Passport back?

[bbpatel 0]

Hi guys

I know this may seem like a really dumb question, but I need to ask...

OK, so I know that you don't get the visa the same day (thanks everyone!) but I was wondering, do they give you your passport back on the day, or do you have to give it to them, and they return it with your visa?

It's just that I have to go on business the weekend after my interview to the US, but not to where I will be living when I do move there, and it's just for 5 days.

If they do give me my passport back and my visa is approved, will I be ok to go to the US without the visa and just go as a business visitor? I'm moving there in August when I finish stuff up with work.

Thanks in advance for your help.

BCP

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

If you're approved on the day, they keep your passport and courier it to you in a few days. Since you'd be cutting it very fine, I would suggest that you tell them on the day that you have some travel planned, and you can send in your passport afterwards.

Incidentally if you did enter the US with the visa in your passport, you would activate the CR-1, and would be entering as a permanent resident. Since you're on CR-1 this doesn't really matter too much, but you would have your SSN and GC sent to the address on your DS-230. But there shouldn't be any problems with abandonment if you'd be back in August. It's normally staying away for more than 6 months that causes red flags.

[Lansbury 19]

As Poiteen says it will not be a problem if you have to travel now on the visa. Sometimes people cannot travel with in the 6 months and going over to the States and activating the visa and coming out is a way over that problem. Others have come over but had to return to the UK to complete winding up their affairs over there. While that is not the reason you are traveling it will have the same effect.

In fact it will have the advantage that by the time you do come over permanently in August your Green Card and SSN should have been issued and waiting for you.

[bbpatel 0]

As Poiteen says it will not be a problem if you have to travel now on the visa. Sometimes people cannot travel with in the 6 months and going over to the States and activating the visa and coming out is a way over that problem. Others have come over but had to return to the UK to complete winding up their affairs over there. While that is not the reason you are traveling it will have the same effect.

In fact it will have the advantage that by the time you do come over permanently in August your Green Card and SSN should have been issued and waiting for you.

Thanks guys! I have my medical tommorrow, so wish me luck!

[Lansbury 19]

Good luck tomorrow, it is all quite straight forward.