French Husband Visit me in USA while i-130 is pending

[Emilia2117 0]

Hello! I am (removed), a US citizen and my husband is (removed), a French citizen. We have submitted our i-130 about a month ago to start the process of him coming to live here. I heard it takes a long time so he wants to visit some in the mean time and I want to visit him too. 

 

Well, my nephew is about to be born in two weeks and we will be an Uncle and an Aunt! Yay! He wanted to come and visit during this time to meet Kai for about a month. But we are both really worried if he can or if it will affect our visa. We absolutely do not want to risk our visa getting canceled for any reason. He would visit using the VWP.

 

The thing is, he doesn't really have strong ties. He doesn't own a car because trains are a much better option economically for him and his family. He lives with his mother right now because she was going through cancer and just recently beat it. He takes care of her with his brother and helps her financially but nothing is in his name. So he obviously has to go back to help his mother. He has a bank account and his own cell phone plan, and he has close friends he visits too. And he would have a return ticket too. I actually plan on going to France shortly after his visit to the US anyways, but I am not sure the CBP will care. 

 

What are other ties that others use that I might not be thinking of? 

 

We absolutely want to do things the right way because it is our future were talking about. We wouldn't ever want to risk that, especially since we have waited so long already. We dated through covid and couldn't ever see each other for the full duration of it. 

 

If anyone wants more information just ask and I  will reply.

 

Based on what I said here and any supplemental information gave, what would be best to do in our case? 

 

Edited June 24, 2022 by Ontarkie
edited to removed personal information

[Timona 3,941]

Dublin and Shannon in Ireland have CBP pre clearence.  Before you waste $$ and time, I'd suggest book a flight that originates from any of the 2. If they let him on a plane, you're good. If not, you just saved $$ & time. 

Edited June 23, 2022 by Timona

[Emilia2117 0]

I never heard of CBP pre clearance. I will look into it and yes he would come through CDG in Paris. I have left as a US citizen twice from Paris and never noticed anything like that so I am unsure. 
EDIT: It looks like pre clearance is just for Canada, Caribbean, Ireland, and Unite Arab Emirates. 

Edited June 23, 2022 by Emilia2117

[Timona 3,941]

3 minutes ago, Emilia2117 said:

I never heard of CBP pre clearance. I will look into it and yes he would come through CDG in Paris. I have left as a US citizen twice from Paris and never noticed anything like that so I am unsure. 

 

I edited my post above. Paris doesn't have CBP pre-clearance. Your closest ones are in Ireland. See link below for all pre clearance locations. 

 

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance

Edited June 23, 2022 by Timona

[pushbrk 12,110]

Using a route through Dublin or Shannon sounds like a good idea, but if he is denied entry, you still paid for a ticket that he will not use.  Maybe that ticket will be MORE expensive than a more direct route from Paris.  I suggest proceeding with whatever the best travel arrangements are, and deal with the issue based on a good answer when asked the purpose of his visit.  For example, if he's coming for a month, have a round trip ticket, then answer "I'm coming to visit family expecting my first nephew to be born."  (If that is the truth.  Otherwise a similar general but specific answer.)  No need to mention "wife's family" or "wife" at all.  If pressed, "wife's brother" etc.  Why isn't your wife with you?  She's already here.

[Emilia2117 0]

Yes it is true he would come to visit our nephew. I assume they will have on record our visa process and he would be coming to my address, the same address my brother and his girlfriend our at. We all live together.

[pushbrk 12,110]

23 minutes ago, Emilia2117 said:

Yes it is true he would come to visit our nephew. I assume they will have on record our visa process and he would be coming to my address, the same address my brother and his girlfriend our at. We all live together.

"Who lives where you will be staying?  Truthful answer is "My Brother and Sister In-law." 😉

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Too much personal identifying information in your first post. Ask a moderator to edit it out.

[Emilia2117 0]

Sure, I am new here how do I do that?

 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Just now, Emilia2117 said:

Sure, I am new here how do I do that?

 

Click the “report post” link top right of the post, then you’ll have an option to send a message to a moderator.

[Emilia2117 0]

Thanks!

[Ontarkie 13,916]

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Most people visit without issue, there is a Mega Thread on here about people who have done so.

[Emilia2117 0]

By any chance, can you link me to that mega thread? I am new here, just created my account today and I am so terribly bad at navigating. 

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