littleredscooty

Have you reviewed the financial requirements you will have under K1 visa? You said you are both college students with little financial independence, I am not sure what that means for you as far as employment, and your ability to meet the financial guidelines for sponsoring her. Phillipines may still be, it surely once was, on the list of "high fraud" countries, which means you could face even more scrutiny. Spending less than three weeks together and speaking for four months may not be sufficient evidence for the uscis, that is always a risk when these petitions get filed in a relatively quick amount of time and after a relatively short time spent together. Not trying to rain on your parade, just bringing up some of the logisitics you'll need to be aware of.

Unfortunately, that is a very unlikely possibility. I was the "successful one" financially in my family, and while I would of had no problem meeting the requirements before with my income, no one in my family has income that is 125% of the poverty level, with the exception of one relative who would likely not be comfortable doing it.

Hey All, Our petition was approved in December, and we just recently were notified that the NVC would be sending it to the consulate in my beneifciary's country. Due to recent unexpected job loss, we are concerned about finances suddenly being a reason to deny our K1 visa. We both have assets and savings, and I am of course looking for new employment. Our i-129F is going to expire in March, IF I am understanding the timeline correctly (please correct me if I am mistaken!). Has anyone had to request a delay for an additional four months to revalidate the i-129F and been successful? Thank you!

Hi! While I think it's unfortunately a "your mileage may vary" scenario, I can tell you that we filed at the end of March 2023, and had our petition approved Dec of 2023 and just recently got notified the NVC received and were now sending to the consulate in my beneficiary's country. This is definitely all happening much quicker than we expected, as we were told to expect at least 12 months to get the approval, barring an RFE (which didn't happen, WHEW).

Okay, maybe I should update the consulate since it looks like it may depend. Thank you both for responding!

Hey All, Our petition has been approved (YAY) and have received the notification from the NVC that the petition is now on its way to my beneficiary's consulate. I am wondering once they contact him about making a visa appointment, does he get a choice in when it takes place or will it be assigned to him? Here's why it matters: I'm currently receiving roughly 3k monthly in unemployment income after becoming displaced at my job of 8 years. I am of course looking for new work and hope to find it soon, and neither of us saw this coming. Prior to the job loss, I was making very good money, I am an educated profressional and was well above and beyond the 125% poverty guidelines requirement. Although I receive unemployment at present, and have savings, we do believe that without gainful employment, our chances are at risk. I'm just wondering if he will have some wiggle room in when he schedules his appointment e.g. "within 3 months, within 6 months" etc. so that we can ensure I am employed again by the time of the interview. Thanks for any information or insight!