Traveling from Indonesia

[JulianaSteve 25]

You need met her before apply to the K1 visa.

You will need proof of your relationship, etc.

 

I really don't know if is possible get this visa if you never meet her. 

 

Good luck 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

You need to meet her. If your plan is to be married and living in the states together you either need to:

-go meet her, get engaged and file for k1 and hope the 1 visit was enough proof

-go meet her, get married, file cr1 &comingle your finances 

 

A tourist visa is for the purpose of visiting the US so if that isn’t the plan, then you have one of the 2 above options. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

28 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

comingle your finances 

 

OP, a couple living apart in separate countries will not be expected or required to have done this.

[SalishSea 17,839]

4 hours ago, Neogalik said:

So I read through the guides, but it seems unlikely that she could ever get a K-1 to come here since we have never met in person.

Exactly.  You would have to meet first.

[AstroCanada 206]

4 hours ago, Neogalik said:

So I read through the guides, but it seems unlikely that she could ever get a K-1 to come here since we have never met in person.

Thankfully, there is no legal avenue for you to bring her here on an immigrant visa without meeting her in person first.  You must meet in person to pursue either the K-1 or CR-1 avenue.   Even marrying on first meeting or filing a K-1 after a single brief in-person meeting might make your immigration journey more difficult, as it is difficult to prove you have a real relationship with such little in-person interaction.

 

Not to be presumptuous, but do ask yourself whether this is the right path at this time.  Both options require marriage, which is a serious personal and legal commitment.  Depending on your state, she might be entitled to half of your assets were you to divorce. 

[JFH 12,190]

If you’ve not even met but already you are wondering what will happen if she divorces you, you might want to work on strengthening your relationship first. A K-1 is a huge commitment in terms of time and money . Not something you should undertake if you are having doubts already. Would you consider moving to Indonesia if things go well? 

Edited September 1, 2019 by JFH

[jbn121 15]

15 hours ago, Neogalik said:

I don’t think you understand. She wants to permanently move to the US. Not just visit. What does she need to do?

Half of the planet would like to move to the US. Only because they want. But that's not going to happen.

Edited September 1, 2019 by jbn121

[Crazy Cat 41,894]

14 hours ago, Neogalik said:

So I read through the guides, but it seems unlikely that she could ever get a K-1 to come here since we have never met in person.

For a K-1 visa, you must meet first .  For a spousal visa, you must meet first and marry.  If she was to get a visitor visa (which is unlikely), she could not use it to enter the US, marry you, and stay...........My point is that you need to travel to meet her.....somewhere outside the US.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

19 hours ago, Neogalik said:

I don’t know if you are being a smart guy or not, but that’s pretty funny!

 

I mean which US Visa is the easiest and best one for her to get? I was under the assumption she could just get a general one that allows her to just move here, but apparently that’s not an option. Is there any other way?

Your question was funny.

 

Want her to move to the US?  Get married over there and file a petition for her. Go see her and get engaged over there,  file a fiance petition for her then marry her within 90 days of entry then adjust her status based on your marriage.

Girlfriends dont qualify for immigration.

 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

20 hours ago, Neogalik said:

That would mean we would need to be married first, right? Would we get married in Indonesia or the US? And how do I marry someone when they don’t even live here?

We married in Indonesia.  

 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

20 hours ago, Boiler said:

CR1 is usually the recommended route.

Requires effort.  How can this happen if she does everything?

Edited September 1, 2019 by Nitas_man

[tirac 64]

Nothing good come easy, It requires effort,time money , patient, patient and patient  😁. 

[Neogalik 6]

So for anyone who cares, here’s an update.

 

She went to the US Embassy in Indonesia and they explained everything to her. Her best method is a K-1 Visa (which many of you said) and there are a few requirements for that. We need to provide proof that we have been together for two years and we need to visit each other at least once.

 

We both decided that even though we have only been together for about a month, we will work to be together for two years and I will visit her sometime next year. Thank you for all your help and advice!

[Crazy Cat 41,894]

59 minutes ago, Neogalik said:

So for anyone who cares, here’s an update.

 

She went to the US Embassy in Indonesia and they explained everything to her. Her best method is a K-1 Visa (which many of you said) and there are a few requirements for that. We need to provide proof that we have been together for two years and we need to visit each other at least once.

 

We both decided that even though we have only been together for about a month, we will work to be together for two years and I will visit her sometime next year. Thank you for all your help and advice!

She misunderstood.  There is no requirement to have been together for 2 years for a K1......The requirement is that you must have met within 2 years before filing the K-1.

Edited September 2, 2019 by missileman

[Boiler 45,541]

2 hours ago, missileman said:

She misunderstood.  There is no requirement to have been together for 2 years for a K1......The requirement is that you must have met within 2 years before filing the K-1.

Still can not work out how she went to the US embassy, web site yes.