Fiance Visa denial

[Knoll 1]

Dear Readers,

I am trying to find people who have been denied fiancé visas due to insufficient communication exchange. My biggest concern is frequency of communication exchange from my girl and more specifically, e-mail (or lack thereof).

Have you, or do you know someone, who has been denied issuance of the fiancé visa due to insufficient number of e-mail responses from your girl?

Does anyone know how heavily the reviewer’s look at frequency of e-mail exchanges or communication in general?

If everything else in the application is “perfect” except there are very few e-mail responses (one every 5 or 6 weeks), will they deny the visa? Has this happened to anyone?

Thank you.

Noll

[YuAndDan 153]

Depends on country, what country does your fiancee live in? Your profile lacks details like foreign country there is no country called N/A.

If you fill in the details in your profile and start a timeline, more people will answer your post, and can give you specifics based on the details in your profile.

[gwenneh 7]

E-mail is only one piece of the picture. How heavily it will be weighted will probably depend on what other proofs you are bringing...phone records, proof of trips, etc. If that is you only proof, you might be in trouble if you only have a few e-mails. However, this is also completely arbitrary, dependant largely upon what Consulate you're going through and what the actual interviewer makes of the situation.

[Rob & Jin 0]

Dear Readers,

I am trying to find people who have been denied fiancé visas due to insufficient communication exchange. My biggest concern is frequency of communication exchange from my girl and more specifically, e-mail (or lack thereof).

Have you, or do you know someone, who has been denied issuance of the fiancé visa due to insufficient number of e-mail responses from your girl?

Does anyone know how heavily the reviewer’s look at frequency of e-mail exchanges or communication in general?

If everything else in the application is “perfect†except there are very few e-mail responses (one every 5 or 6 weeks), will they deny the visa? Has this happened to anyone?

Thank you.

Noll

They may its very subjective, how many visits have you made during the process ? phone records, letters ? remember they are looking for evidence of a ongoing relationship, so they look for all these things.

Edited October 19, 2007 by Rob & Jin

[joeyjoey 1]

Dear Readers,

I am trying to find people who have been denied fiancé visas due to insufficient communication exchange. My biggest concern is frequency of communication exchange from my girl and more specifically, e-mail (or lack thereof).

Have you, or do you know someone, who has been denied issuance of the fiancé visa due to insufficient number of e-mail responses from your girl?

Does anyone know how heavily the reviewer’s look at frequency of e-mail exchanges or communication in general?

If everything else in the application is “perfect” except there are very few e-mail responses (one every 5 or 6 weeks), will they deny the visa? Has this happened to anyone?

Thank you.

Noll

Email would be only 1 part of you proving a relationship. In order to prove there's a bonafide relationship, 1 email every 5-6 weeks may not convince the Consulate. The Interview is the Consulate's opportunity to evaluate whether a true relationship exists. It's on you to prove it. I know that we would not have made it if we only communicated every 6 weeks. Do you have telephone records? Do either of you write letters? These would help your situation.

Fernanda and I wrote letters about once each month. I kept all the ATT long distance bills. We did not even include our sporatic emails as evidence. Along with proof of multiple visits, hotel receipts with both our names and many photos together or with friends/family, and her wearing the engagement ring to the Interview, her Consulate interview for the K-1 was approved in about 4 minutes.

Be prepared to have more evidence at Interview time.

[Dakine 26]

Dear Readers,

I am trying to find people who have been denied fiancé visas due to insufficient communication exchange. My biggest concern is frequency of communication exchange from my girl and more specifically, e-mail (or lack thereof).

Have you, or do you know someone, who has been denied issuance of the fiancé visa due to insufficient number of e-mail responses from your girl?

Does anyone know how heavily the reviewer’s look at frequency of e-mail exchanges or communication in general?

If everything else in the application is “perfect” except there are very few e-mail responses (one every 5 or 6 weeks), will they deny the visa? Has this happened to anyone?

Thank you.

Noll

If you have a bonafide ongoing relationship you surely must have records of communication by some other means than a few emails.

If not there is a GOOD chance of denial unless you made and have record of a LOT of visits!

[rebeccajo 14]

What's up with all the dismal questions, noll? Are you just fretting over something that hasn't happened yet?

