K1 Visa, 2 Year Rule

[harvardiv 5]

I have a question about the K1 Visa 2 year rule for meeting the fiance in theoir country.  If the 2 meet; how long later do they have to submit the Visa application?  Is the 2 years counted as the date the application is submitted, or the date it arrives at the embassy?

 

Thanks, 

[powerpuff 6,697]

9 minutes ago, harvardiv said:

If the 2 meet; how long later do they have to submit the Visa application?

2 years to submit I-129F petition to USCIS.

[Nashmusah 29]

24 minutes ago, harvardiv said:

I have a question about the K1 Visa 2 year rule for meeting the fiance in theoir country.  If the 2 meet; how long later do they have to submit the Visa application?  Is the 2 years counted as the date the application is submitted, or the date it arrives at the embassy?

 

Thanks, 

You meant how Long Does a Fiance Visa Take if I understood you properly. The K-1 processing time can take approximately 12-18 months to obtain the K-1 visa, then another 6-10 months once in the United States and married to obtain a green card.

Good luck 👍. 

Edited August 25 by Nashmusah

[MalloryCat 189]

If you mean when can you submit the I-129f after meeting in person, you don't have to wait. You can technically submit it after only meeting in person once, but could result in an RFE for more proof of relationship.

 

If you submit the I-129f say in December 2024, you would have to prove you met in person at least once some time between December 2022 and December 2024.

 

But ideally you want to have proof of multiple meetings, not just one.

[harvardiv 5]

Hi Mallorycat:

 

How's everything?  So lets say I did what you wrote above and submitted my Fiance Visa application to USCIS in December 2024 and the interview at the embassy occurs in December 2025.  If that's the case, will the Embassy and USCIS accept this meeting as meeting the requirements?  Or would the embassy have a problem, because by then the photos are 3 years old?

 

 

[Daphne . 1,853]

45 minutes ago, harvardiv said:

Hi Mallorycat:

 

How's everything?  So lets say I did what you wrote above and submitted my Fiance Visa application to USCIS in December 2024 and the interview at the embassy occurs in December 2025.  If that's the case, will the Embassy and USCIS accept this meeting as meeting the requirements?  Or would the embassy have a problem, because by then the photos are 3 years old?

 

 

You need to have met at least once in the 2 years prior to filing. That is the requirement. It doesn’t matter how old the pictures are by the time your fiancé(e) has their interview. 
 

When is the last time you saw each other? 
 

Edited August 25 by Daphne .

[harvardiv 5]

18 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

You need to have met at least once in the 2 years prior to filing. That is the requirement. It doesn’t matter how old the pictures are by the time your fiancé(e) has their interview. 
 

When is the last time you saw each other? 
 

Hi Daphne:

 

That's helpful information.  We last saw eachother 8 months ago, and we are planning on filing the form soon.  Thanks!  

[jan22 3,053]

There will need to be new, recent photos included with the DS-160 visa application when it is submitted.  

[Edward and Jaycel 165]

24 minutes ago, jan22 said:

There will need to be new, recent photos included with the DS-160 visa application when it is submitted.  

 

This is not true... The only thing you submit with the DS-160 is a digital visa style photo. You will bring proof of relationship with you to the embassy interview. We just did this a month ago and there is no way to submit anything with the DS-160 application other than the photo.

 

24 minutes ago, harvardiv said:

Hi Daphne:

 

That's helpful information.  We last saw eachother 8 months ago, and we are planning on filing the form soon.  Thanks!  

 

As long as the meeting was within 2 years of the date your I-129F is submitted to USCIS, you meet the requirement. 

Edited August 25 by Edward and Jaycel

[jan22 3,053]

 

2 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

This is not true... The only thing you submit with the DS-160 is a digital visa style photo. You will bring proof of relationship with you to the embassy interview. We just did this a month ago and there is no way to submit anything with the DS-160 application other than the photo.

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Not sure how this different from what I said, which was that new photos would have to be included with the DS-160 when it is submitted.  Not sure what it has to do with proof of relationship.
 

Yes, the photo submitted with the DS-160 will be digital — which only includes information on the beneficiary — as the whole DS-160 is completed and submitted on-line.  That doesn’t change the requirement for the age of the submitted photo.  The photo is supposed to be no more than six months old.  They will not/should not, therefore, use the photo already taken for submission with the petition.  

Edited August 25 by jan22

[Edward and Jaycel 165]

5 minutes ago, jan22 said:

 

Not sure how this different from what I said, which was that new photos would have to be included with the DS-160 when it is submitted.  Not sure what it has to do with proof of relationship.
 

Yes, the photo submitted with the DS-160 will be digital — which only includes information on the beneficiary — as the whole DS-160 is completed and submitted on-line.  That doesn’t change the requirement for the age of the submitted photo.  The photo is supposed to be no more than six months old.  They will not/should not, therefore, use the photo already taken for submission with the petition.  

 

Apologies for my misunderstanding... This discussion was revolving around the couple meeting within 2 years of filing the I-129F so I thought you meant new, recent proof of relationship photos being filed with the DS-160. 

[jan22 3,053]

5 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Apologies for my misunderstanding... This discussion was revolving around the couple meeting within 2 years of filing the I-129F so I thought you meant new, recent proof of relationship photos being filed with the DS-160. 

No worries.  I was responding to the second post from the OP where there was a question about a possible problem because of the potential that photos would be three years old at the time of visa interview.