ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFrequent Visits
My husband got hassled at Heathrow on his last visit he did before he got his work visa. It was Christmas 2011 (he was coming in in November sometime until Jan 3rd) and they didn't want to let him in, but they still did and told him he'd be given a coded landing (I.e. keeping an eye on his trips more closely).

They hassled him because he was approaching being in the UK for more than 6 months in one 12 month period (a couple long trips + a week here and there soon add up). So, I'd watch for that - be sure you're not accidentally going to do that like we nearly did.

Edited by lost_at_sea, 25 September 2013 - 10:52 AM.



lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-09-25 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust to clarify: the K-1's 6 months do not include the 90 day time limit from arrival?
Yes. It's 90 days from your POE.
lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-03 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-Sponsor on the K-1 Fiance Visa
Read the I-134 and the instructions for it, they detail what the responsibilities are for the person who signs it. It's a short-term commitment.

If you are still unemployed after you marry and are filing adjustment of status, you'll also need a joint-sponsor for the i-864. This is a much more serious commitment (longer term - again, read the small print on the form).


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-04 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdo it all over again
Your visa hasn't been issued, so it can't expire in December. If you mean if it was issued now it would expire in December because of when you had your medical, don't worry.

If you've got a year to get the extra stuff, get it. If your medical has expired, you'll just have to have another one.

If your petition expires in December, that's okay too.

Can you tell us what you mean by a December expiry, so we're clear? How long did they tell you you had? Is it a year as Darnell suggests?






lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-15 02:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiance k1 visa
The 2 years means "met face to face 2 years before the date you submit the petition". So sometime from now back to October 2011 if you filed this month. Anything before that does not count.

As mentioned above, you need to show your passport stamps for your visit plus evidence that shows he was there with you at the time. That will be sent with the petition. He won't be sending his real passport anywhere until it comes to the visa application (when he will take it in person to the interview - it's unclear to me what will happen when they see his status is not legal in the UK anymore. They may be required to report him, but I don't know).

Where is he really from and what happened with his overstay? Why does he not leave?




lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-14 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisit your fiancee only one time.
You don't have *anything* else? No photos?
lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-08 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave not met in-person, does this situation qualify for an exception?

I think our situation might be quite unique. We met in an online dating site in December 2012. We haven't met in person. I mailed out our package on Wednesday October 16, 2013. Included is a letter signed and notarized by my employer (of almost 14 years) stating that I can't get time off of work because my boss was in the hospital for 2 months and is already scheduled to go back in and have more surgery. It also includes a signed and notarized letter from a nursing home where my long time friend resides. I'm her legal guardian and need to be here for her. It describes that I need to be here to make decisions and support her emotionally etc. It also includes a letter from my pastor about his knowledge of my relationship with Stephen, our plan for him to council us for marriage etc. I'm just wondering what the chances are that will get approved for the exception of not having met in person??? Any thoughts?


You should probably have started a new thread.

For what reason can your fiance not visit you?



lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-18 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support & I-134

remember you need the affidavit, w2 form and last year transcripts those are the requirements

 

Not for the I-134 for London. London has a more relaxed attitude to the I-134 than most consulates.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 15:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support & I-134

We won't be able to get a co sponsor, he's only just been stationed at Fort Benning and doesn't have any friends that he knows well enough that will do something like that for him yet. 

 

See my edit.

 

If you have evidence that he earns the 100% poverty guideline to show to London (whatever they provide to him, London doesn't *need* tax transcripts for the I-134), then that'll be fine. K1 people in the UK just show pay stubs and an employment letter all the time, so that sort of thing is fine. Make sure you've evidenced he's enlisted and whatever paperwork you have to show what his earnings are.

 

If he doesn't at all make the required amount, then you may be in a pickle.


he will be bringing in MORE than the 100% poverty guidelines

 

Then that's fine.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support & I-134

No matter his job history, a person bringing a family member to the USA must be able to financially sponsor them (I-134 for the K1, then once married, you'll file the I-864 with your adjustment of status), and if not, have a joint sponsor who is willing to do so. Military folks get to work against the lower value (100% instead of 125%).

 

If you have evidence of his income, it'll be fine in London. London doesn't need to see tax transcripts for the I-134.


Edited by lost_at_sea, 22 October 2013 - 03:40 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support & I-134

He doesn't have any, hes 20 and this is his first job. We have no co-sponsor. My father is UK military and they screwed him over and so he was made bankrupt. My mother is a full time carer for my brother, and my fiance's parents are both retired.

 

Doesn't have to be a family member.  A joint sponsor just needs to be over 18, USC/LPR and living in the USA.  


