What was the hardest part of the process??

[Cali Bessa 0]

Hi everyone!

Me and my fiancé haven't filed the documents, we just started learning how the process is to get the k1 visa.

I have some questions for you guys that already have experience in the subject. What was the hardest part of the process?

Oh, and how was it to prove that you were together for at least 2 years? what kind of proofs did you show? my fiancé and I have been together for more than 4 years and I'm afraid i didn't keep the plane tickets proving that I boarded... :/

[Dakine 26]

Being subservient to a bunch of immigrant geeks that sometimes give incorrect info and also having to kiss their butts or get scolded!

Edited October 24, 2010 by Dakine

[Elostuart 0]

I'll start with steps to ease.

The process is very calm the hardest part is the delay time of waiting ...

Pa you prove your relationship, photos, emails, letters, accounts telefonoe, skype ... all we can prove that you are together, no matter how long it is important to show the evidence and you guys must have met at least one vez.vou you go to a really cool site that explain many things and you'll move to another site that tells the exerience of a Brazilian super simpatica Larissa.

I'm in the process, I think in my brave noa 2 is coming ... Good luck .. and if you need something and I can help it so I write.

Kisses

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[Blob18 111]

Hi everyone!

Me and my fiancé haven't filed the documents, we just started learning how the process is to get the k1 visa.

I have some questions for you guys that already have experience in the subject. What was the hardest part of the process?

Oh, and how was it to prove that you were together for at least 2 years? what kind of proofs did you show? my fiancé and I have been together for more than 4 years and I'm afraid i didn't keep the plane tickets proving that I boarded... :/

Um....really depends person to person what the hardest part is. It could be the wait for the NOA2, or if you get put in AP (Administrative processing), or the interview itself if the embassy is one of the harder ones (Rio is not so don't worry).

Also it isn't "prove you were together for at least 2 years" it is prove you have met in the last two years. To show proof for that you can show them hotel receipts, money exchange receipts, photos, boarding passes etc. In your case since you do not have the boarding passes, you will want to scan/copy your passport and make sure the entry/exit stamps and visa are readable and include those for "proof of having met in last 2 years etc".

[Cali Bessa 0]

Being subservient to a bunch of immigrant geeks that sometimes give incorrect info and also having to kiss their butts or get scolded!

Hi Dakine, dealing with immigrant geeks is something I never thought I would have to go through... not to mention to kiss their butts!! who are these "geeks" ? the consular agents?

[Cali Bessa 0]

Um....really depends person to person what the hardest part is. It could be the wait for the NOA2, or if you get put in AP (Administrative processing), or the interview itself if the embassy is one of the harder ones (Rio is not so don't worry).

Also it isn't "prove you were together for at least 2 years" it is prove you have met in the last two years. To show proof for that you can show them hotel receipts, money exchange receipts, photos, boarding passes etc. In your case since you do not have the boarding passes, you will want to scan/copy your passport and make sure the entry/exit stamps and visa are readable and include those for "proof of having met in last 2 years etc".

Hi Blob!

Scanning the passport is a very good tip!! I never stayed in hotels and I really never kept the boarding passes.. :s

Oh and it's great to know that the Rio consulate isn't a "hard" one. Thanks a lot for the tips!

[sera77 35]

Hi everyone!

Me and my fiancé haven't filed the documents, we just started learning how the process is to get the k1 visa.

I have some questions for you guys that already have experience in the subject. What was the hardest part of the process?

Oh, and how was it to prove that you were together for at least 2 years? what kind of proofs did you show? my fiancé and I have been together for more than 4 years and I'm afraid i didn't keep the plane tickets proving that I boarded... :/

I've been through the process and it wasn't so hard since we had no complicating issues. Honestly the hardest part was getting together the paperwork and checking and double checking that we had everything needed. We used the visajourney site to assemble our 129 application packet. We had no RFEs. We had NOA1 in a week, and NOA2 in roughly 4 or 5 months.

You only have to prove that you have met in person during the past two years, not that you have been together for that long. We used photocopies of our passports, the entry and exit stamps to australia/united states for our different trips. We hadn't kept our tickets either, though i did print out the electronic receipt from the site that I bought my tickets from, and a copy of my credit card bills with the charges on it.

If you've more questions feel free to pm us.

