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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlanning tentative wedding date
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Mar 17 2008, 06:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would not plan ANY tenative date until you get that visa in your hot little hands! Plans being scrapped is almost as depressing as the wait times. RFE's, translated documents, police reports...there are so many snags that could happen that would upset any date you've planned. Remember, you have six months to use the visa, then 3 months after entering before having to get married (oops 90 days, not 3 months). Either way, that should give you plenty of time to plan something. Do a search for people that have put serious money down and planned weddings, that didn't dissolve due to embassies and consulates that weren't within the usual timelines. Best to wait...can't stop you from internet looking...dreaming...planning...just don't plan a day!



Believe those of us who have gone through this, seen it first hand and paid attention to what has happened around us. ANYTHING can happen in between now and the time you get your visa in your hands. And, don't even think once you've been approved it will guarentee a time. I've seen visa delivery delayed for such crazy things as natural disasters.

I will tell you every single time someone asks, DO NOT make wedding plans until you are sure you have that visa in hand.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-21 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJesse (G's) Girl
Congrats Jesse!
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-25 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy foreign Fiance is Unemployed
Honestly, my SO was employed; but what he made in comparison to US salaries was a joke. And, the process basically forces them into unemployment.

It does not matter.

Good luck to you.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-25 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone know any interview questions?
They asked Andre:

How and when we met
How often I visited and where we stayed when I visited
If he knew I had kids
If he met my kids
What he planned on doing in the US
What I did in the US
If he was ready to marry me

It was fairly short and sweet!
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
QUOTE (Kazan @ Mar 26 2008, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cradle robber-!!! Oh wait... Alla & I are 12 years apart too. laughing.gif JK guys, you are a great looking couple!

To the O/P: You'll be fine, as long as you can prove a valid ongoing relationship, age is not a factor whatsoever!

QUOTE (Jomo @ Mar 26 2008, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My husband and I are 12 years apart. We had no issues.




I'm only going to admit this once, KT......I followed you in here cause I wanted to see what cute hair piece you had put on your picture this time. I LOVE that you do that.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
QUOTE (Texron @ Mar 26 2008, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Trelawny20853 @ Mar 26 2008, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jomo @ Mar 26 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please don't freak out, Gooden. If you can go and you want to go, then certainly go. If you can't or don't want to, please do not feel obligated to go. There is no set formula for approvals or denials.......the recent denials in the JA embassy that I know of have been due to drug usage and insufficient evidence. It had nothing to do with an age difference.

Make sure he has every little piece of paperwork and evidence he needs and you will be fine.

I could not go to both the interview and the ride to the US. And, at that time, it was only a 4 day wait for visa delivery. Today, it is roughly 2 weeks.


Dang, JG-- I wonder why they stopped that.


Due to extra security checks with the fingerprints, that's why some take longer than others.

Yes, you can go into the Embassy. They may even ask you questions during the interview. Kingston seems to give the interviewee a harder time if the petitioner isn't there...not all the time but it does happen. Your presence is the best evidence.

Since you can't make it, just make sure your fiance is organized and well prepared for the interview.


That is a pretty broad and misleading statement about the hard time. I know many beneficiaries who went without the petitioner and have reported absolutely no problems. Most have stressed over not being able to go because of statements like this, almost to the point of making themselves sick, and found it to all be unnecessary.

If you can go, go. If not, so what? In the end, it is all about preparation for the interview. You can be standing right next to him professing undying love; but if the evidence is not up to par, it does not make a bit of difference.

Have all your ducks in a row and you will be fine either way.


As a side note, I've also known several petitioners who have attended with the beneficiary only to be turned down due to missing evidence and failed medicals.

QUOTE (Texron @ Mar 26 2008, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Trelawny20853 @ Mar 26 2008, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jomo @ Mar 26 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Please don't freak out, Gooden. If you can go and you want to go, then certainly go. If you can't or don't want to, please do not feel obligated to go. There is no set formula for approvals or denials.......the recent denials in the JA embassy that I know of have been due to drug usage and insufficient evidence. It had nothing to do with an age difference.

Make sure he has every little piece of paperwork and evidence he needs and you will be fine.

I could not go to both the interview and the ride to the US. And, at that time, it was only a 4 day wait for visa delivery. Today, it is roughly 2 weeks.


Dang, JG-- I wonder why they stopped that.


Due to extra security checks with the fingerprints, that's why some take longer than others.

