Will K1 work for me?

[ares1 0]

Hello all.

So, my girlfriend and I decided to get married this year. We decided to do the K1 (Fiance) visa.

A few years back I applied for a Visitors Visa and was denied as well as bared for 10 yrs. This was because I was illegally present in the US for over a year. I left voluntarily and was never deported. They gave me a paper that said I could apply again after Sep. 2015. For the life of me I can't find that document.

Will this be an issue when applying for K1 visa?

Is it possible to check what my status is? I really want to make sure my bar has been lifted.

Also, if our K1 visa application is denied can we try again the next year?

Thank you all for your help.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

What year did you leave from your overstay

[baron555 934]

Hello all.

So, my girlfriend and I decided to get married this year. We decided to do the K1 (Fiance) visa.

A few years back I applied for a Visitors Visa and was denied as well as bared for 10 yrs. This was because I was illegally present in the US for over a year. I left voluntarily and was never deported. They gave me a paper that said I could apply again after Sep. 2015. For the life of me I can't find that document.

Will this be an issue when applying for K1 visa?

Yes, the petitioner will want to write a letter requesting a waiver of the ban and include that in the 129f petition package.

Is it possible to check what my status is? I really want to make sure my bar has been lifted.

Email the Embassy?

Also, if our K1 visa application is denied can we try again the next year?

Thank you all for your help.

[ares1 0]

What year did you leave from your overstay

Left towards the end of 2006, been so long I don't remember the exact date.

[ares1 0]

I left US sometime in 2006 and was told I could apply again after 2015. Why do I need a waiver if I did my time?

[baron555 934]

I left US sometime in 2006 and was told I could apply again after 2015. Why do I need a waiver if I did my time?

Then you don't.