Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembly of I-129F documentation	I used a couple small binder clips to hold plastic bags with the passport photos onto blank sheets of paper, as well as to section off each G-325A (this probably wasn't really necessary, but as we both had attachments for the form, it made me feel better to sort of clearly define it that way). I had everything two-hole punched at the top and held the entire petition together with an ACCO fastner. I also put tabs along the bottom to help locate specific parts of the petition (I-129F, G-235A Petitioner, G-325A Beneficiary, Supporting Evidence, etc.). And then it was just put in an envelope and shipped to NSC. It was actually very presentable on it's own, so we didn't bother with folders. Besides, a folder would add a whole extra second to the waiting time for approval I did the same as above.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-24 00:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Quitting job after K-1 Petition sent	My fiance may quit his part-time job after I have already sent the K-1 in. I included the job on the K-1 along with his other part-time job. Well the other part-time job has turned into full-time and he can't do both (well sanely anyways). Since he is the foreign fiance and will have to quit his job anyways to move to USA, does it really matter? Just looking for some thoughts on this. Jen	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-23 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-24 21:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New To This Site	I agree with everybody's posts. Welcome to VJ and good luck on your journey!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-21 09:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visiting while waiting	There is lots of debate on this on here. Just make sure she has lots of documentation to ties back to her country.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 from CSC, there is hope!	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-24 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Kids !!!!		jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 10:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question	Welcome to VJ! You will be fine as long as you are free to marry. I sent in our petition the day my fiance's 30-day waiting period was up.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Another CSC Approval!	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Need Some Help!!!	Look at the Guide tab on here. It will go through step by step how to get everything ready to file the petition. Your boyfriend would be the one filing the petition but it requires documentation from you as well. The Guide section is very informative. Good Luck!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got NOA2 today!!!	Congratulations!!!!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 10:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	11 days and no NOA1 and check not cashed yet	It will come soon. I am right behind you. I sent mine last week but I did receive confirmation that it was signed for. I would wait a few days.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 in email!	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-25 11:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visiting girlfriend, problems with customs	I think in alot of cases it just depends on who you get at customs. My fiance tried to come across the border last May via truck and was denied entry. In June, he flew by airplane and was allowed in no problem. It is however very important to bring with you information that shows ties to your home country. They need to see you have something to go back to. They may not ask for it but its better to be safe than sorry! Now me on the other hand almost always gets detained entering into Canada. I go to Canada for various reasons such as visiting my fiance, friends and work. I travel there for work a couple times a year so sometimes they think I am coming there too much! On a positive note, I was in BC two weeks ago and they didn't ask one question. Phew! Edited by jen&darcy, 06 April 2006 - 12:21 PM.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-06 12:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1, G-325	All four copies should be ticked with "Other.... K-1 Visa". (or I-129F, either will do). Agree with above.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-27 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packing up your k-1 information to send in the mail...	I used the guidelines here and on USCIS's website on assembly. I used the ACCO Fasteners and punched two holes at the top of each page. I used a ziploc bag to put the check in and two-holed punched it too and put on top. I then used sheets of paper with our names and description of each section to divide each section. I had tabs at the bottom of those sheets so each section was easily accessible. The pictures I put in order from start to current in our relationship. I also arranged the boarding passes, hotel receipts and ATM receipts in the same fashion. I made sure that the dates on the boarding passes coincided with the dates that were written in my letter of proof of meeting. The photos were in clear plastic with the photo on top and a description of the photo on the bottom. Make sure to check several times that you signed and dated everything. I sent mine Express Mail so I had a tracking number and received a copy of the signature via email. Good Luck!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-27 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Received!!!!	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-27 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1	I received our NOA1 today via on-line. Yeah!!!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-27 09:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	interview	Congratulations!!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Engagement Ring Receipt	Thank you everybody for your opinions. Well I decided to include it. We shall see.