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lol Thats funny I never noticed...I'm going to listen for it now.

lol It is super hard but somehow we made it through. Everyone at work is like "What the hell are you going to do in Maine" and (i'm sorry if this is too bold for some) but I was like "I'm going to pump!" lol But I'm just honest like that :|

Yeah I did post a review for the medical and interview. Both were relatively easy.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3124955

Regardless of whether they check or not. What's done is done. Your fiance accepted under the table payment, you cannot change this. So you might as well just relax and file. If it bites you, it bites you. But, I don't think it will, and if it does he'll just have to take the repercussions of his actions. But that's just my opinion.

I'm going to add a question to this. In theory, I don't think it would screw anything up but this is Canada Post we're talking about here.

The Consulate would not let me put their address down. They said they would not accept responsibility for my xpresspost mailer. They told me either put my work address down or a relative as the from and my address as the to.

It all just seems really strange, because its not Canada Post that would get on their a** it's me and I would do it regardless of what address I entered soooo did they do this to you guys too? Or were they just making up and trying new policies on me? :|

Okay time to put my expert photographic memory to the test. You were in Headingly as you approach the city and the sign was before the perimeter highway? lol Sorry for the most part Manitobans don't have much to do or at least I don't

Oh god, all through out this process I've been cooking and baking. I steal most of my recipes off the Internet and in the past week have made the following (my dad and bro are getting fat now..):

Pumpkin pie cake

Key lime pie

Gingersnaps

Sweet and sour meatballs

lots of stir fry's and chinese food

homemade pizza's

grilled shrimp caprese (from the olivegarden.ca) - that one turned out really nice

shrimp asopao

lol when I find something to make tonight I'll post it for you all. I like cooking threads

Keep in mind the tracking method isn't always accurate. I hope you e-mailed them to confirm get your P3 stuff ready in advance. Good luck at your future interview!

On the 29th Soo excited I haven't seen him since December 08

Un-freaking-believable...

Okay...

1 : How often are fiance visa denied?

I haven't seen too many get denied, have all your paperwork in order and be honest.

2 : I do not have a Birth Certificate! I was born in Vietnam back in 1987, my birth certificate has been long lost since then. I have never returned to vietnam eversince I left when I was only 6 months old. I do however have a british passport. Would this affect our petition? Most people born in Vietnam will not have a Birth Certificate, my fiance Binh doesnt have one either but he has his naturalization certificate and his passport. This is driving me mad worrying!

I personally would try like hell to get a birth certificate. It's always a good thing to have. The Canadian Packet 3 for K1 visa's states the following about unobtainable birth certificates.

EVIDENCE IN LIEU OF AN UNOBTAINABLE BIRTH CERTIFICATE: In rare cases, it may be impossible to

obtain a birth certificate because records have been lost or destroyed through war. In such a case, secondary evidence may

be submitted for consideration, such as a baptismal certificate, hospital certificate, school records, and/or a notarized

affidavit from a close relative, preferably your parents. You must also submit a sworn affidavit (s) explaining why a birth

certificate is unavailable.

3 : There is a 2 year age difference between me and my fiance. I am turning 22 on the 21st of august, and he is 20. I am nearly exactly 2 years older then him...... Would there be a problem with our age? A lot of people would think that "we might be too young to make the right decision" to get married so soon etc. Do you think we should get our parents to write us a letter of support? I am nearly 22..... I really dont think thats young at all.

It doesn't matter there is 15 years between my SO and I and we got approved.

4 : When will he need to meet the poverty line requirement?

Pretty much now. You will need to prove financial support at your interview. If he cannot meet income requirements now would be a good time to get a cosponsor lined up.

5: He wants to send 20 photographs of me and him with our I-129F package, is that too many photos?

Some people submit entire photoalbums its up to you. I provided like 3 or 4.

6 : In 2007, I did not get to visit him and he couldnt visit me because we both had college and no jobs, we couldnt afford to go anywhere that year! Would they question that? But in 2008 I went to visit him twice, once for 18 days and another for 89 days! The border patrol wasnt so happy to see me staying nearly the maximum allowed days in the US and gave me quite a hard time!

You met the requirements of meeting within the past two years so you're good to go.

What the eff? How do you deal with all this? I would have gone crazy ten times over by now. I'm sorry they have put you through all this.

Might as well spread the good news here too! My visa was approved after all the drama yay!

It's okay I'm having the same problem. Well it has been nearly as long as ten days but my tracking doesn't work and it makes me nervous lol it appears to be a common problem and works out fine for most people

Show up early they say be there for 6:30 but I got there at six and I was already #6 in line. The first page you have to read that you consent to this medical blah blah blah and rewrite a sentence in your own writing saying something along the lines "I have read, understand, and consent to...". The second page asks about your medical history. Since I answered no to all the questions I can't really remember what they are. And the moment you are done with those two pages haul your a** up to the lady and hand her everything. If you finish first, you're done first which therefore means you're the fastest.

Here is my review it may have more details I don't remember anymore

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3124955

I'm not sure if this will work in Australia but it worked for me in Canada (could be a fluke). My SO and I combined his household income to meet requirements. So we combined his and his mom's income for a household size of 4. They both live at the same principle residence and both completed their own I-134's with supporting tax documents, bank letters, and letters from employers. Since the I-134 for K1's is in my opinion a pre-qualifier for the I-864 I used the I-864 instructions which states you can use family members to help reach the income amount.

I'm sure there are people who will be willing to argue this, and you can choose who you would like to listen to. But in our situation that is what worked for us.

I don't know why that is for some countries. It's not like that usually for Canada to the US so I have no logical answer lol.

my visa got approved today yay!!! congrats to everyone who is moving forward!!!

They'll let you know in 72 hours after submitting your request. However, Laura is really good and will probably get back to you either tonight or tomorrow. I have received e-mails back from her at 8:30PM CST

Thank you! I booked my flight to leave August 29th

I GOT MY VISA YAY!!

Did your case ever receive an RFE? I'm not versed at all in denials but you'd think they'd ask for evidence before they deny it.

I agree with Kathryn on this just because its cleared in Canada means nothing elsewhere. Obtain court documents of what happened and hang on to them because it would be a pain in the #### to get them when you're there. Yeah it happened when you were a kid so you should be fine but just be prepared by having that paperwork ready to be presented.

Okay yeah no that won't work lol. Just e-mail them and ask if they have your case. From what I understand the docs may need to get screened and what not first.

Here's what I did. My k1 stuff had a big ol run around so I e-mailed Vancouver A LOT. I'd just e-mail them and be like do you have my case yet? The moment they said yes I faxed my papers. I'd bring them with me to work everyday until they said yes lol But I'm pushy so *shrugs*

Congratulations!