Singapore fiancee

[Scpatterson 0]

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Can my fiancee be with me in the USA while we are preparing her paperwork and filing for our K1?

Singapore is a visa exempt country and she has her visa waiver done and has been traveling back and fourth with me. I was told that she cannot file for K1 because this is considered a visa and you cannot hold one while filing for another

Thanks Chris

[leeandcorinne 1]

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Can my fiancee be with me in the USA while we are preparing her paperwork and filing for our K1?

Singapore is a visa exempt country and she has her visa waiver done and has been traveling back and fourth with me. I was told that she cannot file for K1 because this is considered a visa and you cannot hold one while filing for another

Thanks Chris

3.15)...Can I, while my fiancee will apply for a I-129F package, be with her in the US ? So we can stay together while the application is being processed or do I have to go to back home again ?

A..As long as you do not go beyond your visa expiration date and leave in plenty of time to do your part of the application then it should be ok. Many couples file the I-129F while the fiance(e) is in the US. However, the visa application itself is accomplished in the fiance(e)s home country, so the fiance(e) must return home to complete the visa application process and the interview at the US Consulate. So the bottom line is that you should follow all USCIS rules if you are here int he US and if your visa requires you to return home on a certain date that you do so on time.

Thats what I found on VJ.

Hope it helps

[pushbrk 13,244]

To the point

Can my fiancee be with me in the USA while we are preparing her paperwork and filing for our K1?

Singapore is a visa exempt country and she has her visa waiver done and has been traveling back and fourth with me. I was told that she cannot file for K1 because this is considered a visa and you cannot hold one while filing for another

Thanks Chris

A visit is a visit and has its limitations. If your fiancee is in the USA on a visit on the day you file an I-129F petition, that's fine but he/she will need to avoid overstaying their allowed time. A fiancee visa is obtained outside the USA, usually about 8 to 10 months AFTER the petition is filed.