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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone used usavisanow.com? Any experience?
QUOTE (lozz59 @ Jan 5 2008, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks, everyone, for your advice. Your opinions collectively are speaking volumes to me! I think we will go it alone, as that was my girlfriend's first impulse. I was just unsure, and it's a big thing for us and I really don't want anything to go wrong as I'm sure you can all understand! If the lawyers only serve to complicate matters then it's gonna be best to do it ourselves.

Thanks again, everyone!


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I was the same as your girlfriend. Nick and I almost hired a lawyer. We contacted them, got information and were willing to shell out $1800 bucks until I found VJ.
Luckily I had to wait for my divorce papers before we could file so we had plenty of time to change our minds and the second I saw the helpful boards here I said "Screw that!" laughing.gif

Read the Guides, study them together, get everything in order and you guys will have no problems. Imagine how rewarding it will be!!!
So many of us are doing it alone (but really we aren't alone, we have each other on here!!!), you can too!!!
Best of luck to you! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-05 13:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone used usavisanow.com? Any experience?
All lawyers are are glorified proof readers. You have to gather up all the information for them anyway, so you still have to do work. If you have a straight forward case, do it yourself!!!
Save yourself thousands of dollars!
It's quite simple once you read the Guides here at VJ and get everything organized.
You can do it!!!

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 05 January 2008 - 12:18 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-05 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to change from K1 to CR1
QUOTE (YMR @ Aug 17 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Aug 17 2008, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No changing darling sad.gif I'm sorry.
As the others have said, if you marry one another during this time you will have to start from scratch.
Be patient, your time will come.
Sending you love
~L



Thanks Laura, I know that I will have to start all over again. Thanks but we have been talking about that option. Also we wouldn´t have to go thur AOS.


Whatever is best for you guys, just know that it will be an additional 8 to 10 months onto your waiting time.
Plus, you'd have to get married which takes a bit to plan, then there is the gathering of the evidence, filling out more paperwork, etc. so you guys may be facing well over a year of waiting so you can be together.

It's all what is best for you both but remember....whatever they are looking for now, they will still look for with a CR1 so you may be delayed even longer.
I personally wouldn't (since you have already invested 8 months into this already) but then again, I'm not in your shoes.

All the best my friend.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 17 August 2008 - 12:12 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-17 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow to change from K1 to CR1
No changing darling sad.gif I'm sorry.
As the others have said, if you marry one another during this time you will have to start from scratch.
Be patient, your time will come.
Sending you love
~L
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-17 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I sign the maried license before the completion of the K1 application
No marrying in Canada on a K1.
A K1 is for a foreign fiance wanting to come to the U.S. to marry and live with her USC fiance.
Please read the Guides and the K1 Flowchart that shows you exactly what happens during this process.

Once your fiance has the K1 in their passport, they have to move to the U.S. within 6 months of it being issued and then you have 90 days to marry and the marriage must take place in the U.S.

Don't even worry about a marriage license now, remember, a K1 is a fiance visa, not a spousal one.
Best of luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-18 13:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThink I'm going to get a RFE...
I only sent one attachment in for ours and we never got an RFE.
I think you should be okay.
Breathe smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-18 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPhotos
I put in 6 photos in the initial petition and then took a little album to the interview with me.
No RFE's, didn't even look at them at the interview.
Bring some anyway smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-21 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFBI CHECK QUESTION
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This won't work.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-23 01:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhats the fastest way for K1 visa?
There is no "fastest way"
There is one way, file and wait like everyone else.
Some people's K1 journey's are shorter, 5 to 6 months....some are longer, 10 to 12+ months. It all depends on your case, your background, the evidence you submit, etc. etc.
Each case is individual.

Ours took 7 months from filing to visa in hand.
Others I know here at VJ waited 7 months just for an approval and then went on waiting for the interview portion of the process which that waiting time varies from consulate to consulate.

If you feel confident that you can file on your own (which I'd say the majority of people here on VJ have), read up the Guides here on VJ, stay organized and file yourselves.

Lawyers are crazy expensive and unless you have a very complicated case, I think delay the process. Everything has to go through them before it gets to you and if you have a straight forward case, this just adds unneeded time onto your entire journey with a very high price tag.

Everything you need to file is right here....you've found a fantastic resource for the K1 visa by coming to VJ.

Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-23 14:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat if you don't meet the standard requirements ?
You get a co-sponsor.
This person must be a U.S. citizen and make the 125% above the poverty guide line.
They fill out the affidavit of support (I-134) paperwork (you do as well even though you don't meet the requirements) and you have it notarized.

smile.gif Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-26 07:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShortest possible timeline for Canadian Fiance
Canadian/American couple here....straight forward case...took us 7 months from filing to visa in hand.
It varies.
Just be patient.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-25 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs K1 really the best route to choose?
K1's are generally faster than K3's.

Is DCF a possibility I wonder???

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 06 September 2008 - 07:22 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-06 19:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe forgot to include 'Letters of Intent to Marry'
Prepare the letter and just sit tight and wait.
They may send you an RFE (Request further evidence) for the letter.
Simply follow the instructions and mail it into them at that time.

Don't do it now.

Best of luck! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-06 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes age matter...?
It shouldn't matter as long as he has the means to support you. If there is a significant age different between the two of you, you may come under some scrutiny so make sure you have tons of proof of a bona fide relationship.

You both may also face some further skepticism because of the fact that your fiance was married to your sister, again, make sure you have as much evidence possible.

Good Luck.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 17 August 2008 - 09:45 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-17 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need your opinion about 90 days....
QUOTE (chuckb @ Aug 26 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Aug 26 2008, 05:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would be very hesitant of waiting till the last possible minute to marry.
You are kind stuck until you marry here...you can't file for anything, can't work, etc. etc. etc.

I would do a small ceremony at the court house and then do something later if you want. We were married 2 weeks after I got here at a very small ceremony.

Your life is totally on hold till you marry when you come down here. I've been here for 6 weeks and I can't wait to work....I'm already antsy. I think I'm going to volunteer.


Huh? The K1 allows you to work, get a SSN, etc. Provided you do it soon enough, I-94 won't expire within two weeks. At 6weeks, you have options...

I agree don't go over the 90 days. We came real close. One week. The officer at the interview made a point of how close we were!


I can't work until I have work authorization, I never got a stamp in my passport when I entered.
So, you get married and then file for EAD smile.gif
Also...a SSN takes at least 6 weeks here and I had to wait 3 weeks before applying...
Really, my life is on hold and so are many others.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 26 August 2008 - 06:35 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-26 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need your opinion about 90 days....
I would be very hesitant of waiting till the last possible minute to marry.
You are kind stuck until you marry here...you can't file for anything, can't work, etc. etc. etc.

I would do a small ceremony at the court house and then do something later if you want. We were married 2 weeks after I got here at a very small ceremony.

Your life is totally on hold till you marry when you come down here. I've been here for 6 weeks and I can't wait to work....I'm already antsy. I think I'm going to volunteer.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-26 16:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs age difference a rejection factor?
Welcome to VJ!! smile.gif
Best of luck to you and your fiance on your journey star_smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-08-21 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan Marry while waiting for K1 Visa
You'd have to start from scratch with a spousal visa.

Wait it out or do as Pushbrk suggested.

Best of luck smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-13 13:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI might have to give up hope :(
Could you go back to the U.S. now and get a job where you are making over the 125%?
They don't care what you made yesterday...what matters is what you are making at the time of the interview and when you submit the I-134.

Maybe that's a possibility?

You may just have to suffer some time apart to get him to the U.S. in the long run to stay.
It's a sacrifice but it will be SO worth it in the end!!!
With his overstay....I don't know about them letting him in..it's probably very doubtful.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 05 September 2008 - 08:20 AM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-05 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCultural misunderstanding or fraud?
QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 22 2008, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 22 2008, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Would somebody please shut this guy up?

OMG, I just had a great big belly laugh. Thank you. laughing.gif laughing.gif laughing.gif


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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-22 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCultural misunderstanding or fraud?
QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 22 2008, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If my SO had chosen to fly in on an unannounced visit I would have seriously revisited our "relationship". Not only did I have a life separate from his own prior to our marriage, I would have questioned the integrity of a person who could not trust that I have values and morals which I uphold whether he is with me or not. A man who is that insecure about a relationship is not a man I would be interested in marrying.


