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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWedding Dates

I just want to be as efficient as possible. I will mostly likely have a big wedding which these things take forever to plan - or at least obtaining available space and really wanted to have it Oct/Nov of 07. I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience in the this gamble and how it worked out for them.


There have been horror stories on this very subject.

I can attest that people from Jamaica going through the K-1 process are at least a month behind the very same process I went through just last year. You never know.

Edited by Jomo's girl, 14 May 2007 - 01:22 PM.

*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-14 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWedding Dates
Don't do it. There are so many things that could hamper your petition....both your fault and the agencies you deal with along the way.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-14 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo get married while there's pending K1 application?!?!
WTH happened to my reply? I said that same thing. In complete agreement.

And, please, anyone else with this question who sees this post......if you don't want to wait, then please marry and then file a K-3 or CR-1. If you file a K-1, please follow the rules of the K-1 and stop asking questions like this.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-24 11:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about getting documents notarized

I recently spoke with a lawyer about submitting the petition for a K-1. She told me to go all-out as far as getting things notarized--everything from copies of receipts to letters of intent. This seems excessive to me, so I would like some feedback from other US citizen petitioners regarding what forms they got notarized, if any. Thanks in advance.


We had all the financial documentation notarized....the 134 and all my tax returns and I had my letter of intent to marry notarized. That's it.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-30 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTo get married while there's pending K1 application?!?!

hi everyone,

i saw Island_Princess recent post that she received her I130 & I129F approvals at the same time.

NVC Tracking-May 07 Approvals


Im just curious....
will it jeopardize or in any way will affect our K1 application if we're planning to get married in the Phils by this coming July?
according to VJ, our NOA2 might be adjucted by July 15,2007.
we just want to have this simple wedding ceremony since both our families are in the Phils. For sure you know how happy it will be - to celebrate this love with close friends & family.

any opinion will be highly appreciated...

thank you very much in advance!


Of course it will. Once you marry---if the K1 visa process is not complete and the visa issued--and it's not in the US, you nullify the K-1 and you must start all over again with a K-3 application.

I wish people would stop asking this question. If you want to get married before the visa process is complete, please file for a K-3 or a CR-1.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-24 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Filing Requirement

There are a variety of reasons why people don't get their final "divorce decree" immediately after seperation. In my case, I had a legal seperation from my ex-husband in 2000. We could not progress further with the divorce due to financial disagreements. We went back and forth between each other, then lawyers, set pre-trial dates etc. In the interim, I was dating my now husband Gene. I ended up getting a "divorce", and my "decree" in 2004. We ended up attending mediation, and in lieu of a trial, I cut my losses and agreed to a final financial agreement which was then filed with the court. Since this has occurred, in Saskatchewan anyway, you cannot get a divorce now until all your financial arrangments and dispersment of properties has been agreed to.

Anyway, on my applications to USCIS and my interviews thus far, I have always included in paperwork that my divorce was final in 2004 albeit property settlement, and that Gene and I began dating in 2002. I've never been questioned, or had eyebrows raised. It is ridiculous to believe that anyone would question the length of time seeing someone new, and the date of your divorce.

Carla (F)


Yes, I am in agreement with this.

However, you still cannot file the paperwork until you are both free to marry. Regardless of any other reasoning, you are not free to marry while a divorce is pending. So, the answer to the original question is, you have to wait till the divorce is official before you can file for the K-1.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-31 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Filing Requirement
Wow....great thread. Anyone know what happened to them? Did they eventually get the visa?

I met Andre while still married. My divorce was a long and overly stressful process. I got the final decree about a month and a half before we filed the K-1. No issue was made of it nor did any additional proof have to be shown.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-05-31 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresphotos as 'evidence' of meeting (I129F)

I dated all ours on the back. Also, took pictures from Sumfest, Jamaican Independence Day, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's....all which had decorations and celebrations in them to pinpoint the dates a little more.



It is suggested that you send pictures that show where you were. I think we sent some pictures that showed us in the Amazon.


Where you were and with family and friends in them to prove you weren't just staging some pictures with the guy.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-06-20 13:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresphotos as 'evidence' of meeting (I129F)
I dated all ours on the back. Also, took pictures from Sumfest, Jamaican Independence Day, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's....all which had decorations and celebrations in them to pinpoint the dates a little more.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-06-20 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWho do I contact to change my address?

