A K-1 fiancé(e) visa is a nonimmigrant visa for a foreign born man or woman who wishes to come to the United States and marry a U.S. citizen fiancé(e). A U.S. citizen can petition for his or her foreign fiancé(e) to come to the United States if the couple has met each other in person within the last two years.
To obtain a K-1 visa, a U.S. citizen has to file a fiancé(e) petition on behalf of his or her foreign born fiancé(e). Upon approval of the fiancé(e) petition and completion of all the required forms, a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad will interview the foreign fiancé(e) and issue a K-1 visa. A K-1 fiancé(e) visa will be valid for ninety days. Within ninety days of entry into the U.S., the foreign fiancé(e) must either marry the U.S. citizen fiancé(e) or return to his or her home country. If the foreign fiancé(e)’s minor children wish to come to the United States with their parent, they can obtain K-2 visas.
A foreign fiancé(e) who marries a U.S. citizen fiancé(e) can apply for a Green Card (officially called a Permanent Resident Card) which will allow him or her to permanently stay in the United States. In order to apply for a Green card, a fiancé(e) who entered the United States on a K-1 visa must marry a U.S. citizen within 90 days of arrival. Then, the spouses must prepare and file all the necessary documents for a Green Card application.
To find out more about K-1 and K-2 visas go to http://usimmigration-services.com/ website. On this website you will find step-by-step guides and packages which make the complicated process of obtaining K-1 and K-2 visas very easy to understand.
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