Cally & Blue

no.....her daughter's husband (the fiancee's son-in-law) and son (fiancee's grandson)....re-read the original post.

Re-read and understood Doesn't look like I was the only one lol!

Wow, she wanted you to support her husband and newborn son - is the son yours or her husbands?! Didn't you just say you've been with her for three years?

Is it safe for me to assume she wasn't free to marry you? It's possible the visa would have been refused anyway, but I think in all you've had a lucky escape. I'd hope this is the exception rather than the norm.

I'm sure it's possible for this to happen in any country, though some are considered more "high risk" than others. Going back about 9 years, my (British) father got involved with a woman from China, who had a daughter. She had a very good job, her own apartment. They were involved in a relationship for around a year but never met in person. He proposed, she accepted and they started making plans for her to come over and bring her daughter. But - my father wasn't totally honest with her; he made out his job was a lot better than it was (and paid a lot better than it did), that myself and my sister were in university, that I was training as a teacher and my sister as a doctor (we weren't, I was at the local community college training as a hairdresser and my sister was still at school!) - the reason he gave her for not being able to afford a plane ticket to visit her was that he was paying for our education.

When she went for her first interview, the application was refused as the answers she gave (which were about him/what he'd told her about him) did not match the answers on his application for her. So they came to the conclusion that they did not have a bone fide relationship. It wasn't her fault - she was being totally honest and gave the correct information - but he didn't give the correct information to her. Poor woman probably has a mark on some file somewhere for trying to get a visa under false pretences.

I know it's my father I'm talking about, but just wanted to use it as an example to point out it's not necessarily the partner in the high-risk country who has created the relationship for less than romantic reasons.

Incorrect ID Picture and they said we didnt submit the divorce decree of my fiance, which he did submit last september

together with the requested documents.

Ah that makes a bit more sense. Although I'm sure they would have needed the divorce decree a lot sooner in the process. Maybe your pictures weren't recent enough?

I agree with Penguin - definitely call to check they have at least received your resubmitted documents.

I wonder why it wasn't turned around earlier on as an RFE?

Hello, please i need help.... we filed Petition for Fiance last march, received NOA1 last August, accomplished all

the requirements last september sad to say we we're denied but we filed an appeal for reconsideration and submitted the

picture ID and divorce decree final (requested). It's been 6 weeks now, but no reply from the immigration .

We are worried so much!!!!!!!! Please i need your advice.....

What was their exact reason for rejecting your application?

As others have said - if it gets to where you want to get married, do so and then file for AOS.

There's no point in filing a K1 as she's already there, but even if you did she'd have to return to her home country anyway to do her part of the filing and her interview at the embassy. Big waste of money to be honest (visa fees, plane tickets...).

Unless she has to return as part of her F1 conditions, in which case you should be able to start filing before she goes home, then she can complete her part when she gets back to her country, attends interview then comes back to you

This might seem a daft question - but has anyone experienced any issues with flights post-marriage but pre-AOS? (I'm thinking for the honeymoon specifically). Will there be some scrutiny at security?

We were considering Florida for a honeymoon, but as we'll be living in NH it's one heck of a drive down

What's daft about your case is that he would have had to state that you're using a different name from the one on your marriage certificate, and he obviously knows you took his name. Honestly, they can be pillocks sometimes!

Fingers crossed you're not overly delayed. Thinking about it with hindsight, I wish I'd found out if HIS court was working through a backlog (as mine is) so we could have filed there. Ne'er mind... deed's done now.

For something that took 20 minutes to make legal, it sure takes a lot of trouble to undo. Everything in the past 7 years has been in his name, and he knows I intend to remarry. The mind boggles why I'd want to change back to my maiden name for a matter of weeks/months before changing everything - again - to my SO's name. If I've not heard by the end of November, I'm going to chase it...

You're right about red tape - I can only imagine the legal hoopla about to come!

Well as it says [if known], I assume it'll be alright to put just the year in, although the more information you can give for sure the better.

I don't know anything about Columbian record keeping (so forgive me if this is a totally ignorant question), is it possible she could find this out at a records office?

You obviously did not READ my post well. It is Colombia not columbia, and I stated there are no records as this was in 1927 in Colombia. Colombia is a third world country. So how can there be records in a records office if it was never recorded. ? Or if it was it is not there now..

and to assume things with uscis gets you an RFE.

Chill. My geography sucks, and I spelt the country wrong. I didn't even know there were two countries with such similar names.

Chill ??? You just joined yesterday. Don't guess and give advice. I can guess this without comming to this board. Too many people here do this . Don't be another one of them . Read along for a few days/weeks before giving out answers... OMG where is Gary and Alla on this one?

