Visa K-1 (merged)

[nano 1]

Hello ,

 im foreign citizen and i m new here in this forum visajourney i would like to find some help about visa K-1 I have fiancé she live in usa and she wanna me i be with her and they onely i find it it's visa K-1 so i wanna to ask you if we can apply for this visa type but we not yet meet and she can come meet me here because she work hard in hotel management service

Edited November 10, 2017 by Penguin_ie

[Georgia16 2,858]

Hello,

 

There are two options 

 

The K-1 as you talk about and then the spouse visa where you are married before you file the petition.

 

However you HAVE to meet each other before filing the K-1 and the CR-1 (spouse visa) you have to be married and there fore also have met.

 

So you guys will have to find a way to meet up first.

[nano 1]

Hello ,

 im foreign citizen and i m new here in this forum visajourney i would like to find some help about visa K-1 I have fiancé she live in usa and she wanna me i be with her and they only way i find it it's visa K-1 so i wanna to ask you if we can apply for this visa type but we not yet meet and she can't come meet me here in algeria  because she work hard and she take charge of her kids  she is widow woman i knew her it's been while just 3 month ago  so it's that why she can't come here for meeting me  because she work in hotel management service so my question is 

have right to apply for this visa as i don't have meet her before and how can prouve the USCIS that what will do ?

thank you

[nano 1]

but i told her she can't because she is busy and me i got refusal visa before 

[John & Rose 7,239]

8 minutes ago, nano said:

Hello ,

 im foreign citizen and i m new here in this forum visajourney i would like to find some help about visa K-1 I have fiancé she live in usa and she wanna me i be with her and they onely i find it it's visa K-1 so i wanna to ask you if we can apply for this visa type but we not yet meet and she can come meet me here because she work hard in hotel management service

As Georgia16 says, you do have to meet.  They require meeting at least once within the last two years prior to filing the petition. 

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, nano said:

but i told her she can't because she is busy and me i got refusal visa before 

If you haven't met in person your K-1 will be denied.  

[John & Rose 7,239]

If you haven't met in person your K-1 will be denied.  You certainly can apply for the visa but meeting is a basic requirement.  If you don't meet the requirements the petition will be denied.  

 

The only exceptions are major illness or religious reasons for not meeting.  Either will have to be proved.

Edited November 10, 2017 by John & Rose

[nano 1]

Ok but how we can meet tell me

[RJandHamid 1,133]

Well you can apply for a tourist visa, but you will need to prove that you have strong ties to Algeria (having a stable job, owning property, ect) in order to be approved for it. 

Could you meet in a 3rd country? There are some Caribbean nations that allow Algerians to visit without needing a visa. Though the best option is to find a way for her to visit you in Algeria, especially if you plan on getting married later on. Family acceptance is fairly important in MENA countries. 

[geowrian 22,338]

I concur - try to meet in a third country. You will not get a K-1 visa since the I-129F requires meeting in person and showing proof of that meeting.

 

A work schedule, financial capability, family situation back home, etc. will not waive the requirement to meet first. Somebody's got to make a hard decision on how to proceed.

[nano 1]

thank you hamid
last year i got my   visitor visa refusal , i don't know why maybe as i was a student and not enough money for travel in usa .but now i got work and since april 2017 so i would like to apply this time my new visa visitor B1/B2 because my socio-professional it's change coz i m employe now .so how can i convince a consul i ll leave usa before my visa expired and how convince him i m going to usa for pleasure 
and nother way i have brother live in new york so what you think if i make in ds160 i ll go to see my brother but ill make hotel address not his home address 
and it's good idea if i add in ds 160 ill go to see my fiancé or not 
explian me i need help

[nano 1]

what you mean third country 

[Georgia16 2,858]

1 hour ago, nano said:

but i told her she can't because she is busy and me i got refusal visa before 

I got what you said but unfortunately there is no way around it. 

 

You will I'll have to meet prior to filing for any visa. 

 

You can maybe meet up in Mexico or Canada (I don't know about visa for you, you will have to look into that) but it does not have to be in the US or your country. 

[nano 1]

1 hour ago, Georgia16 said:

I got what you said but unfortunately there is no way around it. 

 

You will I'll have to meet prior to filing for any visa. 

 

You can maybe meet up in Mexico or Canada (I don't know about visa for you, you will have to look into that) but it does not have to be in the US or your country. 

what you think if me i reapplly a second time my visa b1/b2 and go meet her it that possible good idea and if consul ask me where im going ill tell him going meet my fiancé 

because last time m visa visitor was refused 

advice me 

[nano 1]

2 hours ago, RJandHamid said:

Well you can apply for a tourist visa, but you will need to prove that you have strong ties to Algeria (having a stable job, owning property, ect) in order to be approved for it. 

Could you meet in a 3rd country? There are some Caribbean nations that allow Algerians to visit without needing a visa. Though the best option is to find a way for her to visit you in Algeria, especially if you plan on getting married later on. Family acceptance is fairly important in MENA countries. 

thank you hamid
last year i got my   visitor visa refusal , i don't know why maybe as i was a student and not enough money for travel in usa .but now i got work and since april 2017 so i would like to apply this time my new visa visitor B1/B2 because my socio-professional it's change coz i m employe now .so how can i convince a consul i ll leave usa before my visa expired and how convince him i m going to usa for pleasure 
and nother way i have brother live in new york so what you think if i make in ds160 i ll go to see my brother but ill make hotel address not his home address 
and it's good idea if i add in ds 160 ill go to see my fiancé or not 
explian me i need help