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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanadian marrying American in the US, but planning to live in Canada
I agree with the other posters.
You are doing nothing wrong at all.

You don't even need to mention the getting married part.

Just as Pushbrk said, visiting for pleasure, vacation, visiting friends, etc. will be just fine.
Bring the proof that you are returning to Canada just as back up but I doubt you'll need it.

I've visited since we started the K1 and brought a whole folder full of proof, I was honest and said I was visiting my fiance, they never asked to see any of it. They DID ask when we were getting married though, so that is where you could come into some problems, but again, if you have all that back up proof, you should be good to go!

Congratulations!!! smile.gif

I also wanted you to be aware that Canada doesn't have a fiance type visa for immigration to Canada so you won't be able to being sponsoring her until you are married. On the up side, she can live with you while they process her Permanent Residency but she will not be able to work.
It's hard to get in to Canada...here's a great website I recommend: Road to Canada

Best of luck to you!!!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-05 09:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs IR-1 faster than K1?
QUOTE (feejo @ May 7 2008, 05:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't find much about IR-1 and what it is, is it faster than K1 or cheaper?


IR ones are for married couples, the K1 is for non-married.

K1 is generally faster than the spousal visas.
You'd have to ask someone in that forum about costs...I'm not too familiar with the fees on spousal visas.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 05:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHELP! Sending 129f from El Salvador...How can I pay?
I think they only accept personal cheque or money order.

Best of luck
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-03 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresgot k1 visa twice used up, didn't marry, i need some help
Take time for you and heal.
Let love find you, don't go looking for it....especially not someone who will simply be "petitioning" for you. Make sure it's the real thing.

You deserve more than that...even if the person you fall in love with ends up being from your own country and you stay there...just make sure you are happy.

I'm so sorry this happened to you...it's sad that all that time was wasted, learn from it and move on.
Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 16:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDO I have to type??
QUOTE (BigCityDave @ May 7 2008, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It gave me a few headaches but not that I am understanding more and more and have a successful NOA 2 I feel pretty good.


I'm proud of you Dave!!!

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To the OP....Everything you need to know is already on this website. There is a search bar, people have asked these questions over and over again...if you can't find the answers you need, start a new thread and we will all help you.

You really have found what I believe to be the best resource for immigrating to the U.S. based on a Fiance/Spousal visa.

Read the guides over again, keep referring to them, take a break often and just relax.

You'll get through it, thousands and thousands have before you and more will continue to start their journey even after yours is finished.

Best of luck to you always!!!! rose.gif

QUOTE (eric_and_teresa @ May 7 2008, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
True! I guess we all feel that way at the beginning, when we started reading and searching, but after a while once you get how it works, you realize it really isn't that complicated.


Couldn't have said it better myself! It's really not that complicated at all once you understand.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 19:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout the G-325A form
QUOTE (Flutra @ May 8 2008, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When I type in for example a month(december) in the box, a little black box with a plus sign appears, and when I print the form out it is still there.. do you know what I am talking about? And I forgot to type in the date, so if I just write it in myself in pen does it matter since everything else is typed.. huh.gif


It shouldn't matter, no. Just make sure it's neat.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 23:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout the G-325A form
double post

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 07 May 2008 - 10:56 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout the G-325A form
QUOTE (Flutra @ May 7 2008, 11:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and on the I-129F form, if I stated that I got my Citzenship through my parents, I do not need to provide a certificate number, correct.. cuz the sample says "only naturalization certificate number" and the question on the bottom says have you obtained a certificate of citzenship in your name...should i even answer that or is it only pertaining to a naturalization certificate

Were you born in the U.S.?
If so, then you would put an X in "Birth in the U.S." and leave the rest blank because you have answered the question.
If you did gain citizenship through your parents put an X beside "Parents" and if you have a certificate of citizenship in your possession I would check YES and write the certificate number in the box provided.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 07 May 2008 - 10:56 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 22:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout the G-325A form
Fill it in online.
It auto fills the other 3 pages, print all 4 pages out.

You will have 8 pages in total.

4 for your G325A and 4 for your fiance's G325A.

Good Luck! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 22:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresblue or black ?
We used blue.

I've read of a few people here on VJ who used black and the Officer working on their case gave them an RFE because he couldn't tell if it was an original signature or a photocopy.

Blue or Black ink are both perfectly acceptable.

Best of luck! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 05:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo, I'm a complete idiot
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Apr 12 2008, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Apr 12 2008, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Aww, I'm sorry!
Don't be so hard on yourself rose.gif
They may send the package back, they may forward it to the correct center...I've seen both happen.
I don't know if calling would help or what....
I'm sure someone who has been in this situation will give you some more guidance.
Best of luck hon.
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They won't send the package back. You're just looking at a delay of a week or two while they forward it to California or Vermont. I suggest you use the guides here, for your further preparation as the process continues.


