previous k-1 applications

[jer 08 0]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

[pushbrk 13,168]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

[*Robert* 2]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

Edited August 10, 2008 by roi_aggie

[pushbrk 13,168]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

Edited August 10, 2008 by pushbrk

[jer 08 0]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I would trust her with my passport, but mailing it would scare me.

i would have a hard time being there because of work,but i will get all the proof i have of an ongoing relationship.

she did nothing wrong and im not sure if it is a problem, we talk 2 times a day on yahoo messenger,

so i will have to go back through the archives and take pics to print because i can`t print off messenger.

Thanks for the help , take care !

[pushbrk 13,168]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I would trust her with my passport, but mailing it would scare me.

i would have a hard time being there because of work,but i will get all the proof i have of an ongoing relationship.

she did nothing wrong and im not sure if it is a problem, we talk 2 times a day on yahoo messenger,

so i will have to go back through the archives and take pics to print because i can`t print off messenger.

Thanks for the help , take care !

There's no point in mailing your passport. If you're not in Thailand, your actual passport is of no use. You can't demonstrate you're there if your not. I ended up using screen shots and cut and paste to print chats.

Again, visits are the best way to demonstrate bona fides. It's not about whether she did anything wrong. The previous petitions are simply going to bring greater scrutiny to your bona fides because you need to overcome the presumption coming to the USA is more important than the relationship with the petitioner. This is not so much of a problem from Europe, for example but it is from Thailand. You've got an uphill battle that is certainly winable but you've got to take the bona fides issue seriously. How many in person visits will you have by the time she interviews?

[jer 08 0]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I would trust her with my passport, but mailing it would scare me.

i would have a hard time being there because of work,but i will get all the proof i have of an ongoing relationship.

she did nothing wrong and im not sure if it is a problem, we talk 2 times a day on yahoo messenger,

so i will have to go back through the archives and take pics to print because i can`t print off messenger.

Thanks for the help , take care !

There's no point in mailing your passport. If you're not in Thailand, your actual passport is of no use. You can't demonstrate you're there if your not. I ended up using screen shots and cut and paste to print chats.

Again, visits are the best way to demonstrate bona fides. It's not about whether she did anything wrong. The previous petitions are simply going to bring greater scrutiny to your bona fides because you need to overcome the presumption coming to the USA is more important than the relationship with the petitioner. This is not so much of a problem from Europe, for example but it is from Thailand. You've got an uphill battle that is certainly winable but you've got to take the bona fides issue seriously. How many in person visits will you have by the time she interviews?

Hi Pushbrk

I have only been there 1 time in april for 10 days,i would go more if possible, but im self employed and work alone with customers that need the same service every week.

i have time in april and november to get away.so i might be there 2 times before the interview.

things were going along good until she mentioned this this morning. we were really hoping to get back here in nov. then i could go back to work.

anyway i been getting all evidence together today, thanks !

[jer 08 0]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I would trust her with my passport, but mailing it would scare me.

i would have a hard time being there because of work,but i will get all the proof i have of an ongoing relationship.

she did nothing wrong and im not sure if it is a problem, we talk 2 times a day on yahoo messenger,

so i will have to go back through the archives and take pics to print because i can`t print off messenger.

Thanks for the help , take care !

There's no point in mailing your passport. If you're not in Thailand, your actual passport is of no use. You can't demonstrate you're there if your not. I ended up using screen shots and cut and paste to print chats.

Again, visits are the best way to demonstrate bona fides. It's not about whether she did anything wrong. The previous petitions are simply going to bring greater scrutiny to your bona fides because you need to overcome the presumption coming to the USA is more important than the relationship with the petitioner. This is not so much of a problem from Europe, for example but it is from Thailand. You've got an uphill battle that is certainly winable but you've got to take the bona fides issue seriously. How many in person visits will you have by the time she interviews?

Hi Pushbrk

I have only been there 1 time in april for 10 days,i would go more if possible, but im self employed and work alone with customers that need the same service every week.

i have time in april and november to get away.so i might be there 2 times before the interview.

things were going along good until she mentioned this this morning. we were really hoping to get back here in nov. then i could go back to work.

anyway i been getting all evidence together today, thanks !

also it was not me who filed for her before, there seems to be some confusion about that in the april thread.

[pushbrk 13,168]

Two visits can be ten times the evidence of one visit. Make sure to get a few pictures in different locations with multiple family members.

[*Robert* 2]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I do effectively understand written communication in English, but only when it is written correctly.

If he were there in Bangkok, then why would he not go inside with her, but rather hand over his passport to her?

What you suggest makes no sense at all. But I forget, you are an expert on all consulates in Asia, including Bangkok.

Edited August 11, 2008 by roi_aggie

[payxibka 10,047]

I do effectively understand written communication in English, but only when it is written correctly.

