Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What to bring to BPI for visa fee?	Just to play it safe, bring a color copy of the passport's bio page.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-11 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Co-sponsorship	125% of the poverty level for a household size of two is $18,387 for most states. Link. He should be OK if he makes more than 125% of the poverty level for his household size. However, if his income is borderline, I would suggest trying to use a cosponsor. The U.S. Embassy accepts cosponsors on a case-by-case basis.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-12 06:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Co-sponsorship	Did he claim the rental income on his tax return?	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-11 11:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	which one is the correct annual income for K1 visa ($14,710 or $18,387)	I-134 = $18,387 for a household size of two. That's for non-military in the lower 48 states.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-14 09:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	BPI K1 visa fee	Hi everyone my Fiancee visa I-129F petition has been approved and now its sitting in USEM, what does my fiancee need to bring to the BPI bank to pay for her K visa in the philippines? does she need her passport? or anything elses? Were being held back due to passport taking 2 months to be made yikes!, now i am also worried about my NVC letter expiring. How do i extend that? thanks everyone! ^^^ Correction. Email the Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S. Embassy Manila and tell them about your issue. They will understand.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-14 09:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visited Philippines Only Once - Filing I-129f	Provided that she stands up to the grilling of the CO in Manila... They don't grill them in Manila, they fry them! Dale...You'll be fine with one visit. Save your vacation time for when she gets here. And for goodness sakes, don't send five kilos of chats and emails.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-14 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I got a visa a month ago but I'm still stuck here, help!	I don't really understand the big issue. If he is active duty Military, in many units he is always subject to deployment.. You need to go on and marry him as soon as you get there and start AOS procedure. If he gets deployed, you could come back, or stay there with his family.. At least it would be done and your AOS would be done. When he got back you could fly back to meet him and would not have to worry about Visa expiring etc. You don't really have a Visa issue, sounds like you have a fiancee dragging his feet issue. The OP would be entering the U.S. using her K-1 visa. If she then left the U.S. before she has had her advanced parole, I believe she would not be allowed to reenter the U.S.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-15 08:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where to send the petition?	It depends on how you send the petition. Here's what the USCIS says on it's own web site: For U.S. Postal Service: USCIS P.O. Box 660151 Dallas, TX 75266 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS Attn: I-129F 2501 South State Highway 121 Business Suite 400 Lewisville, TX 75067 The horse's mouth.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Did you do the I-129F packet yourself or through a lawyer?	I didn't use a lawyer, and I didn't do it myself. Chinook (beneficiary) did it.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 12:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance has no vaccination records	Jimbo... There's no need to wait until your sweetheart gets to the States to get vaccinated. She will have her medical exam at St. Lukes (SLMEC), She does not need to have her vaccination record when she goes to St. Lukes. St. Lukes will give her the age-appropriate vaccinations. Typically, people get three vaccinations. The vaccinations are included in the price of the medical exam. The medical exam costs about $213. Then, after you guys get married, you will adjust her status (AOS). One part of the AOS paperwork involves having a civil surgeon transcribe your fiancée's DS-3025 vaccination record from St. Lukes onto another form (I-693?). All the civil surgeon has to do is to transcribe the information, sign the form, seal it in an envelope, and give it back to you so that you can include it in your AOS application. Not all civil surgeons know the drill. Some of them will tell you that your fiancée will need another physical exam. Some will tell you that she will need more vaccinations. Some will tell you she needs both. Don't pay any attention to this nonsense. Keep looking for a civil surgeon who understands that you only need a simple transcription, We paid about $35 for the transcription. We spent about 15 minutes in the civil surgeon's office. Best wishes for a smooth and speedy visa journey.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-18 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	Hey lib loon liar, Still trying to turn this into a political discussion I see. That’s the thing with lib loon liars, you can put 250GB of documents proving what you said is true in front of their face and they’ll still argue for their lib loon lies. That’s because their lib loon liar eyes, ears and minds are always closed to everything other than what their lib loon liar God says is true. Go away lib loon liar. notmuch88tosay Your little diatribe is just another sign of a failed argument. Now you won't even own up to the original garbage you spewed. It's a good bet that you weren't on your high school school debate team. You did go to high school, didn't you?	