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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChanging Fiance Address After NVC

 
You mention application forms. What application forms. All the applications we are required to complete are done. The embassy has no way of knowing he has relocated to a new address without them being informed in some way.

He applies for a K1 visa with form DS-160. That is his application form.
(Anything you sent before to USCIS was filing a PETITION.)

So you said he did the DS-160. What address did he put on the form DS-160 when he filled it out? Old address or new address? If he put his new address on the DS-160, then he has changed his address as I explained eleven days ago.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 02 December 2013 - 04:13 PM.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-02 16:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChanging Fiance Address After NVC
Well you can't make a K1 appointment with London. I suspect you got somebody who was discussing non-immigrant appointments like visitor visas or student visas. Different process. And you don't log in or create accounts yet either.

He will wait until London sends an instruction letter. However, since he won't get the letter, you can call DOS and ask if London has received the file and sent his letter.
Phone number (202) 485-7600.
Once you know London has the file and sent a letter, he can follow the K1 instructions online. The actual letter isn't important. It just provides the link to the London instructions which are here --

http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

Fill out the form with the proper address and his address will be changed. The interview letter will go to the address he puts on the new forms.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-11-21 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS approval- what next?

Wow Nick thankyou for taking the time to write all of that you're fab! Ive emailed the info to my fiance! I have sent of for my police cert which was fairly easy as i am a police officer, ditto with vaccinations, ive had a few extras because of work! That is all really helpful. Can i ask will NVC request any documents or do they just send on to the embassy? Any more advice? Thankyou so much :-)


It's a cut and paste I pop in to posts when needed. NVC is a pit stop for K1s. It should be in and out of there in three days, but there are times when NVC has taken their time sending on. There is no paperwork for a K1 at NVC.

It is hard to predict timing. Sometime the service center ships off to NVC days after petition approval. Then you read about 8 weeks and not sent. I don't really pour over timelines anymore so don't know what the current trend is.

The last link above is your London instruction. Read all the details. They will send a letter when they are ready for you to submit forms. There is a UK forum that would be helpful to you now.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-08 22:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS approval- what next?

With regards to the i-134, does my fiance need to provide any other documents apart from the letter from his bank and letter from his employers???

I would skip the bank letter and choose tax return and letter from employer as good choices. Or substitute pay slips for one of those.

Here's my list of things to work on now while you wait for the NVC to get your file and then send it on to London.


Advance preparation for the London part of the K1 process
When your NOA2 is near, its a good time to start your preparation. 

Petitioner: 
  • Order your tax transcripts.  Only the most recent tax return is needed, but you can order three years at a time for free from the IRS. Tax transcripts are summaries of your whole tax return provided free by the IRS. They can't be faked because it's a copy/summary of your whole tax return picture, basically certified by the IRS because it's issued by them. That's why you don't have to include any 1040, Schedules, W2s or 1099s if you send a transcript. They are free from the IRS. Transcripts take the place of sending a complete tax return. London will actually approve without a tax return/transcript with other good proof, but they are a good way to show income. 
    If you call 1-800-908-9946 (the transcript line) , there is an automated system for ordering transcripts. You'll have to enter your Social Security number and the numbers of your street address.  It will generate an automated request to mail your transcripts.  You can also order online on the IRS website  http://www.irs.gov/i...=232168,00.html
  • Start filling out the I-134 Affidavit of Support.  It will have to be signed and mailed to the UK the slow way.  Get familiar with the form.  When the NOA2 is received is a good time to finalize it with the supporting documents and get it in the mail.
  • Don't obsess printing Skype logs, emails, photos, or Facebook status. London does not want to look at that. Really they don't.  London does not want to see a copy of your I-129F petition or NOA2. They got that in the file from NVC.
UK beneficiary:  

  • Get some passport photos taken.  You will eventually need
    2 US sized for the Embassy
    1 UK sized for the police certificate
    1 either size for the visa medical exam. 
    (and for AOS in the US, 6 more US sized photos)

    You can take your own and size it using this uploader tool from the Dept of State. Scroll halfway down the page. http://travel.state....toreq_5333.html Save the jpg file and print at home or at a photo place. Also available at Snappy Snaps, Photo-Me booths, Jessops, Gould's Pharmacy (by the embassy), near the Bond St Tube station (Oxford St) which is closest Tube to the medical exam.





