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What is notarization and what would I need it for with the cr1 visa process?

Notorization is mostly required but from people residing in the USA.

An indirect way of saying the documents or information you provide is Legit or true or all the information provided in a document are valid ...Its almost the same like saying a CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF A DOCUMENT which is usually what is required or request from people from overseas....

If you're a US citizen or permanent resident who happens to be Overseas, then the best place to notorize a document for

use in the US, then the US Embassy overseas will be your best bed to go get your document notorize

Hope this helps

what types of documents need to be notarized...any criteria? If I am in the u.s where would i get my documents notarized? and which ones?

You can Notorize any type of document as long as you're asked to notorize such a document. Documents are notorized in the US by a Notory Public. some do it for free while others will charge you about $5 - $10 to put on their

stamp and signature. But the easiest place to do it will be at your local bank and most of the time your bank will not charge you if you're a member ..Or if u know a lawyer then he/she can also do it for you for free ...All lawyers are automatically Notory public officers ..Lawyers will just put his stamp and signature on the documents u presented to confirm that what u presented to him to sign is genuine and legit ok .... YOU MUST BE PRESENT IN PERSON FOR THE document to be notorized . You cannot notorized your documents by sending someone else to do it for you..Its against the law law because ur presence in front of the notory public official signing ur documents is evidence that you came infront of them and presented a legit document to sign and confirm that its what you're claiming the document to be ok

What is notarization and what would I need it for with the cr1 visa process?

Notorization is mostly required but from people residing in the USA.

An indirect way of saying the documents or information you provide is Legit or true or all the information provided in a document are valid ...Its almost the same like saying a CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF A DOCUMENT which is usually what is required or request from people from overseas....

If you're a US citizen or permanent resident who happens to be Overseas, then the best place to notorize a document for

use in the US, then the US Embassy overseas will be your best bed to go get your document notorize

Hope this helps

I am pretty sure I have seen the answer to this somewhere, but I wanted to double check.

My fiance and I are currently post-K1 interview pending AP since June. We are both living together in Korea. It would negate our fiance visa if we were to get married now, correct? What if we refiled as DCF? The only reason I ask is because my fiance's visa here in Korea is about to expire and if we are married, he could stay with me here in Korea.

I assume that this is impossible, but does anyone know for sure?

No law prevents you from getting married even if your fiance's interview for her/his k1 visa is the next day ok. But the only thing is that you will not have to be issued the K1 visa any more because getting married already defeats the main purpose of getting a K1 visa .. You can get married and then tell the embassy that you already got married but you will either have to do a DFC which does not take long when compared to K1 or fill 130 at one of the service centers in the States based on your original states in the USA ok. I have seen people who had to get married a few days before the arrival of their baby even though Interview date for K1 was just around the corner but they went ahead and got married anyways because they did not want their baby to arrive when they had not signed marriage and the Embassy from overseas understood this reason very well and they asked the embassy to stopped the K1 process and went in for the DCF. So if check with your overseas embassy what are the minimum stay requirements for you do DCF .I know some overseas embassies have minimum local stay requirements before you can do a DCF ..To me this is the best route based on your situation because K1 has its cons or limitation to travel such as waiting for Advanced Parole documents but DCF all your documents are ready once s/he comes in the usa and can always travel out again immediately

happy christmas to all!!! finally im here in US with my hubby and my little boy, for more than a year we've been waiting for us to unite again as one family and thank you guys you (know who you are)for helping me through our journey together ...now my question is do we have to get married first before getting a driver's license? coz my hubby is planning to buy a car for me to drive so is it really needed to get married first?

Will depend on your state motor vehicle rules and regulations

Some states do allow people in your situation to drive for 60 or more days with your foreign driver's license while in the process of changing to your American State Driver license. Check with your State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Mine allows driving for up to 60 days as long as you are here Legally .....

People,

I just turned a promotion. I am currently a receptionist/admistrative assist. My supervisors wanted to promote me to "legal assistant." However, I was offered a 50 cent raise, a small closet-sized office with no windows, more work, and would have to take a class at the local community college for some legal training.

I already do the legal assistant position. But I work at great desk with views all around. I want less work, not more. I also think the 50 cent raise was being cheap.

So I turned down the position. Truthfully, I need less stress now, not more. And a new position would be more stress and work.

My husband is angry with me for not taking the position.

But given our marriage troubles, I don't see myself staying around past next August.

Did I do the right thing????

Of Course you did the RIGHT and CORRECT thing my dear....What the hell can .50 Cents do to you in todays economy where everything prices on everything seem to be going up except one's pay check..By the way I can tell your husband who is angry with you for not accepting the position is definitely living overseas right ? Don't blamed him ..only until he gets here then he will know and realized that even if the raise was $5 per hour, its still not worth a JACK

and Stress ...

hi all, I'm planning to send I-129f some time in Jan 2009. hope that's not a busy season for them to get this form rolling. Just some questions and suggestion:

1) Does letter of intent need to be notary or just the signature is good enough?

