K-1 visa interview question

[boynix 0]

I am a Sept 2011 filer for I-129F and awaiting for NOA-2 which I'm hoping should be sometime in Jan/Feb.

My fiancee is from S. Korea. I understand every consulate is different when it comes in scheduling the visa interview - I hear some give you a date and some you can schedule a date. Is this correct?

She recently visited me this month and was hoping to visit again sometime in March to arrange some things for our upcoming wedding. If she receives notification that she should be coming in for an interview at a near date, can my fiancee leave her country to visit me for a week or two as long as it's before her interview? (S. Korea doesn't require a visa for tourists under 90 days).

Will this affect the interview/status of the application at all?

Thank you!

[bigdog 377]

Now that you filed, CBP may interpret her entry as an excuse to get married and stay, that thought has been prevalent here in the past and i am no expert in IO mind reading. PS, fill in our time line and information for more effective advice.

Edited January 3, 2012 by bigdog

[boynix 0]

ok thanks for your input.. any others will be appreciated

[Emmysaur 29]

I am a Sept 2011 filer for I-129F and awaiting for NOA-2 which I'm hoping should be sometime in Jan/Feb.

My fiancee is from S. Korea. I understand every consulate is different when it comes in scheduling the visa interview - I hear some give you a date and some you can schedule a date. Is this correct?

She recently visited me this month and was hoping to visit again sometime in March to arrange some things for our upcoming wedding. If she receives notification that she should be coming in for an interview at a near date, can my fiancee leave her country to visit me for a week or two as long as it's before her interview? (S. Korea doesn't require a visa for tourists under 90 days).

Will this affect the interview/status of the application at all?

Thank you!

If your fiancee will have her interview in Seoul Embassy she will have to schedule her appointment online. Here's a guide on how it's done in Seoul: http://seoul.usembassy.gov/visas_fiance.html

[boynix 0]

Thanks. I'll look it over.

I'm curious if one can travel to US after obtaining the K-1 visa as a tourist with the intention of returning in 1-2 weeks and using the K-1 at a later date.

[randompan 0]

I'm curious if one can travel to US after obtaining the K-1 visa as a tourist with the intention of returning in 1-2 weeks and using the K-1 at a later date.

I've been wondering the same thing. My fiancee's parents would like to come to the U.S. for a brief visit a couple months or so ahead of the wedding so that they can meet my family, see the venue, etc. If my fiancee were to come with them and enter on the K-1, she'd have to stay in the country from then on, and I don't think her parents would want to fly over without her.