K1 recommendations to marry US citizen woman

[drosillo 0]

Hello, everyone.

I'm from Colombia, I'm engaged with a Colombian/American woman and we have a 3+ years relation.

I'm writing because I've read about people saying that the visa could be denied because the foreign citizen (me, in this case) doesn't have strong ties that bind him to his native country and I'd like to know more about the subject.

A little about me:

I'm 24, I have a full time job and a bank account. I'm a professional, I graduated from a university at the beginning of 2015 and my job gives me a very decent pay.

A little about her:

She's 25, she lives in Wisconsin, she works as a CNA and has also a very decent pay. She's from Colombia, her mother is American and that allowed her to go to the U.S. and live there.

A little about us:

We met in Cali at the time I was in university, she decided to leave to the US and we kept our relationship going despite the distance, I visited her in winter 2013, she came in October 2014, I went again by the end of spring in 2015 and proposed to her. We want to get married and we both want me to go live in the US.

We want to file a K1 visa since that's the fiancé visa, but there are a couple of things I want to clarify before we start the process, those are the issues I mentioned at the beginning of the post.

So, I'd like to ask people that have experience in this matter or that have gone through this procedure about it, is having a full time job and a bank account considered strong ties?

Thank you all for your answers.

[Boo&Mica 157]

Hello, everyone.

I'm from Colombia, I'm engaged with a Colombian/American woman and we have a 3+ years relation.

I'm writing because I've read about people saying that the visa could be denied because the foreign citizen (me, in this case) doesn't have strong ties that bind him to his native country and I'd like to know more about the subject.

A little about me:

I'm 24, I have a full time job and a bank account. I'm a professional, I graduated from a university at the beginning of 2015 and my job gives me a very decent pay.

A little about her:

She's 25, she lives in Wisconsin, she works as a CNA and has also a very decent pay. She's from Colombia, her mother is American and that allowed her to go to the U.S. and live there.

A little about us:

We met in Cali at the time I was in university, she decided to leave to the US and we kept our relationship going despite the distance, I visited her in winter 2013, she came in October 2014, I went again by the end of spring in 2015 and proposed to her. We want to get married and we both want me to go live in the US.

We want to file a K1 visa since that's the fiancé visa, but there are a couple of things I want to clarify before we start the process, those are the issues I mentioned at the beginning of the post.

So, I'd like to ask people that have experience in this matter or that have gone through this procedure about it, is having a full time job and a bank account considered strong ties?

Thank you all for your answers.

For the K-1 Visa no one will gonna ask you about ,,strong ties'' because it's considered a visa for emigration . Strong ties are helping when you are applying for a non-emigrant visa (like tourist, business visa and so on).

Much luck in your journey !

[LionessDeon 2,060]

None of what you explained is going to cause a problem with a K1 visa petition or application.

Please review the guides for more information.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

Good Luck!

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

Strong ties don't matter with the K1, I would say it works in reverse since with a K1 your submitting an intent to marry and migrate to the USA.

[kris&me 572]

Strong ties are for tourist visit to make sure you return home

K 1 you would be staying in the US

[drosillo 0]

Thank you all for your responses, you helped me clear my doubts.

[TBoneTX 45,291]

Good luck as you proceed.

[drosillo 0]

I have another question. The DOS webpage says this is a nonimmigrant visa: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html

So, if everything goes fine and I have my visa approved, is there a chance I could get my entry denied for purchasing a one way ticket because, technically, this is a nonimmigrant visa?

Thank you all.

[TBoneTX 45,291]

The K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. This is why they are processed in the Immigrant Visa Units at the consulates and embassies. The advice that you've received above is all correct. Therefore, you need not worry about anything except fulfilling the USCIS requirements (for the I-129F petition, now) and showing the Bogota consular officer that you and your prometida have a bona fide relationship (for the visa application & interview, later).