  • Go to your NHS doctor and get the immunizations you will need for Adjustment of Status. You can get a K1 visa without having any shots, but you will need them before AOS. Its really wise to take care of  it before getting to the US so you can avold civil surgeon hassles and $$$.  Many NHS doctors will do them for free, but they are not obligated to do so for immigration purposes.  If you had these shots as a child, Tdap/Td  must be no longer than 10 years ago or you have to do them again.  Get the shots documented by your doctor to take to your visa medical exam. Heres the shots needed for 19 through 59 years of age: 
    Td or Tdap - or  get DT, DTP or DtaP and it will be accepted for AOS also (not longer than 10 yrs ago)
    MMR (if born in 1957 or later) Get a second shot 4 wks later if you have time before your medical.  It's two doses in your life, but if you get the first,  and 4 weeks haven't passed by your medical, they will waive the second dose for "insufficient time interval".
    Varicella Not routinely given in the UK ;  a history of having chickenpox excuses you from the shot. They take your word for it at the visa medical exam. 
    Influenza - During flu season only, October 1 through March 31. This was a new recommendation dated November 2010 for all ages over 6 months.  Older lists will say flu shots for over age 50. It changed.



  • Order your police certificate.  It takes some preparation because you need a passport photo signed off on by somebody officialish who has known you two years.  Heres the website.  Read the instructions. A police certificate is good for 12 months. Must take it  to medical exam.  http://www.acro.poli...rtificates.aspx
  • Look at your passport and make sure it will have  6 months remaining after visa issuance. If not get it renewed now. If you've damaged it or gotten it wet, or the edges are wrinkled,  it will need to be renewed. London is fussy about that.
  • Study the list of original documents London wants you to bring to the embassy and get those in hand or ordered.  http://london.usemba..._documents.html
    Make photocopies of any document you want back. They will verify the original and file the photocopy.
  • Study the London K1 instructions so you know what to do when London notifies you they are ready for you to proceed with the visa application http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html












Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-08 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 issue with K-1, do I want NIV or IV?

Okay, so in that case it's all done (completed the DS-160, have appointment for medical) and I just sit back and wait. I just didn't want to wait without checking and run out of the four month deadline.
 
Thanks for the quick response.


You aren't going crazy. They have changed things so many times lately, it's hard to find what to do. London still says on their website to complete the Readiness for Interview form when you have all your documents (birth certificate, police certificate, i-134, etc) in hand. They discuss it here and you will find the link to the form on this page. http://london.usemba..._readiness.html

Then you sit back and wait to be assigned an interview.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-09 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi-134 charge
No fee paid for the I -134. There is a $240 visa fee you pay online once you have an interview date and before you go to London.


London website:
"K Visa Applicants pay the fee online to K visa applicants are required to pay the MRV application fee to the Consular Section's Visa Information and Appointment Services contractor prior to the visa interview.  Payment is by debit card only through their website at




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-10 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 Form

My fiance brought his complete immunization record to his medical. Does Knightsbridge doctors fill out the ds-3025?


Yes they do. It is one of about 4 pages of medical results they fill in. They give you a photocopy of the DS-3025 immunization worksheet to take with you. The originals go to the embassy and eventually to USCIS.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-14 00:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-160 Form

 
As ever, your advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you for continuing to help!
 
Slightly off-topic, but do you know where I can find a list of exactly what vaccinations I need before the medical exam? I found this: http://travel.state..../info_1331.html Does that seem comprehensive to you, or does it look like anything is missing?
I would like to take this list to my NHS doctor along with the list of injections I already have and just go "this is what I have, this is what I need". In theory I will then be set for the medical.



