MoneyGram receipts for initial K-1 application.

[souleymon 27]

The Major proof required as stipulated is to have met within the last 2 year.That should be do and not one trying to prove excessively.

The norm is an evidence that you have met..this shld be flight pass,visa pages and fotos and mails if available

[JohnC811 4]

I did not send any, because all the need for proof is that you have met in person within the 2 year window, and that of your intention to marry, I included some supporting evidence, photographs of us together in Brazil. that was it. now we are man and wife and will file shortly for the Adjustment of Status

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Generally every month I send my fiance money using MoneyGram. The website allows me to print out a receipt with detail information of each transaction. This includes the name of the person receiving the funds, date, time, transaction number, amount, country sent to, my bank card last 4 digits and name of sender. Will this be consider appropriate to include my initial K-1 Visa application?

NO

For one thing, you are not applying for a visa. Your fiancee will do that later at her interview. YOU are filing a petition. It is not required for the petition. The petition requires that you prove you are a US citizen, that you are both free to marry and that you have met in person at least one time in the past 2 years. Moneygram receipts are not evidence of anything required for the petition.

In some high fraud consualtes (HCMC is one of those) any type of money transfer is seen as a very BAD thing.

In other words, they cannot possibly help you and they can very possibly hurt you. Keep quiet about it.

[jrmejia 31]

NO

For one thing, you are not applying for a visa. Your fiancee will do that later at her interview. YOU are filing a petition. It is not required for the petition. The petition requires that you prove you are a US citizen, that you are both free to marry and that you have met in person at least one time in the past 2 years. Moneygram receipts are not evidence of anything required for the petition.

In some high fraud consualtes (HCMC is one of those) any type of money transfer is seen as a very BAD thing.

In other words, they cannot possibly help you and they can very possibly hurt you. Keep quiet about it.

[Richard-Y-Abigail 18]

Wow! I am amazed at everyone's response. We did indeed send in a few Western Union receipts. I felt that we had too many to send. I never really thought about the front loading thing, but now that I have read all the responses here, I am wondering now why we received an RFE before the application was approved. I felt like we had overwhelming evidence proving that we met within the previous two years. It is a good thing I still had the other receipts, and a few pieces of evidence that I felt were inconsequential. My wife always felt that we were lucky. Now I really believe it.

[3t3rnal 3]

I think the best answer to this would be on your specific consulate's website, b/c some consulates do put it down on their websites that sending money counts as continuation of relationship & the beneficiary should bring the receipt(s) if any...