Anyone meet only once then approved K1?

[chcoloatechip17 4]

Hi everyone,

 

Has anyone here been approved for the K1 even though they only met once for a couple of weeks, and knew each other less than 1 year?  I wish I can stay at least a month, but I can't due to work obligations.

 

My fiance and I have known each other for 6 months, met on FB, and I'll be taking my first trip to see him next month. I can only stay about 2 weeks due to work.  

 

I know a lot of in-person time is important for the K1.  I also plan to go for a week (the week before the interview) so that will count as the 2nd meeting, but again, only for about a week.  Of course, we talk & message constantly all day, every day on WhatsApp & Viber, and will provide copies of all of that, but I'm just a little concerned about the CO and what they think is enough in-person face time.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[mkm1993 92]

2 minutes ago, chcoloatechip17 said:

Hi everyone,

 

Has anyone here been approved for the K1 even though they only met once for a couple of weeks, and knew each other less than 1 year?  I wish I can stay at least a month, but I can't due to work obligations.

 

My fiance and I have known each other for 6 months, met on FB, and I'll be taking my first trip to see him next month. I can only stay about 2 weeks due to work.  

 

I know a lot of in-person time is important for the K1.  I also plan to go for a week (the week before the interview) so that will count as the 2nd meeting, but again, only for about a week.  Of course, we talk & message constantly all day, every day on WhatsApp & Viber, and will provide copies of all of that, but I'm just a little concerned about the CO and what they think is enough in-person face time.

 

Thanks.

 

 

I really don't think you have anything to worry about. I met my girlfriend on Facebook after we had been friends for over a year I just never noticed her until last July... we started talking... it grew into something more... I went over Christmas holidays this past year and spent a week and a half... I met her family and we had a great time. When you meet him/her you need to keep you plane tickets, your credit card statements from money that you spend while there, take pictures with her/him, also take pics with his/her family... show a little affection with your lover... hugging, kissing but nothing to provacative... these pictures will prove that yalls relationship is bonafide. I filed my petition for my woman in February and we are still waiting for it to be approved... you will have to provide proof of your ongoing relationship.... most important is pictures and proof that y'all met like plane tickets and so on... also you can take 15 pages of your text messages through WhatsApp from every month... actually less would be more than enough... I did 15 pages though. Anyways you shouldn't have a problem... the rule is that you've met in the past 2 years... 

[chcoloatechip17 4]

Thanks, he is from Egypt, but has lived and worked in Kuwait for the past 11 years, so his family won't be there to take photos with, but we can take photos with his friends, at least.

 

He's met my mother by video on Viber, Next time, we'll have to take a screenshot of them talking together.  Same thing when I talk to his family...

 

Good luck to you both!

[MissSarah 22]

We only knew each other for 4 months and he only came to visit once for a week before we applied for the K1. It wasn't really an issue because I had loads of Facebook and Skype messages/history printed out. 

[geowrian 22,335]

One meeting within the past 2 years is all that is required for the I-129F. So be sure to keep any evidence of doing so on your trip (boarding passes, hotel receipts, etc.). Photos are only secondary evidence.

 

Evidence of an ongoing relationship will be needed for the interview. That's where things like the amount of face-to-face time (in person), chat logs, phone logs, photos, etc. can help out. Kuwait is not a particularly easy embassy, so be sure to load up in this area. Being an Egyptian national may raise some additional scrutiny (Egypt is considered a pretty high fraud country for immigration). So it may be best in your situation to front load the petition with relationship evidence, then bring more to the interview. It's hard to compare one person's experience to another once you get to the embassy stage, so I suggest checking out the Kuwait portal (http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?country=Kuwait) and read around for experiences from others.

 

Being at the interview, as you plan, would definitively be recommended. Good luck!

[Auds 223]

and if you are much older to him especially - please keep in mind the stories of women frauded and the higher statistics of fraud by men from certain countries.

 

in real life, why is it that couples that a decent amount of time to decide and men especially want to wait on marriage - but when it comes to immigration to a Western country people decide before they meet...

 

Not judging and not in a place to do so - I knew deep down my husband and I would marry before we met...after the first meeting it was set in stone even for him... in the end we did meet 6-7 times before we thought getting married would be cheaper

 

of course we hadn't researched immigration enough and getting married meant longer timelines and another 10 or so trips - All these trip were between 14- 32 hour flights/flight connections each way!!

 

marriage is a huge decision meet and spend time for a bit before jumping in...

