Only 4 days of meeting physically!

[chrisepic 0]

So I started communicting with my fiancee via email in July. On September 6th 2006 she agreed to court me or be my girlfriend. We started communicating by phone (I've spent anywhere from $200 to $400 a month in calling card expenses!). We fell in love to say the least. I was able to meet her in Feb 2007. On the third day after spending time with her and her family and getting along with everyone, I got her parents' blessing to propose to her, and I proposed to her. But again, we've only had 4 days actual contact in person. I plan to spend three weeks with her in July. I want to start the K-1 process now, though. Should I go through it even though we havent spent more than 4 days in person together, I mean, for the sake of the application. Or, should I be okay b the Embassy's standards given that the interview with her would be after we see each other again in July?

On the I-129 petition, our circumstances of meeting, aside from the non-physical contact over the past 8 months, will only be 4 days of physical contact. Is that grounds for dismissal of the petition, or do you think it will go through and the interview will be another story?

[Fandango 1,439]

As for the K1 process, their only concern is that you've physically met within the past two years.

[~Chad~ 0]

So I started communicting with my fiancee via email in July. On September 6th 2006 she agreed to court me or be my girlfriend. We started communicating by phone (I've spent anywhere from $200 to $400 a month in calling card expenses!). We fell in love to say the least. I was able to meet her in Feb 2007. On the third day after spending time with her and her family and getting along with everyone, I got her parents' blessing to propose to her, and I proposed to her. But again, we've only had 4 days actual contact in person. I plan to spend three weeks with her in July. I want to start the K-1 process now, though. Should I go through it even though we havent spent more than 4 days in person together, I mean, for the sake of the application. Or, should I be okay b the Embassy's standards given that the interview with her would be after we see each other again in July?

On the I-129 petition, our circumstances of meeting, aside from the non-physical contact over the past 8 months, will only be 4 days of physical contact. Is that grounds for dismissal of the petition, or do you think it will go through and the interview will be another story?

Did you take pictures during the 4 days?

[perfect 39]

You have fulfilled the requirement to meet within the last two years. As long as you have all your other evidence providing bona fide relationship it will not be a problem.

FYI - me and my now husband had only been together for 5 days during one visit he made to see me when our K1 was issued so I can say that in our case it had no effect whatsoever on the process, because we had all our other evidence.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Maybe some kind of statement explaining the time,...work, family, etc. reason for the short time, but you did meet, thats all required i believe.

[ovahimba 0]

You might look into communicating through computers. You would probably save money over the long haul and you could see each other as well. I'm glad I started the K-1 sooner rather than later. Its a long wait

[Dan J 277]

I think you should be fine for the petition.

For the interview, make sure you collect as much evidence as you can between now and the interview. The petition is not likely to be denied because you didnt meet each other for more than 4 days. But you might run into issues in the interview if thats all of the contact you have had. But if your filing now, you most likely wont get the interview until after July. In which case you can supplement the eveidence with more pictures from your next meeting.

[joeyjoey 1]

So I started communicting with my fiancee via email in July. On September 6th 2006 she agreed to court me or be my girlfriend. We started communicating by phone (I've spent anywhere from $200 to $400 a month in calling card expenses!). We fell in love to say the least. I was able to meet her in Feb 2007. On the third day after spending time with her and her family and getting along with everyone, I got her parents' blessing to propose to her, and I proposed to her. But again, we've only had 4 days actual contact in person. I plan to spend three weeks with her in July. I want to start the K-1 process now, though. Should I go through it even though we havent spent more than 4 days in person together, I mean, for the sake of the application. Or, should I be okay b the Embassy's standards given that the interview with her would be after we see each other again in July?

On the I-129 petition, our circumstances of meeting, aside from the non-physical contact over the past 8 months, will only be 4 days of physical contact. Is that grounds for dismissal of the petition, or do you think it will go through and the interview will be another story?

WOW, only 96 hours together. Well, you will meet the filing of the K-1 petition requirement of having met in the past 2 years. That may get you past USCIS. But you might have a heck of a time convincing the Consulate that your relationship is for all the right reasons with only 96 hours shared together. You will need to prove that your relationship is true and valid. The Consulate is the judge and the jury and they can be harsh.

Your telephone bills will prove there is communication happening for the past 6 months, but not necessarily a bonafide relationship. The Consulate will question if you even know each other well enough to be together as a married couple. Photos will prove that you have been together. But again, that 96 hours of shared time together will be a red flag to the Consulate. The Consulate would probably even question the truthfulness of a statement written from her family stating they gave you the "OK" to marry their daughter after only seeing each other for 4 days.

My opinion, I'd say you're going up hill on this one. But you never know. You'll have to proceed with your gut feeling on this one. And from your post, I believe that you have some serious doubts too.

[Dan J 277]

You might look into communicating through computers. You would probably save money over the long haul and you could see each other as well. I'm glad I started the K-1 sooner rather than later. Its a long wait

Phone calls and calling cards get very expensive. There are other ways to talk if you both have access to DSL or better internet connection. Most IM clients have a voice feature. Some clients like Skype and Yahoo allow you to call landlines anywhere in the world at a pretty good rate.

[chrisepic 0]

Well, YahooVoice charges .15/min which is about the same as the calling card. We also do the webcam/headset/internet thing, but thats once a week, and I am very attached to talking to her everyday- even though I keep telling her and myself "I have to cut back on the phone calls to save for our future!" but, can you ay impulsive? hehehe

[Dan J 277]

Ah, yeah, it looks like the best rates from most services is about 15 cents per minute. I did find a calling card at 8.9 cents per minute with 4 minute billing increments, which is fine if you mostly have long phone calls.

http://www.nobelcom.com/nobelcom/jsp/produ...p;x=96&y=17

[JODO 2]

My initial first meeting with my fiance was only 5 days,because that's all the time I had to spare. I think you should be OK and the second meeting will help. I would urge you not to wait to file,but do it now and address any potential red flags in the filing and or interview.

[rebeccajo 14]

C'mon people. This is Manila.

You probably have enough evidence to file the I129F and win an approval. Which most any warm body who can fill out forms correctly can accomplish.

You probably don't have a great case for your interview.

Spend a bit more time reading about interviews in the Fils and then you decide. If you really want this to happen, you may want to invest a bit more time on the front end.

[Turboguy 6]

One thing you might want to keep in mind is that at the interview it will be necessary to prove a relationship. Phone bills are one of the things they use for that purpose and real bills will have more credibility than phone cards but phone cards do have some value.

There have been lots of K-1's issued on a meeting of 5 days so you are not in uncharted waters.

[msu17 0]

Dont know how much you've already done, but send love letters and e-mails. Make sure to keep the envelope to prove the date it was sent. You can cross out the naughty bits Phone records show contact, these show the feelings involved. If nothing else, you'll have an excellent collection to look back at in 10 years and get warm fuzzies hehe!