Starting our K-1 process. Need a little help!

[MissK 5]

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking around for a few weeks and finally registrated.

My fiance got his American citizenship this year and are petitioning for for me and our son.

I've read a lot here and found great(and overwhelming)information, but I still have a few questions I hope you can help me with:)

1. I lived in the US for one year in 1998-99, worked as an au-pair. Do I need a police record from the states? And if I do, how can I obtain it when I'm not there?

2. My fiance will need to apply for a K-1 for me. He also need to apply for a I-130 for our child. Will they process these appliactions together? Our child will be listed in mye petition to, but can't get a K-3 visa. I'm so confused as to how we should handle this. Any advice? I also read that our child is entitled to an American citizenship, but I'm not sure if we want that since my country does not allow dual citizenship.... Thoughts please!

3. I just got a new passport. My old passport is loaded with stamps of all my trips to the US the last ten years. Should I submit copies of my old passport to, even if it's not valid anymore?

4. My fiance makes about 4000 dollars over the poverty guidelines, he doesn't have any other assets. Will this be ok? I have some assets after I sell my apartment, should we include this with the Aof support? I don't know how, but some sort of evidence of this. I know I'm thinking ahead, but this is really bothering me:)

Hope someone can help:)

[Moomin 292]

Hei There,

1 - It's other countries than the US; they do their own background checks.

2 - As far as I know, your fiance had to be a US citizen before your child was born in order for your child to be entitled to US citizenship.

3 - Yes for the i-129f petition if one or more of the stamps are less than two years old at the time of filing the petition. It has to prove you met one time(or more) within the last two years. A copy of the whole passport is great no matter what, might be useful later on showing ongoing relationship at interview stage.

4 - Remember to count your child in household size, too. Your assets can't be used. If you have a joint account and the assets have been there for a while, it's a different matter. But showing recently transferred amounts to your fiance's account might seem a bit suspicious even though Norway isn't a high fraud country. Your assets in your account won't matter.

Good luck - remember police record and the affidavit aren't until embassy stage. You'll probably get more replies

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking around for a few weeks and finally registrated.

My fiance got his American citizenship this year and are petitioning for for me and our son.

I've read a lot here and found great(and overwhelming)information, but I still have a few questions I hope you can help me with:)

1. I lived in the US for one year in 1998-99, worked as an au-pair. Do I need a police record from the states? And if I do, how can I obtain it when I'm not there?

2. My fiance will need to apply for a K-1 for me. He also need to apply for a I-130 for our child. Will they process these appliactions together? Our child will be listed in mye petition to, but can't get a K-3 visa. I'm so confused as to how we should handle this. Any advice? I also read that our child is entitled to an American citizenship, but I'm not sure if we want that since my country does not allow dual citizenship.... Thoughts please!

3. I just got a new passport. My old passport is loaded with stamps of all my trips to the US the last ten years. Should I submit copies of my old passport to, even if it's not valid anymore?

4. My fiance makes about 4000 dollars over the poverty guidelines, he doesn't have any other assets. Will this be ok? I have some assets after I sell my apartment, should we include this with the Aof support? I don't know how, but some sort of evidence of this. I know I'm thinking ahead, but this is really bothering me:)

Hope someone can help:)

1. Police certificates from the US are not available and not required. USCIS and Department of State have access to multiple law enforcement databases in the US. If you have a criminal record in the US then they can easily find out about it. Therefore, you are specifically not required to get a police certificate for the US.

2. Your child would be eligible for citizenship at birth only if his father was a US citizen when he was born, and if his father also met the residency requirements. However, your child WILL be eligible for a K2 derivative visa. Your fiance does not need to submit an I-130. The child will be eligible for automatic citizenship when it has been admitted to the United States for permanent residency; i.e., when it receives a green card in the US.

BTW, the US also does not recognize dual citizenship. My understanding of Norwegian law is that your child will lose it's Norwegian citizenship if it becomes a US citizen. Your child may also lose it's Norwegian citizenship if it leaves Norway with less than two years of residency there.

3. Copies of your passport are not required with the petition. The consulate may want to see your old passport at the interview, if for no other reason than to confirm you've provided police certificates from the appropriate countries.

4. Are you including your child in the household size numbers? Many people have been approved who cleared the minimum threshold by lesser amounts. I think you'll be ok. Some consulates will consider assets of the intending immigrant for a K visa if they are sufficient for the immigrant to self-sponsor. Most won't consider them because the I-134 doesn't provide a way for them to be considered. It would be different if you were already married and your husband were submitting an I-864.

[MissK 5]

1. Police certificates from the US are not available and not required. USCIS and Department of State have access to multiple law enforcement databases in the US. If you have a criminal record in the US then they can easily find out about it. Therefore, you are specifically not required to get a police certificate for the US.

2. Your child would be eligible for citizenship at birth only if his father was a US citizen when he was born, and if his father also met the residency requirements. However, your child WILL be eligible for a K2 derivative visa. Your fiance does not need to submit an I-130. The child will be eligible for automatic citizenship when it has been admitted to the United States for permanent residency; i.e., when it receives a green card in the US.

BTW, the US also does not recognize dual citizenship. My understanding of Norwegian law is that your child will lose it's Norwegian citizenship if it becomes a US citizen. Your child may also lose it's Norwegian citizenship if it leaves Norway with less than two years of residency there.

3. Copies of your passport are not required with the petition. The consulate may want to see your old passport at the interview, if for no other reason than to confirm you've provided police certificates from the appropriate countries.

4. Are you including your child in the household size numbers? Many people have been approved who cleared the minimum threshold by lesser amounts. I think you'll be ok. Some consulates will consider assets of the intending immigrant for a K visa if they are sufficient for the immigrant to self-sponsor. Most won't consider them because the I-134 doesn't provide a way for them to be considered. It would be different if you were already married and your husband were submitting an I-864.

Thank you both for answers and help! Well, guess we are saving some money;)

I wrote to the Embassy in Stockholm to today and got a fast reply about the I-129 and I-130.