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Thanks for the help, I have contacted a few lawyers and hope to hear back from them tomorrow.

A B1/B2 visa can be used for business and visiting friends I thought. Are we correct in worrying something is wrong and she can be banned from ever coming to the USA? She is currently in a state of depression because of all this and I feel horrible.

TBoneTx - I called the lawyer you recommended but they do not have any openings for consultations until two weeks from now.

Hello all, I have a very scary situation and we are afraid they will ban my girlfriend and I will never get to see her again. Here is the situation I hope someone can guide us in the right direction.

I met my girlfriend in Kiev, Ukraine 2.5 years ago and we wanted her to be able to see me so she applied for a b1/b2 visa and was approved. Her employer wrote her a letter of recommendation so she could come to USA for business tradeshows. Recently she got stopped for coming into USA and she was given the chance to withdraw her visa with code 22CFR41.122(h)(3) written on her visa. She has been to USA three times since she got her visa. The first time she said she was here for business as she was going to a tradeshow. She registered for this tradeshow and got a letter of invitation but she never actually went due to an emergency so she ended up just staying with me for a month and we visited a few cities together. The second time she came she said she was here for business and visiting me and they let her through but we didn't really do anything for business, we just visited places together. The third time was last week and she said she is here to visit me only, not business and she was denied entry. They didn't really give us a real reason why. We now want to apply for k-1 but the embassy now wants her to come re-interview for some reason.

We have no idea why they want her to re-interview. We don't want them to ban her from the USA because she never actually did any "business" while she was here, she just visited me and we toured the country together. We are fine applying for k-1 visa but are afraid they will tell her shes banned when they interview her again next week about her b1/b2 visa.

The embassy will not tell her anything except she needs to come to Kiev for an interview.

Does anyone know a good lawyer maybe that can help us? We really want to be together and we are very much in love but the fear of her being banned is stressing us out. Thank you in advance.

Great to hear but will they ask for proof at the interview she was actually here for business the two times she came?

Few questions hope someone can help me answer.

I have been with my current girlfriend for 2.5 years and I have visited her and shes visited me on a b1/b2 visa twice. My question is that will they want proof she used her B1/B2 visa for business when she came to see me? Her first trip she actually did attend a tradeshow for her business but after that she came and stayed with me for a few weeks. The second time she came she said she was coming for business/touring and did attend a small tradeshow but then stayed with me for 2 months. However we really don't have any proof she actually attended these tradeshows. I went with her and we just walked through them and she told her boss over the phone about some of the things she saw. We have no actual proof she came here for business. Will they ask about this in the interview? We have tons of photos together of us on vacation and when I came to visit her. I am just afraid they will ask what she did in the past trips to USA since she has a business and tourist visa. Her boss will vouch for her if needed but we have no proof of the tradeshows.

Another issue is that she recently tried to come to see me again for a 3rd time but customs denied her and sent her back because they thought she was coming here to stay. Her reason this time was just visiting me and my family, not business. Perhaps because shes been in the USA 3 times in the past year and a half.. So they allowed her to withdraw her b1/b2 visa and told her to apply for a k-1 visa if she wants to stay with me again. So here we are about to start the whole process. Will this withdraw (I-275 W/D) play any part on her being accepted?

Thanks for all the help in advance. She is from Crimea/Ukraine if that helps.

Hello all, I am new here but I have read a number of posts and find the information very helpful. However I can't find the answer to this question.

I am from the USA and my girlfriend I have been with and visited for 2 years lives in Crimea. We are considering a k-1 visa because we have had some problems recently with her coming to often to USA to visit me. They actually told her to withdraw her visa and reapply for her b1/b2 but I think it may be better to just apply for a k-1 visa. My question is with her living in Crimea will she be eligible for "Expedited Criteria" located here since Russia has sent military to Crimea and the travel.state.gov warns about traveling to this area because it is unsafe as it is "unlawfully occupied by Russia" I think USA still sees Crimea as part of Ukraine

I honestly just want her to be here as soon as she can. If we apply for this k-1 what is the current timeframe for Ukrainians or Crimeans? Can we use the Expedited service? Thank you in advance!!