K-1 Fiance Visa

Will I be submitting the same documents for adjustment of status that I did at the K1 interview? A lot of the same documents will be submitted for your adjustment of status. The only difference is that you want to have current documents. For instance: Your income. If you've just gone through the K1 fiance […]

No. A joint sponsor can be any US citizen or legal permanent resident who is at least 18 years old and meets the income requirements.

Please be advised that some embassies don’t allow the use of joint sponsors for fiance visas. Among these is the Philippines and Vietnam, among others.

You can’t apply at the end of 2019. The two-year meeting requirement when you file is extremely strict. In fact, we saw an appeal where a person had gone over by about 28 days. They were over the two year limitation. In other words, it had been basically 25 months, since they’d seen their fiance.

How does a dismissed arrest (or expunged criminal record) effect a K-1 visa outcome? Arrests and criminal history and convictions are not necessarily a reason for a denial. If you check the box on a K-1 fiance visa that states that you were convicted of a crime, you'll need to supply or provide the court […]

During the first phase of the process, the USCIS filing, this process is mostly about the US sponsor. Background checks will be performed on the sponsor at this point. There is no point in trying to hide or cover up any past convictions or even expungements, as they have all the info already.

When you go through CBP, Customs and Border Protection, and you come through the port of entry, one of the officers are going to call the alien beneficiary, that’s the foreign fiance, and the stepdaughter, into a room. There, they’ll interview them and collect their documents. Your fiance will be carrying a package including the petition, a medical exam, their passport, etc.

The number one reason we’re seeing right now is for finances. That’s the affidavit of support. We used to see quite a few RFEs, but now we’re actually seeing denials come in, because they do not meet the income requirements. For a fiance visa, you have to meet 100% of the HHS Poverty Guideline, and for a spousal visa or adjustment of status, it’s 125%, and you can check Form I-684p here.

Once your fiancée enters the United States, you have 90 days to marry. And you need to make sure that you do get married before that 90 days expires. On your arrival and departure record, your I-94, will have that listed. You also will have it stamped and listed in your passport. So make sure you check that date.

You should never send original supporting evidence to the USCIS, unless they specifically ask for it. Always send a photocopy. The USCIS won’t return you your original supporting documents back either, so be prepared to never see them again if you send those in.

In most cases in our experience, the age gap has not been a issue. The majority of our customers do have an age gap. In cases where the US citizen petitioner is an older male petitioning for someone younger in Asia or Latin America, age gaps of 20 years are common and not a problem for denial.