Embassy interview

[JCL316 0]

I have been reading threads on this and almost every interview consists of the question: How many times has he visited you?

Now does that mean you are not very likely to get approved if it is only one or two times? Even with all the RFE's to prove your commitment to a relationship?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[JCL316 0]

Nobody has anything on this?

[maria teresa 0]

I have been reading threads on this and almost every interview consists of the question: How many times has he visited you?

Now does that mean you are not very likely to get approved if it is only one or two times? Even with all the RFE's to prove your commitment to a relationship?

Thanks in advance for the help.

I don't think it should be a problem as long as you have met in person in the last 2 years. If you read peoples timelines you will see that many have only met one time.

Edited March 17, 2009 by maria teresa

[payxibka 10,045]

lack of responses might be because this is a consulate type question and probably better in the consulate thread where there are more people with consulate experience... moving

[TBoneTX 45,304]

I have been reading threads on this and almost every interview consists of the question: How many times has he visited you?

Now does that mean you are not very likely to get approved if it is only one or two times? Even with all the RFE's to prove your commitment to a relationship?

It depends on the consulate, and it depends on the strength of your "evidence of relationship." Certainly, multiple visits help. My consulate (as though anyone would want to claim it) found fault that my visits were "only" about a week apiece (the obvious response of "duh -- people have JOBS" would not have registered with them), and they looked for any excuse to delay or deny. Other consulates are far more lenient. Prepare yourself by saving an assortment of evidence of your relationship. In answer to your first question, "it depends." Was the one visit for several weeks? And, what do you mean "even with all the RFEs to prove your commitment" -- consulates issue 221(g) papers, and only USCIS issues RFEs.

I don't think it should be a problem as long as you have met in person in the last 2 years. If you read peoples timelines you will see that many have only met one time.

The second sentence is not untrue; the first claim could definitely prove to be a problem. By the time the consular interview rolls around, few consulates would likely accept without question a lone visit that was toward the early end of the "must have met within two years" USCIS requirement for the I-129F to have been legitimately filed.

[JCL316 0]

What I mean by having all the RFE's is that I have all the documents such as airplane tickets, boarding passes, hotel receipt, phone records, emails showing that we are committed to each other and it is not a "fake" relationship.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

What I mean by having all the RFE's is that I have all the documents such as airplane tickets, boarding passes, hotel receipt, phone records, emails showing that we are committed to each other and it is not a "fake" relationship.

Aha -- you've apparently used "RFE" to mean "required as evidence" rather than the universally understood "REQUEST for evidence" (meaning that USCIS wants something that wasn't provided in the I-129F petition).

The answer to the question about few-vs.-multiple visits remains the same: it depends. Multiple visits will ALWAYS help and cannot hurt. Fewer visits may or may not hurt. It depends on the consulate's ultimate view of things, and on the strength of other evidence that you have, and also (sadly) on the mood of the interviewing CO that day.

[NArocks 13]

First Which Visa are you applying for? It helps a lot if you fill in your timeline

Second, Here is a link where it is embassy specific to people who have gone through Bogota for all types of Visas.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=175556

[JCL316 0]

We are going to go with the K1. I plan on being at the embassy interview, so I hope that will help, with all the other stuff I already have.

As far as timelines go, I have not even started the process yet. Just want to have everything covered if possible.

[NArocks 13]

Good Luck to you, as stated though that link has many many people who have done K-1 and can help answer any addtional question.