I am so embarassed to ask this question that I have used a different user name..I know I probably should not, but here is my question. I have reason to believe that my fiance is going to change her mind regarding marriage. She has her K-1 visa, and I think believes that she can now enter the US and do what she pleases and just disappear. Is she correct? Or can I contact someone to have her visa that is already printed in her passport revoked or flagged or something so that if she tries to enter the US, she is stopped? Is this even possible?????Very devistated and saddended by all of this...

I'm sorry to hear that but what made you think and believe that she's changing her mind now that she got the visa? She can enter US using K-1 Visa but she will need to leave the country after 90 days if you won't marry her and she cannot marry someone else because you're the one who petitioned her. I'm not really good with this stuff but a lot of people here will help you and advice you on what to do.

If this is true, then the EASIEST way to deal with her entering is to not travel to her, and travel to the US with her. If you are not present it will be much harder for her to get through immigration on a K1. It can be done, but they are very skeptical, and a Visa does not give anyone the RIGHT to enter. The ultimate decision is made at the airport with Immigration.

Contact the immigration fraud line at 866-347-2423 and explain to them the details. They should flag her visa and respond with more questioning if she does try to enter. EVEN IF she gets in, as stated earlier, she will lose her status if she doesnt marry you in 90 days, so the most she will get out of you is entry to the US for a short time. After those 90 days are over, she would have to have a lot of money and a good attorney to adjust her visa class.

Good luck.

She might be able to get in and she could very well disappear. But when she reappears to adjust her status under a different category there will be questions and most likely a denial.

You would be advised to send written correspondence to USCIS/DOS. Whether or not her possible entry would result in a turnback is hard to say. But written correspondence will absolve you of anything improper she does with the visa.



Beneficiaries enter the US all the time without escort by their petitioner.

Please clarify your comment about it being much harder for her to get through immigration on a K1......what do you mean it can be done ?????? That is why the K1 is granted to enter the US.
The SO is NOT required to accompany the fiance.
The statement the "ultimate decision" is made at the airport is a little misleading.
Unless there are definite reasons the fiance will not be denied entry.
You make the K1 sound like a tourist visa or something and that people get constantly turned away at the POE without the SO escort. I really don't understand what you are talking about.

me too, my fiance might not be around in my interview, it would be our worries to be denied in entering US if he's not around... but a lot has entered US even without the fiance...right?

mmmm, he/she's confused either, he/she didnt read his/her post again

Before I am getting too worry I will ask.
What should the reason be for a K1-visa holder to be denied entry at the POE?

I mean when I leave my country this day I won't have anything to go back to if denied.

Sorry for being a little bit out of OP topic.

Everyone stop panicking about the damn POE. That was wrong info about the beneficiary having trouble at teh POE without the petitioner. People do it all the time. Probably more than half the time.

What Alex + R said!

The original poster already got the proper advice, from Rebeccajo, write immediately to USCIS regarding your concerns that you have been duped and your fiance used you to get a K-1 visa to gain entry into the USA.

Very sorry to hear that could be the case though. Curious as to details about what she has done which leads you to believe this is the situation.

Sorry to hear you have to go through this. Make sure you both call and write, is the information I have read on another forum here. Keep a copy of the letter you write, in case you need it later. Sometimes they can flag the visa so she doesn't even enter, but like stated already, if she does, she has a new host of problems coming her way. The most important thing once you take care of business, is to take care of you. Hope you have some good support.

Folks, don't worry about POE on a K1, if you have your passport, your I-94. your envelope, you'll be just fine, no need to panic and furthermore, most of the time K1s will fly alone. They don't care that your fiance didn't fly all the way to your country just to escort you.

To the OP, you can contact USCIS but even if you don't, she must marry you within 90 days or she'll have to leave the country, she can't get there and elope (unless she's planning on staying there illegaly) before marriage and she can't marry someone else. If you trully think she'll elope and stay there illegaly then I think you should contact USCIS. They can probably flag her and prevent her from coming in.

Jesus people...did anyone eve read EVERTHING I have said???? This is what I get for trying to be helpful!

I never told anyone that they would not get in travelling alone, however this is much like people who think they are in the clear just because their case gets approved, completed and sent to the Embassy. You are not in the clear then, yet, right? Same thing applies to POE...I dont care what the others said (only one of the three who said I was "wrong" has actually received a K1 and already lives here, the other two have not, and I have been all the way through the process also), the POE is still the final point of evaluation of the immigrant and the attempted Visa status. My ex-wife was raked across the coals in Miami and I was WITH her! I know of two particular cases where the fiance was refused denial. Should I go further?

