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Hi everyone,
I am a UK citizen currently in the US on a B2 (visitor) visa visiting my long-term US boyfriend of 4 years. We will soon be applying for a K1 visa. The maximum duration permitted in the US on a B2 visa is 6 months out of every 12, and this current visit will be 6 months. Therefore I cannot return on my B2 visa for another 6 months.
My question is, can I re-enter the US on a K1 visa within 6 months of my previous visit? E.g. I am leaving in April and normally could not return until October because I have already 'used up' my 6/12 months in the US. But if I am granted a K1 visa before October, can I return to the US before October (and of course get married within the 3 months
)
I am guessing that the 6 month rule does not roll over to over visas, but I want to make sure. A 6 month separation is pretty unimaginable from someone you intend to marry!
Thanks for your help
I am a UK citizen currently in the US on a B2 (visitor) visa visiting my long-term US boyfriend of 4 years. We will soon be applying for a K1 visa. The maximum duration permitted in the US on a B2 visa is 6 months out of every 12, and this current visit will be 6 months. Therefore I cannot return on my B2 visa for another 6 months.
My question is, can I re-enter the US on a K1 visa within 6 months of my previous visit? E.g. I am leaving in April and normally could not return until October because I have already 'used up' my 6/12 months in the US. But if I am granted a K1 visa before October, can I return to the US before October (and of course get married within the 3 months
)I am guessing that the 6 month rule does not roll over to over visas, but I want to make sure. A 6 month separation is pretty unimaginable from someone you intend to marry!
Thanks for your help
