ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice checks 1 year

If it was an actual 7 months and 4 months, then that is only 11 months and so no. I suppose the confusing thing is that you could say you lived in Australia for 12 months, and just took a holiday to Thailand but were still living in Australia. So it depends if the length of physical presence is the important thing or not.

 

What kind of visa were you in Australia on?


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-07 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa instructions

Given that it is a work visa not a tourist visa, and it is certainly valid long enough for the interview, I would expect it to be ok. Unless the NZ embassy is really weird, which I would not know.


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-07 22:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOnly met in person once, opinions?

 

We were apartment hunting and all because I had a teaching contract in Egypt and I was moving there.

 

Include some proof of this :) That shows that you were serious about being together even if not in the US :)


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-09-27 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuick question about I-864

The current income is what is important, however past years can help strengthen your case when it is borderline. When she files the I-864 she will be able to include any income or assets of her spouse/the immigrant aka you, so if you can transfer your savings over then that would help. Assets count as 1/3 of their value towards income...so your $20k would be worth $6667 towards the income requirement. What's the 125% figure for a household of two this year, something around $19000? So if you can include your savings then she will only have to show earnings of $13k for this year, say.


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-23 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice certificate address won't be the same as current..

So long as it's recent enough I don't suppose it would matter.


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-10-31 15:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWill the USCIS contact my parents?

Your lawyer is 99% wrong. There are some countries where something like this is required. For example, in the Philippines there is a seminar they have to go to before marrying/emigrating and part of that involves parental permission. (On the part of the Filipino, not the American.)


JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-10 17:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYes, you can visit!

I am sorry for scaring anyone, but i think we need to share this experience cuz this can obviously happen. I was sitting in my little pink bubble reading of all those people havin no issues =/ .. I am here in the end I mean and my Stamp is until January 3rd, BUT you never know what they wrote down in their computer..Cuz i said i will attend the flight on December 12th,.. though LEGAL it is January 3rd,.. ummm you never know if K1 is influenced by you staying over your statement to the officer =/


Hopefully you will receive your NOA2 soon and you will know the end is in sight and maybe feel that paying extra money to extend your plane ticket isn't worth it.
However, it is perfectly legal to change your travel plans. It's highly unlikely that it would come up at your interview, but if it did you have a perfect explanation: you were told you couldn't visit again, you didn't know when your visa would be approved and so had no idea how long it would be until you next saw your fiance, and so decided that you would make the most of your time with him (and your grandmother) and stay an extra month.
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-06 10:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresYes, you can visit!

Hello everyone,

well I was almost beeing sent back home yesterday at POE JFK. No joke, and an experience I will never want to have again. Also wont have to, cuz I got threatened not to enter the US again until I have a granted K1.


That sucks :-( Any possibility of you extending your stay to cover Christmas so you can see as much as possible of your fiance before you have to go back home?
Wish wish WISH everything related to immigration could be consistent. Maybe one day when robots run everything? *sigh*
JoannaVFemaleUnited Kingdom2010-10-06 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHigh Fraud consulates or embassy or country
QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Mar 9 2009, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Interesting question.

No list that I am aware of, but after talking to my USCIS buddy, He considers these to be the top runners. (un-official of course)


1. India
2. China
3. Vietnam
4. Nigeria
5. Philippines
6. Brazil
7. Colombia
8. Russia (and the rest of the old USSR - Sorry Cold War Warrior I am)

I had asked him what was the main reason for the fraud, and he said the first 5 are mostly due to slave traffic (sex slaves), and welfare fraud (bring them over, collect off of Uncle Sam).

(He specifically mentioned the Russian case from last year - with the US Navy guys) Russian - US Navy Scam

He said they get a lot of "pre-arranged marriages" to try to avoid the visa wait (for immigration) and for money.

They pay a lot of attention to people from the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. (terrorist threat level I suppose)
(and seeing the long AP's for some of the middle eastern petitions, I believe it!)

Flags that raise extra interest is how you met the person, and how they are related.

(For example say for China, your girlfriend's aunt introduced you via her brothers sister....)


One thing he mentioned was that they are seeing a rise in VAWA requests, to the point the "bride" to be doesn't even meet up with the guy, just runs to the cops and claims battery.

