shay112

Hello and congratulations!

I have a question about affidavit of support. I am a medical student, as a result I have no income. My father has agreed to fill out the form for my fiance. Do I need to fill one out as well? Also can you provide an outline of your experience or your fiance's experience at the consulate and the items in which you needed to take with you to the interview.

Thanks!

My K1 visa was recently approved at the embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, in spite of the fact that the Lagos consulate is considered a hell-hole. I wanna help others by answering red flag questions to the best of my knowledge.
So... Keep the questions coming!

I was nervous about filing on our own but we ultimately made the decision to do it! We sent everything in on 19 May 2014, received the NOA1 on 27 May 2014, and just now received our approved NOA2 on 10 June 2014...no RFEs, only 14 days after NOA1!

If we can do it, so can you! As long as your case is easy and straightforward and you can follow the directions here on the VJ guides - you'll be fine!

Best of luck!

thank you so very much for the encouragement. goodluck on your journey

File it yourself not only will you save money but you will learn a lot about your fiance and the immigration process. You are going to have to get all of the information anyways, so why have a lawyer do it for you. It looks overwhelming at first, but it really is simple. Follow the guide to the letter. Complete each step them move onto the next step. I did mine for my fiance and I only got one RFE, which was because I overlooked a page. Quick fix only delayed me about two weeks or less. Where we DID get a lawyer was once she got her letter in the mail. My fiance does not have a printer at her house nor did she understand everything she had to do. She got a lawyer for about 100 US in the Dominican Republic to help her finish up her packet. Went to the Embassy and no problems at all. She picked up her Visa and Passport today. The biggest thing I can say is take a step back breathe then jump back into it.

thanks so much and congrats!!! i hope to be sharing similar happy news sooner than later.

Get yourself a nice big binder and follow the instructions on here Put it all in order and make it neat

thanks ,thats what i decided to do!

Thanks I appreciate your help!

Hey Al422, sadly I cannot show this unless loans count. I am a full-time medical student, so working is out of the question. I am looking to find a co-sponsor, however trying to find what the us consulate in nigeria needs as proof for the i-134 affadavit has been very difficult. Do you know of any threads that discuss this? also do you have any other suggestions in regards to my income and what i can do as a medical student to show that I am reliable financially?

thanks a bunch!

One flag I see though is your status as student. You need to show the embassy that you make sufficient income to support him, roughly $18,000 a year. Can you show that much income despite your status as a student?

thank you so much guys. I'm motivated and will give it a go on my own.

Hello,

I am new to the forum. I was recently engaged by my boyfriend while I was abroad. He initially was going to go for a student visa, however I was advised that a fiance visa is better for my situation now that I am engaged. I am currently in medical school and so time and finances are a bit tight. I wanted to know if I could file for the visa myself, or is it better to get a lawyer to file for the visa instead.

I look forward to any suggestions and feedback.

Thank you so very much,

Shay