can start application before meeting in person?

[asianbeauty 0]

Hi from the Philippines. Can my fiance starts to petition me even before meeting in person? We just talk on the phone everyday, my friends, family know him in person, but I havent met him yet, he plans to come soon in my country and we wonder if he can file for K1 fiancee visa before we meet in person so when he comes here and leaves for US, he can bring me with him?

Thanks a lot!

[Skeeter211 2]

Unfortunately, one of the requirements they will ask for in the petition is that you have personally met. This must be accomplished before the petition can be filed as your sweetheart will have to show proof in filing the petition of this meeting. This will be in the form of pictures of you both together, travel receipts, etc.

If you haven't learned by reading this forum yet....when dealing with immigration, patience is a virtue.

[BrianElla 0]

Hi from the Philippines. Can my fiance starts to petition me even before meeting in person? We just talk on the phone everyday, my friends, family know him in person, but I havent met him yet, he plans to come soon in my country and we wonder if he can file for K1 fiancee visa before we meet in person so when he comes here and leaves for US, he can bring me with him?

Thanks a lot!

One of the requirements for K1 application is you and your Fiance have met in person within the last 2 years.

[DeeZee 0]

There is a lot of things that you will learn here in VJ by reading different topics. To start off your application, read this first. everything you need to know i guess can be found here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=300

Good luck!

[jessel chris 0]

Actually, both of you still need to meet in person before your fiance will file his petition because one of the requirements that need to be included in your fiance's petition are pictures that you met in person....meeting in person is also a proof of on going relationship.

[RosemarieL 0]

The best evidence is things like passport stamps and boarding passes. Photographs are good secondary evidence to back up the main evidence. If the photo's also include other family member then that is even better.

[jessel chris 0]

The best evidence is things like passport stamps and boarding passes. Photographs are good secondary evidence to back up the main evidence. If the photo's also include other family member then that is even better.

I agree!

[Otto 83]

Hi from the Philippines. Can my fiance starts to petition me even before meeting in person? We just talk on the phone everyday, my friends, family know him in person, but I havent met him yet, he plans to come soon in my country and we wonder if he can file for K1 fiancee visa before we meet in person so when he comes here and leaves for US, he can bring me with him?

Thanks a lot!

Asianbeauty,

Unfortunately the answer is no (there re some exceptions, but most folks don't qualify), your fiance can not star the petition. He (nd you) can however begin reading up on the requirements, all the other helpful information you'll find here on VJ, and start putting together your plan for the interview etc.

[MM_MS 0]

USCIS requires proof that you and your fiance met in person 24 months prior to the date the petition is filed.

Imagine someone reviewing the petition. S/he reads that you both met in person August 15, for example. After reading through the documents, s/he notes that the petition was filed September 30. Now factor in that the beneficiary lives in the Philippines. What do you think the response will be?

MM and MS

Hi from the Philippines. Can my fiance starts to petition me even before meeting in person? We just talk on the phone everyday, my friends, family know him in person, but I havent met him yet, he plans to come soon in my country and we wonder if he can file for K1 fiancee visa before we meet in person so when he comes here and leaves for US, he can bring me with him?

Thanks a lot!

[*JG* 2]

I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.

[pushbrk 13,096]

USCIS requires proof that you and your fiance met in person 24 months prior to the date the petition is filed.

Imagine someone reviewing the petition. S/he reads that you both met in person August 15, for example. After reading through the documents, s/he notes that the petition was filed September 30. Now factor in that the beneficiary lives in the Philippines. What do you think the response will be?

MM and MS

Hi from the Philippines. Can my fiance starts to petition me even before meeting in person? We just talk on the phone everyday, my friends, family know him in person, but I havent met him yet, he plans to come soon in my country and we wonder if he can file for K1 fiancee visa before we meet in person so when he comes here and leaves for US, he can bring me with him?

Thanks a lot!

No, no, no. Meeting August 15, 2007 and filing the petition September 30, 2007 is perfectly acceptable. You don't have to meet 24 months before you file. There is not a minimum time after meeting in person that you must wait to file the petition. You could prepare everything in advance and file the same day you first meet in person.

The requirement is that sometime within 24 months preceding the filing of the petition, you have met in person at least one time. If the only time you met was 24 months and a day (or longer) before the petition is mailed, you need to see each other in person again before you file the petition.

It is important to read carefully and comprehend all instructions. From the I-129F instructions.

Provide copies of evidence that you and yourfiancé(e) have personally met within the last two years;

"Within" is a keyword in the sentence above.

[SweetAngel06 0]

Girl we are all wanted to be with our love ones but you have to undergo with the procedure. One of the fiancee requirements is You have met your Fiancee in person within the previous two years.

[asianbeauty 0]

I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.

hmmn, it's not your business anyways, just wanted to clarify it because this lady said so, and I doubt about it thats why I posted here.

So I understand from what others has to say; my BF and I have to meet in person, period.

PS

YES, we are very compatible, my relatives know him in person, he is what he is saying on the phone. If you didnt know the answer to my Q, why mind other's business ha?, LOL, zip it.

[pushbrk 13,096]

I don't quite get how you can even ask this question. For me, I have to meet a person. Communication is wonderful and all that; but to know if we are truly compatible I would have to spend lots of time with that person.

hmmn, it's not your business anyways, just wanted to clarify it because this lady said so, and I doubt about it thats why I posted here.

So I understand from what others has to say; my BF and I have to meet in person, period.

PS

YES, we are very compatible, my relatives know him in person, he is what he is saying on the phone. If you didnt know the answer to my Q, why mind other's business ha?, LOL, zip it.

You go girl. VJ is not the place for moralizing value judgments on the relationships of others.

[Clarky and Tarah 0]

Just make sure you meet in person at some point before filing, that way you can include a bunch of proof of meeting in person, like pictures of you together at various places.

Good luck