Trip to USA and K-1 Questions

[MrJDC 0]

Hello,

I’ve been doing a lot of reading of this forum and was getting overwhelmed with information. So, I thought I’d post a few questions of my own. I read through the sticky and didn’t see them specifically answered in the FAQ. I apologize if these questions were answered already. But, this forum seemed like a good place to reach out for answers.

I apologize for the length of this post. But, I like to be thorough. Thank you for anyone who takes the time to read it.

I am a Canadian citizen living in Canada and met my American girlfriend online. She has been here previously in the last couple years. I went there for the first time, for 3 months, in May. I was planning to go back there within the next month for about 11 weeks.

My questions:

1: We are engaged and plan to fill out the form for the K-1 in the near future. Would it be more beneficial to file the first step I the process prior to me attempting my second trip to the United States? I wasn’t sure if this would show that we are trying to do things legitimately because I don’t have too strong of ties to Canada, I don’t currently work and live with my parents. I have significant savings and left my job for my original 3 month travel. My ties to Canada would be:

-Active cell phone bill.

-Bank accounts, credit cards and Tax Free Savings Account investment portfolio.

-A scheduled medical procedure for when I return to Canada.

-A medication prescription that lasts until my date to return to Canada.

-Return flight to Canada.

-Travel medical insurance that expires for when my return flight to Canada is.

-Sufficient money to support myself while in the United States (At least ten thousand dollars.)

-Currently enrolled in school. But, with this, I don’t have very much money invested in it. It isn’t a college or university. It is just an adult education centre to obtain some credits I was missing. So, I’m not sure how much merit it would have for me, and I’ve only been actively enrolled for less than two months.

2: If we don’t fill out the form prior to me going there, are we allowed to fill it out while I am currently in the United States?

3: Whether the form is filled out or not upon attempted entry to the USA, would it matter if I said I was there to visit my fiancé or girlfriend? I was concerned that if I said fiancé that they might think I am there to marry her due to the long stay, or if I said girlfriend that it could be later viewed as misinformation.

Thank you for any answers to my questions and thank you to everyone who has provided enormous information to this forum. It has been very helpful.

[uppercasedee 15]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67796-yes-you-can-visit/

^^ This thread has lots of information.

Yes, you can fill in the form while you're visiting, or prior to your visit. It's up to you

Be honest with the BC folks.