Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Information not filled on right line	Form I-129F Question 16 where the name and address needs to be entered in using the foreign language if the native language is not in Roman letters. Since I don't know how to write chinese characters very well, I had someone help me fill in that box for us. The name got put immediately next to the words (Name), rather than the box below it, and the (Town or City) and (State or Province) got put into the box where the name was supposed to be. The reason I had someone else do it rather than my fiancee was that I was worried that she would make this kind of mistake and thus cost us the time of re-sending the form to China. Should I have it redone to avoid a rejection or should I send it in anyways? It still would be an inconvenience of contacting this other person to re-do it, but not as much as sending it to China twice or a rejection, so I'm leaning towards re-doing it.	bamspeedy	Male	0	2008-04-30 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Long Foreign Addresses, and police report	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jun 12 2008, 08:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Police reports: In China this is a national one, just get one from police department that has jurisdiction over where she has her home residency, and get it translated at the local notarial office. They won't give her one. This is from a recent letter from her: QUOTE By the way, the police office doesn¡¯t want to write to prove that I live in my sister¡¯s home. Even I beg them, they don¡¯t want to. I¡¯m so sorry that I take you trouble. But I really don¡¯t know what I need to do. All we have is a 'population register card' which kind of looks like it is some sort of census thing for where she lived a couple years ago, but not for where she lives now, and it doesn't look like she will get them from since she was 16 if she didn't keep them. QUOTE Lastly, did you know there is a immigrations site that has extensive info specific to the Guangzhou consulate? Thanks, but that site won't allow me to post or use the search engine, even though I registered. QUOTE Other requirements: Notarial birth cert, and marriageability (Single Cert) Already got them, and also a statement from her employer that proves she is working if that was needed.	bamspeedy	Male	0	2008-06-13 01:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Long Foreign Addresses, and police report	My fiancee in China is currently living with her sister. And unfortunately, her sister's house is hard to find so the address needs to use directions or else the house won't be found and she won't get mail there. The address is something like this (deliberately changed some details for privacy): North side of Zhang Gas Station, ni zi part of road, 234 Dragon Street Xintang Town, Zengcheng City Guangzhou 511340 Guangdong P.R. China Since we both were worried the mail might not reach her house I sent the important documents (the application for her to sign) to her work address since it was a much simpler address (it would start at 234 Dragon Road for example). It took awhile through USPS, but after 3-4 weeks, the package arrived at her work (USPS claimed 5-10 days, although some of this could be due to Chinese mail distribution, but regardless next time I think I'm going with someone else.) I sent some other stuff (just copies of some translations, so I can just simply get them recopied) to her sister's house just as a test to see if she would get it. Now maybe she will get it tomorrow, but it isn't looking good. So that brings me to my questions. 1. I was wondering if I could communicate with the immigration people that we want the documents that they will eventually send to her, sent to her work rather than her home address. 2. She asked me if I thought it would be better to just move to a new place that has an easier address. I was shocked she so casually suggested this like it wasn't that big of a deal, because I'm thinking of how much that would cost her vs. living with her family. She does have an office job, but still the thought of spending that extra money just to get mail seems crazy. Now for the police reports: So she will eventually need police reports from since she was 16? She is having a hard time even getting one for where she is living now. I thought I read somewhere that it was only the past 5 years (or maybe that is just a requirement in the first stages, and the 'since 16' part comes later in the process?), so I only asked her to get ones from the past 5 years. She has a 'Population Register Card' from where she lived 2 years ago when she owned a house, but the police say they can't give her one for her living with her sister now because she isn't the owner of the house. Is there another type of document, or name of it, other than the 'Population Register Card' (I told her to get a 'police report') that I can try and get her to ask the police for and proves that she lives where she says she does? If they won't give her one now, I doubt they will give her ones from over 10 years ago, if she doesn't have them.	bamspeedy	Male	0	2008-06-12 07:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance letter of intent	QUOTE (Jesse G @ Mar 24 2008, 12:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is this for the I-129f? We addressed it to the USCIS service center (USCIS Nebraska Service Center). I highly doubt it makes much of a difference, though. By the way, welcome to VisaJourney!! I wish you lots of luck on your journey. If you have questions, there's lots of people on the site who are willing to help, and the Guides/FAQ section are also good to have around. Good luck! Thankyou for your time,i;m a little confused.This letter of intent is for 129f visa.I am using the sample letter from VJ i put in the address of the service center (CA),then below that it says United States Department of State,United States Consulate(state which country embassy is in)for my fiance's letter of intent i put in Phillipines.For my letter of intent should i put in the US embassy in phillipines also or put in an adress for a consulate in the USA? Please be patient with me i'm new at this .Thanks Ben	benjaminalan	Male	Philippines	2008-03-24 