Pushbrk, I've seen some people have their package sent back to them.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-04-12 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSo, I'm a complete idiot
:wacko:Aww, I'm sorry!
Don't be so hard on yourself rose.gif
They may send the package back, they may forward it to the correct center...I've seen both happen.
I don't know if calling would help or what....
I'm sure someone who has been in this situation will give you some more guidance.
Best of luck hon.
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-04-12 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy fiancee does not have a birth certificate...
QUOTE (eric_and_teresa @ May 7 2008, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For what the OP wrote: "the birth was never announced" (registered) I have the impression that the birth certificate never existed.

If it got lost, it really isnt' a big deal, all she would have to do is get a new certified copy.

But it will be better if the OP could clarify that for us.


Thanks, I missed that.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy fiancee does not have a birth certificate...
Did she ever have a birth certificate or did she just lose hers?

Perhaps she got a passport before she misplaced the birth certificate? Who knows.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-07 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdouble process!!!!!
QUOTE (twincactus @ May 9 2008, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hmmmm now it's a K3, before it was a K1, big difference. If it was a K3 there is no issue because they would have had to be married anyway. I'm really confused at this point.


The Low down:

They filed for a K1 like 3 years ago (according to the OP)
They were in Administrative Processing for 3 years.

So, instead of waiting, they got married and filed for a K3, not telling the Embassy or the USCIS, they didn't inform anyone that they still had a K1 visa under review.

So then, hi...the embassy calls "Come get your K1 visa, we have processed it, you are good to go".

They go the embassy, say NOTHING of how they got married or filed for a K3 and accept the K1 visa, Fraud #1.

Then they entered the U.S., where at the POE they would have had to lie because they were entering on a K1, which would have been void because they were married, lied when asked statements of when they were getting married, etc. etc. etc. Fraud #2.

Now they are stating that a lawyer is saying it's fine, go ahead and get married again, who cares about the K3 or the fact you are already married and in fact, it's not really even the OP's situation, it's "a friends".

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Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 09 May 2008 - 07:35 AM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-09 07:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdouble process!!!!!
QUOTE (leonardo1267 @ May 9 2008, 01:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
First of all, it is not my case, the case is a friend of mine that just came to USA. and i got the latest about this, they were told by a lawyer that all they have to do is write to the immigration authorities and cancel the K3 petition and continue with the marry plans in the USA. he says there is nothing ilegally with marrying you husband 2 or 3 times. so you may be able to marry in DR and USA also and that is legal because is the same person. he said that once the K3 is canceled, marry and fill out the adjusment of status and that will be it.



Not your case now you say?
But yet you wrote..."My Fiance", "Our Case", "We married", etc. etc. etc.

I'm not buying it.

It is illegal. You got married and entered on a visa that was for NON MARRIED couples. You misrepresented yourself on two occasions that we know of, at the embassy when you picked up the visa and at POE, who knows if there are any others.
You entered using a visa which clearly is for non-married couples on a void visa because you are married! You had to, at one point or another, lie to Officers at the embassy and POE. What you have done is fraud.

Do you think by getting married in the U.S. and simply filing for AOS you erase the previous time you wed, plus the fact that you mailed in your marriage certificate to the USCIS proving that marriage occurred? You can't simply erase that.

Why am I wasting my time here? Your previous posts don't make sense either.

I'm also done.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-09 07:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdouble process!!!!!
I just don't get it.
It would have been lies coming out of their mouths from the minute they went and picked up the K1 visa at the consulate.
Wouldn't they think "oh, yeah, we are married, we filed for a K3, this isn't going to work". I just don't understand.

Don't they ask you quite a few questions at the POE also? Eeek...this is a bad situation.


QUOTE (rebeccajo @ May 8 2008, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Who knows what the OP thought was going on. Is it possible they thought they were being granted the K3? Did they read the visa in the passport to see what kind it was?


I doubt that. The OP said they called to tell them to come pick up their K1.
They had to have known what they were receiving. Sigh.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-08 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdouble process!!!!!
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ May 8 2008, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Sylvia_n_Joseph @ May 8 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is there and act of fraud by accepting the k1 from the Embassy while they are married


Here's what I think happened in this case (from the facts as I read them).

The beneficiary was interviewed for the visa a very long time ago. At that time he/she was placed in Administrative Review, which drug on ages. At some point the petitioner and beneficiary gave up, married in the beneficiaries home country, and filed for a K3 without cancelling the K1 (probably out of lack of knowledge).

The beneficiaries AP process at the consulate ended at some point during all of this and the consulate, unawares of the in-process K3 filling, issued the visa.

