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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,479

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what country is yer foreign love in ?

what passport does he/she hold , from which country ?

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kitthekat Experienced

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I am currently legally unable to leave the country, and securing a visa for my significant other to visit me will be both costly and time consuming, how do I qualify for a waiver to apply for a K1 visa?

The K1 visa is even more costly and time-consuming than a tourist visa. Waivers for the requirement of meeting in person within the last 2 years are extremely hard to obtain - if you have a valid legal obstacle to leaving the country, showing proof that your SO has applied for, and been denied, tourist visas would help build your case. Without that, it's not going to be an easy argument to say that you couldn't afford to meet in person, therefore you should be granted a waiver.

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Pinkrlion Mentor

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I am currently legally unable to leave the country, and securing a visa for my significant other to visit me will be both costly and time consuming, how do I qualify for a waiver to apply for a K1 visa?

Why are you legally unable to leave the country? If you are not able to apply for visitor's visa due to those reasons, then how are you able to apply for K-1. The waiver is costly and time consuming, and then the K-1 is costly and time consuming, not to mention AOS, and then ROC.

Please provide more info, so more detailed assistance can be provided.

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christeen Experienced

christeen   966

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To even remotely think about any waivers (which are next to impossible to get ) your S.O. MUST have tried and been denied a tourist visa... Not wanting to pay for a tourist visa is NOT an acceptable reason why she does not come to visit you... Don't even THINK about it unless all possibilities of meeting have been exhausted.. You have not yet even tried!

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canadian_wife Grand Master

canadian_wife   1,831

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If you want answers, please give us more information.

What makes you think that a K1 is not costly or time consuming?

Why can't you leave the country?

Where is your fiancé from?

good luck

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   6,000

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No you do not qualify:

- Your fiance hasn't even tried to apply for a tourist visa yet- maybe after 2-3 failed attempts you could try for a waiver

- How long will you be unable to leave the country? If for example, you are incarcerated, they will expect you to wait until you get free and visit then (unless you are in for life); if they took your passport due to owing past child support, they will expect you to pay it off over the next few years and then visit.

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baron555 Veteran

baron555   934

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I am currently legally unable to leave the country, and securing a visa for my significant other to visit me will be both costly and time consuming, how do I qualify for a waiver to apply for a K1 visa?

You don't qualify. By you own words above you could have your fiance visit here to you ( cost and time is not a consideration).

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

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Aztec&Taino Proficient

Aztec&Taino   144

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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I am currently legally unable to leave the country, and securing a visa for my significant other to visit me will be both costly and time consuming, how do I qualify for a waiver to apply for a K1 visa?

Yes! This is a VERY time consuming and costly process. If these are concerns, then I suggest you disqualify yourself from the process. You would also need to prove that you can sponsor your fiancée. Again, it is a costly and time consuming process. If you are not ready or willing to accept this, then you are not ready.

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After 150 days of imposed anxious patience...

January 24, 2011 - Per USCIS website, petition approved and notice mailed.

January 31, 2011 - Approval receipt notice (NOA 2) received by mail. Called NVC, given Santo Domingo case number, and informed that petition was sent same day to consulate.

Called Visa Specialist at the Department of State every day for a case update. Informed of interview date on February, 16 2011. Informed that packet was mailed to fiance on February, 15 2011.

February 21, 2011 - Fiance has not yet received packet. Called 1-877-804-5402 (Visa Information Center of the United States Embassy) to request a duplicate packet in person pick-up at the US consulate in Santo Domingo. Packet can be picked-up by fiance on 02/28.

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SparklePony Proficient

SparklePony   238

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Portugal
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Cost and time issues isn't reason enough to request a waiver. If you're not willing to put in either of them in building and strengthening your relationship, how are you going to prove to US Immigration Services you have a real and genuine relationship?

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02/14/2014 - Case shipped to Embassy, where it waited for over a year at my request                                 11/07/2015 - AOS approved (EAD and AP had already been approved) - there was no interview

05/21/2015 - Interview - Approved

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The ROC journey:                                                                                                                         

10/12/2017 - ROC packet mailed to VSC

01/21/2019 - ROC Approved - there was no interview

 

The N-400 journey:

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02/21/2020 - Paper NOA received in the mail

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Senai   1

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Cost is not a reason to request a waiver. I think it is stated in the instructions booklet. Waiver is very tough to be granted. I recently requested one for reasons I won't be able to visit the country and she won't be allowed to leave the country (long story). We dated for two years; anyways I petitioned after I learned she was able to leave the country. Immediately after petitioning, I have her travel to a neutral country and eventually we met. Up on my return I got RFE and provided the fact that we met and reiterated the hardship I put in the initial petition... now the case is denied...or so under additional review.. So, what I am implying is that , unless you can provide a solid proof of hardship (No cost and/or time), you won't be able to go through...

 
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