Sorry if this has been asked before but I am switching apartments on June 29. My file is at the Kingston embassy. Who should I notify and how?
Thanks!


Did you ask this already today?

I went to USCIS.gov and used the AR-11, change of address form when I changed ours.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-06-20 14:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBirth and Marriage certificate

New user to VJ. Thanks for the valuable information this site has.

I have couple of questions:

1. My fiancee has a birth certificate from the hospital not from the local muncipal. The birth certificate does not have her name (this is the way it is it India, child is not named immediately), only her Parents name. What else will be required?
2. She is a divorcee. She has a divorce certificate but not a marriage cert. And it may not be possible to get one now. Is there anything else she can do?

Regards.


I think she would need to get a certified birth certificate in that case.

I had my divorce decree only. It was cool.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-04-18 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof that my fiancee is not married?
It's just a formality. In Jamaica they call them a non-impediment form. Andre got his at the same place he can get his birth papers.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-11 08:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOne-Way Plane Ticket and K1-Visa
Oh, hell no.....if you are going into it with that kind of thinking, Happy, then why bother?

One way is fine.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-13 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescan start application before meeting in person?

I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.


hmmn, it's not your business anyways, just wanted to clarify it because this lady said so, and I doubt about it thats why I posted here.

So I understand from what others has to say; my BF and I have to meet in person, period.

PS
YES, we are very compatible, my relatives know him in person, he is what he is saying on the phone. If you didnt know the answer to my Q, why mind other's business ha?, LOL, zip it.


You go girl. VJ is not the place for moralizing value judgments on the relationships of others.



OP, your rudeness and lack of common sense it's just amazing! Jomo, was just pointing what ANY smart person would point out! Marrying someone you haven't met, isn't a very intelligent thing to do.

Pushbrk, no one is moralizing. Everyone is entitled to give the advice they want. If the OP is so narrow minded to discard what she does not want to hear then fine. As far as I know giving advice about personal stuff is NOT agains the VJ rules... is it?

Also, meeting in person is not only about "having pictures together" for those who are saying, "you need to meet to have pictures". Meeting in person is a REQUIREMENT . The pictures are only secondary evidence.



Yah, I agree with this one. I wasn't trying to be rude. Just pointing out that it is NEVER a good idea to even consider this process before you know you are compatible. You all know how difficult the whole process is. And for those of you who are still going through it, when your SO gets here, there are lots of issues to deal with after. It's not all smooth sailing. A few days here or there or weeks or whatever is still not enough time to know everything about someone. But, at least you have a foundation to work with having seen where they come from, how they treat you around others, and how you two deal with at least some differences of opinions, conflicts, whatever, on a face to face level.

Not moralizing. Just common sense. I hope everyone's process and impending marriages are all sunshine and rainbows. But, in the end, I am a realist. And, I've already been through what most of you are still trying to navigate.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-18 12:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescan start application before meeting in person?

I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.


hmmn, it's not your business anyways, just wanted to clarify it because this lady said so, and I doubt about it thats why I posted here.

So I understand from what others has to say; my BF and I have to meet in person, period.

PS
YES, we are very compatible, my relatives know him in person, he is what he is saying on the phone. If you didnt know the answer to my Q, why mind other's business ha?, LOL, zip it.


You go girl. VJ is not the place for moralizing value judgments on the relationships of others.


Yah, I agree with this one. I wasn't trying to be rude. Just pointing out that it is NEVER a good idea to even consider this process before you know you are compatible. You all know how difficult the whole process is. And for those of you who are still going through it, when your SO gets here, there are lots of issues to deal with after. It's not all smooth sailing. A few days here or there or weeks or whatever is still not enough time to know everything about someone. But, at least you have a foundation to work with having seen where they come from and how you two deal with at least some differences of opinions, conflicts, whatever, on a face to face level.

Not moralizing. Just common sense. I hope everyone's process and impending marriages are all sunshine and rainbows. But, in the end, I am a realist. And, I've already been through what most of you are still trying to navigate.



