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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support Question

Duplicate threads on the same topic have been merged together and moved  from the Philippines Regional forum and the K-1 Visa Progress Report forum to the K-1 Visa Process & Procedures forum as the most appropriate location for this discussion.

 

While the topic is asking a question about the process in the Philippines, it is about the K-1 process and we wish to keep all K-1 process questions together in the K-1 forum for the sake of continuity and accessibility.

 

-VJ Moderation Team


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-02-13 17:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoral Turpitude: Past Relationship, Jealous Husband & Restraining Orderr.

One post has been edited to remove an inappropriate and judgmental comment that adds nothing constructive to the discussion and one post responding to the removed comment has also been removed as the comment no longer exists.

 

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Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-02-25 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresletter of intent

Topic has been moved from Immigration News and Discussion Forum to the K-1 Visa forum as a more appropriate location for this topic.


Edited by Kathryn41, 19 March 2014 - 10:17 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-03-19 22:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long can we expect to wait?

Topic has been split off from a CEAC thread in the Philippines Regional forum and moved to the K-1 forum as a more appropriate location for this discussion.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-03-25 13:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUgh I made a typo

one more post containing an inappropriate comment has been removed, 3 posts quoting or responding to the same have been removed, and two posts have been edited to remove inappropriate responses to same.

 

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Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-04-06 22:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan girlfriend come here then file?

One post has been removed for appearing to condone immigration fraud (appearance can be just as damaging as actual support) along with one post edited to remove the quoted post.

 

Please be careful when expressing frustration or doubt about pursuing the proper immigration process when addressing the issue of illegal immigration.  It is easy to misconstrue your comment and may still be interpreted as advocating fraud.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-03-25 18:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLondon medical worries

A number of posts violating the Terms of Service for Visa Journey have been removed along with a number of posts responding to the TOS violations and several posts derailing the thread.  Please confine your responses to answering the questions asked by the OP. If you cannot respond constructively, then do not participate in this thread.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-04-11 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat does this mean?

Post has been split from unrelated topic in the 'What Visa Do I Need' forum and relocated to the K-1 forum as the more appropriate location for this question.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-05-20 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan my fiancé travel to US for holidays while waiting for the K1 visa?
Carrying a copy of the K-1 immigration package with all of the notices you have received to date is useful. This shows that you are aware of the proper immigration process and are following the correct route. In fact, you have invested money and time into the process already and are not likely to jeopardize your success by doing something stupid like breaking immigration law :) .

I travelled a number of times to visit my then fiance during our K-1 process. I was pulled into secondary immigration inspection twice and in both cases, when they were going through my package of 'ties to Canada' and they reached the K-1 file, they quickly looked at it, closed the folder then handed it back and wished me a good visit.

So, yes you can visit. Prepare a package of documents that show your ties to Italy (job, financial obligations, etc. ) and include a copy of your K-1 paperwork as well. That, along with your return ticket, will help reassure the border officials that you really are intending to visit on this trip, rather than to stay.

Good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-10-08 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAppeal denial ok K1 visa

thread closed for review.

 

After review, I am re-opening this thread for the OP's benefit. 

 

I have gone through and removed pages of off topic posts and posts with extraneous,irrelevant and misleading information.  I have also edited many more posts to remove extraneous and irrelevant information and retaining only the content that directly relates to the OP's situation.  I have also done some housekeeping, tidying up some inadvertent double and triple posts that look like VJ hiccoughed while they were posting.

 

I am also issuing a warning.  Stay on topic.  Do NOT bring in extraneous commentary that has no immediate relevance to the OPs exact situation.  Do not speculate.  Do not introduce red herrings.  Check the accuracy of your posting as misinformation can have serious repercussions.  Please be respectful of the OP and her situation - this is her thread and her concerns and is not a bandwagon for anyone else's personal agendas.  If you wish to discuss  any cases or circumstances or experiences or past history, then please start your own thread and do not derail the OP's thread.

 

Any further posts that do not restrict themselves to the OPs immediate circumstances or adds confusion or misdirection or extraneous content that provides no useful additional information for the OP will be removed and result in a thread ban for the poster.


