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29 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

My husband was not asked this question however it was obvious since we did submit photos of my moms visit to Haiti to meet him. I don't think it's a big deal at all. I don't know many people that go to Haiti (other than Haitian Americans)- and its not common for family members to travel overseas to meet a child's fiance and most Haitians can't travel to the USA. Seriously you have nothing to worry about

 

However, your fiance must be honest if asked; no I haven't met her family yet.. he should know if you have siblings and if your parents are alive, etc. 

Thanks for your response! He knows everyone by name and has seen many pictures of everyone. I would never want him to be dishonest in an interview, I just wanted to see if it looks bad that they haven’t met. I was fortunate to meet some of his family on my trips at least. 

32 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

This question is quite consulate-specific, and where we have seen it become an issue is for countries where culturally it is very important for the US petitioner to meet and be accepted by the beneficiary's family.

 

I can't recall seeing it ever be an issue for the intending immigrant to have met the petitioner's family; particularly since many immigrants never travel to the US prior to immigrating.  I can't imagine it would be an issue for Haiti.

 

Do you have kids?  

Yes I have a son who knows my fiancé and they talk on video regularly. I never took him on any trips with me to Haiti though, so they haven’t met in person yet. Thanks for your response!

We’re still waiting for the embassy in Port-au-Prince to reopen, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about if they ask if our families have met. 
 

For context, I’m not very close to my family, especially when it comes to personal matters. I meet all the financial requires to bring my fiancé here without a co-sponsor, so my family has not been involved in this process. If this question comes up in the interview, the most honest answer I know for my fiancé is to respond with is that the people close to me know him and have met him on video several times. 
 

I just think every family dynamic is different, and them knowing or not shouldn’t be a deciding factor. Also, I tell him about my family and send pictures of them, so he already knows who/how they are without meeting. I feel pretty confident about any other questions, but I’m curious if anyone has any insight on this. Thank you!