OP, your rudeness and lack of common sense it's just amazing! Jomo, was just pointing what ANY smart person would point out! Marrying someone you haven't met, isn't a very intelligent thing to do.

Pushbrk, no one is moralizing. Everyone is entitled to give the advice they want. If the OP is so narrow minded to discard what she does not want to hear then fine. As far as I know giving advice about personal stuff is NOT agains the VJ rules... is it?

Also, meeting in person is not only about "having pictures together" for those who are saying, "you need to meet to have pictures". Meeting in person is a REQUIREMENT . The pictures are only secondary evidence.


*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-18 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescan start application before meeting in person?

Just make sure you meet in person at some point before filing, that way you can include a bunch of proof of meeting in person, like pictures of you together at various places.

Good luck :thumbs:



Yah, that is what I was saying.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-18 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescan start application before meeting in person?
I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-18 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCriminal Record

I am a foreign citizen and am very nervous with the whole process. I have some questions on filing for Form DS-156 and DS-230:

In Form DS-156, under question #38:
Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty or other similar legal action? Have you ever unlawfully distributed or sold a controlled substance (drug), or been a prostitute or procurer for prostitutes?

If my case was dismissed, will I check on 'yes'? But at the beginning says: A visa may not be issued to persons who are within specific categories defined by law as inadmissible to the United States (except when a waiver is obtained in advance). Is any of the following applicable to you?

Do I need a wavier? or will I be failed to apply for the K-1 visa?

Also, in Form DS-230, #31: Have you ever been charged, arrested or convicted of any offense or crime?

I am going to write yes and explained what had happened. Also, I will attach the court file and police report. Should I mail the original copy or should I get certified copies?


You MUST be as honest as possible and explain any and all of it. And, it seems to me you must check yes on both of those.

I would attach certified copies.

Good luck to you.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-07-25 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre all these calls really necessary?

and that's a good secondary point you make as well; why add to your own stress with constant calling?



Some people like to obsess & micro manage........



I've thought that about this and a few other issues dealing with this process.

I did not micro manage and we sailed through incredibly smooth. But what do I know? Or, at least that's what has pretty much been said. To each his own, I suppose.

Edited by Jomo's girl, 08 August 2007 - 03:25 PM.

*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-08 15:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAre all these calls really necessary?

not really a massively important issue, but over and over again these past few days I've seen people in here talking about 'calling every day' 'calling til I get an answer' and so on; obviously sometimes this is necessary (in the case of paperwork having gone astray, or similar), but I can't believe it always is; many of the comments seemed to relate just to checking the status of a case... so I thought I'd see what others thought:
is there any possibility that these calls are slowing the process even further? are the people who answer the phones - not necessarily the first person, who's probably a receptionist, but the one(s) the calls get passed to via the 'RFE trick' or whatever - also the ones who process our cases? and if there's even a remote possibility - can we minimise unnecessary calls please?!

not meaning to target anyone with this... it's a genuine question that I thought I'd open up to discussion :)
it may well be that the process would be exactly as slow if no one called at all... just been wondering


Through the whole process, I only made two calls and that was to the National Visa Center. Otherwise, I decided for my own sanity to purposely NOT call no matter what. After reading various posts on here about the many calls and their disappointing aftermaths, I am positive I made the right decisions.

I'm not sure it really slows anything down, though. I would imagine the people answering the phones are not the same one's working on the cases.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-08 15:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUse the first name?
When I used my fiance's full name only once and that was at the very beginning of our letter. Other then that, I referred to him only by his first name.

Edited by Jomo's girl, 10 August 2007 - 02:39 PM.

*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-10 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa ( tourist visa)
I don't think I would. The USC can visit. Otherwise, patience.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-10 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions regarding possible Red Flags
We filed just under 2 months after my divorce was finalized. No issues at all.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-21 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiance unaware of previous marriage
Hey now.....I was nice.....all I asked was what did the aunt gain from her part in any lies. I'm still unclear on that one..............Are you saying she stole her niece's identity for her own visa use? Or was there some other gain to be had?

