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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEmail or Text Notification

Where almost there!!!! Our package has been at the Vermont Service center 132 days. We've been together for 1 1/2 years and I can't wait to get Ailenn home. Anyone have any idea when they normally send out email or text notifications? I've been told on Sundays, but don't know for sure.


It could be any day at any time. I got my NOA1 at midnight on a Thursday.
palhaçoMaleBrazil2012-02-29 21:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew to the site and about to propose...
I'm going to be proposing in December when my girlfriend visits me. She's Japanese and we're trying to get ready for marriage and everything. We want to get married in the summer so we need the visa process to go smoothly.
I'm new to the site and I thought it was really useful at first with the flow charts and the step by step guides. This led me to thinking that getting a visa would be simple, but the more I look into it, the more confused I am.

On this site there are too many abbreviations...I can't keep track. Too many forms. I don't know which ones are relevant to me and which ones aren't.
Can anybody help me out?
What do we have to do so my fiance can start work as soon as we're married and back from the honeymoon? (That's a question I've had recently that I can't find a simple answer to)

Thank you soo much! Sorry I don't know anything...I just need to start getting ready!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-11-14 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCollege Students and K1s...
I'm a college student and planning to propose and file my I-129f in December. Once I get the NOA2, I need to send my girlfriend the form about finances right? I134?

Is it going to be a problem for me to show that I can support her? What should I include with this form?

I've got a part time job, but I'm only making 600 dollars a month. I have about $5000 in savings. My mother, stepfather, and father can all support me to an extent. So how do I prove that? How much do I have to show that I can support my girlfriend?

And how can I prove that? I think it says include tax forms and paychecks, but I haven't paid income taxes...ever. I've never made enough money, and I've also been Japan the last two years as a missionary (volunteer). My paychecks are direct deposit so what should I do?

Thanks! Sorry if this I've been asked a billion times before. Still haven't figured things out on this site yet!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-11-24 17:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFormer Addresses
On the 325A form it asks for our former addresses. Both my fiance and I served as missionaries in Japan within the last 5 years. During our service we had frequent transfers, so during a short period I lived at 5 different addresses in Japan and she was about the same in 18 months of service. Should we list all of those addresses or should we just list the headquarters of the mission in which we worked in?

Thanks, sorry for all the questions! There will probably be a few more coming!


Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBirth Certificate Copy
Can it just have to be a regular copy? Or does it have to be a notorized copy or issued from the state or something?

And I have to copy both sides right?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 12:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIntended Address
Were about to start filling out our I-129F but I am a college student and plan on just putting my parents address for my own (since they are only an hour away) but once my fiance and I get married we don't intend to live with them. We'll rent an apartment while I go to school but of course we don't know the address yet. So on the form it asks for where the fiance intends to live in America...What should I put? Should I put that we still don't know yet or n/a or my parent's address since technically we could live there if we needed to.

Thanks
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 12:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-156K
QUOTE (Mrs. Silverman @ Dec 20 2009, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.visajourn...p;page=examples


Thanks but do we need to put those with our first I-129F package that we're going to send? When do we include that?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 14:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS-156K
What is this? I don't see it on this website but I see it on the govt's website. It says we need two DS-156 forms and one DS-156K?
We want to get a K1. What are these forms and do we need them?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 13:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
QUOTE (BurningFinger @ Dec 20 2009, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Guys come on. Let's make sure we get the correct info to the OP.

The I-94 is NOT a visa. The I-94 is an Arrival-Departure piece of paper that needs to be filled out and shown to U.S Customs upon entry in the U.S. The form will be stamped by Customs and you should then just go ahead and keep it in your passport. You keep it until you leave the U.S. They most likely make you surrender the form when leaving the U.S to properly document your departure. They sometimes give you this form on the airplane just before landing, or they give it to you while waiting in line for U.S Customs.

Barry, I am assuming that Ami is a Japanese Citizen. In this case, she entered the U.S on the Visa Waiver Program, so she probably had to fill out the I-94W. Dont worry because this is almost identical to the I-94. In any case, if you are filing the I-129F while Ami is with you in the U.S, you need to fill in the information about the I-94 that is being asked for on the I-129F form. If Ami is in Japan when you are filing the I-129F, then you do not have to fill out the information about the I-94 on your I-129F.

