10 years as per his post, then he will get a "No Live Trace" which indicates he has a history... The embassy will then expect to see his Police Records which is different from the certificate as it lists all the crimes from the age of 15 to date, he can then disclose all the crimes listed on this report, after all this is what the US Embassy is going to work from, if you do know of something else that is not listed then it would not be a good idea to mention it as the Embassy will require documentation for the offense which will be hard to get if it is not listed on the official police report... All the court records then need to be collected for Every Offense. This takes time and money as all these reports and court records are chargeable.


My fiance got a "No Trace" on his form that he received yesterday, but he has NO criminal history. The only thing close was a failure to pay poll tax notice back when EVERYONE in the UK was protesting the poll tax, and a bankruptcy he filed a few years ago. (I say bankruptcy with criminal because he said it's nearly criminal to file bankruptcy in the UK.)

So how is this a signal of criminal history with nothing in the recent past if he has none? That seems a bit misleading and inaccurate.

Edited by Dodi, 21 July 2010 - 08:43 AM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-21 08:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor documentation
Is your employer withholding taxes from your income? You are eligible by law to receive a statement from your employer showing your earnings, including withholding. If you request this in writing, and they cannot provide it, you may have legal recourse with your State Dept. of Labor.

Cash is good at the moment because you can spend it immediately, but what is your employer hiding by refusing to write checks? BEWARE.

You need SOMETHING in writing to prove you're employed and what you earn. A letter from your employer, coupled with pay stubs - even if he just types them up into a spreadsheet and prints them on letterhead - would suffice.

Good luck. :thumbs:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-27 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor documentation
I-134's only require ONE year of tax return. Not three. You won't need the I-864 and three years of tax returns until time for the AOS.

The receivable in the property note would be considered an asset, not income, but then only if it's in your name. You'd really need to have it either paid to you, or titled to you in order to claim it on your I-134 or I-864.

Edited by Dodi, 25 July 2010 - 08:05 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-25 20:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 Received
According to DOS, our Packet 3 was sent out the same day our case was logged in London - 7/21/10 - and we received it today.

Packet 3 in London is only one page - instructions and links to download more instructions and forms. Luckily we already had all the forms filled out, printed, signed and copied, so he's mailing everything back today as well!!

He got his Varicella teter test results today - shows he's immune and doesn't need the shot! WOOHOO!!! All he needs now is the medical exam and he's ready for the interview!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Less than 2 months from my I-129F arriving in Vermont to the Packet 3 being sent back!! :wow:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-28 08:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support Question
You don't need to send the I-134 with the I-129F. It's only needed at the interview, and there is no fee.

Hope that helps! :thumbs:


And minimum wage sucks, but we've all been there! At least you have a job, that's what counts!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-28 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support Question
Regardless of the income amount the fiance Petitioner is always considered the primary sponsor. They're going to want to know you can support your future spouse. You'll have to fill out a I-134, but as soon as they see you don't make enough to qualify they'll switch to your co-sponsor's info.

Personal questios, but do you make anywhere close to the guidelines (just over $18k for a household of 2)? If you make enough now to qualify, even without the tax returns, you can provide a letter from your employer stating when you started, how much you make, and that you're a regular (not temp) employee in good standing, and attach copies of your pay stubs. You might consider also including a copy of your parents' tax return for last year showing you were still considered a dependent. It would be smart, however, to include a co-signer's form and documentation JUST IN CASE they ask for it.

Good luck! :thumbs:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-28 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant

No, other areas of the law don't have more "regulation". An attorney can say he specializes in whatever he/she cares to say they specialize in. If the client is stupid enough to believe it without asking to see educational and professional credentials, then it's the clients fault.

Selecting an attorney is just like buying a car. Research it a little bit first and you should find joy.


I was referred to her by a very well-respected attorney for whom she used to be an associate. Her father was a Mexican citizen by birth and became a naturalized US citizen after she was born. She was born in Mexico City, she lived the experience of her mother bringing a spouse to the US and then her father going through the process of naturalizing. She's very young, but I have known other young attorneys who have been very good at what they do because they're committed. She seemed committed the many times I spoke to her before beginning this process. Apparently she's still way too new to have gone through this enough to have struck out on her own.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 09:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
@Darnell: I'm keeping track of EVERYTHING, and I've only paid $100 as a "good faith" payment (I told her I needed to pay her something up front just for my own peace of mind, she said we'd settle up at the end after I'd worked off most of her fees, so I've not paid her anything else, and I have no intention of doing so at this point, since she's not actually DONE anything except email me a scanned copy of the notices SHE gets, when the USCIS has sent me the same thing!)