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance letter of intent	QUOTE (ready4ONE @ Mar 24 2008, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Welcome to VJ! Good luck on your journey. You can use the sample letter here on VJ, personalize that a bit, which is what we did, worked out just fine!	benjaminalan	Male	Philippines	2008-03-24 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fiance letter of intent	Hello, when i'm filliing out the letter of intent should i put the embassy address for US embassy in Manila on my (i'm the petitioner from US) letter.Or should i be putting another address?I put the Manila address on her letter is that ok?Thankyou for any info you might have.	benjaminalan	Male	Philippines	2008-03-23 23:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	the payment to US Gov for K-1	Hello, i mailed in the I-129f visa and made the check out to USCIS will this be ok? I also printed the G-325a off of my pc and made the 8 copies for me and my fiance and we signed them all , did i make a mistake by not getting the orinial G-325a (the colored version) or will the black and white copies be ok? Thanks Ben	benjaminalan	Male	Philippines	2008-07-19 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	which visa?	Which visa is best for bringing son 27 yrs old after my 129F is approved The country is Colombia. I already have daughter of financi 20 yrs old on 129F. Thanks, Jim	Jim Claydon	Male	Colombia	2008-04-15 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 - how long does it take	QUOTE (baxxy @ Jun 6 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello all, I am new on here and dont know where to start exactly. How long does it usually take to hear anything back after filing for K1 ? thanks in advance. Long Long time	renee baxley	Female	Morocco	2008-06-06 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	petition ????????	nope	L_n_O	Female	Canada	2007-08-08 00:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	PACKAGE ON THE WAY!!!!!!	good luck	L_n_O	Female	Canada	2008-02-24 17:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I NEED YOUR HELP	HI EVERYONE I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE DID NOT FILE FOR THE VISA YET AND WE WILL FILE FOR IT IN APRIL OR MAY WE ARE READY FOR THAT JOURNEY AND WE GOT EVERYTHING LIKE EMAILS , ENGAGEMENT PICTURES , GIFTS RECEIPTS ,EMAILS FROM MY FIANCÉE'S MOM ,AUNT,SISTER.....AND WE MET TWO TIMES IN REAL SO FAR BUT WE ARE JUST WORRY ABOUT ONE THING!!!! MY FIANCÉE WAS MARRIED TWO TIMES ONE OF THEM WAS EGYPTIAN AND THEY GOT MARRIED AND DIVORCED IN EGYPT SHE DID NOT FILE FOR HIM AND SHE DID NOT CHANGE HER NAME EITHER WE WILL USE A LAWYER TO FILE FOR THE VISA AND WE ASKED HIM ABOUT THAT HE SAYS IT WONT BE A PROBLEM UNLESS SHE DID NOT FILE FOR HIM BUT IN FACT WE STILL KINDA WORRY ABOUT THAT AND I STILL NEED YOUR EXPERIENCE SO MY QUESTION IS DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT WILL AFFECT SOMEHOW ON OUR VISA PROCESS ??!!	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-01-28 14:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i wonder why they doing that in egypt??!!!!	hi everyone my fiancée and my fiancee's mom sent me birthday gifts from the USA and as usual someone opened in Egypt before they delivered it to me i really wonder why they doing that in Egypt ? why they always open the gifts or anything which come from the USA??!!!! maybe they think it has a bomb LOL or maybe they want to steal it	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-02-05 05:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i need your advice	yeah we have met 2 times first time was in august 2006 and the second time was in April 2007	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-02 12:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i need your advice	it seems like all of you guys here agree with me nooooooooooo lawyer i joined vj maybe in august 2007 and i know its so useful site and we can do it and we have straight forward case so clean case and we don't have any problem to hire a lawyer and i have been talking with her to save the money i know we need that kinda money i told her lets save the money and we can use it on our wedding, honey moon, you come here to meet me..... but i think you guys know how the red hair girls are LOOOOOOOOOOL she still wants to hire a lawyer so i was checking that lawyer we want to hire him in better business bureau site and he just has one complaint in 36 months about phone calls so i think he is good i think i will give up and i will let her to hire him	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-02 04:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i need your advice	i have been thinking maybe we can ask him to send us a copy of his license ...... Edited by tenderheart197900, 01 March 2008 - 05:18 AM.	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-01 05:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	i need your advice	good morning everyone i was reading some topics here in vj about k1 visa and i really got shocked well me and my queen will hire an immigration lawyer to file for k1 visa i tried many times to tell my queen that we can do that and we don't need to hire any lawyers but while she is so worried girl and she says she can not do that by her own i agreed with her so when i was reading some topics i found someone here in vj got problems with an immigration lawyer after he sent a package of documents and many pictures ......to the lawyer and paid the attorney fees all communications from the lawyer have stopped. He doesn't answer emails, messages and he doesn't answer the phone calls. my fiancée lives in North Carolina and we will hire an immigration lawyer from Massachusetts and she will not meet him in person . we will just send our documents to him and we will pay to him by credit card or money order ... i have been thinking maybe we can him to send us a copy of his license or his ID we checked his name in yellow page and stuff like that and we talked to him several times and he sound so good man so my question is how can we make sure he is a good lawyer and he wont do the same to us???!! i will appreciate your advice have a nice blessed weekend Mohamed	