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Hipppo   0

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Hello Fellow members,

I am new here and i love this forum. I have been reading a lot. Pls i need a help on some issues. My fiancee is from USA and I'm from Nigeria but residing in Turkey. We want to file for k-1 petition. Which address will she use for me, Nigeria or Turkey as i'm not a permanent resident in turkey. I have only 1 year resident permit as a student. I wish to be interviewed in turkey. Is there possibility that it will happen? Also we need a co-sponsor and we are confused about the forms for our co-sponsor. What form exactly is for co-sponsor? Also do our co-sponsor need to have cash in his account or they just wanna know annual income and tax scripts. Pls i will like your advise and answers. Thank you all in advance for helping. God bless.

Winning23 Enthusiast

Winning23   25

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Hello Fellow members,

I am new here and i love this forum. I have been reading a lot. Pls i need a help on some issues. My fiancee is from USA and I'm from Nigeria but residing in Turkey. We want to file for k-1 petition. Which address will she use for me, Nigeria or Turkey as i'm not a permanent resident in turkey. I have only 1 year resident permit as a student. I wish to be interviewed in turkey. Is there possibility that it will happen? Also we need a co-sponsor and we are confused about the forms for our co-sponsor. What form exactly is for co-sponsor? Also do our co-sponsor need to have cash in his account or they just wanna know annual income and tax scripts. Pls i will like your advise and answers. Thank you all in advance for helping. God bless.

If you are a citizen of Nigeria, then, you will be interviewed at US Consulate in Nigeria, even, though you are living in Turkey. Others can chime in and correct me if i am wrong.

Your sponsor US citizen fiancée will need to file the K1 papers. Please read the Guides section on this website. It's extremely helpful. Regarding co-sponsor, if he's making below the recommended income guidelines, yes there needs to a co sponsor. USCIS is very strict on this matter, and reject many K1 applicant who fail to show sufficient income.

Your US fiancée should be well aware of filing taxes and income requirements. He should have two to three years of US Income tax reported /documented and available to show. K1 is an expensive and long process. Even slight mistakes in the application will set you back months..so i urge your US fiancée to read and understand all the requirements. If they don't make sense, ask specific questions and I am sure many will help out on this forum.

Good luck

I-129F Sent : 2011-07-06

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-07-08

I-129F NOA2 : 2011-09-29

NOA2 Approved: 2011-10-01

NOA2 Paper Recv: 2011-10-03

NVC Recv: 2011-10-17

NVC to Embassy Sent: 2011-10-19

Embassy Recv Packet: 2011-10-21

Packet 3.5 Recv'ed: 2011-11-03

Packet 3.5 Sent: 2011-11-05

Interview Date: 2011-12-19

K1 Issued 2012-01-13

POE 2012 -03-14

Marriage 2012-03-19

SSN Received 2012-04-09

Filing AOS 2012-04-11

Biometrics Completed 2012-05-17

EAD Card Received 2012-07-02

Green Card Interview 2012-08-02

Card in Hand 2012-08-14

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DONE WITH K1!!!!!!!!!

Winning23 Enthusiast

Winning23   25

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Thanks for your answers. So there is no chance of getting interviewed in turkey? Btw do our age difference pose a red flag?

No problem.. I don't think you will get interviewed in Turkey, unless you provide a compelling reason to USCIS, which will be difficult, since you are a citizen of Nigeria. Consult a good lawyer in this case. I have no clue of Nigerian customs and age differences. I have read of others on the forum with age differences from 10-15 yrs, so it's not uncommon. More important is the support of evidence your fiancée will be providing to prove the relationship is real.

Nigeria is one of those countries where it's a tough process to K1 visa approved. Ask fellow Nigerians on the forum for their personal experiences..

good luck

I-129F Sent : 2011-07-06

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-07-08

I-129F NOA2 : 2011-09-29

NOA2 Approved: 2011-10-01

NOA2 Paper Recv: 2011-10-03

NVC Recv: 2011-10-17

NVC to Embassy Sent: 2011-10-19

Embassy Recv Packet: 2011-10-21

Packet 3.5 Recv'ed: 2011-11-03

Packet 3.5 Sent: 2011-11-05

Interview Date: 2011-12-19

K1 Issued 2012-01-13

POE 2012 -03-14

Marriage 2012-03-19

SSN Received 2012-04-09

Filing AOS 2012-04-11

Biometrics Completed 2012-05-17

EAD Card Received 2012-07-02

Green Card Interview 2012-08-02

Card in Hand 2012-08-14

*******************************************

DONE WITH K1!!!!!!!!!