@Lesley - You're less than a mile from me. I can see Quail from my balcony. I'm just south of Penn & Memorial, trying to move NORTH of Penn & Memorial for the kids to get them out of the OKC School district.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
I hired an attorney for three reasons:

1. I'm a paralegal. I'm trained to trust attorneys to know what they're doing and I thought she might be able to help the process go smoother and faster. As a paralegal, she had agreed to barter part of her fees with me in exchange for my knowledge in drafting documents for some of her other cases, so I wouldn't be paying much out of pocket for her help.

2. I had a neighbor whose wife and stepson were from Wales and it took them 2 1/2 years and over $12k to get them over here because she kept getting denied. To this day I don't know why, but she said it was awful and she gets physically ill every time they have to go through another step (they just removed conditions). I thought an attorney would help me see any possible red flags and avoid the potholes in the road.

3. I hadn't found VisaJourney at the time.

I agree, she is much more trouble than she's worth. I've given up on her and was shocked to get a call from her yesterday. She was almost impossible to reach when I wanted to talk to her about things, and even now it took me 2 weeks of her cancelling on me before I gave up and just sent him the paperwork myself.

This process isn't difficult. We've got a very straightforward case. He has no criminal history whatsoever, and has lived in England his whole life (except for a small time in Wales for college). He's done everything on his side except take the medical, but he's got a clean medical history too (except for mild childhood asthma) and has no red flags that I can possibly think of. I'm doing things on my own from here on out, but would love to meet up for coffee to discuss your 'journey' and the AOS process. It'll be coming up for us too as soon as he gets here!! We're planning to get married on paper as soon as he arrives and then have an actual wedding ceremony in December for family and friends.

I'm in Oklahoma City, where are you?
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
Update for today.

Nearly 2 weeks after I gave up on the atty and sent the paperwork I'd compiled to Peter myself, she finally calls me back yesterday. She wanted to know if I received the NVC letter that she "thought" her paralegal sent to me before she went out of town on Monday. I told her that no, I hadn't. She said that it looks like our case will be sent to London very soon, so we should meet up to put together the paperwork to send over to him now that she had the case number, and that she had some time next Wednesday free.

I said, "I've had the case number for 2 weeks. I sent the paperwork to him almost 2 weeks ago. He got it on Monday. Our case was sent to the embassy last week, arrived there last Friday, was logged in yesterday and Packet 3 was already sent out."

She said, "You already sent out the paperwork? But you needed this scan code to put on everything, this case number, so that when he sends things back to the NVC they can scan it in!"

I said, "What are you talking about? For a K1 he doesn't send anything to the NVC. It's all at the embassy stage now."

She replies, "Are you sure? Hmmmm.... I'll have to look here.... K1's are so different than K3's.... Well, you should be ok then, I guess..."

Grrrrr. She needs to take down her shingle and find another line of work.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-23 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
The main reason we didn't draw up a contract was because she wanted to barter some of the fees with me. I'm a trained paralegal (though I don't work in a firm now) and she needed someone with family law experience to help draft some cases she was starting to take in.

We were going to work out some of her fees, but didn't draw up a specific contract because we were going to see how it played out a little to start with. Thank :ranting: we didn't!!
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-12 16:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
Luckily I have no contract with her, so I'm not liable for fees. I'm sending his packet out today after work. :dance:
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-12 14:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
Attorney's unprofessionalism strikes again.

I prepared a huge file for my fiance's Packet 3 documents. Made 3 complete copies (one for me, one for my fiance, one for the atty, in the hopes she'd prove useful when it comes time to the AOS). Everything is organized, put into a classification folder, sectioned and indexed with printed tabs and astrobrights between each document (or group of documents). I did this just like I would a legal file for a client of my own, and it's all been triple checked. She wouldn't have to DO anything to the packet, I just wanted her to have a copy, and she said she was going to send it to him. I didn't know if she had a cheaper way of doing it since she sends so many international packets.

