what's the worst that could happen?

[jcg303 1]

I've seen a lot of examples on this site of people successfully entering the US on tourist visas while their K1 visas are pending approval. however, i understand that entry is in the hands of the border patrol agent.

my question is, what happens if entry is denied by the border patrol agent? if a person is sent back, is it at the expense of the individual? more importantly, can a denial adversely affect the K1 visa process?

i don't mean to focus on the negative, but i just want to know both sides of the story.

i would love for my fiancee to visit me during this process, but we don't want to do anything that will jeopardize our future together.

thanks everyone!

[payxibka 10,045]

I've seen a lot of examples on this site of people successfully entering the US on tourist visas while their K1 visas are pending approval. however, i understand that entry is in the hands of the border patrol agent.

my question is, what happens if entry is denied by the border patrol agent? if a person is sent back, is it at the expense of the individual? more importantly, can a denial adversely affect the K1 visa process?

i don't mean to focus on the negative, but i just want to know both sides of the story.

i would love for my fiancee to visit me during this process, but we don't want to do anything that will jeopardize our future together.

thanks everyone!

travel costs as a result of a "turn back" at the POE is at the alien's expense. a simple "turn back" typically has no effect on the K-1

Edited May 11, 2009 by payxibka

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Travelling back is at the travellers expense, and can be costly as you can;t buy one of the cheap "advance purchase" tickets.

The denial should have no effect on the K1, unless you lied during the interview with the border agent, in which case you are in a whole lot of trouble up to and including a lifetime ban.

[Ed+Cindy 1]

I've seen a lot of examples on this site of people successfully entering the US on tourist visas while their K1 visas are pending approval. however, i understand that entry is in the hands of the border patrol agent.

my question is, what happens if entry is denied by the border patrol agent? if a person is sent back, is it at the expense of the individual? more importantly, can a denial adversely affect the K1 visa process?

i don't mean to focus on the negative, but i just want to know both sides of the story.

i would love for my fiancee to visit me during this process, but we don't want to do anything that will jeopardize our future together.

thanks everyone!

Denial will probably increase the NOA2 time because you would probably be put in Background Checks (I have data to support this), however, it will not deny the K visa, only likely delay the USCIS process.

(We were denied, by the way - it was extremely costly, for several reasons I won't go into)

Edited May 11, 2009 by Ed+Cindy

[TBoneTX 45,304]

In response to my question about this, last year, several reliable authorities (immigration attorneys, two with consular experience) all said that K-1 entries into the U.S. tend to be straightforward, because the CBP agents figure that the serious scrutiny was performed at the consular level. Nevertheless, I remained worried, but my concerns were straw dogs -- my then-fiancee's POE experience was the ONLY uneventful part of the immigration journey to that point.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I've seen a lot of examples on this site of people successfully entering the US on tourist visas while their K1 visas are pending approval. however, i understand that entry is in the hands of the border patrol agent.

my question is, what happens if entry is denied by the border patrol agent? if a person is sent back, is it at the expense of the individual? more importantly, can a denial adversely affect the K1 visa process?

i don't mean to focus on the negative, but i just want to know both sides of the story.

i would love for my fiancee to visit me during this process, but we don't want to do anything that will jeopardize our future together.

thanks everyone!

Return is at the visitors expense, but presumably they had a round trip ticket and I imagine the airline would take them back on a stand by basis, though they would not have to.

Unless they were rejected for some reason affecting a K visa, it would have no affect. If it was just "risk of immigration" or lack of ties (the usual reasons) it should have no affect

[R de la R 2]

I've seen a lot of examples on this site of people successfully entering the US on tourist visas while their K1 visas are pending approval. however, i understand that entry is in the hands of the border patrol agent.

my question is, what happens if entry is denied by the border patrol agent? if a person is sent back, is it at the expense of the individual? more importantly, can a denial adversely affect the K1 visa process?

i don't mean to focus on the negative, but i just want to know both sides of the story.

i would love for my fiancee to visit me during this process, but we don't want to do anything that will jeopardize our future together.

thanks everyone!

It is at the expense of the individual.