Archeon

congratulations!

Ok, so it' s official ? The visa fee will be increased on March 1 st ? From 131 dollars up to 350 dollars ? Is this correct ?

Where did you get this information, as all I can find currently regards the fact that they are planning it, not that they have set a date for it yet.

Regards,

Arch

As happy as we are for you, if you did no expedited request, why yours, a december filer, was done before the entirety of the november filers. Something doesn't add up here.

Question, regarding igor's list...

People with NOA1 date's AFTER ours (i.e. Miss jess!) are ahead of us, how does that work?

*shakes fist at jess!!!!!*

Edit:m Im guessing due to the last update field?

On the up side, the ferrets are still more competent than what ever species it took 5 months for them to process each petition!

Arch

Yes, Igor's list sure isn't omnipotent; it's only as good as the data that users input. But it's not Igor's fault! Unless Igor is a ferret...

Now that you mention it...

ive concluded igor's list is nonsense, due to the fact that so many people don't update time lines, unless I am reading it wrong.

And I am all for founding the anti ferret league!

This list seems nonsense due to people not updating their time lines.

Arch

I think something to remember when using VJ guidelines is that when people receive their NOA2, probably not the first thing on their mind is updating their VJ timeline, and I would imagine a fair proportion of people never update it once they receive their NOA2 and beyond.

End of the day there is nothing we can do but sit and be patient, while VSC mess around doing what ever it is they are doing currently (which I believe may involve racing ferrets!)

Arch

NOA1 on nov 19th......VJ showing 15th nov being adjucated......soon.......very soon! (I hope!)

Damn people taking a 2 week holiday lol!

Arch

my sympathies, VERY nearly got turned away at the boarder when i came to visit my fiance for 3 months, again due to no ties to my home country, hope everything goes to plan for you.

Regards,

Arch

Hi,

On the guide provided here it says to get your SSN 2 weeks after entering the US in order to make sure you are on the system, then get married.

However, is it possible to get married, then apply for your SSN afterwards, before doing the AOS? Alternatively I believe if I didnt get a SSN while on my I-94 from the K-1 visa I would have to wait till i got my EAD?

Regards,

Arch

There should be no problem with it, but be prepared to goto secondaries at POE because it would raise a few red flags (it happened to me when I came over for a 3 month visit)

Regards,

Arch

Money I've lost is money I spent here and there when i was with him and visa $$$. I discover that he was mis leding me when I talk with the Immigration officer in mid Nov. that the Passport and visa was handed to him in the begining of Nov. ON NOVEMBER HE TOLD ME HE JUST GOT THE VISA... that's how i know he was a deceiver. The actual visits to the embassy is only 3 but what he told me is li 7-8 times.

What I heard from his friend is that he told them he's got a scholarship to go to USA schools... They didn't know he's coming to marry me!

This still doesn't make sense because the K-1 visa cannot be used as an academic visa to come to america and study.

Something in your story is not adding up, or you are not giving all the info.

many thanks.

Hi,

Just a quick question, is the annual income to be indicated on the affidavit of support forms the gross or net annual income?

Thanks,

Arch

Thanks for the info everyone, much appreciated as ever.

Regards,

Arch

Useful information, however the scenario's described there are not really applicable.

The thing I need to know is essentially once I am in the country on a K-1 visa, can a work permit be used in conjunction with this? I see no reason why not assuming I meet the criteria for the work permit as a stand alone, rather than as part of an AOS?

Hi,

The situation is as follows:

I have applied for a K-1 visa (mid November), so expecting NOA2 around about feb (VSC) - No issues here thus far

I am currently in America, returning to the UK on the 23rd of January for the home country side of things (medical, interview etc etc)

A company in America has expressed interest in employing me, and here is where it gets confusing:

In a nutshell, can me/the company apply for a work permit now (while the k-1 is processing), so that when i return on the K-1 visa in HOPEFULLY april, I am able to work instantly without waiting to get married, do AOS, wait 2 months for the work permit that comes with that?

Regards,

Arch

When I told the ConOff that I met my husband online he asked for the name of the website. That doesn't mean to say that it will happen to you, but I thought I'd better let you know that it does happen sometimes.

was feeling better till i read this lol. I cant see how it matters where we met though as long as what I say is consistant and the truth?

London doesn't really care how you met, they focus more on the financial aspect of the process.

If they do ask, just say "We met on a social networking site, hit it off, start chatting and met face to face x weeks/ months later when I/he/she flew to wherever and spent x weeks/months together getting to know each other in person.' No word of a lie but you moved the conversation onto your face to face meeting, which is what they're more interested in.

Thanks, this was essentially what i was planning on doing.

Interesting that they focus more on the financial side, despite a notice on their own site saying they dont require the affadavit forms filled out (we are taking them as a precaution, as better safe than sorry, but just a point of interest.)

Hi,

A rather odd question here but here goes.

We are currently waiting on our K-1 NOA2, but thinking ahead to the interview. My question is regarding the inevitable "how did you meet?" question...how much detail are they looking for here? Are they interested in how you first made contact online, or when you first met in real life, or just to check your answer matches up to what you put on the I129-F form?

The reason I ask is because we met under rather... embarrassing circumstances, i.e. in a chat room on a web site that i'm sure the American government does not approve of...

On the I-129f we said we met on a "social networking site" which is the truth, just a social networking site for strange people !

Regards,

Arch

Yeh the issue was i was coming over here for 3 months without a job at home (who has a job that they can take a 3 month vacation from?) and possibly because i said i was coming to stay with my fiancee.

I'm now just trying to think of an "extreme" scenario where they would turn you away with a visa....(Perhaps new evidence that you are a potential terrorist that came up after the visa was issued?)

Arch

We are posting tomorrow, so a little behind

Arch

Hi,

After a very shaky entry into the US recently under the visa waiver program (where the officer let the guy in front of me in without an ESTA!), where I was nearly turned around for no good reason at all (2 interviews and treated like a criminal), I was curious to know if boarder guards have the authority to turn you away with an issued visa? (k-1 or otherwise).

Regards,

Arch