Birth date different on passport

[Mdn 0]

In our case, we plan to meet face to face first time this month. Easy to prove with passport intrnational travel log and video/phone call log of past 5 months. Exploring options on K1 Vs CR1.  

[SalishSea 18,587]

4 minutes ago, Mdn said:

In our case, we plan to meet face to face first time this month. Easy to prove with passport intrnational travel log and video/phone call log of past 5 months. Exploring options on K1 Vs CR1.  

Hopefully you plan to spend significant time in each other's company before filing for any visa.

[Mdn 0]

yes, couple of months. hopefully this DOB/passport issue get resolved by then.

[S2N 524]

1 hour ago, SalishSea said:

The specific reason for my comment is due to the recent history of K-1s from India that were fraudulently pursued by already married couples who wanted to bypass the longer wait for spouse visas.  This was a few years ago now, but it was widespread, and the increased K-1 scrutiny for India still exists.

We’re agreeing. I was providing extra comments that from a government-wide level, a lot of people view K-1 with suspicion.

 

Being from a country that already has increased risk of fraud doesn’t help that.

[pushbrk 13,930]

2 hours ago, Mdn said:

In our case, we plan to meet face to face first time this month. Easy to prove with passport intrnational travel log and video/phone call log of past 5 months. Exploring options on K1 Vs CR1.  

Passport and boarding passes are primary evidence of meeting and/or time spent together in person.  travel logs are only helpful to explain the primary evidence.  Call logs are good, but also secondary.  Note that in addition to the extra up front costs associated with the fiancee visa, there's significant cost associated with being in the USA for at least six to nine months without the authorization to work.

[appleblossom 5,108]

On 10/10/2025 at 10:24 PM, Mdn said:

In our case, we plan to meet face to face first time this month. Easy to prove with passport intrnational travel log and video/phone call log of past 5 months. Exploring options on K1 Vs CR1.  

 

But you said above you're 'getting married to US citizen this month'. So CR-1 is your only option. 

 

How much time will there be between meeting for the first time and marrying?

[Mdn 0]

I should have been more careful on saying "getting married" words. Plan is, meet face-to-face first, then enagement then marry.

In the mean time, check what are our best options, what documents needed etc. First issue found was Birth certificate/Password issue. Once that is resolved, then we have to discuss and decide on K1 (hold marriage till it approved and get married in US) or CR 1 (2 years wait in India) topic.

 

One step at a time...

 

 

[appleblossom 5,108]

8 minutes ago, Mdn said:

I should have been more careful on saying "getting married" words. Plan is, meet face-to-face first, then enagement then marry.

In the mean time, check what are our best options, what documents needed etc. First issue found was Birth certificate/Password issue. Once that is resolved, then we have to discuss and decide on K1 (hold marriage till it approved and get married in US) or CR 1 (2 years wait in India) topic.

 

One step at a time...

 

 

 

Ah, I see. That makes more sense. Hopefully the comparison list above helps you work out which would be best for you, personally I can't see why anybody would ever choose the K-1, but everybody is different. A key thing for me at the moment would be the current administration, who (as mentioned in the comparison list) could add India to the list of banned countries at a moment's notice, which would mean the K-1 would be rendered useless and you'd have to start from scratch. Too risky for me personally. 

 

It should be less than 2 years for CR-1 if you're prompt with the NVC stage though, it's quicker than it was a while back.

 

Good luck.  

Edited 18 hours ago by appleblossom