Newbie seeking help

[bigsim 0]

Hi,

My name is Adam. I'm hoping someone here can help me with a few questions that I have regarding the K1 visa and things like that. Tis my first go at posting here, so be gentle with me...

I'm 21 years old and the UK half of a long-distance relationship. I'll spare you the details, since I imagine we're all here because of our love for someone far far away. My beloved is 20 and studying for what she ultimately hopes will become a doctorate. Having looked very quickly into living together either here or in the USA, it seems that it'd be easier from a legal standpoint to live in the UK, but that'd play havoc with her education and so I'm hoping to head to the States.

We'll next meet in May, and we'll use some of our time together to gather some of the necessary evidence for the I-129F petition. Before we can do that, there are a few things we'd like to know.

What can I put together in advance to take to the USA with me and add to the petition? If there are things I need to do for it (the biographical [?] data form and things like that) can I prepare those before I travel and take them with me? Can we apply for the forms now and fill in what we can ahead of time, or is there a time limit between applying and submission?

A little further down the line, we're worried about the I-134 form too. Since Sarah studies and lives at home with her mother, her mother's fiance, two sisters and a niece or nephew on the way, her income wouldn't be enough to fulfil the requirements. I'd be taking money to the US with me but I don't think that has any impact on our application, does it? Anyway, the point - Sarah is considering getting her own place and a spa job once she has the relevant licences, which shouldn't be too far into the future. The spa job should allow her to reach the 125% of poverty for two people. How long would she need to be employed in that role before she could use it as a means of demonstrating support? She'd also carry on her studies with night classes - would that matter?

One last thing. If she's unable to meet all the criteria, we know there's the option to use a co-sponsor. Does the co-sponsor have to be someone related to the petitioner or can any willing person be co-sponsor? We think we might struggle to find a co-sponsor too, so...eep.

Any help and advice you could give us would be appreciated.

Adam and Sarah

[YuAndDan 153]

Initially all you have to do is fill out a G-325A form and write a letter of marriage intent, and bring them with you for her to file along with the rest of the petition package.

G-325A

Letter of intent template: http://www.visajourney.com/examples/Fiance...r_of_Intent.doc

Also look through the K-1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1guide

[bigsim 0]

Cool, I think I can manage that without stuffing up. I note that the required photos have to have been taken within 30 days of the application filing date, so I'd have to mail those to her instead of taking them with me, I suppose.

Sarah won't be starting her job until after my next visit, so it'll take a little while to get all of the financial bits and bobs we'd need for my interview, should we get that far into it. I'm sure this has a very simple, common-sense answer but I want to check anyway - Sarah lives in a large household but has no dependants. Will that mean she'd only need to demonstrate the ability to support me and not anyone else living with her?

[YuAndDan 153]

Cool, I think I can manage that without stuffing up. I note that the required photos have to have been taken within 30 days of the application filing date, so I'd have to mail those to her instead of taking them with me, I suppose.

Sarah won't be starting her job until after my next visit, so it'll take a little while to get all of the financial bits and bobs we'd need for my interview, should we get that far into it. I'm sure this has a very simple, common-sense answer but I want to check anyway - Sarah lives in a large household but has no dependants. Will that mean she'd only need to demonstrate the ability to support me and not anyone else living with her?

If the passport photos don't have dates printed on the back side they don't have to be less than 30 days old, the one I submitted for my fiance in our package was at least 9 months old, not a problem.

See the USCIS guide for passport photo requirements.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/04_08_02Photo_flyer.pdf