Well said!!!!!! good.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-22 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCultural misunderstanding or fraud?
QUOTE (panamania79 @ Jan 22 2008, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It sounds like she's found herself another man.Make sure you have proof of this before you cancel the visa petition.I know cholos/cholas like I know the back of my hand and it looks like she's trying to play you.Nip it in the bud before you get hurt,please.


Completely and utterly ridiculous. Why would you even say this?
Sigh. So tired of people stereotyping!!! RUDE!!!! mad.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-22 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCultural misunderstanding or fraud?
I meant to say
*If you aren't 100% sure in your heart....
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-21 22:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCultural misunderstanding or fraud?
I've never had an experience like this whatsoever but I just wanted to say...stay strong.
If you are 100% sure in your heart...don't do it.
Save yourself the heartache.
Best of luck to you!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-01-21 22:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPanic panic...I have a feeling we're missing something out
Hi and welcome.

I'm sorry that you didn't find VJ sooner....it seems you have missed a number of documents.

Have a look at the K1 Guides here Did he send in all that is on that list of what to send with the inital petition?

If not you will either A ) Have the entire petition sent back to yout fiance or B ) Will receive several RFE's (Request further evidence) and will have to send in what they are requesting.

Best of luck to you!

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 07 July 2008 - 06:03 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-07-07 18:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 prior spouses question
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Sep 26 2008, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
In Vancouver they ask for it, it's on the forms. I remember that Montreal doesn't ask for it. I don't know if the OP's Consulate or Embassy will not though...always better to have it eh?


Exactly Carla, better be safe than sorry!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-26 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 prior spouses question
QUOTE (melusine @ Sep 26 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Laura ! (So how was the trip to Ikea ?)


Hey doll!!! How are you?!??! smile.gif
The trip was great! We got a lot of stuff and our apartment is perfect now, just as we want it.

Though now, we want a house! LOL

ha ha!
Hope all is well with you!!!!

Sorry OP, just catching up with a friend!! laughing.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-26 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 prior spouses question
QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Sep 26 2008, 10:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you're female, along with all the previous divorce decrees, and if you had name changes from previous marriages, you'll also have to provide marriage certificates from previous marriages. You can send copies in of all the above, however you'll need certified copies for the interview.


You know, that's funny Carla. I never once showed my marriage certificate from my previous marriage and I did change my name, they never asked for it either. It's a wise thing to send in though and bring to the interview.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-26 09:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 prior spouses question
They want them all.
You will have to provide copies of the divorce certificates from any and all previous marriages.
If you don't have enough space, simply write "See Attached" in the space and provide an attached piece of paper with the information on it.
Make sure you write what question and form that the attached paper is referring to at the top of the sheet.

Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-26 06:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa help
First, welcome to VJ! smile.gif
Second of all....that is not crazy AT ALL! There are hundreds of us on this amazing website who met the same way as you did...including me! I met my soon to be husband on an online video game!
It's not unusual and infact, getting to be pretty common.

First you should start with the Guides here on VJ...
Begin at the top where it says "BEGIN HERE" in red letters. wink.gif Read the differences between the different visas available to see what would be the best fit for you and your love.

Have you two met in person within the last two years? That is a requirement.

Then there are guidelines for each type of visa...the K1 which is a fiance visa, K3 or CR-1 visas which are spousal meaning you are already married.

The K1 is probably the best fit for you and the K1 Guideline is very easy to follow, just read and follow what it says. There is also a K1 Flowchart that shows you step by step what to expect.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask...you have honestly found one of the best resources on the net about Fiance/Spousal visas.

Best of luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-07-17 08:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNEED HELP!!! REALLY... NEED HELP!
QUOTE (tashyta @ Feb 15 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You know, I already started to doubt that I need such husband as he is. If he behaves like that already in the beginning, I don't want to imagine what will be next...


Your gut is probably telling you something hon.
Live for you. I know you love him but sometimes love isn't enough.
Take it from me....I've been there.
Whatever you decide, I wish you the best in all you do.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-02-15 13:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiance or marriage this time, give me advice
Are you legally married? You wrote that you didn't get married but your writing was confusing towards the end.
If you are, then you cannot file for a K1 visa...a K1 is for NON married foreigners coming into the U.S. to marry their USC Fiance.
If you are married you will need to file for a spousal visa.
Just because the K1 is faster doesn't mean you should break the rules. You will be denied if you are already married.

