Anyone on k1 in VENEZUELA

[dilosan 0]

I'm about to start out the process of k1 visa. I just posted asking about income and I was told the I-134 only requires the 100% poverty guidelines and the I-864 is the one that requires the 125%. but he also said that many consulates also require 125% level even with the I-134. so I'm from Venezuela and I would like to know from someone who has been through the process before if they requires 100% or 125% here. Thanks

[Mononoke28 135]

The Poverty Guidelines are set to 125% for all visas, no matter what form you use. Form I-134 is used for K visas and I-864 is used for CR/IR visas and AOS.

Diana

[james g 0]

I'm about to start out the process of k1 visa. I just posted asking about income and I was told the I-134 only requires the 100% poverty guidelines and the I-864 is the one that requires the 125%. but he also said that many consulates also require 125% level even with the I-134. so I'm from Venezuela and I would like to know from someone who has been through the process before if they requires 100% or 125% here. Thanks

im going through the k-1 process and my wife is from venezuela as well....our interview is on may 27th.....so im hoping that everything goes ok....does anyone know if i will be able to attend the interview?

[lucyrich 20]

We went CR-1, so I'm not sure about the affidavit of support issue.

As for attending the interview, yes, the US Citizen may attend in Caracas, and it can be extremely helpful. We attended together, and in our case, the most personal question they asked us was "¿Cual era la fecha de su boda?". But they saw us standing together, communicating in a shared language, etc. And they knew that the USC cared enough to hop on a plane on fairly short notice and get to Caracas. I also joked that we had to be very cariñosos in the waiting area, in case there were hidden cameras watching us. I have no idea if that was the case, but it was fun anyway.

Definitely go together if it's not too much trouble. They might want to speak to the two of you separately, or to just the Venezuelan for a piece of the interview, but usually, they'll let both parties go to the window together. We saw several other interviewees with similar situations.

[james g 0]

We went CR-1, so I'm not sure about the affidavit of support issue.

As for attending the interview, yes, the US Citizen may attend in Caracas, and it can be extremely helpful. We attended together, and in our case, the most personal question they asked us was "¿Cual era la fecha de su boda?". But they saw us standing together, communicating in a shared language, etc. And they knew that the USC cared enough to hop on a plane on fairly short notice and get to Caracas. I also joked that we had to be very cariñosos in the waiting area, in case there were hidden cameras watching us. I have no idea if that was the case, but it was fun anyway.

Definitely go together if it's not too much trouble. They might want to speak to the two of you separately, or to just the Venezuelan for a piece of the interview, but usually, they'll let both parties go to the window together. We saw several other interviewees with similar situations.

what questions did they ask you if you dont mind me asking......i was just curious because our k-1 interview is on may 27th....and was the wait long? did you get the visa the same day? sorry for some many questions im just nervous and want to get everything right...if you would like you can email me at jmg21s@aol.com i'm not that good at navigation around this site.....by the way my name is james.....thanks for your help.

[lucyrich 20]

We went CR-1, so I'm not sure about the affidavit of support issue.

As for attending the interview, yes, the US Citizen may attend in Caracas, and it can be extremely helpful. We attended together, and in our case, the most personal question they asked us was "¿Cual era la fecha de su boda?". But they saw us standing together, communicating in a shared language, etc. And they knew that the USC cared enough to hop on a plane on fairly short notice and get to Caracas. I also joked that we had to be very cariñosos in the waiting area, in case there were hidden cameras watching us. I have no idea if that was the case, but it was fun anyway.

Definitely go together if it's not too much trouble. They might want to speak to the two of you separately, or to just the Venezuelan for a piece of the interview, but usually, they'll let both parties go to the window together. We saw several other interviewees with similar situations.

what questions did they ask you if you dont mind me asking......i was just curious because our k-1 interview is on may 27th....and was the wait long? did you get the visa the same day? sorry for some many questions im just nervous and want to get everything right...if you would like you can email me at jmg21s@aol.com i'm not that good at navigation around this site.....by the way my name is james.....thanks for your help.

They didn't ask much. They went over the application a bit. They asked when we got married (I think the purpose was to figure out if the marriage was more than two years old, to determine whether we should get a conditional or non-conditional green card). They asked where our financial information and I-864 was, but we had already submitted the I-864 via the NVC, and we had to remind them of that fact. Our I-864 was in the file they had.