It's still no need to jump down peoples throats, regardless whether I've been signed up a day or a year. I won't waste my good intentions on you again, clearly it's not wanted.

Well as it says [if known], I assume it'll be alright to put just the year in, although the more information you can give for sure the better.

I don't know anything about Columbian record keeping (so forgive me if this is a totally ignorant question), is it possible she could find this out at a records office?

You obviously did not READ my post well. It is Colombia not columbia, and I stated there are no records as this was in 1927 in Colombia. Colombia is a third world country. So how can there be records in a records office if it was never recorded. ? Or if it was it is not there now..

and to assume things with uscis gets you an RFE.

Chill. My geography sucks, and I spelt the country wrong. I didn't even know there were two countries with such similar names.

I don't think phone logs are the be-all and end-all. Blue and I rarely use a phone to speak, opting for Skype instead (as it's free).

On the occasions we need to get hold of each other and we're not home to use the computer, we use a calling card-type service (we each dial in to a service using a local number, and get connected in the middle).

If you're short on other evidence also, then you might have a problem - but lack of phone logs won't be a massive problem alone if you have plenty of other evidence.

Well as it says [if known], I assume it'll be alright to put just the year in, although the more information you can give for sure the better.

I don't know anything about Columbian record keeping (so forgive me if this is a totally ignorant question), is it possible she could find this out at a records office?

1. Should not affect anything. If you were from a high fraud country it could be a red flag

2. The EAD is easy to come by. Arrive, get married and file for it. 2-3 months later you will hav eit. Until then...no work. If that is a major concern, the get married firts and file for a CR-1. The time from filing until you can work is about the same with either visa, it is just a matter of where you wait.

Ahh, thank you It didn't even occur to me that it may cause a problem until I saw the form! I'm easier about it now.

We want to remain together after the wedding, so I think I'll just go through the K1, we'll marry then I'll apply for the EAD. Not working won't be a major issue for at least the first few months hopefully - I'll have sold everything furniture wise here so will have a bit of a security blanket for us both! Blue works full time so we should be alright. So long as he doesn't get too used to having dinner on the table when he gets in!!

1. As long as you are free to marry, you should be fine.
2. You can apply for an EAD (not free) when you get to the U.S. on a K1 before you file for AOS, but it will take some time to process and is no longer valid after your I-94 expires. Your best bet is to marry and file for AOS (I-485 & I-765) ASAP and wait for the EAD card. Another option would be to marry in the U.K. & file for a CR-1. With a CR-1, you can work as soon as you arrive in the U.S.

If you'd rather go the CR1 route, don't try and get married in England. Your fiance would need a visa to come here to get married. Registrar won't issue the license without it. You could however go to the US on the visa waiver program, get hitched and then return to the UK and wait for the CR1 to go through. The benefit of a CR1 is that it's cheaper because you don't need to adjust your status and you are granted a GC instead of a 'single use entry visa' aka the K1 (or K3). With a GC, you are immediately authorised to work. It takes a smidge longer than a K1 to process, but if you're not opposed to spending the first year of your married life apart (give or take), then well worth it!

We're going through the K1 option so his mother can see us married and I can stay in the US after we wed. Last time I was over there (September) it was so hard parting at the airport we swore we'd not go through it any more than necessary! So when we're married, we're staying together.

When I came home from the US, I had a letter from the court about my divorce, advising they couldn't accept my response as I'd apparently signed the wrong name. My ex petitioned it and it came in my maiden name... I signed in my married name, not thinking. Grr. I emailed him about it end of September and said Id had the letter, he said he was sorting it out. Not heard anything more yet... I really hope it all goes through soon!

Hi!

We're starting to plan and prepare to apply for my K1 visa to join my fiancé in the USA

So excited, and like any other women here have gotten well underway with planning the wedding!!

I just have a couple of questions:

1 - my divorce from my ex-husband is going through presently, we've been separated for 4 years, just had no reason to file until now.

I know my fiancé and I can't start our K1 application until this is finalised, but I notice on the forms it asks for the date the marriage was dissolved.

Will it affect our application if this date is so recent? We plan to start the process right away as soon as it's finalised in the courts.

Blue and I getting together wasn't the cause of the breakdown, btw. We were young and incompatible

2 - work: I want to start working as soon as I can when I enter the US, but from what I can tell from the posts the EAD is hard to come by unless you're actually sponsored by a company to come over. Is there any other way of doing it or should I just be happy to be a kept woman until my AOS goes through?

Good to meet you all!

Cally (and Blue)