APRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers

[Sal and Jay 2]

Do they require bank statements in London and Kiev even if you meet the 125% ?

Hi Kim

London dont ask for anything like that or didnt from us, just the advidavit and my docs didnt even want to see his w2s. All I would suggest though is to take copies of your documents they will then keep those and give you the originals back.

[Wei&Shu(Joe) 2]

... I hope she can see me from somewhere.

Sometimes I give my patients who experience a loss this poem by Pablo Neruda. I hope you like it.

If I die, survive me with such sheer force

that you waken the furies of the pallid and the cold,

from south to south lift your indelible eyes,

from sun to sun dream through your singing mouth.

I don't want your laughter or your steps to waver,

I don't want my heritage of joy to die.

Don't call up my person. I am absent.

Live in my absence as if in a house.

Absence is a house so vast

that inside you will pass through its walls

and hang pictures on the air

Absence is a house so transparent

that I, lifeless, will see you, living,

and if you suffer, my love, I will die again.

[KimandRuss 0]

Do they require bank statements in London and Kiev even if you meet the 125% ?

Hi Kim

London dont ask for anything like that or didnt from us, just the advidavit and my docs didnt even want to see his w2s. All I would suggest though is to take copies of your documents they will then keep those and give you the originals back.

Thanks Sal, thats what I thought. NZ doesn't require it either. Just making sure my April friends weren't caused more stress and worry than they need to.

Great advice regarding the orginal documents.

Joe, that was just beautiful, it's a bit like what I said at my father's service. He died very suddenly at 51. I like to think I live quite fiercly much in part to his memory. Thank you for sharing it.

[HighwayStar 0]

Very beautiful indeed, Joe... You are a very sensitive, caring person, and your fiancée is a very lucky woman to have found you! I do love Neruda's poetry, and I think I may have read this particular poem in the past, possibly in the Spanish original.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Howdy April,

I did some quick homework for Milo. This should have some helpful information..it's straight from the New Delhi Embassy website.

http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ivdocforms.html

It has links to police certificate, medical, the forms, and what they call k1 Packet 4 which has instructions. Something different I noticed for New Delhi (from the Packet 4 instruction page) is that 10-15 days prior to the interview, the forms should be submitted to the nearest VFS office and the courier fee paid. Then it lists all the documents and the order they should be organized. I don't know what a VFS office is, but I assume somebody living in India will understand that. There is a link to VFS offices, but that link takes you to lots of information of how to pay the fees and make appointments. Mumbai rules seem to be slightly different and are noted. From there you can find the link to the actual VFS office locations.

Good luck. It's a big homework assignment.

Edited August 18, 2008 by Nich-Nick

[Steph25 0]

Hey!!!

What a weekend. We had our interview appointement on August the 26th. BUT all of a sudden Ricky wanna move back to Germany ( we already used to live together in Germany for 4 years). So i couldnt say no i mean i dont care where we are as long as we together and to be honest everything is kinda better in Germany from my ponínt of view. Yes i would love to stay in the US for a while far as language experience but he is so unhappy over there that i just couldnt say no. Last time he been here he already brought all his best clothes and was looking át me all sad and ask can i stay with you in Germany? But i had to send him i never saw him crying so many tears. So now instead of me going to the US on Novemeber 1st he will come on November 15nd. I will fly on Novemebr 1st and pick him up.

[KimandRuss 0]

Oh my goodness! So ummm no more K1 for you then? How very interesting. What matters in the end is that you are both happy and, as you said, together. Please do keep us posted.

Well this morning I am off early to send my package to Russell. That should be a pretty penny to get to him quick! He got his medical scheduled for Friday (our Thursday) so we're pretty excited about that. The Embassy didn't want him to schedule it until after he had his packet 3 but he's such an impatient boy. Good thing he's so darn cute! He's also already contacted the Embassy and asked about an expedited interview...something tells me they might be happy enough to push him through quickly! Will let you know how we make out with that.

I do hope this Monday brings with it great news for our friends Suzy and Brian and all others waiting!

Have a great day!

[catknit 144]

Nich!

Thanks so much - actually that's one of the lists I've been working on. Needless to say, yes we do have our work cut out for us. My biggest concern has been the darn police certificate.

VFS is an outsourced agency that handles the paperwork side of things for the US Consulates. We've dealt with them before so we aren't too worried. They are sticklers to the 10-15 day rule from what I've heard.

My freaking out [which has been award winning this weekend, if I do say so my self] has had more to do with how to compile our proof of ongoing relationship - is it ok to 3 ring punch our phone records? How should I arrange cards/letters - super silly OCD driven #######. Will VFS take this or will he take it in with him...

Plus, on top of all that, he's in the part of the country that's had riots/killings/etc over the past month or so. I just really really really want to get him out of there. I think that stress is helping with my moderate meltdown.

[brian87 0]

Brian, how you doing??? Any news?

