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Exactly. We went before the general licenses were available, and our dance company handled the specific license we needed, but now I don't know how to prove that we had the license. They don't give you a visa in your passport or a special form or anything...

I am in contact with the travel agency as well as the director of our dance company. I know that they did all the paperwork for us to get the license, but we don't have any evidence of this ourselves. I don't think it was a work visa because we were not working/teaching, we were training with a Cuban dance company. They just sent me a copy of some papers from the OFAC which I haven't seen before, so I hope that will solve most of the problem. I also have a letter from the Director stating that we are members of the Dance Company. I'm trying to think of what other documentation I could collect.

Thanks!

He just has his interview for citizenship and everything went well except for this. They said they would send us an official letter asking for more information, so if we can send them what they need it will be approved.

They know he travelled to Cuba because of the stamps in his passport. The issue is that it is illegal to travel to Cuba, except under special exceptions from the OFAC (which we had, but I don't know how to prove that).

My husband and I traveled to Cuba LEGALLY last year with our Dance group. We had a flight out of Miami, filled out some paperwork for the OFAC, and a travel agency took care of all of this for us. During his citizenship interview, they demanded to see documentation proving this trip was legal, but I don't know what I can send them. I only have the forms I filled out for the travel agency, who took care of the rest. I have tried contacting them and am waiting for a response. Anyone else have any ideas? Do I need a lawyer?

There is still no Belmopan option on my K1 visa timeline. Help! I can select Belize under "Beneficiary's country" but I cannot select Belmopan under "Embassy"

Hello,

I am planning on going over to america to see my girlfriend in march/april, I currently stay in scotland. We have been lookiing into ways that i will be able to stay there when i go over, By the looks of things the only way is to get married while i am there then file for a k3 visa. We have now decided to get engaged and get married while im there ....... we are worried and a little confused, i have read up on it, some i understand but most i cant make heads or tails of.

First of all, we can genuinly prove we love each other, we spend every waking moment talking, skyping and talking about our future......we even know what our kids names are going to be. There is nothing i want more than to marry her and spend my life with her.

Am i right in saying, after we get married there and file for the k3 i am able to stay? and what is likely to happen if they actually find out we have spoke about marriage before coming and being on a tourist visa.

any advice will be apprieciated, it is really stressing me out, i just want to be there with her and im a bit lost. so if you know any information or have been and done what we are about to do any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I would recommend putting in your K1 application ASAP so that you can start getting the wait over with. In the meantime, you can go and visit the US for up to 3 months on the Visa Waiver Program, or 6 months on a proper B1/B2 tourist visa. This way you can spend most of the time you are waiting for your K1 visa in the US with your fiance, even though you won't be able to work, at least you can be together! My fiance and I actually filed for our K1 visa while he was in the US visiting me, which is also allowed.

Hey everyone, I have a question regarding my i-134. Basically, my salary is much higher than the minimum requirements (I make over $50,000 a year) but I will have only had my job for a few months at the time of filling out the i-134. I can get an employer letter confirming my position and salary, but I am worried that the government might not like it that I've only been working for a few months. Do you think I should get a co-sponsor? If so, my father is willing to do it, but he is retired but has over $100,000 in assets (which is more than 5 times the income requirement for supporting 2 people - he has no dependents). Do you think this would be acceptable?

Thanks so much!

Has anyone else noticed that when you look at Igor's list, only 2 of the last 15 people to be approved at CSC did NOT receive RFEs, whereas when you look at the VSC data, not a single person got an RFE? I wonder what's going on at CSC...

I can't answer your first question, but I think I can help with the other 2!

2) I think you would have to pay extra if she doesn't already have the required vaccines and she wants to get them before she comes to the US. However, fiances are not required to get their vaccines before coming to the US, they are just required to get them before they apply to get a greecard. See: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#7

3) W2s are good, but you need to show your federal tax returns as well (they don't care about state taxes). You are technically only required to show 1 years worth of tax returns and W2s, but sometimes they request the past 3 years worth, to be ready. If you don't have your W2s AND tax returns, you can use IRS transcripts instead, which you can order for free here (just allow a few weeks for delivery): http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#7

HI

We are married, we got married on May 14th this year - our lawyer filed the I-130 and the 129F for us - both have been approved. Our lawyer called us today and said that as the 129f was approved, i would hear from the NVC in 30 days with an interview date. But another partner in the law firm had already paid for the I-130? Im just really confused and the lawyers are obviously no help!

If you are married and you file an I-130, and you also file an I-129f for a k-3 visa, there is no charge to file the I-129f since you already paid for the I-130. As far as I know, they are supposed to cancel I-129f petitions if your I-130 petition gets approved first, which it sounds like yours did. Maybe they are just a bit behind on their paperwork, and they will realize this soon and cancel your I-129f petition. Anyway, I would stick with the IR1/CR1 route instead of k3.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with the US consulate in Belmopan, Belize (the only consulate in Belize). It doesn't have any reviews, and it is even missing from the drop down list when I created my I-129F timeline, so I can't add or search for any info about it. Thanks!

Dallas is a SORTING facility. They get your packet they open it and they take the money out. Your packet is then sent on to either VSC or CSC. You cannot choose which one you send it to anymore. You must send it to the address on the instructions.

Thanks so much, it all makes sense now!

Hey guys, this may seem like a simple question, but I am still somewhat confused based on what I am seeing by looking through the current timelines. As far as I can tell, they used to have a system where you would send your i-129f to either the California Service Center or the Vermont Service Center depending on where you live, but they got rid of that system almost a year ago and now everyone is supposed to sent their forms to Texas. But I still see plenty of new timelines where people are sending their forms to California or Vermont, and on the stats page (http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1historical) it seems like forms are being processed much quicker in California. I live in California, so if it is still possible to send my i-129f there it seems like that would be a better idea. Any thoughts?