kitthekat

Too bad. Yep, many males procrastinate forcing their female partners to turn into nags.

Good luck. I am sure things will work out.

Guilty of nagging, definitely. But all is good now. Seeing each other this morning (his time)/evening (my time), even on crappy grainy video, reminded us why we're even putting ourselves through this.

Most of the forms are in order now, just a couple more print-outs and signatures needed and we should be sending them off in about 10 hours!

Forgive me for being self-indulgent, but I'm feeling kind of crappy because today is the day we should have submitted our I-129F forms but ended up getting into a fight instead.

He's the petitioner and I'm the beneficiary. Sometimes it feels like I'm the petitioner because if I left it up to him to fill in the forms and submit them with all the necessary information, I just know it would never get done. The number of times I've linked him to the K1 guide page, I don't think he's ever clicked on it (even though he proposed the idea initially). He gets frustrated when he forgets things and has to go out again to get them done, or timezones interfere and it's days before we have time to discuss the forms. Of course, I love him - all of him, the good things, the bad things - but sometimes it feels like I'm in this alone. :\ And, I know this is a terrible rabbit hole to go down, but if I'm going to be uprooting myself from family and job (hey, I'd LOVE it if he was willing/able to move to Singapore), the least he could do is take care of the forms especially this early on in the process.

Silly fight, really. Trying to be positive and remember that it's likely a "male" thing (or at least my friends tell me) that causes him to balk at binder clips, filing and organisation. Also, I do understand this is a stressful process and likely to be the true test of our relationship. And to think we're only beginning!

Hoping we can make up over Skype tonight and send in those forms tomorrow. *fingers crossed* Anyone else run into silly troubles like these during the filing process?

Hi Allanah and Chris - thank you so much!

Hi guys - don't laugh. We are having trouble getting the information we typed in the I-129F to show up in hardcopy. For some reason, although we have saved the details and it appears on the soft copy on the computer screen, when the form is printed, some text boxes are empty.

Would USCIS have any issues with us printing whatever information we can get to appear and then handwriting the rest of the details in (in black ink, all caps, of course)?

Thank you!

1. I've read on previous threads that the minimum income required for the I-134 is based on the petitioner's gross income. What does that include/exclude? Does this mean his income before state/county tax? How about 401K deductions or insurance?

2. If he is not self-employed, would it be sufficient to attach pay stubs or would we need to submit his tax forms (w-2) as well? Do we have to submit most recent or multiple? He was not employed for the full year in 2012 (but will have a full year of employment in 2013) so his 2012 returns are likely below the 125% benchmark.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Jay-Kay,

Thanks very much!

Cheers,

Kit

We (me - benefiaciary, him - petitioner) have just decided to go the K1 route and were filling out the form from the USCIS website this morning when we noticed the expiry date is listed as 30 June 2013. Link here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129f.pdf

Would there be any issues with us using this form, or is there any other way to get a form that doesn't have an expired date on it?

We are also filling in the G-325A - as I don't have an Alien Registration Number yet, I'm assuming it's ok to leave this section blank?

Another dilemma we're facing is that he is currently living in Colorado but will be moving to Seattle in May/June next year. Would this delay our application by a long time and is there an avenue for us to inform the relevant agencies of the address change? We're trying to work out a way he can postpone the move till after we get the K1 visa approved (optimistic, aren't we ).

This is a really old post but I thought I'd add on in the event anyone ever needs this info. Sadly, it doesn't sound so far-out. My sympathies to your friend and I hope she's gotten it all sorted out by now.

Under section 47(5) of the Passport Act (2007), if

(a) a person has or retains possession or control in Singapore of a foreign travel document; and

Thanks very much for the replies mimolicious, jay-kay and penguin! We've decided to go the K1 route. He's filling out the I-129F form as I type...

We are deciding between K1 and CR1 and this was very useful. Thank you!

Hi guys,

Like everyone else here, my bf (the petitioner) and I (the beneficiary) are trying to find a way to be with each other in the shortest amount of time. We are completely new to the immigration process and would like some advice on which route is the better one for us both in terms of time and cost.

Our (limited) understanding is that there are two-three ways to go about this:

A. Fiance visa

We apply for the fiance visa, if it's approved, I can legally enter the US for 90 days during which we must marry. Once that has taken place, I can stay on and apply to adjust my status to a permanent resident and apply for a work permit as well. Am I allowed to leave the US after we marry and still apply to adjust my status from my home country (Singapore)?

B1. Spousal visa

I enter under the Visa Waiver Program/ESTA, we get married and I return home. He then petitions to bring me over during which I cannot (?) visit until the visa is approved. I've read different accounts on whether or not visiting is allowed while the application is still being reviewed - can anyone shed some light?

B2. Spousal visa also

We marry outside the US and he petitions to bring me over. Is this route any different from the one above?

Would anyone be able to advise us on which is the faster and less expensive option for us? I would prefer to be able to return home while the application is pending as I do have work commitments and cannot put them on hold indefinitely, but I don't want to be stuck not being able to see him for months/years either. :\

Many, many thanks in advance!