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Line 22 of my 2009 1040 is below the requirements and my assets do not add up enough to be 3 times the difference for 2009. My previous years taxes showed more income and together with my assets were sufficient.

I am preparing forms for my fiance's open appointment. I've completed the I-134 and stated that I am self employed. My total income from my tax returns the last three years are below the poverty level because I have a lot of travel expenses (per diems) that I can deduct but my 1099's are well above the poverty level. Will they consider my travel expenses (hotels) deductions when looking at "total income"?

My fiance had her first visa appointment last year and was denied but was eligible for a waiver. The waiver has been approved and now we have another open appointment this month. Last year at the first fiance interview my total income on my tax returns and my assests (3X difference $ in bank) together was enough but my income for 2009 went down and I have spent some of my savings since then. Will she need a sponsor?

Also, since I use my parents address as my own address and if they decide to sponsor my fiance, will they need the I-864 or the I-864A? They file taxes together.

At our visa interview we paid the fee visa fee for my fiance and her son. Both had their medicals and had to pay for both. The medical results for my fiance's son took four days because he was 14 yrs old.

Is there any special reason to apply for a SSN card before my fiance and I get married? In Texas, a SSN is not required to get married so I think it would be best to get married and then apply for the SSN once we have the marriage certificate and her name is officially changed. Any thoughts that I'm over looking?

If it will be later than six months from when your fiance receives her visa and enters, your fiance's daughter will need to attend a seperate visa interview at a later time. I'm in a similar situation with my fiance's son. He will start school before my fiance enters and we decided that he will complete the school year before he joins us later. That means we will need to return to CDJ for another visa interview for him.

How long after my fiance enters the U.S. should we wait before we go apply for her SSN? I want her to apply as soon as possible.

The K-2 visa for the children can be completed at the same time as your fiance. When your fiance has her medical, the children can have the medical done at the same time, but it takes 4 days for their results. Your fiance must be approved before the K-2 can be issued, meaning if your fiance has a reason to be inadmissible, the K-2's will not be issued until your fiance is approved. In our situation, my fiance was denied at her visa interview. Her son, who I included on the application, could not receive his K-2 visa because she was denied. Fortunately, my fiance was eligible for a I-601 waiver that waived her inadmissibility.

You do have the option of having the K-2's cross with your fiance when she crosses or the K-2's can follow up to a year later. Hope this is helpful.

They kept the passport? That's strange. My fiance had her passport returned in the DHL packet after her visa appointment. Could he go to the information window and ask why they kept his passport?

The plus sign is called a text field overflow indicator. These plus signs show up when a field of the application isn't large enough for the text typed into them. Almost every form I have filled out has a field or more that ins't large enough for the text. To turn off the text field overflow indicator when using adobe reader (you must use adobe to fill in the forms if your using a computer) click on EDIT, on the drop down window click on PREFERENCES, new small window opens on the left side, click on FORMS, under general unclick box next to "Show text field overflow indicator", click OK. This will not increase the size of the fields. I fill out my forms first using the text field overflow indicator "on" and print the forms. I notice what fields aren't large enough or have the + and I delete the information in the fields and print the application again and hand write in the fields I deleted.

Does the K-2 recipient have the same restrictions are far as traveling? I understand that my fiance will need advance parole to travel outside the U.S. (3-4 months) but her son who we plan to join later on, will it take 3-4 months for him to be able to travel? We are discussing with his father about future visitation once he joins us.

good question, I'd like input from someone who's gone through the experience as well. I am not sure if my fiance's son will join her when she enters or if he will follow her up to a year later.

For the I-134 if your self employed you will need to submit a copy of your last income tax return filed: or report of comemrcial rating concern. I'm in a similar situation that my income returns do not show enough income but my 1099's are well above the poverty lines. I don't want to chance it so I'll use a sponsor as well.

For proving our relationship I had keep everything I could during the two years we dated. I keep all kinds of receipts such as my airline flights, bus tickets, hotel receipts, phone bills, emails, IM's, and pictures.

Your friends shouldn't have any trouble, especially if the fiance that lives in Cozumel has never entered the U.S. Just be sure they answer everything as truthful as possible. I'd highly recommend keeping copies of everything sent in as it is sent and anything they receive because they'll need to refer to them again and again for information. Keeping a calendar and notes when something is sent and received is very helpful to remember when something was sent or received.

Our hang up came from 10 years earlier. This happened years before I met her. My fiance, Maria, got a visitors visa and was coming to the U.S. to visit friends. At the Houston airport POE she was charged with misrepresentation, the officer thought she was coming to the U.S. to work on a visitors visa. She was charged with misrep. because the office talked to her friends she was going to visit. The officer asked the friends "What will Maria do for you when she is staying with you?" Her friends were asked this again and again in different ways and one finally said "She will wash our dishes and do our laundry." That was considered coming to work and she was returned to Mexico immediately and given a life time ban. The waiver we just had approved waived her inamissibility and the life time ban and she has been pardoned for her mistake.

You can also provide an application supplement. On a seperate sheet of paper provide the information that you can't fit in. I used one of these application supplements with my I-129F for a few fields that I could not fit in the fields.

