What should i do if the k1 visa get denied???

[Herolmounia 0]

I know its really difficult to wait and at times it feels like it will never end but just hang in there........it it was u that had the arrest for drugs and theft there would be a higher chance in fact a good chance that it would be denied........i will send prayers for u and i hope that it is resolved fast.........

Thank u estadia i really need prayers alot of prayers

[Staashi 371]

I think you really need to think this through. As someone who used to work with criminals on a daily basis (I worked in a prison industry program with inmates), criminals all the time will tell you it was someone else's fault. We used to always joke with the inmates that every one of them was innocent.

I know you love your fiance, but to be honest, your fiance has a terrible past right now and you really need to decide if this is what you want for yourself. Just imagine that you have a daughter or a girlfriend who came to you telling you how much they love this criminal, you would probably tell them to stay far, far away. That is my thoughts to you...get out now while you're still happily esconced in your homeland. Find a nice man who will love you and take care of you who does not have a criminal record.

I think you need to be very careful because your fiance will probably find himself in those same situations in the future...sadly, once a thug always a thug. Furthermore, if you are approved and come to America, you could be setting yourself up to be in crazy situations as well. Nothing is sadder to see than a wife or a girlfriend who denies her husband's/boyfriend's criminal side, end up in a criminal situation herself...this country is notorious for prosecuting guilt by association. One other thing to think of, if he has to serve time, who will take care of you? Do you really want to be in your home while he's in prison? This can happen. Since your fiance is on probation, he is basically one traffic ticket away from prison...it is that bad.

I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just trying to give you some insight into what all this could mean for you.

Good luck...you're going to need it.

[Krikit 1,165]

I think you really need to think this through. As someone who used to work with criminals on a daily basis (I worked in a prison industry program with inmates), criminals all the time will tell you it was someone else's fault. We used to always joke with the inmates that every one of them was innocent.

I know you love your fiance, but to be honest, your fiance has a terrible past right now and you really need to decide if this is what you want for yourself. Just imagine that you have a daughter or a girlfriend who came to you telling you how much they love this criminal, you would probably tell them to stay far, far away. That is my thoughts to you...get out now while you're still happily esconced in your homeland. Find a nice man who will love you and take care of you who does not have a criminal record.

I think you need to be very careful because your fiance will probably find himself in those same situations in the future...sadly, once a thug always a thug. Furthermore, if you are approved and come to America, you could be setting yourself up to be in crazy situations as well. Nothing is sadder to see than a wife or a girlfriend who denies her husband's/boyfriend's criminal side, end up in a criminal situation herself...this country is notorious for prosecuting guilt by association. One other thing to think of, if he has to serve time, who will take care of you? Do you really want to be in your home while he's in prison? This can happen. Since your fiance is on probation, he is basically one traffic ticket away from prison...it is that bad.

I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just trying to give you some insight into what all this could mean for you.

Good luck...you're going to need it.

Just to add to this.... criminal background checks and drug testing can, and will, impact career opportunities.

We are not judging you, Herolmounia. Just want you to be informed. Good luck.

[000 0]

The criminal history of the petitioner does not make a difference, the only thing that could be a problem is the fact that he did not come forward about this when filing the I-129f, it could be seen as he was trying to bypass the immigration system. USCIS will not deny a case based on the criminal history of the petitioner unless there is something related to the Adam Walsh act, in which case there is a 99% chance you wont get a K1 visa. While I dont agree with a few things some people have said on here the one thing that should be taken in is think it through. If he is still on probation now that means that he did not change his ways after being in trouble the first time, even if those things that he says were his friends and did not know they were stolen , he is still being around fellow criminals. If you go to Jail for any amount of time and are a normal person it should have been enough of a wake up call to get away from that type of life. Since this seems to be a pattern you need to think if one day when you are here and he has to go to jal for a year or more, how will you take care of yourself? People can change, even criminals, but they need to decide to make that change, sometimes that is just not what happens. The whole it wasnt mine it was my friends thing is a clear sign to me that you are not being told the truth and he doesnt want to scare you away with his past or current life style. But this is not fair to you and is an act of being selfish. I am not saying dont love him or dont be with him but you need to have that talk with him about his life and his willingness to change it.

