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Fiance and I became engaged while he was here on Tourist visa

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Sueack   0

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So, I just mailed in mine and my fiance's K1 petition today to Dallas Lockbox facility My fiance asked me to marry him this past August when he was here on a Tourist visa and while doing a one month medical internship at the hospital here in town. He is currently in Medical school. He returned back to Haiti in September in order to continue going to school. Now, I am freaking out wondering if we may get denied because he asked me when he was here doing his medical internship and on a tourist visa. He did not come here with the intent to ask me to marry him, only to do his internship. Things just sort of evolved into an engagement when he was here. Is this okay? At his POE he said he was here to do an internship. We really made a concentrated effort to do everything legally, which is why he returned to Haiti. Not sure why I thought of this until AFTER I mailed out I-129F. Any insight to this topic would be appreciated.

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lost_at_sea   995

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There's nothing to worry about. You haven't done anything wrong and you're doing the right thing now by filing the I-129f for K1 for him to return and marry and stay to AoS.

* I-130/CR-1 visa by Direct Consular Filing in London
3rd May 2013 - Married in London
7th May 2013 - I-130 filed
4th June 2013 - NOA2 (approved)
16th July 2013 - Interview (approved)
30th July 2013 - POE San Francisco
29th August 2013 - 2 year green card arrived

 

* How? Read my DCF London I-130 for CR1/IR1 Spouse Guide

* Removal of Conditions (RoC) via California Service Centre
1st May 2015 - 90 day RoC window opened
6th May 2015 - I-751 filed (delivered 8th May, cheque cashed 18th May)
7th August 2015 - Approved / GC production
27th August 2015 - 10 year green card arrived

* Naturalisation (Citizenship) via Phoenix Lockbox

* San Francisco Field Office:
1st May 2016 - N-400 window opened
20th August 2016 - N-400 filed
26th August 2016 - NOA1
13th September 2016 - Biometrics

12th January 2017 - Biometrics (again)
30th May 2017 - Interview (approved)
7th June 2017 - Oath

Ben&Zian Experienced

Ben&Zian   4,398

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I think you'll be fine honestly. It could be seen as a spontaneous proposal. Then he returned to Haiti in good faith, and you have applied for the K-1.

I think you should have no issues. In fact it looks good to me on this end honestly.

08/15/2014 : Met Online

06/30/2016 : I-129F Packet Sent

11/08/2016 : Interview - APPROVED!

11/23/2016 : POE - Dallas, Texas

From sending of I-129F petiton to POE - 146 days.

 

02/03/2017 - Married 

02/24/2017 - AOS packet sent

06/01/2017 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received in mail

12/06/2017 - I-485 Approved

12/14/2017 - Green Card Received in mail - No Interview

 

   

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Sueack   0

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Okay! That's such a relief. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. :) This whole process is so stressful and I have second guessed everything about this process along the way and trying to make sure we do everything correctly. Trying to have Happy thought and stay positive! :)

Okay! That's such a relief. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. :) This whole process is so stressful and I have second guessed everything about this process along the way and trying to make sure we do everything correctly. Trying to have Happy thought and stay positive! :)

Okay! That's such a relief. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. :) This whole process is so stressful and I have second guessed everything about this process along the way and trying to make sure we do everything correctly. Trying to have Happy thought and stay positive! :)

Okay! That's such a relief. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. :) This whole process is so stressful and I have second guessed everything about this process along the way and trying to make sure we do everything correctly. Trying to have Happy thought and stay positive! :)

Okay! That's such a relief. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. :) This whole process is so stressful and I have second guessed everything about this process along the way and trying to make sure we do everything correctly. Trying to have Happy thought and stay positive! :)

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Ben&Zian   4,398

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Good luck!!

08/15/2014 : Met Online

06/30/2016 : I-129F Packet Sent

11/08/2016 : Interview - APPROVED!

11/23/2016 : POE - Dallas, Texas

From sending of I-129F petiton to POE - 146 days.

 

02/03/2017 - Married 

02/24/2017 - AOS packet sent

06/01/2017 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received in mail

12/06/2017 - I-485 Approved

12/14/2017 - Green Card Received in mail - No Interview

 

   

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Sueack Contributor

Sueack   0

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I think you'll be fine honestly. It could be seen as a spontaneous proposal. Then he returned to Haiti in good faith, and you have applied for the K-1.

I think you should have no issues. In fact it looks good to me on this end honestly.

