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3 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

If he is the USC, petitioner, no he does not need one. It is just for the beneficiary. 

 

Does not matter where the USC has ever been or lived. 

 

 

Perfect, thanks again!

On 11/3/2016 at 11:29 AM, Ben&Zian said:

Yes. Anywhere a person over the age of 16 has lived at for more than 6 months, a police report is needed.

Is this for everyone filing the k1? 

My fiance was deployed in Germany, is he going to need one when he files our k1?

Sorry to jump on here. It seems the second I got familiar with the process the I-129f changed haha. 

13 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

ONLY YOU NEED SHOW PRIMARY IN CASE MISSING PRIMARY YOU GO FOR SENCDARY

birth certificate is ok as cintizenship

Perfect, thanks so much! 

Hey everyone.

I just had one question in regards to the new 129f form.

When asking for evidence of US citizenship, is it asking for primary proof such as birth certificate, passport ect, AND also secondary proof "such as church or school records, baptismal certificates, U.S. census records,?"

Or are they only saying secondary proof is needed if there's a legitimate reason for not having primary evidence?

He has primary, but I'm just double checking to be sure we have all documents needed.

Thank you!

I'm just wondering if I can get any tips of advice on going on a visit from Canada to America to see my SO for 4 months. I know Canadians are legally allowed 6 months out of a year to go visit. I have come to find out that I may run into issues or a denial of entry because some officers may request proof that I plan on returning home, and may find it fishy that I plan on going on a trip this long, and may think I have plans to stay. I'm getting increasingly frustrated and have been putting off ordering my ticket due to these reasons. I have zero plans to stay. You know how it is in a long distance relationship. You don't get to have every day life contact with them like you would if you weren't long distance. So given the opportunity to of course I'd like to have a long visit while my life permits. I heard I need to show strong ties back to my country. Here's where I'm running into a problem. I don't have a job here in Canda. I'm on disability assistance. I don't own a home or rent one with a long term lease. I rent a place that's by the month. I will be leaving my home behind, filled with all my belongings, my cat who is my absolute best friend, and my family and friends. There's no way I could just stay in America, and I'm frustrated that I some how have to prove that. I was thinking I could get a letter from my landlord with his contact info and him stating that he knows I'm going on a trip from so and so dates, and that I will be back, and will continue to be paying rent while I'm away. I was also thinking of getting my mom to write a letter that she will be caring for my cat, and stating that I will be back on so and so dates. I also will be getting a return ticket when I order my ticket, so I'll also have that. I was thinking of paying 2 months rent in advance even before I leave, but that worried me that it would make my bank account look low and they'd question how I plan on supporting myself there, or think I'm going there to work. Literally the only expenses during my visit are going to be food. My so is happy to feed me. My so and I both follow the same diets, very cheap rice and bean diets, lol.

My only other trip has been once, 3 weeks ago I went to visit for 16 days. Also, we haven't yet filed for any visa's or anything at all. 

If anyone has any tips/advice/information that would be wonderful. Thank you so much

1 hour ago, Ben&Zian said:

From what it sounds like you need to yourself cut off the funding once you cross the boarder with the K-1 visa in hand honestly.

 

As to the medical here, having been in the military myself, once married you need to be enrolled in DEERS and all as a dependant, then you will earn/gain the medical coverage of a spouse. 

 

So there will presumably be a gap of time between leaving Canada and getting the medical and all; but perhaps time your departure from Canada at a point when you just have gotten your prescription refilled, that way help cover the time when you don't have medical?

 

As to the medical issue causing a denial, I highly highly doubt it. Not many illness' cause denials unless their are extreme and communicable.

That makes sense. I guess I will just contact the government here and see what they say. I've been nervous to do that as I've been worrying they will have the mindset of "well, if she's willing to do this, she's fine without assistance as far as were concerned,"  and just cut me off as is.

Oh dear. I have no idea what DEERS is, I will look into that. Do you know how long that usually takes?

That's a great idea to see if I can get enough medication filled to hold me over when I'm without medical until all is approved.

I also had another question for you. If I am allowed entry for my 4 month trip and not denied, and we file the k-1 while I'm there, if I some how magically get called in for my interview (Montreal correct?) during my stay in the USA, and I fly out of the USA to Montreal for the interview, would I be allowed to go back into the USA after? Or would it be best to go back to Canada? How long after the interview is it that you get the visa? I'm just trying to make sense of this all before I go booking my plane tickets and such. 

Again, as always, thank you so much for everything. You've always been a great help here.

1 hour ago, zilchfox said:

Hi fellow Canadian,

 

- Your concerns are real, if your ties to the U.S. are stronger than Canada, expect a denial, especially if you're visiting for 4 months with the intent of eventually filing a K-1 visa application. You must prove to the CBP officer you have ties that bring you back to Canada eventually (e.g. a job).

