K1 - Fiancé definition

[HappyBeee 0]

Hello readers,

I'm in process of filling K-1 and I read all the requirements. My girlfriend and I have been dating over 5 years. We do plan to get married after she gets her K-1 visa. Just to clarify the definition of fiancé. Does it mean that I need to be engaged before I fill out the form I-129? I’m not engaged now but plan to engage in a few months when I meet her, should I go ahead and file for the I-129? Please advice.

Thank you so much in advance,

Happy Beee

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I'm in process of filling K-1 and I read all the requirements. My girlfriend and I have been dating over 5 years. We do plan to get married after she gets her K-1 visa. Just to clarify the definition of fiancé. Does it mean that I need to be engaged before I fill out the form I-129? I’m not engaged now but plan to engage in a few months when I meet her, should I go ahead and file for the I-129? Please advice.

Well it depends. Have you discussed getting married? except for the whole "down on one knee" part, are you technically engaged?

My (now) husband and I were technically engaged. Meaning we wanted to get married once I arrived in the US after I got the visa. We just weren't physically together at the time of talking about marriage so there was no in person proposal or ring exchange until AFTER we sent out the paperwork.

You and your fiancee will be signing a piece of paper attesting to your intent to get married once you arrive in the US. Are you able to sign that in good conscience? Would you feel you'd be lying if you signed it?

If like me you're technically engaged then you're fiance and fiancee now. You're just waiting to make it official (i.e. ring). There was another post where someone talked about being asked at their interview "when did you get engaged" and they answered with the "ring" date and explained that while they intended to get married when they sent in the paperwork, he didn't get "down on one knee" and give her a ring until they were in person next.

One of my friends had her fiance's visa approved and he surprised her by arriving a day early that she thought he was getting there and when she opened the door there he was on one knee.. it thought it was very sweet.

Edited June 25, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[Penguin_ie 6,005]

You say "...engage in a few months when I meet her" - does this mean you have not yet met in person? If so, you cannot file.

If it's just a lack of technical engagement, as mentioned above, you can go ahead and file.

Edited June 25, 2010 by Penguin_ie

[Y&E 12]

Our experience is similar to that of Tony and Vanessa - except that we did intend to get 'engaged' before the interview but my ring was still being made the last time Yuri was over here. I just told the CO that we were pragmatic people and had made the decision together that we would get engaged and that we wanted to be together. She accepted this. Honestly, I don't want the down-on-one-knee thing - that's not my way of going about things.

[payxibka 10,048]

Hello readers,

I'm in process of filling K-1 and I read all the requirements. My girlfriend and I have been dating over 5 years. We do plan to get married after she gets her K-1 visa. Just to clarify the definition of fiancé. Does it mean that I need to be engaged before I fill out the form I-129? I’m not engaged now but plan to engage in a few months when I meet her, should I go ahead and file for the I-129? Please advice.

Thank you so much in advance,

Happy Beee

Read the instructions to the form... if you meet the eligibility requirements to file then you can file... if you do not then you cannot...