Pictures for Manila embassy? (merged)

[Joe98 31]

This is a short topic. My fiancee has her k1 visa interview next week at the Manila embassy. I have heard several others who have been through the interview say that they don't even look at pictures but one out of 10 people say they might. Should I send her a few pictures since we have met or not worry about it. Any advice would be great from other past Manila interviews. 

[Joe98 31]

I don't mean to be trying to post a double or duplicate thread about this but somehow I think my last question slipped through and no one saw it. So here it goes again. Does anyone know if the US embassy in Manila ask for photos during the k1 visa interview?  I have read where many people said no but some have said yes. So I'm hoping for any vj person who has had experience recently in the k1 visa category to be able to give me advice for the k1 visa interview. My fiancee will have her interview next week. We took pictures when we met over 2 years ago and I can send some to her electronically if needed. I hope someone will let me know. 

[Redro 4,609]

If there is a chance they'll ask to see photos why not just send a few electronically? No harm if they don't ask for it... 

[JeanneAdil 6,399]

always refer to what immigration site says

and yes, the photos you need are 2 passport photos of beneficary 

 

• Two (2) 2x2 photographs. See the required photo format explained in Photograph Requirements

and it says evidence of the realtionship to USC so photos of the 2 of u help but r not required 

• Evidence of relationship with your U.S. citizen fiancé(e)

in some embassies they don't look at them but see that u r prepared to show them as it is evident u have some personal photos with u

and if u do not take them ,  they can ask for some/ they have in our embassy 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html

 

[Ontarkie 14,133]

~~Duplicate threads merged. Please only start one thread for the same or related topic. Just like the immigration process sometimes it takes awhile to get replies. Thread also moved to the PI forum as this is can be a country specific question~~

[top_secret 2,284]

I made a few pages of pdf photos and my wife printed them at an internet cafe before her interview.  As expected, the Embassy didn't even look at them, but it was really easy to do so better safe than sorry.

[RO_AH 1,648]

I really don't understand why you have waited till the last minute to ask all of your questions. Let me ex[plain the process. It is long from start to finish in the best of cases. Being unprepared makes it take even longer but we have to blame ourselves for that one.

 

If there is ANY chance that you MIGHT need something, BRING IT. You don't even really need to ask that here because everyone who has been through the process will tell you that. In this process you do not want RFE's or 221g's. They are usually avoidable if you are prepared and bring everything. If you go into battle will you just bring enough bullets that you think you might need or as many as you can carry, just in case? That's how you approach the interview. Every question my wife asked she had an immediate answer. She did not have to think, she studied. She had lots of pictures and evidence of all of our time together. Honestly she needed a fraction of what she brought, but every interviewer is different, some may ask for some things and another other things. So come fully loaded.

 

I made a timeline for my wife months before her interview. It had the dates of every trip I took there, When we met, where we met, where we stayed, When I got divorced, everything. She knew these things but would need to think about it if asked. By giving her this months before her interview she studied like she was studying for a test. She knew it all by memory.

 

Mine was a spousal visa not K-1 but the things I am saying are universal.

 

One more bit of advice. Make sure your fiance's birth certificate does not say delayed registration. If it does she will need extra information that is not listed.

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

13 hours ago, top_secret said:

I made a few pages of pdf photos and my wife printed them at an internet cafe before her interview.  As expected, the Embassy didn't even look at them, but it was really easy to do so better safe than sorry.

This...I sent photos on a PDF to our joint Gmail account (this has proven invaluable for sharing information) and printed them for when WE went to the interview. Never asked to see them.  Didn't ask to see anything. Four questions and out.

[RO_AH 1,648]

4 hours ago, Carpe Vinum said:

This...I sent photos on a PDF to our joint Gmail account (this has proven invaluable for sharing information)

My wife had a PC and laptop so I created a Dropbox folder and shared it with her. I used it for everything to do with her immigration and our sons CRBA's. It's a little easier searching the folder structure than emails. But if they don't have a PC email is probably the best.