Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Returning Petitions to the United States via 221g	That statement about K1 Visa's doesn't make sense at all to me. I think that is just someons wrong feeling, because are coming to get married those of us that married in Morocco notified the Consulate before we even started the marriage process so I think that is a bunch of BS and nothing more. Sorry, but it makes no sense and can only give people false hope that the K1 is better than the K3 because of a false statement. But they should be handling all family based visas before any others. And to say they are checking these people out for the family visas is a lie, they have been checked out before they come to the Consulate and they only sit and wait to be touched to set up our interviews, then more waiting for the big interview date. They don't start checking our security until the interview when they finally take the fingerprints. Why can't they take the fingerprints when we are doing the physical exam, that way the security check stands a chance to be back before the interview so if approved they don't scare you to deaf with limited scary imformation, making you worry for up to a couple weeks that you will not get the visa, until you get the visa finally. Morocco must have a policy of not explain anything or letting you really know why you are not getting the visa, if you are getting the visa they don't tell you until you get the visa call come and pick it up. They must want to not mislead so they don't share any information worth anything. Paula At first, I had wondered that too. Why not get the fingerprints done at the time of the medical? After I thought more about it, however, it made financial sense. Not everyone going through the consulate is going to be approved. Can you imagine the FBI backlog if ALL applicants had their fingerprints submitted? Holy heck! People would be waiting 5 times as long as they are now. I also had wondered why when entering on a K-1 and having to adjust status you had to go back through all the checks. I have since found out that fingerprints/IBIS check/etc. have a 90 day limit. So...if it has been longer than that, here you go again! Twila BTW...I saw my name on the inside of my husband's folder at our AOS interview showing they had done an IBIS check on me too! (YES...I kept my eyes on his folder. I was amazed at the stuff they keep. All the envelopes you ever mailed anything to them in, etc.)	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-03-13 08:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Returning Petitions to the United States via 221g	I was talking to Hicham last night about the diversity lottery requirements of having the high school diploma. He said some people used to go to a private school and basically get a certificate of attendance thru grade 12 and the consulate thought that was the diploma. Then...they started investigating and finding out how many of them were fraudulent. It seems they could just have their hands full with the DV applicants! (It is no excuse, but I know I the day Hicham went for his interview there were a good 20-25 DV interviews and he said something like 2 of them got a visa.) Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-03-10 18:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	Returning Petitions to the United States via 221g	One more thing I am pissed at his on the lottery visas most of the people being denied are because they don't have the bachalor degree. I guess this is a new requirement from what my husband said. But why didn't they make this clear to these lottery visa applicants and why did they send them a letter saying they have wrong the lottery visa to take their money ($700) my husband said to only deny them. Sounds like they know they are going to deny them and are taking their money and they are only slowing down our interviews. Is this a way Morocco is trying to get their budget??????????????????? That is real crappy if they changed requirements and are still taking all that money from people. I think the whole lottery thing is horrible. Yeah...if you give us enough money we'll consider you...for like a minute. Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-03-09 20:19:00
Middle East and North Africa	Returning Petitions to the United States via 221g	I just found out from my senator morocco is officially backlogged with too much work! They told her this! Wow...I am surprised they would actually fess up! Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-03-09 12:18:00
Middle East and North Africa	Returning Petitions to the United States via 221g	Back on topic...I say it should be pinned as well! Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-02-28 13:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Casablanca	First of all, I would like to thank all the VJ members for the information they provide but I also would like to ask something about the interviews and especially the ones conducted in Casablanca. In 2 weeks my husband will go for an interview in Casablanca and therefore I would like to know whether the fact that his brother is the one who introduced us to each others is a red flag? Does he have to state or not this fact if he is asked during his interview? Thank you in advance. He should definitely tell the truth if asked how you met (and he probably will be asked). It could be a red flag, but don't try to hide it. He should emphasize how your relationship blossomed, the things you have in common, etc. There is a thread in the Middle East/North Africa regional forum specifically about the consulate in Casa. You'll find a lot of good information there. Click here. For my own better understanding, what would the red flag be in regards to the brother introducing them? Some people whose visas have been denied at the consulate level in Casablanca have suspected it was because of having a family member in the States. However...it is speculation at best. For Casablanca it appears to be a question of visa fraud. Did the family member in the States pay off the petitioner? Or...is the petitioner being used merely as a way to come to the States (since other routes are much more difficult from Morocco)?	