Getting a clue.

[lovelyfairy27 0]

OK. There is SO much that needs to be done and I'm starting to feel over whelmed with all the information. Even the guides on here are melting my simple minded brain lol. I am engaged to the most wonderful man in the world and we want to get married and live here in the USA for 10 years till we have money to live in Canada together. But how in goodnesses name do I start? I read about the I-129F but how exactly do i do it?Do i just fill out the paperwork and send it in? Isn't there a fee? I know nothing about this stuff even though i have been researching it for months. I can't seem to wrap it around my brain so Im sorry if this topic is a bother. Can anyone tell me what I need to do in a really simple way and not link me somewhere else? What do i need to do first, and what do i need to pay for? I thank you for any help you can provide me and I look forward to getting an answer THANKS!

[payxibka 10,045]

OK. There is SO much that needs to be done and I'm starting to feel over whelmed with all the information. Even the guides on here are melting my simple minded brain lol. I am engaged to the most wonderful man in the world and we want to get married and live here in the USA for 10 years till we have money to live in Canada together. But how in goodnesses name do I start? I read about the I-129F but how exactly do i do it?Do i just fill out the paperwork and send it in? Isn't there a fee? I know nothing about this stuff even though i have been researching it for months. I can't seem to wrap it around my brain so Im sorry if this topic is a bother. Can anyone tell me what I need to do in a really simple way and not link me somewhere else? What do i need to do first, and what do i need to pay for? I thank you for any help you can provide me and I look forward to getting an answer THANKS!

The I-129F has instructions... let them be your guide.... that is where you start.... you need to go through the instructions and simply compile all the required evidence that it says is required. It also tells you how much is the fee... who to make the fee payable to and where you send it

Edited September 11, 2009 by payxibka

[Otto 83]

The best advice I could give is what worked for me (and my tiny brain). Break things up into smaller steps, print them out if you need to and check off each one as you go.

The K-1 Visa Flowchart was/is an invaluable tool to do this. It outlines what happens and about when it happens. The K-1 Visa Guide fills in the details.

Basically (if you're choosing the K-1 as your visa path; the only path if you're not already married by the way) you have three stages:

• Petition stage (the I-129F and other forms are submitted as a 'package' to USCIS)
• NVC stage (once the petition is approved, it stays at NVC for a very short stop before being forwarded on to your Embassy/Consulate)
• Interview Stage (also called the Visa Application Stage) - where the foreign fiancé has his/her interview (more forms for this stage as well)

It takes some getting used to, learning all the terms, forms and government offices, but it is easier if/when you take each stage one step at a time and not try to absorb it all.

[Anh map 2,098]

The best advice I could give is what worked for me (and my tiny brain). Break things up into smaller steps, print them out if you need to and check off each one as you go.

The K-1 Visa Flowchart was/is an invaluable tool to do this. It outlines what happens and about when it happens. The K-1 Visa Guide fills in the details.

Basically (if you're choosing the K-1 as your visa path; the only path if you're not already married by the way) you have three stages:

• Petition stage (the I-129F and other forms are submitted as a 'package' to USCIS)
• NVC stage (once the petition is approved, it stays at NVC for a very short stop before being forwarded on to your Embassy/Consulate)
• Interview Stage (also called the Visa Application Stage) - where the foreign fiancé has his/her interview (more forms for this stage as well)

It takes some getting used to, learning all the terms, forms and government offices, but it is easier if/when you take each stage one step at a time and not try to absorb it all.

printing out the forms and working through them prior to completing "for real" is a great way to gain some control over the steps.

[mari joe 1]

I know how you feel. you signed on to this site 5 days ago but you are welcomed here from people of great experiance at your disposal. When i first joined, I spent about a month non stop looking over the site and researching the forums for specifics before i filed for K-1. After you,ve read the guides you can go to a forum specific, like k-1 and search key words in the search box. that will lead you to older posts that may be for your needs. Good luck on your journey mari joe

[brightskte 18]

I think that the thing that helped me ease my mind the most when I was first starting was to print out the forms and fill them all out. I may have did practice runs on this stuff 5 or 6 times. But each time I did it, the more comfortable I became with the information I put down. Now that I'm getting ready here next week to send my petition in I'm about 99.9% sure I wont get an RFE for this portion of my petition. I've checked over it a thousand times. That doesn't mean that I wont, you never know what will happen, but I feel great about everything.

Spend some time reading through the USCIS website, along with this one. Even if you feel like you don't understand it, keep reading and eventually you'll have that moment of AHA! and you'll be fine. But if not, asking questions here is great too.

Good luck!