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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA 1 Today!!!
woo hoo!
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-16 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVISA on HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!! Congratulations!!! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-17 18:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion for those whole filed in December
I hope not cause we are filing in December too wink.gif
Best of luck with yours smile.gifrose.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-18 20:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe Next Step
QUOTE (MR2nice @ Nov 8 2007, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This will be your next step:

Visit this URL:
http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k1guide

Scroll down to: "What to send to your fiance(e) once the I-129F is approved (Receive NOA2):"


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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-08 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespassport
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Nov 19 2007, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Nov 19 2007, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Directly from the Guides here at VJ...

Copy of the Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport issued with a validity of at least 5 years or a copy of the US Citizen's naturalization certificate (front and back). This is used to establish citizenship.

So yours expires in 2009, no good.

You need to get a new one or you could use a copy of your birth certificate to show citizenship.


The passport in question is just fine.

His passport was issued with a validity of 10 years, just like yours was. He doesn't need at least 5 years of remaining validity. Childrens' passports are issued for less time than adults.



Ok then the directions are completely misleading. Why would they even mention the 5 year validity since Children can't file for visas? It makes no sense.
Oh well, Thanks Pushbrk for clearing that up smile.gif

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 20 November 2007 - 12:21 AM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespassport
Directly from the Guides here at VJ...

Copy of the Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport issued with a validity of at least 5 years or a copy of the US Citizen's naturalization certificate (front and back). This is used to establish citizenship.

So yours expires in 2009, no good.

You need to get a new one or you could use a copy of your birth certificate to show citizenship.

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 19 November 2007 - 08:34 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-19 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Submitted
Best of luck to you smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-19 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMY VISA IS COMMING
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-19 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravel Visa
QUOTE (terryn @ Nov 20 2007, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone know if it is possible to get a travel visa from South Africa to the USA when you have a pending K1 Visa not processed as of yet.......

PLEASE HELP!!!!!



This question has been asked many many times.
It is possible to visit your US Fiance while you have a pending K1 *BUT* you have to show strong ties to your country. Examples: Letter from your boss stating you will be returning to work, bank statements, proof of property you still own..etc. etc. Ultimately it all comes down to the officer sitting behind the desk.

Some countries it's very hard to get a visitor visa to the states....once you have filed your K1 visa it shows intent to stay in the states and the odds of getting accepted are very slim. You could always try but it's money and your sanity on the line.

Your Fiance in the states can always come visit you though smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help I am being denied
QUOTE (mox @ Nov 20 2007, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
(oops, sorry L&N beat me to it! smile.gif )


Sorry Mox! wink.gif rose.gif

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 20 November 2007 - 06:35 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease help I am being denied
QUOTE (Antonio y Olga @ Nov 20 2007, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Over two years ago I met this foreing woman while she was in the US, we married and I applied to her legalization, she was granted temporary documents on August 11th 2005, later on I found out she had been cheating on me, fourteen days after August 11th I submitted notice to the Immigration department that she had been playing me all along, from what I know she never obtained her papers.

I filed my fiance who is a decent woman whom I adore and received my NOA1 on July 11th, today I receive in the mail an "intent to deny", my lawyer had filed a waiver, it's been over two years...anyway but they are now asking for a waiver...I am desperate, I'm crying and out of my mind at the moment, any advice would be sincerely welcome...please help


were you legally divorced from your wife?
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 18:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe are scheduled for an interview!!!
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCongratulations Kevin & Natalia!!!
Congrats!!!! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproved!!!
Sweet!!! goofy.gif
Many Congratulations!!! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnother approval!!!!!
awesome!!
Congrats!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-20 22:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa Timeline from Interview
I wouldn't book until visa is in hand..you never know, it could be 2 days, it could be a week or longer....
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-05 14:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurestotal cost, I-129F to citizenship?
QUOTE (Jesse G @ Nov 21 2007, 12:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Seriously though... from I-129f to (non-conditional) permanent resident I'd say is about $3,000

No idea how much the naturalization to citizen costs.