I personally don't know the process for 'accepting' a visa in the Dominican Republic. And only a lawyer could say if fraud occurred by the simple act of accepting the passport with the visa inside.

But it was definately fraudulent to enter the US on the K1 if the parties were already married.


I totally agree with you RJ.

Fraud when accepting the visa from the Embassy, sitting there tight lipped and not mentioning a thing about being married.
The OP said they were "called back" to the Embassy so obviously they went and picked it up.
Fraud when entering the U.S. on a fiance visa while already married.

Wow, big problems.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-08 21:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich Service Center Should I File At?
See the tabs at the top?

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There is a link in the K1 guides based on which State you live in, it shows you which service center to file at.

Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-11 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresdon't know where to start
I would continue to work in Canada and save money, visit him when you can and when the time is right, file for a K1 visa.

You'll get through and you'll be together, it's hard and frustrating but oh so worth the wait!!!

Best of luck! rose.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-11 20:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat is a hardship waver 2 I-129f Can anyone help me?
This whole thread confuses me.

I need more information.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-12 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion on illegal working
QUOTE (LINGIWE @ May 13 2008, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thank you Zeenusah for replying to most of my questions, so what you mean by preparing the forms accuratly is that i must include everything legal or illegal right?


That's exactly right.
Good Luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-13 07:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresquestion on illegal working
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-12 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe first packet information
You sent copies, correct? Not the originals I hope....
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-12 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan a beneficiary talk to an officer at CSC on the phone?
I would have your fiance call, he is the petitioner after all. I would give it a bit more time before you call though...I know you've waited so long but CSC is generally very very slow.

After you get your NOA2, you as the beneficiary is allowed to call NVC (National Visa Center) and DoS (Department of State)
So after this, you can be apart of it too.

Best of luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-18 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 troubles, looking for help.
Just wanted to say that the majority of people on VJ do this without the assistance of a lawyer.
It's easy and can be done when you read the guides, get everything organize and keep focused.

You are young so, you may have a few challenges ahead of you *but* if you have a bona fide relationship and can prove it, you should have no problems filing on your own with the help of your fiance.

When it comes to the income, your fiance must make 125% over the poverty line for the number of people in the household.
Click Here for the chart.

They would need your fiance's income taxes from the last 3 years, not yours. Your income does not really matter to the USCIS or the Embassy where you have your interview, what matters is the fact that your U.S. Fiance has enough means to sponsor for you.

Everything you need to know is in the guides at the top (See the top tab that says Guides) Start where it says BEGIN HERE in red letters.

Read everything, take a break then read more...you'll be fine.

Welcome to VJ rose.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-09 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame old questions...but
QUOTE (ARIANNA @ May 19 2008, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ May 19 2008, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ARIANNA @ May 19 2008, 11:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you! This was most helpful.

But now I have a big concern... I don´t believe he made a copy of what he sent. Is this going to be a problem?


It shouldn't be...just make sure you are consistent with whatever information you fill in on the new forms you have to fill out.
The embassy will have the original package you sent in...you should be fine.


Oh thank God! I read that it was very important to make a copy of everything sent and he´s very unorganized so I got concerned. I´m almost positive he didn´t make copies.

Thank you for your answers.


It's mostly in case you get an RFE or something happens with your petition, he has all the information and can mail it in again, etc.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-19 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame old questions...but
QUOTE (ARIANNA @ May 19 2008, 11:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you! This was most helpful.

But now I have a big concern... I don´t believe he made a copy of what he sent. Is this going to be a problem?


It shouldn't be...just make sure you are consistent with whatever information you fill in on the new forms you have to fill out.
The embassy will have the original package you sent in...you should be fine.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-19 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSame old questions...but

Everything you need is in the Guides. Click here for the K1 Flowchart. It gives you a step by step list of what happens next.

I'll answer your questions for you though.


QUOTE (ARIANNA @ May 18 2008, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I´ve been reading the timelines and guides to the K1 visa and I´m still a bit confused on a couple of things.
  1. Once somebody looks at our case and lets say gets approved, then they send my fiance in the US the NOA2. Right?

    Correct, they will send your fiance the NOA2
  2. Then he has to fill something out?

    Click here and scroll down to the section where it talks about what your fiance must send you for the interview. He has to fill out the I134 (Affidavit of Support)

  3. Also he has to send me the "further instructions" down here to Mexico?

    See above

  4. Then I take these documents to CDJ?

    You then take all the documents to the Interview with you


  5. How long between him receiveing the NOA2 and when I get my official appointment? Or how does this work exactly? This part gets confusing to me.

