maning

Hi,

me and my US citizen fiancè are filling out the papers for the K1 petition. I'm having some problems with the part of the G-325A form about the occupations. I'm Italian. I've been studying at university during the last 5 years (with an interruption of 2 years) and in the mean time I did some little jobs with different agencies (like a lot of them), often contract jobs or per-diem jobs (hopefully you understand what I mean).

I'm not really sure of how to put all this in the form... can someone give me some tips?

Also, can I visit my fiancè once the petition is submitted? (I would enter the United States with Visa Waiwer Program)

Thanks in advance

B.

Fill up the space in that section leave a space at the bottom and put "Continue on Sheet." Get a sheet of computer paper (better typed) and on the top of the sheet put "G-325A - Biographic Information (For K-1 Visa)" with the name of the person on the G-325A under it.

Then skip a few lines and put "Continued List of Employment" and start listing.

Name of Employer Address Occupation Months worked

Then attach it to the G-325A (don't staple, use paper clip)

Are you serious? Only an imbecile would believe that sort of absurd #######.

He's actually serious.... that's the scary part lol

Thank you for all of that info!

It's minor credit card debt that has been paid but still reflecting as bad credit. Amount less than $500.00.

He's becoming anxious as the interview approaches and is asking me random questions...lol

And I have no issues with the IRS - thank GOD

Don't worry about it. They will not ask about that. They only care what's on your Income Tax Returns. Good luck on the interview!

Anyone?

I INTEND.

On the line put:

N/A (K-1 Process for Permanent Residence)

Stupid question but.........does my spouse having minor bad credit pose a problem for a visa approval/issuance?

Straight answer NO.

BUT

If he has a IRS tax lien then it MAY pose a problem if his Income Tax Return is bordering the 125% poverty level, because the CO during the visa interview MAY or MAY NOT consider the IRS tax lien and deduct it from spouse's tax return.

If it's bad credit due to credit cards, late payments, etc. No they won't affect anything. They don't care about your debt. They care only what you report to the IRS on your tax returns and if you have a IRS tax lien on you.

The cheapest way may be to check extra bags on your flight. Even if it is $75.00, you can often take up to 50lbs (23kg) per bag. In my case, I have an airline credit card. If I buy a ticket with that card, my fiancee gets to take 2 bags free.

Oh man, I cancelled my Delta Rewards credit card before we started our visa process. I wanted to make sure I had no debts when my fiancee arrived in the US, so I cancelled (didn't cancel per se, but more like cut my cards and left it open and maintain it) all my credit cards and now rely on my debit card. I know I should of kept that Delta card because it had the same reward if you bought a ticket. Well, I guess one good thing about paying off my credit cards... my credit score shot to the roof.

Hello! Thank you for able to find this site. I don't have questions about paperwork as the rest of you here. I just need your thoughts on my case. Can anyone please help me out? I'm bit confused of my situation. Fiance keeps changing his decision if me and kids have to go to the states. K-1/K-2 visa are on hand and will expire next year. We prayed for this but now it looks he is not happy. What could be the best thing to do? As far as plane ticket expenses there is no problem we can buy anytime. He has a full-time job, single and no kids. I have a bachelor degree and good work experiences. I will bring some cash to get there to help me and my kids start life.

I feel very confused now. He is very negative of our future. We should have thought this even before filing. Already spent a lot of money, time and efforts. He is afraid I might end up miserable in the states not getting the job for me as I have a very good and stable job here. He always mentioned on the problems on job market and economic issues. I know these problems. I'm a simple woman, smart and have initiatives. I would be fine to have an entry level job. I love him that is the main reason I wish we could get together soon. We've been long distance for more than 3 years.

Anyone could advise me, please. Will I be Ok if I go there first and leave behind my kids? What would happen to the kids visa we do have same expiration. Just in case the kids visa expired can I still bring the kids later -- how ? I love my kids too and I will be missing them. Is the situation is the US really hard ?

