What if you met more than 2 yrs ago?

[kbushra1 0]

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

i know that the requirement is 2 yrs...but wat if its only a little bit more? will they accept it ?

Edited March 6, 2008 by salman1

[mox 298]

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

You *MUST* have met your fiance(e) within the last 2 years at the time you file your K-1 petition. If not, your petition will be rejected.

Edited March 6, 2008 by mox

[TBoneTX 47,515]

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

You *MUST* have met your fiance(e) within the last 2 years at the time you file your K-1 petition. If not, your petition will be rejected.

Isn't that "you must have SEEN (visited, been together with) your fiance(e) in the last 2 years"?

[sj5 4]

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

i know that the requirement is 2 yrs...but wat if its only a little bit more? will they accept it ?

very acceptable..

[j4k 0]

you must have physically been in the same place at the same time together within the last 2 years (and be able to prove that IE passport stamps, hotel receipts, itineraries etc)...you could have actually met years ago...

[kbushra1 0]

hey thanks for the replies guys....is there any way to work around it? i last met her in summer of 05

[marryme 0]

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

You *MUST* have met your fiance(e) within the last 2 years at the time you file your K-1 petition. If not, your petition will be rejected.

Isn't that "you must have SEEN (visited, been together with) your fiance(e) in the last 2 years"?

Yes, you must have met her/him in person within last 2 years from the date you file your petition.

[mox 298]

Isn't that "you must have SEEN (visited, been together with) your fiance(e) in the last 2 years"?

Well...I'm using "met" in the sense that you meet up with someone, not in the sense that you just met them for the very first time.

Saying "SEEN" could imply that you just fire up the 'ol webcam, and *boom* you're golden.

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

i know that the requirement is 2 yrs...but wat if its only a little bit more? will they accept it ?

very acceptable..

No. NOT acceptable.

Edited March 6, 2008 by mox

[sara..... 371]

Isn't that "you must have SEEN (visited, been together with) your fiance(e) in the last 2 years"?

Well...I'm using "met" in the sense that you meet up with someone, not in the sense that you just met them for the very first time.

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

i know that the requirement is 2 yrs...but wat if its only a little bit more? will they accept it ?

very acceptable..

No. NOT acceptable.

you have to show proof that you have met with in the last two years.......if u dont have that proof they can and in most cases will reject ur application...........

[mox 298]

hey thanks for the replies guys....is there any way to work around it? i last met her in summer of 05

You can try to get USCIS to make an exception, but exceptions are granted only in extraordinarily rare circumstances which usually have to deal with religious practices or the inability for both parties to travel. You will have to document an extraordinary reason why you cannot physically meet her. If your answer is that it costs too much, you will be denied. Almost no exceptions are made for this rule, so if you can at all meet her again then you should.

[Zee Bee 61]

hey thanks for the replies guys....is there any way to work around it? i last met her in summer of 05

You can try to get USCIS to make an exception, but exceptions are granted only in extraordinarily rare circumstances which usually have to deal with religious practices or the inability for both parties to travel. You will have to document an extraordinary reason why you cannot physically meet her. If your answer is that it costs too much, you will be denied. Almost no exceptions are made for this rule, so if you can at all meet her again then you should.

I agree with mox. Unless you can provide some convincing, irrefutable, solid reason for not meeting this requirement, chances of getting a petition approved are slim to none.

I would save the money, go, and then come back and file the K1.

[desert_fox 32]

You have must have been physically in each others presence within the two previous years...PERIOD...with proof. Ignore the posts that tell you differently....no waivers...no 'almosts' and no maybes. 2 years and one day will not work.

Edited March 7, 2008 by desert_fox

[sj5 4]

Isn't that "you must have SEEN (visited, been together with) your fiance(e) in the last 2 years"?

Well...I'm using "met" in the sense that you meet up with someone, not in the sense that you just met them for the very first time.

Saying "SEEN" could imply that you just fire up the 'ol webcam, and *boom* you're golden.

hey guys

i met my fiancee about 2 and a half yrs ago....is that acceptable?

i know that the requirement is 2 yrs...but wat if its only a little bit more? will they accept it ?

very acceptable..

No. NOT acceptable.

LOL.... I didn't pay attention...I'm wrong.. corrections: is not acceptable if you didn't see her again within 2 years.

[mox 298]

You have must have been physically in each others presence within the two previous years...PERIOD...with proof. Ignore the posts that tell you differently....no waivers...no 'almosts' and no maybes. 2 years and one day will not work.

Well...it's best to state these things technically. I agree with you that the petitioner should consider that a waiver will almost certainly fail, but it's important to let the OP know that there is an avenue for a waiver, and also to let the OP know that the criteria for that waiver are ridiculously stringent. Now the OP has the information he needs to make a decision.

LOL.... I didn't pay attention...I'm wrong.. corrections: is not acceptable if you didn't see her again within 2 years.

No worries.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

it's silly how ambiguous the word 'met' can be, in English... people have trouble understanding the exact meaning of the USCIS stipulation all the time

perhaps we should use 'met' for the initial meeting, and 'met with' for subsequent times