Sarah&Facundo

None of those things you mentioned are required. If you have them, then that's great! You can add them to your application. Also, you are looking at a one year minimum wait (but probably more) until you have an interview, so you can add visits (which you should, just in terms of the marriage itself--not immigration) or any other items during that time if you wanted to. If either of you have plane tickets, passport stamps, hotel receipts, etc. to prove you were physically together, that supersedes any photos. But even if you have just one photo together, that would be helpful. Remember-if you apply, there is a chance you will be approved. If you don't apply, your answer will be 100% no.

We went through the Argentinian consulate. Argentina is not a high fraud country. For the K1, you need to prove you met once in the last two years to meet the qualifications, which it seems you have. Our interview was pretty quick and we had no issues getting approved.

He received a card in the mail.

Yes, my now-husband even came to visit me in the US after having his interview but before using his K1. No one even asked him about the K1.

My now-husband visited me twice between when he applied and when he received his K1 visa. No one asked him anything about the k1 either time.

We traveled for leisure several times with AP. Never had an issue.

I am self employed and I was self employed at the time of the interview. Instead of W2s, he needs to bring 1099s. That is what self employed people have. As a self employed person, you also have the ability to issue yourself a W2 (I do this now), so if he has those, he can bring them. if not, he absolutely needs the 1099s.

I can understand why they are being overly cautious, but the reality is that as long as you have a normal case, the risk of anything happening is extremely low. We used AP several times as well, including trips over a month outside the country.

My husband and I traveled around Europe with his K1 in his passport before he entered the US. Zero issues.

Why would they make you open at envelope at airport security? They are looking for things like explosives, liquids, etc. They can see in the machines that it is paper. I travel for work all the time and constantly have folders, envelopes, etc. You have absolutely no need to worry.

When we flew to the US with my husband's visa, we could not check in online. We had to talk to someone there. Maybe it's better just to check in at the airport since they will know what to do and you can be certain.

I don't think so. B2 vs. K1 comparisons are not fair at all. A majority of K1 visas get approved. You just need to meet the requirements. With a B2, you need to improve you don't have immigrant intent which is WAY harder than proving a real relationship (if you have the documents). It is much easier to prove a positive than prove a negative. For what it's worth, my now-husband applied for a B2 visa with a Spanish speaking officer and was approved. He applied for a K1 and had a white American guy who spoke English and sort of spoke Spanish and he was approved. It made no difference.

As long as it is before the visa, you can enter even 5 minutes before midnight of the expiration. For reference, my husband came the day before.

Yes you can. I did this with my now-husband. He got his K1 and was given 5-6 months to enter. I went to his home country of Argentina and stayed for a month, then we backpacked Europe for a few months, and then we entered the US two days before his K1 was set to expire and got married 2 weeks later. No issue. You just need to enter before the K1 expires. No one cares what you do before that.

Miami in that particular instance, but I've flown back to the US through all different airports a several dozen times from abroad. You can wait from 5 minutes to two hours just to talk to an officer. We've been in secondary a few times and again, waits vary. It can come down to where you are seated on the plane, if the first flight is delayed, etc. Tons of factors.

They didn't really interview us. They just asked "Do you plan on marrying within 90 days?" We were able to stay together. That part in it of itself wasn't long. But between waiting about 45 minutes on line, going to secondary and waiting there again, and getting/rechecking our bags, plus having to be at the next flight for the boarding time..... 2.5 hours would not have been enough for us. But it all depends on the flight, the lines, and how many others are waiting in line/processing.

Spend a lot more time together, especially if you haven't seen each other since 2021 and the beneficiary is from Nigeria.

Screenshots of conversations is not strong evidence. To be honest, I didn't include a single screenshot of conversations nor any evidence of social media interaction and we received the K1. However, not seeing each other since 2021 can really be a mark against you especially if the beneficiary is from a high fraud country. Where are they from?

We were also one of the few lucky couples selected for a ROC interview last year. We were completely confused as to why. We are both pretty young and never married before, we are the same age, both speak English, we both work, own a car, have 100% joint accounts, health insurance, etc. But, sometimes it happens. Anyway, we were baffled trying to figure out what went "wrong" and how they were going to "grill us" at the interview. But honestly, we were in and out in 5 minutes. They asked the same basic questions we were asked at the AOS interview that is listed on the I-485 sheet. She asked each of us to share what the other person does for work and a few basic things like that. Our ROC was approved within an hour of us leaving. So, we still have no idea what triggered it. It definitely wasn't something we needed a lawyer for, and honestly, we never entertained it. That was our experience. Good luck!