Jump to content

16 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline

I’m in the process of gathering my documents for my k1 visa interview and I have a couple questions.

 

1.     While trying to get police clearance certificates from a few countries I’ve lived in, I realized that on the email that the US embassy sent me it stated “Each applicant aged 16 or older must have police clearance from any country where the applicant resided for one year or more”. I had originally thought that it was 6 months or more as what some have said here on vj. I entered South Korea on March 4, 2014 and left on March 2, 2015. Technically it’s only 363 days but would it still be considered a year? Would I still need to get a police certificate?

 

2.     Should I book my interview date before booking for the medical examination first? Or the other way around?

 

Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1. I would get one for South Korea to be on the safe side, others may disagree.

2. medical first, the interviewers need your medical results as part of their approval decision. having the other way around will delay your application.

Late 2016: Met playing Clash of Kings the West

Feb 2017: Started online "dating"

May 2017: Met in Orlando

July 2017: Arkansas and Seminole (1 night) visit

October 2017: Washington DC visit.

December 2017: Seminole OKC home visit and Amanda  met Chayne's kids and dad.

January 2018:  York England visit Chayne met Amanda's son.

April 2018: London/Paris/York visit we got engaged on April 6th!!

April 19th 2018: packet sent

April 23rd 2018: USPS say packet signed for.

April 25th 2018: Electronic NOA1 received 

April 26th 2018: Cheque Cashed

April 30th 2018: hard copy NOA1 received

June 2018: Seminole visit, Amanda met Chayne's  adult son

 

 

 

event.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
2 minutes ago, AmandaandChayne said:

1. I would get one for South Korea to be on the safe side, others may disagree.

2. medical first, the interviewers need your medical results as part of their approval decision. having the other way around will delay your application.

What I mean is the booking of the interview, not the interview itself. it says that i need to bring the visa interview letter to the medical examination. I'm guessing the letter will be given after I book the interview. It's just that I'm not ready to book the interview yet but I'm ok with doing the medical exam now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, RFN said:

What I mean is the booking of the interview, not the interview itself. it says that i need to bring the visa interview letter to the medical examination. I'm guessing the letter will be given after I book the interview. It's just that I'm not ready to book the interview yet but I'm ok with doing the medical exam now.

ok yes you'll get the visa interview confirmation letter to take to the medical. Don't think it really matters which way .round you book them as long as your interview is after your medical, allow time for the interview confirmation before having your medical.( unless someone else tells me you can print it off when booking)

Late 2016: Met playing Clash of Kings the West

Feb 2017: Started online "dating"

May 2017: Met in Orlando

July 2017: Arkansas and Seminole (1 night) visit

October 2017: Washington DC visit.

December 2017: Seminole OKC home visit and Amanda  met Chayne's kids and dad.

January 2018:  York England visit Chayne met Amanda's son.

April 2018: London/Paris/York visit we got engaged on April 6th!!

April 19th 2018: packet sent

April 23rd 2018: USPS say packet signed for.

April 25th 2018: Electronic NOA1 received 

April 26th 2018: Cheque Cashed

April 30th 2018: hard copy NOA1 received

June 2018: Seminole visit, Amanda met Chayne's  adult son

 

 

 

event.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
7 minutes ago, AmandaandChayne said:

ok yes you'll get the visa interview confirmation letter to take to the medical. Don't think it really matters which way .round you book them as long as your interview is after your medical, allow time for the interview confirmation before having your medical.( unless someone else tells me you can print it off when booking)

Will the interview confirmation be sent by mail?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
Timeline

Usually it is best to wait until you have the interview scheduled. They set them up 2 to 3 weeks out usually. Then you go get your medical done about a week before the interview. Reason for this is your Visa expires 6 months from date of the medical exam, so you don't want to get the medical done too early so your Visa is valid as long as possible in case of unforseen circumstances.

Here on a K1? Need married and a Certificate in hand within a few hours? I'm here to help. Come to Vegas and I'll marry you Vegas style!!   Visa Journey members are always FREE for my services. I know the costs involved in this whole game of immigration, and if I can save you some money I will!

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
3 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Usually it is best to wait until you have the interview scheduled. They set them up 2 to 3 weeks out usually. Then you go get your medical done about a week before the interview. Reason for this is your Visa expires 6 months from date of the medical exam, so you don't want to get the medical done too early so your Visa is valid as long as possible in case of unforseen circumstances.

I see, I thought it expires 6 months from date of approved visa.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
Timeline

Your visa (the “entry permission” document), at the time of issuance has an expiration date. For K1 Visa holders, the expiration date is tied to the medical exam date. This is usually 6 months from the date of the Medical Exam. 

 

this is what I found, and my fiancee K1 expires 6 months from medical exam also.