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-17 16:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	.. while treating violent, criminal or aggressive illegal immigrants as a welcome new U.S. voter base. Tahoma, Try to get the facts straight before you speak so you don't waste everyone's time. I wrote one sentence about the small aspect of politics that does affect Fiancee Visas (out of the almost 100 sentences I wrote) and you got all bent out of shape and tried to turn it into a political discussion. I really have no desire to hear from you. You're wasting my time. So like I said, why don't you go away? notmuch88tosay I agree...lets get the facts straight: Fact: You spewed misinformation. Fact: That garbage has nothing to do fiancée visas. Fact: It's not appropriate for this forum. It belongs in the P&R subforum. Fact: Now you're running away from your statement by trying to change the subject. Fact: You're the only one who can waste your time. Fact: If you don't like it, you don't have to continue reading it and responding to it. Fact: Whining about it won't work with me.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-17 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	Since you already forgot who brought up the wing-nut political issue, I will refresh your memory: ... while treating violent, criminal or aggressive illegal immigrants as a welcome new U.S. voter base. And since you already forgot where you are supposed to post nutter issues, I'll refresh your memory about this too: By the way, the appropriate place to post your utter nonsense is in the Politics and Religion forum. Take your time. Read it a few times to make sure you understand it.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	you guys.......... Ummm...the OP brought up the topic.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 13:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	I cannot see any reason to prevent law abiding citizens who are good people from being together... while treating violent, criminal or aggressive illegal immigrants as a welcome new U.S. voter base. Typical Liberal, pretty obvious based on where you live. Funny thing is you were quite helpful until you reared your true self, which ironically came out in politics. Hey, I can pull magical numbers out of the air too and make baseless statements as others have here. Pot meet Kettle. Practice what you preach...something that is hard for the liberals. YOu speak of him posting links for his bizarro claims yet you do the same. Where are your links? Exactly. Think before you speak..it's hard..but try. Oh btw: President Barack Obama "We are not going to ship back 12 million people, we're not going to do it as a practical matter. We would have to take all our law enforcement that we have available and we would have to use it and put people on buses, and rip families apart, and that's not who we are, that's not what America is about. So what I've proposed... is you say we're going to bring these folks out of the shadows. We're going to make them pay a fine, they are going to have to learn English, they are going to have to go to the back of the line...but they will have a pathway to citizenship over the course of 10 years." http://www.usamnesty.org/ Hook, Line, Sinker you say? Look's like I caught a Great White. Looks like you snagged your line on the hull. Just another nutter who needs some classes in reading comprehension. No surprises there! Here's what your own link says: "Obama and Biden support a system that requires undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens." Next, I suppose you will try to make an argument that all of the undocumenteds are "violent, criminal, or aggressive." Sheesh...	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 11:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	Tahoma, If you had been following politics in the U.S. for even a single day this year, you would know that the Democrats have been trying to make all 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. legal citizens through amnesty to give them voting rights so that Obama could be re-elected. Try watching the news someday so you can be a little informed. notmuch88tosay Harpa Timsah, You need to start watching the news also. CNN is on channel 111 and 113. Fox news is on channel 109 and 108. Good luck, notmuch88tosay You heard it on FOX "news." No surprise there! That explains everything. Those who watch FOX "news" have been found in poll after poll to be the most uninformed voters. Of course, I'm sure you would be glad to post a link from a credible source that supports your bizarro claim. You didn't see it on CNN. Unlike FAUX news, they actually have some news. They are not a propaganda wing of the far-right wing-nut party. By the way, the appropriate place to post your utter nonsense is in the Politics and Religion forum.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-16 10:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Beaurocrats Trying To Increase The Odds Of Failure?	Because I cannot see any reason to prevent law abiding citizens who are good people from being together... while treating violent, criminal or aggressive illegal immigrants as a welcome new U.S. voter base. Where did you get this ridiculous idea?!?	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-15 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	so frustrating to undergo SPUTUM test @ SLEC!	