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2007-08-16 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	how often are visas denied	It is true that it varies from country to country and what level of visa fraud the consulate sees OR whomever seems to be working at the consulate at that time. I would go to the regional forum for the country you are applying for and ask in there. You might get a better idea. Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-03-10 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	marriage date	As long as you get married before the 90 days are up, you have satisfied the requirements for the K-1 Visa.	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-05-15 03:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The topic I have been waiting to start!!!!	Glad to hear it went well for you! Congrats!!!! Twila	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2006-05-22 11:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	is applying for fiance visa really worth it?	There are advantages and disadvantages to each type of visa. You have to do your research and come up with the best solution for you. When my DH and I were looking at the options, here are a few of the things we looked at: (1) How easy is it for a foreigner to marry in your country? (2) How much money can you afford to pay up front? (At the time, a K-1 was easier for us as everything happened step-by-step and the money was gradual...not as much of the upfront expenses as other visa types.) (3) Whom do you want at your wedding? (My family would have been devastated to not have been there and would not travel overseas.) (4) Look at the stats for your consulate and weigh the options as well. Just a few of my thoughts! Good luck!	tnh9479	Female	Morocco	2009-01-04 07:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Lost with the Form G-325A	I just started filling out the forms myself this past weekend, and I was about to post question on the forum about this, but they also have sample forms in this site; once I saw that, then my questions were resolved. The sample filled out forms help a lot for sure!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2007-08-08 06:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G 325 form basic address question	Hello there....first post here I started filling out the forms for the K1 visa and my fiance sent me the G 325 filled out. I noticed that on the fields that require you to enter your address for the last five years, it says 'Street and Number'; my fiance just put on the street and number of where she lives. For example, she just filled it out as "1 Bishop's Way". Since she lives in a condo, her full address looks more like: "1 Bishop's Way, Building 4, apt 999". The street and address is a good way to fill out if you live in a house, but I suppose when you have a condo or apt, the street and address doesn't cut it, but technically speaking, it didn't say full address. Should I have my fiance fill out the forms again with the full address, or the street and number are just fine for the G-325 form? Thanks for your help!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2007-08-21 23:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	change of employment while applying for k1	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 27 2007, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ikarus @ Oct 27 2007, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello.... From reading the posts and the info on the website, I understand that proof of employment is needed to show you can support your wife. I have not applied for the k1 visa yet, but looking into starting the papers in december/jan timeframe. However, I might be leaving my company and starting my own business with a friend. If i start my own business, of course the first few months will be low on pay, and it might take 6-8 months before we see some revenues. Where in the process of the k1 visa do they verify the employment? Is it just in the beginning of the process or does it go all the way thru? thanks for any input. cheers from rainy florida You show evidence of income only at the end of the process (at interview). The instructions that come with the I-134, Affidavit of Support will be helpful. I suggest you study them carefully. Once the fiance(e) arrives you file another affidavit of support, the I-864 with your application to adjust status. For clarity, you, the US Citizen do not apply for a K1 visa. You petition for your fiance(e) to have the privelege of applying for a K1 visa. You are the petitioner. They are the petition beneficiary and visa applicant. Thanks! And yea, i type faster than I think and it should have been, "i have not applied for the k1 visa for my fiance'; thanks for the detailed explanation.