Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA-2 Received Sept 11th	Just wanted to let everyone know, for those who have been concerned that their NOA-2 seems to be late. Mine was only one month late from the expected time described on this website. Edited by Brian75, 11 September 2012 - 06:37 PM.	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-09-11 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	2nd time around	I married a Japanese girl in 2000, went through the whole K1 - Greencard, then she turned into a maniac in '02 and we finally got divorced in '06. Now I want to marry another Japanese girl. Is it going to be a problem? The first one still lives here in the U.S., had a job until recently and is now collecting unemployment. Is the horror story of my 1st marriage going to haunt us?	Brian75	Male	Japan	2011-12-19 19:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can people from visa waiver countries skip K1?	Ok, I'm definitely sticking with the K-1 plan then. It wasn't my intention to out smart the system, but when USCIS can't tell me one way or the other, you guys are my only hope for answers. You all have my deepest gratitude!	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-16 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can people from visa waiver countries skip K1?	My husband and I got married in the US without a K-1, nothing illegal about that. The crucial issue is that the person cannot intend to immigrate when they come over, i.e. he went back to Canada after the wedding, and he's still there pending the approval of his CR-1 visa. If you get a K-1, then the person can stay in the US after the marriage while you adjust their status. Thank you for the reply, that makes perfect sense. However, my friends wife remained in the US after marriage, but that was about 8 or 9 years ago.	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-16 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can people from visa waiver countries skip K1?	My fiance lives in Japan, a visa waiver program country, and I have a friend who married his Japanese wife in the US while she was here on her visa waiver. They didn't have any problems, but that was a long time ago. I don't want to do anything illegal, but when I called USCIS, they basically said that it is a grey area. Does anyone have any experience with this?	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-16 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F, Regarding Question 11A	Thanks for the advice! Sorry for the double post, it seemed like no one was viewing this thread, so I thought I should target an audience with each question. VJ forum community rules! \m/ Oh, I forgot to mention that when I called USCIS, they had no opinion on whether or not I should include a letter concerning the details of my divorce, nor did they know if I will need the exact date and address for the old visa application. But they DID tell me that if I need those dates, I can file a FOIA request. Edited by Brian75, 16 February 2012 - 09:25 PM.	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-16 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F, Regarding Question 11A	11A have you ever filed for this or any other alien fiance before? If yes, give name, date and place of filing. I was married in 2000 and divorced in '06 to a girl who I filed a fiance visa for. My questions are: 1. Since the box is too small and I have to include an attachment, would it be beneficial to write an explanation of why the marriage didn't last? Do they really care about such things? 2. I don't know exactly when and where, down to the date and address of when I filed. I only have her A#. Do I really need exact date and address of where I sent the K-1? Can I just approximate? "It must have been early 2000 and sent to the old INS headquarters in Texas." 3. If really needed, can I find that info somewhere? One more question, on a different topic... A friend of mine didn't get a fiance visa at all. His wife (Japanese) just came here on a tourist visa and they got married. They now live in her country permanently, though they did live here for several years after they got married. So are there any consequences to just doing that and skipping the Fiance Visa, since Japanese (my fiance) can stay here 90 days without having to file for any sort of visa? Thanks!	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-16 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP! COMPLETE change of personality.... :(	Agreed. Big city girls are more likely to have big city expectations, and when you can't live up to them, you're in the dog house for the rest of the relationship, being punished for screwing up "her life".	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-17 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HELP! COMPLETE change of personality.... :(	I'm too tired to read the last two pages of this thread, so forgive me if I'm kicking a dead horse when I say... I have been in a lot of relationships, foreign and domestic and I can tell you with great personal certainty that people do not "grow up" or mature very quickly when in a relationship. Its in the down time between relationships that the maturing is done. If a girl is walking all over you, break it off on the spot. That type of person has a long way to go before she will become the respectful person you expect her to be. If shes really hot, she might not get there until her beauty fades from age. Those really hot girls haven't had any down time since they were old enough to be dating and that is why they still act like they are the popular girl in Jr High. Of course, being hot doesn't mean they are always immature, I'm just saying that if they are hot and immature, they won't be getting mature any time soon. And as a general rule of thumb, once you have been with someone for a couple of years, the relationship better be stellar, because its really not going to get any better than it is at that point. Only in the movies. George Carlin famously said (paraphrasing): Love is found in an easy relationship. If you have to work hard to be happy with someone, its not love.	Brian75	Male	Japan	2012-02-17 16:55:00