I'm confused why we can't move forward. He plans to stay and live in the Philippines, I'm fine with this but it will take a couple of years again waiting. He wants to come soon for another visit. What is really best for us? Do I have to give up on him for his very changeable mind? very negative thought? It's hard as I do love him, but this is really frustrating. Please share your thoughts ! Please pray for us. Thank you all in advance and have a great day.

Your situation is probably best handled by you and your fiance, we can only offer suggestions. You need to assure him that you will be happy just being with him and content on living a simple life once you get there. I guess he's worried about your futures and feels that his situation in the USA is not suitable for your and your children at the moment. He may also feel guilty of letting you go of your career and having to start over in a new country. He can also be afraid of the level of commitment he will have once you're there. We don't know and the best thing you need to do is talk to him on why he's feeling this way and confront it.

As for me, I would not leave my kids behind. You say you can afford their tickets and I'm assuming your fiance makes above the 125% poverty level to support everyone, then why leave the kids behind? That's another process you will have to face sooner or later if you decide to leave them behind because you will have to process everything all over again.

You have 3 months to decide what to do when you arrive in the US on your K1, if you feel that your situation is better served by staying in The Philippines, you can simply move back before your K1 expires.

hi i have a question about k 3 visa. and basically I-134

I want to get my husband to US on k3 visa. I do work but i recently started working. and it will be my first tax return in 2011. which sounds weird but yes. honestly speaking my parents are not willing to support me. so my question is

i know I864 has co sponsors options.

but do I-134 allow co sponsors? ( and how do i know he/ she is a qualifying co-sponsor, where can i get this information?)

and if once i have a qualifying co-sponsor, do i have to worry about my tax returns of 3 years? (which i don't have because i was on my parent's tax return)

Can someone please answer my questions Thank you .

What country is your husband from?

It depends on how much you're making for 2011. Do your K3, it will take awhile for it to process, so you should have your first income tax return by then. You should make above %125 poverty level for 2 (assuming it's only you and your husband in your household) is $18,387 for 2011. Make a statement on why you're only started filing your taxes now to give at the interview. Make an employment letter from your employer stating your wage/full or part time and how long you've work there and your prospects for future employment with them.

I would advise you find a co-sponsor just in case the consular officer is not satisfied with having only 1 income tax return. Every embassy is different and some don't even accept cosponsors unless other certain conditions.

Again, what country is your husband from?

Poor Herman Cain... back to making pizzas.

You have this bimbo that looks like she has money problems stand there with a high priced lawyer make a he said she said situationa you said he is a perv...... Just what are the past complaints? In todays climate of these lawsuits just making a small comment like "your hair looks good pulled off to the side like that". is enough to get a harassment suit filed against them. Right now the only thing we know about the other women is Herman did something to make them "uncomfortable".In their lawyers eyes.This happens every day settle out of court than fight a fight that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Herman Cain could beat Obama.

Really? Come on, man. Also, bimbo? seriously? Geez.

First off, I've have told women that I've worked with in the past thay they look beautiful today and have made compliments and you don't see me with a sexual harrassment suit hovering over me. Millions of guys in the workforce probably made compliments to their female coworkers and don't have sexual harrassment suits as well, while Herman over here has like what now 6 women come forward? 2 being paid huge amounts of money, etc. There's a big difference between a compliment and being a pervert. If this is so common like you say it is, why does the rest of the Republican candidates don't have sexual harrassment cases against them? You know why because they are not perverts and know how to handle themselves.

Also, to make them "uncomfortable." Yeah it's called sexual harassment! LMAO!

lol this is too funny. they are going to elect a socially liberal, millionaire who is currently building a double digit million dollar beach house. Oh yes, he sure knows the pains of the working class /s

I guess you can throw the whole healthcare debate out the window with this one lol

a. It would be daft for the Obama campaign to smear Cain. Obama's best hope next November is to face one of the crackerjacks, Cain being Exhibit A. Obama's worst political scenario is to oppose a significant, serious Republican with cross-over appeal to Democrats and Independents in battleground states like OH, PA, VA, NC, FL. Romney -- in other words. His best hope is for an essentially unelectable opponent. Cain -- in other words.

b. Let's say it's true. Let's say Axelrod is doing the deed. That's fair game, right? That's just politics as usual in the era of Swiftboat attacks on a decorated veteran like John Kerry, right? In other words - IF Cain is a despicable serial sexual harasser (and I stress IF) , what's inappropriate about digging up the dirt about him? Isn't that what we expect the media, and opposing political campaigns to do?

