Travel status

[soko 0]

Hi all. I have applied for a K-1 visa for my Iranian fiancee. Given that she's from Iran, it's very difficult for her to travel internationally, as she needs a tourist visa to visit most countries. Once we get married in the U.S. and she recieves advance parole, I'm wondering if it will become easier for her to travel abroad. We would like to have our honeymoon in Europe, for example. As it stands now, it's very hard for her to get into Europe with an Iranian passport. Will it be easier for her to get these types of travel visas once we are married? When will she get all the travel benefits of an American citizen? I'm a huge traveler and love to explore the world, so I'm hoping we can take lots of trips together.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No, she'd still have to get all her visas on the basis of her Iranian citizenship. Once she gets US citizenship, that will change, but not for a greencard.

[amykathleen2005 441]

I would think that she would have to wait for her US passport when she becomes a citizen to derive any real benefit when travelling.

[Starburst 4]

No, she'd still have to get all her visas on the basis of her Iranian citizenship. Once she gets US citizenship, that will change, but not for a greencard.

This. Once she applies and is approved for citizenship, she can obtain a US passport and then won't need all the visa's.

For now, she'll have to do what she's always done when travelling.

good luck!

/starburst

[Otto 83]

For the most part - having PR-status doesn't open doors for foreign nationals. There are some exceptions but for the most part, don't count on it (and certainly not while on AP).

**Topic is AOS Family-based (rather than Student/Tourist-based) - moving thread to appropriate forum.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Some countries do give consideration to a legal permanent resident of the United States that they would not give to a national from the same country who is not also a US LPR. However, she won't be an LPR until she gets a green card. The AP document is only useful for getting her back into the US. It won't help to get her into any other country.

Be extremely cautious about planning any trips of more than a few weeks using the AP, and while waiting for the AOS. There have been more than a few people who were caught outside the US when their AOS interview was scheduled. They missed the interview, the AOS was denied, and the AP canceled. Make sure someone is checking your mail while you're gone. If you get an AOS interview scheduled, make sure to get your tails back before the interview.

[belinda63 3,038]

Check with the airlines, some rules do change with the green card. For example with the AP he could not transit in Frankfort without a transit visa, now that he has his green card he can. As far as obtaining a visa to visit in the foreign country he will still need the required visa BUT having the green card makes it much easier to obtain said visa.

[Krikit 1,164]

Moving from AOS to the Travel Forum.