How many times have you visited your fiance?

[khoamythovn 1]

3 trips total. 1st trip met first time in person. 2nd trip engagement ceremony. 3rd trip wedding(no papers signed). The 3rd trip was while the K1 visa is pending. As you can see the K1 visa is so long of a process you can actually have 1 - 2 trips even after you filed the petition. Just make sure to have updated passport stamps, stubs for the interview plus even more photos and evidence.

[Crazyaboutyou 0]

How many times have you visited your fiance?

Have any of you visited just once and gotten approved?

Just curious! Thanks

I would recommend you visit as many tnmes as you can before the interview.

[DBAFra 1]

Although the requirement is only once in 2 years, the more often the better. During our interview the interviewer focused on us knowing each other since 2008, but I finally only visited her so long after in Australia last year. So my advice is to visit her as often as your resources will allow you.

[BlueBonnet 84]

Before we ever met, we had chatted online for about a year and a half. The first time we met in person, he flew to me. I visited him 5 more times after that. 1 of my visits was while the K1 application was in process.

[wissnan4ever 10]

4 times in a 10 month span. July was and praying to be my last visit because it's a set back financial every time I come back from a trip although its all worth it now is the time that I need to be staying put and prepare for I will be moving closer to my job and just saving up money in general for his AOS and any other unforseen life event that can happen after he gets it here. Also I will be going back so we can ride the plane together for his POE

[momoaz 1]

yes once in 2 years should be ok. I have seen mine in the PH two times in 6 months and will go again in about 7 weeks.

[Robert&Karen 264]

She was in the US once, I was in the UK five times.

[cutek1320 0]

We met last year in April 2010 while I was in the UK for three weeks on vacation. He visited me two times after that and I've been to the UK an additional four times after that and will be going again to FINALLY see him in just 2 more days!!! The visits help with this LOOOONGGGG wait time. Thanks VSC for teaching me true patience.

Of course, hopefully this will be enough... I plan on going back just one more time possibly for the Interview and to bring my souvenier finally home permanently with me

[san diego 407]

We met 8 times in person, including 3 months living together in Mexico before K1 was approved

[Austramerican 83]

I visited him once in Adelaide Australia (the first time we ever met) and then he came to live with me for a year on the J1 visa, but when he has to go back while the K1 is processing I'll probably try to go visit him again in Australia to meet his brothers, aunts, uncles and grandparents I've already met his parents when I went to visit him before and they actually came this year to visit and meet my parents for Memorial Day

[msheesha 548]

I agree with the people who suggest asking the question in the MENA regional forum. Casablanca is a difficult consulate. Many people are denied, even with multiple visits, especially on a K1.

[BSquared 9]

I've been to america once, hes been to new zealand twice (all in the last year) = interview in 15days

Ben & I are the opposite. He came to the US twice (Oct & Dec) & I went to NZ earlier this year. (I'm going back in November.) You'll have to update the consulate page then - hasn't been for almost a year. Hope it goes well!

Edited August 10, 2011 by BSquared

[Jimbo_in_GA 17]

Ok, now I am starting to worry and actually get a little torqued off here. Everybody can't afford to just take off on a trip overseas whenever they fancy one. I make enough money to make a living for me and my future wife but multiple trips overseas are NOT a reality for me. I am just able to cover the fee's and the plane ticket to get my fiancee here, but no way can I afford to take unpaid leave (I burned all my paid vaca days my last trip to Manila)and buy the ticket plus fianance the trip while I'm there AND take care of the rest of the K-1 process (post NOA2) Is this thread telling me that if you aren't well off enough to make multiple trips overseas whenever you want that you are not fit to be approved for a K-1 VISA? I've been on a high the past cpl of days cause of my I-129F being approved, but after reading this thread I'm feeling disillusioned and worried. Never anywhere in any document that I have read have I seen anything stating that you have to make multiple visits to your fiance to get approved for a K-1 visa.

[mer&damby308 0]

My husband is from Egypt.....I went their twice on vacation and then the third time I actually lived there for 2 months with him....I know its tougher for people from the Middle East/Arab nations but I do believe once is enough!

[Robert&Karen 264]

Jimbo, I can see from the bios of folks here that I'm an old guy at 48, even though my fiance makes me feel 17. I have a solid career, racked up tons of frequent flyer miles for work, and can budget the money to go visit. When you are young you have plenty of time and not enough money. When you get older you have plenty of money and not enough time!

Do not expect limited visits to count against you. I even had a customs agent ask men on a returning trip me how I could afford to travel so much. Watch Kayak and Priceline for cheap plane flights, plan your visit to coincide with holidays (I stretched two 3-day weekends into 9 days off straight), and cut back on other expenses at home.