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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
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp with the I-134 and visa fee
The fee is paid online before the interview.
Did you read your appointment letter? It should have told you to find this document on their website. Form IV19 is your further instruction and has a step by step how to pay at the end . http://photos.state....appt_letter.pdf

If you have another sponsor, London won't even require one from the fiancé. Doesn't matter what you put on his form because he doesn't qualify on $11,000.

For Affidavits of Support, if it says current income, they mean right now, not the tax return.
Example a student whose tax return said $5000. They are now graduated, and have a job paying $4000/month. They answer the question $48,000 (12 x $4000). They prove it with an employer letter or pay stubs.






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-16 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSupport Question...

 
My question is, in either job situation she is earning over the poverty guideline but she has very little saved up right now, would a co-sponsor still be accepted in our application? Would they question or deny it at all when presented with the financial evidences?


If she brings documented proof that she is earning over the poverty level, in London they probably won't even talk about the I-134. Since it's a new job and not documented on her tax return, then a letter from her employer and some pay stubs would be good proof and accepted by London.

Yes, for London, another sponsor would be accepted instead of your fiancé



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-16 07:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor just backed out for my partners k-1 visa
You will also need a joint sponsor for the I-864 to get a greencard. It is very strict. The cousin's husband would be on the hook for someone he doesn't know even if you two split up, until the immigrant worked 10 years, left the US permanently, or he died. It's a lot to ask someone to do for you.

One way around it for the London embassy and the I-134 is if the immigrant has $40-50 thousand dollars saved up. Then he/she can self-sponsor for the visa.

But in general, if you want to marry and live in the US--
1. Get a job in the US.
2. Find a joint sponsor.
You have until the interview in London to do so.

Immigration is not allowed to everyone. You have to meet the requirements. Right now you don't, but you have ways to qualify.









Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-17 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE Divorce Decree

I may be confused, but why would the petitioner have a UK divorce decree? Was he/she married in the UK previously?

One of the K1 fiance requirements is that you are both free to marry. With the original petition, proof that any previous marriages ended must be sent in (photocopies). The British fiancé was married before. He had to send his divorce decree to the US fiancé to include in the petition packet. USCIS sent an RFE because they thought it should be signed by a judge like most are (except England). At the interview in London, they will ask to see the original certified document to verify this person is free to marry his fiance. They keep asking K1s to do this all the way through immigration. In our K1 situation my fiance/husband had a divorce decree to submit. I proved my first marriage ended by providing the death certificate of my prior husband. Even the naturalization application required that.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 18 August 2013 - 01:08 PM.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-18 13:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE Divorce Decree
This is the official (certified) divorce document given in England. It apparently looks too simple for some inexperienced USCIS workers to think it is the correct document because of the lack of signatures and being only one page long. My answers are only to people with divorce in England. Your experience and documents in other countries or states may be different. This document will get you through immigration, but there are certain parts I suggest be marked with light yellow highlighter on your PHOTOCOPY that is mailed in by K1s.
--The names
--The phrase "it is hereby certified that the said decree was on the [date] made final and absolute and that the said marriage was dissolved."
--The next line "Dated: ______"
--The tiny wording in the footer that says "Decree of Absolute (Divorce)"

(image stolen from some website of a divorce at Aldershot & Farnham County Court. The red stamp is the certification)
cert-divorce-england-wales.jpg

Edited by Nich-Nick, 18 August 2013 - 07:09 AM.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-18 07:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE Divorce Decree

I didn't say Original..You can GET a CERTIFIED copy of it at the courthouse where divorce took place..a CERTIFIED copy is as GOOD as an original..BELIVE me I JUST went thru this with the NVC..

I believe the divorce is in the UK. There is no raised seal. There is no signature. There is a red ink stamp from the court. Occasionally, workers at USCIS do not know that what she submitted is the one and only valid divorce decree absolute from the United Kingdom. A judge does not sign the document.

