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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical question - the order of things
Oh, and I don't remember how old the kids are, but if they had the first of a series of vaccines and could be due the second in the series then will probably be a good idea to take them into the GP again before moving to the US to make sure they're as up to date as possible, if you see what I mean.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-07 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical question - the order of things
You may have been able to get the Knightsbridge doctors to wait to receive the vaccine paperwork before sending everything on to the Embassy, but too late for that now. The Embassy can't add to the medical paperwork. So long as you find a reasonably priced civil surgeon over here you'll be ok.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-07 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresForms & address
The postal service can be stupid about delivering mail that is incorrectly addressed (even if obvious what it means), however I think they tend to do okay at delivering mail addressed to a recently old address, if that makes sense.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-07 12:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPregnant during K-1
When I was investigating insurance options in Virginia, the individual plans generally considered pregnancy a pre-existing condition but the Anthem group plan (through employer) did not. So long as you were insured before, which the NHS does count as :-) If you manage to move to the US before the birth then try to get your social security number asap, rather than waiting until you have your green card. The insurance company will probably want to know your SSN.

You may want to investigate the different birth options in your fiance's area: hospital, birth center, home. If you end up having to pay out of pocket a midwife will be cheaper.

It will all work out ok, one way or another. If you do end up in the UK to give birth there are positives to that: you will be with the same health professionals who provided your prenatal care.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-10 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressingle mom of 3 and unemployed but need sponsor

Actually Child Support isn't her income anymore than Social Security Benefit Payments for the children would be. The Child Support is quite specifically for the children and you can't use income from someone under 18 on the I-864.



That's correct, child support is not and should not be reported as Income, neither party can deduct child support in their Income tax return.


Maybe I'm being dumb, but then why do the I-864 instructions say the following:
"If your claimed income includes alimony, child support, dividend or interest income, or income from any other source, you may also include evidence of that income."
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-21 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduressingle mom of 3 and unemployed but need sponsor
You misunderstood your lawyer's email, however it was easily misunderstood as you basically had to already know all about the process in order to understand it! Oh well.

You can include child support in your income, and your fiance can use his savings. Thought I should mention this just in case it qualifies you, though I'd expect the child support to be not all that high and for all I know your fiance has $0 savings. But check.

Otherwise, you will indeed need to find someone willing and able to be a sponsor. You will need this before your fiance can get his visa.
It is possible to have a sponsor for the K1 but not use the sponsor for AOS, if you find a job between now and then. So conceivably once your fiance arrives he could provide childcare whilst you work, thus avoiding the need for a sponsor at AOS. (And then once he gets his green card he can find an engineering job and you can quit your job.) Not really a desirable way of doing things, but might be an idea if you find it hard to find someone willing to sponsor your fiance: for example, maybe you have a family member who meets the income requirements but is doubtful about the long-lasting legal obligations of the I-864, in which case they may be willing to be a sponsor for the visa if they know that they probably won't have to do it at AOS.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-20 04:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWork Dilemma
Two years is not all that long a time. So long as you wouldn't hate the job it could be good to know that you have job security for two years. Not only for the visa process, but also because you will need to support your fiance/spouse when they first arrive. You will be able to focus all your worrying on the visa process and then living together without also worrying about finding/keeping a job. Plus, if another really good job did come along, you could always pay the $4000 and take it.
On the other hand, you shouldn't take this job just because you think it would help with the visa. So long as you are in some kind of job which pays enough you will be able to complete the I-134. The two-year contract thing isn't a huge bonus. So long as you work steady hours and have a few pay stubs that is sufficient. So don't think having a contract is such a huge benefit that it is worth, well, signing. Also take the time to talk to potential co-sponsors now. If you have a co-sponsor you really don't need to think about jobs from a visa perspective at all. Depending on who you have in mind, you should be able to discuss this decision with them in the same way you have with us. Just tell them that you need to prove a certain income in order to get your fiance here. (They really don't need to understand anything more than that about the process.) You either need to have a certain income or you need someone else who makes enough to fill in the forms too. Then discuss this job with them. Maybe they'll offer to co-sponsor, or maybe they won't but they will be able to offer you advice as to whether taking this job is a good idea for you. We don't know you or your situation, but they do so should be able to offer some wisdom :-) They may also have a better understanding of what your immediate job prospects are in your area.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-24 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTaking items into the London Embassy
And by backpack they mean big backpacks, not all backpacks.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-28 15:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHelp! Visting with my finace' and awaiting for NOA2
All you can ever do is bring what evidence you have. Whether you have a mountain of evidence or nothing at all there is never a guarantee.

