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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWondering how and where to start... please help
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Sep 24 2007, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (May @ Sep 24 2007, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
First I apologize if this has already been discussed I do appreciate any advise you can give...

Okay.... I am recently engaged to a wonderful wonderful man. I am a US Citizen and he is Canadian. He has been working here in the US for the last 8 years or so on a TN visa which was just renewed in July 07 and is renewed yearly. At this point. I have no idea where to go. Does he apply for his green card? I have heard that there is a loop hole when the TN visa is 6 months matured where you can apply for a green card.... He needs to continue to work and live here in the US, yet we need to get him something that allows him to marry me. What can we do and what is the time line for this?
I do appreciate any and all feed back.....

~May heart.gif


You start by clicking on the word "Guides" at the top of any page.


ouch! hahahahahaha good one P


May...first of all, when you post something...pls give the topic enough time to load so that you don't have triple threads.

If your fiance's intent upon his LAST crossing the POE into America was NOT one of marrying you and ultimately pursuing a GC for permanent residence in the USA, then my personal opinion would be to marry now, and file for AOS after the marriage.

The intent upon arrival at POE is the utmost importance here & where you go from here hinges on that fact alone.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 11:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisiting fiancé after filing I-129F?
1) don't go until you get NOA2
2) have family monitor your mail...keep in mind if the RFE req's a siggy, it has to be original so your family member will have to mail it to you, then you mail it either back to the fam member to mail to your svc center, or you mail it direct to the svc center.
3) figure out a way to be in two places at the same time.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWORRIED about the way I assembled I29f petition?
QUOTE (Kazan @ Sep 25 2007, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I said this because we are all dealing with a very slow and very ####### government organization that handles thousands upon thousands of papers every day. My opinion is just putting everything in an envelope is risky. I believe it should be bond in some fashion to keep all the papers from your case from migrating to the case setting on top, under, or even around it. I would rather cautiously say, it may cause a little trouble than spout off the "feel good, no worries" "Oh, you'll be just fine!" What if something does get lost? There is a reason the USCIS has a post of "General Tips on Assembling Applications for Mailing". If someone takes the time to write, "We like it this way", I am sure going to listen! That is why I said something like that.


But you're not considering the fact that

A) the petition's already been sent & nothing can be done about it....
B ) we can 'what if' til the cows come home. What if there's a fire and all of our petitions get destroyed? what if a hurricane comes and blows down the building? what if the processor is eating a jelly donut whilst perusing the petition and gets jelly on the beneficiary's signature, thus making it illegible? I mean really. I'm not one to blow sunshine up someone's butt....but acco fasteners? come on now!
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWORRIED about the way I assembled I29f petition?
QUOTE (Kazan @ Sep 23 2007, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, that may cause a little trouble for them. There is no perfect order to it, as we all submit a little something different. However, it should have been bound together in some sort of way (a set of Acco fasteners, attached to the top, seem to be the preferred method.) As you already pointed out, it will also be very easy for them to lose some of your paperwork. If it were me, I'd be a little worried too. Just keep a lookout for an RFE if they do happen to lose a needed piece of information. Wishing you well! smile.gif


Honestly, I don't know why you'd say something like this.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 08:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWORRIED about the way I assembled I29f petition?
Whether or not you used clips to fasten your docs is irrelevant to your petition....
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-23 17:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion 18 on I-129F
QUOTE (Krikit @ Sep 26 2007, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LisaD @ Sep 26 2007, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.

laughing.gif

I can just imagine some of the things the clerks have to read when processing the petitions. I bet they do a lot of rolleyes.gif .



I know, right? Hell, I'd love to work there just for the 'omG how funny' factor....
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 11:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion 18 on I-129F
I put 'met blah blah blah....see passport pg x of evidence'and then bulleted every physical meeting since then the same way with dates.

I also sent a few extra pics, althought that's totally secondary evidence.

I kept it short, but at the same time covered every meeting.....much of it was beyond the 2 year req, but I wanted to give an overall picture with supporting evidence (passport stamps). There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 10:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAttorney Question: Need your thoughts
I will never ever tell someone to NOT hire an atty, as each person has his/her own needs and opinions...

At the same time....I'm wondering what benefit the atty could add at this stage...the papers are in, so barring some issue...isn't your work pretty much done now?
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Situation
QUOTE (almaty @ Sep 25 2007, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LisaD @ Sep 25 2007, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's a shame for some that USCIS doesn't allow transferability of beneficiaries



lol...you are killing me, sister lisa..


Just call me buttah cos I'm on a rooooooooooll..........

wink.gif
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 21:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Situation
It's a shame for some that USCIS doesn't allow transferability of beneficiaries

Edited by LisaD, 25 September 2007 - 07:44 PM.

Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 19:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Situation
QUOTE (moxcamel @ Sep 25 2007, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (MegLiz11 @ Sep 25 2007, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Haha, so I've heard. Everyone here says, "You went all the way to Russia to meet a kiwi?" Where in Russia is your fiance from? I lived in St. Petersburg for 4 months in 2005.

She's from Kazan. If it all goes south maybe I'll head over to Moscow and find me a cute little Kiwi. smile.gif


yeah don't ever forget about the possibility of an upgrade or newer model... rolleyes.gif
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 19:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Documents
QUOTE (moxcamel @ Sep 26 2007, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm not advocating this, but I wonder if it might make sense for the OP to go ahead and file with what she's got, and then wait for the RFE. The problem with this is, of course, that the documentation clearly states that the divorce must be final at the time of your petition. So at worst it might result in not only your check being cashed, but an outright denial.


What's left to wonder? Or were you just thinking out loud? hahahah
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 13:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Documents
I was remiss in adding....what document did the lawyer show him which says he's single?

If the divorce isn't finalized, imo he's not single....
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDivorce Documents
Both petitioner and beneficiary need to prove that they are free to marry at the time of application. If his divorce is still 'processing'....then you need to wait until he has the decree.

I'm sorry! But it's not too much longer now.....
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChange from K1 to K3 during application
QUOTE
oh, and no, you cannot file for a K-1 and get married while you're waiting. <---CLICK HERE!


Taken from post 1 of the sticky General K1 Guides and Info, *Plus special notes to help you now and later during AOS

Good luck!
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures90days and you get a privelidge? O.o
Don't worry, FB...I gotcha good.gif
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan the visa be denied at embassy??
Of course it can...that's where most do.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 versus previous unauthorized employment
QUOTE (Mags @ Sep 25 2007, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LisaD @ Sep 25 2007, 08:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Mags @ Sep 25 2007, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Legal advice is the way to go in this case, imo. No one here should advise you to lie to USCIS...tell the truth all the way. smile.gif


Mags, can I quote this for another thread?


Yup. Be my guest. good.gif


People here need to realize that no one here should advise lying....whether someone does is HIS or HER choice alone.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 07:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 versus previous unauthorized employment
QUOTE (Mags @ Sep 25 2007, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Legal advice is the way to go in this case, imo. No one here should advise you to lie to USCIS...tell the truth all the way. smile.gif


Mags, can I quote this for another thread?
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 07:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 versus previous unauthorized employment
QUOTE (Rob & Jin @ Sep 25 2007, 01:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LisaD @ Sep 24 2007, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

she didn't overstay......


Unfortunatly she/ he worked illegally, USCIS may never find out, they might. Its still a visa violation, does not matter whether its a criminal or civil offense or not. How do you think USCIS, NVC will will look at at a petitition that already shows dishonesty in the past. Good immigration legal advice is needed i think.


Oh I'm aware...and I agree with you that she needs to speak to an atty. I was just pointing it out that she didn't overstay so that the actual issue doesn't get confused here.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 06:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 versus previous unauthorized employment
QUOTE (meow mix @ Sep 24 2007, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Rob & Jin @ Sep 24 2007, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (monig @ Sep 23 2007, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I met my fiance while I was in the US under a R2 visa (dependent of R1, allowed to study only). I did not overstay the date on my I-94, but I worked without the INS authorization using my real SS#. Now I'm back to my country, but my fiance and I really want to get married and stay together. I believe I should be honest about the unauthorized work because I've read that hiding this fact may put me in big trouble. Do I have any chance to get the K1 visa? sad.gif What are my chances?
Thanks!


Well, lets put it this way you breached the conditions of a previous visa and worked here illegally (not unauthorized, but illegally), do you think it would be good idea to tell them that ? my advice is seek legal advice on this. If you give them a red ** they will fly it, if however they catch you lying you will be denied, and petitioneer may face prosecution .
This is just my opinion


Working illegally is a civil offense and not a crime, the crime is committed by the employer, so the OP is right that it is unauthorized work, not technically illegal.

Unauthorized work/overstay is forgiven through marriage to a USC if you are already in the states, but you're not - you need to to tell the truth and will probably need a waiver - hopefully kitkat1 will come by and help you out more with that, I'm not well versed in the specifics. Also, maybe ask over in the waiver forum. smile.gif


she didn't overstay......
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Original Submission: assembly and evidence
QUOTE (tjb5656 @ Sep 24 2007, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is the birth certificate absolutely necessary? I haven't read that this is necessary for the I-129F Petition submission.