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2007-10-27 20:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	change of employment while applying for k1	Hello.... From reading the posts and the info on the website, I understand that proof of employment is needed to show you can support your wife. I have not applied for the k1 visa yet, but looking into starting the papers in december/jan timeframe. However, I might be leaving my company and starting my own business with a friend. If i start my own business, of course the first few months will be low on pay, and it might take 6-8 months before we see some revenues. Where in the process of the k1 visa do they verify the employment? Is it just in the beginning of the process or does it go all the way thru? thanks for any input. cheers from rainy florida	ikarus	Male	Romania	2007-10-27 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	intent letter's date---does it matter?	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jan 19 2008, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They do not accept photocopied signatures...you need originals. Send the one in you have. Worst case scenario, you'll get an RFE. wow! you guys are fast! thanks! i was re-reading the documentation and it mentions the originals.... So I guess I'll think about sending the one with the sept date or wait til i get back and send one with a close date to now...	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-01-19 22:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	intent letter's date---does it matter?	Hi, I had planned to start the process way back in september, but because i was sent back to europe for work, we had to postpone the application... Now that I'm back in the USA, I'm going thru all the papers and I way back in sept my fiance had signed her letter of intent to marry me, and also, dated the letter sept 01 2007. I could ask my fiance to send me a new letter, but it would take about 10 days to arrive, and I will have to leave the country in about 4 days, so i was trying to send this package out before I left, so i wondered if 1. I could cover the date on the 'old' letter, and make a photocopy, thus resulting in a letter that has no date 2. Have my fiance print out a new letter, scan it, and send it to me 3. Enclose the old letter as it is.... We are using the letter template from this site, and since is not officially specified they want the date on the letter, i figure that maybe is best to make the copy without the date....but i was also thinking---are they expecting an original document for the letter of intent, or does a xerox copy suffice? any suggestions? thanks in advance!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-01-19 22:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	help on question 10 on 129f	QUOTE (Dan + Gemvita @ Jan 20 2008, 01:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you have a certificate of naturalization, you won't have a certificate of citizenship. Excellent! got it!!! Now, the certificate of naturalization has an A# in it... do i use this number in the 129f and g325a form? thanks for the quick replies!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-01-20 01:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	help on question 10 on 129f	Hello again.... This is kind of a complicated question, so I'm attaching an image of the question to better visualize what i'm saying; however, I'll still describe it Question 10 on the i129f form reads as follows: 10.My citizenship was acquired through (check one) birth in the usa naturalization ( i checked this) If "Yes," give certificate number, date and place it was issued. I put the number of certificate and location it was issued at then there is a box that says "parents" I leave that blank because i already checked the naturalization box, and it said to check only one. Below the parents box, there is a question that says: Have you obtained a certificate of citizenship in your name? Yes, No (here is my question---I already specified my certificate in the section of the question above, but this question is still under question 10, and technically, yes i do have my own certificate of citizenship, so i wondered if i filled this out too, as if check yes, then it says:) If "Yes," give certificate number, date and place it was issued. (And this i have already given above....) So what to do here? any ideas? thanks! also, question 8b----do i put the A number from the certificate where it asks about the A# (if any)? thanks again!!!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-01-20 00:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G325A address in last 5 years question	Hi, I'm filling out the question on the g325a form that ask about the addresses in the past 5 years.... Because I moved quite a bit within the same city in 2003 or so, I can't remember when my lease started or ended at my apt; from there I was renting a room for about 3 months at 2 different locations, but i can't remember when i started renting after my lease ended. Im thinking of taking a guess, but don't want to get an RFE...how critical is this question? thanks in advance!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-02-06 00:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	sent in 129F application this month, but I might have to do an expat assignment in the UK	QUOTE (mox @ Feb 29 2008, 08:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can stall the interview too, indefinitely if you have a good enough excuse. It's probably not going to be a problem delaying it long enough for your assignment to end. Thanks....does anybody know if there is a time frame we have to schedule the interview once that step arrives?	