K1 Visa port of entry

[Alex202856 1]

Hello everyone,

My fiance is coming on a k1 visa to the United States , but he will  be entering The United States through different port of entry away from my home state.  This happened because he is bringing his elderly mother for the first time to the United States and he has to drop her first with his siblings , then he'll  fly the next day to meet me. Do you think this will create an issue  when and if  the custom and border officers start interviewing my fiance at the port of entry? 

Thank you. 

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, Alex202856 said:

Hello everyone,

My fiance is coming on a k1 visa to the United States , but he will  be entering The United States through different port of entry away from my home state.  This happened because he is bringing his elderly mother for the first time to the United States and he has to drop her first with his siblings , then he'll  fly the next day to meet me. Do you think this will create an issue  when and if  the custom and border officers start interviewing my fiance at the port of entry? 

Thank you. 

Are his siblings U.S. citizens?

[Alex202856 1]

Yes all of his siblings are us citizens except his mother who's coming with him on a tourist visa. 

[Mike E 11,739]

26 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

Yes all of his siblings are us citizens except his mother who's coming with him on a tourist visa. 

So because she has children who are U.S. citizens, there is a decent chance she will be denied entry. 

 

What will he do if that happens?

 

1. Return  to her country of origin with her?

 

2. Let her return to her country of origin without him, and he proceeds to enter the USA?

 

If he plans to do the former, there is a chance his single use K-1 will be canceled anyway, meaning he will have to ask the embassy for another K-1 visa. 
 

Escorting his mother is creating a moving part that risks his own immigration journey.  I prefer no moving parts.  
 

How long  have his siblings been U.S. citizens? 

[Alex202856 1]

Thank you very much for your advice. Her children has been here in the United States for the last 20 years and more and they're the one who requested her tourist visa. My fiance is just bringing her with him for the first time and the plan is that he will drop her off at her destination part of entry which is away from where I live and then he will be catching a flight to meet me the next day. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

4 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

Thank you very much for your advice. Her children has been here in the United States for the last 20 years and more and they're the one who requested her tourist visa. My fiance is just bringing her with him for the first time and the plan is that he will drop her off at her destination part of entry which is away from where I live and then he will be catching a flight to meet me the next day. 

You didn't answer the question @Mike E asked.  

[Alex202856 1]

I Think I missed the question. Siblings has been a US citizen for the last 15 years. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

11 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

I Think I missed the question. Siblings has been a US citizen for the last 15 years. 

I would re-read @Mike E's comments again.  He raises a good question.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

19 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

they're the one who requested her tourist visa.

Please expand on this. 
There is no “invitation” for a tourist visa, and applicant needs to qualify on her own. What ties does she have to her home country?

You definitely missed @Mike E’s central question and that is, what is your fiancé’s plan if she’s not allowed entry? What is he going to do with her?

[Mike E 11,739]

39 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

I Think I missed the question. Siblings has been a US citizen for the last 15 years. 

You also missed my question about what your  fiancé will do if his mother  is denied entry and returned to her country of origin. 
 

Why didn’t one of siblings petition for your fiancé’s gc 15 years ago? The F4 category (siblings of U.S. citizens is current for cases filed December 15, 2007 and earlier).  He could have been interviewing for an immigration visa by now.  

[Boiler 45,486]

He can enter where he likes,.

 

I doubt his mother will have an issue  but it is always possible.

[Alex202856 1]

 just to clarify, the question is not about the mother. The mother can go right back to her home country alone if denied entry.  The concern is,  what happens when my fiance enters through different port of entry and  take a flight the next day to meet me. Can the CBP officer question him why he's entering through 

different port of entry and take a flight the next day and possibly deny him entry. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

3 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

The concern is,  what happens when my fiance enters through different port of entry and  take a flight the next day to meet me.

No issue.  He can enter anywhere in the US. 

[arken 4,197]

3 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

The concern is,  what happens when my fiance enters through different port of entry and  take a flight the next day to meet me. Can the CBP officer question him why he's entering through 

different port of entry

No issues. There is no port of entry designated for your fiance that you are thinking of as "different POE". POEs are simply spread-out so one can enter US from different areas.

[Mike E 11,739]

14 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

 just to clarify, the question is not about the mother. The mother can go right back to her home country alone if denied entry.

It would be simpler if she went to the U.S. alone too, and he flew directly to your city the day he arrives in the U.S. 

 

14 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

  The concern is,  what happens when my fiance enters through different port of entry and  take a flight the next day to meet me. Can the CBP officer question him why he's entering through 

different port of entry and take a flight the next day

Of course the officer can ask questions. That's the mission of CBP: inspect.

 

If there is anything a CBPO legally cannot ask, I'm not aware of it.

 

When your fiance checks in for his flight, he will have to provide his address where he is staying in the U.S. This address will not match the address of the petitioner, and IME, when CBPOs sees such  discrepancies, they ask. When my fiancee and I entered the U.S. on her K-1 visa, our CBPO asked U.S. why the paperwork in the sealed envelope listed San Jose as my city of residence and not the city we provided the airline. I suggested to the officer that perhaps his paperwork refered to the USCIS office where my fiancee will be adjusting status after we married. He looked and said "yes you are correct. You've 90 days to marry", stamped her visa, and we were out.

14 minutes ago, Alex202856 said:

and possibly deny him entry. 

CBPOs rarely deny entry to K-1s, and when they do, usually it is because the CBPO doesn't believe the K-1 visa holder will marry the petitioner within 90 days.

 

An address discrepancy can raise suspicion that the K-1 doesn't intend to marry the petitioner. If so, your fiancé will have to convince the CBPO that he intends to marry you. You should be by your mobile phone from the point he lands until he emerges from baggage claim in case CBP wants to call. The explanation "I'm dropping off my mom at by sibling's home" is plausible, but as I've noted, might drag him into drama.