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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsTransfer to NVC Aug 14, received NVC case number yet?

NOA2 Aug 1, called Aug 19 received case number from NVC.  Just short of three weeks.


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-20 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved!!!

Wow! Nice to celebrate dancin5hr.gifrose.gif  Congrats!!! Happy to hear the good news! God bless!good.gif

 

 

Can I ask, Which DS forms did you submit to the Embassy?

I'll be having my Interview this coming December 9, 2013. I already prepared DS-230, DS-156, DS-156K and DS-157 as what i got from the Packet 3-4 Instructions. But as per the new rule from October 7 all K1 applicant should fill-out the DS-160 form only.

 

Please kindly let me know what did they require for DS forms and other things...Just wanted to make sure i am on the right track.

 

thanks and best regards.

 

Blessy

 

 

Just follow the instructions from the embassy.  We submitted the forms that you have prepared.  The DS-160 wasn't even mentioned.  Everything was fine, and you will be fine, too.  Just relax, this part of your journey is almost over!

 

By the way, congrats to the OP! 


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-11-20 14:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril Filers 2013 K1

Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!  I just have to wait until she wakes up now to tell her!!  I'm so excited!  This has been a really good day for me!!!!!


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-07 16:44:00
Middle East and North AfricaNeed help from experienced UAE VJers
Can the US Citizen attend the interview in Abu Dhabi? I think that would alleviate some of her fears.
Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-03-31 02:37:00
Middle East and North AfricaNeed help from experienced UAE VJers
No, I'm not in UAE right now, but I miss Dubai, too. Not just because that is where my fiancee is right now. I do get to see her this week on my way back to the US, though, so I'm excited about that.

I have read a lot of the Abu Dhabi embassy reviews, and I have to agree, it seems like the interview is pretty straight forward. I have a lot to think about. Really it would be so much better if it was easier for mixed nationality, mixed-religion people to get married in the UAE. We could do it, but I don't think I can stay in Dubai that long to get everything done we would need to do.
Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-03-30 23:41:00
Middle East and North AfricaNeed help from experienced UAE VJers
My fiancee is filipino and I am the US citizen. I am about to file the I-129f petition for my fiancee to apply for the K1 visa. However, her friends in the UAE have told her that they have failed twice at the US embassy in Abu Dhabi for the same thing. Now she is concerned that the same thing might happen to her. Since I haven't filed yet, we still have some options.

If money and time weren't an issue, I would file the I-129f anyway and hope for the best. If she got denied (which I don't think would happen, but anything is possible), we would then get married and file the I-130 petition for her to apply for a CR1 visa. That just takes too much time. Not to mention the added expense.

Another option is for us to get married in the Philippines and then apply for the spousal visa. The only problem with that is she won't go back there until October or november for her annual leave. The good thing about that is that we can have the wedding we both want, and all of the paperwork will be mostly completed before then, we will just be waiting on the marriage certificate after the wedding. She could go back to the Philippines early and we could get started early, but she would have to leave her job and go back to live with family.

The reason I posted in this forum is I am looking for someone with K1 experience in the UAE. If I am the sole sponsor (I make more than 125% of the poverty level for my situation), and all of our paperwork is in order, we should be ok, right? I know this sounds pretty straight forward, but her friend tried for the fiancee visa and failed twice. From my limited knowledge of what happened, I take it they were trying to use a co-sponsor.

Any help will be appreciated. Really this decision is going to come down to what my fiancee and I think is best for us, but I'd like to make an informed decision.
Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-03-30 22:02:00
Middle East and North AfricaFront loading question

We didn't front load I-134 or beneficiary's birth certificate.  Just follow the guides, and you'll be fine.  UAE is not a high fraud country, so as long as their are no red flags, it should be relatively painless.


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2014-04-14 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 for K-1 A Little Confused!

If you are going to eventually need a co-sponsor, I would go ahead with that now.  I don't know why one is 100% and the other 125% because once you are married and file for the green card, you will need to show the 125%.  Now just to be fair, I don't have experience with your exact situation, but I had thought about that before and I was considering finding a co-sponsor if that was going to be the case for me.  Since your mother has agreed to be a co-sponsor, I'd go with that from the get go and save yourself the headache later.


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-09 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCan I visit fiance before we file?

Absolutely you can visit!  Especially being in Canada that is generally easier than for some of us.  My fiancée is Filipino living in Dubai, so the only way we can see each other is if I go there.  However, having said that, the ultimate discretion at letting you into the US is left to the CBP agent at your point of entry.  Just be honest with them and answer their questions generically.  But don't lie to them.

 

Good luck!


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-09 12:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGuides are helpful, but I need a little more

What happened to the specific answers? huh.png Any help would be nice.


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-08 23:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGuides are helpful, but I need a little more

Before I get started, I just want to say that I am the petitioner. This is for a K-1 fiancée visa.   Ok, I got my NOA2 today and it was approved!!!  I know that I need to wait a couple of weeks to call the NVC to get a case number and then my fiancée can email the choice of agent form so I get all the mail for her.

 

Here is the issue.  I just got a new job and I will be moving.  I really didn't expect to get approved so soon.  Here's what I need help with:

 

1.  The tax transcripts for the last 3 years will show earnings above the required 125% of poverty level for my situation.  W-2's for last year ditto.  Like I said, I just got a new job so all I have for that is an offer letter and my first paycheck will be next month.  However, by the time she has her interview I'm sure I will have more paystubs to provide her.  Will that be enough?

 

2.  I just got the NOA2 and I am moving at the end of the month.  When should I change my address and with whom?  I am going to be requesting that I be her agent so I can get the embassy packet for her. 

 

3.  When should she get her NBI (police clearance)?  She is going to the Philippines in October, but she can change her plans if her interview will be around that time.  Or, can we do anything to postpone this a little bit?  The NOA2 says it is valid until November 30, is there a way we can get her interview for the last week of November?

 

4.  Mostly I just need my nerves calmed.  I've been patient through this process but I was able to pass the time by looking for work.  Not that I found work and I got the NOA2 in the same day, my mind is racing!

 

Any help will be appreciated.  If I think my nerves need to be calmed, I can imagine how badly hers need to be calmed!  It's a good thing I am planning on seeing her this month!


Crazy RabbitMaleUnited Arab Emirates2013-08-07 17:23:00