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lukibug Newbie

lukibug   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Japan
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Hello friends!

My best friend of 9 years and girlfriend of 4 have been in a long-distance relationship for the past 2 years and we are finally planning to have her move back in 8 months this December so we can get married!

We qualify for pretty much all the categories and my only concern is the income requirement that comes with the K-1 petition. I have a couple part-time jobs and am currently involved in a startup that is taking up all of my time and most of my income. I would like to know if y'all would recommend that I put this startup on hold and pursue a more stable-income position so that we can heighten our chances of having our Fiancee Visa approved! At this point I am simply not making enough to ensure that it will be approved based on income alone.

Thanks so much for reading and I welcome any advice!

All best and happy Wednesday!

Lucas

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stevie b   141

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
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Hello friends!

My best friend of 9 years and girlfriend of 4 have been in a long-distance relationship for the past 2 years and we are finally planning to have her move back in 8 months this December so we can get married!

We qualify for pretty much all the categories and my only concern is the income requirement that comes with the K-1 petition. I have a couple part-time jobs and am currently involved in a startup that is taking up all of my time and most of my income. I would like to know if y'all would recommend that I put this startup on hold and pursue a more stable-income position so that we can heighten our chances of having our Fiancee Visa approved! At this point I am simply not making enough to ensure that it will be approved based on income alone.

Thanks so much for reading and I welcome any advice!

All best and happy Wednesday!

Lucas

if you have not filed the 129 by now, you are going to be hard pressed to have her come by the end of the year at this point.

the income question is more up to you.. the lack of meeting the poverty guidelines will result in rfe, a delay or worse. the interviewing officer makes the call


8/16/2012 I-129F NOA1
11/8/2012 Married
1/3/2013 I-129F cancelled
1/29/2013 withdrawal notice received
2/5/2013 I-130 NOA1 with error on wife's name
Case status not available
2/5/2013 Unable to generate service request

3/13/2013 transferred to local office
3/26/2013 Service request generated
4/12/2013 Infopass, file in workflow March 28
4/19/2013 Case status available - APPROVED!

Detour to the NVC via NRC

For information on my detour and the steps I took to free my petition, check
"about me"

NVC

6/7/2013 NVC logs file as received

6/11/2013 Case number and IIN assigned

6/12/2013 DS-3032 emailed

6/13/21013 AOS paid

6/14/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention superuser (stupid me)

6/23/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention supervisor

6/24/2013 DS-3032 accepted

6/25/2013 IV bill generated and paid

07/06/2013 IV & AOS sent; 07/11/2013 NVC logs received

07/30/2013 IV Accepted; AOS Checklist

08/01/2013 AOS Checklist received

08/02/2013 AOS resent; 08/07/2013 NVC logs received

08/28/2013 Case Complete

09/10/2013 Interview date assigned

Embassy

08/14/2013 Medical; 08/19/2013 Medical Ready

08/07/2013 Police cert ordered (Fiji delivers straight to the embassy)

10/02/2013 Interview

xx/xx/2013 Visa in Hand

xx/xx/2013 POE Los Angeles International Airport

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HK12   273

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Germany
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If you do not meet the income requirements, you could try to find a co-sponsor. More info in the guides: http://www.visajourney.com/content/support

Best of luck!

K1 Visa
Feb. 29, 2012: I-129F sent
March 8, 2012: NOA1 (VSC)
August 30, 2012: NOA2
Oct. 1, 2012: Packet 3 received
Nov. 3, 2012: Packet 4 received
Nov. 15, 2012: Interview - approved!
Jan. 18, 2013: POE New York Seaport
Feb. 2, 2013: Wedding

AOS
March 6, 2013: AOS Package sent
March 12, 2013: I-485, I-765, I-131 NOA's
March 29, 2013: Biometrics Appointment
May 10, 2013: EAD/AP approved
Sept. 5, 2013: "Potential Interview Waiver Case" letter received
Nov. 2, 2013: AOS approved (no interview)

ROC
Aug. 4, 2015: I-751 sent
Aug. 6, 2015: NOA1 (CSC)
Sept. 4, 2015: Biometrics Appointment
Feb. 10, 2016: ROC approved

 

Dual Citizenship
Aug. 26, 2016: BBG application sent (permit to retain German citizenship)
Nov. 21, 2016: BBG approval notice received (p/u at German Honorary Consulate, OKC: Feb. 6, 2017)
Dec. 8, 2016: N-400 sent
Dec. 12, 2016: Priority Date (NBC)

Jan. 9, 2017: Biometrics Appointment

Aug. 31, 2017: In-Line for Interview

Sept. 6, 2017: Interview Scheduled

Oct. 16, 2017: Interview

Oct. 25, 2017: Oath Appointment Letter received

Nov. 1, 2017: Oath Ceremony

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amunabasi Newbie

amunabasi   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Japan
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if you meet the income requirements, don't talk about where you spend the money.

they don't need to know that the money is invested in something other than normal living expenses.

also, we used my dad as a co-sponsor because I don't meet the income requirements.

I'm a grad student with no income.

so co-sponsors can work, depending on the consulate, I think.

and... ours just took 8 months, and we were on the ball. if you want to get married in dec you better get moving.

K1 Fiance Visa, Japan

I-129F Sent : 2012-09-10

I-129F NOA1 : 2012-09-17

I-129F NOA2 : 2013-02-28

Consulate Received : 2013-03-15

Interview Date : 2013-05-20

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2013-05-22

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 164 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 245 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

 
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