How do prior F1 denials affect future K1 visa?

[emfish 2]

Hi!

 

Just after some advice! I seem to get a lot of people saying that my 2 F1 denials in 2018 due to lack of home ties (214b), will not affect my future application for K1 with my fiancé, but I haven’t seen anyone with the same experience? Has anyone been through the same thing? Do you think they will bring the 2 denials up in my interview? What could they ask? 
 

I have been dating my fiancé for 4 years and was dating him during my F1 applications, however I was not asked about him during my interviews nor did i mention him. I had had a lot of J visas (Camp Counsellor/Au Pair) approved prior to my F1 application so I suspect they thought I did not have enough ties to home because of this.

 

We have literally thousands of pictures/proofs/texts/calls and were living in the same city whilst i was an au pair for over a year, so i am not afraid of the bona fide relationship part, I am more concerned that the prior student denials will damage our chances - could they think we were trying to get married on the F1? Am I overthinking?

 

I do plan to go back to school eventually once I am settled in the US. I am just concerned that they will see my past visas as fraud because I had a boyfriend in the states. Has anyone had any similar experiences?

Edited March 5, 2020 by emrid364

[Crazy Cat 39,206]

Prior non-immigrant visas which were denied due to lack of ties to home country will have no effect on a visa with which you intend to immigrate....Immigrant visas and K-1 visas do not require evidence of ties to your home country.  There is no need to overcome the presumption of immigrant intent for a K-1.

You are, indeed, over-thinking........good luck.

Edited March 5, 2020 by missileman

[TBoneTX 43,038]

Thread is moved from the IMBRA subforum to General Immigration Discussion.

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For clarity, the K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent.  It will be processed by the Immigrant Visa unit at your consulate.