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"What do I have to do to qualify for U.S. citizenship?" The first step is to enter the US and become a permanent resident, or green card holder. There are many different paths to a green card, but most of RapidVisa’s customers fall under the family category, and more specifically, marriage-based. This is usually through […]

“Do Social Security Disability payments count towards the income requirement when bringing my fiance or spouse to the USA?” Income is income. Regardless of the source of the income, you can still count it and still use it. You must provide proof and evidence of income.

We have a question from Yan, and she asks: "Is it faster or better to file my IR1 spousal visa directly with the embassy in China, or by mailing it off to the USCIS?" Because direct consular filing bypasses the USCIS and National Visa Center, the process can be quicker than the normal inquiry process. […]

Sonya asks: “My ex-husband only married me for immigration purposes. Basically he just used me to get a green card. Is it possible for me to stop him from renewing his green card?”

If your marriage is less than two years old when the permanent residence was granted, you received what is called a conditional green card (a green card with conditions). That means that the card is valid for two years.

Mike asks: “My fiancé and I have just completed the application for k1 visa and we would like to know if her 20 yo daughters age will be frozen for k2 visa while the application is being processed as she will Be 21 December 2018.”

The process for this is called the K1 Fiance Visa. To qualify, you the petitioner need to be a U.S. citizen, you both must be legally free to marry, and you must have physically met in person at least once in the last 2 years. Fiance visas are one of RapidVisa’s specialties, and we have a very high success rate.

Blanca Rodriguez asks: “Can you complete the entire CR1 process through RapidVisa as a US citizen from outside the US? If so, will my documents be sent overseas or to my US address?”

In some cases, depending on the embassy, you can file for what is called a DCF, or Direct Consular Filing. There’s a list of approximately 30 embassies that have USCIS field offices.

Sharlene asks: “Hi. I just want to ask about the CFO in the Philippines. I came across it when I was checking out your site. Do I need to do it now even before we start the visa process with you?”

Okay Emily ask. I have a fiance in Pakistan well he’d be able to come here? we have been dating three years in July of this year.” That depends of course you have the proper evidence that you have a relationship for three years with your fiance, of course you will need to have proof of you meeting each other in person, and if you haven’t done that just yet that will be definitely for step number one.

"I'm from Palestine. Where gay marriage is not legal. Can I still get a fiancee visa to the USA?" We process quite a few same-sex applications and since they passed DOMA, you can definitely file for the fiancee visa but, just a disclaimer: We work with over a hundred and seventy four countries and we're […]