I followed the first paragraph up with a second on the RECOMMENDED way to report this fiance - who he is painting to be a fraud. What is INCORRECT is to be writing anyone. The Governement has this Fraud Unit for a reason, and all information or reports should go to the unit. Think about it...did anyone who "knows" what to do here even tell him WHERE in the USCIC/DOS to send this "correspondence"????

Everyone who is reading this and not dealing with any bad issues regarding their K! - QUIT GETTING YOUR PANTIES IN A BUNCH! COMBINE my two paragraphs because they are RELATIVE to eachother and quit reading into everything! Hell, let me make it simple:

1. If you have a fraud issue with her, contact the fraud line and report before she travels.
2. Do not travel with her or help her come here.
3. Let her be evaluated by the POE unit because the fraud alert will be attached.
4. If she DOES get in, do not have contact with her and let her try to have her status changed at 90 days.

Are you guys happy now?





Uhh...isnt that where I was going with this anyway?

Brad is correct. The POE should not be treated lightly. The border officials have the power to deny entry if they feel that something is not right. It is called expedited removal. No right to lawyer or hearing but turn around and c'ya! Come back and try again in 5 years. That is why it is important not to open the sealed visa apporoval package. Not to get everyone worked up but it is important to have everything in order for the POE. Present the same "A game" at the POE that was shown at the interview.I think with immigrations issues on everyone's mind, post 9/11 America is paronoid. I feel like i'm being treated like a criminal everytime I leave and arrive from Colombia. I understand the reason why but it can be difficult anyway.

i totally agree!! some people seem to think once they have their visas, they're "all done". uhm...hello!! not really. i personally know someone who got denied entry. the person was sent to another room, questioned for a few more minutes, then denied entry. the person had to be put in a plane going back to the philippines the same day. the person didn't even get to see the light of day outside the airport. so please treat your POE as you would the interview.

just my two cents.....don't start bashing me! haha.

Bradyvicky is pointing to something we should all keep in mind: no one is entitled to a visa simply because they're engaged to, or married to, a USC. And the visa process can be halted at the interview stage or the POE stage. It's up to the particular officer you encounter. Never take anything for granted.

Bradvicky and others - look at it this way.

Yes, CBP officers have the final say as to entry. However, barring contraband or suspicious on-site activity, it's the opening of the K1 packet and the contents therein that will normally cause them to question and possibly turnback a beneficiary.

That, and the unfortunate fact that entrants from certain regions are queried more than others. Unfortunate but true nonetheless.

This statement -

"If you are not present it will be much harder for her to get through immigration on a K1."

-when written as it was, a single sentence, can be alarming to readers.

I don't think you were jumped on Brad. I think your statement was merely corrected.

Quit picking apart each sentence. I made it very clear what I meant with the COMPLETE CONTEXT of the whole post. Those of you who DO NOT agree with me, because you know it all, I wish you luck. Maybe you will be one of the next who gets denied entry think you had it "in the bag" when you picked up your visa.

By the way, "However, barring contraband or suspicious on-site activity, it's the opening of the K1 packet and the contents therein that will normally cause them to question and possibly turnback a beneficiary." Where in the world did you come up with this? There is SO MUCH more that can result in a denied entry...lol You need to do some more research, or quit shooting from the hip!

I wont be posting on this thread anymore (based on my factual knowledge of the K1 process), or about K1's anymore, because apparently everyone knows much more than me.

Take care.

Oh for pity sake.

Simmer down.

It's a message board and people do pick apart sentences. Not in order to start fights but seeking information. Remember you don't have the voice to go along with the written word.

I read one article about a spouse to be being denied entry at the POE. the girl was about 21 and the husband to be was in his 70's. The POE officer decided he didn't believe that the relationship was valid. I'm sure this is not something that happens a lot.

Possibly something that is better left unsaid, but still I am saying it . . somehow these responses struck me along the lines of 'protesting too much". (and before you get your knickers in a knot, I was a K-1 visa holder - I drove across and activated my visa - it was the easiest part of the journey. My now husband waited outside - they had no way of knowing if he was with me or not.)

Brad, I am sure no one tried to offend you. If you felt insulted by my comment I apologize.
Reading your other post I have a better understanding of the meaning and agree with not treating the POE part as a done deal and also have heard of several denied entries.
Iwill treat it very seriously.
Please keep in mind that those that have NOT yet had the POE experience get very
anxious and anticipate yet more trouble in this visa process and were simply a little shook
up by your initial comment.
Hundreds of us genuine couples have to go through unfair treatment thanks to the frauds that went before us !
To me it was a matter of choosing your words that caused me to question it. You know what you meant, I didn't and that is why I asked for clarification.
Such are the dynamics of a message board.
Peace and we would like for you to advice us in the future so please do not be offended.