Any way you look at it, I do wish you luck in this. It does sound kind of fishy to me, as well. And, I would forge ahead with much caution. But, if you honestly believe in her, her story, and you as a couple, I wish you the best of luck in sorting this all out and your future together.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-22 10:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiance unaware of previous marriage
Can I ask WHY? What would the aunt gain from this deceit?
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-21 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReturn tickets when traveling on a K1
It doesn't matter one way or another. Those processing you through your POE won't ask if you have a return ticket or not.

We had a one way ticket. No one asked us anything at all about the ticket.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-28 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTourist Visa Advice Please
QUOTE (CRANEZILLA @ Aug 30 2007, 08:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (CRANEZILLA @ Aug 30 2007, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (william06 @ Aug 30 2007, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes sir that is correct. You would not have anything to worry about if she is already in the U.S, She could go ahead and file the I-485, after you marry her to adjust her status, along with your the I-130, petition for relative. Only thing they may give you problems with is if you already filed for the K-1, then they may think that you have committed Visa fraud. If She was on the B-1/B-2, when she married you if the I-129F is still pending.




Thank you I will hold off on the I-129F until we see if she gets the tourist visa.




She will fly to Juaes and walk across the border, then she will be a protected class, an ileagal alien and due all the benefits that entails, they do not deport illegal aliens just the legal ones.


OMG.....I just spit diet coke out of my nose. You are way too funny!!!!!
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-30 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Certs
It is my understanding you need a police record for EVERY country you lived since the age of 16.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-29 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresim going insane
QUOTE (geenees @ Aug 29 2007, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thnk you

QUOTE (Jomo @ Aug 29 2007, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just hang in there till you find out what the problem(s) is (are) and go from there. Sometimes those mountains you forsee are just mole hills.




We've all been there or are there. Seen so many people freak out and their problem(s) was just something simply to fix. I hope that is the case with yours. If it's bigger then that, then put on those gloves and prepare to fight.

For now, there isn't much you can do but wait. No use getting all upset till you know what you are actually up against. Then, GIVE THAT LAWYER HELL!!!!!!!
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-29 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresim going insane
Just hang in there till you find out what the problem(s) is (are) and go from there. Sometimes those mountains you forsee are just mole hills.

Edited by Jomo's girl, 29 August 2007 - 02:05 PM.

*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-08-29 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEntering USA together
As a note, we were not allowed to go through together in Miami, FL in June of 2006. However, they did let me stand and wait for him and go to the interview room together. And, they were all really nice and helpful.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-06 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa and Bankruptcy
QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Sep 11 2007, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (BeckyC @ Sep 11 2007, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am an American citizen engaged to a man from Dromore, Northern Ireland.

We are in the process of putting together our packet for the K-1 visa.

My question is this, if he declared bankruptcy in NI while our K-1 is in process, will it effect the approval process. He doesn't want to make any decisions that might be detrimental to the outcome of the K-1 approval.

I appeciate any insight you can offer.

Becky-


Nope. His financial situation doesn't matter. Only yours or co-sponsor if you are using one.



And, even the petitioner bankruptcy could be worked around. I don't want to put a name out there for general public; but if you were thinking of filing and were worried about the effect on the K-1, please PM me. I can give you a name to give you some advice.....she filed during the process and was still approved.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-11 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProblem regarding getting a police certificate!
QUOTE (Kayleigh+Kyle @ Sep 12 2007, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All right, So I'm trying to get my information together and get a head start on my packet 3. I called today to my fiancé's old town and asked about how we would go about getting a police certificate for him. The officer I spoke with informed me that the only way they issue police certificates there is in person, they will do NOTHING over the phone, through faxes, letters, or anything of the sort. This is a HUGE problem because my fiancé will not be able to go back to his old town for a visit or anything because all of his vacation time has been used and we were just in his hometown not too long ago (I wish we would have known this then, but it apparently takes 7 business days to issue one and we were only there for three business days, so it wouldn't have happened anyway). The man said that my fiancé could write in and request a letter and the man would write back a letter saying that they are only issued in person. So I don't know what to do. Do you think the embassy would accept something like that, or is my fiancé stuck?


I'm afraid they probably wouldn't. My advice is to suck it up, take some unpaid time of, and go get it.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-12 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSeveral Questions
USCIS Online Change of Address
Introduction
Customers who have an application and/or petition which has been filed with USCIS but has not yet been decided (also known as a 'pending' case) should notify USCIS of any change of address as soon as possible after moving.

