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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 2


I know that this is probably not the forum to ask this question, but I will do it anyway.
My wifes aunt who raised her wants to come and visit, but says they will not grant her a visa because she does not have $20,000 in the bank to assure them she will return.
She is married with two children, owns a travel agency and a home. She will be coming alone. What are her chances of getting the visa? Should we even try.




My MIL applied for and received a visa about 5 months ago. She is a business owner, owns a home in BKK and had previously held a US tourist visa (which had expired quite a while ago). I can't tell you what she has for funds in the bank. About all the information I could get from my wife is that the interview was very fast, she was in and out in abot an hour.

I have previously heard rumors that a "sum of money" in the bank was something that is unofficially required. Perhaps an affidavid of support (I-134) would be helpfull??


Sam and ALL:

I don't think there is such a min amount of cash in the bank that is needed to show US Embassy. Showing consistent bank activity would be good, but a sudden deposit of a large amount of cash into a bank account before the intervew date would not be so good. My MIL know about 10 neighbors and friends that applied for B2 visas (not at the same time), 8 of them got it, but the other 2 deposited large amounts into the bank acct before the interview date and were denied the B2.

I'd like to add our experience for B2 Visa Application for any VJ posters that are interested:

My wife & I helped my MIL apply for the B2 Visa about a month ago. We had set up an appointment on-line (via the Bangkok US Embassy Website) for 400 baht ($10 plus). MIL only has a High School Education and has never worked, was always a homemaker/housewife (4 kids). She owns land and a house in her name and also has an active bank account or 2 (all of these I was her only ties to Thailand). I would consider her middle class citizen.

Anyways, in addition to the basic requirements for the B2 visa, my wife & I also opted to include a formal letter stating a brief history of how I applied for a I-129F petition for MIL's daughter, that the K-1 was approved and we are now married with a son and that my wife is a LPR of USA. We had written the purpose of MIL's visit (which was to visit her grandson and daughter). I emphasized I would be the one financially responsible for the expense for MIL's trip to & from the USA, of which I supported that statement with an I-134 affidavit of support. I included supporting documents such as Letter from my work,2005 W-2, my past 3 pay stubs, the recent property tax papers(almost the same papers/documents I sent in with the K-1 application for my then fiance). Also included copies of our marriage Certificate, my son's birth certificate, copy of wife'sGreen card and all of our passort data page.

Well, eventually MIL was granted a 10 year B2 Visa. (YAY!!) MIL mentioned the interviewing officer (falang female who spoke Thai) did not even ask her to show the "evidence of ties to Thailand", I am assuming that the formal letter and I-134 my wife & I submitted helped in that matter...

Well hope this info will help....good luck

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-27 11:48:00
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Mike,

Looks like you could benefit from reading the Guide to Naturalization found on the USCIS web site.

Yodrak

I thought you couldn't apply for US citizen until 5 years? I am confused.
Mike


Hey Mike:

http://www.uscis.gov...atz/English.pdf

You can find the info on page 17 of the link above......I also was confused until after I saw the guide...

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-20 10:30:00
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Congratulations to all the "newbies" going through "BNK" ;) :thumbs:

It seems like an eternity ago that we were there. :)

Anyhow, it looks like our journey is over for 2 years, and we are ready to move on with our new life and home here in Florida.

Good luck to everyone else in their journey! :D :yes:

Robert & Chutima :luv:


Robert & Chutima

Congratulation on her getting the PR status...wow that was fast man...don't forget 90 days before the 3rd anniversary of PR status, Chutima can apply to be a US Citizen :dance:

Good luck with your new job in FL , take care

regards,

George & Pocky

Edited by chivasgeo, 20 October 2006 - 01:47 AM.

chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-20 01:46:00
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My heart is beating at regular interval again, my fiance got her visa Friday she is picking it up on Tuesday at the embassy it ould of been Monday but they had computer glitch.

I am so happ, I am flying to Bangkok at the end of this week, new airport for the first time, staying for five days and coming home with my baby the following week.

Thank you for your support.

