Fiance Visa K1

[Harlene 0]

Good Day! Does anyone here who is a Filipina like me and was able successfuly married already to an American man? Please I need some of your answers and good advices for me. I want to help my future husband and this is the best way that I can only do is to keep asking and collecting more answers and advices.

While my future husband cannot file a petition yet for a Fiance Visa K1 because according to some married couple already here is we need us to meet each other personaly and that he need to come first here to Philippines and take some photos together as a proof of meeting in person and that is one of the major requirements to file the petition of K1 right? Or maybe he can file it already even we did not meet yet in personal?? Since we can submit some of our private conversation through emails and the other application that wr use to message and call everyday also.

While I am waiting for him to come and arrive here in the Philippines this July or August do I need to do something here in the Philippines while waiting for him? Can anyone help me here and give me a specific answers or an instruction or documents requirements for me to do so? Like for example im still waiting for him to come can it be possible for me already to start to get my cenomar our marriage license and so on i dont know what else?? About the medical also that I have read that it made them wait more longer because one Filipina has a tubercolosis or what so ever of illness that need to be treated though I am a healthy woman with no any medications or illness still if it is possible for me to have it in advance?? So that it can never be an hindrance for both of us. Also what are the fees and expenses.

Please please please can anyone help me here. I can read and understand some of the guidelines but if possible I just want the summarize of everything or an specific for me what and which I need to do because im having a little bit headache and my eyes hurts trying to read a lot of guidelines and that i do only have a local small phone which makes me hard to do so. So please help me anyone here and I will owe it to you. I

I hope there is a Filipina woman here like me who were able to married and American Man so that as same as my situation that soon I will get married to an American man. Thank you so much.

[Unidentified 2,930]

You have to have met each other at least once in the last 2 years. You can't start the process now without proof of actually having met.

The medical is only valid for a certain amount of time (normally 6 months) so it is not recommended to do it in advance. The medical also dictates the expiration date on your visa.

Hopefully a moderator will come by and move your post to the Philippine regional section of the forum to give you more specific answers.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Maria&Seve

[Kastrs 723]

Hi

Good Luck with your journey

About the only thing you can do now is prepare the forms with your fiance so you can have everything prepared when you have your in person meeting. (I129F, G325A for you and your fiance, letters of intent, get your passport photo taken, write a cover letter) You will want to sign all of these documents when you are together, and will need to include in your petition proof of having met-boarding passes, passport stamps, receipts, and pictures taken together.

Everything else you mention in your post is steps for after your petition is sent in.

[leisli 15]

not to be rude but please do some research before asking. everything is already in the internet (USCIS website, visa journey), you just have to read it.
if you like a more clearer guide like a walk-through you can go to mrs. pressons blog ( just type it in google).
She's also a filipina and her blog helped me organize our needs for K1.
if your reason is your head hurting because your reading it via phone, maybe you might want to allot time in a net cafe to read and note what you will need.

goodluck to your journey

Edited June 11, 2015 by leisli

[Gregory&Dyn 113]

Good Day! Does anyone here who is a Filipina like me and was able successfuly married already to an American man? Please I need some of your answers and good advices for me. I want to help my future husband and this is the best way that I can only do is to keep asking and collecting more answers and advices.

I strong encourage you to consider the following. These are things we did in advance and it was very, very hepful. We are still in the beginning stages of the K1

IN PREPARATION (for you)

1. Contact the NSO and obtain the following relevant certified documents

• CENOMAR
• Proof of annulment (if you were previously married)
• Marriage certificates (from any previous marriages - foreign or domestic)
• Birth certificates for you and any children you have (whether you plan to immigrate with them or not)

2. If you haven't already, begin processing for you international passport

3. You will also need an NBI clearance report (this comes later. The report is valid only for six months)

4. Ask your fiancé to begin reviewing the blank documents eventually needed for the K1 and preparing his own paperwork / checklist NOW (Click on GUIDES from the VJ homepage)

5. Read. Read. Read. Browse K1 forums. Read other people's stories. Use the search engine to look up words / phrase relevant to your K1. Learn from others. Try a new search every day. You will be surprised at how much you learn

REGARDING YOUR FIANCE'S VISIT (be thinking ahead). You and your fiancé must visit at least one time within two years of applying for your K1

1. Save all international airline tickets, boarding passes and itineraries (take pics of YOU holding his tickets / itineraries / boarding passes).

2. When your fiancé visits, take at least one in-country flight together (even a short flight to another island. SAVE the tickets and boarding passes) These will prove that you were together.

3. Take a boat / ferry trip together and save the tickets / passes. Especially if they have your names on them

4. Take pictures of you and your fiancé (on the plane) holding each other's tickets / boarding passes

5. Stay in a hotel and be certain to have both of your names on the receipt. Take pictures of you and your fiancé in front of the hotel sign

6. Save a few restaurant receipts (although secondary, it will show that he was in the Philippines on specific dates).

7. Use credit / debit cards when possible. Make sure your fiancé advises his bank that he will be in the Philippines (and any layover countries) during specific dates.

8. Take pictures (together) in front of recognizable landmarks / signs. Also take pictures of your fiancé with your family / extended family. Try different pictures each day of the visit.

9. Take pictures of you and your fiancé holding (together) a Philippines newspaper with the headline and date clearly visible

10. Take pictures of you and your fiancé at the airport with airport name / sign visible.

He will need many of these pictures, receipts, etc when submitting the I-129F package. You will also need copies / pictures for your interview.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Gregory&Dyn

[baron555 934]

While my future husband cannot file a petition yet for a Fiance Visa K1 because according to some married couple already here is we need us to meet each other personaly

Correct.

and that he need to come first here to Philippines and take some photos together as a proof of meeting in person and that is one of the major requirements to file the petition of K1 right?

