krenn08

Greetings!

I am an American citizen who married a Filipina on the K-1 process. To be honest - we tried, but were never able to really form a good relationship. After a year, we separated and decided to divorce. Now, I live in Maryland, where we must wait a year before filing. Soo... for the last year, we'd been living our separate lives.

At this point, we're nearly done with the divorce (it's been filed - we're looking at a few weeks I hope). She's wanting (needing) to file her I-751. While we didn't exactly separate under the best of circumstances, I still feel she's a good person. As we're not yet officially divorced, she can't file a waiver (http://www.aa-law.com/images/stories/i-751-waiver-joint-filing-41003.pdf) until we're divorced. She's therefore wanting me to file jointly.

While I want her to have a good life - the fact is she doesn't have diddly for evidence of a bonified relationship after the marriage. If I decide to try and help her - file jointly - I have three questions:

1. How can I relay to the USCIS that we're in the process of divorce? SHE will be filing the paperwork.

2. What kind of issues could arise for me? At this point, it's really between her and the US Government, but I'm essentially vouching that we had a good relationship, which obviously we didn't and there's certainly no proof of this.

3. Anything else I haven't thought of?

Your thoughts are appreciated.

I don't recall exactly how long it was - but YES - it took a LONG time. They are simply backed up. I'm guessing.. we mailed it sometime in December and got action around September of the following year. Have faith..

I keep telling myself that hiring a lawyer to help us through this process will still cost less than any mistakes I might make along the way.

The question -- we've filed for AOS/EAD/AP for my fiance. However, due to some confusion we didn't file for the EAD for her two children (K-2's). We did file the AOS/AP for the children. If we now file the EAD for the kids - is it something we can still have attached to the AOS (meaning - no charge?)

Thanks!

My question has to do with Part 10 D. I'm polishing my N-400 a bit and just remembered something.

How do I reply to

Have you ever committed a crime or offense for which you have not be arrested?

Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law officer for any reason?

Hm... I'd think the answer is NO. The reason: you were told to fix your car - you weren't cited with a violation. You didn't have to speak before a judge or pay a fine (so long as you did it in 10 days or so .

Best of luck.

While I wouldn't just completely forget about it, my fiance's son admitted to the same thing at 16. She's coming over on a K-1 and thus, he's on a K-2 and is 20 now. What wound up happening: He came back for a "psych" checkup and was just asked a few questions, after which they approved him and he now has his K-2.

Hope that helps.

Absolutely various branches are watching this website. While there are obvious downsides for us, there are good aspects to it as well:

1) I believe they DO want to make the process go as smooth as possible. Watching here, they can learn what people are asking and getting lost with. This allows them to change things to make it easier. To think this is a naive thought is simply all-or-nothing thinking which tells us all government employees are bad - which just can't be true. I've known many, including my father (Air Force), two cousins (Marines), another cousin (Army), and a best friend since childhood (Army. Took tank driving when he wanted to become a social worker... :blink:O.o ) and MANY acquaintances while going to UMUC - generally a public college that serves the military as well.

2. Making the process go smoothly for us means it's smoother for THEM.

3. There could well be people on here trying to get into the US for nefarious reasons - the NSA, etc. can't not look here just for that reason.

Just keep in mind.. if you have something to hide from the authorities (any of them), putting it up in ANY public arena probably isn't the wisest thing to do. If you have such an issue, asking a lawyer is probably your best bet.

I should have waited a while to pay for the Visa, I may have been eligible for the $240. I wonder if I can get a refund on the difference since we only paid a week ago.

Actually, there was a mistake on the embassy's side (from what I can tell - I'm pretty sure I did everything right) and had we not run into it, we'd have paid the additional amount 2 weeks ago as well. My guess is that they didn't give the information to the staff, they didn't give the information to the banks (where we pay the fees) or both. In my case, it's times three so it'll really help. But my impression would be that there won't be any refunds - the price you paid was the price that day. :/

Also.. good to know that it's worldwide - I wasn't aware of that fact at the time. Glad to hear it.

Note: After speaking to the embassy just a few moments ago, I've learned that the VISA fees are changing. It sounds like Tourist/Work VISAs are going up - but K Visas are going DOWN. Currently, one website reflects a price of $350. However, there's an announcement at http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html reflecting a new cost of $240.

Good luck all!

I just wanted to update this as the same situation might happen to someone else. Also I do think that it helps understand the process in the Philippines.

To recap: I filed an I-129f for my fiance in the Philippines and included her two children, both under 21. When she received the letter from the embassy (NOA2), it didn't have her children. I had to contact the embassy (twice... heh) and the 2nd person escalated it to have the children added. In addition, we faxed them a letter stating that we wanted the children added, including for each person (fiance and children):

1. Full name as it appears on passports

2. Date of birth

3. Passport number

We also included copies of their birth certificates (mother and her two children).

Within a couple weeks, we received an email stating that they'd been added and we could go on.

As a subnote, I did call the embassy to make sure that we were all set to go and basically those folks apparently can't access some other part of the system - their response was that if we received an email, it was all good.

Good luck everybody!

K.. my fiance called the US Embassy and we're in a bit of a short circuit at the moment. In the letter from the consulate, it only included her name. The person she talked to at the consulate said that THAT is the only person that could make an interview appointment and was the only one that needed to pay the fees - in order to do all this, ALL names have to be listed on the letter from the consulate.

Now, it clearly states on the website:

"ALL APPLICANTS, REGARDLESS OF AGE (excluding those applying for diplomatic visas), ARE REQUIRED TO APPEAR AT THE EMBASSY FOR AN INTERVIEW."

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhniv1.html

Thus, it sounds as if the children haven't been included, despite the fact that their names are clearly listed on the I-129f. I'll call the embassy tonight and see if I can figure out what's going on. Again, they really need to beef up communication. Needless to say, I won't say that directly to them, confrontation is the absolute LAST resort.

Greetings!

We're gearing up for the interview and I've scoured this website, the government sites and Google for specifics on the K2 and have yet to find anything. I feel like I'm going into that part of it blind and thus, unprepared.

The consulate in Manila sent us a happy-joy letter with just my fiance's case number (not any for the children), although both of their names were mentioned on the I-129.

My questions:

1. Are there no case numbers for the children?

2. At what point specifically does the K2 happen?

The way I'm seeing it now, my fiance will simply pay 3 VISA fees ($350 each). She will get the medicals done for herself and her two children. Using HER single case number, the doctors and such at St. Luke's Medical Center will fax a form with her case number to the appropriate folks who will have that for the interview. Honestly at that point, I'd schedule the interview (looks like it's up to 6 business days out? http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/wait_4788.html?post=Manila&x=65&y=11). Are we to just assume they'll pull out K2s at the interview and fill them out there.. ?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

-Mike