S and K

[Cookie123 3]

I am in Canada and my fiance is in US and I would say that the hardest part of the process is filling out all the forms and making sure you have correct documents as the interview is the easiest part. As far as proof of relationship, you can use other things like printouts of phone bills or emails, cards, pictures of the two of you. If you start compiling this stuff now it will be easier down the road. Basically any proof that shows their is a relationship between you. Hope this helps. Good luck.

[fedelrosario 0]

As long as your relationship is real, answering questions will be easy. I agree with those who have said checking and double checking everything is the hardest part of the process. This community has put forth a good guide for filing and going through the process. I strongly recommend you look through it and ASK when you have any questions. On the relationship side, it is important that both of you keep an eye on details and communicate well to avoid arguments and ensure both of you have a good idea of what each other is going through at some point. My fiancee was of great support leading up to the interview date.

I must say that the waiting time for the medical examination and at the Consulate were terribly nerve wrecking...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Teaching her to drive.

Oh, you mean teh VISA process? There are no hard parts. Fill out the forms, pay the fees and wait. What's hard?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi everyone!

Me and my fiancé haven't filed the documents, we just started learning how the process is to get the k1 visa.

I have some questions for you guys that already have experience in the subject. What was the hardest part of the process?

Oh, and how was it to prove that you were together for at least 2 years? what kind of proofs did you show? my fiancé and I have been together for more than 4 years and I'm afraid i didn't keep the plane tickets proving that I boarded... :/

Oh, I see. When you understand the process you will see it is not difficult at all. You do not have to prove you have "benn together for two years" until the lifting of conditions two years after you are married. By then you will have forgotten about the visa process.

You only need to show you have net in person at least one time WITHIN the last two years. Could have been yesterday, you qualify.

[SimplyMacy 4]

Ohhhhh Yes waiting for NOA2 is the hardest part for me so far and being far away from each other ofcourse! Please visit this link for your guide. http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides Goodluck!

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi Dakine, dealing with immigrant geeks is something I never thought I would have to go through... not to mention to kiss their butts!! who are these "geeks" ? the consular agents?

Consular officers are frequently also immigrants. Department of State gives preference in assignments when a Foreign Service Officer requests a particular post AND ALSO is a native speaker of the local language. However, an FSO doesn't stay at the same post for their entire career, so consulates will often be staffed by CO's who are immigrants, and who aren't native speakers of either English or the local language. CO's who are themselves immigrants sometimes have a tendency to be harder on visa applicants than someone born in the US, especially at high fraud consulates.

Perhaps a bigger problem are the consulate employees, who are usually locals. At some consulates, the local employees treat the visa applicants horribly, but consulates are often stuck with them because of hiring agreements they have with the host country.

The "hardest part of the process" will vary widely from one case to another. My wife interviewed at one of the toughest consulates in the world, but her experience there was actually rather pleasant, aside from waiting for hours. For us, I think the hardest part was adding three more mouths to feed to our household without adding any more household income, and then having to pony up the cash for three AOS applications. The rest was pretty typical for dealing with the US government - a lot of waiting, stressing over details of forms and documents, and the expectation of typical bureaucratic bungling.

[Cali Bessa 0]

Consular officers are frequently also immigrants. Department of State gives preference in assignments when a Foreign Service Officer requests a particular post AND ALSO is a native speaker of the local language. However, an FSO doesn't stay at the same post for their entire career, so consulates will often be staffed by CO's who are immigrants, and who aren't native speakers of either English or the local language. CO's who are themselves immigrants sometimes have a tendency to be harder on visa applicants than someone born in the US, especially at high fraud consulates.

Perhaps a bigger problem are the consulate employees, who are usually locals. At some consulates, the local employees treat the visa applicants horribly, but consulates are often stuck with them because of hiring agreements they have with the host country.

The "hardest part of the process" will vary widely from one case to another. My wife interviewed at one of the toughest consulates in the world, but her experience there was actually rather pleasant, aside from waiting for hours. For us, I think the hardest part was adding three more mouths to feed to our household without adding any more household income, and then having to pony up the cash for three AOS applications. The rest was pretty typical for dealing with the US government - a lot of waiting, stressing over details of forms and documents, and the expectation of typical bureaucratic bungling.

When I went to the interview for my tourist visa, all the consular agents were Americans, I think because their english sounded so perfect..

But it's true I've seen immigrants in California working for the US embassy.

Anyway, thanks for the response!!

[SupastarsaM 7]

the waiting