The law requires nearly all non-U.S. Citizens1 to report a change of address within 10 days of moving by completing a Form AR-11. Abiding by these legal requirements and completing the necessary forms does not update an address on any applications or petitions pending with USCIS. Non-citizens with pending cases must do both.

Most customers can now notify USCIS to change their address on a pending case online here on our website. Non-citizens can also now complete the Form AR-11 online here on our website.

If you choose to change your address online using our Online Change of Address Notification tool, you will need to have some information available. Please have the following information available before you begin:

Your receipt notice or other notice we sent you showing your receipt number (if you have a pending case with USCIS).
Your new address
Your old address
If you have filed a petition for a family member, please have the names and biographical information for that person.
When you last entered the United States (if you cannot remember this information please fill in an approximate date)
Where you last entered the United States (through what port of entry you entered - whether by land, sea or air)
Next Step
If you have the above information and are ready to start,

Change your address online
1. The only persons exempt from this requirement are nonimmigrants currently in A or G status (e.g. foreign government officials and international organization aliens) and certain nonimmigrants who do not possess a visa and whose current stay in the U.S. has not exceeded or will not exceed 29 days.

09-13-2007 11:36 AM EDT


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*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-13 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSeveral Questions
QUOTE (MegLiz11 @ Sep 13 2007, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello to everyone. First of all, I'm betting that several of these questions have already been covered but I'm new to the board and to the K-1 Visa process so please forgive me. Also, I don't have a timeline set up on my profile yet because we haven't sent in the paperwork yet and we're still exploring and trying to understand the process. Anyway, here are my questions.

Due to the type of job I have accepted, I may have to take a position in the meantime as a filler, until I can begin my original job. Has anyone filed for the visa expecting a move of residence or a change of job within the timeline of the visa processing? I'd like to file asap of course but I'm not sure if this will cause even more problems and set backs. If possible I'd like to file with the job and residence I have now and then change those pieces of information, if neccessary, along the way. Anyone that's experienced a similar situation, please advise.

Second, from the day that the visa is granted, how long does my fiance have to enter the U.S.? I know that upon entry we have 90 days to marry. But I've heard differing answers as far as the time he has to actually get here, one was 90 days, one said six months. Which is right?

Lastly, anyone that has used the Vermont Center and completed the process, could you offer your own personal experience as far as length of time. From the day you sent in your application, til your fiance reached the U.S., what are we looking at?

Again, I apologize for repeated questions, I'm new to the board. And thank you everyone for any advice or answers you can offer.



Many people have changed jobs and/or residences during the process. You just have to list and sometimes explain.

I believe you have 6 months after the visa is issued to enter the U.S. Then, 90 days to marry.

Sorry, I used Nebraska for the last question. Our time was relatively short in the whole scheme of things. You can do a search on people who have used Vermont in their timelines.

Good luck to you.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-13 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe whole process is outrageous
QUOTE (alaskaone @ Sep 14 2007, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
*March 2002 - He enters USA on tourist visa.
*August 2005 - We meet at a party when he's on vacation
*October 2005 - He finds me on myspace
*January 2006 - Officially enter into long-distance relationship (NY to FL)
*March 2006 - I visit FL
*May 2006 - I visit FL again
*July 2006 - I move to FL
*September 30, 2006 - Officially engaged
*January 5th, 2007 - MARRIED! smile.gif
*Feburary 26, 2007 - Send in AOS/EAD application with I-130. The wait begins...
*March 02, 2007 - Package delivered @ 1.39 pm in Chicago (Day 1)
*March 08, 2007 - Package received at MSC (Day 6)
*March 12, 2007 - Received NOA for I-130, I-485, and I-765 from MSC (Day 10)
*March 14, 2007 - EAD *touched* (Day 12)
*March 16, 2007 - Received biometrics appt letter (Day 14)
*March 21, 2007 - I-485 and I-130 *touched* (Day 19)
*March 30, 2007 - Received interview notice (Day 28)
*April 10, 2007 - Biometrics appt (Day 39)
*April 11, 2007 - AOS/EAD/I-130 *touched* (Day 40)
*April 26, 2007 - Interview appt in Tampa (Day 55) - APPROVED!
*April 27, 2007 - Notice mailed welcoming new permanent resident
*May 01, 2007 - Green card production ordered!
*May 04, 2007 - I-485 approval notice sent
*May 08, 2007 - I-485 touched
*May 10, 2007- GREEN CARD RECEIVED!
*May 16, 2007 - EAD touched...what!?
*January 26, 2009 - File I-751 to remove conditions


Just look at that! This poor couple, they began in March, 2002 and won't be done for another couple of years!

