wissooner

Yes, with proper evidence any one should not have a problem getting a visa. Still, you take any Russian women who may or may not be scared out of her wits or at the very least incredibly nervous being inside the US embassy and put her up against some savvy CO, she could be reduced to mush in no time if the CO so desired. This is why I am trying now to boast the confidence of my fiance. She is already apprehensive about the interview and it is still months away..........

Thanks Slim, Chuckles, & Sol

Yes, the extra 6 month wait can only help our case in the eyes of the USCIS and embassy, but it was hard to break the news to my fiance last summer though. In hindsight, I should've known about the 6 month requirement, but I didn't. It was buried on the last page of my papers and was not mentioned by anybody until the day of the final hearing. Imagine my joy and sorrow of waiting for my divorce hearing (there is a 4 month wait for that) only to find out that I have an additional 6 more months to wait as well. Oh well, I consider the wait well worth it........

Well, first of all, I don't think a k-1 or k-3 visa would be endangered by a denied tourist visa, two different kinds of visas. I do think that she might have trouble getting a tourist visa in spite of her ties to home. I suspect that DR is a high fraud country and that it would be very difficult for her to get a visa. I could be wrong.

Second of all, I do not know of any such 'loophole' you refered to. Maybe somebody else does, but I don't.

Yes, I think Turboguy is right, it seems an applicant has 12 weeks to respond to a RFE. This might have changed though. I would call them. You might have to refile..................Ken

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-26371.htm

I hope he didn't overstay his visa in 2001...................Ken

hmm....I wonder how much the interview depends on which CO is conducting the interview.......................Ken

Thanks dardislake for sharing your experiences with the embassy. I was orignally just going to have my fiance take a sampling of our e-mails and letters as well as phone records. After reading about your experiences and others, I may just include all letters and emails we sent each other. Just to be safe. Maybe they will read some of them.................Ken

I sent my I-129f today too. And yes, it does feel good to finally get the paperwork on its way to a service center. So, ladykelia, I guess congratulations are in order for the both of us, and god speed to the both of us as well.

hmm......we signed in blue and black ink,..........we'll see......................Ken

Hello,

Not really new to this forum. I have been reading it for about 7 or 8 months now. I was all set to send my I-129f off last summer when I discovered I was required to wait an additional 6 months to remarry after my divorce. That 6 month wait is over now so today I mailed my packet off to Nebraska. So now I wait some more. But that's ok, I consider my wait half over with already. I look forward to adding me and my fiance's experiences to the mix here. I can say this forum has already been invaluable to me. Maybe I can give something back....................................Ken

Hello forum I am back. If you took to trouble to glance thru this thread you would know that I was required by the state I live in to wait an additional 6 months after my divorce was final to be considered free to marry. That 6 month wait is now over so today I mailed off to Nebraska my I-129f. It is truly a joyous day. And to those who say that my wait as only just begun I would say to them that it is half over with already!

......................................Ken

Thanks all for the replys. I will list him on the I-129f and let it go at that. There was never a question of him coming here with her anyway. I just did want him to slow things down even more.................Ken

Thanks for the reply. Her son has no interest in immigrating here with his mother. I am afraid that he would not go with his mother to Moscow for her interview if asked. He is rather cool to her coming here. A trip to Moscow would be a two day trip (probably) and I do not think he would go for it. He will turn 21 about two weeks after I mail off the I-129f, I could wait till he turns 21, but I have already waited long enough. I was hoping to shave 2 or 3 weeks and not have to worry about her son guming this whole process up. So, my original question is this; If I list her son on the I-129f, will he be obligated to attend the embassy interview with his mother, even if he does not want to immigrate?..........................Ken

Perhaps I did not make myself clear. My fiance's son does not want to immigrate here with his mother. I do not want to involve him in the immigration process if I don't have to. My question is if I have to include him on the I-129f because he is still 20yo at the time of application, but does not want to immigrate, does he still have to attend the interview. I am not sure he would go anyway if asked......................Ken

I will be filing my I-129f in January. My fiance has a 20 yo unmarried son (who will turn 21 by the time of approval/interview and is not coming with her) which I assume I have to list on the petition. My question is does he have to accompany her to the interview at the embassy? The instructions on the embassy website would seem to indicate that he would, or do only children immigrating with the parent have to be present for the interview?........................Ken

I appreciate the replies and all the info. I should have stated up front that my decree mandates the six month wait. I was just hoping that I could proceed with the I-129f while I was waiting these six months out..............Ken

You have answered your own question here...You are not free to marry then. You should have divorced in another state.....

My divorce decree says I cannot remarry anywhere in the world for six months.............Ken

Yes, could've, should've, would've

Hmm......I guess thats it then, I wait. Now I have to tell my significant other the bad news.......this is not a good day ...........................................Ken

My divorce decree says I cannot remarry anywhere in the world for six months.............Ken

I know that I cannot remarry for six months anywhere in the world. This is the price I pay for getting a divorce in Wisconsin. It would seem that I would have to wait for six months to submit a I-129f. I guess I will try and find a definitive answer from a lawyer. Anyone have any links to one? Almost all states have some sort of waiting period after divorce, funny the law does not make mention of this. Only refers to divorce and annulment. Also, fiance has six months to use visa, I wonder if it was intended for this six months to be used to wait out any state required wait to remarry? I dunno..........................Ken

Hello, I am new to the forum. I have tried to search the forum for the answer to my question but to no avail. I am recently divorced. The state I live in requires a six month wait to remarry. So my question is do I also have to wait six months to submit a I-129f? The law onlys mentions divorce and annulment when referring to being legally free to marry(remarry). IIRC a fiance has six months upon receiving a K-1 to use it, so the six month wait to remarry is not an issue unless the USCIS does not see it that way. Does anybody know?.........................Ken

Then I have a question for the forum. I am recently divorced. My state (Wisconsin) requires a six month wait to remarry. Does this mean I have to wait six months to submit a I-129f?