[Jasman0717 8]

I am a firm believer of "more is better". Send as much as possible, we did!

[Knoll 1]

E-mail is only one piece of the picture. How heavily it will be weighted will probably depend on what other proofs you are bringing...phone records, proof of trips, etc. If that is you only proof, you might be in trouble if you only have a few e-mails. However, this is also completely arbitrary, dependant largely upon what Consulate you're going through and what the actual interviewer makes of the situation.

Thank you Gwen666 for this insight. So, from what you are describing, it sounds like most people make it to the interview stage even if their e-mail exchange was dismal. It sounds like it is at the interview stage where they make the ultimate decision. If I have a ring on her finger that should be convincing enough? The problem is, I can't get my girl to write e-mail more than once a month, if I am lucky.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

The problem is, I can't get my girl to write e-mail more than once a month, if I am lucky.

You can't "get her to"????? hmm

[Knoll 1]

I am having a difficult time getting my girl to write e-mail more than once per month. I am trying to get an idea of what things trigger denial so that when I talk to my girl I know what to stress to her as important. For example, if they are okay with one e-mail per month as long as there are other forms of communication, then I am not going to push her for more e-mail. If on the other hand they deny applications with fewer than one e-mail per month, regardless of any other communication, than I will stress to her to write more. So I am looking for someone who has been denied and told specifically because they did not have enough e-mail exchange and by how much. If no one seems to have been denied for this than I am not going to sweat it.

What's up with all the dismal questions, noll? Are you just fretting over something that hasn't happened yet?

[Knoll 1]

Thank you for your reply and advice

Dear Readers,

I am trying to find people who have been denied fiancé visas due to insufficient communication exchange. My biggest concern is frequency of communication exchange from my girl and more specifically, e-mail (or lack thereof).

Have you, or do you know someone, who has been denied issuance of the fiancé visa due to insufficient number of e-mail responses from your girl?

Does anyone know how heavily the reviewer’s look at frequency of e-mail exchanges or communication in general?

If everything else in the application is “perfect†except there are very few e-mail responses (one every 5 or 6 weeks), will they deny the visa? Has this happened to anyone?

Thank you.

Noll

They may its very subjective, how many visits have you made during the process ? phone records, letters ? remember they are looking for evidence of a ongoing relationship, so they look for all these things.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Noll....

I'm sorry but I find this so bizarre. Why you are needing to coach your girlfriend in to writing you more is beyond me. If you have communication on a regular basis, telephone, email, instant chatting online, letters, etc. you should be fine.

The fact that you are saying you actually have to ask for emails is a little strange.

Best of luck though.

[Knoll 1]

Email would be only 1 part of you proving a relationship. In order to prove there's a bonafide relationship, 1 email every 5-6 weeks may not convince the Consulate. The Interview is the Consulate's opportunity to evaluate whether a true relationship exists. It's on you to prove it. I know that we would not have made it if we only communicated every 6 weeks. Do you have telephone records? Do either of you write letters? These would help your situation.

Fernanda and I wrote letters about once each month. I kept all the ATT long distance bills. We did not even include our sporatic emails as evidence. Along with proof of multiple visits, hotel receipts with both our names and many photos together or with friends/family, and her wearing the engagement ring to the Interview, her Consulate interview for the K-1 was approved in about 4 minutes.

Be prepared to have more evidence at Interview time.

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I do have other forms of communication from her but I was under the impression that e-mail has the most weight for approval. I like the engagement ring to the interview idea. If they need more than one e-mail per month, than I will stress to my girl to reply more often. Your point raises an interesting question. Would submitting sporatic e-mails or 8 of my e-mails to one of hers, making our case worse, I wonder?

[Dan J 277]

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I do have other forms of communication from her but I was under the impression that e-mail has the most weight for approval. I like the engagement ring to the interview idea. If they need more than one e-mail per month, than I will stress to my girl to reply more often. Your point raises an interesting question. Would submitting sporatic e-mails or 8 of my e-mails to one of hers, making our case worse, I wonder?

My fiancee and I hardly use email as a form of communication. Instead we use IM and VoIP. If you have other evidence, you should be fine. Everyone is unique, and we each use different ways of communication.