I am applying for my K3, can I visit my husband on a tourist visa?

[Swedishwife 0]

This might be a silly question, but it just seems so strange that I can´t go visit my husband while my paperworks are filed here! Would I be deiend at the airport?

Thank you!

[Bobby+Umit 161]

To answer your question, yes - you can be denied - however, if you show strong ties, don't lie - they usually allow you to visit.

as with any visa entry to the US.

[Catt 6]

It is not forbidden for you to visit the US in the meantime.

They can send you back at POE but this will depend on what the US authorities think is the purpose of your trip (abstraction made of other possible reasons for ineligibility): if it is just to visit your husband for a few weeks, that should be fine. If they are convinced you are in fact intending to immigrate and stay in the country indefinitely, then that will be a problem.

So make sure you bring sufficient proof that you still have ties in your home country and that you will indeed return after your short visit.

I went to visit my husband while we were in K3 visa processing and traveled on the Visa Waiver Program (so no tourist visa needed, you might want to check if that also applies to Sweden, also a European country).

Although prior to traveling I had worried about possibly being turned back at POE, this was in my case not a problem.

I had taken "sufficient proof of home ties", such as:

- letter from my employer that I was still employed and would return on date X

- proof of utility bills

- proof of Belgian bank account still active

And also my USCIS case info, NOA1 number.

Take this info in your carry-on, of course, since you will need it prior to getting your luggage.

In my case, no question at all was asked, except for "what is the purpose of your trip, business or pleasure?", as they usually ask with VWP. Nothing else.

If they ask you if you are in immigration proceedings, just tell them yes and give them the info needed. You have nothing to hide.

[payxibka 10,045]

This might be a silly question, but it just seems so strange that I can´t go visit my husband while my paperworks are filed here! Would I be deiend at the airport?

Thank you!

You (or your husband) have yet to file anything (from your previous posts).... Your USC husband needs first submit the requisite petitions at a stateside USCIS service center and have them approved (3-5 mos?) before any paperwork is submitted to the USEM in Sweden. So it is many months yet before any paperwork is file there...