Dakine

You know, this is my problem as well. The only evidence we have are engagement rings, and the receipt. Any suggestions?

Main thing is to have evidence you guys met in the last 2 years. Most peeps that do K1s don't have any more than you. Also sneak in how much you love each other when the CO interviews you.

Ex. Why do you want to go to the US?

Because we are very much in love and want to marry and spend the rest of our lifes together.

what happens if i got my fiancee pregnant while the papers is still on process? will that be a problem? please advise

Friend of mines pinay fiancee was pregant during the K1 process. He didn't have any problems with the K1 process but 2 years later he did a DNA test and found out the child wasn't his.

Might be a GOOD idea to "try the shoe on to make sure it fits".

My fiance and I have been together for 17 months and engaged without a ring for 5 months (waiting to do it in person) We are looking at all the options that are available to us. Originally we found the K1 and that was the route that we were set on. Now we have found the CR1 which seems like a good way to go too. My fiance is coming over in June and we don't know whether to get married then and have her leave the country to apply to CR1 or just go on with the K1 process and get married at a later date.

My questions are; Which option is best for our situation, CR1 or K1? Would it be more difficult to get the CR1, having only a few weeks of marriage before application?

Thank you for reading

CR-1 is a MUCH easier and better visa. You get the 2 year GC shortly after arriving in the US. No need to adjust status as a K1 does. AOS can be a long and stressful process. Also the bene can be denied. LOTS of other reasons CR-1 is better than K1. CR-1 takes a bit longer than the K1. That's about the only advantage of the K1.

CR-1 can work right away, get SSN, Get drivers license, No AOS interview and pay over 1 K for AOS etc.

Thanks everyone

When I withdrew my first petition USCIS told me to have it notarized.

No Doubt, It is heads and shoulder the best city in Philippines, and it is by far the most safest for Americans. The Mayor runs that city with an Iron Fist and he don't play with criminal or drug addict or drug dealers.

What happens when the current mayor goes "belly up"?

Affidavit of discrepancy at the her local NSO should do it.

hello to all vj members.. I just got approved for my visa March 25 now i'm about to attend seminar for the CFO sticker,my concern is if anyone here whose done attending at CFO can give me idea how is it going?

what is there interview?

what documents they needed?

and how much did u pay? is there a possibility that they wont give u a certificate for the sticker? any answer would be appreciated..thank u so much guy's and godbless all of us http://static-forums.visajourney.com/public/style_emoticons/default/yes.gif

These are OLD interviews but I doubt if much has changed for CFO. For one! If you are under 24 you may need parental consent.

http://ducecoop.com/interview/

Oh Thanks,what i did yesterday was useless right

No you did good. I had my wife do vaccines that require series shots before her medical to save the hassel of finishing the series in the US.

MMR for one.

FYI! Better to sign with blue ink.

Hi Can you tell me what specific shots they require you to have?you said 3,what are those and did they gave you that on the day of your Medical,and does they add charge for that,how much? Thank you so much,from the bottom of my heart,it is really a big big help.

The panel physician at SLEC will determine what shots you will get.

That's exactly where my two Green Cards lived all of their life. Hard to lose a $450 Green Card in a safe.

We kept my wife and daughters GC in a safe deposit box at our bank. Now we keep my wifes naturalization paper and their Philippine and US passports there.

Sorry but that doesn't help the OP much. Maybe in the future.

If both parents are deceased then you may be able to adopt the niece.

4.Adoption abroad or custody abroad for U.S. adoption must be by the U.S. citizen and spouse jointly, or an unmarried U.S. citizen at least 25 years old as of the filing date of the petition.

5.The child's natural parents (or parent, in the case of a child who has one sole or surviving parent because of the death, disappearance, abandonment, or desertion by the other parent), or other persons or institutions that retain legal custody of the child, have freely given their written irrevocable consent to the termination of their legal relationship with the child and to the child's emigration and adoption.

6.If a child has two living natural parents, the natural parents are incapable of providing proper care for the child.