Walang anuman po. The culture takes six weeks because the TB bacteria grows slowly. The culture is a very good way to detect TB. Please don't worry. At St, Lukes, very few people are actually found to have TB. I hope the time passes quickly for you.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	so frustrating to undergo SPUTUM test @ SLEC!	Sorry to hear that they found something on your chest x-ray. Now you have to undergo the sputum collection, the smear tests, and the eight-week TB culture. You have to do this to get your visa. The waiting is the difficult part. Hang in there !!!	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USEM k1 Affidavit of Support	If I were in your shoes, here's what I'd do: > Attend your fiancée's interview. > Submit your I-134. > Submit an I-134 from your mom. > Submit an I-864 from your parents. > Submit notarized letters from your parents regarding their financial support for you and your fiancée. > Make a personal appeal at the interview to the consular officer...make your case. > Ask the consular officer to either approve the visa or marry you on the spot. Manila accepts cosponsors on a case-by-case basis. In your favor, you have a qualified cosponsor, youth, schooling, upward mobility, the support of your parents, and no expenses. You have an especially tough case, but strange things can happen in Manila.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 23:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Appointment and Interview	This is a duplicate thread. I posted on your other thread.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-20 00:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa, just starting.	Make sure you make three copies of your entire packet. One for yourself, one for your lady, and one as a file copy. Embassies can lose paperwork... ^^^ Agreed. It happened to us.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa, just starting.	John, thanks friend...will heed. Hey all, let me ask you guys this, on the example forms section, it looks like they have examples put it the blanks, and you can change it to your own info, so its a fillable form. And could my fiance fill them out and email or forward them to me, so I can print them, or me do the same for her? Your fiancée will have to send you originals because original signatures are required. It's the same when you send your fiancée your I-134. It is a signed document, so it is required to be the original. Use Fed Ex or another carrier. Never send your documents through the Post Office. For your I-129F packet that you will send to the USCIS, she will need to send you: > An original G-325A. > An original letter of intent to marry. > A couple of her passport photos. > Proof of annulment, proof of death of a spouse, proof of a name change...if any of these apply. Those are the things I remember. If I missed anything, others will chime in.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 15:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa, just starting.	Hi jetdoc...welcome to VJ... Chinook and I are K-1erz too. Thanks to Chinook, we successfully completed the K-1 fiancée visa process, the adjustment of status process, and the removal of conditions process without using an attorney. Before we started the K-1 process, I consulted with a well-regarded immigration attorney here in Seattle. He quoted me $1500 to complete the K-1 fiancée visa process. The quote didn't include adjusting status or removing conditions. Chinook found VJ and convinced me that we could do this ourselves. And she was right. I now realize that an attorney would not only have been an unnecessary expense, but they also would have slowed down the process. Brit Abroad said it best! Save your bank for the wedding and the honeymoon.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 13:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bad News	I don't know how long it will take. I think the USCIS service centers have been a bit busy lately, so I'd guess it would take maybe four to seven months for you to be approved. Best wishes for a smooth and speedy visa journey. It's worth the wait!	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 19:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Bad News	What is an I-135?	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 18:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help me! I'm confused!	Your fiancé may get an RFE from the USCIS, in which case he should follow the directions on the RFE and submit the required documents. However, there's also a chance the USCIS will reject the petition, cash the check, and keep the money. In that case, your fiancé will have to apply again...and pay again. this is completely incorrect How is my statement incorrect? It happens. Here's an example: link.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help me! I'm confused!	Also, he's in MN, should the package be sent to Nebraska or Vermont? Neither. Send it here.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 15:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help me! I'm confused!	It seems my fiance forgot everything but no 1, 2 and 3. We got our data from the ucis site, but only found information about the fees and the I-129F form. Your fiancé may get an RFE from the USCIS, in which case he should follow the directions on the RFE and submit the required documents. However, there's also a chance the USCIS will reject the petition, cash the check, and keep the money. In that case, your fiancé will have to apply again...and pay again.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help me! I'm confused!	Looks good. As a matter of fact, it looks like the K-1 Checklist in the Guides here on VJ. my link.