Travel after NOA2 but before marriage

[jmango4 11]

Hi,

After we receive NOA2 (whenever it comes) and before my fiancé moves here and we marry, is he able to travel here to the US again to visit me just on his normal passport? I mean for any stage of this process after NOA2 and before he touches ground on US soil using his K-1 visa. Thanks.

[CrashOverride 2]

He can enter and leave the US, as a visitor, as long as the K-1 Visa has not been issued.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67796-yes-you-can-visit/

[Alex&Keir 4]

If he has a return ticket, then "should" be no problems.

I just got back from Scotland on Monday, I went there to avoid this issue. Haha. They did ask about the visa when entering, but it was simple questions.

I got my NOA2 while I was in Spain, again no problems at Glasgow airport.

Sorry if this doesn't help. But I think he should be fine.

Look at people timelines, after people receive the NOA2 the interview does follow soon after. Maybe try getting in the trip before. Good luck!

[jmango4 11]

Thanks for the responses. Alex&Keir, are you the US citizen or the foreign fiancé?

[Al422 221]

Once the K-1 has been issued, his first travel to the US will be considered as having "used up" the K-1 regardless of whether he presents it at POE or not.

Until the K-1 is issued he can come here using the VWP, no problem.

[Alex&Keir 4]

I am the US citizen. Let me know if you need anything else.

[jmango4 11]

Thanks to all

[kehills 217]

My husband traveled over to the US several times during the process, including while the Consulate was just hanging on to the application, waiting on us (as we asked to delay the interview). The big thing, as others have mentioned, is to have a return ticket and proof of ties to the home country.

[jmango4 11]

Hi Kehills, that is very helpful to know, thank you. I see you pushed back your interview date partly because of the holidays. I think I might be in the same boat as you this year. We are still eagerly awaiting NOA2 but realize that even after all goes through it will be cutting it close for us to marry and then him to apply for advance parole and get approved in time to travel back home for Xmas. It's all really frustrating and if we don't get approved in the next week or two we may consider having him wait until after Xmas this year to move over. It's really disheartening. But that's the reason why I was asking about him traveling to visit me in the meantime here before the embassy puts the visa in his passport.

Edited August 22, 2014 by jmango4

[kehills 217]

Well, to clarify, we pushed them back so that he could be in the US during the holidays. He actually needed to be here, not just to meet my dad, but to interview for some academic positions. He had a short fellowship in Australia in February, which is why he needed to interview after the holidays (because he couldn't move before; there wouldn't have been any way for that to work out in time).

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I'm in the US right now on a visit and had no problem at POE. I'm already married to my USC husband and awaiting my CR-1 visa.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

But the OP is asking about entering the US after their K-1 visa is already issued and in their passport, not while waiting for it to be approved. <- Scratch that, read it wrong. They asked at any time after the NOA2 and then mentioned the K-1 visa at the end. Skim reading is bad when sleepy.

OP> There is a pinned thread in the K-1 forum here all about how you can visit while waiting for the visa approval.

Edited August 23, 2014 by KayDeeCee