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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWho fills out the DS-160? (split topic)
Post split into separate thread as poster is asking about their own situation and not replying to the OP of the other thread.
Ryan HMaleChina2014-06-26 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQestions regarding proof of having met (split topic)

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-02-16 18:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs a religious ceremony always a legal marriage?

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-15 13:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDutch police clearance questions (split topic)

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-19 08:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMY PETION EXPIRED- how to extend?

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The Embassy has the ability to revalidate the petition if an interview has not yet taken place.  Revalidation of petitions prior to an interview taking place is routine and happens frequently with no action needed on the part of the petitioner or beneficiary.  Go to the interview on the scheduled date, you have nothing to worry about in regards to this date.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-22 18:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBeneficiary Criminal Record -- Success Stories and Denials?

I'd love to hear from the VJ community some examples of petitions that were denied as a result of criminal history on the part of the beneficiary and stories of those that were approved in spite of criminal history.


The beneficiary's criminal history is usually not relevant at the USCIS stage, it's the Embassy/Consulate phase where it becomes an issue. Your petition is unlikely to be denied on the basis of the beneficiary's criminal history.

Ryan HMaleChina2013-09-20 02:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! Getting married after the 90 days

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-25 08:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! Getting married after the 90 days

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Edited by Ryan H, 24 July 2014 - 09:14 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-24 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Exams in London
Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.
Ryan HMaleChina2014-07-28 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about passport copy (split topic)
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Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-07 09:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many copies of I-134 needed? (split topic)

one more question! The i134 needs to be notarized right???

 

No


Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-12 00:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many copies of I-134 needed? (split topic)

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-11 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long from start to finish? (split topic)
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Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-18 08:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry.. need help please

to see if they can attach it to my file.


Sending things to USCIS after you have submitted your petition unsolicited may be an exercise in futility. Even if you were to include a copy of your NOA1, it's still highly unlikely that anything you send after you submit the petition would be matched with your file.
Ryan HMaleChina2011-07-03 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent to marry.. need help please
Yes, that letter is necessary; expect to receive an RFE for them. Don't bother trying to send them separately now, it will not get matched with your file.

You both have to write one. You write that you are legally able to willing to marry the other person and intend to do so within 90 days of the beneficiary's arrival on a K1 visa.
Ryan HMaleChina2011-07-03 00:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDenied entry on TN visa a problem? (split topic)
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Hello everyone..... Just wanted to add a question for some advice and sanity.

I was denied at a POE for a TN visa as a RN, will this be a concern and perhaps get k1 denied?

Thanks in advance




Shouldn't be an issue.





Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-18 09:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Packet question

Since I'm from New York. Is there any service center that is more advantageous to send your a packet to? And by advantageous I mean faster processing times.


You are only able to send the package to the lockbox facility. The lockbox facility will then send it to a service center for adjudication. You won't know which service center it is going to until you are informed of the center it was sent to, you have no choice as to which service center the package will ultimately be sent to.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-18 09:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPotential fiance is already married

I would suggest you have also better posted on the Philippines sub regional forum to get correct responses.

 

I put a link to this thread in that forum so there is no need to repost this there now.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-25 01:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetitioner did not respond to NOID Letter for K1

To get the semantics out of the way first, the petitioner would have receive an NOIR letter (the R standing for revoke) and the petitioner would have revealed the prior relationship in a new petition, not an application.

 

It's unlikely person B's visa application may not be affected by the petitioner not responding to an NOIR in regards to the petition for person A.  The petition that was filed on behalf of person A would have been revoked based on the failure to respond.

 

It's not often USCIS sends NOIR letters on returned K1 petitions, they usually allow them to expire and then tell the petitioner to start over at square 1.

 

 

Petitioner did not actually proposed but girl B made him do it in tears before leaving on the first and last visit.  I just want to know your thoughts? 

 

This is another issue altogether.


Edited by Ryan H, 30 August 2014 - 04:40 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-30 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about US passport/ Birth certificate

The purpose of sending a copy of the entire passport (yes, every page) is to establish US Citizenship.  If the passport copy is the method you wish to use establish your US Citizenship, then you have to send a copy of every page.

 

If you send in your birth certificate, then pages of your passport is necessary other than copies of the pages with the stamps indicating evidence of travel.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-01 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForm G325A

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Thank you this is one of our biggest concerns.
Barbados
But we must put the dates he worked and for whom he worked. Am I right?

 
 
Yes, never lie on any of the forms.

 




 

 

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Service, you will not:

  • Condone or instruct, either directly or indirectly, others on how to commit fraudulent or illegal immigration activities in any way, shape, manner or method.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-01 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdocuments to be included in I-129f

Those lawyers answering on Avvo are probably being overly cautious; I stand by my original statement.

 

All I can inject is my personal experience, I didn't translate any relationship evidence (letters, emails, chat transcripts, Facebook postings, etc.).  The only things that were translated were the official documents as required.

 

Furthermore, I've never seen anyone be issued an RFE for not translating such items.


Edited by Ryan H, 01 September 2014 - 07:55 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-01 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdocuments to be included in I-129f

You are not required to translate emails, letters, text messages, etc.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-01 18:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa - Letter from Religious Authorities

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-14 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUnexpectedly got our NOA2 early, can we do our interview in the states?

