Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Payment check	We just paper-clipped it to the cover letter	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cancelling The K-1 Application	Hang in there!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-20 21:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need to know	QUOTE (teachmehistory @ Jan 28 2008, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just wanted to add that there is also the cost of ongoing relationship to factor in! for us that was monthly increased cell phone bills, vonage subscription, shipping of gifts and things back and forth and the probably 12K we spent flying and visiting back and forth over the last year while filing. of course not everyone visits monthly like we did, but if you are really budgeting the cost of the process, I would include travel expenses as well. oh and in London the medical was 200GBP which is about $400.00 dollars, and we have a courier fee at the embassy to get your visa sent to you once it is approved which was about $50.00 on top of the $131.00 visa fee. whatever you do.....over budget!!!! I agree with this. Looking back on all the travel costs Nick and I have spent to see one another....thousands of dollars. It's worth every single penny and I'd do it a million times over if I could.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I need to know	QUOTE (Paula&Minya @ Jan 28 2008, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Total cost of expenses for K-1: I-129F petition - $455 Visa fee at consulate - $131 AOS fee - $1010 ___________________________ Having the love of your life by your side.... PRICELESS	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where to File ?	Texas does not process K visas anymore. Vermont is where you should send it, Click Here Best of luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 19:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	advised	QUOTE (freddypr @ Jan 28 2008, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THIS IS A GOOD SITE TAKE A LOOK OUT IT http://www.immihelp.com/ IS GIVE YOU A LOT A GOOD INFORMATION SO GOOD LOOK Thanks but no thanks...VJ is all the resource I need	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 22:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA 2 received but USCIS site not updated, worried?	Congratulations!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-24 19:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just starting out	Hi Tim and welcome to VJ This is a great community, full of very helpful people with a lot of knowledge. It is a long road. All I can say is focus on your relationship, plan your future together and enjoy the ride. ~Laura	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	sponsor for k-1 visa	QUOTE (raquel23 @ Jan 29 2008, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello, my income does not cover eneough for my fiance and i. I would like to ask his Aunt who lives in the states here. Is it ok to have a family member of my fiance sponsor him? She said she would and she lives in the states. Thank you. A family member is fine as long as they meet the 125% for the number of people they are supporting.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-29 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fast K-1 for my cuban sweetie	Congratulations!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-23 07:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mail carrier to send I-129F?	QUOTE (fwaguy @ Jan 29 2008, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Grandoner @ Jan 29 2008, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> got it... but what about sending it from abroad? I am in Israel Don't you think that was extremely important tidbit of information you forgot to include in your original posting? Um they did.... QUOTE (Grandoner @ Jan 29 2008, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since I am sending out the I-129F from aboard to the Vermont Service location sigh. I meant to write UPS as well...lol not USPS. Best of luck!!! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 29 January 2008 - 11:15 AM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-29 11:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Mail carrier to send I-129F?	USPS Track and confirm.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-29 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visa application	Jerome...I took a moment to think about this after the initial annoyance I felt by your post. All I can say to you is take some time for you. I don't know why the first relationship ended and honestly, it's none of my business but I really feel you should take a breather. For yourself, and this new woman. If it does end up moving into a more serious stage, you'll be thankful you took the time. I don't know why or how you would even be ready for a new relationship at this stage, I would be beyond devastated. There is no way you can be remotely ready for a new relationship. I would hope that this new woman would have the common sense to know this as well and not jump into anything. I know people here are judging you, I did at first too. My first reaction was anger but then I realized that I don't know you. None of us know you. Live your life the way you want but mostly, make sure you are happy and treat others as you would be treated. This is a hard journey and not one to be taken lightly. Best of luck to you. Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 28 January 2008 - 03:20 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 15:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	visa application	Wow...I have no words	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-28 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what's exactly the difference	It's a mystery!