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If you want to increase your chance of approval than definately have one, with or without your parents.

RELATING TO MY CASE, my fiancee had her interview this past week and the primary focus was did we have an engagement party and can I see the photos? He also looked at phone records and emails briefly.

Good Luck to you.

Lucas, did you have an engagement ceremony?

My fiancee just got approved and we also had a wedding ceremony for her family prior to the K1 interview.(see my timeline)

During her interview, they only asked her about the engagement ceremony and only asked to see pictures of it also.

Even though we had tons of pics of our wedding and my other trips?

I have to agree with Chuck and Kevin.

Although for me, having a little piece of mind just in case something did go wrong was why I went with Marc.

He did inform me of some evidence they may have requested that I didn't initially provide but I basically did all the

paperwork myself. As it turned out, they never asked to see that evidence but every case is different.

I was thrilled to find out that my fiancee has just passed her visa interview today.

Her interview experience was similiar to what others' have posted and I will list more details soon.

Thanks for all the support and Good luck to everyone...

Good point Chuck,

I'm sure I'll have some questions once I review some of her paperwork with her and will list what we have.

Thanks Don, I will keep you in my prayers as well. You should be right behind us.

There's no way I couldv'e gotten this far without VJ. This website has been an invaluable resource thanks to all of it's members. I also hired a lawyer I found here just for back up.

I appreciate all your best wishes and any tips...

-Glenn

Hello all, I thought I'd share some good news!

My fiancee finally received the long awaited packet 4 today with her interview date.

I was beginning to think they might have lost her paperwork. We mailed it in on March 8th.

I was told that this is the busiest time of the year over there? I don't mind waiting as long as everything works out.

Good luck to everyone...

Thanks for all your input.

I leave for VN tonight and will try to submit the packet during my trip.

Didn't think about it, but I will definately try and get proof of delivery.

I'm in the process of submitting packet 3 and need some help from you experienced VJs.

I had the I-134 notarized with originals of my supporting documents.

-bank letter

-pay stubs

-employer letter

-tax returns for last 3 years

-stock statements

-etc.

I've read over a few other posts on this topic that were helpful but still

have these concerns:

Do I mail in a ceritified copy of my I-134 and supporting documents with pack 3 or the original?

If I make copies, do I have certify each supporting document? or just the I-134?

Can your 401k count under stocks, bonds on the I-134?

Any other tips or help is appreciated.

I'll be heading over to VN in a couple days.

THANKS...

Is there an alternative to sending the petitioner's Birth certificate. I used copies of my passport to meet that requirement on the I-129F. Will I have to send her my passport?

My original B/C was lost and I have a court order instead that I'm afraid would raise more questions if I submitted it. It usually has when I had to provide when changing jobs?

One of the three reasons (in the report) why they denied petition was the photos 'they chose" had only 5-8 people in them.

That sucks!

I can't believe they can deny your petition based on how many people were in a photo or attended the engagement party, especially since I'm sure in some cases they didn't have one.

I guess I'll eventually find out though because our ceremony was very small. I do think having one would be essential in the eyes of any traditional vietnamese.

Thanks for sharing Justin and congradulations to you both.

On this question-

"Is your fiance here now?"

Were you actually present and will that help with approval?

the Vietnamese girl at the window told her to come back after she had her baby and fill out paperwork for American citizenship for the child.

This can't be the reason for denial, can it?

Man, it sounds like they do whatever they feel like over there. Since I'm just starting this process, it looks like it would be a plus to hire someone like Marc Ellis.

I fell for you 3AD, sounds like you have a pretty solid case.

I hope it will all work out.

Thanks for all your input.

The only thing I was worried about was if I didn't list any employment (like student only) and they were able to do a background check and see that she has worked and it contradicted my application. I will probably list everything to be safe.

Hello all, after much procrastination I am trying to get my K1 packet together and I have a few questions.

This is a great site and I'm getting alot of helpful information.

- I have all her G-325 info, but I'm unsure if it is neccessary to list her employment info if it is limited

and was paid under the table?(waitress). She's only 21 and her work history doesn't go back 5 years.

Do I need to list that she was a high school student for some of that period? She is currently a

part-time student and not working. Would you recommend listing "None" for work history?

- I recently heard of the changes from Homeland Security regarding the fiance visa and the delay it

has caused many people. I heard they are releasing a new I-129 form this month. Does anyone

know if it has been released yet? and if not, should I wait for this new form before submitting?

Thanks in advance for any input and/or tips regarding my journey.