If you are not married then you can file for another K1 and wait. You may need a waiver.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 26 September 2008 - 06:23 AM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-09-26 06:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow long is this supposed to take...
I'm sorry it's taking so long for an approval. You've been waiting 4 months....it usually takes towards 6 or so for an approval then things move onto the interview stage.

Some people got lucky (myself included). We were approved at 3 month exactly but the whole thing took 7 months from filing to visa in hand. Every case is different.

Just try and hold onto hope. Talk with your fiance daily. Discuss your future, travel plans, how you'll decorate your home together, what you'll do, etc. and visit as much as you can. This whole process is so uncertain. There is no set timeline. Sometimes it just takes longer. There are people on this website that have been waiting for OVER A YEAR just for an approval!!! Isn't that insane? Hopefully your case won't be the same but it just goes to show how different every case is.

Whether he will get his visa right at the interview really depends on his consulate. Our consulate in Montreal mailed out my visa. I got it about a week after the interview. Some take a shorter amount of time, others longer.

Just keep faith that they are getting to your petition. Work together each day to make your relationship strong and know that in the grand scheme of things...these few months that we have to wait are NOTHING compared to the rest of our lives with the people we love.

I would do this a million times over just to be with my Nick if I had to.

Best of luck to you.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-06 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen should I book our chapel for the wedding?
Every case is different.
Some take 6 months from filing to visa in hand and some take 10.
Ours took 7 months from filing till I had my visa.
There is no "average" really, it's all different.

If you are really worried about the chapel I guess you could book it but you will be chancing missing the date or being too early.

Most people who go through this immigration stuff don't really plan a big traditional wedding. They come into the country, have a legal ceremony within the 3 months and either leave it at that or plan a bigger event later on down the road in a church or whatever.

If you can get your 300 bucks back, book it but just know that nothing is set in stone here. You probably will be okay with that time line but you never know.

Best of luck.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-05 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresplease help me! I want to cancel my petition!
This post is weeks old.
Why drag it back up to the top?
The issue was settled and the OP hasn't even been on since posted.
Please don't drag up old posts.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-30 18:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresplease help me! I want to cancel my petition!
QUOTE (dawgofwar71 @ Oct 5 2008, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i have to agree with CSMITH. did you find a better deal!!!

whats the deal? i would love to hear his side of this story? this man fell in love with you and filed and now he has not only wasted his time ,but also money!! unless there is abuse involved , there should be no excuse. and i feel shamed for you,

we need more then what you gave us , for insight to this situation.


This is none of your business.
Why do YOU need more insight? What for??? To throw more ####### in the OP's face?

Their relationship is ending and I'm sure it's personal. If the OP wanted to air out their dirty laundry on here they would have.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-05 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresplease help me! I want to cancel my petition!
QUOTE (lonelymoon @ Oct 5 2008, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 5 2008, 02:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You cannot close it. He petitioned for you. He would have to do it.
Stop communication with him and do not go to the interview.
Best of luck!


Thank you. Do you think it is enough to just avoid the interview? Do I have to cancel it "properly"?


It's enough.
Don't go to the interview and after a certain amount of time of hearing nothing from you (I'm sure someone knows the exact amount) Your case will technically be abandoned.
If in the next two years you have someone new petition for you, you will have to state that on the forms and you possibly will have to file a waiver.

Sorry it didn't work out with your fiance.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-05 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresplease help me! I want to cancel my petition!
You cannot close it. He petitioned for you. He would have to do it.
Stop communication with him and do not go to the interview.
Best of luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2008-10-05 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnot married, the 90 days expired
Again, I corrected myself. Not everyone is as perfect as you.

Best of luck to the OP smile.gif

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 26 January 2009 - 12:44 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2009-01-26 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnot married, the 90 days expired
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 26 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Both your posts contain misinformation. Since know you're "not sure", why not refrain from the errant speculation.

There is no legal way for this poster to stay unless she marries the petitioner but there is a legal path after the marriage. Unless she can successfully claim abuse, she'll remain illegal and already has sufficient overstay to be banned from future US entry for 10 years.


Nothing contains misinformation.
I did a search, I found the information and corrected myself and gave the poster options.
Get off your high horse..AS USUAL.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2009-01-26 12:29:00