Packet three question! (and some others)

[Soneshka 0]

So basically I am wondering if I need to send in proof of our relationship (plane tickets ect.) along with the check-list or if that is saved for the interview. I am also a little worried that my fiancés past visa denials will hinder the fiancé visa in some way. We are rather young so we figured it'd be best to go to school and live together before getting married, so Zach applied for a student visa and after being denied twice we realised it would be much better to get married now. Especially since the k-1 process would eventually have to be gone through. He was denied for his student visas for "lack of ties to his home country". Do you think this will reflect badly on him? I've been living here in Oz for the past eight months with him, we have lots of photos, we went on a little trip to New Zealand ect. I'm hoping this out-weights the visa denials. I'm hoping it'll be obvious that we're legitimate. What do you VJrs think? Any advice is appreciated!

[Ryan H 3,903]

The past student visa refusal will have no bearing on the pending K1 application.

[Soneshka 0]

The past student visa refusal will have no bearing on the pending K1 application.

Oh thank god... you have no idea how good it is to hear that!

[JLaw 2]

It won't have any bearing.

Out of interest, was he denied for having not being able to show non-immigrant intent? I, myself, was denied a tourist visa for this reason last year, as I was up front with the immigration officer about my relationship with my fiancee and my intentions for short term study.

[BoxsterOwner 3]

So basically I am wondering if I need to send in proof of our relationship (plane tickets ect.) along with the check-list or if that is saved for the interview. I am also a little worried that my fiancés past visa denials will hinder the fiancé visa in some way. We are rather young so we figured it'd be best to go to school and live together before getting married, so Zach applied for a student visa and after being denied twice we realised it would be much better to get married now. Especially since the k-1 process would eventually have to be gone through. He was denied for his student visas for "lack of ties to his home country". Do you think this will reflect badly on him? I've been living here in Oz for the past eight months with him, we have lots of photos, we went on a little trip to New Zealand ect. I'm hoping this out-weights the visa denials. I'm hoping it'll be obvious that we're legitimate. What do you VJrs think? Any advice is appreciated!

you can send copies along with the checklist, but not originals.

[Soneshka 0]

It won't have any bearing.

Out of interest, was he denied for having not being able to show non-immigrant intent? I, myself, was denied a tourist visa for this reason last year, as I was up front with the immigration officer about my relationship with my fiancee and my intentions for short term study.

He was denied because of non-immigrant intent. But more so because the college he was accepted to was a community college, and since he had never gone to uni before it seemed like he wasn't really into school in the first place. This is basically what the VO said, they advised him to go to school in Oz for a few years and reapply. He was honest about his situation but didn't say anything about me since he thought it best to give more direct answers. I really think it was because they thought he didn't show a real need to study in the states rather than Oz since to them the educations are the same unless you need to come to the u.s. for a specific reason. I could be wrong but this was the impression we got from them.