Concerned about K1 Visa with "high fraud" country (Brazil)

[Aaron_and_Erika 0]

Hello!

 

My fiancee and I are concerned about the "proof of meeting in person" and the "proof of relationship" portions of the K1 application. She is from Brazil, which is apparently seen as a "high fraud risk" country. As such, we have seen some advice on these two points, and also paid for a consultant to review our K1 packet. But I'm finding it very hard to know who to believe, and we have slightly different views as to how lengthy and detailed to make the "proof of meeting in person" description.

 

Some concerns around our particular situation include:
* Our relationship is short -- we met in June of this year. In August we spent an amazing week together in Brazil, after which I proposed without hesitation (she is absolutely the one). I will be moving to Brazil in December for us to live together for 6 months while we wait for the K1. I am hoping that this will assist the interview if and when she gets to that point, but at the point of submitting the K1, we just have that one week of in-person time (and of course a lot of WhatsApp texts and calls).

* She drives for a version of Uber in Brazil, after some complications due to both Covid and law changes in Brazil forced her exit from her earlier career, so she doesn't have a long full time employment history to show in the 5 year span.

* The consultant remarked that there is also a risk as she has been married to a foreigner before (not from the US, over a decade ago)

 

The consultant's suggestion is to keep it relatively short, but also said we need to make it feel "real". Our current version feels very "legal" due to other suggestions I had read on here and other sources.

 

Does anyone have experience submitting for a "high fraud" risk country, and have ideas about what to include for these two requirements?

 

thank you!

[Edward and Jaycel 2,142]

I am a firm believer in "Front Loading" the I-129F petition with as much evidence as you have (especially in your case with a short timeline). The bar for approval at USCIS is relatively low but where this Front Loading helps is that the Consular Officer conducting the interview will have access to the I-129F petition. This is where the bar for approval is higher and having all the evidence you can gather already attached to the I-129F is extremely beneficial. I would also recommend visiting her while the I-129F is being processed (if you're able to) and when she's asked at the interview when was the last time she saw you in person, she can say "Oh just a couple of months ago and I have evidence of that visit with me here". 

[JeanneAdil 7,246]

you are going to live with her so you'll have the evidence needed to prove the relationship especially if you marry on that trip and apply for the spouse visa

Go to Brazil , marry and apply onlne for CR1  the I 130 for spouse 

take your birth certificate and any other documents to Brazil that are needed to marry and petition

 

Those on here that went K1 regret that choice 

timeframe for both petitions is about the same to the date of the interview

[Boiler 47,965]

Why do you n0t get married in December and go the CR1 route?

Edited 1 hour ago by Boiler