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Now that I have your attention.... maybe some of you experts can advise me.....

We got the I-797 approved and were just starting the process of getting a date for the interview when my fiance suddenly got cold feet.

She said she has some doubts and needed me to assure her that she would be “happy and satisfied with no doubts”. She wants to be “assured that I could take care her”.

I tried to ask for specifics but she just advised me to find a Filpina married to an American and ask them.

I actually have a good relationship with her and she says she wants the engagement to continue.

So ...can this be translated for me...is this just cold feet or am I missing a cultural cue.

She needs to tell you, her fiance, directly what she means and needs. Asking you to speculate based on conversations with another couple is asking for disaster. If she is going to have a meaningful relationship with you, she needs to communicate her specific needs to you.

If she can't discuss her fears, needs, and desires with your directly, this specific issue is the least of the problems in store for you.

He's the one who should be embarrassed, not you. You entered the marriage in good faith, trusting someone you loved. Why be embarrassed about having honor and trust? He's the douchenozzle who should be ashamed. No one is judging YOU in this situation. At least you found out now. Probably his other lady isn't in status in the US and cannot get him entry, but he would have left you for her, or someone else, or someone else after that. You saved yourself a lot of time (and health risks! who knows if he is being safe!) by getting out now. Hold your head up high. You deserve better.

they asked her if her mom was live or deceased and she said LIVE. Even-though she was deceased in May 2010. She said she didn't understood the question and she was little bit nervous.

You're saying she didn't understand the question "Is your mother dead or alive?" It's not a complicated question. She lied deliberately.

OK Ryan Thanks a lot. But there is something i don't understand with Immigration law, it is like they are being like love counselor or relationship counselor. I could meet someone in one week and marry her, why do such a case retain a CO's eyesbrows? seriously that is really ODD and why would my case being refused while i showed evidence of a relationship with my wife. Now i have no choice then playing again on her pregnancy as evidence and showing that the babe she is carrying is mine. What can you say about it?

A pregnancy isn't proof of a valid relationship. Anyone can get someone pregnant. What you need to show is communication, correspondence, emails, phone calls, photos of you together, etc.

The reason you have to "prove" the validity of your relationship, especially due to your quick marriage, is because of fraud committed by other people. We all pay the price for fraud committed by those who have gone before us. You need to prove that, despite the quick marriage, your relationship is true and valid. That you did not just marry for a greencard.

Ah well... Guess I'll just have to do it my way.

And what way would that be? Please note that any illegal employment will have severe consequences on any future attempt at visiting or immigration.

Hi. I'm also from Jamaica. Finally some company. To answer your questions. You can file for your fiance after a year has passed. You will need to file taxes to sponsor your fiance. After the year has passed you can apply for an i130 form. You can download it from the net or visit your local uscis office when you get there.

Where'd you get this info from? It's wrong. LPR cannot sponsor a fiancee, only a spouse. For an LPR to sponsor a spouse, the wait time is a few years for a visa to become available. Only for spouses of a USC is a visa immediately available.

Hello vj family, I hope everyone is having a wonderful and blessed day... sorry if i wasn't able to personally get back to everyone's questions or comments, its just that i'm new here and everything started getting way to confusing while trying to comment back... here's an update from yesterday because i know everyone wants to know whats going on... i called the bank today and they told me yes that their has been some fraudulent activities on my account, they asked me a series of personal questions... that would be certain questions i was asked when opening the accounts, and they also told me that i had to send in identifications proving who i was before their able to reopen the accounts... they told me that they can better assist me once the accounts were reopened, and that's all that they were able to tell me so far, so until i send in the info that they need its still under investigation. i would like to thank everyone for their support, and thanks to everyone that took the time to comment. i would most definitely keep everyone posted when i find out more details... thanks and have a blessed day!!!

Something about this doesn't sound right to me. I've had my card frozen several times for real charges that they suspected were fraudulent-- I travel a lot and use my card in foreign countries and sometime forget to alert my bank in advance of my travels. EVERY time they have called me and emailed me long before that letter arrives in the mail.

Is the bank you use very small? Do they not have your phone/email address? They should have a 24-hour fraud prevention line, and they should have been able to resolve the issue when you were on the phone with them. The fact that they got personal information from you and then still did not "resolve" your problem is very suspicious to me. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but THIS is what reads scam to me. Are you sure your cards were accounts were ever even closed? Had you tried to use the card? Can you log in to an online account and check the balances?

That's why my (now husband) and I opted for the CR-1 route. We wanted him to be able to start working immediately.

Why isn't his mother paying taxes?

Good luck with that.

Yes, the US will have a problem with your plan.

If marrying in Honduras is essential, you should get married there then pursue the CR-1/spouse visa.

US citizen father apply for son unmarried over 21... currently how long it takes from applying to son enter the US .... how many months or years

any recent experiences?