7.The purpose of the adoption is to form a bona fide parent-child relationship; the child’s relationship with the natural parents has been terminated.

8.In the case of a child who has not been adopted, the prospective adoptive parents must ensure that: (i) the competent authority of the foreign state has approved the child's emigration to the United States for the purpose of adoption, (ii) the prospective adoptive parents have complied with the pre-adoption requirements of the child's proposed residence, if any, and (iii) no natural parent or prior adoptive parent of the child retains, by virtue of such parentage, any right, privilege, or status in connection with the child.

9.Release must be freely given and verified by the Central Authority of the child's country.

If both parents are deceased then you may be able to adopt the niece.

"with grandparents" I believe the child has to be abandoned to adopt in PI or whoever has control of the child gives up their rights for a good reason.. Adoption is a difficult process in the philippines.

It was recently made a little easier by the Hague Convention.

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

OOps Get infopass quick!! They "may" give you a temporary GC.

I really don't see where any of this extra info is relevant! So we took a train ride together..doesn't have our names on the stubs. So I flew to her country...doesn't mean I saw her. So we got a hotel on new years eve, booked in my name...doesn't have her name, just shows it was a room for 2. And 'gift' receipts!!? Does that mean I need a pictures of her holding the said gift!? I know that this stuff is 'optional', and that it helps when they see our passports (matching dates), but it still proves nothing! Even though all cases are different, it still worries me to see posts of people here that had their files rejected because of lack of proof. I have flown to see her 2 times in the last few years, but didn't keep the tickets. I didn't even realize it would be a good idea to keep them until a few months ago when I really started researching the K-1. I genuinely love her, and would pay anything to file this @#$% if I knew they'd really see that love. Sorry to rant, just worried. She's in japan and I worry about her everyday! We planned to get married before the quake...it just made me want to speed things up. No room for delays. She is safe, for now. Does anyone know of a way to hurry this this paperwork up so I can get her here and away from the radiation and quakes!? Thanks.

Pictures with captions of you guys together in the places you went together and with her family [was IMPORTANT in my first case as she was denied for lack of such!] back up records of being together.

Try expediting for Danger of getting radiation. Would probably be a first ! Who knows it may fly the way things are now in Japan.

Ok, since most of the responses you have received have been from a male prospective, I will give you a female prospective,

This is your timeline:

Met September 4, 2009: How did you'll meet? via online, or in person?

Friendship led to love...

Trip to Cyprus February 18, 2010- Took one trip to Cyprus...how long was this trip?

Petition send July 6 2010 Then 4 months later you file for a K1... have you been back to Cyprus and for how long were each visits. What investment have you'll put into this relationship beside phone calls?

This is not about age, it's about what have you'll invested in the relationship, it not all about money, have you'll talked about the future, and what's in store for both of you?

The problem is how well did he answer all of the questions and did he have confidence in answering them. Did he look the CO in the eye and did he look away when he was trying to explain his answers.

What you are saying is HISTORY! OP needs help on how to fix their current problem. She can't change the past!!!

thx a lot for ur help

You're welcome.

not certain the senator can help when the burden is on the applicant/petitioner ... trace of fraud he/she (senator) have not knowledge of their marriage.. except looking at their marriage certificate.

My senator didn't know about our case also but his immigration specialist was able to keep them from sending the petition back to USCIS for awhile while I submitted more evidence.

Sure doesn't hurt to try!!!

29 years and said again, convince me[/b

That's what you guys have to do. Tough one!!! Good luck. Letters from qualified friends may help. Try your senator also. You need to act quick before your petition is sent back to USCIS.

Yes how true, this site has been very useful to me. I just am paranoid to forget something.