Anh map Grand Master

Anh map   2,098

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Thanks so much you have been helpful. I am considering of going to US with visitor's visa and then marry my fiancee over there. How about this? Is it possible? Is there any chance it will go well.

A single Nigerian citizen will have a very difficult time obtaining a visitor visa.

If you are legally there in Turkey then the interview will be in Ankara.

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

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mamichou   8

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No problem.. I don't think you will get interviewed in Turkey, unless you provide a compelling reason to USCIS, which will be difficult, since you are a citizen of Nigeria. Consult a good lawyer in this case. I have no clue of Nigerian customs and age differences. I have read of others on the forum with age differences from 10-15 yrs, so it's not uncommon. More important is the support of evidence your fiancée will be providing to prove the relationship is real.

Nigeria is one of those countries where it's a tough process to K1 visa approved. Ask fellow Nigerians on the forum for their personal experiences..

good luck

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR INTERVIEW IF YOU ARE STILL A PERMANENT RESIDENT AT THE TIME OF YOUR INTERVIEW.But if you are not legally staying in that country you cannot go through your interview, YOU WILL NEED TO RETURN TO NIGERIA :blink:

Hopes this will help

afoyoswa Community Regular

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As far as I know, it is possible to get interviewed in a country other than your home country as long as you are there legally. Others will hopefully chime in with more details about this.

As for traveling to the U.S. to marry, you'll have a lot of trouble getting a U.S. tourist visa with a Nigerian passport, especially if you disclose that your purpose for the trip is to get married (which doesn't necessarily mean that you're planning to stay and try to adjust status after your marriage, but the embassy will assume that regardless). Africans who are young, single, and without strong ties to their home countries (good job, a wife/children, etc.) have virtually no chance of being issued U.S. tourist visas.

Try the subsaharan Africa subforum for more advice from Nigerians, and good luck!

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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QueenE Community Regular

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What are your ages. Unfortunately if the woman is significantly older its a red flag. Especially is she's out of child bearing age. But doesnt mean you wont get approve just know its a battle to face. Im sure your just inquiring but you wont need your co sponsor information to send your k1 application. Its once your application has been approved, then you will be needing it for the interview.

Also there is no point in going to us to get married, its all the same waiting game initally

Hipppo Rookie

Hipppo   0

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I am a lil scared about all of this right now. My lady is older than me and we have been leaving together in Turkey since January 2012. I am legal here in Turkey with a 1 year resident permit as a student. I want to be sure that i will get this visitor's visa before i apply. Moreover if i travel to US and then marry my fiancee can i adjust to reside there permanently? I really love her so much and she have been to Nigeria to be with my family. I have proofs. The age difference flag is ringing on my head. How will i overcome this at the interview? Thanks all for your vital answers

Anh map Grand Master

Anh map   2,098

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I am a lil scared about all of this right now. My lady is older than me and we have been leaving together in Turkey since January 2012. I am legal here in Turkey with a 1 year resident permit as a student. I want to be sure that i will get this visitor's visa before i apply. Moreover if i travel to US and then marry my fiancee can i adjust to reside there permanently? I really love her so much and she have been to Nigeria to be with my family. I have proofs. The age difference flag is ringing on my head. How will i overcome this at the interview? Thanks all for your vital answers

Marry now and then file for a spouse visa.

I would be very surprised if you got a US tourist visa. But, you can find out by applying now and going for the interview.

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

PLEASE READ THE GUIDES -->> Link to Visa Journey Guides

MULTI ENTRY SPOUSE VISA TO VN -->>Link to Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Residents Overseas & Their Spouses

reese1 Proficient

reese1   68

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If what everyone is saying is correct I would suggest that you file now for your k-1 visa so you are still a legal resident in Turkey if that is where you want to do your interview. Country's that have high visa fraud rarely get tourist visas to the US unless you have extremely and I mean extremely good prove that you will go back to your own country. Job,wife/kids is not going to do it for where you are. Best of luck to you!

