K1 Visa (merged threads)

[Transcom123 10]

Hello 

I'm from Tunisia and i'm on relationship with my US fiancé since 2015 ( Age gap 12 years ) , we just met in Tunis for one month and we are looking to apply for the K1 Visa to get married on the USA , my questions :

1- My fiancé going soon to get her divorce , so this is can denied to request ?

2- Its true that the real relationship has been started the day we met and we need to wait to apply for the K1? all the passed years aren't counted ?

3- What strong kind of evidence to need to provide

 

Thanks alot for the quick replies 😊

[Just Paul 4,595]

50 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

1- My fiancé going soon to get her divorce , so this is can denied to request ?

File for the K1 after the divorce is file and a certified copy is obtained.

 

50 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

2- Its true that the real relationship has been started the day we met and we need to wait to apply for the K1? all the passed years aren't counted ?

They don't care when the relationship "started", just that you meet the requirements.

52 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

3- What strong kind of evidence to need to provide

Whatever you have.  Face to face time counts the most.  Hopefully you more than just the one visit.

[Transcom123 10]

4 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Whatever you have.  Face to face time counts the most.  Hopefully you more than just the one visit.

Hello Sir i saw many cases in VJ that many pple get one visit and they got the K1 approval 

[Transcom123 10]

5 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

File for the K1 after the divorce is file and a certified copy is obtained.

Thanks for the reply , I readed somwher that we need to wait for a longtime to apply after the divorce or we will red flaged its true ?

[Just Paul 4,595]

4 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

Thanks for the reply , I readed somwher that we need to wait for a longtime to apply after the divorce or we will red flaged its true ?

You can file the day you have the certified divorce decree.  

 

You don't say what the ages are.  (We have a 27 year age gap).  Also cultural questions like different religions, childbearing  and  whether she has children are also red flags in the region.

 

Getting engaged on the first visit is better then getting married on the first visit.

 

In that region more visits you can have the better to offset the red flags.

[Transcom123 10]

22 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You can file the day you have the certified divorce decree.  

 

You don't say what the ages are.  (We have a 27 year age gap).  Also cultural questions like different religions, childbearing  and  whether she has children are also red flags in the region.

 

Getting engaged on the first visit is better then getting married on the first visit.

 

In that region more visits you can have the better to offset the red flags

You are awesome bud , Well im 33 years and she is 45 years old , we have the same religion , she lives alone @big apprt with a pup . I dkn if Tunisian is a red flags region or not ?

[steveblue 12]

You should meet several times, in Tunisia, France, Spain, wherever you can meet. And keep joint photos, ticket stubs, hotel receipts, etc., when they have both your names on them or when they are clearly from the same date / time (e.g., two train tickets to same destination, same time, on same day). You are from one of the countries which is subject to extra scrutiny so you need very strong evidence and a lot of patience. Only five K-1s were approved in Tunis last month (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html) so consider getting married before applying.

 

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Your country of birth, citizenship, or residence may also require a Visa Condor check.  If you were born in a "T-7" or "List of 26" country, you will likely be subject to a Condor security check.  

NOTE: The T-7 countries include Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North, Korea, Sudan and Syria.  The List of 26 countries are Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

 

Edited September 8, 2019 by steveblue
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[Transcom123 10]

11 minutes ago, steveblue said:

You should meet several times, in Tunisia, France, Spain, wherever you can meet. And keep joint photos, ticket stubs, hotel receipts, etc., when they have both your names on them or when they are clearly from the same date / time (e.g., two train tickets to same destination, same time, on same day). You are from one of the countries which is subject to extra scrutiny so you need very strong evidence and a lot of patience. Only five K-1s were approved in Tunis last month (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html) so consider getting married before applying.

Yes i just check the file you sent 5 k1 were approved but as i knew that not too much requests for the k1 visa here also you totally right that im coming from a country which the is subject need extra scruting but i almost have alot of evidence ( Pic together , hotel invoices , rings invoices , emails ,  facebook messages , letters from american close friends talking about our relation since 5 years ago , pics with family , gifts , love letters etc ...)  can you explain to me '' so consider getting married before applying ''  how we can marry before applying , we are looking for k1in the US to marry after the visa is approved 

[Transcom123 10]

26 minutes ago, steveblue said:

Your country of birth, citizenship, or residence may also require a Visa Condor check.  If you were born in a "T-7" or "List of 26" country, you will likely be subject to a Condor security check.  

NOTE: The T-7 countries include Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North, Korea, Sudan and Syria.  The List of 26 countries are Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

I never been arrested never been in jail , im good citizen and i respect my country laws 

[steveblue 12]

37 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

I never been arrested never been in jail , im good citizen and i respect my country laws 

Unfortunately many of the best, most decent, and most upstanding citizens can get delayed by these extra security checks ("extreme vetting," "administrative processing," whatever you want to call them) so you can't be sure how long it will take for either visa type. I believe the marriage visa is the CR-1 and you would marry anywhere you could (Tunisia, France, etc.) and then apply as a married couple. In most high fraud countries or condor visa countries, those are approved in higher numbers than the K-1 visas and the green card received initially is for 10 years, not 2. Feel free to correct me if any of this information isn't correct, since this isn't our visa type.

[Transcom123 10]

1 hour ago, steveblue said:

Unfortunately many of the best, most decent, and most upstanding citizens can get delayed by these extra security checks ("extreme vetting," "administrative processing," whatever you want to call them) so you can't be sure how long it will take for either visa type. I believe the marriage visa is the CR-1 and you would marry anywhere you could (Tunisia, France, etc.) and then apply as a married couple. In most high fraud countries or condor visa countries, those are approved in higher numbers than the K-1 visas and the green card received initially is for 10 years, not 2. Feel free to correct me if any of this information isn't correct, since this isn't our visa type.

You aren't wrong , but our plan is to try to the K1 then teh CR1 if not i will bring my fiance to my country my goal is to be with her whatever the way for the extra check im ready for it cuz i have nothing bad or to hide 

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

1 hour ago, steveblue said:

and the green card received initially is for 10 years, not 2.

If the couple has been married for less than 2 years when the foreign spouse enters the US, a 2 year conditional Green Card is issued.  If the couple has been married for 2 years or longer when the foreign spouse enters the US, then a 10 year Green Card is issued.

[Transcom123 10]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

If the couple has been married for less than 2 years when the foreign spouse enters the US, a 2 year conditional Green Card is issued.  If the couple has been married for 2 years or longer when the foreign spouse enters the US, then a 10 year Green Card is issued.

We are not married yet but can you check my questiond Sir , need to hear from you too 

[JFH 12,190]

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[Nitas_man 3,100]

18 hours ago, Transcom123 said:

Hello Sir i saw many cases in VJ that many pple get one visit and they got the K1 approval 

Your region is a little tougher.