Hi everyone...
I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just
generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while
and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd
be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview,
how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American
couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian -
Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really
like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've
found some great websites from some of you, and those have been
totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their
process, it would be totally appreciated!
One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm
worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for
the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this,
specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but
i'm not sure...
Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1
process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever
recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it
just seems to get better and better...lol)

Thanks,
Katie

Hi Katie,



This newsgroup can also help you if you want specifically K1
Canadian/US couple experiences. Try this one :



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canamcouples/



Hope that helps.



Marilech





Originally posted by Katie4998
Hi everyone...
I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just
generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while
and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd
be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview,
how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American
couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian -
Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really
like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've
found some great websites from some of you, and those have been
totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their
process, it would be totally appreciated!
One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm
worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for
the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this,
specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but
i'm not sure...
Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1
process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever
recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it
just seems to get better and better...lol)

Thanks,

Katie


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Hi Katie,



This newsgroup can also help you if you want specifically K1
Canadian/US couple experiences. Try this one :



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canamcouples/



Hope that helps.



Marilech





Originally posted by Katie4998
Hi everyone...
I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just
generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while
and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd
be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview,
how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American
couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian -
Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really
like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've
found some great websites from some of you, and those have been
totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their
process, it would be totally appreciated!
One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm
worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for
the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this,
specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but
i'm not sure...
Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1
process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever
recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it
just seems to get better and better...lol)

Thanks,

Katie


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We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as
well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours
is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa
way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married
yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm
not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any
chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks.

As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could
co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no
matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations
when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you,
your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them.

Best of luck when you start the process!

Olivia


katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as
well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours
is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa
way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married
yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm
not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any
chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks.

As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could
co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no
matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations
when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you,
your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them.

Best of luck when you start the process!

Olivia


katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center.

Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended)

"Olivia" <athenakamil@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:655eb6ca.0308072145.3d51e2c9@posting.google.c om... We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks. As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you, your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them. Best of luck when you start the process! Olivia katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message
news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center.

Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended)

"Olivia" <athenakamil@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:655eb6ca.0308072145.3d51e2c9@posting.google.c om... We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks. As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you, your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them. Best of luck when you start the process! Olivia katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message
news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

Thank you so much to both of you - Rene, this NG seems so totally
helpful & informative - and i haven't even started asking dumb
questions! lol...thanks for the encouragement! I'm sending some
encouragement right back at ya, too! :-)
Katie

Thank you so much to both of you - Rene, this NG seems so totally
helpful & informative - and i haven't even started asking dumb
questions! lol...thanks for the encouragement! I'm sending some
encouragement right back at ya, too! :-)
Katie

If you are taking the fiancée route, and your US citizen lives in FL, your
service centre is Texas.
Read as much as you can on the whole process, then ask your questions.There
are many wonderful folks at this NG who can steer you in the right
direction.
Bonnie (Ontario,Canada)
Dennis (FL, USA)
Successful AOS July 17, 2003







Madelon Mottet" <madelon@ptialaska.net> wrote in message
news:1060323735.139487@prawn... I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center. Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended) "Olivia" <athenakamil@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:655eb6ca.0308072145.3d51e2c9@posting.google.c om... We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks. As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you, your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them. Best of luck when you start the process! Olivia katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

If you are taking the fiancée route, and your US citizen lives in FL, your
service centre is Texas.
Read as much as you can on the whole process, then ask your questions.There
are many wonderful folks at this NG who can steer you in the right
direction.
Bonnie (Ontario,Canada)
Dennis (FL, USA)
Successful AOS July 17, 2003







Madelon Mottet" <madelon@ptialaska.net> wrote in message
news:1060323735.139487@prawn... I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center. Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended) "Olivia" <athenakamil@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:655eb6ca.0308072145.3d51e2c9@posting.google.c om... We're Canada/US, and there are quite a few people on here who are as well. Jim (USC) is in the Los Angeles area, and I'm in Montreal. Ours is an I-129f case, and I would highly recommend going the fiance visa way instead of the I-130 since, as I gather, you two are not married yet. It's generally a faster process, especially for Canadians. I'm not sure which service center processes Florida cases, but if by any chance it's Vermont then you will be lucky ducks. As for you affidavit of support question, yes his parents could co-sponsor you (though he will have to be the primary sponsor no matter what). Just remember to count *everyone* in your calculations when you check if their income is 125% of the poverty level. So you, your fiance, his parents, and anyone else dependent on them. Best of luck when you start the process! Olivia katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in message news:<dd58fa67.0308071406.6d4d6b22@posting.google.com>... Hi everyone... I've been lurking in the shadows, occaisionally posting & just generally gathering tips and info from you fabulous folks for a while and I've noticed that the majority of posters are US/UK couples. I'd be really interested in any K1 experiences (I130 filing, interview, how long it took to get your EAD, whatever!) from Canadian/American couples. My boyfriend (USC - Gainesville, FL) and I (Canadian - Vancouver, BC) are considering starting the process and we'd really like to hear from anyone who can offer any advice/info/help. I've found some great websites from some of you, and those have been totally helpful, but if anybody can provide a little info about their process, it would be totally appreciated! One specific question - my boyfriend is a grad student and I'm worried that he may not be able to meet the financial requirements for the Affadavit of Support. Has anyone had any experience with this, specifically? I'm assuming we could use his parents as sponsors, but i'm not sure... Sorry if these are dumb questions - researching this whole K1 process has confused me beyond belief...don't know if i'll ever recover (especially since we haven't even STARTED the process - it just seems to get better and better...lol) Thanks, Katie

katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in
news:dd58fa67.0308072247.75fe72c5@posting.google.c om:
Thank you so much to both of you - Rene, this NG seems so totally helpful & informative - and i haven't even started asking dumb questions! lol...thanks for the encouragement! I'm sending some encouragement right back at ya, too! :-)

I see he's a grad student (presumably at UF)....