I agree with this estimate
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi need your help
QUOTE (julita123 @ Nov 21 2007, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Petition problem for the K-1 Fiancee Visa it was approved the USCIS last March 25, 2007 and send back from the state department to request the USC we review it.. it take 180 days the USCIS receive last April 25, 2007, will 180 days is over until now I not hear anything else. I hope you can help this problem I hope I can hear you soon..


Thank you and god bless you and more power



Daniel


are they doing additional background checks?
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTHANKS GOD VISA ON HAND!!!
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 21:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI want to be with my fiancee
QUOTE (AnewKINDofFEELIN @ Nov 19 2007, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm hoping to get married in April. It's so hard to try to plan a wedding on 3 months notice.


Hey smile.gif
Just wanted to add...don't forget that once she obtains the visa in hand, she has up to 6 months to use the visa. So she can stay in Canada and you guys plan from a far if you like, then enter the states using the visa sometime in that 6 month time frame.

Best of luck to you smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome help
QUOTE (JC&GP @ Nov 22 2007, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello , i have 1 more question.
I know there are some financial requirements to file a Fiance Visa. What are they?
Thanks.


You must make 125% of the poverty line.
CLICK HERE

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 22 November 2007 - 12:21 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 12:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome help
QUOTE (JC&GP @ Nov 21 2007, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you for all the replys but let me clarify something.
In the event i get divorce on July of 2008 and assuming i have in my hands all the divorce documents and I became a US Citizen, and i file a Fiance visa the Time i travel to see her while I was married Counts? or only Counts after I'm a fully divorced?

I'm asking this because i read in some part , that before file for the Fiance visa, i must have visited Her at least 2 times or something like that, probably I'm wrong.
Please help



You file when and only when you are divorced and are a USC. If any sooner, you will be denied.

It doesn't matter that you were still married while you had visits with your girlfriend. You were separated from your wife, it's not like you and your wife were still living together and you were off with some other woman.

You have to have been with your girlfriend at least once in the last 2 years from your filing date, you say you were with her in 2007, you are fine if you file in 2008.

Your case is complicated and I think you'll have many obstacles, maybe not but just stay strong, be honest and keep hope.

Best of luck to you! smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 21:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSome help
QUOTE (JC&GP @ Nov 21 2007, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello to all the community , this is my fist topic and i have some questions about a fiance visa.
I'm right now marriage and my legal status is Permanent Residence.
My marriage start getting bad about 1 year and a half ago, but I'm waiting for the Citizenship documents and then divorce. At this time I and my wife are not living together since 9 months ago, she's living with her parents, also we have no kids.

About 1 year ago i start dating my old girlfriend , she's right now on Peru. I flew 2 times in 2006 to Peru and another 2 times in 2007. I'm Planing also to travel on January 2008.
Here comes the questions:

1-I know one of the requirements for the Fiance visa is to have at least 2 years relationship, since we start the relationship with my ex girl on 2006 and I'm right now marriage , all that time is going to count?

2-She (my ex girl) had 6 previous denied for a Non immigrant Visa , 5 of them were tourist visa, and the last one was a Student Visa, on all the first 5 denied they say she does not have any roots to stay in her country, and for the last visa denied (student visa) they said ,if she wants to study, there are a lot of good schools in Lima-Peru , they didn't look any document even one when she got all Sponsorship documents, College Welcome Letter, I20, Savis Form and all the requirement documents she needs. Can She be denied for the fiance visa base and her denied history at the Peruvian Embassy?

3-If for some reason , she got denied, What be the tool i can use to bring it here to the States?

Any responses will be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance



Okay...first off, welcome to VJ...

Let me try to understand...

You have permanent residency and you are still married.

First, in order to file a K1 visa for a foreign Fiancee, you must be a United States Citizen and you must be free to marry. Before either of those happen, you cannot file.

Secondly, you don't have to be in a relationship with your foreign fiancee for 2 years, you have to have met in the last 2 years from filing the K1 petition.

Previous denials for visitor visa's don't necessarily mean that your petition will be denied but you must be honest and state all denials if asked about them. 6 is a pretty high number. I don't think your petition will be an easy one but you can always try once you are a USC and once you are free to marry and have your divorce papers.