There is nothing sent to NVC by a K1. Their file passes in and out of NVC in 3 days. She needs a color PHOTOCOPY of the original to submit to USCIS for her petition to show he is free to marry. When her fiancé attends the interview in London, he will present the original in person. They will examine it and return it at the end of the interview. I have been through this process from K1 to US citizenship and have had to submit the unsigned, no raised seal, not certified UK photocopy that says "decree absolute" on several occasions. So have others from the United Kingdom. It is accepted. At the citizenship interview they request the original be brought in person. They keep the photocopy that was mailed with the application in the file and return the original.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-17 22:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRFE Divorce Decree

I got the RFE letter today and it says, "The divorce decree submitted does not show evidence of being civilly filed, signed by a judge, or recorded. As such, the peripheral is requested to submit a legible copy, including all pages of the final divorce decree that shows proof of filing that terminated the prior marriage."

Has anyone else had this or knows what info to send? Help please!

Yes, I know about this and have the answer if you are speaking of a UK divorce. You need a UK answer for this and so PLEASE read this post because it's too long to repeat.
http://www.visajourn...nied/?p=5125410
(post 29 in case it doesn't pop over to the start.). The post covers more stuff, so read the divorce decree part and RFE response suggested.


Hey-- and don't ever mail in originals.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 17 August 2013 - 05:55 PM.






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-17 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout to file I-129f. Am I missing something?!

Just to get clarification on this post since I'm getting ready to file myself, are two passport-style photos needed for each the petitioner and the beneficiary?  I thought one for each would be suficient?


You are correct. It asks for 1 of each person. Later photos he will need:
1-Medical
2-Embassy London
2-AOS greencard
2-EAD work
2-AP travel






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-20 07:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout to file I-129f. Am I missing something?!
No problems really, unless they overlook one or something. The mailroom contractors will tear them open and throw them away, so USCIS employees won't see them and give you points for organization. I would suggest a bulldog clip or big paper clip if you feel the need to separate. Your submission will be shuffled and reorganized and put in a folder before it goes to a USCIS Service Center.

Forgive my cut and dried suggestions. I've been through the whole deal and have kinda figured out the meat and potatoes of immigration and skip the extraneous stuff. I even quit doing cover letters at some point. I am certain they get thrown away in most cases. You submission looks like good meat and potatoes without adding whipped cream, nuts, chocolate syrup, and cherries on top like so many do. Keep calm and carry on. :P


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-18 17:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAbout to file I-129f. Am I missing something?!

[*]Payment of $340 made out to USCIS


I-129F Instructions page 6
2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."


3 exact copies are not needed unless you both just want one to look at.
I would not separate things into envelopes, but hey, it's your choice.
Good luck with everything.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 18 August 2013 - 04:21 PM.








Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-18 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline dates accuracy?

Our case is being done through the Texas service center they have only just started doing them
Out receipt number begins with SRC followed by the file numbers, SRC is the Texas service center not the lock box. If you look on igors list you will find out that cases around our time are through Texas


All I meant was some screw up the TSC data because they think lockbox=service center and never go back and change it. So TSC could have some odd extra profiles or lingering stats from the workload shift.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-22 10:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline dates accuracy?

So I personally am going through the I-129f application for the k1 visa and I just have a question about the timelines I want to find out how accurate they really are.

I know they depend on people actually updating there timeline cause I presume people use it untill they get their good news and forget about this site that has helped them all through it and them updating there timeline will help others in the situation.

So can anybody verify these timlines are accurate with a tolerance or has anyboy experienced a better date or a significantly worse date.




If you are talking about the predicted date given--it is an average so some are faster and some are slower.

A problem with Texas Service Center is many put that because they mail to a lockbox in Texas. That is only a receiving station in Texas, not the Texas Service Center. The NOA1 usually says Vermont or California as the actual service center. And when Vermont got way far behind they shipped out a load for Texas Service Center to work on, even though they normally don't do i-129Fs. Some changed their profile to TSC while others left it VSC. I would say yours being currently set at TSC is less accurate because of those issues.

As far as abandoned accounts, Capt Ewok the head admin/owner posted once that his prediction formula disregards out of date and timelines that appear abandoned. Periodically there is also a house cleaning also I believe.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-22 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould I Get a lawyer involved because of this RFE fiasco?
I know you have started many threads on this, but the details are scattered. Would you re-write a concise summary of the dates and all steps, if you spoke to a Tier 2 person or just the first level, if your name is on your mailbox, etc.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-21 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReferencing Proofs in Question 18 attachment

Ok Thanks, I'll split the proofs off into a separate document and change/update references within it.
 
