ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter filing I129f
The US citizen can wait wherever he/she likes, however, there are some things you need to keep in mind. You will receive two documents - the NOA1 which is a receipt for the I-129f and the NOA2 which is the approval of the I-129f petition -at your US address. You may also receive an RFE (request for evidence) if you have forgotten to include something or they wish you to submit something else. You will need to have arrangements in place to handle those if you are out of the country. Finally, you are required to submit an affidavit of support for both the K-1 application - and after your fiancee is admitted to the US and you marry - another affidavit of support to adjust her status from a non-immigrant to a permanent resident (AOS). The Affidavit of Support will require proof that your income over the previous year is at least 125% of the poverty level through employment letters, W-2s, tax records, bank statements, etc.. If you have no income then you will need to have assets that equal 3 times or more 125% of the poverty level for your household size. If you have no income and no assets, then you will need to have a co-sponsor in the US who is willing to accept responsibility that your wife will not become a public charge. It is better to try and plan for these things ahead of time than to find out later on that you need them and are not prepared. These are matters that you will want to consider in deciding how long you will be away from the US.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-15 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProblem with Immigration Lawyer - Advice needed!
Also report him to his State bar association - perhaps he has done this to others and they didn't report him, thus you thought he was alright.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-02-25 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview Attire
I wore what I would wear to work in an office environment. I wanted to look competent, professional and reliable.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-21 16:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslots of aovals for Fiance Vosa's but hardly any for married couples
A clarification - the K-1s are not getting approved in a few weeks. A few of the I-129f petitions that will eventually lead to a K-1 are getting approved in a few weeks. Most are not. There are occasionally I-130s that are also approved relatively quickly. In each case, it will still be a number of months by the time the petitions are forwarded to NVC and from there to the foreign consulates and the beneficiaries get their interviews. At that time you can say that they have their K-1s - or K-3s - approved.

Ok, nitpicking point over.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-22 19:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresiance's family flying over with tourist to observe the wedding
It can be very difficult for people to receive visitor visas from the Philippines. A lot will depend on the family's ability to prove to the Consulate their strong ties to the Philippines that will act as incentives to ensure their return from the US. If they are not able to get visas you may wish to have a small personal ceremony in the US to fulfill the visa requirements and get the AOS paperwork on its way. Make sure you apply for the I-131 Advance Parole with the I-485. Once either the I-485 or the I-131 are approved (AP is usually approved first), you can then visit the Philippines and have a family wedding celebration there. You may have to have a separate wedding with each family. Remember, you cannot get married in the Philippines before she enters the US on a fiancee visa or that would negate the visa. If you find that the family requires her to be married in their presence, then you might wish not to submit the I-129f, get married in the Philippines and apply for the I-130 Spouse visa instead (and can co-file the I-129f for a K-3 visa).
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-22 19:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures20 year old k1 visa help
You may wish to print off the necessary biographical forms and take them with you. When you are there you can get them filled out properly and get her original signature on them. It is a good idea to print out all of the forms and instructions for the I-129 petition and take them with you. Then the two of you can discuss the requirements of the petitions. If you need copies of any of her documents you can get them while you are there, and the two of you will also have an idea of what else she will need to do after the petition is approved, and she receives the K-1 application and information from the Consulate. The more reading and planning you can do now, the easier it will be on you both in the long run. Have a good trip, and good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-22 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCouple of qustions.Thanks in advance
If you father's income meets the 125% of the poverty line for a household that includes all of you in it plus your fiancee then he can be your co-sponsor. Basically USCIS wants to ensure that your fiance/wife will not become a dependent of the government so they want someone to guarantee that won't happen. If you don't have the income level on your own, then you can use a co-sponsor.

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to say how long it will take to get first the petition you file (i-129f) approved, and then secondly the K-1 approved, which is handled by the Consulate in your fiancee's country. You may wish to check the link on the top that says "processing times" and you can see what the averages are from the members on this site. Good luck.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-25 22:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresKeeping it a secret from his parents, will our marriage be flagged as fraud?
I agree with Motu - it shouldn't be a problem with the K-1. The relationship the Consulate want to see is between the two of you - and not everyone has a good relationship with their own family.

