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I would consider another fiancé some day maybe in some future, only if they stop this case dead in the water for a Russian fiancé, making it impossible to get a visa for a Russian national per se. Then I would give up and, sorry to say, look for another chance with another fiancé. Not in Russia though. But the difference some people do not understand here is that I am going to do my best for my Russian fiancé first. This would not be my choice or fault, it would be all on USCIS.
 
I am looking to settle down eventually in this country. I need to look into the future. I am not very young anymore. I cannot travel forever. I work over 40 hour weeks to make my life better here, eventually. Started saving some money in 401K, which some of you folks do for decades maybe. I can travel some more, but not much more, I am afraid.

I disagree. First, about the limit: I've already answered: I was merely worried that I've used 2 out of my 3 attempts (that has been cleared: there is no such limit). Second, with me being committed to this relationship, if USCIS makes it impossible to bring a Russian fiancé here, it doesn't actually matter how much I am committed: if they make it nearly impossible the process itself to bring a Russian fiancé here, I need to go on with my life. Third, my life is in this country, and I was going to settle down for good, I am not willing to live outside of the country forever.
 
In this thread this answer is becoming De Facto the most proper thing to do. Thank you.
However, since I travel a lot and have not permanently lived in this country for years in a row, no documents were preserved. And now they are hard to find and obtain. I will work on finding the documents.

Yes, I am worried about the whole chain of the process. If one link is broken, the whole thing is stalled. From what I heard, it is hard for a Russian beneficiary to find a place to have an interview nowadays. Regretfully Russian speakers in this thread are not giving any feedback on this. And I did not find time yet to start researching anywhere else.
 
I cannot be specific just yet. Please wait for now. That's all I can say.
 
As I tried to explain before (and as the topic name says), and I will rephrase: I was concerned that if they make it superhard for me to successfully resolve all the links in the chain, I would have no choice but to give up and pursue another chance. But that is only if they stop this case, dead in the water. It seemed to me they are making everything so very hard, on all the fronts... Now, with Folks' help (on this forum) I see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and many encourage me not to give up.
As per the number of attempts, initially I thought I am limited to only 3 attempts for a fiancé visa, and I've used already 2 out of 3, so I started beginning to worry, yes. That seems now to be a silly question, I do realize that

Yes, considering that roughly 15 years ago I had a very easy and fast approved K-1 case, which resulted in 10+ years successful marriage I thought to try again and thought that filing an I-129F petition is a piece of cake and everything should go just as smooth. Boy! Was I wrong! They, yes USCIS, made a big deal out of some, as I thought not important background question about myself, and made a very big deal out of it demanding more and more documents for something that quite possibly is not even possible to produce anymore... 
I am not stepping even one more step without an attorney anymore. I need to get one, whatever route I will need to take... This is just so ridiculous...  Such a small mistake costs everything!

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

But look, this is absolutely ridiculous then: they do not want to look into their own file they have on me from my previous successfully approved petition that contains EVERYTHING THEY NEED in terms of the documents they are asking for this time, but IF I simply withdraw my petition now without fully satisfying their RFE questions, then according to other people on this forum they WILL absolutely then look into my file if I submit another I-129F for another fiancé, and say NO - NO Mr. nice guy, you haven't done your RFEs...  LOL)

And this just shows that they are not necessarily for you but rather against you... (dumb thing to say, but just appears to be in this observation...)

@iwannaplay54 : I respect your answer, but why is it a taboo question? It is hard to find the right partner for life. I think it does make sense to know:
 
Okay, let me a bit rephrase:
- this means only 5 times one can apply for different beneficiaries' K-1's. Period. Each application counts
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries', but only 5 times visas can be either approved or denied (since an application can also be withdrawn, and withdrawn ones do not count in this scenario)
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries' and these 5+ times visas can be denied, but only up to 5 times visas will be approved, at max (i.e. only successful approvals are considered in "5")

I do not insist on someone answering this question, because it is only a side question. 
My main question was and remains:
- Do denied or withdrawn applications count as attempts (of the allotment which has only a limited number) or not? That's all 

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

But look, this is absolutely ridiculous then: they do not want to look into their own file they have on me from my previous successfully approved petition that contains EVERYTHING THEY NEED in terms of the documents they are asking for this time, but IF I simply withdraw my petition now without fully satisfying their RFE questions, then according to other people on this forum they WILL absolutely then look into my file if I submit another I-129F for another fiancé, and say NO - NO Mr. nice guy, you haven't done your RFEs...  LOL)

And this just shows that they are not necessarily for you but rather against you... (dumb thing to say, but just appears to be in this observation...)

