Fiancee has a 2 year B2, does that expire when K-1 is issued?

[medved 0]

My Fiancee' is a Russian University Professor working in South Korea and was issued a 2 year B2 tourist visa in 2010. My question is once she's issued the k-1, Does the B2 become void or can she return to Russia using the B2 if a family emergency comes up?

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

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Your fiancee can use the B2 visa while the K1 is in process, but the K1 is a one-use visa so once she uses it to immigrate, she must marry you within 90 days and cannot leave the USA until AP or AOS is granted.

[pushbrk 13,066]

***** Moving from K3 to K1 forum as OP plans to apply for a fiance visa *****

Your fiancee can use the B2 visa while the K1 is in process, but the K1 is a one-use visa so once she uses it to immigrate, she must marry you within 90 days and cannot leave the USA until AP or AOS is granted.

The bold above is a common misstatement of the facts. Absolutely NOTHING prevents the K1 visa holder from leaving the USA. They are FREE to do so at any time. The issue would be RETURNING to the USA. THAT is what they cannot do without AP or AOS granted, B1B2 visa or not.

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My Fiancee' is a Russian University Professor working in South Korea and was issued a 2 year B2 tourist visa in 2010. My question is once she's issued the k-1, Does the B2 become void or can she return to Russia using the B2 if a family emergency comes up?

To answer your question directly, the issuance of the K1 visa "invalidates" ANY prior visas for entering the USA, permanently. The intent is for the k1 Visa holder to immigrate to the USA and eventually use their green card as the means of entry. They are BARRED from entering the USA again after the first entry on the K1 visa UNTIL they receive either advance parole or permanent resident status as signified by the "green card".