2) Can I date letter of intent a week before i send even though she sign before that date?

3) Is this good enough to attach with I-129f

- I-129F and personal check

- G-325A and One passport style photo (Petitioner) Is one passport photo good enough?

- G-325A and One passport style photo (Beneficiary) Is one passport photo good enough?

- Copy of US Passport (Petitioner)

- Copy of petitioner US Citizenship certificate

- Copy of birth certificate (Beneficiary)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

- Engagement certificate

- Proof of having met in person in the past two years (Copy of plane ticket & pictures)

- Proof of ongoing relationship (Call history)

4) how many picture should I attached?

thanks

1---Her signature is enough -Notary is not required.....

2---Leave her signing date exactly as she signed it ..something can be signed today but it takes time in the mailing system to arrive the final destination... USCIS understands this

3--Yes you should attached personal check for its going to be your weapon to know that its been cashed and will give you an idea as to the process of your case.Because they will never cashed a check if the documents are incomplete or missing something--with money order, u can never tell when it was cashed.Once your check is cashed then you know they have starting working on your file

--- 2 passport size photos for yourself and 2 passport size photos of your fiance is what is required and make sure to write all of your FULL names behind each passport size photos --total passport size photos =4---2 for you and 2 her

--- copy of petitioner us passport and citizenship is good

---- both letters of intent from petitioner and beneficiaries

---- No such thing as engagement certificate

-----Photos of you and her is most powerful evidence that both of you have met but any additional such as, copies of

plane tickets, your passport pages showing entry and exit visa in her country is just an additional powerful weapon that you may want to attached with your application.....call history again is just an additional weapon or evidence but if you have photos of the two of you taken together then thats your most powerful weapon

You can send as many photos as you wish even a photo album will not be rejected but keep in mind any documents or evidence you send to them, will now become the property of USCIS

---I Don't think beneficiary's birth certificate is requested but even if is needed then send only a photocopy not original and it will cost u nothing to send them her birth certificate copy along with your file ..Always better to send as much documents as possible even if its not needed than to send less /missing documents and this delays processing of your file

Hope this helps

Okay this might seem kind of strange. I wanted the immigration process to go as smooth as possible, so I dished out about $3.5k for a good immigration lawyer. I'm bringing my fiance over from Afghanistan and was afraid that there would be complications due to it being wartime.

I called up my lawyer today and asked to be given the my case number so I can check the status online. She gladly gave it to me but told me not to check the site that often as it could cause delays. When I asked her why, she said that since the case is filed under their office, every outside inquiry can cause delays because the immigration center would need to follow up on outside inquiries.

Anyone else heard of this?

So far the only thing I know is my processing check of $455 has been cashed by immigration (on August 9th) from my bank statement and that I'm still waiting.

Thanks.

I don't believe in this day and age people still waste such amount of money to pay lawyers to handle immigration matters that they can EASILY handled themselves/??????Bizarre......Tell your lawyer that I SAID SHE IS LIE TO YOU OK ..She is already worried that you knowing up the date information on your case will indirectly means no opportunity to rip you off as they usually do especially on immigration cases ... I know a lot of immigrants who have been dealt with by rip off lawyers.... With the amount of immigration information on the net today, I really see no good reasons for you taking the lawyer route .Don't get me wrong, Lawyers can be necessary in complicated immigration matters like deportation, change of status if your illegal etc but not on filing for a k1 visa... Not with the amount of information that can easily found on the net about Immigration matters.....

To make answer short, your lawyer is not being honest to you....She wants to be in control of your file 100% which is not advisable ..You need to also know whats going on with your file anytime you deem necessary not through her all the time ok.

Can I know on what grounds you requested your Expedite request ????????????? If UCIS approved your Expedite based on the reasons(?) you gave them, then I see no reason what so ever that NVC will reject your expedite if you were to send it to NVC and I'm certain that NVC, the embassy overseas all will have a copy of your Expedite request letter attached in your file. But it will cost you nothing to send a copy of your expedite request letter to NVC again although I can guarantee you that a copy will be attached in all of your case file from One location to the other all the way to the embassy overseas

yeah i know most of what u have said, thank u guys anyway.

I was just advised by some members here to give it a try cos the USCIS granted my speed up letter. I am an august filer and I got the first among the three filers who got fist approvals.

Is it the NVC that designates interview appointment to a particular case then notify the embassy about it?

I know this is a shallow reason to expedite a case, but what i'm after is the early interview appointment atleast prior to my delivery or so that i can get to the U.S. before airlines wont allow me to board.

thanks guys!