Bonviveur


Bonviveur,

Congraulations to you and your future wife!! I can remember that feeling way back in 2005 when my wife was approved...like walking on air :lol:

For your interest or for anyone else's interest, here is a good detailed map of the new airport I saw on the Thai Visa forum check it out its pretty cool:

http://www.boxertrav...rport/index.htm

Good luck again and enjoy your trip (I just returned from Thailand on the 29th of Sept with wife and son--we all wish we were back :whistle: )

regards,

George



My heart is beating at regular interval again, my fiance got her visa Friday she is picking it up on Tuesday at the embassy it ould of been Monday but they had computer glitch.

I am so happ, I am flying to Bangkok at the end of this week, new airport for the first time, staying for five days and coming home with my baby the following week.

Thank you for your support.

Bonviveur


FANTASTIC! HEHE! I can 'almost' imagine how you feel - :) If you dont mind sharing, can you tell me what her interview was like? What kind of questions they asked? Was it breeze or did they at any point have her worried?

Bill


Hey Bill:

Check out the report I had on my wife's K-1 experience here:

http://www.visajourn...ile.php?id=2634

and look for INTERVIEW DETAILS... I have read others went through similar experience....

Hang in there, your turn (or rather your fiancee's turn) will be here in no time :thumbs:

regards,

George

Edited by chivasgeo, 16 October 2006 - 09:05 PM.

chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-16 21:04:00
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Hi everyone,

Just to maybe add a little more clarification, here is a link to the "Instructions for Immigrant Visa Applicants" checlist from the BKK embassy. It clearly states here that the I-134 is to be used for all K visa applicants.

http://bangkok.usemb.....heck list.pdf


TY Randy :)


Yup, the I-134 is what I used for my wife's K-1 process and we used the I-864 for the AOS process!

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-13 02:07:00
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Erin,

I enter a Thai address as I would address a mailpiece, following Thailand's address convention, without regard to the US addressing convention that the form uses. There's always a way to make it fit the available space.
Yodrak


Yes, thats true there is always a way to make it fit in the available space provided on the form, but another alternative would be to write "see attachment" on that space provided in the form and just type out the address on a seperate sheet of paper.....thats what I did for the addresses and other inforrmation....it was added work but it made for a "clean" form, just a thought ;)

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-12 12:15:00
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Looks like the coup is not affecting daily life for thai people very much. Even the King is behind the new guy. Well hope its better than before and they get more control over the south. Kn J


Sept 19th my family and I were in Sakon Nahkon Area ; it was strange that despite a military coup all was "business as usual", except for a day off for some workers. The only real strange thing to experience was that TV only showed government run speeches about the coup, and that only happened until 12pm when some of the regular network shows started to air again.

The week of Sept 24th , we were in Bangkok, Ayutthaya area and all seems to be "business as usual"...I did see some tanks and troops stationed along the Bangkok-Chonburi Hwy but to me, it seemed as if there was not a coup at all.

We had no problems departing the new airport and as far as tourists arriving, I saw a long line of people waiting for taxis on the 1st level.

My wife tells me that most of the Thai people liked what has happended and hope all will benefit from the take-over (I am sure there will be people that didn't like it). I am not much into politics so I'll end it here.

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-10-02 00:17:00
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Well Jenny got her AOS approval letter in the mail today, just 2 days after the interview. its says Welcome to the United States!!!!! We made it! Finally a break from all these forms for 2 years!!! All they asked was where we met, how many visits, and to show stuff with both our names on it. The only other paper we showed them was ID and Passports. Everything else they already had from before. Tahnks to all on this thread for all the advice!


Congratulations to Jenny!! My wife's AOS was approved in Aug. 2005, :unsure: we are still waiting for the "Welcome to United States" letter..... :lol:

Congrats again.

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-08-27 12:40:00
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Anyways.....I have posted (in another thread) a few questions in regards to obtaining a B2 Visitor's Visa for my in-laws.