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-03-01 07:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	sent in 129F application this month, but I might have to do an expat assignment in the UK	Hi everyone, I've submitted my 129F application about 2 weeks ago. Check has been cashed, and now is just waiting for the next step. However, at work, I learned today that I might have to do an expatriate assignment in the UK for a year. My fiancee is from Romania, so the good news is that she could come and stay with me in the UK. However, I wondered what would happen to the 129F application? What would be the best way to continue the process? I was thinking she could fly back to Romania, do the interview, but then once she gets the visa, how long does she have to wait to come to the usa? Can we stall the process, or is there a better way to handle this situation? The expat assigment is a 70% chance it might happen so I just wanted to find out what my options are to help me decide if to take it or not. thanks in advance!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-02-29 19:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	letter of intent of marriage	QUOTE (DakotaK1 @ Apr 16 2008, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Used the example form myself and for my husband. Was not a problem at all. Indeed. I took the samples, updated them with my name, my fiance's name; she signed her copy, i signed mine; changed the date, etc, and I just got approved. Great idea to follow the examples on the site.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-04-16 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	employment/income question once noa2 received	QUOTE (motu @ Apr 16 2008, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ikarus @ Apr 15 2008, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> However, since is a temporary job, I wonder if it matters when submitting proof of income for the visa. All jobs are temporary unless you work for yourself and even then it might be temporary - one can be fired in a minute, a business can go belly up, there are no guarantees - Income from any source is Income and it will not matter two hoots to the Consulate if your jobs are temporary or permanent. Do not worry about that - your ability to get a job that pays - is what proves that you can support people. Good Luck Thanks to all! Hah---never thought of it that way, but true; I did get laid off once, and didn't even see it coming!!!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-04-16 16:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	employment/income question once noa2 received	Hello everyone! So I was working today and early in the morning today, I got the email saying my NOA2 had been approved. I wasn't expecting the approval to be this fast, so now here is my situation and question. I have 2 new jobs full time. One that I started exactly 4 weeks ago, and another one that I started last week; the first job is temporary for 10 weeks, and on that 10th week, i can decide to continue or leave the job. Most likely I'll leave the job cause the 2nd job is less stressful, and pays just as well as the first job. Looking at the time line for Romania, which is the country where my fiance lives at, they seem to be averaging 30+ days from the time the NOA2 is received, to the time an interview is scheduled. By then I will have proof of 2 months of salary, which will come from the first job. However, since is a temporary job, I wonder if it matters when submitting proof of income for the visa. Also, would I have to submit proof from the 2 jobs? And yes, the one job is good enough to support 2 people. Thanks again, and if it wasn't for this board, most likely i would have gotten an RFE!!! Good luck to all!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-04-15 20:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G325A - Spent 5 months traveling - no fixed address!!	QUOTE (carrieandadrian11 @ May 20 2008, 02:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello there For the G325a form (I am the beneficiary): In between jobs, I was traveling, mostly in the US to visit my Fiance, but I had no fixed address, yet there is a gap! I was thinking of putting "Applicant has no fixed address as was traveling" and then the time frames march-august. Is that OK? Also, If yu write "None" in the section for "other wives/husbands", do you have to write "N/A" for all the other questions REGARDING that question??? IE: "Date married" etc. Or is the "None" sufficient? Thanks! I had the same situation; for the year of 2007 I was living in europe because of my job; however, I still had a base address in the usa where i got my mail, and bills and such. That's the address I used for my application....	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-05-20 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Have you used a Lawyer/Law firm and if so who?	When I first looked into the k1 visa, because of my hectic work schedule, I looked into hiring a lawyer; my friend knows one in the south florida area, and I was quoted 1500 dollars to file for the k1 visa; mind you, that fee was also discounted since the lawyer knew my friend. I was pondering on the subject of hiring a lawyer, when I came across this site; after reading all the horror stories people had with lawyers, I had a bad feeling about getting one and I did all the paperwork; If i can do it, anybody can; in the last 3 years I have had about 5 different addresses, lived abroad, can't even find my tax return from the previous year, but yet, our petition got approved with no RFE's; matter of fact, as soon as i sent paperwork, I figured I might as well get ready for an RFE, but never got one. I had my fiance re-read all the documents (scanned them and emailed them to her) before I sent them and she found a few mistakes; then on the day that I went to kinko's to make some final copies and mail my package, I realized I hadn't signed some forms, but because i was so paranoid about it, as I put each document on the envelope, i went over it twice to make sure every field was filled out. So as they say, stay away from lawyers, unless you got a difficult or weird case.