When i was 16 years old I too had problems with the law, and was charged and tried as an adult because my crimes were seen to be serious enough that they felt they needed to have these things on my record for the rest of my life, I have 6 felonies all related to trafficking controlled substances. Did this have an effect on my USCIS petition, not in the least. Have I been in trouble in the past 11 years? NO. Do I still have those friends that i once knew? NO. Would I even put myself in a position to be in trouble with the law again? NO. Does my wife know my past ? You better believe it, and i was 100% up front and honest about those things once feelings were attached. Did I blame them on my friends? Nope, I did what i did and I accepted that the things i did were my fault because we are all in control of our own actions. So even though it may seem as if I am casting a stone at your Fiance, I am only trying to make you aware that you need to think it through as some one said. The fact that he is still very involved in things that could lead to more trouble for him is a sign that the thought of stopping those things has not entered his mind yet. People can change so what the one person said about people always being a thug is not true but it does take willingness to change that life.

Edited June 4, 2008 by Guest

[Krikit 1,165]

The criminal history of the petitioner does not make a difference, the only thing that could be a problem is the fact that he did not come forward about this when filing the I-129f, it could be seen as he was trying to bypass the immigration system. USCIS will not deny a case based on the criminal history of the petitioner unless there is something related to the Adam Walsh act, in which case there is a 99% chance you wont get a K1 visa. While I dont agree with a few things some people have said on here the one thing that should be taken in is think it through. If he is still on probation now that means that he did not change his ways after being in trouble the first time, even if those things that he says were his friends and did not know they were stolen , he is still being around fellow criminals. If you go to Jail for any amount of time and are a normal person it should have been enough of a wake up call to get away from that type of life. Since this seems to be a pattern you need to think if one day when you are here and he has to go to jal for a year or more, how will you take care of yourself? People can change, even criminals, but they need to decide to make that change, sometimes that is just not what happens. The whole it wasnt mine it was my friends thing is a clear sign to me that you are not being told the truth and he doesnt want to scare you away with his past or current life style. But this is not fair to you and is an act of being selfish. I am not saying dont love him or dont be with him but you need to have that talk with him about his life and his willingness to change it.

When i was 16 years old I too had problems with the law, and was charged and tried as an adult because my crimes were seen to be serious enough that they felt they needed to have these things on my record for the rest of my life, I have 6 felonies all related to trafficking controlled substances. Did this have an effect on my USCIS petition, not in the least. Have I been in trouble in the past 11 years? NO. Do I still have those friends that i once knew? NO. Would I even put myself in a position to be in trouble with the law again? NO. Does my wife know my past ? You better believe it, and i was 100% up front and honest about those things once feelings were attached. Did I blame them on my friends? Nope, I did what i did and I accepted that the things i did were my fault because we are all in control of our own actions. So even though it may seem as if I am casting a stone at your Fiance, I am only trying to make you aware that you need to think it through as some one said. The fact that he is still very involved in things that could lead to more trouble for him is a sign that the thought of stopping those things has not entered his mind yet. People can change so what the one person said about people always being a thug is not true but it does take willingness to change that life.

Very thoughtful and well said, 000. Thank you. And congratulations on turning your life around. You sound like a wonderful person.

[Staashi 371]

People can change so what the one person said about people always being a thug is not true but it does take willingness to change that life.

000 you are an example of a changed person...you did something bad, paid the price and are now a productive member of society. Whereas, this man seems to continuously do something criminal over and over again...that is a thug - without question.

[000 0]

I agree with you on that point, I only hope that in him caring for her maybe he can see a reason to change. Because at this point his life has not changed at all. There is hope for people, sometimes it does take what is called tough love, I hope that he is not so far beyond redemption but the fact remains that she will never know until she is here, its a big gamble and this is why I agree with you on she needs to think it through.

[Herolmounia 0]

Thanks for the advices i really apreciate that u all don't want me to marry someone who has bad past, because i never thought i would marry someone went to jail before,i am agree if he doesnt change his self it will be hell life between us. But we have met a year and 2 months now i know him & i know all his family, he changed totally after he got out from jail 2005, he has no bad friends now,he has only one friend by now and i do know him, he goes from work to home and from home to work, he doesnt go nowhere, he has good job now he is supervisor in a company, also we call each other all the time,he changed him self by turning to religion and reading and working....and now me lol!!

i don't blame him for what he did cuz it's past and we can not change it, we met and we love each other Very much we have dreams with each other it's so difficult to turn back now!!!!

i just wish this k1 visa will work now!! hopefully they ll answer us pretty soon inshallah!!

