Planning a long visit

[Derek Scheyer 83]

My fiance and I are planning a trip for her to come out here for about 5 months between November and March. I was wondering if there is any tips or advice for getting through the border agents.

 

We purchased a one way ticket and we will buy her return ticket before March. We did it that way in case she needed to go home earlier due to the embassy working on our case or any other emergency reasons. She will take an unpaid leave of absence with her work and they are making her a letter stating that she plans to return to work.

[zochu 255]

27 minutes ago, Derek Scheyer said:

My fiance and I are planning a trip for her to come out here for about 5 months between November and March. I was wondering if there is any tips or advice for getting through the border agents.

 

We purchased a one way ticket and we will buy her return ticket before March. We did it that way in case she needed to go home earlier due to the embassy working on our case or any other emergency reasons. She will take an unpaid leave of absence with her work and they are making her a letter stating that she plans to return to work.

what other ties does she have? Rental agreement? Mortgage? Savings to support her trip for that long? School/uni? Itinerary to do “touristy” stuff? 
 

Is she from Canada? 
 

I really don’t think you’ll have too much of an issue, but I’d get a few more pieces of evidence, like I mentioned above. But you never know 🤷‍♀️

[Angela & Brendon 160]

I'd look on your local government's website to see what information they would need, but I would imagine confirmation from her work that she's planning to return to work there, as well as a booked return flight, will definitely help. I have heard that the Canadian border can be one of the trickiest to get through, especially from the US, but I've also heard if you can provide plenty of evidence that she is planning on returning to the US at some point you should have nothing to worry about. Best of luck! 

[Derek Scheyer 83]

52 minutes ago, zochu said:

what other ties does she have? Rental agreement? Mortgage? Savings to support her trip for that long? School/uni? Itinerary to do “touristy” stuff? 
 

Is she from Canada? 
 

I really don’t think you’ll have too much of an issue, but I’d get a few more pieces of evidence, like I mentioned above. But you never know 🤷‍♀️

The only other thing she has you listed is savings to support herself. Yep she's from canada

27 minutes ago, Angela & Brendon said:

I'd look on your local government's website to see what information they would need, but I would imagine confirmation from her work that she's planning to return to work there, as well as a booked return flight, will definitely help. I have heard that the Canadian border can be one of the trickiest to get through, especially from the US, but I've also heard if you can provide plenty of evidence that she is planning on returning to the US at some point you should have nothing to worry about. Best of luck! 

She's coming to the US from Canada. No return flight booked because we aren't sure if she's going to come back earlier or not.

[zochu 255]

Just now, Derek Scheyer said:

The only other thing she has you listed is savings to support herself. Yep she's from canada

All she can do is try. No guarantee into the States! Good luck to her! 

[TiEy 69]

30 minutes ago, Derek Scheyer said:

The only other thing she has you listed is savings to support herself. Yep she's from canada

She's coming to the US from Canada. No return flight booked because we aren't sure if she's going to come back earlier or not.

There was a spouse who was removed at the border, detained and sent back because of no return ticket (read somewhere here on visajourney). Please get a return ticket to be on the safe side.

 

[Angela & Brendon 160]

44 minutes ago, TiEy said:

There was a spouse who was removed at the border, detained and sent back because of no return ticket (read somewhere here on visajourney). Please get a return ticket to be on the safe side.

 

Agreed, I'd strongly recommend getting a return ticket; most flights are offering flexibility so that you can change the date if required at no additional cost. I think most would agree this is going to make things a lot easier for her at the border. 

[Vengatore 53]

As it has been said, there's a high risk of failure trying to enter without a return ticket, the best option is to book a a flight with a flexible return.

 

A lot of airlines are offering this option nowadays free of charge to encourage people to book flights again.

[Sierra TC 26]

I have read (mind you this is what I read not my own knowledge) that when you're in the process of applying for a K1 it can actually be more detrimental to your case to have your foreign fiance visit in your country while that is pending. Whether this is true or not I can't say - but I was looking into the same thing as you. I do highly suggest a return ticket - if she needs to go back sooner that she can try to exchange that but better to be prepared for border control than to hope nothing happens. Good luck to you.

[Ontarkie 13,917]

~~Moved to Tourist Visas, from K1 P&P- As the Topic is visiting.~~

[Orangesapples 1,954]

25 minutes ago, RainyJupiter said:

I have read (mind you this is what I read not my own knowledge) that when you're in the process of applying for a K1 it can actually be more detrimental to your case to have your foreign fiance visit in your country while that is pending. Whether this is true or not I can't say - but I was looking into the same thing as you. I do highly suggest a return ticket - if she needs to go back sooner that she can try to exchange that but better to be prepared for border control than to hope nothing happens. Good luck to you.

It's not detrimental, it helps your case to have more time spent together. The non US citizen might just have issues entering the US but that's not always the case. 

[retheem 553]

8 hours ago, Derek Scheyer said:

My fiance and I are planning a trip for her to come out here for about 5 months between November and March. I was wondering if there is any tips or advice for getting through the border agents.

 

We purchased a one way ticket and we will buy her return ticket before March. We did it that way in case she needed to go home earlier due to the embassy working on our case or any other emergency reasons. She will take an unpaid leave of absence with her work and they are making her a letter stating that she plans to return to work.

"We bought a one way ticket..." someone was denied for this exact reason and you are walking into the same mistake? Cover yourself on all sides and in more ways than one.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

9 hours ago, Derek Scheyer said:

My fiance and I are planning a trip for her to come out here for about 5 months between November and March. I was wondering if there is any tips or advice for getting through the border agents. Buying a round trip ticket. You aren’t showing ANY evidence she will return if you don’t.

 

We purchased a one way ticket and we will buy her return ticket before March. We did it that way in case she needed to go home earlier due to the embassy working on our case or any other emergency reasons. Then you buy a refundable ticket or if you go with non refundable you lose your money. She will take an unpaid leave of absence with her work and they are making her a letter stating that she plans to return to work. This may not be helpful if the job doesn’t provide a date she will return to work. 

 

[Sierra TC 26]

This can be found on https://vn.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancefaq/

 

 

[Gokoholl 12]

7 hours ago, Derek Scheyer said:

The only other thing she has you listed is savings to support herself. Yep she's from canada

She's coming to the US from Canada. No return flight booked because we aren't sure if she's going to come back earlier or not.

Book a return ticket with flexible policy, then change the return date as needed once she is in the USA.