Can you apply for tourist while you are waiting for your fiancee visa

[Mini me 1]

Hi just wondering if I can apply for tourist visa while I'm processing my fiancee visa?

[payxibka 10,044]

Of course you can apply... non-immigrant intent however is more difficult to overcome because you have declared immigrant intent as a result of your K-1 petition.

[*julez* 124]

You will most likely be wasting $100 in applying for a tourist visa. I have only ever heard of 1 tourist visa approval whilst K1 was in process. They will tell you that since you have intent to immigrate they cannot approve your tourist visa.

[payxibka 10,044]

You will most likely be wasting $100 in applying for a tourist visa. I have only ever heard of 1 tourist visa approval whilst K1 was in process. They will tell you that since you have intent to immigrate they cannot approve your tourist visa.

Since every applicant is presumed to have immigrant intent (declared or not) based on what you said then they could not approve any tourist visa. What becomes more difficult is overcoming this presumption.

It can be done. It has been done. Many have tried. A few have succeeded, however, many have failed.

[*julez* 124]

You will most likely be wasting $100 in applying for a tourist visa. I have only ever heard of 1 tourist visa approval whilst K1 was in process. They will tell you that since you have intent to immigrate they cannot approve your tourist visa.

Since every applicant is presumed to have immigrant intent (declared or not) based on what you said then they could not approve any tourist visa. What becomes more difficult is overcoming this presumption.

It can be done. It has been done. Many have tried. A few have succeeded, however, many have failed.

As when dealing with any "rule", there are exceptions. In this case very, very few.

[eric_and_teresa 10]

My fiance and I are still deciding if I should apply or not for a tourist visa at this moment, our petition has been approved and I'm waiting for my interview date to be re-scheduled. As fwaguy said, we can always try but who knows if we'll get it or not.

If we decide to apply for a tourist visa, I'm planning to be completely honest, and bring my NOA2 and my interview letter to prove that I'm going to come back home to finish the K-1 process, all we want is to spend Christmas together! I've have had 2 tourist visas for the last 12 years, and traveled back and forth many times, so I'm hoping that will help too!

Let me know if you decide to apply for the tourist visa and how that goes!

By the way... my name is Teresa too

Edited November 14, 2007 by eric_and_teresa

[bozzo 0]

My fiance and I are still deciding if I should apply or not for a tourist visa at this moment, our petition has been approved and I'm waiting for my interview date to be re-scheduled. As fwaguy said, we can always try but who knows if we'll get it or not.

If we decide to apply for a tourist visa, I'm planning to be completely honest, and bring my NOA2 and my interview letter to prove that I'm going to come back home to finish the K-1 process, all we want is to spend Christmas together! I've have had 2 tourist visas for the last 12 years, and traveled back and forth many times, so I'm hoping that will help too!

Let me know if you decide to apply for the tourist visa and how that goes!

By the way... my name is Teresa too

For info, my fiancee is currently with me in Los Angeles (originally for 3 months but her interview is in 10 days...) but being from Switzerland, she came via the Visa Waiver Program (EU countries + few others) and wasn't given any trouble thru immigration. It was the 2nd time she came via VWP since we applied and the first time was pretty much the same.

It is very likely different when you have to apply for a tourist visa in your country if it is not part of the VWP.

Stephan

Edited November 14, 2007 by bozzo

[eric_and_teresa 10]

It is very likely different when you have to apply for a tourist visa in your country if it is not part of the VWP.

Stephan

You're right! We're still pondering the possibility.

[Jesse and Hema 2]

According to websites citing the Foreign Affairs manual, A B-2 visa may also be issued to an alien fiancée for the following reasons:

1. Simply to meet the fiance(e)'s family;

2. To become engaged;

3. To make arrangements for the wedding;

4. To renew a relationship with the prospective spouse; provided the consular officer is satisfied the fiance(e) intends to return to his or her residence abroad.

My fiancée applied for a B2 while my petition was in process and there was no problems at all. In my invitation letter, I explicitly stated that I wasn't going to marry her during her B2 visit, and we were very straightforward and honest about everything. I can give you a copy of my invitation letter if you want.

I'd say, go for it. Each case is different and it likely varies most by embassy, but lots of people have successfully gotten a B-2 under these circumstances.

[DisneyLovers 18]

This is just from personal experience, just make sure that you dont overstay the WVP limit. we did by accident and I got port parolled for a 30 day stay. 7 hours in customs and only because of our filing our I-129F I got port parrolled.

The officer that dealt with me had said that sometimes they will query prolonged continious use of a WVP as it looks like you are attempting to live in the US. it was on my third use of a WVP and was told regardless of the overstay I would still have had my WVP stay reviewed by higher up officer and it would have been his/her disgression weather to admit me to the US, Deport or Port Paroll. We were told that if I really needed to visit again as I'm not allowed to use the WVP anymore, I could get a B2 visa without any trouble just to take any documents from the USICS (and in my case Customs) and truthfully declare your intent of visit.

Again this is just what happened to us, it all depends on the officer at customs weather to send you to secondary for review or not (or if his/her computer flags something up).

for refrence for anyone else the list of countries that are currently participating in the Wisa Vaiver Program:

Andorra, Iceland, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Italy, San Marino, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand and United Kingdom

Good Luck with meeting up for Christmas! I really hope you do get to