seattlelew

We went to the K1 interview in Guangzhou, China February 23, 2017...my fiancee was given a letter at the end of the interview which said:"Congratulations!...your K1 visa has been approved.  It will be mailed to you at the Citic Bank branch that you designated along with your immigration package that should only be opened by USCIS upon your entry to the US..."...Wow...we were stoked!...then 3 days later we received an email saying that per section 221g of the Immigration and Nationality act that we would not be getting the K1 visa pending receipt of more documents pertaining to my divorce settlement, credit report copy, etc...we were bummed...and had already booked airfare to the US based on the "Congratulations" letter...so I rounded up the documents that they wanted...all was good information, no debt, no alimony, etc.   10 days later, we received another email asking for even more documents...they now wanted my 2016 tax return (which isn't required to be filed until April 15, 2017) which I had to have my accountant prepare for me and email to me...they also wanted another form i-134 Affidavit of Support, signed original.  I had already given them one at the time of my fiancee's interview....NOW we received a third email from the Consulate wanting a "certificate of aliases" and a new Police Certificate reflecting all aliases...!?!  I wrote them back and explained that my fiancee has never had any alias and the Chinese police will not issue any statement that she has never had any alias (how would they know anyway?!)  So we are now waiting again, a month past our interview with no idea when they will finally issue our K1...anyone have any thoughts, advice, similar experiences?  We feel that the Guangzhou consulate is being wholly unreasonable and are asking for things that cannot be provided...we will fight until we prevail...even if it leads to Appeals and even Court...we will not be denied!

Hello, I am also new to this forum (first post) and I have just mailed my K1 I-129F package off to Texas...I did my own K1 application and I would recommend doing it yourself...95% of the preparation is gathering documents together which you have to do yourself anyway...birth certificates, divorce decrees, passport photos, and the personal biographic information about yourself and your fiancee...date and place of birth, parents names and info, addresses where you and your fiancee have lived, employment history, etc....none of the visa preparation companies that want to charge you hundreds of $$$ can do any of those things for you anyway...they just prey upon your insecurity about messing up the application and getting rejected....it really is easy (although tedious and time-consuming) like putting together a jig saw puzzle....the pieces are all there in your possession...you just need to put them together on the appropriate forms. There are numerous guides and checklists online and some great videos on Youtube...check out SezStyle on youtube...he is an American who just got a K1 approved for his Filipina wife...he does a good job of walking you through the process...Good Luck and start getting busy on it today....the forms are all available free online...USCIS website.