Difference between K-1 and I-129F ???

[daboyz 36]

I have not been employed for over a year now, but I do have sufficient funds.. will any of this have an impact on approval of any of these forms?

My fiance is also a home-owner and has steady employment with good income.

Which advice is best to follow - daboyz and luckytxn seem to have differing courses... (???)

The don't look at the intending immigrants income at all. They look at the US citizen's income. If you go the K visa route, look at the requirements on form I-134. If you go the CR-1 route, look at form I-864.

As far as differing courses, it's your call. You will be with your SO quicker with K-1, but be prepared to not be able to work or leave the country for awhile. I think it also might bring up some driver's license issues. Also, you will have to spend $1010 to adjust status. The CR-1 is about $500 cheaper overall.

Sounds good! You know your stuff! How'd you become so well versed in all this immigration stuff?

I could be ok with not working for a bit (depending on how long that was), and I don't drive now anyways..

my big issue would not being able to leave the US for awhile..

I will discuss all this with my fiance and research further. All of these different forms are intimidating.. CR-1? I-864? YIKES!

But y'know, I've obtained more valuable information in the past 30 minutes, than I have in the past several months!!!

Thanks again

Keep coming this site. You'll know it all by the time it is over. I actually wish I didn't know anything about it. One of the most screwed up processes I have ever dealt with.

[canuckcowgirl 0]

Another question... I just downloaded the I-129F form and question #12 asks:

"If your fiance/e is currently in the United States, complete the following.. he or she last arrived as a visitor/student/etc/etc)"

Will my fiance have to file this while I am in Canada? Will I have to stay in Canada until this form is approved?

Omigosh... that means months of not seeing each other

[canuckcowgirl 0]

I have not been employed for over a year now, but I do have sufficient funds.. will any of this have an impact on approval of any of these forms?

My fiance is also a home-owner and has steady employment with good income.

Which advice is best to follow - daboyz and luckytxn seem to have differing courses... (???)

The don't look at the intending immigrants income at all. They look at the US citizen's income. If you go the K visa route, look at the requirements on form I-134. If you go the CR-1 route, look at form I-864.

As far as differing courses, it's your call. You will be with your SO quicker with K-1, but be prepared to not be able to work or leave the country for awhile. I think it also might bring up some driver's license issues. Also, you will have to spend $1010 to adjust status. The CR-1 is about $500 cheaper overall.

Sounds good! You know your stuff! How'd you become so well versed in all this immigration stuff?

I could be ok with not working for a bit (depending on how long that was), and I don't drive now anyways..

my big issue would not being able to leave the US for awhile..

I will discuss all this with my fiance and research further. All of these different forms are intimidating.. CR-1? I-864? YIKES!

But y'know, I've obtained more valuable information in the past 30 minutes, than I have in the past several months!!!

Thanks again

Keep coming this site. You'll know it all by the time it is over. I actually wish I didn't know anything about it. One of the most screwed up processes I have ever dealt with.

i notice from your timeline on your signature that it's taken you 2 years to go thru the immigration process!

it is definitely a "screwed up" process... immigration frightens me.

[luckytxn 2,264]

I was not differing at all. My responses were for the K1 only as that was what you asked for at the beginning. Only you can say what visa to try for is best for you and I would never try to tell anyone which visa is best as that is a personal decision left to the ones going through it. There is much info here if you search for it. Different countries can take much longer or shorter for the visas by the type looking at. I suggest you try the regional forums to see what worked best for the ones there.

As for me I did much searching and found for my particular situation that it was best to go for the K1 as it was much shorter and maybe would be together in under a year. The marriage visa was taking up to 2 years or more. I can't just hop across the border to go see my babe so I wanted to go for the K1. Even after one puts in for the visa sometimes they start looking at entries also and possibly could determine that one is going back and forth too much and deny entry. Like I said it all depends on what you and your SO deems best for you both and do not let anyone else sway you as what is best for YOU.

[daboyz 36]

I have not been employed for over a year now, but I do have sufficient funds.. will any of this have an impact on approval of any of these forms?

My fiance is also a home-owner and has steady employment with good income.

Which advice is best to follow - daboyz and luckytxn seem to have differing courses... (???)

The don't look at the intending immigrants income at all. They look at the US citizen's income. If you go the K visa route, look at the requirements on form I-134. If you go the CR-1 route, look at form I-864.

As far as differing courses, it's your call. You will be with your SO quicker with K-1, but be prepared to not be able to work or leave the country for awhile. I think it also might bring up some driver's license issues. Also, you will have to spend $1010 to adjust status. The CR-1 is about $500 cheaper overall.

Sounds good! You know your stuff! How'd you become so well versed in all this immigration stuff?

I could be ok with not working for a bit (depending on how long that was), and I don't drive now anyways..

my big issue would not being able to leave the US for awhile..

I will discuss all this with my fiance and research further. All of these different forms are intimidating.. CR-1? I-864? YIKES!