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 
So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)
 
Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"
-- Marie Antoinette --

Yes, considering that roughly 15 years ago I had a very easy and fast approved K-1 case, which resulted in 10+ years successful marriage I thought to try again and thought that filing an I-129F petition is a piece of cake and everything should go just as smooth. Boy! Was I wrong! They, yes USCIS, made a big deal out of some, as I thought not important background question about myself, and made a very big deal out of it demanding more and more documents for something that quite possibly is not even possible to produce anymore... 
I am not stepping even one more step without an attorney anymore. I need to get one, whatever route I will need to take... This is just so ridiculous...  Such a small mistake costs everything!

First I thought (when Adam Walsh was mentioned here) that it is a user on VJ that had somewhat similar known issue. When "Adam Walsh Act" was mentioned I looked it up... : )  No, not even close. Not my case. Sorry maybe to disappoint : )
As I said in the previous messages, I have done nothing wrong. But yes, hard to tell more without specifics. And no, nothing sexual or violence

So sorry, I am trying to understand the meaning (since there is a big difference):

- this means only 5 times one can apply for different beneficiaries' K-1's
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries', but only 5 times visas can be either approved or denied, and then you're out, no matter visas were approved or denied
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries' and these 5+ times visas can be denied, but only up to 5 times visas will be approved, at max (i.e. only successful approvals are considered in "5")

Hello friends. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but life is not always fair...
I want to ask a question and I've asked a similar question already in different words, but for some reason it was immediately deleted: I was told because I was not serious and was trolling..
But I wasn't and I am serious. Maybe I am just not a good story teller...

So please consider:
As far as I understand I get from USCIS only 3 chances in a lifetime to bring a fiancé into this country. I've already used one many years ago. After about 15 years the marriage is over.
At this time, for a very long time I am getting through an ongoing I-29F process to get K-1 for my second attempt, but it doesn't look promising (USCIS is not being good/fair in this case at all, to say the least, even though my first case was superfast and simple: this time they are asking for more and more paperwork from decades ago that is not easy to get, I suppose because of the Russian origin of my fiancé), it looks like I need to hire an attorney, more process time, or... just give up.
I tried to use search on this site and I tried googling in general, but I cannot find answers to what seems to be the simplest questions:
- Actually, is this really true that I have only 3 chances in my lifetime to apply for a fiancé visa? (sorry, I am not an SME, I only heard that this is the case)
- If a fiancé visa is denied, does this mean that you "loose 1 life"? (meaning you have 1 less attempt available left out of 3 for your lifetime allotment of the number of times to apply for fiancé visas)
 
My fiancé is in Russia, and BTW, we've met years ago, way way before any "Russian agenda".  But she doesn't speak English and it is superhard in the modern times to arrange for an interview in Russian language, even if the K-1 interview is approved (when the time comes for a K-1 interview for Russians: embassies are closed for Russians that had K-1 interviews available in Russian language, travel for Russian nationals is quite restricted, and so forth). All this makes me think that if by fiancé visa being denied I do not in fact "loose 1 attempt" out of 3 (and I still will have that attempt saved), I should just give up and try my chances somewhere else.. Life is short, to fight USCIS for even longer time at the end not even having a relatively humane way to interview is just an overkill...
 
My main question is what do I loose by having an application (I-29F) denied automatically just by not providing to the USINS some old documents from decades ago? Will I still preserve my 2 lifetime chances to get fiancé visas?

Please help with advise.. Sorry for a wordy message. I just wanted to explain clearly my concerns.

So sorry, I am trying to understand the meaning (since there is a big difference):

- this means only 5 times one can apply for different beneficiaries' K-1's
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries', but only 5 times visas can be either approved or denied, and then you're out, no matter visas were approved or denied
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries' and these 5+ times visas can be denied, but only up to 5 times visas will be approved, at max (i.e. only successful approvals are considered in "5")

Thank you : )  
What is VJ?
 
Should I then just withdraw the I-129F application?

Hello friends. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but life is not always fair...
I want to ask a question and I've asked a similar question already in different words, but for some reason it was immediately deleted: I was told because I was not serious and was trolling..
But I wasn't and I am serious. Maybe I am just not a good story teller...

