December 2019 I-129F (K1) Filers

[Sarge2155 4,587]

Start working on your  I-134 and supporting  documents. Brief your beneficary on all the paperwork  you submitted better yet send them a copy. And start thinking about the medical and interview. Make double sure if you as the petionneer withheld any secrets now is the time to come clean to your beneficary  before the embassy  phase!!!

[Sarge2155 4,587]

7 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

 

If he had been checking  his status  it should shown there. He just joined  VJ and posted that.  Yes take it with a grain of salt for sure!

[EllaC 190]

3 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

Start working on your  I-134 and supporting  documents. Brief your beneficary on all the paperwork  you submitted better yet send them a copy. And start thinking about the medical and interview. Make double sure if you as the petionneer withheld any secrets now is the time to come clean to your beneficary  before the embassy  phase!!!

So good! I love the secrets part. It drives me crazy though... why would you, from the get-go, build a relationship, with hopes of spending a lifetime together(!!), on keeping secrets and not being open with your partner!!! Ugh!

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 minute ago, EllaC said:

So good! I love the secrets part. It drives me crazy though... why would you, from the get-go, build a relationship, with hopes of spending a lifetime together(!!), on keeping secrets and not being open with your partner!!! Ugh!

It takes all kinds trust me!!! It definitely happens  alot!!!!!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

5 hours ago, Jmgold87 said:

So now that it’s getting closer to a possible NOA2, what would be the next steps after approval?

Go to the next phase that we have created a new thread for. Here is the link

Download the PDF in the first post on the first page for tips, tricks and hacks for the next steps.

 

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

1 hour ago, Sarge2155 said:

If he had been checking  his status  it should shown there. He just joined  VJ and posted that.  Yes take it with a grain of salt for sure!

It's an ongoing thrend now on vj... Phony accounts posting stuffs messing with the statistics

[NoMansLand2020 298]

2 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

Start working on your  I-134 and supporting  documents. Brief your beneficary on all the paperwork  you submitted better yet send them a copy. And start thinking about the medical and interview. Make double sure if you as the petionneer withheld any secrets now is the time to come clean to your beneficary  before the embassy  phase!!!

What do you mean by secrets? There are things I haven't told my fiance. I don't make it a habit of disclosing things that happened in my youth. That was decades ago. 

[BadAmmoWitch 213]

29 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

What do you mean by secrets? There are things I haven't told my fiance. I don't make it a habit of disclosing things that happened in my youth. That was decades ago. 

Uh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

30 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

What do you mean by secrets? There are things I haven't told my fiance. I don't make it a habit of disclosing things that happened in my youth. That was decades ago. 

If the government knows about those things which of course they know everything... They will inform your fiance or prolly ask her about them... But whatever you do... Disclose them to the government because that will amount to misrepresentation if you don't..

[NoMansLand2020 298]

13 minutes ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

If the government knows about those things which of course they know everything... They will inform your fiance or prolly ask her about them... But whatever you do... Disclose them to the government because that will amount to misrepresentation if you don't..

Well yeah of course. I hold a DoD Top Secret I understand what I need to do. But unless my fiance asks about things, I don't divulge. 

 

I'm this situation it's a bit different. But just like with a job interview, you won't divulge unless asked. You just cause yourself more problems by doing so. 

Edited March 2, 2020 by Solaris81

[Greenbaum 12,259]

37 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

What do you mean by secrets? There are things I haven't told my fiance. I don't make it a habit of disclosing things that happened in my youth. That was decades ago. 

Here is what we see happening when you are not forthcoming with your past to your fiance'. If the information is in front of the CO at the interview, by way of what you put on the forms and what comes back in your background checks, and the CO ask your fiance' and she/he says "I don't know about that" then you have raised a BIG OLE RED Flag. You certainty now put yourself in a situation where you could be denied and probably will be denied. So I wouldn't be so cavalier about your past. It's one of the requirements of the interview to be sure that the fiance' is knowledgeable about your background. If not, they may view the relationship as a scam and now you "Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200"

[BadAmmoWitch 213]

10 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

Well yeah of course. I hold a DoD Top Secret I understand what I need to do. But unless my fiance asks about things, I don't divulge. 

 

I'm this situation it's a bit different. But just like with a job interview, you won't divulge unless asked. You just cause yourself more problems by doing so. 

Are we talking about criminal history here? I think your fiancee deserves to know if there are any skeletons in the closet. Aside from that, if the interviewing officer brings it up during the interview with your fiancee and he/she doesn't know anything about it, it may be a concern. I don't really know, I just read this forum a lot and that is some information I've seen put out there. 

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Here is what we see happening when you are not forthcoming with your past to your fiance'. If the information is in front of the CO at the interview, by way of what you put on the forms and what comes back in your background checks, and the CO ask your fiance' and she/he says "I don't know about that" then you have raised a BIG OLE RED Flag. You certainty now put yourself in a situation where you could be denied and probably will be denied. So I wouldn't be so cavalier about your past. It's one of the requirements of the interview to be sure that the fiance' is knowledgeable about your background. If not, they may view the relationship as a scam and now you "Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200"

You beat me by mere seconds. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

11 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

Well yeah of course. I hold a DoD Top Secret I understand what I need to do. But unless my fiance asks about things, I don't divulge. 

 

I'm this situation it's a bit different. But just like with a job interview, you won't divulge unless asked. You just cause yourself more problems by doing so. 

I highly agree with your last statement. You walk a tight rope of which most of us don't. My earlier reply is for your knowledge to do what is best for your situation, but also those who are reading this that have a "plain vanilla past" but there is this one thing that I have not divulge to my fiance' that could sink this whole process. I hope you understand where the rest of us are coming from. Good luck on the rest of your journey.

[NoMansLand2020 298]

21 minutes ago, BadAmmoWitch said:

Are we talking about criminal history here? I think your fiancee deserves to know if there are any skeletons in the closet. Aside from that, if the interviewing officer brings it up during the interview with your fiancee and he/she doesn't know anything about it, it may be a concern. I don't really know, I just read this forum a lot and that is some information I've seen put out there. 

You beat me by mere seconds. 

Yeah, I have an arrest from 16 years ago and was merely for fighting with a former college roommate. Fiance does not know yet, but prior to the interview, I will let her know. 

 

Of course I put it down on the I129f, and included court/state records that show it does not exist. 

[Britney868 184]

2 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

Yeah, I have an arrest from 16 years ago and was merely for fighting with a former college roommate. Fiance does not know yet, but prior to the interview, I will let her know. 

 

Of course I put it down on the I129f, and included court/state records that show it does not exist. 

Not bad at all. I’ve seen worse criminal history on VJ. Inform her of the situation before the CO does and all will be well.