Personally I visited my boyfriend/fiance/husband several times within one year, the longest trip being for three months. And the only thing I was ever asked for was my return ticket. Which was good because I didn't have anything else. I was a student then ex-student just bumming around England whilst waiting to move to live with my husband. (The Canadians asked me how I bought my ticket, and I said student loans LOL.)
I was scared every time I visited though. But it's not like I had any alternative to trying.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-09-07 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCost of living
Like everyone said, it varies too much for us to help you. Even the electric bill will vary from one city to another, and from one flat to another. If you don't use central air you will save a lot of money, etcetc.

In general many things are similar to the UK. Some things are more expensive and other things cheaper, but the kind of bills you will pay are similar. When I first moved here I worked out that what my husband paid for taxes and health insurance was equal to the taxes he would've paid in the UK. (Of course this won't be true for all income levels.)
The equivalent to council tax is property taxes, in most states. This is something you only pay if you own property.

I think you should be able to figure it out as you go along. Once the two of you have income, you can find a place you can afford to rent. If you're unsure what you can afford (due to not knowing for sure what your other bills will be), you can always start out living in a cheaper place for a few months and then can always move somewhere nicer once you know what's what.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-01 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngland to USA, K-1 Visa
YES :D

Can't believe Denmark has a minimum age of 24 o.O

I didn't even know they'd introduced the Supreme Court; so beware that if you settle in the US then decide to return to the UK after a couple of years you might feel completely out of touch haha. Us expats belong nowhere! Except with our spouses. Lol.

Sounds like health insurance is the only thing you really need to think about, but if you both have some savings available to you then even that should be ok :-)
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-12 22:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngland to USA, K-1 Visa

We did consider the spousal visa, but as far as i know it isnt much quicker?


Sometimes one is slightly quicker, sometimes the other. The main difference is that with the spousal visa once you enter the US you have a green card and can work and stuff. With the fiance visa, once you enter the US and get married you then have to pay out another $1000 to adjust your status and get your green card, and it would be at least 3 months until you could work. But you may feel these differences are not worth being apart after marrying.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-07 16:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngland to USA, K-1 Visa
Your young ages shouldn't be a problem. It's really not something the Embassy considers at all. So long as everything is legal and you don't forget her name (lol) they don't try to deconstruct your relationship.

You sound like you know a lot about the process already, and are clever enough to work out what is needed as you go. So my main advice would be to not spend too much time on this website :B Other than finding out a few of the things you can do in advance (eg vaccinations) you will do fine just getting the forms from uscis.gov and following the instructions. You don't need to be over-thinking anything. What I'm really saying, is there is no need for you to go reading all the posts from people applying from other countries where the interviews are stricter. If you can remember that what they're saying doesn't apply to your situation then that's fine :-)

Did you consider the possibility of marrying her and then applying for a spousal visa (which would allow you to work immediately once you moved there)? Of course I can understand if you rejected that possibility, not everyone wants to spend their first months of married life in separate countries!

The only other thing I'll say is that you both will have to give some thought to health insurance before you move over there. Not only for you but for her. If she is currently covered under her parents' plan then I think once she marries she will lose that. So y'all will have to work out what you want to do about that, and how much you're prepared to pay for what.

Haha and I was just thinking, you guys don't really have a choice of where to live initially. The UK decided you both have to be 21 to get residency based on marriage :-(
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-07 00:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChanging Jobs during Visa process
Tom being the foreign citizen, it does not matter at all. His financial situation is irrelevant.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-13 02:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresChanging Jobs during Visa process
So is Tom the USC and you the UKC?

