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Hi,

I am getting ready to submit a IR-1 for my spouse who came in on a K1 five years ago and we got married she returned to Mexico.  We were separated for a while, and with time have worked things out.  Anyways I know for her child I did a K2 back in the day which was easy.  But for this petition is there an additional cost on the IR-2 petition? Do I file at the same time? 

Sorry I have been out of the Forums for a while and I cannot believe what I am seeing, so after receiving an NOA 2 approval it is taking over a year to get an interview in Juarez?  Why? Is it because of all the asylum petitions? 

I'm not overly familiar with that; hopefully it won't cause any issues down the line.

I should hope not but if it does I will definitely post for future reference

I'm literally in shock! The K-1 Visa allows for only ONE initial entry into the U.S. and then it's invalid - or should have been.

I don't know if it's been solely and purely good luck from high above (because of her mom being sick) or if there's something I'm missing here but from everything I know the K-1 only allows that one entry to get married and then file AOS (without leaving the U.S.).

Hi there we cross based on possessing a valid I-94 that you pay $9.00 at San Ysidro for, it states multiple entries allowed and this is allowed for obviously the 90 days of initial entry based on the K-1 . Obviously the confusion with some on here is that yes the K-1 is one time use but the automatic re validation rule applies on land crossing routes provided you have a valid I-94 and are within the time frame of your allowed stay. We just crossed tonight again the only question purpose of trip and where are you going. So lets make that 11 trips at San Ysidro when you cross for the first time with a K-1 you are sent to secondary from there you can pay for a paper I-94 that will show multiple entries allowed. Obviously when the AOS is submitted we will apply for emergency advanced parole or go to the office at San Ysidro and request permission (which can be granted). Most here are too used to leaving the country via air and re entering. Thanks again for the advice I am finishing up everything and hopefully it is smooth sailing.

Yeah, your wife should absolutely not have been re-admitted on her K-1 after you were married.

Before marriage may be possible under a special process called automatic revalidation, but that's very rare and is used on a case-by-case basis, usually for one-off exigent situations.

Continually entering over and over again on a K-1 is unheard of, and may cause you problems at the interview.

Hi there actually you are right and wrong the automatic validation is not a one off process it is used fairly regularly at the land crossing San Ysidro...What probably has you confused is that she is not seeking readmission based on her K-1 visa it is based on her valid paper I94 which is issued still at San Ysidro for a cost of 9.00 which as stated on the paper it allows multiple entries when we crossed again tonight so make that 11 entries. We presented the I94 and her passport and she is allowed in without question well outside of purpose of trip where are you going. But again you are seeking readmission based on the valid I-94 not the K-1. Now once we submit the AOS obviously we will request advanced parole in an expedited fashion. This has been verified by CBP on several occasions we even went to secondary inspection where you can request a paper I-94 and it was given without question.

I'm chiming in on filing the EAD as well. As others have said, it's free and it's a one page form so it's even easier than the AP form - why not just do it.

As far as the K2, make sure you separate them so they can easily recognize it's two individuals. By this I mean, your K1 has her packet (or folder per say) and your K2 has his/her packet and each packet contains their case filings. Make sure you send them together in the same mailing pak/box.

I highly suggest paying everything together with one check and indicating that on the memo portion of the check and in the cover letter maybe as well. You want to do this because if something goes wrong and say the K2 packet gets rejected for some reason... you'd have to refile but paying the higher fee since it wouldn't be considered concurrent filing with the K1 parent.

Thank you thank this is exactly what I needed ok we will go ahead and go for the EAD, plus I plan on expediting her AP (she cares for her sick mom in Tijuana) we have been crossing back and forth on the K1 but the I94 is about to expire so not sure if they will continue letting her back in but so far we have crossed ten times without issue.

Okay I did a search and could not find anything, I am about to send the AOS for my wife but we will not be applying for EAD since she is just taking english classes and will be for some time but we want AP (advance parole). This should not be a problem? Also for those who have submitted K2 AOS have you guys sent this package separately? Or in the same package? Also what is the verdict on paying the fees on one check instead of two? Also if we do not file for EAD then I can assume bio metrics will not be needed?

