Does my fiance have to use his K-1 when he comes?

[amelynn43 0]

I know that the K-1 visa is only good for one entry within 6 months of getting it. My question is that my boyfriend and I have had some problems lately, nad we don't want to use the visa. Can he come into the country as a tourist and not use the k-1, and then if we want to, can he use the k-1 a couple of months later? We have until April. This just all sucks! We were so close to being together. After four years of long-distance, he had to mess up so close! Please give me any information you have!

[Thingee 0]

Nope.

[garya505 2]

Nope.

[Joey559 1]

He's in the system, hon. He either needs to come over on the visa and you guys see where you're at in 2 months (because you have 3 to get married) OR you need to head across the pond to see him and straighten things out and see what it is you both want.

Good luck

[Nkybaby 0]

If you feeling that this is something that needs to be worked out and you are worried about using the K1 Visa right now...then maybe you can go and visit him soon...and then he can come in April...that way you don't have to worry because it's going to just be extra time trying to get a tourist visa now...

Also no one can predict life...and we make this committments not to be taken lightly...and often one party may have messed up something...however, with prayer if it's not life threatening and you all have true faith and love one another it cn be fixed....Time is just for healing...but life is too short....

Take care and remain blessed...In either case you have to make the choice that is comfortable for you...

[Girona40 1]

"he had to mess up so close"

Maybe I am reading more into this than there is, but I sense that you are blaming him for something. Get over to the UK and talk face to face, is what I would suggest. Marriage is hard enough without starting out on the wrong foot. Get whatever it is "cleared up" before you go any further. Life is far too precious to feel you have to commit, by marriage, to someone just because the immigration process dictates the timeframe.

Hope everything works out for you both.

Hugs

G.

[onesassygirl 0]

Technically, he can come over to the States without *activating* his K-1. He has until the exipration date on the visa to activate it.

That's what I was told by my consulate. But it might be different for the UK.

Edited January 5, 2007 by ajmc

[Girona40 1]

Technically, he can come over to the States without *activating* his K-1. He has until the exipration date on the visa to activate it.

That's what I was told by my consulate. But it might be different for the UK.

This is not the case if you enter on a K-1. Once you enter, the Officer at the POE will see the K-1 in your passport and it is "used" the minute you enter the US. There is no way of delaying it's use, by claiming you are entering on the VWP or on any other kind of visa (if you can get one). Once you enter, if you have a K-1 visa in your passport, you are entering as a K-1 visa holder.

[onesassygirl 0]

Technically, he can come over to the States without *activating* his K-1. He has until the exipration date on the visa to activate it.

That's what I was told by my consulate. But it might be different for the UK.

This is not the case if you enter on a K-1. Once you enter, the Officer at the POE will see the K-1 in your passport and it is "used" the minute you enter the US. There is no way of delaying it's use, by claiming you are entering on the VWP or on any other kind of visa (if you can get one). Once you enter, if you have a K-1 visa in your passport, you are entering as a K-1 visa holder.

The officer who handed me my K-1 visa kept saying that "it is only good for one use; if you're coming to the US on a visit, you don't have to activate it if you don't want to yet--you still have until the expiration date to activate it."

It must be different for Canada then... I guess because at that time, Canadians didn't need passports to enter the US.

[maggieNomar 0]

Good luck in resolving your issues. I hope you can work it out.