Thanks so much for your reply! Spontaneous proposal is exactly what it was. :)

There's nothing to worry about. You haven't done anything wrong and you're doing the right thing now by filing the I-129f for K1 for him to return and marry and stay to AoS.

Thank you for your reply! :)

mugumogu Collaborator

mugumogu   18

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I proposed to my wife a month after filing the K-1 petition. You can propose all you want. As long as you don't actually get married before it's approved then it doesn't matter.

K-1 Visa
04-29-2011: I-129F Sent
05-05-2011: I-129F NOA1
07-18-2011: I-129F NOA2
08-08-2011: NVC Received
08-09-2011: NVC Left
08-10-2011: Consulate Received
08-26-2011: Consulate mailed Packet 3 (invitation letter)
09-01-2011: Packet 3 (invitation letter) Received in US
09-10-2011: Packet 3 (invitation letter) Received in Mexico
09-22-2011: Interview: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-04-2011: DHL Waybill number appears in the afternoon
10-05-2011: Picked up visa from DHL office
11-08-2011: POE Houston, Texas
11-19-2011: Married!

AOS
12-06-2011: Applied for Social Security Number
12-08-2011: AOS package sent (I-485, I-765, I-131, and supporting docs)
12-12-2011: Received Social Security Number and card in the mail
12-20-2011: Received NOA1 for I-485, I-765, and I-131
01-06-2012: Completed ASC appointment
02-02-2012: Received appointment notice for AOS interview on March 1, 2012
03-01-2012: Green card interview: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-10-2012: Green card received

ROC

12-27-2013: I-751 Sent

01-02-2014: Received NOA1 for I-751

01-24-2014: Completed ASC appointment

04-01-2014: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (no interview)

CITIZENSHIP

11-14-2016: N-400 Sent

05-19-2017: Naturalization interview:  APPROVED!!!!!!!

06-28-2017: Citizenship ceremony

Limey Community Regular

Limey   551

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He did not come here with the intent to ask me to marry him, only to do his internship. Things just sort of evolved into an engagement when he was here. Is this okay?

You have nothing to worry about at all.

You can't come to the US on a tourist visa intending to get married. But there is no problem coming to the USA with the intention to get engaged, so even if he had intended doing that all along, its perfectly fine, so long as he had no intention to get married during the trip.

You filed for the k1, and he went home. You've done it all absolutely by the book.

--- k1 visa ---
Texas Service Center (Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here)
I-129F sent: 12 Aug 2014
I-129F NOA1: 15 Aug 2014
I-129F NOA2: 2 Mar 2015 (199 days from NOA1) **No RFEs!**
NVC Received: 19 Mar 2015
Case#, IIN, BIN assigned: 19 Mar 2015
NVC Left: 20 Mar 2015
Consultate Received: 23 Mar 2015
Package 3 Received: 26 Mar 2015
Medical: 10 Apr 2015
Packet 3 Sent: 10 Apr 2015
Packet 4 Received: 23 Apr 2015
Interview Date: 8 May 2015 (Approved!!!)
Visa Issued: 14 May 2015
Visa in Hand: 19 May 2015
Entry to USA: 5 Jun 2015
Married: 21 Jun 2015

---Adjustment of Status---
Sent I-485, I-131 and I-765: 7 Jul 2015
NOA1 for I-485, I-131 and I-765: 14 Jul 2015
Email notification that I-765 was approved: 12 Sep 2015
Email notification that I-131 was approved: 15 Sep 2015
Email notification that EAD/AP combo card was mailed: 15 Sep 2015
EAD and AP combo card received: 18 Sep 2015
Green Card Received: 3 Dec 2015 [ :)] Previous letter stated interview requirement was likely to be waived

 

---Removal of Conditions---
Sent I-751: 13 Oct 2017
NOA1 for I-751: 23 Oct 2017

Biometrics: 20 Nov 2017
Approved: 20 Dec 2018

Green Card Received: 2 Jan 2019

 

-- Citizenship --
Filed Online: 21 Feb 2020
NOA1 (Online): 22 Feb 2020
Biometrics: 10 Mar 2020

Interview: 29 Jul 2020 (Approved - Oath taken immediately due to covid19)

zilchfox Community Regular

zilchfox   296

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As all the others say, sounds good and is probably how many other K-1 journeys started as well!

03-19-2021: Officially an American Citizen 🇺🇸 Entire journey from initial K-1 Visa filing to Naturalization took 5 years, 8 days.

You can see my complete timeline by clicking here.

 

 
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