Meet in person only one time

[Lucy&Jason 807]

5 hours ago, NikaMo said:

It's a requirement to apply K-1 to meet at least once within last 2 years. For most countries its fine. For tough embassies, it's a problem. Specially Cambodia. I experienced a lot of denials over the years on this issue only at this embassy. Didn't matter how much evidence you have or how many times you visited after applying. I was inside interview room witnessed many interviews on few different occasions. It's the 3rd or 4th question they ask how many times you visited before deciding getting engaged. If answer is one then they stop right there. Keep asking questions regarding this matter. They make jokes, laugh around themselves, intimidate you. Keep ask you how can you decide to spend rest of your life with a person in a short notice when you just met? I witnessed again and again this same situations. I saw they kept asking this same questions for 20 minutes or more not going to any other questions and finally denying visa. I had 3 visit by my wife's K-1 interview back in 2011. We also travelled few countries internationally together. I had overwhelming evidence of relationships you can think of. They didn't focus on that question on us. Actually they didn't focus on anything that cause any alert about us. Interviewer was joking and laughing looking at our pictures in Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh. He even joked with my wife how her parent in law in a different country. If they liked her or not. She visited my parents in another country. Anyway when I thought its done deal she passed, he said at the end he can't approve her visa. Wouldn't even give a reason. Just give a generic reason that based on his observation he can't approve(I guess profiling on our different ethnicity) and USCIS would get back to us. So this embassy actually I think pre approve who to give visa even before interview. Those days 9 out of 10 K-1 they used to deny. I didn't know that until we were denied. I never thought we would be denied because we were real. Anyway after denials and heartbroken, I regrouped, did extensive research, made many visits, communicated with many people, witnessed many interviews, got married and brought everything but kitchen sink to next interview in 2013 and approved with flying colors with an apology from Interviewer for denying us first time. I think embassy got little  easiar these days but it still one of the toughest for specially K-1 even CR-1/IR-1. You already applied and nothing you can do now. Just get everything you can do. Try to attend interview and get ready to face this specific question. This embassy doesn't even look at your chat logs or communication logs. They focus on actual visits. More visits more better.  

Well said on this matter. The approval rate really depends on the beneficiary’s foreign Consulate. It’s not a guarantee how many times you met because they were even others who met 5times but still denied because the CO find the relationship hasn’t established yet.

 

Therefore I must say one’s visa journey depends on every CO who will going to handle the petition/case.

Edited March 12, 2018 by ShyLucy

[MRika 0]

6 hours ago, NikaMo said:

If you have any specific questions, I would be happy to answer.

Thank u for your detail explanation. Does this mean he travel me or not after applying have no effect? Could u give me any specific questions does they ask u at that time they denied your visa? 

[NikaMo 39]

CO let me stand with my wife the whole time on our first interview (K-1). He asked me almost every questions. Not a single question raised any concerns or alerts. I thought it was a great successful interview. But I was wrong at the end. That’s why I am convinced it was already decided even before interview. As far as visits, it was my 3rd visit during interview. Though we did get engaged after first visit and I petitioned her. I also spent 4 whole days inside embassy on different occasions during my 3 and half year visa journey. Everyone can see and hear every interview. I witnessed countless interviews and that’s what I observed. Filing after first visit that’s what they focus on most at this embassy. Again, this is not what I think or just an opinion. It is the fact I experienced and witnessed myself again and again. I saw they were grilling a lady for 30 minutes just this same question again and again. How can you engage with a person you just met like a week? She was trying to explain they know each other for months but he just came to engage and then visited again later on. They don’t even listen to any of that. CO and others inside the glass laugh and make fun of this kind of situation and make petitioner nervous and scared.

[ThomasNC1988 762]

Lol somebody said take a phone bill. Is anybody actually paying to call internationally when there are about 100 apps that let you do it for free?

[Lucy&Jason 807]

25 minutes ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

Lol somebody said take a phone bill. Is anybody actually paying to call internationally when there are about 100 apps that let you do it for free?

I bet calling(long distance call)your fiancé’e on a special occasion wont hurt your pocket anyway. I think it’s more of an effort part that the Consul will likely to look at. 

[JoBri 548]

Met once in Philippines and got married same visit in Philippines. No problems for us all the way through. That was 10 years ago though. 

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

My fiance and I just meet once before we filed our petition. Now we are waiting for our visa. We got approved last Thursday! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[NikaMo 39]

19 minutes ago, Perfect two 💑 said:

My fiance and I just meet once before we filed our petition. Now we are waiting for our visa. We got approved last Thursday! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Malaysia is not on a high fraud visa list. Every country is difference. Cambodia, Ghana, Nigeria on top of the list on K-1 visa denials. Specially with one visit. It doesn't mean everyone gets denied there either. But denial rate is very high on those countries.

[NikaMo 39]

39 minutes ago, JoBri said:

Met once in Philippines and got married same visit in Philippines. No problems for us all the way through. That was 10 years ago though. 

Every country is different. Phillipine is one of the easier embassy to get approved. Even in high visa fraud countries not everyone gets denied. All these years I am following visa journey website, Philippine  has one of the the best approval rate among all embassies. Cambodia is a different story among with few others such as Ghana, Nigeria and few others.

[Lucy&Jason 807]

33 minutes ago, Perfect two 💑 said:

My fiance and I just meet once before we filed our petition. Now we are waiting for our visa. We got approved last Thursday! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Congratulations on your approval.... Love wins..

[JoBri 548]

13 hours ago, NikaMo said:

Every country is different. Phillipine is one of the easier embassy to get approved. Even in high visa fraud countries not everyone gets denied. All these years I am following visa journey website, Philippine  has one of the the best approval rate among all embassies. Cambodia is a different story among with few others such as Ghana, Nigeria and few others.

Like I said, it was the Philippines, and it was us, and it was 10 years ago.

[MRika 0]

Anyway, thank u for sharing experience.

 

[NikaMo 39]

Good luck to you. Take every possible evidence you can gather. I would also contact your senators just before interview and let them contact US Embassy on your behalf. That might be a great help at this particular embassy.

[JTL 0]

NikaMo is correct the more visits the better for any K1 visa petition in Cambodia. Its a tough embassy. My wife said she saw a few people getting denied while she waited.

 

I visited twice before filing and submitted as much evidence as we could. 

Edited May 11, 2018 by JTL