Stanri010

We put no here and didn't have any issues.

The questions on the DS-160 are, "Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents living in the US?" and, "Do you have any other relatives in the United States?".

Technically, I do not believe Fiance is considered an immediate relative or a relative.

In this example form for a K-1 visa, it is also entered as "No"

Link thingy >>>>>> http://www.visajourney.com/examples/DS-160-Example-Form.pdf

I had a lawyer prepare my petition and he actually put Yes and labeled me as "Fiancee" as the relationship in the united states. Whoever see's this with half a brain will understand regardless of what is right or wrong. Just my two cents.

This is also my first post in this thread but here's a brief summary of my experience so far.

2016-08-30 Submitted I-129F

2016-09-02 Received NOA1

2016-10-07 Received NOA2

2016-10-31 NVC Letter Dated & Approved I-129F Sent Out (NVC letter received Nov 5)

​2016-11-08 Seoul Embassy Received Package

2016-11-09 E-Package 3 Received via email & Fiance received phone call from embassy.

2017-01-24 Interview Scheduled for this date (Earliest date was in December 20th)

Overall it's been a very painless process for the most part.

I have reviewed the petty exception rule and it does appear to fall under that. The only problem is, again, the documentation may be shoddy as there's no court disposition, only a paid receipt.

I guess we'll just see how it goes.

EDIT: Does the interviewer invoke the petty exception rule then and there during the interview or is it done afterwards? If during, I'd take it they would need all of the information on all possible sentencing on the crime.

Where does the DS-160 fall in terms of the step by step checklist? Is the DS-160 just the online version of the paper application package?

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

It will probably show up on her police record since she pled guilty.

Ah, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks.

I wouldn't rush right out and get an attorney quite yet.

For clarification, who is the petitioner/USc and who is the beneficiary? I'm assuming she is the beneficiary

I would be the petitioner, a US citizen. She is a south korean beneficiary.

First off, I plan on getting a immigration attorney but before I do, I'm trying to get some more info on this subject.

A few years back, my fiance wound up with a shoplifting citation. She was "arrested" (forced to spend a half an hour talking to the police at the mall) and was given a city ordinance violation. She never had to go to court but it's my understanding that by paying the fine, she admitted to the guilt.

My initial understanding is that this would be subject to a crime of immoral turpitude. However, upon briefly talking to a couple immigration lawyers in free consultations, a couple of them said it wasn't a CIMT but they did not elaborate as I never purchased their service.

Upon examining the I-129F form, in section 3 part 2, they clearly spell out a handful of really bad crimes (CIMT), of which her shoplifting doesn't fall under. In guides for K1 visas, I've seen instructions to only reveal convicted crimes that fall under section 2a/b/c.

To exacerbate things, I could probably get a sealed police report of the citation, but the courthouse doesn't have any final disposition for the case. It's almost as if it never went through the court system. The best I might be able to do is to get a receipt for the fine paid.

Like I said, I'm planning on getting an attorney for further advice but I'd hate to dredge up a potential CIMT situation where it really isn't and not be able to provide the proper documentation of it's resolution.