Alan D.

Yay.

Not much trouble at all. I was a little worried because we don't have any joint assets, and the only thing I had to show for that was putting the family on my employers health insurance. So we showed the insurance cards and a bill from the clinic for my wife's checkup.

I also forgot to bring pictures of the wedding. DOH

Anyway, it was pretty much a breeze. We had to help the lady put all the name changes in order (2 for my wife, 3 for her son). She was a little confused about that, and On had to explain that changing your name is no big deal in Thailand and everybody does it.

I think she knew we were legit and was just trying to satisfy her checklist.

Questions asked:

Who proposed to whom and when?

Age difference?

How did you meet?

The rest was formality, she made On and son answer all the formal questions again that are on the AOS checklist. Then she said she'd approve it, took our employment authorization cards, the entry visa from the passports, and said we'd get the green cards in about 2 weeks.

Is the AOS fee for the K2 dependent same as my wife?

I only see information regarding children under 14. If the child is 14 or over, applying with Mom, is it the full $1010?

Just returned from Dr Torres Office. Was not a problem at all! gave him vaccination document from Canada

waited a few minutes while his assistant typed it out and he signed and enclosed in envelope and said to

leave the envelope sealed. I asked for a copy of the I693 - Appendix A form he enclosed and he gave me

photo copy for my records!

Oh yah! charge me $10 bucks ... a far cry from the $300 + and redoing the medical exam as other doctors

offices would ONLY do!

I know this message is 3 years old, but thank you, thank you, thank you for the information. Confirmed as of today. Walk-in, no appointment (beware dr torres only works 2 days a week now) and $10 per form for transciption. Everybody else I found was trying to charge me for a full physical and vaccinations, even when I told them I had those done for the visa.

the follow-up vacc's and new physical for step son covered by insurance -- but no civil surgeons on staff at KaiserP to do the UCSIS forms.

Married! in the us of a.

It was a small wedding ... and I had this funny idea ... the cover for the wedding invitations looked like envelope from USCIS .. and first page inside was a fake mockup of I-129F with a big red "APPROVED" stamp on it.

I'll try to find a pic of it.

In the meantime ... here we are at the Thai temple near Salem, OR:

I get YA COOL ( mexican yakult.. like the women sell in the morning that comes in those small bottles in bkk) from a hispanic store in my city. Its like a buck for 6 bottles.

Ahhhh.. thanks everybody for the information ... and thanks Ashbee ... we have more than plenty of mexican stores in Oregon I'll look there.

Did anyone here pay sin sot?

Get this- my future mother in law, whom I love and have a great relationship with, is making me pay 200k. BUT.. to

One more note about that ... like everything else in Thailand ... it's negotiable.

New topic .. new question ... hoping somebody can help me out here...

What is yogurt milk ? ... and what do they call it in America?

On has been looking for this, but I have no idea what she's talking about. (not buttermilk, tried that. nope)

Hi all;

My fiancee is the petitioner in the U.S. We have known each other for 18 months and have been going through the K1 oricess since April. My interview in London is 23rd November.

I want to cancel the meeting and go to the bottom of the queue, maybe 2 - 3 months later , where we can see where we are.

Is this the best idea. How do i do it? I see no numbers and they say in writing? People must get ill an not make these interviews. What happens?

Thoughts please

UK citizens don't need a visa to come here. Fiance can just jump on a plane and come over tomorrow and live with you for up to 3 months.

Don't know why you havent tried that before.. ya, it's gonna cost about $1k for a plane ticket, but sounds like it would be money well spent.

If you want to be sure, just call and reschedule the interview for a later date and live together for a couple of months.

Only problem I can see with that would be losing the job in UK but fiance was going to have to give that up anyway.

Hello all ... just wanted to announce that On and I are now back in Oregon. YAAY

I flew to BKK on the 29th. We had a wedding ceremony in Hua Hin on Nov. 2, and returned to the states on Nov 7.

Kind of a whirlwind trip. And 2-1/2 days of that honeymoon was spent laid up in bed with sinus, chills, fever and lots of drugs ... but I lived through it and we're home now.

Now have to start planning the real wedding here.

Let me ask a question.

Did anyone here pay sin sot?

I did and she keeps the money except for one chunk of the cash went to take care of her aging father (a monk living at Wat Karam).

Mostly it's just for show. She even threw a bunch of her gold necklaces in the pile to make it look more impressive.

