K1-Fiance Visa Interview

[faith7772 0]

Dear All, can anyone guide me I am a Malaysian and residing in Malaysia and have plans to marry my American future husband...Is it compulsary for me to go for the K1 Visa interview at the U.S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia or U.S Embassy in United States? Thank you

[Crazy Cat 39,597]

6 minutes ago, roziesami said:

Dear All, can anyone guide me I am a Malaysian and residing in Malaysia and have plans to marry my American future husband...Is it compulsary for me to go for the K1 Visa interview at the U.S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia or U.S Embassy in United States? Thank you

K-1 interviews are NEVER done inside the US.  There are no US embassies or consulates inside the US,

[LMDXB 13]

Hi, First let your Fiance apply for a K1 visa either online or thru agency.

[faith7772 0]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

K-1 interviews are NEVER done inside the US.  There are no US embassies or consulates inside the US,

Ooohh is that sooo...I am so sorry I have no idea about that but thank you so much missileman for your respons I appreciated it so much so then I will just be going to the U.S embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and one more question missileman: Is it okay if I attend the interview with just my kids  without my future husband (petitioner) am applying the K2 for them too. and honoustly me and future husband never met and we just had an established relationship over the email, phone calls and letters...he is currently incarcarated in the Louisiana Prison but will be out soon this year 2018. But me, her mother and her sister are very closed we called each other and video call all the time...what do you think? I have all the evidence of our relationship and I am waiting for him to get out soon and get a job so that we can proceed with the wedding plan and the K1 Visa

[Tom169 54]

9 minutes ago, roziesami said:

Ooohh is that sooo...I am so sorry I have no idea about that but thank you so much missileman for your respons I appreciated it so much so then I will just be going to the U.S embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and one more question missileman: Is it okay if I attend the interview with just my kids  without my future husband (petitioner) am applying the K2 for them too. and honoustly me and future husband never met and we just had an established relationship over the email, phone calls and letters...he is currently incarcarated in the Louisiana Prison but will be out soon this year 2018. But me, her mother and her sister are very closed we called each other and video call all the time...what do you think? I have all the evidence of our relationship and I am waiting for him to get out soon and get a job so that we can proceed with the wedding plan and the K1 Visa

You must have met him in person in the last 2 years. That is a requirement of K-1 visa.

 

Also, it is him that starts the process by filing an I-129F. 

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3 minutes ago, Tom169 said:

You must have met him in person in the last 2 years. That is a requirement of K-1 visa.

 

Also, it is him that starts the process by filing an I-129F. 

But it stated there at the PART 2 section Item no.53 that:

 

"If you respond “No” to Item Number 53., explain in detail any reasons you may have for requesting an exemption
from the requirement that you and your fiancé(e) must have met in person during the two years immediately before
filing this petition in Item Number 54. You must request a waiver and demonstrate that meeting in person would have
posed an extreme hardship on you or violated strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or
social practice, and that any and all aspects of the traditional arrangements have been or will be met in accordance with
the custom or practice."

 

.....so I can only come up with my supporting evidence and its a practice in our religion in Islam its not premissible for a man and woman to meet each other before marriage and I cannot afford to fly there at the moment because of my financial condition. I hope they will reconsider my explanation and reasons for the above matter...

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20 minutes ago, roziesami said:

Ooohh is that sooo...I am so sorry I have no idea about that but thank you so much missileman for your respons I appreciated it so much so then I will just be going to the U.S embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and one more question missileman: Is it okay if I attend the interview with just my kids  without my future husband (petitioner) am applying the K2 for them too. and honoustly me and future husband never met and we just had an established relationship over the email, phone calls and letters...he is currently incarcarated in the Louisiana Prison but will be out soon this year 2018. But me, her mother and her sister are very closed we called each other and video call all the time...what do you think? I have all the evidence of our relationship and I am waiting for him to get out soon and get a job so that we can proceed with the wedding plan and the K1 Visa

How  sure are you that this is not an elaborate scam? 

Malaysia has a rising number of Love Scam (usually done by african related  scammers though)

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1 minute ago, abum said:

How  sure are you that this is not an elaborate scam? 

