Me & My Fiancé Are Getting Ready To Send Out Our K1 Visa Packet

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Hello everyone, I'm Jon

Me And My fiancé are just about to send out our K1 visa packet, very exciting stuff

I'm a U.K. citizen & she's a U.S. citizen and I'm planning to live with her in the U.S.

We both work in Back Stage Theater, I'm a Back Stage Technician & she's a Scienic Artist.

Recently my fiancé visited me in late august and thats when I popped the question and asked her to marry me, she knew it was coming but didn't know all the surprises so it was still a wonderful moment for us but we've been getting ready for this for some time now & like it is for everyone on this site it's a very important time.

I'm going to bullet point our story in this post & would really appreciate it if you guys could help me out and let me know either [There's Nothing To Worry About, You're Interview Will Go Fine] or [You Should Be Worried About This]

Thank you for reading.

. I worked at SXXXXX MXXXX Theater company as a lifeguard & a videographer during the summer of 2013 on a J-1 visa in LXXXX SXXXXXX NY, my visa sheet has [Not Subject to two-year residence requirement] ticked which is good

. During this time I got to know my fiancé [friend at the time] which led to our first date on august 9th 2013 becoming boy friend & girl friend

. My visa was vailed from June 1st till August 19th with a month extra added one, so I stayed with my fiancé [girl friend at the time] met her family, went to her apartment in Vermont where she works outside of summer work & left the U.S. on September 14th 2013

. During the time apart we obviously skyped, sent letters & cards & planned for me to visit for christmas 2013

. I visited my fiancé [girl friend at the time] on December 20th 2013 spent time at her apartment, had christmas with her family, spent New Years 2013-2014 there aswell as my birthday (exact date removed for security reasons - VJ Moderation) and left the U.S. on January 18th 2014

. During this time apart I was keeping in contact while looking for work, found work within SXXXXX Theaters LTD doing back stage work, got the job after my trial shift in late March [still working currently Part time.] I wanted to spend time with my fiancé [girl friend at the time] before work got super bizzy because her birthday was coming up (exact date removed for security reasons - VJ Moderation ) & her childhood friend was getting married on June 1st and she wanted me to be there. I let work know & they told me that was ok

. I planned to stay with mXXXXXX for 2 months [way under the 90 day stay rule.] I arrived at Logan International in Boston where I was denied entry into the U.S. I was waiting to pick up my guitar at the airport and as soon as I did I was ask question after question. Which led to them telling me I didn't have enough money to enter the country... which really threw me off guard at the time because I didn't realize I needed an amount of money to enter. Even after telling the CBP I had $1000 on me and that I would be supported by my girl friend and my parents topping up my visa debit card when needed back in the U.K. I was told I didn't have enough money & I didn't have enough ties to my home country.

. I was panicing because I didn't understand what was going on, I told them I had a job back home but I couldn't provide work contracts or pay slips, after a while It got to the point were they kept telling me "Are you getting paid" "You can't enter the country without being compensated" so I thought they wanted to hear that I was getting compensated by were my girl friend works so I told them I was getting paid $200 by cheque for NXXXXXX SXXXX [My fiancé workplace] even tho I knew it was wrong because you need a visa obviously like i've done so in the past.

. My CBP Homeland Security statement was printed and I wasn't aloud into the U.S. it says "You appear to be inadmissble today under INA section 212 (a) (7) (B) (i) (II) as a non-immigrant without a non-immigrant visa. Your admission is being refused under the Visa Waiver Program pursuant to Section 217 of the immigrantion and Nationally Act. You will require a visa to enter or transit through the United States on all fuutre trips for your intended purpose of travel"

. After being sent back I applied for a B2 visa, although I didn't have my work contracts yet or pay slips yet & was denied a B2 Visa.

. I started & kept working at SXXXXXX Theaters LTD back stage finally getting my pay slips and work contracts, while my fiancé [girl friend at the time] was working in Philly summer stock Theater work. We planned for her to visit me at the end of august were we desided that the K1 visa is what we want to go for. During this time my girl friend was sorting out all the paper work i needed to sign and brough it over with her to the U.K.

. after a long time apart my girl friend visited me on August 21st 2014 for 2 weeks. During this time we went to harry potter world, london and I proposed to my girl friend with a song that I wrote on stage at the theater I work at... & she said yes , we had an engagement dinner with my friends and family and I surprised my fiancé with a trip to Barcelona Spain for three days On August 27th 2014. Everything was wonderful, the proposal went off great, the engagement dinner was great, we had no problems going to Barcelona and during this time we also finished up doing all of our K1 visa packet stuff, I signed everything I needed to sign, we have all our evidence intact over the year and some change we've been together, all the pictures ready, Everything! My fiancé left for the U.S. on September 3rd 2014

. My fiancé has sent off the packet and were officially going through the process

None of us have criminal convictions, neither of us have been married before, I'm 23 - (personal date removed for security reasons- VJ Moderation ] she's 25 (personal date removed for security reasons - VJ Moderation), We've been together for a year and one month & just recently became fiancé's, Do you think my U.S. embassy interview in London will go ok?

thank you for taking the time to read this, sorry for it being so long, my fiancé is way more confident then me saying everything is going to be fine, it's just after being denied entry into the U.S. and denied a b2 visa

I really just want this K1 visa to work out. I thought about going through the B2 visa process again to visit my fiance for christmas 2014 [Now I have my work contract and tons of work pay slips under my belt] but I didn't want it to mess with the K1 visa.

Thank you Jon

(Please note - this post has been edited to remove personally sensitive information for security reasons - VJ Moderation)

Edited September 6, 2014 by Kathryn41
to remove potentially compromising personal information

[Kay&Jay 44]

Everything seems to be okey just go a head and apply as long as you have met and can prove your relationship you are good to go.Can you please remove your full date of birth those are confidential informations.Good luck

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

The visa denial will not keep you from getting a K1.

Things that could come up that seem to surprise UK young people--

A caution counts as a criminal record that must be explained if you have ever had one. It isn't just an arrest and going to court. Many in the UK don't understand that. It is not a deal breaker however.

The Medical clinic will often ask you about drug use, even just once at a party or experimental. Yes, that counts and something to deal with if you admit to it.

Other than that your consulate in London will make sure you have a financial sponsor, ask you a few simple questions about your fiancé, and doesn't care to see photos, engagement rings, or evidence of how often you skype, or send love letters. No further relationship evidence at your interview which is against everything Visa Journey folks tell you, but it is true.

We have a UK forum. Come join in and read all the questions, then you will know what's going on specific to your London procedure by the time you get there. . http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/