Yes, you can go into the Embassy. They may even ask you questions during the interview. Kingston seems to give the interviewee a harder time if the petitioner isn't there...not all the time but it does happen. Your presence is the best evidence.

Since you can't make it, just make sure your fiance is organized and well prepared for the interview.


No, that's not exactly it at all. When we went through 2 years ago, everyone received their visa in 4 days.

Today, 2 weeks is the norm. Longer if there is a hurricane. It seems to be about the printing of the visas at the embassy.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
Please don't freak out, Gooden. If you can go and you want to go, then certainly go. If you can't or don't want to, please do not feel obligated to go. There is no set formula for approvals or denials.......the recent denials in the JA embassy that I know of have been due to drug usage and insufficient evidence. It had nothing to do with an age difference.

Make sure he has every little piece of paperwork and evidence he needs and you will be fine.

I could not go to both the interview and the ride to the US. And, at that time, it was only a 4 day wait for visa delivery. Today, it is roughly 2 weeks.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
QUOTE (Texron @ Mar 26 2008, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Gooden @ Mar 26 2008, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone think my being 36 and my fiance 26 will be an issue at the interview? Everyone I've ever met does not believe I'm 36, I look much younger and I'm always asked for I.D. I won't be at the interview (since I can't go in, we're saving money for wedding) though but my pictures will. Also, this runs in both our families. My dad is with a woman 10 years older than him and my fiance's mom is married to a man 10 years younger than her. It's not a big deal to us or our families. I hope it won't be a big deal with immigration. wacko.gif wacko.gif wacko.gif


When is your interview? I suggest you to to the interview.

My husband is also Jamaican...we're 11 years apart....no problems.



What is your story, Texron? Have you already finished your process?
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
Gooden.....You can go in with him if you choose.

I didn't go with Andre. I chose to fly down to bring him back since he'd never been on a plane before.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOlder Woman Younger Man
My husband and I are 12 years apart. We had no issues.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-26 08:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDrug Use
QUOTE (Big Agnes! @ Mar 25 2008, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was under the impression that drug testing is not part of the K1 medical unless the doctor suspects drug abuse. I know my husband was not tested for drug use.

Most illegal drugs, even weed, will not show up in standard drug tests after abstaining for a couple of weeks. Although THC metabolites can remain in the system for several weeks, in standard drug testing (e.g., the preemployment type), the concentration required for a test to show positive is pretty high.



It was a part of the medical in Jamaica.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-25 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDrug Use
We've done a kind of unofficial poll in the Yardie thread regarding ganga. You need to refrain for at least a month or two before the interview.

And NEVER EVER admit to drug usage of any kind. In Jamaica, even the admission of smoking years ago means a denial and automatic 3 year ban, with the possibility they will never approve.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-25 07:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI hate my job!!! Almost done with visa process.
If you have an interview for AOS, you will have to explain this and you will probably need all your mom's information as a sponsor.

I say as long as you are working that job when you file the paperwork, you are telling the truth and have nothing to worry about.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-29 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce prior to K-1
There are many who report divorces finalized just before K-1's are filed. As long as your fiance is free to marry at the time of the K-1 filing, it will be fine.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-03-29 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUS Entry Questions
Just make sure they do take him off for secondary processing. They tried to let Andre come on through. Luckily, I caught it and questioned it. I can only imagine that nightmare if I hadn't.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-01-17 14:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Two Jobs
QUOTE (AhmadGwen4evr @ Apr 4 2008, 12:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SHAPE OF MY HEART @ Apr 4 2008, 12:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~ANA~ @ Apr 4 2008, 08:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello to all............I am just having a problem to understand how can i put two jobs in I-134 Question 7 ???? God Bless to all .......I know nothing is worst than waiting for your loved ones good.gif


Hi,
i think It is best to put the full time job. smile.gif that's what my husband did..



For mine.. I included my 2nd job because this is included in my total income.

7. I am employed as or engaged in the business of 1-first jobs name (2nd Job-SEE ATTACHED) with first jobs name at street, address etc...

