TURKISH FIANCEE OF AMERICAN CITIZEN AND K-1 APPLICATION WITH IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY

[hazalcizeqq 5]

Hello Everyone, me and my american citizen bf wants to apply for K-1 visa and we want to work with an attorney. Do you have any advice for this? He currently lives in Knoxville, TN. If there are any turkish-american couple thath can help us, i'd be happy.

[Lil bear 4,556]

1 hour ago, hazalcizeqq said:

Hello Everyone, me and my american citizen bf wants to apply for K-1 visa and we want to work with an attorney. Do you have any advice for this? He currently lives in Knoxville, TN. If there are any turkish-american couple thath can help us, i'd be happy.

Most here on VJ do it themselves. Do you have any “ red  flag”

 issues or reasons that you think needs a lawyer ? 

[hazalcizeqq 5]

We dont think we need a red flag but we just scared to do something wrong and get denial and my boyfriend want to work with an Attorney so they can handle the process and we will be more relieved i think. Also since i am a turkish citizen i just dont know what will be the process look like lol and i have never been in the USA before. my bf got arrested because of weed but it was a long time ago like 3-4 i think. And we also want to know if we can do it by ourself. 

[smilingstone 643]

How long have you been together? 

 

How did you meet, and how many times have you met in person? 

 

Is there a large age gap? 

 

Do both of your families know and are accepting of your relationship? 

 

These are just a few questions to establish if your relationship has any red flags. Most couples do not require a lawyer to complete this process and do it all themselves. Many times, lawyers will actually cause problems in your application by filling out forms incorrectly or not responding to RFEs properly or promptly. 

 

There is plenty of information available online to find out what the process entails. You and your fiance should both educate yourselves on this in advance of applying so you are fully aware of the financial and time implications. 

 

[JeanneAdil 7,106]

4 hours ago, hazalcizeqq said:

We dont think we need a red flag but we just scared to do something wrong and get denial and my boyfriend want to work with an Attorney so they can handle the process and we will be more relieved i think. Also since i am a turkish citizen i just dont know what will be the process look like lol and i have never been in the USA before. my bf got arrested because of weed but it was a long time ago like 3-4 i think. And we also want to know if we can do it by ourself. 

the idea of attorney handling the process is mistaken

They get information from you and one of their secretary's type up the petition ($3000 or more)

and they mail in the packet and that's it 

any RFE,  it will be extra money to mail it back -after u, again, provide the documents for the proof

they do not attend the interview 

 

if u go to the word source above in the blue line ,  you will see many lawyer offices have made mistakes on the petition and caused delays in processing the K1 

 

Best to you but you can do this

and if you think not , also be prepared to pay attorney for the AOS expensive part of K1 

Research the K1 process,   its not that hard to fill out the K1 petition

[Dashinka 25,919]

5 hours ago, hazalcizeqq said:

We dont think we need a red flag but we just scared to do something wrong and get denial and my boyfriend want to work with an Attorney so they can handle the process and we will be more relieved i think. Also since i am a turkish citizen i just dont know what will be the process look like lol and i have never been in the USA before. my bf got arrested because of weed but it was a long time ago like 3-4 i think. And we also want to know if we can do it by ourself. 

Hiring an attorney for immigration related petitions is not just a hire and forget endeavor.  The petitioner (your boyfriend) will need to still gather all the required information required for the I129F, and check over anything filled out by an attorney prior to signing anything.  Keep in mind attorneys make mistakes, and we have seen quite a few stories of that here on VJ, so both you and your boyfriend should study the I129F process and understand it as much as any attorney so you both can check over anything submitted on your behalf. 

 

As @Lil bear stated, VJ is a DIY site although there are certainly members here that have used attorneys, but if your boyfriend is confident in filling out forms, and there are no issues like a visa overstay, or criminal issues, it is fairly easy to go this yourself.

 

Anyway, it is entirely up to you and your boyfriend, but when vetting an attorney, make sure they are competent, steer clear of any attorney that claims they can speed up the process, and make sure you review and check anything that they plan to submit on your behalf.

 

Good Luck!

Edited 3 hours ago by Dashinka

[K.T 39]

There are a few Turkish-Americans in this forum, including us, who have gone through the K-1 visa process. Feel free to reach out via DM if you have any questions!

[hazalcizeqq 5]

How long have you been together? we have been together for almost 2 years 

 

How did you meet, and how many times have you met in person? we met online and yes we met 3 times and he totally stayed 70 days i think

 

Is there a large age gap? no we have just 3 years between us

 

Do both of your families know and are accepting of your relationship? yes he stayed at my parents house and he met everybody around me he is coming again in september 5th for one of my friends wedding.

 

 

[mam521 2,601]

17 minutes ago, hazalcizeqq said:

Do both of your families know and are accepting of your relationship? yes he stayed at my parents house and he met everybody around me he is coming again in september 5th for one of my friends wedding.

Food for thought, but why a K1 versus a CR1?  Takes a longer, but it's cheaper in the long run and means you enter the US with a greencard in hand, able to travel freely back to your country, should you choose, and able to work, get a driver's license and really begin your life.  

[smilingstone 643]

23 minutes ago, hazalcizeqq said:

How long have you been together? we have been together for almost 2 years 

 

How did you meet, and how many times have you met in person? we met online and yes we met 3 times and he totally stayed 70 days i think

 

Is there a large age gap? no we have just 3 years between us

 

Do both of your families know and are accepting of your relationship? yes he stayed at my parents house and he met everybody around me he is coming again in september 5th for one of my friends wedding.

 

 

 

Doesn't sound like you need a lawyer at all. 

[MMRF 46]

If you don't have any red flags in your relationship or a criminal history by the beneficiary, your money would be better spent by paying for a consultation to ask all your questions and then doing the app yourself. You technically have to do it all yourself anyway, lawyers just fill in the boxes. 

[OldUser 10,088]

I filed all of my cases with a lawyer. No regrets there. Hiring a lawyer doesn't mean you do nothing about the process. You will be involved.

[hazalcizeqq 5]

10 minutes ago, MMRF said:

If you don't have any red flags in your relationship or a criminal history by the beneficiary, your money would be better spent by paying for a consultation to ask all your questions and then doing the app yourself. You technically have to do it all yourself anyway, lawyers just fill in the boxes. 

I don’t have any criminal records and I have been working but I just don’t know we don’t want to get denial and we are scared to doing something wrong when we fill out the forms and also I have never been in the us before I don’t know if this is a red flag 

[hazalcizeqq 5]

1 hour ago, smilingstone said:

 

Doesn't sound like you need a lawyer at all. 

You think so? But he still hasn’t proposed me yet lol acc to him we are already engaged lol 

[hazalcizeqq 5]

1 hour ago, mam521 said:

Food for thought, but why a K1 versus a CR1?  Takes a longer, but it's cheaper in the long run and means you enter the US with a greencard in hand, able to travel freely back to your country, should you choose, and able to work, get a driver's license and really begin your life.  

I know we actually wanted to do Cr-1 at first but we don’t know how long we will wait and since I’m from Turkey the things are in Turkey is not good. We changed our mind to be together asap that’s why we want to do k-1