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Buffum   1

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So me and my fiance are getting married with the K1 visa this summer in the United States.

Her brother is getting married in Canada two weeks later, and we'd like to go.

So we've heard that we can make short trips to Canada after we're married before we get her green card. I've also heard horror stories though of people not being allowed to come back into the United States without their green card.

Can you help me out here?

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discoverusa   233

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Since she will not be able to get AP shortly after your wedding, I suggest she enters US after her brothers wedding.

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So we've heard that we can make short trips to Canada after we're married before we get her green card.

from where?

on what basis ?

holding what visa ?

since you heard it, who told you ?

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Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
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You can apply for Advance Parole (AP) along with the application to adjust status but it takes about 90 days to receive. The K-1 visa is a one-time use visa. If you leave the US prior to receiving either AP or your green card you won't be coming back until you obtain the CR-1 visa. Maybe you could delay your entry into the US until after your brother's wedding?

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You can go..but you'll have to start this immigration jazz all over again! It'll take about a year to get back to the US!

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Buffum Apprentice

Buffum   1

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So we've heard that we can make short trips to Canada after we're married before we get her green card.

from where?

on what basis ?

holding what visa ?

since you heard it, who told you ?

Report back, when able...

From New York to Nova Scotia, though we'd be flying. My fiance was told this during her interview at the consulate, though neither of us are very law savvy so I'm trying to dig around to find out what this is about.

She has a k1 visa which I know is a one time visa, so I don't understand how this would work.

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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Edited - please reply when able.

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So we've heard that we can make short trips to Canada after we're married before we get her green card.

You heard this from where?

on what basis can one enter the USA after using a K-1 visa ?

When making a short trip, prior to getting a green card, what doc/visa/hunk o paper allows her back in?

since you heard it, who told you ? I'd like a name and a phone number, so I can get their signature on a 'entry-guarantee' doc, thinking it's a viable doc for you to use during any entry.

Report back, when able...

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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If she enters on her K-1 visa, it will be invalidated. If she leaves before/after marrying and receiving Advance Parole/Green Card, she cannot return on that visa; you'll have to apply for a CR-1, if you've married, before she leaves. The short trips you mention would be with either Advance Parole or a Green Card, which you would file for after your marriage. You will not receive either in two weeks. If attending the wedding is important, then you should wait and have her enter on the K-1 after that event.

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K-1...

 

08/09/2015: I-129F mailed
08/14/2015: NOA1 received by email; hardcopy received approximately 08/17/2015
09/14/2015: NOA2 received
09/30/2015: NVC received case
10/02/2015: CEAC status changed to "In Transit"
10/08/2015: CEAC status changed to "Ready"
10/09/2015: Consulate acknowledged receipt via phone; Hardcopy from US DoS with case number.
10/19/2015: Received information from Consulate.
10/28/2015: Medical Exam
11/17/2015: Interview...rescheduled due to computer problems. New date as yet unknown.
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11/24/2015: Picked up visa/passport and sealed packet from the Consulate! <happy dance>

02/14/2016: Arrived in the U.S. (POE was Bermuda)...CO was really nice!

02/18/2016: Married! :)

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AOS...

 

03/02/2016: AOS/EAD/AP Package mailed
03/14/2016: I-485/765/131 NOAs received by mail. USCIS Received Date 03/04/2016; USCIS Notice Date 03/10/2016
03/25/2016: Received biometrics appointment letter for I-485 & I-765
04/04/2016: Biometrics appointment
04/26/2016: Received notification that the I-131 was approved and the name was updated on the I-765
05/23/2016: Received notice that card was being produced for I-765.
05/28/2016: Received EAD/AP card.
06/01/2016: Received electronic notice that AOS interview has been scheduled.
06/30/2016: I-485 interview at USCIS Baltimore Field Office.
09/01/2016: InfoPass appointment made for 09/07/2016.
09/06/2016: Received electronic notification that I-485 was approved on 09/02/2016.
09/09/2016: Received approval letter.
09/14/2016: Green Card delivered! :)

 

ROC...

 

06/13/2018: I-751 package mailed to Vermont Service Center
06/25/2018: NOA/extension letter received, dated 06/19/2018

07/14/2018: Received ASC notice for Biometrics Appointment

07/25/18: Completed Biometrics

06/13/19: Received email notification of card production. I-751 approved!

06/19/19: 10yr card delivered!

 
 
 
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Buffum Apprentice

Buffum   1

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Alright so it seems there was definitely a communication error between my fiance and the person at the consulate.

It's gonna be rough telling her she can't go to the wedding, but such is life.

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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there's ONE more option - it's specific to Canadiens holding a K-1 visa - and it's this -

when you cross the border into the USA -

tell the CBP goon that you are NOT utilizing the K-1 visa for this trip; that, instead, you'll be activating it 3 weeks later.

to the best of my knowledge, this doesn't work for k-1 visa holders from other countries, it's specific to Canadiens...

But hey - you've got a bit of time to do more research - please visit again when on a PC, and use the advanced search tool... [not visible on a handphone browser, usually]

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

-=-=-=-=-=R E A D ! ! !=-=-=-=-=-

Whoa Nelly ! Want NVC Info? see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

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