K-1 Random Questions

[Gagan and Lindsay 2]

Hi All-

A couple questions here while we wait for our NOA2.

1. I know there are a lot of posts out there about visiting your fiance in the US while the I-129F/K-1 is pending and how immigration goes but I wanted to get an updated opinion. My fiance is in India and his POE would be Newark. He still lives with his family so all of the bills are in his father's name. He does have a good job and will potentially be able to bring documentation from his boss that advises the date he is expected to return to work but not guaranteed. He has been to the US twice before we filed our K-1 and his first entry experience (Detroit) was horrible, they grilled him and asked for a lot of documentation of his roots in India and where he plans to go back and that was for a business trip but his 2nd experience (Newark) was perfect and pain-free and they did not even ask for any documentation and that was for a personal visit. Comments?

2. I've also seen a lot of debate on whether to do invitations, Save the Dates, etc. A lot of the advice has been not to do wedding invitations or Save the Dates because that is being presumptuous about planning a set date. At the same time, I've seen a lot of reviews for my embassy (India) where they ask to see a guest list and the plans for the wedding such as invitations, venue bookings, etc (which typically you need to set a date to make plans). I've been making plans for our wedding but they have been flexible plans so that we can change them as well as the date if need be. I thought it would be fun to play on our long-distance relationship and do Save the Dates with a Skype theme and then put an * on the date and a fine print that says "Date Subject to Change At Any Time Pending Visa Approval"

Thanks all!

[Hank_ 9,173]

My guess on why the second visit was so painless was for that very reason, he had been through before and was in the computer and had a previous stamp in his passport so they had less concern. I would guess a third visit would be of that nature... but its just my opinion.

As for the wedding plans, if the embassy for where you are looks for those things it seems logical to have a list and such, setting dates is the impossible part.