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Dad wouldn't have a problem with me adjusting her status and not his- he rather her stay and have a better life and he's considering just overstaying the visa- I'm not worried about him because he will go back and stay in his country eventually but I don't want to mess up her chances because she could have a real life here- but her dad and I aren't working out-- so if I could adjust her status as her stepmom that would be great- but my question is- is the k2 is dependent on the k1? If I don't aos for the k1- can I still aos for k2 as the stepmom?

Long story short I married my fiancé and it turns out he lied about everything and is sending money back home to do all kinds of shady things and has another woman at home he's sending money to. However his daughter is up here and I don't want her to get hurt in the process. I would be willing to adjust status and keep her but I'm not willing to adjust status for him. Can I do that? It's my stepdaughter...

Thank you very much. Someone told me that if you divorce in that two window period when the green card is conditional then when they renew it themselves with the divorce waiver you're not liable for spousal support at the 125%. I agree I don't want to be on the hook for a long time If things go south so I'm not filing the aos until the 90 days are almost up. You can't adjust status after those 90 correct?

I am sure someone has asked this question, but I am a little overwhelmed and just want to make sure I understand everything. I did a K1 and K2 visa, we got married, and the next step is the AOS paperwork. While doing all this I found out he has lied about several things that are very alarming, and now I am waiting to file until the 90 days are almost up before I make a decision to file the AOS paperwork. My biggest concern obviously is the I-864. I understand the conditions in which it is lifted, and have read the court cases where people have been brought to court to maintain their spouse and dependents at the 125% level.

Here is my question, if I am reading it correctly, they are only able to sue me for that money once they have the conditional status removed from their card. Then it takes two years before the next step and the conditional status is removed. If we were to get divorced before those two years and I don’t proceed with the paperwork from that point on, what would happen with the I-864 and my obligation to maintain them at 125% poverty level? Also, would he be able to continue the process and stay in the US or would he have to go home? Last question, if he were to sign over guardianship could I keep my step-daughter in the US and just he return to his country? If we didn’t have two kids involved this would be a much easier decision, but with kids involved it has become messy and while I would like to believe the promises of reform I also don’t want to sign something could lead to my financial doom if he decides to take advantage of it and try to screw me. So any clarification would help so I can make informed decisions, thank you!

THank you!

How do I get Form DS 3025,

What papers do they return to you with your passport? I know I need a copy of his physical for the next step, where do I get that? Is that in his papers? And the packet he has to give the customs agent- do they take it and keep it or is it just in case? Aka the physical is in there?

His doctor sent everything straight to the embassy, so how were we supposed to get a copy? Help!

So... They sent my fiancés passport and its ready to be picked up, but not his daughters- don't they normally send them at the same time? They both say issued in the system, and then his left the embassy Friday and is at the DHL center today, but not hers.... Thoughts?

You simply don't leave the airport. Some countries will allow you to leave the airport and come back if you have an overnight layover like I did in Paraguay but I was a US citizen and they allowed me to visit without a visa. If you need a visa to be in France then you can't leave the airport and will have to spend the night there.

Why though? I don't understand - we were missing a form that hadn't come in, as soon as we got it we sent it in, they have it, why does it take so long?

Hello friends I need your help. We had our interview December 18 but he was missing a form. We were able to get that and was delivered to the embassy via DHL on January 6. He was put on administrative processing and we haven't heard anything. I've written emails left messages and calls but it wasn't until today that I finally got someone to tell me what was going on. She said they can't tell when it will happen because it doesn't depend on them and it depends on the state. When the state gives them the go ahead then they can continue processing it. That isn't what I understood at all - why would it be with the State Department? The reason he needed a form was because he was arrested on bogus charges from his "baby mama" but the charges were dropped and he was never found guilty of anything because they were bogus. So he gave them that official form from the police that although he had been arrested he has never been charged or served any time for those arrests and they are closed. I thought once they had that form it would be done with and he would get the visa quickly. But we are a month later and I don't know anything except now they're saying the case is with the state. She told me to call back on Thursday or Friday to see if they knew anything different. I thought if it was under administrative processing the embassy was still handling it it didn't go to the state department- and what state department would go to exactly? That's the translation- the "departamento del estado" - so I don't know who that would be! Help!

I haven’t done the 130 but your question #2 would be yes, date and place of marriage is asking for the date and location.

#3- your wife should have an alien registration number if you’ve submitted a petition, if this is your first step then you don’t have that yet, again not familiar with your process.

#6- yes

#7, you have to put something so if you’re staying with your parents to start before you get your own place then yes, put that. When you move you will have to notify them.

#8- yes, your wife

#9- some languages don’t use our alphabet, so if her name is typed with an alphabet you’re familiar with then you don’t worry.

