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NonyGuy   0

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Hello everyone! I'm Josh, and I'm new to the forums.

I'm getting ready to submit for a K1 Visa for my Thai fiance...here's my situation

I'm getting officially divorced from my American wife on July 17th:) That same day, I will probably send off my petition to the Nebraska USCIS office. Will this alone have an affect on my approval?

Also, I'm only 23 (24 in Sep.)...will they view this as too young and deny me?

I'm on active duty in the US Navy...so I can provide plenty of proof that I'm financially stable to support her.

She is 22. She went to a University in Thailand for a little less than a year...then moved to Pattaya. She worked in a bar, so I'm worried she'll be labeled a prostitude immediately and get denied at the interview. This is why I want to use an attorney to help get through this.

Right now, my plan is to use an attorney for everything. www.mythaifiancee.com is the site I'm planning on getting the attorney from. He will do all the paperwork, get everything from her that he needs, coach her for the interview, etc. I've heard it's much better, and faster to have an attorney do this for you. The attorney is an American, with offices in Thailand and also here in the US.

I really appreciate all guidance with this...im keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks!

21 JUL 07 : K1 package mailed to Nebraska Service Center

24 JUL 07 : K1 arrived in Lincoln, NE

24 JUL 07 : USPS status of package: DELIVERED:)

02 AUG 07 : NOA1 from CSC

03 DEC 07: NOA2

12 DEC 07: NVC Receives

14 DEC 07: NVC sends to Bangkok

17 DEC 07: Consulate receives

08 JAN 08: Packet 3 sent

08 JAN 08: Given date of interview

11 JAN 08: Interview...approved already before getting to the window!...NO questions asked

25 JAN 08: My lady arrives in IAD-Washington DC:)

19 APR 08: Married in Alexandria, VA (5 days before Visa expires)

20 JUN 08: Mailing in AOS packet

18 DEC 09: GREEN CARD RECEIVED:)

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doc_cute   0

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you take a good attorney , i wish i could have helped in someway

i dunno wht to write this is very new situation to me :unsure:

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NVC:

03/14/2007-NVC ASSIGNS CASE NUMBER

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL AND DS-3032 GENERATED

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL FEES MAILED AND DS-3032 MAILED

04/03/2007-NVC ACKNOWLEDGES CHOICE OF AGENT

04/10/2007-I.V FEE BILL GENERATED

04/18/2007-I-864 GENERATED

04/20/2007-I.V. BILL RECEIVED & MAILED TO N.V.C

04/23/2007-I-864 SENT TO NVC

04/26/2007-I.V. FEE BILL & I-864 ENTERED INTO THE NVC SYSTEM

04/30/2007-NVC BARCODE & INSTRUCTIONS FOR DS-230

05/09/2007-DS-230 SENT

05/23/2007-CASE COMPLETED

VISA APPROVED .

05/XX/2007-FLIGHT To JFK POE

another step of I-751 coming near :)

p.s. My opinion is only what i read research and get advices from experienced people.I aint any

lawyer .

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Namastey !

NonyGuy Enthusiast

NonyGuy   0

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so do you think an attorney will be a wise move? is it worth it and will it speed up the amount of time it takes to get her the visa??

21 JUL 07 : K1 package mailed to Nebraska Service Center

24 JUL 07 : K1 arrived in Lincoln, NE

24 JUL 07 : USPS status of package: DELIVERED:)

02 AUG 07 : NOA1 from CSC

03 DEC 07: NOA2

12 DEC 07: NVC Receives

14 DEC 07: NVC sends to Bangkok

17 DEC 07: Consulate receives

08 JAN 08: Packet 3 sent

08 JAN 08: Given date of interview

11 JAN 08: Interview...approved already before getting to the window!...NO questions asked

25 JAN 08: My lady arrives in IAD-Washington DC:)

19 APR 08: Married in Alexandria, VA (5 days before Visa expires)

20 JUN 08: Mailing in AOS packet

18 DEC 09: GREEN CARD RECEIVED:)

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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so do you think an attorney will be a wise move? is it worth it and will it speed up the amount of time it takes to get her the visa??

There is nothing really an attorney can do to speed up the actual processing. Can the attorney prepare a better petition submission than you can and therefore avoiding any requests for additional evidence? Only you can decide that....

YMMV

vikasp Enthusiast

vikasp   0

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I think you have a rather straight forward case from what you've said. You're not too young to petition (I think that's sub-18?).

Only point of interest from what you've said is your very recent divorce. That might cause issues -- search the forums for threads about this.

Do you need a lawyer? I don't know. I thought I needed one when I filed so I called one. This lawyer happened to be honest ( :devil: ) and told me to just follow the instructions and I'll be fine. And I am (so far, crossing fingers!).

I-130

2007-03-17: NOA1

2007-06-01: Approved

I-129F (K-3)

2007-03-26: NOA1

2007-06-01: Approved

2007-07-26: Interview at Consulate

2007-08-06: US Entry

AOS

2007-10-31: AOS NOA1

2008-04-04: Green Card received.

Removing conditions

2010-01-19: Filed I-751

2010-01-26: Check cashed

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Urge To Race   2

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so do you think an attorney will be a wise move? is it worth it and will it speed up the amount of time it takes to get her the visa??

