K1- visa - Are photos realy needed

[atfon1 0]

Hi Friends;

I planning to apply k1 visa for my fiancee. We have year long friendship. But I do not have

photos taken together. Is this going to be problem.

I have lots of mails exchanged between us, and phone bills for with numbers for time we spent talking.

I hope I do not have to do a special trip to get snaps together. Is any body have similar experiances.

I have travel twice to see my fiancee with in last 2 years. Yes my mistake not take snaps, I had no clue this

is needed. Appreciate your help!

[L_n_O 3]

we didn't include pictures in our petition and did just fine

[Jasman0717 9]

We only included about six pictures when I filed the petition but Claudeth took two three-ring binders full of photos to the interview and the officer looked at many of them.

[Dakine 26]

Hi Friends;

I planning to apply k1 visa for my fiancee. We have year long friendship. But I do not have

photos taken together. Is this going to be problem.

I have lots of mails exchanged between us, and phone bills for with numbers for time we spent talking.

I hope I do not have to do a special trip to get snaps together. Is any body have similar experiances.

I have travel twice to see my fiancee with in last 2 years. Yes my mistake not take snaps, I had no clue this

is needed. Appreciate your help!

[/quoted I didn't have any problems getting original petition approval without photos.

However was denied at the interview do to lack of photos!

Old saying! "Pictures are worth a thousand words"!

Have a nice trip.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I would be too scared to send a petition without photos. No matter how much written evidence you have. No offense, but I cant imagine anyone making plans to get married without ever taking photos together. Am I the only one who finds this odd? Sorry, that probably wasnt the greatest answer. I think photos are critical. If you pass the petition approval, I cant see how you would be granted a visa during the interview without photos.

My friend, I think you should start checking airline prices. I see an RFE in your future....

Edited August 30, 2007 by Jason-Sasha

[foxtobee 1]

Hi Friends;

I planning to apply k1 visa for my fiancee. We have year long friendship. But I do not have

photos taken together. Is this going to be problem.

I have lots of mails exchanged between us, and phone bills for with numbers for time we spent talking.

I hope I do not have to do a special trip to get snaps together. Is any body have similar experiances.

I have travel twice to see my fiancee with in last 2 years. Yes my mistake not take snaps, I had no clue this

is needed. Appreciate your help!

It's the visual proof of you both spending time together. I think it's very important, but you could try.

[~Nini~ 2]

Hi Friends;

I planning to apply k1 visa for my fiancee. We have year long friendship. But I do not have

photos taken together. Is this going to be problem.

I have lots of mails exchanged between us, and phone bills for with numbers for time we spent talking.

I hope I do not have to do a special trip to get snaps together. Is any body have similar experiances.

I have travel twice to see my fiancee with in last 2 years. Yes my mistake not take snaps, I had no clue this

is needed. Appreciate your help!

If you have other evidence to prove that you two have met within the last two years (ie. boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts) then photos won't be needed - as liz mentioned, she didn't include photos, but she had other evidence in her petition to prove that she met the 2 year requirement.

However, at the interview you might hit a huge wall in proving a genuine and bonafide relationship with your fiancee. I know personally I brought a whole whackload of paper evidence (phone bills, emails, etc) and all they wanted to see were the photos.

Overall, I'd say the more evidence that you have for your petition, the better chance you have in avoiding an RFE or denial.

[RUKTHUR 0]

Maybe you dont have to send photo to prove that you two have met to send the papers in the in the first time if you dont have any photo. But when your fiancee has interview... Try to have photos.

[M4rinus 1]

So what about phone bills ?

I always call with telediscount which is about 1ct a minute Netherlands > USA

and it doesnt show her phone number on my bill

How can I work with that and do they need phone bills ??

No we dont have a lot of emails or letters because we call quite a lot

[RUKTHUR 0]

Phone bills dont need if you dont have.

[desert_fox 32]

Dont bother sending phone bills or chat logs to the USCIS Service Center with your initial petition. You need to prove that you have met in person, and these kinds of items will do nothing!!

[TracyTN 237]

Hi Friends;

I planning to apply k1 visa for my fiancee. We have year long friendship. But I do not have

photos taken together. Is this going to be problem.

I have lots of mails exchanged between us, and phone bills for with numbers for time we spent talking.

I hope I do not have to do a special trip to get snaps together. Is any body have similar experiances.

I have travel twice to see my fiancee with in last 2 years. Yes my mistake not take snaps, I had no clue this

is needed. Appreciate your help!

Not to be a stickler, but -

you will be submitting a petition for a K1 visa on behalf of your fiancee.

She will apply for the visa at the overseas consulate once the petition has been approved and sent to the overseas consulate via the National Visa Center.

[*JG* 2]

I was thinking it might be okay with the petition; but at the interview, I would say at least some pictures are essential.

we didn't include pictures in our petition and did just fine

But, do you have some for the interview?

[maya62 7]

I can imagine a petition getting approved without photos together, especially if the non-USC is from a VWP country, but I would be very surprised to see a visa issued without photos together. And I would be super-surprised to see a visa issued by a high-fraud Consulate without photos.

We submitted 3 photos withour petition. When my husband hand-delivered packet 3 back to the Consulate in Kathmandu, he was specifically told "When you come back for your interview, bring more photos!".

Good luck to the OP.

Maya

[no name 1]

I was thinking it might be okay with the petition; but at the interview, I would say at least some pictures are essential.

we didn't include pictures in our petition and did just fine

But, do you have some for the interview?

I'm curious as well.