airline tickets for my fiance (k-1)

[vap 0]

Hello to everyone. I am new here. Registered today. I am an american and my fiance is Brazilian. She received her k-1 visa on 4/10/12. she is planning on coming here to the u.s.a in August and we will marry. My question is: When i buy her airline ticket, will i be required to buy a return airline ticket for her as well as some have said. I can't see how if she has no plans to return to visit until after she receives her green card. Also is it possible for her to return to brazil without or before receiving her green card?

appreciate any help,

Thanks

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[feli114 65]

It doesnt matter. I have heard some people say that the round trip tends to be cheaper. Congrats on the approval. She needs to apply for Advanced parole to go to her home country which will be along with EAD and Adjustment of status. You have to do that BEFORE she can go back, otherwise she will not be able to reenter the USA.

Edited May 19, 2012 by feli114

[Inky 1,110]

IF she leaves the USA without AP or GC she cannot return. She must file for AOS and AP after marriage before leaving the USA and have the AP document in her hand. 3-4 months after filing AOS / AP is about when she should have it.

If she leaves without AP/GC she will not be allowed to return to the USA unless you file for a spousal visa and wait for the whole process again.

Buy whatever ticket is cheaper. IF you buy a round trip make sure to cancel the return portion of the trip when she lands in the USA.

[Ryan H 3,790]

You are not required to buy a return ticket.

In order for her to be able to return to Brazil prior to having a green card. She will need to apply for Advanced Parole (AP). AP can be applied for at the same time Adjustment of Status (AOS) is filed for.

[Tygrys 143]

You can buy one way ticket, but I doubt it will be cheaper.

She will not be able to leave the US until having either Green Card or Advanced Parole.

More precisely, she will be able to leave but not to return.

[vap 0]

Thanks everyone for your fast responses.

I used my frequent flyer miles with tam airlines to secure her ticket here. So price at this point is not an issue. I just needed to know if i could just use a one way ticket to bring her here. And about her going back to brasil, she's not going to be returning quickly but we wanted to know in the event she had an emergency, what would happen if she returned home. And to let everyone know just for reference how our process went, I filed for her k-1 visa in August 2011, received the first notice within a month. She was first scheduled to be interviewed in rio in march 2012. When she got there and did not have the document showing that she was scheduled to be there on that day she was denied entry. It was for the best at that time( but not feeling that way at the time) because she did not have a letter from my employer or my tax forms only my most recent w-2. She was upset because she had to return to her city without any success. They told her that she would need to reschedule her interview date.( Her k-1 date was expiring 4/12/12) boy were we nervous. I e mailed the consulate and requested her interview date be rescheduled before her expiration date of her k- 1. She also requested a new date via e mail. We were both nervous because if the interview date was after the expiration date of the k-1 we would have to start the whole process over. Boy did i have knots in my stomach. anyway they responded to my e mail within 2 days telling me her new interview date was rescheduled for 4/10/12... 2 days before the expiration. Talk about luck....... no .....fate. She was very nervous the night before she was scheduled to have the interview. She stayed in the hotel in rio very close to the counsulate, don't remember name. Anyway, at her interview everything went very well. They did not ask her for any of my documents or copies of anything showing our relationship. only the documents she filed out for the visa. she stated that 2 people interviewed her , a man and a women seperately. the man was serious and the woman was very friendly. Both just asked her questions like how many times has he visited you, when and how did you meet, why has he never been married, lol. iM 49. she told them honestly because he never met a woman like me. lol and that i never wanted to get married until i met her. they also asked her did she know my family, what type of work did i do what was my religion, what did she plan on doing when she got here and that was pretty much it.The whole process was over in 20 minutes she said. 2 days later ,she received her visa and passport in the mail. when i visited her last month we both opened it together and man it was such a great feeling to know that that is now behind us.

I have been truly blessed to meet such a loving and caring women. We have been together for 4 years with me visiting brasil 4-5 times a year. It's well over due for us to be together. lol.

Good luck to all and again , thanks for the responses.