Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	quick question	hey everyone!!! I checked the status online at the USCIS website and this is what it said: "On March 3, 2006, this approved or re-affirmed case was shipped to the Department of State for visa processing. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Department of State." does anyone know how long will it take for the packet to be delivered via snail mail? (I live in Toronto, Canada, the US embassy is located in Montreal) peace and good luck to all of you patience is a virtue (apperently) Elunia28 As for how long it will take your approval notice to arrive in the mail i have NO idea, it will get there eventualy...........but the main thing is..CONGRATULATIONS on your approval!! Edited by euro, 23 March 2006 - 11:50 AM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-23 11:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Immigrant visa application processing fee????	For USC fiancé(e), the cost of the I-130. The visa fee must be paid by beneficiary AT the consulate (or slightly beforehand, depending on the country where located). (and, BTW, Immigrant Visa fee is outside the glister of K-1 anyway). We don't have to fill out an I-130 On the US Department of State website, it lists a fee of $335 for the DS-230 and I have to fill that form out. You will have to do that when you AOS!!! the only fee you will have now for your K1 at the Consulate will be the visa fee...not sure how much it is i think about $100us.............	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-28 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally the interview date!	May 10th baby! It fits perfectly into our plans. She can finish up what she needs to get done in Rio and hop on a plane! Cool..............	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-28 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	YIPEE just got my NOA2	I never expected it but just the the email i had been waiting for!!!!! What next!!!! HAPPY ME!! now onto NVC, not there long at all but you can call them in a week or so to find out if you have got a case #, it will begin with LND Great news!!.....The next bit goes realy fast............but its a great ride, have you got your police certificate??, get your other half to download and send I-134 plus evidence, copies of everything!! yay	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 14:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-234 or I-864	Hi! I found this on the visajourney website for what is needed after receipt of the NOA2... "I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is notarized (by a public notary), with all required supporting evidence. Some consulates may require a different form. Some require an I-864." Can you let me know which one is required for the UK embassy? Thanks!!! London uses the I-134 for "K" visa's ...and if your other half wants to download the form & get the evidence together thats also good too as the I-134 is good for a year!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 14:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Giving up K1	THANK YOU ALL! I will stay on the K1 route... I really appreciate all your help the letter of intent.. is there any wayi can download it from the web, or do i have to make one up? At the top of this page you will see Example forms, you can find a good sample there, good luck!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 15:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Giving up K1	Good Luck, hold in there, you can do it.........& it will all of been worth it in the end, dont take risks..........we are all here to help!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	packet 3 questions	Also police certificates....... from the age of 16 as well...... Should I just go to the police station to print ONE copy or do I need ALL of them (from all the places that I lived since I was 16???) thx Elunia28 You will need 1 for all the countries you have lived in from the age of 16....I dont know how you get these in Canada, I know in the UK you can download a form from the web or go to a police station to pick one up!! Good Luck!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-30 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone still awaiting packet 3?	According to an query email responce from NVC our file left NVC on March 23rd for the London Embassy. On the NOA2 dated March 8th by email, recieved march 11th by mail it said 4 weeks till we'd get something from London. By my calcutations its been about 3 weeks. I'm seeing some people dated 15th left NVC but all from NSC or VSC...anybody around the same time as us whos still awaiting packet 3? It's taking all my might to not phone the embassy and ask whats going on....I HATE not having the online status case at this point...I'm naturally a busy person...and I've got nothing left to do now......police certificate underway, got supporting evidence to provide at the medical whenever that will be, co-sponcers filling in her forms..... *twiddles thumbs*....Feel pretty helpless now.... Fiona You will have to wait a little bit longer, as your petition was only sent to London on the 23rd, its normaly about 3 weeks from that date they are likely to send you pack 3.......you can start to email them, but i dont think they will of put your petition in the computer yet!! just incase you dont know the address for London here it is....... Londonconsular@state.gov EDITED to say...........dont call, as its just a call center in Scotland ,& its a bout 1:30 a minute you are better emailing!! Edited by euro, 30 March 2006 - 11:41 AM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-30 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I got the VISA	YAY	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Feeling Discouraged	Stay positive and just remember it will come one day...........................	