Flight Cancelation Question

[DiVo 0]

Good afternoon everyone, 

 

My fiancée is from Ireland and she recently got approved for her K1 Visa. She will be entering through Dublin next week. There is the potential for poor weather next week during her flight time though. 

 

Our concern is if she gets through US Preclearance at the Dublin POE and has thus "used" her K1 Visa, and then the flight is canceled due to poor weather, what do we do? 

 

My guess is that she would have to stay at the airport since she wouldn't be able to leave and "re-enter" on the K1 Visa even though she technically never entered the US. It's an odd situation so any advice, knowledge, or personal experience would really set our minds at ease if the worst were to happen. 

 

Thank you for your time, 

DiVo

[Chancy 6,241]

1 hour ago, DiVo said:

Our concern is if she gets through US Preclearance at the Dublin POE and has thus "used" her K1 Visa, and then the flight is canceled due to poor weather, what do we do? 

 

In case the flight is canceled after checking in, have her go back to the CBP pre-clearance office before exiting airside and ask the CBP officers to assist with clearing her entry record.

 

[happyscrub 32]

I'm not sure, but I thought the beneficiary keeps their paperwork until they arrive to the U.S. and immigration takes it. So the visa is never used until they reach immigration 

[SalishSea 17,824]

1 hour ago, happyscrub said:

I'm not sure, but I thought the beneficiary keeps their paperwork until they arrive to the U.S. and immigration takes it. So the visa is never used until they reach immigration 

They are talking about Dublin, a POE/preclearance site for US CBP.   Visas are processed and travelers are admitted prior to ever getting on the flight.