You're kidding, right? I mean yeah you could use your passport instead...but this question has me scratchin my head wonderin if you read the guides....

Edited by LisaD, 24 September 2007 - 10:32 AM.

Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Original Submission: assembly and evidence
QUOTE (tjb5656 @ Sep 24 2007, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LisaD @ Sep 24 2007, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Honestly, I'd remove the binder. You're creating extra work for the processor to take it all out of the binder and arrange it the way they're going to.



Even if they can easily remove the sheets out of the plastic inserts? The pages (forms, documents, etc.) are not 3 hole punched. They are inside transparent proctetors that are punched.


If you do a search on a certain member...####### I can't remember his name...oh I'm sure someone here will remember it..Anyways, he worked for one of the service centers and he explained the process of how the approval on this end works. Apparantly, iirc, they are judged by how fast they can process a petition...and it's something like 15 minutes a piece, providing all the docs are correct and complete.

I think it provides extra work with no benefit. I fastened my petition with clips and a big rubber band. One doc under another....no fuss no muss. What actual benefit are you gaining by seperating it and bogging it down with a binder?
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 10:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Original Submission: assembly and evidence
Honestly, I'd remove the binder. You're creating extra work for the processor to take it all out of the binder and arrange it the way they're going to.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-24 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa issued today!
CONGRATS!

You are the guy I was talking about the other day....thank you for the valuable inside look into the process....we all appreciate it so much.

Guys, if you want to know how the svc centers work....do a post search on the OP.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa Denied
I remember one petitioner who cited 'yahoo smilies' as a means of communication laughing.gif

I believe she was denied.

If it's not a hard rule that if the couple does not speak a common lang, that there's no visa....well it should be.
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-25 19:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan we get married here in the Philippines after I can have my K1 Visa?
K-1 = FIANCE(E) VISA not SPOUSAL visa.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-02 07:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresa-number receipt number
Are you talking about on the I129fwhere two lines above it says 'do not write in these blocks or on the G325a where the example form says to write 'none'?

Adding: you can access Ron/Sharon's previous posts by going to his member profile and doing a post/thread search...

Edited by LisaD, 23 September 2007 - 08:58 PM.

Anita CocktailMale02007-09-23 20:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs there anyone who has never received NOA1?
Surely money orders are trackable??????
Anita CocktailMale02007-09-26 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy Confusion on the Assemly instructions.
QUOTE (stuartx13 @ Oct 6 2007, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (BigCityDave @ Oct 6 2007, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (stuartx13 @ Oct 6 2007, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I didn't put ORIGINAL SUBMISSION on any of my stuff will that make any difference?


You mean you didn't include the signed forms, 1-129f, letter of intent, etc..

I sent all that i just didn't wright ORIGINAL SUBMISSION anywhere.


Neither did I, and so far so good.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-06 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Visa - How long do you have to wait for NOA1 notification? Our lawyer told us 6 mts?
If you are going to try again to visit, at least clear through Dublin, so if you're refused, it's not too terribly far. Once you clear in Dublin, you're good to go.

6 mos for NOA1 sounds like bs to me.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-06 17:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa the best option to bring a Fiance?
We could 'what if' til the cows come home....there's an old expression...IF my mother had b@lls, she'd be my father....

Is the K-1 the best method to bring over a fiancee? it's the ONLY one!
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-10 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMy visa journey is over right here
QUOTE (tucson_chick @ Oct 10 2007, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
wow. as far as i remember you and your (ex) fiance have a lot of public drama going on (all the time).

wasn't there something that you didn't believe that he filed the I-129 bc you thought the case-number was a fake?

ohwell, i guess you guys are just dealing with things differently.


It wasn't just the OP who thought the case number was dodgy....it was pretty much everyone here telling HER that it didn't sound right.

OP, I'm so sorry for you, but in a way I'm not because you're better off without someone like that!
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-10 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 in process, now possibility of L1
QUOTE (meow mix @ Oct 12 2007, 07:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (vanessaandbrent @ Oct 11 2007, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I knew this would happen!

I have been waiting and waiting for 5 months for an appropriate opportunity to transfer within my company on an L1 visa (from Costa Rica to FL). Nothing came up, so we started the K1 process instead. Now, not even a month after we filed the petition, the job I want has come up! ARGH - damn those evil powers who play with us!!

So my question is:
My understanding is that you can file an immigrant petition and a non-immigrant petition at the same time (not sure if that's true), however I'm pretty sure L1 is "dual intent" or at least it was, so does that negate the "two at once" theory?? Anyone have a clue?