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Okay, I'm a guy for one. For second I did not even imply that getting the NOA2 early was a bad thing. I said I was shocked by it, I was surprised and completely shaken. That doesn't mean it's a bad thing, what it means is that now I have to work out what I'm going to do about our trip which is an added load of stress that I really did not need right now.

 

Now I am truly sorry that the visa rules are stricter on people from your country than they are from mine but that is not my fault and it's not really fair for you to be projecting your frustration on the matter onto me like that. It's not my fault that people from your country are scrutinized harder when entering the US and I do not deserve to be treated this way for asking for assistance just because my circumstances are different to yours. 

 

I came here to ask for advice, to ask if there was any way to suspend the process for a few months or do my interview in the states. I'm not being ungrateful that I got my NOA2 early, it's stressful. This entire process is stressful and you should know that it is. I don't have anyone who I can really talk this out with and who can lend me a hand with it all at the moment so I came here hoping that the people who had been through it all would have the answers to help me.

 

I do not want to cancel my trip to see my fianceé because it is something that we have both been looking forward to for months, something we both need and something I have put a fair bit of money into already. I come from a very poor background so the idea of paying upwards of £250 to change the date of my plane ticket is not exactly negligible for me. 

 

Third, stop assuming things about people. One would think that given we are all in the same shitty position you would be more sympathetic towards those in a similar place to you. Would you want people coming into your threads in which you asked for help and having a go at you? No. So don't do it to other people.

 

 


Edited by Ryan H, 15 September 2014 - 11:09 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-15 23:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswant to marry after visa issue

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I want to know is that possible if i can marry in my home country after getting the visa ?

 

Doing so will invalidate a K1 visa.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-15 23:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F hes not the biological father but he acknowledge the child

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-16 19:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever Met My Fiance
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Because they are in love?
Following this topic is interesting. Good luck OP on your waiver!

 

 

A little less judgment and a little more helpful advice maybe?
 
Completely uncalled for and very disrespectful to the OP who you don't even know.
 
P.S I am one of those "insane" people... who incidentally has a wonderful husband, a successful marriage and a warm, loving caring home and environment to raise my step-children.
 
Really Insane huh?
 
Try to refrain from making a  judgment on someone's relationship when it contributes 0% to this tread.












Ryan HMaleChina2014-03-19 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHaitian filers ! Change in consulate. how this will affect our cases

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Caribbean regional forum; topic is applicable to multiple processes and specific to Haiti.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-22 18:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfelling sad now want to cray why it take forever

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-23 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRenew my expire green card

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-23 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPregnant confused newbie k1

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-23 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPregnant confused newbie k1

Answers:

  1. Based on the circumstances you describe, the petition will probably be approved.  However, approval of a petition does not guarantee that a visa will ultimately be granted.
  2. This in of itself is not an issue.
  3. Not a problem, this is a common occurrence in many countries.
  4. Not really
  5. Forms will need to be completed and submitted (other K1 filers can tell you exactly which ones).  He should also prepare to answer questions about your relationship at the interview.  Nothing is off limits for a CO to ask about.
  6. No
  7. Senegal specific answers are needed.

Edited by Ryan H, 23 September 2014 - 11:59 PM.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-23 18:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescase at us embassy k1 visa

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-29 19:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresColor copies for K1 packet?

Just scan the packet as a color PDF.  You can print what you need from it at a later time.


Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-24 19:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswritten statement question (split topic)

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Ryan HMaleChina2014-09-27 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo Reason Denial. URGENT HELP.

Thanks! Is there countries where we could get married that would benefit K3 or it doesn't matter really?


It doesn't matter. Also, the K3 is obsolete, the visa that would be sought is a CR-1.

Ryan HMaleChina2014-08-26 09:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere to send I-129F?

Where do I send the K-1 petition? As far as I understand from the instructions on USCIS website, regardless of the state where I reside, it should be sent to Texas, either to Dallas or to Lewisville?

 

yes, it depends on the postal service you use:

 

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266

For USPS Express Mail and courier deliveries:





 

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

The intake facility will decide which service centre your petition will be sent to (either Texas or California), so you don't have to worry about that.


Edited by kitthekat, 24 May 2014 - 11:24 AM.

kitthekatFemaleSingapore2014-05-24 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew K1 Visa Application

The I-134 does not allow for the combining of income, so, no, either one of your parents would have to qualify on their own. 

 

if you have assets of your own, london allows for the immigrant to self-sponsor...check out the UK subforum for more info on self-sponsoring.


kitthekatFemaleSingapore2014-05-24 11:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow does Co-sponsoring work?

I have a further question:  What if we use my dad as a sponsor just for the K-1 Visa, but not for adjustment of status?   By the time we adjust for status, my income will have risen.   Will my dad therefore be free from obligation?

 
yes, if he only signs the I-134 for the K1, then his obligations will be practically nil as the I-134 is not legally binding:
 
"Because INA 212(a)(4)© and INA 213A require the use of Form I-864 for so 
many classes of immigrants, the use of Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, has 
been reduced considerably. Nevertheless, there still are circumstances when 
Form I-134 will be beneficial. This affidavit, submitted by the applicant at your 
request, is not legally binding on the sponsor
 and should not be accorded the 
same weight as Form I-864."






 

http://www.state.gov...ation/86988.pdf

 

when the time comes for adjustment of status, you can sign the I-864 as the sole sponsor, provided your income is sufficient by then.


kitthekatFemaleSingapore2014-05-24 10:59:00