Second K-1 Visa

[jdks 7]

My fiance and I have known each other for almost 30 years now. 18 years ago we were to be married and we started the K-1 visa process. I backed out and we did not follow through.  Fast forward to present time, 18 years later where we have now reconnected and we are now engaged again and have started the K-1 Visa process. We filed on July 12th. Will the fact that we filed this 18 years ago raise any red flags? Should we prepare for a longer wait? For anyone that has filed a K-1 more then once for the same person ran into problems where it was denied? Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated! 

[Coco8 1,042]

Why does it say you filed for an F-1 in your profile? 

 

If your fiance is from Canada, that is a low fraud country, so there will probably be questions at the interview stage but I doubt it will be denied. Prepare the show a lot of evidence at the interview. Maybe you should have got married and done a spousal visa instead because, first, you cannot get cold feet again, second, it is less likely to be denied; but if your fiance is Canadian I doubt this will be a problem.

[JFH 12,190]

Whilst this is unusual, it shouldn't be a problem per se. The only problem I could see is if the beneficiary has been recently divorced. It might be thought that this is just a "green card shuffle" (beneficiary divorces spouse from home country, quickly files K-1 with a new American partner, approved, moves to the USA, marries, adjusts, divorces and re-marries the original spouse and petitions for him/her). Is the beneficiary Canadian? If so, it shouldn't be a huge problem. 

Edited July 20, 2017 by JFH

[jdks 7]

15 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Why does it say you filed for an F-1 in your profile? 

 

If your fiance is from Canada, that is a low fraud country, so there will probably be questions at the interview stage but I doubt it will be denied. Prepare the show a lot of evidence at the interview. Maybe you should have got married and done a spousal visa instead because, first, you cannot get cold feet again, second, it is less likely to be denied; but if your fiance is Canadian I doubt this will be a problem.

Did not realize it said F-1. Fixed that, thanks! 

I am the beneficiary and Canadian, and will not be getting cold feet this time. Things were complicated 18 years ago, and all that is behind us now 

[jdks 7]

10 minutes ago, JFH said:

Whilst this is unusual, it shouldn't be a problem per se. The only problem I could see is if the beneficiary has been recently divorced. It might be thought that this is just a "green card shuffle" (beneficiary divorces spouse from home country, quickly files K-1 with a new American partner, approved, moves to the USA, marries, adjusts, divorces and re-marries the original spouse and petitions for him/her). Is the beneficiary Canadian? If so, it shouldn't be a huge problem. 

I am the beneficiary and Canadian. Never been married or divorce, and not a green card shuffle. We have known each other for the last 30 years and we had been through the first part before, but backed out before the NOA2 

 

[JFH 12,190]

Doesn't sound like it will be a problem then. 

[Coco8 1,042]

 

4 minutes ago, jdks said:

 backed out before the NOA2 

 

If you backed out at the start of the process, it is even less of a problem.

 

Just have an answer prepared for the interview in case they ask you about the previous K-1. From what I read on VJ, they like to do trick questions so they might even say "so this is the first time you have applied for a K-1". 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 20, 2017 by Coco8

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

the fact you maintained a relationship even initially failed for 18 years is perhaps helpful in proving a bonafide relationship