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TexasRafael

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    Indonesia

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  1.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: K-1 and timeline of relationship
  2.    Edward and Jaycel reacted to a post in a topic: K-1 and timeline of relationship
  3. TexasRafael
    When I applied for my fiance visa in July 2017, I had only met my now spouse once, however, by the time the interview in the Embassy took place, we had met in person 3 times. Unfortunately it all got delayed because a positive TB test, which required treatment in country and then Covid, so while my K1 visa application was approved in Feb 2018, my now spouse came to the country in June 2021! During that time I travelled 8 times for a total of over six months of visits and the K1 was approved without issue.
  4. TexasRafael
    As stated before you do not have to have any proof of comingled finances if you are not living in the same country. As fees are concerned, there are many money transfer services that have either no fees or small fees like 3.00 to send money overseas. If you want a list of them send me a message.
  5.    Angelneedhelp reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone same sex couple from Pakistan who have been through the K1 process
  6. TexasRafael
    My now husband interviewed at the US Embassy in Jakarta for the K1 visa and the CR1 visa, and both times when he was approved, he requested that the passport be delivered to a local courier in Jakarta, (it is one of the choices that you can select on the online process prior to the interview.) On both times the passport was delivered with the visa stamp in about 5 days after the interview. Because he lived in Sumatra, he just stayed in Jakarta for about 2 weeks after the interview to wait for the delivery.
  7.    TexasRafael reacted to a post in a topic: Passport return mailing time - Indonesia
  8. TexasRafael
    My bad, we met online in October 2016, I went to visit and meet in person in May 2017 and I sent my K1 visa application in July 2017 and it was approved in February 2018.
  9. TexasRafael
    Well, we met on FB and I went to visit 7 months after we met online. When he went to his interview we were on the relationship for 1 year and I had gone to visit 3 times, ( however he tested positive for TB and that added 18 months to the end process until he was cured.) Age gap at the time the K1 was approved, I am 40 years OLDER than my husband. In total I visited Indonesia 8 times between 2017 and 2020, the K1 was approved in June 2021, I believe in total time I spent about 6 months in my visits. Most were 30 day visits.
  10.    SalishSea reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone same sex couple from Pakistan who have been through the K1 process
  11.    Lemonslice reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone same sex couple from Pakistan who have been through the K1 process
  12.    Angelneedhelp reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone same sex couple from Pakistan who have been through the K1 process
  13.    Boiler reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone same sex couple from Pakistan who have been through the K1 process
  14. TexasRafael
    While I have no details about Pakistan, my now husband was approved for a K-1 Visa in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, (though as stated whatever prevailing laws in the country are irrelevant to obtain a K-1 Visa for same sex couples in the U.S.) For reasons not important here, he had to leave the U.S. after marriage and before adjustment, so I had to apply for a CR1 visa and that was also approved without issue. Once he arrived in the US we had been married over 2 years so he got the 10 year green card. Good luck.
  15.    BeefedRamen reacted to a post in a topic: Filing Taxes as it relates to CR-1
  16. TexasRafael
    Well, that places you in a much higher tax bracket and I was not willing to pay higher taxes just because he did not have a social security number, I took the gamble of just doing the taxes and entering all 9's for the social security number for 2 years consecutively and never had a problem. Once the ITIN arrived I amended my returns to include the ITIN number and once the social security arrived I amended the returns once again. Having worked as an IRS Volunteer for over 20 years did help because I did it all myself.
  17. TexasRafael
    This is my experience. I got married in July 2021, 9 days after my spouse arrived in the US and unfortunately for reasons he had to go back to Indonesia and then I had to apply for a spousal visa. When I filed my 2021 taxes I filed married filing jointly and just entered all 9's in the place where his social security needed to go, ( he did not have a social security number.) I did proceed to apply for an ITIN in the interim but that took almost two years to accomplish. So when 2022 came around, I once again filed married filing jointly and filled it all 9's in for his social security number. On both times the IRS processed my return, gave me my refund and uploaded the return so I could get a copy to use when doing the paper work for the spousal visa. The money you send is NOT income for your spouse, her income is 0 in the US. He eventually entered in October 2023 with the spousal visa and in one month after arrival he received his social security number. It would be good to have the ITIN but that process takes a long time and they are very slow in handling it. What I would NOT do is file single.
  18.    TwoSwifts reacted to a post in a topic: Advised Not to Fly
  19. TexasRafael
    Did I miss it, are you flying within the US or international?
  20. TexasRafael
    I had travelled to visit my Fiance 2 times before the interview, and that is how we presented the photos, taped to 81/2 by 11 white pages with description typed at the bottom of each picture. About 12 pictures in all and to be very honest, we really do not know fi they even looked at them. This was at the Jakarta, Indonesia U.S. Embassy and they did not give us any issues in how they were presented.
  21.    spicynujac reacted to a post in a topic: Tourist visa cancelled by CBP agent. Can we still get a CR1 or K1 Visa?
  22. TexasRafael
    Well surely that will not be the case in 2025!
  23.    TexasRafael reacted to a post in a topic: Received an RFE today but puzzled
  24. TexasRafael
    The K1 is only good for 90 days during which she is supposed to get married to the petitioner, obviously she will not so after 90 days she will be out of status and subject to deportation. The concern is that your brother is on the hook to support her as he submitted the affidavif of support, so if I was him, I would be sending USCIS a letter spelling all this out and making them aware she committed fraud.
  25. TexasRafael
    So seems like he really does not care about his wife and care even less if she is deported. In the present environment there is a much higher chance his wife will be sent back to her country. How sad.
  26.    TexasRafael reacted to a post in a topic: Expired K-1 visa and have not started adjustment of status
  27. TexasRafael
    There are no ways around it. It will be denied, do not waste your time and money applying. Move to Colombia.
  28. TexasRafael
    I never obtained health insurance for my spouse until AFTER arrival in the US and that topic was never brought up in either interview at the US Embassy in Jakarta, in the K1 Visa or the Spousal visa interview. Once the person is in the US it is best to have health insurance but it is not part of the approval process for the visa.
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