If anyone has any information and would like to share, please go HERE


I already posted the answer to your question overthere. Hope it helps ;)


Saw it there, thanks. Will have my wife go over it.

regards,

George

Hello,

I'm having major confusion over this I-693 Medical Examination report for the AOS process. I'm getting confused a little on whether or not we need this document from a civil surgeon or just the vaccine supplement we already have from the original medical examination given in Thailand.

I really want to get our AOS packet sent in and I have just about everything ready to go, ecspecially the I-131 AP document which I'm hoping will be given as quickly as possible since my Fiance's mother is very sick & ill.

I literally just got back from a local civil surgeon's office and they wanted roughly $450 to get my I-693 finnished and sealed up. I thought that was a little high so I backed out last second and I have called the USCIS twice since then before this message and I have gotten two different answers.

Would it be wise just to send in the packet with the vaccine supplement rather than the I-693 with a worst case scenario of having them RFE myself at a later point...

Sorry for all the questions


Jacksonj51,

My wife also sent in only the vaccination suplement from the medical exam from Bangkok and all was good, no need for the I-693 form. Good luck w/everything.

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-08-25 23:17:00
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Hi All,

Man, it's been a while since I posted anything here. WELCOME :thumbs: to all the new members to this thread. This thread will make things easier for the process; it did for me and my wife when we started in 2004. Good luck with everything for all those still going through the processes!!

Anyways.....I have posted (in another thread) a few questions in regards to obtaining a B2 Visitor's Visa for my in-laws.

If anyone has any information and would like to share, please go HERE


Thanks!

regards,

George




To anybody that has already passed the interview for Thailand, Can you please post some of the interview questions and what goes on during the interview process. Example do they want to see pictures? I only have pictures from the engagement (the only time I went to Thailand 01/2006).


t&s,

My wife's interview back in Jan 2005. Some of the information I posted maybe outdated but there are some info about the interview process, including questions they asked her and me!! Just click on the [My Timeline] link you see on the left hand side; hopefully the info there will be helpful.

About the pictures, I wouldn't show those photos. I'd agree with what twellspeak mentioned about them.

Good luck!!

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-08-24 02:49:00
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Sorry to hear about the dog. Anyways, what are you supposed to take to the AOS interview when you already filed for the advance parole and work card. Most the stuff I already submitted. What should I use for supporting evidence of my relationship? So far I am taking
1 The wedding certificate
2 Birth Cert for both of us plus passport w/ I-94
3 Tax Returns
4 all the NOA's
5 Copyies of I-485
Am I forgetting anything??? Thanks for the advice
K n J


Have all the paperwork listed in the AOS appointment letter, some photos, and copies of all original documents. The AOS officer only took my current work letter and proof of relationship: joint bank account, medical and dental papers, I had photos but she said that was enough.

Of course every person's experience is diffrent. I will cut and paste our experience here :

the USCIS Adjudicator, Ms Peterson. She was straight business like, with minimal chit-chat. We were sworn in then were seated. She asked for Pocky's passport and removed the I-94 card. She only asked to see my CA DL and then proceeded with verifying some information on the I-485 application (Name, DOB, SS #, home address and home phone number) . She asked my wife several questions: how many times she was married, what date WE were married, did she have any children and 2 of those questions from the I-485 one w/terrorist & the other w/fraudulent activities). Ms Peterson asked me a couple of questions: how many times I have been married, do I have any children, have I met Pocky's parents, what are their names? She only asked for my employer's letter and proof of relationship, of which I provided bank checking acct & credit card statements with our names, dental & medical benefits with her name on it and I was prepared to give her some photos but she said that was enough. ( I did bring MOST of what was listed on the I-485 appointment letter)

She then proceeded to explain about the I-751 form in 2 years ( 90 days before the 2 yr anniversary) while at the same time stamping Pocky's passport with the RED INK w I-551, employment authorized statement. And that was it!! Ms Petersen then turned over to her PC to click on something then said "OK, congratulations & have a nice day!!" We returned her well wishes and walked out the door.

