One way or round trip

[Bree2Sweet 2]

When your foreign fiancé comes to states for first time on K1 do they have to get round trip flight or can they just get a one way 

[Dave_and_Jessa 212]

Just get whatever is cheaper.  It really doesn't matter.

[Dashinka 24,508]

Either.  There is no requirement, but if you do get a round trip ticket, make sure you set a reminder on your calendar to cancel the return leg before it occurs.

 

Good Luck!

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

It doesn't matter. My fiancé bought a round trip ticket because it was a great deal cheaper than a one way.

 

People have also said to make sure you cancel the return leg of the flight before the scheduled departure date. Not sure if fees are involved, but I've read stories of this coming up down the road because airports sometimes send premature passenger manifests and it may show you on the manifest (basically looking like you returned to your home country) even if you aren't physically there, because the flight wasn't cancelled. I've also read just as many stories that this doesn't happen often, or every time, but better to be safe than sorry!

[Unidentified 2,930]

6 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

It doesn't matter. My fiancé bought a round trip ticket because it was a great deal cheaper than a one way.

 

People have also said to make sure you cancel the return leg of the flight before the scheduled departure date. Not sure if fees are involved, but I've read stories of this coming up down the road because airports sometimes send premature passenger manifests and it may show you on the manifest (basically looking like you returned to your home country) even if you aren't physically there, because the flight wasn't cancelled. I've also read just as many stories that this doesn't happen often, or every time, but better to be safe than sorry!

Yes, it is better to be safe than sorry. Sure it doesn't happen often, but people have gotten their AOS denied because of it and some has caught it before they submitted anything and had to drive, sometimes hours, back to the airport so CBP could fix it for them. 

 

Round trip is cheaper but one trip is less hassle.