- For disability assistance, contact the Canadian government, however the moment you move to the U.S. permanently you will lose all government benefits that day, as you're no longer a Canadian resident. To regain it, you must move back to Canada and be a Canadian resident for at least 3 months before you can benefit from Canadian healthcare again. If you visit the U.S. too long, you might also not be considered a Canadian resident anymore, either, and some states will consider you a resident, EVEN if you're just visiting, and require you to get things such as a local drivers license (Example: In Georgia, it's 30 days before you're no longer allowed to use your Canadian drivers license to drive as they consider you a GA resident, regardless of your U.S. status).

- The moment you marry, you can be added to your spouse's insurance. You can get an SSN as a K-1 almost immediately after point of entry to make this easier.

- You will never lose Canadian CITIZENSHIP, that must be formerly and officially renounced, but you lose Canadian RESIDENCY the moment you move. When you eventually down the line become a U.S. citizen, you will become a Dual U.S./Canadian citizen, as both countries recognize dual citizenship with each other.

 

I hope this all helps. Good luck.

Thank you SO much for the reply.

-I've been extremely worried about being allowed to travel over there for 4 months. I find it so frustrating that we are technically allowed to spend 6 months there, but have such a high chance of being denied. I've had a few people tell me it went super smoothly for them, and I've also heard TONS of horror stories. I'm having people telling me to lie and say I'm visiting friends, and others say to tell the truth. I'm so confused and have been scared to spend $1,000 on a ticket when it could all back fire on me. 

I don't have a job. I am on disability, and am on a medication I see a doctor for. I don't own a house and am not on a lease, I have an apartment and it's all month to month. I was thinking I could bring proof of being on disability, a letter from my doctor, and a note of some sort from my landlord? And I was thinking maybe a note from my mom stating I WILL be back, she will be babysitting my cat, and will be watching my house. Do you think that would even be enough? I've been meaning to post about that on here but wasn't sure if I make a new thread or?

-Thank you for giving me that information about government assistance. I had no idea about any of that. Thank you!

Do you know how long of a visit until they consider you a resident? I'll be visiting Maryland if that helps at all. I won't be driving while I'm there at all either, if that makes any difference. 

-And thank you so much for clearing up the resident/citizenship part for me, that makes a lot more sense.

This was extremely helpful, I greatly appreciate it! 

Hi everyone.

My fiance and I have decided to go with the k1 visa.

I live in Canada, he lives in America. I will be moving to him.

Our plans were for me to go visit him next week and stay for 4 months. I will be buying a return ticket when I purchase my ticket. I'm already concerned about being denied at the boarder but that's a whole different stress.

While I'm there, were going to get all the paperwork and information together and file for the k-1 visa.

I do have a few questions. 

I am currently on disability assistance here in Canada as I had gotten an illness out of nowhere that kept me out of work. I receive a cheque from the government here in Canada every month. I also get full health coverage on disability, which is great as I have a certain medication that I am required to take every single day. 

What I'm wondering is if we file for the k-1 visa, are they going to cut my disability assistance off right away? Will they wait until visa approval before they do that?

Is me having been on disability going to cause issues for us being approved?

 They make it hard as I'm going to need this money to pay for my rent and bills in Canada as of course the visa doesn't allow us to live together until all is approved. 

My other question is, when our visa does get approved, when do I become sponsored by him? When do I get on his insurance coverage? He is in the military if that makes any difference. I'm just trying to figure this out as again, I have a medication I have to take every day that could get EXTREMELY costly without insurance. 

I'm feeling quite defeated and stressed here and am extremely concerned this is going to cause us issues. Thank you all for listening. 

On 3/29/2017 at 8:53 PM, Leafsfan said:

I should mention too, that you can still enter the US as you normally would on a B2 for up to 6 months after your application has been filed. It all depends if the CBP officer finds you admissible though. I was able to enter numerous times while we waited for my case to be processed, but was questioned about my employment status by the CBP officer when entering (as I usually was, the hundreds of times I crossed before). As someone who has a pending K or CR visa, if you quit your job and give up your home address, they may conclude you have intent to immigrate and deny you entry for this reason. This gets sticky because it could also be seen as immigration fraud, and have an impact on your application.

Thank you so much for the reply. That's great to hear. I had been hoping to go visit for a few months but was worried they would look at that as too long of a visit and question my intention and deny me. I'm hoping if I were to show rent receipts and even give the number for my landlord and such showing proof of me intending to go back that it shouldn't be a huge problem? I hope so at least!

On 3/29/2017 at 9:13 PM, KimchiLumpia said:

K1 Visa will be the fastest route vs. CR1.  Also, you can visit the US while your K1 Visa is in process.  My fiance and I are testament to that, as she has travelled to Seattle from Vancouver BC multiple times.  She was never denied entry or even questioned about K1 Visas.

Many visajourney Canadian/US couples have had no problems with the Canadian or US citizen visiting while the Visa is processing. 

