biggish data

calling husband and wife, please help!

You would have trouble definately..Please edit is to be safe..Good luck!!

belovedbyme

Female

Philippines

2008-09-23 23:12:00

Visiting and I-129F

QUOTE (Lisaandtim @ Sep 24 2008, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can my fiance visit me while the I-129F is processing? In other words, if I have sent the I-129F in, can my fiance come back for a visit?

A big YES .

belovedbyme

Female

Philippines

2008-09-24 20:25:00

fiance or marriage this time, give me advice

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Sep 26 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (tallcoolone @ Sep 26 2008, 05:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Since you have already had a rocky road, it seems like your relationship will end in divorce.

If your having issues before marriage, I promise you will have many more after marriage.

Both of you need to move on, and find other people.

This post is completely out of line. This is a K1 visa forum and the couple is seeking visa related assistance, not relationship advice. Please stay on topic.

belovedbyme

Female

Philippines

2008-09-27 11:43:00

fiance or marriage this time, give me advice

http://www.visajourn...pic=112529..try to look for Samuel+ Gretchen answer on this thread. I'm sure they are in same boat as you..

Chief

belovedbyme

Female

Philippines

2008-09-26 06:20:00

fiance or marriage this time, give me advice

read this thread it is applicable to you..Hope it helps a lot..Good luck to you!!

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=81614

chief

belovedbyme

Female

Philippines

2008-09-26 06:15:00

CSC number

Thanks for all your input guys.. i think ill leave it then as it saves me frustration and money! Fingers crossed our approval is just round the corner!

cca

Female

2008-08-27 16:44:00

CSC number

QUOTE (pgp @ Aug 27 2008, 04:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I called the 800 number the other day. You have to poke around through the menu a bit, but you can eventually talk to a human. The guy I talked to was very nice, but as mentioned above, he just said my case is not past the posted times. (Which it would be if they would just post their August update!)

Ahh ok thanks evey1..i might just leave it then for a while and see what happens

PGP what is your timeline if you dont mind me asking

cca

Female

2008-08-27 10:31:00

CSC number

Can anyone tell me the number to call of the CSC? I tried calling the one on the website but its just an automated reposnse. Is there another number I can call and, if not how do i manage to actually speak to a real life person on the one i already have?
thanks

cca

Female

2008-08-27 07:28:00

I-94 Number

Thanks for all your responses

However i am NOT in the Usa right now, i am waiting patiently for my K1 approval which we sent in april and panicking noww about all things i could have/should have put on the forms that would cause us to have an RFE

Thanks for all your reponses

cca

Female

2008-09-01 19:17:00

I-94 Number

QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Sep 1 2008, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your British fiance should have received an I-94W because he came in on a visa waiver programme. That would be a small card stapled into his passport. It is an entrance/exit visa that tells how long someone is authorized to stay in the US. If he did not get one, don't worry because you do not need the I-94 for the I-129f. What you do need is proof of his visit to you and there should sufficient other proof available - some sort of stamp in his passport if there isn't the I-94 W card - showing he spent time in the US, his airline tickets, boarding pass and luggage receipts, etc. as evidence. You won't need the number of the I-94W but if he has one you can submit a photocopy of it as well.

When his K-1 is approved and he officially arrives in the US, he will have an I-94 stapled in his passport next to the K-1 visa when he goes through immigration at his POE (Port of Entry). That I-94 will show the date on which his 90 days authorized by the K-1 entry ends. You will need to keep that I-94 because it is required for the next stage of the immigration process - the Adjustment of Status.

Are you sure? Because i dont have on either as i lost my passport on my last trip to USA (long story) and wth it my I94 card so i couldnt fill out the number on the I129 F form. It does ask you and has a box for it, if they didnt need it they wouldnt ask right? I really hope you are right in what you say though. Im expecting an approval any time now and im freaking out about any 'last' things that i may have done wrong or something that would affect this much awaited approval....

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:09:00

hmmm i wasnt in the USA at the time of filing, i just hope we didnt misinterpret that question and think we had to put something, like i last arrived as a visitor, and think we had to put that regardless of whether or not i was in the usa, as this may raise a few eyebrows.
Urgh so long ago i cant remeber, Can only hope and wait i guess......