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 15:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support & I-134

You should follow the same values as they publish for the I-864: http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-22 15:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help, photo size requirements
2x2. The PhotoMe booths will do that size. SnappySnaps does them too, but they are extortionately priced. I believe Gould's does them as well (the pharmacy near the embassy where folks often leave their electronics).
lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-24 09:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Affidavit of Support Help? (Part 2)

You can use the poverty guidelines published for use with the I-864 as reference as to how much is generally expected for the K1 I-134: http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-28 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI864 co sponsor

So long as he is a US citizen (or LPR), living in the USA and over 18, he's good to be a sponsor.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-30 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHeeelp G-325A form signature question!!! help!
Sign your name as you always sign it (as you would on a cheque or contract). It doesn't have to be your full name (mine is only my first initial and surname and just as illegible).

Edited by lost_at_sea, 30 October 2013 - 04:37 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-30 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPaying fees from someone else's personal check to track it?

Which fees?

 

USCIS doesn't care who's paying the fees so long as they get their money.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-30 18:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question but important

It's my understanding that while you can request to change which embassy, it has to be in an embassy in a country which you legally reside, which makes sense, otherwise no one in Nigeria would go to their embassy for example.  I believe you cannot just pick and choose which one willy nilly and will have to go back to your country for it.


I thought the same.

Plus, the consulate stage can take 3+ months, which is longer than you can usually stay as a tourist in many countries.



lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-30 05:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBoarding Passes

I am inferring from your signature that the non-USC half of your relationship is in the UK (you might want to fill in your details a little so it shows up under your picture)...

 

You'll be interviewing in a really easy consulate, so you don't need to go overboard with loading the petition with evidence for the benefit of the interviewer later.  You should put in enough to prove you met (passport stamps are great, since they can't as easily be faked) - which it sounds like you already have - to satisfy the requirements of the petition (and all the other requirements, of course - some relationship evidence like photos etc. should still go in with the petition for example). 


Edited by lost_at_sea, 30 October 2013 - 02:36 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-30 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI129F approve after 4 weeks

Just because you had a situation and the evidence you provided was approved by whomever reviewed your personal case, does not mean everyone meets the requirements for an expedite.

 

 

Doesn't sound like the OP had an expedite anyway (nor a successful application, so far). 

 

Brilliant thread. Yeah, bet no one around here ever thought of trying to expedite their petition! eb0dfafc.gif


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-11 07:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo K1 visa line up at the US port of entry with Non immigrant visa or Immigrant visa?
Either. You can ask someone when you arrive, and they'll direct you, but a lot of folks just join the shortest queue. Some airports have a "New Immigrants" line that you can join, too.

Edited by lost_at_sea, 03 November 2013 - 06:36 AM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-03 06:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I have a problem to travel to US if I have flu
You can travel with the flu.

Everyone on the plane with you won't thank you for it, though. :)


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-03 07:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow did you all get boarding passes from the airlines?
Passport stamps are better than boarding passes, anyway (since they prove the flight was actually taken and the entry into the foreign country was made). I wouldn't sweat it.
lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-07 05:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswill a prenuptial agreement help get k1 visa approved?

+1 Anna Grant.

 

They don't care if someone is going to marry someone and run off with all their money if they split. They care that someone is trying to cheat the US immigration system, which is not a promise you can put in a pre-nup.  

 


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-11 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCancelling K1 and Getting married in home country

They can cancel the process they're on if they want.  The path for I-130 for CR-1 (which is what they'll be starting if they marry) takes longer than the I-129f for K1, so they'll be looking at another year at least before he can emigrate.

 

Also, to be clear: when you say the K1 was approved- do you mean their I-129f petition was approved or they have had a visa approval and he has already been issued his visa in his passport?


Edited by lost_at_sea, 12 November 2013 - 10:55 AM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-12 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust became unemployed about to start K-1 process...Please help!

1. Yes, you can start the process.

2. No, not necessarily. You'll still have to prove the financial aspects with the CR-1/K3 path.

3. No.

 

Sounds like you need a joint sponsor, just incase you don't find a job in time for your fiancé's interview (you don't need to prove financials until after petition approval, which will be a few months away).  A joint-sponsor can be anyone who is a USC or LPR, living in the USA and over 18. They will need to agree to complete the I-134 and make the required amount for themselves, plus their household, plus the sponsored immigrant.

 

Also, your savings may be sufficient to go it alone, depending on the embassy.  Try searching for "sponsorship with assets or savings".

 

If your parents or siblings are already up for helping, then you're probably good to go and just get started.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-12 14:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressending video evidence with K1 packet?

Nope.  They aren't going to watch a video - they'll just chuck away the CD.  Send them photos.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-13 13:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 How much money do you need?

Assuming you don't have any kids and such, earning $60k+ is more than enough (you need just shy of $20k per annum for 2 people).


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-14 23:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo confused- DS230/DS160?

