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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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Hello,

This is my first post and I looked through previous topics, but I could not find an answer.

We are trying to plan ( of course as much as we can without visa in my hand) our wedding and we were just wondering how to get my mom on our wedding in States. She leaves in England and she has to come to Poland just to have an appointment in the embassy. She is here now, but we are not approved yet. I was just wondering if anyone was in a similar situation with inviting family for their wedding. Should we wait until we are approved? I mean, is it 100% sure she will get denied without our approval? Let's say if she will only show them our save the date and an invitation from my fiancee. Would just invitation for a normal visit from him work? I do not want her to get denied, but it is just hard for her to come back to Poland just for her interview.

Thank you for any help!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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isn't poland part of VWP now? if yes, she could file online with ESTA.

otherwise - Mom's chasing a tourist visa, and must qualify on her own.

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Your mother will have to prove to the satisfaction of the US consular official at the interviewing US embassy/consulate, that she has significant ties to the UK such that they would return to the UK after her US visit is completed. Such ties could include, property, house ownership, current stable employment, etc. Each visitor visa applicant is presumed to have immigration intent, and must prove that they are not trying to immigrate to the US. A letter from a doctor, any documents from you, or any other invitation-type letter would likely have no positive effect on the visitor visa approval.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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Thank you for your answers! So if she has all of the documents but we have no date set up ( we are still waiting for our NOA2) should she apply? Or is it high risk of getting denied?

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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You have pointied out the main issues with your initial plan: When do you get your K1 Visa?..... only heaven knows? Depending on the visitor visa process, it can be largely a game of chance. Again, only heaven knows? To avoid this scheduling nightmare, many folks get married in the US, to satisfy the terms of the K1 Visa. Then simply go back to their home country and have a marriage celebration.

YMMV.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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Thank you for your answer. We have been waiting 5 months now, so we are asuming it will happen before Christmas. We don't plan to book any venues and we don't make big plans like booking and paying for things. I just cannot imagine my mom not being on my wedding :) Thank you for advice. :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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If she can go visit the USA on a esta then do that and don't apply for a visitor visa at the embassy. Cause IF she can use an esta but choose to apply for a visitor visa and get denied then it is very likely the ESTA will also be denied.

With an esta you can stay in the states for as long as 90dayd and she would just apply online for it, so much easier.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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She would apply for a B visa at the London Consulate, I would assume they are very familiar with such applications.

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Poland is not a VWP country so she will need a tourist visa. Not sure how a tourist visa works but OP, if your mum lives in England, wouldn't she be able to apply for a tourist visa in England?!?!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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No, I am almost sure she has to come to Warsaw US embassy. Thank you for all your replies. It gave me and my fiancee a lot to think about. We are just so tired of waiting and we just want to be finally together :) It is sad that in this immigration process everything is harder, even having my mom on my wedding :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Why would she want to go back to Warsaw to apply?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Poland
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No, I am almost sure she has to come to Warsaw US embassy. Thank you for all your replies. It gave me and my fiancee a lot to think about. We are just so tired of waiting and we just want to be finally together :) It is sad that in this immigration process everything is harder, even having my mom on my wedding :)

Ania,

If your mom lives in UK she definitely doesn't have to come to Warsaw, she can apply for visa in UK. Plenty of poles living in UK do it.

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isn't poland part of VWP now? if yes, she could file online with ESTA.

otherwise - Mom's chasing a tourist visa, and must qualify on her own.

Poland is not yet in the VWP :crying:

Also, I'd ask why would mother not be asking for B2 in London?

I'd think that would give a much stronger evidence of return?

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No, I am almost sure she has to come to Warsaw US embassy. Thank you for all your replies. It gave me and my fiancee a lot to think about. We are just so tired of waiting and we just want to be finally together :) It is sad that in this immigration process everything is harder, even having my mom on my wedding :)

For what is worth, we considered marrying in Poland and it was going to be quite complex...and we waited for the K-1...with 3-4 trips across the pond every 3 months. Ultimately, I think it was best for us to do it this way, as the logistics of moving her to the US were also quite interesting.

Eventually it happens hang in there

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Guatemala
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Thank you for your answers! So if she has all of the documents but we have no date set up ( we are still waiting for our NOA2) should she apply? Or is it high risk of getting denied?

With the amount of time it takes to get the K-1 in hand, you should wait until you have it to proceed with trying to get B1/B2 visas for family.

Visitor visas are only good for 6 months unless they are issued for a ten year term.

Does the country she is a citizen of or is living in participate in the VWP ?

My fiance's family attended interview for their first ever visitor visa to come to our wedding in the U.S. The consular officer told them to return once we had the K-1 in hand and that they would then "consider" it.

They will consider her mother, sister, brother, but outright denied sister in law , nieces and nephews.

She has just arrived on July 4 on the k-1, so now her family will go back to do another interview.

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