A U.S. citizen seeking to petition his or her foreign fiance for a K-1 visa must demonstrate that they have physically met their fiance within two years of filing the petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS does not provide guidance on the amount of time the couple must have physically spent together, the U.S. citizen petitioner will nonetheless be required to submit proof of such meeting. Such examples include the U.S. citizen’s passport showing admission stamps visiting his or her foreign fiance in their home country, airline reservations and ticket stubs, hotel/ Airbnb reservations, restaurant receipts, and pictures of the couple as well with friends and family.
Once gathered, the documentation evidencing must be submitted with the initial I-129 Petition for Alien Fiance to USCIS. If during the adjudication process it is determined that the two-year meeting requirement has not been established, USCIS will issue a Request for Evidence (RFE) enabling the petitioner to submit additional information to show that the two-year meeting requirement has been established.
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