happyscrub

Are you sure they aren't asking for the passport photos you are supposed to send. You are supposed to include a few of you and your fiancee with names written on the back for the application. I also have never heard of them asking for information on photos you included in the evidence section, but if you forgot to include or write your names on the back of the passport photos, you will get a RFE.

I filed for my fiancée myself (no lawyers). Didn't get one RFE or any other problems. All I did was read the instructions, followed directions, researched the topic online. I want to say that I think most of the advice online is geared toward the worst scenarios or high red flag countries. I did a lot of things that seemed "risky" by others but had no problems. I treated this like feeling out any other government forms. I only gave what was necessary.   

1. I only had 4 pictures for my petition at USCIS. A lot of people said you needed a ton of pictures. And pictures were the only proof of relationship I sent. I did state, however, that the reason I didn't have a lot of pictures was because I video recorded most of the time there.
2. I didn't write some long love story for the petition on how we met. I think it was probably 4 sentences.
3. I filed 2 months after meeting in person for the 1st time.
4. My second meeting was the day BEFORE the scheduled interview. So I didn't do a ton of meetings to boost chances.
5. I only added 3 pictures of the same night (in the same clothes) to the interview evidence
6. I added only a screen shot of the 1st few messages a month for a year on Facebook
7. I added receipts of all the money transfers I sent. Many people here say that is bad
8. I added evidence of dowry being paid to the parents. Many people say that is bad, but I think that's only in countries where it's a law that dowry means marriage.
9. I went to chew the embassy out for confusion over the interview (they canceled our interview but rescheduled it the following week over some disorganization on their end. But I was under the impression that they were saying it was a mistake I did.) It's the American way LOL

But I will add that, which I assumed to be logically correct, that we were an "easy" case.

1. A poor country but not a red flag country or even a country were many people immigrant from.
2. We both are never married and never had children
3. Same race (black)
4. 12 year age difference but 29 and 41.


I'm gonna pay it forward and stay on this site to help other people

I filed for my fiancée myself (no lawyers). Didn't get one RFE or any other problems. All I did was read the instructions, followed directions, researched the topic online. I want to say that I think most of the advice online is geared toward the worst scenarios or high red flag countries. I did a lot of things that seemed "risky" by others but had no problems. I treated this like feeling out any other government forms. I only gave what was necessary.   

1. I only had 4 pictures for my petition at USCIS. A lot of people said you needed a ton of pictures. And pictures were the only proof of relationship I sent. I did state, however, that the reason I didn't have a lot of pictures was because I video recorded most of the time there.
2. I didn't write some long love story for the petition on how we met. I think it was probably 4 sentences.
3. I filed 2 months after meeting in person for the 1st time.
4. My second meeting was the day BEFORE the scheduled interview. So I didn't do a ton of meetings to boost chances.
5. I only added 3 pictures of the same night (in the same clothes) to the interview evidence
6. I added only a screen shot of the 1st few messages a month for a year on Facebook
7. I added receipts of all the money transfers I sent. Many people here say that is bad
8. I added evidence of dowry being paid to the parents. Many people say that is bad, but I think that's only in countries where it's a law that dowry means marriage.
9. I went to chew the embassy out for confusion over the interview (they canceled our interview but rescheduled it the following week over some disorganization on their end. But I was under the impression that they were saying it was a mistake I did.) It's the American way LOL

But I will add that, which I assumed to be logically correct, that we were an "easy" case.

1. A poor country but not a red flag country or even a country were many people immigrant from.
2. We both are never married and never had children
3. Same race (black)
4. 12 year age difference but 29 and 41.


I'm gonna pay it forward and stay on this site to help other people

Hey guys just wondering from your experience how long does it take before visa arrives to the destination once the ceac status is "issued"? My fiancee was approved yesterday i checked the day of her issue it first said "ready" then early this morning it said "administrative processing" and late morning it says "issued" does that mean its sent out?

Quite the opposite. What American would pay a foreigner to come here to the USA? None.  The fraud pattern is the opposite.  There are Americans selling access, there are non-Americans buying.  Very simply, is it normal for a fiance' who has extra money to support his fiancee' ?  Answer: in some cases, yes.  The best evidence is displaying a normal relationship.

You can reschedule. I've seen people from different embassy reschedule. There's an option to reschedule for our country. Call and see

It does matter now.  It will get worked out at the interview when the birth certificate is required. 

Your question was answered in your previous thread:
 

This is crucial information above.
 
Go atop any VJ page to "Office Reviews & Info" and read reviews about Abu Dhabi.
Witness statements mean next to nothing.
Check your chats to see that you don't refer to yourselves in fun as "husband/wife."
Bear in mind that the consulate can refuse to review evidence that you bring.

I bought mine because I really wanted to be in the USA for Christmas and I risked a super short gap between interview and flight: Interview was Dec 5th and my flight was Dec 15th.
 
I made it but I think I aged ten years in those ten days worrying that the passport would not make it back to me in time! 
 
I think I got my passport back about three days before my flight! 

Worked fine for me as well. Definitely risky, but the Consulate in Rio is notoriously efficient, so that is a plus if all your docs are okay and there are no special circumstances to your case.
 
