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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Examination
No worries...You would have your interview when you were healthy again. :thumbs:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-07-31 14:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC Letter arrived today :)
It's time to pay the visa fee, schedule the interview, and complete the medical. :thumbs:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-07-31 19:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresunmarried children birth certificate.. Is it necessary?

Hi thanks for the insight.. She's not on k2 yet.. Makes me confused, because I don't know if they will ask to pass the children BC as well during the interview..

Read the link !!! :reading:

From the link:

e. BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Your birth certificate should be a copy issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on security paper (not from the Local Civil Registry Office). If applicable, you should also submit NSO birth certificates for all your children, even for those who are not applying for a visa. You may call the NSO Information Center at 02-737-1111 to inquire on securing a birth certificate or visit their website at http://www.census.gov.ph. If the NSO does not have a copy of the birth certificate, you must obtain a statement about its unavailability from the NSO and obtain a certified original copy (not an extract) of the birth certificate from the local registrar in the town where you were born.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-04 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan our K-1 visa application expire while at embassy?t y
:wow: That's amazing! Congratz !!! :star:

I thought they would receive their visas when the birth certificate process was completed.

If that had been the case, your petition would not have expired. The Embassy would have extended the validity of your petition for up to one year, especially since they see progress being made in your case.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-07-16 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnvc case status

alright! thank you, i already did, that was only my concern, to know if my case has been forwarded to the embassy coz i already did set appointment for my interview on the earliest slot they have. (sept.15)

Don't worry, your case will be forwarded to the Embassy before September 15. :thumbs:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-05 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresnvc case status
The NVC letter says: "Don't bother us, talk to the Embassy instead."

By the way, your case is at the Embassy by now, so you should pay the visa fee at BPI and schedule an interview.

In the meantime, you can email the Embassy with the correction.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-04 12:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDelay on Leaving for the US

The visa is valid for 6 months. You have to enter the US before the six months is up.Good luck.

^^^ In Manila, a K-1 fiancé(e) visa is valid for six months from the date of the medical.


if its a fiancé visa (k1) for you to get married. then only 90 days to get to port of entry.

if its a spousal visa ( i 130 / k3 ) you have 6 months to make it to port of entry.

goodluck

^^^ In Manila, a K-1 fiancé(e) visa is valid for six months from the date of the medical.


You have 6 months for port of entry then 90 days Marry.

^^^ In Manila, a K-1 fiancé(e) visa is valid for six months from the date of the medical.


The validity of the visa will be the shorter of the period of 6 months from the date of the interview and visa issuance OR to the one year expiration of the medical. SInce MOST people have the medical done and then the interview the validity of the visa is 6 months from the issue date after the interview. So you could post-pone the interview to give you additional time if your medical is recent. Once you receive the visa it is a good idea to see when it expires so you enter the US before that date. For us the wife had her interview and picked up the visa two days later, the expiration date was 6 months after the interview date when they approved her visa as she did her medical 2 weeks before the interview. So unless you did a very early medical or are placed in a long period of AP, your visa should be good for 6 months after the interview which would mean you could wait until February to enter the US. If you should post-pone the interview and arrive in teh US and then when you do the AOS the medical is more than 1 year ago, you will be required to do another medical with a US Civil Surgeon in the US, but I would not let that determine your course of action now. Do whatever is required to meet the family obligation and then get yourself to the US and deal with the immigration issues as they come up.

Good luck,

Dave

^^^ In Manila, a K-1 fiancé(e) visa is valid for six months from the date of the medical.

:pop:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-05 04:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDelay on Leaving for the US
Your visa will be valid for six months from the date of your medical exam.

Why don't you simply delay your interview? The USCIS-approved petition can be extended for up to one year. All you have to do to extend the petition is to keep the Embassy informed of your intentions.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-04 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslost my job

i used a visa agency here and all the required documents have been sent in already we had a interview set for 1 week after the medical but we failed it so we cancled it

The evidence of support for K-1'ers is submitted by the visa applicant at the Embassy interview, not before the interview. Are you sure the visa agency sent it to the Embassy before the interview? Hmmm...
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-06 10:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslost my job

...they do have every thing already at the embassy

...we had to cancel the interview cause of the medical

...they have my EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT and letter of employment

Hmmm...How could the Embassy have your evidence of support if your fiancée hasn't interviewed yet? :huh:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-05 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureslost my job

...we already qualified for the proof of income...

