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The children were listed on the application but on the application, it said that they are not included in the petition. My girlfriend changed her mind and I did send a letter like they advised me to but they sent it back to me with a "general inquiry form letter. If I cannot get the children added what is the process? Is it another K-1 or some other immigration procedure? The children would be coming a year after her if we can get it done.

Quick question guys, we are August filers. We did not include my girlfriends' child on the application, how hard is it to bring the child later and what procedures do we follow?

Thanks in advance,

Rodney

Hi, guys. We filed our I-129F in August and have received our NOA1. I called the 800 number to request a change, to add my girlfriends' child to the petition. In the original petition, we said that the child was not coming with us when the visa is issued or in the future. The USCIS said to send a letter to them requesting this change. I sent the letter. The letter was short and to the point and included all pertinent information. Today I received an envelope from them and in it was my original letter and a copy of the receipt letter and the envelope I sent everything in. Also included was a letter from the saying absolutely nothing, titled "General Inquiry Respnse Letter".

I can type it out if needed.

I have no idea if the child was added or not. What does this mean?

Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks,

Hi, guys. My NOA1 was dated August 30, 2017, and my Visa Journey estimate is: "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between January 31, 2018 and February 3, 2018"

That was longer than what I was expecting. Right now we are traveling to other countries she can visit for two weeks each month

Thanks, ConOfficer for your experienced insight.

Rodney

Hi guys, I have a quick question. We applied for a student visa for my girlfriend two months ago and she was denied. They did not know about me on the application for a student visa. She was denied because she did not have strong ties to her home country (she was poor). My question is this: will being denied for a student visa two months ago hurt our chances of getting a K-1 visa now?

Thanks in advance,

Rodney

PS - we are going to apply for the k-1 visa as soon as we get all the paperwork together.

Hi guys. Our visa was approved in December and the 6 months to use it expires May 25th. My question is this; is there a way to extend the original 6 month validity of the visa so we can travel to the US in August or later? Thanks in advance.

I did not go with my girlfriend and she was approved with no problem. (two days ago).

We were approved today. We will be flying back to the USA together on January 3, 2016. Thanks everyone on this forum.

Thanks again Greenbaum , my girlfriend has her interview in Bogota, Colombia tomorrow (Nov. 30, 2015) and if approved, we will travel back to the States on January 3rd. Your website will be invaluable in determining what to do next. Thanks

My girlfriend has her interview Monday, November 30th in Bogota, Colombia. I am unable to be there so I hope it's fine with just her. She is doing her medical stuff this week.

Hola a todos, Una rapida pregunta. Estoy tratando de programar una fecha de entrevista para nuestra visa K-1. Cada vez que intento programar la página web dice que no hay citas disponibles, comprobar de nuevo en unos días. He estado haciendo esto durante una semana y no hay citas disponibles. ¿Debo llamar a la embajada para programar ?o mantener el control de la página web?
gracias de antemano.

Thanks for the reply, so I guess all the documentation is for the foreign person. The directions state all applicants. I assume I am not an applicant so I can stop getting all of the same documentation for myself as the American citizen.

Thanks again

Hi again guys. Do I have to provide a police report for myself as the American citizen for the interview?

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, we are gathering all the information for the interview. I have a couple of questions. How long does it take to get the Colombian police report? And birth certificate? I am unsure when to set the interview. Those are the only two thing my girlfriend has not done.

Thanks in advance,

Hola a todos,

¿Cuánto tiempo se tarda en obtener el informe de la policía en Colombia para la visa K-1? ¿Certificado de nacimiento?

Gracias

Sorry to rain on your parade mate, but would hate for you both to find yourselves at the beginning of the process again due to a little misunderstanding.

Has your fiance' done the DS160, online profile, and paid the fee? You will need that done before they will assign an interview date.

