Staying with your significant other during K-1 process

[Mmelon 8]

I am curious how so many VJ posters seem to be free to live with and stay with their loved one during the K-1 process. Ok, jealous might be a better word choice than curious. I would love to be able to be with my fiancé throughout the process, but as a recent college graduate with student loan payments and a job it seems rather impossible. I am just wondering what kind of job you have to have to have the freedom to leave for months and still be able to provide everything financially when it comes time for the affidavit of support. Most people don't just have money laying around so that they can up and leave like that. What have others done in order to stay with their significant other during part or all of the k-1 journey?

[UK-USA-K1 128]

I, like you have to spend most of the process away from my fiancee, but others, have different situations. It's very possible to overcome the support issue by having a co-sponsor, so the financial issue may be overcome like that.

[duraaraa 203]

Personally, I lived with my fiancee in her country. I didn't make enough there to sponsor her and the kids. I moved back to the U.S., and got a job. Once my probation period was over, I filed the I-129F.

Edited May 4, 2013 by duraaraa

[Inky 1,110]

I am curious how so many VJ posters seem to be free to live with and stay with their loved one during the K-1 process. Ok, jealous might be a better word choice than curious. I would love to be able to be with my fiancé throughout the process, but as a recent college graduate with student loan payments and a job it seems rather impossible. I am just wondering what kind of job you have to have to have the freedom to leave for months and still be able to provide everything financially when it comes time for the affidavit of support. Most people don't just have money laying around so that they can up and leave like that. What have others done in order to stay with their significant other during part or all of the k-1 journey?

Many people on VJ are the beneficiary and have no job or quit their job early before immigration. They travel to the USA and stay with the US citizen who works and pays for everything while they are staying in the US.

[Mmelon 8]

I see...but in order for the beneficiary to come to the U.S. early and wait it out, they would have to qualify for a tourist visa correct? Sadly my fiancé would not be granted a tourist visa because of his economic situation and no "ties to his country."

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Most of the instances I've seen on VJ have been where the USC goes to their partner's home country to wait out the process and are using a parent/relative as a co-sponsor for the I-134.

[B&L 19]

Most of the instances I've seen on VJ have been where the USC goes to their partner's home country to wait out the process and are using a parent/relative as a co-sponsor for the I-134.

My fiance and I are planning to do this towards the end of June. She's able to come to the UK for up to six months with no visa so we're hoping to time it right for the process to be over so we can return to the US together.

[Inky 1,110]

I see...but in order for the beneficiary to come to the U.S. early and wait it out, they would have to qualify for a tourist visa correct? Sadly my fiancé would not be granted a tourist visa because of his economic situation and no "ties to his country."

Not everyone requires a visa. Canadians and people from the UK do not require visas. People who use VWP don't need them.

Quite a few of the people you see do not require visas that are doing the long term vacations to stay with their spouse / Fiance(e).

Some are really lucky people who have gotten 10 year visit visas.