first we must to meet together ?

[dany123 0]

hello

please guide me

sorry for my english

please tell me , me and my fiancée  must to meet together before start to do anything like USCIS ?

or i can start and send my document  USCIS & then for example before one month to embassy interview ,  me and my fiancée meet together and take photo ,is this possible or must first meet together and take photo before to do anything   ?

thank you

[Coco8 1,039]

1- You should ask the US citizen to write.

2- You cannot apply for a K1 if you have never met!

[GazLisa 1,168]

You are required to meet at least once within past 2 years before filing your petition with USCIS if not you will not be approved 

[Crazy Cat 39,303]

"The couple should  have met within the two years immediately prior to the filing of the K1 visa petition. 
More importantly, the couple must show with substantial and convincing evidence that they have a true and honest relationship and not merely a relationship designed to evade immigration law and obtain immigration benefits. Additionally, the K1 couple must demonstrate that they have met within the two years immediately prior to the filing of the K1 visa application.
The two year meeting requirement is rigidly enforced and many K1 visa applications are denied or placed in 221(g) administrative processing because of the requirement. "

Edited June 18, 2017 by missileman

[Becci391 339]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

"The couple should  have met within the two years immediately prior to the filing of the K1 visa petition. 
More importantly, the couple must show with substantial and convincing evidence that they have a true and honest relationship and not merely a relationship designed to evade immigration law and obtain immigration benefits. Additionally, the K1 couple must demonstrate that they have meet within the two years immediately prior to the filing of the K1 visa application.
The two year meeting requirement is rigidly enforced and many K1 visa applications are denied or placed in 221(g) administrative processing because of the requirement. "

Couldn't agree more.

[GazLisa 1,168]

5 minutes ago, Becci391 said:

Couldn't agree more.

Some people go into this process blindly 😒

[Crazy Cat 39,303]

Just now, GazLisa said:

Some people go into this process blindly 😒

You're right. This process, whether a K-1 or a CR-1, requires a great deal of research, determination, and patience.  I had no idea!!!!  

[dany123 0]

thank you for all of your guide

[GazLisa 1,168]

30 minutes ago, missileman said:

You're right. This process, whether a K-1 or a CR-1, requires a great deal of research, determination, and patience.  I had no idea!!!!  

Only just got our NOA2, no RFE's 😀 did all the paperwork by ourselves ☺ 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

5 hours ago, dany123 said:

hello

please guide me

sorry for my english

please tell me , me and my fiancée  must to meet together before start to do anything like USCIS ?

or i can start and send my document  USCIS & then for example before one month to embassy interview ,  me and my fiancée meet together and take photo ,is this possible or must first meet together and take photo before to do anything   ?

thank you

As per other VJers who have responded, you'll need to have met in person within the last 2 years preceding your filing date. I'm not sure which country you're from but if you're from a high fraud country, it's recommended that you meet with your US citizen petitioner for more than one time. Location wise, you can meet anywhere in the world.

 

Additionally, photos together are a secondary evidence. Your petition package needs more than just photos. There are USCIS form, required supporting documents, current fee and other supporting documentation that you think will help illustrate a bona fide relationship with your US citizen petitioner. 

 

To get a feel of the process and what's needed, check out the following with caution as the sample forms shown aren't up to date but all other information are still applicable and useful:

 

K-1 guide http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

 

K-1 flowchart http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

 

Always download and use the latest version forms from USCIS website and check the latest fee there too. For new petitions, the current fee is $535 and form G-325A is no longer needed as it has been incorporated into the latest I-129F.

 

And to answer your other question, no, you don't just submit the petition one month before the interview because you won't even know when's the interview till after one in scheduled post-NOA2. It doesn't work like a B2 tourist visa application. Based on current processing times, it takes approximately 3 months for a I-129F to get either a NOA2, denial or RFE. In some cases, it might take more than 3 months and RFE would also add time to your process. If you're lucky, maybe it's under 3 months.

 

My personal advice is that you and your petitioner familiarise yourselves with the process and requirements prior to filing a petition to ensure that your submission is as complete as possible, and that you know what to expect i.e. this is not an instant approval one month process or further evidence might be asked from you.

 

Please note that after I-129F/K-1, there would be AOS + EAD + AP, removal of conditions and finally ROC. It's a long road ahead. It doesn't stop at you guys getting married. With K-1, do not buy your one-way flight ticket to move to the US until you have your visa in hand. It is also more prudent and less stressful to get married at the courthouse first and then to plan your actual wedding/reception at a subsequent date. Again, that's just an opinion and decision is still in yours and your petitioner's hands. All the best

 

With US immigration, always consider yourself the rule, not the exception. 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

 

34 minutes ago, KULtoATL said:

Please note that after I-129F/K-1, there would be AOS + EAD + AP, removal of conditions and finally ROC.

 So, removal of conditions is actually ROC. After removal of conditions (ROC), it would be N-400 (citizenship, yay!). Sorry for the typo OP.

[JFH 12,189]

Immigration rules aside, why would anyone plan to marry and moved thousands of miles to live with someone they've never met in person? 

[NYCruiser 423]

7 hours ago, missileman said:

You're right. This process, whether a K-1 or a CR-1, requires a great deal of research, determination, and patience.  I had no idea!!!!  

I would put it another way. If one looks at the instructions on the USCIS Instruction page for the K1 visa, one will be led astray. In reality, it is one of the most complex applications with lot of cogs in the wheels dependant on one another, waiting, $$ and fortitude that tests the relationship and Trust.

[Boiler 43,494]

Prior posts are educative.

[Jordan8768 107]

Just a rule of thumb, but you should meet someone before you decide to marry them.