Good luck with the interview!!
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-08-07 00:46:00
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Hi Everyone,

Well, its offical, Chutima and I are married! It took long enough, but it was worth the wait, although I could have done without the cost! :P

I have also received a job offer for a new job in Florida, so it looks like we're moving to the mainland. We were just there last week for the interview and to check out the area. Chutima and I both love it there, and we will be able to buy a house no problem! It is so much cheaper in Florida than Hawaii! :D

Here are some of the wedding pics! Wedding Pics

Aloha,
Robert & Chutima


Robert & Chutima,

Congratulations on your wedding!! Thanks for sharing the photos, Pocky said it was beautiful!! Good luck on the future!!

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-07-25 18:24:00
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CA DMV will not issue an ID to Ton until they see an approval notice for the AOS.


Dan,

This information is too late for Ton but perhaps for any others (in California) I hope this helps someone in the future....

When my wife got her SS Card/Number (about a month after entry to USA) she immediately applied for her CA ID. (This was done prior to us getting married and her passport still has K-1 visa valid and I-94 attached )

here is a post from another website I'd like to share regarding my wife getting an CA ID :

We went to the local CA DMV this morning and applied for her CA ID. We first checked in the START HERE line and the lady gave us the DL 44 form and requested to see Poc's Passport and SS Card. She was not sure that Poc was qualified because of the expiration date on the I-94 was about to expire in April. She gave us a number and said we'll find out when they check their database.

After waiting 10 minutes, we were called up. The DMV worker checked the passport and had to verify with her supervisor about the expiration date of the I-94. Supervisor saw it was still valid and had emphasized to the worker so long as there is a day before the expiration date, CA ID can be issued.

We paid the fee $21.00, then the worker asked for the SS card and checked her database. After she had made photocopies of the Passport and SS card, that was it...Poc signed the form then went to get her thumbprint & photo taken. The ID should be in the mail 2-6 weeks.

She got her CA ID in her maiden name , then after marriage, she went back to get the ID changed to her married name.

I wish the question would of came up sooner for me to post this for you and Ton....in any case hope she gets her AOS approve in a timely manner...good luck

regards,

George

Edited by chivasgeo, 24 July 2006 - 06:24 PM.

chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-07-24 18:23:00
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Also we are almost ready to file our AOS. Question: should all the forms for the AOS, EAD, Et al. be filed out with the new name “first name, maiden name as middle name, new married last name”????

Thanks
Mike


Mike,

If thats how you and your wife wants her name to officially be, then Yes...my wife's name has the same format as your wife's, and that is how she entered the name on the application for AOS (her first name, her maiden name for middle, and my last name )

Best of luck...

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-07-20 12:48:00
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Hey everyone. Does anybody know how to change the name on the Social Security Card. We have a Work card would that be enough. Thanks to all!



Skyman,

To change the name on my wife's SS card, we went back to our local SSA office and submitted form SS-5 and brought along her Calif ID and our marriage certificate.

You can download and print the SS-5 form along with more info by clicking the link below!!


http://ssa-custhelp....php?p_faqid=315

Good luck!!

regards,

George

Edited by chivasgeo, 18 July 2006 - 01:10 PM.

chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-07-18 13:09:00
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:D Congrats to Ray & Su, Mike & Jass!!! :thumbs:

Chutima and I are next! We get married on the 17th! It should be a doozy!!! Beachside sunset wedding at one of the best restaurants on Kauai with 23 guests! :D

I will be so happy when this is over. :wacko: Afterwards, we're flying to Florida so I can interview for a new job. We are really hoping it will work out and we can move to the Space Coast! :)

Robert & Chutima

P.S. Anya, sounds like you're going to have to "lower" your standards!!! Hyundai maybe?!! :P :lol:



Hey Robert & Chutima:

Glad to hear all is flowing along with you guys...best wishes and best of luck to you both!! (and to the others that have gotten married or will get married as well!!) :thumbs:

Hope you will post those wedding pictures in your yahoo photos!! Take care..