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-30 16:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CONFUSED ABOUT VISA/PASSPORT	She should get a passport yes. The K1 is put into her passport. Sometimes they take awhile to get, so I would have her get one now. Best of luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-30 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Documentation Question	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Jan 31 2008, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jan 31 2008, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've also read of people getting RFE's for not including the beneficiaries birth certificate. We put mine in our petition just to be safe I would include it too but the reason for the RFE's tend to be related to tracking a woman's name changes, particularly relative to listed children with different surnames, etc. In our case, we included copies of birth certificates for my wife and her daughter, who had different surnames. Interesting! Thanks for the info!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-31 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129F Documentation Question	I've also read of people getting RFE's for not including the beneficiaries birth certificate. We put mine in our petition just to be safe	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-31 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved - need help!	Just wanted to say... Congratulations!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-31 22:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Additional Evidence Sent	Yep, just as the others have said...Your Fiance in the U.S. will get a letter explaining the evidence they require to complete your case. Just have her send them what they are asking. It shouldn't put your case too far behind...possibly just by a few weeks. Best of luck to you!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-01 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Touch question	Someone is looking at your file or moving it to different boxes...someone must like it a lot!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-31 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	roundtrip ticket, is it okay?	Yep it's fine	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-02 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should I resubmit my I129F	QUOTE (lancer1655 @ Jan 31 2008, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Get past the two month period then call in and have them do a service request for you petition (you will have to back date when your petition was sent for them to do this). It took them 45 days to get back to me on my service request. If its lost you will get a letter detailing how to resubmit, they will ask for proof of your previous submission so include a mail receipt or other such item. I cannot guarantee your 12/6/07 date will be honored as I have still to get my NOA1 for my second petition. Totally agree I would wait...	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-31 20:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	what is the truth and how can i do?	I'm so sorry that you have gone through this. I know you are hurting, I know this is horrible and I wish you all the happiness in the world. Not every man is like your ex fiance. Sometimes things in this world don't work out the way we want them too. You will be stronger after this. You will heal and grow and you will have a happy life. The only reason people are warning against you posting personal information in such a public forum is to protect YOURSELF. It is not your full birth name you are giving. It's his. If he were to find out, there could be repercussions not in your favor. Take care hon Take some time for you. Hugs Laura Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 03 February 2008 - 10:15 AM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-03 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i am a july filer also........guidance please	Hi Aleta...welcome to VJ Yep, that is the request for further evidence (RFE) They will send you a letter in the mail stating what evidence they require to complete your case. Just send them the documents they are requesting. Shouldn't put your case behind too much. Best of luck to you!!!! ~Laura Oh and Thanks!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-02 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	PREFERRED ATTORNEY SUGGESTIONS?	Sure, I can recommend someone great....YOU! You do not need a lawyer. If you have a straight forward case, open and shut, file yourselves and save yourself thousands of dollars. I believe that lawyers are just glorified proof readers. You have to gather all the information for them anyway, you are really doing the work yourself at a way higher price. All my time on VJ I haven't read one positive thing about a lawyer. In fact, I've read dozens of people whose lawyers have messed up drastically by sending their petition to the wrong center, losing information and papers, etc. etc. Now, if you have a major road block in your case such as an overstay in the States or have a serious criminal background then I would suggest using an immigration lawyer. Save yourself the money for the petition fee ($455) and the AOS process ($1010) Read the Guides here at VJ with your Fiance. Take a break, come back and re-read everything again. Stay organized and have fun!!! Best of luck to you! ~Laura Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 15 January 2008 - 10:54 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-15 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Processing Times at Vermont	I'm seeing that you sent your petition to the Texas service center.... They no longer process K visas. It would be either the Vermont or California service centers. I hope they have sent it to the correct center for you. Don't worry...October filers have already been approved....they just give themselves that cushion as Kit said. Hang in there! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 04 February 2008 - 10:19 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-04 22:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should I?	Hey people I'm overnighting all my paperwork to Nick today! WOO My question is...should I ASSO hole punch the tops of the pages? We were just going to attach everything (in order) with paperclips and send it on in but I thought it would be nice to pre-punch the top of the papers for the officer dude. What do you think?	