Fiance should not come to US during K1 Visa Waiting Period ?

[HWANG0926 0]

My fiance is going to come and visit me end of March for 5 days. He has a visitor visa and been to the U.S. many times for work and pleasure. I just want to know if we start this K1 process... IS he prohibited to visit me in U.S. while we are waiting for our K 1 visa ? What if he has to travel here for work purposes ? He's a journalist and travels all over the world...

Does anyone know?

Thanks

[defunct 0]

No, he is not prohibited.

[tyriun_j 0]

No, he is not prohibited.

Wait I was under the impression that you could still come to the country of which your fiance resides and see them. In my case, the US and my fiance from Canada. Are you talking specifially for South Korea or overall cause I've had alot of people tell me that once we send out our I-129F packet that she could come be with me. We've even talked about her being down here for a few months while we work on the process as well. She wouldn't be working nor doing anything illegally and she would be honest at the POE. Please correct me if i'm wrong but I don't see where its a bad thing. I even did a post where I asked if there were any consequences at her interview. As long as we kept them posted of the address where we would be ( Me no problem, but my fiance ) then it was okay. We would also need mail forwarded to us as well. Let me know

Jared

[Laura+Tom 2]

No, he is not prohibited.

Wait I was under the impression that you could still come to the country of which your fiance resides and see them. In my case, the US and my fiance from Canada. Are you talking specifially for South Korea or overall cause I've had alot of people tell me that once we send out our I-129F packet that she could come be with me. We've even talked about her being down here for a few months while we work on the process as well. She wouldn't be working nor doing anything illegally and she would be honest at the POE. Please correct me if i'm wrong but I don't see where its a bad thing. I even did a post where I asked if there were any consequences at her interview. As long as we kept them posted of the address where we would be ( Me no problem, but my fiance ) then it was okay. We would also need mail forwarded to us as well. Let me know

Jared

Yes you can visit with a pending I-129F as long as there is no overstay, but ultimately it is up to POE.

[defunct 0]

No, he is not prohibited.

Wait I was under the impression that you could still come to the country of which your fiance resides and see them. In my case, the US and my fiance from Canada. Are you talking specifially for South Korea or overall cause I've had alot of people tell me that once we send out our I-129F packet that she could come be with me. We've even talked about her being down here for a few months while we work on the process as well. She wouldn't be working nor doing anything illegally and she would be honest at the POE. Please correct me if i'm wrong but I don't see where its a bad thing. I even did a post where I asked if there were any consequences at her interview. As long as we kept them posted of the address where we would be ( Me no problem, but my fiance ) then it was okay. We would also need mail forwarded to us as well. Let me know

Jared

I think you misunderstood. No, he is not prohibited from entering the U.S. just based on a pending petition. I did not say "No, he is prohibited".

Edited February 18, 2009 by eyoa

[HWANG0926 0]

Hi- No what I meant to ask was: whether it is OK for him to still come and visit on his tourist visa. Just so we can be together and see eachother for 1-2 weeks.. during this pending/waiting/dreadful stage. no, he will not overstay. Possibly only for 1 week at most. I was just worried that when he enters the immigration port of entry^^ they might find his I-129F file pending and thinking he might want to come into the country to stay... obviously, he won't unless we have our K1 Visa approved. Then he would quit his job and relocate then...

Thats what I was worried about! But I think its cleared up now. As long as he doesn't overstay... we should be in good hands.

Thanks <3

[Furious Biscuit 0]

It's fine. I read somewhere that they can't even see K1 applications in their computers. Don't mention the K1 unless prompted, and obviously.. show proof that you intend to return to your country, and that you're just visiting

I was lucky and got to visit my boyfriend in the USA for 85 days while the K1 was processing No problems.

Edited February 18, 2009 by Furious Biscuit

[Gage 2]

Yes, it is possible and we had no problem with a tourist visa visit after filing for K-1 (or submitting I-129F, or however you prefer). My fiancee' entered at Los Angeles, and the only questions they asked her was where she was going and how long she was staying. They didn't even ask to see proof of her onward travel to Hawaii, hotel reservations, or her return ticket to Russia. They simply wished her to have a nice trip. :-) (and no, they never made mention of K-1 and of course she never mentioned either).

[pushbrk 12,883]

No, he is not prohibited.

Not only is visiting not prohibited but there's also no "waiting period". It does take time to adjudicate a petition and complete a visa process but the couple is free to live their lives while that all plays out. The term "waiting period" indicates there's a specific time period set aside for "waiting", like say a three day waiting period to get married after obtaining a license or to take delivery of a handgun or for buyer's remorse. Funny how all those tend to be three days. I wonder why?

[Brit Abroad 166]

I visited my fiance (now husband) while the K1 application was in progress. Other than a stern warning that I would be hunted down and punished severely if we got married while I was in the country on a visitor's visa waiver, they were perfectly happy to let me visit. Of course, if you happen to have evidence that you are still very much tied to your home country, that certainly wouldn't harm the chances (ie having to go back for work).