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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFill in DS-160 before or after the visit

Oh thank you so much! That is so helpful to read your experience. Just another question: did you send the notice of readiness after having your medical exam or once it was booked? I might not be able to have everything ready and sorted before my return from my trip anyway, I hope the embassy getting everything early september for a petition ending end of october is okay?


The process for me was very different for me years ago. It was all on paper forms. Now people do it all sorts of ways. Order doesn't really matter too much, but I would suggest the DS-160 first, then the others as you are ready. Most send the readiness as soon as they have a medical date to include, even when they aren't ready. If you are stalling just a bit then hold off the readiness. This info might affect you. Maybe don't submit anything this week because of a major computer crash http://news.msn.com/...visa-operations

Your petition will be re-validated. When you are with your fiancé, get a new signed letter of intent saying he is still free to marry and intends to marry you within 90 days of your arrival on the K1 visa. That's what they say they need if your interview falls after the petition expiration. Some lately who were past weren't even asked for it, but good to have it since that is what London says officially.

You need to read this thread http://www.visajourn...complete-guide/
There a a few changes that can't be edited and are corrected later after post #8 like mobile phones are now okay inside the embassy. Small changes really.






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-24 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFill in DS-160 before or after the visit

 
Oh brilliant. Thank you so much. Have you had experience visiting so late in the process? I guess that's everyone number one question but I'm really nervous!

Actually my fiancé had his interview two weeks after returning from a visit to the US. We had requested an interview not be scheduled until his return. It was a situation like yours where it all came together quicker than anticipated and the trip had been booked for months. But getting to enter the US is solely dependent on the CBP officer on duty at that airport on that day. So any given experience doesn't translate to what your experience will be. It is more about how often you have visited and how long you stayed that might make them think you had over done it on you VWP privileges.

If your only worry is that submitting a DS-160 will show up on a US airport computer screen, I would bet £1000 it wouldn't. That is just my opinion based on personally asking CBP, on two occasions, if they had any information on who has filed petitions or applied for visas on the computer screen at the airport. They both told me No. I suppose if on a previous visit you had given that information, then they could have typed a note-- "Ms. Luxylux has an American fiancé in St. Louis." They do know your other entries and departures and if your name is the same as a suspected terrorist or bad guy. That's what they told me their screen shows.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 24 July 2014 - 02:15 PM.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-24 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFill in DS-160 before or after the visit
There are 3 things that must be received by the embassy to get an interview in London

1) DS-160
2) Medical exam results
3) Readiness for interview form

You can do the first two before your trip and the last when you return or even while away. Your interview will still be probably 5-6 weeks after you submit the last of the three pieces to the puzzle.

I don't think CBP in the US airport knows what you submitted to the embassy. One is Homeland Security and the other is Department of State...separate parts of the government that don't share every detail as easily as you might think.

There is a UK forum on here that may help you with other questions Specific to London. http://www.visajourn...united-kingdom/










Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-24 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial questions please help?
Also (addressing Mom's household size) I believe age 24 is the cutoff for him to be a dependent on his parents tax return unless he is a full time student. So if he was still 23 on the last day of 2013, they could claim him. If he was 24 on Dec 31, 2013, then they should not have claimed him. And he won't be a dependent when they do 2014 taxes. So I would say he is not a dependent at this day and time for their household count. Meaning... By the time you need an I-864, he will not be her "dependent" as defined by the IRS, even if he depends on her for room, board, an allowance, a car, auto insurance, his phone, and whatever else.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-27 16:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial questions please help?

Thank you everyone.
 
Hmm, ok so her husband is counted in the household size? The presents an issue. Im not sure if my fiance does too but i am assuming he will because he isnt working at the moment. Meaning, the household size would be 4 including me, so she would need to be making $29,000 to co-sponsor us.
 
She doesnt make that much. If it was only a household of 3, $24,000 then she could cover it...but that looks unlikely.





If he gets a job, then his "household" count is 2. Him+You.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-27 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial questions please help?

 
Thanks for replying guys!
 
And how do you define a dependent exactly? Im suprised her husband counts! 


