Filing a K1 Application without an Important Pre-Requisite

[SennaBrigante 92]

First of all, I'm not sure if I made the thread in the right section so please feel free to move it to where it should be.

Let me start off with a bit of a background (I'll keep it short ). My fiance and I met online through a message board over a year ago and we knew that we wanted to take our friendship to the next level. We have the same goals in life and we settled into our roles fairly easily. We Skype EVERYDAY for at least 4 hours per day on the weekdays and almost all day during the weekends. We have screenshots, parcels, letters and we're looking into opening a joint bank account though it's hard since we're in different countries.

I know that one of the most IMPORTANT requirements in filing a K1 visa application is that we should have met physically in the past two years upon sending the application. This is a problem for us because a) he's on probation and can't even leave the county, let alone the country to come visit me here and b) I have been denied a tourist visa two years ago (before we became a couple) and my chances for getting approved now is pretty slim.

My question is, can an exemption be applicable for our case given our situation? Should we still go ahead and apply now and take our chances? What are the odds of us getting approved?

I really had no previous intentions to migrate to the US because I'm quite content with my life here in the Philippines and I like to be near my family. But since he can't come here to settle down and get married, I'm the one who has to go there to be with him. We did plan that once he gets off probation that we will come back here and this is where we'll be living for better or worse since this is really where I want to raise kids and start a family and he's 100% on-board with that plan.

I'm not sure if I left out any details or not so if anyone needs more information in order to give advice, just ask and I will provide as much information as I can.

Thanks in advance!

[feli114 65]

Unfortunately they won't make an exception for your situation. I suggest you wait until his probation is over and let him come visit you. He can spend the time getting his documents together. And depending on the crime, he will need court documents from police and court. You have to meet in person within 2 years of filing for k1. Anything older than 2 years will not count. I wish you luck.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

How long is his probation? If he cannot leave the country for another 10+ years, then you may have a (very slim) chance of getting approved for a physical meeting waiver, especially if you try again for a tourist visa and are again denied. But if his probation is up within a few years, then I agree with the above, no chance.

[baron555 934]

My question is, can an exemption be applicable for our case given our situation?

No, you don't qualify for any of the exemptions.

Should we still go ahead and apply now and take our chances?

If you have money to burn, yes, if not, then no.

What are the odds of us getting approved?

99.9999% chance of denial.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

No.

If you file without meeting your case will be accepted for processing, they will cash your check, you will wait 6 months and then get an RFE for proof you have met in person. You cannot provide any but you will ask for a waiver. The waiver will be denied because probation is not even in the same galaxy as a valid reason and your petition will be denied some 8-10 months after filing and then you get to start over.

The chances of you getting approved without meeting in person are -0-