Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	**PLEASE HELP!!!**	Isn't it funny how we worry for our beloveds? I just found that my wife and three children have to travel from Cape Town, South Africa to Johannesburg for the interview, and though not nearly as dangerous as what you're speaking of, it still worries me. Calm your fears, have faith. I agree with the counsel above, please do not even consider doing anything "technical" whatsoever! Follow the procedure the way it is layed out. Anything else could only raise unnecessary flags that you don't need right now. And being in any way "misleading" it's not a good start to your forever together... it opens the possibility of employing the "technical" excuse in other areas of your life, including your marriage. NOT GOOD!!! Every day apart seems like one day too many, and every fear is exagerated by distance, but hang in there, you can do it. It helps to know that EVERY person coming to America (legally) from Mexico has to meet the same conditions and requirements as your wife, and hundreds of people do every year. I also agree that if you can travel to be with her when she goes, make a holiday of it. Our long-distance relationships have endured tests that most others will never know. It exercises our hearts in ways that many never experience, and our love only benefits from it. I know that my relationship with my wife is stronger and more intimate (not just sexual) than most people we know, and we know MANY!!!	Mark Mc	Male	South Africa	2010-11-07 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Never "met in person" - disabled	I know you prefaced this with 'with tongue in cheek' but considering we have members who have limited English skills, it's not wise for any member of this site to even half suggest breaking the law as means of procuring residency in the US. Please be more mindful of the community as a whole before making this suggestion again. OP, I'll echo everyone else...get on a boat, meet your woman. Then file, and mya you two live a happy life together! I apologise if I even half suggested such, I truly do believe what I stated immediately before that comment; that is to respect the system. My statement was in fact tongue-in-cheek, but I definitely understand your concern, and I have taken it to heart. Thank you for your quick correction.	Mark Mc	Male	South Africa	2010-11-07 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Never "met in person" - disabled	Welcome Eslake! And best wishes on your endeavor to bring your fiancee here. I am new to this whole thing, am preparing to bring my wife here from South Africa and have been referred to this site for counsel and support. Not knowing an aweful lot about the process, allow me to simply think out loud... 1. Rather than simply gambling on the possibility of the exception, is there no way to contact USCIS to verify? If that is not an option (as my cousin who just brought her new husband here from Australia told me she was never able to actually get to a person when calling USCIS), what about contacting your senator or congressman for assistance? Especially if your disability is in any way service related! 2. I have already been on the phone to actual people at the US State Department as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the whole travelling on a tourist visa with intent to immigrate issue. Once I file my I-130 for her and each of the children, it is true that they may not grant her entry on her tourist visa (hers is current and valid until September 2011). The State Department wasn't that helpful - the agent sounded to be reading of a teleprompter, not actually directly answering my questions, and listing disclaimer after disclaimer, but Customs and Border Protection was VERY HELPFUL! (1-646-733-3100) They have explained to me the whole "stronger ties" to her native country thing, so if she comes again while waiting for the I-130 process (an ACTUAL declaration of her intent to immigrate), we will need to overcome that hurtle. But it CAN be done. 3. While the clause that the applicant and beneficiary declare that they have met in person within the past two years is maybe a bit onerous in your situation, generally speaking it is a small thing to ask. Unfortunately for us, for generations and generations people have abused the immigration law and have perpretrated numerous frauds to enter the country... some even with malicious intent. So while it may be difficult, I respect the system, and trust that in its whole, it is designed to better protect our country and our way of life. So with that said, with toungue in cheek, perhaps she can just make it to Mexico and walk accross. It works for so many others! Just do it soon, the lame-duck congress may just push through amnesty before the new year. 4. It is not a crime to get a tourist visa to visit a potential spouse, any more than it is a crime to travel on that visa to visit a potential spouse. My wife and I travelled back and forth many times to visit each other - before our engagement and during. All non-citizens must convince Customs officers each time they enter the country that they have no intent of immigrating. If we were able to do that while we both entered the country together during our engagement, it is obvious that it is possible to do so. And I assure you, we have never been anything less than completely honest. I would immagine that you two having met in person before you file your papers would really benefit you both in many many ways. Besides the application, remember, she will still have to go through the interview process overseas, and it may pose an obsticle for her there as well. I agree, if it is possible for you both to plan a vacation to Canada for the purpose of meeting in person, you could overcome that obsticle. Perhaps if that trip doubles as a wedding and honeymoon trip, you can jump right to the I-130 application and save yourself the later cost of converting her fiancee visa to IR-1 or CR-1. Again, best of luck. Cheers!	Mark Mc	Male	South Africa	2010-11-07 06:43:00