Appropriate proof of relationship

[Shellane845 0]

Hello!

 

I am starting my K-1 visa journey at the moment and starting to fill out the I-129F. My fiance is South Korean and I have been living in Korea for the last two years. We have known each other for a year and half and been in a relationship for maybe a year of that. We live in the same city maybe 5 miles from each other. As far as proof I only have pictures to send. We never emailed each other and didn't call as we could take a bus or taxi and be with each other within 20 minutes and I kept my US phone number when I moved here. What is the best proof I can provide? I've got pictures of us but it recommends I only send 5. Is that enough? We used a messenger service called Kakao talk and have talked to each other on it quite a bit. But that would be pages and pages and pages of messages to send. 

Any suggestions? I don't any taxi receipts or local bus receipts as they don't give them to you inner city. 

Thank you!!

Shellane

[JFH 12,190]

The only proof you need to send is that you have met in person at least once in the last two years. 

 

You can submit further evidence (this is not the same as proof) of your relationship being genuine so that this will be attached to your petition and sent to the embassy for the CO to review when making his decision. However, since you are living in the same city and see each other regularly and South Korea is not known for high fraud rates when it comes to visas (hence the country's inclusion in the VWP) you should not need much more than a few photos. Have you made any overnight trips together for which you may have boarding passes, hotel reservations, etc? Do you share any finances there? 

Edited August 27, 2017 by JFH

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14 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

Hello!

 

I am starting my K-1 visa journey at the moment and starting to fill out the I-129F. My fiance is South Korean and I have been living in Korea for the last two years. We have known each other for a year and half and been in a relationship for maybe a year of that. We live in the same city maybe 5 miles from each other. As far as proof I only have pictures to send. We never emailed each other and didn't call as we could take a bus or taxi and be with each other within 20 minutes and I kept my US phone number when I moved here. What is the best proof I can provide? I've got pictures of us but it recommends I only send 5. Is that enough? We used a messenger service called Kakao talk and have talked to each other on it quite a bit. But that would be pages and pages and pages of messages to send. 

Any suggestions? I don't any taxi receipts or local bus receipts as they don't give them to you inner city. 

Thank you!!

Shellane

Hi! I'm from manila. actually this is not my case. while waiting for my turn to be interviewed, the consul informed the applicant ahead from me that she can't approved her visa because her petitioner is not living in the united states. the consul asked if her fiancee pay taxes in the us or do his obligation to vote in the us during the election. The consul advised that her fiance should first go to united states and establish first prior reapplying for the petition. Maybe you should asked first if you can file for a petition even you are not in the us..

[Shellane845 0]

14 minutes ago, JFH said:

The only proof you need to send is that you have met in person at least once in the last two years. 

 

You can submit further evidence (this is not the same as proof) of your relationship being genuine so that this will be attached to your petition and sent to the embassy for the CO to review when making his decision. However, since you are living in the same city and see each other regularly and South Korea is not known for high fraud rates when it comes to visas (hence the country's inclusion in the VWP) you should not need much more than a few photos. Have you made any overnight trips together for which you may have boarding passes, hotel reservations, etc? Do you share any finances there? 

Thank you so much!

We have not taken many overnight trips as our vacations were always opposite. He is a student I work at a private after school academy. Recently we went up to Seoul to meet his parents but I bought the tickets online and never got a paper ticket. They don't email confirmation either here (good ole Korea). But I have the Air bnb confirmation if that would help. 

I will print the pictures and hope that will work. 

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43 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

Recently we went up to Seoul to meet his parents but I bought the tickets online and never got a paper ticket. They don't email confirmation either here (good ole Korea)

You would have had to show something to actually board though, right?  Print out the boarding pass/receipt of ticket purchase?

[Shellane845 0]

Just now, Going through said:

You would have had to show something to actually board though, right?  Print out the boarding pass/receipt of ticket purchase?