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions/concerns.



Thanks a ton!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-21 12:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-94
My fiance is with me and we're just filling out the 129F and it has a part that asks about her being with me. She is just here on a visitor visa. I don't know what the I-94 is...what do we do with that?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-20 14:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresG-325F signing..
I assume I have my fiance sign all 4 copies of the 325 right? I was just wanted to make sure because I wrote them... And she signs the letters of intent for her and I sign all the letters for me and the I-129F right?

We're going to send out our I-129F package today! Any last minute tips?
Pray that it will go smoothly!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-21 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat do we put on the I-129F envelope?
Just the address and the return address? or should we say what's inside?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-21 17:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket that is sent to my fiance in Japan after the NOA2
Are the instructions and forms in English or Japanese? It would be alot easier for my fiance if they were in Japanese...

After she receives that packet will anything else be sent to her?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-31 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter NOA2, what is there left to do for the USC?
QUOTE (joeyjoey @ Dec 31 2009, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Get I-134 notarized and send to beneficiary before Interview.



Does it need to be notarized?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-31 15:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAfter NOA2, what is there left to do for the USC?
My fiance has a copy of the packet. And I understand that I need to send her a I-134 (and one from a co-sponsor too since we'll need one). Is there anything else I will need to do or send to my fiance?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2009-12-31 14:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMade a small mistake, will this be a problem?

Hello :)

I really wouldn't worry about that.
I mean, if they really notice it, they will figure it out. Noway you get a RFE for this.
And don't send anything to USCIS about that, it could do more harm than anything else.

Now put your petition copy in a drawer and forget about it until you get your NOA2! :)



Thank you very much! Hope it's not a problem at all!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-01-02 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMade a small mistake, will this be a problem?
I just looked at my I-129f today cause I got my NOA1 today. I realized that in the I-94 place, (since she was with me when I filled it out) I put the correct entry date which was 12-17-09 but for the expiration date I put 3-17-09 and not 3-17-10.
My fiancee returned to Japan on 12-30 as planned. Will this small mistake be a problem? Should I get ahold of USCIS and fix it?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-01-02 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 received a month earlier than expected...
On the flow chart it says you can call the NVC to make sure they get the packet from the USCIS.

But basically we're just waiting til my fiancee gets her packet from the Tokyou Embassy right?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-02-24 16:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 received a month earlier than expected...
We just got the email today, still haven't gotten the letter. This is good news but it threw us for a loop. We got approved in less than 2 months. Is that normal?

Now what do we need to do? I basically know what we need to do, but is there anything not explained in the instructions that they're going to send me that I should know?

When should I call the NVC?

Thanks! I'm so happy!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-02-24 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 expiration date!!!
I just got my NOA2 hard copy letter. I thought the thing was supposed to be for 4 months.
But on my letter it says...
Valid from 2/23/2010 to 3/22/2010.

What should we do? Should we be worried about this?
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-03-02 18:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas anyone had this problem before? Can you give me an idea how long this will take?
So everything with our visa was going great. We got our NOA2 on Feb. 23rd which was really fast. Once we got the letter though, I noticed a mistake on the NOA2. It said the valid period was only until March 23rd. It was supposed to be June 23rd.

So I was a little concerned and called in to check to see if that would be allright. I didn't think it would be a big deal and figured the embassy in Tokyo would know that the I-797 is valid for 4 months. But anyway, the guy who I talked to didn't really seem to 'get it'. So he filed a report. I didn't think anything of it at the time because I didn't think it was a big deal.

So my fiancee and I were waiting for her to get her packet, but nothing came. We got concerned and called the NVC. They said they had sent out our case on March 3rd. It was already the 20th when we called so we decided to call the embassy to see if they had got it. So we were charged 23 bucks just to call and they emailed me back the next day.

They told me that they had received the case on the 9th but the USCIS had requested that it BE SENT BACK TO THEM. (All this for a typo?? Couldn't they have just sent a letter?) So the embassy sent it back the same day to the NVC. The NVC finally told me that they had got it today and sent it on to the USCIS.

So it's on the way to the USCIS now. I can't believe the situation and I'm really worried. If I hadn't reported the typo, none of this would have happened I'm sure.