God bless u more and pls more replies!~

thank u

Hey all,

I found out my finace is pregnant. What forms do I fill out in case she doesn't make it to the US in time for the birth?

I just got my NOA1 Dec 2nd so we still have a long wait. She is due in July

Any other advice? Thank you very much

It is called a Certificate of Birth Abroad.... Look on the embassy website for the procedures

Your fiance can still make it here before her due date in July 09 but all will really depend on the fastness of the Embassy overseas because once you receive your NOA2 which based on the time lines here we're talking around April 09, it takes between 1 and 2 months or even less to complete the visa process overseas thus lets say June 09 she gets her visa in hand, she will still have enough time to make it here.Except the embassy overseas slows her process due to her pregnancy or she gets the visa before her due date but the airlines refuse to fly her in, as I have been heard many horrible stories that most international airlines will not carry passengers that are above 7 months pregnant.

I am just curious to know how you communicate with your girlfriend if her English is not that good ? I am assuming you know her Language well and you both communicate more using her language else if not then any body reading your story will easily make the conclusion although incorrect that your marriage is a SHAM even though its not..Thats how this Consulate officers usually reason .... ..I know love has no barriers but again your gf suffering from some English deficiency may have cost her own down fall with the Interview

Depends on what was on the denial letter you may be REQUIRED to address the denial before attemting to do another visa.

Lawyers – Be Careful Here!

Now in many cases where a K-1 has been delayed, refused or denied at a US Consulate, lawyers have advised clients to simply get married and file and I-130. That is not good advice, unless the attorney also advises the petitioner to pay close attention to the K-1 that has been sent back to the Service Center from the consulate.

If a Service Center begins a revocation proceeding for that K-1 petition, a petitioner’s failure to respond will mean that DHS will revoke the approval of the petition. When that happens, the 212(a)(6)(c )(i) that is pending in our beneficiary file, will become hard finding of Misrepresentation, under 9 FAM 40.63 N10.1 (above).

A Rude Surprise at the Second Consular Interview

Our love birds have followed their lawyer’s advice and forgotten about the K-1 petition. A NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny) letter comes in the mail and petitioner calls his lawyer. The lawyer says,

“Don’t worry about it. She’s your wife now. The K-1 petition is irrelevant.”

The lovebirds have taken the plunge and married. The petitioner has made another costly visit to the foreign country; bought another round trip airplane ticket, and maybe he has even sprung for a costly wedding ceremony.

An I-130 Petition for his new bride has been filed. And it is approved by the DHS Service Center. What will happen when his new wife appears at the US Consulate for her next interview?

Because the petitioner did not respond to the K-1 revocation notice, the beneficiary has a 212(a)(6)(c )(i) finding on her record. Even if the petition for her is approved, she is permanently barred from entering the US, unless she can obtain a waiver to that ground of inadmissibility.

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0323-ellis.shtm

I have seen many simply marry and file for a spousal visa and get the visa without an issue.

I did find that quote from Marc Ellis he stated to appeal or file a waver. I don't know how long the waver takes but the appeal could take 2 or more years. If she gets a new K1 visa from the waver would they make the interview harder?

Here is what my denial says

The consulate general is unable to issue a visa to you because you have been found ineligible under the following sections of the US immigration and natinality act as amended

section 221 (g) of the act prohibits the issuance of a visa to anyone who has failed to present the documentations required in connection with the visa application or who has failed to submit sufficient credible evidence to support the claimed petitionable relationship. The following remarks apply in your case

Consular officers applys a reasonable person standard when evaluating the bona fides of claimed spoiusal and fience releationships (9 FAM 42.43 N2.2 (3)) in the present case,

Petitioner has only visted beneficiary once and has not returned since december 2007

In contras to Vietnamise social and cultural norms which mandate a lenghty and careful period of pre-nuptiual arrangements, Petitioner and beneficiary became engaged wihin two weeks of meeting

Beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of petitioners occupational background(current or previous occupation, employment/income source and or other basic facts). For example beneficiary was unaware of the petitioners occupation

B eneficiary is unaware of basic facts of the petitioners educational background ( i.e.level of education, principle course of study for advanced schooling where scholling took place, ect) For exapmle although the petitioner refered to a discussion between him and the beneficiary about coming to Vietnam after the petitioner finshed college in a notorized chronology of the relationship in the interview the beneficary did not know where the petitioner is going to college.

