Can the sponser visit the fiance's country?

[zardox 0]

Can the sponser visit the fiance's country? I am hoping i can travel between the USA and Philippines during the time of waiting for K-1 Fiance Visa approval. I visit the Philippines for months at a time on a Tourist visa that I extend on time as required by Philippine law. Can i submit a Fiance visa for a Filipina citizen while spending a majority of my time in the Philippines? Is that disallowed or would cause the application to be denied?

Michael

Seattle / Cebu

[Miranda&James 8]

As far as I know you can visit the foreign fiance's country for as long as it is legal. You just need to be sure that you have an address in the US that the service center and NVC will be able to send you mail to and that you will be able to receive somehow (like having a family member or something forward it to you).

[pri 0]

the petitioner has no probelm travelling back and forth

[olutayo82 0]

As a U.S citizen, you can submit a K1 -Visa application starting with the KI Petition using form I-129F form.

As long as you want to marry your fiance within 90days of her coming to the U.S if you are both willing to live in the U.S together

If the petition is submitted , you can always go ahead and visit your fiance anytime you want . Your fiance on the other hand is not advised to do so that often, cos the govt might think she is coming in to the U.S to stay permanently.

You as the U.S citizen have the right to travel anywhere when this is going on.

Hope that helps.

[zyggy 9]

You as the U.S citizen have the right to travel anywhere when this is going on.

Hope that helps.

A US Citizen does not have the right to travel anywhere. A US Citizen only has the right to travel in the US. However, due to our economic situation, most countires are not concerned about US Citizens becoming a overstay risk and most allow US Citizens to travel inside their countries relatively trouble free. But it is up to the individual nation to determine how to administer rules regarding visitors within their own borders.

Edited March 6, 2006 by zyggy

[luv2teach77 41]

My only question would be what do you do for income when you're spending months at a time in the Philippines ?? One of the stipulations of the K-1 is that the USC petitioner earns enough money to meet the requirements of the I-134 Affidavit of support. Do you have a job which will allow you to work outside the country for months at time or do you have a large amount of money for you and your Fiancee to live off once she arrives in the US.

If you spend large amounts of time abroad and you don't earn / have access to a reasonable amount of money to support you both once her visa is issued, do you have a co-sponsor who will be able to help you meet the income requirements for the I-134 ??

Mark

[Miranda&James 8]

You as the U.S citizen have the right to travel anywhere when this is going on.

Hope that helps.

A US Citizen does not have the right to travel anywhere. A US Citizen only has the right to travel in the US. However, due to our economic situation, most countires are not concerned about US Citizens becoming a overstay risk and most allow US Citizens to travel inside their countries relatively trouble free. But it is up to the individual nation to determine how to administer rules regarding visitors within their own borders.

Good point, but I think all olutayo82 meant was that there aren't restrictions as far as the K1 visa goes for the USC leaving the country, whereas sometimes there can be problems with the foreign fiance coming into the USA (although there are no formal restrictions on that either).

[Yodrak 7]

luv2teach,

No, one of the requirements for a K1 visa is that the visa applicant meet the public charge provisions of the law. If the visa applicant can meet this requirement on their own, fine. If they cannot then they need to have a sponsor who can, and that sponsor need not necessarily be the USC petitioner (although it most often is).

As for the I-134, it does not have any financial requirements. It is merely a vehicle - optional at the discretion of the consulate - with which to provide financial information so that the consular officer reviewing the visa application can make the public charge determination.

Yodrak

.... One of the stipulations of the K-1 is that the USC petitioner earns enough money to meet the requirements of the I-134 Affidavit of support. ....

Mark

[olutayo82 0]

As a U.S citizen, you can submit a K1 -Visa application starting with the KI Petition using form I-129F form.

As long as you want to marry your fiance within 90days of her coming to the U.S if you are both willing to live in the U.S together

If the petition is submitted , you can always go ahead and visit your fiance anytime you want . Your fiance on the other hand is not advised to do so that often, cos the govt might think she is coming in to the U.S to stay permanently.

You as the U.S citizen have the right to travel anywhere when this is going on.

Hope that helps.

What i meant, was that a U.S citizen can travel to anywhere he wants assuming he is allowed and he or she has a visa.SOrry for the mix up

[ChristinaM 0]

And assuming that CBP of the country they're visiting let them in

As we know, there's no such thing as a guaranteed entry - anywhere!

[MrsDarby 0]

You should be able to. I've visited (and stayed for 3months one time and one month the other time) during the visa process without any problems.