My then fiance/now husband lives a long way away from his family and didn't mention anything about me to his sisters because his family didn't agree with his divorce (it happened 6 years before we met) and they had been good friends with his ex. When we got the NOA2 he told his family that we would be getting married. His sisters didn't approve although his Mom was more receptive. When we finally got a chance to meet in person after our marriage (we went to visit them) everything did resolve itself and they have been very supportive ever since. We are all now friends and they all make us very welcome whenever we visit. Good luck to you both. I hope that his family eventually comes around as well.

Edited by Kathryn41, 30 March 2008 - 11:14 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-30 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
I believe that this is a very recent change - within the last few months. The problem still occurs that employers don't know about this right and will insist on seeing one of the documents from their list of work entitled documents - the K-1 is not listed; the employment stamp is. They are required by law to verify the legal employability of every employee. This is where many run into problems.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-27 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to go through customs at JFK if coming from Canada?
Basically, there is no way to fly from Canada and use JKF as your port of entry- all port of entries for Canadian air travellers is via the US pre-clearance facilities in the Canadian airports. Another option you may wish to explore is to find a land POE that does issue the Work stamp - there are a few along the border that people have used successfully by asking for it. I believe Windsor/Detroit was one. You may wish to phone the various border stations along the way and ask them if they do issue the work stamp when you activate a K-1 visa, and if they do, then rent a car and drive through the border. Then if you need to travel by air, drive to a US airport and then fly to your new home.

Edited by Kathryn41, 26 March 2008 - 06:23 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-03-26 18:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConfused
The AP is valid for a year and it can be renewed if necessary.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-01 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting a work visa while k-1 Visa is Pending
No - you entered the US as a 'visiting' Canadian. You are not allowed to work as a visitor. You need to have an employer sponsor you, submit all of the necessary documentation to the appropriate locations, meet the employment standards, pay the appropriate fees, wait for the appropriate visa and then enter on that visa in order to work.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-01 10:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy end of the road...
Oh, how sad you must feel. This is a horrible situation and not one that you have caused. Please try to hold on. You have a lawyer who is working to get the first marriage annulled - a marriage that never really happened but was falsely created by a jealous ex boyfriend . You did not lie to immigration, nor have you committed bigamy. These facts were totally unknown to you at the time. IF that marriage had taken place it would be a different matter, but it didn't and it is terrible that you have to deal with this situation caused by a nasty man. Please allow your fiance to feel shocked - you know how shocked you feel and allow him to work through those feelings. Stay strong for the two of you. Keep focused on the knowledge that the first 'marriage' never happened. Your commitment to that belief will help both your lawyer convince the Philippine authorities that this man committed fraud, and will help your fiance to recognize that you are still the woman he loves. This is not your fault - you are just left with the mess to clean up - so do what you have to do and hang on. Good luck to you - and know you are welcome to visit us here in the Canada forum at any time.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-04 10:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting married straight away after the K1 is approved
We waited 6 weeks because there were people we wanted to be at our wedding who weren't available until then. It gave us time to locate the perfect venue.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-05 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a K-1 interview tomoro, but i am not carrying my X-ray. Only carrying medical reports!
I am not sure if Chennai is different, however, the x-ray can only be read by trained medical personnel - not immigration staff - and the report from the radiologist about your x-ray is already in your medical package. You should not need it at the interview. No one looked at my x-ray - and it has never been required since by anyone in immigration. My new physician here used the x-ray as a 'base' against which to compare x-rays done during my physical check up and that is the only use it has had after I received it. You can keep it for a souvenir but I am confident that you will not need it at the interview - or at the airport. If, on the very off chance someone at the Consulate does want to see it, they will not deny your visa for that reason - they would give you a RFE requesting you to submit the x-ray and would make their decision after they got it. Good luck at the interview.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-06 09:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAmerican Marrying a Venezuelan who overstayed visa...
Well, the Canada Forum is probably not the best place to ask for an answer to this question . . . . however, here goes...

