Yardies Visa Survival Kit

[Tosh Love 77]

K1 flow chart

[Tosh Love 77]

SAMPLE I-129F COVER LETTER

I-129F Cover Letter

[PETITIONER

ADDRESS]

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[ADDRESS

OF YOUR

SERVICE CENTER]

[DATE]

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancé[e] Visa for [bENEFICIARY NAME], and supporting documents.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ [PUT IN CORRECT FEE].

- I-129F

- I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18, explanation of meeting in person [ONLY IF USED ADDITIONAL SHEET]

- G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)

- G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary)

- Birth certificate/US Passport (Petitioner)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

- Proof of having met in person in the past two years

- Proof of ongoing relationship [if including]

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Signed,

[PETITIONERS SIGNATURE]

[Tosh Love 77]

US DEPT OF STATE WEBSITE

National Visa Center

Please feel free to include any links on here that might be helpful to anyone on this confusing journey.

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The RGD http://www.rgd.gov.jm/

Jamaican Birth Certificates & Non-Impediment forms

(If you need these start EARLY)

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How to obtain a police certificate

If you live in Jamaica

You must apply in person at this address:

Ministry of National Security

Mutual Life Building - North Tower

2 Oxford Road, Ground Floor

Kingston 5

Jamaica

For your application, you will need:

your valid passport

two identical passport-size photographs

pay the applicable fees. Fees are $1000JMD (normal service) or $2000JMD (express 1 week service). Note that Fees are subject to change.

You will be issued a receipt, which you must then bring to:

The Criminal Records Office

Police Certificate Section

34 Duke Street, Kingston

Jamaica

Note: For your application, you may be required to submit fingerprints. If so, follow these instructions:

Go to the police station closest to where you live.

Bring a valid passport.

Request that your fingerprints be taken on the prescribed Jamaican Police form.

Advise the police officer that the fingerprints are required for immigration purposes.

The police officer will affix the Police Station's stamp and seal to the form on which the fingerprints are taken and return it to you.

Source

[Thompson2 1]

This was a NICE Christmas gift for those yet to complete this process. All I can think to add, at the moment, is RUM CREAM or any adult beverage of your choice. This is a long, annoying process, soooo worth it in the end though. Good luck!!

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Communication is key

Communications

Digicel:

- Chip $400

- Web text messages from their phone to their phones via the internet - http://webtext.digicelgroup.com/sendSMSForm.do

- Digicel International Calling Plan: 1000 minutes for $20USD (life saver) - http://www.digiceljamaica.com/en/help_faqs...ll-plan-faq-tcs

- Ezetop: Send credit to mobile phones in Jamaica - http://www.ezetop.com/

- To send a text via email: 1876xxxxxxx@digitextjm.com

Calling Card Options:

Ringyard - http://www.ringyard.com/

Sprint International Phone Cards - http://www.sprint.com/business/products/pr...Cards_tabA.html

Rebtel phone cards - http://www.rebtel.com/

SoSoChat - http://www.sosochat.com/

(I have only ever used Ringyard, the others were in the old Jamaica Survival Guide and I was able to locate the links)

This was a NICE Christmas gift for those yet to complete this process. All I can think to add, at the moment, is RUM CREAM or any adult beverage of your choice. This is a long, annoying process, soooo worth it in the end though. Good luck!!

Girl, I told him he needs to bring me all the Rum Cream he can carry when he comes

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Jamaica Embassy Info (Lots of helpful info here) :

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...p;cty=Kingstone

The Basics:

U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica,

Consular Services

142 Old Hope Road,

Kingston 6,

Jamaica,

W.I.

consularkingst@state.gov; kingstonivinfo@state.gov

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After your NOA2

K1 PACKET 3 Checklist & Medical!

Thanks Nat!

[MRStee 19]

This was a NICE Christmas gift for those yet to complete this process. All I can think to add, at the moment, is RUM CREAM or any adult beverage of your choice. This is a long, annoying process, soooo worth it in the end though. Good luck!!

You said the magic words RUM CREAM!!!

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

How to obtain a police certificate

If you live in Jamaica

You must apply in person at this address:

Ministry of National Security

Mutual Life Building - North Tower

2 Oxford Road, Ground Floor

Kingston 5

Jamaica

For your application, you will need:

your valid passport

two identical passport-size photographs

a tax payer registration number (TRN)

pay the applicable fees. Fees are $1000JMD (normal 4 weeks service) or $2000JMD (express 1 week 3 business days service). Note that Fees are subject to change.

You will be issued a receipt, which you must then bring to:

The Criminal Records Office

Police Certificate Section

34 Duke Street, Kingston

Jamaica

Note: For your application, you may be required to submit fingerprints. If so, follow these instructions:

Go to the police station closest to where you live.

Bring a valid passport.

Request that your fingerprints be taken on the prescribed Jamaican Police form.

Advise the police officer that the fingerprints are required for immigration purposes.

The police officer will affix the Police Station's stamp and seal to the form on which the fingerprints are taken and return it to you.

Source

@ the part in red

what the heck is that about?

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@ the part in red

what the heck is that about?

I thought that too, because they did his fingerprints in Kingston... but it was information I thought may pertain to some...?

Thanks for the updates in bold btw

[NatPatBen 3]

For the Adjustment of Status (AOS) portion of this process, it is important to have medical information in your possession. Here are my strong recommendations:

When having the medical exam...

1) Be sure the Doctor issues/updates your vaccination record card to indicate all shots received.

2) Ask for a copy of the DS-3025 form. They give you the form in a sealed envelope, which you may never see. This copy could come in handy, esp if USCIS misplaces the original form & issues an RFE during AOS.

At point of entry....

1) If you didn't get one at the medical exam, request a copy of the DS-3025.

When going to the Civil Surgeon for I-693...

1) Print out & highlight the part of the instructions stating which sections of I-693 need to be completed for people who come on the K1/K3 visa. Many civil surgeons will insist they need to redo a complete physical, but show them they only need to fill out the vaccination part. You'll need the DS-3025 or your vaccination record for this part.