K-1 visa

[queball 0]

It appears all to be good advice. However each country has their own set of rules. The Ukraine is unique in it's own way. So many requirements are put on you to leave that I would search for someone from the Ukraine with a similar experience and Visa. My wife has a very good friend who will come to the US in November this year. I will ask her if their are any special requirements the Ukrainian government places on K1 visa travelers. I will post her response her tomorrow. As they say in the Ukraine..... all of these US forms are worthless here.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I agree, each country has their own rules. Ukraine does things a little different there and my Fiancee might be right. I am looking forward to hearing from someone that left Ukraine might have some info for us. Thanks for your help Mike. Jeff and Yulia

[queball 0]

Pras came from Hyderabad (India) to Detroit on a one-way--enough said!

Just went through this very thing. After the k1 was approved I fedex'd a 1 way ticket to Kiev for her trip this sunday.

The reason I had to FEDEX it was the website that I got my great fare on only issued paper tickets, otherwise I'm sure I would have gotten e-tickets for her, had they been an option.

Basically, RT tickets are not a requirement and the consulate is not interested in your travel arrangements. I am not aware of any requirement by the Ukrainian government and why should they care since she has a US Visa anyway.

FYI- my fare with less than a weeks notice before purchasing was $650 from Kiev to Chicago (1 way). I found fares for as low as $525 but they needed a 2 week advance. If you want the name of the website for cheap airfares PM me.

Hi HUSKERKIEV, Thanks for the info. So far we checked on line and found a flight using Delta for $627.00. Flight will be in Dec. If you have some sites for cheaper tickets I would really like to look at them. thanks for all your help! Jeff

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Thanks Mike, I agree, each country has their own rules. Ukraine does things a little different there and my Fiancee might be right. I am looking forward to hearing from someone that left Ukraine might have some info for us. Thanks for your help Mike. Jeff and Yulia

I think my experience is directly relevant

[Roong_Rob 0]

Hi everyone. My fiancee just told me that in the Ukraine forum, the girls there told her that for the K-1 visa you have to buy a round trip plane ticket. They will not let you buy a oneway ticket. Is this true. Can someone that lived in Ukraine and came to the USA on a K-1 visa tell me if this is true. My Fiancee is just going on the advise of these girls in her forum. Thanks you for any help you can give us !! Jeff

Everyone seemed to jump to the financial aspect of the question and I think missed the point. The Ukranian government nor the US Consulate/Embassy is really interested in the type of ticket.

The issue is, if a person is denied entrance to the USA at the POE by the immigration officials, the airline is responsible for returning that person to the place of origin. Hence the airlines can dictate these rules. I have only read of one case which was written up on the British Expats web-site about 2 or 3 years ago where Garuda, the Indonesian AIrline requires a roundtrip ticket for persons traveling to the USA that do not have citizenship or residency.

So this is an additional case beyond the financial consideration, the governments and the Embassy or Consulate.

Good Luck

[55_buckeyes 0]

Not to beat a dead horse, but I travel tons both on and off government business. One way tickets are virtually ALWAYS cheaper. The rule to round-trip tickets stems from the fact that they are cheaper than purchasing TWO one-way tickets, generally. If you are not planning on returning, then a single one-way should be cheaper on virtually every airline.

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I found R/T tix to be cheaper before, but YMMV.

Also, I've heard that you may get looked at more carefuly by DHS with a O/W ticket.

Then again, VJers here have said it's not problem to get a O/W ticket.

[Dan J 277]

Not to beat a dead horse, but I travel tons both on and off government business. One way tickets are virtually ALWAYS cheaper. The rule to round-trip tickets stems from the fact that they are cheaper than purchasing TWO one-way tickets, generally. If you are not planning on returning, then a single one-way should be cheaper on virtually every airline.

Right if both of the tickets are the same fare class. But it also stems from comparing a full fare one way ticket vs a heavily discounted round trip ticket.

[BigCityDave 0]

Not to beat a dead horse, but I travel tons both on and off government business. One way tickets are virtually ALWAYS cheaper. The rule to round-trip tickets stems from the fact that they are cheaper than purchasing TWO one-way tickets, generally. If you are not planning on returning, then a single one-way should be cheaper on virtually every airline.

Right if both of the tickets are the same fare class. But it also stems from comparing a full fare one way ticket vs a heavily discounted round trip ticket.

Yeah I would think the Round trip is cheaper as well.

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I'm talking about the round trip tix for me in the Sunday travel section, the bucket seats -or consolidator seats. Round trip was heavily discounted and o/w was full fare.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

NOT TRUE! This has been a long standing disbelief in Russia and the CIS. Round Trip or One-Way, Buy what is cheapest!