When can fiancee visit home country after arriving in US?

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

I heard that after you receive a K-1, and the foreign fiance arrives in the US and marries the US citizen, he/she cannot leave the US for up to a year?

Has anybody heard anything like this? Is there a set period of time that you can't travel?

TIA

[YuAndDan 153]

After marriage, and AOS (I-485) and AP (I-131) as been filed, they must have the AP approved and the AP document in hand before leaving the USA.

Leaving before having AP is considered abandoning the AOS process, and a new visa(K-3 or CR-1) will be needed to re-enter the USA.

FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-aos.html#6.7

Edited August 12, 2007 by YuAndDan

[foxtobee 1]

I heard that after you receive a K-1, and the foreign fiance arrives in the US and marries the US citizen, he/she cannot leave the US for up to a year?

Has anybody heard anything like this? Is there a set period of time that you can't travel?

TIA

Or you have filed AP and she can leave with that, after having it received. Otherwise you need to wait till she has the green card.

[j and c 8]

once you have married, file as soon as possible for a Work Permit (EAD) and an Advance Parole (AP) along with your complete Adjustment of Status (AOS) application.

The AOS fee of $1010 includes the EAD and AP, so you may as well apply for all of them, since you will be paying for them anyway with the AOS application fee.

Once you send it in, she should receive her EAD and AP papers in about 3 months.

The Green Card can take 6 to 7 months or more.

but, with her AP and the letter of confirmation saying your AOS application has been received, she should be able to travel within 3 months after sending in your AOS application.

The problem is what will she do for the first 3 or 4 months when she has no work permit and cannot leave the country.

I suggest you send her to school or receive some sort of training to keep her occupied.

she will be bored the first three months without something to do.

my now wife is going to school fulltime and also working partime with her EAD.

Also, go to your local social security office and apply for a social security card as soon as you are married.

even if they stamp it with a note saying it must be accompanied with a work permit for employment, she has a number.

also, apply for at least a state issued ID card.

getting your novia here is just the begining of the paperwork.

i suggest you get married right away to shorten an already long paperwork trial.

say you wait the almost full 90 days to get married, then you will wait another minimum of 90 days for work permits, travel permission, etc....

I predict you will not have the same luck in the speedy processing of your K1 visa once you both are here in the US.

for one, the Chicago office is forwarding most of the AOS apps to CSC while they are busy with other chores, even though they are the official receiving office of AOS apps.

anyway, congrats