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-30 16:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got package 3!!	Good news.................	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-31 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cheque finally cleared! Im confused	Hello Guys, Our check finally cleared. Is the check supposed to clear before i recieved NOA1? Is that right. I thought i remembered reading somewhere that NOA1 is recieved and then the check is cleared. Can someone clarify. Cheers Martin Swings & round abouts!!.....you can get your USCIS# from the back of the cleared cheque if you have not got your NOA1 yet!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-31 12:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance completely clueless???	My Husband has NO idea about any of this, he has a memory like a sieve!!, and we have been doing it a while now, infact we joke about it all.....i ask him little questions like...."Mark, whats a NOA1?"......he's like ....hahahaha, NOT even touching the thing about ...How about being grateful to the fact that you're getting a visa to the US because of him??	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance completely clueless???	How about being grateful to the fact that you're getting a visa to the US because of him?? Oh I too will try to remember that..... Uh huh me too	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-29 11:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 I'm so very happy:-)	Thats great news, congratulations	Euro	Female	0	2006-03-31 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Time Frames: How could she do this?	AW this is sad for you if you had good intentions towards her, shame she didnt for you!!! but you should put it behind you & hopfully you have learned some thing??..............	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-01 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I did it	I filled in the .pdf versions of the forms in packet 3 they sent and printed them off...filled them in CORRECTLY this time, following the vj example forms and advice from rebecca etc... Wrote my covering letter and sent off all 4 forms (includes DS-156 duplicate). Just gotta wait till i get my police certificate so I can send back the checklist I was re-reading the medical instructions again and it says "if you can't get a medical date before the interview don't worry we will look over the results when we recieve them and contact you about your case." So is there still a possible way you think I could manage to sneak them onto the same day? Also I had one question. It goes on about evidence that the applicant won't become a public charge...now it says bank balance can be used as proof. If I got a letter from the bank that states how much we have saved (since July 05)....money is for going back, interview, medical etc etc, hotel.....will they take that into account in our favor as it is savings..? ty for making me understand packet 3 Apparentely you dont need the police cert to send back the checklist. I think you will delay your interview if you wait for that! Someone correct me if im wrong but get that thing in the mail! The OP means to be sure the police certificate is in hand before sending back checklist!!...not to send police certificate back with checklist!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-03 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got it!	YAY!!...congratulations	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-04 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	difference between k1 and k3	Hi, Ive read through alot of things (including the guides) but am very confused, me and my partner want to get married some time but are not sure, now we have 2 choices, i can go to usa on vwp and get married, then come home and file for k3 or i could file k1 then go to america. the only thing worrying me is: 1. not being able to work while processing the stuff on k1 which can take ages. 2. not being able to leave the usa untill i have done aos whereas i could on k3. apart from those 2 things what are the main differences that have an effect? from looking at the time its taking to process the forms in the service centre, k1's are getting done quicker which is swaying me towards that but I dont like the idea of not being able to come and see my family for years after. Only you can decide...............if you do chose K1 it wont be "YEARS" untill you see your family, K3 does have the benefit of being a multi entry visa, you dont say what your home country is, as this can make a difference to the time it takes for any visa!! e.g I came here on K3 which took 112 days from mailing to visa in passport (LONDON), but to apply for K3 you first have to apply for CR1(I-130), then after you get the reciept notice from that (NOA!) you then apply for K3 (I-129F) Keep reading the guides & then you can decide which is the best option for you	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-03 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 or k3 processing times/	I am seriously considering marrying my Fiancee and applying for a k3 instead fo the k1 to speed up processing times. Do all K3's apply through the National Benefits Center? The reason I ask is that they show a processing of the 129f's as January 25, 2006, which is much faster than if I do the k1 through nebraska, which is still processing decembers. Any thoughts on anyone? I just want to be with my future wife sooner rather than later. Thanks. Yes all K3(I-129F) are processed through NBC, but first you have to send