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Hi Everyone,

 

I'm an American male waiting for my filipino fiancee to get her K1. Taking forever as you all know.

here is my question, I want to go see her in May but shortly after that we should be close to getting an interview. The last thing I want to do is need to take that trip twice close together.

Do I need to be at the interview? from my reading it seems that its only her but want to be sure.

 

about 12 years ago I went through this process and at that interview in DR at that time, I needed to be their. did this change?

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33 minutes ago, Cyberbro said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm an American male waiting for my filipino fiancee to get her K1. Taking forever as you all know.

here is my question, I want to go see her in May but shortly after that we should be close to getting an interview. The last thing I want to do is need to take that trip twice close together.

Do I need to be at the interview? from my reading it seems that its only her but want to be sure.

 

about 12 years ago I went through this process and at that interview in DR at that time, I needed to be their. did this change?

When did you actually file for her? You do not have to be at the interview if you do not want to be there. I was there for my wife's interview and it was an invaluable experience for me and her.

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I don't believe it's required anywhere for the petitioner to be present for the beneficiary's interview for a K1 Visa. Of course, you could certainly travel to visit her at that time simply to be present for moral support. I happened to plan my trip to visit my fiancé in Sweden during the time his interview was scheduled. I actually went to the embassy with him that morning and wasn't allowed inside, but it was an out of town trip (about a 3 hour train ride) so we'd gotten a hotel, and I just returned to our hotel and waited for him there. I was actually glad it worked out that way when the time came because it was much easier waiting for him to finish while just being 20 minutes away opposed to being over here in the states waiting for him to call me. Basically - it wouldn't be out of necessity for you to wait and go then.

Håll ut, y'all.

 

               K1 Process                                                                                AOS Process

July 2015 - met online thanks to Zak Bagans                                                            May 25, 2018 - South Carolina marriage license issued

June 2016 - first in-person meeting                                                                             May 26, 2018 - legally married

August 2016 - stateside visit                                                                                        June 7, 2018 - applied for Social Security Number [manual verification required]

February-April 2017 - stateside visit                                                                           June 18, 2018 - SSN/card received in the mail

April 4, 2017 - got engaged                                                                                          June 30, 2018 - submitted I-485 (AOS)/I-765 (EAD)/I-131 (AP) together

June 5, 2017 - submitted I129F                                                                                   July 9, 2018 - AOS/EAD/AP electronic NOA1 received

June 12, 2017 - received NOA1                                                                                   July 13, 2018 - AOS/EAD/AP hard copy NOA1 received (dated July 6, 2018)

December 1, 2017 - received NOA2                                                                            July 25, 2018 - Biometrics appointment (Charlotte, NC)

January 17, 2018 - NVC received case                                                                      August 1, 2018 - case status updated to "Ready to be Scheduled for Interview"

January 18, 2018 - received NVC case number by phone                                      August 11, 2018 - case status updated to "I-485 Interview Scheduled"

January 24, 2018 - packet received via email                                                           August 16, 2018 - AOS Interview Scheduled letter received

February 15, 2018 - medical appointment                                                                 August 28, 2018 - visited civil surgeon (Winston-Salem, NC) to complete I-693

February-March 2018 - trip to Gothenburg                                                                                                [beneficiary had to get one remaining vaccination stateside]

February 22, 2018 - interview at the US Embassy in Stockholm                            September 18, 2018 - I-485/AOS Interview in Greer, SC

                                    [passed, pending receipt of medical papers]                           September 18, 2018 - case status updated to "Card Has Been Issued/Mailed"

February 27, 2018 - medical papers received by Embassy                                     September 25, 2018 - Green Card received in the mail

March 5, 2018 - visa received in the mail with passport                                          October 6, 2018 - traditional wedding with family & friends

May 16, 2018 - POE in Charlotte, NC

 

 

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15 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

When did you actually file for her? You do not have to be at the interview if you do not want to be there. I was there for my wife's interview and it was an invaluable experience for me and her.

We filed at the end of Nov and got the case number in the beginning of Dec.

Being that I see now, I don't need to be at the interview I will see her in May. 

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10 minutes ago, Cyberbro said:

We filed at the end of Nov and got the case number in the beginning of Dec.

Being that I see now, I don't need to be at the interview I will see her in May. 

Yeah it's definitely not required to go but it did help calm her nerves some that I went. Where in the Philippines is your fiancé from?

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