B-1/B-2 Visitor's Visa???

[Jo and Gordie 0]

Anyone know the rules on visiting the U.S. once the K-1 visa process is underway? (I'm awaiting word on my interview date.) I have read a bunch of conflicting things on the Internet. I am planning to visit my fiance in three weeks but wonder if I'm going to mess things up. Obviously I wouldn't volunteer the information at Customs but still, I'm paranoid.

Jo

[Jaylen Brit 0]

You can visit - there's just no guarantee you'll be admitted tho - take plenty of ties to home country etc - but the final decision is the POE officer. If he/she believes you have immigrant intent you get sent back.

If you're from a VWP country btw you can still USE the VWP visa - I did, and I got thru ok.

[Jo and Gordie 0]

You can visit - there's just no guarantee you'll be admitted tho - take plenty of ties to home country etc - but the final decision is the POE officer. If he/she believes you have immigrant intent you get sent back.

If you're from a VWP country btw you can still USE the VWP visa - I did, and I got thru ok.

Thanks for your input! I am from Canada and a lot of people mistakenly think we are part of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. We are not but the fact that we don't generally need a visa to enter the U.S. is based on other immigration laws. At the moment (this is going to change), we don't even need a passport to enter the U.S. as long as we have a valid birth certificate.

If any Canadian out there has recently crossed the border while their K-1 was pending, I'd love to hear from you.

Jo and Gordie

[Jaylen Brit 0]

Ah my apologies - I DID indeed think you were part of the VWP

I should have known better - there's the odd Canadian (just one or two, lol) on here,

I think you'll find they didn't need to apply for a B1/2 and just crossed normally - but I'll let them post experiences At the end of the day its still down the Officer at POE (needing a visa or not) as to whether they believe there is immigrant intent or not as far as allowing entry tho.

[Yodrak 7]

Jo,

Same as the rules before the K1 visa process got underway. Your circumstances have changed, not the rules.

Yodrak

Anyone know the rules on visiting the U.S. once the K-1 visa process is underway? (I'm awaiting word on my interview date.) I have read a bunch of conflicting things on the Internet. I am planning to visit my fiance in three weeks but wonder if I'm going to mess things up. Obviously I wouldn't volunteer the information at Customs but still, I'm paranoid.

Jo