[Dakine 26]

You have to be careful!

I know of a sad case where the fiancee of the petitioner was arrested for drugs along with the petitioner at his house the day after her arriving in the US.

Filipina with no money . People said she didn't know anything about what was going on.

Never did hear what happened to her.

[000 0]

Well atleast now you know his criminal history will not cause USCIS to say no to the petition. I wish you the best of luck and a happy future together and I hope that he has changed his ways for your sake. Good luck.

[Herolmounia 0]

You have to be careful!

I know of a sad case where the fiancee of the petitioner was arrested for drugs along with the petitioner at his house the day after her arriving in the US.

Filipina with no money . People said she didn't know anything about what was going on.

Never did hear what happened to her.

thanks again but it's not my subject here i am asking what should we do if they deny us is there any other kind of petition that we can file or just send back I129F petition...?

my fiance is not drug dealer and he doesnt use drugs, he was going everyweek to see probation office and they were always testing him to see if he had drugs on his blood and never found that besides the probation officer is very nice with my fiance cuz he know he îs not doing troubles any more and now he go once a month just to state that he still working and give them copies of his pay stubs...anyway my baby changed and no fear from his past i trust him

[Herolmounia 0]

Well atleast now you know his criminal history will not cause USCIS to say no to the petition. I wish you the best of luck and a happy future together and I hope that he has changed his ways for your sake. Good luck.

thank uvery much 000 for the wishes i hope so,

But are u sure they won't deny the k1 visa for such reason??

they approved ur petition??

how long it took for u ?

[000 0]

The K1 petition asks for the petitioner to provide all information about their criminal history in writing on the form and certified police records obtained by submitting their finger prints to the state police so they can be sure they are giving certified records for the correct person. Do you know if this was done? The reason behind that is to make the fiance of the petitioner aware of the petitioners past. Also , how did you meet your fiance? Did you travel here to the united states? One of the requirements for a K1 visa is proof of meeting face to face in the past year, as we know your fiance is on probation so I hope it is that you came here for that face to face meeting as all people on probation must notify their probation officer that they are leaving the state or country(which is very difficult to get approved depending on what prison sentence is hanging over their head). His criminal past is not a problem unless he has something that applies to the Adam walsh act or a long history of violence, I have been told by one lawyer that he had a client that did have domestic abuse on his record and the worst that happened was the interviewing officer at the consulate pretty much was trying to scare the life out of his clients fiance by saying things like "this man is a woman abuser, do you want to end up beaten or dead?" but in the end the visa was granted because the woman did not care about his past. It is only their job to make you aware that you are heading into what could be a dangerous situation. My petition was approved in less than 3 days of being looked at, but I believe it was approved after only 2 hours of looking at it because I never got what is called a "touch" (it is when you look at your case status online and the "date last updated" changes). I was approved for an expedite and my petition was approved on the 3rd weekday following the expedite approval. So the fact that you are waiting 60 days after you gave them his criminal history reports seems as a bit on an alarm that something else could be wrong. But considering my criminal history I am pretty sure that his criminal history is not a problem unless there is more going on than you know or even that he may know.

[000 0]

On a side note about the original question you asked, what to do if the K1 visa is denied, you can always get married and start the k3 or CR1 visa process over again. Im not sure if I would come over here on a tourist visa to get married if the K1 is denied because they will see that your K1 was denied and then you came here on a tourist Visa to get married anyway. While I dont know for sure if that is a problem or not I am sure some one like Pushbrk could give you an answer about that. I think right now you are worried about the wrong thing, USCIS will not deny the petition based on the criminal record that you have said he has. If that is all there is then there is nothing to worry about except the fact that he did not put down that he had a criminal record, even though it says 3 or more convictions related to a controlled substance that did not arise from a single act it is always best to just be up front with any record that you have if you have ever been convicted of anything on that list. And again , if you have waited 60 days from when you sent in his police record and that was all they had asked for you need to start to think about what else could be causing this delay.