The US is concerned about individuals who try to enter the US illegally or who stay in the US illegally. They really don't care too much about an applicant's experience in other countries, unless they have committed a crime of some sort while there. It is really Spain's concern that she is there illegally, not the US's, so it should not cause you any problems when the two of you apply for the K-1 visa nor at the interview. She will be required to list all of her addresses and the dates she lived there, but I don't recall anywhere in any of the forms requested where they asked about documentation or visas related to any country other than the US. If she were illegally present in the US, however, that would be a different matter so do make sure that doesn't happen while you two go through the immigration process.

A good thing to do now while you are both living together in Spain is to collect evidence of being together - rent receipts, travel receipts, passport stamps, photographs in front of recognizable landmarks, etc. The K-1 requires the two of you to have met within the last 2 years and to provide proof of that meeting, as well as evidence of your relationship. With this in mind you can start collecting the evidence now.

Hope this helps. Good luck!
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-27 18:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGoing back to fly home with him POE Questio
Just tell the truth, that you are going over to accompany your fiance back to the US as he is immigrating. It would still be a good idea to have proof of your connections, but I don't think they will be concerned about your smuggling him out of the UK:-).

A quick story that seems apropos here - when my fiance drove to the Canadian border to 'move' me back to the US on my K-1 visa, the border guard asked him the purpose of his visit. He explained that he was going to pick up his fiancee and then move her to the US where we would be getting married. The border guard waved him through, saying' Drive on, Brother! Drive on! Far be it from me to stand in the way of another man's misery!' (said with a big smile).
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-04-28 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian marrying American in the US, but planning to live in Canada
QUOTE (canadianGroom @ May 6 2008, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you so much Kathryn, your information and experience is most valuable!

With you info, we are starting to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa right away. My fiancee has lived in 3 states, 2 of them when she was younger than 5 years old though, I wonder if she would need reports from those 2 states as well?

No, it is only those states she has resided in since the age of 18 (I believe - it may be 16 - the information will be in the instructions on the form). The security checks are for the Permanent Residident visa, not the temporary resident visa.

After reading through the CIC website, I have yet a few unanswered questions. If you or someone else can answer or direct me to the right place, I would be most grateful.

1)
We are starting to apply for Temporary Resident Visa now. CIC website says the FBI report process time is 16-18 weeks, thats 4-5 months, that means we should get it by September or October. The problem is we are getting married in July and coming right back into Canada.

If my fiancee can't get all the documents ready (ie. the police FBI report) by the time we try to enter Canada for the first time as a newly wed, can we apply for the Temporary Resident Visa after we are in Canada, provided that we are let into Canada as a couple without any visa?

yes. You can submit the form by mail. She can be legally present in Canada without the form for the first 6 months, although having the form makes it much easier.


2)
I know it varies, but in general how long does a multiple-entry Temporary Resident Visa usually grant the applicant to stay in Canada? Is it renewable?
6 months is the magic number, and yes it is renewable. If you have a Permanent Resident Visa application in the works you can renew it without difficulties until the decision on the PR application is received. Once she receives the PR approval, she has to leave the country and re-enter to activate her 'landing'. (You can literally drive across the border and turn around to come back). During the process she will also receive a letter giving her 'approval in principle' which means she is approved but they haven't finished the paperwork process yet. Once she receives her approval in principle, she is allowed to work or go to school as well. Up until then, she isn't.

3)
As an American, my soon-to-be wife is allowed to visit Canada for no longer than 6 months without any visa. How is this 6 months calculated? If after 5 months of
staying in Canada, she goes to the US to visit her family for a weekend and comes back to Canada, now upon entry, does the 6 months period start from 0 or 5?
I believe it is 6 months in a 12 month period - that is the premise on which we always operated - but that is a question you can ask CIC or border services.


Again, thank you all so much, I can't tell you how much you have helped me in making decision and finding the right info.

Good luck:-). It is a useful exercise to download all of the information related to the applications right now. That way you can start collecting the information and documents you need and are good to go when the time is right.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-05-06 07:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian marrying American in the US, but planning to live in Canada
QUOTE (canadianGroom @ May 5 2008, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Kathryn
Thank you for your lengthy reply.
I plan on filing the sponsorship and her PR application as soon as we get married. I spoke to a Canada immigration office today on the phone, after explaining my situation, he told me since she's a US citizen, she wouldn't need any paperwork to come to Canada to live with me. Do you have personal experience or have read something suggesting otherwise?