Edited by Kathryn41, 29 May 2014 - 11:13 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-05-29 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNeed help need my boo next to me

Topic has been moved from Off Topic to the K-1 forum as a more appropriate location for this question


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-01 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDO WE QUALIFY FOT THE K1

Then you can use the April or July 2014 date as well and you have 2 years from those dates within which to apply :) , so you're good.  It isn't having met the 'first' time within the last 2 years, but the 'last' time within the last 2 years.  It sounds like you have lots of evidence to satisfy that requirement so good luck.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-03 23:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about interview

The US citizen is always allowed to enter the US Consulate so can accompany his/her fiancee to the Consulate.  Montreal has always been very decent about fiances also attending the interview.  Some adjudicators will allow it and some won't.  So, your fiance is definitely allowed to accompany you and there is a good chance he will be allowed to sit in on the interview as well, but if not, he will be waiting in the waiting room for you when it is over.  He just needs to make sure he can prove he is a US citizen to enter the Consulate.

 

Good luck at the interview - I suspect you will find it somewhat anti-climatic after all the worry and concern. :)


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-05 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJoint Sponsor Bangkok Embassy

Topic has been moved back to the K-1 forum as it refers to part of the process necessary to obtain a K-1 visa and is most likely to be better answered in this forum.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-02 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp please k1 visa

It sounds like you are well prepared then, so I wish you the best of luck and hope you have quick approvals both for the I-129f (the petition your fiance filed) and the K-1 visa (the part you do at the US Consulate).

 

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have during this process and someone here will be able to help.

 

Good luck :)

 


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-24 23:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp please k1 visa

Welcome to Visa Journey :) .

 

If you are the beneficiary of a K-1 visa petition, your travel history to Europe really isn't going to be a factor in the US Consulate's decision about giving you a K-1 visa.  What is going to count is  how real your relationship is with your fiance, that you have no criminal past and are healthy, and if he is able to support you financially in the US. 

 

The requirements for a K-1 visa are different than for a visitor's visa.  If you were requesting a visitor's visa, the fact that you had received visas for other countries and had honoured their requirements, may or may not be a factor in the US Consulate's decision to grant you a Visitor Visa to the US.  There would be other requirements you would need to meet, and a clean past travelling history 'may' help as long as those other requirements were met, but that isn't a guarantee.

 

So, you also don't need to worry about having received a European visa and not using it.  The US is more concerned about whether or not you are a good person, that means you don't have any criminal history nor any use of drugs or similar activities.  They do 'security' checks on all applicants and this is one of the things they look for. They are also concerned if you have any illnesses or diseases that could put Americans at risk, so you will also need an Immigration medical exam.   If US immigration do not feel you are eligible for a visa because of one of these issues, then they wouldn't grant one. 

 

If they believe you are personally eligible then they will look at the relationship you have with your fiance.  US immigration is mainly concerned about people who pretend to be in a relationship just so they can get to the US.  They may try to trick beneficiaries into revealing things like this, so it will be important that you and your fiance share a lot of information about each other with each other so you will be able to answer their questions at the interview.  You should know if he has any sort of troubles with the law in his past, what type of work he does, the names of his family members, things like this.  It will also be important that you have met face to face within the 2 years before starting the K-1 process.

 

So, good luck on your Visa Journey. It can be a very trying experience while you wait, but once you get the visa and are married to your fiance, it is all definitely worth the wait and the problems.


Edited by Kathryn41, 24 June 2014 - 02:52 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-24 14:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG325a Supplement Sheet Format

Bill, while I have removed the copy of your completed form for your personal security, since you are worried, I will say that it looks good and should be fine to include in with your submission.

 

In the future, if you wish to post any of the documents or forms, please take the time to remove the personally sensitive information from the form - you can make a photocopy of the original and then black out things like full names, birth dates, addresses, case and file numbers, ssn, etc. and then copy that for the site.   No one here needs access to information like that, and since you don't have to be a member to view Visa Journey, posting this information here becomes a serious identity fraud risk.

 

Good luck with your petition :) .


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-25 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfactor that might hinder to get a visa

Topic has been moved from the Immigration News and Discussion forum to the K-1 Visa forum as a more appropriate location for this discussion. - VJ Moderation


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-27 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureserror in I 94

It is probably too late but it is worth a try to go back to a POE (at an airport or where you entered the US) and have them correct the I-94 with your correct name.  If there is still 14 days left before your I-94 expires when you get the corrected I-94, then you can apply for your SSN.  If there isn't, then you will have to wait until you get either your green card or your EAD card.

