To All K-1 Wanna Be's

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Old Mar 30th 2002, 5:05 am
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 16:15:40 GMT, dabear? <[email protected]> spake:

    >yes but saying you don't have a grip on this process, does anyone have a "grip" on
    >this process? If they did they wouldn't be looking for answers here.

I think the point of Rete's post was that they had been here for a while, knew about
the FAQ, had read posts etc. etc. so at that point they should probably have had
enough of a "grip" to know to look at the FAQ or at least know what an EAD was. (It's
an abbreviation used daily here...)

Anyway - I'm going to try to walk away from this now. I've gotta pack
- 3 weeks in Tokyo starting tomorrow. =)

Betastar

    >Betastar wrote:
    >
    >> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 15:10:11 GMT, dabear? <[email protected]> spake:
    >>
    >> >Now that I check back some of her posts, heres one that shows what Sean means
    >> >
    >> >"Please do not take offense at this remark, but you have been on the NG for a
    >> >while now. I find it hard to believe that you don't have a full grip on this
    >> >process. May I suggest that you read the FAQ page from beginning to end. It will
    >> >tell you point by point everything you are questioning and in detail."
    >> >
    >> >I don't think it is anyone position here to make comments like this. As stated
    >> >below, this is for help, and not for remarks that make the person feel like they
    >> >are all experts in this field. And the FAQ's do not have every question answered
    >> >on it.
    >>
    >> Look at what she was replying to and how she replied. First statement "Please do
    >> not take offense at this remark" - sounds polite to me.
    >>
    >> Now look at what the person she was replying to asked: "First, when do you file
    >> for advanced parole?"
    >>
    >> Section 2.0...THE K1/K2 VISA PROCESS - General Outline - point 5 "5. Immediately
    >> after marriage, you must apply for an Adjustment of Status, Form I-485, to become
    >> a permanent resident. You will also apply for an Employment Authorization Document
    >> (EAD), and "advance parole" in case you want to travel outside the United States
    >> and re-enter before getting your green card. "
    >>
    >> " Second, when you enter US, you need I-94, stamped passport, EAD(what is that),
    >> and then after married do we call local INS office to get appt. for AOS?"
    >>
    >> Section 2.0...THE K1/K2 VISA PROCESS - General Outline - also point 5 (See above)
    >>
    >> More details in section 6.3
    >>
    >> "6.3)...So where do we send the Adjustment of Status application package?
    >> A..This depends on where you are. In a few locations, you may still be able to
    >> take these applications to a local office in person, and maybe even be processed
    >> for the EAD while you are there. However, you probably will have to submit by
    >> mail, to a local or district INS office...." (it continues from there...
    >> http://www.k1faq.com/#6.3)
    >>
    >> "Is advanced parole to allow him to go back to ENgland if emergency arises?"
    >>
    >> Section 2.0...THE K1/K2 VISA PROCESS - General Outline - point 5 (See above
    >> again....)
    >>
    >> Section 6.7 "6.7)...Can my spouse leave the United States, and then re-enter,
    >> before receiving the Green Card (conditional permanent residency)?
    >> A...The spouse cannot re-enter the US unless they have "advance parole"
    >> authorization (application form I-131). Advance parole allows you to re-enter
    >> the US before approval of Adjustment of Status. Without advance parole approval,
    >> leaving the United States is considered an abandonment of your application for
    >> Adjustment of Status. Without advance parole approval, the INS will consider you
    >> an intending immigrant without a valid visa, and you will be denied entry. If
    >> you do not apply for advance parole when you file for Adjustment of Status,
    >> contact your local INS office to find out how long it takes them to issue
    >> Advance Parole. Altho advance parole is supposed to be issued to anyone who
    >> wants it for any reason at all, some local INS offices may take weeks or months,
    >> and may require proof of a serious emergency. " (etc.)
    >>
    >> Now - As far as I can tell, the answers to her questions were contained in a
    >> general outline in 5 lines of text near the top of the FAQ. More details were
    >> given in section 6, titled "After Marriage - Adjustment of Status"
    >>
    >> I do not think it unreasonable to suggest she goes back and reads the FAQ. FAQ =
    >> Frequently Asked Questions and is there just for that purpose - to answer
    >> Frequently Asked Questions (or, in other words, to cover the basics.)
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 5:35 am
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"Bonnie M" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > When I post a question I look for Rita to answer it based on the fact that Jim is
    > Canadian and therefore their process was the same as the one I am in now. I
    > appreciate that she takes the time to read the board and give sound advice. All
    > that she was asking was for anyone to do some research first before posting a bunch
    > of questions when the answers are in the FAQ, which was not an unreasonable
    > request. Bonnie
    >
    > "Rete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Sean
    > >
    > > So nice to see you back. We've missed you. Are you well and prospering? How's
    > > the Mrs.?
    > >
    > > BTW thank you for those beautiful words. But you place me too high on that
    > > pedestal. You really have to start thinking of me as a mere mortal.
    > >
    > > XOXOXOXOXO
    > >
    > > Rete
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > --
    > > --
    > > Rete and Jim (Can/Am Alumni '98)
    > >
    > > The K1 FAQ http://www.k1faq.com The Mysterious Sealed Brown Envelope
    > > http://www.k1faq.com/faq_index.htm Update AOS Experiences at:
    > > http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html Update POE Experiences at:
    > > http://www.k1poelist.com/ Update AOS filing: http://www.kamya.com/aos/
    > > I-130/I-485 Helpsite at:
    > > http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm
    > > http://www.geocities.com/immigration...-130/index.htm AOS filing; AOS,
    > > I-130 and K-1 Interview Experiences: http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html
    > >
    > >
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Well I too am a Canadian who is in the process of appling for a K-1 Fiancee visa and
have spent the last 11 months reading website after website. yes it can become
tedious at times but if you want it down right the first time all the answers are
there. Myself I use the google search engine and type in different information from
K-1 Fiance visa to Canada to US K1 Fiancee visa to even waivers of inadmissibility
and criminal records. all the information is out there for any questions you have. I
am a new comer here and i could probably answer most questions like I have gone
throught this process before. But its research. I am a 39 year old canadain who fell
in love with an american lady I have a criminal record which I am worried about but
at the same time I am researching to find out if I will be denied. which from the
information from here and http://immigration.about.com/mpboards.htm?once=true& i have
found out the information I need all other information I found on my own. Which by
the way I will be required to get a waiver of excludibility on top of the waiver of
inadmissibility I already have. well thats all I have to say. People just look on the
internet the info is there really
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 6:05 am
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Excuse my snipping and rearranging of your post, just easier to reply that way:

