Will this be a problem?

[Guy&Val 0]

Before we were engaged she (brazilian) was going to try to come to the states on a tourist visa. As a matter of fact I was going to ask her to marry me when she was here but I wanted her to actually see some of the country before I did to make sure thats what she wanted to do. Well when she applied for the tourist visa she listed me as a friend and put down my address as one of the places she was going to be. Well little did I know that brazil was one of the places that is really hard to get a tourist visa unless you own half of the country, or so it seems. Anyway she was denied because of lack of ties to brazil. My question is when she goes for the interview for a K1 visa (at the same consulate that she applied for the tourist visa) does anyone think that it will be brought up at the interview? We have been honest on all of the paperwork and said that she was denied a tourist visa before. So will the CO think that we commited visa fraud by not telling them I was her boyfriend at the time she applied for the tourist visa? I told her that the best thing to do if asked about it would be to tell the truth that we were dating but not yet engaged and to tell them that I was going to ask her to marry me when she came here.

sorry if this post kinda rambles but im in a hurry so any help or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

G

[eric_and_teresa 10]

You did not commit visa fraud, she was denied a tourist visa because according to the Consulate she did not meet the requirements. The fact that you did not say she was dating you already is irrelevant IMO.

One of the forms (DS-156) has a question about prior visa denials, she'll have to write down where and when she applied and the reason for denial but that's all. I don't think that will be an issue for your K-1, if you do meet all the requirements for the K-1.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

You can relax:-). Many individuals who later pursue a fiancee visa get refused visitor's visas because they do not have enough proof of ties to their homeland. Your fiancee, however, is no longer asking for a visitor's visa - she is requesting a fiancee visa and it is understood in the visa process that she IS an intending immigrant, even though it is a non-immigrant visa. If she is questioned about the previous denial she should just tell the truth that she was coming to visit with you but you were not yet engaged, and that they didn't feel she had enough ties to show she would return home. The officer may even say, 'yes, that happens a lot':-). There shouldn't be any problem at all with this during the interview. You have not committed visa fraud - and she has not misrepresented herself either. Good luck at the interview.

Edited December 13, 2007 by Kathryn41

[*JG* 2]

I've seen people in Jamaica approved for K-1 after being turned down for a visitor visa. Like the person above said, she was turned down cause she did not meet the requirements.

I think they ask that question primarily to catch those who have overstayed other visas.

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

We did the same thing as you, Guy&Val. My husband tried to get a tourist visa so he could see the US and see if he likes it here, but since he was a student and didnt own half the country, he got denied. We stated it on the paperwork, and still applied for the K1. It wasn't brought up anywhere down the line. The CO did not mention it at the K1 interview.

Don't worry, I think many couples try to do the tourist visa first.

[Guy&Val 0]

Thanks Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

[bora bora 1]

It IS really hard to get a tourist visa in Brazil. You'll be fine - this happens to everyone.