Hi everyone. my fiancé and i are currently in the process of obtaining our k1 visa. however, there is something that i am not entirely sure about. as i read through the eligibility of obtaining a k1 visa, the in-person meeting requirement is mentioned. the thing i am not sure is that what does this requirement is meant for? for filing the petition? or it will affect the final issue of an actual visa?
my fiancé and i were physically together from 2019 December till 2020 june, and then we started long distance. from then till now, because of a lot of reasons we didn't schedule to meet, but took action on filing the k1 petition.
so if the in person meeting requirement is only dictating our eligibility to file the petition, then i guess we are good. but if it also applies to the time period before my visa interview, then i guess we will have a problem.
timeline
dec 2019-june 2022 physically together
june 2022- present long distance
march 2021 petition filed
march 2022 petition approved
may 2022 received e-package notifying the beneficiary to begin k1 visa application
we have been waiting for so long, and i am getting really nervous if my visa is denied, so just wanna make sure i get everything right
thank you