K1 - Time in States

[bladeskink 0]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if time spent in the USA can affect your K1 application in any way? I've had a K1 pending since October and I've just returned to the USA a week after staying 86 days and am probably going to stay for a similar period as my financial situation allows it. Can this affect anything?

Thanks

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if time spent in the USA can affect your K1 application in any way? I've had a K1 pending since October and I've just returned to the USA a week after staying 86 days and am probably going to stay for a similar period as my financial situation allows it. Can this affect anything?

Thanks

No, you are not precluded from visiting...

[Yoink 7]

As long as you havent violated your tourist visa

[Cuchita 1]

As long as you don't stay over 6 mos. you are good, also I think for citizenship after a certain amount of time that counts for the 3-5 year waiting period to become a USC.

[payxibka 10,045]

As long as you don't stay over 6 mos. you are good, also I think for citizenship after a certain amount of time that counts for the 3-5 year waiting period to become a USC.

no, the time clock for citizenship begins only after you become an LPR

[bladeskink 0]

As long as you don't stay over 6 mos. you are good, also I think for citizenship after a certain amount of time that counts for the 3-5 year waiting period to become a USC.

thanks,

is that 6 months in a calender year or a rolling (eg July - july) year

[haleywynne 0]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if time spent in the USA can affect your K1 application in any way? I've had a K1 pending since October and I've just returned to the USA a week after staying 86 days and am probably going to stay for a similar period as my financial situation allows it. Can this affect anything?

Thanks

Wow! You didn't have any trouble at immigration? I was told by an immigration lawyer that they can see that you have filed the petition know you're engaged which makes them really sketchy about letting you in, especially for more than a week.

[RBAL_TN 0]

As long as you don't stay over 6 mos. you are good, also I think for citizenship after a certain amount of time that counts for the 3-5 year waiting period to become a USC.

Actually, if the OP enters on the VWP there is only a 90 day allowable visit.

[amberL 0]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if time spent in the USA can affect your K1 application in any way? I've had a K1 pending since October and I've just returned to the USA a week after staying 86 days and am probably going to stay for a similar period as my financial situation allows it. Can this affect anything?

Thanks

Wow! You didn't have any trouble at immigration? I was told by an immigration lawyer that they can see that you have filed the petition know you're engaged which makes them really sketchy about letting you in, especially for more than a week.

I wouldnt be too worried about it and I think that your immigration lawyer is just trying to scare you. I dont know if it is different because I dont need a visa to visit my SO but no one has ever questioned me in great detail about my SO and the K1 process, so I am not sure that they even know about pending K1 visas. As long as you can provide a copy of your itinerary and show that you have ties to your home country you should be fine IMO. I visited my SO for 2.5 weeks over the Christmas holiday and there was no problem at my POE, well the border guard guy did make fun of me for meeting my hunnie on WoW but that was it. I would try and schedule your stay for a lesser amount of time because essentially they want to see that you are spending more time in your home country then theirs.

[Laura+Tom 2]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if time spent in the USA can affect your K1 application in any way? I've had a K1 pending since October and I've just returned to the USA a week after staying 86 days and am probably going to stay for a similar period as my financial situation allows it. Can this affect anything?

Thanks

Wow! You didn't have any trouble at immigration? I was told by an immigration lawyer that they can see that you have filed the petition know you're engaged which makes them really sketchy about letting you in, especially for more than a week.

Nich-Nick contacted Customs and Border Patrol and asked whether POE can see that you have a I-129F pending and was told no. It has been discussed recently in the UK forum and here is her post on the matter http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1948785

Edited February 11, 2009 by Laura+Tom

[haleywynne 0]

Hmmm okay. I also ask this because when my fiance visited last November they nearly refused him at immigration because he said "girlfriend." Also, Continental doesn't let you print out all your tickets at once so he couldn't prove he had a return ticket.

[Jasman0717 9]

Over-stays can be a problem

[Laura+Tom 2]

Hmmm okay. I also ask this because when my fiance visited last November they nearly refused him at immigration because he said "girlfriend." Also, Continental doesn't let you print out all your tickets at once so he couldn't prove he had a return ticket.

Sometimes it depends on the officer. Some can be really grouchy but some can be friendly. Last trip I did I said I was seeing my boyfriend and we had a really nice chat on why he was there and I wasn't and what we did for a living.

[haleywynne 0]

Hmmm okay. I also ask this because when my fiance visited last November they nearly refused him at immigration because he said "girlfriend." Also, Continental doesn't let you print out all your tickets at once so he couldn't prove he had a return ticket.

Sometimes it depends on the officer. Some can be really grouchy but some can be friendly. Last trip I did I said I was seeing my boyfriend and we had a really nice chat on why he was there and I wasn't and what we did for a living.

I guess that's true. When I went through Birmingham the man was really cool and just asked about how it was having such a long distance relationship haha. Heathrow wasn't so friendly

[bladeskink 0]

So is it true that you can only spend 180 days per year in the USA? And as I mentioned earlier is that Jan - Dec or "rolling" (march - march for example)?