If she got denied the K1 visa, you could get married and try a spousal visa, the K3 or CR-1.

Best of luck to you
~L

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 21 November 2007 - 08:56 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 20:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow to fight a denial?how long does it take?
QUOTE (Laura_Z @ Nov 22 2007, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yes, i will wait, but as you can see i am pretty desperate. my fiance has a job a house and a life, but i made my life around him , i quit school because i was planning to do it in the us and now i am at ground zero. i am scared that there will always be something they won't like and that i will keep on seeing denials and denials...i hate having to talk to him on computer every day and just imagining how our life could be together... thank you again for info, i will post what we got and i am sure the best advice will come from this site....



Sweetie, I totally understand where you are coming from, believe me. The only advice I can give you is, stand on your own too. Occupy your time while you are away from him by working, saving money, going out with friends. etc. I know you want to build your life around him but you must have something of your own too. It will make it a bit easier being so far.

I'm tired of the computer too, I'm tired of having to see Nick through a web cam, I'm tired of not just sitting with him in a room, watching tv and snuggling on the couch and we haven't even filed yet, we have a long way to go.

You will be with him. If this is a denial, you guys will find an alternative, work through it and you'll be ok.

I wish you all the luck in the world.

Hugs
Laura
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshow to fight a denial?how long does it take?
QUOTE (RosemarieL @ Nov 22 2007, 06:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Before you can do anything you have to know why you were denied. Post the details as soon as you know and I am sure you will get lots of advice from the people here.


Agreed.

Just be patient Laura and wait to see if you were actually denied. You may not be. Once you get the information you need, if there is a denial, take some time with your fiance to regroup, comfort each other and then move on to plan B.

We are all here for you.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 08:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever having met!
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 08:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3 came yesterday
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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-22 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp! online sayd you have been sent a decision!
Wishing you much luck Laura!!!
Hang in there!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-21 19:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould i tell that i am dual citizen?
Hi and welcome.
First please timeline.gif so other members can help you further in your visa process.

If you lived in Egypt between the age of 16 and now then yes, you will need a police certificate from there. I would be honest and state that you have dual citizenship of both Italy and Egypt.

Best of luck smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-16 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWe Have a Very Important Appointment
Fantastic!!!! smile.gif Congrats
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-23 19:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOur Journey Begins!!
Sweet!!
Congrats and best of luck! good.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-18 06:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRegarding moving from Australia to the USA.
Personally, I would say you are going to visit friends...that's what I've always done when crossing the border. You do have to give the address you are staying at, so give his address, but I wouldn't say anything about boyfriend just yet. Just say you are visiting friends.

I know all this information is overwhelming and surprising, Nick and I couldn't believe how complicated and involved this process was when we first began researching. Once you read over the information for awhile, clear your head for a few days, come back and begin reading again, it all starts to make sense and it's easier than you think. The waiting on the other hand, that is never easy.

You can't simply go over there and stay, even though you really really want to.

You haven't even met him yet. I suggest you go over and spend some time getting to know him in person, take lots of pictures, enjoy your time and make sure you don't overstay!

Once you return home, if you still feel like this is something you want to do, begin the process. Look over the guides here at VJ, get your petition ready and send it in. There are income requirements from your boyfriend in the states to show he can provide for you, if he can't, he must have a sponsor. You have to get a medical and a police check, there is a lot involved. Remember this process costs time and money, you are looking at a few thousand dollars from Petition to Green card(For you more because of the distance you have to fly once you move to the states, let alone all your stuff being shipped) and the waiting time is anywhere from 6 to 9 months, sometimes longer.

I wish you much luck on your journey!!!

