Losing sleep over K1

[Bugs 455]

Let me ask you something Amy,

How can the OP file for the CR1 when he isn't even married to his Fiance?

Are you advising the OP (which is not legally married to his Fiance at this time) to withdraw his current K1 petition, fly back to Vietnam, legally marry his Fiance, and wait in Vietnam at least 3 to 4 weeks for the Vietnamese government to issue them a legal wedding certificate, (which I can tell you first hand anything dealing with the Vietnamese police station you have to pretty much pay them a bribe to get it done quickly, otherwise he might be waiting two months for the marriage certificate to be issued). Then after he is legally married to his Fiance he would fly back home and file for the CR1 and start this whole process all over again?

If the other option risks being banned for misrepresentation, then yes.

[DreamNHope 9]

OP, if you REALLY love her, (and you already said you really wanted her to get here with you ASAP), don't try to make more mistakes that can be avoided. Red flags will be used against your petition and put it in AR (time consuming) and possibly lead to a denial, which eventually forces you to go there and get married (both time consuming and $$$$).

To those that said why bother with an EXPERIENCED immigration attorney when there's this site: Why do we have threads like this one? Everything is "supposed" to be perfect in life right?

.........................and you come in here, a self-help internet forum asking for help?

Don't DONT call Marc Ellis. I fell for than when I was doing my K1 4 years ago. My husband was in morocco and he told me to file for my husband out of some island in the Mediterranean off of Turkey so we could do our interview there bc he thought he would have a better chance there. At that time my husband could not even leaveee Morocco. He also told me our chances were slim. Ended up doing the paper my self we we didn't have a problem at all. Marc Ellis doesn't know what he's talking about. Dont even think about him. Just finish what you started and see where it goes and plan on being there at the interview.

What's wrong with you?

Talk to an experienced immigration lawyer BEFORE even thinking about filing any immigration paperwork! Preparation is KEY to success in life. You should already know about that.

Mark Ellis is a well known lawyer here specializing in Vietnam-related petitions. TALK to him NOW!

You can afford it. So use your money to buy happiness before it's too late!

Marc Ellis doesn't live in Morocco. He does in Vietnam.

[KarimaG 2]

I never said Marc Ellis resided in Morocco. I only stated the advice he gave me. I never gave his residential address.

[Big B 0]

Ok people, just talked to Marc Ellis two times today. He called me back from Ho chi Minch city, wow. He advised me with confident that he did not see any problem with my case (after he listened to my story and the timeline that I stupidly wrote) and that he has helped several cases just like mine ( I felt like a thousand pounds just got off me.) He also stated that the entire consulate knows exactly who he is and that they would know my fiance is one of his client since he will be writing a legal explaination of my timeline and put her name on the list of his client(?) The man sounds confident and knowledgable. Of course he will charge a fee for it. At this point, I am willing to go with Marc since he is over there and ready to step in should my girl gets a denial (even though he does not see it happens that way due to my personal background, job security, and our evidence of the relationship. By the way he said that the way to win is to stop the consulate from sending the case back to USCIS. Ke knows so much about the local culture and why I did what I did (married her in front of her family and friends and filed K1 sine I thought that I was not legally married to her.)

I just want to thank all for your support and understanding and I hope and pray for the wedding in America for both of us.

By the way, he requested that I should be there for the interview even though they, the consular officers, would likely not talk to me.

"Cam on" all gain.

[Bugs 455]

Ok people, just talked to Marc Ellis two times today. He called me back from Ho chi Minch city, wow. He advised me with confident that he did not see any problem with my case (after he listened to my story and the timeline that I stupidly wrote) and that he has helped several cases just like mine ( I felt like a thousand pounds just got off me.) He also stated that the entire consulate knows exactly who he is and that they would know my fiance is one of his client since he will be writing a legal explaination of my timeline and put her name on the list of his client(?) The man sounds confident and knowledgable. Of course he will charge a fee for it. At this point, I am willing to go with Marc since he is over there and ready to step in should my girl gets a denial (even though he does not see it happens that way due to my personal background, job security, and our evidence of the relationship. By the way he said that the way to win is to stop the consulate from sending the case back to USCIS. Ke knows so much about the local culture and why I did what I did (married her in front of her family and friends and filed K1 sine I thought that I was not legally married to her.)

I just want to thank all for your support and understanding and I hope and pray for the wedding in America for both of us.

By the way, he requested that I should be there for the interview even though they, the consular officers, would likely not talk to me.

"Cam on" all gain.

Sounds like you're in good hands. Good luck!