So has anyone ever experienced anything similar to this? Should I get a hold of the USCIS (I'm scared of them filing another report that somehow screws things up more) or wait for them to contact me?
Is there any way to make sure that the USCIS just fixes the typo and sends our case back out to NVC and then to Japan??? Does anyone have an idea how long it will take them (they should get our case at the end of this week or the beginning of next)

Please help and any prayers would be appreciated!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-03-24 19:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHas any ever had their case returned to the USCIS after being approved?
My fiancee and I are dying. Everything was going so smoothly...

We got approved. However, the USCIS made our period of validity 3 months short than it was supposed to be on our I-797. Just a silly typo.
So once the embassy got our case, they returned it immediately cause the USCIS had requested it back to fix the typo...

It's been close to a month now...The USCIS hasn't issued a new I-797 yet. The NVC returned the case to the USCIS on the 24th of March.

When I called the USCIS and talked to an officer he told me the that our case hadn't shown up in their system yet. I'm sure our case is back to the USCIS by now, but for all we know it could just be sitting in the mail room...

The officer told me it could be up to 60 days for them to get it in their system. It doesn't make sense...All this to fix a typo?

How come they're able to issue an NOA1 the day they get the case but can't get our case out of the mail room for 2 weeks (and counting)? All we need is that typo to be fixed and our case to be sent back to the embassy...

Has anyone ever experienced something like this? If so, how long did it take to get resolved?
Does anyone know of anything that I can do?

Thank you!!!
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2010-04-06 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEntering the US after having a K1 visa but didn't end up getting married
So my friend is heading back to Japan after entering the country on a K1 Visa. Her and her fiance broke up and will not be getting married. She wanted me to find out something for her though.

After she returns to Japan obviously she can't return on her K1 Visa. I know this, but wanted to ask about her returning to the US for tourism or school.

Do people ever have problems coming back into the US after having a K1 visa? She doesn't intend to use the K1 visa again but will she be have any problems when she comes back to the US to visit or go to school?

My wife says she read some blogs that had experiences of those in similar situations being rejected because they had an ex-fiance/e in the country (possibly because they were worried about her getting married illegally?). So I wanted to check and make sure because I had just assumed that there would be no problem whatsoever.

Thanks
Barry and AmiMaleJapan2011-07-18 20:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSending Evidence
What program did you use to get your former Skype messages? Skype program won't allow me to view past the last 3 months.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-06-15 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhile Waiting For NOA-2
While waiting for our NOA-2, do I need to actually go and visit my fiance?
He was here last Summer for 3 months (when we met), and I was there all winter/spring for 6 months living with him.
So I'm wondering if I need to go back to visit while we're waiting. Neither of us really has the money or available time off from work, so I'm just wondering.

Any info will be good info.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-21 23:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresState Immigration Laws
I would assume this is just me being paranoid. But it seems that a lot of people have sent in their petitions after I did and have gotten approved already, I'm still waiting.

Is it possible that because of Utah's (where I'm living) strict immigration laws, our paperwork will be affected and take longer?

Things have been very difficult for me while we've been waiting....
I got my NOA-1 on June 28th.

I'm trying so hard to be positive, but I'm wearing thin.
Thanks.

Dani
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-14 16:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 TODAY!!
Congratulations. So happy for you.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-14 16:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFathers Address, DS-230
Filling out the DS-230 part one to send into the embassy.
It asks for his father's address, he doesn't know it. Nor is he in contact with his father, and hasn't been since he was young.
All he has is a half-sister, and she may not know where he lives either. If Shaun puts down "Unknown" for his father's address, will that affect the visa or interview?
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-11-12 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNothing from the Embassy yet...
Thank you guys SOOO much. That makes so much more sense now!!! UGH! so much stress and worry for no reason.

Thank you 1,000,000 times!!!

I'll get him to send the forms pronto.

:D :D :D :D :D :D
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-11 19:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNothing from the Embassy yet...
The statement is actually in the letter. We read it several times.

Went to the website without issue the day we received the letter. He filled out all of the forms, as the letter states he should, but haven't sent them in yet. We're still waiting for his police records, so it's not like we can send it in right away. But it would be nice to know if we can send it all out the second he gets them back.