~Laura smile.gif

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 23 November 2007 - 08:18 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-23 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWere Approved!!!
Awesome!! Congratulations!!!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-23 20:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresshould I try for business visa to meet in person
QUOTE (vikasintl @ Nov 13 2007, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiancee is in USA,we met online and we learned that quickest possible way is fiancee visa but we also learned that meeting in person is mandatory and its not possible for her to come to India for longer time(max.only for a week) because of job and other occupations.
In this case I think of trying to get business visa...asking a sponsor letter from her claiming that we want to establish business together ( and which is a fact...we also want to do business together)

I want to know if I apply for business visa (I get it or not)...will it effect our fiancee visa petition later?

will they consider it negatively for fiancee visa if I try for business visa now (before filing fiancee visa petition?)


I suggest she comes over for that week to India and you meet in person and see how it goes.
Sometimes things are different in real life than they are on the internet, see if there is a spark, if you think this is something you both want to go further with, especially something as serious as marriage. If it is, consider your options.

Having another type of visa shouldn't effect your K1 visa petition, a visitor visa for example is a great way for you to enter the U.S. and stay with her for awhile to get to really know her. Just make sure you don't get married while you are there and try to stay. Return back to India and do it the legal way with the K1 visa or if you do get married, go with the K3 or CR-1.

Best of luck to you.
~Laura

Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 13 November 2007 - 09:59 PM.

~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-13 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPostponing/temporary delay of K1 process

I agree with Julez.

There was recently a poster who had the same situation as you and get expedited very quickly.
Best of luck to you.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-24 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnoobie here (hello!) ... k1 process sent already
Congrats on filing smile.gif good.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-19 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTouches on a Sunday?
QUOTE (LizC @ Nov 26 2007, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You identify touches by checking the "last updated" column when logged in on the USCIS website, correct? I'm asking because I checked on my I-129F petition yesterday and it said last updated 11/25 (a Sunday) and then again today and it said 11/26. Am I just looking at updates of when I'm logging in or do they love working on my file?


It could be something as simple as your file being moved from one desk to another. Some people get several touches in a matter of a few days. Sometimes that means an approval is on the way, sometimes it means absolutely nothing.
I'd imagine touches are a positive thing and sometimes can be frustrating when you see a lot of touches and then nothing happens.
Good luck!
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-26 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust pondering
QUOTE (chris4gretchen @ Nov 26 2007, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you even know for sure you are divorced? you will have to give them certified copies of your divorce decree. you will be denied if you dont have that. first you will get a RFE for the papers. you also cant file unless you are divorced. so if you happen to only be separated, you will get denied also on those grounds. i think you should try to find her via her family etc and see if she ever filed for divorce from you. that is something major that should have been taken care of before ever filing the I 129 f. i think you just wasted you filing fee unfortunately. you have to get that resolved and quickly. you only have so many days to respond to the RFE when they ask you for the certified divorce decree.

that is more than just a pondering, its a major stumbling block and a garaunteed denial if you dont get those papers. they look closely. every petition has a checklist of papers they must include. if you listed you were married previously, as you should since they will find that out then you have to include that divorce decree.



Chris


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~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-26 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust pondering
QUOTE (Len_and_Bren @ Nov 26 2007, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They will absolutely ask for your divorce papers if you wrote down (as you should) that you were married before. I guess you will have to obtain them somehow, as they are important part of your application.
After your paperwork arrives, it's reviewed and any missing documentation will be required (called a RFE). Hope you can solve this bump, hang in there!


Yep, just like L&B said..it's a required document.
Best of luck to you.
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-26 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIS IT OKAY TO BUY A ONE WAY TICKET FOR MY FIANCEES K1 VISA
QUOTE (morebillions @ Nov 26 2007, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
MY FIANCEE IS COMING HERE SOON AFTER GETTING HER K1 VISA. I WANT TO BUY A ONE WAY TICKET FOR HER TO TRAVEL FROM LAGOS NIGERIA TO CHICAGO IL. IS IT TOO RISKY FOR HER TO COME DOWN THAT WAY? WILL SHE ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS LEAVING LAGOS OR ENTERING CHICAGO. THANKS GUYS. THIS WEB FORUM IS REALLY GREAT! smile.gif


Not a problem at all. In most cases the round trip ticket is cheaper than the one way so people buy the round trip and just don't return.
Congratulations and best of luck to you smile.gif
~Laura and Nick~FemaleCanada2007-11-26 21:16:00