Here on a K1? Need married and a Certificate in hand within a few hours? I'm here to help. Come to Vegas and I'll marry you Vegas style!!   Visa Journey members are always FREE for my services. I know the costs involved in this whole game of immigration, and if I can save you some money I will!

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
1 minute ago, Loren Y said:

Your visa (the “entry permission” document), at the time of issuance has an expiration date. For K1 Visa holders, the expiration date is tied to the medical exam date. This is usually 6 months from the date of the Medical Exam. 

 

this is what I found, and my fiancee K1 expires 6 months from medical exam also.

Thank you for the info. I originally thought of doing it asap, but I'll just wait until I'm ready for the interview.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
Timeline

My fiancee also had to get a South Korea police certificate. It was really easy to get. She went to the local embassy in Bangkok, filled out the form and gave them copies of her entry and exit stamps, and they mailed it to her a week later. You can also do it via mail, but it might take longer.

Here on a K1? Need married and a Certificate in hand within a few hours? I'm here to help. Come to Vegas and I'll marry you Vegas style!!   Visa Journey members are always FREE for my services. I know the costs involved in this whole game of immigration, and if I can save you some money I will!

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
1 minute ago, Loren Y said:

My fiancee also had to get a South Korea police certificate. It was really easy to get. She went to the local embassy in Bangkok, filled out the form and gave them copies of her entry and exit stamps, and they mailed it to her a week later. You can also do it via mail, but it might take longer.

I actually already went to the Korean embassy here in Jakarta, but the problem is I don't have a copy of my arc. It was taken by the immigration when I left Korea and I never took a copy of it. They told me they will try but could not confirm that I will get it. So I'm still waiting to hear from them.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
Timeline

My fiancee didn't need that as far as I know. They just wanted to see entry and exit stamps in her passport. I guess for proof of when she was there. Hopefully they will take care of you.

Here on a K1? Need married and a Certificate in hand within a few hours? I'm here to help. Come to Vegas and I'll marry you Vegas style!!   Visa Journey members are always FREE for my services. I know the costs involved in this whole game of immigration, and if I can save you some money I will!

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
1 minute ago, Loren Y said:

My fiancee didn't need that as far as I know. They just wanted to see entry and exit stamps in her passport. I guess for proof of when she was there. Hopefully they will take care of you.

They didn't even ask to see my stamps. They only took a copy of my passport and visa. Finger crossed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
Timeline

Yes, for my K1 she had worked in South Korea over 6 years ago and the stamps we're even in her old passport, and when she was at her interview they took her certificate, but didn't seem too concerned about it. Maybe because it was a long time ago or something, but she was there a little over 6 months working on her Visa. We only needed that one and one from Thailand of course, but it was easy to obtain. I think it is if you are in any country over 6 months you need the certificate, so hopefully no problems for you. But if they ask at the interview make sure you can show proof you tried to obtain a copy of the police certificate, that way you can show them you tried to obtain a copy, but I don't think they will hold it against you too much, but that's up to the CO I would guess.

Here on a K1? Need married and a Certificate in hand within a few hours? I'm here to help. Come to Vegas and I'll marry you Vegas style!!   Visa Journey members are always FREE for my services. I know the costs involved in this whole game of immigration, and if I can save you some money I will!

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
Timeline
36 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Yes, for my K1 she had worked in South Korea over 6 years ago and the stamps we're even in her old passport, and when she was at her interview they took her certificate, but didn't seem too concerned about it. Maybe because it was a long time ago or something, but she was there a little over 6 months working on her Visa. We only needed that one and one from Thailand of course, but it was easy to obtain. I think it is if you are in any country over 6 months you need the certificate, so hopefully no problems for you. But if they ask at the interview make sure you can show proof you tried to obtain a copy of the police certificate, that way you can show them you tried to obtain a copy, but I don't think they will hold it against you too much, but that's up to the CO I would guess.

If it's 6 months, I will have to get police certificates from China and Taiwan too. But both embassies here said they don't issue such document and that I have to go to the police station in the cities I lived in myself. Which means I will have to apply visas for both countries, fly to Shanghai and Taipei, get the certificates and get them notarized. As if not complicated enough, i found out that my China visa that I used at that time was a multiple tourist visa. I already have the visa from previous trip. When I applied to be a language student through an agency, they told me that I can just use it and that I don't have to apply for a student visa again. Problem is China would not issue a police certificate to tourist visa holder. While worrying about all this, I realized that on the email the embassy sent me it says a year and over, not 6 months. So I emailed the US embassy, and their reply is pretty much a copy and paste of the first email in bold. My stay in both countries were around 11 months each. I'm just so relieved I don't have to worry about these two countries anymore. Hopefully I will get good news from the Korean embassy.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 
Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask our VJ Immigration Lawyers.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...