Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
#17
Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Yes thats what we read that there are exceptions but we dont have any medical problem ...only problem is she is not getting a vacation for more than 2 weeks and we think its not worth to spend approx. 2000us$ just to meet in person for 2 weeks...so I would like to have your opinion about the solution where we can file it without meeting in person.
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
At this stage in the game if you feel that it's not worth spending the money to even visit each other, why on earth would you be willing to waste money on filing an I-129F?
You will spend much more money in the long run with filing for the Fiancé visa, adjusting status, removing conditions, and possible citizenship.
Don't you think it's worth spending that $2000 now to find out if the two of you are even compatible, before shelling out all of that cash on immigration forms just to realize later that you can't stand being around each other?
Go ahead - throw away your money by filing the I-129F now, it will not be approved because the two of you have not met. Then what? You'll be right back at square one, and you will end up having to spend the money to see each other anyway before you refile.
So in summary - not only have you wasted money by filing the I-129F in vain, but now one of you will have to spend money on tickets that you should have purchased in the first place, and on top of that you will have to shell out even more money to refile the petition. What sense would that make? None.
#18
Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Yes thats what we read that there are exceptions but we dont have any medical problem ...only problem is she is not getting a vacation for more than 2 weeks and we think its not worth to spend approx. 2000us$ just to meet in person for 2 weeks...so I would like to have your opinion about the solution where we can file it without meeting in person.
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
Well perhaps this will shut you up.
Yes! It's just fine to file the application without meeting. In fact, I believe that USCIS prefer it if potential spouses have not met before. They think that actually meeting your spouse-to-be before emigrating spoils all the excitement and anticipation.
I say go for it! And if your application is rejected, not only do they return your fee, but they throw in a $5,000 bonus prize too, just to say sorry.
NOTE: I am not a lawyer, and what I have written is simply my understanding of the incredibly difficult question "Do I have to meet my future spouse: YES or NO?"
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Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Are you just going to ask the same question again and again until someone gives you the answer you want to hear?................I am not a lawyer, and what I have written is simply my understanding of the incredibly difficult question "Do I have to meet my future spouse: YES or NO?"
#20
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Obviously we have to appreciate that there are likely to be some cultural sensitivities involved - arranged marriages and all that. However, when one is considering EMIGRATING to an entirely different country, I would have considered it MANDATORY to at least meet once. There are so many instances of brides being brought to the US by husbands they barely knew, with disastrous results...
Result Shirt lifter, he was batting for the other team, you never know someone until you spend physical time with them its impossible.
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My best friend is Indian and she was brought here by her also Indian husband, he already worked here and she was in an arranged marriage.
Result Shirt lifter, he was batting for the other team, you never know someone until you spend physical time with them its impossible.
Result Shirt lifter, he was batting for the other team, you never know someone until you spend physical time with them its impossible.
AFAIK they are very happy
#22
Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Yes thats what we read that there are exceptions but we dont have any medical problem ...only problem is she is not getting a vacation for more than 2 weeks and we think its not worth to spend approx. 2000us$ just to meet in person for 2 weeks...so I would like to have your opinion about the solution where we can file it without meeting in person.
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
Also I want to know in case they don't accept the application without meeting in person ...do we have to reappply with a fresh application and have to give new fees again?
#23
Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Obviously we have to appreciate that there are likely to be some cultural sensitivities involved - arranged marriages and all that. However, when one is considering EMIGRATING to an entirely different country, I would have considered it MANDATORY to at least meet once. There are so many instances of brides being brought to the US by husbands they barely knew, with disastrous results...
Why? Because he didn't like the answers he was given. I hope he prefers mine.
#24
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Maybe we are all jumping to conclusions is the fiancee to be an American or Indian working in the US thus we could be talking arranged marriage as Elvira pointed out.
#25
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Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Just watch Bend it like Beckham.
#26
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Ya THINK?
To be fair, he really only asked the one time, then confirmed that he was referring to what Rete said--that they had read there are waivers available & that's what they're asking about. No harm in asking.
OP: in case you get the wrong idea, no, you still need to meet in person. They will deny an application like you ask about, and still charge you the fee.
Then you pay again when you re-apply.
OP: in case you get the wrong idea, no, you still need to meet in person. They will deny an application like you ask about, and still charge you the fee.
Then you pay again when you re-apply.
#27
Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
Yes, it's an expensive process.
Rene
#28
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She also mentioned that it took 2 years for them to adjudicate the I-129F with that decision of denial.
Rene
Last edited by Noorah101; Dec 9th 2007 at 9:18 pm.
#29
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Re: Is it necessary to meet fiancee in person?
"Sometimes this requirement is waived if your religion prevents you meeting face to face until your wedding day (you must provide proof of this fact)".
I wonder -- how exactly do you prove this (to USCIS) ? What kind of document would be considered as a proof ?
I wonder -- how exactly do you prove this (to USCIS) ? What kind of document would be considered as a proof ?
#30
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Rene