Here's a pic from the wedding .. everybody comes around to bless the sin sot:

Email from Onkamon regarding the interview on the 28th ... we practiced all the interview questions several times. She was a bit nervous. But she said teh practice helped. She had a 7 am appointment, and said there were about 60 people there. People with fiance visas, tourist visas, work visas.. all kinds.

They did not ask her son any questions at all.

Here's a quote from her email when I asked her what questions:

1 . How do you know your fiance ?

2 . what website ? (((we met at a regular american online dating site))

3 . How long you been chatting before neet him ?

4 . when did you meet online ?

5 . when did you meet him ?

6 . How long he come to meet you ?

7 . How many time he come to visit you in Thailand ?

8 . How about dad of your son ?

After talk she look all the peper all the photo you and me.

and she say you come to get visa in wenday this week .

you and your son can go to Amarica.

I say thank you so much.

Visa Approved!! On had 7 am BKK appointment and she's approved.

Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions. Still another bit of a wait. I'm heading to LOS 1st week november to celebrate then all three of us come back together.

Good luck Alan and On! Thanks for posting this info. My lawyer had indicated only two weeks or so to get interviews right now in Bangkok, so this is great news to confirm that info. Please be sure to post an interview summary. Thanks a bunch!

Chris

Ya, well... if I'd known it was only a 2-week wait I would've planned on buying plane tix for early october to go see my baby after the interview. Thought I'd have 6 weeks or so to plan that.

Got the interview appointment yesterday on the phone and the official email today.

The embassy (BKK) requested On's son be at the interview. I looked through the forums but couldn't find any direct answers about this

Will he be interviewed also? If so, what kinds of questions will he be asked so we can prepare.

Or is he just there to do fingerprints and stuff? He's 13.

Yaay! The embassy called On and made the interview appointment in 2 weeks (Sep 28)

We're still waiting on the police report. Bangkok police said that should arrive on the 22nd or 23rd. We returned the paperwork without it.

I thought it would take a lot longer. The embassy site (and other VJ'ers also I think) said appointments were scheduled about 4-6 weeks out.

What happens if we don't get the police report before the interview? Interview without it and just bring it in when we get it ?

On sent in all the paperwork that was asked for except the medical and police report. I told her to do that cause I was tired of waiting and it was makin me crazy

Timeline says 159 days from NOA 1.

When I got to the hospital, the guy at the counter in the 10th flr of Bungmungrad told me that the medical forms at the USEM websites are already outdated. So he gave me the new ones but it I have to pay 200Baht for the new medical forms. That was ok with me, but when I asked him if I could only pay for one and photocopy the other form for my daughter, the guy said, cannot photocopy. So, with a heavy heart, I paid 400Baht for the medical forms and he didn't even issue a receipt. Also, only one pic was needed as they took picture of us and printed on the forms.

I have to ask this question here in VJ, what will happen if we wont take this vaccine shots (second dose of MMR-Measles-mumps-rubella)? will it affect our application?

On took her exam Monday at Bumrungrand also... She had the forms downloaded from the net. when the hospital told her they were out of date, she asked if she could compare them. They were the same so she told them no she wouldn't pay, hers were good and they said ok.

They did stick her and her son with 3 vaccines though (ya, pun intended) but it was quite a bit of cash for those. She didnt know what to do so she just went ahead and paid for them. We'll get the rest when she gets here to the states cause my insurance will cover them for about $5-$10 I think.

Just wondering if embassy (Bangkok) will accept hand-written packet 3 forms. On just went to the shop and printed them out and now we're going over them in chat trying to get them filled out.

Does she need to go back and re-enter all the data on the computer version or can she turn in the hand-written versions?

DS-156 specifically says to do online, but what about the others?

Yes she needs to sign the G-325A and I would make sure and use the old form that has 4 copies and instructions for a total of 5 pages, she needs to sign all 4 pages.

The I-129F instructions still say to use the G-325A, so I don't think you need the G-325.

She also needs to sign the letter of intent to marry.

Thats really all that requires her signature, to be safe if you are having her send you these via mail then have her sign 2 sets in case something happens to one.

What he said.

Now other questions: Does my fiance need to sing any of the forms?

I'd like to hear that, but I don't think it'll be a big hit.

I just want to ask those who have done all the paper works for K1 in Bangkok Consulate.

In the Packet 3 checklist that I received it says:

First: Obtain all documents on this list that apply to your case.

I'm curious about this also. Our NOA2 was approved so now we're working on filling out the packet 3 documents.

We have not received the packet 3 letter yet though.