I called my attorney last Tuesday to let her know that I'd received my NOA2, and that I was ready to meet with her to deliver my packet to her. She said Thursday would be a good day to meet, so I told her I'd have it all ready. I forgot to get a time from her on the phone so I emailed her, and she replied with a scanned hard copy of my NOA2 that had been sent to her office and asked me if we could meet Sunday afternoon instead. She makes weekend appointments often, so I thought nothing of it, but again, no time was given. I tried to call her on Friday afternoon to get a time, but I got the office voicemail, so I left my name and number and asked her to call me and let me know, and said that if I didn't hear from her I'd just come at 1pm. So I waited. :clock:

No call. I was kind of worried, so I called her cell on Saturday, left a msg there and again on the office voicemail. About 5pm on Saturday I finally got a text that she'd call me this morning to let me know what time. Something "came up" so she was busy. No call today. Not even a text.

I give up. I'm sending it to him myself. It's not like she can do anything from here on out anyway. :ranting:

Edited by Dodi, 11 July 2010 - 09:26 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-07-11 21:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant

And oh, just giving you a heads up, they will probably ask him about why his denied tourist visa, but he shouldn't mention to the consulate that it was because of some stupid advice a so-called immigration told you.


Yes, he was going to tell the immigration officer the same thing he said in the B2 interview, which was technically true - he planned to come to be with me for a few months to spend more time with my children and I before we got married. I needed help with the kids over the summer, and had no childcare, so we thought it would have been the perfect opportunity. A B2 would have allowed him to do that. He was denied because he had given up his flat and moved in with his parents to save money for our future, this gave the appearance that his ties weren't strong enough in the UK to ensure his return, even though he'd owned his own business there for over 5 years.

Oh well... you live and learn.
DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-06-30 10:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresImmigration Attorney Rant
Just a quick warning that this post may be SLIGHTLY :ot: but related to it.

I need to vent for a moment, because this K1 process is really getting to me.

I know there are horror stories out there about horrible immigration attorneys, even those affiliated with AILA, like mine claims to be, and feel free to chime in with your own, because I'm sure it could be worse. But this week has just made me break down.

My fiance and I have been together for 2 years, but we waited a year to meet in person because I have children from a previous marriage and I was terrified to introduce someone I met online into their lives if I wasn't absolutely sure. Once we met we just KNEW. There was never an awkward moment, like when you're in a new relationship. It was like picking my best friend up from the airport. I started talking to an immigration attorney immediately about our options, but as a single mom, I knew I couldn't afford her services and the fees all at once, so we had to wait.

She eventually said, "Well, you might want to consider what one of my other couples is doing. They don't have time to wait for the K1 before their planned wedding date, so he's getting a B2 and, even though you're not technically supposed to do it like this, there's a loophole we can exploit, and I'll help them smooth it over when it comes time for the AOS interview". We tried this, planned our wedding, and he got his interview appointment for the B2 on Feb 16th. Our wedding should have been last Friday, but of course, he was denied (even though he didn't mention the wedding).

I got my tax refund and hired her immediately, chalking it up to our bad luck, not her bad advice, and we started putting together the I-129F package. I got all the documentation together (she wouldn't let me file it without having the I-134 together and I didn't realize till joining a couple of forums that we didn't need that till the embassy stage). She even had the audacity to ask me, "Now, why did you apply for the B2?" SHE FORGOT SHE'D SUGGESTED IT!! :blink: I gave her the last of my paperwork on April 2nd, after I'd started a new job and had been to visit him in the UK. I didn't hear a word from her till I got confirmation on my 894364th phone call to her paralegal that the paperwork had been sent off on May 7th. :wacko:

When we hadn't gotten a receipt number in 3 weeks I still couldn't reach the atty on the phone, but she finally emailed me that she'd sent my package to the wrong place and it had been returned, but not to worry, she'd expressed it to the right place the same day. :bonk: THEN I find out that she sent my ORIGINAL I-134 with the I-129F package, including all of the original documentation, even though we'll need that for the embassy interview!!! :angry: :help:

I'm a paralegal. I'm trained to trust attorneys and to believe they know what they're doing, because they're trained to. Her father was even a naturalized citizen from Mexico, so she's supposed to know how this goes! I've learned more from VJ and another forum I'm a member of than she apparently did in law school. My wedding day should have been on Friday, but because we trusted her bad advice we lost all of our deposits, everything. And to add insult to injury, my florist mistakenly charged my credit card yesterday for a wedding he didn't do, because his assistant didn't cancel it like she was supposed to. (I got a refund before the day was over, but MAN, I broke down and cried like a baby! :crying: )

This is just all too much. Can we PLEASE get some good news soon???

Sorry about the rant, guys. I just needed to let off a little steam. /rant

Edited by Dodi, 29 June 2010 - 10:44 PM.

DodiFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-06-29 22:42:00