jonnyjungle

I am the USC - and will be visiting my Fiancee in Scotland in 12 days (!!!!!), however, I have never traveled abroad and I am a bit worried about immigration once I land at Heathrow. I am worried that telling them that I am visiting my Fiancee will make them think that 1) I will try to get married in Scotland w/out a marriage visa or 2) I will end up trying to stay. We are currently are waiting to file our I-129f because he is waiting for his proof of divorce to be processed (he was divorced 10 years ago and needs a new certificate from his gov b/c he lost the original). So, we are engaged - but I have no proof that we plan to marry in the US. Will this be a problem? I will be taking proof of a return flight. Should I take a pay stub to prove I am employed in the US? Would it be better to say that I am visiting my boyfriend instead? Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!

It's possible to encounter a zealous immigration agent, but that seems to be the exception. I've traveled to eight or so foreign countries. About half of these trips were for business and the others for vacation. I've always breezed through immigration and customs with minimal fuss. If it were me, I would simply say I was visiting Scotland on holiday. No one has ever asked me for evidence of a return flight, employment back home, etc., but it can't hurt to have in case of emergency. Considering that you are going to the UK, you should have next to nothing to worry about. Enjoy your visit to Scotland!

OP, I think it Q#35, may be a typo

Loto

Thanks OBX, that's what we'll do since it worked for you.

And cheers to LotOfPatience as well. Evidently I had an outdated DS-230 and this is indeed now question #35.

My fiance and I are filling out the DS-230 form, and I have a question on #25. My fiance from Japan has been to the US many times going back to her childhood. There isn't near enough room on the form to fill in her information, so I've made a spreadsheet of all of her visits.

My question is, does it matter what order the visits are listed? Do I need to start with the most current visits and work my way backwards or vice versa? Or does it matter either way?

cheers,

Jonathan

First I'd like to say hello to everybody and thanks for all the help that we have received by reading this website and these forums. They have been a huge help.

Today I mailed our I-129F Original Submission, and we are trying to plan ahead for the next round of paperwork.

I am a native U.S. Citizen and my fiance is from Japan. She has been to the U.S. many times going back to her childhood. Every time on tourist visas, just brief one week or less trips. She has had three passports in her lifetime, but she only has the last two passports. We are trying to locate the "childhood" passport, but it looks unlikely we'll be able to find it.

What I would like to ask is: does anyone know where to possibly find her old trips and how important it is that we list her trips to the U.S. that she went on as a child and/or teenager?

cheers,

Jonathan