10- you list exactly what it states, where you last lived together, past or present

Other than that, look at the example forms to help you and hopefully someone who knows your process better can answer more specific questions for you

Example forms include for the 130

http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples

Depends where you are in the process, the visa update link is

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=/zZkOrt6aY8ok0FFQAPe9w==

The answers are all in English, however, for names of official places such as where they worked you put it in their native language because that is the official name of the place. For example we listed my fiancée’s high school, jobs, and address in Spanish because those are official proper nouns that should stay in the native language. However, anything that you are answering as a response should be in English.

Thank you!

Well, that's not confusing at all, ha ha ha. As long as I'm good, I'm not going to worry!

Thank you! I know the whole thing is ridiculous the way they have it categorized, but that puts my mind at ease!

The DS-160 is for the beneficiary, that is the person applying for a visa.

NOTE: Other people can assist you with your visa application. Note that under U.S. law (22 C.F.R. 41.103) you must electronically sign and submit your own application unless you qualify for an exemption. Even if someone else helped you complete the application, you (the applicant) must click the “Sign Application” button, or your application may not be accepted.

Exactly right. I did the Ds-160 since it has to be in English but then saved it and my fiancee logged online in Bolivia and clicked the sign application button and printed the confirmation page himself.

Question for those who had their interview for the K-1 and their embassy uses the usvisa-info.com website.... does it have you listed as an immigrant or nonimmigrant? My understanding is the K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa, yet under the Applicant Summary under the section “details” for the “trip purpose” it says: Immigrant Starting the Process - Family-sponsored.

We were married but the marriage was annulled and now 9 years later we are doing the process again after being reunited. While we were married, we annulled the marriage so we did the K-1 visa again, should I be concerned about the details online or just wait?

He had to submit one more document which is being delivered via DHL tomorrow so he already had his interview and they can see the process is for the K-1. I just didn’t know if this is standard and on everyone’s K-1 visa, or perhaps it’s not important. I just don’t want anything else to delay this process!!

Yes that is exactly the police certificate that I would be translating. The original one came back that he had been arrested and so we had to get the additional police certificate stating that he has never been convicted of any crimes, so that is the one I would need to translate and submit.

I was also pregnant when I was doing the fiancee visa the first time, and like everyone said they won’t expedite it; however, they also denied a tourist visa because they said he had no reason to return home. When doing the tourist visa we didn’t lie and said he was coming to be there for the birth of his child while waiting for the K-1 visa and they outright said to him that he wouldn’t come back and denied him. I WOULD NOT lie to the embassy to get a visa, that’s not what I’m saying here, I’m just sharing when I did try to get him here they outright denied it and said to wait for the K-1 visa to be processed, it was a waste of money and time. That doesn’t mean you can’t try it, but I have been in your shoes and looked into what I could do and unfortunately there is pretty little. The second time I did the fiancée visa (for the same guy, LONG STORY) I was also pregnant, then lost the baby early and had to have the funeral without him while he was waiting for his interview. It was also not a reason to get anything expedited because even though you can put in a request for a family death, it takes so long to get an answer and by that time the funeral is over and they ask why does he need to travel then. So the sad answer to your question is that most likely he will miss the birth. There are lot of things you can do to close that distance, facetime was my saving grace this time around.

It’s hard when you have milestone moments without your partner but unfortunately they care very little about those and sometimes trying to get things expedited at the embassy level can backfire because they don’t have much empathy. I get it, they have a lot of cases, their jobs are to be cynical, and I’m sure everyone wants their case expedited so they’re used to being very matter of fact. I’ve also heard from others about my embassy that they also get really annoyed easily when you think “you’re special” and try to get your case moved faster than others. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, but I’m just passing along my situation and results. I’m sorry there isn’t a better answer!

Sorry, not public charge, you have to prove they haven’t committed any acts of moral turpitude and my fiancée had his ex come up with random charges against him but was not convicted for any of them because they were bogus. However, if you answer yes that you’ve been arrested you need to include the evidence that they were never convicted, enter the special police certificate that shows he has never committed or been convicted of any acts of moral turpitude.

There are waivers available for people who file a third K1 visa, but they will be looked at with a lot of scrutiny. I’ve read in some forums about people who have filed such a waiver. I am filing my second K-1 for the same fiancée only 8 years later and they were very cynical at the interview and had a lot of questions about why it didn’t work the first time and what was different about this time. I think it depends on the country of the fiancée and if they are a high fraud country as well. It also depends if you have your evidence and ducks in a row. I gave them more than they needed and they still asked a million questions.

On every form it asks previous visas you have done, so you need to disclose those previous K-1 visas, and while I don’t think that is a reason to reject the CR-1, again depending on the country (high fraud or no not) they may require a lot of evidence and be more cynical.

I knew I needed it for the entire process, in order to AOS, you need to submit several forms and on one of those I read you needed to provide a copy of the police certificate. I have a list of the required documents needed after reading over the instructions and questions, so in general in order to adjust status, one of those forms requires you to not be a public charge and you need the certificate that clears them. It could be the I-485, all I know is in order to successfully adjust status with all the forms you must submit with it in order to be approved and move forward with the process I will need it!