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Hi All,

 

New here, and I know this has likely been asked before, but can someone help with a quick query, please? Coz I have tried looking for clarification online and all I've found has been vague or extremely unhelpful.

 

So, I have been approved for my K1 visa, and gotten all my paperwork, etc. but it doesn't specify what (if anything) I need to present at the airport I'll be flying out from (in this case, Heathrow). All I received was the ruddy great envelope that you're not supposed to open and my passport. No physical visa anything to say that I'm traveling on a K1. 

 

I've read on a couple of other threads here that you don't need an ESTA if you're already traveling on a K1, but like... do I need to present anything else at Heathrow? Or do I just wave the envelope and my passport at them. I'm just concerned about getting there and having to deal with any undue aggro when I get to the airport. If it makes any difference, I'll be flying with British Airways, and port of entry will be Austin, Texas.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

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Your K-1 visa should be on one of the pages in your passport.  You need only your passport (with K-1 visa) to travel.  Upon entry into the US, you will surrender the envelope that is marked "Do not open". 

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OHeyItsRick   10

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I feel so dumb! Thank you!!! I have been stressing myself out trying to figure out ####### I needed to present and didn't think to flick through my passport. It was hidden away deep in there.

 

I appreciate the quick response!

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4 minutes ago, OHeyItsRick said:

I feel so dumb! Thank you!!! I have been stressing myself out trying to figure out ####### I needed to present and didn't think to flick through my passport. It was hidden away deep in there.

 

I appreciate the quick response!

Guessing page 27 or so of your passport?  Safe travels and be ready - Texas summer is firing up and it's getting warm!

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Just now, mam521 said:

Guessing page 27 or so of your passport?  Safe travels and be ready - Texas summer is firing up and it's getting warm!

Close - page 18! XD Thank you!! Yeah, I'm fully prepared for the Texas summer. Been out there for a few summers. Definitely gonna be a shock to the system going from the UK!

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mam521   2,062

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1 minute ago, OHeyItsRick said:

Close - page 18! XD Thank you!! Yeah, I'm fully prepared for the Texas summer. Been out there for a few summers. Definitely gonna be a shock to the system going from the UK!

At least it's not yet July...

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Just now, mam521 said:

At least it's not yet July...

Not that far off though. I was actually in the States in 2022 for my first 4th July. Spent it camping with fiancé, his siblings, and his sister's girlfriend. Great fun!

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