That list is every shot, but most are not age appropriate for you. As an adult your list you want for AOS is

  • Td or Tdap (or get DT, DTP or DtaP and it will be accepted for AOS) it must be no longer than 10 years ago. p is for pertussis. If you have a child record of pertussis, you can get the Td as the 10 year booster. but Knightsbridge needs to see you had pertussis at some point in your life.
  • MMR (if born in 1957 or later) If you go to the medical exam less than 4 weeks after a MMR shot, then you don't need another no matter what the nurse says. She is wrong. But if 4 weeks has passed since one MMR shot, you will need a second MMR shot. This is because it is not safe to have 2 MMR shots closer together than 4 weeks. So if enough time has not passed, they mark the sheet "insufficient time interval" and that's good enough to get a greencard without the next shot. If you had two MMRs as a child, then you are okay. If you had one as a child, then you should get a 2nd dose.
  • Influenza(a flu shot) because flu season started on Oct 1. You can get it at Boots, Sainsbury's, Tesco or anywhere that is offering flu shots. Find the cheapest place. Take the proof to the medical exam to be recorded.
  • Varicella You usually can't get this shot in the UK. But if you tell Knightsbridge you had chickenpox, you are excused. They take your word for it.
Here's the vaccination table showing ages http://www.cdc.gov/i...tions.html#tbl1


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-12-13 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 What documents of support are required vs optional?

Would there be a problem if my Fiance does not have a tax return at hand? Just Pay Slips, Employer letter, W-2's, Letter from bank vs bank statements. My brother is my co-sponsor and his wife are joined in taxes. They like anyone else are very private and don't like to share personal information like this to just anyone. So I'm wondering if the Tax Return Transcripts are less detailed than the actual Tax Return; is it just a brief description of numbers? I would like to know what is really required and not optional. I would hate for my Fiance to show up without the REQUIRED. Are the Tax Returns a big deal or the other things I mentioned would be suffice. Embassy in London... I know every country can be more or less strict. Would appreciate your help! 
 
Fellow VJ'S 


Tax transcripts have all the same info as a tax return without the explanations and fancy formatting and boxes. So no, they aren't more private. You would still know all their business.

London will approve an I-134 without a tax return with other proofs. What you stated will be enough. What other consulates require may be different. Your concern should be London.

For the I-864 and adjustment of status, there is no getting around submitting the latest tax return and report income off the last three. Your joint sponsor could seal their I-864 and documents in an envelope for you to include with your application. That way you wouldn't see it. Make sure they understand all they have submit including proof they are a US citizen or permanent resident.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-14 19:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresStarting out

 
Im assuming that my interview scheduling will not be so fast that I can do it in October whist I am home so my questons are: 
Am I able to postpone the interview at the London US Embassy until I arrive home in May?
If so, how long from the date of interview until I can enter the US to marry?
What impact does my C1D Visa have on the whole process?
 
Thanks so much,
 
G
 
 









Each consulate is a bit different, so theses are LONDON answers.

1). Yes you will be able to postpone your interview at the London Embassy. If it is after the four month validity of the approved I-129F petition, London requires your fiancé to submit a new letter of intent (notarized) saying she is still free to marry and intends to marry you within 90 days of your entry. See that statement in the London letter of instruction for K1s here in this post http://www.visajourn...read/?p=5180175 where they explain how to revalidate an expired petition.

2) Your visa will be issued by London to expire 6 month from your medical date which is around a month before your interview. With a good reason, they can extend an unused visa up to a year. I believe you would have to be cleared of tuberculosis again if six months had passed and pay a new visa fee. Here is a source of information on the London website to back up what I told you. First two questions,
http://london.usemba...proc.html#iv062

3) I don't know anything about C1D visas, but I think you are only allowed one visa at a time, so the C1D would likely be voided when your K1 is issued. Something to research because I don't know.

4) Texas Lockbox is a mail facility that receives all I-129F petitions, deposits checks, looks for basic submission items that might be missing, issues receipts (Notice of Action1), then sends it to a USCIS service center. It is not the same as Texas Service Center. Texas applicant's (your fiancé) traditionally are processed at the Vermont Service Center. They got very far behind and shipped out a batch of files to the Texas Service center this year to help with their workload. Texas Service Center had not been processing I-129F petitions for quite some time and is probably going to remain that way and only temporarily picking up a workload shift. We never know for sure what future plans will be.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 25 July 2013 - 11:30 PM.










Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-25 23:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Co-sponsor proof of income. (merged).
If Your father is self-employed, then his 2012 tax return is the best proof. I don't know what you mean by checks? Does he get a salary paid each month?

You've got a couple of issues. In order for your fiancé to even get that interview date, he had to send back the form DS-2001 where he signed his name to--
I attest that I have all of the documents specified in the Instructions for Visa Applicants and other instructions, which are applicable in my case, and I am prepared for immigrant visa interview.

Well that was false if he didn't have the I-134 in hand.

Also an issue is showing up without a properly signed I-134 and proof of income.

They will tell him to send the proper documentation and they will review it and issue the visa after that. A courier will collect the documents and his passport, deliver to the embassy, and return the passport and visa,
Courier http://www.thedx.co....isacollections/

Has he paid the visa fee in advance?

It's pretty unusual to get an interview letter with four days advance notice.














Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-27 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow Long After a Medical is Interview Scheduled?

My fiance is waiting on his police ceritificates for his medical (he should have it this week), but I was wondering how long after the medical does it take to get an interview in the UK at the London Embassy (approx) ? Thanks so much! Layla


The embassy will tell you six weeks to hear from them, then four weeks to appointment.

Actually there are several factors involved depending on other things you submitted. Why don't you read through this UK thread on the same topic and see the experience of others http://www.visajourn...london-embassy/



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-28 08:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 and 214b

thanks,
 
i was denied on the ground of not having strong ties to the Uk. I just dont want to pay for a flight and then get denied at the US airport. And if this does happen i think it will look bad on my K1 petition.
 
Advice? Don't go?
 
 





You didn't follow what I posted. NOBODY can go to the US on VWP without an approved ESTA application. If you truthfully answer yes to denied visa, then your ESTA may not be approved. No ESTA, no trip, no money spent on a ticket. It will cost you $14 to get your answer and you can do it today. Do it here https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/ It's your first step before you worry about CBP because you won't even be able to board a plane to the US without ESTA.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 29 July 2013 - 03:54 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-29 15:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk1 and 214b

Applied for a J1 work visa as i was going out to work, yes its a uk passport.

It depends on the reason you were denied a J1. If it was because of crimes, drugs, disease then you would be inadmissable as a K1 also. But if it was for a different reason that is particular to a J1, but not a K1 then it should be fine if you meet the K1 requirements.

Visiting. Do the ESTA application online. Answer YES to "have you ever been denied a visa?"
See if the ESTA allows you to travel.
Your travel on VWP is hampered because of a denied visa, not because you have a K1 in the works.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 28 July 2013 - 11:12 AM.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-28 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious refusal of entry, current K1 app

Ok, thank you very much for your time. :-) I'll ask to get it moved.


Here I found a thing on the London website I haven't seen before where you can see if you are eligible for ESTA. you might want to try it first

http://london.usemba...ages/index.html



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-29 16:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious refusal of entry, current K1 app

Nich-Nick, based on your edit, is that going to affect our K-1 process?
 
 


I don't really know that much about full immigration law when things aren't simple cases, so I'm not even going to speculate. I know getting turned away because they don't want to let you in has not affected visas. But what you signed off on...well we don't know what it was really. It wasn't a full deportation if it happened at the airport. Some people say they were allowed to withdraw their request for entry...kind of a nevermind, I am not wanting to enter the US after all and volunteer to return home. Those people have gotten fiancé visas. But what you did or signed, I do 't know.

This isn't UK specific, so you might get better answers in a general K1 forum or general immigration forum. Report your own first post and ask for it to be moved.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-29 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPrevious refusal of entry, current K1 app
we are legitimate and although we don't have much evidence in the form of shared bank statements or accommodation etc,

That is not part of the fiancé process. It will be important for a greencard interview and removing conditions.
Fiancé petitions need--
--A US citizen
--Proof of meeting in last two years
--Free to marry, ie your divorce decree
--Intend to marry within 90 days, ie letter of intent from each of you.

