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YeiyNaty Rookie

YeiyNaty   0

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Hi Everyone

 

I have a question about number 53-54 part 2 "Have you and your fiancée met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition" Will the application be denied if the in person meeting is a few month before the two years? If someone met on December 15, 2015, will the application be denied until a full two years have passed?

 

Any ideas please advise.

 

Thank you!!! 

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EG&XY   144

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You have the requirement backwards. The requirement is that you HAVE met at least one time within the 2 years before filing. Therefore, meeting on December 15, 2015 would still be fine until December 15, 2017. If you waited until after December 15, 2017 then they would deny your petition because you don't meet the requirement to meet within the past 2 years.

 

Make sure that you are clear on all of the steps and processes both for obtaining the K-1 and everything that comes after that (AOS, ROC, etc.) before you get started. This is not an easy or quick process and you need to make sure you understand it properly before you get started.

Relationship:     First met 2015, Married since Oct 2016

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2015 Apr - First met and started chatting online (he was in the US on a J-1 visa)

2015 Sep - J-1 visa expires (2 year home stay requirement)

2016 Feb - First trip to China (10 days): met friends and family, celebrated Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), lots of sightseeing (including seeing pandas), and lots of food

2016 Feb 06 - Purchase matching jade necklaces to mark engagement

2016 Jun/Jul - Second trip to China (10 days): lots more sightseeing, food, and time with friends/family

2016 Sep/Oct - Third trip to China (10 days) this time with my parents so that my parents could meet him and his mom, along with lots of sightseeing and food (i'm sure you've picked up on a trend by now :D)

2016 Oct - At the end of the time in China my parents, myself, and Xuan all traveled to Canada (7 days) so that we could get married, but unfortunately his mom couldn't come along with us.

2016 Oct 08 - Wedding day on top of Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, and it had just snowed the night before. (L)(L)

2017 Jan - Fourth trip to China (7 days), you guessed it: food, family, friends, spring festival, ...


The CR-1 Process:    NOA1 - PD 27 Dec 2016 (TSC)

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2016 Dec 21 - Sent I-130 packet (along with G-1145 for e-notification) by USPS priority mail express (1-day), but missed the pick-up so it won't actually leave till the next day

2016 Dec 23 - Delivery confirmed by USPS

2017 Jan 03 - Payment drawn from bank account

2017 Jan 04 - Text and email confirming USCIS receipt of petition, assignment to Texas Service Center for processing and SRC case number

2017 Jan 09 - Received I-797c notice of action by mail (NOA1) with assigned priority date of 27 Dec 2016

2017 ??? ......... just waiting patiently for NOA2 (hopefully by April/May if they ever stop transferring cases from Nebraska)

 

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KULtoATL   1,551

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You have to meet within the two years preceeding the submission date. December 15, 2015 is still well within the timeframe if you're filing soon.

For my I-129F, K-1, AOS, EAD, AP and ROC detailed timelines, please refer to my timeline page :)

ROC filed on December 1, 2020, assigned to SRC, approved within 106 days on February 18, 2021.

My sincerest gratitude to all VJers, especially the late geowrian.

 

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YeiyNaty   0

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26 minutes ago, EG&XY said:

You have the requirement backwards. The requirement is that you HAVE met at least one time within the 2 years before filing. Therefore, meeting on December 15, 2015 would still be fine until December 15, 2017. If you waited until after December 15, 2017 then they would deny your petition because you don't meet the requirement to meet within the past 2 years.

 

Make sure that you are clear on all of the steps and processes both for obtaining the K-1 and everything that comes after that (AOS, ROC, etc.) before you get started. This is not an easy or quick process and you need to make sure you understand it properly before you get started.

I got that and thank you so much for your clarification.

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