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@Boiler @Bill & Katya @SorrowL Thank you very much to each of you for your advice. I’m feeling better about leaning toward that decision.
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I forgot to add, we want to have a larger ceremony in the US with my family. He doesn’t have any family here in Uganda other than his father, so we would just have a very small, simple wedding in Uganda. Is it understandable to have a small wedding for the CR-1 application with intent to have a larger ceremony once together in US? Has that worked for others in the past?
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2 hours ago, Fr8dog said:
Look for posts about the embassy he'll be going through, they may have more detailed info about what is required at the interview. You got way more already than I ever had, but I'm from a low fraud country and went through an easy consulate. You have some additional time, you may want to ask in the regional forum to get better answers for you specific needs before heading back to the states.
Thank you for the ideas
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I apologize for multiple posts in the forums. I have many different trains of thought running through my head with many different questions right now.My partner and I have been together for one year. He is Ugandan, I am from the US. I’ve lived with him in Uganda for 11 out of the past 12 months (I took 1 month trip to US in May).We do NOT have:- proof of sharing finances. I just withdraw from ATMs and we use the money together here. I would love for us to have a joint bank account, but I can’t find a way for that to be possible between Uganda and US.- a lease showing joint tenancy. The best I could do would be affidavits from friends here in Uganda stating that I’ve been living with him. Is that enough? Since I’m moving to US this month, I don’t know how practical it would be for us to share a lease at this point. Thoughts?- joint ownership of property. This is a little tricky in Uganda. Traditionally it’s the man who owns the land (based on what I know, sorry if I’m mis-speaking). He has land, but I don’t know if it’s possible for me to share ownership of it as a woman. Any suggestions of other ways to show joint ownership besides land?What we DO have:- consistent photos of our relationship over the past year, including various trips throughout Uganda and Kenya together.- photos of him with my grandmother when she came to visit.- long history of WhatsApp conversations and calls.- original tickets and receipts from trips togetherMy concern is that the proof that we have may be more applicable to a K-1 visa. However, we would prefer CR-1 for various reasons. We are still in the process of deciding which route to take, and I have a few questions in addition to the ones mentioned above.1. Will our marriage look suspicious if I move to US right after we marry in Uganda and our relationship becomes long-distance? My reasons for moving are to establish domicile, proof of adequate income, and to make enough money to even afford beginning the visa process.2. Would we have enough evidence of a bonafide marriage based on what I’ve listed above? I don’t know how easy it will be to get additional proof once I’m in the US... please, all suggestions are welcome.Thank you for taking the time to read.
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1 hour ago, Tidus992 said:
When my wife and I were doing our K1 and our AoS she made sort of a small book collage like with our pictures and the date, time, where and what we were doing underneath separated by the years I went to visit. Try and go on some trips together, take pictures and keep the ticket stubs, bus passes with you two holding them and take the picture and put them in the picture booklet. Take pictures with her family, my wife and I went bungee jumping and we included that in our K1 pictures collage, try and keep plane tickets, hotels receipts of you visiting her/him try and visit 2 or 3 times before going to do the K1 . Make what you have now listed in to like a story book.
Thank you for the thoughtful ideas! I had planned on creating a scrapbook like this once I returned to the US, and it’s reassuring to hear that others have had a similar idea
for the visa or not, it’s will still be something special to have!
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My partner is Ugandan and I’m from the US. we met Feb 2019 when I first came to Uganda, and have been in a relationship ever since. I stayed in Uganda living with him (no real proof) for two months, and then went back to US for one month. I then moved back in with him in Uganda and we’ve been together now for about 8 or 9 months.
I’m going back to US this month to make money so we can afford to apply for fiancé or spousal visa. Now I’m wondering... what should I be doing while I’m still in Ugandan to strengthen our future visa application?
Our evidence right now is just photos/videos, phone calls.. he has met my grandmother when she came here. We have passport stamps and train tickets together from a trip to Kenya. What solid evidence can we get while I’m still here?
Thank you in advance for all of your advice.
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My partner is Ugandan and I’m from the US. we met Feb 2019 when I first came to Uganda, and have been in a relationship ever since. I stayed in Uganda living with him (no real proof) for two months, and then went back to US for one month. I then moved back in with him in Uganda and we’ve been together now for about 8 or 9 months.
I’m going back to US this month to make money so we can afford to apply for fiancé or spousal visa. Now I’m wondering... what should I be doing while I’m still in Ugandan to strengthen our future visa application? Our evidence right now is just photos/videos, phone calls.. he has met my grandmother when she came here. What solid evidence can we get while I’m here?
Thank you in advance for all of your advice.
Would choosing CR-1 over K-1 be a mistake?
in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration
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Thank you for sharing this information. For these reasons, we would prefer CR-1. However, I guess I’m wondering more about which would be likelier to be approved.. I just don’t know if we will have a strong enough case for CR-1, but I could just be overthinking it. I have a lot of doubt because Uganda is a high fraud country and it is very difficult to get any visa to the US, no matter how good your case is.
We once tried for him to get a tourist visa so we could take a trip to visit my family, and then return to Uganda. It didn’t matter that he had proof of strong ties to Uganda (land title, business ownership, founder of NGO, children here), he was still denied within the first 30 seconds of entering the room for interview. They denied him before he even had a chance to give them his letter of invitation to US or any supporting docs. So this just makes me fearful of applying for visas in general... now I have it stuck in my mind that no matter how real our relationship is, no matter how much we want to start a life together in the US, we will just be denied.
So, for if any reason it seems that we would not be able to prove a bonafide marriage for CR-1, then I would want to do K-1 if it gives us a better chance. Please tell me I’m just overthinking it all and that it isn’t as impossible as it seems to me right now...