Arazia

While I'll admit freely that I'd be a little jealous, especially if said person started taking up the time he'd spend with me usually via the telephone or the internet, I'd still trust him. Harry has made it so very clear to me that I'm the one he wants to be with, and I believe him. I have friends of the opposite sex who are close to me, and he trusts me, so that is very much returned.

It'll probably better for YOU to go visit. Is that a posibility?

It is a possibility, and one we've considered previously. I have to admit that after my first visit there, I'm a little uncomfortable with his country. It's strange to be in a world where you don't speak the language and don't know the customs. His mother is not all that fond of me, as well. Nothing personal, she just doesn't like the fact that her son is dating an American. Additionally, we've had a pretty bad death in the family this past year, and in some way I feel like I shouldn't leave the country over the holidays, if that makes sense.

Anyways, I will discuss that option with him. That might be the best alternative. Thanks.

Eheh, unfortunately almost none of the things mentioned in that other than return plane ticket itinerary apply. He has no leases, no cars, no job (he's a student), he's quitting school after this semester and starting over here in the US. That kind of leaves me hand-tied...

If he can show he's going back to school - showing he's enrolled and has to go back to finish school - he could use that. However, there's no way to be absolutely sure whether he'd be allowed to enter or not. So you might end up spending a lot of money and putting a lot of energy/hope into something only to see that things haven't gone according to plan.

That's the thing, though, he's quitting school at the end of the term so he can re-start/transfer here. So he probably won't have classes or anything to go back to. I'll talk it over with him and see what he wants to do. Would a border patrol officer generally know about a k-1 visa being in-processing? The last time he came through, all he had to say was he was visiting his girlfriend and for how long and they didn't ask anything else.

Basically, whilst your fiance *can* visit you while his K1 is pending, he *might* be denied entry at POE, especially if the pending K1 visa comes up. As SteveInge said, if they ask questions about it, honesty is the best policy. Also, as you may be aware, approval or denial is decided by the officer at POE. He should bring proof of strong ties to his home country.

As for the interview, it's scheduled by the consulate/interview and the waiting time is of approximately 1 month (after they get the petition from NVC). So... you may want to check with the consulate or embassy if it is possible to reschedule. However, given the time they take to schedule interviews and depending on how fast the processing of your petition goes at USCIS, you might want to forget about the visit altogether so he'd come after the interview. At this point, we're merely speculating about the timeline, right?

How exactly does one proove strong ties to their home country? In the past, it only required a ticket/return itinerary to the country of origin. For example, he came from Brussels last time he arrived and not from the Netherlands at all.

Would it be better for us to hold off on submitting our forms to USCIS for a few months so it is less likely that they will be processed by then? I know it may sound selfish, but we really don't want to miss the Holiday visit.

You'll find that info on the third thread I listed.

Eheh, unfortunately almost none of the things mentioned in that other than return plane ticket itinerary apply. He has no leases, no cars, no job (he's a student), he's quitting school after this semester and starting over here in the US. That kind of leaves me hand-tied...

Basically, whilst your fiance *can* visit you while his K1 is pending, he *might* be denied entry at POE, especially if the pending K1 visa comes up. As SteveInge said, if they ask questions about it, honesty is the best policy. Also, as you may be aware, approval or denial is decided by the officer at POE. He should bring proof of strong ties to his home country.

As for the interview, it's scheduled by the consulate/interview and the waiting time is of approximately 1 month (after they get the petition from NVC). So... you may want to check with the consulate or embassy if it is possible to reschedule. However, given the time they take to schedule interviews and depending on how fast the processing of your petition goes at USCIS, you might want to forget about the visit altogether so he'd come after the interview. At this point, we're merely speculating about the timeline, right?

How exactly does one proove strong ties to their home country? In the past, it only required a ticket/return itinerary to the country of origin. For example, he came from Brussels last time he arrived and not from the Netherlands at all.

Would it be better for us to hold off on submitting our forms to USCIS for a few months so it is less likely that they will be processed by then? I know it may sound selfish, but we really don't want to miss the Holiday visit.

I posted this in my other topic, but most people payed attention to the initial questions. Quite understandable. Anyways, my fiancee' and I had planned for him to come spend the holidays here with me and my family. He has, in the past, come here on a visa waver program, meaning he gets a visa at the border because of a deal between the US and a number of other countries. Would this still be a valid way of him entering the country to visit while our K-1 is processing? What should we do if his interview ends up during the time that he'll be here? (Unlikely, but I'm a compulsive worrier.)

I really don't want to have to cancel that visit due to conflicts with the whole K-1 visa process, because I really want to see him and have him spend the holidays and our first aniversary here with me. Any advice?

I have a few more questions to ask, if that's alright, rather than making another topic:

My boyfriend and I have plans for him to come visit in December for the holidays. This will definitely be after we submit our I-129F. He will only be staying for a few weeks. This is okay, right? I also figure this wouldn't be too much of a problem as I doubt he will even have had his interview by that point. What should we do if by some freak chance he actually has his interview by that point in time?

Thank you both for the response. Unfortunately we're a little strapped on some types of evidence for the meeting. While we have the passport stamps, and the boarding passes and visa waver from his most recent trip here, my trip to see him is largely undocumented. It was tossed during a massive spring cleaning. I may have a hotel bill from that month though, so maybe I can pull that out. Would a frequent flier miles page showing a flight from Chicago to Amsterdam in February be good enough as a suppliment to the passport stamp?

Anyways, I'll be speaking with my boyfriend about things over the next few days, and hopefully you'll hear more from us soon. I am a bit worried as it seems that the Nebraska Service Center (which serves my area) forwards to the California Service Center that everyone seems to be complaining about. Oh well, we'll just have to see. I kind of want to have things go through the first time without having to go through RFEs.

Greetings,

A little background before I go into questions:

My boyfriend and I have been friends for nearly three years now, although we got together as a couple last fall. He's 19 and I'm 25. He lives in the Netherlands and I live in the United States. The separation has been really hard on us, especially after he spent most of the summer here with me. He loves it here in this country, and neither of us really wanted him to go back. I'm sure you've all been there.

So, my questions are this:

- Do you think the age difference might be a hinderance at all to getting this kind of Visa?

- I've read about having to proove that we've met. Can you -only- use the methods listed on this website? Do aphadavids from family and friends help? We have pictures of us together, but nowhere really recognisable, and we have passport stamps and he has his boarding passes from the last trip he took out here. Would that be enough?

- How exactly do you go about describing how you met? Do you just tell it in story format or is there some particular way of doing the question 18 add on sheet?

- Question 20 mentions your fiancee' applying for a visa at a consulate. Is this just the name of the consulate that the visa packet will be sent to when it is approved? Does he have to do anything or contact the consulate prior to the packet being sent from NVS?

- For proof of citizenship, do I need an actual original copy of my birth certificate (with colored stamp) or can a photocopy be used?

I'm sure I'll have more questions when I actually start compiling the information for the 129F form, but I wanted to clear some things up in my own mind first. Thank you in advance for your help and support, it is highly appreciated.