What are the Costs of the K-1 Fiance Visa Process?

A common question that potential clients routinely ask me is this: How much does the K-1 fiancee visa really cost?

It is a good question – and an important one. Before starting the fiancee visa process, please take the time to step back and make sure you understand the costs of the entire process .

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New Address For Some Marriage Visa Petitions

Effective January 1st, 2012, the USCIS will accept stand alone I-130 petitions at two of its lockbox locations – based upon location of the petitioner and beneficiary. Family-based immigration applicants use the I-130 petition to file for immigration benefits. Thus, the form is used by spouses of a U.S. citizen, children of a U.S. …

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How Many K-1 Visa and K-3 Visa Holders Entered the United States in 2010?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently published statistics on how many foreign nationals entered the United States in 2010 on the K-1 fiancee visa and the K-3 marriage visa. In 2010, 30,445 k-1 fiance visa holders and K-3 spousal visa holders entered the United States . Both of theses are significant increases from the …

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Can I File a K-1 Visa While Still Married?

It happens more often then you would expect. In a rush to start their life together, a couple rushes off to file a K-1 fiancee visa petition without bothering to wait for a divorce to be finalized or without bothering to get a divorce. The couple tries to rationalize their decision – the marriage “ended” …

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What Are the Fiancee Visa Requirements?

There is a lot of information out there about what, and what is not, required for the K-1 Fiance visa. You may be confused by it. The following is meant to be a straight forward, no-nonsense, statement of the fiancee visa requirements. If you have additional questions after reading it, please contact a New York …

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Does Immigration Accept Marriages Performed Outside United States?

A common question I hear from couples seeking to bring a foreign national fiance to the United States is whether the U.S. accepts marriages performed overseas? Couples ask this question because they want to know what is the fastest and least expensive way to bring a foreign national fiance into the United States so that …

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How Strict is the K-1 Fiance Visa’s Two Year Meeting Rule?

In a word: Very!

Many K-1 visa applicants often ask if it is okay if they have not seen each other in two years. Many think it is okay – especially when a couple has known each other for many years, have seen each other, and have even lived together for a time. Unfortunately, that …

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Marriage Visa Process If Outside Of United States

Generally speaking, the following is the process for obtaining a marriage visa if the foreign national spouse is living outside of the United States and the American spouse is living in the United States. If you would like to discuss the process of your specific Marriage visa case, please contact the firm.

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USCIS To Review Change Of Overseas Filing of Marriage Visa, Expedited Processing Possible?

As the K1K3 visa insight blog recently noted, beginning August 15th, most overseas marriage visa petitions must now go through the USCIS and cannot be filed locally. In response to the change, the USCIS received many complaints about how the process will be slowed down because of the change. In a tacit agreement with the …

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Can You Trick the Immigration Agency Into Thinking a Marriage Is Real?

A common urban myth is that it is easy to gain permanent residency in the United States by marrying a U.S. citizen. Further, popular culture glorifies the idea of couples gaining a green card through fake marriages (commonly referred to as sham marriages). How many movies can you name with that scenario?

However, nothing can …

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