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VM06   0

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Hello everyone!

We stumbled upon this site while browsing for ways and steps on how does a fiancé visa works. My name is Anna and i am 24 yrs of age currently. I am a US Citizen and i would like to petition my boyfriend in order for him to come here in the US. Ive read the K1 visa guide and its quite overwhelming and a lot to intake in one sitting. Im scared i might overlook something that would cost him his denial. My question is, are we gonna be having a hard time filling for these requests and would it be more convenient to just hire a lawyer to fix our k1 visa papers or is it something we can do on our own? We're new to this and we are kind of lost. Thank you in advance for the advices you'll be giving!

Tintin and Mike Experienced

Tintin and Mike   127

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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Welcome to VJ! Just follow this guide, ask question as you go along, before you send out your packet and you'll never go wrong

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

No need for a lawyer, it's a pretty straight-forward process. Save the money for future expenses

Good luck on your journey!

K1
05/22/12 - Mailed I-129F
08/17/12 - Approved I-129F NOA2 (85 days)
11/19/12 - Approved Visa!! (179 days)
12/01/12 - POE Honolulu, HI
12/21/12 - Wedding Day!
AOS, EAD and AP
01/05/13 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131
01/09/13 - USCIS accepted case and received text
01/11/13 - Cashed check
01/08/13 - Received NOA1
01/18/13 - Received Biometrics Appointment Notice
01/22/13 - Early Biometrics Walk-in (scheduled Feb 7)
01/27/13 - We're pregnant!!
02/04/13 - Received Appointment Notice
03/04/13 - Approved EAD and AP (58 days)
03/12/13 - Received EAD and AP combo card
03/12/13 - Interview and Approved GC (63 days)
03/20/13 - Received Green Card

10/3/13 - Baby #1 arrived

2/17/14 - Pregnant again! LOL

10/20/14 - Baby #2 arrived
ROC
01/09/15 - Mailed I-751

01/12/15 - NOA

01/16/15 - Received NOA Letter

01/20/15 - Mailed DMV 1yr Extension

02/05/15 - Received Biometrics Letter

02/09/15 - Early Bio (Walk-IN)

02/19/15 - Biometrics Appointment

06/15/15 - Approved
06/15/15 - Card Ordered and Mailed

08/22/15 - Card Received

N-400 on or after 12/15/15



and they'll live happily ever, ever after...
Relationship Journey: Our pursuit to happiness

Ning Experienced

Ning   619

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Thailand
 Timeline
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Hello everyone!

We stumbled upon this site while browsing for ways and steps on how does a fiancé visa works. My name is Anna and i am 24 yrs of age currently. I am a US Citizen and i would like to petition my boyfriend in order for him to come here in the US. Ive read the K1 visa guide and its quite overwhelming and a lot to intake in one sitting. Im scared i might overlook something that would cost him his denial. My question is, are we gonna be having a hard time filling for these requests and would it be more convenient to just hire a lawyer to fix our k1 visa papers or is it something we can do on our own? We're new to this and we are kind of lost. Thank you in advance for the advices you'll be giving!

A lawyer is simply an expensive filter. You will provide them with the exact same info which they placed on the forms for you. Many times they slow the process because of the doubling of the effort.

There is no reason you cant do this. See the guides. Start with one form, fill it out and begin the next.

Netsikai Enthusiast

Netsikai   20

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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No need to hire a lawyer...just read the guidelines here in vj and the USCIS line by line...give time to prepare, I did ours exactly 15 days ...it pays to have scanner, photocopier wireless printer though ....just needs patience, determination and think this is all done for love.

JD & Coconut Enthusiast

JD & Coconut   35

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
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Hello everyone!

We stumbled upon this site while browsing for ways and steps on how does a fiancé visa works. My name is Anna and i am 24 yrs of age currently. I am a US Citizen and i would like to petition my boyfriend in order for him to come here in the US. Ive read the K1 visa guide and its quite overwhelming and a lot to intake in one sitting. Im scared i might overlook something that would cost him his denial. My question is, are we gonna be having a hard time filling for these requests and would it be more convenient to just hire a lawyer to fix our k1 visa papers or is it something we can do on our own? We're new to this and we are kind of lost. Thank you in advance for the advices you'll be giving!

Whatever you do DO NOT HIRE A LAWYER! Ours has slowed down our process by months.

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ConGau1981 Enthusiast

ConGau1981   56

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
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Don't waste your money on a lawyer. Just go slowly and do one form at a time, triple check everything and then move on to the next form and make sure you have enough proof that you and your fiance have met face to face within the last 2 years. There have read several posts about people getting RFE for not sending proof of meeting within the 2 years. Photos do not prove that you have met within the last 2 years. So make sure that you save everything from your time spent together....you can always throw it away later

Your friendly neighborhood post office expert

perksandgrumps Contributor

perksandgrumps   3

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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No need to hire a lawyer! Just make sure you follow the instructions carefully (every form has them).My fiance made a table of contents of the packet he submitted. It was very organized. Same thing with your fiance when he submits his docs to the consulate during the interview. Double check everything on the requirements too before you guys submit everything. That's what we both did, proofread etc. (teamwork!) You basically just have to make it easy for the guys at USCIS and consulate to review your case. It was a very smooth process for us. :)

My K1 Visa Interview Experience: http://perksandgrumps.com/us-embassy-manila-interview-for-k1-visa/

July 13, 2013 = Arrived in the U.S. (Port of Entry: Hawaii)

August 3, 2013 = Got married!

August 29, 2013 = Mailed application for Adjustment of Status

September 7, 2013 = Received NOA1

October 1, 2013 = Biometrics done.

November 20, 2013 = Scheduled interview.

