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Arena Stone   0

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Hello, I hope you all are well. I'm sure most people are aware of the insecurities in Haiti. I would like to apply for a K1 visa. I am aware that a key factor of the application requires to visit the fiance within 2 years. Haiti is very unsafe, to the point there are no embassies open. I met my partner in 2019 in Haiti. With the assassination of the president in 2021, increase in violence, kidnapping, and gangs taking over the country it is high risk to travel to Haiti. Is there a way to be excluded from visiting a country with such insecurities in the K 1 visa application? The possibility for the Haitian resident to travel to Dominican Republic also poses a threat. The ability to travel to another island such as Jamaica or Bahamas is highly expensive because of no embassies and all travel agencies are ridiculously expensive. Not to mention traveling to an agency is also a risk. On the state department website, Haiti is a level 4, Do Not Travel.

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Welcome to the forum!

52 minutes ago, Arena Stone said:

Is there a way to be excluded from visiting a country with such insecurities in the K 1 visa application?

No.  The "having met in person at least once in 2 years" requirement is firm.

In addition, the term is "I-129F petition."  The visa application comes later, after petition approval.

 

Be aware, too, that the fewer the visits and the shorter the visits, the harder it will be to convince the consular officer (who would grant the visa) that the relationship is bona fide.

 

Best of luck.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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You can meet in another country, there is no getting around the meeting in person rule.

If finances are a concern, you're going to have a lot of trouble getting a K-1 because of the cost, plus the requirement of having the ability to support your fiancé once they arrive to the U.S

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Boiler Grand Master

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The Consulate in Haiti is closed

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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6 hours ago, Arena Stone said:

Hello, I hope you all are well. I'm sure most people are aware of the insecurities in Haiti. I would like to apply for a K1 visa. I am aware that a key factor of the application requires to visit the fiance within 2 years. Haiti is very unsafe, to the point there are no embassies open. I met my partner in 2019 in Haiti. With the assassination of the president in 2021, increase in violence, kidnapping, and gangs taking over the country it is high risk to travel to Haiti. Is there a way to be excluded from visiting a country with such insecurities in the K 1 visa application? The possibility for the Haitian resident to travel to Dominican Republic also poses a threat. The ability to travel to another island such as Jamaica or Bahamas is highly expensive because of no embassies and all travel agencies are ridiculously expensive. Not to mention traveling to an agency is also a risk. On the state department website, Haiti is a level 4, Do Not Travel.

Gm.. your best and only shot is to get your (fiance, or a family member ) to apply for temporary protection status.They will have to do it here via US Embassy for Hati here in the states

I been to Hati before ( nice country when I was there ) 

 
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