K-1 Visa questions

[Stefany 2]

Hello All,

I am from Bulgaria and my boyfriend is from Arkansas, USA.

I am 21 years old.

We have been in a relationship since late October 2014. I applied for a tourist visa on May 2015 to go visit him. My tourist visa was denied on the grounds that i have not settled in Bulgaria, even tho I have lived here for 21 years and I have been working here since I was 19 years old.

My boyfriend will visit me in the summer ( in a few months ) and then we plan to get engaged. Then we plan to file for K-1.

Do you think my tourist visa denial will prevent us from getting a K-1 visa and is there a high rate of K-1 visas denied? Because my tourist visa was denied after less than 1 minute interview, even tho I had all documents required and many documents from my boyfriend, so I am very worried.

[Cody and Daisy 373]

Tourist visas are usually denied because everyone is assumed to have immigrant intent which is why strong ties are needed to the home country.

K1 visas have nothing to do with tourist visas because they are a non immigrant visa WITH immigrant intent.

A k1 is expected to stay in the states and adjust status.

A previous tourist denial will have no effect on a k1.

[baron555 934]

Do you think my tourist visa denial will prevent us from getting a K-1 visa and is there a high rate of K-1 visas denied?

No to both.