Axle314

Has anyone had any more experience with this? We are thinking about going confidential as well!

Hello!

My wife and I are trying to attend a milestone birthday for her grandmother's 90th birthday in a few months, AFTER we get married. We did the math, assuming it'll take about 90 days to get AOS & AP done, we have basically 12 days to get married AND submit AOS Paperwork.

Question is on the Marriage Certificate. We are thinking of getting married either in Los Angeles ( 6-8 weeks?! ) or Orange County ( 10 business days!)

If we got married, TOOK the Marriage License to the County Recorder, can we get a copy ( with official stamp / seal) of the marriage certificate on the spot, if we wait in line, etc. etc.

We basically want to shotgun the paperwork right away, because we realized that the timing is really too close!

Does it have to be a certified copy after the County records it?

Anyone with experience on this matter, particularly in Los Angeles / Orange County in California would be greatly appreciated to speak on the matter!

After receiving an RFE regarding the online dating - I am happy to say we got notification yesterday that we are approved!!! *Dances*

Quick Question - I have about 14 pages ( in total) for my reply to the RFE. Do I paperclip it all together?? I'm folding in thirds for it to fit in the provided envelope.

Wow I'm surprised you even got an RFE. When me and my now husband did the K1 we just wrote that we met online at OkCupid and we didn't send any Terms of Service or anything and we got approved without RFE.

We did the same. I am convinced it's the luck of the draw as to who reviews it.

I included ALL sheets they sent to me, followed by cover letter.

As stated above - make copy of everything for your own record, including the RFE letter from USCIS.

You should see the name of ISO, who actually initiated the RFE. Sending in, make sure you mentioned that person's name on the envelope.: Attn: ISO XXXXXXX.

Good LUCK!!!!!!!

On my form there is no ISO Number, I only see the A Number, the Receipt Number. There are some numbers below that say CSCXXXX and WSXXXXX, but I don't think that is it. It also says Section XX.

Hello,

I just made a post : http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/573400-met-on-okcupid-filed-k-1-then-got-rfe-about-okcupid/, and thought I would also ask the following as a more general question.

What's the format as far as responding to the RFE? I understand that the blue sheet that says to place it on top goes first, but then after that have others done a signed and dated letter, indicating that you are responding to the RFE? Do you indicate what you are attaching?

Do I need to include the white sheet that lists the actual requested evidence on it, or is that not necessary when you include the blue sheet? The RFE package had two sheets on it.

Anything else in particular I need to know?

Thanks for your help!

Hello!

As much as I wanted to avoid it, somehow the USCIS adjunctor thinks that www.okcupid.com could be an international marriage broker! Obviously, to the general public, it is not!

I read some of the other posts on VJ about what others have done, including printing up the Terms & Conditions, e-mailing OKCupid Customer support regarding this, and writing a letter that again certifies that a international marriage broker was not used.

But what I want to know is what else can I do to further hammer the nail and put this RFE to the grave? What else can be included in my RFE response?

One thought I had was printing a copy of what Wikipedia says about OKCupid. I did take some screenshots of our conversations on OKCupid, but frankly I don't want to give too much information that another RFE could spawn out of it!

Any thoughts? I would like to respond to this RFE within a day or two.

I had a slight typo on my birth certificate too. Birth certificate had my middle name as Lindsay, my passport , driver's license etc. has it as Lindsey. I have always used Lindsey.

I didn't mention it, neither did anyone else.

Thanks for the reply. Did you include your US Passport as well in the package?

Hello,

SO I'm going to ask my girlfriend to marry me. She already did the intent to marry letter ( so did I), I already bought the ring, etc.

I've been living in Canada for the last 4 years, and am planning to move back to the USA to be closer to family. I got a job offer back home and am planning on moving in a few weeks.

When I submit my K-1 Visa Application, I got already a number of various evidence that she and I have met each other within the past two years. We did a trip together, I am going to manage to show that we had the same stamp on our passports, etc. We got boarding passes, etc. Also a receipt for a massage with both of our names on it.

I basically want to make sure that the officer realizes that it is not a case where I lived in the USA when I met her in Canada. I lived in the same city as her, when we met. I was thinking about getting a few months of credit card statements of her and I, and highlighting accordingly that we ate meals together on a number of occasions, on the same date, etc. We use the same bank in Canada.

I was also thinking of adding a map showing where she lives and where I lived, showing that it's about 20 km away from eachother.

I am planning to include my offer letter of employment in the USA with the packet, explaining that I am expecting to work in the USA. ( Please confirm if this sounds like a good idea in my situation.

Anyone have thoughts on this? Am I on the right track?

I used a lawyer to review my documents, she was quite helpful. In about 30 minutes she was able to review everything and give advice.

Hello!

I'm planning on submitting my K1 Visa application soon for my soon to be fiance. We met with a lawyer yesterday and she thought I had a very good package ( Just to sign in Black ink / don't need to include all of her passport pages, etc. ). However...