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-07-08 18:20:00
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We had our AOS interview in June 19th. It was a little bit like I had read from others reviews, but in the end we were told we would get a written repsonse in 2-4 weeks. our 2:30pm interview didn't start until 3:45. I am wondering if having a translator for her made them delay a decision? the interviewer did take the I-94 but not the EAD. the next day we recieved a case status email saying a Welcome letter had been sent out and Saturday we recieved the welcome letter in the mail stating she should get her green card in about 3 weeks.

Well, at least we are done with this for 21 months ...



Congratulations to you both!!!! My wife got her PR card real fast after her AOS interview, like 5 days....however the USCIS was not nice to her
because she never got a "welcome to the US" letter...we are still waiting for that letter :lol:

Edited by chivasgeo, 27 June 2006 - 01:55 AM.

chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-06-27 01:54:00
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Bram and I just got in the car accident.. I posted all about it in the off topic here

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=19356

we are all OK.. it's a miracle..


seems like we are very bad luck in automobile ha? my motocycle was stolen and now our BMW..... what left is my old toyota!!


WOW...glad to hear all is well with you all considering the outcome!!....my sister also had a similar accident in Florida with heavy rain and unclear road conditions...they did not hit any cars or vice versa but were a few feet from falling down the hillside!!

Anyway, take care.

regards,

George
chivasgeoNot TellingThailand2006-06-26 18:12:00
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Congratulations!!!

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QUOTE (casinoexp @ Oct 2 2008, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello All,

At 3:30 PM Bangkok time, Joy recieved her K-1 Visa. Thank you all to those who listened. Now begins a new Journey of Marriage and a new life. This was the most difficult thing I have every done. I have lived through tragedy and death but the not knowing for such a long time was the hardest part. Now I have a new lease on life and I intend on making the best of it.

SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2008-10-02 17:24:00
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We will be arriving in SFO on July 31 on K-1 visa. Is there any way to get her a temporary 90-day work authorization at the POE?

TIA
SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-07-17 17:38:00
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Yes,

I've read some where that she might need to go back to her hometown to get a paper stating that she is single.

Search for Yodrak posts and responses?




What a roller coaster few days........it is almost 4 AM here in California.

Well, good news!! :dance:

Martin from the Farang Connection in Surin made it out to my fiancee's village and all is well. Her father came back from Cambodia yesterday and my fiancee is due back today.

I actually got a phone call from her and we talked for almost an hour. Her cell phone was stolen while in Cambodia, no surprise there, I had bought her some high end Nokia when we were living in the Philippines last year and I guess some thief saw it and just had to have it. She bought a new one as soon as she got across the border as well as a new sim card. Good thing she had written down my phone numbers!!

All is good in SqdnGuns world now....too bad I have to go to work in a few hours, I haven't even slept yet. :crying:

Thanks to those who PM'd me and offered assistance, it is greatly appreciated. I am going to be buying Martin as many beers that he can drink while I am in Surin in September!! Those limey's are pretty good people!!

Now to buy my ticket for September :dance:



Glad that you were finally able to get a hold of your fiancee. I had a similar problem last year. Believe me, I know how you must have felt.



Does anyone know if a document is needed to indicate if your fiancee is single? Mine has been divorced and we submitted the divorce papers already with our I-129F package. I have read posts on here that you need this document only if your fiancee has never been married. Some say this document was never asked for at the interview.

I spoke with a Thai friend of mine today who came to the US on a K3 visa. She had been divorced and had submitted the divorce papers when she filed her I-130 paperwork. She said when she went to her interview, they told her she needed to submit a document saying she was not married. She said she went to a government office in BKK to obtain this document.

Strange but I thought divorce papers were proof you were not married.

Does anyone have a definitive answer?


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-07-17 17:29:00
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In our case interview was on Monday and we were told to pick up visa on Wed 3:00 pm.

Our interview date was posted on the website today. Wasn't as soon as we had hoped, but it sure is nice to be able to know when we will be going back to the US.


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-06-12 08:31:00
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We brought house registration and English translation. It was return right away by the lady at window 5 who checks all the documents filled properly.


