cost of my fiance visa.

[reneegh724 14]

Fiancé petition $340

Our medicals were €1400 ($1800)

Certified copies of birthcerts and old marriage cert €246 ($320)

Swiss police cert CHF40 ($40)

photographs €35 ($45)

Translation of documents from German €220 ($290)

interview €960 ($1260)

Travel to and from Dublin 3 times €120 ($155)

stamps for the interview €62.50 ($80)

one way tickets to the USA €2899 ($3800)

Boxes to be sent to the USA €1500 ($1970)

and my fiance flew in for the interview on short notice for $950

so $11,010

Obviously my fiance didnt have to fly in (it was my choice to have him there) but yea I have spent quite a few pennies since this whole thing started, but there are 5 of us moving over.

My wedding budget is like NOTHING right now court house and a party with friends looks to be on the cards

That is mind-boggling. I'm with ya on the courthouse party combo...

[Mike & Weng 0]

Here's my breakdown I did on an excel spreadsheet. This is from start to finish coming from the Philippines and I am in California

K1 Visa

She's still in the Philippines

$340.00 i-129f Filing fee for USCIS petition Paid $340.00

$223.35 Medical Exam St. Luke's Extension "1177 J. Bocobo Street, Ermita, Manila"

$240.00 Visa Fee for US Embassy Manila

$800.00 Plane Ticket (One way)

$200.00 Misc (copies/shipping docs/Passport pics..etc)

Total "$1,803.35"

She's now in the US

$500.00 Get married (Vegas Weekend)

"$1,070.00" AOS + Biometrics(Adjust Status)

$380.00 EAD

Total "$1,950.00"

Total k1 cost: $3753.35

Mike's Travel (2 weeks)

"$1,034.00" Eva Air Plane Ticket Round Trip Paid " $1,034.00 "

"$1,500.00" Pocket $ " $1,500.00 "

$500.00 Friend's Condo Rental Montecito (1week) Paid $500.00

$0 Stay with retired parents at Tagaytay (1week)

Total to see her "$3,034.00"

Total from start to finish $6787.35

[Aya_P 17]

My fiance had a friend that went to Europe last year and needed a police check, online and what they told him in the police services office was that it is 20 cedis (10 dollars). But they know and expect a bribe when you are travelling because it NEEDS to get done for you to leave the country so they sat on it for about 4 months. Eventually my friend went to the police services office with 100 cedi bribe (50 dollars) to get it done-- and they did it that day.

the one place u should least expect corruption ...but no, its the one place u should expect corruption lol