I attached an addendum to my I-134 like this-

Addendum to I-134, Affidavit of Support

Case # AMM########- Ahmad -----------
Sponsor: Gwen---------




Question 7


7. I am employed as or engaged in the business of Job 2- ######## with ##################### at ###25th Street #####, Texas###



I did the same with my 2nd job.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-04-04 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married straight away after the K1 is approved
The thing is......the whole purpose of filing a K-1 is to get married when your SO gets to the US. Why would it ever be a bad thing to marry whenever you felt like it? The only bad thing is to NOT get married in that 90 day window. Otherwise, it's all up to preference as to when you do it.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-04-05 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married straight away after the K1 is approved
QUOTE (Steve and Amara @ Apr 5 2008, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We have heard a few rumours that once the K1 is approved and the foreign fiancee enters America that it is best to wait a month or more before getting married. We were told this from a LA immigration lawyer as he said that Immigration may view a marriage promptly after arrival as not legitimate.

Any views, comments, suggestions about this?

At first when we were told this it seemed understandable, but now the more we think about it the sillier it seems, as it appears that the K1 petition (I-129F) is where all the legitimacy is proved.


cheers
unsure.gif


We got married exactly two weeks after he entered the US.

We passed AOS without an interview. We apply for LOC in August of this year.

It's all good.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-04-05 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTotal Costs of Immigration
I figure Andre's K-1 cost about $1,000 total.....that was 2 years ago.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2008-04-04 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about the size of documents
Oh ok, thank you all, I am not going to worry about it anymore then smile.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-12 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about the size of documents
Hello

After spending days looking for information, my US boyfriend and I have decided to start filling the forms for the 1st package of the K-1 visa!! I'm really excited!

But I need your advice on one thing: the format of the documents. I wanted to fill and print the documents I have to take care of myself (my G325a for example), but as I am in France, our sheets of paper are not US letter format. They are a little less wide and a little longer.
Does it make a difference? I was thinking of getting US paper and print it, but my dear boyfriend keeps telling me that they won't be that picky. But we are talking of the US government so... I'd like to know what you think of it.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-12 06:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Alright, we did send the I-129F package to the California Service Center yesterday smile.gif
I am so excited about it !!! Even though it is going to take a long time, and it will be stressful, we've done the first step of our 'marriage journey'.
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Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-03 07:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Alright, I sent everything to my fiance yesterday morning. I feel free! I feel as if I can stop thinking about all this for a few days (even though I know I'll continue being obsessed by it).
When the whole package will be ready, I'll ask Bryan to write the content here, just to make sure we have everything.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-21 08:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Thank you. I will tell him to come here and check everything when the package is ready. I've been harassing him with emails for the past weeks, reminding him everything he has to do, and giving him tips, etc. I'm sure he is going to be very happy when the package is sent because I will stop stressing him over it tongue.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-19 14:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Yes that's very easy to stress out for almost nothing. I, as the foreign one, am about to send everything I printed to my US fiancé. Here are the absolutely necessary things that I am going to send him. Can someone check if I didn't forget anything?

1- my G-325A, signed
2- my letter of intent, signed
3- a passport-style photo (with my name on the back)

4- copy of my passport: the page with my name, and the two stamps (& visa) of my stays in the USA
5- copy of my boarding passes from my two stays in the USA (though there is one boarding pass missing sad.gif)

and then maybe things like the train tickets I was talking about

for the other evidences such as photos of us together, he is in charge. tongue.gif

Does it sound right to you?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-19 03:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Ok, thank you for your opinion SonoranSongBird.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-18 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
It's like:
Départ 26/10 à 12h00 de PARIS
(which means: Departure November 26th at 12am from Paris)

There are other information around, but we can probably highlight the important lines.

And we can still write our own translation under it. Won't be certified but...

Edited by Cecile, 18 December 2007 - 05:03 PM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-18 17:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Well yes, we do have his plane tickets. And mine from when I went to the US too. They will be evidences, of course.
The train tickets and visit to my parents were just something more to add. It's always good to have more evidences.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-18 16:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Thank you kimandfred and SHELLYandFCO. Now the forms are filled up (well, at least on my side ; my us fiance still has to finish his G-325A)

I was gathering our 'proofs' and I got an idea, but I am almost sure that won't work.. let's see what you think of it.

When he was in France with me last month, we went to visit my parents who live 400 kilometers (that would be around 250 miles). We went there by train. The only photo I have of him with my family is just him playing video games with my brother. We didn't think of taking a picture with the entire family.
But I have our train tickets. I was thinking that they might prove we went there together (no names on it though) and that therefore, it could be a good thing to send to USCIS. But they are in French. What is written does not really matter as long as the dates and locations can be read, but I'm pretty sure USCIS won't accept it without a certified translation.
Am I right?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-18 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Thank you for your advice.


