K1 visa

[tobey 0]

Hey everyone,

I have just today sent in my I-129f along with the supporting documents to the USCIS, but am now worried since our situation is a bit complex.

I have known my fiance since we were 8. We grew up in the same country, but then our families both moved elsewhere-his to Israel and mine to the U.S. and we lost touch. We connected again in 2008 on a school website and I have since gone to visit him in Israel 6 times. We were engaged in dec 2009, but I only filed now since we were waiting for him to finish his mandatory army service. He is set to finish serving in a few months. I am afraid however that the USCIS may look at this strange. We are in no way trying to avoid the army and the whole point is to receive the visa just in time for him to finish the army. I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts are? I went to see a lawyer who basically told me i dont need their help and that Israel is tricky because of the army. Now I am worried that we should have waited until he finishes service to apply. In the "Love story" documents I did state that he is set to finish very soon.

So will this be a problem?

Any feedback would be great

thanks

[the__tourist 0]

Is there any way you can get an official document that states when his service with the army will be completed? This would be very helpful. However his service might be completed by the time you get to the interview stage. Either way a document that says "when" he will complete his service or a document that says he "has" completed it would be something useful to add.

The 6 visits will be beneficial to you! Good luck!

[tobey 0]

Is there any way you can get an official document that states when his service with the army will be completed? This would be very helpful. However his service might be completed by the time you get to the interview stage. Either way a document that says "when" he will complete his service or a document that says he "has" completed it would be something useful to add.

The 6 visits will be beneficial to you! Good luck!

His service was supposed to be up January 2011, but since he had some problems about 2 years ago, they added another couple of months. He did receive a paper that his final discharge is in June 2011 but they are appealing that right now so he could end earlier. I'm pretty sure that he will be done by the time interview comes, I just want to make sure they grant us the interview in the first place. Either way, even if interview comes early he has six months to leave the country from my understanding, so we will wait it out. Do you think I should go ahead and send out the letter stating June or wait for the new appeal to come through? And if I do need to add documents, should I wait for them to contact me or go ahead and send them? We do have a lot of proof of ongoing relationship, so this is the only thing we worry about.

Thanks for your response though, I really appreciate it. Good luck to you as well.

[amykathleen2005 441]

If you just submitted your application he will probably be just finishing up when he gets his interview. I don't think it would be a problem. I am sure there are alot of people in the same situation, and as younger people seem to immigrate more often (and would therefore be more likely serving their military service) they've probably seen this before. Anyways it is not the business of the Israeli government if he wants to move to the US anyways.

[bt1 42]

Hey everyone,

I have just today sent in my I-129f along with the supporting documents to the USCIS, but am now worried since our situation is a bit complex.

I have known my fiance since we were 8. We grew up in the same country, but then our families both moved elsewhere-his to Israel and mine to the U.S. and we lost touch. We connected again in 2008 on a school website and I have since gone to visit him in Israel 6 times. We were engaged in dec 2009, but I only filed now since we were waiting for him to finish his mandatory army service. He is set to finish serving in a few months. I am afraid however that the USCIS may look at this strange. We are in no way trying to avoid the army and the whole point is to receive the visa just in time for him to finish the army. I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts are? I went to see a lawyer who basically told me i dont need their help and that Israel is tricky because of the army. Now I am worried that we should have waited until he finishes service to apply. In the "Love story" documents I did state that he is set to finish very soon.

So will this be a problem?

Any feedback would be great

thanks

Not a problem at all: the way USCIS is going at the moment, it is unlikely that he will get an interview before June anyway, so you should be fine

[thelastpetitioner 218]

it doesnt seem to be a problem,k-1 is good for six months,worst case scenario he waits those six months til his service is over.dont worry

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Hey everyone,

I have just today sent in my I-129f along with the supporting documents to the USCIS, but am now worried since our situation is a bit complex.

I have known my fiance since we were 8. We grew up in the same country, but then our families both moved elsewhere-his to Israel and mine to the U.S. and we lost touch. We connected again in 2008 on a school website and I have since gone to visit him in Israel 6 times. We were engaged in dec 2009, but I only filed now since we were waiting for him to finish his mandatory army service. He is set to finish serving in a few months. I am afraid however that the USCIS may look at this strange. We are in no way trying to avoid the army and the whole point is to receive the visa just in time for him to finish the army. I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts are? I went to see a lawyer who basically told me i dont need their help and that Israel is tricky because of the army. Now I am worried that we should have waited until he finishes service to apply. In the "Love story" documents I did state that he is set to finish very soon.

So will this be a problem?

Any feedback would be great

thanks

Hello and welcome to VJ,

As other members have mentioned, he may be discharged from service by the time his interview is scheduled. Currently, both the Vermont and California Service Centers have been quite slow in approving petitions (5 months or more), so I doubt that the process would be complete before the summer. Also, he would have 6 months to use his visa after it has been granted, so he does not have to leave right away. The number of visits you have had is a good proof of relationship, which is quite relevant at the consulate/interview stage.

Best wishes!

P.S. Please fill in your timeline and beneficiary's country. Thanks!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hey everyone,

I have just today sent in my I-129f along with the supporting documents to the USCIS, but am now worried since our situation is a bit complex.

I have known my fiance since we were 8. We grew up in the same country, but then our families both moved elsewhere-his to Israel and mine to the U.S. and we lost touch. We connected again in 2008 on a school website and I have since gone to visit him in Israel 6 times. We were engaged in dec 2009, but I only filed now since we were waiting for him to finish his mandatory army service. He is set to finish serving in a few months. I am afraid however that the USCIS may look at this strange. We are in no way trying to avoid the army and the whole point is to receive the visa just in time for him to finish the army. I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts are? I went to see a lawyer who basically told me i dont need their help and that Israel is tricky because of the army. Now I am worried that we should have waited until he finishes service to apply. In the "Love story" documents I did state that he is set to finish very soon.

So will this be a problem?

Any feedback would be great

thanks

No need to explain it. The US has no concern about his foreign military service. No need to mention it in your "love story"..in fact, no need for a "love story" at all.

The US really does not care if he desserts once he gets his visa.

[tobey 0]

No need to explain it. The US has no concern about his foreign military service. No need to mention it in your "love story"..in fact, no need for a "love story" at all.

The US really does not care if he desserts once he gets his visa.

That's funny since the lawyer told me completely different information. They said that the ties with Israel and U.S. are so close in that U.S. must follow the same military regulations as Israel- that is not accepting any beneficiary's who have not finished service and even deporting. I found this a little hard to believe as well.

Well, now that I have sent out the i-129f, there is nothing I can do but wait and hope for the best.

Thank you all for your responses, I feel a little calmer now, as I did before I saw that stupid lawyer (who btw was not even interested in taking the case, said we can do it all ourselves)

Good luck to everyone in their journeys.