your I-130 to your service center depending which state you live depends on which service center you use, Nebraska & Texas both transfer I-130s to California service center!,Vermont also processes I-130 so add a coupld of weeks for that as you need the NOA1 reciept notice to send with your K3 (I-129F) Good luck on whatever you decide to do	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-05 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Time for a Group Hug, Johanna Approved	Second Interview this morning and Johanna was approved, She gets to pick up her visa Thursday. Should be here just before or after Easter. I could not have done it without this group thanks for everyones help. Robert Laird Robert this is great news, I am so happy for you both, have a great Easter & a very happy life together	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-05 14:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Nonexistant forms?	My fiancee's congressman's office just told us we need to fill in a form IV15. This form, as far as I can tell, does not exist. Does it? And if not, what should I do? Thanks in advance. If my memory serves me right (which at times it dosent)...Its the Consulate/Embassy checklist!! try getting it from your Embassy's website!! Well, we sent that off as soon as we got it. Now the embassy are saying they don't have it. AH i see well this depends on how long ago you sent it??........as the Embassy some times says they didnt get it yet if its only been a couple of weeks , as soon as the manualy process your papers & input them into the computer will they say they have papers.........so maybe try emailing them to ask if they have got them yet!! Which Embassy is it? Edited by euro, 06 April 2006 - 02:59 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-06 14:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Nonexistant forms?	My fiancee's congressman's office just told us we need to fill in a form IV15. This form, as far as I can tell, does not exist. Does it? And if not, what should I do? Thanks in advance. If my memory serves me right (which at times it dosent)...Its the Consulate/Embassy checklist!! try getting it from your Embassy's website!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-06 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Texas Service Center	Is the TSC still processing K1 visa applications? Or do I need to send my I-129F to CSC? I read somewhere that all TSC apps. are being forwarded on to CSC? please advise....thanks! You will have to send it to Texas, and if CSC are processing the form you sent, they will then transfer it to CSC!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-07 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	extension granted -interview date set	Hey Kath & Robbie,Great news on the interview date, Good Luck...............	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-08 12:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SHE SAID IT WAS A BREEZE!!!!	Congratulations	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-10 14:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	travel to the US	to be Denied entry will have no effect on your K1 process,you will at some point in the visa process have a chance to explain a denied entry as the question does come up on 1 of the forms!! you can be denied entry if you try to visit, you might want to take a look around VJ there are lots of post about this subject...........Happy reading Edited by euro, 10 April 2006 - 02:40 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-10 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	marriage on a tourist visa	I came on a visit to the US on the VWP, got married then returned to England to process the visa paper work!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-10 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Can I prepare for I-134 before NOA2?	The I-134 is good for a year!! .you could start getting the I-134 evidence together, maybe get the I-134 filled out just hold on a while to get it notorised	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-12 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2	Hello Everyone, I got NOA2 only two weeks after sending the petition. Thanks Francisco Congratulations...................	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-16 09:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	There is a God!!!!!!	Congratulations............	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-16 09:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 Form	If my fiance comes with me to the interview, does it still need to be noterized? It seems pretty silly to do that if he is standing beside me to prove that he signed it. Should we get it done anyway? The reason that I ask is that my fiance is in Canada with me right now. To have it notorized in the US, we will have to go back across the border, get it notorized, and then come back into Canada to have our interview in Vancouver. Is it really necessary? YES he still has to have the I-134 Notorised!! maybe you can email the Embassy to see if they have a notary & if he could get it dont there??? Edited by euro, 17 April 2006 - 05:02 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-17 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	YEAH, NEBRASKA!!! OHOOOOO!!!!!	Congratulations................	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-17 16:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Signature on photo	Ok so I have been reading ahead and it says when you get the additional pictures for the medical and the interview you are to sign the back of them. I just submitted the K-1 petition and I wrote our names on the back of the pictures that I submitted with the G-325A. This was according the instructions in the guide on this forum. Was I supposed to have signed them instead or is that only for the later stages? Yep I am freaking over every little thing! JUst putting your name on the back is good	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-20 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Tax records required?	