I did my DS160 online and tried to apply for interview, but the scheduling of an interview online was disabled for K1 applicants. I then sent an email to the consulate asking if I had made an error and that I am ready for an interview. 2 days later they notified my lady that I had to contact them with DS160 details, receipt number and my contact information, which I did. 2 days later I had my interview date.

Hope this helps mate...

Maybe we can catch up in TX, I'm hoping to arrive 15 Dec, but that is dependent on my business selling before then

I will be back in the county January 3, in Dallas. Contact me after that date.

G'day Rodney,

Mate I just reread your question about your fiance' coming to USA and then leaving for Spring Break (starts 1st week of March for you?).

The idea of the K1 is to allow you to bring your fiance' into the country and then you must marry within 90 days, on top of that, within that 90 day period you must also apply for Adjustment of Status (AOS) in which you apply for your AP and your residency(green card).

I note she is coming January, yet not marrying until March. Can I suggest, Anyone can correct me if my understanding is wrong, that she does not leave the country until at very least you are married, even if you just have a quick courthouse ceremony. I could pretty much guarantee that if you leave and are not married the authorities Will deem that the process has been abandoned. The K1 is a one use only visa and cannot be used for re-entry into the USA. The AP will not apply as you are not married and you will then have to go through it all again.

So, my suggestion is get married(in a court or bring date forward) as soon as allowed (TX has a 72hr notification period from memory), then immediately apply for AOS, AP needs to be approved before you leave country, read the caveat I put up earlier. On that basis, is probably Not wise to go for Spring Break

Thanks lueds, we have decided to just go skiing in Colorado for Spring Break if the interview is successful. Right now I am having to get new originals of birth certificate, divorce records and police report all for me because I sent the original originals with the initial K-1 application. I hope I can get everything soon so we can have the interview before Christmas :/

G'day there,

They state that they require birth certificates from All parties, so petitioner, beneficiary and any children under 21 years of age, Even if the the children are Not coming with beneficiary to the USA

As for evidence, they will be looking for more recent additional evidence of ongoing relationship. I have my interview 20 November and I will be taking the evidence that I have already submitted, plus additional of more recent nature: correspondence in form of cards/letters/emails/phone logs etc

The original copies of divorce decree needs to be brought to interview.

Mate, your questions are Not stupid, we need to get this right so as not to delay being able to get together with our partners, Not asking, and then getting an Administrative Delay due to that is stupid imho.

All the best in your journey brother

Dang!!! I sent all the originals (I have no copies) with the original K-1 application Looks like I just delayed the process instead of the government.

One more question. We are gathering all documents for the interview. They are asking for birth certificates form all applicants. Do I as the petitioner need to send my birth certificate or does this just mean my girlfriend? (I sent copies of my passport instead of a birth certificate with the original K-1 application)

Also, they are asking for evidence of a relationship. We submitted the evidence with the origianl K-1 application. Do we need to bring the same evidence again or just some additional evidence since the application?

Also, divorce decrees, I am the only one divorced and that evidence was also sent with the original K-1 application, do I need to send my information again?

Sorry if these seem like stupid questions but I would hate to screw up right at the end of the process. Thanks in advance. Rodney

I have a question for the experts. My girlfriend in coming on Jan. 3, 2016 but she wants to return to Colombia for Spring Break for a week with me. If we get married on the second week of March is she able to travel outside the US the next week or is there other paperwork we will have to file and wait on? If so, what is the usual timeline? Thanks very much in advance for your knowledge. Rodney

He's from Saudi Arabia, that makes sence to me. : /

Quick question for the experts: We got our NOA 2 on 9/1 so our file has not make it to NVC yet that we know of. We did not plan on things happening so fast. Our plans are for my girlfriend to return with me to the States the middle of August 2016.

When and how should I request an extension? At the NVC or at the embasy?

We would like to schedue the medical exam and interview in March.

Thanks in advance

Hi guys, on our NOA2 there is the..... Notice Type: Approval Notice Valid from 09/01/2015 to 12/31/2015

What do these dates mean?

Some kind of deadline or something?

Thanks for your reply's.