So please consider:
As far as I understand I get from USCIS only 3 chances in a lifetime to bring a fiancé into this country. I've already used one many years ago. After about 15 years the marriage is over.
At this time, for a very long time I am getting through an ongoing I-29F process to get K-1 for my second attempt, but it doesn't look promising (USCIS is not being good/fair in this case at all, to say the least, even though my first case was superfast and simple: this time they are asking for more and more paperwork from decades ago that is not easy to get, I suppose because of the Russian origin of my fiancé), it looks like I need to hire an attorney, more process time, or... just give up.
I tried to use search on this site and I tried googling in general, but I cannot find answers to what seems to be the simplest questions:
- Actually, is this really true that I have only 3 chances in my lifetime to apply for a fiancé visa? (sorry, I am not an SME, I only heard that this is the case)
- If a fiancé visa is denied, does this mean that you "loose 1 life"? (meaning you have 1 less attempt available left out of 3 for your lifetime allotment of the number of times to apply for fiancé visas)
 
My fiancé is in Russia, and BTW, we've met years ago, way way before any "Russian agenda".  But she doesn't speak English and it is superhard in the modern times to arrange for an interview in Russian language, even if the K-1 interview is approved (when the time comes for a K-1 interview for Russians: embassies are closed for Russians that had K-1 interviews available in Russian language, travel for Russian nationals is quite restricted, and so forth). All this makes me think that if by fiancé visa being denied I do not in fact "loose 1 attempt" out of 3 (and I still will have that attempt saved), I should just give up and try my chances somewhere else.. Life is short, to fight USCIS for even longer time at the end not even having a relatively humane way to interview is just an overkill...
 
My main question is what do I loose by having an application (I-29F) denied automatically just by not providing to the USINS some old documents from decades ago? Will I still preserve my 2 lifetime chances to get fiancé visas?

Please help with advise.. Sorry for a wordy message. I just wanted to explain clearly my concerns.

So sorry, I am trying to understand the meaning (since there is a big difference):

- this means only 5 times one can apply for different beneficiaries' K-1's
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries', but only 5 times visas can be either approved or denied, and then you're out, no matter visas were approved or denied
or
- one can apply 5 or more times for different beneficiaries' and these 5+ times visas can be denied, but only up to 5 times visas will be approved, at max (i.e. only successful approvals are considered in "5")

Hello friends. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but life is not always fair...
I want to ask a question and I've asked a similar question already in different words, but for some reason it was immediately deleted: I was told because I was not serious and was trolling..
But I wasn't and I am serious. Maybe I am just not a good story teller...

So please consider:
As far as I understand I get from USCIS only 3 chances in a lifetime to bring a fiancé into this country. I've already used one many years ago. After about 15 years the marriage is over.
At this time, for a very long time I am getting through an ongoing I-29F process to get K-1 for my second attempt, but it doesn't look promising (USCIS is not being good/fair in this case at all, to say the least, even though my first case was superfast and simple: this time they are asking for more and more paperwork from decades ago that is not easy to get, I suppose because of the Russian origin of my fiancé), it looks like I need to hire an attorney, more process time, or... just give up.
I tried to use search on this site and I tried googling in general, but I cannot find answers to what seems to be the simplest questions:
- Actually, is this really true that I have only 3 chances in my lifetime to apply for a fiancé visa? (sorry, I am not an SME, I only heard that this is the case)
- If a fiancé visa is denied, does this mean that you "loose 1 life"? (meaning you have 1 less attempt available left out of 3 for your lifetime allotment of the number of times to apply for fiancé visas)
 
My fiancé is in Russia, and BTW, we've met years ago, way way before any "Russian agenda".  But she doesn't speak English and it is superhard in the modern times to arrange for an interview in Russian language, even if the K-1 interview is approved (when the time comes for a K-1 interview for Russians: embassies are closed for Russians that had K-1 interviews available in Russian language, travel for Russian nationals is quite restricted, and so forth). All this makes me think that if by fiancé visa being denied I do not in fact "loose 1 attempt" out of 3 (and I still will have that attempt saved), I should just give up and try my chances somewhere else.. Life is short, to fight USCIS for even longer time at the end not even having a relatively humane way to interview is just an overkill...
 
My main question is what do I loose by having an application (I-29F) denied automatically just by not providing to the USINS some old documents from decades ago? Will I still preserve my 2 lifetime chances to get fiancé visas?

Please help with advise.. Sorry for a wordy message. I just wanted to explain clearly my concerns.