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[AmeriCaribbean 0]

My Fiance and I have been engaged almost a year and plan to marry next year. Im a US citizen and he is a Citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I met him on a cruise , I was the passenger and he was crew(as he currently is) he holds a CD-1 Visa for work. I traveled to St. V LAST YEAR, when we became engaged and he returned to the states with me for a month on a B2 visa. He then returned to work for 8 months until his vacation began on 8/24/11 until today . He will be returning to Europe where his current ship is cruising on a Schengen Visa (I KNOW HE HOLDS ALOT OF VISAS) While he was here I explained the fiance Visa and its requirements, but some Im a little confused on, because my fiance has so many Visas for work that require some of the same things as this Visa. Since he is an employee of Royal Caribbean he is required to medical exams on the regular, WILL THIS SUFFICE? when we apply for the fiance Visa. Also I copied his passport and all the Visas, but I didnt get a copy of his birth certificate, so will this work or will we somehow, someway need the birth certificate? Also I saw something saying a passport sized picture will be needed but I dont have so is the passport itself good enough... As you can see I have a few things going but really need to get on the ball... Please Help, all advice will be greatly appreciated.

[ginimerlo 0]

Hello AmeriCaribbean,

The process can be super confusing at the beginning so I recommend reading and re-reading! I dont remember needing the birth certificate at the time I applied for the I-129F, I think in the example forms you can use a different document to show proof of citizenship such as passport. VJ does a great job with the examples of forms so yuo should nbe able to find it there. As far as the pictures go yes you will need the real pictures not copies of passport. And 3rd, since he has working visas for the US are you sure you need to file for a fiance visa? ypu may be able to marry him and do an adjustment of status but dont quote me! do some research.

Best of luck and make sure you read! All the info VJ has and the members add its priceless!

Good luck!

[Operator 1,927]

My Fiance and I have been engaged almost a year and plan to marry next year. Im a US citizen and he is a Citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I met him on a cruise , I was the passenger and he was crew(as he currently is) he holds a CD-1 Visa for work. I traveled to St. V LAST YEAR, when we became engaged and he returned to the states with me for a month on a B2 visa. He then returned to work for 8 months until his vacation began on 8/24/11 until today . He will be returning to Europe where his current ship is cruising on a Schengen Visa (I KNOW HE HOLDS ALOT OF VISAS) While he was here I explained the fiance Visa and its requirements, but some Im a little confused on, because my fiance has so many Visas for work that require some of the same things as this Visa. Since he is an employee of Royal Caribbean he is required to medical exams on the regular, WILL THIS SUFFICE? when we apply for the fiance Visa. Also I copied his passport and all the Visas, but I didnt get a copy of his birth certificate, so will this work or will we somehow, someway need the birth certificate? Also I saw something saying a passport sized picture will be needed but I dont have so is the passport itself good enough... As you can see I have a few things going but really need to get on the ball... Please Help, all advice will be greatly appreciated.

To file the I-129F petition you will need to have a passport sized photo of him for the G-325A. For his interview he will need to have a birth certificate but that is many months down the road. He will have to have a medical done at the clinic designated by the embassy but again that's many months down the road.

Be sure to read the guides here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide they are very helpful.

Good luck!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

The fact that he has a lot of visas can be a good thing - he will have a history of properly using his visas in the past. However, none of the things needed for the visas can "cross-over" for this petition. Everything needs to be done again - a medical - new photos. And yes, you will need a copy of his birth certificate. Good luck!

Edited September 12, 2011 by Harpa Timsah

[AmeriCaribbean 0]

Hello AmeriCaribbean,

The process can be super confusing at the beginning so I recommend reading and re-reading! I dont remember needing the birth certificate at the time I applied for the I-129F, I think in the example forms you can use a different document to show proof of citizenship such as passport. VJ does a great job with the examples of forms so yuo should nbe able to find it there. As far as the pictures go yes you will need the real pictures not copies of passport. And 3rd, since he has working visas for the US are you sure you need to file for a fiance visa? ypu may be able to marry him and do an adjustment of status but dont quote me! do some research.

Best of luck and make sure you read! All the info VJ has and the members add its priceless!

Good luck!

[AmeriCaribbean 0]

Hello Ginimerlo and thank you soooo much for the reply, you are correct some of this information is a little confusing. I have done some research and found that on his b2 visa we could marry but it cant be planned!? If it is true and I can plan a wedding by all means I would like to know, so that I can save a little $$$$ and a few headaches. I plan to consult an attorney as well to see what would be the most efficient and economical method. I will certainly keep VJ and you informed. thanks again

[AmeriCaribbean 0]

Thanks to you all, the information is most helpful to me...My fiance leaves for Europe tomorrow so thing will be a little more difficult emotionally since we wont have open communication while he was on vacation. Im going to look into other options for him coming over to marry me since he holds so many other types of Visas. Maybe we can save a few pennies