    Once you get NOA2, your case is sent to NVC (National Visa Center) and then onto the Embassy in Mexico. Have a look at processing times and look up other couples from VJ who went through the Mexican Embassy. Click here for the Mexican Embassy page. You will get what is called "Package 3" and you fill everything out and take it with you to the interview.

  6. This medical exam I have to get, does it include the vaccines?


    I would try to get your vaccines before the medical, they usually charge for the vaccines on top of the medical fee.

  7. Is it mandatory that I have to get vaccines? Which ones are normaly required?

    The Mexican Embassy page here on VJ states that vaccines are not required. You may want to ask this question in the regional section.
  8. After the medical, I go to the interview?

    Yes, you have it prior to your interview and you take your medical results with you to the interview.

  9. After getting the visa, can I cross over to El Paso and that´s it? Or do I have to come back home and wait for something else?

    Once the K1 is in your hands, you have 6 months to enter. Then once you enter you must be married within 90 days.
Sorry if these questions are the same as others before, but this process gets a bit confusing.


Best of Luck!!!
~Laura

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 18 May 2008 - 10:40 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-18 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjust scared a little but want to ask any ideas
You can only file at either Vermont or California based on the state your fiance lives in. He has to file at Vermont.

Compared to California, Vermont is quite a bit faster. We got our approval in 3 months.

They are also very timely in sending your petition to NVC after you have gotten NOA2. California is painfully slow.

Be thankful you are at VSC.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-21 22:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat the heck is consolidation???
Oh Sara!! I think this is it!!!
I hope you get a wonderful surprise in your inbox tomorrow morning!!!! star_smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-26 12:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnew to K1
QUOTE (puppies @ Jun 1 2008, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There were definetly no overstays but he may have outstanding child support on filed will that affect it??? thanks


Hmm...I don't think this will be a problem.
Are the children coming to the U.S. with your fiance?
If they are, you will need a letter from the child/children's Mother stating she is allowing the children to come to America to live with your fiance.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-01 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnew to K1
Being denied entry on a tourist visa should have zero effect on your K1 petition as long as there was not an overstay or something else illegal going on.
Many on VJ have been denied entry for a visit and have had no problems getting a K1 visa.

I suggest you look over the Guides here at VJ, read over all the information, everything you need to file on your own is there.

Lawyers can be quite pricey but considering I don't know the full extent of your situation I won't suggest you not get one. I believe that if two people have a pretty straight forward case (no overstays, no criminal records, etc. etc.) they are fully capable of doing it on their own without the assistance of a lawyer. It's your call though.

Best of luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-01 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about "Touched"
See the search bar up above?
Type in "What does Touched mean"...there are literally dozens upon dozens of people asking this same exact question.
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-03 10:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur K-1 isn't being worked on yet
You have a long road to go Trevor....relax. This is not a fast process at all.
You just filed, give it some more time.
The real waiting begins after you get NOA1. Patience is key.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-05-30 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestotal fees?
QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Jun 8 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (honeychild36 @ Jun 8 2008, 08:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well damn, im not gonna have any money to support him...LOL...if i give all of it to USCIS mad.gif How soon after the person enters does this need to be paid? you figure with airfare and everything else, does it really cost our government 1000.00 to process paperwork????? blink.gif or is it a deterrent to prevent people from filing, that cant afford it?


Once the beneficiary enters the US it is up to you when you file AOS. Just remember that the beneficiary will be out of status until AOS and will be unable to work and travel until it is filed.


Exactly.

So if you want your soon to be husband to be able to work and help pay the bills, you'll need to get married within the 90 days and then file AOS.

We are getting married roughly 3 weeks after I enter the States.

Best of luck to you!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-08 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCanceling Visa process
Wow sad.gif I'm so very sorry.
Never lose hope and never stop believing in your love.
You'll be together one day.
Best of luck to you in the future.
smile.gif~Laura

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 10 June 2008 - 11:29 AM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-02-27 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCheck
QUOTE (miss*cordova @ Jun 12 2008, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey,

My check got cashed today. Where is the service number?


It should be on the back of the cheque.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-12 13:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring = Wedding Ring?!?
You're welcome.

As for the pictures, you don't have to take all of them out. We put a total of 6 pictures in our petition and got through no problem.
I think a few can't hurt.

Keep it simple smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-12 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring = Wedding Ring?!?
Wow, first...relax.

You are making this a WAY bigger issue than needs to be.

An engagement ring really has no meaning to the USCIS. It doesn't prove you are engaged, anyone can buy a ring. They want to see proof that you have met in the last 2 years, boarding passes, itineraries, stamps in your passport. Even pictures are secondary evidence.

They won't even care about an engagement ring and what it looks like.

You can bring a receipt of the engagement ring at the interview but even then, it's secondary, doesn't prove a thing.

Breathe.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-06-12 12:37:00