Fiancee and I want to do K-1 Visa, Here is our situation. Help is greatly appreciated

[NinjaMax 14]

Just a little background info on our situation:

Me and my girlfriend met a couple of years ago, and we have decided to get married, the problem is that she is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have been visiting back and forth on visitor visas months at a time, we just want to live together permanently as this traveling back and forth is really depressing and I love her so much, customs is also a real headache. I plan to move to the US and live with her but we do not know what to do and are in desperate need for help.

From what I know, the person filing the petition needs a minimum income to show that they can support their significant other, my fiancee is in the process of getting hired but her mom has agreed to sponsor me as well.

We do not know what to do right now, what are the first steps? What is the best thing we can do to increase the chances we will get approved?

Thank you

[Pitaya 2,576]

Welcome to the forum.

easily accessible at the top of the forum page. In particular, review the K1 Flowchart, the K1 Visa guide.

Happy reading and good luck on your immigration journey.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

File for I-129F petition first. The I-134 sponsorship will come later at the K1 visa interview stage.

So your fiancee will still have time to get hired and meet the poverty guidelines requirement, otherwise her mom could be the joint-sponsor.

[NinjaMax 14]

File for I-129F petition first. The I-134 sponsorship will come later at the K1 visa interview stage.

So your fiancee will still have time to get hired and meet the poverty guidelines requirement, otherwise her mom could be the joint-sponsor.

Thanks,

I have another issue I forgot to mention, the birthdate on my passport is wrong, it shows I am 3 years younger than I should be. Ive fixed this issue with the Canadian government and they said that it will be fixed the next time I renew my passport, which expires in a year.

So the question is does my fiancee put my real birthdate on the I-129F form or the incorrect one that ive been using to travel on visitor visas? (had no choice as it says it on my passport)

Edited July 31, 2014 by NinjaMax

[Cori and Rob 55]

I would put your real birthday on the I-129F form. Is there no option to renew the passport now, even though you have a year left on it before it expires?

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Do you have a birth certificate?

If yes, there will be discrepancy with your birth date.

It is best that you get your passport reissued in the correct birth date before the K1 visa interview.

You don't want the wrong birth date to snowball into bigger issue down the immigration path.

Border agencies keep records and this record-keeping is becoming more and more sophisticated - and if they find a discrepancy for the same person on something like that you may have problems travelling anywhere.

[NinjaMax 14]

Do you have a birth certificate?

If yes, there will be discrepancy with your birth date.

It is best that you get your passport reissued in the correct birth date before the K1 visa interview.

You don't want the wrong birth date to snowball into bigger issue down the immigration path.

Border agencies keep records and this record-keeping is becoming more and more sophisticated - and if they find a discrepancy for the same person on something like that you may have problems travelling anywhere.

Thank you for the reply,

I have another concern. Is my fiancee able to file the I-129F while I am in the US with her? If im not in the US and she has filed it, will I be able to visit her while its pending?

[kehills 217]

You will have to be in Canada (Montreal, I believe) for the interview. The Canada-specific subforum should be able to help you out there. You can visit your fiancé while a K-1 VISA is pending, so long as you can prove you have strong ties and reasons to return to Canada. (Job, house, rental, etc.) You'll have to talk to the other Canadians about how that goes for them, since you Canucks often have slightly different entries to America. :-)

[CowBoE 429]

Just a little background info on our situation:

Me and my girlfriend met a couple of years ago, and we have decided to get married, the problem is that she is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have been visiting back and forth on visitor visas months at a time, we just want to live together permanently as this traveling back and forth is really depressing and I love her so much, customs is also a real headache. I plan to move to the US and live with her but we do not know what to do and are in desperate need for help.

From what I know, the person filing the petition needs a minimum income to show that they can support their significant other, my fiancee is in the process of getting hired but her mom has agreed to sponsor me as well.

We do not know what to do right now, what are the first steps? What is the best thing we can do to increase the chances we will get approved?

Thank you

Go here and read what's involved and it has many useful links

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/300-general-k1-guides-and-info/

Go here and look at the K1 Visa Example Forms.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples

Go here and read up on more facts on K1 visa processing

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/220499-k-1-petition-information/

If you read above info, you will get about 80% of your questions answered

and you can come back to the forum for the other 20%.

That mismatched birth date is going to create so much confusion every step of the way.

While you are preparing I-129F documents, I would rush to get the passport fixed ASAP.

Edited July 31, 2014 by DualityOneness

[canadian_wife 1,791]

You will have to be in Canada (Montreal, I believe) for the interview. The Canada-specific subforum should be able to help you out there. You can visit your fiancé while a K-1 VISA is pending, so long as you can prove you have strong ties and reasons to return to Canada. (Job, house, rental, etc.) You'll have to talk to the other Canadians about how that goes for them, since you Canucks often have slightly different entries to America. :-)

Montreal or Vancouver.

Ninja - where in Canada do you live? Yes, she can file the I129F while you are in the US and you MUST return home (obviously). Yes you can visit, but always bring strong ties to Canada with you when you cross.

good luck