Can my usa citizen fiancee live with me in England during K1 process

[paul p 0]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

Edited March 23, 2009 by paul p

[Minya's wife 25]

This is a site that offers advice on family immigration to USA...for having your fiancee live with you while the K-1 is in process, you'll have to look into visas to the UK. You may try the British Embassy in the USA website for more info.

-P

[winifredbee 1]

I stayed with my Fiance in Nicaragua while we waited. It is different for every country but it makes sense to me. It only shows that your relationship is real ie: more evidence for the interview. We timed it perfectly. I made sure I had all the documents I needed before I left. I was here when we got our approval, for the medical, and interview. It was nice going through it together...I feel it has made our relationship stronger. We are heading back to the states together this Thurs.

Good Luck!!

[Bobby+Umit 161]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

yes, she can visit you during the process. She would have no interviews to miss.

just make sure she has all paperwork with her needed.

[paul p 0]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

yes, she can visit you during the process. She would have no interviews to miss.

just make sure she has all paperwork with her needed.

Wow, thanks to you all. Very quick answers. So basically she has no interviews for the K1, jst has to submit the K1 pack with all the required proff, and when it comes over to the UK, i do the interview and medical and wait for approval. Correct?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

yes, she can visit you during the process. She would have no interviews to miss.

just make sure she has all paperwork with her needed.

Wow, thanks to you all. Very quick answers. So basically she has no interviews for the K1, jst has to submit the K1 pack with all the required proff, and when it comes over to the UK, i do the interview and medical and wait for approval. Correct?

Yes, but remember, if she needs some sort of paperwork (due to a RFI) she will need access to it.

Also, you will have to consider how she is going to fill out the I-134. (current income) - if she is with you for 6 months, will she be earning income?

[msu17 0]

Yes, she can stay with you. You just need to make sure that someone is getting her mail or USCIS sends things to another's home in case you get an RFE. Also, as someone else mentioned you need to prove income both for the embassy and when you file AOS, so make sure that you have a co-sponsor or this wont effect your finances too much.

[PB&JAM 1]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

Weird.. I live in California and my fiance is named Paul and lives in England. Is your fiance's name Jenny?

[paul p 0]

The title says it.

She lives in California. I live in England. We are applying for the USA K1 fiancee visa. We want to end up in california.

Can she stay in england on a 180 day visa whilst the k1 goes through?

Are there any interviews that she needs to go to and therefore would miss?

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

Weird.. I live in California and my fiance is named Paul and lives in England. Is your fiance's name Jenny?

LOL. No it isn't but Jenny does sound very nice

Your journey is interesting as i t may be a template for mine. We met online in May 2008 and have met twice in U.S. She is coming here to "that sacred isle" in April. We are currently filling out the I-129F and in the midst of the land of procrastination Doh! We are gettig through it though.

So it has taken 7 months from NOA1 to NOA2. Is this typical? Did you have any comebacks asking for more information?

Another question, and i dont want t get too personal, so please tell me to bog off if so, but there is something about finances and income that the U.S. citizen has to fill out. Now my fiancee does not earn much and it is my savings that will sustain me (with her) early on and then my job should sustain us all once i get one out there. I am in I.T and yep, i know the job market isnt great in California at the moment, but greens hoots adn all that .

So the question is, does her finances have a big impact on whether we get accepted or not, and secondly, is there anywhere i can state our plan of me having a large deposit before i come over to get married? The reason i ask because is this is similar to your circumstances in may be an even better template.

Thanks in advance

And nice to meet you

[paul p 0]

Yes, she can stay with you. You just need to make sure that someone is getting her mail or USCIS sends things to another's home in case you get an RFE. Also, as someone else mentioned you need to prove income both for the embassy and when you file AOS, so make sure that you have a co-sponsor or this wont effect your finances too much.

This is interesting. I asssume that want to make sure that i wont be a burden on the government or try to work illegally when i first arrive. Do my savings count? It will be around $50K and therefore will sustain us. My fiancee will not have much savings, working or not. She works hard but most goes out on housing, children etc. Will her finances impact our K1 or AOS.

Paul

[paul p 0]

This is a site that offers advice on family immigration to USA...for having your fiancee live with you while the K-1 is in process, you'll have to look into visas to the UK. You may try the British Embassy in the USA website for more info.

-P

Thnaks for this. It does make sense to me, but its th eworry of not proving her earning before we go back that is worrying me now. The correspondence should be fine. We will just give th eaddres of a close friend.

Your story is reassuring and inspirational so thanks

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Yes, she can stay with you. You just need to make sure that someone is getting her mail or USCIS sends things to another's home in case you get an RFE. Also, as someone else mentioned you need to prove income both for the embassy and when you file AOS, so make sure that you have a co-sponsor or this wont effect your finances too much.

This is interesting. I asssume that want to make sure that i wont be a burden on the government or try to work illegally when i first arrive. Do my savings count? It will be around $50K and therefore will sustain us. My fiancee will not have much savings, working or not. She works hard but most goes out on housing, children etc. Will her finances impact our K1 or AOS.

Paul

You will have to meet the poverty level needed. The State department requires 100%, however, some embassies/consulates require the level needed for the I-864 (which is 125% of the level).

This is the 2009 poverty level chart I-864P PDF - using that, you will determine the number of people, and then it will show you what you need to make in income to sponsor.

If you use assets, you will have to show 5 times the amount needed to cover the difference between the sponsors income and the required poverty level.

This page is the FAQ for it I-864

You can use that info to determine what you need to do.

If you sponsor/you cannot meet the level, then you will require a co-sponsor that can.

[YuAndDan 153]

Yes US Cittizen can reside overseas while the K-1 is in process. HOWEVER US citizen MUST NOT give up US Domicile, the US citizen MUST provide and I-134 Affidavit of Support, and the I-134 REQUIRES US Domicile.

[Marina-Del 10]

I lived in London throughout the K-1 process with my Australian fiancee. Both of us were in the UK on temporary work visas. As others have stated here, it is no problem for your American fiancee to live in the UK with you while you file. But again, as others have stated, there needs to be a reliable address in the US and she needs to provide an affidavit of support for you at the interview. I was working as a waitress in London while we filed. I submitted my affidavit and had my parents co-sponsor.

HOWEVER, London is one of the only consulates that will let the Non-USC sponsor themselves. My fiancee also works in IT. We showed them his bank account balance, both in London and in Australia and had letters from his employer. They did not even ask to see the affidavit of supports from my parents. They of course took my original affidavit of support, but I had not been employed in the US for 2 years prior to that and wasn't making much in London.

So, the answer to your question about whether they will look at your saved money or consider the fact that you work in IT and should be able to find a job in the US....yes! But again, London is one of the only consualtes that allows you to do this. Also note, that back in 2006 when I did it, there was not a lot of information online about whether they would accept that or not. Some people on VJ said that they had done it, but others said it couldn't be done. Also, again, this was in 2006, so you never know what might have changed.

My advice, have her affidavit AND a co-sponser in the US that meets to guidelines JUST in case they don't accept your own sponsorship. My father has his own company in the US and we prepared a letter stating that he would employ my fiancee when we got to the US and give him this and this amount of money. But, we never showed it to them and they never asked for more. In the interview they only mentioned money once, he said "your funds all seem to be in order" (referring to my fiancees bank balance!). (point being, better to be safe than sorry! Have co sponsors ready, but most likely your saved money and occupation will be fine!)

Good luck!

[chelseakevin 0]

hey! I lived in england for almost the whole K1 Process! No problems there!