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thank you for all the replies.

we got married way beyond the 90 days. but i was concerned about filing. i dont think the papers will be ready by the end of 90 days or a little over the 90. but of course we will try our very best to keep it within.

but just in case it dont, i wanted some two cents.

thank you all so much.

Filing outside the 90 days is not a problem. The only problem you may have is if you encounter a CBP officer while you are out of status they can detain you.

Also if you wait longer than 180 days past I-94 expiration then DO NOT plan on traveling and using an AP document, having 180 days or more out of status will get you bared from re-entry even with an AP document in hand.

my bad.

i meant we got married within the 90 days. got here in march and married 2 weeks after.

but the papers might take a little over 90 days. is that ok?

thank you for all the replies.

we got married way beyond the 90 days. but i was concerned about filing. i dont think the papers will be ready by the end of 90 days or a little over the 90. but of course we will try our very best to keep it within.

but just in case it dont, i wanted some two cents.

thank you all so much.

ive read many posts and heard many opinions...

so which is which?

on a K1 visa, already in the US... the couple has to marry within 90 days? or marry and file within 90 days?

ive been told to just marry in 90 days and file asap. if filing is beyond 90 days, its not much of a problem. as long as the couple has married in 90 days.

but ive also heard that both marrying and filing should be within the 90 day period.

your answers and opinions are greatly welcome and much appreciated.

thank you.

Hi! I know there's a recession going on and jobs are hard to come by. But in the several interviews I've got, I've been screened out not by my qualifications but by lack of US experience which is a total bummer. I mean, how can you get US experience if no one would hire you because you don't have any US experience. It's like being a fresh grad wherein companies would hire experience fresh grads. It's a catch 22 situation for me right now. Anyone care to share their experiences?

this is total bull.

i hope you get a job real soon. good luck!

i have had stop-overs in japan to the US a couple of times. they didnt really care. but ya as long as you dont leave the airport and as long as it is not more than 72 hours.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow

sooooo... get a SSN first then marriage lic then get married?

i thought it was get married first, the apply for SSN?

anybody have their two cents on this? thank you. appreciate it.

i sent about the same but was given an RFE. they wanted more.

so we sent more pics, more emails, more chat logs. and skype call archives.

we also sent photocopies of passport entry stamps.

good luck.

youre good.

we didnt have enough phonecall records, tickets or receipts together... etc. although we got an RFE.

but we sent more of what we just had - more pics and emails and chat archives and just carefully provided the other requirements.

and got approved - when all i had was a thin envelope of evidence and others had a whole stack of them.

you'll be alright. good luck!

we're off to hawaii too! congratulations!!!

sorry to hear.

it is what it is... he entered illegally - and they take that seriously.

this is just strange. you probably met the requirements of presumptive death but still they werent satisfied with it.

as for your title -- denied because of failure to establish that the two of us have met -- i think the whole presumptive death holds the bigger part rather than the establishment of meeting.

its just wierd. you have all it takes to be approved. sorry to hear.

This is Michigan. http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627---,00.html

This has info on foreign licenses on p. 3 and 9 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Exam...ts_227617_7.pdf

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1...24458--,00.html

Interesting article about the International Driver's license. http://www1.ftc.gov/opa/2003/01/idpfinal.shtm

thank you very much for the links.

and thank to all who replied. hugs!

Here is the short story:

september 22: sent AOS paperwork

october 7: received an RFE

october 22 : USCIS received more evidence and updated my case:

Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed

3 months and 3 weeks later(today) i got a letter of denial, because i had 87 days to submit evidence and i never did(#######???).

So we sent all of the financial #######, but missed something.

I've called them about 4 times in the last four weeks, none of them goddamn f**rs said anything about any papers missing.

What's gonna happen now?

Do we reapply? Do we pay another ridiculous fee for the AOS?

Please, help, i'm desperate!

same thing happened to us. and our file was put on "abandoned" status.

we waited for an RFE that never came. and we kept calling and they kept saying wait for 30 days. but still no RFE.

so he called and called and called... only to find out, our file was no longer inactive and was now an abandoned case.

i dont know what he said but he was so pissed that he just cut them off.

then lo and behold, a USCIS supervisor (he said he was) called my fiance back and apologized and told him that the would activate our file again.

and when ask why it was on abandoned status, he said - because we never called USCIS to update our file.

now #######.

but oh well, we finally got the RFE in the mail which was total ####### cos they just wanted more pictures. we already sent tons when we applied.

anyhow, i hope things get straightened out on your application.

p.s.

keep calling USCIS... who knows

good luck.

thank you both for your replies.

and yes, moving to MI. ive been on the secretary of state's website but it doesnt say much about getting a driver's lic.

i always use my international driver's lic when i go there, but since im on K1 now. im just wondering if i can just get a license from the DMV.

thank you both again.

hi vj.

although i have an international drivers license, i was wondering if anyone entering on K1 visa can apply at the DMV after getting married.

if not, when? and how?

thank you for your help... greatly appreciated.

hi sis. good luck on your medical exam.

best time to go is early, like maybe 6am so you can fill up the forms ahead of time. though the whole process starts at 7am but the guards will let you in at 6.

best of luck!

hi. check this out... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2539003

and to be more specific, the initial interview will have you stand infront of a filipino officer. pre-interview they say. its just a window, much like when you talk to a bank teller or employee. this can be seen by anyone. cos you just come upfront a window.

with the actual consul officer, you go inside a small room.

and this is just you and the consul officer. youre provided a seat, and you are separated by a window from the consul officer.

my pre-interview took about less than 10 minutes and so did the actual interview.

its the waiting that takes long.

on a round off... i got through the gates at 6am. they started calling priority numbers at 7am.

by 9:30am i was out with the pink slip.

hope this helps. good luck!

I was doing research on this too, and the Social Security offices are supposed to be informed that K-1 Visa holders are able to work with the k-1 stamp even if they don't have the EAD stamp from JFK.

I suggest tou call your local SS office and ask them if they are aware of this. They should give your fiance (e) a SSN with work authorization even before the marriage takes place and before the Visa expires of course!

Good luck!

oh great idea. i will have him call the office before i get there.

so its not just JFK. cool.

were gonna give it a try, if its not possible, fine - at least we tried and inquired.

thank you so much!

oh that was quick!

so i gather that its only possible in NY. and its a may or may not be granted kinda situation.

got it!

thank you very much.

my ticket already says detroit so its out of the question.

have a good weekend badgerella!

hugs for your reply!

from the link: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow

Depending on which U.S. airport you fly into (NY JFK) some will issue a temporary 90 day work authorization if asked for . If issued, the employment authorization ends on the day the K-1 expires. You will have to file for an EAD when (or after) you file for AOS. If you do not receive your EAD before your K-1 expires you must stop working until it is received.

if asked for? and depending on the POE?

please share some insights. any and all answers will be greatly appreciated.

thank you.

hello marybeth.

my interview was on jan 7 and i got the visa about 2 weeks.

youre still alright. you can check the delbros website for any updates.

good luck. think positive.

im so sorry for your loss.

may she rest in peace.

yes you can. i did!

whoa. ive never heard of anything like it.

hope things work out fine in the end.