Flight Block Due To Medical Condition

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Hardly. Visas to  Mexico are easier to get

Ok.

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Then apply, travelling is obviously a two way option 

If I didn't have a medical condition and were able to travel..I would t have created this post.  The whole point is I am NOT able to fly because of a medical condition that requires specialized care at the moment.  It is not because we can't afford it nor I was denied a visa to his home country..it is simply because I am not able to fly at the moment.  It is not a self imposed restriction that I placed on myself.  I hope this is clear.

[SalishSea 16,851]

5 minutes ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

If I didn't have a medical condition and were able to travel..I would t have created this post.  The whole point is I am NOT able to fly because of a medical condition that requires specialized care at the moment.  It is not because we can't afford it nor I was denied a visa to his home country..it is simply because I am not able to fly at the moment.  It is not a self imposed restriction that I placed on myself.  I hope this is clear.

Boiler meant that your bf should be the one to travel, which is exactly what USCIS will say in their denial of a waiver.

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

9 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Like others have said, he can try to fly to Canada or Mexico.

 

Look, you asked for feedback, right?   You have VJ’s senior members commenting on your thread, which means years and years and years of experience with US immigration.   
 

Don’t like the feedback?   Feel free to ignore it and pursue  your path as you wish.   Please report back to us how you fare, and good luck.

Cool.   Go for it.

If I had an issue with the comments...I would have stated it. I am tired of repeating myself to a question that has been asked many different ways but the condition is still Constant. Folks are staying meet him as if I don't want to meet him.  Folks are saying travel to Mexico or Canada as if that would make a difference in my condition.  All I am asking should we or shouldn't we apply for the tourist visa or apply for K1 visa with waiver.  I will be not be able to travel anywhere at this point so that is clear.

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

4 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Boiler meant that your bf should be the one to travel, which is exactly what USCIS will say in their denial of a waiver.

That is why we are applying for the tourist visa but folks saying he will be denied.  So it sounds like he shouldn't apply for anything because he will be denied anyways.  

[JeanneAdil 6,239]

10 minutes ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

That is why we are applying for the tourist visa but folks saying he will be denied.  So it sounds like he shouldn't apply for anything because he will be denied anyways.  

He can apply for tourist visa /we say chances he will get one are low

the fees are expected to go up  from $160 to $185 sometime this year

 

i will add to your prayers for his success

Understand a few things

If he gets the tourist visa ,u still have to meet several times and with each trip to the US , he will be under high security briefing at POE

And he should not bring any documents like a  birth certificate, resume , etc./ documents that would make CBP think he intended to stay and AOS here

 

ALL of us here understand love and immigration and really do wish u the best but African embassies make it so hard to get visas.

so, good luck

[Boiler 43,683]

27 minutes ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

That is why we are applying for the tourist visa but folks saying he will be denied.  So it sounds like he shouldn't apply for anything because he will be denied anyways.  

I never said he would be denied, all I know is that he is male and his citizenship

 

How could you possibly make a determination on that?

[JeanneAdil 6,239]

read thru the following from someone trying to get a visa without meeting 

this follows the petition and appeal for denial

 

this was truly a hardship case as petitioner was blind with other issues

this might help  understand immigration doesn't care -sounds harsh but its what i see (my opinion only about the not caring)

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/D6 - Fiancees and Fiances of U.S. Citizen (K-1)/Decisions_Issued_in_2021/JUN112021

[Crazy Cat 39,561]

44 minutes ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

That is why we are applying for the tourist visa but folks saying he will be denied.  So it sounds like he shouldn't apply for anything because he will be denied anyways.  

Bottom line:

1.  He can apply for a tourist visa, but don't count on approval.  By law, anyone who applies is already assumed to have intent to stay in the US illegally.  Consulates are well aware that people want to bypass the long queue for immigrant visas by entering via a B2.   Thus, they are hesitant to issue a tourist visa to someone without strong ties to home country.  This especially true if the applicant has a fiance in the US.  The B visa refusal rate from Sierra Leone for FY 2022 was over 45%.  That is not good.

2.  The chances for a waiver of the K-1 requirement to have been together within the 2 years prior to filing are extremely low.  It is very, very, very rare.  If you succeed, it will be the 1st successful one I have seen here on VJ since I joined in 2016.  

 

My comments are not to discourage you. But,  I think you need to come up with another plan. 

One more thing:  You might also want to make plans to overcome any obvious red flags in your case...such as large age gap if the foreign party is male.  , different religions, etc.  Those red flags can be overcome best bu a LOT of time actually together. Planning ahead is advised.

Edited June 5, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

6 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

read thru the following from someone trying to get a visa without meeting 

this follows the petition and appeal for denial

 

this was truly a hardship case as petitioner was blind with other issues

this might help  understand immigration doesn't care -sounds harsh but its what i see (my opinion only about the not caring)

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/D6 - Fiancees and Fiances of U.S. Citizen (K-1)/Decisions_Issued_in_2021/JUN112021

Thanks!

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

11 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I never said he would be denied, all I know is that he is male and his citizenship

 

How could you possibly make a determination on that?

I never said you said it. I said folks said he will be denied either way.

 

 

Determination regarding what?

 

 

[Beth & Achraf 328]

4 hours ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

The intent is to file for K1 once we are eligible to file.  We could have asked for a waiver but we want to show we have made efforts to meet to satisfy the criteria.  The question is how should we amplify that our relationship is geniune ans we are trying to do the right thung??????

K1 requirements, meeting within 2 years of  all the years on VJ, ( with original profile from 2007)   I never seen a K1 visa petition approved with a wavier due to not meeting.

 

Even with all good intentions of meeting, even with a heath issue keeping from meeting at the moment.     Even a lawyer would say, " Then wait until you can travel." 

 

Visitors Visa to US,    Has to show strong ties to his country, such as a good job, home, or own a business.  Strong reason to return to his country, especially from Africa.

A letter- invitation from you would not help at all, a visitor's visa is what HE applies for, not you. It's all on him. 

 

Also keep in mind, the person on the other side of the computer screen can very well NOT be the person you think they are. Be careful inviting someone into you home who you truly do not know if a Visitor's Visa is somehow approved.

 

Best of luck whatever way you file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Boiler 43,683]

17 minutes ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

I never said you said it. I said folks said he will be denied either way.

 

 

Determination regarding what?

 

 

B visa 

[SalishSea 16,851]

1 hour ago, MrandMrsKoroma22 said:

If I had an issue with the comments...I would have stated it. I am tired of repeating myself to a question that has been asked many different ways but the condition is still Constant. Folks are staying meet him as if I don't want to meet him.  Folks are saying travel to Mexico or Canada as if that would make a difference in my condition.  All I am asking should we or shouldn't we apply for the tourist visa or apply for K1 visa with waiver.  I will be not be able to travel anywhere at this point so that is clear.

Go for it.   Let us know how it works out for you.

[MrandMrsKoroma22 4]

Just now, SalishSea said:

Go for it.   Let us know how it works out for you.

Yeah.