Ouch...



Any rhyme or reason to putting the beneficiary in AP? I've seen mostly Middle East, also remember seeing one from the UK. I've seen the horror stories/forums and I'm scared to death to make any plans post-interview until the visa is IN HAND because of the AP threat. I've seen for common names, maybe criminal past, not quite sure but anyone know WHY?????
CacerezFemaleGuatemala2009-03-09 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLawyer VS Visa Journey
we had no lawyer. took 3 months and 3 weeks for the approval. dont waste the money you could save for more important stuff. you can do it alone without problems
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-10-17 17:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswhat do i do if i dont have an birth certificate when i was born

Ask Obama! :lol: :whistle:


fail
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-11-21 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiance visa
you cant file for k1 before you're 18. i met my (back then) fiance when i was 15 and there was nothing we could do about it
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-11-21 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING

i sent pictures, western union receipts travel documents and they still want me to bring more pictures. we dnt send emails or cards. we always chat on yahoo and i sent those proofs and yahoo call logs. bt i guess i'll ve to print out more yahoo call logs and get a letter frm my fiance parents that shws they r consent for our relatnship. i hope dat will do.


the letters from the parents are an awsome idea. also if they want more pictures, just make a photo album with you two, put pictures in there and give the whole album to them. thats what im gonna do too :D
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-08-12 06:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPOE
when i came here i couldnt wait to visit romania again....now i got a plane phobia. -.- i hate long flights. some of the people i know that had their poe at jfk said it's a pain in the butt, its crowded and it takes a while
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-11-21 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresExpecting
it really depends on the person who's handling your case. but because your the USC there shouldnt be any problem. if it works against someone, is against the foreign citizens if they get pregnant while being in a k1 process. so you should be safe
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-11-21 19:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan i file for the k-1 visa by myself?
definately. now i look back is piece of cake compared to aos -_-
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-12-17 00:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould a beneficiary arrested once in US but no conviction expect delays?
i punched someone in the face, made them lose a front tooth and i got picked up by the police for that thing. anyway few days after the charges were dropped . when i took my police record for k1 it was clean. guess you'll be fine :/
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2011-09-08 11:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRequest to Expidite
you risk to have her visa denyed. if you meet the 125% requirement you're supposed to support her, therefore it doesnt qualify for an expedite if you are, and if they dont belive you that you're above poverty level they will deny you. ive seen cases and me and my husband were in a similar situation. we prefered to wait 3 muonths and 3 weeks for the approval (which is not much at all) than get denyed. you should too

Edited by DeeDee&Sam, 20 January 2012 - 10:28 PM.

DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-01-20 22:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresapplications processed quicker over Spring?
from my experience i can tell you that yes is true. me and 90% of the other march filers i know from last year got approved withing 4 months. my case was around 3 months and a half because a mistake we made at the beggining. when i was waitting for my noa2, obsessed as i was, i dug up a lot of statistics. result: march, april filers seem to get approved faster. reson: i have no idea. last year csc averange was 3 months, vsc 4.
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 22:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need to update the embassy on our case status?
call the embassy and schedule an interview for april-may then. as far as i know they send notofications if a case expires. at least in my country they do
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 22:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidnt met my fiancee in the last two years

At least I got something to read while was doing the laundry :rolleyes: I have seen some others better though.


nothing is better than gretchen&darren's topics :no:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 23:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidnt met my fiancee in the last two years

Ya'all got trolled. Hate to say it.

its ok is entertaining. especially when so many get into it :pop:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 23:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidnt met my fiancee in the last two years

After 6 pages and multiples replays in different directions I wonder:

- Will the OP ever back to read this?

- Will OP ever realize that this petition filed under that conditions more likely will never make it?

- Will he ever realize that miraclus happens but never with USCIS?

- We all like drama that much?

