ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI am so warry to not have k-1 visa
Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to K1 Process & Procedures.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-03 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere to File K1 Lockbox or Vermont??

To determine your service center by location:

If you live in:

Alaska, Arizona,California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio,Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, or Wyoming.



Alabama, Arkansas,Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.




This is no longer an absolute I have seen VJ members from Atlantic Coast states post that they have had their files sent to CSC from the lockbox. However, I have yet to hear accounts of Pacific Coast states having their files sent to VSC from the lockbox.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-04 03:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresforms for interview
Moved from Moving Here & Your New Life In America to K1 Process & Procedures.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-04 19:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWebsites like RapidVisa.com? Good or bad?
You pay money to sites like that to fill out paperwork for you, they cannot speed up the process and you still have to gather all the evidence of your relationship yourself.
Ryan HMaleChina2011-08-10 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy get a K-1?

A spousal visa means you get married, but the beneficiary has to go home to their country and wait for an interview.


Or the petitioner needs to return to the US due to obligations (e.g. work).
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-10 21:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSending Aditional Info After NOA1

but I was wondering if I can go ahead and send them those anyway.


Don't bother, sending anything unsolicited to USCIS is an exercise in futility as it is very unlikely your submission would be matched with your file.

You may have to wait until you receive an RFE to submit required items that were not included in the original submission.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-09 00:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures3 Questions...can you help?
Moved IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to K1 Process & Procedures. OP filed an I-129F petition and the questions asked by the OP are about that process.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-15 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresairline tickets for my fiance (k-1)
You are not required to buy a return ticket.

In order for her to be able to return to Brazil prior to having a green card. She will need to apply for Advanced Parole (AP). AP can be applied for at the same time Adjustment of Status (AOS) is filed for.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-19 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresco sponsor issues
Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to K1 Process & Procedures; OP is petitioning fiance.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-24 00:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresco sponsor issues

to sponsor my hubby


Your information and timeline indicate you are on the K1 (fiance) visa path but you refer to the beneficiary as "your hubby." If you two are married, then he is not eligible for a K1 visa and his application for one would be denied at the interview. If you are not married, you will want to avoid using terms that spouses use to refer to each other (e.g. hubby) because doing so can cause the CO to believe that you two are in fact married and deny a K1 visa on that basis. Others have made this mistake and it have had to deal with the consequences.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-23 00:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy interview is on june

what i want to ask is,my fiancee only visited once,what are the chances of my visa approval?


That depends on what country you are from. In some countries, it's not a big deal, in others, it's a red flag.
:time:
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-25 05:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich Embassy for Interview in Italy?

Hi all,

We just got our NOA2 last week. On the NOA2 it lists Milan as the consulate, and that we should contact Milan with any questions.

I had understood that Napoli is where all visas are processed and all interviews take place. The reason I ask now, is because I would like to send my info over to my fiancee in Italy, but don't know which embassy or consulate to address the letter of intent to...

If anyone knows, that would be helpful. Otherwise I will call.

Thanks,

Tommy


The interview will take place in Napoli. I'm 100% sure, take it to the bank.

This quote is from the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy:

The U.S. Consulate General in Napoli is Italy's sole immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa-issuing post and is responsible for processing immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa applications for residents of Italy



When the I-129F was filled out, was Milan written in for question #20 on the form? That is the only reason as to why the approval notice would mention Milan.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-26 04:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHighlighting Specific Information on Flight Itineraries

Hello,

I just printed out many pages of the multiple itineraries from my and my partner's flights to and from New York. In an effort to make the process easier for the USCIS officials handling my K-1 (form I-129F) visa application, and because there are so many pages, I'm considering highlighting my name, my partner's name, and the dates of travel. Has anyone done this? Should I leave the copies untouched? Is highlighting advisable?

Thanks,
Roy


Agree with the other posters, itineraries are not proof of actual travel and highlighting is not a good idea as it could result in key information appearing "blacked out" when it is scanned. Furthermore, the I-129F is not a visa application, it is the petition form. The numbers on the visa application form(s) are preceded by the letters DS.