  

Perfect thank you so much, I was hoping to go there and visit for 4 months for the summer and was worried about having issues as that's a long visit. It's been scaring me from buying a ticket for a visit that long. What was the longest visit she ever made to you? Also, do you know if we were to go with the K1 visa, would be be able to start getting it together and file for it while I'm there visiting? I've had people say NO, and people say yes. I also noticed the sheet did ask if the fiance was currently in the USA or not on a visit/business so that led me to thinking that would be okay? 

Thanks again, and I'm super happy to hear that's worked out well for the two of you.

2 hours ago, NikLR said:

You cannot LIVE in the usa until you have a visa that allows you to do so.  You can VISIT him as allowed per CBP (be truthful about your visiting intentions.)  K1 is faster to visa, but costs almost twice as much and your ability to work or travel is limited until 90 (ish) days of filing for your adjustment of status. It's longer to green card.

CR1 requires marriage first, is longer to visa but is cheaper and you are a permanent resident upon entry and can work or travel immediately.  

You interview at the Montreal US consulate either way and the medical must also be done in Canada.  You will have a period of time after interview where you do not have your passport while they do some background checks and issue the visa if you pass the interview. 

Thank you so much for the answer, I appreciate it. I never imagined all of this to be so complicated haha, I'm struggling a bit to get my head wrapped around it all and understand everything. 

I do have one question that I haven't been able to find any kind of answer to, when it comes to the CR1 visa, if we were to get married right away and file for the CR1, would I be able to go be with him right away? Or is it also a wait ( an even longer one?) until the visa before I can go be with him? I've come across a few articles that make it sound like you just get married, he files for me and boom we can be together right away, but something tells me that isn't the case haha. 

The whole money thing and not being able to work thing isn't a big deal. Were willing to pay more if there's a better option, and as for me working we don't mind having to wait if need be, all my expenses are really is food and we both share the same diet which is super income friendly.  Thanks so much

Hey everyone.

I live in Canada and my SO lives in America. 

We're trying to figure out which process would be best for us to go with, and are looking for whichever one causes us to not be away from each other for very long/at all.

I'm trying to wrap my head around all the visa's and processes here, and we were thinking of the K-1 visa but it seemed like such a long process before we can finally give notice on my home and have me move over there with him and start a life together.

Would it be easier for him to come visit me here in Canada, us to get married here, and file for a 1-130/ k-3 visa so I can go back to America and be with him right away?

Is there any process that doesn't require us to be away from each other and put life on hold for so long?

Thank you!

6 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

Honestly either K-1 or CR-1 you can still stay with him during the processing as long as you enter legally at the boarder as usual. You just have to continue to be honest at the boarder and show same ties to Canada and that you do intend to return at the end of your stay. There is no rule that says you can't enter the US during th eprocessing.

 

It is always up to immigrations whether to allow entry or not of course; but there is no rule again against not being able to enter and visit/stay during the processing of a K-1 or CR-1 visa.

Thank you SO much for the reply. So would you suggest to apply for the k-1 before I leave to go visit, or to do it while I'm there?

And as for me returning to Canada after my stay, Would it be to sever my ties in Canada and give notice on my apartment and such to move out there for when the K-1 is approved?

When would I be allowed to go back? If we do the k-1 and I visit for 4 months, would it be 2 months (or however long it takes to approve the visa) later that I'd come back to the USA once and for all?

Sorry for all the questions, I really appreciate the help!

Hi everyone, how are you?

I am super new here, so have a ton of questions. Trust me I've been researching non stop, but I'm just getting more and more confused.

I am a 21 year old Canadian female who is in a long distance relationship with a 31 year old American male who lives in Maryland, US.

 We are wanting to move me down there so we can start our life together permanently, but we aren't sure where to start or which visa to go with. Marriage/engagement is no problem, it's something we are both wanting and ready for. We were leaning towards the  k-1 visa as it seems to be the fastest process, but we are a bit confused with the mixed answers we've been reading. We want to go with whichever option allows us to be together during the process. We've read that to do the k-1 visa, he has to file for me while I'm in Canada, and I have to stay in Canada during the whole process until it is approved. Is that true? On one hand I'm also reading you can visit, but it's at the discretion of the officer to let you in or not.

So far I've only left Canada for 2 weeks out of the year so I still have visiting time left, correct? Would it be smart for us to just have me come back there and than look into and start a visa process? Were just looking into which ever visa allows us to be together and have a life together, with the least amount of time apart possible. We were lucky to find a best friend and love in each other as I know you all understand, so being away isn't easy.  I'm not working right now, and he is in the military which is why me moving to him is what were going with. That being said we are open to literally any process or visa out there. We would get married tomorrow if we had to. We were just thinking the K-1 because it looked the fastest, but if there's a better option out there or one where we don't have to be apart that would be amazing.

We just want to make sure we're doing it right as to not hinder the process. Thank you all so much!