dkrivosheyev

No, but you do have to disclose them with your K-1 application. It is possible you could have been married in when she was here on a student visa and simply applied for AOS. But now you do have to go through the K-1 or K-3 paths.

Unfortunately, we did not even expect that her F1 visa would be denied. She has plenty of funds to pay for college, was in great academic standing, etc. We wanted to get married later, after she graduates. We did not expect that her 2-weeks spring break in Russia will have sach a result If we would even expect F1 visa denial, she would not go...

Hi!

I am about to file I-129F for my Russian fiance, and I have been reading this forum for quote a while now. I have not come across a situation similar to ours, so maybe common wisdom can help

My fiance was in US on J-1 visa in 2004 and again in 2005, under Work and Travel program (there was no two-year residence rule in this J1 program). In 2005 she changed her status through USCIS to F1 and attended college. We have been living together from 2005 to 2006, while she went to school here. During 2006 Spring Break she went to Russia for 2 weeks to visit her parents, and could not return. US Consulate denied her the student visa because she could not prove her strong ties to Russia. She applied two more times for F1 visa, every time with more and more evidence that she has enough funds to pay for the college, as well as many letters from the school officials stating that she is a great student, and that she needs to come back. We even had a letter from Russian minister of foreign affars asking to issue the visa. She applied in two different consulates. All three times F1 visa was denied. I have contacted the congressman and received a reply from the US Consulate. They stated that F1 visa was denied because my fiance did not provide enough evidence that she can pay for her studies in US, and that the consular office did not like the fact that she changed he status from J1 to F1 while in US.

I have visited my fiance in the summer of 2006, and in January 2007 we had a vacation together in India. At this time I am getting ready to file I-129F, and I am wondering if the previous F1 visa denials and change of status from J1 to F1 would cause some problems during the interview. What do you think?

Thank you,

Hi!

I am new on this forum, and I am about to start K1 process. At this time I am accembling all paperwork, and I was wondering if it is OK to submit a faxed form G-325A and digitally printed photo of my fiance. It takes over a week to get express-mail from Russia, and I rather have my fiance fax me G-325A and e-mail her photo, so I can submit the whole package earlier.

Thank you,