Don't know how much an attorney will help... I don't think it will speed things up much overall. Filling out the forms yourself takes some time and you have to pay attention to details. If you lack the time (and its not really all that much time that you need), or the attention to detail, then a good attorney might help. Of course, there have been many stories here of attorneys missing some of the fine details too.

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

Udella&Wiz Mentor

Udella&Wiz   325

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Frankly I think the lawyer is not needed for the K1. The process, however flawed, is pretty straight forward. Follow the guides on VJ and you should have no problem. Although you will have your divorce finalized on that date, will you have the divorce decree. You have to have that to send in a copy with the I-129F package to show that you are legally able to marry. You also will have to check to see if your state has a "cooling off" period before you can get married again.

And on another note, as a USC, Thank you for your service. From the bottom of my heart thank you.

Wiz

Wiz(USC) and Udella(Cdn & USC!)

Naturalization

02/22/11 - Filed

02/28/11 - NOA

03/28/11 - FP

06/17/11 - status change - scheduled for interview

06/20?/11 - received physical interview letter

07/13/11 - Interview in Fairfax,VA - easiest 10 minutes of my life

07/19/11 - Oath ceremony in Fairfax, VA

******************

Removal of Conditions

12/1/09 - received at VSC

12/2/09 - NOA's for self and daughter

01/12/10 - Biometrics completed

03/15/10 - 10 Green Card Received - self and daughter

******************

  • 2 years later...
Reddstars Explorer

Reddstars   5

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Thailand
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Hello everyone! I'm Josh, and I'm new to the forums.

I'm getting ready to submit for a K1 Visa for my Thai fiance...here's my situation

I'm getting officially divorced from my American wife on July 17th:) That same day, I will probably send off my petition to the Nebraska USCIS office. Will this alone have an affect on my approval?

Also, I'm only 23 (24 in Sep.)...will they view this as too young and deny me?

I'm on active duty in the US Navy...so I can provide plenty of proof that I'm financially stable to support her.

She is 22. She went to a University in Thailand for a little less than a year...then moved to Pattaya. She worked in a bar, so I'm worried she'll be labeled a prostitude immediately and get denied at the interview. This is why I want to use an attorney to help get through this.

Right now, my plan is to use an attorney for everything. www.mythaifiancee.com is the site I'm planning on getting the attorney from. He will do all the paperwork, get everything from her that he needs, coach her for the interview, etc. I've heard it's much better, and faster to have an attorney do this for you. The attorney is an American, with offices in Thailand and also here in the US.

I really appreciate all guidance with this...im keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks!

Wow your case sounds almost exactly like mine. However my fiance did not work at a bar. But I also had to finalize my divorce first before I could do the k1 visa. And I also used www.mythaifiancee.com Brian Wright seems to be a great guy in helping me with my K1. Hope everything goes as well for me as its seems to of went for you with your Thai girl....well take care!!!!!

:star: Matt :star:

Met on Thailovelines.com on 4/20/09

Met her in Thailand on 7/17/09

Proposed to her In Bangkok on 7/25/09

Returned alone back to Tx on 8/2/09

Finalized my divorce after 17 months on 12/9/09

Filed I-129f at VSC on 12/22/09

NOA1 on 12/28/09

Touch on 3/13/10

Touch again on 3/15/10

NOA2 on 3/16/10 ....(took 79 days from my NOA1)

Received at NVC on 3/24/10

Medical and Background on 4/22/10

Embassy received packet 3 on 5/27/10

Interview passed on 7/16/10

Arrived in Texas on 7/26/10 .....finally!!!!!!!!

**Married on 9/25/10** :)

(AOS)

Sent off I-485 on 1/3/11

Sent off I-765 on 1/3/11

NOA I-485 on 1/10/11

NOA I-765 on 1/10/11

Biometric on 1/28/11

EAD I-765 approved on 3/14/11

I-485 transfered to CSC on 3/15/11

EAD card in hand on 3/16/11

SS card received on 3/25/11

NOA I-485 approved on 4/18/11

GREEN CARD RECEIVED ON 4/20/11 (No Interview)

(REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS)

Sent package off on 2/11/13

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Deer Park, TX/USA

Bangkok, TH

You are my World and Everything in my life Laddawan

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

  • 3 weeks later...
Rosie and David Explorer

Rosie and David   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Why are you sending it to Nebraska ? the K-1 application goes to California for Nebraska residents and to other locations depending on where you live.

So but Nebraska will not help for the VISA part .. and will help later with the AOS process.

Read the Guide and also read the www.uscis.org (Government)

Hope this helps

Rosie and David

Omaha Nebraska if you need help

single 15 years married 5 months ....now I know what peaks and valleys are in life. LOVE my wife hehehe

Twisted K Mentor

Twisted K   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Why are you sending it to Nebraska ? the K-1 application goes to California for Nebraska residents and to other locations depending on where you live.

So but Nebraska will not help for the VISA part .. and will help later with the AOS process.

Read the Guide and also read the www.uscis.org (Government)

Hope this helps

Rosie and David

Omaha Nebraska if you need help

in 2007, when this thread was created, nebraska was taking cases :yes:

Give Generously, Live Fully, Laugh Often, Love Completely...AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

He is home!!!

Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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luckily, the OP's lass made it through to the next round.

Click the timeline, have a read?

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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