Malaysia has a rising number of Love Scam (usually done by african related  scammers though)

NO I am sure its not a scam because I knew his family so well there especially my future mother in law and my future sister in law...they the one whose taking care of him now and visiting him in at the penitentiary  ...the prison wont allow any marriage event conducted in the prison facilty so we have to wait until he gets out real soon before the end of the year 2018 and we been together for 16 months now and we have been contacting some of the marriage Kadi/Imam (in Louisiana area) a person who will conduct the marriage for advices and guidances on the marriage in U.S and their availabilty to handle our Nikah (marriage) soon 

[Tom169 54]

32 minutes ago, roziesami said:

But it stated there at the PART 2 section Item no.53 that:

 

"If you respond “No” to Item Number 53., explain in detail any reasons you may have for requesting an exemption
from the requirement that you and your fiancé(e) must have met in person during the two years immediately before
filing this petition in Item Number 54. You must request a waiver and demonstrate that meeting in person would have
posed an extreme hardship on you or violated strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or
social practice, and that any and all aspects of the traditional arrangements have been or will be met in accordance with
the custom or practice."

 

.....so I can only come up with my supporting evidence and its a practice in our religion in Islam its not premissible for a man and woman to meet each other before marriage and I cannot afford to fly there at the moment because of my financial condition. I hope they will reconsider my explanation and reasons for the above matter...

Good luck explaining that. Plenty of Muslims meet before marrying.

 

As a side note ensure his criminal past doesn't exclude him from petitioning. 

[Naes 12,205]

Order of things:  

*Meet Fiancé (Nope, religion excuse won't work, nor the financial situation, nor the prison part)

*Not you, your fiancé will file a petition (although this depends on why he is in prison....) only after approval of that you may apply for the visa

 

 

This is the probably the most questionable post I've ever seen here.....

[faith7772 0]

35 minutes ago, Naes said:

Order of things:  

*Meet Fiancé (Nope, religion excuse won't work, nor the financial situation, nor the prison part)

*Not you, your fiancé will file a petition (although this depends on why he is in prison....) only after approval of that you may apply for the visa

 

 

This is the probably the most questionable post I've ever seen here.....

okay will look into it, 

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56 minutes ago, Tom169 said:

Good luck explaining that. Plenty of Muslims meet before marrying.

 

As a side note ensure his criminal past doesn't exclude him from petitioning. 

okay noted on that 

[JFH 12,189]

As the wife of a felon, my advice is that you will have far more chance of success with a spouse visa. In other words, marry first, then file. 

 

Criminal pasts of petitioners are not as heavily scrutinised for spousal visas as they are for fiancé visas because USCIS takes the stance that if you have got to the stage of marrying him already then presumably you are OK with his crimes. There are some crimes that exclude USCs from petitioning - even for their spouses. There is also the practical side of the spousal visa that you will be able to work immediately. This may be necessary - especially if he struggles to find work. My husband did prison time in the 1990s and still faces challenges when it comes to employment so it will be a hundred times harder for someone fresh out of the joint. 

 

Now, I'm the last person to criticize a person's choice of partner. Many people thought I needed my head testing when they found out I was dating a man with a criminal record. And his record is old - way before I knew him. But, you have to have a word with yourself. Prison is an inhumane place that breeds anger, violence, resentment, aggression, and a survival mentality. You are planning on not only taking your children to the other side of the world to a place they know nothing about, away from their friends, relatives, home, school, grandparents, culture and more to live with a man who has spent the last x years living in a gladiator training camp that neither you nor the children have met before. I'm guessing he's in Angola? That is one of the most violent and dangerous prisons in the country. In one year alone there were almost 1400 assaults that required medical treatment. Even the calmest, most patient man will be turned into a savage animal there.

 

My advice, for what it's worth... wait for him to be released and complete parole. Make him prove to you that he can hold down a job to provide for you. Unfortunately criminality is difficult to shake off and when money is low they often turn to the only way they know to make money and it ain't pretty. My husband was in for theft and he tells me that he still feels tempted from time to time to steal something that he can't afford. They need to completely re-program their thought processes. This man isn't Angola for being late for work. He must have committed a pretty heinous crime. Is this really want you want as a role model for your children? 

 

If he he truly loves you, and you truly love him, you'll wait. You will wait for him to sort himself out and get back to being who he needs to be before you force fatherhood and immigration on him. This process is stressful enough as it is, let alone someone who is not used to real life. 

Edited April 8, 2018 by JFH

[JFH 12,189]

Also - how does the children's legal father feel about them being taken out if the country to live with a felon they've never met? Does he even know about all this? 

[arken 4,197]

13 hours ago, roziesami said:

 

 

.....so I can only come up with my supporting evidence and its a practice in our religion in Islam its not premissible for a man and woman to meet each other before marriage and I cannot afford to fly there at the moment because of my financial condition. I hope they will reconsider my explanation and reasons for the above matter...

But your plan is go n meet him in US, in his house, if you are granted the visa. So how can you say your religion doesn’t allow you to meet each other before marriage.See how your own words can be put against you.