We are planning on getting married first and then we will apply for a spouse visa.

We plan on having at least 4 kids together.​

Smart move going through the Marriage Visa it is your best chance, I would recommend Genetic Counseling and include proof when you submit it this would show you two are serious about family planning I know the state of Maine requires this for first cousins to Marry. Also check out this website www.cousincouples.com (I have in my family two cousins that married) . Front load your petition heavily with quality evidence (see the guides section), and be prepared for a stokes interview I can see that coming.

Our K1 has been approved, we are at the point of preparing to schedule the interview.

Ex-husband doesn't give a ####, just doing this for spite. He has known the plans and now says "I will not sign that f'ing paper" for child to come.....

Any recommendations ??? Anyone else had this issue???

Luckily for Mexico I did not need a letter allowing the daughter to leave but I did need his signature for My Fiancee's daughter's Passport and that cost me five months of haggling after NOA2. Honestly with what you will have to face going through the courts (the time being the biggest) plus the expenses break out the checkbook every man has his price. I hate to say it but I paid him off well and it worked once we agreed on how much which was pathetic and sad but I will gladly fill the shoes he could not and I have no regrets.

Thank you very much! One more question. Can we then submit the DS-160 now or should we wait for a letter from Ciudad Juarez?[/q

Yes by all means proceed the letter even if u do not get it can be requested at the consulate help window as long as you have the case number from NVC and you are ready to pay the visa fee you are on point then.

We just got approved and NVC has sent our case to Juarez. I was wondering what's next to be done? I thought the Consulate would issue the appointment date, but for what I read from here we have to choose the date. Is that correct?

Hi there I just went through the process with my Fiancee she just had her interview in Juarez and we were approved anyways once you submit the DS-160 and register here https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-mx/niv/information/asc . You will then be able to setup an appointment for both the ASC and the consulate interview as they are scheduled separately. Oh and here is a note the ASC bio metrics appointment does not have to be scheduled to take place in Juarez, from the drop down when selecting locations you will be able to see the cities it is offered in, if you happen to be in one then you can have it done there and then proceed to Juarez good luck to you.

After nearly ten months since sending the petition even though we got our NOA2 in 26 days there was drama with the Baby Daddy...We were just approved the main questions asked was "What was I doing in Tijuana if I have so much in the US?" (We met in Tijuana) that was like the flag question her response was perfect "Porque le encantan las Mexicanas" LMAO the other basic questions was "How we Met" "where will we live" "date of wedding". And that was pretty much it. I front loaded the application with lots and lots of chat logs, receipts of Hotel, roses, money transfers so no additional evidence was requested just the I-134 paystubs and tax transcripts. So one journey ends and another one begins AOS once we are married. TGIF

Please see the link below they do have an approved clinic en el DF I was going to send my Fiancee down there for the medical since she has family there (she lives in Tijuana) but she opted to go to Juarez and do it there.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/ciudadjuarez/231771/PDFs/mexwide-202_feb2015_eng.pdf

To clarify my first post I am originally from Germany but my mom got married to American citizen so I am natural born German citizen but my step father adopted me and I am now a US citizen that is why I said Foreigner/American.

To all those curious this is my story. My experience with Filipina dating sites is all over the place. I met a lot of sincere women searching for husbands. I also encountered several scammers who were trying to make quick buck off of lonely men like me. I quickly learned to be suspicious of anyone asking money or hinting about financial needs. I ended up talking to two beautiful Filipinas that I think are sincere. One is a happy chatter. She always makes me laugh, sweet and I could tell she is really a wife material but everytime we talk she keeps telling me she wants to get to know me well so I ended up choosing my fiancee because the other Filipina seems not so interested with me and here is the other one keep telling me she wants to have a family. We remained friends and I admitted to her that I chose my fiancee over her and she was to accept it. I went to Philippines and met my fiancee and her family. They’ve been so good to me. I saw how simple their life and after three visit I decided to petition her. I supported her and her family because for me they are my family too. Even gave them a small business because they are depending to my fiancee and I was thinking if I will marry her I want her to focus to our own family. They were so happy and thank me enough.

