K1 visa denied

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I think you need to go back to your friend and get concrete answers or have him make an account here. It can be difficult for people to help when the situation changes every post. 

[SalishSea 17,801]

Or better yet, have the "friend" post here and get first-hand answers.  

 

If the petitioner's parent is a sibling of the beneficiary's parent, they are first cousins.  

[Me and her 279]

36 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Or better yet, have the "friend" post here and get first-hand answers.  

 

If the petitioner's parent is a sibling of the beneficiary's parent, they are first cousins.  

Agreed....

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

I'm with everyone here, straighten out the exact way they're relatives. Cousins share grandparents while second cousins only share great-grandparents.

[carmel34 3,620]

11 hours ago, Mounadayf said:

And she is his second cousin

Looks like this is not the reason for the denial as it is legal to marry a second cousin in the US if that is in fact true and there is no misrepresentation.  Many K-1s are denied in Morocco because of suspicion of fraud and cases are closely scrutinized.  How much time, in person, have they been together in the last two years?  Was this an arranged relationship?  Does the beneficiary have family members already in the US (siblings)?  Did they have an "engagement ceremony?"  Too many unanswered questions to know what's really going on.  Maybe the evidence of meeting at least once was not convincing enough, it's hard to say, but in general, officers suspect the relationship is only for the beneficiary to get to the US.  This assumption has to be overcome with stronger evidence than for other consulates.  Best path forward is to get married, spend much more time together in person, document everything, and file an I-130 for a CR-1 visa.  (See @Jeanne Adil for the best example of success here on VJ).  It could be a long journey and the petitioner may have to move to Morocco if they really want to be together.  Good luck.

Edited July 29, 2023 by carmel34

[Redro 4,611]

11 hours ago, Mounadayf said:

Hey everyone i wish you’re doing okay. So my friend today got denied of the K1 visa because it’s not allowed to marry cousin please if anyone know what he should do in this situation tell us please.

Are they already married? 
 

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

What is the relationship between the 2?

Are the parents of both related?

Marrying in Morocco will not help in this case as it is still not recognized by  Ohio law  so a spouse visa would also be denied

 

can the petitioner move to a state where its legal?

 

Before going any further what other red flags are there 

like big age difference

 

and how did petitioner come to the US?

if that was by being a beneficary of a US petitioner ,  it may be harder to overcome in casa embassy 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

5 hours ago, carmel34 said:

Looks like this is not the reason for the denial as it is legal to marry a second cousin in the US if that is in fact true and there is no misrepresentation.  Many K-1s are denied in Morocco because of suspicion of fraud and cases are closely scrutinized.  How much time, in person, have they been together in the last two years?  Was this an arranged relationship?  Does the beneficiary have family members already in the US (siblings)?  Did they have an "engagement ceremony?"  Too many unanswered questions to know what's really going on.  Maybe the evidence of meeting at least once was not convincing enough, it's hard to say, but in general, officers suspect the relationship is only for the beneficiary to get to the US.  This assumption has to be overcome with stronger evidence than for other consulates.  Best path forward is to get married, spend much more time together in person, document everything, and file an I-130 for a CR-1 visa.  (See @Jeanne Adil for the best example of success here on VJ).  It could be a long journey and the petitioner may have to move to Morocco if they really want to be together.  Good luck.

It's not about the meeting requirement, if that wasn't fulfilled then the petition would have been denied by USCIS.

[Sammy_2496 116]

Your answers are confusing.... If they are second cousins, then that was not the reason for the denial....

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

OP   please return if u want help for your friend

Same last name?   

where the fathers of the 2 brothers  or sisters of each other?

Trying to figure why the same last name 

not brother and sister because women do not change name when marrying

 

[Ontarkie 14,215]

The OP has just opened the account. Post restrictions apply to new accounts. Give the OP some time to be able to reply. 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

OP   please return if u want help for your friend

Same last name?   

where the fathers of the 2 brothers  or sisters of each other?

Trying to figure why the same last name 

not brother and sister because women do not change name when marrying

 

Their fathers could be cousins with the same last name....

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

1 hour ago, Ontarkie said:

The OP has just opened the account. Post restrictions apply to new accounts. Give the OP some time to be able to reply. 

Didn't know that! 😯

How many posts are new members allowed to make?

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

53 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

Their fathers could be cousins with the same last name....

could be but wish i knew

hard to help without info

[Ontarkie 14,215]

47 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Didn't know that! 😯

How many posts are new members allowed to make?

It was recently changed to less posts due to spam farms. 

 Restricted new accounts to only being able to post 5 content items the first 24 hours.  20 content items from days 2-4.