HELP - I need to change my fiancee visa to spuse visa

[msu17 0]

K1 is a FIANCE visa (ie NOT married). By entering on a K1 already being married, they violate the terms of the visa which regardless of WHAT they did or did not say at the interview is STILL VISA FRAUD!!! So they may not be lieing, but they are still committing fraud that way.

Timsdaisy, I love how you of all people are the one to bring that article up I think you should put it in your signature

Edited May 9, 2007 by msu17

[Kez/JWolf 6]

please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth!

Not only do you post very bad advice and breach the TOS for VJ but you also think it is ok to insult anyone who calls you out on your bad advice....

Not very helpful to the OP or the other members of this board....

Kez

[Sinergy 3]

please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth!

Not only do you post very bad advice and breach the TOS for VJ but you also think it is ok to insult anyone who calls you out on your bad advice....

Not very helpful to the OP or the other members of this board....

Kez

[cellarlily 0]

I still want to know what this guy was thinking. Why would you go through all the trouble of the K-1 process, be granted an interview and then waste all that time and money by marrying early??

[TimsDaisy 0]

K1 is a FIANCE visa (ie NOT married). By entering on a K1 already being married, they violate the terms of the visa which regardless of WHAT they did or did not say at the interview is STILL VISA FRAUD!!! So they may not be lieing, but they are still committing fraud that way.

Timsdaisy, I love how you of all people are the one to bring that article up I think you should put it in your signature

I know, ironic, huh.

But when it actually APPLIES to the situation being discussed, I think it's a useful, scary illustration.

[Cassie 8]

I applied for a visa for my fiancee in December 2006 with I29F. We have received an interview date for June 18 at the the U.S. embassy in Manila.

However, we were married in the Philippines on April 28, 2007. I would like to change this application from a FIANCEE visa to a SPOUSE visa.

Can anyone tell me what I have to do. Thanks in advance.

Jim K.

I have some good news and bad news, good news is congrats on getting married, bad news is "What were you thinking, its at the best interest of your wife and yourself not to reveal anything to the consulate because if you do your entire process will be denied and you would be placed on administrative review, which can take a while to fix, they are going to look at you as if you were trying to cheat the system. My father did the same thing back in 1997 and he had to wait almost three years to fix up his mess with the act of congress on his side, and I don't think you want to endure that horrible process, its probably a little faster now but not by much. Like the military says, don't ask, don't tell, keep it your little secret! Best advice!

worst. advice. ever.

First off, if you read my message carefully, I didn't tell him to lie, it simply tells him if they don't ask about it don't mention it, my ex military buddy is a adjudicator at CSC, plus that same scenerio happen to my family member, I would never misdirect anyone, if they ask then you tell them, please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth!

TRUST ME, I read it carefully. Lies of omission are still lies. Some of the best advice I received during this process was from someone whose job directly dealt with matters of national and international security, who told me to be honest and upfront about everything -- if they find out you are lying or covering something up or being deliberately misleading, you will be in serious, serious doodoo.

I will reiterate with my "illiterate mouth" what I said before: worst. advice. ever.

[Caladan 19]

I applied for a visa for my fiancee in December 2006 with I29F. We have received an interview date for June 18 at the the U.S. embassy in Manila.

However, we were married in the Philippines on April 28, 2007. I would like to change this application from a FIANCEE visa to a SPOUSE visa.

Can anyone tell me what I have to do. Thanks in advance.

Jim K.

I have some good news and bad news, good news is congrats on getting married, bad news is "What were you thinking, its at the best interest of your wife and yourself not to reveal anything to the consulate because if you do your entire process will be denied and you would be placed on administrative review, which can take a while to fix, they are going to look at you as if you were trying to cheat the system. My father did the same thing back in 1997 and he had to wait almost three years to fix up his mess with the act of congress on his side, and I don't think you want to endure that horrible process, its probably a little faster now but not by much. Like the military says, don't ask, don't tell, keep it your little secret! Best advice!