The main problem would be if he was unemployed at the time of the interview. The other aspects of this aren't really an issue, but this would be a huge problem, unless you have someone willing to be a co-sponsor (or a huge amount of savings). If one of Tom's family members or friends is willing to be a co-sponsor if necessary then this isn't an issue at all. But if not then it will be. In that case he should probably avoid taking this job opportunity; unless his salary is substantially above the requirements and he is very confident of find employment immediately after the 6 month contract ends. In this job market this does not apply to many people, but it may do to him.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-12 22:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresadvice about everything please!
I always travelled with nothing other than a return ticket, and I was fine. But there is no guarantee he won't run into an official who suspects and interrogates him even if he had a huge pile of important reasons to return to the UK. The likelihood is he will be fine though.

Generally the whole thing is very straightforward. Don't feel overwhelmed :-)
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-15 22:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBrits abroad in Missouri for 3 months...need help.
Maybe there are some homeschooled highschoolers in the area who get together to do various things that he could join in with?
Maybe there's some kind of fun volunteering thing he could get involved in?

Sorry I can't think of anything else. I've no idea myself of how to construct a new social life haha.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-13 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support Query
The 125% limit is the minimum income required. For a household of 3 that is $23,162. So your fiancee's mother easily qualifies. :-)
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-13 20:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134 Question #8
He must list all of his minor children, no exceptions.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-10-17 22:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHPV vaccine
i've been aware that a hpv vaccine is needed for women under 26 years old in order to receive k1 visa. i dont wanna take it. is there any possibility to refuse the vaccine and had my visa denied because of it? it's still under development, it has a lot of bad side effects including cancer. did anyone refused to take it before?
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-07-15 10:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresds-156k/k1 visa?????
as far as i know u get that in packet 3, fill them up and send them back. now, the police report and the other proofs dont have to be sent in with the forms. you fiancee needs to take them with her at the interview togheter with the medical report and outgoing relationship proofs. the interview can take place 2 weeks to 2 months from the moment they get her packet 3, so you'll have time to get the PC before the interview
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-07-15 18:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes it matter if he visited me only once?
be sure you give them outgoing relationship proofs, it shouldnt be a problem.
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-07-15 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F is approved!!!!!!!!
congratulations!! :D wish you good luck and patience for NVC :P because im losing mine LOL
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-08 16:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS 156K question

Thank you. Yes, original signatures will be on all the copies. The little things give good piece of mind!

really right?? lol i was filing them yesterday and my dilema was "what would the consul say if he saw NONE on occupation.....?". we can solve problems way harder and when it comes to simple things like this we're all stuck LOL
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-12 16:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDS 156K question
copies dont hurt. if you send 3 at the consulate nothing bad would happen just make sure if you printed them, the signature is by hand on both of them. dont copy an already signed form, you need original signatures on all copies. good luck!!!
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-12 06:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED
grats!!!! dont worry NVC is almost out of backlog now :)
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-12 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2/ I-797 official hardcopy
my noa2 said "sent to the listed consulate"/ there was no consulate named and the petition was sent to nvc not the consulate.
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-12 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy email- wrong fiance...
ugh ok i dont know how to post multiple quotes from everyone so:
@MarLee: i sent them an email a while ago asking if i can prepare my documents before they get my petition from nvc, and since then they contacted me as a reply to my email, even if i didnt answer to their first answer back then. but its way easier to me than talking to someone from a call center
@bigdog: my case number is the subject of the emails always. and in the email i always put case nr from nvc and uscis, petitioner/beneficiary names and DOB
@Thea: he uses this account too..........lol XD and he already knows your my idol of evilness
@Dana-Mi?a: thank you :) we're waitting for this since we got togheter and i wont let anyone ruin it.

Super DeeDee in action from tomorrow !!! Tadadadammmmm
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-14 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy email- wrong fiance...

Just be sweet and pleasant about it. They got my address info all mixed up. I have a post office box I get mail at. Worst case scenario I could get mail at my home address but they mixed that up, too. The lady I talked to was a little rude but I just apologized and all was fine.

