France/America couples

[Ephesus 0]

Bonsoir,

What documents do I (the USC) have to provide to my fiancée for her interview? And how does she get the report from the police that she has no record?

[shayrene 0]

From my husband:

le rapport de police est un casier judiciaire que vous devez prendre dans tous les endroits ou vous avez vecu apres l'age de 16 ans

si vous etes francais et avez toujours vecu en france vous pouvez le demander par ecrit a nante ou s'y rendre directement par vous meme et vous l'aurez sur place

si vous etes etranger vivant en france vous devez en plus du casier judiciaire francais y ajouter celui du ou des pays ou vous avez vecu apres 16ans

j'expere que mes renseignements vous serviront et je suis toujours a votre disposition

[Ephesus 0]

From my husband:

le rapport de police est un casier judiciaire que vous devez prendre dans tous les endroits ou vous avez vecu apres l'age de 16 ans

si vous etes francais et avez toujours vecu en france vous pouvez le demander par ecrit a nante ou s'y rendre directement par vous meme et vous l'aurez sur place

si vous etes etranger vivant en france vous devez en plus du casier judiciaire francais y ajouter celui du ou des pays ou vous avez vecu apres 16ans

j'expere que mes renseignements vous serviront et je suis toujours a votre disposition

Thank you! I sent that to my fiancée and I'll make sure she understands it.

What about the forms I need to send her (I'm the USC).

Thanks again!

[shayrene 0]

I went with my fiance to his interview. You need the I-864 including tax returns, W2s and pay stubs. (I also included the letter from my employer) I had a copy of the I-129F that was sent. Evidence of an ongoing relationship (airline ticket stubs, passport stamps, pictures of you together, e-mail messsages, letters, phone bills or wedding plans etc) You will also need an updated letter expressing your intent to marry her within 90 days.

Hope this helps!!

Bon Chance

Edited May 1, 2007 by shayrene

[Ephesus 0]

Thanks. Isn't the I-864 outdated? Isn't there another form that is supposed to be used? That is what has me confused.

Since I have no employment history and I have a co-sponsor I fill out the same forms, correct?

Merci

Edited May 1, 2007 by Ephesus

[Ephesus 0]

Just looked for the form on USCIS. Does my co-sponsor file this form or the I-864A? I do not want to screw anything up and I am working on an EXTREMELY tight time-frame.

[Ephesus 0]

Okey, new question/problem. I guess I solved my last question: the co-sponsor and sponsor fill out the same I-864 form. Here's my new question:

Do I check box A for this? I filed the I-129F visa.

Check box "a" if you are the petitioner who is filing or who

has already filed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative;

Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate

Relative; or Form I-600A, Application for Advance

Processing of Orphan Petition. If you are the petitioner, you

must sponsor each intending immigrant.

[Cécy 44]

Change of plans:

I have been offered a job, so if the visa to work there is accepted we won't file for a K1 visa. I guess we'll wait until we feel like we are really ready to get married, without the pressure of the Visa and if I have a job here then it will probably be directly the AOS visa.

For now I can forget all about the I-129F and the other forms and work on getting all the papers ready to stay here and earn money. I'm happy. I don't have to live the country and we can get things done in our own time.

Thank you for all the help though.

I guess I won't need to be here as much for a while. But I'll come from time to time.

[ioukta 0]

bonjour, salut, coucou

let me introduce myself I'm Aurelie, 27 from Paris, the french half of the couple. Meiyoko, (no he's not japanese, his parents were just very original, he's dominican and greek) 27 from NJ, and i met on a cousin website of wemetonline. I saw he saw my profile without talking, so i wrote "of course, cute ones never talk, i only get the ugly ones" he replied saying he had wrote but i hadn't replied (i checked, and never found his tag lool)

till this day we chatted everyday... it's been two years now lol. Feelings developped to our amazement... there was some talk about marriage already, i flew to NY for an interview in Feb. I stayed with a friend of mine, we met twice, it was better than anything both ever imagined. the interview didn't work out but it's probably for the best.

Now i'm only here to gather information, we have no set date, he's starting his own company, which is going very well, he wants to be able to provide for me first, and make it so i don't need to work if i don't want to... i do'nt mind waiting (specially if it means us moving directly into a big big house in NJ hihi, my dream as a parisian lol) and maybe trying the stay at home mom thing...??

I am myself half cuban-american half french. My dad was not a citizen when i was born in France, my mom lleft before getting any paper done, and both never thought i'd want to be american, so here i am cussing at them because all this could have been avoided soooooo easily UGH!! i started Lawful Permanent Resident papers with my dad as a sponsor begining of 2005, chances are i'll get married before they're ready lol (they are now looking at petitions sent in 2001 or something lol)

anyway, this is my story, it does feel extremely good to see i'm not alone, congratulations to the couples that made it, and to the ones waiting lots of love and compasison from me, i know how it is

Love and Blessings

[ioukta 0]

ooops sorry i forgot, he speaks a lil french i know it, he understands some, but he won't speak it, he's still shy about it lol he knows i'll go aww and aaah on him lol

i'm pretty much bilingual, i miss technical vocabulary though, like i won't be able to hold a conversation about spare plugs cars, machines, and stuff like that, and i need to brush up on my vegetables and fruits lol

[shayrene 0]

Bienvenue Aurelie,

Whenever you begin your process, this is definitely the place to be. You will be able to get all the help that you need.

Good luck with everything!

Salut

[adelaarsvaren 0]

Bea finally got her appointment!

June 13

[shayrene 0]

Bea finally got her appointment!

June 13

Felicitations!

Let us know how it goes.

[RhondaM 0]

I don't know why, but I've been thrilled to meet other French/American couples here on VJ. I know there's a French-speaking thread here but lots of countries speak French... I'm curious to meet other couples where the foreign fiance(e) is in or came from France.

For the French/American couples here, where in France does/did the Frenchie live? Does the USC speak French, and if not, is (s)he learning? My fiance lives in Rambouillet. I managed to learn some French during his last visit but without having him pointing to things and being able to watch his mouth I'm just clueless... guess I'll have to wait til he's here again to learn. Written French is similar to Italian at times so I can figure some of it out. But spoken, hoo boy... I joke with my fiance a lot that the letter R needs to be obliterated from the French alphabet because I can't figure out how on earth to pronounce it!

Bonjour!

I'm new to the site and wanted to join the list of VJ users for this subforum. It is my SO that is French and I'm here in the Midwest. He's coming soon after a long struggle getting his K-1 visa. His flight is scheduled for June 4th! I'm so happy after being apart for almost a year and 1/2! I have a question for others.....He wants to know what to expect at the POE. I know it should all be routine...he shows the visa in his passport, he hands over the sealed envelope, etc. That is another story, just the envelope. No, he didn't open it, but after receiving it by chronopost, he got a call from the embassy saying that they had forgotten in insert an important paper. After making another trip to the embassy--his 5th since February, I think we are all set.

But is there anything else to tell him? Especially is there anyone here who had to enter in Chicago? I know he is a bit stressed about this as we have had difficulty in Chicago before.

Thanks to all,

Rhonda

Thanks for making this sub-forum part of the site.

[bostonparis 0]

My fiance just came in through JFK on May 2, and he had no problems at all. They didn't ask him one question, just a look through the envelope, and a "Welcome to America, good luck"

That's it - easy as pie.

Good luck, and congratuations on this next step of your journey!