What was the RFE asking for? What did you send back? Have you verified it was actually received?

A past denied entry does not affect a fiancé petition approval.

Edit: Anhh, I see you replied that you swore you were intending to commit immigration fraud basically.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 29 July 2013 - 02:31 PM.














Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-29 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresC1D affect on K1 application?

Hi, 
 
So I'm intending to file my i129f in November of this year to allow 5 months for the NOA2 which will allow me to schedule my interview at the embassy in London in June based on the subsequent 4 months validity. 
 
Thanks :)




Do you have a plan if the NOA2 wait time goes back to 7-8 months? I explained to you before that all you have to do for London is take a notarized letter of intent from your American fiancé to the interview and all is fine if you are past your 4 month NOA2 expiration. Pretty easy. Easier than counting on any timing you have worked out in your head because there is potential for hold ups all along the way.

I've never heard of the situation you described about your friend.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-30 20:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS Forms advice, please help!

I am at currently at the stage in my K-1 visa process where we have had our petition approved, it has been sent to the NVC and then sent on to the London embassy. I have now received a letter from the US embassy stating all of this and giving me further instructions on what to do next. However, there seems to be a lot of different instructions coming from a lot of different places within the embassy website and on the paperwork itself. Can anyone who has done this part of the application please answer a few questions I have?
 
Do I send the DS-230 part 1, DS-156, DS-156K and DS-157 to the visa immigrant unit or is it now done through their new immigration visa website that they started last week?
 
On the DS-156K it asks me to send my birth certificate, evidence of engagement, evidence of financial support and police certificate attached. Do I do this? and if so should it be the originals? Other sources including the FAQ on visajourney.com states that I should NOT send anything prior to the interview. Also the original letter i got from the embassy states that I should not send anything unless requested to do so. is the ds-156k requesting me to do so or does this not count? if I do have to send it with the 156k, will I get my original copies back in time for the interview?
 
Also, do I sign any of the form when I send them to the embassy or do I leave them all blank until I get there and sign it then?
 
I would really really appreciate any info anyone has, as I am at a complete loss and don't want to make any move incase its the wrong one. Thank you for your time.
 
Robert










This might help a little http://www.visajourn...read/?p=5137390

And the first post here has a list of things to prepare after NOA2. You might want to see if you've done all those http://www.visajourn...terview-thread/
(Sorry, the police certificate link changed but is corrected a few posts down.)




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-29 18:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiance filled the in the dates wrong on his 325a & letter of intent- does it matter??
Probably doesn't matter if it's just handwritten by the signature since that is common in the UK.

Printers are pretty cheap. £34 at Argos http://www.argos.co....ber/9085882.htm
£29.97 at PC World http://www.pcworld.c...613177-pdt.html

I can't imagine getting through immigration with a printer/copier only one day a week. The application forms he will mail to London can't be saved with the data entered, meaning he can't save the file and print elsewhere. They have to be printed where you fill them out. If you close them, all data you entered is lost and you start over if you need to make an edit.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 31 July 2013 - 11:44 AM.






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-31 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPassport Expiry/Validity

The London embassy website says 8 months, but I have definitely seen 6 months from other sources. I am a little confused as I cant seem to get one answer consistently as to what the actual length of period is. If it is 6 months then I hopefully should be fine without renewing.
 
Also, it was the DS-156 (the one where you have to continue before you can print) form that asked for the passport details, so if I do fill out a new one and take it to the interview with me in the case I do renew my passport, will it still come out as the same barcode, barcode number and scan square thing as my original? will they want the same one of those things?

Follow the London instructions. They are the ones issuing your visa.

You may take a new passport. Good idea since it's a lot more expensive to get a new passport in the US from the British consulate in Washington DC. Plus you won't want to be mailing off your passport for 8 weeks or so right in the middle of your adjustment of ststus when you will need it for various things like biometrics, Social Security card, interview.