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-11-30 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Visa Activation	QUOTE (EnZ @ Nov 30 2007, 04:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Guys - My fiance and I were wondering when the K-1 Visa actually activates (when does the 90 day clock start running)? Is it when she gets the VISA from the consulate or is it when she enters a POE in the US?? Once you get the visa from the consulate, you have up to 6 months to use it to enter the states. The 90 days begins once you enter the states through POE.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-11-30 16:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	few quick questions, help!! k1 visa leave blank or write none?	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Dec 1 2007, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I checked the example G325, but for the US citizen form Do i fill out the applicant box under the signature with my details? his details? You fill out your G-325A form with YOUR information, all of it, including the applicant box at the bottom. He fills his out with his information because it's HIS form, including the same applicant box at the bottom.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-01 18:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	few quick questions, help!! k1 visa leave blank or write none?	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Dec 1 2007, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok and for the g325a one for my 4 pages i put myself as applicant at the botttom or him on all 8 pages He needs to fill a G325A out and so do you. That would equal 8 pages total. 4 for him and 4 for you. Sign your 4, he signs his 4.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-01 17:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filing in the I-129F (Pease Respond)	Your question has got me thinking. I just sent off my papers to my sweetie for him to send off. I agree with the one about putting "not in the military" That's exactly what I wrote. I also agree not to leave anything blank. Answer None or N/A where it doesn't apply to you. But question number 10 on the I-129F about citizenship for the USC, you answered it by checking "Born in the U.S." The rest of the question about information about naturalization or citizenship through parents is part of the same question and so, since you already answered the question by putting"X Born in the US", you don't need to put anything in those other areas. I guess you could put N/A in the part about where it states to write if you are not the person preparing the form. So leaving it blank would mean, no, there is no one else. Best of luck	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	QUOTE (Kazan @ Dec 2 2007, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't give "Put small business out of business" Walmart a penny. Do you have a local photo shop in your area? Many do very nice instant passport photos. The USPS is another good option. Good suggestion Kazan This is exactly what I did.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 17:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Dec 2 2007, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yea i know but there also no guarantee that it will come out not blurry :S I just don't want to get and REF or something because the picture isn't good /clear enough you know? Hon, all you can do is go and get it taken again. I would go back to Walgreens and complain about the blurry picture. Get them to take it again.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 16:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	I would give Wal-mart a call and see if they have an hour waiting period for pictures, if so, it's not that bad. Get some Christmas shopping done while you are there... that hour will fly by!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Dec 2 2007, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> at walmart does it take and hr to develop it or is it instant ? I think they take an hour...don't quote me on that though, but I'm pretty sure.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 16:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	Do they know these are passport style photos? I went to a place that specifically takes photo's for passports and they came out great. Hmm, I would tell them you aren't happy and want a discount!!! Maybe it was a new employee or something and they don't know what they are doing. lol and above I meant "That's just me", not "that's just be" GRRR I hate that you only have like 15 seconds to edit posts!!! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 02 December 2007 - 04:32 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 16:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	passport type photo for k1 visa?? walgreens good enough?	QUOTE (SusieLuvsPaul @ Dec 2 2007, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I got my passport type photo taken at Walgreen's and when I got it I noticed it was a little blurry, you can see its me but not just very detailed, think of how pics look when you use a disposable camera, I was wondering if it would be a problem or it it's fine? Should I go back to Walgreen and get it retaken or go somewhere else or just keep it. I photo copied my passport photo so that will be in the packet as well but its black and white, help clarify please , thanks! If you aren't satisfied with them and it's noticeable, I would get them redone, but that's just be. Best of luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Processing Times	QUOTE (OggyFX51 @ Dec 2 2007, 09:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AAAAAAAAAH got it visa journey? Yep That's the name of this website and forum	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Processing Times	QUOTE (OggyFX51 @ Dec 2 2007, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wow I have to get the verbage down i guess , what does VJ mean ? im new to all this VJ = Visa Journey...our website	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 21:40:00