You haven't proven anything yet. That happens at the interview.

At your fiancée's K-1 interview, the Filipino pre-screener and/or the consular officer will ask your fiancée to submit your recent paycheck stubs. Since she won't have any of your recent paycheck stubs, the consular officer will issue her an MNL-IV-22 (221g). The MNL-IV-22 will require her to submit your recent paycheck stubs which prove that your current sustained income qualifies.

Do you think that's a better time to tell your fiancée (and the Embassy) you lost your job? You seriously don't want to open that can of worms!

Besides, what makes you think that your current sustained income won't qualify? How much income are you going to make this year if you add together the income from your job plus your income from employment insurance for the rest of the year?

if your current sustained income falls short, could you qualify on income plus liquid assets? If not, I'd strongly suggest that you plan on attending the interview with your joint sponsor's paperwork in your hand. Either that, or find a job soon.

If all else fails, keep in mind that you and your fiancée have one year from the date the MNL-IV-22 was issued to satisfy the requirements of the MNL-IV-22. That should give you plenty of time to get a job and gather a few pay stubs.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-04 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdmin Processing in Manila

What would trigger the Embassy sometimes issuing 221g's which don't request further information and/or documents?

The Embassy might want to order a copy of the visa applicant's birth certificate, CENOMAR, or NBI.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-07 19:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAdmin Processing in Manila

...we got a white 221 G and told to wait for further instruction.

^^^ That sometimes happens.

...I see the average time between interview and getting the visa is a month.

^^^ The average time is a week or two.

...At what delay 2 month, 3 month should we start to worry about the delay?

^^^ Try not to worry. If the Embassy kept her passport, it's a good sign. I would email them once a week to check up on the case. Or, you can try to get through to the IV Unit by phone.

...I am thinking we got the interview before Manila could process the paper work.

^^^ Highly doubtful.




Posted Image my thoughts exactly. What was the 221-g for? They have to have requested further information.

^^^ Incorrect. The Embassy sometimes issues 221g's which don't request further information and/or documents.



We have called and all they said is we are processing the paperwork and I have to do nothing . I have said what do you need and said nothing it just under review. I have called the embassy main number (214) 571-1600, is there anthor one to call. I just have spoken to call center. How do I get past that?

You can email the Embassy's Immigrant Visa Unit at: IVManilaReplies@state.gov


You can call the Embassy's Immigrant Visa Unit at: 632-301-2000 extension 5184 or 5185
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-07 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresShould we call NVC?
Kaibigan...

> If you want to speed things up, then don't wait for your lawyer.

> Call the NVC every day until you get your MNL case number.

> When you get your MNL case number, pay the visa application fee at BPI.

> The day after paying your visa fee, schedule your Embassy interview.

> Start gathering the documents you will need for your medical and your interview.

> Complete your medical at St. Lukes.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-07-30 09:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmedical exam for K1 & writing to US Manila Embassy
Walang anuman po. :)

I hope you get your petition approval malapit na! :star:
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-10-15 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresmedical exam for K1 & writing to US Manila Embassy
The medical exam at St. Lukes Medical Extension Clinic (SLMEC) takes two days for most people. The Embassy recommends that you complete your medical one week before your interview. You will need your NOA approval and your MNL case number to be admitted for a medical. There are people who have completed their medical in as little as one day before their interview. Many people complete their medical as soon as they get their NOA petition approval from the USCIS and their MNL case number from the National Visa Center (NVC) because they want to save time in case their chest x-ray shows abnormalities and they have to undergo TB smear tests and a two-month TB culture.

The medical costs about $213, but you pay for it in pesos when you go to SLMEC for your medical.

When you have completed your medical, SLMEC will return your passport to you along with your x-ray CD. They will inform the Embassy that you passed your medical.

