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Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 25th 2011, 6:38 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,922
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Grumbles about the londonIV email / premium rate info line -regards to interview

@justsomeguy, I think one issue you are missing here is that it is the U.S. Citizen who is petitioning for their spouse or fiancé to immigrate. While it is often the intending immigrant who does a...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 21st 2011, 1:05 am
Replies: 67
Views: 6,045
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: July 1st wedding & no visa yet

congrats, and good luck on your wedding!
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 16th 2011, 5:05 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 6,045
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: July 1st wedding & no visa yet

The bottom line is that if you told the Consul the truth you should have no problem. Working out of status in the U.S. may not make one ineligible for a K1 visa,but being caught in a lie after taking...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 1st 2011, 5:53 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 12,830
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: London US Embassy

Noorah is correct. The I 130 process carried out prior to your interview was indeed administrative, and they did process your paperwork, but that was not the same 'administrative processing' that is...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
May 12th 2011, 2:14 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,195
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: DCF I-864- panic question

at this point you should just relax. You have the paper that you have. Take it to your interview and let the Embasssy review it. Worst case, they don't accept it and they ask you to send in either a...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 11th 2011, 4:50 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 5,133
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Experience with getting US passport-sized photos?

There is a photo booth in the consular section in London. You do need change, I think it is 4 pounds, but may be more. That said, there is Gould pharmacy only two minutes away, and another passport...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 14th 2011, 1:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,062
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Urgent Joint Sponsor Advice Needed

Do the parents not have an income? It is often easier to qualify with income rather than assets.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 7th 2011, 5:22 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,958
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: I just wanted to bitch about bureaucracy for a minute.

Let's just hope they process the new passport today and get it back in the mail before midnight...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 30th 2011, 8:36 am
Replies: 59
Views: 3,004
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Unique question

Ian, I don't think the State Department publicizes all refusal rates, but Nigerian B visa (business/tourism) applicants in 2010 suffered 'only' a 33.7% refusal rate....
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 30th 2011, 1:32 am
Replies: 59
Views: 3,004
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Unique question

Ian, I'm not sure what you base your less than 50% prediction on. Are there statistics out there that tell us that 50% of Nigerian K1 applicants in London are refused? That said, I can see the Consul...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 9th 2011, 5:51 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 17,832
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Our Immigrant Visa interview at the London US embassy

You're right JEff. Some applications are just simple and clearly 'approvable.' A couple who have presented all of the paperwork correctly and whose relationship is clearly legitimate, and an...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 2nd 2011, 2:20 am
Replies: 7
Views: 889
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: mortgage & USCIS...

We worked around this by having the mortgage in one person's name while listing both names on the title.
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 2nd 2011, 2:14 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,175
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: I've been pondering this for a while...

Thanks Ian, good clarifications.
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 2nd 2011, 1:40 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,175
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: I've been pondering this for a while...

The K1 visa is good for six months, so you can enter the US any time from the day you get your passport back until the visa expires. You then have 90 days to get married. Once married, your new...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 1st 2011, 11:05 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,175
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: I've been pondering this for a while...

Rob, your plan won't work. The K1 visa expires after six months, and you must marry within 90 days of entering the US. On the other hand, the fact that you have a pending K1 petition does not rule...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Feb 10th 2011, 1:58 am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,716
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: can i use vwp

Good observation Ian, but I just want to add that a Consualr Officer can indeed find a visa applicant ineligible for a previous overstay - even if no court ever ordered voluntary or expedited...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Feb 9th 2011, 5:58 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,716
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: can i use vwp

you may get in on VWP, if they don't ask questions and you don't admit to your previous overstay. If you want/need a C1D crew visa in the future you will have to put your time in America on the...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Feb 9th 2011, 9:22 am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,716
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: can i use vwp

you have broken the law if you overstayed. An overstay in excess of 365 days incurs a 10 year ban on entering the US.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 4th 2011, 2:36 am
Replies: 55
Views: 7,666
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: VWP > AOS & Intent to return home

Ian, point taken re: being confronted by a Consular Officer once in the US, but many strange things happen in life. People end up changing their mind and needing a visa for one reason or another...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2011, 5:17 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 7,666
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: VWP > AOS & Intent to return home

Ian, the 30/60 rule does exist in the FAM, Foreign Affairs Manual, and is applied, albeit infrequently, by Consular Officers. I am not sure what you mean by calling it a myth. Are you implying that...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2011, 2:07 am
Replies: 55
Views: 7,666
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: VWP > AOS & Intent to return home

sorry about that, will try to not use abbreviations in the future. i can see how confusing it is for folks who have not been around this block before.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 3rd 2011, 1:42 am
Replies: 55
Views: 7,666
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: VWP > AOS & Intent to return home

as to the issue of intent, Consular Officers may use the 30/60 rule as outlined in the FAM. If a person enters the US with one visa category in place and acts to change that category within 30 days...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 18th 2011, 10:59 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 5,238
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: K-1, illegal in UK, how to apply?

The U.S. Embassy in London does not require third country nationals to be in the UK legally to come for an interview. That said, they could very well ask questions about your status in the UK. It...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 13th 2011, 2:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,825
Posted By IR1 alumni

Re: Thoughts on USC spouse attending London Embassy IR1 visa interview?

Lot's of applicants bring their American spouse/fiancee along and many do not. I don't think it makes too much difference on the outcome, but it must be nice to have the support. If you're lucky,...
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