Actually, I do have personal experience although it is four years old now. I worked for an MP in Canada and our riding was close to the US border . We dealt with a lot of cross-border couples. It was a very regular experience for a couple to come into our office requesting help getting their belongings across because while they had been allowed to cross, their belongings weren't because they didn't have Permanent Resident status yet. Basically all we could do was get them started on the paperwork process.

We also assisted a number of US spouses in obtaining the necessary documentation to confirm/maintain their legal status in Canada while waiting for their Landed Immigrant status to be granted. While a US spouse is allowed to 'visit' for up to 6 months without having any paperwork - just like a Canadian can visit the US for up to 6 months without having paperwork - if your wife wishes to stay in Canada beyond that time she needs documentation - an extension to the de-facto visitor status. A number of spouses were not allowed to enter unless they did obtain a Temporary Resident's permit at the border first. These types of Temporary Resident permits were available at the border initially and then had to be renewed either at the border or via an application to CIC. I don't know if that is still the case or not. If a Canadian border authority thinks that an American is living in Canada without authorization, the American can be turned back at the border - and yes, we had that happen as well, so while the American doesn't need a paper document verifying their 'temporary residence' status for the first 6 months, it is a good idea to have it if she intends to cross the border while her application is being processed.

The other issue is that Canadian immigration law states an immigrant within the country must have valid legal status in order to become a Permanent Resident. Now, the immigration officials we dealt with could be lenient at times and I do know of 2 cases where they were willing to back-dated a renewal Temporary Resident permit so that they could issue the landing documents. With the 6 months Temporary Resident permit your wife will not have to worry about problems at the border. After 6 months in Canada she will require one regardless until she is landed.

Something your fiancee can do right now is start to gather her security/police reports. She will need one for every state in which she has lived as well as one from the FBI for her Permanent Resident application. There is a list that we used to hand out to individuals that stated which States provided what type of documentation, where to apply, and how much each certificate cost. The FBI one often takes a while and many applications were delayed waiting for that report to arrive.

As I said, my experience is at least 4 years old, although I have not heard of any major changes to the basic immigration process since I left the MPs office in 2004.

Edited by Kathryn41, 05 May 2008 - 09:35 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-05-05 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian marrying American in the US, but planning to live in Canada
One caveat I will mention about your 'wife; coming back to Canada with you . . she will not be allowed to bring her belongings back with her, other than clothes or whatever, until she has been officially approved as a landed immigrant. So, if you show up at the border with a trailer in tow, you will not be allowed to bring the trailer and contents into the country and will need to find a storage facility on the US side of the border. As well, you can apply for a temporary resident visa for your wife at the border and that will be proof that she is in Canada legally. You can apply to sponsor her as a permanent resident from within Canada but you do need to make sure that she has legal status while she is waiting for the application to process. You may also need to file for extensions of her temporary resident status if the processing of her permanent residency takes longer than 6 months, which is most likely. You should be able to do this upon arrival at the border. If she enters Canada as a visitor without documentation, she will need to get the paper documentation as a Temporary Resident after she has been in Canada for 6 months. You may want to review the Canadian Citizenship and immigration website. All of the forms you will need are also there: http://www.cic.gc.ca
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2008-05-05 14:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center To Texas Service Center

I understand your frustration but posting a reply by saying "Very exciting until they lose your papers" is like saying you people will have your turn in line until you lose yours. That should never happen and I feel very bad for your situation but venting anger on the rest of the people and hoping they also lose the papers is not a good statement, may be your intent was different but such a post can be read in different ways.


You seem to be attributing something to the post that was not there. No one else seemed to see the post as venting anger and hoping that others lose their papers as well, only you. I read frustrating that was specific to the poster's own situation coming through, and that is how others seem to have seen it as well. Regardless, you went on in later posts to challenge whether she was even telling the truth.

