Please Help me.

[justnew 0]

helo maam/sir

im a new in my k1 journey, im a filipino and an American citizen my fiancee is a filipina too, we have been together for almost 4 years now and went home last December 2011 to see her and been there till May2012.i just send my I-129F yesterday Feb 15.and i was reading forums in advance for the next step ill be going through but i have questions in mind.if we get approved in our I-129F and IF my fiancee will be going for an interview in Manila,Philippines. the problem is I havent oficially proposed to her yet but we have plans of getting married and both sign the intent to marry.how would that affect the interview?would they raise a red flag if she said I didnt proposed to her(like kneeling down or giving her a ring).

[bigdog 376]

If you did not ask her to be married and or propose and filed for K-1, you have issues. If you both agreed to get married later and filed K1 with the required visit in 2 years you are good to go. Better check the particulars about the Philippines and immigration etc. and the P forum. I don't think a ring is mandatory but don't know about the embassy particulars. Official is what ever the government requires, not what society or your fiancee expects

[justnew 0]

If you did not ask her to be married and or propose and filed for K-1, you have issues. If you both agreed to get married later and filed K1 with the required visit in 2 years you are good to go. Better check the particulars about the Philippines and immigration etc. and the P forum. I don't think a ring is mandatory but don't know about the embassy particulars. Official is what ever the government requires, not what society or your fiancee expects

thank u so much for the quick reply sir. We planned to do fiance visa to be together and get married during my stay in the Philippines Dec 2011- may 2012 but is that considered a proposal sir?. what if they ask her when did i proposed or something like that?im so worried about the next steps.

[aws&ndd 103]

You cant get married there and apply for a fiance visa. A fiance visa is for the purpose of coming to the US and getting married.

And how you propose doesnt matter. If you both signed the letters of intent, that is your proposal if you didnt propose formally earlier. She accepted when she signed her letter of intent.

[Kevin_S 1]

thank u so much for the quick reply sir. We planned to do fiance visa to be together and get married during my stay in the Philippines Dec 2011- may 2012 but is that considered a proposal sir?. what if they ask her when did i proposed or something like that?im so worried about the next steps.

Like the other poster replied, a K1 visa is for her to go to the US to be married. If you are married in the Philippines (as I was), then you would have to apply for a CR1. A CR1 will take longer than a K1 visa to process.

You must decide first which visa you want. Since you already mailed the I-129F, and if you want a K-1 visa, then you cannot marry in Philippines.

Good luck

Edited February 16, 2013 by Kevin_S

[justnew 0]

You cant get married there and apply for a fiance visa. A fiance visa is for the purpose of coming to the US and getting married.

And how you propose doesnt matter. If you both signed the letters of intent, that is your proposal if you didnt propose formally earlier. She accepted when she signed her letter of intent.

thank u for ur concern.i Already have sent my I-129F yesterday sir. and we wanted to get married here in US. i read some sample questions for the interview. and one of them is when/where/how did i proposed to her? what if they asked her that question?.what would be the best asnwer?

[aws&ndd 103]

If you asked her to sign a letter of intent, you asked her to marry you. So just describe the circumstances of that.

[justnew 0]

Like the other poster replied, a K1 visa is for her to go to the US to be married. If you are married in the Philippines (as I was), then you would have to apply for a CR1. A CR1 will take longer than a K1 visa to process.

You must decide first which visa you want. Since you already mailed the I-129F, and if you want a K-1 visa, then you cannot marry in Philippines.

Good luck

we already decided to marry here in US. but im worrying about the qestion in the inter view about.when/where/how did i proposed. we have plans of getting married but i didnt oficially kneel down and give her the ring. i wanted to do that when she is here already.im so worried about it.

[justnew 0]

If you asked her to sign a letter of intent, you asked her to marry you. So just describe the circumstances of that.

when i was in the philippines we already agreed to get fiance visa and planned to get married her in US. is that considered a proposal sir?

[visaqueries 111]

How did you come to the decision to fill out the I-129F? Did you say, "I'm filling out some papers, can you sign this one for me?"

If not, then you probably discussed getting married. That discussion would probably be considered the proposal.

[aws&ndd 103]

when i was in the philippines we already agreed to get fiance visa and planned to get married her in US. is that considered a proposal sir?

If you both agreed to get married, then yes that is the proposal. All a proposal is, is an agreement to marriage. Doesnt matter how it happens, if you both agree then you are engaged.

[justnew 0]

How did you come to the decision to fill out the I-129F? Did you say, "I'm filling out some papers, can you sign this one for me?"

If not, then you probably discussed getting married. That discussion would probably be considered the proposal.

we discussed about getting married and about our future.is that enough for a proposal?. thank u so much for the answers

[aws&ndd 103]

we already decided to marry here in US. but im worrying about the qestion in the inter view about.when/where/how did i proposed. we have plans of getting married but i didnt oficially kneel down and give her the ring. i wanted to do that when she is here already.im so worried about it.

A proposal doesnt have to be 'official' nor does it require you to give her a ring. A proposal is just an agreement to marriage.

[justnew 0]

If you both agreed to get married, then yes that is the proposal. All a proposal is, is an agreement to marriage. Doesnt matter how it happens, if you both agree then you are engaged.

ok sir thank u so much for the help..im reall worried about that because i dont know if they needed an oficial proposal like kneeling down and having a ring on finger of my fiancee.i wanted to do that when she is here already but i cant tell her because i want it to be a surprise.i really apreciate the help sir.

[aws&ndd 103]

Its not really a surprise since she already knows she's getting married. Part of the surprise is not knowing you want to marry. It could still be a surprise but it wont have the same appeal as if you were doing it before agreeing to get married.