Over all cost of fiancee visa

[mjs84 0]

Hi...to everyone. I want to ask how much money we have to prepare for the K1 visa, over all expenses excluding the plane ticket. Thank you so much. Your help is highly appreciated.

Merejen

[Inky 1,110]

the cost will be well over 2,000$

[John+Lourdelie 28]

$455 for Petition

$213.35 for Medical

$350 for Visa

PhP 650 for CFO

Cost for any police cert that you might need

Costs for travel and hotel room when going for medical, interview, CFO, etc.

Cost of mailing required documents to her

Cost of Air21 courier service

Airfare for you to visit her

Airfare for you to bring her to US

Accommodations and other expenses while staying in Phils

$1010 for Adjustment of Status

$545 for Removal of Condition (I think)

May be more but these are the big ones I think

John

Edited September 1, 2010 by John+Lourdelie

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Hi...to everyone. I want to ask how much money we have to prepare for the K1 visa, over all expenses excluding the plane ticket. Thank you so much. Your help is highly appreciated.

Merejen

The I-129 F petition cost: $455

Medical, vaccination, police checks, passport, pictures, etc. costs: varies

Visa: About $350

AOS form: $1,010

Miscellaneous expenses: varies!

So... As you can see, the costs vary too much to give an exact figure. Also, you need to think about the expenses in relation to visiting each other (plane tickets, hotels, food, transportation, gifts, etc.)

[Ryan H 3,812]

Not to mention attorney fees if you were to elect to retain one.

[Amyyduck 20]

What I've paid so far:

$60: new printer with copier/scanner for the bajillions of copies I had to make

$40: additional ink cartidges, paper for "see above"

$15: passport photos for peitioner and beneficiary

$455: I-129F visa filing fee

$17.50: 1-day express mailing fee

priceless: my sanity

And thats only just submitting the I-129F, I still have a LONG way to go. You'll end up paying with more than just money for this process

[Anna and Ali 13]

OMG, i didn't know it would cost that much. My future father in law is footing the bill for the application, but I didn't know the AOS was over a grand! #######! its difficult because I'm in school full time too. Ooof.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Not to mention attorney fees if you were to elect to retain one.

Please mention that Atty's are really only needed for complex or controversial cases. Otherwise, just DIY with help from helpful VJ'ers. Just ignore the sarcastic and condescending bitter folks here.

Cheers, and good luck!

[Aztec&Taino 144]

OMG, i didn't know it would cost that much. My future father in law is footing the bill for the application, but I didn't know the AOS was over a grand! #######! its difficult because I'm in school full time too. Ooof.

It sure is not cheap, and it certainly doesn't end with the $455 petition fee. So, your future father-in-law may be in for a surprise, or you may have to find a job to pay pack if he chooses to loan you the money (rather than gifting you the money). Still, money comes and goes, but love? You can't buy it! You either have it or you don't

[Dodi 69]

For each country it will vary slightly based on their requirements as well as certified copies needed if you have prior marriages/divorce decrees, or criminal history you need to document.

For us:

$455 Petition fee

$100 FedEx to send package off to the USCIS

$20 (give or take) in office supplies for paper, tabs, partition folders, etc.

$5.25 Copy fee for my divorce decree

$47 to USPS International Express his Packet 3 forms, I-134, and all documentation for his interview to England

£10 Medical Records to prove vaccination history

£200 for the Medical

£30 Police Certificate

$350 Visa fee

£14.20 Courier fee

I'm lucky enough to work for a very laid back company that has let me use their color copier, scanner and laser printers mercilessly throughout this process for no fees. My idiot attorney (now fired) isn't going to end up costing me a dime because she's not actually DONE anything and her assistant is even asking me for help with HER K1 because the atty gave her the same bad advice she gave me. Peter got all of his necessary shots from his GP, so he didn't need anything else at the Medical.

Hope this helps! Good luck to you!

Edited September 2, 2010 by Dodi