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Aloha Everyone,

I am the petioner and my fiance is in France. I could use some clarification on this. I looked to pay the fee at the NVC and also called. They Said our physical package was sent already and any fee related info to call the Embassy.

This is what it says under France Patis Embassy info:

* Not mentioned anymore but good to have to support your case:
- I-134 Affidavit of support + related documents (letter from sponsor's employer, bank, sponsor's tax returns, ...)
- Original letter of intent to marry from the petitioner

So my questions are.

1. Is there even a fee to pay?

2. Is this form required? It does not say it is. I am going to have one anyway and send it to my fiance.

Any help is much appreciated and if you can send a link to where I should go that will be great as well.

Mahalo

July 5th the USCIS received our petition. September 7th it got approved and September 23rd the NVC received the approved petition. My fiance is French. That is how long it took for us to get to this part. Now we have to deal with the NVC and start gathering all the required documents.

Thank you for this detailed response. I will definitely use this guide for my fiance.

Aloha Everyone,

Our Application was received on July 5th, It got approved on the 7th of September and on the 23rd of September the NVC received it and is being sent to Paris Embassy woohooo!!!

My quesiton is though: My fiance is in France and we need to get her police record from Canada because she lived and work there longer the 6 months last year. Does anyone know if we can just conduct name-based criminal record check to get the report or do we need to get it accredited with doing it the fingerprint way. She has no criminal record in Canada while she was there.

Any and all help will be great.

Thank You!

If you marry, you will file for a spousal visa, and start with the I-130 petition. It takes about a year.

If you wait to marry in the US and file for a fiance(e) visa, then you can be anywhere you like while waiting. However, you will need to be able to receive your mail to get the USCIS notifications, and it may not take 6-8 months for her to get an interview. You would just have to wait and see how long it takes, and be able to leave as soon as the I-129F petition is approved so she can get her medical and attend the interview. You will need to provide an I-134 to show you meet the income requirement, so while out of the US that long, will you still be working remotely?

~ Moved from K-1 Progress to What Visa Do I Need - OP still deciding on immigration path~

My mom is joint sponsoring me. I do have my own business and work part time. I will be able to make money from another country and show proof of deposits in my bank account where we plan on living. The plan was for her to go to France and me to the US adapt when it wa a approved and her to go to interview and medicos exam. From what I read it seems like it takes 4 months for it to get that far in the process.

If you marry, it is not a 129f that you file. You can file the 129f and be out of the country during the process, but how will you be able to prove your income, employment, and domicile in the US.

Also, if you are planning to live in another country, other than her home country, you will need to find out if a police certificate will be required from that country to process your petition.

Regardless of what petition you file, it will take one year for your fiance to get to the US

I am going to process it in the us. My mother is going to join sponsor me for income requirements. I work from home with my business and can do this anywhere with email and phone so I will still be getting deposits into my bank account. I was thinking we write a letter that we didn't want to be separated during this process and had a opportunity to live in another country for the time being. What do you think?

how was she entering the usa then ? on what type of visa?

She has her toursist visa. I researched a lot and everyone said if you are in the same country you can get married and fill out the forms together there. That was the plan but didn't know the rules or correct way of saying things at the border.

Hello everyone,

My fiancé told agent at customs her intent to enter u.s. was to marry me and move there. We were unaware and naive about this and she did not have fiancé visa. She is now considered an attending immigrate and basically can't enter the states until we apply and get approved.

I have a few questions:

1. Can I marry her in France and skip this whole 8 month process and get her to the us a different faster way?

2. Do I have to be in the United States to file the I-129f petition and stay there until its approved? We are thinking we want to go to Bali or Belize to be together for 6-8 months while this is being processed and she is able to get her interview

Thank you for your advice