My fiance's name is Maria del Refugio XXXXXXX XXXXX and I dropped the last name on the I-129F and the G-325A. I know on certain forms you can change a setting that will allow you to overflow the fields or if you can't type all the information you can hand write some. Most of the forms I've submitted have some handwriting. Be sure it is legible if you do handwrite in a field.

We were in Cozumel from July 17-24. We stayed in a small complex I thik called President Condo's. We we within walking distance to "The Money Bar". It was a great vacation. It rained early in the week everyday and it wasn't too hot until the last couple of days.

Wow, that's lots of miles and time waiting for your transportation. You forgot to add in the ferry back to Playa del Carmen.

Maria was married before and I have all the divorce papers with translations as well as the BC's of her and Eduardo. Lot's of paper work! That's going to be touch to prove that the fiance was nevered married, I can't advice you there. Do you think they will ask her to prove that she nevered married?

Just be sure to check the consulate website for any days the consulate closes before you make your travel plans and verify with the hotel that you'll have a room available when you get there. The consulate closes for all US and Mexican holidays. Your plan sounds good for arriving on a Thursday and getting the medicals on a Friday. Since it takes four days for the medical results, I don't think the weekend will add more delay for the results and as you said you'll have all week to recover if something doesn't work out the way as planned. I'm not sure but the visas may need to be delived via DHL, which could take a few more days.

For my fiances visa appointment last May we arrived on a Sunday, got in line early Monday for the medical, the medical results for her son was ready on Thursday afternoon. Friday morning my fiance and her son went to the visa interview but returned with a denial. Luckily she was eligible for a waiver and now thats approved. Now we are waiting for the open appointment date which should be the last week in August.

We'll definetly be returning to Cozumel one day, it was awesome.

The medical will take four days for children 14 yrs. and younger. My fiance's visa interview was back in May 2009 and was denied for an inadmissability but her waiver was approved on July 2. Now we are waiting for an open appointment for her to return to get the visa. Her son Eduardo was at the first visa interview, had his medical but I think we will need to redo everything for him because it was more than one year ago. The good thing is that he is now 15 and won't need to wait four days for his medical results. I'm not sure if he will join my fiance when she enters or if he will wait to join later. I wonder if he waits to join us later, within a year of her visa, will he need to travel to CDJ for his K-2 visa? If so, we would need to make another trip to CDJ for his visa.

For our two previous visits to CDJ we have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express and when we return for her open appointment next month we will stay there again. I felt very secure there and the consulate was within walking distance.

I was just in Cozumel last week! My fiance's biological father's name is on the birth certificate so he will need to sign a consent document. Any idea what the document should state? Getting his father to sign it will be a challenge. I think I came upon one of your posts about needing the fiance to go to CDJ for the visa interview. Yes, all immigrants must go through CDJ and enter the warzone to get their visas. It's a long way from Cozumel.

I hired Laura Scott because my fiance required a I-601 waiver. Yes, she was expensive but I could not put a price on having my fiance here with me in the U.S. I completed everything with the help of this site until her visa was denied at her visa appointment. Fortunately, she was eligible for a I-601 waiver. I completed the I-601 waiver and hardship letter myself for the waiver interview, but we were backlogged at our waiver appointment, when I immediately searched for the best lawyer for our case. Laurel was the most recommended lawyer related to the I-601 waivers. Our waiver was approved on July 2 after being backlogged for a year. Maybe the waiver I prepared and submitted at the waiver interview would have been approved without hiring Laurel, I'll never know but I'm not kicking myself now for not hiring her. As far as the rates for a straight forward fiance visa, they will vary. Shop around and develop a list of questions to ask the lawyers before you decide on one and ask for references and talk to those references. Know what the lawyer will do for you and for how much before you retain one.

I am in a similar situation regarding my future stepson. I'm not sure his biological father will sign a parental consent document to allow his son to immigrate to the U.S.

My fiance's son, who I included on the original I-129F application, will either join my fiance when she enters with her K-1 visa or he may follow my fiance a few months later. Will he need a parental consent document from his biological father? If so, does it need to be notorized? Any suggestions on what his father's letter should state if it is needed?

My fiance's son, who I included on the original I-129F application, will either join my fiance when she enters with her K-1 visa or he may follow my fiance a few months later. Will he need a parental consent document from his biological father? If so, does it need to be notorized? Any suggestions on what his father's letter should state if it is needed?

Yes, do it on your own. This site has a step by step guide to get you through it. Start collecting evidence of your relationship and start a good filing system to keep everything organized and a calendar to mark notes when you send and receive something. You'll be surprised what you need to dig up! Make copies of everything you send them. Good luck and spend the money you would have paid for a lawyer on your honeymoon.

In our electronic age you can hire a lawyer in Texas while you still live in NJ. What issues are you refering to? Does your fiance has reasons to be inadmissable usch as entering without inspection, over staying a visa, any criminal past, uses or has used drugs?

Even if you hire a lawyer you'll still need to do all the research and collect everything thats necessary for the process. They'll just fill in the blanks with the information you provide them.

You can pickup an open appointment letter at the information office as long as you verify that CDJ has your case via telephone. Your fiance will need to have a medical done the day before and will need the open appointment letter to get the medical. Hopefully the consulate will re open soon. Once again what I think is an appropriate topic for the K-1 forum gets moved where it's not likely to get reviewed as often.