The instructions I downloaded (PDF file, I forget where I got it) said to send in almost everything, but the BKK consulate instructions on the web just says have everything ready to go and only return a couple of forms and the photos.

Anybody else do this recently? Are they changing things?

I couldnt find my boarding passes either, because I tend to throw that stuff out after I get home and clean the suitcase.

When I came home from meeting my fiance, I didn't know I was going to need all these things.

What I did have, and used for proof of meeting was the passport stamp and a receipt for cashing a travelers check in BKK - it had my passport # on it; along with some other receipts.

If you used your credit card to purchase anything while you were abroad, the receipt for that would serve as supporting evidence of being in-country.

along with a photo or two of course, but photos are secondary evidence (they can be faked).

Here are my questions:

Is it true that the documents necessary to meet the NOA2 vary from one couple to another?

Will it also matter in which state in America one’s fiancé lives?

Is it any helpful that my fiancé lives in California? Does CA welcome new immigrants at this period?

My fiancé had typed “Californa” instead of “California” on the I-129F form that he sent. Would that affect the process?

Does the USCIS already check tax matters before releasing the NOA2 or tax-related stuff arise during the NOA2 compliance?

1. Yes. There are the basic required documents for everybody (forms, letters of intent, photos, etc), and then there are the documents unique to your case.

In my case that included a divorce certificate, multiple name changes, and some documents for a dependent child.

Then, EVERY foreign document had to be translated, and EACH ONE had an affidavit that the translator was competent.

2. No.

3. a) makes no difference

b)That's more of a question about the current attitude of the populace, and not government process. The former is irrelevant.

4. probably not

5. I have no idea. Somebody else will have to give you an answer.

Is there a problem with your back taxes that you should straighten out before they look?

1. NO. Just her name printed in pencil. Do not worry about it being within 30 days. Make lots of passport photos. We made about 15 to begine with and used the same photo throughout the process, as long as there is no major appearance changes

2. No.

3. No. Send it anytime

4. No staples. paper clip the assocaited items together and a binder clip on the whole thing. Anything else is not needed. The USCIS will disassemble anything you send and put in their own folder.

5. I sent ONE photo, passport stamps and boarding passes for the trip where we met

6. Typed, handwritten or any combination thereof as long as it is legible

GaryandAlla I just want to say that I have seen your replies to various questions in these forums with your experience and knowledge and your answers to questions in these forums are always clear, easy to read, to-the-point, and right on target.

keep it up.

Hello fellow April filers.

Just thought I'd let you know: NOA2 received from CSC.

NOA1 date: April 22.

Thanks everyone for all your support.

You guys (and gals) are really great. It feels good to be moving forward.

Hi Everyone,

For the past four years, I've been sporadically traveling back and forth to Thailand (first to study monkeys, but then after that to visit the woman who is now my fiance). Now that my fiance has been approved at her K1 visa interview (which happened yesterday), I really need to figure out some deal where I can earn flight miles for buying plane tickets to go back and forth to Thailand for the next ~50 years. Has anybody here got some advice for how to do this/ which airline to approach about it?? I plan to buy my fiance's plane ticket this week.

Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you very much.

I don't understand this question. If she was approved ... isn't she coming to live with you in NY ? Or is there some other reason you have to keep going back to Thailand on a regular basis?

Sorry - if this is a redundant post.

The cover letter as posted on this forum is pretty straight forward outlining the enclosures in the packet. Does it hurt if I explain my case in the cover letter for the most part and continue the 'how we met' in question 18? Or should the cover letter be as brief as it has been posted?

Thanks!

I found a good guide on some other site, that said the cover letter should detail all the stuff that was to follow.

Any explanation should be a separate thing that the cover letter just lists as a supporting item.

Here's that example letter. I used it, and mine was a lot longer because I included a bunch of extra information for our particular case (passport for dependent child, ADIT photo of dependent child, divorce certificate, translation of divorce certificate, statement of translator for divorce certificate, name change1, name change 2, etc etc)

[PETITIONER

ADDRESS]

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[ADDRESS

OF YOUR

SERVICE CENTER]

[DATE]

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancé[e] Visa for [bENEFICIARY NAME], and supporting documents.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ [PUT IN CORRECT FEE].

- I-129F

- I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18, explanation of meeting in person [ONLY IF USED ADDITIONAL SHEET]

- G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)

- G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary)

- Birth certificate/US Passport (Petitioner)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

- Proof of having met in person in the past two years

- Proof of ongoing relationship [if including]

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Signed,

[PETITIONERS SIGNATURE]