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AhmadGwen4evr

Sep 29 2007, 11:19 PM

Aloha

Like everyone else (I think), my husband and I REALLY REALLY REALLY miss each other..and looking at the way things are currently moving along (especially for CSC K-3's).. we wanted to know if its at all possible for my husband (MENA) to come here to visit me on a tourist visa? I was reading the post regarding K-1.. and searched for something that applied to K-3..but came up with nada. Sooooooooo.. if anyone can direct me to where I can get info or has info to share..please let us know. If this option is not possible..then we are seriously considering another visit for me to "The Land of Hospitality" Jordan (my home away from home).
Oh God please help us all in this time of our lives... Inshallah all will be successful and faster than expected. Alhamdullilah!

Will keep checking for any replies. Thanks!

Gwen and Ahmad

YuAndDan

Sep 29 2007, 11:25 PM

This is a FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-application.html#4.6 (Applies also to K-3)

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4.6)...Can my fiance(e) come to the US to visit me once the visa process is started?

This may actually be the most common question in the newsgroup, asked on a near daily basis.

A..I wrote to the Embassy in London and I was given this reply: "If you wish to make a temporary visit to the US while your application for a Fiance(e) visa is being processed, you will require a visitor's visa (B-1/B-2) or, if you meet the conditions, travel visa-free. However, all travelers to the US are subject to inspection at the port of entry by an immigration officer who has the right to deny admissions. As the beneficiary of an approved Fiance(e) visa (petition) you may have difficulty convincing the officer that you are not an intending immigrant."

A.. If the fiance(e)..."Has a residence in a foreign country which the alien does not intend to abandon", and if the fiance(e) is "An alien coming to meet the alien's fiance(e)'s family (to become engaged; to make arrangements for a wedding; or to renew a relationship with the prospective spouse)", then they can enter the US on a B2 visa. (Quotes from the USCIS (INS) Inspectors Field Manual). This does not specifically address an alien with a "K1 visa application pending". Proving an intention to return home might mean showing...

* Current enrollment in school
* Employment in the home country
* Strong family ties to the home country

This question does not have a good answer. Many people visit the US during the Process, but some newsgroupers have reported that once the initial background check is done by the Consulate, subsequent visits to the US required an additional FBI check done by the Consulate, which resulted in a delay in the visa application process. Refer questions regarding experiences to the newsgroup.

AhmadGwen4evr

Sep 29 2007, 11:39 PM

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This question does not have a good answer. Many people visit the US during the Process, but some newsgroupers have reported that once the initial background check is done by the Consulate, subsequent visits to the US required an additional FBI check done by the Consulate, which resulted in a delay in the visa application process. Refer questions regarding experiences to the newsgroup.

Oh wow!! If theres anything that we DON'T want to do is to possibly cause ANY more delays. Hmmm.. I guess we will be praying more about me going there to visit again.. unless theres some other option. Gosh! I wish there was a country that we could meet at that would be easy for both of us to get to with visitor visa.. but I think that would cost us a bit more.

Thanks for your reply.. so helpful to many of us.. Any other suggestions or words of wisdom, grace or encouragement are welcome by us, other K-3'rs and VJ'rs.

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