 

So, go as soon as you can and get the I-94 corrected.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-03 15:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureserror in I 94

4 duplicate copies of this same post have been removed.  It is not necessary to post a topic more than once, and please  allow people time to respond.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-03 15:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

A number of posts either violating the Terms of Service (personal attacks) or derailing the thread from the posted question have been removed.

 

Please confine your posts to the question actually asked rather than derail this thread with a discussion more appropriately addressed in the Off Topic forum. 


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-04 23:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

 

What is striking is that you call this woman an email order bride.  The law doesn't allow for this; you have to have met in person at least once.  So surely this woman is not in fact an email order bride if you have met her.  But you still call her that?  Telling.

 

I was assuming 'email order bride' referred to the title of the show he saw listed on netflix.  While an inappropriate term, it is unfortunately, becoming more common to refer to internet initiated relationships as 'email order brides' in contrast to the more familiar 'mail order bride' designation referring to women met through international dating sites  The entertainment media these days doesn't seem overly concerned with social propriety but just with gaining financial and viewer support and the use of emotionally coloured descriptions like this helps fill those coffers.

 


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-04 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail order bride - POE

Customs and Immigration can take a while.  Sometimes the delay is because there are many other people also being processed through immigration at the same time such as several international flights landing within a few minutes of each other. Each flight may have several hundred passengers, many of whom will not be returning US citizens or residents, so all of their paperwork will be checked, and if there are any suspicious people, immigration's resources may focus on dealing with them while others are waiting.

 

Sometimes there are questions about baggage and luggage that need to be sorted out, especially if someone is moving from another country and the paperwork isn't completed properly, or there are items that are not allowed to enter the US.  This takes time, and people are left waiting.

 

Sometimes there are concerns and questions about the visa holder themselves especially if they act suspicious or overly nervous or something  sends up a red flag so they get questioned and perhaps have to wait while documents are checked and such. 

 

Even if there are no problems, processing a K-1 takes time.  I crossed at a land border and had to wait while people ahead of me were processed.  My visa itself took about 30 minutes to complete so it was nearly an hour after arriving at the border that I was on my way.  While there will be more immigration officers to process someone through immigration at an international airport, there will also be a lot more people to be processed.

 

So, while 3 hours is long, it can still happen even if there are no problems at all, just because of the volume of arrivals going through immigration.


Edited by Kathryn41, 04 July 2014 - 01:21 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-04 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! Getting married after the 90 days

thread closed for review.

 

 

 

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After review, this thread is being re-opened.  One more post has been removed, another edited and one more member thread-banned.

 

Any further inappropriate comments will result not in a thread ban but in a minimum 24 hour suspension.  Please post appropriately.


Edited by Kathryn41, 25 July 2014 - 07:00 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-07-25 18:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian immigrating to the US via K1- do I still lose my Canadian citizenship or is it possible to attain dual citizenship?

Thanks everyone. We just have to take each thing at a time and try not to get all overwhelmed. First thing's first- I applied for a Nexus pass last night. :)

 

That's exactly the right approach :) and it will serve you well during through process .  There will be a pretty steep learning curve involved, but you will get there and soon all of this will seem second nature to you.  Good luck!


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-04 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian immigrating to the US via K1- do I still lose my Canadian citizenship or is it possible to attain dual citizenship?

Technically, you can apply for US citizenship as the spouse of a US citizen after 3 years of marriage 90 days before the third anniversary of obtaining your permanent residence status.  You have to have met the 3 years married criteria, however, at the time you apply.

 

That being said, you may not get your actually residency approved right away so even though you are married for 3 years or more, you still need to wait until you are within that 90 days prior to the 3 year anniversary of the receipt of your green card before you can apply. If, at the time of your interview, you haven't met the 3 year green card requirement they will hold off on making any decision until you actually are a permanent resident for 3 years as well.

 

I arrived in the US in May, 2004 as a K-1. We got married in June, and I submitted my AOS petition in July, 2004.

 

My petition was not approved until May 2006, which means even though I was living in the US from May 2004, I did not have permanent resident status so the clock on my citizenship eligibility didn't start until May 2006.  I had a 2 year green card, applied for Removal of Conditions and received my 10 year green card in late February 2009.  I applied for my US citizenship in April 2009 and became a citizen in August 2009.  None of the delays were at my end except for not applying for citizenship the first month I became eligible, but it still took 5 years to get my citizenship based upon 3 years of marriage to a US citizen.

