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I want to visit my fiance who is in the US for 1 month, he will apply for I-129F at the end of this month, question is; would I get a higher approval chance if I show them evidence that my fiance applied for I-129F, therefore, I'm not going there to get married to him or overstay?

I don't have $4-5,000 in my bank, I'm a freelance web developer (not legal, in Lebanon) and I don't go to college, would telling them that my fiance is in the states, I want to visit him and showing them that he has already started the process of K-1 sufficient proof that I won't overstay?

 

Thanks.

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Without ties to your country, it does the opposite because it shows you have a reason to stay in the US and nothing holding you to your country. 

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Have you visited before? If so, the same procedure applies this time. You fly to the USA, you present passport and visa to the CBP officer, answer all questions truthfully and hope you are admitted. Nothing more you can do. People with a love interest in the USA are the ones most likely to overstay, statistically. Look at all the AOS from B-2 and VWP threads here to see how many people somehow "change their minds" about going home when they get here. You have those people to thank for the assumption that is made by the CBP agent that you will overstay because your fiancé is here. 

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

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On 5/20/2018 at 3:49 AM, JFH said:

Have you visited before? If so, the same procedure applies this time. You fly to the USA, you present passport and visa to the CBP officer, answer all questions truthfully and hope you are admitted. Nothing more you can do. People with a love interest in the USA are the ones most likely to overstay, statistically. Look at all the AOS from B-2 and VWP threads here to see how many people somehow "change their minds" about going home when they get here. You have those people to thank for the assumption that is made by the CBP agent that you will overstay because your fiancé is here. 

But I'd have proof with me that we're applying for K-1 visa and that I'm gonna return to do the interview... That wouldn't prove my case?

Posted
2 hours ago, cedrichadjian said:

But I'd have proof with me that we're applying for K-1 visa and that I'm gonna return to do the interview... That wouldn't prove my case?

at the end it's CBP decision to let you go in or no, yet it happened already , visa granted but CBP didn't let someone get through.

 

I would say try to apply the visa, gather as many ties to homeland proves as possible and see what would happen

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Christy&J said:

at the end it's CBP decision to let you go in or no, yet it happened already , visa granted but CBP didn't let someone get through.

 

I would say try to apply the visa, gather as many ties to homeland proves as possible and see what would happen

Feels bad paying almost $1.5K just to get denied and sent back home. :(

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It's a gamble but most don't even get questioned at the airport. Especially if you have travelled before and never overstayed they usually don't make a problem of it. But yes, they are allowed to send you back if they doubt you are sincere.

06.01.2016 met online                                                                    

06.23.2017 met in person                                                              

12.16.2017 got engaged

 

K1 fiance visa

12.20.2017 K1 filed

12.22.2017 NOA-1

07.10.2018 NOA-2 (200 days)

07.18.2018 case at NVC (case number available on 07.20)

7.26.2018 case at Amsterdam Consulate

7.27-2018 P3 through e-mail

08.02.2018 medical

08.14.2018 interview APPROVED 

08.21.2018 POE

08.25.2018 💕Married 💕

 

AOS adjustment of status and AP/EAD 

08.27.2018 filed AOS, AP and EAD

08.30.2018 NOA-1 on all 3

9.21.2018 RFE on AOS

9.28.2018 replied to RFE

10.04.2018 biometrics appointment Louisville

11.29.2018 AOS interview Indianapolis  

01.28.2019 AOS approved

 

ROC removal of conditions

12.7.2020 filed ROC 

1.30.2021 NOA-1

5.28.2021 existing biometrics applied (no new biometrics done)

10.27.2021 ROC approved (no interview)

 

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Posted
5 hours ago, cedrichadjian said:

But I'd have proof with me that we're applying for K-1 visa and that I'm gonna return to do the interview... That wouldn't prove my case?

Means nothing. You can't prove you're going to return for the interview. Even a flight booked for a certain date is not proof you'll get on that plane. As I said, have a look at how many are adjusting from tourist visas. Every single one of those convinced CBP that they would be going home - that's the only reason they were let in here as tourists in the first place. Almost all of them had tickets booked to go home. But it's all meaningless. 

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

 
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