The barcode thing is a compilation of what you typed on the form. It's a way to scan the barcode and populate their computer with your answers. If you change one letter, the barcode will change. They can change your data manually at the interview.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-31 23:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmy visa fee
It would be better to wait. The new payment system is having a lot of problems.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-01 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChild of Alien fiance' not coming to america, then what?
Agree. When it says list all children, do exactly that. If they want to know who is immigrating, they will specify.

And file this away in your memory--
When your fiancé gets an interview letter from London assigning a date and time, both children's names will appear at the bottom of the letter, even though you only listed one as immigrating. Ignore it. It means nothing. You don't have to call and fix anything. It happened to us with two who weren't immigrating. It has happen to others with none or only one immigrating. They won't issue a K2 except for the one you say is immigrating.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 31 July 2013 - 07:04 PM.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-31 19:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjoint sponsor
Yes. London doesn't care really about an I-134 from the fiancé if He/she doesn't make enough. You can do the I-134 Instead actually. London just wants a sponsor. This is a K1 fiancé visa your nephew is getting?

Yes a lot has changed with the London part including an upheaval Monday. How far along is the nephew? Maybe the dust will settle by the time he gets to the London part.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-01 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresjoint sponsor

hello everyone 
a quick question 
do we need to get our joint sponsor's birth cert , id ect as we are planning our affidavit of support this week 
i hope someone can help 
thanks a bunch chris and nicole 




For a K1 in London...No. They do not require proof of your sponsor's citizenship with an I-134.

If you use a joint sponsor for adjustment of status, the I-864 affidavit of support is very specific that the sponsor must show proof of US citizenship or a greencard.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-31 23:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan someone just check I have everything?

Yeah, its 276 pages, double sided. Will keep it for the interview. Was free to print, so not too bothered :)


Holy overload Batman!!

And guess what? London doesn't want to see a bit of your relationship at the interview. Really, they won't look at it.

(I still haven't figured out why you are wasting time to go back to the UK to get a visa that allows you to enter the US, marry and adjust status when you already have a visa that allows you to marry and adjust status without ever leaving.)





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-01 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan someone just check I have everything?

So you think I should leave out the 200 pages of Facebook Logs? I doubt they would want to read it anyway, and we are quite worried, as we are both, erm....broadly spoken...


Hell-yeah leave out 200 pages of anything! They don't ask In the instructions to prove you talk or in love. The requirements are pretty simple (1-4 in my post) for most people. We have been from K1 petition to US citizen and passport application. And we never sent any submission that exceeded one of those flat, cardboard Priority Mail envelopes. Have you ever thought of the guy working on petitions? " Hmmmm...Do I want to pick up this small and concise one to review, or wade throught the one that was delivered in a box? Maybe next week I'll try to do that one."

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-01 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan someone just check I have everything?

I have a rental agreement for which we are both signed on? Would that be enough? I am also on a F-1 visa, and registered at the University within the same town.


Absolutely. Focus on items with dates that show you and her in that town. I'm sure you will think of things. Do you have a bank statement or driver license with an address for that town? Does she? It proves you met face to face. That's what it is all about. You have a totally different situation. You go to university together and live together. You speak the same native language (for the most part hehe). No need for those itineraries and masses of Skype and facebook printouts. Don't clutter up your file with fluff they don't need so they can't find the actual things they do need.
Prove:
1) she is a US citizen (birth certificate)
2) you have met in person within the last 2 years (document yourself in the same town, add a few photos together)
3) free to marry (any divorce decrees or previous marriages ended)
4) intend to marry (letter of intent from each of you)

Then just fill out the actual forms, the passport photos, the payment. Done.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-01 09:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan someone just check I have everything?
If you have been in the US that long then show anything that proves you were in the same town with her. Do you have a bank account ? Credit card bills showing charges in her town? Driver license? Both have student IDs to same university? Or vice versa...her charging something in your town if you are not in the same location.