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-01 04:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about k1 visa	hi everyone i have a questions for ya i want to know how many emails and how many pictures we should send to uscis with the 1-129f from i was reading guides here and it says two to five pictures so can we send more ? and we have been thinking that we can send about two eamils for each month since we met till the day we will send the form what do you think about that ? have a blessed day	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-05 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	thank you so much for your support	i really want to thank all of you here for supporting me i posted a topic about hire a lawyer or not my fiancée wants to hire a lawyer and we were talking about that for more than 10 months but after i posted the topic and asked you about what you think and most of you guys said Noooooooooooooooooo lawyer and after she read that topic she changed her mind and we will file for the visa by our selves and we will save the money so i want to thank all of you for your support have a nice blessed day	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-05 16:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	hi everyone k-1 visa question	oh honey it does sound funny LOL thank you all for your help and special thanks to micky	tenderheartusa79	Male	Egypt	2008-03-09 04:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Confused and trying to understand which visa to apply for	QUOTE (Jomo @ Jan 17 2008, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have you talked to your local Catholic Church? I used to work in a Catholic Church and there are ways around just about everything. In special circumstances, we would officiate weddings with little or no restrictions. Indeed - we just talked to our priest, who was more than happy to officiate, given the circumstances.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-17 16:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS...	QUOTE (rick @ Jan 18 2008, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just want to hear any comments and point of views here - 1. Somebody has filed for a K1 petition for his/her fiance/fiancee and it is on the verge of approval, is there possibilities to file for another K1 petition to another fiance/fiancee? or let's say two petitioners one person, or two persons, one petitioner, vice versa. You cannot have two concurrent K-1 petitions. You would have to withdraw one and submit the other, along with an IMBRA waiver. QUOTE (rick @ Jan 18 2008, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 2. Is there any rules, laws and violations or whatsoever in cases like that. See the forum on IMBRA, which are the laws which apply to multiple petitions. QUOTE (rick @ Jan 18 2008, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 3. What if the fiance/fiancee don't want to pursue the on going petition, what is the futute implications, if there is whatsoever. If your fiance doesn't want to pursue the petition, fine. you need to withdraw it. You are not barred from submitting a new one in the future, but you will be subject to having to deal with IMBRA laws and to file a waiver.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-18 10:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do past visas speed up process?	Past visas do not speed up the process and they will probably ask you about it at the consulate, too.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-18 20:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	why some filers......??	It depends on your service center, when you filed, and the complexity of your case.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-19 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I129f denial reasons	QUOTE (Stephen1 @ Jan 20 2008, 03:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was just wondering if it happens often that the uscis denies applications or do they almost always send RFEs. Ive read some of the immigration lawyer websites and they give examples of people who were denied for what looks to be almost no reason but I suspect they are trying to scare people into getting a lawyer. Ive even read that about half of all applicants get rejected which scared me to hear that. My situation is ive never been married before, dont have any criminal record or anything, I met my fiance at filipinaheart and knew her for about 2 months before filing the I129f. For those who have been on this website for a while, I was wondering what you have seen as far as approvals. Do most legit couples get approved or is it true that a lot of people get denied for almost no reason or something very petty? It's pretty rare to get a Notice Of Intent To Deny at the petition stage. As other people have mentioned, as long as you have met the requirements (i.e. have met within the last two years, are a US Citizen, and are both free to marry) you will probably be fine. Lawyers use scare tactics to try and make this process seem bigger and scarier than it really is. That's not saying it isn't big and scary to some extent, but it's more LONG than it is big or scary. A lawyer cannot speed up the process. They're great if you're not comfortable with reading and filling out forms, or if you have complications in your case, but beyond that most people find them pretty useless. As long as you can read forms, fill things out correctly, and follow instructions (some of which appear to make no sense), you're fine.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-20 02:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa for Marriage	You would probably be better off asking this initial question over on www.uk-yankee.com in their visas section. They can explain the visa for marriage option to you much better! Then, when you need help with the US spousal visa, come on back over and you can get some help here.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-23 05:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1 or no K-1	QUOTE (pattilou47 @ Jan 23 2008, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My financee and I have retained a lawyer, and have also received our noa1 Now I heard from a co-worker (whose relative has done this same thing) that all I have to do is go over to his country (London) marry him, then go to the American Embassy over in London, and then be able to bring him back over here with me........ Is this true ? And if we go this route then what happens ???? (our K-1 is already sent ) Any help is appreciated... Thanks, Patti and Steve Hahahahahaha!! Proving yet again that far too many misconceptions exist about the ease and efficiency of the US immigration system...this isn't even REMOTELY true. You could move to the UK, marry him, wait six months, file an I-130, and then go through the DCF process (takes another 4-6 months), but that's the closest thing and it does require that the US citizen has to live in the UK as well...a lot less convenient than described!	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-23 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Newbie questions on K1, marriage etc	2) You can get a six-month tourist visa - bear in mind that because the UK is a visa waiver country, getting a tourist visa can be difficult. You will need to have airtight ties to the UK and a very good reason for wanting to visit for six months, one that will impress the consulate. You can use the visa waiver programme, leave for a few days/weeks, then come back - however the more you visit the more you run the risk of being denied entry. Generally if you are spending more time in the US than out of it, the immigration officer will be suspicious at best and deny you at worst. 3) Entering the US on the VWP with intent to remain is visa fraud, carrying risk of criminal charges and a ban for misrepresentation. Don't do it.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-26 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cancelling The K-1 Application	That's fantastic - enjoy your six months!	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-25 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cancelling The K-1 Application	That's fantastic - enjoy your six months!	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-25 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Hardship for meeting within 2 years	Frankly, if AFQuaid didn't get their waiver approved, most people don't have a prayer.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-05 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help for my friend	A lawful permanent resident can petition for a spouse, but not a fiance. The current wait for a spouse of an LPR is measured in years as a visa number is not made immediately available, that is a priveledge accorded to citizens and their spouses first. It may be prudent for them just to wait the three years or so until he has citizenship, since that may well be a shorter wait than petitioning for the spouse of an LPR.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-06 10:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Passport submission with K-1	They mean the total span of validity - you're fine.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-13 00:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Cheque Cashing	Yes, they should be able to give you a scanned copy of the check. I pay my student loans with cashier's checks and get a scanned copy of each one for my files. Just go to the bank and ask. It may take a day or so, depending on how the image is archived.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-13 07:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SSN	Your SS number and card are good for life. The number remains the same.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-13 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SSN	Your SS number and card are good for life. The number remains the same.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-02-13 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Frequently travelling and denied?	Frequent visits can be a problem; it is seen as a "red flag". Yes, you can be denied entry if you visit for too long or too frequently. However, there is no hard-and-fast rule as to how much is too much, that is purely at the discretion of the immigration officer at the point of entry. The best thing to do is to carry proof of your ties to your home country - return ticket, mortgage statements or lease on your home, bank statements, utility bills, etc. This will help you if you are asked to prove that you intend on going home at the end of your 90 days.	gwenneh	Female	England	2007-10-28 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Filed for K1 in october, getting married in India in April, is it wise?	You can't. That will be the interviewing/adjudicating officer who decides.	gwenneh	Female	England	2008-01-31 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k1 help	QUOTE (fogga4000 @ Mar 19 2008, 04:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys, firstly I just like to say to our amazement we recieved our noa2 less then a month after filing our i129f, which by the sounds of it is awesome. So anyone about to post go via vermont as they seem astonishingly quick at present. We received our NOA2 on the 8th of march(we only posted our i129f on 14th feb). I'd just like to know if anyone can tell me how we know if the US embassy(in london) have recieved our information and how close we are to getting package 3. Will this simply come up on the uscis updates because as yet this still just says NOA2 approved and I would have thought they would have sent it on by now. We have received the letter from the NVC stating they have recieved it. Sorry if any of these questions sound stupid but I guess like most people on here they are doing this alone and rely on the support and knowledge of you guys. Thanks guys Wow! thats nice... we did filed last feb 11,2008 in Vermount Service Center as well... hopefully our NOA2 will be here soon. So, don't have any idea what will be the next to that. Well,i guess preparing for documents needed for upcoming interview then. Congratulations and hopefully ours will be given attention soon. Good luck!	vichygurl	Female	Philippines	2008-03-19 05:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	GOT PINK PAPER TODAY	congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	natashenika	Female	Ukraine	2008-01-24 03:57:00