About Flights after Visa Issued

[no more 16]

We have our interview on October 27th in Ankara. We are not buying our ticket till after we hear approval. But my question is ...Does the flight have to be into only USA stops. I found a flight that would be Istanbul to Rome then to Orlando....Could he do this?

[skiptex 225]

well from what i understand.. the K1 is to allow you into the USA once.. within the appropriate time frame listed on the visa.. so i would assume.. it would not matter about the other airports (layovers) he flys to on his way.. its where he enters POE at orlando the K1 takes affect..

Edited September 29, 2011 by skiptex

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Yes of course. Many places do not have direct flights to the USA.

[Chris921 13]

The visa is only effected by entering the us, so any stops before entering the us doesn't matter, only time that any stops outside the us would even bother a Border Patrol Agent is if it was a high drug smuggling country.

But yeah they should be fine with the stops

[faithinGod 8]

We have our interview on October 27th in Ankara. We are not buying our ticket till after we hear approval. But my question is ...Does the flight have to be into only USA stops. I found a flight that would be Istanbul to Rome then to Orlando....Could he do this?

Yes, the POE would be Orlando.

[no more 16]

Thanks everyone!!!! Glad to hear this!!! Wish you all happiness!!!

[I+H 11]

We have our interview on October 27th in Ankara. We are not buying our ticket till after we hear approval. But my question is ...Does the flight have to be into only USA stops. I found a flight that would be Istanbul to Rome then to Orlando....Could he do this?

It shouldn't be a problem. My husband had a connecting flight in Hong Kong from Dubai. They gave him a bit of a hard time in Hong Kong because he did not have a round trip ticket and if he was not given entry to the US (even though they saw his valid K-1 visa) they were concerned with being responsible for his flight home. All ended up fine, but did cause a little stress. We both agreed it would have been better to take a direct flight. So if this is an option you may want to got this route and if you can't it should be fine. I'm not trying to worry you, I just wanted to share our experience to give you an idea of what the worst case scenario may be. Best of luck!

[Tyeger87 10]

no problems connecting in other places outside of the US first. Just double check the country you fly through, i doubt this would be a problem, but some countries require an air transit visa for certain nationals.