The son falls under the F1 Family Preference Visa category. How long it will take from application until the son can arrive in the US depends on what country the son is from. For most countries expect about a 7-year wait. For Mexico it is about 18 years. For Philippines it will take about 15 years.

Off topic. Anybody has any ideas how long it would take a permanent resident to bring his spouse to the US? A friend of mine wants to kno....

Check out the forum "Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America." It will take approximately 3-4 years given the current processing times.

Regardless of whether you go the K1 or CR-1 route, it will be very tricky to get a job lined up before you got married. You're adults, and I don't think you should cave to familial pressure when planning your lives together (but that's just my two cents!) With a CR-1, you'd be eligible to work as soon as you arrive in the US, which is why my (now) husband and I decided to go that route. We actually flew to Jamaica to get married, he returned to the UK and I to the US, and we're putting our application together for CR-1. You'll potentially waste a lot of time if you spin your wheels trying to find employment from overseas without a US visa that allows you to work. And if you do get the Disney role, that'll put you in FL when your girlfriend is in IL? Coming to the US is supposed to END your long distance relationship!

Thanks but ideally i don't want to be apart from her too long

NONE of us want to be apart from our loved one for too long; however, there is a right way and a wrong way to do this. Those of us waiting for a visa are not doing so simply because we don't mind the wait and are generously standing back to allow those who are impatient to skip ahead of us in line.

It is possible you could get away with entering the US with intent to AOS, and it is also possible you could get pulled into secondary at the border and sent packing on the next flight out. I couldn't take that risk, personally.

The current priority date for F1 is four years behind F2B. Unless there is a massive jump in F1 processing, you're best to stay with F2B. It's hard to predict what the progress will be, but for now that's the case.

HI guys...

I am 27 (unmarried). My stepdad filed the petition for me June2007. He is an american guy. My mom and He got married year 2000. I was only 17 that time. My mom and my younger sister who is 8 years old that time entered US with a F-129 K1 visa. I didn't come with them that time because I want to finish my studies here in the philippines. After graduating college I started working and did enjoy it. Now I'm already 27 and wants to be with my family in the US. Stepdad filed a I-130 petition for me and got approved this year and he said that I'm a K2 visa coz that was he applied. Is that right? I'm wondering if I qualified for a K2 visa? i've read many articles and i found out that K2 visa is for under 21 years old.

I received a letter from NVC saying that visa is not available for my use. I fall to F1 visa category. My stepdad called NVC to verify. He said that he didn't applied for an F1 visa. Surprisingly, NVC admits that they made a mistake with my stepdad's visa application for me. NVC gave us 2 weeks so they can investigate and fix the error. Guys do you think that NVC really made a mistake? Do I really qualified for K2 visa? I'm so confused.

The K1 visa enables US Citizens to bring their foreign fiance(e)s to the United States in order to get married.

The K2 visa allows unmarried children (under age 21) of the fiance(e) to move to the US as well

As you said you've read online, you do not qualify for a k2 visa. That's probably what your dad filed for your siblings at the time he brought them over with your mother, and it WOULD have applied to you at the time, but no longer. I'm not sure what mistake the NVC made, as your dad made the error in applying for the wrong visa. You are correct that you now fall to the F1 category. I don't know if they can just switch you over...? Perhaps someone else can weigh in on that.

Are you going to bring all of your worldly possessions with you on this "camping trip" just in case you decide to stay "on the spur of the moment?"

Naturally it's up to you and what your circumstances are...how busy are you? Do you have any issues to overcome such as overstays, bans, or criminal history? If no, I'd skip the lawyer. The forms are straight-forward once you've read the instructions thoroughly. I figure, I've got ONE case to work on, a lawyer has how many? I don't want my paperwork to get held up because a lawyer got sidetracked by another client. This forum is amazing. Think of it this way: you're not doing it yourself. You have a whole VJ community helping you!

how long does the filing take while I'm back in NZ if this is the case?

It averages 8-10 months.

No they weren't. My intention was to play hockey, which I'm doing, but our relationship has become more serious and we are looking at getting married.

If your intentions were only to visit, and not to get married, then surely you left loose ends in NZ that you need to go back and attend to? Rent, belongings, etc. If you get married and plan to stay and adjust status, when will you go back for your belongings? You will not be able to leave the US while you adjust status without getting permission.

Oh thanks I understand it. I think i read some where that u need to apply in same country where u get marry. thats why I was asking. thanks very much. And I say thank to u , u r the first ever in my post to reply. I really appriciate it.

My husband (a British citizen) and I (a USC) flew to Jamaica to get married. He returned to the UK and I to the US, and we will begin the CR-1 visa process. He will interview in London. You can get married anywhere, just make sure you get your marriage certificate. Never hurts to ask for duplicate copies (I got 8 just in case!).