K-1 Visa Overseas

[CaitandJu 0]

Hello everyone!

We (American girl, French guy) are starting the process of the K-1 Fiancé visa. Our situation is not typical, as we met in France where we both live and work.

Therefore, we have some doubts regarding some of the forms we need to fill out:

1. As the US Citizen is currently living abroad, what would be her "mailing address" on the I-129F (Section 2)? Should she put her French address, or perhaps the address where her drivers license & bank account is linked in the US?

2. As we both live together in France, and we would not be looking to move until the visa process is over (in approximately 8 months) we do not know the exact address of where we will be living once we arrive in the US. This poses a problem on the I-129F Section 28, where they ask for the address in the United States where your fiancé intends to live. Once again, would it be best just to put the address where the US Citizen's drivers license & bank account is linked, even if that will not be where we permanently live?

3. Because we are both abroad, the US Citizen doesn't have any income nor assets in the US (she has a full time job in France). So we read that she can use a co-sponsor who is in the US and meets the requirements. She has family members so that's ok, but who has to fill the Affidavit of Support, her or the co-sponsor or both? Or is there another form for the co-sponsor? Do you think it is an issue if she doesn't meet at all the requirements, but only the co-sponsor does? We can still send proof that we both have income and assets in France (bank account which we will transfer).

Many many thanks to anyone who could help us to clarify the above points! We would really appreciate it!

Cait&Ju

[Harpa Timsah 13,263]

1. Yes, French address.

2. Yes, a parent's house or whatever.

3. Yes, she will need a co-sponsor. Each consulate is different, so how exactly Paris does this, I'm not sure. You have some months to figure that out, though.

Bon courage.

Edit: Whether or not, in Paris, she will have to show her taxes for sponsorship if she doesn't qualify, she will have to show these things later on when you file AOS (which you must do after marriage to become a permanent resident in the US). So make sure she has been filing her US taxes while living abroad. Some people think they are not required to, but they are.

Edited February 16, 2014 by Harpa Timsah

[CaitandJu 0]

Thank you Harpa, it's very nice of you. So we assume there is no issue with our case.

We will send the first package when we are ready and then contact the Embassy in Paris to ask about the Affidavit.

CaitandJu

[Zcomuto 16]

We (American girl, British guy) are in a similar situation - with the added complication that we're both living in Japan together.

1. We used our shared Japanese address as the mailing address. It's not been a problem so far, we got the NOA1 fine in the mail and are waiting on NOA2 approval.

2. We plan on living in her parent's house whilst we get ourselves settled.

3. Her parents say they are going to act as our co-sponcer, too, if our assets don't quite make the cut for AOS later.

The way I figure it - living together, even abroad, is very good proof of ongoing relationship.

[CaitandJu 0]

We (American girl, British guy) are in a similar situation - with the added complication that we're both living in Japan together.

1. We used our shared Japanese address as the mailing address. It's not been a problem so far, we got the NOA1 fine in the mail and are waiting on NOA2 approval.

2. We plan on living in her parent's house whilst we get ourselves settled.

3. Her parents say they are going to act as our co-sponcer, too, if our assets don't quite make the cut for AOS later.

The way I figure it - living together, even abroad, is very good proof of ongoing relationship.

That's reassuring.. Did you take a lawyer for the process?

[Zcomuto 16]

That's reassuring.. Did you take a lawyer for the process?

Nah, we did it all ourselves.