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ITMFA   241

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Hi folks,

Just a few questions about the DS-160 for my k-1 if anyone has a few mins to help me out! 

 

1. Previous US travel: This is still stressing me out because I find different information when I search up how many visits to enter. I have a LOT of previous travel to the US, but I keep reading that some people just enter the last 5 visits...thoughts?

 

2. Have you ever been issued a US visa? This one is confusing because I was an F-1 student for 9 years, but as a Canadian had that "status" without ever having a "visa" in my passport. Should I say yes or no?

 

3. Photo - do I need to upload a photo if I'm doing a K-1? I'll be taking 2 to the interview and 5 to the medical lol...

 

Thank you! 

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  • 12/13/2018 NOA1
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  • 12/26/2018 Successful walk-in biometrics 
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tamcloud   92

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1. Previous US travel: This is still stressing me out because I find different information when I search up how many visits to enter. I have a LOT of previous travel to the US, but I keep reading that some people just enter the last 5 visits...thoughts?

     Don't know if there's a minimum you can get away with. We included all of my wife's travel to the U.S. that we could recall, but only from the time we met; which was in 1997. We just listed it all in a table with dates, locations and whether it was through non-immigrant waiver status or her F-1.

2. Have you ever been issued a US visa? This one is confusing because I was an F-1 student for 9 years, but as a Canadian had that "status" without ever having a "visa" in my passport. Should I say yes or no?

     The F-1 visa should be reported. As a Bermudian, my wife didn't have a visa attached in her passport, but she did have I-20s that were included in our documentation. She was on F-1 status for about the same amount of time as you, if not longer if you include the OPTs in between. Air-travel only, since it was from Bermuda.

3. Photo - do I need to upload a photo if I'm doing a K-1? I'll be taking 2 to the interview and 5 to the medical lol...

      Yes, upload the photo. 

 

Hope that helps!

 

Edit: Just realized this was in a region-specific forum. Still, hopefully, it's useful. :)

Edited by tamcloud

K-1...

 

08/09/2015: I-129F mailed
08/14/2015: NOA1 received by email; hardcopy received approximately 08/17/2015
09/14/2015: NOA2 received
09/30/2015: NVC received case
10/02/2015: CEAC status changed to "In Transit"
10/08/2015: CEAC status changed to "Ready"
10/09/2015: Consulate acknowledged receipt via phone; Hardcopy from US DoS with case number.
10/19/2015: Received information from Consulate.
10/28/2015: Medical Exam
11/17/2015: Interview...rescheduled due to computer problems. New date as yet unknown.
11/18/2015: Called in for interview and APPROVED!

11/24/2015: Picked up visa/passport and sealed packet from the Consulate! <happy dance>

02/14/2016: Arrived in the U.S. (POE was Bermuda)...CO was really nice!

02/18/2016: Married! :)

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AOS...

 

03/02/2016: AOS/EAD/AP Package mailed
03/14/2016: I-485/765/131 NOAs received by mail. USCIS Received Date 03/04/2016; USCIS Notice Date 03/10/2016
03/25/2016: Received biometrics appointment letter for I-485 & I-765
04/04/2016: Biometrics appointment
04/26/2016: Received notification that the I-131 was approved and the name was updated on the I-765
05/23/2016: Received notice that card was being produced for I-765.
05/28/2016: Received EAD/AP card.
06/01/2016: Received electronic notice that AOS interview has been scheduled.
06/30/2016: I-485 interview at USCIS Baltimore Field Office.
09/01/2016: InfoPass appointment made for 09/07/2016.
09/06/2016: Received electronic notification that I-485 was approved on 09/02/2016.
09/09/2016: Received approval letter.
09/14/2016: Green Card delivered! :)

 

ROC...

 

06/13/2018: I-751 package mailed to Vermont Service Center
06/25/2018: NOA/extension letter received, dated 06/19/2018

07/14/2018: Received ASC notice for Biometrics Appointment

07/25/18: Completed Biometrics

06/13/19: Received email notification of card production. I-751 approved!

06/19/19: 10yr card delivered!

 
 
 
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kenikki   26

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19 hours ago, ITMFA said:

1. Previous US travel: This is still stressing me out because I find different information when I search up how many visits to enter. I have a LOT of previous travel to the US, but I keep reading that some people just enter the last 5 visits...thoughts?

I think I only listed as many visits as I could fit into the space provided. I didn't have any issues with that.

You can request a copy of your I-94, but even that won't have every entry ever made into the US.

I tried searching an old, expired passport and it still only listed the 20 most recent entries/exits.

 
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