Travelling to US before petitioner

[Illiria 980]

1 hour ago, Londonergirl said:

My K1 package was damaged and I had to go back to the embassy to reseal. 

This isn’t that bad, if it was so that items could fall out I could see a problem but that is not the case here.

[Londonergirl 133]

59 minutes ago, Illiria said:

This isn’t that bad, if it was so that items could fall out I could see a problem but that is not the case here.

My papers/documents couldn't fall out either but the embassy still told me that I had to come back to reseal it. 

[Illiria 980]

1 minute ago, Londonergirl said:

My papers/documents couldn't fall out either but the embassy still told me that I had to come back to reseal it. 

That’s odd

[Londonergirl 133]

1 minute ago, Illiria said:

That’s odd

Not really. They obviously do it because they don't want to take the risk of people being denied entry when they come to the US. 

Just because documents cant fall out, doesn't mean that people cant pamper with the documents. This is just my guess though. 

[Illiria 980]

1 minute ago, Londonergirl said:

Not really. They obviously do it because they don't want to take the risk of people being denied entry when they come to the US. 

Just because documents cant fall out, doesn't mean that people cant pamper with the documents. This is just my guess though. 

Previously the embassy hasn’t been that thoughtful about this

[Londonergirl 133]

9 minutes ago, Illiria said:

Previously the embassy hasn’t been that thoughtful about this

How do you know....? The embassy would obviously only address it if you contact them and tell them that "Hey, I got my visa package today and it was ripped". Or else they wont know. I am sure that a lot of people receive it with small rips and just don't bother in contacting the embassy.

Was your pack broken? Did you contact the embassy and they told you that resealing wasn't necessary? Then it probably wasn't. I sent them a picture and they told me to bring it in for them to reseal it. While there, they told me that it is veeeeeeeery common that people have to come back to reseal it. 

[geowrian 22,338]

If you contact the embassy and tell them the package is ripped open at all, they will almost certainly suggest bringing it back in to be re-sealed. They don't have a way to know the state of the envelope without looking at it in person (even a photo is questionable if the low level employee knows what is fine or not). CBP is the one that cares, and so long as the contents cannot be tampered with, it's fine. A small cut in the corner is normal so both you and airport security can see what is inside.

Edited February 14, 2018 by geowrian

[pushbrk 13,268]

On 2/13/2018 at 5:53 PM, GreatDane said:

I saw. I was thinking that applying for a new tourist visa could be an option. Not in time for the party, but possibly for the wedding. OP also doesn't mention which country so unsure whether they're eligible for ESTA or more likely, a formal tourist visa. 

Applying for anything is always an option, but no other visa would be granted.  The next time he travels to the US, he must enter as an immigrant and the petitioner must enter at the same time or before he does.