Hi, i have my interview in London on May 5th 2006, i was just reading another thread about tax returns and would like a quick confirmation on a question that wasnt fully answered, and is worrying me. here goes, are copies of tax returns required from my fiance (the petitioner) for the interview if you are not self employed? My fiance is sending me a letter from her bank aswell as a letter from her employer with the affidavit of support, is this sufficient? thanks in advance. alastair I Had my interview in London, and i was required to take my husbands last years tax's (only 1 year) as he is self employed, i also took a letter from the guy he does most of his work for!!...................They never even asked to see the tax returns, even when i asked did they want them, the guy said no!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-21 09:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	unemployed at the moment waiting for packet 3 for k1 visa request	do you think that it might be a problem if at the moment I'm unemployed in my country and I'm waiting for package 3 for k1visa, I've been making sometimes temporarly jobs as for exemple translations, but it is not a proper job although I've worked in my life the last 15 years, as I'll be mentioning that in DS230 Part I question No.22. Do you think that it's gonna be a problem? Thanks to anybody who might give me just an advice!!! Not a problem at all!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-23 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	police certificate requirement	hi everyone, i have seen conflicting information regarding the police certificate that the fiance is required to submit with his package of information at the interview. in one place i read that a police certificate from every place the fiance has lived since the age of 16 is required for ALL applicants. in another place i read that the police certificate is required ONLY for people who have criminal records. (actually, i read these two conflicting instructions on the ciudad juarez consulate website!) my fiance has no criminal record and has never had any interaction with the police in any of the places he has lived. i am hoping that this means we will not have to go through the aggravation of requesting police certificates that say nothing about him. does anyone know what is actually required? thanks. Your Fiance is required to get a police certificate from all countries lived in since the age of 16 reguardless of criminal history or not!!	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-20 10:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visiting girlfriend, problems with customs	hey everyone, you have all been a great help and i am very much appreciated for it all. i do hae one other question though, if you come over on the VWP and you are refused entry, what are the ultiate ramifications of that, i mean other than you just simply not being able to use the VWP anymore? can you still apply for a tourist visa and get in or are you basically banned from entering america for a long time? and also is it a definate that being refused entry on the VWP will not count against you filing for a K1 visa? thanks again everyone, you have been a terrific help. take care now Paul and a response to poster WIDGE when i make my next planned trip, i would have been int he US for a total of 95 days in the past 12 months, do you think that will help my cause or you think it will still be too much? thanks Yes it simply means no more VWP travel, dont know about the tourist visa, & no it wont have any effect on your K1 process	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-06 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visiting girlfriend, problems with customs	what exactly does it mean if you have been flagged? the time i got hassle i was held for about 10 minutes or so and asked a few questions about why i`m travelling and what job i have. everyone on here is making it sound like i really shouldn`t try to go back to the US, if thats the case then i am totally lost, i mean my girlfriend can`t make it accross to the uk as easily as i can to the US. any more advice? i mean most people on here ar epeople who are either in the k1 process or people who have done it, how often did you all visit your boyfriends or girlfriends when you were going through this? i am so confused right now. creasy When you say "HELD" do you mean just at the immigration desk?........or did you get taken to secondary inspection??.....One of the guys on VJ got questioned every time he came to the US & was allowed to come in & visit every time!! To be flagged just means the next time you present your passport to enter the US the officer would be aware you were questioned before!! I dont think you should'nt try again, I say if you dont bet you cant win!! RIGHT ..............just make sure you take evidence of ties to the UK and also try not to stay for long periods of time!!....... i visited while going through the immigration process & traveled before also, only twice was i asked more questions than i had normaly experienced!! But do be prepared if denied entry, you wont beable to use the VWP again!! EDITED to add.......In one year alone i visited feb-march-june-august-oct,...but only short visits from 1 week to longest 4 weeks!! Edited by euro, 05 April 2006 - 06:03 PM.	Euro	Female	0	2006-04-05 18:01:00