Kang Lang,

No, it is not. The thabiian baan, or house registration, is a paper or booklet that associates a person with a specific address and household. Whether or not the person actually lives there. A child will be put on the house registration of their parents, and may still be registered to their parent's household years later after becoming an adult and having moved to Bangkok or elsewhere for work. (In an atypical reversal of that, my wife and her son are registered at a shophouse that she owns, even though she had moved back to live with her parent's and was renting out her shophouse.)

A Thai must vote in the amphur where they are on a thabiian baan, so in that sense it serves as voter registration. I don't know what else it might be used for. Certainly not for keeping track of where the citizenry lives, since as I said many Thais don't live where they are registered.

Yodrak

i have another dumb question, what exactly is a "house registration card" is that the same thing as the thai id card?


Thanks Yodrak for clearing that up!


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-06-12 08:27:00
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My main communication source is Yahoo Messenger and now Skype (much better video and sound quality then YM). I love the price – free.

For the phone calls I use www.omni-access.com for years. It is not the cheapest way, but I get nice records of phone calls in PDF format via email - great for evidence of relationship.

$0.04 per min to cell phone with no connection fees is a great price though. Thanks for the tip.





Just wondering what phone cards other people on this thread use to call Thailand. I have been using the Mega Clean and Stable card (www.uniontelecard.com) which charges four cents a minute with no connection or maintence fees. It rounds up to one minute. This card is great if you call Thailand during the day. The connection is usually very clear. The problem is at night you have to call several times before you get a clear connection. Makes no sense to me why it is bad at night. I am calling from California to my fiancee's cell phone. Hoping someone has a better card than this.


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-05-15 14:32:00
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Lin,

Based of previous posts I believe that amount of $ in saving account is not as important and showing employment history (Letter from employer, tax return(s), and 3 month of worth of pay checks). I will also be including my 401k and title of the house.

You better meet minimum income requirements if you live here in SF Bay Area. Otherwise you way bellow poverty level here. :lol:




from

josh,

we are pretty close in timeline, i started prepping packet 3 in hopes to finish before my fiance received it too, it took about 3 weeks from transfer from nvc to my bf receiving packet 3. so you jumping ahead is very unlikely to make much of a difference may want to wait say 7business days from transfer point and then you won't even worry about having to run extra copies :D. GOOD LUCK! Who knows we could be in the embassy at the very same time!

So anyways I have a question about the i-134 probably asked here other times but will ask again (sorry)

i do not have a lot of money in my savings account about $500 is that a big deal? i have no problem meeting the income requirements at all according to the standards outlined (they seem to think i could support a family of 10+ on my income hahaha..UH NO!) and i do have a decent amount in my 401k would i need to bring that to substantiate my i-134 doc?

any help is appreciated


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-05-15 14:09:00
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Toldya so! :)

Congratulations!!! :dance:



FINALLY!!!!! Decided today after the automated system told me no record existed of my case at the NVC to speak to a live person (who was incredibly nice btw) that my petition reached them on 18 April and was sent to BKK on 20 April. Fingers crossed now that we can be reunited on his B'day in early July!


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-04-23 15:26:00
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congratulations!!!!!!!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:


Dear all,
My fiance got his K-1 approved today and will pick it up tomorrow! Thanks to everyone for your help along the way.
In case anyone is interested I'll tell what questions he was asked. There were more questions than we expected from what I had read, but none of them were difficult.

How long have you known each other?
Where did you meet your fiance?
What was your fiance doing there (where you met)?
What does your fiance do for a living? (This was the wording he used, glad my fiance knew that this means "What kind of work does your fiance do?")
What are you doing now? (that is, work or study, etc)
Where is your fiance now?
So you've met her parents? (The interviewer knew this from the pictures.)
When are you getting married?

He also was asked one question that I won't quote directly in order to guard his privacy, it was about a "yes" answer to one of the questions in number 38 of the DS-156. We had attached a signed statement to explain the "yes" answer, and the consular officer probably just asked him about it in order to confirm that his answer matched the written statement.

