Need some advice....

[AL-MJD 144]

Just now, Jason81 said:

I do really appreciate both of your comments. Whew! I didn’t imagine that this entire process is so nerve wracking. We were at ease the past months after filing. But as days passes by i feel like i am being pricked one thorn after the other. 

We understand. I had the weirdest irony. I panicked about the NOA2 taking so long while my petitioner-fiancée was super chill. Now that we are approved, he is freaking out and I am chill when I'm the one having to attend an interview (for good reason though, I take serious things lightly all the time). 

 

This process does things to couples!

[Jason81 1]

8 minutes ago, misken said:

You seem prepared! It's out of your hands now, just gather more evidences as they show up and try not to worry  Good luck!

*Sigh of relief. Thank you very much for your help. Me and fiancée really appreciate it so much.

[Jason81 1]

7 minutes ago, AL-MJD said:

We understand. I had the weirdest irony. I panicked about the NOA2 taking so long while my petitioner-fiancée was super chill. Now that we are approved, he is freaking out and I am chill when I'm the one having to attend an interview (for good reason though, I take serious things lightly all the time). 

 

This process does things to couples!

That is so funny . And thank you for your understanding and for giving us your utmost advice. I know this too shall pass. We will make it. 🤞

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

31 minutes ago, AL-MJD said:

You have 3 approved K1 Visa cases from Philippines and you think it's simple already? Precisely how many K1 Visas do you think go through to Manila embassy? 10? 20? It's thousands per year.

 

Simple and getting easier as time passes. For the last two years they don't ask for I-134 for the most part on K1. Don't care about tax  returns, bank statements or letter form work,  and some CO have told people the I-134 was never really ever needed in the first place.

 

My first one was approved in 45 day back in 2008, my last K1 pushing 3 years ago was approved in 30 days, other people who were at California service center was getting approved in like 7 to 10 days.   Philippines has for a long time been the champion of K1 visa approvals. My interview in 2015 was about 4 or 5 questions and boom approved, the CO seemed to be more happy for us then we were, he appeared to be a very cool cat. I figured they would bring up my past K1 applications, not a word was mentioned by him.

 

From my research I would say in 2017 they did around 10,000 K1 visa interviews per year at USEM.  Most people line up at the gate at the US Embassy and fall in line before they let any one enter.  

[RichnMica 18]

2 hours ago, Jason81 said:

Good day fellow VJers. So new to this site and asking for your advice. 

 

I met a woman(now my fiancée) 11 months ago and I must say it was love at first sight. We met on christian dating for free. We always talk day and night til we became official as boyfriend and girlfriend on March 19 last year. We both of Christian Faith which really make me fall inlove with her more not to mention her good heart and wholebeing. We both fell in love with each other so fast. Til such time I decided to propose to her online on May last year and she said yes. We planned of coming back to her home country to make everything formal from her parents asking her hand to marry me and meet her friends and relatives as well since she works in hongkong. I went there Dec. 31, 2017 to January 6, 2018. Stayed there for 7 days and got everything done for all our I-129F petition. On January 12 I filed our paper in the USCIS. We are exchanging letters and gifts to each other before we met personally. I am so madly deeply inlove with this woman and so she is with me. 

 

My questions are:

 

*Would there be any issue of just meeting her only once for 7 days and file I-129F?

*Did i commit any red flag of asking her to marry me too early? 

*Is there any reason for the USCIS not to approve our petition?

 

Gotta find way to ease my anxiety. Thank you everyone for reading and advice/s

 

Regards,

not at all. I met my fiance in the last week of February 2017 and officially boyfriend and girlfriend in march 6, 2017. we first met in june 18 and got engaged in june 18,2017 the time we first met.  we filled august  for fiance visa. we just met once. and in february 17,2018 our cased was approved. Goodluck. as long as you two met within two years in filing fiance visa youre good to go and as long as you have bonafide relationshiip together so dont worry.

[Jason81 1]

1 hour ago, RichnMica said:

not at all. I met my fiance in the last week of February 2017 and officially boyfriend and girlfriend in march 6, 2017. we first met in june 18 and got engaged in june 18,2017 the time we first met.  we filled august  for fiance visa. we just met once. and in february 17,2018 our cased was approved. Goodluck. as long as you two met within two years in filing fiance visa youre good to go and as long as you have bonafide relationshiip together so dont worry.

Thank you so very much. Your K1 journey means a lot to us. I am also praying for our smooth sailing speedy process same as you guys. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

9 hours ago, AL-MJD said:

you should be fine.

 

but i do wanna add that noone can promise you a foolproof, definite approval. just get as much proof of ongoing relationship as possible.

 

it would be great if you could ask your close friends and families to write you affidavits of relationship, basically letters saying they are aware of relationship, are happy for you and if applicable, cannot wait to attend your wedding. she should have some from her side too.

 

good luck!

That is alittle to much right there. What I did is I did a collage of 6 photos per 8X10 page with 3 pages of photos. I did not do any other those letters because those people have nothing to do with my relationship at all. What happens to me and my fiancé is private.

[AL-MJD 144]

1 hour ago, cyberfx1024 said:

That is alittle to much right there. What I did is I did a collage of 6 photos per 8X10 page with 3 pages of photos. I did not do any other those letters because those people have nothing to do with my relationship at all. What happens to me and my fiancé is private.