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-19 15:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question Regarding Medical Appointment and Interview	Walang anuman po. Best wishes for a smooth and speedy visa journey!	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-30 10:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question Regarding Medical Appointment and Interview	Here's the way it rolls in Manila... You never really know when the Embassy will receive your case unless you call them or email them every day. Don't waste your time with that. After the Embassy receives your physical case, they are supposed to send you a letter telling you that you are eligible to schedule an interview, but it takes them a long time to send that letter. Don't wait around for it. Keep in mind that the Embassy not only has to receive your physical case file from the NVC, but they also have to enter it into their system...which takes time. Then it takes them more time to send you a letter. Judging by when your case left the NVC, I would say that your case should entered into their system at any time now. However, don't waste your time calling them and emailing them. Instead... Go to BPI today and pay the visa fee. Tomorrow, start trying to schedule an interview. Try every day. You will know when your case has been entered into their system when you are able to schedule an interview appointment either online or through the call center. After you schedule your interview, go get your medical completed. You can get your medical completed anytime up until a few days before your interview. You can use your NOA2 from the USCIS and your MNL case number from the NVC to get into St. Lukes. Of course, you can also use your interview confirmation sheet to get into St. Lukes. After your medical, complete your CFO seminar. When you finally get your visa, go to the CFO main office and get the CFO sticker attached to your passport. You need it. For your reading pleasure, here is the eligibility letter the Embassy is going to eventually send you. Ingat ka.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-20 00:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	does K1 petition expire?	4-6 months to use the K1 visa depending on country. Which means beneficiary has 4-6 months to use it once it expires start all over again and also once it is used to enter USA it is obsolete. It is a one time entry visa. I believe the OP is talking about an I-129F petition which has been approved by the USCIS. I don't believe the OP is talking about an Embassy-approved K-1 visa. OP...The U.S. Embassy Manila can extend the validity of your 129-F petition. To extend the validity of your I-129F petition, simply contact them and ask them to do so. They routinely give extensions.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-09-01 11:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical and interview timing	^^^ Why did you decide to wait until Monday to pay the visa fee?	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-31 13:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical and interview timing	In Manila, normally you would complete the medical a week or more before the interview. However, you'll likely be OK to finish the medical on Tuesday and have the interview on Thursday or Friday. With anything scheduled closer together, you could ask St. Lukes during the medical whether they would allow you to hand-carry the results of the medical to the interview. If you schedule the medical and the interview extremely close together, and St. Lukes won't allow you to hand-carry the results to the interview, I would still go to the interview. You can pass the interview, but you will be issued a 221g telling you that you'll have to wait for the medical results to be received and processed by the Embassy before they will issue your visa.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-31 12:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does the I-134 Affidavit of Support need to be notarized?	You're fiancé is correct. The U.S. Embassy Manila does not require the I-134 to be notarized.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-31 12:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Required timeline for AOS after marriage?	You should submit the AOS packet before the expiration date on the I-94. If you don't, you'll be out of status.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-09-01 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	X-rays at POE?	Those who have their medical at St. Lukes in Manila, Philippines will get a CD with their x-ray on it. The people at Chinook's POE didn't want to see it. Chinook used her x-ray CD when she was hired as a registered nurse here in the States. The company allowed her to skip their mandatory chest x-ray since she already had a current x-ray on CD.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-08-31 12:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question 10 in the I-134 Affidavit of Support	At her interview, Chinook received a 221g because the consular officer at the U.S. Embassy Manila required her to submit an original I-129F with a correction on it. I sent her a corrected I-129F. It took three days via FedEx. @OP...Better safe than sorry.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-09-04 13:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question 10 in the I-134 Affidavit of Support	Have him scan a new one to you. Put that with the incorrect doc. It would help if you gave more info such as where you are. She's in Manila. I recommend sending an original I-134, not a scanned one. Any document with a signature should be an original document.	Tahoma	Male	Philippines	2011-09-03 10:57:00