I.AM.FREAKING.OUT.
Hardcore. I was wandering around VisaJourney.com and checked out the flow chart they have for the fiance visa (K1). In reviewing the documents for the next step of the K1 Visa process I came to the brink of a panic attack. The visa process is so incredibly bureaucratic and I’m just so frustrated with this entire thing.
While I’m in the UK I can’t work, and the 1-134 form says I need to have a statement from my “current employer” and a statement from a bank officer saying how much has been deposited in the past year and what my current balance is. The purpose of this form (as far as I can tell) is to ensure that Mr.D and I won’t be on welfare in the US. I’m hoping that gathering my previous tax returns will show that while I’m in the US I am capable and willing to make money, but I just don’t know if that will be enough.
I feel like I’ve been caught in a catch 22. I’m in England to be with the man I love, while I’m in England I can’t work. It’s looking like I need a job to marry him, but I can’t have a job while I’m in England. Am I supposed to go back to the US and get a job so his visa will be approved? I’m starting to feel like the US Government is privy to more private details than anyone else we’re close to, they’ve practically become a third party in our relationship!
I’m so upset that we’ve started this process and so much of it comes down to some immigration officer’s discretion. I knew all along that our future hangs in the balance of a stamp, but now that reality is hitting so much closer to home. If we’re not approved we have a few options, but all of them are expensive and none of them are exactly the way we hoped things would turn out. I know there is nothing to do but gather all the data we can and hope to prove our relationship and my ability to have a job, but it really doesn’t make me feel any better about it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I know the type of panic you’re going through — getting a k1 visa is a long and tedious process. I recommend that you look into getting some help… I used the simple k1 visa guide at http://simplek1visaguide.com — it answered all of my questions through the process. I think it would be highly beneficial for you.