Your task is to show you have met in person the last two years, not that you flew back and forth and not that you Facebook. If you have evidence of being in the US with her and being in the same town or even living at the same address then that shows you met in person. You probably have much more evidence than most who are separated by an ocean.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-07-31 23:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlan A K-1 needs passport Plan B Student Visa in UK needs passport

Thank you is there a link to his or her timeline I tried searching for it but I didn't get anything. I would love to read about their story. My Fiance when he last renewed his visa in the UK, like 2 years ago... he said it only took one month for the UKBA to give him his passport back. So we are hoping within that time frame we are able to fill out the K-1 forms in Packet 3 gather things for the Medical etc. and have his passport back from the UKBA before he has an interview set.... 


Timeline http://www.visajourn...le.php?id=57966

Maybe search for "2009 Interview thread" in UK forum.

Also--There is advance search in the top corner. Author MARM. Then pick date range in 2009. Show "posts". Search in --UK forum from drop down.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-06 00:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlan A K-1 needs passport Plan B Student Visa in UK needs passport

I have an big issue my Fiance has a student visa and he is currently studying in the UK. If the K-1 does not work out for us for any reason plan B was for me to go live there while he studies and I can work. But he is also in the need to apply for his student visa that expires soon and they will need his passport.just like they will need his passport for the K-1. Is there anything I can provide like copies of his passport in the meantime? Is this something that can be explained to them while he gets his passport back? Or can they request it from the UK Border Agency? I'm really confused and a lot going on, I'm not sure what to do at this point. I wonder if they will understand or help me with this the US Embassy in London...
 
Please Help! Is there a number that we can call and talk to a live person at the London Embassy or is there just a switch board number? I have had no luck with an email either. 


Look up MARM. She put her saga in her timeline, but we followed it on VJ in the UK forum. UK home office kept her fiance's visa 7 or 8 months when he sent it for renewal and he had to postpone K1 interview several times for lack of a passport. He tried everything to get his passport back.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-05 22:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures156k question 4
I would answer:

a) Name of spouse __ Former spouse Mary Jane Adams Smith__

b) [the date/place as asked]

c) [divorce and date as asked]

d) N/A Not currently married


And before you ask... Don't attach those documents listed. Mail only the forms and take documents in hand to the interview. That is the London way. Do not mail in your personal documents.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 10 August 2013 - 06:59 AM.












Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-10 06:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134 Confusion!

I read it differently than you meant it, that's all.  Not sure why you're upset when I was the one who misunderstood what you wrote and admitted as such?  I apologize profusely. 

 

No, I'm not upset. I was trying to clarify in case I wasn't clear enough for others who read it. Sorry.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-12 13:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134 Confusion!

Learn something new.  you weren't specific in your original post. :) 

I purposely started the post with bold. I thought that looked specific.

"This is a London answer.  They want a sponsor.  If you can't qualify, then they are happy to  accept only Dad's I-134 and....."


It's a K1 thing. The visas like yours will still require an I-864 from the spouse and the joint sponsor in London because the I-864 has many more requirements that are set by law.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-12 11:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134 Confusion!

So only my fiancée's dad and not my fiancée need fill an I-34? And it sounds like he's set to prove his income (in fact it might be overkill) with the documents he's submitting?

 

Correct. Here's someone with a joint sponsor. Read her comment about the I-134. http://www.visajourn...read/?p=5567415

And read her London interview review here in her timeline and what she says about the I-134 http://www.visajourn...e.php?id=120177


 

the petitioner will also need to submit the I-134.

Not for an interview in London.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 11 August 2013 - 11:02 PM.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-11 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134 Confusion!

Hello,

 

I think I may have worded my question in a confusing way before..

 

My fiancé and I received our NOA2 and are now working on the affidavit of support form I-134. 

 

Because I do not meet income requirements to be my fiancé's sponsor, my dad agreed to sponsor him and fill out the affidavit of support I-134.

 

In addition to my dad filling out the I-134, do I, as the petitioner, also need to fill out the I-134 and supply supporting materials such as bank statements? 

Also, my dad is providing his most recent tax returns, two recent pay stubs, bank statements and a letter from his employer detailing his position and earnings. Does he need to provide anything else to supplement the I-134? 

Thank you very much for your help! 