Edited by Ryan H, 27 May 2012 - 11:14 AM.

Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-27 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDelay in sending receipt responses
Two duplicate threads on this subject removed.

OP, as LeftCoastLady already stated, that memo does not apply to I-129F petitions. If it did, I-129F would have been specifically mentioned.

Just to add, a delay in sending out a receipt notice does not affect a petition's place in the queue. Once it enters the queue, it will be adjudicated when its time comes, regardless of when a receipt notice was sent out.

Lastly, and this is semantics, an I-129F is not a visa, it's a petition form.

Edited by Ryan H, 28 May 2012 - 08:28 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-28 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUrgent Please Help!!!!

a copy of NOA2


Not needed for a visa interview, the interview would not be taking place if the petition has not been approved.

Edited by Ryan H, 29 May 2012 - 10:15 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-29 12:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUrgent Please Help!!!!
Duplicate thread removed


1) Do I need to have the original Tax returns stuff or the Tax Transcripts are fine?

2) Letters from my bank verifying my funds, does it have to be notarized or no?

3) My letter of intent does that need to be notarized?

4) I don’t have employer verification since my job is temporary and will be done in a couple weeks, is this problem? (I do have funds that will be sufficient)

5) Anything else anyone can remember to add?

Thank you all


Answers:
1. Transcripts are fine.
2. No
3. No
4. Others can answer
5. Relationship evidence (i.e. pictures, emails, phone records, chat logs)
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-28 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi want to know
Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to K1 Process & Procedures; OP will interview for K1 visa.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-01 05:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-2 Not listed
Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-01 07:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHello all

I'm going completely overkill on the evidence (I took screen-shots of 20 skype conversations, one for each month), in the hopes that it will expedite the process so my fiancee won't have to cancel the plane tickets she already bought to come over to the U.S. in October :lol:


Going "overkill" on the evidence will not expedite the process. Unless you request and qualify for an expedite, your file will wait its turn in the queue until it is adjudicated.

Additionally, your fiancee can still visit you after you file the I-129F and begin the process, she will just need to carry evidence of her ties to Japan should a CBP officer wish to see them. She will also need to go back to Japan when her authorized stay expires.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-03 10:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTexas Service center

Texas does not process K-1 visas.


No USCIS service center processes visas, they process petitions. Embassies and Consulates process visa applications.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-28 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTexas Service center
The Texas Service Center does not adjudicate I-129F petitions. The facility in Texas you sent your petition to was an intake facility which is different and separate from the TSC. Your petition will be routed to the service center in California or Vermont as those are the only two service centers that adjudicate I-129F petitions. You will not know which one it was sent to until you are told which one it was sent to.

Edited by Ryan H, 28 May 2012 - 10:47 AM.

Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-28 10:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support
Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to K1 Process & Procedures; OP's timeline indicates they are on the K1 visa path. OP also said "fiance" in original post.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-03 19:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange of Address for Beneficiary ico 129F
Moved from K3 Process & Procedures to K1 Process & Procedures; OP's timeline and information indicate they are on the K1 path.

Edited by Ryan H, 04 June 2012 - 11:54 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-04 23:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFront Loading the package with the I-129F
The US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City is one of the more tougher consulates, it's probably a good idea to include more than "just what is required."
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-04 21:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarrying in UK

No, proving a very new marriage is not harder than proving a relationship. USCIS understands when people are newlyweds. Furthermore, London is a very easy consulate because fraud is exceptionally low. There is no set time someone must live in UK in order to "prove a marriage."

Whoever you talked to gave you bad advice... Probably the "misinformation line."


My sentiments exactly! :thumbs:
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-07 13:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswill uscis take a long holiday break?

