My fiance has her 10 year tourist Visa. Is it a bad idea for her to visit on Tourist Visa while we are waiting for K1 to be approvef?

[baze92 33]

Hello!

 

My Fiance and i are in the process of putting together our K1 petition. Since it sounds like it will be several months before she is granted 90 days to marry, we do not wan't to wait that long to see each other again...so we will either go to another country to wait it out or she will come to America on her tourist visa.

 

She got approved for her tourist Visa in Summer 2019 and visited me for 2 weeks. 

 

Are there any complications that could occur if she were to come visit for a couple of months on a tourist visa? If so, what would happen if the k1 visa was granted while she is in America?

 

Thank you!

[Just Paul 4,591]

It is fine - tons of threads on this site talking about it.

[baze92 33]

If you could share a few of them that talk about tourist visa visit while in process of k1, please do! 
 

I’m mainly curious what would happen if we were approved for k1 while she is visiting on tourist visa. 

[Just Paul 4,591]

4 minutes ago, baze92 said:

If you could share a few of them that talk about tourist visa visit while in process of k1, please do! 
 

I’m mainly curious what would happen if we were approved for k1 while she is visiting on tourist visa. 

Traveling on a tourist visa means having (and being able to show) strong ties to home.  This applies to everyone on a non immigrant visa.

Having a tourist visa before filing does not mean it is cancelled or impaired by filling.  But trying to get a tourist visa after filing does create issues as the petition signifies immigrant intent.

 

People come here all the time with petitions pending.  People come here for destination weddings.

 

Having lack of confidence entering the US at the POE can cause issues.  So always enter like you know what you are doing.

 

There are thread all over here about being able to visit.   There is even on pinned at the top of the K1 and spousal pages.

 

 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

6 hours ago, baze92 said:

If you could share a few of them that talk about tourist visa visit while in process of k1, please do! 
 

I’m mainly curious what would happen if we were approved for k1 while she is visiting on tourist visa. 

We need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.

 

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Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

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Thanks

[JFH 12,189]

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[SalishSea 16,825]

23 hours ago, baze92 said:

If you could share a few of them that talk about tourist visa visit while in process of k1, please do! 
 

I’m mainly curious what would happen if we were approved for k1 while she is visiting on tourist visa. 

My fiancé (now husband) was visiting me on his B visa when our I-129f was approved (NOA2).  The timing was incidental, and really had no effect.  I don't think we even had our case # from NVC by the time of his scheduled departure.  He returned to NZ, had his interview and received his visa as planned.

[baze92 33]

@Jorgedig What year was this? And was this b1 or b2 visa?

 

When he was visiting on the b visa did he say he was visiting you or did he leave that part out?

[SalishSea 16,825]

Just now, baze92 said:

@Jorgedig What year was this? And was this b1 or b2 visa?

 

When he was visiting on the b visa did he say he was visiting you or did he leave that part out?

It was 2018.  It was a B1/B2 visitor visa.  He always told the truth at POE.

[baze92 33]

So he was working in USA at the time? My understanding is B1 is for work and B2 for tourism. 

 

So when asked why going to America he said "'to visit my fiance"? 

[SalishSea 16,825]

20 minutes ago, baze92 said:

So he was working in USA at the time? My understanding is B1 is for work and B2 for tourism. 

 

So when asked why going to America he said "'to visit my fiance"? 

No.  You cannot work on a B visa.  Do you currently have a B visa?  In his passport the actual visa says "B1/B2."  It is a visitor visa.

 

And yes, he told CBP he was coming to visit me each time.

[Fr8dog 312]

Most B visas are issued as B1/B2 or a combo visa. They can still issue just B1 or just B2 if they feel a need for it. B1 is for business related travel, B2 is for tourist related travel (Or the other way around).

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

On 2/2/2020 at 10:40 PM, baze92 said:

If so, what would happen if the k1 visa was granted while she is in America?

The petition might get approved while she is in the US, but the visa cannot be “granted” while she is in the US. She will need to interview at the consulate/embassy her home country to actually get the visa in her passport.   

[fayrog 33]

My husband visited twice during the K1 visa process using his B1/B2 visa- once for 8 weeks and once for 6 weeks. He also crossed the border to pick me up in El Paso twice and had no issues.