 

That is why Harpa said it could be many years.  You need to allow for processing times and even then the earliest you could become a citizen is at 3 years and 1 day of permanent residence.

 

To the OP, there are definitely pros and cons of being a citizen of both the US and Canada but the US has no right to take away your Canadian citizenship no matter what the oath states; only Canada has the right to determine who is and is not a Canadian citizen, and to denounce Canadian citizenship you need to file a very specific form with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, pay a fee, and wait for a decision from the Department.

 

So, good luck on your visa journey, and welcome to Visa Journey :) .


Edited by Kathryn41, 03 June 2014 - 11:36 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-03 23:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa - Wedding Location?

and it is also important to remember that once the K-1 marries in the US, he/she cannot leave the US and then return until one of two things happens:  they receive their green card, for which they need to apply after they are married (called "Adjustment of Status") and takes a number of months up to a year to process, or they receive special travel permission called 'Advance Parole', which is also applied for at the same time as the green card.

 

If the married K-1 beneficiary does leave the US without one of these two items, then they will be denied access back into the US, and have to start the whole immigration process all over again from the beginning with a spousal visa (CR-1).  If the married K-1 beneficiary applies for their green card and their AP but leave before either are granted, they will be considered to have abandoned their petition, and again, will be denied re-entry to the US and have to start the whole immigration process all over again from the beginning.  Fortunately, the AP is processed more quickly than the green card and an emergency AP can also be received quite quickly (as long as one has filed for it) if there is an emergent need to return home (family illness, death, etc.).

 

Yes, while there are similarities between the US to Canada route with the Canada to US route, there are significant differences as well that makes the Canada to US route less forgiving of inadvertent errors and does not make allowance for the feelings or family connections of those involved in the process.

 

It is also good to remember that even though Canada and the US are neighbours, Canadians are treated exactly the same as any other immigrant from any other country through the immigration process.  There is no real recognition of this friendly border relationship by US immigration, which comes as a shock to most Canadians.


Edited by Kathryn41, 23 August 2014 - 11:06 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-08-23 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarijuana arrest

Post posted by a professional immigration service provider containing link to services has been removed for violating the Terms of Service for Visa Journey.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-06-14 22:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes beneficiary savings and background impact final K1 / AOS decision positively?

You might find this information sheet of use: http://www.uscis.gov...fidavit-support

 

Basically, your sponsor is guaranteeing that you will not become a financial liability on the US taxpayers by proving they are financially able to pay for your living expenses in the US.  This means that there needs to be US sourced income to guarantee your US based spouse is able to 'afford you' (VBG).

 

The K-1 uses the I-134 Affidavit of Support and you will not be able to include your income or savings as part of your fiancee's sponsorship as you are not technically yet related or living in the same household. Once you are married you need to file to become a permanent resident and a different Affidavit of Support form is used - I-864.  This one is legally binding whereas the I-134 is not.  According to the above document, your savings and income - if it is from a source that will continue after your arrival in the US which it appears may be possible if your European based company continues to employ you to work remotely - after you and your spouse have been  married and living together for at least 6 months, can be used on the I-864.

 

There are pros and cons with this since your legal status in the US under the K-1 is valid for only 90 days after which time you are technically out of status until you apply for a green card.  You are not obligated to apply for a green card during those 90 days, so you do have the option of waiting out those 6 months and then applying using your combined assets, knowing that your status is at risk during that time, if you wish to do so.  Or, since you do have co-sponsors lined up, you can proceed with those all the way through the process.

 

Anyway, review the above document as it may help to clear things up for you.


Edited by Kathryn41, 15 September 2014 - 10:54 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-09-15 22:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAMAZING CASE(Merged)

Topic has been moved from Site Discussion forum to K-1 Fiance Visa Process & Procedures forum as a more appropriate location for this discussion.

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You mention the RFE was delayed.  When did you receive it?  Was it delayed in the mail?  Was it misplaced and you have only just found it again? Was it misdirected to a wrong address?  Most RFE's will have a date stated on the form or its instructions specifying when the evidence needs to returned.  If that is not stated, then there is a good chance you have up to a year in which to supply the missing evidence.  The fact that you were told on the phone that it is still open is somewhat reassuring, but unless you spoke to an actual immigration officer rather than to the front line call center staff who answered the phone, that may or may not be accurate.

