visit in the USA through the visa process?

[Vera271087 0]

Hey everyone

if my fiance and I have filed the petition for the K1 Visa am I allowed to visit him? I read a lot about that you are not allowed to travel because you could stay in the country illegal and the immigration officers could deny your visit and send you back home. Has someone of you visit the US citizen in the USA after filed the petition? Did you got in trouble? Could you stay or did you had to fly back home?

[Ryan H 3,925]

You are allowed to travel, there is no guarantee CBP will permit you to enter the US. If you are allowed entry, just don't overstay your authorized period of time.

[xxxwabbiexxx 70]

bring as much paper work with you that you can with regards the process, NOA1 or NOA2 depending which stage you're at. bring ties to Germany, job contract, letter from boss, rental agreement, mortgage stuff, return ticket etc.

if they get funny with you just explain that you are going down the legal route to come to america, have no intension of breaking the law, you've already spent a hell of a lot of money so why would you screw it up, and that you just want to see your fiance for a while. you could always point out that you know coming on a tourist visa and staying is illegal and will only cause you trouble down the line and again refer to the point about already spending lots of money so why would you screw it up.

like Ryan H says, just don't overstay!! and be honest with the CBP people.

I'm sure you'll be fine just be prepared

[lilly1986 5]

hi,we filed in may i visited in september. we just go a RFE at the time. i flew to chicago. no issues at all. it went as usual. the only question that came up was: do u have a returnticket. i was never asked that before - but of course i did so no problems. he didnt even wanna see it. i brought some ties (letter from my employer stating when i need to be back at work letter from my parents). if i were u i´d go ! i think since beeing from a VWP country there shouldnt be an issue. just be honest at all time since i dont know if they know about the pending petition/visa or not. just dont offer information but be honest if asked

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Hey everyone

if my fiance and I have filed the petition for the K1 Visa am I allowed to visit him? I read a lot about that you are not allowed to travel because you could stay in the country illegal and the immigration officers could deny your visit and send you back home. Has someone of you visit the US citizen in the USA after filed the petition? Did you got in trouble? Could you stay or did you had to fly back home?

Germany is a Visa Waiver country for USA. You do not need a Visa to visit him. So as long as you meet the requirements for travel you can come visit for up to 90 days with no visa.

[Vera271087 0]

hi,we filed in may i visited in september. we just go a RFE at the time. i flew to chicago. no issues at all. it went as usual. the only question that came up was: do u have a returnticket. i was never asked that before - but of course i did so no problems. he didnt even wanna see it. i brought some ties (letter from my employer stating when i need to be back at work letter from my parents). if i were u i´d go ! i think since beeing from a VWP country there shouldnt be an issue. just be honest at all time since i dont know if they know about the pending petition/visa or not. just dont offer information but be honest if asked

Hallo aus Deutschland

Sounds good. So far we haven't filed but it's good to know that a lot of people didn't get in trouble when they visited their fiance. So you told the officer that you are visiting your fiance, showed your NOA and than he asked for the ticket? That was very easy I would say.

[Vera271087 0]

Germany is a Visa Waiver country for USA. You do not need a Visa to visit him. So as long as you meet the requirements for travel you can come visit for up to 90 days with no visa.

I know that I dont need a visa for visiting him usually. But I read a lot of people that had been in trouble at the airport when they wanted to visit their fiance during the k1 process.

[lilly1986 5]

Hallo aus Deutschland

Sounds good. So far we haven't filed but it's good to know that a lot of people didn't get in trouble when they visited their fiance. So you told the officer that you are visiting your fiance, showed your NOA and than he asked for the ticket? That was very easy I would say.

hallo zurück :-) no i did not say that i was visiting my fiance and didnt show the NOA (i had it with me though) he asked the purpose of my travel i said "vacation". u´ll be fine. Good luck :-)