Visits before the interview

[JesseS 0]

I have visited my fiance' once only, in Vietnam. I foolishly thought the whole process would take only 3 months. Of course, over a year later we finally have her interview scheduled. It will occur on January 17th. I heard that if you do not visit more than once then the Consular might feel this is not a true love relationship. Does anyone know if there is merit to this? And if so, how do you recommend we proceed? I told my sweetheart just to be honest. Which is this: I thought it was going to take only 3 months; I wanted to visit again, but we both thought that with our luck I'd be there and she'd get her interview letter, then I'd have to return again after she got her visa. I'm not rich and travel is expensive, so we opted for me not to visit. Another time, when I missed her so much, I told her I wanted to visit her again. She said come on over, but then I realized I needed to save money for our wedding. I have just enough for that and another visit to see her and bring her back with me after she gets the visa. I miss her terribly and hope that my lack of visits won't affect our chances. Please let me know what you know on this topic. Thanks!!!

[EndlessStory 53]

I have visited my fiance' once only, in Vietnam. I foolishly thought the whole process would take only 3 months. Of course, over a year later we finally have her interview scheduled. It will occur on January 17th. I heard that if you do not visit more than once then the Consular might feel this is not a true love relationship. Does anyone know if there is merit to this? And if so, how do you recommend we proceed? I told my sweetheart just to be honest. Which is this: I thought it was going to take only 3 months; I wanted to visit again, but we both thought that with our luck I'd be there and she'd get her interview letter, then I'd have to return again after she got her visa. I'm not rich and travel is expensive, so we opted for me not to visit. Another time, when I missed her so much, I told her I wanted to visit her again. She said come on over, but then I realized I needed to save money for our wedding. I have just enough for that and another visit to see her and bring her back with me after she gets the visa. I miss her terribly and hope that my lack of visits won't affect our chances. Please let me know what you know on this topic. Thanks!!!

Just tell the above to the CO. I believe you are okay

[Bankerbox69 5]

Jesse's just have a lot of emails,phone records,if you have money grams,letters, gifts ,cards. Pic

[Bankerbox69 5]

Jesse's just have a lot of emails,phone records,if you have money grams,letters, gifts ,cards. Pic. And just explain that because of the expenses of the trip. You,and your wife opt to save for the wedding,and for the interview

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

I have visited my fiance' once only, in Vietnam. I foolishly thought the whole process would take only 3 months. Of course, over a year later we finally have her interview scheduled. It will occur on January 17th. I heard that if you do not visit more than once then the Consular might feel this is not a true love relationship. Does anyone know if there is merit to this? And if so, how do you recommend we proceed? I told my sweetheart just to be honest. Which is this: I thought it was going to take only 3 months; I wanted to visit again, but we both thought that with our luck I'd be there and she'd get her interview letter, then I'd have to return again after she got her visa. I'm not rich and travel is expensive, so we opted for me not to visit. Another time, when I missed her so much, I told her I wanted to visit her again. She said come on over, but then I realized I needed to save money for our wedding. I have just enough for that and another visit to see her and bring her back with me after she gets the visa. I miss her terribly and hope that my lack of visits won't affect our chances. Please let me know what you know on this topic. Thanks!!!

Hello there,

Please do not worried too much from what you heard. Whatever you heard just make you more and more worried and it's not like that at all. Please do not listen to lawyers/immigration agencies. They just want your money. Follow the instructions from forms/packages and you will be fine.

Each case/situation is different. If your love is truly you don't need to worried.

I visited my fiance only once within two years of filing. My fiance passed his interview on 12/23/2013. CO asked why I'm not visit him since I submitted our petition and we need to tell the truth. (Usually is job position and vacation time). CO will undertand the situation why you not visit your fiance more than once since you submitted your petition.

Please bring and show CO ALL your communications: Skype chat logs, Yahoo e-mails, Facebook chat logs, phone bills (show your fiance(e)'s number) and pictures (more pictures are better, we had very few pictures but we have reasons why and CO accepted).

We did not see each other for more than a year now. I understand your feeling. You need to save your money not only for your wedding also for other things when she in US. She can't work until she has EAD which about 2-3 months. A lot of things need money to get done.

Your fiance's interview pass or fail is ALL depend on how your fiance communication/react with CO and your paper work. The communication with CO is very very very important, just remember that. COs are very friendly and just talk to them like you talk to your friends. Don't need to be nervous, scared, ect.

Good Luck!

Edited December 30, 2013 by VA-FEB 13 FILER