bigkeeser

Never used them, and not sure if this applies or not but nobody else has responded to you. When my husband came over, we needed to add him to my insurance as well. He actually had a medical condition and really needs to have insurance in a timely manner. When I contacted my HR department, they allowed me to add him as of the date of our wedding. So, we didn't have an official medical card for him but he was covered as of the date we got married. I was not required to submit any marriage license or anything. They only required me to send them his social security number later on when we received it.

Have you contacted your benefits administrator? You may be able to expedite the process.

The "insurance" is through the military. They won't take you in until you are actually married.

anyone?

The usual date format of paychecks/pay stubs here in the U.S., as being used for proof of income, give the month, then the day, then the year (MM/DD/YY), and sometimes, in rare cases it is in the format of giving the day first, then the month, then the year (DD/MM/YY). However, in conjunction with the affidavit of support, the proof of income provided is the military LES (Leave and Earnings Statement), which is basically the US Military’s type of pay-stub. The dates on the LES are in the format of year first, then month, then day (YYMMDD). So, for example, the date for today would read: 091207

Will this not be confusing to the people at the consulate? I mean, they must be able to verify that the pay stubs are recent, and they may read the format of 091207 as meaning September 12, 2007.

Have others here used the US LES as proof of income? Was the date format ever an issue?

Thanks so much!

We used my LES's with no problems and it was for a K-1 as well

Here's a question concerning health insurance for my fiancee. I'm in the military and she will eventually be under my insurance. But that cannot happen until we are officially married.

We'll be getting married within 2 weeks of her arrival. I'm not sure if we'll get the marriage certificate right away or have to wait for it in the mail. So it could be a month before she actually gets onto my insurance.

She wants insurance during that time. And it looks like regular travel insurance just won't work because she intends to immigrate to the US.

I've searched around VJ and a few have suggested getting insurance through www.usnetcare.com. Has anyone out there gone through them and are they any good? She doesn't have any wrong with her as far as we know... THis is just a "just in case" thing.

My fiancee just received her K-1 Visa in the mail a few days ago. She was an au pair in the US a few years back and already has a Social Security card. So, she wants to change her last once we get married in the US. When is the best time to change her name? Right before we send in the papers for AOS or some other time?

She wants to change her name to a hyphenated version of her last name and then adding mine. Her German passport would stay with her maiden name, we looked this up yesterday (hope she is right). When she finally gets her Green Card, would this pose problems with traveling between countries? The hyphenated name on the GC and her regular German last name on her passport seems like it might cause problems.

Sounds good, thanks. I searched around and that seems to be the consensus. Just wanted to double check and quit wasting time with my bank.

For the I-134 for a K-1, I'm intending on listing my annual income and how much money I have deposited in the bank. First, are both items required, or can I just list my annual income? I looked at the poverty level chart, looks like I'm good to go.

I'm in the military stationed in Germany and I've tried twice now over the last 2 months to get the bank to mail me a letter indicating how much I have deposited, how long I've had the account, etc... So far no luck, I guess I'll try to have them fax it.

I have my pay stubs, tax returns, and even tax transcripts from the IRS for the last 3 years. Do you guys think I will be good by just listing my annual income and not even mentioning the deposits in the bank? I've lost faith in my bank to send me a simple letter.

I will be filing a I-129F K-1 Petition shortly. I'm in the military stationed in Germany. I read the I-129F instructions about how to pay the filing fee...

"Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money order for the Form I-129F fee:

1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency; and

2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, unless:

A. If you live in Guam and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Treasurer, Guam.

B. If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.

C. If you live outside the United States, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, contact the nearest U.S. consulate or embassy for instructions on the method of payment."

So, I'll be contacting the embassy on this one, but is there anyone out there who's in my situation. I have a regular US bank account with regular, American style checks as well. I'm thinking those would be OK. The city/state on my checks are APO, AE which is a US mailing address for those stationed overseas.

I was ready to mail the whole thing in tomorrow until I read that part.

Well, I heard back from the Embassy today. Turns out they like to give vague information. They say the shots are "strongly advised" which doesn't mean mandatory to me. So I replied back and asked them to clarify that. They didnt fully answer my original question. My question was if she could get the shots in the States...

Typical government answer to a simple question!

"Dear Sir:

As to Citizenship and Immigration Services every K1 visa applicant is strongly advised to receive all required vaccinations.

Is your fiancée a German citizen? In that case the vaccination fee is not correct.

With regards,

US Consulate General

Immigrant Visa Unit"

Thanks for all the replies. She is under 27, so looks like she will need the shot. I have the list of everything she needs and the age groups that it applies to.

I was wondering if the Frankfurt medical exam would give her any shots... Would that be included in the price of the exam or is that extra? My feeling is that it will be extra, haha.

Question is.... Does she need to start this shot or have it completed by the time she does the Medical Exam? Or can she do it in the States? I'm in the military and I'm pretty sure they will cover this one at no charge.

$500 EU..wow!

I'm pretty certain (not 100% though) it can be completed in the US.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...tml#Vaccination

Ya 500 Euro... I'd rather go with FREE or even what it costs in the US. I hear it's around $350 in the States.