Dependent in an income tax term. On a tax return, a spouse is never called a dependent. A dependent is generally a child you provide more than 50% of their support. It gives you a tax break. Your fiancé may or may not qualify as their dependent when they file taxes. There is an age cut-off that is extended when adult children are full-time students. The best way to know is ask "do your parents claim you on their tax return"? They will know what that means. A dependent doesn't have to live in your house. It could be a son away at college in another state.

So Household size is husband, wife, any kids that are listed as dependents on the parents' tax return PLUS the immigrant. The first financial form (I-134) you will need is at your interview in London, It has no place to do a household count. It just says to name the people the sponsor supports and indicate partial or full support. After marriage, their is another support form (I-864) that does the household count and it is filed when you apply for a greencard. A fiancé visa just gets you here. You apply for a greencard (adjustment of status) to become a permanent resident and stay.

So now because I am the old lady, and "mother" to all UK people who need help, I have to say more. You have no job and he has no job. What the heck are you two going to live on? It sucks to be poor and live with the in-laws. Everybody comes to resent each other. Medical care is not free like the UK. It is so much more expensive than you can imagine. On a fiancé visa, You won't be able to work or drive for many months.

The buzz you feel from the relationship can fizzle under the pressure of being broke. So do seriously consider waiting until the guy you want to marry has a job and sticks with it. Don't be encouraged to jump in right now just because you have found out all you need is Momma to sign a form whether her son works or not. You can do it and it will be so much better for you if wait a bit like you said in your first post. Get a little foundation under that relationship.

Here are the minimum required costs you will have. It doesn't include mailing, photocopies, passport photos, vaccinations, two trips to London, or moving your stuff over. You can start saving for the cost of immigrating.

K1 London route = $1680 + £290

$340 (USCIS) I-129F petition
£45 (ACPO) Police certificate just before petition approval
£245 (Knightsbridge Doctors) medical exam. Pay at exam.
$240 (Embassy) Visa fee prior to interview. Online pay.
$30 Courier fee if home delivery, $0 to pick up at a depot. Online.
$1070 (USCIS) Adjustment of Status/Work Authorization/Advance Parole

You won't have to pay for an immigration lawyer. The good people here will help you all the way. It is crazy confusing at first, but not really so hard when you break it down one step at a time.



















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-26 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 affidavit of support/ I-864
The written law for a fiancé visa says little more than the officer needs to be convinced the immigrant will not become a public charge and he may want to require a form I-134. It is really subjective. But what each embassy has "adopted" as to what will convince the officers there can vary. So with that in mind, find out what is the general rule of thumb is at your embassy rather than thinking what is accepted in London or Manila is exactly how it will be in Juarez or Accra.

For example London has accepted 100%, doesn't require a tax return, only needs an I-134 from the sponsor with the money and not from the fiancé if they don't qualify, and lets the beneficiary sponsor himself with his own money and no I-134. Don't expect that at every embassy. Some consulates require a whole lot more convincing than others that the beneficiary will not become a public charge.

Once you get passed NOA2, then seek out information specific to your country.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 15:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMarried within 90 days ... NOW WHAT?
The terms of your visa are to marry within 90 days. That's it.

There is no deadline for applying for AOS/EAD/AP, but the sooner the better. You won't be working or getting a driver's license until the EAD card comes. That's up to 90 days after applying. You do not need a SSN to send those applications off.

There is a whole forum on Social Security card and the problems people have. http://www.visajourn...curity-numbers/
I suggest you go read in that forum or post the SSN part of your question there.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy visa Help!!!!!!!

No I went for my medical Thursday, but they found I had a heart murmur so I've had an ECG and I just sent the documentation to London medical , that's where I'm at?
Can you work out a time frame for me?

This is LONDON information and does not translate to any other embassy procedure. They all do it differently.

The reason you haven't gotten an interview then is because you aren't eligible for one yet. Your medical results have not been released to the embassy because of the additional medical information the clinic required of you. You can call Knightsbridge in a few days and ask when your medical results were sent. It is a short distance by courier, so you can assume your medical file will be received the same day sent.

Count forward three weeks and that is a recent average amount of time to hear something by letter. The interview will (on average) be about 3 weeks from the letter. Then most visas are in hand one week later, but some have waited two weeks. You know each case is different, but that is a general timeline where you wouldn't suspect they had forgotten you if you didn't hear anything immediately.


