Do i need a attorney to file for fiancé visa

[kisstin04 1]

Hi guys me and my fiancé our 8 years in relationship we are high school sweet heart since 2005. They migrate in the year of 2007 and every 2 years he visited me in the philippines. Right now he filled already his citizenship and we are waiting for his fingerprinting etc. can someone help me here? His planning to file a fiancé visa after his oath taking, do you think we need a attorney? Because we read the requirements there is a lot of papers to fill up and can you give me advice how to proof our relationship because way back 2005 there is no facebook and our communication everyday is skype calls, magic jack and yahoo messenger before skype invented, i wish some one will help me on this thanks in advance

[Glory and Howard 0]

Hi! Getting an attorney would definitely depend on you. Their job is to just assist you with all the paper works, but really, there is still no guarantee. You can find the forms on the Downloads section above or click this: http://www.visajourney.com/content/downloads . Also you can go to http://www.uscis.gov to download updated forms. You guys can actually do it yourselves. Most of the couples here don't have attorneys. Just follow the instructions and I'm pretty sure, you can do it! Hope this helps.

[kisstin04 1]

Hi! Getting an attorney would definitely depend on you. Their job is to just assist you with all the paper works, but really, there is still no guarantee. You can find the forms on the Downloads section above or click this: http://www.visajourney.com/content/downloads . Also you can go to http://www.uscis.gov to download updated forms. You guys can actually do it yourselves. Most of the couples here don't have attorneys. Just follow the instructions and I'm pretty sure, you can do it! Hope this helps.

Hi glory thanks for the reply. Im confused how to proof our relationship do you think our photos is enough? And are you living in america already? I wish some one will advice me in my same situation and now already living in USA

[Glory and Howard 0]

Hi glory thanks for the reply. Im confused how to proof our relationship do you think our photos is enough? And are you living in america already? I wish some one will advice me in my same situation and now already living in USA

No, I'm still in the Philippines but we're in the process of K-1 visa too. Proof of relationship would be photos, plane tickets, itineraries, hotel booking, engagement ring (if you have), receipts, remittances, skype calls, call logs, emails, facebook, and many others that you can think of that will prove your bona fide relationship. My fiance and I included all of those in our packet. Most of the K-1 applicants here also did the same thing. I take advice from someone who's currently in the US (She's been there for years now). She was my mentor in school before and they applied for K-1 few years back.

[kisstin04 1]

Thanks for your wonderful reply i would like to ask again sino ba may kailangan ng proof of relationship na mag papakita sila na mag filed doon o tayo dito na mag apply ng visa?

[Glory and Howard 0]

Thanks for your wonderful reply i would like to ask again sino ba may kailangan ng proof of relationship na mag papakita sila na mag filed doon o tayo dito na mag apply ng visa?

On the list of requirements for petition filing, you see "(optional)" on the proof of relationship. Pero in almost all cases Kelangan talaga sya. Some couple who didn't include it got RFE, and most likely delay the process. So better have it complete and more than be sorry, right? You will also need everything that is included in the I-129F packet pag dating ng interview mo, plus more updated documents.

[JobienJeck 10]

We hired an immigration lawyer ourselves and still got an RFE. I wish I've found this site before we hired the lawyer. IMHO, it is a waste of money to a hire a lawyer. All our lawyer did was re-type the forms and have us sign them and organize the portfolio which we obviously can do ourselves. I agree, just follow the guidelines here in VJ and you'll never go wrong.

Edited May 9, 2013 by JobienJeck

[kisstin04 1]

We hired an immigration lawyer ourselves and still got an RFE. I wish I've found this site before we hired the lawyer. IMHO, it is a waste of money to a hire a lawyer. All our lawyer did was re-type the forms and have us sign them and organize the portfolio which we obviously can do ourselves. I agree, just follow the guidelines here in VJ and you'll never go wrong.

Thanks for reply im so confused if our proof of relationship is enough for petition

[Bri & Mar 12]

Thanks for reply im so confused if our proof of relationship is enough for petition

Proof of relationship is not difficult. When we filed my wife's K-1 petition our proof of relationship was:

• pictures with captions (us together on different day,s in different places, wearing different clothes as well as pics with us and her family members, pics of engagement party)
• one page of a chat log for each day we chatted on yahoo messanger
• receipt and pics of engagement ring
• written statement as to how we first met, details of our most recent face to face meeting including our engagement, and our future plans together
• intent to marry statements from each of us

Just remember there is no limit on the amount of evidence you send and too little evidence can delay or even hurt your case.

If you want to actually see some of our proof message me.

As for your original question about needing an attourney. I say NOT NECESSARY!!! Visa Journey has very good guides and if you need help you just ask.

[skiptex 225]

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[Alex+Nastya 11]

If you want to do it right - do it yourself. Its really a good idea for you to learn the procedure and become knowledgeable on the subject, because it is very important to you. Its more important to you, than attorney who is here just for the money.

[Tahoma 2,292]

My Pinay wife, Chinook, and I went through the K-1 fiancée visa process.

You came to the right place. We'll help you and you'll save a lot of money. Also, it's faster when you do it yourself.

[JD & Coconut 35]

Hi guys me and my fiancé our 8 years in relationship we are high school sweet heart since 2005. They migrate in the year of 2007 and every 2 years he visited me in the philippines. Right now he filled already his citizenship and we are waiting for his fingerprinting etc. can someone help me here? His planning to file a fiancé visa after his oath taking, do you think we need a attorney? Because we read the requirements there is a lot of papers to fill up and can you give me advice how to proof our relationship because way back 2005 there is no facebook and our communication everyday is skype calls, magic jack and yahoo messenger before skype invented, i wish some one will help me on this thanks in advance

After my attorney experience I would say definitely no to hiring one; waste of money, takes longer and still get a RFE. Unless someone can highly recommend one (and I don't think I've seen any posts that are positive on any of them), stay far away, do the research using this website and file the paperwork yourselves. You'll get faster responses to your questions here on the forums also.

Good luck!

[JobienJeck 10]

After my attorney experience I would say definitely no to hiring one; waste of money, takes longer and still get a RFE. Unless someone can highly recommend one (and I don't think I've seen any posts that are positive on any of them), stay far away, do the research using this website and file the paperwork yourselves. You'll get faster responses to your questions here on the forums also.

Good luck!

Totally agree.