Ryanek

1 hour ago, sammyp said:

When is the affidavit needed? It seems from what you are saying that I need this document when I interview. It's not needed before I interview?

 

What about the police report? When is this needed? 

Hi there,

My experience was that the affidavit of support, police records, and doctors exam ect... were not needed until the Fiance(e)'s interview at the consulate. My Fiancee and I were advised, in our situation, not to gather these documents until she had received her packet from the consulate. That is number 8 on this list which I found very useful. The reason we were advised to wait was because some of these documents (police reports and medical exam) can expire.

Hi there,

My fiancee and I have almost completed this long K-1 visa process! She has had her interview and is just waiting to get her passport back with the visa. She is in the Czech Republic and I am in Seattle, WA.

So we have started looking at tickets and it looks like it would be about $200 cheaper for some reason for her to fly in to Vancouver BC airport than for her to fly in to Seattle in the time frame we are looking at.Seattle is only a 3 hour drive from Vancouver so it would be no problem for me to go pick her up and bring her back to Seattle. After talking about it, it started to sound like a good idea. We would then be together for her entry in to the US and the final step of getting in to the country might seem less intimidating for her. We used to meet in BC during the processing time so she is able to travel to Canada.

So my question is: Would there be any problem with this plan? Just wondering if the Customs officer might be taken off guard? They might think it strange to have a girl from the Czech Republic with a Finacee visa coming through that way. Thoughts?

So it sounds then like the safest route is to go with the K1. Maybe they will be taking a harder look at her because she already has already made several trips to the states.

It's an idea. She would be to come back on the B1 to give us more time to be together and plan a proper marriage, not a shotgun court room thing. Not exactly an intention we are just trying to weigh the options. We are planning on marriage and living in the states for a few years.

I think this is the waybour volunteers come over: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/getting-us-visa-b-1-do-volunteer-work.html

Does it help?

No, because the agency is faith based we get many folks from Europe that come over on a religious or mission b1 visitor for business visa to do voluntary service work. They receive no payment just room and board, and a small stipend.

Hey there,

Totally new to the world of immigration. I feel like my story is unique but there's a good chance it's not. either way I'll start from the beginning.

My girlfriend and I met at the agency I work for here in the states. She is a Czech citizen and I am an American citizen.

She spent a year in an organization similar to ours near Boston. She went back to the Czech Republic and after a couple months decided she wanted to do more volunteer work. She had heard about our agency, which is on the west coast from someone in Boston so she got in touch with my boss and got the okay to come over for a few months. She was given a welcome letter but I think she forgot it on the way here. She also did not get a B1 volunteer visa for our agency but rather tried to use the one she had for Boston, I think because both our non-profits are part of the same federation so she thought it would work for both. So when she arrived she was in customs for several hours getting grilled on why she did not have proper documentation to come back into the states.

Fortunately she got in! She was permitted to stay for 90 days. And this is where we met and our relationship began. When she left we continued our relationship long distance and I have made a couple trips to see her. She has been reluctant to visit on ESTA because she believes it will hurt her chances of returning on a B1 volunteer visa again. The officer also told her on her in customs not to return to the states until 2016.

So I have been in touch with my boss and he is willing to give her anything he can to help her come back and of course I want her to come back but she is shook up from her last encounter with customs. We have debated using a K1 or another B1 for her to come back. The K1 seems safer but I am not confident in my financial ability to care for her long enough while she is unable to work and waiting for a green card. The B1 would give her enough support from my agency to get us both on our feet and get properly married so this is the preferable option!

So I am here basically to tap into the wisdom and experience of this site. Should we go for the B1 again? Or just try a K1? Also would it be possible try the B1 and use the K1 as a back-up plan if the B1 fails?

Thank you.