Oddly in Korea no. They do not check your boarding pass. If the seat is sold and there is a person in it they don't care who it is. They just walk through the train and count. 

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16 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

Oddly in Korea no. They do not check your boarding pass. If the seat is sold and there is a person in it they don't care who it is. They just walk through the train and count. 

I'm curious....when you purchased the ticket online, then, they sent no sort of receipt of payment at all?  Do you have any sort of credit card/bank statement showing the purchase transaction?

[Shellane845 0]

2 minutes ago, Going through said:

I'm curious....when you purchased the ticket online, then, they sent no sort of receipt of payment at all?  Do you have any sort of credit card/bank statement showing the purchase transaction?

I had my fiance purchase it on a Korean phone app for the train here but he used my card. I am not sure how the app stores the purchase history as it is only in Korean I could take a screen shot if he can pull up the purchase but it would be under his name not mine because he used his account and my bank card and it will be in Korean. He was already in Seoul and I met him. I can go the the bank and ask for my transaction history for the day we booked it but it will be in Korean and it will just be a list of purchases from that day I could highlight the train one and say this is the train ticket for that day if that would work. 

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29 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

I had my fiance purchase it on a Korean phone app for the train here but he used my card. I am not sure how the app stores the purchase history as it is only in Korean I could take a screen shot if he can pull up the purchase but it would be under his name not mine because he used his account and my bank card and it will be in Korean. He was already in Seoul and I met him. I can go the the bank and ask for my transaction history for the day we booked it but it will be in Korean and it will just be a list of purchases from that day I could highlight the train one and say this is the train ticket for that day if that would work. 

Well, it's better than nothing right?  That, along with the AirBnB confirmation...

[Shellane845 0]

4 minutes ago, Going through said:

Well, it's better than nothing right?  That, along with the AirBnB confirmation...

Sure I can do it. I'm not sure how they will translate it but that's ok along with the pictures it will hopefully be enough. Thank you!! 

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25 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

Sure I can do it. I'm not sure how they will translate it but that's ok along with the pictures it will hopefully be enough. Thank you!! 

반갑습니다~

    YOU will need to handle all translations for the USICS.  Make sure anything that you send in has been translated by a third party with a statement of their fluency in both languages, wet signature and dated.

 

 Good luck

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

4 hours ago, Shellane845 said:

Hello!

 

I am starting my K-1 visa journey at the moment and starting to fill out the I-129F. My fiance is South Korean and I have been living in Korea for the last two years. We have known each other for a year and half and been in a relationship for maybe a year of that. We live in the same city maybe 5 miles from each other. As far as proof I only have pictures to send. We never emailed each other and didn't call as we could take a bus or taxi and be with each other within 20 minutes and I kept my US phone number when I moved here. What is the best proof I can provide? I've got pictures of us but it recommends I only send 5. Is that enough? We used a messenger service called Kakao talk and have talked to each other on it quite a bit. But that would be pages and pages and pages of messages to send. 

Any suggestions? I don't any taxi receipts or local bus receipts as they don't give them to you inner city. 

Thank you!!

Shellane

Did you post any photos on social media? It would be a good idea to print a screenshot of a photo from there because the date is stamped on social media alot of the time. Also dinner recipes that have dates are also good to include. Just include as much as you can. And in regards to messaging they dont need everything but if you gave a few clips that were talking about visiting that may hopefully support your case?!. Good luck! 

[danie82 4]

I will be copying and pasting things from facebook/messenger into a word document to send.  Documenting when the relationship started, when we were engaged, etc...  Also if you discussed marriage or wedding plans on that texting app you used, copy and paste that as well.

[usmsbow 801]

Make a copy of your work visa and your residency card. Provide a couple pictures together. Since it will be clear that you lived in Korea, and he lives in Korea, I don't think they'll be that picky. 

 

 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

You can also print screenshots of some of your kakaotalk messages (like one or two per month seems reasonable).