[DreamNHope 9]

Ok people, just talked to Marc Ellis two times today. He called me back from Ho chi Minch city, wow. He advised me with confident that he did not see any problem with my case (after he listened to my story and the timeline that I stupidly wrote) and that he has helped several cases just like mine ( I felt like a thousand pounds just got off me.) He also stated that the entire consulate knows exactly who he is and that they would know my fiance is one of his client since he will be writing a legal explaination of my timeline and put her name on the list of his client(?) The man sounds confident and knowledgable. Of course he will charge a fee for it. At this point, I am willing to go with Marc since he is over there and ready to step in should my girl gets a denial (even though he does not see it happens that way due to my personal background, job security, and our evidence of the relationship. By the way he said that the way to win is to stop the consulate from sending the case back to USCIS. Ke knows so much about the local culture and why I did what I did (married her in front of her family and friends and filed K1 sine I thought that I was not legally married to her.)

I just want to thank all for your support and understanding and I hope and pray for the wedding in America for both of us.

By the way, he requested that I should be there for the interview even though they, the consular officers, would likely not talk to me.

"Cam on" all gain.

Good luck with the rest of your journey! Glad to know you decided to listen to my advice about Marc Ellis! Good and wise choice!

In Vietnam, there's a saying "Dong tien truoc la dong tien khon", roughly translated as "Money given in advance is WISE money!"

Edited November 16, 2013 by DreamNHope

[luckytxn 2,264]

Ellis is a good man and glad you hired him.

As for the advice to withdraw the K-1 it was wrong advice. You are NOT married.

Ok people, just talked to Marc Ellis two times today. He called me back from Ho chi Minch city, wow. He advised me with confident that he did not see any problem with my case (after he listened to my story and the timeline that I stupidly wrote) and that he has helped several cases just like mine ( I felt like a thousand pounds just got off me.) He also stated that the entire consulate knows exactly who he is and that they would know my fiance is one of his client since he will be writing a legal explaination of my timeline and put her name on the list of his client(?) The man sounds confident and knowledgable. Of course he will charge a fee for it. At this point, I am willing to go with Marc since he is over there and ready to step in should my girl gets a denial (even though he does not see it happens that way due to my personal background, job security, and our evidence of the relationship. By the way he said that the way to win is to stop the consulate from sending the case back to USCIS. Ke knows so much about the local culture and why I did what I did (married her in front of her family and friends and filed K1 sine I thought that I was not legally married to her.)

I just want to thank all for your support and understanding and I hope and pray for the wedding in America for both of us.

By the way, he requested that I should be there for the interview even though they, the consular officers, would likely not talk to me.

"Cam on" all gain.

[thepizzadude 26]

Ok people, just talked to Marc Ellis two times today. He called me back from Ho chi Minch city, wow. He advised me with confident that he did not see any problem with my case (after he listened to my story and the timeline that I stupidly wrote) and that he has helped several cases just like mine ( I felt like a thousand pounds just got off me.) He also stated that the entire consulate knows exactly who he is and that they would know my fiance is one of his client since he will be writing a legal explaination of my timeline and put her name on the list of his client(?) The man sounds confident and knowledgable. Of course he will charge a fee for it. At this point, I am willing to go with Marc since he is over there and ready to step in should my girl gets a denial (even though he does not see it happens that way due to my personal background, job security, and our evidence of the relationship. By the way he said that the way to win is to stop the consulate from sending the case back to USCIS. Ke knows so much about the local culture and why I did what I did (married her in front of her family and friends and filed K1 sine I thought that I was not legally married to her.)

I just want to thank all for your support and understanding and I hope and pray for the wedding in America for both of us.

By the way, he requested that I should be there for the interview even though they, the consular officers, would likely not talk to me.

"Cam on" all gain.

I think you have made the wisest decision possible under the circumstances. Marc has a very good reputation in the Immigration circles.

His advice to be there is spot on, although they more than likely will not allow you in the interview, they will know that you are there to show support throughout the entire process.

Good luck, and keep us up to date on how this turns out for future reference.

Also ask to have this moved back to K1 process.

Edited November 18, 2013 by thepizzadude

[Big B 0]

Moderator, please help move this thrad to K1 process if you don't mind. Thanks.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Vietnam regional forum to K1 Process & Procedures.

[luukee 19]

It's not so black and white as this. He never legally married (or at least file it with the government there), however, he sent this with his K-1 petition:

"I wrote in my timeline that we were married in front of our family and friends and sent it in along with the usual wedding pictures, boarding passes from my trip to Vietnam, receipts from the hotel that did the wedding banquet.."

This, to me, would be a red flag for the embassy.

Leon,

So if you have a wedding banquet in Vietnam, but do not file for marriage papers, would you still be considered single?