Your comments were found inappropriate and reported by more than one person, so perhaps you may wish to re-examine your own initial responses to a post and determine if you are reading the situation correctly yourself.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-09 20:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center To Texas Service Center
3 posts violating TOS have been removed along with several posts quoting same. You do not have the right to make personal attacks or to insult other members of Visa Journey. If you are not able to provide constructive comments that are supportive and add to the discussion, then do not participate at all. Any further comments by the poster similar to the ones that have been removed will incur a thread ban.

Recent and new members are advised to re-read the TOS - the Terms of Service to which you agreed to abide when you became a member of Visa Journey. http://www.visajourn...m/content/terms

Posts removed due to quoting TOS violating posts are returned to the thread below with the TOS violations removed:

I have not said anything against anyone in this forum or anything rude to any people here. i would appreciate if you would do the same.



Give her a break..........


Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-09 20:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center To Texas Service Center

Hi CELLDOC I am from westpalm beach call me if you can XXX-XXX-XXXX.


original post containing personal information has been removed and quoted above with the personal information blanked out. It is always a better idea to send personal information such as phone numbers via PM to the individual involved rather than posting it on a very public website and thereby creating privacy risks.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2010-12-12 21:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCalifornia Service Center To Texas Service Center
duplicate post removed
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2010-11-05 17:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 230 and I 864 questions

I posted this in the wrong place and I'm not sure how to move it.........:whistle:


No problem - I've moved it for you. Topic moved from AOS forum to IR-1/CR-1 forum. :)
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-14 21:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJuly 2010 CR-1 filers
Moderators aren't able to edit within a post once it has been posted. Only Administration has that ability. All we can do is remove the whole post with the number, so I have done that. :)
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2010-09-19 10:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow to contact Senator’s office for immigration related help.
5 posts split off to make their own topic - relocated posts can be found here: http://www.visajourn...nator-for-help/

Edited by Kathryn41, 17 February 2011 - 07:01 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-17 19:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresso upset and confused.
It is easy to get all upset speculating about 'what if's'. Don't let yourself build this up bigger than it is and don't let others get you upset about it either. I know this is important to you, but if all they are asking is more tax information because your husband is self-employed, that sounds like a good situation to me (unless your husband has financial difficulties, and even if that is the case, they will request that you provide a co-sponsor instead of denying the visa).

While things are handled differently at each Consulate, one thing is in common - they want to make sure that the US spouse is able to satisfy the financial sponsorship requirements. I have seen a lot of cases where the US citizen is self-employed and the Consulate wishes to see more information about the stability of that employment. It is basically ensuring that the sponsored spouse is not likely to become a public charge. If there were other issues with the application, you would have been told about them or requested to provide more evidence. All you are being asked to provide is more financial evidence of your husband's ongoing financial stability for more than just one year.

You have also been asked to call and make an appointment to bring in this documents at a blue slip interview. Bring your passport with you when you go (they will probably tell you that when you call). I wouldn't be surprised that if they are asking you to stay for an interview, they will do a quick review of the financial documents while you are there, and if all goes well, request your passport to affix the visa. I don't see any reasons here for alarm and a lot of reasons to expect a positive response.

Good luck.

Edited by Kathryn41, 18 February 2011 - 07:27 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-18 19:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 (URGENT INFO REQUEST)

Katryn I dont know how to move it...


You don't have to - I did it for you. :) I just left that comment so people would know it had been moved in case they remembered reading it in the other forum. It is now where it belongs so you don't have to do anything :no: .
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-19 20:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 (URGENT INFO REQUEST)
moved from AOS from a family visa forum to CR-1 forum as OP is pursuing a CR-1 visa
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-19 19:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNeed Advice
I will remind everyone that the immigration forums on Visa Journey are to be posted in English in order that the information is as accessible to as many members as possible. Non English is allowed in the Regional forums, and if you wish to send a more private message to one of the members, then please use a PM instead of posting in the public forums. Your consideration of other members through your co-operation is appreciated.

Any further non-English posts, however, will be removed unless a translation is also provided.

One inappropriate post containing off-topic types of comments not acceptable for the immigration forums has also been removed.

Edited by Kathryn41, 25 February 2011 - 10:32 PM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-25 22:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNeed Advice
Duplicate thread removed
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2011-02-24 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian marrying a US Citizen - K1?
Another Canadian checking in . . . go the K-1 or K-3 route. Don't put yourself into the position where you have to lie to immigration for anything! You may get away with it - or you may not - but why take the risk? Follow the proper procedure and know you will be able to look your AOS interviewer straight in the eyes whatever question he/she asks.

