Yes, you can visit!

[G&A 1]

Yes.. it is never easy. They have to be thorough since there all sorts of people in this world and not everyone has good intentions. This is always the case where the good people have to suffer a bit even though they have perfectly good intentions and follow the rules exactly.

I would not encourage too many long trips. It begs for too many questions... Regular shorts trips (3-4 days) are ok in my opinion.

In our case, we plan on filing for the K-3 shortly and she will not visit the US until the I-129F is filed. At that point, she will have a copy of it at the POE. And if they give her hard time, we will wait for the visa and i will be visiting her instead.

[raphael7546 0]

I had a horrid experience, but it's too long to type here. All the info is in my profile. just click on my name and scroll down to "My Story"

[~Nini~ 2]

I had a horrid experience, but it's too long to type here. All the info is in my profile. just click on my name and scroll down to "My Story"

That's HORRIBLE. I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you. Hopefully that customs officer gets what he deserves - there's no reason to treat anybody like that!

Edited May 25, 2007 by Nini & Bee

[L_n_O 3]

oh my god.

speechless.

[Michele and Adam 55]

Oh my, I am so sorry to hear that! How awful! Hopefully he pulled that ####### with someone who has "connections" and his butt got canned.

I feel like I need to apologize to you on behalf of America!

Glad to hear it all worked out in the end though.

Michele

[Michele and Adam 55]

2 questions:

my passport got stolen so i will be travelling on a new passport in june (i only gave a copy of my stolen one with my petition to indicate the stamp of visiting in march 07) will this raise any problems?

and

i am originally from holland, but living in london at the moment, i am moving back home in july to do the rest of the visa. i cannot prove that, will this cause a problem aswell?

ta

I meant to answer this when you first posted but forgot it. So, you reported the passport stolen, yes? If I were you, I would bring loads of identification with you.

I don't know what kind info our Border Patrol can pull up when they swipe your passport through the machine, but my guess is there may be a note about it being stolen. So, you might get an extra hassle. You're going to want to prove that it really is you, the person who is supposed to have that passport, not the person who stole it. Birth certificate, license, insurance card, even bills in your name. Anything you can think of to prove it's really you.

Hopefully you won't get hassled because you have the new passport, not the stolen one, but better safe than sorry!

As far as your other question, Adam never actually brought any paperwork with him verifying his ties to England on any of the three visits. They questioned him, and he answered truthfully and it was enough.

I don't want to be nosy, but do you have a potential job waiting for you in July? Get a letter from them. Will you be living with family when you move back till you can a place of your own? If you pay them any kind of rent, they are your landlords and can write you a letter saying that's where you will be living and paying rent and you are expected back X date.

It seems people entering from European countries don't get denied entry all that often. Maybe Border Patrol realizes how much money and time it costs to get to USA from Europe, and don't require as much "proof" as people coming over from closer countries.

At any rate, your trip is soon, right? I wish you all the best! I'm sure you'll be fine! Let us know how it went.

Michele

[Jake & Ali 0]

First off, great thread! I was just instructed to read the guides when I had this question in the beginning and just wanted to hear real experiences as well...not a nice welcome! My fiance has now visited me two times in the U.S. since we filed for the I-129F. He brought documantation of ties to the UK but wasn't asked for them either time. However, there was a guy in line right in front of him who was pulled aside and questioned about his K-1 visa application which popped up on the computer screen...Jake thought for sure they were gonna hassle him as well but didn't. We don't know what happened to the guy who was questioned. Knock on wood...but, we have had no problems visiting each other while the K-1 is in process.---I do wonder though, now that the k-1 has reached the Embassy in London, if it will become more difficult?...any ideas/experiences?

[DakotaK1 1]

I had a horrid experience, but it's too long to type here. All the info is in my profile. just click on my name and scroll down to "My Story"

Wow I read your story also,I am sorry. But as long as you guys are happy now thats all that counts

[Michele and Adam 55]

I do wonder though, now that the k-1 has reached the Embassy in London, if it will become more difficult?...any ideas/experiences?

I think I read elsewhere on this site in another topic that if you visit after the stuff goes to the consulate, that can trigger an FBI check. That seems to take a fairly long time to complete.

I was trying to search around on here to find the post so I could link it, but alas, the forums are just too gigantic and I couldn't find it, sorry.

I don't believe the poster was saying that is was a FACT that the check can be triggered. Another one of those areas where each files is different, you may get it triggered, you may not.

Again, I'm sorry I'm just saying this from memory and can't find the info for you to read directly.

Personally, I would proceed with caution from this point on. You're getting pretty close, do you want to potentially add another two months onto your processing time? But that's just me, I'm paranoid!

Michele

[Buxton babe 0]

from the guides as well...

The guides here are great, BUT they don't give personal experiences, which is what I believe the OP was striving for in creating this thread. I, for one, think its a great idea!

Ditto julezabelle

[CzechMate 16]

So all these replies kind of begs the question.... What were the Points of Entry that everyone went through?

CM

[L_n_O 3]

I went through the Buffalo Peace Bridge & Lester B Pearson Airport (YYZ) in Toronto

[~Nini~ 2]

I went through Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York.

[susan+mike 0]

I came to the US to visit my fiance while my K1 was pending. I didn't know about VisaJourney at the time and didn't know anything about them perhaps not letting you through if they thought you might be trying to stay permanently. The customs officer asked my where I was going and who I was going to visit....... I just told him I was going to visit friends. He asked me if I had a job, I said yes and he then asked me the name of the company I worked for. I told him and I was on my way with no problems. In situations that I'm not sure of I never offer any more info than I have too and I guess that was once that it paid off.

[marieke 1]

Hi all,

My POE was Houston. I had absolutely no problems. i got 3 questions

- whom are you here to visit

- how long are you staying

- whats your job

she gave me a bit of a look when i said fiance, but i got stamped and ran through the exit! i had loads of papers with me. i definately reccommend to take a copy of all filed papers.

So all in all it was easypeasy!