BUT....... there are currently worldwide complications because of a computer crash of the Department of State database. That's the "parent" agency over every embassy. All visa issuance has halted and a huge backlog is amassing at every embassy. It happened July 19 and is still not resolved. One of the news stories http://news.msn.com/...visa-operations

I would guess the backlog could easily affect when the embassy moves forward with your appointment, interview, and visa printing. That is speculation but a problem this serious affecting every embassy could easily alter what has been the average timeline lately for those who are awaiting interviews and visas.


You might want to follow this thread to keep up reports on the computer problem. People add to it as they find information http://www.visajourn...isa-operations/

Note: This does not affect people waiting on NOA2. Your case is not with the Dept of State yet.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 28 July 2014 - 01:14 PM.















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy visa Help!!!!!!!

I did put August well end of August and told them on the form my wedding date x



Have 3 weeks passed since your last item was received at the embassy? (Trying to pull a timeline out of you.)

Edited by Nich-Nick, 28 July 2014 - 10:34 AM.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 10:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy visa Help!!!!!!!

Hi, My name is Samantha,
 
im having a nightmare with my k1 visa and i need some strong advise, help and guidence.
I have had my medical in london, i have done my DS-160 online, and got all the documentation needed.
I have sent off for the readiness of interview also.
 
The whole process has been from december for us and now were almost in august and still i havent heard anything regarding my interview.
 
We have a wedding booked and paid for on October 17th 2014 which is 2 months away.
 
how can i get my interview before this date and any advise on what to do???
 
thanks
sammi x













You've done your part in regards to sending things in. Giving a date you did those three things would be helpful in answering you. Also what date did you put on the readiness form as date you wish to travel?

Edited by Nich-Nick, 28 July 2014 - 07:12 AM.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 07:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Exams in London

Just curious to know how far out the exams are booked? My fiance is going to call soon and I was wondering if anyone knows how soon they typically schedule appts......



If your timeline is correct, it is too soon to think about booking the medical exam. You just mailed the petition. Knightsbridge will ask your LNDxxxxxxxx case number as their way of preventing people from booking too early. You need an approved petition, that has been to the NVC and assigned a case number, then forwarded to London. You can normally get a medical appointment date within 7-14 days from when you call. You pick the date and time while on the phone. That is the least thing to worry over lining up since they always seem to have a fairly short wait it get in.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-29 02:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIf NOA2 goes through while my Fiance is visiting will this slow anything up?

Hoping our NOA2 will be coming through within the next month or two. My fiance wanted to come visit for a month while we wait. If our NOA2 goes through while he is here, will this hold anything up? I know it takes a couple weeks to go through NVC and then onto the UK, but does he need to be home in order to do anything with packet 3 or in order to schedule his medical?


Read this London guide and it should answer your questions about how it works in London which is different from any other given consulate. They all have their own way of doing things. The first post is a list of things to get done before NOA2. Each post covers a different topic all the way through interview. Then there are posts that discuss a few little changes because we can't edit the original posts....like phones are allowed inside now. As you read it, you will figure out what is done in person and what is done online and when it happens. Too much to re-tell here.

London K1. A complete guide
http://www.visajourn...complete-guide/




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-07-28 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 Form

Hmm well now I don't know what to believe. Because they told me that if I take proof of my flu shot to my embassy interview from my doctor, then they will sign off on it as being up to date and meets all the requirements. Provided I had it done here and not wait until I go over there.

Is there any official literature on the guidelines of this? Not that I don't believe you, but I have you telling me one thing now and the doctors (who I assume do this visa stuff every day) pretty much telling me that I might as well save money, get it don't before my interview and then it will be all ok rather than pay more to have it done at Knightsbridge.

Any by the way, what is the definition of a civil surgeon with USCIS? If I DO have to go through all that #######, my fiancées uncle is a doctor with his own practice and been practicing for a out 50 years nearly (yes he's old and retiring next year haha) but could he do it or get someone he knows to do it?



The current Knightsbridge shot person steers people wrong every day. She may know the medical requirements, but she doesn't really know Adjustment of Status procedures with USCIS in America. You have to have everything on one official government piece of paper. That's either a DS-3025 abroad signed by a Panel Physician or an I-693 in the states signed by a Civil Surgeon.

Yes you can take your proof from your GP to a Civil Surgeon and he will accept it and write it in along with any other shot history on an I-693. There will be a fee for this service. If you are lucky, you will easily find one who will do it for $35-$50. Many are not so fortunate.