Does that seem anything close to reasonable? Does it seem anything near to just? What is the point in all those wasted years, all those endless fees, reams of duplicate paperwork, anxiety, fear and uncertainty?

We're not criminals. We're not dangerous. We didn't bomb anyone, we didn't hijack any aircraft, we aren't plotting anything.

We're just trying to get married.



You wrote: *January 2006 - Officially enter into long-distance relationship (NY to FL)

What country are we really talking about here. I'm sorry....I'm confused.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-14 09:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe whole process is outrageous
QUOTE (alaskaone @ Sep 14 2007, 08:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are required to beg and bribe and perform leaps through burning loops of red tape... why? Why do we allow this? Why do we tolerate it? Why are we meekly complying with it?

As the INS thug behind the bullet proof glass in the Anchorage office so snidely informed me, 30 years ago this ####### did not exist. You got married and when you returned to the states, you informed the feds of that fact. The end. Maybe that's true, maybe it's not but either way, I'm fit to go postal trying to comply with endless, redundant demands.

And now I see they've jacked the price up over 100%. So nice I get to pay out the ears for federal goons to abuse my fiance' and I for years to come. I just cannot express my outrage, my absolute hatred of all things INS. How dare they.

Isn't there anything to be done about this? My god! I've got to go into that wretched cesspit and smile big and talk polite and thank them oh so much for their abuse and contempt because if I don't, "Oh, dear, your file seems to have been lost. You'll have submit everything again and meanwhile, we're going to imprison your fiance' and send her back to Finland".

GHAAAAA!!! Am I the only one near to blowing a gasket over their pointless bureaucratic bullshit? There has got to be some way to stop them. Appealing to senators and congressmen is pointless, they don't run any of the bureaucracies and most of them are lame ducks right now, anyway. There has got to be something...

It has got to stop.



Not sure how far along you are in the process, but I can tell you it gets worse before it gets better.

It's of no use to fight it. Try and outsmart them with some shortcuts. Otherwise, take the punches as they come. There is no way around it.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-14 08:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-230 (part 1) form question. Please help me!!
QUOTE (Stellaloella @ Sep 14 2007, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi


I am new to this forum and is engaged to a US citizen. First of all I have to say that this forum is absoloutely great!
We have not applied for the K1 visa yet, we are in the process of gathering info. and learning about the whole process and every form that needs to be completed.

I have learned that late in the process I as a fiancee will recieve a package from the US embassy in my country including some forms to fill out, my question is regarding the DS-230 (part one) question 23 , where they ask you to fill out all edjucational institutions attended. My question is: I went to different universities/colleges and quitted without taken any exams, so I have no degree or deploma from these institutions! My choice of schools were simply wrong for me, I neither have proof of the exact period I attended the schools. I have only fullfilled highschool. Do I still need to fill out the data I was in the universities/college or shall I just put my highschool? ( In my country I can only write highschool as fullfilled edjucation on my CV).
I know this may be far in the future but I just would like to know what to write.

Please help me! unsure.gif

(I appologize for my poor english and spelling!)


I would put them down and guesstimate the dates.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-14 11:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi keep thinking about the affidavit of support
QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Sep 18 2007, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (spiderbonge @ Sep 18 2007, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
which one is being used for the poverty guidelines right now?? is it $13,690 for 2 people??
$17,112 is 125% for 2 in the 48 states.

http://www.uscis.gov...form/I-864P.pdf



Yah, that is what I came up with.

It's okay if you are nervous and keep on asking. I remember being there myself.
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-18 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi keep thinking about the affidavit of support
As long as you make more then the poverty guidelines, you do not need a sponser at all.

Don't fret. It will be okay. Deep breath.................
*JG*FemaleJamaica2007-09-18 13:28:00