K-1 Help ! Confusion...

[Dbkrantz 16]

Hello everyone,

As of very soon, I will be starting an application for my fiancé to move with me to the US! This is all very exciting but very confusing but I am currently NOT living in the US (I was born a US citizen by my father) but we both live in London.

So, I am very confused about the whole process because everyone on the forum seem to have one person in the US while the other is abroad... In our case, we are both living abroad and we have actually been living together for about 2 years now!

My questions are as follow: How can I file the forms + affidavit of support when I don't work in the USA and have never filed tax returns or anything because I was living abroad and was a student. Can someone from my family file in the affidavit of support in our name? I can certainly provide UK bank information under my name but would that be aceptable?

Also, I am very confused as of the forms I am supposed to send to Chicago. I know about the I-129F, obviously and DS-156, but I was wondering what I needed to send in the first place along with that? I know that there are several steps to this which is where all the confusion comes from.

Thank you so much for your help, you have been amazing with all the information but none seems to concern two people living together outside the US!

All the best,

Deborah

[stevie b 141]

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

this will get you started

you will face additional challenges bringing a fiancée over to the states if you are not living here

your tax situation will need to be remedied.. albeit sometimes a letter stating that you were not required to file will work sometimes

you will need a sponsor for your fiancée

nobody can sponsor in your name.. they will sponsor the fiancée and then be held liable for any public charges in the future should they be used

the 156 is not needed until you get the first approval

total time for first approval is 6-9 months, then you add another couple months on that for nvc processing and interview dates

[joshandgigi 8]

Why dont they look for DCF first and look that up. Might be easier.

[Dbkrantz 16]

Hi both,

Thank you so much for your response. I looked at the DCF as well but was not sure about it. I heard on the forum that London was a very busy place and that it could take months.

Do you think the DCF would be a better option for us given our current situation?

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Hi both,

Thank you so much for your response. I looked at the DCF as well but was not sure about it. I heard on the forum that London was a very busy place and that it could take months.

Do you think the DCF would be a better option for us given our current situation?

DCF isn't an option for fiancé visas. If you marry, then file for a spouse visa in London, it will be faster than fiancé via Texas Lockbox or regular spouse visa through Chicago Lockbox.

Do you have a US passport or US birth certificate to prove your citizenship? You didn't mention that.

[Dbkrantz 16]

Hi,

Thank you for your reply. My question was more to see if it was easier to marry in London and then file DCF instead of getting a fiance visa and getting married in the US?

I do have proof of my citizenship? I have a valid US Passport and my father told me he has a certificate of birth abroad from the US embassy in Paris.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Hi,

Thank you for your reply. My question was more to see if it was easier to marry in London and then file DCF instead of getting a fiance visa and getting married in the US?

I do have proof of my citizenship? I have a valid US Passport and my father told me he has a certificate of birth abroad from the US embassy in Paris.

Yes, absolutely easier to DCF London. Why?

I think getting to skip National Visa Center is a bonus. Here's a current DCF timeline. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=145628

Notice all the skipped steps in between I-130 approval and consulate received.

I-130 approved in 21 days.

Having the medical this week, then a few more weeks until the interview will be assigned. They could have the visa by the end of July, 3 months from the start.

And here's a current timeline for a couple who filed in the US. 11 months

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=146968

Here's a fiancé approved for a visa today in London. 11months.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=144907

I only asked about the citizenship documents because some think they are, but the parent never actually got the paperwork done. Yay for Dad.

[lost_at_sea 995]

+1 for Nich-Nick. Having experienced the wait of the K1 before changing our minds and doing DCF (after getting married) I can hand-on-heart say that DCF has been much smoother and easier to deal with. The paperwork alone is much easier to compile and London makes it really easy by being very prescriptive about what documents they want. This is their info for DCF: http://london.usembassy.gov/dhs/uscis/i130filing.html

p.s. excited by Nich-Nick's predictions that we could have our visa by the end of July. That's secretly what I think may happen too, assuming the last couple of steps go smoothly.

Edited June 18, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[NikLR 13,220]

*** moved to general immigration as OP is discussing different visa paths ***