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:48:00

QUOTE (Karin und Otto @ Sep 2 2008, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (cca @ Sep 1 2008, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hey guys, im expecting an approval or some kind of movement from our case any day now and im crazily going through in my head anything that may result in an RFE for us.
On the I129F it aks for an I94 number. Long story but i lost my I94 card last summer when i went to the USA. I have since gone to visit sucesfully 3 more times with no questions... but because id lost the card i couldnt fill in when the I129F asked for the number. Does this matter? Did anyone else leave it blank who got approved??
Argh this process makes you crazy haha

That portion of the I-129f is referring to a beneficiary who is in the country at the time (which if so, they would have an I-94) - otherwise most people fill in "N/A" but am sure many have left it blank and been successful. I wouldn't sweat it - they're not asking for a previous I-94 number.

Thankyou very much

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:26:00

I lost my passport summer 07. I replaced it whilst i was in the usa as i was there for 5months and so had time to do this. I have visited on VWP 3 times since this incident and there have been no issues at POE.
I filed for K1 visa AFTER i got my replacement passport and so the passport number ect i had to put on the forms is correct. I just wondered if they would need I94 number because i dont have it.... but thinking about it, i guess a lot of people probs have to leave it blank as they give the I94 back when they leave and i imagine very few make a note of this number

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:24:00

OK...i cant exactly remeber what i put. Could have just left it blank so i guess it depends on the officer whether he/she wants to be pidantic or not.

Did you put NA even though youd been to the USA before?

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:19:00

cca

Female

2008-09-01 18:13:00

All Originals to My Fiance??

QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Sep 2 2008, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

they 'should' have the approved petition and all documents you sent at the interview so if you sent your certified copy with the original petition they 'should' already have it.

that being said, like everything else in this process..it's a ####### shoot.

Every Consulate is very different in what they require from the couple so it's best to find out from them.

btw...the I-134 needs to be notorized which leaves a raised seal and has an original sig. I've never heard of a copy being 'ok' and I definitely wouldn't suggest it.

good luck

Has a riased seal? Ive read that signed, dated and stamped from the correct authority is sufficient enough- thats what ive done, i dont think theyre 'that' perdantic

cca

Female

2008-09-04 19:09:00

CSC wrk hrs

k i know that no1 really knows what goes on at the CSC but does anyone think/know if theyre open on saturdays..maybe even sundays?? ive seen some ppl get approved on sat so was just wondering. or do they do a normal 9-5 mon fri job

just curious..any thoughts would be great

Im so hoping to get an approval soon..or even an RFE...anyhing- just some movement on our case!! But its just not happening

cca

Female

2008-09-05 10:33:00

Previous Social security number obtained with J-1 query

haha weird, I also wrked at us camp and have a SS number. I would say put it down and then i was going to enquire about it at my interview.

My SS# is different than my fiances as ours has work only on it, i think what would happen is that you have the same number but they issue you a different card which doesnt have the Only work authorisation restriction on it.

As i said , just put the # down and then ask at the embassy about what to do

cca

Female

2008-09-11 20:35:00

Photo Evidence

We printed about 7 pictures on a printer AND it was in black and white AND we got approved so i think just as long as they can see its both of you then i dont think theyre going to deny you a visa just because its not on glossy photo paper and in colour

cca

Female

2008-09-19 09:39:00

help needed,k1 visa approved,but fiance disapered

Wow..im sorry to hear about your fiance leaving but you do seem concerened with living in the states rather than marrying the one you love!
You cant marry someone else when the K1 was issued for another person! And if you do marry someone else...its going to sound very very fishy to immigration that you have someone else and so quickly! I would let this idea go...

cca

Female

2008-09-21 06:18:00

NEED HELP!!! REALLY... NEED HELP!

Are you going to marry him?

winterr

Female

Australia

2008-02-14 11:10:00

Alien number of past K-1s

Hi Marina,

The A number should be on the NOA 2 - after approval of the 129F petition. Here is a link with a picture of the NOA 2 and the whereabouts of the A number.
A number

Precious

Female

Brazil

2008-07-22 17:22:00

MGA PILIPINO AT PILIPINA NA K1 AT K3

Hello y'all I am a bicolana (Sorsogon) but resided in Davao City for the past 20 years.
Now, I'm with my beloved husband in Colorado Springs. Home is where the

is!!!

RIDION

Female

Philippines

2008-02-20 01:28:00

I-129-f last question before mailing ... pls help!

What do I need from my gal? I have 4 passport photos from her. But we are unsure about where and what she needs to sign. I know there is that form that I have to make 4 copies of ... with her address right? Here are some other questions:

Main question: What do I need from my foreign fiancee bedore sending in the I-129-f?