Now I have another question, about the G325a form: I was a student until last June, but I also did a few internships. Should I include them in the employment question? If so, that would be (summarized of course):
1- my current work
2- internship
3- none (student)
4- internship
5- none (student)

Or should I just write:
1- my current job
2- none (student)

Edited by Cecile, 15 December 2007 - 04:50 AM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-15 04:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Thank you a lot Kim smile.gif


edit: but my two middle names don't fit in that small box sad.gif Am I going to have to use an extra sheet only for my middle names?!

Edited by Cecile, 13 December 2007 - 03:48 PM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-13 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
And now I'm filling the G325a form, and they are asking for my last 5 addresses. So I guess my idea of writing my parents' one wasn't good, since they are going to see in the G325a that I have a different one.

Another question though:
4) In that G325a, should I write all my addresses even including the ones where I lived as a student? I mean that's still the same, I was still linked to my parents' address too.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-13 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Questions
Hello,
Sorry, I know there are a lot of topics like this one on that website, but after browsing through it for half an hour, I figured it would be more efficient to just ask you my questions, since you people here are so nice and answer other people's questions.


I am the foreign one in the couple. My SO filled out his part of the I-129F and now that's my turn. But...

1) Part B, Q 1: Middle name. In France we don't have a middle name but two other names (such as: First name, 1st other name, 2nd other name, last name) Should I put these two names as 'middle name'? Or should I just leave it blank and not write down my two other names?

2) Part B, Q 2: About my address. I have just started working and I have my own apartment but half of my mail still goes to my parents' house. The address on my passport is their address too. Should I put the address of my apartment or theirs? I figured that maybe it would be simpler, for example if I ended moving out or going back to their house, that would mean I am sure I will get all my mail at theirs. What do you think?

3) About the blanks, I've read on different topics that we should put N/A or None (depending on the question) which is something my boyfriend hasn't done. Do we have to put N/A also in the questions where it says "If yes:" and that in our case that was "no"? or on question 16 (if not Roman letters) that doesn't apply to us, should we put N/A on all the boxes: name, number and street, town, etc. ?


Thank you all!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2007-12-13 15:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI'm New and Excited!
Welcome!
yes, there are many information on that website. And it's good, because reading is all you're going to be able to do for a few months after you send the 1st package wink.gif
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-06 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSC wants to find a new job while waiting for approval of the petition
OK then I guess that will work, his income will be (as for his current job) above poverty line. And I think he has had consistent income for more than the past 3 years.

Thank you very much smile.gif

Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 09 January 2008 - 10:13 AM.

Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-09 10:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSC wants to find a new job while waiting for approval of the petition
My US fiance wants to apply for a new job.
Can it have an impact on the process of our K-1 petition? I know he has to give "two to three of his most recent pay stubs and a signed letter from his employer listing his job title, start date, his salary, and the status (full-time) of his position".
Will the embassy care about the start date? Can they deny our petition based on the fact that he won't be at his new job for long enough?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-09 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout to compile package, had some questions...
QUOTE (BryantAliona @ Jan 16 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Birdman @ Jan 16 2008, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

5. The example cover letter on this site shows "Proof of ongoing relationship" listed in the package contents. Is this necessary, or do you just need proof of meeting?


5.Proof of the ongoing relationship are important.Give them what they want!


I am pretty sure that I read somewhere that they only want proofs that you have met. Can someone confirm or refute that?


QUOTE (Birdman)
6. If I try to type my name in the first field on the I-129F, it's cuts off the last letter of my name. How do I handle this?
7. Do I need to provide any proof of income with the I-129F package?


6. After you print the document, you can handwrite your name in the field. That's what I did for my middle name.
7. No proof of income. You will need them for packet 3, for the interview. But not with the I-129F package.
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-16 15:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy is my processing time getting extended?
QUOTE (Jesse G @ Jan 22 2008, 05:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'd guess there is a 80+% chance your total wait will be between 7½ to 9½ months. All you can do is wait it out. Don't panic. Things will come, in time.


I'd like to make sure of one thing. Everybody in that topic who said that the wait should be 8 or 9 months, did you mean the total wait between I-129F is sent and the K-1 visa is received or did you mean the wait between I-129F is sent and USCIS approves the petition (NOA2 sent)?
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-22 05:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 from CSC
Congratulations !!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-01-25 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange in situation - K1 no longer required
But when you enter in the US on a VWP, make sure you do NOT tell them you're going to get married!
Cecile and BryanFemaleFrance2008-02-13 08:06:00