Previous visas

[Akiko 0]

Hello.

So there was something that has been bothering me as I am starting to collect documents for my interview for the K-1 visa.

I was born in Japan but moved to Hawaii when I was about 5. I was on my father's employment visa. My parents divorced when I was in middle school and my mother got married to a Japanese man in Hawaii. He wasn't an American citizen, he had a similar employment visa. I don't really know the details of the visa that both my father and my step-father had.

I noticed on the DS-156 it asks if I have ever been issued a visa before. In my case, I am aware that the answer would be yes. But I have lived in Hawaii for about 13 years under my parent's visa. Do I have to specifically state the type of each visa and how long I had it? And would I will be asked questions related to this topic at the actual interview?

I'm worried that this will affect something.

So if anyone knows anything, it would be very helpful.

Thank you.

[pushbrk 12,883]

Hello.

So there was something that has been bothering me as I am starting to collect documents for my interview for the K-1 visa.

I was born in Japan but moved to Hawaii when I was about 5. I was on my father's employment visa. My parents divorced when I was in middle school and my mother got married to a Japanese man in Hawaii. He wasn't an American citizen, he had a similar employment visa. I don't really know the details of the visa that both my father and my step-father had.

I noticed on the DS-156 it asks if I have ever been issued a visa before. In my case, I am aware that the answer would be yes. But I have lived in Hawaii for about 13 years under my parent's visa. Do I have to specifically state the type of each visa and how long I had it? And would I will be asked questions related to this topic at the actual interview?

I'm worried that this will affect something.

So if anyone knows anything, it would be very helpful.

Thank you.

The visa application itself asks about previous US entries and status and they may ask similar questions in the interview. I would do the best you can to understand what the accurate answers are and provide them if and when asked. This is pretty basic stuff. Know and tell the truth.

[Akiko 0]

Hello.

So there was something that has been bothering me as I am starting to collect documents for my interview for the K-1 visa.

I was born in Japan but moved to Hawaii when I was about 5. I was on my father's employment visa. My parents divorced when I was in middle school and my mother got married to a Japanese man in Hawaii. He wasn't an American citizen, he had a similar employment visa. I don't really know the details of the visa that both my father and my step-father had.

I noticed on the DS-156 it asks if I have ever been issued a visa before. In my case, I am aware that the answer would be yes. But I have lived in Hawaii for about 13 years under my parent's visa. Do I have to specifically state the type of each visa and how long I had it? And would I will be asked questions related to this topic at the actual interview?

I'm worried that this will affect something.

So if anyone knows anything, it would be very helpful.

Thank you.

The visa application itself asks about previous US entries and status and they may ask similar questions in the interview. I would do the best you can to understand what the accurate answers are and provide them if and when asked. This is pretty basic stuff. Know and tell the truth.

Thank you for your answer.

The only thing is that I wasn't aware of what my parents were doing since I was still a child.

I have been flying back and forth to Hawaii and Japan pretty much my whole life. Should I attach a separate paper stating all the dates and time periods of my stays?

I am going to have to ask my mother to provide me the information so I will be prepared to the best of my knowledge.