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I (beneficiary) was previously in the US for school (certificate programs, then graduate school), as well as the OPT work program.
I am now back in my home country (around 5 months now) and my fiance, the US citizen/petitioner, and I are working on the K1 visa

Our entire relationship of 2 years had been built while I was in the US, so most of our trips/photos/celebrations are from our time there. We've only travelled outside US (Canada) once.
For proof of meeting in person within the last 2 years, I have all the copies of our trips / plane tickets to different cities / photos with his family + friends.

1) My question is, do I / SHOULD I .. include in the packet, the passport stamp where it shows I was admitted into the US? It is kind of obvious that I was in the US as they have all that information on their end, plus, most of our dating timeline (with photos / plane tickets / hotels / celebrations) happened in the US landmarks, cities and states. Would it be overkill to include?   

2) My second comment: does anyone have any tips for a smooth K1 visa process for couples that started dating/fell in love in the US? I don't know if I am overthinking this visa journey but I see it going either way! I feel like I either have more to prove (especially for someone who had been studying on an F1 visa)...  or hopefully, less to prove (shows that I had been there legally + our relationship is genuine as we were pretty much attached at the hip :) ) 

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I met my husband while I was in the US. I didn't include any stamp on passport or anything, as I believed the USCIS could easy access to those info if they need to. I only attached a couple pictures of us in the US. No picture else where as we never travel abroad together. I passed all the process without having any problem. Just a bit of a long talk at the US embassy in my home country about how we met but everything went well.

My K1 visa journey △ ( My process took 90 days until the interview )

14 August 2015 : Mailed I-129F through USPS express service

02 September 2015 : Received NOA1 hard copy by mail.

05 October 2015 : Case number was assigned.

20 October 2015 : Packet 3 arrived in my hand.

03 November 2015 : Got Packet 4 e-mail from Bangkok embassy about the interview date.

18 November 2015 : Visa interview and it was approved!

20 November 2015 : Got documents and a passport with K1 Visa back in my hands

 

My AOS Journey △ 

11 July 2016 : Sent AOS+AP+EAD package

12 July 2016 : NOA1 for AP and EAD  / 14 July 2016 : NOA1 for AOS

26 July 2016 : Got Biometric letter

09 Aug 2016 : Biometric appointment

21 Sep 2016 : EAD New card is being produced

07 Oct 2016 : AOS case was approved. Without interview!!

13 Oct 2016 : card was mailed to me

 

My I-751 - Removing conditions Journey

20 Sep 2018 : Sent package to USCIS in Arizona

25 Oct 2018 : Got paper NOA , Notice date 20 October 2018

21 June 2019 : Received Biometric appointment

25 June 2019 : Biometric

6 August 2019 : Case was approved!

 

My I-751 - Removing conditions Journey

1 DEC 2019 : Applied online

7 DEC 2019 : Biometric appointment letter

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Guatemala
Timeline
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1)I did not include the passport stamp, but I did include many pictures of our time together in the US, and then when he visited me outside the US

2) I was on an F1 visa, OPT as well. I was super scared too, but it was very smooth as long as you write up your story and show pictures showing you guys are truly in love.

K1 Visa

I-129F Sent: 2015-11-12 I-129F NOA1 notice: 2015-11-18 I-129F NOA2 approval: 2015-12-21 I-129F NOA2 hardcopy: 2015-12-27

NVC case number-hard copy arrived: 2016-1-21 Case arrived at GUA embassy: 2016-1-19 Packet 3 Email Recceived: 2016-1-27

Medical: 2016-2-3

Interview: 2016-2-26 Approved!

Visa in hand: 2016-3-3

POE: 2016-3-23

Married: 2016-3-25 (L)

AOS

AOS filed and delivered: 2016-4-18

Check cashed by USCIS: 2016-5-4

Text notification received: 2016-5-5

NOA arrived in mail for AOS, EAD, AP: 2016-5-7

Biometrics Appointment: 2016-5-24

Service request created by me since we have not heard anything about EAD: 2016-7-12

Status changed to EAD card being produced: 2016-7-21

Received EAD Card and AP in mail: 2016-7-28

Interview for Green card -  Approved: 2016-9-15

Received Green card: 2016-10-9

Done and in love (L)

 
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