It's our intention/hope that I will be there with Matt when he has the interview, that's allowed right?
If so, that'd go a long way to act as proof I'd hope smile.png
 
 
Aslo, I did just notice that I have an old form.
I guess I'll copy stuff over to it now - very annoying!







Just get your petition approved by USCIS by showing US citizen, both fee to marry, intend to marry within 90 days, and met in person and you need no further proof for London. The embassy is not USCIS by the way. That is Dept of State.

Yes, you may attend the Interview if you get prior written permission from London. Don't go just to prove relationship. London doesn't care. Only go if you can easily afford it and want an adventure sight seeing in London. Don't go because you think it will help him get the visa. It won't.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-24 08:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReferencing Proofs in Question 18 attachment
I think you are using an older version of the form, which is only going to be accepted until Sept 16, so keep that in mind.

I think I am following your idea about referencing pages you have numbered yourself....like page 1-5 of your meeting pages. The problem with that is they take off your paper clips and totally rearrange your submission so it may not remain together. Usually the answer to 18 (or Part 2, 34a) is all that is referenced with a question number from the form and is fairly brief.

Then maybe head your evidence pages with Proof of Meeting in Person if you want to title it. I always write on my evidence pages. I highlight dates and names with yellow and I print in red Sharpie in blank areas at the bottom...Mary's boarding passes for trip to England 8/23/2012.....Mary and John in Paris 8/30/2013. The pages stand alone so to speak and it jumps out what I'm showing because I noted it in red and highlighted the date.

And tie the Eiffle tower to dates. Your entry stamp into France at Calais or Gare du Nord, the ferry or train tickets. Matthew probably didn't get stamps.

For Phoenix-- entry stamp to US, boarding pass, and maybe a credit card charge in your town. I sent one photocopy page of each of our credit card statements where we each purchased something in Harrod's on the same date. The photocopy was highlighted on the Harrod's line, my name was highlighted and I wrote in red "Mary in London 1/5/2008". His was the same "John in London on same date 1/5/2008" Tie your meetings down with dated documentation.

London won't ask for additional proof of your relationship at the interview, but they will look at what you sent with the petition so clearly define your meetings and include a few photographs.

That's my two cents---


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Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-24 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOpinions on Travel Please
Consider if having a job to occupy your mind until next Spring/Summer or so will be helpful, as well as provide some money for the costs coming your way.

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
$1070 (USCIS) Adjustment of Status/Work Authorization/Advance Parole

??? Two trips to London, maybe overnight in hotel
??? Plane fare for birthday,Tthanksgiving, immigration
??? Cost of getting your stuff shipped















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-26 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question: Can I use my Turbo Tax returns?

I am filling out the I-134 and I understand that London would like to see a copy of my pay stubs, W-2's, and Tax Returns. However, I filed my taxes on Turbo Tax so I was wondering if I am allowed to print out my Turbo Tax returns or if I have to write the IRS? 

I used TurboTax. Keep in mind with TurboTax, a copy of the W2 or 1099 goes with it to make a "complete tax return." Then your pay stubs would be a second (backup) proof.

London has no specific list of what is required as proof. They have approved with employer letter only and no tax return, so no worries about TurboTax as long as your W2 is with it.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 26 August 2013 - 08:41 AM.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-26 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew Job Before K-1 Visa Interview (London Embassy)
Your I-134 taken to the interview should show your current job. So fill out a new one if you change and get an employer letter to state your salary.
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-26 08:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDallas Lockbox Address Error

Thankyou!
 
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced I muddled up and put 660151 on the wrong line. And now I am kicking myself. When he gets home tonight and can check it, if thats what I've done I will be so cross with myself. What a fantastic start.
 
Thanks again!




If it was UPS--United Parcel Service, then it doesn't go to the P.O. BOX.
UPS doesn't deliver to anything but street addresses. So was it USPS or UPS?