I emailed the Embassy's little helpline before I posted. I guess I'll find out what they say sometime next week.

Thanks for the link, the Frankfurt Embassy's site didn't come out and say that. They should update their site, haha.

Anyone else out there actually skip a few shots before actually arriving in the States???

We're just starting the K1 process and I had a question about the Shot Records. Looks like my fiancee has all of her shots but one, the HPV. So she called her insurance, and they will not cover this shot. They wanted like 500 Euros for the whole series.

Question is.... Does she need to start this shot or have it completed by the time she does the Medical Exam? Or can she do it in the States? I'm in the military and I'm pretty sure they will cover this one at no charge.

Thanks a lot, very helpful. Well, this brings up another question. She had her appendix removed a year ago in America. (long story, haha). I know it's a pretty common thing to happen. I know atleast 5 people who have had theirs removed. She hasn't had any problems since then. Do you think that would affect anything? My gut tells me no, but I worry too much about all this stuff, haha.

Going for a K-1 Visa.... I've looked all over for what they actually test for during the Medical Exam. I know my fiancee needs to bring a copy of her Vaccinations. I have found what is required online. She's going to check if she is current with everything

What else do they test for? She will be going to the Embassy in Frankfurt, Germany. My guess is probably a TB test, STD test, anything else??? We just wanted to make sure there won't be any problems she can't fix ahead of time. She's in good health with no problems that we know about. Just wanted to be on the safe side.

That's what I was planning on doing, just to be on the safe side. This packet is starting to get bulky, haha.

OK, here's a question on top of what has already been said....

I will send our G-325As with 4 copies each. I will be using supplement pages for my G-325 and my fiancee's. Do we need to have 4 copies of the supplements as well?

Haha, I know what you mean. I'll just list it as XXX XXXX High School then, thanks!

The more and more I deal with these forms, the more questions I have, haha.

This is about the 5 years of employment history for my fiancee. She's German and we will be writing down one of her schools to cover the 5 year requirement. The name of the school is totally German, and someone who doesn't know any German would have not a clue what it says.

So... Do I need a certified translation for this? It's just the name of the school, I will list her occupation as "student".

OK, thank you. Just wanted to make sure.

Hey everybody,

I have a question about Supplements to the I-129F and G-325A forms. I will be adding a supplement to 2 of the questions on the I-129F. For the supplement I have what form and question it is for at the top of the paper. Followed by my answer. Do I need to do anything else, like sign and date this paper? Notary?, anything crazy like that?

2nd questions is almost like the 1st. My fiancee will need extra space for her last 5 years of work. (Addresses don't fit)This will be another supplement. Does she need to sign/date it herself?

I will also be providing a basic timeline of our relationship from the start until the present. Anything special need to happen for this? Basically, it is just a timeline of when we met, trips we took, and a list of proof provided (receipts, tickets, stamps, photos). Followed by the actual proof after this letter.

Thanks!

Just get reports from any foreign countries. USCIS will run run her name through the US databases.

That's what I've been hearing and that makes the most sense to me. She's only lived outside of Germany for that 1 year as an au pair. So it sounds like all she'll need is the German report. I emailed the Embassy in Germany before I posted here. I'll hear what their answer is eventually.

Just have you call the police dept. in the US where she was staying. They can probably mail her something.

Haha, that's what I want to hear, "probably". Thanks anyways...

I've been looking online how to get local police records. I also learned that there were records the FBI could retrieve.

No - the USCIS can access all agencies records - FBI, CIA, police...

As a matter of fact, in the list of requirements it clearly says police records from all countries except US where the applicant resided for 12 months or more.

I was on a student J-1 visa and did not need to show any police records from the US (was there for a year).

Thanks for the info! I was searching online and I did see where it said any countries for over a year. The sources I saw never came out and said exactly the US was exempt. I've been searching around VJ and most people have been saying the same thing as you.

I emailed the Embassy before I posted just to double check. So I should hear back from them eventually.

Here's a question though... On any of the forms where it asked for where you lived/worked/studied.... Did you put wherever that was in America? I ask because my fiancee was in 1 state for only 2 months, and another state for 10 months. I plan on writing that info down, but she has a lot of things to put down for the last 5 years. School, internship, Au Pair at 2 locations, and a new job. Looks like I'll have to add an atachment.

I posted this in the K1 forum, maybe that was the wrong place... So here it is again.

We're just starting the K1 process and I will be mailing in the I-129F packet in soon. Ny question is concerning when the packet gets to the Embassy. My fiancee is German and will go through the Frankfurt embassy. I know she will have to get copies of her police records.

She was in the US for 1 year as an AuPair. Would she need to get copies of that police record too? There should be no problems getting the German police records, but I don't know how to obtain the US ones if she does need them.

Anyone out there been in a situation like this? This is in regards to the interview she will have to complete.

We're just starting the K1 process and I will be mailing in the I-129F packet in soon. Ny question is concerning when the packet gets to the Embassy. My fiancee is German and will go through the Frankfurt embassy. I know she will have to get copies of her police records.

She was in the US for 1 year as an AuPair. Would she need to get copies of that police record too? There should be no problems getting the German police records, but I don't know how to obtain the US ones if she does need them.

Anyone out there been in a situation like this?