RFE (Not Having Met Within Two Years)

[Alcheringa 39]

A distant cousin of my wife unwittingly filed a K-1 application without having met his fiancée within two years. It's been at least three since visiting, and he wasn't aware that this was the fundamental basis of the K-1.

In any case, he clearly cannot meet the stipulations of the RFE: provide evidence from that two year period prior to the submission (which they do not have), or meet the requirements of the hardship waiver, which clearly cannot be substantiated.

Would the best course of action be to withdraw the K-1, visit, and then submit a new one???

The RFE clearly asks for evidence from the previous time period, and I'm left to assume visiting now won't factor in to the current application.

Thanks, folks.

[sara..... 371]

very hard to get a k1 with out meeting with in two years........

if it was me i would pull it.....go visit then apply again with explanation of why he/she pulled the first petition

sara

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

Yes, withdraw the petition, go meet, take photos, then re-apply. An expensive mistake!

Ideally, visit once or twice more before the interview.

[pushbrk 13,166]

Yes, withdraw the petition, go meet, take photos, then re-apply. An expensive mistake!

Ideally, visit once or twice more before the interview.

Withdrawing the petition is OK but he'll soon get a denial notice that serves the same purpose. Yes, go meet and then re-apply. Surely taking photos would be something anybody would do but focus on actual primary evidence of the meeting. It's explained in his RFE but passport stamps and boarding passes are usually the best evidence of meeting. Photos are good secondary evidence of meeting and do provide some evidence of a genuine relationship.