Few random important K-1 visa and I-134 questoins

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Hello, I have a few questions regarding a K-1 visa I plan to petition for within the next year. Please answer any to which you can offer help or experience; no need to answer them all at once.

1) If I file a K-1 petition and my fiancee, during the time the petition has been received, keeps trying for a tourist visa to come here, does that create any sort of conflict, or create suspicion? We will absolutely not be married on anything other than a legitimate K-1.

2) I will file an I-134, but due to being a student and undergoing job training, I'll only have one tax return. I'll submit an explanation and college transcript for the missing two, but should be able to show about $20,000 worth of income, with about $14k in the bank and $5k in stocks, and other random assets. I do not own my own home; I live in the guest house of my family's/parents' estate. I work for my family's real estate company. Is any of this a problem?

3) Can my parents be a co-sponsor by filing an I-134 as well? If so, do they file jointly or separately? They are, of course, married.

4) I was on disability payments for a while, but no longer am, and won't be, nor will any of that show on the income tax I'll be filing. Is there any way the visa offices would know I had gotten them in the past? I read a horror story about a K-1 visa getting denied even with a co-sponsor because the applicant had been on welfare for a very long time.

5) Is it true that, from the time the petition is approved to the time of the meeting being set up, it can be a 3-5 months? Most of the stories here make that part seem pretty quickly.

6) My fiancee has thrice (all in the span of one month, nobody told her it was a bad idea to re-apply that fast) been denied a tourist visa. Does that have any impact when applying for the K-1 visa? Don't worry, I ended up going to see her, and will again. We have mountains of evidence that we've been in a relationship.

Thank you!

[nichole]

HI

Hello, I have a few questions regarding a K-1 visa I plan to petition for within the next year. Please answer any to which you can offer help or experience; no need to answer them all at once.

1) If I file a K-1 petition and my fiancee, during the time the petition has been received, keeps trying for a tourist visa to come here, does that create any sort of conflict, or create suspicion? We will absolutely not be married on anything other than a legitimate K-1.
Some countries just won't give tourists visas because they think the person will stay in the country, especially if they think they have a boyfriend or relatives here. It may be a waste of time to keep trying.

2) I will file an I-134, but due to being a student and undergoing job training, I'll only have one tax return. I'll submit an explanation and college transcript for the missing two, but should be able to show about $20,000 worth of income, with about $14k in the bank and $5k in stocks, and other random assets. I do not own my own home; I live in the guest house of my family's/parents' estate. I work for my family's real estate company. Is any of this a problem?
You will probably be fine. Each consulate will vary on the kinds of proofs they ask for. Some are more nit-picky than others. Many only want one tax return, not three. A letter from your employer is a proof. Assets are figured a different way. Go to the Department of State website and read up on these matters. Search I-134. Also download the form and read the instructions which give lots of info. Read the infomation on I-864 which is another Affidavit of Support but has similar proofs of income.

3) Can my parents be a co-sponsor by filing an I-134 as well? If so, do they file jointly or separately? They are, of course, married.
You can have a co-sponsor. Read all about it at the DOS website.

4) I was on disability payments for a while, but no longer am, and won't be, nor will any of that show on the income tax I'll be filing. Is there any way the visa offices would know I had gotten them in the past? I read a horror story about a K-1 visa getting denied even with a co-sponsor because the applicant had been on welfare for a very long time.
Disability does not equal welfare. You can be on it. You don't have to hide it.

5) Is it true that, from the time the petition is approved to the time of the meeting being set up, it can be a 3-5 months? Most of the stories here make that part seem pretty quickly.
My total time from start to visa is 4 months but by a year from now who knows? There could be twice as many applying. They could change all the immigration laws and cut out K1s. Predicting that far in the future is futile.

6) My fiancee has thrice (all in the span of one month, nobody told her it was a bad idea to re-apply that fast) been denied a tourist visa. Does that have any impact when applying for the K-1 visa? Don't worry, I ended up going to see her, and will again. We have mountains of evidence that we've been in a relationship.
You only have to meet once. More meetings does not get you approved faster. Applying for tourist visa has no effect on K1. If she has been married or been beneficiary of a K1 in the past, then there are rules about that. I know of people who have been denied because the foreign born said she had never been married before because she didn't think it was recorded. The embassy in that country found evidence of the marriage and denied the visa. It wasn't the marriage that was the problem, it was trying to hide it. Make sure your fiance is totally honest with you about everything or you will have spent lots of time and money and the visa could be denied for false information.

Tell the truth, be super careful about doing your paperwork perfectly, send in the right fees and read about the whole process on official government websites before you even start.

Thank you!

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Wow, thank you so much for your wonderful reply. I'll reference all those sites and possibly try to find an immigration lawyer to consult for advice before starting the process [myself.]

Again, much appreciated.