denied entry to USA on a K1 visa

[caliliving 606]

1 minute ago, Cruise77 said:

I don't see that as a problem at all.   Key word here is "intent."  A better answer would simply be I'm here to marry my Fiance(e).  And then if the CBP officer asks "What day do you plan to marry?"  Or "Do you have a date set?"    Then you could say "We tentatively plan to marry on (fill in date range here), we are still planning to make sure friends and family can attend."   Last thing you want to do is be ambivalent and give an indication that you may not marry. 

just say YES i am here to marry

 

then When/IF they ask "when is the date" say - we tentively plan to marry... 

 

i crossed the border ALOT (over 5,000 times) and i only answer the question given and look them in the eye and stay CALM. never yell. if they say wait here - wait.  not '####### why am i told to wait here' just ok. 

 

[USC1961 251]

Isn't that what I just said.....

Edited March 14, 2017 by Cruise77

[caliliving 606]

Just now, Cruise77 said:

Isn't that what I just said.....

YES;) 

 

I ment to quote the one you responded to - my bad!  you explained it well!  

[Ermin&Zijada 141]

Just to clarify since I would hate for this to happen to me, or anyone after waiting so long for a visa.

 

The plan is to  go and then travel back to the states with my fiance once his visa is approved. Hoping to be able to stay by him throughout the POE process as his english is not very good and he is nervous about that. Anyways, is it important to have an exact date? That is kinda difficult with the nature of waiting on a visa. Does it suffice to simply say next month or once we get settled? 

 

Thanks ahead!

[USC1961 251]

3 minutes ago, caliliving said:

YES;) 

 

I ment to quote the one you responded to - my bad!  you explained it well!  

All good, thanks for re-emphasizing. 

 

People should rehearse what they are going to say beforehand.  The Visa Journey is long and tiring.  On top of that It can be nerve racking to finally arrive and have an immigration officer asking questions.  Better to be prepared than not.  

[EG&XY 144]

3 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

Just to clarify since I would hate for this to happen to me, or anyone after waiting so long for a visa.

 

The plan is to  go and then travel back to the states with my fiance once his visa is approved. Hoping to be able to stay by him throughout the POE process as his english is not very good and he is nervous about that. Anyways, is it important to have an exact date? That is kinda difficult with the nature of waiting on a visa. Does it suffice to simply say next month or once we get settled? 

 

Thanks ahead!

No, you don't have to have an exact date. But you can't indicate that you may not actually get married. It is perfectly fine to say that you are still planning the details but that you will get married within the 90 days. If you have an idea of what date range, you can say "We plan to marry sometime between X and Y, but we are still finalizing the details."

 

I highly doubt that you will be able to stay with him throughout the POE. Are you a USC? There is usually a line for USC and residents and then a totally separate line for everyone else.

[caliliving 606]

Just now, Cruise77 said:

All good, thanks for re-emphasizing. 

 

People should rehearse what they are going to say beforehand.  The Visa Journey is long and tiring.  On top of that It can be nerve racking to finally arrive and have an immigration officer asking questions.  Better to be prepared than not.  

i agree! i also think its a 'cultural' thing.  not everyone understands the questions given and could be interpreted differently by different countries.  if you have a language barrier that effects it as well.  however, some USC dont cross enough or understand how it works to prep the immigrant. 

 

people need to really understand what the visa means and that is the basis they are being entered on
B2 - visitor (not to work/find job/live)

k1 - to get married (not to date/figure things out)

F1 - go to school (not to visit, marry, see a bf/gf)

 

 

[Becci391 339]

7 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

Just to clarify since I would hate for this to happen to me, or anyone after waiting so long for a visa.

 

The plan is to  go and then travel back to the states with my fiance once his visa is approved. Hoping to be able to stay by him throughout the POE process as his english is not very good and he is nervous about that. Anyways, is it important to have an exact date? That is kinda difficult with the nature of waiting on a visa. Does it suffice to simply say next month or once we get settled? 

 

Thanks ahead!

You only have to get married within 90 days after your fiancé arrives in the US.

 

[caliliving 606]

8 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

Just to clarify since I would hate for this to happen to me, or anyone after waiting so long for a visa.

 

The plan is to  go and then travel back to the states with my fiance once his visa is approved. Hoping to be able to stay by him throughout the POE process as his english is not very good and he is nervous about that. Anyways, is it important to have an exact date? That is kinda difficult with the nature of waiting on a visa. Does it suffice to simply say next month or once we get settled? 

 

Thanks ahead!

you need to start a new thread:) 

[Becci391 339]

4 minutes ago, EG&XY said:

No, you don't have to have an exact date. But you can't indicate that you may not actually get married. It is perfectly fine to say that you are still planning the details but that you will get married within the 90 days. If you have an idea of what date range, you can say "We plan to marry sometime between X and Y, but we are still finalizing the details."

 

I highly doubt that you will be able to stay with him throughout the POE. Are you a USC? There is usually a line for USC and residents and then a totally separate line for everyone else.

Yes, there is a line for US-citizens and a seperate one for non US-citizens. He honestly should get that managed by himself since he wants to live in the US so he should be able to understand the language and talk to someone in English.

Edited March 14, 2017 by Becci391

[Scandi 4,166]

6 hours ago, JulieinMD said:

If he had said, "I really want to marry her but we haven't set a date yet", would that have changed what happened?

 

That's what I did. They asked what date we were going to get married and I answered honestly "We haven't set a date yet but it will definitely happen sometime within the next 6 weeks" and then he let me through. No issues.

[caliliving 606]

Just now, Scandi said:

That's what I did. They asked what date we were going to get married and I answered honestly "We haven't set a date yet but it will definitely happen sometime within the next 6 weeks" and then he let me through. No issues.

you are also from sweden! he is from tunisia, a super high fraud country.  like i said, you prob could have said what he said and be fine.  

 

 

[Scandi 4,166]

3 minutes ago, caliliving said:

you are also from sweden! he is from tunisia, a super high fraud country.  like i said, you prob could have said what he said and be fine.  

 

 

If I had said i wasn't sure if we would get married they would've sent me back too. The reason the embassy issues you a K-1 is because of the intention to get married. If I don't intend to get married or I'm not sure I will get married, then the K-1 visa shouldn't have been issued in the first place. If it was then that means I lied to both USCIS and the embassy to get the visa, so yeah, if I after all that told the CBP the truth, I would definitely be sent back home.

[amaada 18]

51 minutes ago, Ermin&Zijada said:

Just to clarify since I would hate for this to happen to me, or anyone after waiting so long for a visa.

 

The plan is to  go and then travel back to the states with my fiance once his visa is approved. Hoping to be able to stay by him throughout the POE process as his english is not very good and he is nervous about that. Anyways, is it important to have an exact date? That is kinda difficult with the nature of waiting on a visa. Does it suffice to simply say next month or once we get settled? 

 

Thanks ahead!

The best answer (if you don't know the exact date of wedding yet) would be: WE PLAN TO MARRY WITHIN 90 DAYS.

 

 Or

 

We will have the court wedding within 90 days and then have a bigger wedding some time so we can have enough time to prepare.

 

That's EXACTLY what I said when I was interviewed in the immigration.

 

Then, they just reminded us about the 90 days period and we were released! (I traveled with my then fiance)

[Auds 223]

OP - if you are white, met online, 10+ years older, he proposed after about 9 weeks of chatting.  Any two qualifies too THEN

 

just thank your luck - fiance spoke what was on his mind.  Maybe he was to use visa as entry only or adjust and leave.