What you can't do is use the almost complete DS-3025 and a paper from your English doctor mailed directly to USCIS with the AOS application. It must be all on an official form. Back in the day when my husband did Knightsbridge, he found he needed a Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis jab. The nurse working then suggested he get the shot at his GP and have him fax the proof back to Knightsbridge. It takes 3-4 days for them to have the blood tests back from the lab and the medical sent to Knightsbridge anyway. She said we will hold your results until you get the shot. Then we will mail you your copy of the complete DS-3025 He did that and he did not pay a Civil Surgeon before AOS. He was approved on his complete shot record from Knightsbridge.

A lot of this comes from my long experience with London and immigration and reading successes and failures on VJ since 2008. But you can read the instructions to the I-693 for a clue. Part of that says:


What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?

If you were admitted as a:
A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or as a
B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and
C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:
1. You are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination, and the medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition, or if you did have a Class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility and have complied with the terms and conditions on the waiver. 

2. Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693.







Also as an example from experience, read this from someone who did not get it done in advance

http://www.visajourn...ination-record/

Or this http://www.visajourn...r-aos-after-k1/

A Civil Surgeon has signed up with the USCIS as an officially designated doctor trained and approved to do immigrant medical exams. Most adjusting status are already in the US and did not have any medical exam overseas. They go to a civil surgeon, much like you went to a designated Panel Physician approved by the Dept of State. There is a list provided on the USCIS website.

If all you don't have on your DS-3025 is your flu shot, you may be okay without. Here's a cut/paste of something I post frequently--

**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages (changed Nov 2010) if your visa exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season, but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.





















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-13 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 Form

. You can get them there on the day but they range from about £35/£40. So I would recommend just going with what you have got (it helps if you get your vaccination records from your doctor) then see if there are any that you need. If there are, then I would get them done after with your doctor.

K1 visas DON'T have to have ALL the vaccinations for the interview. But they DO need to be done before adjusting your status after you are married which would mean getting them done in the US which is pretty expensive. So take advantage of the wonderful NHS one last time before you leave and get them done with your own doctor after the medical. But yes, if you really want then you can get them done there. I wouldn't waste your money though.

Flu vaccination there - £37
Flu Vaccination at my doctors - £9

:)






I wanted to point out something about the bolded advice above--

If you go to your doctor for shots AFTER the medical exam, then your vaccination record from Knightsbridge (DS-3025) will not be complete for AOS. So you will have to pay a Civil Surgeon in the US to compile a new record (I-693) to include the shot received after your visa exam immunization sheet was filled out. USCIS will not accept that additional shot record from your personal doctor. Some people call 10 Civil Surgeons trying to find one who doesn't insist they pay for a new medical exam or they won't do the vaccination form. Some are not fortunate enough to find even one Civil Surgeon except 2 hours away. Some spend well over $100 to get their "free" NHS shot signed off on. Some are quoted $300 or the Civil Surgeon won't take you. There is much frustration with with Civil Surgeons.

If you don't get your free shots prior to the visa exam, then it's penny wise and pound foolish, not to pay Knightsbridge whatever they charge and be done, with no more doctor hassles before AOS. People are approved for AOS without a Civil Surgeon's sign off ONLY IF the DS-3025 is totally up to date with needed shots or a waiver is marked like for insufficient time interval in the case of a second MMR jab.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-13 10:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 Form

fill out the DS-160 now and take my current (old) passport along to the interview and explain that I didn't have my new passport when I completed the DS-160??
 
Help is, as ever, much appreciated!


Yes to the above quoted part. Do exactly that.

You are smart to get a new passport. They are fussy about damaged ones. It will have a new number. They don't hold it against you for having a new one when you interview. Others have done this with zero problems.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-11 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI134 advocate of support form download?
It is fine. The date you see is the date by which the OMB has to review the form. All government forms have a regular review to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act. It doesn't mean the form will even change after review.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 December 2013 - 12:00 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-16 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens at the medical??
Regarding the previous post-- in the UK it is better to get the vaccinations ahead of time at your GP for free on NHS. They charge for jabs at Knightsbridge clinic.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-16 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens at the medical??