You have copies of your petition and other paperwork, too, right?


my fiance has the copy of the petition sent to USCIS, i have the copy of noa2 and the nvc email with all the info correct. i never talked to anyone from the embassy's call center. they send me emails with steps, info and question like "what would i prefer". they always replied very fast (just few hours). it seems ill get my packet 3 on thuesday but i wish i got no "Kevin" in any of my documents cause that would delay me. the embassy really feels like a matchmaking program right now LOL
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-13 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy email- wrong fiance...
i emailed them as soon as i saw it but its saturday they wont see it until monday probably and its freaking me out. i gave them the correct nvc number and correct USCIS case number i dunno how they could make a mistake like this. we waited so bad for this moment and now they mix us up like this
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-13 06:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresembassy email- wrong fiance...
oooooookay i just got an email from the embassy saying "miss diana i just wanted to inform you we got your k1 visa petition , petitioned by your fiance Kevin Patrik Day and we want to know when you want you packet 3 to be sent". guys.......my fiance's name is samuel cody............not kevin patrik.....
they got my name right, but i dont know anyone named kevin. whats going on?
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-13 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWELCOME TO THE US!!!!
congratulations! have a lie full of happiness from now on and enjoy eachother :goofy:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-14 08:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid you do the I-129F packet yourself or through a lawyer?

my case is similar am in Ghana and my finance is USA. she says cannot fill the papers and handle other stuffs but because of VJ i can confidently say that I can fill the forms and handle other stuffs but i have some doubts so those of you who have gone through the process should help me.
Since am in Ghana Can I fill the forms and mail it to her to submit?
The whole thing is I am the beneficiary but i have studied the whole process on VJ and can do it but the petitioner says she can't handle those paper work so we should take a lawyer. is it possible to handle to handle everything by myself.


cant handle the paperwork???? LOL :rofl: all she has to do is to fill up some forms and mail them along with yours. if she cant handle them then u do it for her. it doesnt take more than 2-3 hours total. you definately dont need a lawyer, is waste of time and money trust me
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-17 07:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDid you do the I-129F packet yourself or through a lawyer?
i did myself (im the beneficiary) and mailed my fiance all the instructions how to put the papers togheter and everything. i did it all with the help of Google, before i discovered VJ one month later. we got approved in 3 months and a half , no rfe. its actualy very easy
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-17 05:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes anybody have sample questions
good luck tomorrow!!!!! let us know how it went
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-21 15:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes anybody have sample questions

Look through the interview reviews for your consulate. VERY HELPFUL! goodluck with your interview!

hey i wanted to say this LOL :bonk:

yes look at them, but btw look at the very bad reviews as well to know what to avoid. best luck for you!!! i have my medical on 22nd and i hate it -.-
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-17 06:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWestern Union Receipts
it doesnt matter, because an advice can be followed or rejected, thats their decision, not yours, not mine, not anyone's. and if you make assumptions about a person, by looking at their timeline or their lack of hearts under their names, then definately you're the one with issues. have a nice day
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-24 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWestern Union Receipts
speak for yourself. you have no idea who did and didnt see a consulate (which is a pretty lame excuse to call someone a newb). you dont know any of us so dont assume things
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-23 15:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWestern Union Receipts

Don't worry DeeDee&Sam; I recall some of your postings from some time ago, and given the situation you described then, I think it's completely appropriate to have those receipts handy.
:ot:
I'm very happy (as I'm sure others here will be or are) that you are almost at the interview and things went well.
Good luck :ot2:


yeah if u know what happeed a while ago you know i kinda needed support. if i was a person to get suspicious at, i would have let sam to get me an apartment and pay all my bills, but i never accepted it

oh and just an idea. i included in my proof binder postal receipts from him. we dont send letters to eachother but he send me gifts on special occasions ^___^
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-22 19:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWestern Union Receipts

Best wishes DeeDee for the Interview. Ignore negative posts and go with your heart. Makes no sense to me why someone would stay on this Forum if they had their Finacee/Wife here and hang around to collect Hearts to show authority. Now thats BORING. So, what color is your hair going to be. Pink, Blonde or brunette. I know your a brunette in real life. GOOD LUCK AT THAT INTERVIEW. Tim/Mav. :thumbs:

*huggles you* thank you so much. its ok im used to it XD let them say whatever i know my relationship is a wonderful one. welllllllll...its red and black now hahahaha, but i dont think ill feel like changing the colors before the interview. but when im moving to USA next month, im making it blue again :energy: <------ * crazy person* :goofy:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-22 08:41:00