You can pay for your IV bill (visa fee) at BPI once you have your MNL case number from the NVC. You can make an interview appointment after you pay the visa fee.

It may take some time to transfer your case from Saudi to Manila.

I hope this helps.

Good luck. :star:
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-10-15 11:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresManila Embassy Closed this week

With Manila Embassy Closed this week due to floods will it set back Admin processsing just a week or more?

Probably.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 10:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWorst Case Scenario

Thanks. I am worried about my financial situation right now. I only started working on the latter part of 2011 so the income on my tax documents are really low. But my current annual income now is within the poverty guideline, I'm just afraid they will start grilling my fiancée about it. I hope my employment letter is enough evidence.

The consular officer will be looking at your current sustained income. Your employer's letter will not be enough evidence. You need also to submit several of your most recent pay stubs.

If your current sustained income is still flirting with the poverty guidelines, then you should consider attending your fiancée's interview.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 11:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSomeone on disability and K-1 Visa

It is actually against the law to accept the binding I-864 in a K visa case. It's also against the policies of the Field Adjudicator's Manual. Don't count on trying this. Marry and do it right.

Against the law? Maybe so, but I've seen it work several times at the U.S. Embassy Manila.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 22:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresSomeone on disability and K-1 Visa

Fil-Am, I'd bet that your petitioner's disability income was well North of the $7k income this petitioner has. That is waaaay below federal poverty guidelines. Anything below 100% of FPG is denied as likely to be public charge. The consulate doesn't have to take an additional sponsor on K visas because the I-134 is not legally binding and the consulate cannot accept the I-864 for a non-immigrant visa like the K1 visa.

Of course, they can always attempt to overcome the deficiency by showing 5 times the deficiency in liquid assets.

My K-1'er friend's fiancée submitted an I-864 from my friend's joint sponsor and the U.S. Embassy Manila accepted it. Other VJ'ers in Manila have done the same thing.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.
Your fiancée can get the medicine she needs in the Philippines.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI need advice.
In order for her to get a visitor's visa, she will need to demonstrate strong ties to the Philippines. I'm guessing that more than half of the applicants are denied.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresLetter of intent????????
The consular officer can ask you to submit originals of anything, including boarding passes, etc.

It's better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhite MNL-IV-22 - WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US

Oct 16 2011...No reply to our fax, letter, email...4 weeks after interview...not a word from Embassy. Gosh

:wow: The Embassy certainly is taking their sweet time looking at your case. :bonk:

Hang in there! :clock: :girlwerewolf2xn:
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-10-17 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhite MNL-IV-22 - WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US

I think you are knowledgable enough to know that if you get married in the Philippines your K1 will be abandoned, and you will have to start all over again with the CR1, if you are planning to bring your bride to the USA, unless there is something about this that I don't understand, which is entirely possible. I think you can travel to the USA on the K1, get married, then file for Advanced Parol, then travel to the Philippines, get married there in a full ceremony, then travel back to the USA, and adjust status. I hope that is correct information?

She must receive the advanced parole before she leaves the U.S., otherwise she won't be allowed back into the U.S.

She can file for advanced parole along with her AOS packet. It does not cost extra. She will receive the advanced parole before she receives her conditional green card.
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-09-21 10:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhite MNL-IV-22 - WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US

Your situation is the same as mine. I was interviewed last May 13, 2011 and was refused to issue a visa and was given a white paper (221g) and until now Im still waiting. No document needed but they only checked the box "Wait till I can hear from them". I dont want to discourage you, Just be strong and maybe prepare yourself as well. WE have different cases, some cases will take long time and some case will take only short time then APPROVE. Just keep strong and hold on to each other. And dont forget to email the embassy once or twice a week to inquire about your case. Good luck to all of us. Hope we will receive our VISA APPROVAL soon.

:wow: You have been in AP for more than four months in Manila. That is probably a record! :help:

Stay strong! It will all be worth it. :star:
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-09-21 02:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFilling out I-134
Don't send her a complete copy of your I-129 packet (including original receipts) at your own peril.