If he were there in Bangkok, then why would he not go inside with her, but rather hand over his passport to her?

What you suggest makes no sense at all. But I forget, you are an expert on all consulates in Asia, including Bangkok.

I am not going to get into the discussion of whether giving the alien the USC's passport or not is a good idea, but the point is that it might be helpful to the "bonafide relationship" evidence to indicate that the USC is in nearby. Whether that is done by showing the CO proof by offering the USC's passport or just say that they are here and if they want to speak with them that can be arranged.

But as to why the USC would not automatically go inside, is because some consulates do NOT allow anyone but the applicant in.....

Edited August 11, 2008 by fwaguy

[pushbrk 13,168]

Hi everybody, happy sunday,

I have a question to ask, my SO has had a k 1 visa and came to the usa in june 06,

then she had to leave because the relationship was not working out. and she did not over stay the 3 months.

and they did not marry, then they decide to try again, and they filed another k 1 in jan. 07 and got an interview date in june.

Then she had to cancel that because he started seeing somebody else.

We applied in april and are waiting for noa 2.

Now she is worried and doesn`t know if we will get the visa.

any idea`s ?

best of luck to everybody this week !

Too late now but I would have suggested sending a brief letter of explanation with the petition. At this point, I'd put that brief (Did I mention brief?) explanation (maybe a paragragh) in her updated letter of intent for the interview and a similar recap explaining you're aware of the situation in yours. Then visit as often as you can, including being in Bangkok at interview time. If you can attend, fine, if not let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there suppporting her. You'll need plenty of evidence your relationship is bona fide.

And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?

See bold above. If he's there in Bangkok, he can simply hand it to her.

Please note that to effectively understand written communication in English, one must read and comprehend complete sentences, in context.

Some Consulate allow the petitioner to attend the actual interview. In others, the best they can do is wait nearby.

I do effectively understand written communication in English, but only when it is written correctly.

If he were there in Bangkok, then why would he not go inside with her, but rather hand over his passport to her?

What you suggest makes no sense at all. But I forget, you are an expert on all consulates in Asia, including Bangkok.

If he is allowed to attend the interview, he can hand it over himself. If he's not allowed to attend the interview but can be in the building or nearby, he would hand his passport to her, so she could show it as evidence he is currently visiting.

I never suggested mailing the passport. I wrote, "Let her carry your passport into the interview to demonstrate you're there supporting her." What part of that sentence caused you to ask, "And exactly how is he supposed to get his passport to her, and why in all that's holy would anyone ever surrender their passport to someone else?"

For example, in Guangzhou, the closest place the USC can be during the interview, is the fourth floor coffee shop, while the interview takes place on the fifth floor. Most people I know would be comfortable "surrendering" their passport to a spouse or fiance(e) while they wait nearby.

[*Robert* 2]

I do effectively understand written communication in English, but only when it is written correctly.

If he were there in Bangkok, then why would he not go inside with her, but rather hand over his passport to her?

What you suggest makes no sense at all. But I forget, you are an expert on all consulates in Asia, including Bangkok.

I am not going to get into the discussion of whether giving the alien the USC's passport or not is a good idea, but the point is that it might be helpful to the "bonafide relationship" evidence to indicate that the USC is in nearby. Whether that is done by showing the CO proof by offering the USC's passport or just say that they are here and if they want to speak with them that can be arranged.

But as to why the USC would not go inside, is because some consulates do NOT allow anyone but the applicant in.....

Very well put fwaguy. In the case of Bangkok, the petitioner IS allowed inside the consulate. I even stood at the window when the CO interviewed my then fiancee.

[payxibka 10,047]

Very well put fwaguy. In the case of Bangkok, the petitioner IS allowed inside the consulate. I even stood at the window when the CO interviewed my then fiancee.

Then for BKK this is apparently moot....

Edited August 11, 2008 by fwaguy

[pushbrk 13,168]

I do effectively understand written communication in English, but only when it is written correctly.

If he were there in Bangkok, then why would he not go inside with her, but rather hand over his passport to her?

What you suggest makes no sense at all. But I forget, you are an expert on all consulates in Asia, including Bangkok.

I am not going to get into the discussion of whether giving the alien the USC's passport or not is a good idea, but the point is that it might be helpful to the "bonafide relationship" evidence to indicate that the USC is in nearby. Whether that is done by showing the CO proof by offering the USC's passport or just say that they are here and if they want to speak with them that can be arranged.

But as to why the USC would not go inside, is because some consulates do NOT allow anyone but the applicant in.....

Very well put fwaguy. In the case of Bangkok, the petitioner IS allowed inside the consulate. I even stood at the window when the CO interviewed my then fiancee.

Perfect. Unfortunately, the OP says he cannot be present in Bangkok during the time from the interview is expected.