UPDATES: When I talked to her family yesterday I told her mom that if something happens to her it is not my responsibilities anymore and that I reported her already. She began to tell me the whole story. She told me that her daughter met me and this guy almost the same month. She advised her to focus on me and drop the other guy because she said she knew I am a good guy for her daughter. I didn’t know that I was being fooled since then because they guy also came to Philippines and met them. Her mom said she called them and told her that I saw her and reported her but she told her mom that I love her so much so she will just say that she just want to surprise me and went to her friends first. Well, I am really surprised! Her mom also mentioned that this guy is not supporting them or her and she asked my forgiveness because she tolerated her daughter because they need my support. The guy knew about me but he kept quiet and agreed with her that I filed the petition first and can’t cancel it anymore so she will just take the opportunity to meet him. I am honestly lost right now. I can’t believe this is happening to me. I talked to the other Filipina today and she cried and felt bad for me. I was so stupid I chose the wrong one. Now, it is too late.

I have schedule to Philippine consulate here and I am thinking if ever she will contact me if I will answer her and pretend I will accept her and bring her there or not answer her at all and just let the immigration find her. To all of you, from the bottom of my heart I truly appreciate everyone. Thank you for all the encouragement and concerns. I really hope all of you will get your visa approaved and will be happy to all your partners. You are all lucky and please don’t waste that chance because not all people have a chance to meet a good person. I will be busy from now on. I will you all the best in life!

Leandro

Just a heart breaking story, I cannot imagine what you are going through but please remain strong as it seems like she had this completely mapped out and once she realizes she cannot Adjust her status without you. You can bet that she will try to make contact with you and try her best to have you proceed. Do not fall for it at all, do not have any contact with her alone and I would recommend that you cut contact with her family. They gave you an explanation, and from what you told they knew about this and I can understand it is their daughter but you are under no obligation to continue supporting them in any way. The important thing is to learn from this experience and not make the same mistake again. Good luck to you.

My lawyer file the I-130 between July 11-14. When my husband Called theLaywer she said they have submitted the I-140 and to call them back in 2 weeks.

I email her and she said they still waiting on a receipt number from USCIS,

This week make 2 weeks.

Question is this normal? Anyone else have this problem because I notice some people send their after mine and they already have their receipts number.

When I filed in November of last year it took about ten days where I received the actual text message from USCIS that my case was received, but I requested my lawyer to send me the tracking number as soon as the package was mailed and honestly the only reason I used a lawyer was my prepaid legal covered it if not I would have done it myself. Get the tracking number, Nothing really goes in order I got my NOA2 in 26 days back then and there was people who sent it before me and got their two weeks after. Now from what I see on processing times it is taking longer.

Hi everyone TGIF,

Anybody who has done the ASC in Mexico especially in Tijuana how long does it take to get in and out? The earliest I could schedule my Fiancee was for 1430 but I booked her direct flight to Juarez at 1630 same day? She has caught flights out of TJ 45 minutes before the departure, There was no appointments available in Juarez unfortunately if not I would schedule her to do it in Juarez. Her interview is that Friday but she needs to be in Juarez Tuesday since her daughter is six and her exam needs to be done more in advance. And I did a search and could find nothing in terms of in Mexico how long it actually takes. Thanks in advance.

Greetings

I am writing this email looking for some answers. I am a resident of NYC and back in 2014 I went on vacation to Dominican Republic and on my vacation I met a cousin of mine from my dad side and it was the first time I met her and me and her we stood in contact after I left the country in 2015, after months of talking to her me and her decided to have a relationship and so we started seeing each othe and after months I went back to Dominican Republic and we met each other again and this time as a couple and we fell in love and I want to be with her and I want her to live with me here and I was wondering if anybody can help us on what's the law marrying my cousin and what are the process to petition her and bring her to marry me here, and having identical last name will cause any problem? Any information will be of much help

Thank you for your time and help!

P.S I am a US Citizen

Like others have stated First cousin Marriage is allowed in NY so when filling out your K1 petition make sure you put that you intend to live in a state that allows the first cousin marriage. Also I believe Cousin Marriage is legal in the Dominican Republic so you could do CR1 visa which take a little longer but expect more scrutiny as others have mentioned Front load your initial petition. Make sure you disclose the fact that you are first cousins on the petition do not attempt to hide it in fact there is a field where is specifically asks that question. Take another trip if you can take lots of photos together and good luck.

