My fiance' has a tourist visa and we just initiated the K1 Visa process. My question is that will she be allowed to enter the USA on her tourist visa or will she be turned away and deported while the K1 Visa is being processed? One of my friends works at Minneapolis St. Paul Airport (MSP) as Airport Security. He asked two CBP agents he knows this question. Both told him that they would turn her away and deport her. Additionally, that deporting her may jeopardize the K1 Visa by delaying and or causing the application to be denied. I cannot find any definitive or any information at USCIS regarding whether or not a person may enter the USA on an existing Tourist Visa while a K1 Visa application is in process. Can anyone provide a reference or definitive information that can clarify what the rule is? Obviously, if I wanted to break the rules, I would have married her while visiting the USA on her tourist visa and not file an K1 Visa application. Please advise. Thanks!
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My fiance' has a tourist visa and we just initiated the K1 Visa process. My question is that will she be allowed to enter the USA on her tourist visa or will she be turned away and deported while the K1 Visa is being processed? One of my friends works at Minneapolis St. Paul Airport (MSP) as Airport Security. He asked two CBP agents he knows this question. Both told him that they would turn her away and deport her. Additionally, that deporting her may jeopardize the K1 Visa by delaying and or causing the application to be denied. I cannot find any definitive or any information at USCIS regarding whether or not a person may enter the USA on an existing Tourist Visa while a K1 Visa application is in process. Can anyone provide a reference or definitive information that can clarify what the rule is? Obviously, if I wanted to break the rules, I would have married her while visiting the USA on her tourist visa and not file an K1 Visa application. Please advise. Thanks!