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-05-30 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	proof having met in the last two years	QUOTE (eddie&fiona @ Jun 2 2008, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I'm putting together the I-129F package for K-1 for my fiancee. I didn't keep a good track of records for my past trips to meet her because I wasn't aware of the need to. Now, I do have very good evidence of our most recent meeting, including boarding pass, passport stamps, credit card bills showing purchases made in the city of question, flight itinerary, photos of us together, no hotel receipt because I stayed at her place. I'm inclined to submit all of this evidence for this most recent trip only. I am also including lots of photo of us together and some emails we exchanged in the past, just to prove that our relationship has been ongoing for 3 years now. My concern is that if I include partial evidence for previous trips, I might get RFE for more evidence which I really don't have. But if I just include the more complete evidence for my most recent trip, will that be enough? Any advice or experience sharing is welcomed. Thank you so much! My k1 application got approved in february, and I had flown to see my fiance around 5 times; however, I had lost couple of the boarding passes for the trips, but I had the last 2 recent trips complete fully documented (all boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, etc); when I submitted my application, I had the trips categorized by date, and then I also indicated, 'boarding pass to xyz on april 2, 2007, lost, but see itinerary, passport stamp etc..." And on the same page, I also included the corresponding evidence; I basically created a word document with tabels, and I inserted the scanned item to each cell, and the table was labeled with the trip.... I didn't get any RFE's, so maybe if you include your partial evidence, you might want to specify that you're missing such and such.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-02 19:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	assembly questions	QUOTE (Michael&Guli @ Jun 7 2008, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jun 7 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Michael&Guli @ Jun 7 2008, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [but to confirm - once the package arrives at the service center - they will strip away the three ring binder and all the nice sleeves/sheet protectors, leaving just the paperwork itself? correct? That is correct. They can't file everybody's pretty purple binders in their file system. Just the papers. Mine looked exactly like the picture above. I believe they punch at the top and put in their standard file folder. You just save them time by punching is my total guess and putting on the fastener keeps it together. I'm sure they will take anything, but will have to spend time taking it apart. My NOA1 was 1 day after arrival. Don't know if my submission made it faster or that was a fluke. Maybe there's a person assigned to taking apart all the plastic and binders and when they get finished, they pass it on to the receipt giver. I am totally making all that part up. Here's the link about assembly found right here in Visa Journey. You should read every single thing in the guides tab. Look at every link. Read the Visa FAQ tab. Those are blue at the top of the page. http://www.visajourn...p;page=assembly wow - many thanks! i thought i had read everything but apparently not. Furthermore, there was a long post from a forum member that used to work at the uscis or whatever the place is where they receive all the i129f applications; his post described what he used to do when he got the 129f applications, and he also happened to hava sent his own application for a k1 visa. After reading his post, i ended up not using the fasteners recommended on this site, but i used that big black (metal) fastener, and that's how all my papers got mailed; i did follow the other site instructions about the passport pics in a bag, etc....But what i didn't do was punching holes in the documents and doing the acco binders.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-08 10:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I overstayed in US last year	QUOTE (Oana31 @ Jun 3 2008, 11:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Initially, I had an H2B visa, then I aplied for a F1 visa. USCIS asked for further evidence, which I provided, but in the meantime my visa expired, and 4 months after my visa expired I got a negative answer regarding change of visa. Since I was broke, I had to stay some more there to pay some debts, etc.etc, buy plane tickets, so the total of my overstay is 9 months. What can happen to me? Do you think they will deny my K1 visa? With the war on terror at its full force, and since there are no terrorists to arrest, you might also be arrested and what happens after that, god knows. Woman arrested at JFK for overstaying U.S. visa more than a decade earlier REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's government has asked the U.S. ambassador to explain the treatment of an Icelandic tourist who says she was held in shackles before being deported from the United States. The woman, Erla Osk Arnardottir Lillendahl, 33, was arrested Sunday when she arrived at JFK airport in New York because she had overstayed a U.S. visa more than 10 years earlier. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22263392/	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-04 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need to send in copy of my Passport?	