My Birth Certificate has my middle name spelled slightly wrong. It says "Louis". The middle name shown on my passport and almost all of my other records ( probably because I use my passport) shows Luis.

My plan was to include both my Passport Photo page and my Birth Certificate. On the cover sheet for the attachment where I'm proving I'm a USC, I make a note indicating that I acknowledge that there is a typo, and that the middle name of Luis has been used for all other formal documents.

Is this likely to be a mistake, including my Birth Certificate? I was hoping by being upfront that I know my middle name is spelled wrong and needs to be corrected will just give an excuse to delay. Should I just use my passport with all of the pages instead? I feel like the Birth Certificate does a better job of indicating I am a US Born Citizen.

Any thoughts?

Hello,

My soon to be fiance has a dual citizenship. One is British, the other is Canadian.

Since I'm a USC - does the fact she has a dual citizenship complicate anything as far as applying for the K-1 Visa?

I noticed on the form there was very little room to indicate her citizenship. I assumed I need to put Canadian, but then where would I put the British Part?

She's also New Zealand Permanent Resident.

She also has a fairly old ( unexpired) B1/B2 Visa for the US. Does that do anything?

Really?? When did that happen? Why?

Hello! First time poster here. I'm glad to join!

Here's what's going on - I will try to be brief and give relevant details.

Me:

- Met my GF ( I will call her "RH") online 7 months ago. We met in person 3 days after meeting online. She moved in to my apartment ( but did not officially change addresses / bills / anything ) about 4 months ago.

- RH and I have been on three trips together, and my friends have met RH as well. Some of them are willing to write letters if we need them to.

- I am a US Citizen

- I have lived in Vancouver, BC for about 4 years under a work permit that's valid until December 2016.

- I have submitted through express entry my application to become a permanent resident in Canada. This will take a few months.

- I have submitted US and Canadian Taxes throughout my 4 years in Canada. I have given up my tax residency in California, to the best of my knowledge.

- I am originally from California.

- My work situation in Vancouver has gotten from bad to worse by the economy. Although I am not personally in trouble, many others around me are and it won't be very long until I'm on the chopping block.

- My father ( :-( ) has been recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. So I have a desire to come back and help support my family.

- My company has openings for my position back in California and are in the current process of giving me an offer. I'd say 95% certainty. The income I would be making is over $80k.

- I might be moving back to California within two-three weeks.

- If I move, as I understand it, my work permit is still valid in Canada, however my job will no longer be in Canada. I've been told that unless I directly inform CBP, my work permit will remain.

- I am a Nexus Card Holder ( Will be brought up later)

- I love RH. I haven't quite asked her to marry me, but let's just say the engagement ring is in my saved cart / a ring has been picked out!

Her:

-RH was born in the UK ( British Citizen). She became a New Zealand Permanent Resident when her parents moved there when she was Pre-Teens. Two-three years later - she and her family moved to Canada. She is now a Canadian Citizen. So she is British Citizen / Canadian Citizen.

- RH is also a Nexus Card Holder.

- RH is willing to move to California to be with me.

Questions / Problems / Help :

-RH and I were originally thinking of doing the K1 Visa. I ask her to marry me ( she'll say yes, I already know ) and we either get a immigration lawyer to see our K1 visa application, or we make sure that whatever you guys recommend regarding the K1 Visa throughout VJ site - we follow. We wait 5-8 months. I will try to visit her every month, she will try to visit me every month and hopefully not be too much hassled at the border. We know that she has to show strong ties to Canada and can be denied entry while her K1 is in process.

Question from the above: Does the Vancouver US Consulate do DCFs? If we managed to fill up all of the paperwork, get married, etc. - Can we do the DCF? If I move away from Vancouver ( but still technically have a home / residence to stay at in Vancouver ) - can I still legally say I'm a resident? If not, do I need to do the DCF / Marriage before I officially move? From what I understand, I have to show for a DCF that I was a resident in Canada for 6 months ( and I'm assuming that's the past 6 months )

- Does the fact that I am currently applying to be a permanent resident in Canada complicate the matter? Am I legally able to get married in Canada?

- Does the fact that she has multiple citizenships complicate the matter further? Will us being NEXUS Card holders help us at all?

- Does RH need to get a criminal record / history made before a DCF?

- Does the interview need to be done in Montreal or can it be done in Vancouver.

-Can the DCF be done elsewhere, i.e. Los Angeles area? Either in the US or whatnot?

- Do we need to do the DCF before I move? Can it be done after I move? As long as it doesn't seem like I'm on a tourist Visa.

- Do I need to marry her right now, in hopes of the DCF? If I can't do the DCF, I'm worried that we would have gotten married prematurely and now are forced to do a K3 Visa ( which as I understand it takes longer to process)

I think that's all I can ask at the moment. We just want to minimize the time apart from one another and for her to be able to work in the USA ( otherwise she'll go nuts not making any cash) and wants to be able to work legally.

Appreciate your thoughts!!