 

 

[chcoloatechip17 4]

18 minutes ago, Auds said:

and if you are much older to him especially - please keep in mind the stories of women frauded and the higher statistics of fraud by men from certain countries.

 

in real life, why is it that couples that a decent amount of time to decide and men especially want to wait on marriage - but when it comes to immigration to a Western country people decide before they meet...

 

Not judging and not in a place to do so - I knew deep down my husband and I would marry before we met...after the first meeting it was set in stone even for him... in the end we did meet 6-7 times before we thought getting married would be cheaper

 

of course we hadn't researched immigration enough and getting married meant longer timelines and another 10 or so trips - All these trip were between 14- 32 hour flights/flight connections each way!!

 

marriage is a huge decision meet and spend time for a bit before jumping in...

 

 

 

Thanks for the warning, but it's not necessary.  To be clear, I'm also Arab and Muslim, so there are no religious or cultural differences between us, and I've lived in the middle east for many years.  

 

I also don't believe that dating or being engaged for X amount of time before deciding to marry works very well............look at the huge divorce rate even here in America.  Each couple is different and what works for some won't work for others in terms of waiting X amount of time before deciding to get married.

 

Just sayin' that you kind of genaralized in your reply about men from "certain"  countries, but I understand your concern. I'm not saying scams don't happen.........

 

 

Edited May 21, 2017 by chcoloatechip17

[Utahoutlaww 118]

I met a lady once for 5 days and was approved k1 visa you have no worries 

[SoCalMan 1]

3 hours ago, geowrian said:

One meeting within the past 2 years is all that is required for the I-129F. So be sure to keep any evidence of doing so on your trip (boarding passes, hotel receipts, etc.). Photos are only secondary evidence.

 

Evidence of an ongoing relationship will be needed for the interview. That's where things like the amount of face-to-face time (in person), 

 

So to provide evidence of an ongoing relationship, we will need to have new photos that have been taken after the K1 has been sent out? Not sure what they mean..

 

Thanks!

[geowrian 22,335]

2 minutes ago, SoCalMan said:

So to provide evidence of an ongoing relationship, we will need to have new photos that have been taken after the K1 has been sent out? Not sure what they mean..

Yes, you should provide evidence of an ongoing relationship from the period between filing the I-129F and the interview. It doesn't need to be photos, but can be.

Edited May 22, 2017 by geowrian

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

9 minutes ago, SoCalMan said:

 

So to provide evidence of an ongoing relationship, we will need to have new photos that have been taken after the K1 has been sent out? Not sure what they mean..

 

Thanks!

If let's say you meet again after submitting your K-1 visa petition, you can bring all the photos taken during that trip to the interview. But, it is not compulsory. If you don't meet again after submitting the petition, you can bring other type of supporting during the interview. Anything that can be a proof for ongoing relationship, such as messages, video/voice call logs, gift exchange. You can also provide all proof of arrangement of the wedding if you have. 

[SoCalMan 1]

1 hour ago, MalaysiaUS said:

If let's say you meet again after submitting your K-1 visa petition, you can bring all the photos taken during that trip to the interview. But, it is not compulsory. If you don't meet again after submitting the petition, you can bring other type of supporting during the interview. Anything that can be a proof for ongoing relationship, such as messages, video/voice call logs, gift exchange. You can also provide all proof of arrangement of the wedding if you have. 

 

Ah ok, I thought it was a bad idea to visit while the K-1 is being filed. If she does or I visit, how should I answer the CBP when they ask who are you visiting? " I'm visiting my fiancé? Or bf/gf?"

 

thank you very much!

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

57 minutes ago, SoCalMan said:

 

Ah ok, I thought it was a bad idea to visit while the K-1 is being filed. If she does or I visit, how should I answer the CBP when they ask who are you visiting? " I'm visiting my fiancé? Or bf/gf?"

 

thank you very much!

It is great if you are able to visit each other while K-1 is being filed, however, you need to show a strong tie to your country since you already showed intention to immigrate to States. He can visit you in your country too, and that picture can be use as the supporting during the interview.

[Scienceteacher15 48]

My husband and I met once then kept in touch every day via FaceTime. When I filed K1 I went on my second trip to see him but only info from first trip was included. My third trip was for the interview and we were approved that day.

[chcoloatechip17 4]

34 minutes ago, Scienceteacher15 said:

My husband and I met once then kept in touch every day via FaceTime. When I filed K1 I went on my second trip to see him but only info from first trip was included. My third trip was for the interview and we were approved that day.

That's pretty much what my visits will look like, I really hope to get a separate trip in and still be there a 3rd time for the interview.

 

Congrats on your approval.