QUOTE (Jacob616 @ Jun 19 2008, 08:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (zqt3344 @ Jun 19 2008, 01:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jacob616 @ Jun 18 2008, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I have copy of my Certification of Naturalization to send in with I-129F to prove I am a USC, then I don't need to send in full copy of my U.S. passport, right? YES It said to copy both front and back side of Certification of Naturalization, but the back is blank, do I still have to copy and send it in? Also, has anyone noticed that the page number for U.S. passport is in white? So, when I copy it with a black and white copier, the page numbers do now show up in the copy. Will that be a problem? Thanks My problem is the white page numbers didn't show up for me after I copied my passport. Do I need to re-copy them and make sure the page numbers show up? Have you tried adjusting the settings of the photocopier? I know i adjusted the settings until I had a decent copy.....Or you can also try scanning the passport and then printing that...	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-19 12:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do I need to send in copy of my Passport?	QUOTE (Jacob616 @ Jun 18 2008, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I have copy of my Certification of Naturalization to send in with I-129F to prove I am a USC, then I don't need to send in full copy of my U.S. passport, right? It said to copy both front and back side of Certification of Naturalization, but the back is blank, do I still have to copy and send it in? Also, has anyone noticed that the page number for U.S. passport is in white? So, when I copy it with a black and white copier, the page numbers do now show up in the copy. Will that be a problem? Thanks I ended up sending both (passport and naturalized certificate) because I had lived in europe, and I traveled with my fiance there, so that was my proof of ongoing relationship; i also sent copy of my naturalized certificate just in case; and yes, you make a copy of front and back, even though the back is blank; when you make your index of documents being sent, you indicate that such and such page is the copy of the back of the certificate---at least, that's how I sent mine in. And yes, the white numbers in the passport come out just fine because somehow photocopiers give a shade of grey; you can still make the numbers out.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-19 03:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	To have an attorney or not to have an attorney	I was also very busy and I thought of hiring a lawyer. I travel every week, and then when I got home, i had work to do, or was very tired; so my fear was that I would mess up filling out the forms. I did a search on this forum for lawyers to see if others had hired one, and there were a lot of complaints how lawyers forgot to fill something out, and they got RFE's. I finally decided against hiring a lawyer and so far, the case is moving along fine. Fiance will have her interview soon, and I'm glad i ended up not getting a lawyer. I know at first things looked very overwhelming but like somebody else mentioned, you will have to gather all the documents yourself. Is not like somebody will do that job for you. What I ended up doing to tackle the beast was to go one step at a time. I came to this site, printed out the guide step by step, and every other day or so, I familiarized myself with the process. Then I started filling out the form by taking a break from work, and when questions came up, I would post a question here, get an answer and continue. The people on this forum are amazingly fast at answering my questions---they are all the lawyers I need thus far. Good luck!	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-06-30 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A - Residency	QUOTE (Gemmie @ Jul 8 2008, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry, more questions to make sure everything is fine to send off. On the G-325A, it asks me to list residence from the past five years. I've done that and put all the correct dates in. However, the next question asks my "last address outside of the US of more than one year"; I've been at my current address for a year now and my contract is signed for another year. Do I list this address or the previous one that I lived in for more than a year? Reason I ask is because there is space for month and year but if you have been at your current address for more than a year, what are you supposed to put into the "to" box? you put Present. As you said you lived on that address for a year already, then you put your present adddress, and like on the example form on the site, you write down "present" underneath the TO box	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-09 18:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	need some advice	QUOTE (CherylandRichard @ Jul 9 2008, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, so i have a couple questions about the I-134 i guess. My fiance is starting a new job next week, which is really good, but he really wants to go to school in november, he got approved for a respatory therapy program and now is having a really hard time deciding between starting this new job or staying with his job he has now and going to school in november which is what he really wants to do, its a hard decision, and i told him that if he went to school i'm not sure how good our chances are that we can prove he can support me, we dont have anyone to co sponsor and im just afraid that if i tell him to go to school (cause i want him to be