My money is still on the media. Politico dug up the original story, it's their journalists that have been following the leads.

My money is on Cain being a perv. It's already been proven that these sexual harassments happened well before even Obama came into office. Everyone in the NRA knew about this and obviously Cain thought no one would notice it. I guess it's okay if a Republican does something immoral, to turn the other cheek.

Also you can blame Cain also for falling in the polls, the way he handled the whole thing was his own undoing. If he can't even handle this sort of fiasco, what makes you think he can take on the general election. He's Republican's Howard Dean.

You will probably have to wait for the South Carolina Board of Nursing to answer your email. I scanned over South Carolina's requirements, and it appears at first glance that TOEFL is required for Filipino-educated nurses regardless of whether their coursework was in English.

One thing you might want to do is to check into South Carolina's requirements for licensure by endorsement. You may be able to obtain your licensure by examination in a non-TOEFL state, and then endorse your license to South Carolina if South Carolina has no TOEFL requirement for those who license by endorsement.

Or, you could simply take the TOEFL.

Heh, yeah I guess we will wait for an official statement on it. We'll just assume that she will have to take it. It's just another hurdle. I just want her to work asap so she doesn't get coup up in the house heh.

If the state BON requires an English proficiency exam, then she must comply in order for them to issue her an RN license. This is entirely independent of which visa she's applying for.

Which state are you applying for? I applied for Vermont, and they required TOEFL only if the course wasn't taught in English. Philippine colleges use English as the medium of instruction.

My course instruction was all in English at my university and can provide a letter from the school to vouch for the fact.

When you applied through Vermont, did you have to take the TOEFL or did you get a waiver to not take it, since studying in a Philippine college I would assume your class instruction were all in English.

I know California makes an exemption if you're a green card holder.

There's a head scratcher.

"had"... hmmmm....had....as in....have to?...or...a must do?...

"in return"... ...like a trade?..hmmmm ...in return... ...in return for what?

So...bcoz you love your fiancee.. you have to help her family? Otherwise, you would have to turn away?

No that doesn't even make any sense because you're taking what I said out of context. If you read my entire post I was directing my answer to someone's comment... the other poster misinterpreted that we were talking bad about our fiancees, but we were only discussing our experiences with sending money to family back home. I simply stated that I would never LEAVE my fiancee, just because I had to help her family.

I'm trying to not add more to this because you might misinterpret what I'm saying again.

I'm confused with this requirement and trying to get an understanding from other people's experiences.

I've contacted my state's BON concerning this question, but so far haven't replied to my email.

Anyway, she will be applying through a Compact Licensure State(SC) and requirements for foreign educated nurses is a CES evaluation of her college transcript and also passing TOEFL English examination. Does she even have to take TOEFL, since she's going through the K-1 Visa process and not through a work visa?

Her college courses were all instructed in English and we can produce a letter stating the fact. I just find it redundant to take the TOEFL exam and a waste of time and money, which is better served into her focusing on studying for the NCLEX exam. I know for a fact that California BON does not require it if the college instruction was in English.

You can find everything you need here on VJ and you can check www.USCIS.gov

Here's the list:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet%20_3__rtf2_003.pdf

Also, don't confuse Philippine passport style photos for 2x2 Visa photos. They are different in size. Just tell your fiancee to just get 10 passport style photos and 10 2x2 Visa photos to cover everything from the medical, visa interview and CFO.

What is your Favorite Airline to Fly to Philippines and Why? Please list Airlines you have Flown from USA to Philippines and which was best value or most comfortable seats and most pleasant staff.

I personally have flown Delta, and Asiana.

Have to say Asiana blew Delta away. Seats where more comfortable, Food was much better, top shelf drinks and beer were free as well as much better and frequent meals. Very friendly helpful flight attendants. Only dislike was in JFK you have to get your bags and exit the airport then reenter and go though security again. But Asiana held the flight for us.