I will make this case though. One of my new friends sent me a form that a lawyer put together. On this form it said one of the things I needed as an Affidavit from 4 people who say that the intention to marry is real. So I have two of my friends putting together this letter which they will get notorized which will show that we have been telling people about us getting married. Yet, I don't see that listed on the FAQ site on this site (http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-I129f.html#3.12) under section 3.2. So my concern is that I need to know exactly what I need, because with my fiancee pregnant, I can't afford months of delays (caused by me, I understand that the people who process often make mistakes). So is the FAQ a complete resource that I can use? I just don't want any RFE calls if I can help it :-)

One of the people I work with used this site and she didn't use the lawyer, but instead only the references on this site and was successful. Getting the completed visa in less than 6 months!

QUESTION: I read somewhere that the Vermont processing center would process the cases from New England. I thought that is where I was supposed to send it (actually I was going to drive it up there to be honest). Now I'm supposed to send to the "lockbox"? Why such an odd name "lockbox" anyways???

Read the instructions on ALL forms CAREFULLY and you won't have any problems. Don't pay much attention to friends unless they have been thru the process. I've NEVER heard of USCIS requiring 4 people to submit notarized letters. You and you lady each HAVE to submit a "Letter of intend to marry" tho.

I hired and ended up firing the lawyer as he actually slowed down our process by going on vacation and leaving our petition on his desk for 3 weeks!

what is CRBA ?

Consular Report of Birth Abroad]

http://egypt.usembassy.gov/consular/crb_inst.html

I filed for AOS from F-1 visa on Mar 7 2011 since my husband and I got married earlier this Jan. Unfortunately, I just received an email yesterday and I have been requested for evidence. I thought my package was very professional and this wouldn't happen to me..well..i guess I was wrong. After thinking over and over again about what could be wrong in the package I sent, I guess it could be the tax return documents for my petitioner and joint sponsor. So the detail information is:

1 Petitioner: my husband who just graduated from his master program from Michigan. He has been a full time student since 2008, so obviously he doesn't have sufficient income to sponsor me, even that he is a part time research assistant at the University. However, we did calculate his expected income this year based on estimated working hours every month. He reports his working hours every two weeks for the professor's research projects. The money varies, and also short from the 125% poverty line, so i would say this is not the most ideal thing the immigration officer is looking for. However, we included copies of his tax return for 2008 and W2s for recent years.

2 Joint sponsor, my husband's brother. He has been working since Sept 2009, so only been working for a year and a half. And the problem is that his first job was with South Korean embassy, and since it is a foreign embassy, the salaries there don't subject to U.S. tax laws, meaning he didn't receive any W2s during his time there. He did file for taxes, but he had to self report to IRS to do it. And you can see that he only filed once for year 2009, since the deadline for year 2010 hasn't passed yet. Since the tax return copy only included his income from Sept to Dec 2009, thus the total income in that form looks less than the yearly income required to pass 125% of poverty line, but that is only for 4 months you know. He changed his job in Sept 2010 and now he is working for an American firm, but his W2 for 2010 only has 4 months again, as I mentioned, korean embassy income doesn't show up on W2s. So I included the copies of his first tax return, the new W2 and his new work contract and pay stubs showing what he earns now, which is 50K a year. Since his work history is a bit complicated, would this be a problem?

I assume they probably need more tax supporting documents for this case, since I believe I included everything else. Please HELP!!

Thanks

Have to co sponsor fill out 2010 and have it ready to submit. That "could be" the problem as last year at this time a friend was asked for the most recent year even tho it wasn't after 4/15!

Hello everyone. I'm in the process of sending my I-129F package and i'm on the last leg of finishing the package. My question is, I'm a dual citizen. I'm a filipino Citizen and an American Citizen. I was born here in the United States but since i went to school over there in the Philippines, i became a dual citizen. Will this by any way affect my petition? I'm basically using my American Citizenship all the time but i do have a philippine passport. And i have about 3 stamps on my philippine passport. should i include that in my proof of being together or will it just jeopordize my filing? All i have is my philippine passport and nothing else to support my dual citizenship. (i don't have the certificate of naturalization because it was lost in a flood.) Thanks.

It shouldn't affect the petition at all as long as you show CLEARLY you are a US citizen. Don't you have a US passport?? If not how can you prove USC???

Do all filers of the N-600 have to have an interview?