Then he was asked to raise his hand and swear that the information in his documents was true. Then he was told to come back for the visa at 3pm tomorrow!

thank you george/matt, that was helpful!!! it is very stressful. the i-797 indicated that i will here from them w/in 30 days, is that from the notice of approval? separately does it matter if he was denied a tourist visa before? (he has had visas to the the u.s. before but his last was denied, any bearing on the k-1?)

thanks again for being so helpful.


Kang Lang,
My fiance who just got his K-1 approved also had a denied tourist visa from about one year ago. He saw at the K-1 interview today that they had his whole packet of papers from his denied tourist visa attached to his K-1 papers, so they definitely look that stuff up. Whether it has any impact on the K-1 would depend on why he got denied the tourist visa, but if your fiance is like my fiance and most Thai tourist visa applicants, he got denied because he did not have sufficient proof that he would come back to Thailand. If that is indeed the case, the tourist visa denial will not hurt him on the K-1, since the K-1 visa holder has permission to stay in the US and apply for a green card, thus the K-1 applicant is not required to prove that he will come back to Thailand. In fact, the consular officer who interviewed my fiance for the K-1 today told him right out, "This is the correct way", meaning that the K-1 is the correct way to get into the US for someone who is dating/planning to marry an American, instead of the tourist visa. (When he applied for the tourist visa before, we were not planning to get married on that trip, but I now realize that him having an American girlfriend was less than helpful for getting a tourist visa, since some people might try to get married on a tourist visa.)
Good luck to you!


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-04-17 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 2
Just in time for Songkan!
Try to stay dry. :)
Have fun!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance:

I"M LEAVING ON THE PLANE TODAY!! WOWOWO Thailand here i come :)


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-04-09 10:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 2
bump

Hi there:

I have a question regarding how to put my address in Thailand to fit the designated spaces provided on I-129F Part B item 2.

Because we don't have town or city like you do in the US, I don't know how to put my address. I live in Muang district (which is "Amphur" in thai), Khon Kaen Province.

Should I put 'Muang' under Town/district? If I do so, Khon Kaen Province would be missing from this address because there is no "State or Province" here on this item to put Khon Kaen in. That would concern me because, if they used this address information to contact me, I would never get any contacts due to the incomplete address.

Or should I put "Khon Kaen" under Town/district? I was incline to choose this option. But if I do so, the address here would be inconsistent with that on item 15 where I put Muang under town/city and Khon Kaen under State or Province.

Please help. I greatly appreciate all the help you can provide.

:help: Ladywhite :help:


SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-03-15 13:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 2
Congratulations!

Looks like it took you 6 months. Just what I've bee told.

Good luck at interview!



Long way for us :crying:
SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2007-01-03 02:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSAWASDEE 2
Merry early Christmas to me!!! :thumbs:

The check was cashed today!!! :dance:



Happy Holidays everyone!!!


Alex
SanFrancisco-BKKMaleThailand2006-12-23 03:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFIANCE ARRIVED SAFELY
Congrats and welcome home

Happy reunion!!! :dance:
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2010-03-31 23:49:00
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This is something very common, specially in the Caribbean, as a young age, baby you are given the TB vaccine, as such the virus is already in your system, most of the people who had the vaccine will get a little bump on their arm from the test, so they will send you for an x ray to confirm it's a false position and you are on your way.
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2012-11-21 14:22:00
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Congrats,

Felicitation et bon voyage!!
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2006-11-17 13:48:00
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Congrats!!
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2007-05-24 01:32:00
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If he's living in Italy, you can certainly file for him while he's in Italy and doesn't have to go back to Tunisia to wait for the visa process, there are various people who lives outside of their native countries and file successuflly there, The only hitch might be getting the police report of places you have lived in the past. I'll let other folks who actually went through that process give their own feedback.
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2007-10-28 04:12:00
Middle East and North AfricaMy husband finally exists!
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Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2008-11-05 09:42:00
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Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2009-09-22 18:33:00
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Congratulations, Wishing you a safe flight an happy reunion
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2008-10-01 14:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Finally granted!
Mes Felicitations!

Congratulations!!!
Nikita2CharlesNot TellingIndia2006-02-21 17:41:00