Correct again. The meeting can be anywhere in the world, but you two need to meet in person.

Or maybe he can file it already even we did not meet yet in personal??

Nope

Since we can submit some of our private conversation through emails and the other application that wr use to message and call everyday also.

You'll need that for proof of a legitimate relationship. It's needed for the interview but some folks include some with their petition.

While I am waiting for him to come and arrive here in the Philippines this July or August do I need to do something here in the Philippines while waiting for him?

Generate evidence of a legitimate relationship.

Can anyone help me here and give me a specific answers or an instruction or documents requirements for me to do so?

Read the Guides, link at the top of this page.

Go to the regional forum for answers to the following.

Like for example im still waiting for him to come can it be possible for me already to start to get my cenomar our marriage license and so on i dont know what else?? About the medical also that I have read that it made them wait more longer because one Filipina has a tubercolosis or what so ever of illness that need to be treated though I am a healthy woman with no any medications or illness still if it is possible for me to have it in advance?? So that it can never be an hindrance for both of us. Also what are the fees and expenses.

Please please please can anyone help me here. I can read and understand some of the guidelines but if possible I just want the summarize of everything or an specific for me what and which I need to do because im having a little bit headache and my eyes hurts trying to read a lot of guidelines and that i do only have a local small phone which makes me hard to do so. So please help me anyone here and I will owe it to you. I

I hope there is a Filipina woman here like me who were able to married and American Man so that as same as my situation that soon I will get married to an American man. Thank you so much.

[Hank_ 9,171]

Good Day! Does anyone here who is a Filipina like me and was able successfuly married already to an American man? Please I need some of your answers and good advices for me. I want to help my future husband and this is the best way that I can only do is to keep asking and collecting more answers and advices.

While my future husband cannot file a petition yet for a Fiance Visa K1 because according to some married couple already here is we need us to meet each other personaly and that he need to come first here to Philippines and take some photos together as a proof of meeting in person and that is one of the major requirements to file the petition of K1 right? Or maybe he can file it already even we did not meet yet in personal?? Since we can submit some of our private conversation through emails and the other application that wr use to message and call everyday also.

While I am waiting for him to come and arrive here in the Philippines this July or August do I need to do something here in the Philippines while waiting for him? Can anyone help me here and give me a specific answers or an instruction or documents requirements for me to do so? Like for example im still waiting for him to come can it be possible for me already to start to get my cenomar our marriage license and so on i dont know what else?? About the medical also that I have read that it made them wait more longer because one Filipina has a tubercolosis or what so ever of illness that need to be treated though I am a healthy woman with no any medications or illness still if it is possible for me to have it in advance?? So that it can never be an hindrance for both of us. Also what are the fees and expenses.

Please please please can anyone help me here. I can read and understand some of the guidelines but if possible I just want the summarize of everything or an specific for me what and which I need to do because im having a little bit headache and my eyes hurts trying to read a lot of guidelines and that i do only have a local small phone which makes me hard to do so. So please help me anyone here and I will owe it to you. I

I hope there is a Filipina woman here like me who were able to married and American Man so that as same as my situation that soon I will get married to an American man. Thank you so much.

You will find MORE Filipinas here for your questions

Philippines forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

As for your questions:

1) Correct, the two of you MUST have met in person (within the past two years) to file the I-129F K-1 fiancee petition.

2) Three things will be needed from you for your fiance to file the petition; a completed G-325A with your signature, a Letter Of Intent To Marry with 90 days of arriving in the USA, and a couple 2X2 passport photos (U.S. type with white background)

3) Relax about the medical, there is nothing you can do at this point regarding that. That comes later after the petition is approved.

For now stop reading so much..

[raven52 233]

Gregory&Dyn,

Gave you some great answers, and I will attempt to tell you about the medical, and what can happen.

My wife took her physical in Jan. of 2013. At St. Luke's.

At that time, there was a "thing" where the doctor's were placing Filipino women, in "Sputum" a grueling 9-11 week, "hope they do not call you" (because then your specimen would show growth, and you would take 6 more months treatment, then the test again, a real mess.

The last doctor, who looked at her x-ray, two had passed it, said it was suspicious, and sent my wife into the "Sputum" testing, which cost us 3 months, for absolutely nothing.

This is irrelevant, but we used a visa company there in the Philippines, and they did a great job of putting out packet together, with everything needed and ready to file. I brought it back to the USA, and mailed it the next morning.

It is my opinion, that the owner of the visa company, who's husband and I had a disagreement, as he lied to me, about the medical and interview. We exchanged some harsh words, and there visa companys

are on a first name basis with the doctors, and all the personnel at St. Luke's. There is no question in my mind that he told the doctor, to put my (now) wife through the sputum fiasco, thing, which cost us 3 months. She was 10 months and 4 days in getting here from NOA 1 to P.O.E., Atlanta.

You do not hear too much of this anymore, since the Philippines was placed on expedite (not sure they are still on expedite) and visas are flying out the door. But, it can still happen, and sometimes it is found to be that the woman has a form of lung disease, and has to under go treatment.

So, I just gave you what information I had about the lung disease thing.

Any questions feel free to ask, I will reply.

I would consider a visa company, because it is so cheap, only a few hundred, and your paper work will be perfect, and they will make sure you have the truth.

This VJ site is a "do it yourself site" and we did our AOS by ourselves, with the help of the guides section at the top of the homepage. But a good visa company did an awful lot of work for us for a few hundred dollars, we had a fully prepared packet (petition) in 14 days after I arrived there. If you get a good one, it is well worth the money.,,..,,,..it is just my opinion.