Jacen7

I have the opportunity to meet with my fiance (not for the first time) right before we submit I-129F.

Is there anything that I should get from him while we are meeting in person?

My only thought is having him sign the intent to marry letter, but then I'm not sure what to do for the date since I don't know exactly when we will file I-129F.  Probably in the next month or two.

It takes about 30 days for him to mail me anything so I want to get anything from him I might need.  

Echoing others who said that some airlines may ask for the credit card.

One way to find out for sure is to call them and find out if this is needed.

Could I trouble somebody for a quick summary of the ruling and how it impacts the K1 visa process?

I'd prefer not to scroll through 43 pages of comments, (but I did read the first three).

Thank you!

Edit:  Actually I found a pretty good article linked in the thread that I will put here:

https://www.boundless.com/blog/public-charge-rule-explained/

Just to follow up on this, my boyfriend was rejected as we expected.

Interestingly, he was asked about a dozen questions - many about me.  The officer did not look at any documentation but did flip through his passport.  All in all about a five minute interview.  Maybe it is wishful thinking but it seems like he was close to being approved.  Ah well, we will try again next year if his situation changes.  

Thanks.  Just about to submit the DS-160 and one last thing, not sure if he should put "friend" or "other" for relationship to me.  Which would be the right one to put here?

23 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

...or not complain if the CO doesn't want to see it, which is more usually the reported case!

Ha, very true.

I have another question as we are working on establishing a case for strong ties to home.  My bf has a medical condition that requires him to visit the hospital at regular intervals for medication and checkups.  Could this be a compelling reason to ensure a return home?  Or does introducing a medical condition add another complication or reason for a CO to deny a visa  .  We are hoping my bf can visit in October, and he would need to return home end of October to go to the hospital, and he can provide documentation about the appointment.    

They don't know why a passport was asked for as it was presented at the interview.  My guess is that when the additional information letter is received, the passport copy is a way to quickly identify who the letter is from and have that person's information on hand.  

I guess my takeaway from this is to write an invitation letter and then if it is asked for by the officer, it will be available.  But to not present it if not asked for.  

This specific case was a Thai man going to USA on B2 to visit relatives.  So it appears they want an invitation letter from his cousin.

My boyfriend is in a Thai online group of people who talk about the visa application process.  Many people are denied, one person was given this form  (attached) which I don't quite understand as it seems to contradict two things I have read on this forum - seems to indicate that a denial can be reversed, and seems to specifically ask for an invitation letter, which I have read here is not helpful if not damaging to an applicant's case for strong ties to home country.  Could anybody shed some light on this?  

Let me preface this by saying I have spent hours reading similar topics on this forum about a USC inviting a boyfriend/girlfriend to the USA on a B-2 Visa and how difficult that can sometimes be.  I hope I can still ask some questions about my specific situation.

I (USC) am looking for my boyfriend to come visit me in the  US in the Fall.  He is a Burmese (Myanmar) citizen but lives and works in Thailand (legally) and has for many years.  He is young (25), so I know right out of the gate this isn't a good start for a B-2 approval.   He has lived in Thailand all his life, his family is there, and has worked at his job at a hotel for 2 years.  He also has some travel to several Asian countries in the past several years.  But that's really it - work provides his housing so he doesn't own a home/apartment, is not in school, really not much else for ties to Thailand.  Low salary, not a large bank account, but I would help with travel expenses.  I'm also not sure if this matters at all, but I'm also a dude so maybe the whole boyfriend thing wouldn't be on the CO's radar, when he sees I am a guy on the DS-160.

So...I am getting that an approval isn't likely, but we are going to give it a shot anyways and hope for the best.  So my questions are:

1.  Does he need to show strong ties to Thailand or Myanmar?

2.  Should he apply for a visa in Thailand or Myanmar?  My only thought here is that Myanmar has far fewer applications so maybe he will get more than 30 seconds to present his case to the CO.

3.  Is there anything he can do to beef up his ties in the next few months?  Would travel to a Schengen country first be hugely helpful, should we go for that before attempting for a B-2 to USA?

Thanks for your help and thoughts

-J