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Thank you all for your messages and support.

We have tried to figure out what could have been the red flags. Let me share with you the important issues that were asked in the interview. First of all the interview was here in Singapore and we chose to have it here because I am currently working here. I hope this enlightens everyone. Sorry, I wasn’t able to reply soon and clarify the location of interview.

She asked,how did you meet your fiance? I met him online.Which website? I gave the website and she asked me to repeat. She asked how long we have been talking. By the way, my fiance is an american and I am a filipina, I'm sorry to say but we thought this could have made her suspicious. She was saying you cannot fall in love to someone you haven't really met. Then she read some of the emails and said that you plan to have children with someone you haven't even met?? So I said we were planning our life together and I love kids and we were romantic in the email.

She asked where he stays and what he does right now and asked about his income. So I gave her the evidences for his income. I explained how he gets paid and his privileges as an ex-army.

She asked if I ever applied for a visa before. Yes,I did for a tourist visa and was denied. It was last yr. She asked me what happened. I told her I was going to visit my best friend in college who had given birth that time and she wanted me to come. She was looking at the screen and reading something. I think it was the record of my interview last year. And then she said that I was going to meet my fiance. I said yes it was also part of the plan. I think she didn’t like that part.

She asked about our meeting...like when and where and how long and why did he leave soon. I explained about his classes that were going to start soon. She also asked why he didn't come again. I said that we are hoping I can get to the US and it will save us money with the ticket and other expenses.

Then she started to ask for more evidences... gave her the pics, some more emails, cards, letters,chat logs, phone bills and credit card receipts.... then she asked again for more evidence to prove our ongoing relationship...and that's all I have... I even asked if it's money remittance? She said NO, not money. I told her we talk and chat everyday. That's how we keep our relationship going right now.

Then she told me the result.She said that I'm not eligible for the visa because I was not able to demonstrate our ongoing relationship. Gave me back my papers and walked away with the other papers and then I said I asked if we can we appeal? She said NO APPEAL...other option is you get married.

That’s all. I hope those who are applying for k1 can get something from this experience.

Thank you guys!

how about age gaps? do you have huge age gaps?

5 yrs

Sorry to hear!! So sorry! Please help us with more details! about you & your fiance ... your age, your carrier, how many times have you met, which embassy, married before???

I would suggest you that you ask your fiance to come with you to the interview. It's always a case-to-case situation but I think if both of you are there in the interview, there's really an impact. Otherwise, make sure you really spent longer time together or you've met a lot of times.

we have 5yrs age difference and both of us never married before.

awwww did they give you a form 221(g)?? so sorry to hear that

Not at all.How I wish...

I am sorry. How about money remittance copies? its a strong evidence. I think you just have to get married.

Hi. Nice to hear from you again. No, we didn't have those but we only have receipts of payments we've made thru credit cards.

Yeah, I guess so.. and if we get married, we'll be back to zero again. It's really frustrating.Do we still have other choice?

Thank you again!

Were the any questions she specifically pushed you on? Anything you failed to answer, or answered incoherently?

Do you guys have an red flags? Big age gap? How many times and for how long have you met?

What were the pictures like? Did they depict you guys together in different settings, with family, from different places, with different hair cuts etc? Or were most of them very similar with hard-to-tell/similar backgrounds?

In order to help you out here, it's important that you're as detailed as possible on this.

Thanks. Yeah,I thought maybe the number of times we've been together was an issue. He came to visit me last yr in Aug and we still havent been together again since then. It could have made a difference maybe if he came with me to the interview or visited me another time. We had all the papers ready but I guess they weren't strong enough to convince the CO.

Can we still do something about it?

I had my interview today and it was really devastating. The application was denied due to no evidence of ongoing relationship. I have showed the CO phone bills, itinerary, letters, emails,chat logs and pictures. She kept on asking me, "Anything else you can show me to prove your ongoing relationship?". She didn't even want to take the chat summary. I just told her that's all I have. She gave me back the original documents and kept the photocopies. I asked if we can appeal, she said "No appeal, other option is you get married." Just like that.

We don't know what else can we do. My fiance was writing an email to the embassy here but I stopped him from doing so. I thought maybe you guys can give us an idea what will be our next step.

THANK you!

Hi!

New to forum and wish we found this site earlier. Maybe then we wouldn't have gotten an RFE for sending in pictures with no information written on the back >.<

In any case, we just received our approval (NOA2) on March 22. We're wondering if anyone has gone through the K1 process in Singapore recently and if they'd be willing to give us an idea of what the US Embassy needs mailed back to them and what is needed for the interview?

We're hoping that most of the waiting is out of the way now

Hi there. You will receive your packet 3 in less than a month. The packet 3 will have the forms and instructions to follow. You have to send back to the embassy the DS-230 part 1 together with the receipt and the signed instruction form. I sent mine just last wk. So now I'm just waiting for my packet 4 which should have my interview date. Good luck to you!

Thats what I showed to the CO in Manila Embassy and I didn't have problem and he was even thankful for the letter but I wish it will go easy for you on your interview day! Good Luck! if you have more questions you can message me

Thanks! Will do!

In my case my husband just went reserved in the army and went to school so he just wrote a statement about his situation that he is in school to earn a degree or whatever and simply going to school to improved himself and increase the income to support me and our future family. And explain in the letter the hi mom is prepared to co-sponsor if needed, So I have her moms paperwork ready just incase they will ask for it but they didnt. And we only submitted the latest Form 1040 and W-2 and have the past 2 years ready for back-up. Submitted the letter from the army stating his status. THen wrote another letter to explain all his school information and the funding he is receiving from the army for school and enclosed several documents with the letter like the PELL GRANT and G.I Bill statement.

So I hope it helps and give you some idea. I didnt have problem at all on my interview I wan even never ask about all the documents. We we're talking non-related stuff

Thanks for your reply! I think we can do that also. I'll ask him to write a letter stating his situation.Similar to what your husband did. But I hope they don't ask me anymore and will just make it easy for me

Btw, we are applying for K-1 but I think your experience might help. Thanks a lot!

Is this for the K1 visa or AOS?

Hi. This is for k-1 visa. His contract ended last year before he filed for K-1. Although when he filed for his taxes recently, it's still above the poverty level.

Thanks.

Before this goes too far, is this for K-1 or AOS? I have a feeling this is for a K-1 interview in Manila.

Hi, thanks for your attention. This is for K-1 interview. We are worried that they would question about him being unemployed at the moment. He left the army in June of last yr. However, the army still pays for his school fees and apartment and he gets sort of like allowance. I'm not sure what is that called. I don;t know what can we bring in the intervew to prove that he can support.

Thanks you.

Iff he's not getting a salary. He needs a sponsor before the interview. If you are employed and your earnings is more than the poverty guidelines, you can use that as household income or show assets that will indicate you will not become a ward of the state. Bottom line is, you guys have to prove financial independence or support from a friend or family member.

Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if we can get a sponsor. It might be too late for that already.We can only show past three years of tax transcripts including 2011. This is kinda frustrating.

Hello everyone. My fiance left the army last year and is now in college. He is currently not working but he gets financial aid from the military. I will have my interview soon and we are worried about the documents I should present if they ask about his financial capability to support. He has filed his taxes recently and still meets the requirement for k1-visa, however this may not be enough to convince them. Aside from the tax transcripts and form I-134,any other papers we need? For the tax transcripts, does it have to be the past three years? Can we just submit the latest transcript? Do we have to prove he is a full-time student now?

Thank you in advance!