Would like to know others experiences and Airlines they like or dislike for flights form the USA to Philippines. Do you fly into Manila, Cebu or Clark?

I tried Delta, Cathay Pacifc, and Korea Air.

Korea Air had better food and I actually like departing from Atlanta Airport. I don't like drinking during a flight, so I can't tell you anything about that.

Cathay Pacific had the better staff and service and comfortable seats. Although I didn't like going through JFK or Hong Kong Airport. Also, Cathay lost my luggage two times.

Delta it's not great, but I like it out of all the 3. Flights are cheaper, food is decent, seats are comfortable enough, and the flight plan usually was the shortest route so less time in the air. Also most of my frequent flyer miles are through Delta Skymiles. Some people had gripes about Detroit Airport but I always had good experiences there.

I flew to Manila.

@Maning- sorry I misunderstood most of what was written. I usually read all the comments and comprehend more before I comment. That's good you care about her family too as I do as well. Nobody wants to be viewed as an ATM. Good luck with everything.

Thanks man and good luck with everything too. My fiancee probably views herself as an ATM because she deals with her family on her own concerning money problems. I'm the silent benefactor who goes unnoticed lol. My fiancee and I joke about it though, like when her nephew recently called her to thank her for the toys he received for his birthday in the mail. He called and thanked her, but I was the one who went out and shopped for the toys, bought them, gift wrapped them, drive an hour to the nearest LBC office to mail it out. No thanks to be had for me lol. I'm just happy to do my part.

I think it really depends on the people involved.

The most important thing is the issue that rlogan always talks about and it is manipulation. There have been times when I couldn't send money and the answer was always, "Don't worry about it. Take care of yourself. Just help when you can." I've never been taken advantage of or been manipulated. If I can help, they appreciate it. If I can't help, they understand. Honesty is always better than manipulation.

I send money back but it's not like nobody in the family is working. The oldest brother works and so does his wife. Nanay watches their child while they are working. I can't send a lot; but what I do send is used for necessities and Nanay always tries to save whatever little bit might be left over. I'd be rich if I was as good with money as Nanay is. The people I send money to are my family and they have been great to me. I couldn't imagine not doing what I can to help.

I help them and I know that they are there for me. That's just what family is supposed to do for each other.

My fiancee's family has never actually asked me money directly. They usually ask my fiancee, so she has to deal with the situation. I don't bother to butt in because my fiancee handles the situation well on her own. Sometimes my fiancee gets frustrated with her family because she simply cannot provide money to them all the time. She has her own bills and her own life to deal with. When my fiancee ask me for money, I don't mind giving to her. I just have a problem with her being taken advantage of simply because she's enjoying a better life. Also, I have help her family out tremendously throughout the years, I just don't want it to interfere with our life together. Which is probably our only reason why we even argue sometimes. My priority is my fiancee and her happiness.

Also, we don't have any problems sending her siblings through college, I think education is valuable. We'll help out, but at the same time we want to see effort because I'm not going to lie, the money I send comes from hard work on my part. I don't sit in an office twiddling my thumbs and money magically appears in my pockets. I work in construction and I work 10 hour days most of the time in 100f heat and 20f cold. I don't have the luxury to throw my money around if someone doesn't put the effort I put into earning that money. Anyway, we helped her sister graduate from college and now is working as a call center supervisor and helps out with the family as well. Her other siblings are all going to college and hopefully within a few years they will be working as well. So my fiancee's plan actually is working and hopefully in a few years everyone will stop relying on only her.

I haven't read every reply here because this doesn't apply to me. All I know is that some people can be sneaky and manipulative. I knew a Russian woman like that but certainly many Russians are not. I am shocked at some of the comments here to be honest because I see none of this in my financee's family. She's not lazy or maniputlative and she has told me three to four times not to send more money.

I knew to look for both of these traits when I met her. If you guys didn't spot these signs when you got involved then you didn't do your research correctly when you met your mate. I am positive my finance is good and I know we won't have any issues like you guys are experiencing. Maybe you were looking too close to Manila ?