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 17:35:19 GMT, dabear? <[email protected]> spake:
    > Well maybe someone should add to that site the information about Canadian
    > pardoned records.
...
    >Another good one is Health records for shots that people were given in Saskatchewan.
...

However, these are not Frequently Asked Questions, and are exactly the sort of thing
that this newsgroup is here for. Those are very Canada-specific questions, or very
regional-specific questions for Saskatchewan, and not asked as much as "Can I leave
the country immediately after the wedding?" or "Am I allowed to work?"

FAQ is Frequently Asked Questions, not Find All Questions. For that, there's the
newsgroup and/or Google searching.

    > I have been told and seen here people saying to say no to any criminal charges
    > if a pardon has been issued.
...

I don't know who told you that, but if you've read the newsgroup with any regularity
you'll also see most people say "Never lie to the INS or when applying for a visa".
Which is directly contradictory to what you said. You can't listen to everything
everyone here tells you - you have to decide for yourself whose answers you think are
reliable and true, or else you have to do the research yourself.

This is a newsgroup, not a legal-aid place and not the be-all-and-end-all of answers.

Betastar taking a packing-break
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 6:05 am
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PEOPLE WHY ARE YOU HATING ON ONE ANOTHER?? This newsgroup is for people to help
eachother and share the experiences that they have been through. It is not a place to
come and judge one another over silly questions and how the others answered them. If
you don't like a question for whatever reason DON'T ANSWER IT! All of us were
extremely confused on the whole INS process when we first started out and we must
remember this. The immigration process in whatever form you are dealing with is not
in the least bit easy, and frusterating as hell. I believe that we must take what we
have learned and use it to help others. If that means answering questions that you
feel are dumb so that someone else can get on the right track then that's what we
must do. This newsgroup as well as all the sites that are listed on this NG have been
so helpful to me and my husband and I want to thank all of you for this. It is nice
to have people to ask and share experiences with and I think we all feel this way.
Under no circumstances should one judge another....Lets keep helping eachother out
and praying that INS will speed the hell up......

ME

PS. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.......
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 6:05 am
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"dabear®" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

I don't think it is anyone position here to make comments like this.

This is an unmoderated newsgroup. Anyone can be in any position to make any comments
they like.

You and Sean are complete Dickwads who take what you want from this group and then
foxtrot Oscar.

