Can you visit?

[Sky08 1]

Can you still visit your fiancé in the US if your visa is still undergoing application? What if you already have a notification from USCIS but still haven't completed the entire process with the DOS and US embassy in the country?

 

Will going to the US affect your fiancé application in any way?

 

Appreciate your comments! I'm planning to visit my fiancé in 2 months and I'm still unsure if I should book my tickets or not. 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Yes, you can visit. It won't affect your I-129F and K-1 at all.

 

Do you already have a B2 visa? If you do, make sure you bring some documents to prove your ties to the Philippines. That would help establish that you are planning to return to your home country and complete your process there.

 

If you do not currently have a B2, don't book your air tickets until you have gotten a B2 in hand. 

 

ETA: Here's a good thread for your reference - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67796-yes-you-can-visit/

 

Edited August 15, 2017 by KULtoATL

[Sky08 1]

Hey, terimah kasih KULtoATL!

 

Yes, I have a B2 visa and have been to the US several times before, so no issue there.

 

I saw that thread you posted, it helps a lot! I'm just worried since I read something about if the I-129F is approved (only from USCIS but no visa yet since the entire process still isn't done), you can't be allowed entry anymore. I just want to verify that it's still okay to go to the US even if USCIS approves the I-129F form (it still isn't though but 2 1/2 months is a long time way and there might be a possibility it'll be approved by then).

 

 

10 minutes ago, KULtoATL said:

Yes, you can visit. It won't affect your I-129F and K-1 at all.

 

Do you already have a B2 visa? If you do, make sure you bring some documents to prove your ties to the Philippines. That would help establish that you are planning to return to your home country and complete your process there.

 

If you do not currently have a B2, don't book your air tickets until you have gotten a B2 in hand. 

 

ETA: Here's a good thread for your reference - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67796-yes-you-can-visit/

 

 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Sama-sama  I bet you've been to MY before.

 

If you look at that thread I shared with you, you'll find that there are people who had traveled to the US successfully for a visit upon the issuance of their NOA2 by USCIS. As suggested by a lot of people in that thread, bring proofs to show ties in the Philippines  

 

During my last trip to the US, we hadn't submitted our I-129F but at the POE, the CBP officer asked me who I was meeting and I was honest about it. Thereafter he asked me point blank if I was planning to get married and I told him firmly that we would be working on our paperwork during my visit but I still need to return home to work and I had proof of a return ticket along with a letter from my employer. On top of that, I told him that I will be waiting in Malaysia to complete our immigration process. He let me through and I spent 2 weeks as planned.

[Sky08 1]

Ahhhh okay, that's helpful! Good to know I can still visit even with the I-129F approved.

 

P.S.

Yes, been to several places in Malaysia several times! Have been to KL, Penang, Ipoh, etc.  Thanks again!

 

1 hour ago, KULtoATL said:

Sama-sama  I bet you've been to MY before.

 

If you look at that thread I shared with you, you'll find that there are people who had traveled to the US successfully for a visit upon the issuance of their NOA2 by USCIS. As suggested by a lot of people in that thread, bring proofs to show ties in the Philippines  

 

During my last trip to the US, we hadn't submitted our I-129F but at the POE, the CBP officer asked me who I was meeting and I was honest about it. Thereafter he asked me point blank if I was planning to get married and I told him firmly that we would be working on our paperwork during my visit but I still need to return home to work and I had proof of a return ticket along with a letter from my employer. On top of that, I told him that I will be waiting in Malaysia to complete our immigration process. He let me through and I spent 2 weeks as planned.