If i'm not being clear let me know - very frustrated right now! ranting33va.gif


L-1 is a non-immigrant visa, not a dual-intent visa. It's valid for up to 7 years, but if you come here with intent to marry and adjust status, that could be a potentially very sticky situation...


Yes, agreed with Meow mix....I'd say speak to an atty.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-12 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich center Should send for the I-129 K1 application?
QUOTE (LHH @ Oct 12 2007, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Omizo_Tusha @ Oct 12 2007, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LHH @ Oct 12 2007, 02:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi, my friend lived in California before he moved to TX because of his job in Jan 2007. Now he is going to file the K1 application for his girlfriend. Should he mail all the documents to the California Center or the Vermont Center? Thank you for your relpy.


Send it to CSC.



But the instrustion on the I-129F form said, if you live in TX, you send to the Vermont Center, why should send to CSC? Thank you.


AND IF YOU KNOW THAT MUCH, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU START A THREAD ABOUT IT?

sorry guys for the caps, gettin worked up here for a sec laughing.gif

Furthermore, LHH, you should tell your 'friend' that he should take an active interest in his own petition and not depend on 3rd parties such as yourself to spoon feed him answers.

Have a nice day.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-12 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPictures
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Edited by LisaD, 14 October 2007 - 10:16 PM.

Anita CocktailMale02007-10-14 22:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresyour I129f may be adjudicated
things is goin slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow now
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-14 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone have a picture of their petition fully assembled?
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 14 2007, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Since I wrote, "I hope they weren't of a mind to lose something out of spite." I'm guessing you actually hope so too. No?


Whoops...I meant I disagreed with the insinuation that they might lose something out of spite.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-14 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAnyone have a picture of their petition fully assembled?
QUOTE (chris4gretchen @ Oct 14 2007, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 14 2007, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (jennybeni @ Oct 14 2007, 09:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>


I went all out to make sure I was organized. I had a 1/2" 3-ring binder and bought lots of plastic sleeve covers to put the papers in. Within the binder, I had 3 sections - forms, evidence of having met in past 2 years, and evidence of ongoing relationship. I made a table of contents for each section, and also stuck post-its where needed to give some context to the evidence I was including. I know, I'm ####### blush.gif

Good luck getting it together!


Shudder. This is absolutely not what to do. USCIS will disassemble and reassemble your submission to fit their own needs. I can just imagine the swear words uttered under the breath of the poor staffer who had to take all your pages out of a binder, throw the binder in the trash, then take each page out of a sleeve and put them all together again in a proper format. I hope they weren't of a mind to lose something out of spite.



this may be your opinion, however there is no right or wrong way. They will not reject a petition because of its organizational appearance. they will take it all shoved loose in an envelope or bound in a binder with plastic sleeves or clipped together with paper clips. They disassemble them all anyway. They will put the package in the order they wish, even if clipped with an arco fastener. There have been countless approved petitions sent in with binders and sleeves and accordian folders etc.
it part of the job of the mail room to sort the documents and put it in the order they wish. i also put my petition in a binder with plastic sleeves contrary to your "shudder", and my petition is just fine as is theirs. They recommend an arco fastner, but they are more concerned with the submission having all the documents and signatures etc than how it is organized by the submitter. As you said, USCIS will disassemble and reassemble your submission to fit their own needs. regardless of how you submit it.

and i doubt they are consistently uttering swear words. they have seen it all.

Chris


Chris, you've missed his point entirely. I totally agree with Pushbrk - except the bit about spitefully losing something.

read this: http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a

it is all from a thread from a VJ member/ former USCIS adjudicator & it gives a little insight to the process (at least at the time the guy was there). Please note where it's stressed that they process apps fast, how they're judged on how many they process, etc.

To have things in binders with sleeves and all fancy DOES cost the adjudicator more time in disassembling the petition from the original format to a pile of papers the way they need it done. Obviously, with the two hole punch, it means it's going into a file and being bound at the top. So the binder and fancy plastic sheet protectors is a superfluous timewaster.
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-14 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs getting pregnant while waiting for K1 visa advisable?
QUOTE (VipulandJamie @ Oct 15 2007, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, that's your opinion, Lisa. This is a public discussion board, and if she has the right to ask a question then others have the right to respond. wink.gif


But those are not the questions she asked, are they? no0pb.gif

And of course it's my opinion...what else would it be? blink.gif

The OP may very well be in a rush for private & legitimate reasons unknown to the board! Go figure! laughing.gif It's not our place to demand full explanation of private matters simply because she asked a question.

Anyways, good luck to you, OP...I hope you get the answers you were hoping for!
Anita CocktailMale02007-10-16 07:13:00