The only other thing now is the embassy is saying they haven't processed it fully yet even though it seems they have it and can see it. They advise us to keep the August 5 interview and keep calling every day to ensure they get it processed. Seems we will be okay with that too as we have 2 weeks still, but fingers crossed.

My fiancee has hers on the 5th at 7:15 AM cool hopefully you can keep the date.

Hi everyone,

Been a while since I have been on but due to issues with the Bio father of my Fiancee's daughter it took quite some "bribing" to get him to sign off on a passport for her daughter, I scheduled her Consulate interview for the 29th of July but due to some scheduling conflicts I had to reschedule the interview, what I noticed when selecting dates is even though its past Midway July every date was available in August so I moved it to August 5th. I am noticing some people have had to schedule in Juarez up to September for lack of availability. Is the availability due to our NOA 2 date? Being from last year? Does our petition have some priority? I was thinking our petition has already been looked at and hence the easy availability of appointments.

I went through a similar thing with my Fiancee the Bio father just signed the letter letting his daughter get a passport was your Fiancee's issue obtaining a passport for her daughter? that is the only reason I had to jump over hurdles in the end I paid the father a nice sum to buy his permission go figure. But to clarify and so people who have a Fiancee in Mexico they Will and I repeat will absolutely need the Bio Fathers permission unless the mother has sole custody of the minor child to obtain a passport which is required for the visa. This is what held me up after all how can you obtain the visa without a passport and at the SRE they will make absolutely no exceptions for this. So I am happy for you but please bear in mind that especially if the Bio Father is Mexican (and they usually are) then the children will in no way be granted a passport without their ok.

Visa approved on dec 23

Please post a review with what questions were asked? did they look at anything additional that you took to the interview? Congrats looks like 2016 will be a great year for you.

It should be

Let me know when you get it and we will let you know when we get it

Hi Jannina let me know when you guys get yours I told my fiancee to expect hers any day now.. I emailed the embassy on 12/7..No reply as of yet so they must be busy and of course I am waiting for her to get her passports so I can get the appointment....

You're going to Ciudad Juarez too? Yes, I was surprised how long it is too. Glad I went ahead and scheduled the appointment.

Yup only place for K1 in Mexico.....Yes I am hoping more become available but obviously I will take what I can get as soon as she gets her passports this week I am booking an appointment two months is going to be longer than it took for packet to go the USCIS and get approved and leave the NVC...

The earliest appointment was the 23rd of February, but I didn't want to do it on a Tuesday so that I can make sure to schedule the medical at least two days before. If we did the Tuesday, medical would have to be on friday and thats more days of needing to be there with a hotel etc.

OMG you have got to be kidding....I am going to push my fiancee to get her passports issued ASAP..that is over two months out....

Hi,

Even though my fiancee and me are not married, I have had enough experience with family and friends especially visiting family from Guatemala that I can provide some experiences. One thing I can say is for one in our beautiful country (USA) there major differences that are even cultural from one area to another having lived my life in OC California I can say that (based on your timeline location) having traveled to Omaha the pace of life and culture are markedly different. My Fiancee being from a big city like Mexico City but living in Tijuana is going to have a very easy time adjusting in Southern California due to the already large Mexican population the amount there is to do and the similarity in lifestyle (being Tijuana is a border City) . Our main LOL difference has been believe or not the difference in Spanish language and culture between my American/Guatemalan and her Big City Mexican there are differences. But someone from Colombia would probably have a much easier time in like Miami or maybe New York. If your wife is from the big city where you live there is going to be a major difference. One of my family members for example when she comes to visit and stay she prefers Miami over LA because according to her the weather and the kind latinos that are over there are more familiar to her. Oh and regardless of how nice the cities are pretty much all of Latin America is third world just look at the disparity in what someone can make and average earning per household. My suggestion honestly take a vacation together to NY or Miami let her see there is allot more to the USA there is rich cultural diversity across the states that at first glance is not readily apparent.