 

Was the RFE for the I-129f petition or was it for something requested by the overseas Consulate?  If it was for the I-129f petition then I would take the RFE notice, the requested evidence, proof of why you have delayed in responding (postal stamped envelope showing more recent date or statement from your postal carrier/post master about when the letter was delivered) or proof of change of address where they sent it to the wrong address, etc. and send it by the fastest courier method available (usually overnight by USPS) along with a cover letter requesting that they consider your late submission and giving the reason for its late submission to the specified address.  It would absolutely need to be received prior to the September 25, 2014 year deadline if it is to have a chance.

 

If it was for documentation requested by the Consulate, you would do the same thing but send it to the overseas address listed on the RFE.

 

The best case scenario is they will accept it and continue the processing on your case.  The worse case scenario is that they will not accept it and the file will be closed for failing to respond to the RFE.  This would not stop you from re-filing all over again, although the money and time spent on this particular processing would be lost.

 

Good luck.  Act quickly.


Edited by Kathryn41, 12 September 2014 - 10:39 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-09-12 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Support

As a fiancee, you cannot use your income or savings for the Affidavit of Support, unless your income is already US based and as such will continue after your marriage.  The purpose of this is to show that the immigrant will not become a liability on the US taxpayer, thus their sponsor is financially liable for them - and their sponsor is considered a US taxpayer.

 

After you are married you will be applying for a green card in order to remain in the US as a permanent resident.  Your sponsor/co-sponsor will be required to submit a different affidavit of financial support with that petition. You can use the same co-sponsor, if you wish.  One option to keep in mind, however, is if you are married for more than 6 months when you apply, then you are allowed to use your US based income (if any) and/or assets as part of the Affidavit of Support's financial commitments. As you are unlikely to have US income as you won't yet be legally authorized to work in the US, your assets would be considered 'joint' at that time so could be used to make up part of the financial commitment required.  You can cross that bridge when you come to it, but you can at least be aware that that is another option for the future, especially if you have difficulties with a co-sponsor.


Edited by Kathryn41, 21 September 2014 - 08:53 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-09-21 08:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo Reason Denial. URGENT HELP.

Duplicate threads on the same topic have been merged together in one location - it is never a good idea to post the same topic in several different places.

 

Moderator hat off -

 

I watched your video.  It looked like an excellent petition package and obviously got approved by USCIS in the US.  Something at the Consulate level, however, acted to counter that package.

 

There are still 3 areas that come to mind:  a) the familial connections - how 'quickly' the relationship developed may allow them to think that this is a family plan to arrange for your fiancee, and eventually her family to come to the US.  I am not sure about the fraud level in her country but in view of the evidence that you did provide, I think they would be hard pushed to justify that one.

 

b) a security check on your fiancee revealed a possible problem - any interaction with the law, any previous immigration related activity, anything like that - especially if it was not revealed anywhere in the petition or at the interview

 

c) You provided them with your Facebook access - if there was something somewhere on her pages not related to you that sounded suspicious to them, they may have determined she is not being honest about the relationship in some way

 

Anyway, good luck.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-08-20 09:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNo Reason Denial. URGENT HELP.

Could it be that they have suspicions that the relationship isn't real since you were childhood friends and your parents are friends?  The Consulate may suspect that you are only getting married so she can immigrate.  What type of evidence did you submit and she have with her to support the validity of your relationship?  That is the only thing I can really think of from what you have provided - for some reason they doubt the authenticity of your relationship.

 

Good luck on identifying what the problem was, because you will need to know what it is in order to address it so it doesn't cause any problems with a spousal visa.  When your fiancee is able, do dissect the interview question by question.  It may not be one specific question but a series of questions that will reveal their concerns.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-08-20 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling outside for Honeymoon before Adjustment of Status!

A cruise is problematic.  Going to the Bahamas is leaving the US so it would be a bad idea if you plan to return to the US.  Even if you choose a cruise where the ship may not plan on entering foreign territory or docking outside of the US, 'stuff' happens and the ship may end up having to dock outside of US territory for repairs or bad weather or other unexpected situations - which means that you would have left the US and will not be allowed to re-enter.  As John R. mentioned, flying to Puerto Rico on a non-stop flight would mean you haven't left the US (it would be the same thing as flying to Hawaii), and you would be able to return to the continental US without a problem as long as you have proof of your valid I-129f status in your passport to show that you are not a foreign national trying to enter mainland US via this route.


