Bikesnjaz

I would send the documents that require your original signature like the I-134 by mail. All the other paperwork you can e-mail to her and she can print out. This will save you some money. You don't need two copies of your financials. One copy of each should suffice. When I did mine on my first K1, I porvided 3 years of tax transcripts, W2's, Letter of Employment verifation from employer, letter from bank and 6 of my most recent paycheck stubs. I believe it is better to give more then less. I believe at this point the only paperwork requiring your signature is the I-134. If I am wrong then others will speak up. She will need two copies of the DS-156 and DS-157. Once copy of the DS-156K. Please see the link below for the packet she should follow in prepartion for her Embassy interview in Manila. On the DS-156 question #34 there is a place for persons that will be traveling with you. maybe this is enough. VJ members who have more knwledge of this information please comment. Please have her also review the reviews of the US Embassy in Manila. Others sahre their experiences and tell you some of the questions being asked by the prescreeners and Consular Officer. Good Luck.

K1 Packet Preparation for Interview

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_003.pdf

US Embassy Manila Reviews

http://www.visajourn...&cty=&dfilter=3

Thank you VERY much for this! I am very appreciative for people's generosity here.

Kevin

I am about to send off a small mound of documents for our visa processing in Manila, and I have three questions, please:

1. For the Affidavit of Support (I-134), do I indeed need to submit TWO copies of all the back-up documents (such as about bank information)?

2. Her daughter is 21/2 years old (turns 3 in May). Do I need to submit a separate I-134 for her?

3. Does she need to fill out a separate DS-156 form for her daughter?

Thank you all. I am VERY appreciative of the help and support I have rec'd from this very practical group!!

Kevin

Hello, everyone, and THANK YOU for your help. It is very much appreciated!

We are now compiling documents to send to her, for her interview in Manila, and I have several questions, please. Some of the problems arise because of apparent discrepancies between the State Dept. documents (both downloaded the same day, from their web-site):

1. Is the visa fee $330, or $350? One document says one, one say the other.

2. We are applying also for a K-3 for her daughter (and a K-9 for her dog-- just kidding!). Do we pay the full visa fee amount for her daughter, too? (that is, $330 x 2?-- or $350 x 2?)

3. Do we pay the Immigrant Visa Security Surcharge ($74)? And if yes, do we pay it also for her daughter? (that is, $74 x 2?)

4. Is the visa fee payable only in pesos, and only at/through a Philippines institution? Again, one document says one thing, the other says something different.

5. Are there any other fees, aside from visa fee, the Security Surcharge, and the fees for the two medical exams?

6. About the medical exam: My fiancée lives in Mindanao (Philippines), and if possible we'd like her to have to make just the one trip to Manila. The documents say that the medical exam results are delivered directly to the Embassy-- is this done that same day, or the next day, or does it take longer? In other words, if her interview has been scheduled for a Wednesday, can she go to St. Luke's early on Tuesday and trust that the results will have been delivered when she goes for her interview the very next day?

7. This question is a bit from frustration: why are there discrepancies between the two State Dept. forms?

I will admit that this is the step that most intimidates me. As I've been telling friends and co-workers, we're now at the state where we need to provide a small mountain of documents, and a slightly larger mountain of money. I guess it's a good thing I am independently wealthy!

(And my fear can result in a kind of paralysis, which does NO ONE any good at all!)

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you, for your help.

Kevin

Hello, everyone. Today I rec'd notice that our Petition for Visa has been approved, and they're mailing me a letter specifying what's next.

So-- what's next? My fiancée Emma is in the Philippines, and I'm assuming the next thing is for her to fly to Manila for the interview. She is quite nervous about this (I think in part because of her English, although I think her English proficiency is around the 70th percentile).

What kinds of things will they ask? How should I help to prep her?

Also, what will they look for during the medical exam? And do those take place at the same time, the same visit?

She is in Mindanao, and so it will be good to do it all in just one trip.

Thanks so very VERY much for your help with this!

Kevin

Thanks to all! Not quite what I hoped to hear, but in fact it is the clear-eyed truthfulness of this group that I value.

Hello, everyone. First, thank you all for the help that you provide on this site. I think it is quite helpful and it is very much appreciated.

My fiancée is in Mindanao in the Philippines, and there are both Muslim insurgents and Communist insurgents active there. In the past few weeks, there have been three bombings in her city, one fairly close to her own neighborhood.

Do you think this might influence USCIS to process our K-1 application more swiftly? If yes, what would be my next step(s)?

It has already been just over five months since USCIS received it (Texas Processing Center).

Thanks very much!

Kevin

Thanks very much, Inky!!

This is a terrific site, and I have spoken many good things about it to my friends.

I'll investigate the USCIS site, and try to determine if our situation falls under one of those criteria, and if yes, how to frame it in a request to them.

Again, many many thanks!!

Kevin

Prove!!! Prove!!

What kind of documentation could I possibly provide?

do you have a police report.....did he get arrest........do you have letters from him threating her........prove

a simple letter from her even a nortary one........i just dont think will work........i can buy a nortary anytime.............

Good thinking, and thanks for helping me think better about this.

Kevin

My fiancée's daughter was abducted by the child's father, and it took Emma three weeks to find her and get her back.

When I've told friends here about this, they suggested that I should pass this on to USCIS and ask them to expedite our application because of the risk to the child's welfare. USCIS rec'd the application on June 1st, and I've rec'd no information since their initial notice to me. Here is my thinking:

1. Yes, it does show that there is an urgency to the situation.

2. I assume USCIS gets many requests showing why their own situation is more urgent than that of others.

3. USCIS will require documentation that the risk is real before even considering this request.

4. What kind of documentation could I possibly provide?

5. A co-worker suggested that the situation and incident be described and written out, and that my fiancée could have a notary or someone (in the Philippines) similar authorize the description.

Your thoughts (or experiences) please? And THANK YOU to this community for its support and general wonderful helpfulness!!

Kevin

Thanks so much for your replies and help. I did meet family, but there don't exist any photos of us together. Don't think I can get over there (for a photo) before the more definitive steps, but I shall definitely remember what you all have said.

Thanks again!!! :-))

I'm new here, and I hope I'm not repeating anything asked elsewhere. (I looked through ten pages, and didn't see this one.)

When I was in the Philippines in March, my fiancee and I did not have any photos taken of us together. At the time I didn't know there would be an evidentiary benefit to having even just one, and I'm rather camera-shy.

I do have the air-ticket receipt, and passport, and we have quite a few WU receipts showing money having been sent.

Will the lack of any photo of us together be a significant problem?

Thanks to any and all who can help in this!!