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memberk1   1

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I don't think you will have to many issues but why don't you get to know this girl a little more before you decide to get married and spend the rest of your lives together. How well do you really know her after only 2 months?

Yes. That is why I am excited to go and visit her for 3 weeks maybe more if Immigration lets me.

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Like another poster adviced you, take the time to get to know that girl better and then if all seems fine then take the next step. One step at the time. In my case I knew my fiance (now husband) for 2 years and he visited me 3 times and in the 3rd visit we got engaged. Now I thank God we knew each other quite well before we got into the K1 process... Make sure you know her and her family and well before you get into this journey of K1. Enjoy your trip to her country and learn her culture.

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PS: Take as many pictures possible in your trip and save any proof of visiting her, etc.

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To sound like another crow in the corn field, definitely get to know her first and her culture. Things will always be different then we think/imagine, especially when we are finally living together. The more you understand about her, her culture, and the same for her too, the better of a decision both of you can make. This trip is definitely a great idea, and the longer you can stay the better. Though remember you two will be in "honeymoon" phase while together so while it will give you an idea it still will be an incomplete picture. Go, enjoy yourself, and the experience. Hope it's a great trip for you, and as everyone has already said take plenty of photos. Save any receipts for things you might to do together, or tickets. Also technically you do not need to physically meet each other to file a K1, but then you must prove within religious or with very strong evidence the reason why. However, it's definitely always best to meet each other face to face, as much and as often as possible or it's like shooting darts in a dark room.

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Yes. That is why I am excited to go and visit her for 3 weeks maybe more if Immigration lets me.

Getting your visa extended past 21 days will be really easy. You can probably get it taken care of at the airport, if I remember correctly.

ETA: As others have said, take pictures of you and your fiancee together. And keep receipts. You'll want these later.

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Ebunoluwa   6,136

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Isn't the requirement just to have met in person at least once?

Yes, for the the USCIS petition. However... a quick engagement or marriage after having met only recently is one of several fraud indicators for the embassy phase.

Some consular officers like to see a well established time length and frequency of visits or they are not going to approve the visa.

it is often embassy specific and even varies from one CO to another at the same embassy.

Discretion of CO=their personal opinion.

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I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

nitrous_guy Enthusiast

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Yes, for the the USCIS petition. However... a quick engagement or marriage after having met only recently is one of several fraud indicators for the embassy phase.

Some consular officers like to see a well established time length and frequency of visits or they are not going to approve the visa.

it is often embassy specific and even varies from one CO to another at the same embassy.

Discretion of CO=their personal opinion.

That's a first I am hearing :/

It might be the case for the high risk countries I assume ??

Cant someone fall in love after meeting one another for the first time?

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That's a first I am hearing :/

It might be the case for the high risk countries I assume ??

Cant someone fall in love after meeting one another for the first time?

It depends a lot on the country, but there are people who go online in certain countries who do their best to convince unsuspecting Americans to marry them, as soon as possible. They then go to the U.S. and either get married or use various domestic violence laws to get green cards. They take the U.S. citizen for all they can, divorce, then find another person.

If two people know each other for a very long time, and spend a lot of time in person, the chances of someone being duped are a lot lower, I would think.

What would Xenu do?

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nitrous_guy   23

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It depends a lot on the country, but there are people who go online in certain countries who do their best to convince unsuspecting Americans to marry them, as soon as possible. They then go to the U.S. and either get married or use various domestic violence laws to get green cards. They take the U.S. citizen for all they can, divorce, then find another person.

If two people know each other for a very long time, and spend a lot of time in person, the chances of someone being duped are a lot lower, I would think.

Yes true, but once again, I would think that would be a case for someone coming from a high risk country.

Why would anyone coming from a low risk country, leave their country to get a green card, when they can enter USA without a visa :/

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duraaraa   203

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Yes true, but once again, I would think that would be a case for someone coming from a high risk country.

Why would anyone coming from a low risk country, leave their country to get a green card, when they can enter USA without a visa :/

The original poster's fiancee is in the Philippines, which would be a country from which people can't enter the USA easily.

Applications for people from low-risk countries go a lot more smoothly. They barely require any evidence, and are routinely approved.

What would Xenu do?

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Ebunoluwa   6,136

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Yes true, but once again, I would think that would be a case for someone coming from a high risk country.

Why would anyone coming from a low risk country, leave their country to get a green card, when they can enter USA without a visa :/

Yes, it is mostly from high fraud countries though it can happen with low risk countries if a combo of other red flags exist. If someone is originally

from a high risk country but currently in a low risk country (students etc...) trying to immigrate it can also be viewed as an up-the-ladder- country -hopper.

Spoiler

 

I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

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*** One post has been split off into a new topic in the K-1 Process forum. This remaining thread essentially duplicates many others and is being closed because of its advancing age. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

 
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