I was online when my fiance's ex girlfriend popped up and told me that uscis takes a long holiday break from October till after the new year around February. During this time, everything is sort of "frozen" and anything that has not been processed or approved before they go on break will just sit there till after the break. Is this true or is she just trying to be discouraging since she is constantly trying to break us up and get my fiance back? This was the first I had heard of this and I am really hoping she is wrong...


The ex gave blatantly false information. :bonk:
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-09 07:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo Russian Forums
Despite what an approval notice or even an operator might say, no file is ever sent to an Embassy or Consulate directly from a USCIS service center. This is because the file must be assigned a case number and it is the NVC that assigns case number.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-10 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresare scanned pics acceptable?

is it ok if i printed my vacation pics (4 to a page) and use my brother p-touch to caption them. the date is already on them from the camera? :bonk:


I did something similar. I printed 4 date and time stamped pictures to a page, next to the picture, I put a number Above the set of pictures, I wrote a short description of the picture that corresponded to the number that was next to the picture.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-12 01:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresare scanned pics acceptable?

Hello. Is it ok to scan our pics together on a single paper? do we put dates on pics? pls share what I need to know, thank you.


It is okay scan pictures and print them on paper; however, you do not want them bunched together to the point where there is no separation between each photo.

IMO, it's a good idea to indicate the date the picture was taken.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-11 21:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespassport change
Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to K1 Process & Procedures; OP will be applying for a K1 visa.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-12 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresevidence of relationship

Do you think it would help though ... and should it be notorized.


Have the friends you reference from 11 years ago interacted with you both as a couple between then and now? If not, then such letters are likely to carry zero weight. To answer your question about notarization, if you were to obtain such these letters, there is no requirement (that I know of) they be notarized.

Furthermore, there is a high degree of probability that a CO would not even ask to see such letters.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-12 01:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresevidence of relationship

Do we need anything in the way of a letter acknowledging our relationship from friends including friends that knew us both 11 years ago?


Such a letter is not a requirement.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-11 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPotential K1 Issues???

Are these potential issues?
1. Overstaying her UK visa
2. Due to the situation, I have been helping her financially via Western Union


1. No
2. I'm not sure (others will chime in)
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-13 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long after application of K1 visa can US citizen travel

On the basis of your stated plans, you might want to look into DCF (Direct Consular Filing) to see if it's possible and feasible for you. See the VJ Guides (atop every VJ page) and the DCF forum itself. Good luck!


DCF is unavailable in Australia.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-13 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long after application of K1 visa can US citizen travel

What I would like to know is I know my fiancee needs to apply for the K1 visa from here in the US but how long will she need to stay here before she can come with me to Australia? Will she be able to leave right away after filing for the K1 or does she need to stay a certain amount of months etc for processing??


Your US Citizen fiancee does not apply for a K1 visa, she files a petition. You, the foreign beneficiary, will apply for a K1 visa and you will only be able to do that after the petition has been approved.

To answer your question, your fiancee can place the forms and documentation in the mail and then immediately board a plane.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-13 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMexican Passport
You will have to have a passport that is valid for 6 months or more at the time of the interview.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-12 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThings to send to USC fiance?

Thats all? no photocopy of NBI, no photocopy of my passport, no divorce decree since am never been married, no birth certificate to send yet?


These items will not be needed until your interview.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-11 21:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWant to file this week. need help (i-129f)
Read the instructions for the Form I-129F very carefully.

Also,

:guides: http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-18 00:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTurkish transit Visa

My fiance will be coming to the US soon and I am trying to book his flight.


Call the airline and ask.
Ryan HMaleChina2012-05-29 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLockbox?

I just sent my I-129 for my fiance in the Philippines, to the "lockbox" facility in Texas.


You would have submitted an I-129F; the form I-129 is for a different category.

The service center that processes your petition is determined by where you live in the US.!


That's not always the case, I have seen other members from Atlantic Coast states report having their file sent to California (I have yet to hear of Pacific Coast state residents having their files sent to Vermont).
Ryan HMaleChina2012-06-22 05:13:00