Well, I guess you are replying to the wrong thread or because none of the people who posted here are talking any ill about their fiancees. I was simply stating my experience with sending money to help my fiancee's family. So I don't know what you're implying when you state, "I knew to look for both of these traits when I met her." Again, there's nothing wrong with my fiancee. When I met my fiancee, the thought of having to help her family never crossed my mind. When I had my first love back in grade school, I did not think "hmm, I like this girl, but let me research her more carefully and see if her family will need my lunch money in the future." I've never thought I would be in a relationship where I had to support my fiancee's family back home, but I fell in love with her. Why would I turn away simply because I had to help her family in return?

Again, you are reading the posts here completely wrong, no one here stated that their fiancee is lazy or manipulative. Also, good for you that your fiancee's family does not ask for money. I applaud that and everyone's experience is different. I do not have any problem providing money, when money is needed, since they are now my family. I love her family and bonded well with them. What I'm not going to do like I have already stated is pay for someone else's problems and mistakes.

Maybe you were looking too close to Manila ? <--- I don't know what you're implying, but okie dokie.

They learn to be manipulative, sure. It rots a person to the core because it is a lie to pretend you are not asking. Being manipulative is much worse than asking openly because not only are you asking for the money, but you are also lying to the person and insulting their intelligence at the same time. You are refusing to accept responsibility for your actions by framing it in a way that lets you deny you are asking.

As an example, the mother-in-law pretended she was "too shy" to say that they didn't have money for the electric bill, so she waited until it was going to be cut off the next day.

The truth is the opposite. Day after day went by with cruel calculation: keep it secret from him so that he doesn't ask why we aren't working to pay the bill we know is coming, or reducing our electric use. Make it an emergency so that he will feel obligated to pay.

My wife had some hard lessons to learn, but she learned them before I married her. She thought that they acted this way because they were poor. It is the opposite: they are poor because they act this way. Getting married is supposed to lift you up in life, not drag me down to your level. It doesn't have anything to do with money. All the money in the world won't change things for you. It has do to with making good decisions day after day and planning instead of making irresponsible decisions and failing to plan.

You are exactly right, it's like you're in my head man lol Also, this is so true: "She thought that they acted this way because they were poor. It is the opposite: they are poor because they act this way."

My mother in law has done this to my fiancee numerous occasions where she will wait till the bills are past due and they are threatening to cut off her electricity or water, so she knows my fiancee can't refuse. They know how to play the guilt trip on you. It's calculated and they know how to manipulate her in order to get what they want. My fiancee took a long time to learn this, but she has caught on and doesn't fall for it anymore. She simply ignores their pleas for help and only sends when she feels like it. My fiancee looks at her parents with love, but at the same time she hates the fact that they made decisions in their life that she now has to deal with and they seem not to have no sense of ownership of the mistakes they made. She hates that she wants to move forward and achieve her goals, but her family keeps pulling her back and reminding her of her past. You are definitely right about money can't change things for you. First time, I met my fiancee she told me that she took time off from school to go to work. She would send money back home every week, so her mom can start a business. Every week she would send and her mom would report on things she spent and how the business was doing. She worked all year and finally went home and guess what... there was no business. Money was spent to pay all her parents' debt. She said she cried and cried and decided then that she will never let her family get in the way of her succeeding in life. She packed her bags and left and didn't talk to them for a year. In that year, she met me heh. She now has two degrees and is a RN. Hopefully by next year she is working as a RN in the USA and hopefully continue her education. I'm really proud of her. I actually cried when she graduated heh.

I also don't quite get how before when they were poor, they to have enough. Now that they are receiving more money, they seem to always run out. lol

Hi guys! Do I answer "Do you intend to work in the US?" with a YES or a NO? I'm applying for a fiance visa but of course, once I become eligible to work, I definitely intend to do so. Just confused on whether to say yes or no for now.

My fiancee checked YES and stated "Once work authorization is granted, I shall look for work. Employer currently unknown.

on the education question she stated:

YES

I intend to further my education in the future. University currently unknown.