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Our Journey
6/13/2012 Sent I-129F package
6/14/2012 NOA1 --> California Service Center
9/25/2012 NOA2
10/01/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy received
10/01/2012 NVC Received
10/19/2012 Left NVC
11/30/2012 Picked-up Packet from Local Post Office
01/16/2013 Medical
01/23/2013 Interview - In AP

09/24/2013 Visa picked-up from DOMEX
10/10/2013 POE Ft. Lauderdale

10/28/2013 Applied for Social Security Number

01/01/2014 WEDDING IN LAS VEGAS


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Ebunoluwa   6,136

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I am a lil scared about all of this right now. My lady is older than me and we have been leaving together in Turkey since January 2012. I am legal here in Turkey with a 1 year resident permit as a student. I want to be sure that i will get this visitor's visa before i apply. Moreover if i travel to US and then marry my fiancee can i adjust to reside there permanently? I really love her so much and she have been to Nigeria to be with my family. I have proofs. The age difference flag is ringing on my head. How will i overcome this at the interview? Thanks all for your vital answers

No, you will not get a visitors visa. On the form you have to fill out for the visitor visa you will be asked if you have a USC fiance. Answered true

to fact and you will get denied because they will assume you won't return to your country. If you answer incorrectly with no then you will get likely also denied because of your country of origin. Then you will end up filing for a K1 or CR1 and when the previous tourist visa application (assuming you apply for it against everyone's advice here ) is cross checked with the K1 or CR1 application, you will be denied because of misrepresentation i.e. lying about your USC fiance.

A visiting visa is for visiting. Entering with intent to marry makes it fraud. Forget about the visiting visa and focus on the K1 or CR1.

I answered your questions in the other thread in regards to a co sponsor.

Yes, the age difference will matter, it may be a bit difficult but certainly doable.

Yes, of course you can be interviewed in Turkey. Read my answer in your other thread.

It is a great bonus having lived together for almost a year. That is great and will help you. Get all your evidence together to support it, both names on rent lease, showing a mingled life, lots of photos together etc.

It is also great that she has been to Nigeria to meet your family.

You have things in your favor with the K1 or CR1 so don't mess it up with the visiting visa which will be wasted time and money and time is not on your side with only one year of residence permit in Turkey. Get going a.s.a.p. and plan ahead to potentially renew your permit by knowing you may

need to spend more money to register for classes to be able to extend/renew your student permit in order to be legal when your interview rolls around.

Compare the K1 with the CR1 in the VJ guides and chose what is best for you both.

Wishing you a smooth journey ~

Spoiler

 

I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

Merryjay76 Explorer

Merryjay76   3

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Hello Fellow members,

I am new here and i love this forum. I have been reading a lot. Pls i need a help on some issues. My fiancee is from USA and I'm from Nigeria but residing in Turkey. We want to file for k-1 petition. Which address will she use for me, Nigeria or Turkey as i'm not a permanent resident in turkey. I have only 1 year resident permit as a student. I wish to be interviewed in turkey. Is there possibility that it will happen? Also we need a co-sponsor and we are confused about the forms for our co-sponsor. What form exactly is for co-sponsor? Also do our co-sponsor need to have cash in his account or they just wanna know annual income and tax scripts. Pls i will like your advise and answers. Thank you all in advance for helping. God bless.

Hello Hippo,

I'm in a similar situation like you I'm a Nigerian student here in Netherlands although my K1 petition has been approved and currently waiting for Interview. Plssss dont even try the visitors visa, beleive me it wont work unless miracle happens! The best is to apply for the K1 or CR petition, both are better than a visitors visa(but you need to wait for at least 6 months for approval). Any information related to the procedure for K1 and CR petition is easily accessible here, plus there are experience and wonderful members who are ready to help anytime. Wish you all the best!!!

AOS JOURNEY

19-04-2013...................AOS package sent.

24-04-2013................... NOA1 received by text and email.

29-04-2013................... NOA1 received by post for AOS and EAD

03-05-2013...................Received biometric appointment notice.

13-05-2013...................Received RFE for AOS by text

20-05-2013................... Biometric done

09-06-2013.................... Sent RFE response

12-06-2013..................... Case updated to Response review

06-07-2013..................... EAD Approved

13-07-2013...................... EAD received in Mail

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Hipppo   0

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Thank you all for all your wonderful replies and advice. I am so happy to be here. I am now gathering documents for my lady to file K-1 petition. Please do i need to send to her my ORIGINAL birth cert, filled and signed form g-325a, police report and passport copies. I need advice cus i have decided to file for k1. Thanks all for replies. God bless you all.

 
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