Your attorney gave you lousy advice. He lacks integrity, and it will be no skin off of his teeth if something goes wrong and you end up being charged and depoted for immigration fraud.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-05-05 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBig Disappointment...
I am sorry to hear about your situation, and can empathize with how you are feeling. I don't know if it is of any help for you to know or not, but my husband's I-129f petition also took more than 6 months to be approved - and I am a non-Muslim Canadian woman. From the submission of the petition to my receipt of my K-1 visa took 9 months and I remember how angry, how frustrated, how depressed and just plain hopeless we felt at times. I just want to reassure you, though, that once your fiance gets the visa in hand it will feel like a load has been lifted off of your shoulders and your life will stop being in limbo. Eventually, you do forget the hardship of the waiting for K-1 approval in the excitement of planning your wedding and living your new lives together. Good luck and I hope you do receive your approval soon and that the interview is a great success.

Kathryn
(ironically, we are waiting again - our 2nd anniversary is next month and we still don't have our AOS interview. Sigh! It is easier though because we are together)
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-05-20 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresANYBODY HAD TO PAY 450 $ FOR ONE MEDICAL???
See if you can find a different designated physician. They all seem to charge different fees and you may find one a bit further away who charges less. I know I ended up paying around $350 Cdn for my medical because I couldn't travel the distance to the next closest one who charged less.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-05-22 12:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat is green card?
When you are applying for Adjustment of Status you are applying for your 'green card' which is, as Motu wrote, white:-). It is the size of a credit card, made of hard plastic and is your legal proof that you have the permission of US immigration to live and work in the United States as a permanent resident. If you enter the US on a K-1 visa, you should try to file for your AOS before that same 90 day time period in which you must get married ends. The processing time for the AOS varies between about 6 months to 2 years depending on where you live in the US. You get your green card in the mail shortly after your AOS application is approved.

Edited by Kathryn41, 05 June 2006 - 09:49 AM.

Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-06-05 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNerves

Oh I have plans for the trip already. My daughter is in Quebec in St. Jean finishing her IAP she is attending the royal military college in Ontario. It's just a short ride from Montreal so I'm going to go stay in St. Jean after the interview and just drive back up for the visa Friday and stay in St. Jean until Saturday to spend some time with her. We haven't seen her since Feb so it will be wonderful. It's one of the things helping keep my mind off the interview for a few minutes at a time anyway.



How lovely that you will be able to enjoy a visit together with your daughter. Yes, that will certainly make the occasion much more of a celebration. So your daughter is attending RMC in Kingston? That's my home town! Kingston is a wonderful city and I miss it very much. I haven't been back for three years now.

I notice your local office for the US is Atlanta. Where are you moving to in the States?
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-06-05 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNerves
You will be fine. It is very normal to be nervous because this is something that is so important to you. I had my interview in Montreal as well and the experience was very straightforward. Just remember that your relationship is an honest one and the interviewers are very experienced in recognizing the differences between nervousness and someone trying to get away with something. Breathe deep, remind yourself that you only have to get through three more days and then you will be rewarded:-). Why not look up more information on Montreal? Plan some things to do while you are there - Old Montreal is rather wonderful and well worth visiting, so see if you can fill your waiting time doing something that you can add to enhance your Montreal experience. Afterall - you and your parents will want to celebrate a little after your interview is successful.

Good luck and just keep taking deep breathes and reminding yourself it is ok to be nervous, - it just means that you are prepared to do your best.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-06-05 11:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures1st FACT of IMBRA (Finally)
I had not seen this form before either so I appreciated finding it here. Thank you for posting it. Perhaps it is better that we have something available more than once so that it reaches more people than not having it posted enough times:-).

Don't worry about duplication - it isn't a duplicate for everyone, and your intent was certainly good - and appreciated.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-06-06 10:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA APPROVED
Congratulations, Freda!

and welcome to the VJ family in the 'South'.
Kathryn41FemaleCanada2006-06-11 10:52:00