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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling to the United States and Other Countries while K1 Visa application is in process

1. Depends. Do you need a visa? if you can get a tourist visa you can visit. If you do not need a visa you can visit but be prepared to show that you will return to your home country.

2. Depends on other countries. If you do not need visas, no problem.

The K-1 has NO affect on your ability to travel otherwise to the US or other countries. (other countries have no clue you have a pending K-1) It MAY have an affect on a CBP officers decision to admit you to the US or not, so be prepared to show you do not intend to immigrate illegally.


Re: #2. My concern is that I travel to certain countries, it will somehow affect a CBP officer in terms of letting me in once I do get the visa.
Red_DahliaFemale02010-11-09 21:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTravelling to the United States and Other Countries while K1 Visa application is in process
Hi everyone.

I searched the general FAQ's under the K1 visa information and it referred me to the forums for experience regarding this. I have two questions:

1. After my fiance has sent the K1 visa application, am I able to travel to the United States to visit him? There seems to be mixed answers about this.

2. After my fiance has sent the K1 visa application, am I able to travel to other countries (specifically England, France, Italy, and Greece)? I cannot see this as being problematic, but a friend of mine mentioned that this could be questioned if the places I were traveling to were somehow questionable (e.g. if I went to Cuba).

Thanks for your time.
Red_DahliaFemale02010-11-09 18:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDelaying the K1 Process
Thanks Sara!

I've looked it up and it looks like the visa petition is valid for 4 months from the date of approval. And the consulate officer can extend this date longer. So my next questions are:

1. How do you request the extension?
2. Is the extension available for any reason or only under certain circumstances?
Red_DahliaFemale02011-05-15 11:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDelaying the K1 Process
Hi everyone,

We've received our NOA1 and according to the Visa Journey timeline, our visa should be adjudicated sometime between August 9 - 20. I'm trying to maximize the amount of time that I can work here in Canada before moving to the United States so that I'll have experience in my field before moving down.

So my questions are:

1. What does "adjudication" here mean? Is this the actual interview and receiving the visa?
2. After receiving the packet from the consulate, is there a deadline by which time I have to produce all the documentation and medical exam?

Thanks in advance.
Red_DahliaFemale02011-05-14 00:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Exam for K1 Visa . . .
My apologies if this is the wrong place to post this.

I was wondering if any Canadian females out there who have recently undergone the medical exam in Canada could share their experiences with the medical exam. Was a pap smear required? Sorry for the bluntness of the post...just a bit uncomfortable with the idea of having to go to another province and be seen by a completely new doctor.

Thanks for any help you can give!
Red_DahliaFemale02011-09-21 02:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresReceived approval to book interview . . . now what?
Hello! I faxed my checklist and received a letter back saying I can now book my interview. Two questions:

1. Do I send the rest of my paperwork ahead of time? Or do I bring them with me to the interview?

2. I received my approval to book my interview in December, but I can't get time off work to go to Vancouver till March 2012 (I'm from another province). Will it matter? Do I have to update my paperwork (e.g. police certificate and my fiance's financial information)?

Thanks for any help.
Red_DahliaFemale02012-01-02 21:14:00
CanadaNeeding Some Direction
Thank you for your help so far. Just as a question if anyone else knows as well;

If we do want to file directly at the consulate we would have to travel to calgary to do so. As far as I can understand they work on a first come first serve basis. Is there anyway I can book an appointment as I would also have to book transportation there and what not? When I tried calling the number for the US consolate provided on their website I got nothing but a looping voice mail.

They certainly don't make finding any help easy. ><
AveryFemaleCanada2009-04-01 16:14:00
CanadaNeeding Some Direction
If we wanted to file directly with the consulate we would have to save up for a few months (3-4) before we could go down. Now we didn't want to file at the Vermont centre because it seems everyone who is filing there is finding their cases taking double to three times as long as when filing with the Chicago lock box. Would there be much of an issue if we filed with Chicago or MUST it go to the Vermont box.

My husband is a born us citizen. Not a green card holder. =)

Thank your help. =)
AveryFemaleCanada2009-04-01 12:25:00