Does we fill out the forms with the Vietnamese symbols on the writing or without? (like for her address)

Her address doesn't receive mail - is she going to be sent something in the mail? If so, how do we deal with this?

Thanks very much for all the help and guidance of this site.

p.s. I am in the U.S. and she is in Vietnam, so I am trying to understand the easiest and most efficient way for her to sign whatever she needs to sign and fill out the paperwork correctly and then get that to me so we can start the clock ticking on our application.

Thanks again
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-08-20 08:29:00

I-129-f last question before mailing ... pls help!

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-08-20 08:28:00

Fiancee letter of intent

Hey guys, I have read the guides already, so please don't suggest that. I am still confused about the Fiancee letter of intent. Does anyone have a completed one they can email to me?

I need to put at the top my address and her address, right? Or just my address for my form and her address for her form? Address of the service center? date?

I also understand that her letter must say this below ...

Dear Sir or Madam:

I, (applicant’s name) , do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (beneficiary’s name), and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

Should mine say something like this, is this acceptable?

I, (beneficiary's name), do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (applicants name), and intend to do so within 90 days of her arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

Thanks everyone, I am sure it won't be the end of my questions, I am mailing my I-129f packet out within the week! Thanks
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-08-26 20:30:00

Problem with I-129f, need advice quick!

I apologize for posting this twice but I need some quick advice because I don't want to talk to Phuong online tonight and stress her out over nothing. Is it nothing, or is this unfixable?

Just received my fiancees paperwork in the mail today and it is all wrong. Two big problems (or maybe not) please advise...

First: I told her several times to sign her name on the Fiancee letter of Intent and the G-325 American Style (first name, last name), well she just signed her first name, no last name anywhere. PHUONG. No Tran (her last name) in sight. Will this be acceptable?

Second: I told her to send me passport style headshots of herself. It looks like she got 4X6 photos taken (the package says 4X6) and cut them into headshots. Will this be accepted or will she have to do it again?

I don't want to bring this up to her if I can use these items as is, but if I cannot, I need to know so she can redo ASAP. She spent $50 to FedEx this stuff to me, very frustrating!

(just measured fiancee's passport photos - 2 1/4 X 1 5/8 ... gov website says 2X2 ... will they accept these? The color, background, etc is otherwise perfect.)

Thanks
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-12 22:10:00

I-129f - Alien Fiancee's address won't fit in part B

QUOTE (Jomo @ Sep 22 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Make it fit in there.

My husband had the same issues. I squeezed it in.

I can make it fit if I use the apt.# and the zip code sections - however, she has no apt number or zip code, just a really long street and city and province name.

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-22 14:39:00

I-129f - Alien Fiancee's address won't fit in part B

Do I need to fill this in the I-129f or is the G-325 Sufficient? I can fit her address in if I use the space for Zip Code and Apartment number (but she has neither of those). Or should I write - see attachement and then type her full address and attach it as a separate sheet to the back. I have my packet perfect, don't want a tiny mistake like this delaying my petition. Thanks all
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-22 13:46:00

One more question ... or actually 2

QUOTE (desert_fox @ Sep 22 2008, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (JonasMichaels @ Sep 22 2008, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Second question: On my divorce decree, it says to write my street address, however, it was filled out by my ex-wife and she put my mailing address. Can this negate the divorce decree's validity because my mailing address is listed on my divorce decree as opposed to my physical address? Am I being too ####### here?

Thank you all very much
Jonas

negate the decree???
Yes....#######...

hahah thanks, I needed that!

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-22 21:12:00

One more question ... or actually 2

Ok my final question (I hope). My physical address and my mailing address (where I get bills and everything else) are different. Do I need to explain this in my petition? I was going to put my mailing address on my Fiance letter of Intent and Cover letter but my physical address on the G-325 and I-129f ... are they smart enough to figure this out without explanation?

Second question: On my divorce decree, it says to write my street address, however, it was filled out by my ex-wife and she put my mailing address. Can this negate the divorce decree's validity because my mailing address is listed on my divorce decree as opposed to my physical address? Am I being too ####### here?

Thank you all very much
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-22 15:24:00

Does the government allow you to change your mind?

Hi all, I have an apt now but have been told by my mother's friends that I can rent their house whenever I wish. I would probably go ahead and move over once my fiancee gets here. On the I-129f it asks where will your fiancee live when she gets to the U.S. - will that look strange if I put an address different from the one I am at currently?