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-20 11:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Engagement Ring Receipt	Ok I am going to try to make this short and sweet as possible. August 2005 my fiance was told by his attorney that his divorce was done. Well low and behold she made an error on his divorce paperwork and it was just finalized on March 20, 2006. I was up there September 1st and at that time we thought his divorce was overwith. He bought me a ring while I was there and proposed. I was going to send in a copy of the receipt but I thought it might look weird that he bought me a ring before his divorce was actually finalized. Do you think I should just leave it out of the packet and bring with me to the interview in case they ask? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Thanks! Jen	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-17 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Divorce Judgment	Well I think I am really screwed because of being misinformed by his divorce attorney. As I stated before, she stated the divorce was final March 17th but the Divorce Judgment says March 20th. The new paper that I received today states the following: 'This is to certify that the marriage of blah blah blah that was solemnized on the 15th day September 2001, was dissolved by a judgment that became effective on the 19th day of April, 2006. Dated at Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, this 20th day of April 2006.' I thought the Divorce Judgment that we received before was the final thing because it had judge's signature and a court stamp. Now it looks like we are totally screwed because we dated everything April 18th and I put the date of termination of the divorce as March 20th. Why me?	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Divorce Judgment	I am just concerned because I have two different documents. The attorney told us the divorce was final March 17, 2006. The date stamp is March 20, 2006 on the Divorce Judgment. This is the date I used on the petition paperwork. However, in Canada they have a 30-day 'cooling off' period. Now I am wondering if the divorce wasn't actually final until April 20th, and we signed all the papers April 18th. I have so many concerns now running through my head.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Divorce Judgment	I am not surprised because all this attorney has done for us is cause us grief. I would like to call her and give her a piece of my mind.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Divorce Judgment	Well I am expecting we will receive a RFE. I sent in a copy of my fiance's Divorce Judgment with the petition. In today's mail, I receive an original Certificate of Divorce from his fricken attorney. Now I am wondering if this is what I should have sent. Plus, she only sent me a fax of the Divorce Judgment and never sent me the original certified copy. I am about ready to cry and scream at the same time.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSC Approval	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-28 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got NOA1 through	Congratulations! I am in the Nebraska boat too!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-29 06:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Unsigned/undated attachment for employment history	I had the same thing. I was told I didn't have to have it signed. Mine aren't signed either.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-29 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	noa1	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-04-30 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	We got our interview date.	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-01 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	3rd time must be the trick	Good luck!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-02 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Timeline Data?	The information on the timeline is based on other peoples timelines. As more people enter their information, the system adjusts your expected date taking into consideration how quickly cases of the same type are being adjudicated. Hence this is why it is SO IMPORTANT for people to fill in their timelines.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-02 10:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Wait for RFE !?!	I think ours took about 6 working days to get to us -maybe our postman was using it to bookmark his Victoria'a secret catolog! LMAO!!!!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-01 21:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	APPROVED K-1 NOA2 rec'd 05/01/06	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-02 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	TOUCHED BY CSC!!!!! I-129F APPROVED!!!!!!!	Congratulations!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-02 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	number of photos for 129F?	I sent 7.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-03 14:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	YAY NEBRASKA! NOA2 HERE I COME	Congratulations!!!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-04 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian marrying a US Citizen - K1?	Why take the chance? The wait isn't that long. Yes, it sometimes takes up to 6 months but I would rather stick out the 6 months than doing something illegally and always having the fear of getting caught. To each his own.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-05 10:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Canadian marrying a US Citizen - K1?	*sigh* Gotta love these attorneys. Crossing the border as a tourist with the intent to marry and settle down is illegal and fraudulent. So is lying to CBP officials if they ask what the purpose of your visit is and you don't tell them you're planning to marry and settle. If you already know you're planning to get married, you need to apply for the K-1. Folks whose adjustments from tourist status (Canadian, VWP, or B-2) have been successful were successful because their decisions to marry were on the spur of the moment after they entered with bona fide tourist intent. You need a K-1. Agree!	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-05 10:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Returned	I've never heard that you can't send personal checks We filed on April 21st and they accepted my personal check. It was cashed a few days later.	jen&darcy	Not Telling	Canada	2006-05-04 12:54:00