denied entry to USA on a K1 visa

[ManCharsey 254]

13 hours ago, Auds said:

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.

 

 

What does being white or race have to do with this? so only white people are gullible?

Stop putting race in everything..gosh!

[thatsmygsp 48]

This is really interesting to me. My fiance might answer in a similar way - depending on the way the question is asked. I know she loves me, and I know she wants to marry me. BUT, she is really afraid of being in the USA (all the news about immigrants these days, who can blame her), she is afraid of being away from her parents, and her culture, and lets be honest, we have never lived together so she is afraid maybe I am not what I seem. So, I could see her answering honestly the way this guy did. But she wont.

 

Maybe the Tunisian guy is a scammer. But usually scammers know what to say. 

[etrangais 947]

23 hours ago, JulieinMD said:

My fiance was denied entry to the USA on a K1 visa.  It was a nightmare.  I was waiting for him outside of customs at JFK in NY, NY.  The customs agent asked him when we were getting married and he said maybe we will, maybe we won't and she sent him home.  She said he didn't qualify for the K1 visa.  We think she was just looking for ANY reason to send him home.  Practice your answers for entry just as much as you did for the visa interview.  So sad.

As much as i want to symphatize with you guys, but that answer was just plain stupid. This is not a game people

[bbf3562 27]

Since OP doesn't reply to our questions anymore. Seem like she realized how stupid choice her fiance did at the airport. OP will need to have serious conversation with her fiance if he being serious about getting marry or not. Joking or not, her fiance should know how serious this is and what K1 is for. Sorry but I think OP need to reevaluate their commitment relationship before trying again.

[Holdingon 16]

There is an email address, if someone wants to entertain themselves. 

JulieinMD or whatever the profile is, that person is not responding or doesn't care at all anyway.

i hope this web site does not begin going in that direction. A Mod. Should Investigate and clean up these posts.

within the past 2 yrs I got a k-1 and k-2 here. Could not have do it without VJ.

[geowrian 22,337]

The post is 24 hours old....I think it's a bit premature to close it due to lack of responses.

 

That said, I do think there's nothing that can really be added here except more speculation (or worse).

[Boiler 45,478]

Vast majority of posts seem to be on subject.

[KierenHby 899]

OP's signature suggests Maryland, parts of which were hit with a snowstorm overnight. Or might be trying to gather facts from fiance

[sparkles_ 456]

Can OP call CBP at JFK and speak to someone regarding this maybe? At least to get some 100% accurate info.....if that is a no-go, ignore the idea. If so, here is the link: https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/john-f-kennedy-international-airport

 

I do feel so very much for the OP, how horrible it must be to go through this.

Edited March 14, 2017 by sparkles_

[KierenHby 899]

Reckon CBP unlikely to respond to 3rd party. Best bet is still a direct convo b/w OP and fiance, wherever he may be. 

[sparkles_ 456]

7 minutes ago, KierenHby said:

Reckon CBP unlikely to respond to 3rd party. Best bet is still a direct convo b/w OP and fiance, wherever he may be. 

I get the third party issue, but since OP was/is the petitioner for said visa wouldn't they have at least some sort of right to ask?

[Holdingon 16]

This topic has really taken a turn in different direction. Many of the posts are not about the original topic. I mean the weather is even being blamed.

If I use VJ for life critical posts, questions, etc. I will be on the site looking for answers constantly. Let's hope she can get answers from us.

 

fyi, I highly doubt that an inspector would ask when are you getting married. Something is very strange about this. Most people are coming of a flight that has been many many hours. They have been approved and authorized to come the USA. CBP already knows that. I can't imagine that question being asked followed by a person being rejected. Unless something else took place and we don't have the entire story.

Just my input. I've traveled many many times internationally and have seen how things work at JFK.

 

[geowrian 22,337]

15 minutes ago, Holdingon said:

This topic has really taken a turn in different direction. Many of the posts are not about the original topic. I mean the weather is even being blamed.

If I use VJ for life critical posts, questions, etc. I will be on the site looking for answers constantly. Let's hope she can get answers from us.

 

fyi, I highly doubt that an inspector would ask when are you getting married. Something is very strange about this. Most people are coming of a flight that has been many many hours. They have been approved and authorized to come the USA. CBP already knows that. I can't imagine that question being asked followed by a person being rejected. Unless something else took place and we don't have the entire story.

Just my input. I've traveled many many times internationally and have seen how things work at JFK.

 

The weather was only noted by somebody due to the lack of an immediate response. Nothing in this thread is urgent.

 

Huh? CBP officers regularly ask questions like that to K-1 entrants. Not everybody gets asked it, but plenty of people have. Why wouldn't they ask? it seems like a fair question to me for somebody who is required to marry within 90 days.

 

In fact, 2 people in this thread alone had it asked to them...

8 hours ago, Lilith1811 said:

I came here without wedding date. But surely I intended to marry my fiancé ( now husband ). I didn't practice my interview. Being honest is still the best policy. The CBP officer asked if I have a wedding date. I said no but we will try to do  a court house wedding as soon as possible and then set a date for a ceremony. Then he asked if I was excited about this wedding. And I said : YES! without hesitation. And he let me through. 

I signed my intent to marry letter so why would I say ' maybe ' to the CBP officer? Why spent all that money, time and energy for a "maybe" ?  

 

20 hours ago, 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.

 

Edited March 15, 2017 by geowrian

[Holdingon 16]

I agree.

[cdneh 3,112]

They asked me when the wedding was, and reminded me I had 90 days in which to do it. I told them the actual date. No worries.