But y'know, I've obtained more valuable information in the past 30 minutes, than I have in the past several months!!!

Thanks again

Keep coming this site. You'll know it all by the time it is over. I actually wish I didn't know anything about it. One of the most screwed up processes I have ever dealt with.

i notice from your timeline on your signature that it's taken you 2 years to go thru the immigration process!

it is definitely a "screwed up" process... immigration frightens me.

Here is the Canada thread. You might get some more specific answers there:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=93

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Another question... I just downloaded the I-129F form and question #12 asks:

"If your fiance/e is currently in the United States, complete the following.. he or she last arrived as a visitor/student/etc/etc)"

Will my fiance have to file this while I am in Canada? Will I have to stay in Canada until this form is approved?

Omigosh... that means months of not seeing each other

If you are in the US when he files, yes, he will have to answer that question.

If you are not in the US, then it's N/A

You can visit all you want during the process, as long as you have a valid visa (since your from Canada, should not be an issue)

However, you will have to show that you have strong ties back in Canada when you cross, so they don't think your going to stay prior to the K-1 approval.

[minnew 4]

Another question... I just downloaded the I-129F form and question #12 asks:

"If your fiance/e is currently in the United States, complete the following.. he or she last arrived as a visitor/student/etc/etc)"

Will my fiance have to file this while I am in Canada? Will I have to stay in Canada until this form is approved?

Omigosh... that means months of not seeing each other

Hey there! You sound like me 6 months ago when I first started researching this long process! Just read the guides and come over the Canada forum for some more regional advice if you would like! In one of your posts it says that you are employed, this doesn't matter as they look at the USC income for sponsoring purposes. What I will advise you on though is that there is associated costs that will have to be paid in Canada when it comes time to have your interview. Paying for the immigration medical (200-300), paying the visa fee (131) and travel and lodging expenses if you have to travel far to the consulate (either Vancouver or Montreal). Then of course wedding costs and all that jazz depending on if you have a civil ceremony. Once you are married you apply for AOS (greencard) and that will cost you $1010.

You may have to stay in Canada until the form is approved...you CAN VISIT.... but it gets tricker at the POE as you have to have enough proof of ties to Canada to prove somehow that you plan on coming back to Canada to await the processing of the visa. There have been some people denied, but I would say just because we are from Canada and do not need a tourist visa, (nor do we get our passport stamped most of the time) to visit it makes things a little bit easier. Its all about Proof of ties and the immigration offical.

[canuckcowgirl 0]

Another question... I just downloaded the I-129F form and question #12 asks:

"If your fiance/e is currently in the United States, complete the following.. he or she last arrived as a visitor/student/etc/etc)"

Will my fiance have to file this while I am in Canada? Will I have to stay in Canada until this form is approved?

Omigosh... that means months of not seeing each other

Hey there! You sound like me 6 months ago when I first started researching this long process! Just read the guides and come over the Canada forum for some more regional advice if you would like! In one of your posts it says that you are employed, this doesn't matter as they look at the USC income for sponsoring purposes. What I will advise you on though is that there is associated costs that will have to be paid in Canada when it comes time to have your interview. Paying for the immigration medical (200-300), paying the visa fee (131) and travel and lodging expenses if you have to travel far to the consulate (either Vancouver or Montreal). Then of course wedding costs and all that jazz depending on if you have a civil ceremony. Once you are married you apply for AOS (greencard) and that will cost you $1010.

You may have to stay in Canada until the form is approved...you CAN VISIT.... but it gets tricker at the POE as you have to have enough proof of ties to Canada to prove somehow that you plan on coming back to Canada to await the processing of the visa. There have been some people denied, but I would say just because we are from Canada and do not need a tourist visa, (nor do we get our passport stamped most of the time) to visit it makes things a little bit easier. Its all about Proof of ties and the immigration offical.

hi Minnew,

Great to hear from a fellow Canadian! I was browsing around on that forum last night but it was getting late... when I get a proper chance I will head over there and post some stuff. It would be amazing to hear more advice from Canadians who are in a similar situation!

The prospect of being able to visit my SO in the States while waiting for things to be approved definitely makes me feel better! I currently have a NEXUS card which makes border crossing a bit less stressful... I wonder if I would still be able to use it while we await for approval, or if I would have to surrender the card...

[Elghazi2008 4]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

There's a handy little article there about 'What Visa do I need?' and there's also a terms dictionary somewhere on this site....I don't know exactly where to find it though. I don't know much about CR-1 but K-1 visas seems to be quicker than the other visas. You can file an EAD (Employment Authorization Document) when you are on a K-1 visa and you should be able to work within a month as long as you are able to obtain a SSN and so on.

An application for Advance Parole (aka AP) would allow you to leave the US while your Application for Permanent Residency is being processed (for spouse of US citizen). Take a look at this site below and it explains exactly what AP is.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Advance_Parole