I am good. Never felt better, thanks for asking.

I received my second approval last week. Not as exciting the second time around.

My SO bought a wedding dress last week. I guess that makes the whole thing really offical.

She was so excited to tell me about the dress and the party that her family is planning. I really enjoy seeing her happy. Her enthusiaism really lifts my spirits, which helps me maintian my GHF status in life.

I have never had a 24/7 live in girlfriend in the past. The thing I find most weird is that I will no longer have my bed to myself. Of course, I realize there are benefits to that.

But, it just seems funny to know that for the rest of my life, I need to be careful whenever I rollover.

Brian

[KimandRuss 0]

Lauren, you can put your proof together any way you like. I think we had plenty of proof with the initial petition so I only sent screen shots of my inbox and a couple receipts along with the affidavit. I sent one folder with a copy of the initial petition and a folder full of the affidavit and all supporting evidence all indexed accordingly and well organized and highlighted so there is no fuss about finding what they need. I realize India is a whole different 'ballgame' so i'd say just send it as thoroughly and orderly as you can. Perhaps you can include a letter requisting an expedite for the interview based on his circumstances. You will need to 'prove' he is directly in harms way and effected by what's going on.

I can't believe my part in all of this is finally finished with for now! Boy that feels good... now I just hope I didn't mess anything up!

Still waiting to hear from the rest of you!

[HighwayStar 0]

Tomorrow I'm going to apply for the police certificate (hoping the office is not closed for vacation ), and a few days later I'll go apply for my birth certificate. I've already requested the Finnish police cert, and I hope to get it soon. Michael should get his Affidavit of Support done ASAP, hoping he won't fall back into his procrastinating habit . As concerns evidence of ongoing relationship, I'll have his passport stamps and boarding passes proving his two visits to Italy this year, plus screen shots of my inbox and of my MSN chat logs. I don't think I'll need to print out any of the messages or conversations... What do you think?

[KimandRuss 0]

Brian! Congratulations...errrr again! You will soon get very used to sharing your bed with your love and probably not be able to remember your life before. Having to get used to sleeping alone again was so sad to me... ahhhhh almost back to the way it should be. How sweet you find so much joy in your lady's happiness. Very happy for you both.

Raff, I wouldn't think you'd need anymore proof than what you are already planing on sending. I hope you get the rest of what you need quick so you can be done with this part already! Keep us posted.

Still thinking of you Suzy!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My freaking out [which has been award winning this weekend, if I do say so my self] has had more to do with how to compile our proof of ongoing relationship - is it ok to 3 ring punch our phone records? How should I arrange cards/letters - super silly OCD driven #######. Will VFS take this or will he take it in with him...

I don't know what they do in India. I've read Filapinas say they take scrapbooks to the embassy, then it won't fit under the glass for the person to look at. I personally stuck a couple of things on computer paper...boarding passes for 2 trips since initial petition, some ticket stubs from Les Mis in London and two photos of us together, and maybe the train tickets to London, and another letter of intent to marry. Then I put those papers in one of those flexible clear report covers with the clippy edge to "bind" it. It wasn't much stuff, but just something. I was in England when he was getting his embassy stuff together, so I just dug through my purse and pulled out junk from that trip. It didn't take 10 minutes. Of course, London didn't ask to see that. I would suggest you read all the reviews from New Dehli and see what people say they took and if it was looked at so you know the general practice at that Embassy. You get good info from doing that. If you find things like, "they told me we didn't show enough evidence." That tells you to load up. But they might say, "I took 3 scrapbooks and they didn't look at them." You might consider the flexible binder if they have a small slot put the docs through.

I can't believe my part in all of this is finally finished with for now! Boy that feels good... now I just hope I didn't mess anything up!

Woohooo Kim! It's getting so close. I'm sure you didn't mess up anything because you read and reseach all the time.

Vibes~~~~ for Suzy!!!!!

[KimandRuss 0]

I can't believe my part in all of this is finally finished with for now! Boy that feels good... now I just hope I didn't mess anything up!

Woohooo Kim! It's getting so close. I'm sure you didn't mess up anything because you read and reseach all the time.

Ok, it's so funny you say that because just yesterday I was looking at my first 'letter of intent' that I sent with the petition.....

..I, (applicant’s or beneficiary’s name) , do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (petitioner’s or beneficiary’s name), and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

DOH!!!

[Susita 175]

Thanks Kim & Mama Nich!

Congrats Brian

I didn't get any touches today, I checked like a lunatic today for an approval, but nada...

Oh well, hoping to hear something soon. Luis is trying to get his birth certificate fixed in the meantime , so I mean, no rush... LOL Everything is so backwards over there when it comes to stuff like that. I feel bad for him, he was running around in Lima all day, missed a whole day of work to file a couple of forms. Poor baby.

I hope for better luck tomorrow. Then I'll just start freaking out after my approval about my interview. LOL

Chau guys,

Suz