Address Language; Criminal Record; Evidence; DHL

[HoneyMilkTea 1]

Hello. I’m a US citizen and my fiancé is a Russian citizen. We currently work and reside in China. We are filling out the I-129 form to petition the K-1 visa and we have a few questions.

 

1. Page 7 questions 50.a.-f. ask for fiancé’s address in native language. We live in China, so should he find a way to write it in Russian, use Chinese characters, or use pinyin? Actually, I have the same question for all of the address requests. Which alphabets should we use?

 

2. My fiancé broke a law and paid a fine in China.  It’s not traffic-related so we must report it. Do we need to submit a copy of a police document? They didn’t supply him with any documents after the fact, but we can request a copy of the form he had signed there. Next, do I need to have it translated into English?

 

3. We live together in China. Is our house registration enough to show we have met in the past two years? Or we would still need some recent trip tickets?

 

4. Is it alright if I send the form by DHL to US from China? Or I need to physically be in the US for it to be accepted?

[Verrou 1,899]

why dont u just get married and apply for spouse visa since you are both work and reside in china?

[HoneyMilkTea 1]

1 minute ago, Misscloud said:

why dont u just get married and apply for spouse visa since you are both work and reside in china?

China doesn’t allow foreign residents to get married here. One would have to be a Chinese citizen.

[JeanneAdil 6,201]

she is a Russian citizen,  she writes that section out in Russian , her native language

[HoneyMilkTea 1]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

she is a Russian citizen,  she writes that section out in Russian , her native language

Even though we live in China and the address is typically in Chinese? 

[Palawan 130]

2 minutes ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

China doesn’t allow foreign residents to get married here. One would have to be a Chinese citizen.

That interesting and good to know.

[Crazy Cat 39,257]

15 minutes ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

China doesn’t allow foreign residents to get married here. One would have to be a Chinese citizen.

Utah Zoom Marriage would be the logical solution.  If you are together, a spousal visa seems superior, imo.

 

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.

K-1        
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8+ months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
    A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also
    In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice   
    A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
    

CR-1
    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
   

 

Edited September 22, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Rocio0010 5,565]

Hi, this is you from the future (a year from now) coming to tell us you wish you'd ditched the K1 and listen to @Crazy Cat. By now, you have realized that you have to file for AOS and therefore, your fiance cannot travel abroad or work until they have an EAD card. You have realized that a CR1 would have been a much better choice, and within the same time frame.

You're welcome.

Now go and read the post with advantages and disadvantages 100 times.

Edited September 22, 2022 by Rocio0010

[HoneyMilkTea 1]

50 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Utah Zoom Marriage would be the logical solution.  If you are together, a spousal visa seems superior, imo.

 

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.

K-1        
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8+ months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
    A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also
    In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice   
    A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
    

CR-1
    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
   

 

Thank you for this information! I was concerned that the online marriage in Utah wouldn’t be accepted. Do you have any resources in regard to using that kind of document to apply for the CR-1?

[Verrou 1,899]

1 hour ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

China doesn’t allow foreign residents to get married here. One would have to be a Chinese citizen.

utah zoom marriage then. no point of doing K1 since you both together at the moment

[powerpuff 5,905]

2 minutes ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

Do you have any resources in regard to using that kind of document to apply for the CR-1?

You can search the forum for threads, many have done that here.

[Rocio0010 5,565]

7 minutes ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

Thank you for this information! I was concerned that the online marriage in Utah wouldn’t be accepted.

People do it all the time.

[Crazy Cat 39,257]

16 minutes ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

Thank you for this information! I was concerned that the online marriage in Utah wouldn’t be accepted. Do you have any resources in regard to using that kind of document to apply for the CR-1?

It is a legal marriage which is recognized by USCIS after consummation.  In your case, that isn't an issue since you are already together.  Visa Journey members successfully have done it.  

[HoneyMilkTea 1]

9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It is a legal marriage which is recognized by USCIS after consummation.  In your case, that isn't an issue since you are already together.  Visa Journey members successfully have done it.  

Thank you so much! I’ll redirect future questions to the relevant forums.

[JeanneAdil 6,201]

2 hours ago, HoneyMilkTea said:

Even though we live in China and the address is typically in Chinese? 

chinese is not the native language for either of u 

it says her native language