able to do that) that we will get declined and i wont be able to get my visa. anybody have any suggestions or know how it works if someone is in school how they can prove support? I just dont want to hold him back from doing that, but at the same time right now we just need to do whats best for the visa. Can't parents or family member sponsor you? Now, given the timeline you have....It could well be that you get your interview before november (not sure how fast california is approving the k1s lately). So fiance takes the job now....lets assume you get approved in september; then you have to provide the i134 for the interview. By then your fiance can still request the letter of employment from his employer, you go to the interview, get approved move to the usa and then fiance can quit his job and start school; of course, now you would need somebody to sponsor the rest of the process and maybe another member has gone thru this scenario. One thing to remember is that getting into these respiratory therapist programs nowaday is nearly impossible; my sister tried to get into one for 2 years and never quite made it, even though she had good grades. So it might be best to try to find sponsors..... Couldn't your fiance take the job, and hopefully youll get the interview before november	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-09 17:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Questions about K-1 Visa	QUOTE (MichelleN @ Jul 13 2008, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Someone in another thread mentioned that the processing times are different for some countries. Is this from the point of me (the US Citizen) sending off the application? Or how long it takes once it gets to my fiance's country? Either way, has anyone done the process for someone in Japan? Is it about average in the wait time? I'm really anxious about this because we have a baby daughter together and I want to get him out here as soon as possible. Once you send in your k1 application, the processing times are different depending if you send it to the california center or the virginia center. For example, I sent mine in February and it went to virginia. It got approved in less than 2 months. A friend of my friend sent his in january of this year, and hmmm....the case hasn't been approved. So that is the first time variance that you might find; and yes, then I believe it also depends on the country the fiance is from. You can go to the timelines and look at couples from fiance's country and kind of estimate how long it took for them to receive the paperwork from the consulate, etc. http://www.visajourn...t...,28&op6=All	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-13 23:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	will a new job, delay the process?	QUOTE (dawgofwar71 @ Jul 16 2008, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i have a Question ,regarding a situation with the I-129f. I'm going to be filing Raquel's I-129f end of the month. but the problems im having is this. i might be getting a new job and a new house. will this interfere with our process? I submitted my original petition at the same time i was going thru a change of job. Of course, by the time NOA2 came, i had been in my new job for about 10 weeks, and all i did was submit last 2 months of paycheck, and that seemed to have gone ok on the interview. Of course, no new house to declare for me though...	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-18 04:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of Support	When do you graduate? I would tend to think that these people don't make exceptions to the rule...my family has gone thru naturalized citizenship and believe me, there has been no mercy when it came to submitting the required paperwork, so I don't see how this k1 process would be any different. After all, your case is just another number in the scheme of all things.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-23 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	tax return needed or not?	The form itself says to submit the following: B. Statement of your employer on business stationery, revealing: 1. Date and nature of employment; 2. Salary paid I remember going over this trying to figure out how come people tell you to submit 3 years worth of income taxes. I decided to submit mine just in case. Maybe overkill, but I prefer to err on the safe side and it's not difficult at all to get the returns for the last 3 years.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-24 02:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Naturalization certificate in original?	QUOTE (Oana31 @ Jul 27 2008, 08:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Under "What to send to your fiancee once the NOA2 is received" number 2 says "Send all originals of the documentary proof that you submitted for the I-129F to your fiance(e) for their interview at the embassy." We are assuming that this includes the Naturalization Certificate sent to CSC as proof of citizenship. For the interview, do I have to have the ORIGINAL Certificate, a notarized copy, or what? WE have gone thru the "romanian process" ourselves and as naturalized citizen, I sent color copies of my certificate. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL! IF you have any questions, let me know; we just got the visa about 2 weeks ago.... Edited by ikarus, 28 July 2008 - 12:22 PM.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-28 12:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should I worry for NO2?	I didn't go thru CSC but I'm a naturalized citizen, and that didn't cause any problems it seems on how fast the case went.	ikarus	Male	Romania	2008-07-30 13:59:00