Starting K1 Visa process

[js229 0]

Hi everyone,

I'm starting the K1 visa process next week and I'm a bit nervous and intimidated by the whole thing.

I have been with my fiance who is from the UK for over 4 years now! I've been debating whether or not to get a lawyer to help us but they are sooo expensive and wanted to know if it isn't that hard to do it on your own? I will also need a co-sponsor and will be using my sister who I live with. I am working but I am part time as I am a student as well. Is it hard to apply using a co-sponsor?

I really hope I hear back from some of you, I need help!!

Lawyer or not??

Thanks in advance

[skiptex 225]

Lawyer or not??

Thanks in advance

NOT!!

you will pay them to fill in the forms.. from information YOU will have to already look up and provide..

you have VJ for the process...

once i came here and read thru everything and peoples problems AND solutions.. i was confident to do it on my own.. with no lawyer..

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

follow the guide..and you will be GOLDEN!

[js229 0]

Thank you so much

[skiptex 225]

Thank you so much

[kittylondon 47]

NOT!!

you will pay them to fill in the forms.. from information YOU will have to already look up and provide..

you have VJ for the process...

once i came here and read thru everything and peoples problems AND solutions.. i was confident to do it on my own.. with no lawyer..

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

follow the guide..and you will be GOLDEN!

seconded. you can absolutely do this on your own! follow the guides to put your pack together, don't be afraid to ask any questions in the k1 forum - chances are you won't be the first person to ask that question, so do a quick search on here to find similar threads first.

you'll save thousands of dollars, and feel part of a community! win-win.

good luck!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If you can read and follow directions and have time to devote to it, you can do this yourself. I remember when I found VJ, I called my fiance and said "I can do this without a lawyer because I found a wonderful website". I also remember being totally confused how to even navigate the website and all the acronyms were way over my head. Guides?? Where are those? NOA1 and NOA2? Huh?? But you will learn. Here's some links to help you get started.

Good picture of the whole process http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

Guides http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Tips http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1tips

Some graphs showing averages of processing http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1historical

You can get held up at any step of the way. Theses are averages of VJ people.

UK forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/

You can click on timelines of people still not there yet (with the visa) and get a sense of how long they've been at it.

Sample forms filled out http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples

• Read, read, read and don't make any plans for a wedding until you have a visa.
  
• Always download the forms and separate instructions and read those carefully...several times. People always ask "where do I send this form?" and if they had read the instructions they would have found it listed on one of the last pages.
  
• Bookmark things you want to find again.
  
• Don't believe the first answer given you in a forum. They may be wrong so wait for a variety of answers.
  
• Read the K1 forum and learn from problems people have so you don't make the same mistake.
  
• Once you get the petition approved (NOA2, ie second Notice of Action reporting approval) then ask questions here in the UK forum because you want London answers, not Manila or Sydney. Each consulate has their own way to do the visa part and interview.
  
• Don't print a thousand emails and skype logs. USCIS and London actually do not care about them and it serves no purpose. (Had to add that because it's a myth perpetuated in the K1 forums.)
  Good luck to you. And welcome to the UK forum. You're already waaaay smarter than I was because I didn't even know there was a UK forum for months.
  

[js229 0]

If you can read and follow directions and have time to devote to it, you can do this yourself. I remember when I found VJ, I called my fiance and said "I can do this without a lawyer because I found a wonderful website". I also remember being totally confused how to even navigate the website and all the acronyms were way over my head. Guides?? Where are those? NOA1 and NOA2? Huh?? But you will learn. Here's some links to help you get started.

Good picture of the whole process http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

Guides http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Tips http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1tips

Some graphs showing averages of processing http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1historical

You can get held up at any step of the way. Theses are averages of VJ people.

UK forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/

You can click on timelines of people still not there yet (with the visa) and get a sense of how long they've been at it.

Sample forms filled out http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples

• Read, read, read and don't make any plans for a wedding until you have a visa.
  
• Always download the forms and separate instructions and read those carefully...several times. People always ask "where do I send this form?" and if they had read the instructions they would have found it listed on one of the last pages.
  
• Bookmark things you want to find again.
  
• Don't believe the first answer given you in a forum. They may be wrong so wait for a variety of answers.
  
• Read the K1 forum and learn from problems people have so you don't make the same mistake.
  
• Once you get the petition approved (NOA2, ie second Notice of Action reporting approval) then ask questions here in the UK forum because you want London answers, not Manila or Sydney. Each consulate has their own way to do the visa part and interview.
  
• Don't print a thousand emails and skype logs. USCIS and London actually do not care about them and it serves no purpose. (Had to add that because it's a myth perpetuated in the K1 forums.)
  Good luck to you. And welcome to the UK forum. You're already waaaay smarter than I was because I didn't even know there was a UK forum for months.
  

Thank you sooooo much for your response! This was so detailed and such good info! Thank you for your help, you made me feel better Good luck on your journey!

seconded. you can absolutely do this on your own! follow the guides to put your pack together, don't be afraid to ask any questions in the k1 forum - chances are you won't be the first person to ask that question, so do a quick search on here to find similar threads first.

you'll save thousands of dollars, and feel part of a community! win-win.

good luck!

Thank you so much