 

This is a London answer.  They want a sponsor.  If you can't qualify, then they are happy to  accept only Dad's I-134 and evidence,  Any two of those things listed are okay.  They don't have a mandatory list as long as he shows his income. Only one tax return is enough if you use a tax return as a proof.   If you bring more years, they will hand them back before the interviewer even sees them.  Nothing else is needed from your Dad.   If your fiance had some sizeable cash assets, he could prove that and they would approve with no I-134.

 

It is the I-864 for your adjustment of status that has some specific rules and requires you to do a form, even with zero income. And your Dad must show his citizenship with a birth certificate or US passport.  I-134 for London is quite flexible.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-11 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about G-325A and I-129F for K-1 Visa

 
Thanks! I looked at all the documentation from my J-1 student visa and can find no alien registration number. As you say, it seems you only get one after applying for permanent residency.


Nope, the A# is assigned at the I-129F petition stage. It first appears on the NOA2 approval notice. Also printed on the visa, was handwritten on the (pre-automation) I-94 entry by the CBP officer, and written by the passport stamp for the K visa entry to the US.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-14 17:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions about G-325A and I-129F for K-1 Visa

Hi all,
 
I have some questions about the G-325A and I-129F forms before we file for the K-1 Visa. Some may be stupid, some may be sensible, but I'm nervous so please be kind, as you folks so often are! I understand if you get something wrong in the application or leave something out this can delay the process. We have been apart for 2 years now so do not want this at all!
 
I am a British citizen, my fiance is a naturalized US citizen. I have visited her in New York City 8 times over the past two years on the Visa Waiver Programme. We are applying for the K-1 Visa in a few weeks.
 
About my G-325A (this version: http://www.uscis.gov...form/g-325a.pdf):
 






  • The section that reads 'File Number    A'. I don't have this number, as I have not applied and am not a US citizen (obviously). I presume that this is the Alien Registration Number, which is also mentioned at the bottom of the form. Should I leave this blank?
  • The section about 'U.S. Social Security No. (if any)'. I was a student in the US for 5 months and was given a job by my university while there. For this I was given a Social Security number, but this was in early 2007. Should I include this?
  • The section 'This form is submitted in connection with an application for:' Should I tick 'Other' and specify K-1 Visa?
About the I-129F (this version: http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-129f.pdf):
 
  • Part 2 question 11, again I do not have an Alien Registration Number. What should I put here?
  • Part 2 question 12, again should I put my old Social Security number?
  • Part 2 question 15, I will not be in the US when out application is filed, so do I fill any of this section out? I notice there is no where else on the form to put my passport number.
Any help is graciously received!

G-325A
1. Yes
2. Yes- your number for life.
3. Yes

I-129F
1. Blank
2. Yes
3. Write N/A or leave blank if it won't take a character "/"

One question however. If you had a student visa, did it not have an Alien number associated with it? Most K1s don't have one when they start out, but you did have a visa so you would have been given an A# maybe. I am not that familiar with student visas. Something to research.











Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-13 18:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with the I-134 and visa fee
There is lots of discussion on this in the UK forum on this website. ..three threads I think. I have not done it myself so can't help. One who followed those instructions in the interview letter exactly had success. Those who guessed their way through sometimes got in the wrong place and couldn't go back.Some have posted screen shots. DS-160 is for non-immigrant visas. You may have gotten in the wrong section where people schedule their appointments for tourist visas, student visas, etc.

Edit: I didn't see it had finally worked when I posted this. Congratulations.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 16 August 2013 - 12:34 PM.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-16 12:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with the I-134 and visa fee

I have been on this site and even signed up for the courier service... however I cannot find where to pay this fee. 
There is a page listing the fee required, but no link to pay it. 
 
I have rang numerous numbers trying to pay this fee and no luck!!!! 
I was told a few weeks back that I would be paying the fee after the interview! 




And you clicked "apply for K1 visa" and never picked the choice "non-immigrant"?

If they knew you tried to pay and could not help you, then pay at the embassy like they said. When the document person asks for your receipt, say you were unable to pay. They will send you to a payment window. Then you will go back to the first window and hand in the receipt. Then you will sit and wait to be called to the interview window.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-16 11:45:00