Curious about how to obtain a K-1 fiancé visa? Listen to attorney Garry Davis explain the process, including discussion of the governing agency involved, application forms, and the criteria used in the determination of whether the visa will be approved or denied.
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The process starts with a petition, and that's not uncommon in immigration. The agency that processes that petition is called U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, which is - I'm going to nerd out a little bit here sorry, it may make it a little dry, but people may find the information useful to them - but basically USCIS is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
And USCIS is tasked with managing the bureaucratic process of a petition where the U.S. citizen actually files, that application with USCIS, asking for the fiancé visa opportunity for their fiancé. It's filed on a form I-129F as in fiancé. And so all you have to really prove there is that the person is a U.S. citizen that's filing the petition. You have to prove that they've met face-to-face in the last two years, and we'll talk about how that could be somewhat challenging, culturally or religiously, for some folks. But the basic requirement is face-to-face meeting within the last two years and you have to be able to prove that. Both have to be eligible to marry. So if they've been married to someone else, or frankly even claimed to be married to someone else, like in a common law marriage relationship or on a visa application, something like that, they have to prove that they are unencumbered by those marriages through a divorce or a death of that spouse. So they both have to be eligible to marry and they also have to show that they intend to marry within 90 days of entry. And that could be a little bit tricky because how do you prove an intention, right? But basically it's just a letter from each of them saying, look, we know each other, we love each other. We want to be together, so we're planning to get married as quickly as we can after I, or he, or she enters the U.S..
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About Davis & Associates:
Davis & Associates is the immigration law firm of choice in Dallas & Houston Texas. Their attorneys provide expert legal counsel for all aspects of immigration law, including deportation defense, writs of habeas corpus and mandamus, family-sponsored immigration, employment-sponsored immigration, investment immigration, employer compliance, temporary visas for work and college, permanent residence, naturalization, consular visa processing, waivers, and appeals. Attorney Garry L. Davis is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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