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2014-10-11 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
I have split off a number of questions and answers into their own threads as well as removed a number of older or unrelated questions that had no answers. To prevent a build-up of case specific comments here again, I am closing this thread to further discussion at this time. Gary has informed me that he has no new details to relate but will let me know when he does so I can re-open the thread for his updates.

Please, everyone- if you want answers to your questions, start your own thread in the forum. That way you will get specific information to your situation and it will probably be answered faster and in greater detail than it would posted here.

VJ Moderation Team
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2012-08-19 18:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
Please, everyone, do NOT post your individual case situations or questions in this thread. This thread is not meant to answer your individual inquiries or to post your personal circumstances. It is a thread that reports first hand information received from the Director at the Virginia Service Center. This information is provided for your awareness, but there are no resources available here to address any personal issues or concerns. If you have general or generic questions about the process that Gary may be able to ask the Director sometime, you can post those here, but please start your own individual threads to discuss personal circumstances and situations.

I am now splitting out the individual case situations and creating individual threads for those questions and situations so as to maintain the intent of this particular thread.

Thank you.

Edited by Kathryn41, 19 August 2012 - 05:12 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2012-08-19 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
Along the same line, perhaps you can bring it to the attention of the Director that many Civil Surgeons refuse to recognize that K-1 applicants have already had a medical and since they are applying to adjust status within the medical's year validity do not need to repeat the medical? Many Civil Surgeons refuse to do just the vaccination part of the Medical and are charging AOS applicants hundreds of dollars for a medical they do not need. Is there someway he can let USCIS powers that be know they need to send clear instructions to Civil Surgeons that K-1s do NOT need a new medical exam in the US and they need to do only the vaccination component?
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2010-02-22 20:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
I have gone through this thread and removed all of the personal case specific requests from this thread and placed them in a separate thread. I have left the posts that specifically relate to the questions asked by Gary and Anna - or to be added to the list of questions to ask - and the answers he has received from the Director of VSC.

Please do not post questions about your personal case situations here in this pinned thread as Gary and Alla are not able to ask the Director about any of your individual situations. This thread will be most useful if it stays on topic and that is the questions about VSC activities that Gary and Alla can ask, and the answers he receives.

Please post your case specific questions in the appropriate forums and not here in this pinned thread so we can keep it focused and relevant for as many people as possible.

Thank you.

Edited by Kathryn41, 21 February 2010 - 09:15 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2010-02-21 20:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 petition information
Additional related information merged with the earlier, pinned thread of same
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2009-10-05 19:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYes, you can visit!
QUOTE (tyriun_j @ Mar 30 2009, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I want to run this by everyone whos ran into customs ALOT

I am currently going to Canada in 2 days to see my fiance. We haven't submitted our I-129F packet yet due to a real bad mix-up with the USPS. When I went through last time, All they asked me was how long I was staying, who I was seeing, and purpose of the visit. This time around, I have quit my job cause I am in the middle of a move back to Arizona. How difficult is it going to be when I hit Canadian Customs?

Heres what I have to show proof of ties back to the US:

- If needed, Copy of the entire I-129F packet, minus my fiancé's G-325A and Letter of Intent
- Proof of loans that I'm paying on ( car loan, personal loan, and school loans )
- Copy of my cars registration showing that I own it
- Proof of my address change for everything in my name ( Credit cards, cell phone )
- Roundtrip ticket/itinerary ( probably the best proof I got since it shows I am coming back )
- Copy of the U-Haul reservation that I have for when I get back to Utah to move the next day to Arizona

( For anyone asking why didnt I fly out to Canada once I was in Arizona, tickets are ALOT more expensive compared to flying from Salt Lake City )

I also have my aunt/uncle's phone numbers on hand as well to confirm my move down there. I'll have my fiance's numbers as well to confirm anything too.

If anyone has anything that may help or confirm anything here, please let me know.

Thanks Guys!!!


You should be fine. You have a lot of evidence to show that you have no intentions of remaining in Canada. Enjoy your visit.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2009-03-30 19:53:00