ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1 received !
If you follow the K1 guide (in Guides - top of this page) and your Embassy requirements for Packet 3 and Interview (see Embassy Info - also top of this page) they will outline the process to be followed, as different countries have different requirements. As has been said its a good idea to follow posts here so you are aware of any pitfalls or requirements specific to the beneficiary's country that may help make your journey easier. All the best.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-12 00:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresConsulate interview

Am sending in all my forms next week, and have had my medical already.
Does anyone know when i send everything in if i can ring the consulate and say "hey i jst mailed you all my stuff can i make an interview time now over the phone?"
Or, do I have to wait for them to mail me a time?

Just trying to cut down some of the waiting time :)


I'm pretty sure you can. They are pretty accommodating from what I've heard. Can you let us know back on this post how you get on when you have talked to them about that? Good luck!! :yes:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-14 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 approval sent directly to consulate instead of NVC?

NVC should have to receive your petition from USCIS and assign another # which is called Case #. After that it will be forwarded to your embassy. That is what is going to happen. NVC never gets bypassed.


Yes !
:yes:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-14 20:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProcess Started

welcome :) and i hope you have enough patience for it. when i joined i was so chill and happy i got noa1. now im already going insane lol. good luck!


:yes:

Yes, this is how it gets sometimes... try and keep busy... best of luck with your journey :reading:

Edited by Andie, 14 July 2011 - 09:02 PM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-14 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical
A post from someone (?) though not in Germany said they were able to have their medical without an NVC number but the doctor would not release the pack/results to them until they were able to give the number. In other words they were able to pay and have their appointment and tests after they were approved but before receiving their NVC number. You could check if that's possible with the doctor since there is currently a delay between NOA2's out of CSC and receipt of NVC number. It may not be exactly what you're asking, but you might as well wait until your NOA2 before spending the money on the medical and still save time in the overall process.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-15 18:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures4-5 month wait until noa2?
5 months is a rough estimation and what you should be expecting though some are earlier and sometimes the wait is longer. Just a bit of a waiting game so all the best with your journey and welcome to VJ. :reading:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-15 16:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question

If your self employed generally you should follow the same guidelines as with the I-864. Tax returns for the last three years and provide good evidence of income. If a petitioner has filled out a I-134 and has sufficient, income that is line 22 of your return is above the PG then that should suffice. However, if the petitioner's income is not sufficient, they might also wish to provide evidence of assets.


So with the I-134 if the income is well above the PG then there is nothing else required?
No tax returns etc. Just the I-134 and letter from employer is sufficient?

Thanks, just checking. :unsure:

Edited by Andie, 15 July 2011 - 03:43 PM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-15 15:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Refused, sent back and then recalled !

We would like to Thank everyone who has been with us throughout our Journey and giving us valuable feedbacks and suggestions . Today we went for our second interview and the visa is approved . I should have the visa in a weeks time as told by the VO officer .
Thanks a lot everyone and we want to tell everyone that hang on there as things will work out just fine and that you will be with your loved ones soon.Thank you Lord


What a stressful experience.. Congratulations to you both and best wishes. (F)
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 07:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresApproved NO2...now what comes next?
Congratulations... all the best with the interview !
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 16:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134, Affidavit of Support

Yeah 14 years. School and such separated us from each other. Hopefully this one won't fail. Thanks guys. Godbless and goodluck.


Sounds like a nice story.... sometimes these things do take time, best wishes to you both for your future together. (F)
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFinancial Requirements

It is your petitioner's that needs to meet the income. Unfortunately they don't take yours into account at all, which is annoying. Your petitioner HAS to be the main sponsor so if she doesn't make enough she'll need a co-sponsor.
For adjustment of status they will consider your finances too, since you'll be married.


:thumbs:

Edited by Andie, 16 July 2011 - 05:15 PM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 17:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow do I know where my 129F was sent to be processed
You send the petition to the Dallas Lockbox and they send it to California Service Centre.

Best of luck with your journey ! :thumbs:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 06:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresInterview juli 14 Dutch consulate

Think I was inside for 1 1/2 hour
For a interview that took two minutes
Sign the form. Two question. How we met and if I was exsited. That was it
Visa approved :-)


Wow! that was easy... Congratulations !!
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-17 22:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC March filers still waiting

Absolutely.


Wow cool!.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-15 15:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC March filers still waiting

As far as I understand NVC and USCIS are totally different entities working in different jurisdiction; that is why they required changing the numbers and specifically stated on the NOA2 that the USCIS concluded working on the petition and forwarded to the State of Department NVC. There will be association in between receipt # and a Case # for the reason of tracking the petition and to serve their customers in a better and faster ways. So I don't think the USCIS receipt # works with NVC and for the matter of fact, it is not the embassies that issue the case #. It is assigned by NVC.