Even so, you know what they say: hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

I bought mine before my interview. It's a risky move, but it saved us about 300 bucks. We also had our wedding venue booked and our whole wedding planned because my family and friends were coming to my wedding (so they wouldn't have to buy last minute tickets). Again, very risky and I don't nedessarily recommend it, but it worked fine for us 😊 Good luck!

No, the DS-260 is not required. From what I heard, it seemed like the people who had their fiance with them at the interview were asked fewer questions. Also, they did not ask for current information about the relationship, pictures, flights, etc. 

Thank you for your response:) so I am assuming you didn't do a ds-260 either because that's not for a K1 related visa:) 
I appreciate your help:)

This immigration process needs to take precedent over most everything else at this point - as you are opening yourselves to a lot of extra stress and problems by not applying for AOS at the end of the 90 day period.
 
Try anything and everything to make it a viable option, just as others have indicated

You knew you'd have to pay for the adjustment of status. Why did you end up in this situation?
Would have made so much more sense to have a courthouse wedding, save the $$ for adjustment of status, do a wedding celebration later on. Anyhow, water under the bridge now.
 
File ASAP. Borrow money if you have to. She can be deported because she has no status once her 90 days run up.

IAnd if you are short of money the last thing you want to do is delay EAD.

The tax savings for filing jointly for me was $30K alone (it was a good year)

Delay in being able to work blows any of these numbers away.

This is going to be an interesting VISA interview. You could be denied if all of this is revealed. On the surface, it looks like more of charity to get an immigration benefit than a bonafide relationship 

This is going to be an interesting VISA interview. You could be denied if all of this is revealed. On the surface, it looks like more of charity to get an immigration benefit than a bonafide relationship 

Hello,
 
I am in the process of applying for a K-1 visa for my fiancee.  I recently received NOA2 and we are waiting on the transition to the NVC.
 
My fiancee was pregnant when I filed the application, and didn't know it.  She just gave birth.  I know for a fact that the baby is not biologically mine; that is not something that matters to me and I intend to proceed.

I have used a university-associated agency to help me with the process, who was the preparer of my I-129F.  They have told me they encountered a situation like this once before and that this did not delay the process much --- if at all --- and in this case the baby was already born when the application occurred.  Essentially, editing the I-129F form or resubmitting it was not necessary, and the interview was not delayed, and it was successful, even in adding the child.
 
They basically said that the new baby can be added as a derivative during the NVC process in my circumstances.  I don't know precisely what that means but I can infer.
 
Does that ring true?  Are there any steps I can take to minimize disruptions to the process?

If you filing out the i129f, I don't think they care how much you make. You don't have to start to prove anything until the ds160 after the i129f is approved. And if it looks fishy, to the embassy during the interview.
 
If you go a lot of money like that, just hire an attorney that can help you gather the evidence of your wealth. But I assume you got over 100k
 
Edit: I half read and see you got a joint sponsor. Just tell the truth. When you do the affidavit of support, grandma money will be on there as evidence.
 

Co's can seem tough but they have guidelines 
it isn't to keep couples apart
they look act a lot of issues
 how many K1's a petitioner has done for several reasons which include protecting both parties
they look at the Number of divorces
they look at the age difference 
they look at income
they look at how well 2 people know each other in real life
they look at drug use
they look at communicable diseases
and other issues
 
our case took 6 years from a denied K1 in 2009 to approved spouse visa in 2015
was i upset? yeah,  but i know the CO was concerned for our age difference /
all i can say is i am one of the lucky ones who was fortunate enough to last immigration process and not give up (many do) and to still be married to a decent man after 13 years
 
there are others like a VJ member who fought a NOIR and got her man here //  he left her within a month for his "real" gf in Atlanta /he just used his wife for a green card 
 

This is coming off a lawyer's website where it benefits them to scare people into thinking that they need professional help to get through the "tough & unforgiving" visa process. I think the reality is that the amount of denials have a lot of different & legitimate reasons that go beyond what is listed on the lawyer's website. A lot of which are simply subjective. There is no verifiable way to quantify or prove love or that someone's relationship is genuine. I think the reality is that it all comes down to a ####### shoot as to who you get to review your case file when it is your turn...how is that case officer feeling that day, what is going on in their life, etc. The same deal goes with the interviewer at the embassy. In our October 2021 Facebook group for K1 filers...and granted it is a small sample size...out of the 3619 applications in the group, only 257 were denied. I am not going to bother looking into the various reasons why they were denied...but I am sure that it wasn't solely due to "proving the validity" of the relationship type of reasons.
 
I think the bottom line is that everyone's relationship is different & everyone has a different style of expressing their love for one another. The only thing you can do in a very subjective process like this is to meet all of the objective requirements (meeting within 2 years of applying, filling out the forms accurately, being eligible for marriage, etc.) and then do your best to provide as much evidence as you can for the subjective things (i.e., screenshots of chat, video calls, pictures of you together, etc.). It's pretty sad that people can be denied to be with someone they want to be with simply because they are from another country. We have whackos in our country marrying objects, animals, even themselves...and all of this is OK. What a world