is it mandatory to get engaged for K1 visa

[ansi 0]

hi ,

I have applied for K1 visa and wanted to know if I have to engage to apply for K1 Visa

[emiliya27 3]

hi ,

I have applied for K1 visa and wanted to know if I have to engage to apply for K1 Visa

K1 visa is a fiance visa which means that you both should have intentions to get married once the visa is approved. So, yes, the engagement is the 1st step before you get married. If you're asking if that should be official, the answer is no. If you have an engagement ring the receipt from it should be included in the packet as proof for your future marriage and relationship.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

hi ,

I have applied for K1 visa and wanted to know if I have to engage to apply for K1 Visa

Presumably you sent "letters of intent" signed by both persons with your petition as is required. That means you are engaged to be married, which you MUST be to file a petition for a fiance(e) visa

[Sra Gomez 9]

By definition the K1 is a fiance visa, so yes, being engaged is mandatory for this, as it says on all the application instructions

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

You do not need to have an official engagement ceremony, or a ring, or a party if that is what you are asking. Though, if it is culturally significant in your country (such as Vietnam), then it is a good idea go ahead with a ceremony to help show the bonafides of the relationship.

You do need to consider yourself to be engaged and pl;an on getting married within

[baron555 934]

hi ,

I have applied for K1 visa and wanted to know if I have to engage to apply for K1 Visa

Nothing formal is required but you both have to sign and send in letters of intent to marry within 90 days of entry. To me that sure sounds like being engaged to marry. If you are not sure about becoming married, then the K-1 is not for you.

[Harsh_77 718]

yes in some form you have to be engaged to file K1 and you need to be ready to be married in 90 days from your K1 issuance.

[Justine+David 218]

yes in some form you have to be engaged to file K1 and you need to be ready to be married in 90 days from your K1 issuance.

This is INCORRECT. You need to enter the USA within 6 months of the K1 visa issuance. You need to marry within 90 days of entry into the USA. Please don't post stuff if you're not absolutely sure...other "anonymous" folks read this site too.

[George & Gina 29]

This is INCORRECT. You need to enter the USA within 6 months of the K1 visa issuance. You need to marry within 90 days of entry into the USA. Please don't post stuff if you're not absolutely sure...other "anonymous" folks read this site too.

[Maggie'smom 3]

This is INCORRECT. You need to enter the USA within 6 months of the K1 visa issuance. You need to marry within 90 days of entry into the USA. Please don't post stuff if you're not absolutely sure...other "anonymous" folks read this site too.

Correct!

[Sra Gomez 9]

en·gaged

–adjective

pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple.

fi·an·cé/e

-noun

man/woman engaged to be married

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no matter if its formal or not, yes you have to be engaged to be married before filing the K1 (fiance/e) visa

[Bec_Dipu 103]

hi ,

I have applied for K1 visa and wanted to know if I have to engage to apply for K1 Visa

I've read a lot of India consulate reviews and a lot of people have been thrown into additional review because they didn't show evidence of an engagement party. I've even read some stories of people having their parents called to confirm that it's OK for them to marry and asking for a guest list with names and numbers that the consulate can call. I don't know if they only do this for Indian/Indian couples or for Indian/non-Indian couples (like my fiance and myself) too.

I know that culturally, engagement parties and parental approval are significant marriage aspects in India but from an American, non-Indian perspective, I think it's a bunch of BS. If two grown adults want to get married, it's no one's business, least of all a goverment office, whtehter their parents approve or not or what people on the guest list think. But, in the end, the consulate isn't going to care what I think so just be prepared! Look at the timelines of other Indian profiles and read the stories of how their interview processes went or look at the Indian consulate reviews.

Just be prepared, if you're not able to show evidence of a real engagement and actual intent to marry, you may have trouble during your interview.

[pushbrk 13,497]

I've read a lot of India consulate reviews and a lot of people have been thrown into additional review because they didn't show evidence of an engagement party. I've even read some stories of people having their parents called to confirm that it's OK for them to marry and asking for a guest list with names and numbers that the consulate can call. I don't know if they only do this for Indian/Indian couples or for Indian/non-Indian couples (like my fiance and myself) too.

I know that culturally, engagement parties and parental approval are significant marriage aspects in India but from an American, non-Indian perspective, I think it's a bunch of BS. If two grown adults want to get married, it's no one's business, least of all a goverment office, whtehter their parents approve or not or what people on the guest list think. But, in the end, the consulate isn't going to care what I think so just be prepared! Look at the timelines of other Indian profiles and read the stories of how their interview processes went or look at the Indian consulate reviews.

Just be prepared, if you're not able to show evidence of a real engagement and actual intent to marry, you may have trouble during your interview.

India isn't the rest of the world. The hard requirement for filing a petition and qualifying for a visa is the agreement and intent to marry. For India, it's a very good idea to have any traditional engagement party or ceremony prior to the visa interview.

[JeWcHee 3]

I got engaged before i file my I-129F. I think it is really a good factor.

By the way, watch how i proposed to my fiance below!

[JimVaPhuong 4,864]

India isn't the rest of the world. The hard requirement for filing a petition and qualifying for a visa is the agreement and intent to marry. For India, it's a very good idea to have any traditional engagement party or ceremony prior to the visa interview.

The OP has listed India as the beneficiary's country, so Bec_Dipu's comment was probably relevant to the OP's question.

In addition, in India and other countries where a traditional engagement ceremony is a cultural imperative, it's usually strongly advisable to have the engagement ceremony before sending the petition, and not simply before the interview, and to provide evidence of the ceremony with the petition package. In many of these countries, you aren't considered by the community to be engaged until you've had this ceremony, and the consulate may presume that the petition was filed prematurely if the couple was not formally engaged beforehand. They use things like this as evidence that the relationship is a sham for the purpose of evading immigration law because it doesn't conform to local cultural and traditional norms.