Thanks



Thanks Love Eth, Yes I understood that the NVC # replaced the USCIS # after the approval (which we are waiting on). I thought this might mean we could book the interview with the USCIS# as soon as the approval comes through, or within a few days of it to avoid delays since we have timing issues. San Diego has said that his whole process went through using this number. I haven't heard of this before.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-14 17:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC March filers still waiting

Petitioner may find out their NVC number by calling NVC. This is useless though as it never comes up.. Everything can be determined even at the embassy stage using WAC number on I129F petition. Trust me, I went through the entire process this year...


So San Diego are you saying that the embassy will accept the original number on the I-797 rather than the NVC number?
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-14 16:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresinterview date??
You don't say which embassy.... there is a wide variation.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-17 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAssuming visa denial

That's what they look at the current year...2011

They may look at last year 2010 tax transcripts but as long as current year is above wht your poverty line is you should be fine


:thumbs:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-16 07:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPacket 3
Nice work !!
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of Relationship for Interview
Right!!

I've seen this too but there is no way they are going to look at more than a few pages.. The reality is they are busy enough and its easy to panic about this. Sounds to me like you are more than fine with what you have. For the 6 1/2mths you are waiting for your interview just imagine the cost of printing every page if you had more printable contact :o .

There will surely be enough from what you have by then of examples of your ongoing relationship, possibly cards sent etc. Who considers the level of a relationship to be measured by weight of the paper its printed on? So you will find you have enough to find examples that prove it. Best wishes to you both.

Edited by Andie, 10 July 2011 - 02:34 AM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-10 02:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI got a new JOB WOOHooo

[size="4"]Thank you everyone at first i didnt think i got the job because i got the below eMail but then the guy called and said i had the job and HR made a mistake sending me the email.


Oh wow... just to add to the and confusion huh? I think you've had your share of stress for a while... :yes:
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-20 17:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI got a new JOB WOOHooo
Hey congratulations Mike... great news. Happy for you that it has all come together...
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-20 13:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes Petitioner Need to submit Birth Certificate?

Yes, original documents will be needed later for the embassy interview.


sorry for any confusion ... by this I meant whatever docs requested at interview i.e. beneficiary b/c
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-24 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes Petitioner Need to submit Birth Certificate?

But the NVC/Consulate will require the original at that time.


Yes, original documents will be needed later for the embassy interview.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-02 23:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoes Petitioner Need to submit Birth Certificate?
They only require a copy for the initial petition.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-02 21:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Good questions. When a check isn't included, the petition is "rejected" not "denied" and the whole package is sent back. When a petition is "denied" like yours was, nothing is sent back. You just get the denial notice. No, you cannot avoid paying another fee.

So it is either re-open or new petition - and the new petition is quicker. I expected to have to pay another fee... my main concern is the time factor. thanks Pushbrk..

Edited by Andie, 24 July 2011 - 07:22 PM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-24 19:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

There have been a few posts from people who were denied out right, the main reasons being they forgot the check payment or they did not include any evidence just the forms. They are denied, the papers returned and they put the check in and send it back or try to re-open it so they don't have to pay again.



Just wondered what was meant by "they are denied, the papers returned and they put the check in and send it back or try to re-open it so they don't have to pay again." Does this mean that if the missing papers/documents are sent to VSC they may continue to process the petition sometimes? (They did not return any papers to us). I am thinking in terms of saving time either with or without payment and whether there is any possibility?
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-24 18:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Absolutely don't send the daughter on a tourist visa with the intent to adjust. You can read in one of the other posts what the consequences of that would be. You're risking a lifetime ban for her and probably you also for something like that.


No we don't intend to do anything illegal of this nature... we just wondered if anyone had an idea why the Tier 2 person would have suggested this.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

call USCIS ombudsman ASAP. Do this along with all other things you are doing to protect the step daughter status


Thank you we will try this and contact Senators as well. Anything can only help at this stage...
appreciate your comment.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Good advice. USCIS can deny petitions when no benefit is clearly eligible. If you did not submit ANY supporting documents they can make this decision. Filing a new petition will be faster, cheaper, better. FWIW there was virtually no chance your step daughter to be would have been issued a visa anyway. Given that it is currently taking 5-7 months for petition approval, plus NVC time plus consulate time it never really wa realisitic to expect that.



FYI every case is different, every embassy is different.. we had already made it to the front in VSC. Our Embassy has processed interviews within a week and they'll expedite them in special cases and can and has issued the visa the next day after a successful interview. The medical can be done in a day. It is unnecessary to make broad sweeping statements that don't necessarily apply to call cases.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 23:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

There is no reason to take offense at my comments, I was not being critical of you.

For her to become an LPR nowish she will need more than to simply be in the country before she turns 21. She needs to be here and have filed for AOS. Put simply that isn't going to happen.

I was critical of the USCIS Misinformation line and the drivel they fed you.

I'll repeat what I said:

If she arrives in the US before her 21st birthday...

Your US Citizen Husband can't petition for her because he married you after her 18th birthday.