Had him send me a copy of the letter, here is what it states:

We are pleased to inform you that we have received an approved petition in support of your fiance or k3/4 visa application. You now need to complete the appropriate forms and collect the required documents. A detailed explanation of the process is found at *the website*
The petition is valid for 4 months from date of action and must be valid to process your case to conclusion. To revalidate the petition please request for fiancé to make a notarized statement of intent to marry within 90 days of your arrival to the US and present it on day of interview.
An appointment for your visa interview will not be scheduled unless we are in receipt of forms DS-230 part1, 2x DS-156, DS-156k, 2x DS 157, checklist DS- 2001 and received the results of your medical examination.
Notice: Do not under any circumstances send any documents to this office until specifically requested to do so. Final determination concerning their acceptability can only be made at the time of your interview. This will also prevent loss of documents. (statement bolded and underlined to show you what I'm talking about, not actually how it looks in the letter)

The Notice implies that he should be getting something else from the Embassy. If that isn't the case, then I am relieved to hear it. If we are missing documents, then we need to be in contact with the Embassy.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-11 13:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNothing from the Embassy yet...
The guideline doesn't really state what happens now. Shaun got a letter from the London Embassy saying that they received our approved petition from NVC. The letter also says he "should not, under any circumstances" send in the forms until he's received notification from the Embassy.
Is this something he should just be getting in the mail?
Is it something he needs to request them to send?
Or does he need to do something first (i.e., medical exam)before they will send it to him?

It's been 3 weeks since he got the initial letter from the Embassy. What does he or I need to do now?
Our I-129F expires on February 25th....it's fast approaching.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-10 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiancee letter of intent
We used "fiance" for both. I don't think it matters.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-02-27 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAOS and Biometrics fees
My husband came over on a K-1 visa. We are now married and wanting to send off the AOS. For the AOS fee and Biometrics fee, do I need to send 2 checks for each fee? or just one check for $1070?
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-07-31 12:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresi134 affidavit of support for k-1
I put my gross income on the I-134. My employer also put my gross income.
For the supportive evidence, they are looking for pay stubs that show how much you make. Also, send copies of your last 3 years of Tax Return documents.
DaniandShaunFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-11-01 14:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresa little advice- getting ready to file first set of K-1 papers
I am just getting started in this process- and just wanted to know if i could be pointed in the right direction for a current up to date list of all things that need to be included in the inital K-1 Visa application packet? I have seen alot of different sites that list different things and am not planning on using an attorney so want to be sure that I do this the correct way the first time and dont create additional problems for us.

Thanks in advance for your help-

Brooke
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-21 11:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion on how to fill out one answer on G form for K1
Thank you for your answer- this helps alot and I will do the same thing smile.gif



Brooke
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-05 14:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion on how to fill out one answer on G form for K1
bump

anyone know this?
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-11-03 12:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion on how to fill out one answer on G form for K1
I am wanting to make sure I do this right and I have a question about the G325-A form concerning the last five years of employment for me..

I am self employed- I work as an independant contractor so I do not receive w-2s of any kind. I do contract work and from some of the contracts over the past five years I have gotten W-9's. On this form- do I simply put that I am self employed and have been for the past five years or should I list all of the companies that I have received W-9's from over the past five years?

Thank you in advance for your help star_smile.gif

Brooke
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-10-30 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions on financial support
We are awaiting our NOA2 which should be arriving soon. I know that this is the stage where I am going to have to submit all of my financial documents so my questions stem around this- Im divorced and have three kids. I know that my income doesnt meet the poverty line for all of us, so I will be having my mother co-sponser.

How closely is my credit going to play a role in things? I have some things going on right now as an impact of my divorce that is killing my credit report and score. Is this going to be an issue?

Also, are they going to look at my debts in additon or in contrast to my income or just my income?

Thank you in advance.


Brooke
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-02-09 11:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGot our NOA2 and another new question...
We just got our NOA2 kicking.gif and so are preparing for the next step...

My Fiance is a bit worried about when it comes to the next stage, the visa being denied based on one or both of these reasons.. Can anyone give us any information about this?

* He has a small amount of UK based credit card debt
* He hasnt had steady work for a few months since returning to the UK from the US


Are they going to look at either of these things as a negative or will this play no role?

Thank you in advance,

Brooke
BrookeluvsadamFemaleUnited Kingdom2009-03-03 22:32:00