Really sh!tty advice. Even aside leaving this misrepresentation and the fact that as a married woman, she is not eligible for a K-1 visa: how are they going to adjust status from a K-1 with a marriage certificate dated before the interview?

[crickets]

To the OP: you can't switch from a K-1 to a K-3, unfortunately. You'll have to cancel the petition and start over, but, you know, congrats on being married!

[KarenCee 3]

If I were you... I would go to the interview, explain whatever reason you had to marry before the approval... and who knows... that might let your fiancé come to the US and have you do the AOS (adjustment Of Stattus) right away.

But NEVER lie!

She's no longer a fiancée....she's his wife. It ain't gonna happen no matter how many scenarios ppl on here come up with.

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And you sir....

please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth

Seems to me that YOU need to consult YOUR brain before you start shooting off at the mouth as you have done on THIS thread.

OMISSION is the same as LYING. The "don't tell" policy doesn't work here. I hope Captain does something about your obvious cruddy advice.

Sheesh.

Edited May 10, 2007 by KarenCee

[SM&LP 0]

I just read yesterday this report in the NEWS tab.(Husband Seperated from Wife and Children Due to Marriage Before Entering on K-1 Visa - 10 Year Ban) http://www.visajourney.com/news/2007/04/07/17/

Go there and check out a similar case that they got married in between the process and now they are having a legal and worst problem for going on a K1 visa instead of changing to a K3.

Do not lie, the truth will help you more than anything.

Good luck.

[reach449 2]

Wow, what a thread. A lot of emotion here. The only thing that really sticks in my head is: Why did you marry with an iterview only two months away? What were you thinking? If you only waited to bring your fiancee to the U.S. in June, then you would not have to start all over and wait another 6 to 8 months. Jeeeez!!

reach449

Edited May 10, 2007 by reach449

[Sharon Austin 0]

If I were you... I would go to the interview, explain whatever reason you had to marry before the approval... and who knows... that might let your fiancé come to the US and have you do the AOS (adjustment Of Stattus) right away.

But NEVER lie!

She's no longer a fiancée....she's his wife. It ain't gonna happen no matter how many scenarios ppl on here come up with.

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And you sir....

please consult your brain before you open your illiterate mouth

Seems to me that YOU need to consult YOUR brain before you start shooting off at the mouth as you have done on THIS thread.

OMISSION is the same as LYING. The "don't tell" policy doesn't work here. I hope Captain does something about your obvious cruddy advice.

Sheesh.

Wow! what tha hell is going on, I log in to see my post and here it was, I do apologize for this careless error, I left my computer at work while on the VJ site, wondering why my co-worker was laughing when i returned, as i read the post you all are right, concealing any info is the same as lying, no if's, and's, but's, about it, good luck on your journey!

[Caladan 19]

Oh for the love of little apples, pull the other one, it's got bells on.

Your coworker is so knowledgeable about fiancé visa that he knew exactly the right way to mislead someone? Hang on, I think my cat is going to post now.

Be a man and own up to your errors.

[kitkat1 5]

Wow! what tha hell is going on, I log in to see my post and here it was, I do apologize for this careless error, I left my computer at work while on the VJ site, wondering why my co-worker was laughing when i returned, as i read the post you all are right, concealing any info is the same as lying, no if's, and's, but's, about it, good luck on your journey!

Huh? Now you are claiming that someone else typed that horrible, incorrect, illegal advice (which was in violation of VJ TOS) under your VJ ID? Come on. Be a man. Admit you made a HUGE mistake and apologize to the people you seriously offended.

[reach449 2]

Edited May 10, 2007 by reach449

[TimsDaisy 0]

i wonder if those coworkers are also what's-his-name's roommates who are, aw shucks, always getting onto the computer when he's gone to make crude comments about other people's fiancees and cultures and stuff.

well, guess we've all learned an important lesson about the importance of computer security, right?

oy vey.