Alex&Jose

Hi everybody. We took some time to review the possibility of applying for a spousal visa, but since it takes longer and well, it adds up extra traveling expenses, we still think the K1 is still a better option for us (we want to be together again very soon!).

There's one questions regarding this though... Is it true that I, the spouse filling for the green card, can apply for a work permit?(Form I-765). It would alleviate me a lot if it's true.

Also, should my fiancé come to my interview at the american embassy in Perú when it happens? I've read it's a good idea and shows that we are commited.

Thanks again for all the ideas and answers!

2 hours ago, Daniela M_______ said:

Hello! I'm Venezuelan too, you don't need an apostille, police certificates are available online and they have some security elements like barcodes etc. Website is down most of the time so I suggest you to start trying to get it soon, it won't expire as long as you don't go back to Venezuela after having it.

 

Hi! Nice to see a fellow venezuelan here. I'm not sure if that's the case if I'm in a third country (Perú) applying for the visa. Did they accept the document without a stamp in your case -assuming you did it in the US Consulate in Mexico-? 

Thank you all for the answers.

Thank you all for the input. The family matter was the most pressing issue for us, so we should now be able to move forward with the petition 😊

Hello everybody, I'm glad I've found this fine community. I've searched through the forum, perusing some information regarding gay couples and I've found some threads that have similarites to our case, but I'd still like to get help regarding some particular issues.

• I met my current fiancé ten years ago, and we've been on and off. I went to NYC -where he lives- to visit him but since technology wasn't that friendly in 2011, we don't have many pictures together. Should we put those in the application too? Since the USCIS only takes information from the most recent encounters, from what I understand. We also have some chatlogs from back then, even going far as back as 2008 in AOL. Should we screenshot those too? 

• And there's another matter that has been bugging us for a while... I was born in a strictly catholic family, and since coming out my private life has been something of a banned topic in my family. I haven't even told my parents that I'm engaged to my fiancé (who's a man). My fiancé has the same problem, his parents being Pentecostals and strongly opposing homosexuality. Could these family issues hurt our K1 Visa application?

• One last question... I've been living in Perú for the last 2 years but I was born in Venezuela. I have dual peruvian-venezuelan citizenship but the USCIS requires the fianceé (me) to show police records from all the countries in which I have resided. I have the police certificate from Venezuela, but, does it need an apostille stamp? Since I read in the Visa reciprocity and civil documents page regarding the American Embassy in Venezuela, that the venezuelan police certificates don't need that stamp -if presented there- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Venezuela.html do I still need the apostille stamp anyways?

Thank you so much for your help. Cheers.