K1 Visa Approved then what?

[jiwonstr]

My fiance is going through gathering of required documents to get her interview done at her country. I'm trying to get stuff sorted out when she comes over to USA and get married.

1) We'll get married at city hall -- obtain marriage certificate
2) we'll file for I-485, I-131 and I-765 altogether.
3) In order to submit I-485, we have to get her I-693 (medical exam). She's done a medical exam in her country for her interview, wouldn't that be sufficient? or does she need to get it done again when she's in USA? How much does that cost?

4) Any documents/stuff she must bring from her country when filing 485/131/765? So far, i've identified foreign birth certificate, passport photo.

5) Since all of her documents overseas will not be in English, she needs to get it translated. Can she do it herself and get it notarized/certified? Or does she needs to get it from some professional services?

Thank you all!

[linuxpro]

My fiance is going through gathering of required documents to get her interview done at her country. I'm trying to get stuff sorted out when she comes over to USA and get married.

1) We'll get married at city hall -- obtain marriage certificate
2) we'll file for I-485, I-131 and I-765 altogether.
3) In order to submit I-485, we have to get her I-693 (medical exam). She's done a medical exam in her country for her interview, wouldn't that be sufficient? or does she need to get it done again when she's in USA? How much does that cost?

4) Any documents/stuff she must bring from her country when filing 485/131/765? So far, i've identified foreign birth certificate, passport photo.

5) Since all of her documents overseas will not be in English, she needs to get it translated. Can she do it herself and get it notarized/certified? Or does she needs to get it from some professional services?

Thank you all!

We got married on Tuesday, in Aubrun Cal. We are a little past were you are.

The documents must be translated by an official certified translator that will stamp the translation with something like a notary (i do not know the correct term).

At our interview they asked for documents never mentioned before. They may surprise you. We had to submit three additional documents not mentioned anywhere. They give us ample time to acquire the documents. The staff was very professional.

They may ask unexpected questions at the interview. Does he/she know your salary? What does his/her father do? What does your father do? Simple stuff, but it may surprise him/her.

Get at least certified copy of the marriage certificate. The state of California provides none if you do not ask. Your state may differ.

When your finance arrives at the USA it might be scary. There is nothing to fear.

We are not doing the other forms because we are returning to Singapore. We do not plan to stay in the USA. I have an overseas job. We are leaving on Friday.

[jiwonstr]

Thank you very much!

My fiance has lived in New York for 10+ years. She went back to her country about a year ago to spend quality time with family and recharge from her hectic day-job. She's fluent in English and knows American lifestyle very well, DC isn't same as NY so she'll take some time get used to the lifestyle and politic-maniacs here.

I've learned that she doesn't need police certificate/history for AOS (I-485), which is good. She's already gotten that done for her interview.

It looks like she'll have to find a certified translator to get documents translated and certified. So far, only document requiring is birth certificate.

Rest of stuff for 485/131/765, we'll do them in USA - getting photos, copies, and other documents. I'm glad that I just need to pay once when filing all three forms.

Good luck in Singapore, I hear it's one of best countries to live.