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Henley1989   10

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Hi There,

My US Citizen Fiancée has just started the K1 application. If anyone has had experience with the following 2 questions, it would be great to get your advice:

- I am planning to fly to the US for a friends wedding while my visa is pending. I know the risks associated with this but I want to know peoples experience with this. I will have proof of: Return ticket, wedding invite, work holiday form (showing I need to be back), apartment rental agreement. I know it all depends on immigration that day, but anyone done this before? Outcome?

- My fiancée and I cannot currently afford to have our wedding any time soon. We are 100% having a civil ceremony and inviting some close family and friends. Will this suffice? We can look at wedding plans, but it will not happy any time soon after i get the visa. Anyone had experiences with this?

We do have an immigration lawyer, but I still wanted the public's view on this.

Cheers

Lev

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baron555   934

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Hi There,

My US Citizen Fiancée has just started the K1 application. If anyone has had experience with the following 2 questions, it would be great to get your advice:

- I am planning to fly to the US for a friends wedding while my visa is pending. I know the risks associated with this but I want to know peoples experience with this. I will have proof of: Return ticket, wedding invite, work holiday form (showing I need to be back), apartment rental agreement. I know it all depends on immigration that day, but anyone done this before? Outcome?

Many have done it.

- My fiancée and I cannot currently afford to have our wedding any time soon. We are 100% having a civil ceremony and inviting some close family and friends. Will this suffice? We can look at wedding plans, but it will not happy any time soon after i get the visa. Anyone had experiences with this?

That's all we did.

We do have an immigration lawyer, but I still wanted the public's view on this.

You must have money to burn since that's what most lawyers are good at.

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

As of Dec 7, 2009, now Zero miles apart (literally)!

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Henley1989   10

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Thanks. Believe me I aint got the money to burn. Lawyer isnt really going into detail about some things such as making a trip. Rather than backwards and forwards with him, I thought it would be worth getting some real scenario responses rather than "its risky"...

Zedayn Experienced

Zedayn   485

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Hi There,

My US Citizen Fiancée has just started the K1 application. If anyone has had experience with the following 2 questions, it would be great to get your advice:

- I am planning to fly to the US for a friends wedding while my visa is pending. I know the risks associated with this but I want to know peoples experience with this. I will have proof of: Return ticket, wedding invite, work holiday form (showing I need to be back), apartment rental agreement. I know it all depends on immigration that day, but anyone done this before? Outcome?

- My fiancée and I cannot currently afford to have our wedding any time soon. We are 100% having a civil ceremony and inviting some close family and friends. Will this suffice? We can look at wedding plans, but it will not happy any time soon after i get the visa. Anyone had experiences with this?

We do have an immigration lawyer, but I still wanted the public's view on this.

Cheers

Lev

Thanks. Believe me I aint got the money to burn. Lawyer isnt really going into detail about some things such as making a trip. Rather than backwards and forwards with him, I thought it would be worth getting some real scenario responses rather than "its risky"...

If you don't have the money to burn, then why waste the money you have on a lawyer? The entire process is easier than filling out a job application, and you have to do all the work anyways.

To answer your questions: Yes you can visit while waiting, and all you need is a legal marriage to fulfill the requirements of the K-1 visa.

K-1
NOA1: 04/08/2014; NOA2: 04/21/2014; Visa interview, approved: 07/15/2014; POE: 07/25/2014; Marriage: 09/05/2014

 

AOS

NOA1:  09/12/2014;  Biometrics:  10/06/2014;  EAD/AP Received:  11/26/2014;  Interview Waiver Letter:  01/02/2015;  

RFE:  07/09/2015;  Permanent Residency Granted:  07/27/2015;  Green card Received:  08/22/2015

 

ROC

NOA1:  05/24/2017;  Biometrics:  06/13/2017;  Approved without interview:  09/05/2018;  10 Yr Green card Received:  09/13/2018

 

Naturalization

08/09/2020 -- Filed N-400 online

08/09/2020 -- NOA1 date

08/11/2020 -- NOA1 received in the mail

12/30/2020 -- Received notice online that an interview was scheduled

02/11/2021 -- Interview

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Henley1989   10

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Well I spoke to a couple of my British friends did the same process and all advised us to get a lawyer. Everyone we spoke to advised to get a lawyer. Knowing now that we could do it all ourselves we perhaps would have not started the process with a lawyer.

Nich-Nick Grand Master

Nich-Nick   3,354

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Do you understand that immigration just wants to see you legally got married? Marriage and big fancy wedding are not the same thing. Marriage is all that is required.

England.gifENGLAND ---

K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

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InesD   2

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Hi There,

My US Citizen Fiancée has just started the K1 application. If anyone has had experience with the following 2 questions, it would be great to get your advice:

- I am planning to fly to the US for a friends wedding while my visa is pending. I know the risks associated with this but I want to know peoples experience with this. I will have proof of: Return ticket, wedding invite, work holiday form (showing I need to be back), apartment rental agreement. I know it all depends on immigration that day, but anyone done this before? Outcome?

- My fiancée and I cannot currently afford to have our wedding any time soon. We are 100% having a civil ceremony and inviting some close family and friends. Will this suffice? We can look at wedding plans, but it will not happy any time soon after i get the visa. Anyone had experiences with this?

We do have an immigration lawyer, but I still wanted the public's view on this.

Cheers

Lev

I travelled 3 times during the K1 Visa process to the US. Never a problem. Just always answer their questions honest. I even told them that I am visiting my fiance and that we are in the K1 process. Never had to even show any evidence. Good luck !

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   46,271

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To be precise with the terminology, it's the I-129F petition process that's been started. The K-1 visa application occurs at the consular/embassy stage. :)

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

 
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