London changed processes really recently, so there's conflicting information around the place still.  It's really easy to get confused lately. :)


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-13 19:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIssue with which embassy to go to

I assume you would prefer to continue processing with Dublin?  If you haven't told anyone you've moved, and you've left your address in ROI, then you shouldn't need to do anything.  Just get someone to keep a close eye on your post while you're away in the week. :)


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-15 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFeeling overwhelmed, just starting

 

It all depends on what they want to do. If the USC fiance is in Canada then it is possible that they could get married in Canada and do a spousal visa (I-130) DCF (Direct Consular Filing) if they have not already sent in the I-129F. Even if they have they could withdraw the I-129F and do spousal visa DCF.

 

DCF is not available in Canada.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-18 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is the difference betwen csc, nvc and Dos

CSC stands for California Service Center.  It's a big processing center for petitions.  There's other centers too, so you'll see their acronyms from time to time (like VSC).

 

NVC is the National Visa Center - they process petitions after the processing centers are done with them, get files sent out to various embassies etc.  I believe they also do some petition processing themselves, notify folks of stuff etc.: 

http://www.visajourn...nal_Visa_Center

 

DOS is the Department of State:

http://en.wikipedia....rtment_of_State

http://www.visajourn...rtment_of_State


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-19 13:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLost Passport

I think you've misunderstood the "6 months" part. They're saying that you need to have a passport that is valid for *more* than 6 months *after* a person enters the USA.  They won't issue a visa into a passport that is going to *expire* in less than 6 months.

 

You don't have to wait until the passport is 6 months old before you can use it, and get a visa issued into it. A visa can be put in a passport as soon as it's issued. 


Edited by lost_at_sea, 19 November 2013 - 06:11 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-19 18:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Medical
This thread may be of interest to you. As you'll read, most UK folks do just fine in their medical.

http://www.visajourn...bridge-doctors/


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Medical
The medical is a tool used by the interviewer to determine visa eligibility.

You can't *fail*, but it can bring to the surface issues that might mean you can't get your visa (such as drug abuse, mental health issues where you are determined to be a danger to yourself or others).

You can search for the specific medical reasons for visa ineligibility on VJ (I'm on my phone - too fiddly).

Most times, if something is found out of sorts (dark patch on chest xray, for example) then a treatment plan may be available or further tests to clarify what's going on.

If you feel you have a medical condition that concerns you in regards to eligibility, and don't mind sharing, we can probably put your mind at ease / tell you what to anticipate.

Edited by lost_at_sea, 24 November 2013 - 10:36 AM.









lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about K-1 visa: living abroad after marriage

Hello there,

 

Thank you both for your replies. Very helpful.

 

I just want to make sure that canceling the K-1 visa won't make my fiancee ineligible for a greencard in the future, especially if we got married in the US (but reside in Canada) with her on a visitor visa.

 

If we decide to get our marriage license in the US, do you think that it is best to be up front with immigration and tell them that you want to get married in the US but will be returning to Canada? Or is it better to not say anything about getting married?

 

Thanks again for your suggestions! smile.png

 

No - cancelling the process you're on shouldn't have any negative impact on her future petition/visa application and eventual citizenship (if you go for that).  

 

If they ask why you're visiting, you should always tell the truth. You don't need to volunteer information that isn't being asked for.  That said, it would be wise to travel with some documentation that shows that you live abroad and are returning home after the wedding etc.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 20:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about K-1 visa: living abroad after marriage

Yeah, agree with Jay-Kay - as if wedding's weren't expensive enough without also paying for all that unnecessary stuff (medical, visa fee etc.).  Chalk the $420 up as a loss, and save the rest of the money for something nicer. :)


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 15:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWho does USCIS contact?

They won't contact your parents.

 

It's just to better understand what kind of people the sponsor and beneficiary are, for the purposes of background checking etc.  

 

Also, it's not a K1 application yet. You're doing an I-129f petition.


Edited by lost_at_sea, 24 November 2013 - 08:45 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmployment history for Beneficiary

I just remembered a caveat to my above post. I am not familiar with the DS-160, which is the visa application form completed at the embassy stage (completed online) by K1s, but my visa application (CR-1 via the DS-230) required 10 year employment history and every place I've lived at since age 16 for 1 year or more.  So, you may wish to make a note of those items if you can remember them - but you do not need to know them for the I-129f petition on the G-325A form.


lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 16:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmployment history for Beneficiary

It's a questionaire we need to fill out for our lawyer so he can do our forms accuratley.

 

 

Well... he doesn't need 10 years worth, only 5 (as you can see for yourself on the form).  If you want to bother remembering past 5 years, go ahead, he's not going to have anywhere on the form he's filing out for you to put them - so it really makes no difference if you can remember those jobs or not.


Edited by lost_at_sea, 24 November 2013 - 04:06 PM.

lost_at_seaFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-11-24 16:05:00