On the offchance that you're a student in the US too, you can skip the
whole I-129 process and just marry and adjust status. But, of course,
that's not likely.

What I (in the Dallas/FW area) and my bride (Toronto) found to work
pretty well was to drive to the border, activate her I-129, and then
get hitched in the most convenient border town to her folks (in this
case, Niagara Falls NY). Is there anywhere nice in Bellingham etc?

Or you could split the distance and marry in Omaha....

--
Jim Battista
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

katie_shepherd@yahoo.com (katie4998) wrote in
news:dd58fa67.0308072247.75fe72c5@posting.google.c om:
Thank you so much to both of you - Rene, this NG seems so totally helpful & informative - and i haven't even started asking dumb questions! lol...thanks for the encouragement! I'm sending some encouragement right back at ya, too! :-)

I see he's a grad student (presumably at UF)....

On the offchance that you're a student in the US too, you can skip the
whole I-129 process and just marry and adjust status. But, of course,
that's not likely.

What I (in the Dallas/FW area) and my bride (Toronto) found to work
pretty well was to drive to the border, activate her I-129, and then
get hitched in the most convenient border town to her folks (in this
case, Niagara Falls NY). Is there anywhere nice in Bellingham etc?

Or you could split the distance and marry in Omaha....

--
Jim Battista
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! thank you sooo much for all your help! Good
thing I've got this NG bookmarked already! :-)
Good luck to all of you - i'll be keeping my fingers crossed for all
of us (could cause cramps or something & make it hard to type, but
you're all awesome & totally worth the pain...lol) :-)
Thanks again!
Katie

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! thank you sooo much for all your help! Good
thing I've got this NG bookmarked already! :-)
Good luck to all of you - i'll be keeping my fingers crossed for all
of us (could cause cramps or something & make it hard to type, but
you're all awesome & totally worth the pain...lol) :-)
Thanks again!
Katie

"Madelon Mottet" <madelon@ptialaska.net> wrote in message news:<1060323735.139487@prawn>... I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center. Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended)

No, they don't. The service center has nothing to do with where the
foreign fiance is from, but rather where the USC lives. Jim lives in
California, so we went through CSC.

Olivia

Originally posted by Madelon Mottet
I think all the Canadian cases go through the Nebraska Service Center.

Madelon (USC married to Canadian, using the I-130 route, not recommended)






In the case of a USC and Canadian Citizen married and living in Canada,
yes they have to go through Nebraska.



However, if they are married and the USC is living in the US and the
Canadian in Canada, they use the service center governing where the USC
is living.



The same holds true with the I-129F for the K-1.



Rete


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Juliet: Thanks so much - so good to hear that the Vancouver Consulate
are friendly! Unfortunately I couldn't see your timeline below your
name, for some reason! Any chance you re do it for me? :-)
Thanks,
Katie
jcapulet <member3678@britishexpats.com> wrote in message news:<906542.1060350711@britishexpats.com>... Katie, My husband and I are a Canadian/US couple and we went through the fiance K-1 route. :-) My husband (Canadian) got his K-1 visa at the Vancouver consulate, they are very friendly and professional. I live in Virginia, so we went through the Vermont Service Center (sounds like you'd be going through the Texas one). My timeline below might be helpful for the sequence of events. Or, if you have any questions, I would be happy to help. :D Juliet

Originally posted by Katie4998
Juliet: Thanks so much - so good to hear that the Vancouver Consulate
are friendly! Unfortunately I couldn't see your timeline below your
name, for some reason! Any chance you re do it for me? :-)
Thanks,
Katie



Hi Katie,



Oops sorry about that! I forgot the signatures don't show in some areas.
Here is a copy of it, I hope it helps :-) Your time frames would be
different than ours; but here is the sequence of events that we went
through. :D



Juliet

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Timeline (via VSC):

-I-129f mailed to VSC: Sept. 27

-1st NOA dated Oct. 1

-RFE dated Nov. 21

-RFE response/docs mailed to VSC: Dec. 18

-VSC received RFE response: Dec. 24

-Cory applies for police certificate: Jan. 10

-Fiancé petition approved!! Jan. 22

-Cory receives 'Packet 3' from Vancouver Consulate: Jan. 28

-Cory's med exam for visa: Feb. 10-11

-Cory gets letter stating the interview date of March 12: March 6

-K-1 VISA GRANTED! Vancouver, March 12

-Cory came home: April 2

-Applied for Cory's SSN: April 30

-Got marriage license: April 30

-Cory's SSN card arrives in mail: May 7

Married...May 31, 2003 !

AOS papers/1 year EAD application filed: July 1


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