You can petition her but since you are an LPR she will be in a family preference category and no immediate Visa number is available so she will have to wait years for a Visa number. While waiting she can't simply overstay her visa because the overstay would actually make her inadmissible and bar her AOS.

By the time you become a US Citizen, she will be over 21 and again subject to a family preference category.

If by positive feedback only you mean you want someone to tell you that you can get her here before her 21st birthday and then get her LPR status then no honest VJ member will give you that.

Even if you were able to get an expedite (which I can't imagine for this reason) getting from initial petition approval through the NVC to Consulate processing in 4 weeks is simply physically impossible.


In the meantime we have actually spoken to a lawyer. That is no longer the process or requirement. There have been changes to USCIS procedure and the only requirement is to arrive in the country before the 21st birthday. Nor is there a requirement for me to be a citizen. http://www.americani...t-6-29-2011.pdf

It is not a case of just wanting to hear what we want to hear... it is a matter of not needing peoples negative opinions when we would rather receive accurate factual advice. I am sure most people requesting assistance are aware of the problems they are facing.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE
It was also suggested by another Tier 2 Immigration Officer that if we file the petition to re open along with another copy of the original supporting documents the day we receive the letter they can reopen the case using the original I129F filing date and we could still meet the deadline.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 13:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Because Tier 1 is populated with inbred morons who know less about the process than my 4 year old does!

Since you're marrying her mom after her 18th birthday you can't petition her as Immediate Relative.
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As LPR her mom can petition her but she can't go out of status and adjust in country.

Once she turns 21 she doesn't qualify for Immediate Relative and will now fall under family preference which means waiting years. Again she can't go out of status and adjust in country.

Am I missing something here?

You had one bite at the apple, K-2 & AOS prior to 21st birthday, you missed it.



I am the beneficiary (mother) and We haven't missed anything yet...Obviously we are not trying to include her as a family member. We are trying to get her included as my minor daughter. We are looking at the option of filing a petition to re open once we get and read the denial letter.

No one is suggesting illegalities... we were worried about her possibly not being in the country by the time she turns 21, When that was mentioned to the Tier 2 immigration officer he said we might want to consider her coming in on a Tourist Visa. We are just wondering why he suggested that.

We are really only interested in positive feedback, not critical retorts.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 13:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Even if she comes on a tourist visa she won't be able to stay and adjust status.


It was suggested by the immigration officer at the service centre that she could come in on a tourist visa... why would he suggest this ? why would this not be possible?
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDENIED 129F NO RFE

Do NOT file a motion to reopen. It costs nearly twice as much as filing a new I-129F, and takes longer to adjudicate. Just file a new I-129F. This time make sure you include all of the required documents and evidence.

When you said your step-daughter was turning "1" was that a typo? First, she isn't your step-daughter yet unless you've already gotten married, in which case you can't file an I-129F. Second, any age except 21 would not be relevant to a K1 petition. How old is your fiancee's daughter?


I'm the beneficiary... just correcting this... yes it is a typo... she is turning 21. Yes she's not the step daughter but that is just semantics.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-19 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresds 156

hello guys in ds 156 # 37 which one i will chose because i dont have anyone from my family in usa not my parents or brothers or sisters i just have my fiance so guys help me ...and another question if it is fiance which one to choose because my fiance is female in usa am i gonnachoose fiance or fiancee for female ?


Then you just answer no to mother/father etc. and answer yes to fiancee (female is two e's) and put whether she is US Citizen or whatever.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-21 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 Hesitation
If she has been in doubt since April then she has had time to think it through and her opinion hasn't changed for the better. I'm sorry this has happened and also agree that it is better at this point to let her go and not proceed.

Edited by Andie, 22 July 2011 - 10:28 PM.

AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-22 22:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Denied

You haven't supplied any info on your timeline or anything ... its difficult to know what's going on here.


But on a personal level.... it may be for the best if this is how you deal with it.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-26 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Denied

I spent alot of time and money on this K-1 process and I'm very dissapointed. I have done what ever they requested and still got turn down. I'm done with this and started to date someone else in USA without the approval of goddamn the INS.


You haven't supplied any info on your timeline or anything ... its difficult to know what's going on here.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-26 16:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK2 Question

I wish you best of luck on this journey. It also would not hurt to ask USCIS in writing to expedite this case. I know, I know... there going to be some people writing "USCIS will not expedite for this reason..." and such... :) But just write about your previous application denial, explain your situation, and mail it by express or similar mail. Write in bold letters "EXPEDITE REQUEST" on envelope. There is nothing to loose, except money for postage. If it doesn't get expedited - it will proceed with normal course, but at least you will know, that you tried.


Yes I think it is probably impossible then. It was going to be close anyway... we didn't discover VJ until after we sent the petition and didn't know the time frames of the process. We will do all we can. Thanks again you have been very helpful... all the very best with your journey also.
AndieFemaleNew Zealand2011-07-29 20:14:00