:pop:


1,2,3 -probably not, 4-YES. come on is not like there's something better on tv at this hour :innocent:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidnt met my fiancee in the last two years
how can 2 people get married without seeing eachother face 2 face, without a kiss, without holding hands at least once, when other couples spend thousands of dollars just for simple things like that? just wondering
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-20 22:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Meeting question
the only thing we had were the copy of his plane tickets, passport stamps and 3 pictures. got approved without problems so you'll be fine :)
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-28 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 approved! Can my fiance com any earlier than 3 months?
the k1 visa is only for ONE entry. once you get in usa the visa becomes unusable and is replaced by I94 which doesnt allow you to leave the country without a travel document or greencard
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-28 22:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould i include a copy of the engagment ring
its a nice proof, we gave a copy of our receipt, but the consul prefered to look at the ring on my hand. so its not needed :)
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-28 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave long das it take to gat K-1 Visa ???

You are very lucky!

To the OP I really hope you are not "considering that" re: joining the military to have your petition expedited.


actually almost all march filers from last year got approved in 3-4 months. now it depends of the number of application of course, and time of year
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-28 22:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHave long das it take to gat K-1 Visa ???
6 months total from sending to poe. approved in 3 months and 3 weeks. is not so bad, seems long but is not that long
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-02-27 21:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshope this isnt going to be a problem
wont be a problem :D we did the same. didnt need any copy but we keep it as a memory :P
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-03-02 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Cost of K1 ...
very interesting. we added local flight for medical as well and multiple visits. over 10k. when you're done with it it takes few months to re-adjust financially. but everything is worth it!!!!!!!!! :wub:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-03-02 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Proof of Petitioner's legal status.
what do u mean is not legal to make a copy? it is. at my k1 interview i only had copies, some notarized some not. if you dont feel safe making just a simple copy of your naturalization certificate make a legal one. it costs some money but whatever you wish for.
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-03-12 23:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresBeneficiary sent me money, will this be viewed as bad?
some say is good some say its bad. my (then)fiance was sending me money every couple weeks cause i wasnt working and i was into college and he was actually supporting me. i took the western union receipts as proof when i had my interview and everything was perfect. but of course there are some consulates in this world that are just messed up and for them everything is a red flag
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-20 15:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS account
i guess couples share info everywhere including uscis info :D well most of them anyway. i know we do
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-20 15:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring at U.S. Embassy Interview

I am a bit confused.If you are engaged, don't you wear your engagement ring daily?So I dont understand why the interview has any bearing on you wearing your engagement ring.I assume you wear teh ring on a dialy basis, so why take it off because of the interview?I think it might be harder to explain why you are NOT wearing the ring than wearing it like you normally do.

i dont. usually i take it off for shower and sometimes i forget to put it back on. assume much?
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-25 15:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring at U.S. Embassy Interview

DeeDee, another VJ member that I chat with had her interview at the Romanian embassy a month ago and she said they asked her questions about her engagement ring and made an issue about the fact she was wearing it on the wrong hand. (Needed to be sized- i have been doing the same thing ). Apparently the ring is a bigger deal at the Romanian embassy, so I think I will get mine sized so I can wear it on the correct finger when I go with my fiance for his interview.


its very true. romania has this little obsession with the way things should be. i dont say the engagement ring problem applied to everyone, but it did to me, better be safe than sorry :thumbs:

Edited by DeeDee&Sam, 23 April 2012 - 02:25 PM.

DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-23 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresEngagement Ring at U.S. Embassy Interview
at my interview i brought a copy of the ring receipt. they asked to see my ring. lucky i had it on
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-22 19:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat happens after denial?
better. if u used pot and the tests are clean, dont addmit it. :blink:
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-25 15:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWife did not make it past homeland and got k-1 cancelled

I believe the poor fiancee was intimidated by the officer.


lol. actually that happens a lot to immigrant women. but let's be serious, no matter how intimidated we are by officers (and i think that happens often) such a small infime percent was refused entry. as darren says there are things that the OP didnt explain or didnt believe they would be red flags. anyway trolling or not is a possibility and all new immigrants should know in advance what to say and what NOT to say
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-28 16:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWife did not make it past homeland and got k-1 cancelled
even if the OP is a troll this is a damn horror story for every k1 customer. it wasnt rainbows and sunshines at my poe either but god forbid...
DeeDee&SamFemaleRomania2012-04-26 15:13:00