US Immigration from Canada

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Hello kind people of the forum,

My fiance is in the process of completing the paperwork for our K1 visa application submission. We noticed that when we printed out the I-129F, the bottom barcode does not print out.

Has anyone else had this issue? Are we doing something wrong?

Will this affect our application in a negative way, aka, it gets rejected?

Thank you for your time!

Hi

My Fianc e just received our approved K1 Visa in the mail!!

I had some questions regarding the package itself

1) On the State.gov website it states not to open the "sealed package" My question is the package inside the package i received in the mail or am i not suppose to open the package at all (in picture)

2) I know the Issued K1 visa is valid for up to 6 months and upon entry we have 90 days to get married and apply for AoS ect. So does this mean that if the issue date was March 4th 2022, and i enter the states on June 4th 2022, does that mean that there is only 3 months left of validity of the Visa upon entry? The reason i ask is because i would like to stay in Canada just a little longer to save up as much money as possible before entering the USA to get married and stay with my wife while we apply for AoS. I'm just not sure if it's wise to stay in Canada to save more money for another 3 months or if i should just pack my bags and head down asap.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello,

I am hoping someone can help me out. I am trying to figure out if I need to apply for an extension on my K1 Visa or if I need to seek a lawyer at this point.

I received an approved I-129F petition on 10/29/2021. My fianc submitted his DS-160 on 11/11/2021 and then had his interview on 02/07/2022. After the interview, the Montreal Embassy temporarily refused the visa for "Administrative Processing" and requested a questionnaire be filled out. We promptly returned the questionnaire on the same date. Upon further research, it appears that this questionnaire was part of DS-5535, it's been 3 weeks and the Embassy is not replying to our emails. I have read online that these can take anywhere from 'several weeks' to over 8 months. The only information I've seen is on the CEAC site indicating a "Refused" as of 02/16/2022 and stating that "Please follow any instructions provided by the consular officer. If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete"

I am livid that the officer at the Embassy targeted my fianc , considering Canada is not a high risk country and given I have provided every form and document to them with more than sufficient information. I can't help but to feel this was due to some form of discrimination given my fianc 's ethnicity and orientation. Is it recommended I bring a lawyer in?

I appreciate any insight anyone has on this and how to proceed.

Thank you,

Michael

My fiance and I have applied for the K1 Visa 2 years ago. We finally got the interview date (March 24), however, I'm a bit worried because he lost his job 1 year ago due to COVID and has just gotten a new job that is starting March 7th. It's a good salary (way above poverty line) but I'm worried that his statements from the bank will not show any deposits in the last year due to him being unemployed. He also went through his savings during this time. Will this cause a denial? Should we be looking for a co-sponsor?

I am Canadian and am currently employed with an authorization to telework so I will continue to get paid throughout this process. My plan is to bring proof that I can support myself until the day I can work legally in the US but knowing that this isnt something they take into account, I'm worried that his proof of employement isn't enough since they are looking at his bank statements during the last year.

Hello! I'm getting ready for my interview in Montreal next week and have noticed that the consulate email checklist requires both beneficiary AND petitioner's birth certificates.

This is different to the packet 3 instructions I received.

Would a copy of my fiance's birth certificate suffice? Curious to know what other montrealers have done?

Thank you!