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-28 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDallas Lockbox Address Error

Hello,
 
Just a quick question. Could someone please please please give me the correct address for the dallas lockbox to send my petition into. My fiance is at work so cannot get him to check which zip code was used and we received an email from UPS saying the postal code is wrong and cant be delivered. He sent it via three day shipping without it requiring a signature but I'm sure I put the correct zip code on it.
 
Already have a setback and the thing isn't even there yet to start being processed. I've got such terrible luck :(
 
 
Thanks in advance!






For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266

For USPS Express Mail and courier deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

UPS is the brown truck people and considered courier.
USPS Is the regular mail service United States Postal Service kinda like Royal Mail.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 28 August 2013 - 04:45 PM.















Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-28 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsor advice

My fiancé and I are planning to start the application for a K-1 visa next year once I finish my masters. He currently has a job and enough savings to support us  until I can find a job in the US, however after looking at the information concerning finances I think that we will have to use a co-sponsor just to be on the safe side. The only person we could use would be his mum however she is planning on retiring next year during the time we will be applying.
 
My question is can you use someone who is retired but has savings as your co-sponsor?
 
Any advice would be great. Thanks.




Pensions and social security are income, just like a job.

A thought--you might want to start the petition before you finish your degree by a few months. Then you aren't waiting around for the full 8 months after graduation.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-01 18:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Sent Off and I have a Question.
Did you remember to put the $455 check in the packet? Did you mail it to Vermont? Sounds like you've mentioned all the other pieces. Congratulations on starting the anxiety ridden journey. It's not that hard, but our emotions really act up during the waiting because we've done our part and have no clue what's going on at the other end. wacko.gif
Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2008-07-13 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIndian born but UK citizen

Last question: Will London keep my passport for that long??
 
Thanks again.
 


I have known several to go both ways. They are told "approved", passport kept, and (former method) told to go pay the courier in the lobby. Then their visa passport/visa was not returned in a week...two weeks...and they found out about AP. So don't take approved as a sign of no AP.

Or they might say everything looks good and we need nothing more from you, but we will notify you when to send your passport to us by courier. I guess I would say, more have their passports kept by the embassy. Some have asked for it back when it went on a long time so they could travel, then returned it when the embassy contacted them that it was time to issue the visa. The whole AP thing is a big secret and you can't budge a bit of information about why or how long, nor can your congressman, MP, etc. People have tried everything. Hopefully it will be short.

Good for you not stressing. You will get there, you just can't make it your preferrred time. Always waiting for something when you do the immigration thing.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 05 September 2013 - 11:21 AM.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-05 11:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIndian born but UK citizen
That sounds like it ought to be fine. You're so lucky that Mom is handy to do all this in a day's time. I was afraid you would have trouble finding a relative close by to do all this so quickly. Be sure and keep the original for instances down the immigration line when you might need your birth certificate again.

London tries to work with you. One of the girls I got close to a few years ago managed to get her visa without having an original copy of her birth certificate from India. Her parents had taken her passport and birth certificate because she had wanted to visit America and a boy she met online. She documented all her correspondence with India, the Indian embassy, the restraining order and police reports against her Dad, that she had no relatives she could turn to because of the estrangement from parents, and some school records documenting her name and birthdate. London gave her the visa and she is now a US citizen. She had left India at 6 months old and was a UK citizen, but still was in AP for 4 weeks after her interview, which pretty much is the minimum time for anybody born in India. It could take 8 weeks or longer, so don't get your hopes up for a speedy departure the week after your interview.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-05 07:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIndian born but UK citizen

Hi all,
 
Im really hoping someone can help...
 
So I was born in India, Im registered and I have a birth certificate (all on one doc) and I moved to the UK a long time ago, I now have a UK passport and a British citizen registration form.
 
However:
My name is spelt wrong on the Indian birth certificate (just one extra letter and all my other docs since do not have that one letter)
My surname is not on it either
My Mums surname is not on there - just her first name (My fathers name is there in full)
Does not have my time of birth only date
Does not have my weight
 
 
I read this info- http://london.usemba...rth_certificate and
 
and now my questions are:
 
1. Are there two docs for Indian borns? One for Registration and another as the birth certificate?
2. Do I need to order a whole new form altogether?
3. Will an Affidavit letter solve the problem?
 