There were no personal questions. No "how did you meet", "why do you think this person loves you", "what color is your spouse's toothbrush", nothing remotely like that. No questions were difficult. They didn't ask to see any evidence of the bona fide nature of our relationship, but we had brought plenty in case they asked. I suspect the fact that they could see us there together, communicating and interacting, had a lot to do with the fact that they didn't question our relationship much.

Each person's experience will be different, though.

As for the waiting time, there will be some. We arrived too early, but there was no way we were going to risk being late. The view of beautiful sunrise over Caracas from the hill where the embassy is located is one that's forever etched in my memory. We got out of there by 11:15 or so. Our total time actually speaking to someone at the window was maybe five to eight minutes, spread out over about four or five times when they called our number/name. The time from the first call to the last one was maybe an hour and a half.

When the visa was approved, they gave us a paper to give to a DOMESA clerk waiting outside. (DOMESA is a Venezuelan courier service, for those non-Venezuelans reading this). We had to pay a courier fee, and write down the delivery address where we wanted the passport/visa delivered. There was no way to pick up the visa at the embassy -- they make all the visas in the afternoon/evening, and ship them out that night via DOMESA. You CAN request that DOMESA hold the visa in their office in downtown Caracas, which is what we did. We picked up the visa package the morning after the interview, at about 10:00am.

Note that we went through the process back in January of 2005. Some details of the exact procedures may have changed. And certainly there are a wide variety of interview experiences.

[james g 0]

We went CR-1, so I'm not sure about the affidavit of support issue.

As for attending the interview, yes, the US Citizen may attend in Caracas, and it can be extremely helpful. We attended together, and in our case, the most personal question they asked us was "¿Cual era la fecha de su boda?". But they saw us standing together, communicating in a shared language, etc. And they knew that the USC cared enough to hop on a plane on fairly short notice and get to Caracas. I also joked that we had to be very cariñosos in the waiting area, in case there were hidden cameras watching us. I have no idea if that was the case, but it was fun anyway.

Definitely go together if it's not too much trouble. They might want to speak to the two of you separately, or to just the Venezuelan for a piece of the interview, but usually, they'll let both parties go to the window together. We saw several other interviewees with similar situations.

what questions did they ask you if you dont mind me asking......i was just curious because our k-1 interview is on may 27th....and was the wait long? did you get the visa the same day? sorry for some many questions im just nervous and want to get everything right...if you would like you can email me at jmg21s@aol.com i'm not that good at navigation around this site.....by the way my name is james.....thanks for your help.

They didn't ask much. They went over the application a bit. They asked when we got married (I think the purpose was to figure out if the marriage was more than two years old, to determine whether we should get a conditional or non-conditional green card). They asked where our financial information and I-864 was, but we had already submitted the I-864 via the NVC, and we had to remind them of that fact. Our I-864 was in the file they had.

There were no personal questions. No "how did you meet", "why do you think this person loves you", "what color is your spouse's toothbrush", nothing remotely like that. No questions were difficult. They didn't ask to see any evidence of the bona fide nature of our relationship, but we had brought plenty in case they asked. I suspect the fact that they could see us there together, communicating and interacting, had a lot to do with the fact that they didn't question our relationship much.

Each person's experience will be different, though.

As for the waiting time, there will be some. We arrived too early, but there was no way we were going to risk being late. The view of beautiful sunrise over Caracas from the hill where the embassy is located is one that's forever etched in my memory. We got out of there by 11:15 or so. Our total time actually speaking to someone at the window was maybe five to eight minutes, spread out over about four or five times when they called our number/name. The time from the first call to the last one was maybe an hour and a half.

When the visa was approved, they gave us a paper to give to a DOMESA clerk waiting outside. (DOMESA is a Venezuelan courier service, for those non-Venezuelans reading this). We had to pay a courier fee, and write down the delivery address where we wanted the passport/visa delivered. There was no way to pick up the visa at the embassy -- they make all the visas in the afternoon/evening, and ship them out that night via DOMESA. You CAN request that DOMESA hold the visa in their office in downtown Caracas, which is what we did. We picked up the visa package the morning after the interview, at about 10:00am.

Note that we went through the process back in January of 2005. Some details of the exact procedures may have changed. And certainly there are a wide variety of interview experiences.

thank you for your feed back...it was really helpful.....this will be my sixth time to venezuela and i love every part of venezuela...its a great place...unfortunately i do not know spanish but im learning as i go......i will let you know how it turns out......im hoping everything is good because of the fact i've been there five time to see my fiancee and we have alot of pictures together, cards, and phone bills...ect. but i want to thank you again for your help.