In a difficult situation, advice urgently needed!

[colombiana024 0]

I have done some research on completing a K1 Visa but I have yet to find a case similiar to mine. I am a twenty year old woman who was born in the US and currently lives here. I met my fiance in 2005 when I first traveled to Colombia to visit my family and while traveling with my parents. I made another visit in 2007, but it wasnt until 2008 that me and my fiancee made our relationship offical. I went back in May and Decemeber of 2009, where my fiancee proposed. This is where my situation becomes a bit complicated. I am currently a junior in college and I plan to send the I-129F petiton by the end of this month so that hopefully the time of his interview will be in the summer so that it does not affect my schooling. As I was looking up on the evidence that proves that we have a valid relationship, I noticed that it asked for proof of ticket purachases,money transfer receipts,and hotel recepits,etc. But the thing is that i am not financially independent, everytime that I made a trip to Colombia it was done with my parents, I never paid for anything, therefore how could i prove these things? Will be young and dependent effect my fiancees vias process? I also do not have paper copies of my boarding passes, does anyone know where I could retreive these from? Does any one have any suggestions?

[jaygregory 1]

my fiance is also a student and were both pretty young,were not having any problem with it just yet...and when we provided the evidence,we just gave tickets (well actualy check in stubs) and copied the visa stamps in passports,we didnt show anything about payment for the tickets. message me if you want any more advice or anything

[Captain Hammer 113]

It doesn't matter *who* paid for the tickets or other expenses, just that you can show some record. It's not proof that you can pay, it's proof that you visited. So even if your parents paid your hotel bill on their credit card, the hotel receipt should still list your name on it.

If you don't have the boarding passes anymore, did you buy the ticket through an online agent? They would have emailed you a receipt, you can use that. Couple that with credit card receipts (you can black out the credit card account number). And if you just can't produce anything that shows you traveled, then at least come up with evidence that you were there. Hotel receipts, theater tickets, meal receipts, etc.

[SunDrop 59]

What about your passport? Entry/ exit stamps from your passport pages will show your travel too. Basically, anything that places you in Colombia within the past 2 years.

You will probably need a co-sponsor, unless you're lined up for a great post-grad job. Minimum income requirements are $18,212 for just 2 people (you + your fiance) so if one of your parents is co-sponsoring, they need to earn the 125% of the poverty line (see guides for a link to the document listing these) for their household size. For example, if your Dad co-sponsors and lists you as a dependent and is still married to your mom, then it's a family of 4. If he also has other kids from a previous marriage, then they would count too even if they don't live with him (unless they are filing their own returns already).

[Captain Hammer 113]

What about your passport? Entry/ exit stamps from your passport pages will show your travel too. Basically, anything that places you in Colombia within the past 2 years.

Ah yeah passport stamps, I should have thought of that, good catch SunDrop!

[colombiana024 0]

Thank you guys,I really appreciate it!

[max+patricia 24]

You should be ok, age won't be a problem. My fiancee and I are both students as well, and I know several people that have gone through this process in the same situation as ours. Either have a co-sponsor, a decent job that makes over the poverty limit requirements, or have substantial assets. As others have said, the first stage of the K-1 is proving that you've met (passport stamps are incredibly significant proof) - and once that part is approved by USCIS - your financially supporting documentation and info about taxes will be required. Take it a day at a time! Good luck to you guys

[aimeevsgarnette 4]

I am 20 and also a student and am in the process of doing the K-1 with my fiancee from jamaica. don't worry about your age as long as you are both over the legal age to marry it is okay. As for finances, I have a job and will have my parents cosponsor. Feel free to send me a message and we can talk more about the process if you have any more questions or concerns

[ADAMandKAREN 15]

I have done some research on completing a K1 Visa but I have yet to find a case similiar to mine. I am a twenty year old woman who was born in the US and currently lives here. I met my fiance in 2005 when I first traveled to Colombia to visit my family and while traveling with my parents. I made another visit in 2007, but it wasnt until 2008 that me and my fiancee made our relationship offical. I went back in May and Decemeber of 2009, where my fiancee proposed. This is where my situation becomes a bit complicated. I am currently a junior in college and I plan to send the I-129F petiton by the end of this month so that hopefully the time of his interview will be in the summer so that it does not affect my schooling. As I was looking up on the evidence that proves that we have a valid relationship, I noticed that it asked for proof of ticket purachases,money transfer receipts,and hotel recepits,etc. But the thing is that i am not financially independent, everytime that I made a trip to Colombia it was done with my parents, I never paid for anything, therefore how could i prove these things? Will be young and dependent effect my fiancees vias process? I also do not have paper copies of my boarding passes, does anyone know where I could retreive these from? Does any one have any suggestions?

Just a small piece of advice. Double check with the embassy to ensure that they accept co-sponsors for K-1 visas. Some do not. They probably do, but it's important to find out now before you started the process. If they don't accept cosponsors for K-1 visas then you may need to get married in Colombia and do a spouse visa.

[dianarango_17 1]

hi colombiana, i am in you same situation right this minute, my fiancée is 23 years old and i am 20. we are both students and not economically independent. this is not a problem for proof of relationship have call records, Skype/msn conversations and a lot of pictures, along with your passport stamps and you will be fine. i am also hopping for an interview in the summer as that is the time of the year that i am free, based on when i applied i will probably have my interview by then,but remember that the normal waiting time for approval is 5 month and usually colombia take one to two month to give an interview once approved! so just apply for the petition you will be fine if you have an ongoing relationship and just wait the normal time, and if the interview is while you are in school remember that it is not mandatory for you to be there:)

[dianarango_17 1]

one more thing, i have a part time job so for our i-134 we are using my parents as co-sponsors

[amykathleen2005 441]

It doesn't matter *who* paid for the tickets or other expenses, just that you can show some record.

I would argue that in some cases it does matter who paid. What if it was a suspicious outside sponsor? Or a member of the beneficiaries family who paid for everything to get them a greencard? I agree in this instance it doesn't matter that the petitioner's parents paid for the ticket, but in other instances it might matter.

[colombiana024 0]

Thank You guys...all this info really does help. It just become frustrating because you want things to work out so bad and you want everything to be perfect!...I'm ready to get this all over with! Along the processI will keep you guys informed because more than likely I will need some advice!