Suggestions, suggestions. Again, people find themselves in irritating situations everywhere. I don't have affidavits of relationship either, though maybe I should, I don't know. 🤔 My immigrations story is also an irritating one lol.

[Jason81 1]

11 hours ago, RichnMica said:

not at all. I met my fiance in the last week of February 2017 and officially boyfriend and girlfriend in march 6, 2017. we first met in june 18 and got engaged in june 18,2017 the time we first met.  we filled august  for fiance visa. we just met once. and in february 17,2018 our cased was approved. Goodluck. as long as you two met within two years in filing fiance visa youre good to go and as long as you have bonafide relationshiip together so dont worry.

So what is the best answer to the question “Why did you meet your Fiancé only once?”

 

 Any idea?

[AnJ Co 1,676]

2 hours ago, Jason81 said:

So what is the best answer to the question “Why did you meet your Fiancé only once?”

 

 Any idea?

Example.... Hong Kong is so very far with work school and future financial goals and in this technology rich world we found it possible to maintain and further grow our relationship as we messaged multiple times a day on whatsapp, shared facebook posts many times a day, and video called each other twice a day everyday except on Sundays when we only video called once

[j&ana 380]

18 hours ago, Jason81 said:

Good day fellow VJers. So new to this site and asking for your advice. 

 

I met a woman(now my fiancée) 11 months ago and I must say it was love at first sight. We met on christian dating for free. We always talk day and night til we became official as boyfriend and girlfriend on March 19 last year. We both of Christian Faith which really make me fall inlove with her more not to mention her good heart and wholebeing. We both fell in love with each other so fast. Til such time I decided to propose to her online on May last year and she said yes. We planned of coming back to her home country to make everything formal from her parents asking her hand to marry me and meet her friends and relatives as well since she works in hongkong. I went there Dec. 31, 2017 to January 6, 2018. Stayed there for 7 days and got everything done for all our I-129F petition. On January 12 I filed our paper in the USCIS. We are exchanging letters and gifts to each other before we met personally. I am so madly deeply inlove with this woman and so she is with me. 

 

My questions are:

 

*Would there be any issue of just meeting her only once for 7 days and file I-129F?

*Did i commit any red flag of asking her to marry me too early? 

*Is there any reason for the USCIS not to approve our petition?

 

Gotta find way to ease my anxiety. Thank you everyone for reading and advice/s

 

Regards,

I do not think there will be a problem.  you mention that you met her march last year that is almost a whole year of getting to know each other and establishing a bona-fide relationship. Yes you have only met her once,  meeting in person regardless how long the visit was is required. However  Most important is the relationship. letters gifts, receipts , passport stamps of being there, pictures of you and her and families anything that will help USCIS see the relationship between you and your fiancée 

[Illiria 980]

17 hours ago, Jason81 said:

We included receipts of postages, letters, gifts, flowers, facebook posts, our conversations on the dating site where we meet, photos of me with my mom and dad holding the engagement ring, engagement photos, photos of us with her friends and family and western union receipt.

 In our I-129F we included also there a letter(recommendation) from our church pastor certfying our bonafide relationship.

Did you include copies of your boarding cards and stamps in your passport? This is the real evidence that you met in person within the two years preceding the I-129f petition filing.

 

Does your pastor know her/has spoken to her otherwise it is just an attestation of what you have told them.  

 

4 hours ago, Jason81 said:

So what is the best answer to the question “Why did you meet your Fiancé only once?”

 

Whatever your truth is, so that means the right answer is the reason you personally didn’t meet more than once not what someone on an immigration website says is the best thing to say. With immigration always go with the truth.

 

19 hours ago, Jason81 said:

My questions are:

 

*Would there be any issue of just meeting her only once for 7 days and file I-129F?

*Did i commit any red flag of asking her to marry me too early? 

*Is there any reason for the USCIS not to approve our petition?

For the Philippines you having been ‘together’ online 11 months is actually quite a long time and a visit of 7 days isn’t the shortest I’ve seen.

 

There are many reasons for USCIS to deny the visa but the petition part is only required to have met in person within the preceding two years and that he petitioner is a US citizen. 

[TBoneTX 46,310]

Duplicate threads (one in K-1 Process forum, other from K-1 Progress subforum) have been merged.  Please post just one thread on a topic.

[Lucy&Jason 808]

10 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Duplicate threads (one in K-1 Process forum, other from K-1 Progress subforum) have been merged.  Please post just one thread on a topic.

Sorry. He double posted it because he thought his post become invisible since he just signed up and posted right away. He tried to delete one of the 2 threads but he dont know how. I am his Fiancée.

Edited March 2, 2018 by ShyLucy
Mispelled.

[RichnMica 18]

8 hours ago, Jason81 said:

So what is the best answer to the question “Why did you meet your Fiancé only once?”

 

 Any idea?

the best answer is the truth and be honest. it is really okay to meet once.... there's no problem with that as long as you two met each other. 

17 hours ago, Jason81 said:

Thank you so very much. Your K1 journey means a lot to us. I am also praying for our smooth sailing speedy process same as you guys. 

its a long journey but always pray.. waiting for approval is so frustrating but worth it at the end.