Travel Ban and K1 Visa, allowed entry?

[Alex and Olivia 20]

On 2/11/2020 at 3:51 PM, Parris & Tiffany said:

You are not alone, my fiancée with her k-1 visa issued in December 2019, was ready for March 2nd to come to Los Angeles, CA. Unfortunately her flight was cancelled last week for Air China. Originally my fiancée works in Futian-Shenzhen, China. She is still stuck in her hometown in the countryside in Hunan Province while visiting her family before the crazy national lockdown took place.

I am in the United States as trying to figure out what's best to do for her but now it's just to wait to see what will our US Gov't will do. As I've been reading the new proclamation over and over, it seems there is no way yet for any Chinese citizens or any foreigners who visited China for the last 14days to come to the US since February 2nd that was announced. I am on standby to book any flights for her to come America from Guangzhou or Shenzhen directly to USA.

I am interested in your stance as well because we are kinda on the same boat, but for me already in United States.
I am investigating this what you said for K-1 visa holders from China being let through at US Port of entry, but I don't have an answer yet.
 

My fiance is also in Shenzhen ( Longhua) quick question how long is the visa good for?

My Fiance's interview should be sometime in May but we are wondering how long after getting approved will she have to travel to US...i'm sure this was answered elsewhere 

[Alex and Olivia 20]

On 2/13/2020 at 2:38 PM, TimothyLeeFoss said:

So, the official reply I got from U.S. CBP is that K-1 will not be allowed in. However, I am in a WeChat group with about 200 Chinese K-1 cases, and many are reporting that they were allowed in.

 

Personally, we have decided to not take the risk, and are flying to Malaysia for 2 weeks, then we will fly back to America. The hardest part right now is finding a country that will even let my Fiance transit through on our way home. Pretty much all flights from Asia to America currently transfer through Taiwan (Chinese citizens are currently banned completely), South Korea (also completely banned), or Japan (banned if you are from certain provinces, and the list is growing).

 

Afraid that after our two weeks in Malaysia we won't even be able to find a flight to America that she can take.

 any chance i could get added to that Wechat group? 😅

[Alex and Olivia 20]

On 3/3/2020 at 12:17 PM, Parris & Tiffany said:

Update to this, with all the cluster going on now in East Asia and Europe no way connecting or near those areas. In order to leave before my fiancee's K-1 expires on June 1st. The plan still set for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia route with 30day visa and 14plus days there and then to Doha, Qatar or Dubai and land on the Eastern cities like Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport or Washington D.C Dulles Airport.

Back to the update I tried to investigate on weChat group saying some people got in, well I can't confirm if it's true, I called many US gov't authorities and said K-1 visa holders with Chinese passport cannot enter US if they just came from Mainland China. 

 

sorry i asked you before reading this! 🤣

[TimothyLeeFoss 4]

On 3/3/2020 at 5:36 PM, Parris & Tiffany said:

Thank you for sharing your experience I will reference this if going this route. Mind I ask what airliner you use to fly from China to Kula Lumpur? Did you flew from Guangzhou, China?

No problem, hope it helps. I flew AirAsia from Guangzhou to Kuala Lumpur, and I don't reccomend it. It's cheap, but terrible plane, and the bag cost was ridiculous. We didn't pre-buy our baggage online, and they charged us about $500 for 3 bags of normal size and weight at the airport. Crazy.

Edited March 5, 2020 by TimothyLeeFoss
Added info

[TimothyLeeFoss 4]

19 minutes ago, Alex and Olivia said:

 any chance i could get added to that Wechat group? 😅

I can get you added if you want, but can you read and write Chinese? There's no English in the group, everyone uses Chinese, it's mostly the Chinese Fiance's, not the Americans.

[Alex and Olivia 20]

Just now, TimothyLeeFoss said:

I can get you added if you want, but can you read and write Chinese? There's no English in the group, everyone uses Chinese, it's mostly the Chinese Fiance's, not the Americans.

Yeah and i'd actually like it more or less for my fiance as well  and i lived in China for 5 years so wechat is life for me 🤣 ill send you a message

 

[TimothyLeeFoss 4]

Just now, Alex and Olivia said:

Yeah and i'd actually like it more or less for my fiance as well  and i lived in China for 5 years so wechat is life for me 🤣 ill send you a message

 

Sure thing, message me your ID and I'll invite you.

[P&T23 2]

2 hours ago, Alex and Olivia said:

My fiance is also in Shenzhen ( Longhua) quick question how long is the visa good for?

My Fiance's interview should be sometime in May but we are wondering how long after getting approved will she have to travel to US...i'm sure this was answered elsewhere 

visa is good for roughly 6 months. My fianceé got her visa in December. 

[P&T23 2]

Update for people who have their fiancé or fiancée with their K-1 Visa in hand and still in China because of the US travel restriction, I emailed Guangzhou consulate to ask and see what they would do. They said, "Once the proclamation is lifted, if your visa is expired, please contact them through webform and explain your situation. Hopefully they eventually extend the visa due to this SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) worldwide health crisis. 
https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/immigrant-visas/contact-us/immigrant-visa-unit-question/

 

[Yu1988 3]

On 3/8/2020 at 11:21 PM, Parris & Tiffany said:

Update for people who have their fiancé or fiancée with their K-1 Visa in hand and still in China because of the US travel restriction, I emailed Guangzhou consulate to ask and see what they would do. They said, "Once the proclamation is lifted, if your visa is expired, please contact them through webform and explain your situation. Hopefully they eventually extend the visa due to this SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) worldwide health crisis. 
https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/immigrant-visas/contact-us/immigrant-visa-unit-question/

 

Is your fiancé in US now, or waiting for the travel ban lifted and get visa re-issued?

[P&T23 2]

48 minutes ago, Yu1988 said:

Is your fiancé in US now, or waiting for the travel ban lifted and get visa re-issued?

She is still waiting for the travel ban to be lifted and get the visa re-issued. 

[Yu1988 3]

1 minute ago, Parris & Tiffany said:

She is still waiting for the travel ban to be lifted and get the visa re-issued. 

Thanks! we are in the same boat. My fiancé is also waiting. 

[Plaxerous 10]

Are you considering restarting the K-1 visa process and re-filing the I-129F, or finding out if the visa can get re-issued? My fiancee is in the same boat with an expired K-1 visa, but there are no guidelines for re-issuing K-1. I'm worried the consulate will take the easy way out and just tell us to reapply from scratch.

[Just Paul 4,595]

6 minutes ago, Plaxerous said:

My fiancee is in the same boat with an expired K-1 visa, but there are no guidelines for re-issuing K-1. I'm worried the consulate will take the easy way out and just tell us to reapply from scratch.

There is Department of State policy on this since she was unable to travel due to circumstances out of her control.  She will need a new DS-160, medical and interview.  A new I-134 most likely as well.

 

True it hasn't been used or talked about much before because there has never been a global shutdown like this before.  It was rarer then a K1 revalidation which we do see on VJ occasionally. 

[P&T23 2]

China to US travel restriction started January 31, 2020, and some who have their K-1 visa already are stuck till travel restrictions to rescind. To get more interactions, I created a K-1 Visa China Only Group in Facebook Groups. PM me if you want to join, if you have a Facebook account. 
This private group is to keep in touch through this pandemic travel restriction, create friends, and share each other strategies on how to bring your loved ones to the United States.
Other than that, I am willing to help out who are still in their China to USA K-1s processes. 
COVID-19 Pandemic and US/China relations keep it not a steady path so far but let's hope there will be the light to return to normal. 
加油大家！