My fiance got denied boarding with a valid K-1 Visa, transiting through Paris

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

5 minutes ago, patis said:

How do I triple check this? I"ve seen countries like Iran, China, EU schengen area are banned. I didn't see turkey anywhere. But also did not see where it was explicitly allowed. I'm worried we'll just be throwing more money away on useless plane tickets.

What airline would she be flying on?

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

Did she actually make it to the US border?  If she was turned away was her passport stamped in anyway? I did she get on a flight back to Tunisia? I was she asked to sign any document? 

[patis 18]

Just now, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Did she actually make it to the US border?  If she was turned away was her passport stamped in anyway? I did she get on a flight back to Tunisia? I was she asked to sign any document? 

She did not make it out of the Tunisian airport unfortunately...

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

Just now, patis said:

She did not make it out of the Tunisian airport unfortunately...

Even better.... All you have to do is arrange a flight through any country that is not a schengen state... Including UK/Ireland.. It should be easy as most flight from Tunisia get routed through Dubai etc.... She will be fine

[patis 18]

1 hour ago, Luckycuds said:

What airline would she be flying on?

I could get any airline. All the airlines I call say that they can't tell me whether or not the K-1 is accepted at the airport security though. Delta, Turkish all those airlines say that I need to get in contact with someone at the state department . Especially if she was turned away.

 

I emailed the tunisian embassy and the state department is not open until monday. I'm just trying to get answers before then. The visa expires soon.

[patis 18]

Just now, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Even better.... All you have to do is arrange a flight through any country that is not a schengen state... Including UK/Ireland.. It should be easy as most flight from Tunisia get routed through Dubai etc.... She will be fine

I believe you, but the guy at the airport said no matter what country she would still be refused at the US border. Do you know where it officially says what you're saying? Because I need to send her with an official source in case some idiot airport security decides to turn her away a second time

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

5 minutes ago, patis said:

I believe you, but the guy at the airport said no matter what country she would still be refused at the US border. Do you know where it officially says what you're saying? Because I need to send her with an official source in case some idiot airport security decides to turn her away a second time

Well on VJ so many K1's have flown into US via Mexico and Belgrade... Nobody asked them for any document... You must understand that not everyone is vast when it comes to what is allowed or not. At most you can trying mailing your local embassy for confirmation that she can travel print that and take it along.. But even at that CBP still reserves the right to let her in or not. 

[Boiler 45,462]

Google is your friend.

[Detron 15]

Travel Ban and list of countries involved:

 

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html
White House Presidential Proclamantion on Travel Ban: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-certain-additional-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-coronavirus-2/
US Department of Consular Affairs: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/presidential-proclamation-coronavirus.html

 

Guidelines for Tunis: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/20190304_us-embassy-in-tunis-begins-processing-libyan-immigrant-visas.html

These are truly very difficult times. I would suggest to hold off on travelling (unless you're able to travel through England/Great Britain),  until this pandemic situation calms down. There's so much going on at this point. Another issue is also USCIS officers are currently facing a furlough. Around 13,000 employees have or about to receive notices on that.

https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2020/06/furlough-notices-hand-citizenship-and-immigration-employees-look-new-jobs/166558/

If you're not a permanent resident (GC), or citizen you'll face extreme difficulties entering US, or the European Union for that matter (the other way around) during the pandemic.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 25, 2020 by Detron

[JFH 12,190]

1 hour ago, patis said:

I believe you, but the guy at the airport said no matter what country she would still be refused at the US border. Do you know where it officially says what you're saying? Because I need to send her with an official source in case some idiot airport security decides to turn her away a second time

Well, with respect, you weren’t there so you don’t know for sure what was said and it’s likely your fiancé was so upset that she misunderstood things. 
 

Was this Air France? Sounds like it must have been if she was transiting in Paris. In that case, what he likely said was that he can’t get her to the US on the inventory available to him because the only flights his airline operates are ones that go through France. He wouldn’t be able to help her with a flight via Turkey or UAE. I work for an airline and I’ve worked the check in desk and I’ve had to deny people boarding. It’s always a very tense and emotional time and often I would hear the passenger relay the story to someone else and completely change l, misunderstand or exaggerate what was said/the reasons why. 
 

Be glad, although it’s hard to see some positive here, that it was spotted before she left Tunisia. There was a thread recently where the poster’s mother tried to transit in Europe and was then stranded in Europe with no way to get to the US and also needing to quarantine before attempting to travel again because she had stepped into a country that is on the “banned list”, even for only a few hours. 

[Anishatt 4]

15 hours ago, patis said:

She is flying from Tunis to paris to the US. They stopped her at the airport and said k-1 visas were not allowed. How is this possible? I'm speechless right now. 

What I know is that the K-1 visa isn’t allowed just for The CR1 ,other thinks a lot of people go to tunisia and back to USA through Paris ,I think it is visa issue 

[Naes 12,205]

Turkey doesn’t have a ban at this time. (Source: Turkish airlines and me as being Turkish and was about to fly but decided not to)

 

but you never know what happens in 14 days. Still that maybe the best bet, as Turkey is not in top 10 for Covid highly likely it will be open.

but I am not sure if there are restrictions to go to Turkey from those countries (last I know the country was reopened)

[Calicolom 266]

4 hours ago, patis said:

How do I triple check this? I"ve seen countries like Iran, China, EU schengen area are banned. I didn't see turkey anywhere. But also did not see where it was explicitly allowed. I'm worried we'll just be throwing more money away on useless plane tickets.

So far I have booked 3 flights and lost 3 flights. The airlines did not cancel the flight, cheapOair is canceling the flights, without telling me, or giving me a chance to change the flight. Then they keep $80.00 non refundable booking fee. some airlines take your money, knowing full well you can't fly. 

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

16 hours ago, milimelo said:

Have her go through Istanbul or Dubai. 

yea through Dubai she can am working in Dubai now Emirates resumes flight operation for US she can use Dubai to go US Dubai is  not under ban list

[lucardo3 220]

I have multiple friends flew from and to Istanbul to the US multiple times. Not sure about K1 visa though.