So this coming Monday I have my medical in London and I'm curious as to what happens? What will they do I suck with needles! Can I take a drink in with me to keep my sugar up, I know this is stupid but I honestly don't like doctors or hospitals at all. And just hate needles. Which is weird as I am covered in tattoos.

Do I have to dress smart or can I just wear normal clothes.


This thread in the UK forum is where everybody writes up and discusses the medical exam. http://www.visajourn...bridge-doctors/
Since it was started in 2006, you probably want to start reading more recent experiences. Maybe jump in about here http://www.visajourn...doctors/page-53


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-16 08:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSubmitted I-129F Packet; will immigration get confused with my passport stamp?
It's sent. Sit back and wait for approval. Stop second guessing yourself. You paid a lawyer to advise you and prepare the best case possible. Trust him.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-18 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support
Future son-in-law
Daughter's fiancé

As with any form, you can write "see attached" and add a page where you type up what didn't fit.

Not sure which part of the I-134 you are asking about.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 21 December 2013 - 09:41 AM.






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-21 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of support and Invoice number trouble

Ah thankyou, I was a bit confused.
 
Do you also know if it will affect my visa that my birth certificate has father as Unknown, as my mother didnt put one down at my birth.

 




As long as it is the "long form" with your Mum's name, it will be fine.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-21 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of support and Invoice number trouble

2 questions
Do you need to file a tax returns form with the affidavit of support 
 
and
 
I got my letter from the london embasy today telling me my first step was to file a DS-260 online, when i try log on it says i need an invoice we dont have one so it says use your birth date in YYMMDD format ive done this but it wont let me log on Am i doing something wrong
 
 







A K1 does the DS-160 instead of the 260.

London (your embassy) does not require a tax return with the I-134 if you have other good proof of current income.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-21 08:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice certificate valid for how long?
12 months
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-21 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCenomar? How do i get?

~Moved from K-1 Process to Phil. Regional Forum~
~Inquiry is country-specific~


Disagree. There may be more K1s from other countries that have the same misconception and need to read this as a general K1 clarification. If this UK person had known it was PhilippInes specific, she wouldn't have needed to post the question.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-22 07:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWorried about Visiting Fiance on B1 Tourist Visa
Your trip is short and for Christmas / New Year. That's pretty normal to want to be with a love one for the holidays. Tell them you want to kiss her on New Years. They will understand. It's not like you go for 3 months at a time.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-22 15:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew K-1 applicant questions

I believe I can self sponsor at the London embassy ;-)

My US friend may co sponsor as I'll ask this weekend.

The household members, she just lives there with her mum dad and brothers so I guess no legal bond.

Thanks






You don't need RapidVisa. Do it all on your own if you have no serious issues.

Her household is 2 -- you and her for the poverty guidelines chart.
London has approved on I-134 with 100% instead of 125%. All down to what the officer thinks.

You can self sponsor. Bring your financial statements and value of the car you will be selling. Show that plus her income proof and it could be approved. Have your friends I-134 plus proof of income to pull out if they aren't happy with fiance's plus your cash.

Her income: She needs to report all her tips on her upcoming income tax so there is a record. Otherwise she can't count anything but her base salary because there would be nothing to prove tip income other than a tax return.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-20 11:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC processing fee?
No fee for K1s at NVC. Those getting spouse visas process at NVC and send papers there. You won't.


Costs

K1 route = $1680 + £280

$340  (USCIS) I-129F petition
$240 (Embassy)  Visa fee
£45  ACPO Police certificate
£235 (Knightsbridge Doctors) medical exam
$30 Courier fee if home delivery, $0 to pick up at a depot
$1070 (USCIS) Adjustment of Status/Work Authorization/Advance Parole


CR1 route = $933 + £280

$420  (USCIS) I-130 petition 
$230 (National Visa Center)  Visa fee
$88 (National Visa Center)  Affidavit of Support Review fee
£45  ACPO Police certificate
£235 (Knightsbridge Doctors) medical exam
$30 Courier fee if home delivery, $0 to pick up at a depot
$165.00 (USCIS) Immigrant Fee via the Department of State's website -

Edited by Nich-Nick, 23 December 2013 - 02:32 PM.
























Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-23 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfilling i-129f
Stop and think about the whole thing. This is somebody's suggested format. Yours doesn't have to be an exact copy, but yes the red indicates where you can put your info. I personally don't think it is proper business format and mine looked different. ( A business letter doesn't have a title COVER LETTER, for example and I wouldn't put petitioners name at the top before her return address.) But I also know they will process an application without a cover letter at all. I have done no cover letter in subsequent immigration applications and we got approved just the same. They really don't care how it is formatted and it likely gets thrown out in the mail room, so don't sweat it.

So think about what you are sending and make sure you list what is in your packet. Like are you proving your fiance's citizenship with a birth certificate? Then take out the word passport.

Some people like to be more specific like
-Proof of having met in person June 2012, December 2012, May 2013, and December 2013.
-or-
- G-325A and passport style photo (Paul Marshall)
- G-325A and passport style photo (Mary Smith)

For sure take out anything the would print red. And fix that line that is huge type to match the rest of the letter.

Also at the bottom, skip four lines after "Signed," to leave room for her signature. Type her name...this sounds like she is going to print it with a pen. [print name]

Are you going to print this out on A4 paper or let your fiancé print it on American sized paper since it is from her?

And like I said, it isn't going to influence your petition however you do it. Just make it your own by reviewing what it says carefully when done. Why isn't your fiancé participating in this process?

Edited by Nich-Nick, 24 December 2013 - 06:21 PM.

















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-24 18:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfilling i-129f

The confusing part of this is the last two parts

Proof of having met in person in the past two years

Proof of ongoing relationship [if including]

Are they not basicly the same ??

Paul







Meeting for the purpose of this form means being in the same place where you can physically touch each other. Visiting each other would be another way to put it. Document trips and visits to be together in the last two years as I explained to you before. Very IMPORTANT requirement.

Ongoing relationship is calling, messaging, skyping, texting, face-time, mailing gifts, cards....keeping up with each other while separated by an ocean. Some people send pounds of this stuff. My personal belief is a tiny bit is fine but hundreds of pages isn't necessary for you. The UK is a low fraud country and you speak the same language (almost). Maybe for a couple that got together on a matchmaking site, met in person once and got engaged on that trip and don't speak the other's language, the USCIS might wonder how the couple communicates and how often. So if you have some call logs as an example of how you communicate while apart you can show a bit of that.

Before anybody says save the relationship evidence for the embassy interview...his consulate London does not ask for that 99.999% of the time. They don't want to see trips you have made since the petition and they don't want to see photo albums. They will look at the half dozen photos together that are already in your petition file. Yes, 6 photos from different times or places are good enough.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-24 08:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfilling i-129f
A date of letter and

To the USCIS:

is sufficient with no address. They want your signed statement of intent and won't be grading you on a perfect business letter format and whether you put a proper address. It is what you say and your signature that is important.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-23 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfilling i-129f

 
If you are not currently present in the US, then nothing is put in 15a-h. - Will be in texas when we send it next week
The newer versions of forms say to leave blank if you have no answer. Older forms said put N/a or none. - Thank you

So if sending via the post office (USPS), for example Priority Mail with tracking, it goes to the Dallas address, which is a PO Box. That is the best way in my opinion. - We will send here, Are the addresses correct ?

Thank you Nich-Nick





Correct addresses and latest version of form...see USCIS http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f ...ALWAYS.

About the "are you currently in the US?" (#15)...for five years I have been trying to figure that one out. I don't think it is really even pertinent to fiances like yourself coming on VWP. It is an example of a one-size-fits-all government form. Only a person entering the US with a visa gets an I-94. So on a work, student, or visitor visa you could get a copy of your I-94 arrival/departure record online at www.cbp.gov/i94. If you were a fiancé who is a foreign student or worker (living in the US) then you would have one.
But you are travelling visa free until you get a K1 stuck in your passport. You could fill in as much as you can, leavin I94 blank. Or like some other people, just say "no, not in the US" and mail it the day after you leave. I just can't get my head around how that question fits a fiancé here for a couple of weeks on VWP. We have completed the whole route from fiancé to citizen, and I don't see how that info is significant to the big picture. Sorry I'm not much help on this one, but not every form is personalized to your precise situation.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-23 15:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfilling i-129f
If you are not currently present in the US, then nothing is put in 15a-h.
The newer versions of forms say to leave blank if you have no answer. Older forms said put N/a or none.