Any advice appreciated. My interview is next week....
 
 
























You kind of left it to the last minute.....

Did you click the link to the Dept of State website discussing documents from every country. There is more detail. http://travel.state....5.html?cid=9215
You have to scroll down a bit to get to the birth certificate part.




Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-04 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow Many Bank Statements for I-134?

I have had two banks since meeting my fiance, and they were able to provide me with my years worth of statements. However, neither bank condensed my statements into a total of yearly deposits, so instead I have 1-2 pounds of bank statements from the year. My bank said two of the pages when combined will show my total yearly income, but that they aren't sure if immigration wants every single statement so to possibly send them all.
 
I considered sending a few standout statements (tax time, and then one statement per 3 months), plus providing a cover letting stating my yearly salary and total deposits as calculated from the bank statements. 
 
Any ideas on the best thing to do when your bank has given you pounds of statements?




Skip the bank statements for London. They don't care about that. If you have a tax return or an employment letter, that will do. I promise.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-05 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé forgot he was married before!
I wasn't implying that the visa won't get sorted out. There is nothing wrong with being married before. And I don't think you will have to start over. I was only wondering if it will have to go through some formal procedure by USCIS or if the embassy will just ignore that part and carry on.

At least I wasn't complaining about your fiancé like most of the thread. :P
That is a separate issue and wasn't what you asked for.So not giving my opinion on that.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-30 18:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé forgot he was married before!

Wouldn't DOS refer back to USCIS if needed? It wasn't false information. Technically at this time he is single and able to marry. We have the divorce decree and so forth. How do they check for prior unions? I know here in Louisiana the court of clerk runs a check to verify that no legal marriages are binding but for overseas?

From what I've read, it depends on the Interviewer as well. So at this point we shall wait and see what happens. No one here has been in this scenario and therefore all comments are assumptions.

USCIS has approved my petition and its already at the embassy. They are awaiting on my fiancé for further paperwork for packet 3. This is happening in VN so maybe other embassies does it differently? But I'll post in the VN forum to see if anyone has been in similar scenario.

How would they do it if a child was added on? I guess for me there's a first for everything.





His biographic form G-325A

"Former Husbands or Wives (If none, so state)
Family Name (For wife, give maiden name "

So if he didn't put a name and put "None", it was falsely answered.

You can proceed anyway you wish. I was only sharing my thoughts and that I personally would be talking to a Tier 2 at USCIS, rather than a forum. It isn't about an embassy procedure really, but a question of is the petition approval still valid or does USCIS need to correct the error. Yes, the embassy could send it back to USCIS.

It's like if your high school transcript had an error on it, would your university cross it out and fix it or would you have to go back to the high school for the correction. They are separate entities that maintain separate records, even though both dealing with education.

When the officer handling your case for naturalization has every document you ever sent for immigration piled on his desk (and is charged with looking for discrepancies) see no former spouse on the petition and a former spouse on the visa application? Will he consider it misrepresentation? Will he deny citizenship or revoke the greencard? I really don't know the answer. I am just throwing out questions I have.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 30 August 2013 - 01:16 PM.












Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-30 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFiancé forgot he was married before!
A problem I see with this is the validity of the petition approval.

It was approved by USCIS based on incorrect information and not providing a divorce decree. Information and documentation was withheld. The embassy/consulate stage is not USCIS. It falls under the Department of State, a separate agency.

An approved petition by USCIS is required before the State Department can consider a visa. So if that USCIS approval came based on a falsehood, wouldn't it have to be returned to the USCIS in the states to re-evaluate the petition? I don't think the Department of State (consulate) can merely write in new information on a USCIS document. It could even come back to bite you at the adjustment of status or citizenship stage if they discover discrepancies that a benefit was given based on false information and all previous benefits could be revoked.

Before continuing with the forms at the consulate level, I would go back to USCIS and speak to a Tier 2 asking, "If my petition approval was based on false information, is it still valid? Or do I need to present the new infomation to USCIS and wait for a second approval before continuing with the Department of State?"






Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-08-30 08:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPlease Help!!! 4 Interview Packet questions! (need answers today)

Hello,
Just a few questions!
 
1. I remember reading something about sending a sealed envelope that my fiance isn't supposed to open, do they mean to send my i-134 evidence in a sealed packet and tell him not to open it?
 
 
2. For our supporting evidence of a relationship do they want only originals of the letters and things he sent me, or am I allowed to make copies?
 
3. If I am not allowed to make copies, will they give my fiance the evidence back (I don't want to lose his handwritten letters forever!)
 
4. I have not seen him since he was here, because I was unable to get off for work to go on a vacation. Therefore, he and I have no new pictures of us together. Should I explain in a cover letter why we don't have photos together other than my original i-129F photos i already submitted and were approved? 
 
 












To add support to what Anna said--

1) If you don't want your fiancé to see you I-134, you could seal it up so only the embassy sees it. But I believe the seal envelope you mean is the file that come after approval that is turned at POE.

2) Zero, none, nada needed for London.

3) Anything he wants back at the end of the interview, like birth certificate or other original documents, should have a photocopy with them for London to keep.

4) Do not explain in a cover letter. They don't care and don't want to see recent photos anyway.









Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-07 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI have a new raise and job position that meets income, but last years tax return was before it. What do I do?

I started working for my company in June 2012, i got my tax return in March I believe saying I may 10,000. However, I got a new job at the same company making more money that does meet the income requirement. The new tax return to show my current income isn't out yet, and my old tax return to me isn't a full years (since it was just June-Spring). On my employment letter it lists my new income, is that enough?

 
Yes. For an I-134 in London you don't even have to a tax return as proof. If your employer letter says your salary is an amount over 100% of the poverty level and your employment is permanent (rather than seasonal like a Christmas holiday job) then that is enough. Bring some pay stubs just for extra proof. I'm sure I've replied to you the same thing recently. ???
It really is true. I know London. They want to know your salary NOW, not last year. What if you made $200k last year and now only made $20k? Yes, they would evaluate the current income of $20k. The same is true if you make more than last year.


 

You will probably need to have a co-sponsor for the I-134

Maybe for China or another country, but he has enough to be approved on his current job at an interview in London.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-07 07:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLooking for definitive answer on original Birth Certificates.

Since I included a copy of my birth certificate (I'm the US Citizen) as required in my I-129F packet, the guide seems to suggest that my fiance is going to need to have my original birth certificate at the interview as well.  Can this be right? I've never let my original birth certificate leave my possession, let alone mailed it to another country. Can someone answer definitively whether the US Citizen's original birth certificate needs to be sent to the fiance for the interview?
  
Rob and Adrian


The VJ guidelines are just plain over the top excessive for an interview in London. All your fiancé needs from you the US citizen is an I-134 affidavit of support and two proofs of income. One is enough and the other is just in case. It doesn't even have to be a tax return.

No to--
Anything in the I-129F packet.
USC's birth certificate or divorce decree
Further proof of meeting, skyping, declaring your love on Facebook, buying a ring, proposing...
NOA 1 or NOA2







Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-07 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Starting-may have issues already

Thanks for the replies.  Yes, we have cards (with the important stamps).  I have my boarding pass from the return journey on my last trip, although not the outgoing one and have the e-ticket.  I did make some debit card purchases and withdrawal of money at ATMs over there.  We call each other several times a day so I have phone bills.

Calling each other does not meet the requirement of meeting face to face. Focus on the requirements:
One a USC (US birth certificate)
Free to marry (any divorce decrees from either person)
Intend to marry (a statement from each)
Met in person in the last 2 years (your paper trail of trip in 2012, as much as you can find. Don't forget passport stamps of entry)

A few picture are nice. Easy on the extra fluff like 5000 phone calls, love letters, etc. Don't put so much of that in, that USCIS can't find the actual things they need to approve.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 07 September 2013 - 11:52 AM.







Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-07 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresJust Starting-may have issues already

Hi, new to the forum and to the visa application process.  My fiancee and I have been together for nearly 5 years now.  We met online but met in person for the first time in March 2009 when she came over here to visit for 3 weeks.  I've been over to SoCal on 3 occasions, each for about 12 weeks.  Now, onto the problem.  Whilst we have lots of photos, checking back through them and we only have ones with both of us in from her trip here and my first trip there (Oct 2009-Jan 2010).  We don't have any in the 2-year period the step-by-step says to send.  Also, due to finances and poor health on my part we haven't seen each other since Jan 2012 (she is coming over here in Nov, yay!).  Basically, will these issue scupper our chances of applying now?
 
Thanks in advance.


Roger--

They don't know when the photos were taken. That's why photos are secondary evidence. How do they know if the photo together was your first trip or Jan 2012? Send some photos just so they can see you together. Then come up with passport stamps, etc from Jan 2012. If you made credit card charges in or near her town, that shows you were there. Find a paper trail of you going to SoCal in 2012.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-06 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI134

Hi all,
Does my fiancee need to fill out the I134 even though her income is $0 (she is full time student) and we have a sponsor who's filled one out already?
 
Also Q11, what should the sponsor be writing? And what should my fiancee be putting if she has to fill the I134 out but has no income?
I'd particularly like to hear from people who have gone through LONDON.
 
Many Thanks






This is LONDON specific. Only one I-134 is required from the person who has the money.

Q11- for someone not the fiancé go ahead and tick "intend" then list anything they are offering....Room, board, transportation, and anything the immigrant needs until he is authorized to work.

I only remember one London interview where Q11 was specifically discussed and that was in late 2008. It doesn't seem to be an issue however it is answered.





Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-10 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPetition packet-Folder or just clips?
I have used priority mail for 4 submissions successfully. Only the first had return receipt. My little green card (return receipt) must have gone on holiday somewhere because it didn't come back to me for a couple of months. Waste of money really. I think I got NOA2 before the receipt postcard.. The delivery confirmation is enough to let you know it arrived.

For all of mine I put the applications in an old file folder. I mean really old, label torn off, marked on. The only purpose was to squash the loose papers together so the would feed down into the light cardboard (kinda flat) Priority Mail envelope easily. Nothing was bound and the folder was trash they could discard.

Edited by Nich-Nick, 11 September 2013 - 11:49 PM.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-11 23:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow many skype/facetime call logs do I need?
I think you are talking about for the I-129F petition, and not the visa interview in London, right?

How many Skype logs for that? Zero.


Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-11 23:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Petition Only Valid For Four Months?

So I've finally received my Packet 3 from the London Embassy... one line on the letter caught my eye:
 
"The K1/3 petition is valid for four months from the date of action (priority date at the bottom of the letter) and must be valid to process your case to conclusion.  To revalidate the petition, please request your fiance(e) to make a notarized statement of intent to marry within ninety days of your arrival in the US and present it on the day of your interview.
 
.....
 
Your priority date:  10 JUL 2013"
 
My issue is that I'm about to go to America for about 70 days as a tourist and by the time I return, this four month period of validity will be closed.  What am I supposed to do here?  Do I get a letter from my fiancee while I'm over there and bring it back with me in December to my interview (when it gets scheduled)?  Do I need to do anything, besides sending in the forms requested, before the 10th November rolls around and the window closes?  :\








I would order your police certificate before leaving. You will need it when you go to the medical and the interview.

I would also submit the forms well before Nov 10....now or by end of Sept, so they are aware you haven't abandoned ship. A cover letter could explain you will be out of the country until [date] and will complete the visa process after your return. Tell them you will have a notarized letter of intent from your fiancé, as instructed in their letter to you.



Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-13 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa DS-230 Part I Confused!!!

I received the packet 3 letter dated Sep 9th and doesn't say anything about DS260 only DS230
Im gonna call NVC monday and do the DS260 also so it doesn't delay anything, so confused unsure.png
 


Yes, you should go with the new form because your letter isn't one that straddles the change over. The letter has not been updated. They aren't so good in London about changing everything. Those letters should have been ready to go Sept 1 when they were ready to switch forms. They didn't even provide the link on their website for the DS-260 until Sept 9, but said it should be used Sept 1. It is always a struggle to hit the embassy right at a changeover to a new policy.

Nich-NickNot TellingUnited Kingdom2013-09-14 09:51:00