This is my comment

Grinch
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 10:05 am
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Well gee dabear obviously you found your answers by doing some work on your own. Did
you state that you lived in Sask in the first place ? Someone else who has been there
done it might have been able to answer you or suggest where you could start looking.
Rita has always taken the time to respond to my questions and has also provided moral
support for me when my son left for Afghanistan in Feb as have many of the other
regular posters in the group. Bonnie "dabear®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Well maybe someone should add to that site the information about Canadian
    > pardoned records. You have to remember that anyone in Canada that has been
    > charged and convicted of a DUI or DWI has a criminal record, not like the US
    > where it is considered a travel violation. I found this by finally calling the
    > RCMP and asking them. I have been told and seen here people saying to say no to
    > any criminal charges if a pardon has been issued. Great advise if you are not
    > the one with the record. Boy wouldn't that look good to go for the interview
    > and then be asked why a person answered no, when indeed I was charged, and
they
    > have proof of it. Remember information is shared to the US government. I think the
    > FAQ site needs a link to have people email new updates, information, or
things
    > that are not covered with in the site. And there is many things that are not
    > covered in the site. Another good one is Health records for shots that people were
    > given in Saskatchewan. Do you know that Saskatchewan
Government
    > records are only kept for 5 years? So anything you had as a child or 5 years ago,
    > will not be found unless you have a record from that time it was given. And
    > Hospitals are no help either, since the cutbacks and
forming
    > new hospital Zone, records have been misplaced and they do not know where to start
    > to look for them.
    >
    > Lets help people here and not treat them like they incompetent people.
    >
    > Just my 2 cents worth
    >
    > Rete wrote:
    >
    > > For Dabear?
    > >
    > > Yes your question is answered on the FAQ in the Mysterious Envelope Section if
    > > you had cared to read it.
    > >
    > > Alvena answered you before anyone else did and I find it unnecessary to repeat
    > > the correct information.
    > >
    > > If you care to you can go to:
    > >
    > > http://www.kamya.com/misc/polcert.html
    > >
    > > BTW in answer to your question on how to write a check to INS, it tells you in
    > > the I-129F instruction sheet. Make out the check to Immigration and
    > > Naturalization Service and in the remarks area put "I-129F fee"
    > >
    > > For your answer.
    > >
    > > As for Marie
    > >
    > > Asking someone not to take offense was said because too many people get huffy if
    > > they are not answered directly and instead directed to the a source with the
    > > information.
    > >
    > > Rita
    > >
    > > --
    > > --
    > > Rete and Jim (Can/Am Alumni '98)
    > >
    > > The K1 FAQ http://www.k1faq.com The Mysterious Sealed Brown Envelope
    > > http://www.k1faq.com/faq_index.htm Update AOS Experiences at:
    > > http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html Update POE Experiences at:
    > > http://www.k1poelist.com/ Update AOS filing: http://www.kamya.com/aos/
    > > I-130/I-485 Helpsite at:
    > > http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm
    > > http://www.geocities.com/immigration...-130/index.htm AOS filing; AOS,
    > > I-130 and K-1 Interview Experiences: http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html
    > >
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 10:05 am
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Wow I didn't even read all the replies to this post but man can people sure get their
nose out of joint fast. I think everyone has a point and that no one "owns" the
information or the newsgroup. It is here for people to ask questions and DISCUSS
topics. Yes some of them are covered on other web pages but some of us are not always
computer literate or we've had to wade through so much information that trying to
sort through more can just be confusing. A lot of the times you read one thing and
then something totally contradictory and the only way to get it clear in your mind is
to have someone spell it out for you. That doesn't mean they aren't looking for the
answers in the wrong place, it just means they're human and would like to have a
human response. It's kind of like calling a business phone number and getting the
recorded message that has you press a bunch of numbers to find anything out. An half
hour later you're screaming in to the phone, "I want to talk to a human!" There are
many reasons people ask for help and their reasons are just that, their's. If you
want to help them then help, if you don't then go to the next post. This process is
gruelling enough and we all need to stick together, that's what makes this work. I
couldn't have made it this far without EVERYONE'S help.

Thank you everyone, Cheryl
 
Old Mar 30th 2002, 1:05 pm
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On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:25:17 +1000, "Di Martin" <[email protected]> spake:

    >Hmmmmm Tokyo...... I have an overnight stop there on April 13th on my way to my
    >sweetheart. The first part of my K1 process over!!!!!

Congrats! I'll be there until the 20th. Have a friend flying in from San Francisco on
the 13th, too. Goona be weird to see him someplace other than NY (where he and I have
usually met up!)

Have you ever been? Since I'm leaving in a mere 12 hours, I'm getting a combination
of nervous and excited. Plans for tonight - couch with husband and a video-tape.
 

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