Mailing. ALL K1 petitions (Form I-129f) go to what is called the Dallas Lockbox. That is a mail and fee receiving center. It is not the Texas Service Center, btw. After they prepare your file, it will be forwarded to a Service Center for processing. Your receipt (NOA1) will indicate the Service Center where yours will process.

So if sending via the post office (USPS), for example Priority Mail with tracking, it goes to the Dallas address, which is a PO Box. That is the best way in my opinion.

But if using a courier type service like FedEx or UPS or even post office Express Mail...those can't be delivered to a PO Box. They need a physical street address. Thus the Lewisville address is a physical address. Lewisville is a suburb of Dallas. Both are the "Dallas Lockbox".

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Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-23 15:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresvisiting while on K-1 petition
The top thread in this forum says "Yes you can visit!" Read it before you go on VWP so you k ow what to take.

Your fiancé starts it off with the I129F petition. Get her to write the check or go purchase a money order at the post office with your cash.

There are extensive guides to study. You have a link given already. Or see the blue menu bar at the top for GUIDES. Become knowledgeable before you jump in.

Not sure which form you mean for convictions because K1 is not a form. A petitioner with a DWI is not as bad as a beneficiary with alcohol convictions. Yes, she has a conviction. Which form?

The abuse part is to protect unsuspecting foreign fiance's from moving to the US to a bad situation. Your UK convictions or cautions (if any) will also be revealed and could make you inadmissable to the US. But if you are using VWP, then you must not have any because that is a question when you fill out ESTA to travel visa free.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-23 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresName error on NOA2 hard copy! HELP!
Call the USCIS. Ask to speak to a tier 2 and ask them about the spelling. Ask what spelling your electronic file is under. ask if they need to make corrections. Your paper file of your I -129F will be correct and the visa application you fill out for London will be correct, but a wrong spelling in the computer could make it hard to check on things or match up your things.

Above you name? A- number? Petition expiration date?

It will go to to the consulate after a pit stop at NVC. All petitions go through NVC.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-27 13:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFile to NVC?

How do you know when your file is sent from service center to the NVC? Does your case status change? I have noticed that not everyone gets notified that it's been sent on.


This thread will likely answer your question and more. http://www.visajourn...he-nvc-and-dos/

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-27 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIncome Tax Returns Question (London Embassy)

My partner thought they had the right tax info but now we are unsure. Does anyone know what Tax Income forms we need to take to the embassy. We have a Affidavit of Support form, 4 pay slips, a letter from her boss stating how much she earns and a bank statement showing savings. What else do we need to obtain?
 
Thank you


Agree what you have is enough proof for an I-134 in London. They have approved many without a tax return.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-27 19:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNon immigrant visa on DS-160 form???

Great thanks so much, you don't have any idea how I can change my postal address with the embassy in London do you?


London doesn't accept phone calls about visas. If you get somebody, they won't be of help. They want you to use the contact form http://london.usemba...ntact_form.html

Are you saying you moved after submitting the form DS-160? If that form has the correct address, then that is sufficient.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-30 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChanging Address with US Embassy London
London doesn't accept phone calls about visas. If you get somebody, they won't be of help. They want you to use the contact form http://london.usemba...ntact_form.html

Are you saying you moved after submitting the form DS-160? If that form has the correct address, then that is sufficient.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-30 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa With Child Help


The child is under 21. The Embassy told my fiancee to submit a DS-160 for the child left off but the concern is she never filled out DS-160's for the other children yet they showed up on the cover letter. Should she go back and fill out DS-160's for each child? They are all under 21.


My husband's children showed up on his letter and they had no intention of getting a visa. If you fill out a DS-160 for each person that wants a visa, then they will get a visa (if eligible) despite what names are on the letter.

From embassy website: http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

Instructions for Immigrant Visa (K) Applicants Applying for a Visa in London

The Immigrant Visa Unit at this Embassy is processing your application for a visa. While no assurance can be given regarding the appointment date of your visa interview, you should now prepare for that appointment and take the following three steps.

Step One
Complete the Form DS-160 for each family member applying for a visa and print the confirmation sheet as it will be required on the day of the interview.   If a question does not apply to you, please mark it with a N/A.  Note: The failure to complete the form promptly will delay the processing of your application. 

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Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2014-01-03 12:08:00