First Time K-1 Timer! Advice please!

[NicolaBolton87 161]

Hi all,

Me and my fiancé are applying for the K-1 visa as we got engaged last month He is an American citizen and I am in the UK.

I'm reading a lot on these forums about the section on the I-129F about where/how we met in person for the first time. I have completed this on the form but I am reading lots about people also attaching a separate statement of a more detailed overview of how they first met, how the relationship progressed, when they decided to get married etc.

This is generally a good idea or not required?

Myself and my fiancé met on Facebook, and I've read some things on here about stating that you met online and whether that's considered a good idea or not?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

 

[yuna628 9,752]

15 minutes ago, NicolaBolton87 said:

Hi all,

Me and my fiancé are applying for the K-1 visa as we got engaged last month He is an American citizen and I am in the UK.

I'm reading a lot on these forums about the section on the I-129F about where/how we met in person for the first time. I have completed this on the form but I am reading lots about people also attaching a separate statement of a more detailed overview of how they first met, how the relationship progressed, when they decided to get married etc.

This is generally a good idea or not required?

Myself and my fiancé met on Facebook, and I've read some things on here about stating that you met online and whether that's considered a good idea or not?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

 

In general, you are allowed to write as little or as much as you want about your relationship. Some people don't find that the lines provided for the question on the form, aren't enough, so they write a short statement (or more detailed one if the relationship is more lengthy or complex) on a letter. There is no good or bad idea here - my personal opinion is it certainly can't hurt and you can use it as a way to bolster the evidence you provide. We wrote a short paragraph which we felt was needed, because our relationship had progressed over a continuous 10 years by that time. We listed how met, how the relationship had progressed, and most recent meeting (which would match up with the dates on passport stamps, boarding passes etc). As far as admitting that you have met online on Facebook, well should there be a problem about that? You are being honest which is a requirement in all parts of this process - and it's the physical meeting that is the most important. It happens. I certainly met my fiancé online many years ago before social media ever really existed. The only thing they will want to know is if it's a dating or matchmaking or marriage broker website, which it is not obviously. In cases like those, where they have that question, the couple usually provides the TOS of that website to clarify.

 

[KeriAn 414]

@NicolaBolton87 Id say be very thorough with your application as to avoid any RFE's which would prolong your waiting time. Do a lot of reading on here, and you'll learn so much. It's going to help you through this process, plus you have a lot of support here with people who can relate to this process that tests you on all levels, #1 your patience. Good luck with your journey

[Stevephoto 230]

On 7/14/2017 at 4:35 AM, NicolaBolton87 said:

Myself and my fiancé met on Facebook, and I've read some things on here about stating that you met online and whether that's considered a good idea or not?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

 

Joan and I met on Facebook! I photographed her sister in law, she saw my name a few times, sent a friend request and the rest is history. Yes, I described how we met...no issues at all for us through the entire process (Joan is now a US Citizen)--edit--besides the waiting periods each step of the way. Facebook is not an online dating service, so I don't see an issue (also. many people do meet on dating websites. The key is that they cannot be marriage brokers. Facebook is neither, so again, should not be a problem). Look through the FB terms and conditions. There might be a clause stating that it is not a dating service if you think you need it. I think you will be fine. Good luck!

Edited July 15, 2017 by Stevephoto

[Peot 162]

Me and my fiance filled out an entire page-long document on how we met, and we got an RFE for "circumstances of meeting"! We figure this was because we were TOO detailed about it.

 

We then did a couple paragraphs on our RFE like

Quote

"We first met in person on January 1st, 2012 at a business convention in Orlando as we were both involved in the tech industry, and spent two weeks together. We conversed often through texts and facebook. We began our relationship in June of 2015 and vacationed together in London England for 3 weeks. He came to visit me for one month on October 10th through November 11th, 2016."

And so forth. Don't over-complicate it.

Though people tend to feel all romantic while filing the paperwork, the person at the USCIS has to read dozens of these each day. Frankly they're not going to care about when your first kiss is or when you first had butterflies in your stomach. They care about making sure you've met within the past 2 years, and that a relationship history exists (especially the circumstances for which you met each other despite the great distance).

 

If you have that covered, you should be fine.

 

Keep in mind that an RFE isn't necessarily a bad thing. It gives you an opportunity to provide more information, and if they think your statement wasn't enough for some reason, give them a novel to read. It only delays things a couple weeks usually either way.

 

 

Edited July 16, 2017 by Peot

[TransAtlanticLove 31]

I think honesty is always the best policy with this process. My fiance and I just applied (July 1) and we met online too. We just wrote a short letter explaining how we met up until we got engaged, it was only one page, and included it. We also got a statement from the site we met on saying it wasn't for arranged marriages and included their terms of service.