Is it possible that she will need documents or information from it at her interview? Yes.

Is it possible that she will need documents or information from it at her CFO seminar? Yes.

How would you feel if she left her interview with a 221g in her hand and tears in her eyes all because you didn't send something that you thought she didn't need?
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-13 19:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhere should i file???
The filing address is in the I-129F instructions.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-14 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhen is earliest possible to set up an interview?

My wife was sent a letter and the time for the interview is posted on it. They give you quite a bit of notice. I think ours was about 2 months so you have time to make travel plans if you want to be present. If you do not like the time they give you may be able to call to get it changed but it might end up being later.

^^^ K-1'ers don't work like CR-1'ers do. K-1'ers have a different process.

K-1'ers have to schedule the interview themselves. Once they get their MNL case number from the NVC, they pay the visa application at BPI, and then they schedule the interview either online or by phone.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-14 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDidn't make second copies of the papers from the I-129F. Help!
Photocopies are good. Embassies lose documents. They lost some of our documents. Good thing Chinook had photocopies.

By the way, consular officers can ask for the original of any of your evidence...W-2's, boarding passes, receipts, etc.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-11 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTrying to prepare for next step after NOA2
Already asked and answered in your other thread: To refresh your memory.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-08-20 19:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavit of support
Your petitioner should send everything closer to your interview.

The more current, the better, especially the paycheck stubs.

At your interview, you'll be handing over the I-134 and it's supporting documents to the Filipino pre-screener. That's the time you "file" the documents.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-01 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F question # 18
I think you will have no problem with the consular officer. The I-129F only tells about how you met in person. If asked about it, you can expand on that answer and tell the entire story.

There is no incompatibility in the two answers because it depends upon how someone interprets question 18 as to how they answer it.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-03 16:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F question # 18
If there was misinformation on the I-129F, why did the petitioner sign it?
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-01 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresABOUT IGOR'S LIST
We were about #99 when we got approved. How accurate is that?
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-11 09:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresk-1 visa application

...anyone have any thoughts...

Waiting is h*ll... :clock: :girlwerewolf2xn:
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-11 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMANILA EMBASSY SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT ONLINE

i created a demo video on how to apply for online appointment

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watch in youtube + full screen for better resolution

I just watched your demo video. Great job !!! :star:

It should be pinned somewhere. :thumbs:

In the meantime, it's bookmarked !!!
TahomaMalePhilippines2011-08-09 00:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhat are the odds of NVC not forwarding our case to USEM in time for interview day?
The chances that your physical case file won't reach the Embassy in time for the interview is rather remote. However, if the physical case file does not reach the Embassy in time for the interview, the Embassy won't allow the interview. They will not interview based only upon the electronic file.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-11 10:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsorship for K1 visa

Thank you! I just have some more questions:

1. Should the co-sponsor's (i.e. my fiance's father) I-134 state his INDIVIDUAL income or can he put there their JOINT income as his parents? Because the INcome tax return they provided is a JOINT income tax return, with only a page in the back there stating each parent's individual income. But, They have also provided W-2 for each parent's income.

2. Is it a good idea to have 2 co-sponsors -- his mom and dad? Or only the parent with the highest qualifying income?

How I wish my fiancé could be present with me during the interview but since we're trying to save right now, he has opted to stay in the US. Thank you for all your help! :star:

1. The father should state his individual income, and provide a W-2, a 2011 income tax return, and some recent paycheck stubs.

2. I don't think the beneficiary can have two joint sponsors. However, I believe the parent's income can be combined if they are living in the same house. If so, then I believe the mother would fill out an I-864A. Someone correct me if this is wrong.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-11 14:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCo-sponsorship for K1 visa
You must submit the petitioner's I-134.

I would also submit an I-864 and a W-2 from one of his parents (the parent with the highest qualifying income). The W-2 will show the individual income. Also, submit a copy of the parents' 2011 federal income tax return.

A letter from the parents would be good too. They could show support for your marriage and promise to support you.

Most importantly, I would have the petitioner attend the interview.
TahomaMalePhilippines2012-09-11 11:37:00