....nothing to add

I created a poll a few days ago asking if the USC accompanies, or will accompany, his/her spouse for the interview.
As of now almost 79% said that they do NOT.

Your comments are at the best misleading.

I know of only one case posted on here in 3 years where a K1 was refused entry, and that involved a CIMT that the POE considered correctly needed a waiver.

I may of course have missed another.

I also frequent other boards and have never seen a case of a refused K1 there.

Now you can never say never but the chances are higher that the plane will crash en route.

By all means follow through in notifying them of your suspicions but from a practical point of view, do not hold your breath.

As far as staying here, well 20,000,000 or so manage quite nicely.

She may of course already be here.

Anyway move on, not a lot you can do about it.

Also a K1 entrant who did not need their hand held.

ok then my question will be.
If I am approved after filing I-601
Will I then still have problems at POE?
What is the procedure when I go to POE with my K-1 after this?

I mean they have in the proces on I-601 already investigated me with background check, finger prints and everything.
What would the problem be at the POE?

Well if you commit a Feloney for example, and tried to do a runner to the US on your K visa.

I think they would probably send you back.

Ok it is not a felony

The denial at POE discussion is a bit off the topic posted by the OP. I know that I won't be comfortable, or feel like we are home free until J actually gets her citizenship... Getting her past the POE and actually here will be far more comfortable than our current status of waiting for her interview, which is slightly better than awaiting approval of our original petition only in as much as our wait has an end date, the date of her interview.

But the original post regarded a petitioner's suspicion that his fiancé had gone through the entire process, passed the interview, now has a K-1 visa in hand, but is not yet here in the USA... The fiancé has said or done something not mentioned by the OP but he suspects he was duped and used, and that his fiancé no longer has any plans to use the visa to come here and marry him.

I am not an expert, but stick by my post that I would be writing immediately, perhaps by email to the embassy which approved the visa, and to the Department of State. Here is what I gathered from searching the DOS website:

N7 Termination of a K Visa Petition Approval

BCIS regulations, 8 CFR 214.2(k), provide that the death of a petitioner or written withdrawal of the petition prior to the arrival of the beneficiary in the United States automatically terminates the approval of the petition. The consular officer should return the petition to the approving BCIS office with an appropriate memorandum.

Obviously it is a bit more complicated in this case, since the beneficiary has apparently gotten the visa, but it does sound like she has NOT gotten into the US yet. So again, my advice is email the embassy ASAP and probably the Department of State, the USCIS service center you filed with, and NVC as well, and lay out everything that has occurred to cause you to feel the K-1 visa was issued to someone who's sole intent was to use it to get into the United States. And notify them you no longer support the petition, nor do you intend to marry her. The K-1 is a very specific visa, and requires the petitioner to be willing to marry the beneficiary at every step in the process. Then mail off certified letters to all of the above.

You have nothing to lose if you truly no longer believe you will marry this person, and should put your unwillingness to marry this person in writing. ASAP. Emailing would be the quickest way to get the ball rolling on preventing her from entering the country, and be WRITTEN notice you no longer intend to marry her.

IF this advice is wrong as to how to go about properly notification of your intent, or potential fraud on the part of your beneficiary, then one of the four agencies you notified will quickly direct you to the proper channels, and/or do so themselves.

I do not claim to be any sort of expert. I am merely someone who has had the good fortune to find a truly wonderful woman, who happens to be a citizen of another country so we are forced to go through this process... Every step of the way feels like it has the risk of problems, from minor bumps to major disaster. While there is, of course, some risk of a fiancé being turned away at POE, I think the likelihood is low enough that it should be just another of the lower level worries along this stressful journey. J and I are going through this because we love each other and greatly desire to spend the rest of our lives together.

I suggest everyone going through the fiancé visa process choose to always remain hopeful about the ultimate outcome. But be as careful as you can submitting the proper paperwork and documentation, knowing you can and will make some mistakes along the way. From there the whole thing is out of your hands. At every step the USCIS adjudicator, consular officer, and immigration officer at the point of entry, all possess sweeping powers to delay or prevent your dream from becoming reality. Still, your chances of success improve at every stage. Be hopeful!

Advice from other members here can be very helpful, but every case is different, and all suggestions from others, even based on their own personal experience should be taken with a grain of salt.

Ready4ONE, thanks for finding that information. Seems clear now what lampshade can do.

Beyond that, as bradyvicky tried to point out, it's probably best to abandon her physically. That is, do not meet or accompany her if she tries to enter. Not that the USC is required to accompany the entering foreigner, but that he can reinforce the message to her that he no longer supports the petition. If she's smart (as well as cunning), she'll get it: his withdrawal from the process makes it impossible for her to stay legally.