I agree on everything you said. One can't blame their life with somebody else if they're miserable. That's why when I see fil-am couples and when their fiancees family is very poor, I tell the guy "Do you know that you will have a financial obligation with her family- from rice, to the schooling and even hospitalization?" A girl from a very poor village who married an American is considered a "lottery winner."

Most Americans I meet wouldn't mind this because they are blessed and wouldn't bother to share it but in a long run, this will cause a drift later on.

So my advice, at the very early stage, Fiancee should talk to her family and draw the line when to ask or not and up until when. A child doesn't have an obligation to his siblings so as to his parents but since we are Filipinos we are trying to be nice.

I only have 3 rules when it comes to helping;

-I don't want to help on something that was brought by stupidity.

-I don't want to help about something that I've dealt before. If the issue is recurring, they should figure out how to prevent it from happening again.

-I don't want to help someone who had a reputation of being a mess.

Heh, I agree everything you said here, too. I talked to my fiancee early about this and she knows where I stand on this. Also, her mentality has slowly moved into my corner of thinking as well, mainly because she's pretty much fed up with it as well. She used to tell me goals for his siblings, that she want them to accomplish this and that, so when she did try to make the effort to help them, their effort wasn't given in return. I told her you can't put your goals and mindset into other people. So now she's still willing to help, but if she signs of slacking off, she quickly stops helping. I think she's just tired of being disappointed and learn quickly that if they know that she's always there to help them out, then there's no motivation to do better.

Also, she's tired that the only times they actually call her is to ask money. I think that's one of the things that really hurt her and made her realize everything. She would actually cry about it and made her feel lonely because no one in her family understood what she was going through.

I also like your list. Completely agree with that. I also don't want to help someone start a business. That's actually my fiancee's first rule lol... because I remember my fiancee telling me that she once saved her money and sent it to her parents to start a business. She sent money weekly and her parents would update her about where the money went. Fast forward a year later when she went home, there was no business. She didn't send money or talk to them for 6 months.

I just want to hear from people's experience concerning this topic...

I'm actually Fil-Am, so my experience is a little different coming from my perspective compared to an American marrying their fiancee and realizing later that you did not just marry her, but she also came with a family that needs support. My experience started with my parents sending money back home. My siblings and I grew up rather quickly and realized at an early age that if we wanted something in life that we had to work hard for it. I just find it perplexing that my parents instilled this in us, but at the same time would willingly send money to their siblings in The Philippines. I would understand if they were sending them to college to better themselves, but 30 years later they are still sending money to not only support their siblings, but now their siblings' kids and even grand kids.

I even find it hard to understand why my parents would send money to their siblings who made bad decisions in their lives, but would not send money to their few siblings who actually made something out of themselves. It's like there's a reward for failure. I wouldn't mind all this, if it wasn't affecting our home life growing up. My siblings had to sacrifice a lot. It may sound petty, but we learn Santa didn't exist at an early age, when you make a list for Christmas and never get anything on it. Mom had to send money to all her siblings for Christmas, so they can have "something to eat." While their kids didn't care anymore for Christmas, because what's the point of hoping, when you're not going to get anything besides towels and socks. My parents sacrifice a lot for their family in The Philippines, but it does affect your kids if there's no balance. You don't pressure your kids to get scholarships because you didn't bother to save for their college education or send them on a guilt trip and ask them to sacrifice on Christmas because we have a better life than our cousins in The Philippines. My siblings and I don't expect or ask anything from our parents, everything we got, we earned it on our own and we're actually proud of that fact.

I just refused to continue this tradition and I do not want my future kids to experience this growing up. My fiancee has family and siblings she plans to support until they graduate from college. Which I do not mind at all because she actually put a time limit on her support. We've talked about it and I already told her that once we have kids this will have to stop. If it doesn't stop, I do not want kids. I don't mean stop helping them, but the constant help. I don't mind helping if there's an emergency or when it comes to education purposes or to help them move up, but I will not put up with supporting anyone who can't get their act together. I'm not paying for other people's mistakes and bad choices. My fiancee knows that I will do anything to make her happy, but I draw the line on certain things, this is one of them.

Wow sorry if this was long.