Thes facts are ascertained by consular officers would convice a reasonable person that the claimed relationship is a sham entered into solely for immigrantion pruposes and to evade immigration laws. Therefore pursuant to 9 FAM 41.81 N6.5 the reviewing officer has decided that the petion should be returned to the US citizenship and immicgration services (USCIS) with the recommendation that it be revoked. The case will next be reviewed by the immigrant visa chief and will be retunred to USCISfor review and possible revocation upon his concurrence with the reviewing officers decision. When USCIS recieves the returned petition they will contact the petitioner who will have an opportunity to rebut consular findings concerning this case. If USCIS revokes the petion beneficary will become inelligalbe for a visa under section 212(a)(6)©(i) of the act

Please turn in the requeted items with the form at window 1 between 1 pm and 2pm monday - friday

Warning if you fail to take the action requested or fail to present additional evidence suffcient to overome your visa denial under section 221(g) of the immigration and nationality act within one year of the date of your interview, section 203(g0 of the act requires that your application be cancelled

Thank you for providing the details of the 221g denial. I don't see the Consulate changing their decision. Lack of preparation for the interview is water under the bridge but unfortunately it happens quite often.

My recommendation is to arrange to marry and file for a spouse visa, a CR1 though, not a K3. A speedy result is no longer a possibility, IMO so considering there are financial issues, I don't see a point in pursuing a K3 visa. To do this take what it takes. Accomplishing marriage will add to the bona fides as will proper interview preparation but I would also recommend at least one more visit between the marriage and the visa interview. Being apart a year without visits doesn't speak well for the bona fides particularly in HCMC, where high fraud and cultural issues weigh heavily on visa decisions.

Do heed the advice of Marc Ellis with regard to your K1 case though.

Thanks for the advice. Im not sure I can stay there 45 days to get married it might cost me my job. Im not sure how long the CR1 will take but if I marry her I would also travel out there for the visa interview but I don't know if I could take a trip between the wedding and the visa interview since I only get 2 weeks off a year. I work at a government job I know they give you time off for having a baby a leave of absense but not sure if they will do that for marriage I can check on it. Would I have to do the waver if I do the CR1 since the consular will not interview her with the denial on file?

I have emailed Marcus he wanted 100$ for a consult but he wanted me to send my gf to his office. The problem is her english is not that good and I need specific awnsers to about 10 questions so I emailed him to see if I could do the consult with him over the phone I would call him and pay him the 100 but he has not gotten back to me on it yet.

Has anyone on here ever experienced a situation whereby your fiancee overseas applied or can apply for a Tourist visa to visit the USA while still waiting for their Fiance visa application process? I know what some of you may be thinking but we doesn't want to cut the corners and will never do that because it can jeopardize his future entry into the USA but He is on vacation in the mid of Jan 2009 and he just want to take the advantage of his vacation to visit the USA and experience the Presidential inauguration and be Part of History then goes back overseas and continue waiting for his K1 results?

Please if anyone on here ever experienced such circumstances then I will greatly appreciate you share your experience and opinion with me while waiting for tomorrow monday to come so I can also inquiry from the USCIS or the State department if he can do this.... Also we're not planning to settle in the USA after our marriage. Once the K1 is granted and he gets into the USA, we plan to get married ONLY and then returned to his base because he is a professional and with the way the economy is going out here, we don't want to settle here permanently.... But we also want to get married in the USA so as to have a legal documents that will always protect us legally because of our assets just in case one party dies etc then .he /she and/or the kids can always authority or power on our assets ....

I'm new to VJ and this question is for those of you who went through the K1 process. I have visited my fiance twice in Morocco and both times I stayed with his family. The problem is that since I stayed with his family I can't really PROVE that I was in Taza because I don't have any hotel receipts etc. So I am trying to use my currency exchange receipts as proof that I was in Taza. Do you think this will be sufficient. Second, unfortunately its all in French and Arabic so I need it to be translated. How did you guys go about getting you docs translated? My fiance speaks english but I don't think I would call him fluent. And I work offshore and so I don't have the time available to me to hunt for a translator. What are your suggestions for translation?

I'll give my thanks in Advance...Shukran![/color]

It really doesn't matter where u stay as long as they is evidence that you both have met in person /face to face which I assumed you have based on the photo you posted on your page with him right? ..You can meet you fiancee in heaven or hell but the bottom line is that they want to know that you both have physically seen each other face to face although there are some situation where by USCIS will waive the face to face meeting based on some cultures and if you're in this category then all you have to do is prove to them that you cannot meet face to back based on your culture but you are not even in this category but I think you are find and also copies of your passport entry and exit visa should be a powerful evidence ...But any PHOTO with the two of you is the most POWERFUL even if you both took the photos in the USA it doesnt matter ...as long as it is evidence that you have met

First you're advised on the form I-129F not to send in Originals. But being that you unintentional did it without knowing, there still exist a solution to getting it back but it will cost u. It is clearly stated somewhere on the forms that for you to get back you original copies, you can write to them and also pay a fees ... There is a form to fill and you use you case number to include on this form and then pay the requested about of money and then mail it out and wait for your originals to be sent but again it takes a while so you have to be patience because....