Hello all

[mr.j.j.s. 1]

Hi ladies and gents at VJ, I just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all your help (even though you probably didn't notice you were helping me to begin with).

My fiancee and I have been living apart for the last 20 months while I finish grad school in the U.S. We were originally planning on having her come over on a visa waiver (She's from Japan), and then adjusting her status after we got married on her visa waiver (Not necessarily the most legal route).

But after browsing the information on this site, we decided to make the plunge for a K1. We're collecting documents and evidence for the initial I-192 submission, which I hope to send out later this week or early next. I'm going completely overkill on the evidence (I took screen-shots of 20 skype conversations, one for each month), in the hopes that it will expedite the process so my fiancee won't have to cancel the plane tickets she already bought to come over to the U.S. in October

Wish me luck, and thanks again!

/J

[Ryan H 3,812]

I'm going completely overkill on the evidence (I took screen-shots of 20 skype conversations, one for each month), in the hopes that it will expedite the process so my fiancee won't have to cancel the plane tickets she already bought to come over to the U.S. in October

Going "overkill" on the evidence will not expedite the process. Unless you request and qualify for an expedite, your file will wait its turn in the queue until it is adjudicated.

Additionally, your fiancee can still visit you after you file the I-129F and begin the process, she will just need to carry evidence of her ties to Japan should a CBP officer wish to see them. She will also need to go back to Japan when her authorized stay expires.

[Darnell 8,478]

why, hello there !

[mr.j.j.s. 1]

Going "overkill" on the evidence will not expedite the process. Unless you request and qualify for an expedite, your file will wait its turn in the queue until it is adjudicated.

Sorry, I didn't mean a technical expedite, just that I wanted to avoid any possible RFEs, and having the evidence sent on to the NVC and then to the embassy couldn't hurt either.

[Mithmeoi 29]

Hi there! Good luck with the visa!

[Mogambi 96]

20 Screenshots is not overkill at all. You'd better submit photos (best with family and friends), emails, letters, anything you can think of.

Also, no offense, but very foolish to have bought a plane ticket already. I hope it's refundable. You're tempting fate by doing so. You haven't even sent in the I-129F packet yet? It's not early June. There is NO way you're going to get everything done by October. You probably will not get your NOA2 until November or so, and then it will still take another month to get the medical, interview, the next round of paperwork ready.

You should have done more homework, or have already filed your packets two months ago if you're hoping for October.

[mr.j.j.s. 1]

Also, no offense, but very foolish to have bought a plane ticket already. I hope it's refundable. You're tempting fate by doing so. You haven't even sent in the I-129F packet yet? It's not early June. There is NO way you're going to get everything done by October. You probably will not get your NOA2 until November or so, and then it will still take another month to get the medical, interview, the next round of paperwork ready.

Yeah, like I said, we only recently decided to file for a K1 visa. When she bought her ticket a month ago, we were thinking of having her come into the U.S. on a tourist visa then changing her status to spouse 60 days after her arrival. Well, the consequences of having her AOS denied or being turned away at customs on suspicions of prior intent to stay in the country were too much for us to take the chance, so we literally yesterday decided to go through the proper legal channels and file for a K1. I'm well aware of the usual time-frame this involves, just trying to stay positive.

And if what Ryan H. said is true, that after we start the I-192F process she can come to the U.S. to visit and then return to Japan as scheduled, then she won't need to refund her ticket and we'll be able to spend some time together, which would be rad.

My next question would then be, what kind of evidence would she be asked to provide to show her ties to Japan and her intent to return within the 90 days allowed on her tourist visa?

[Mogambi 96]

I can't say for sure what evidence that would be, and sorry for misunderstanding that you already had the ticket.

Worse case scenario, most airlines will let you cancel the ticket and keep the credit for up to a year. There might be an additional booking fee, but you probably won't lose your money.

Usually I think they want to see that she has a job there (letter from employer), that she owns land, or is still currently renting a place, bank accounts there, etc.

From a place like Japan, that doesn't require a tourist visa for her, I'm wondering, if she just said when they ask her, 'I'm here to visit my boyfriend' if that would cause any problems. It wouldn't be lying.

[mr.j.j.s. 1]

From a place like Japan, that doesn't require a tourist visa for her, I'm wondering, if she just said when they ask her, 'I'm here to visit my boyfriend' if that would cause any problems. It wouldn't be lying.

My thoughts exactly. She doesn't have the regular proofs (she lives with her parents, and she's quitting her job this month), but if she shows bank statements, phone contract, etc., and is upfront with whoever questions her when she enters, then all will be fine. I read a lot of VJ member anecdotes of people in the same situation, who were never asked anything outside of the usual "what's your purpose / where are you staying / who are you seeing / when are you leaving" string. So yeah, staying positive