Further, what if I decide to live in a totally different place or buy a house before she gets here, does our government allow you to change your mind? Thanks again
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-23 09:53:00

QUOTE (JenT @ Sep 29 2008, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (JonasMichaels @ Sep 29 2008, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok my VJ friends, I finally did it: I officially mailed my I-127f to the USCIS. Can't believe it, feels like it has taken forever to get to this point, and it is just the beginning isn't it?

May I just ask you all: NOW WHAT? What can I expect to happen and when? Will my fiancee receive notification? When? How many things will I receive by mail before her interview? If someone can give me a timeline of what happens now, it would put both our minds at more ease. Thanks for everyone's great advice and support!

HERE I GO ...... My visa journey has begun!
Jonas

I hope you meant 129F.....

congratulations and best wishes for a speedy journey and a happy life!

Jen

WOW, nice catch - see how uptight I am? Let's hope I wrote the right thing on all my paperwork. At the last minute before mailing, I saw on my 129f that I didn't check whether I was married, single or divorced. EEP. Good thing I caught it before it went out in the mail.
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-29 20:56:00

QUOTE (Old Dominion @ Sep 29 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (JonasMichaels @ Sep 29 2008, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As you probably already know, it will take about one month to get a notice of arrival (NOA) and then maybe three months before you get your letter of approval. In a month or two, your fiancee will then hear directly from the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam with instructions on what to do next...i.e., to apply for the visa, fill out lots of forms, get the medical, and have the interview appointment.

Will the NOA be sent by mail to me? Same for the letter of approval? Do I have to send anything else in before her interview?
Thanks
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-29 20:51:00

Tried to add my timeline, did that work?

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-29 20:44:00

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-29 20:29:00

proof of meeting in person

QUOTE (jordanzs @ Sep 30 2008, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (pushbrk @ Sep 30 2008, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (JonasMichaels @ Sep 30 2008, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Omar G. @ Sep 30 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have nothing documented referring back to my domicile. maybe i can ask if she still has one of the receipts from april or may and have her send them to me. but with the picutes, i will put a discription on the back stating the date (month/year) and where. i only think that they will see a different passport fotocopies and that will throw a red flag as to my citizenship or something, then needing a RFE.....

i think on my american passport it has a stamp of me exiting colombia but not entering. should i just make copies of all the pages from both passports, then state that i have a dual citizenship in my description of how we met? but wouldnt that really get off topic to the question they are asking in question 18 of the I-129F? The format of my cover letter is of Visa Journey, i would like to keep it without writing a paragraph describing my situation. should i just add an additional page for an explanation with regarding both passports?

I always thought that the pictures would be the best and good enough. you can see that i have different length hair in the pictures that shows time interval.....but no boarding pass or anything like that....

i would prefer not to complicate things and just keep it simple, but obviously sufficient....thanks

Hmmm, I included ALL pages of my passport and about 100 color photos, plus receipts, boarding passes, etc ... plus my letter was over 3 pages long and explained all the things I thought needed explaining. Probably overkill but for ANY high fraud consulate, I would suggest this, and I would assume Colombia is not the easiest consulate in the world, but I don't know.
Jonas

Letters and photographs are not primary evidence of meeting in person. Passport stamps, boarding passes, ATM receipts and hotel bills are.

Hey Pushbrk,

I myself am an idiot & had no idea about this whole process when I was in Bali last month. If I did, I would've saved my boarding passes, atm receipts, etc.

I can sort've work around this. I have the passport stamps, itinerary from the travel agent. I can also get an itinerary showing that I flew from Bali to Sumatra (which is where my fiance is from).

About the atm receipts, do you think that my bank statements, which will show withdrawals from atms in Bali, would count as primary evidence?

I am also having some friends over there track down the merchant copies of my hotel bills, and also working on getting the merchant copies of the boat fares for when we travelled between different islands.

And of course I have a million pictures.

They don't expect you to have everything, I lost the boarding passes from my first trip. Obviously, I do have passport stamps. I also included bank statements, credit card receipts, plane and train tickets with my name and hotel receipts with both our names. Also, I bought my airline tickets online and turned in a copy of the email confirmation.

Pushbrk - do email confirmation of E-Ticket purchase (showing last 4 digits of credit card and cardholder name) count as primary evidence as far as you know? Thanks
Jonas

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-30 22:53:00

proof of meeting in person

QUOTE (Omar G. @ Sep 30 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

JonasMichaels

Male

Vietnam (no flag)

2008-09-30 21:37:00

low income

if you have a co sponsor and both of you income are 125 % of the poverty guide lines you will be fine

S-M-F

Male

2008-08-01 10:24:00