December 2, 2013 = Green Card received! The letter said they approved my application on Nov 22. 

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AOS

Filed = Sept. 3, 2014

NOA 1 = Sept. 7, 2014

Biometrics = October 1, 2014

Interview = October 20, 2014

Green card received = October 22, 2014

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HunNee Collaborator

HunNee   15

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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Yup! I agree.. no need for a lawyer.. just give yourself time to carefully read the instructions and ask as you go along.. you will do just fine! good.gif

gather as many evidences as you can then organize them.. fill up the forms carefully making sure not to miss any lines blank.. write n/a or none, just don't leave blanks.. make sure all forms and supplemental pages are signed and dated.. USC birth certificate I believe should be in long form(that's what I keep reading in some posts, as for me, I have my naturalization certificate).. read the guides, they're very helpful good.gif

provide evidences or proof of having met in the last 2 years.. primary evidence: passport showing entry/exit date stamps, airline boarding pass, debit/credit/atm transactions on ur fiancé/e's county during your visit... pictures are secondary evidence only (make sure with names, date and location).. emails, chats, txt, etc are all proof of ongoing relationship but does not provide proof of having met in the last 2 years..

just ask if you get lost or confused.. that's what I did rolleyes.gif GoodLuck!

K-1 Journey:

05/23/2013: I-129F packet mailed 05/29/2013: NOA1 (E-mail) 06/01/2013: NOA1 (Hardcopy) - - w/ typo error, my name's wrong 06/06/2013: Alien Registration Number Changed

08/07/2013: Case Transferred to my local USCIS office (E-mail)  08/12/2013: Case Received at Texas Service Center; Received NOA-T Hardcopy   09/05/2013: NOA2 (Email) - On our 9th Anniversary! Best Gift!

09/09/2013: NOA2 (Hardcopy) 09/10/2013: Case Shipped to DOS 09/19/2013: Case Shipped to Manila Embassy (Received MNL case number thru Phone 09/20/2013) 09/28/2013: NVC Letter Received (Petitioner)

10/24/2013: Fiance Medical Day 1 10/25/2013: Fiance Medical Day 2 (Passed) Yey! 11/09/2013: Approved I-129F Packet/Notification Letter from USEM Manila received by beneficiary

11/18/2013: Visa Interview - Approved! 11/21/2013: CEAC - "Issued" 11/26/2013: Visa picked up at 2GO MOA 12/02/2013: CFO done 12/27/2013: POE LAX

02/14/14: GOT MARRIED!

AOS Journey: EAD/AP Journey:

03/25/14: I-693 Vaccine Form Completed 04/15/14: AOS/EAD/AP packet mailed 04/21/14: NOA1 (Email) 04/25/14: NOA1 Hard Copy (Mail)

05/21/14: Biometrics done 06/26/14: Card Production 07/29/14: NPIWC letter received 07/02/14: Card Mailed w/ Tracking #

03/03/15: Inquiry sent (extended review) 07/07/14: EAD/AP Combo Card Received 04/03/15: 2nd inquiry 04/17/15: EAD/AP Renewal Request Sent

04/10/15: RFE for AOS received thru mail 04/20/15: EAD/AP NOA1 (Email) 06/20/15: Green Card approved 

ROC Journey:

06-12-17: I-751 Form/packet mailed  06-15-17: delivered to CSC 

06-19-17: Check was cashed  06-19-17: NOA1 received thru mail dated 06-15-17

07-18-17: Biometrics done

 

 

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stevie b Proficient

stevie b   141

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
 Timeline
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Hello everyone!

We stumbled upon this site while browsing for ways and steps on how does a fiancé visa works. My name is Anna and i am 24 yrs of age currently. I am a US Citizen and i would like to petition my boyfriend in order for him to come here in the US. Ive read the K1 visa guide and its quite overwhelming and a lot to intake in one sitting. Im scared i might overlook something that would cost him his denial. My question is, are we gonna be having a hard time filling for these requests and would it be more convenient to just hire a lawyer to fix our k1 visa papers or is it something we can do on our own? We're new to this and we are kind of lost. Thank you in advance for the advices you'll be giving!

there are far more horror stories of lawyers screwing up documents than success stories

follow the guides it's a snap


8/16/2012 I-129F NOA1
11/8/2012 Married
1/3/2013 I-129F cancelled
1/29/2013 withdrawal notice received
2/5/2013 I-130 NOA1 with error on wife's name
Case status not available
2/5/2013 Unable to generate service request

3/13/2013 transferred to local office
3/26/2013 Service request generated
4/12/2013 Infopass, file in workflow March 28
4/19/2013 Case status available - APPROVED!

Detour to the NVC via NRC

For information on my detour and the steps I took to free my petition, check
"about me"

NVC

6/7/2013 NVC logs file as received

6/11/2013 Case number and IIN assigned

6/12/2013 DS-3032 emailed

6/13/21013 AOS paid

6/14/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention superuser (stupid me)

6/23/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention supervisor

6/24/2013 DS-3032 accepted

6/25/2013 IV bill generated and paid

07/06/2013 IV & AOS sent; 07/11/2013 NVC logs received

07/30/2013 IV Accepted; AOS Checklist

08/01/2013 AOS Checklist received

08/02/2013 AOS resent; 08/07/2013 NVC logs received

08/28/2013 Case Complete

09/10/2013 Interview date assigned

Embassy

08/14/2013 Medical; 08/19/2013 Medical Ready

08/07/2013 Police cert ordered (Fiji delivers straight to the embassy)

10/02/2013 Interview

xx/xx/2013 Visa in Hand

xx/xx/2013 POE Los Angeles International Airport

 
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