When K-1 Visa Holders Arrive In The United States

In the rush to get foreign national fiances and fiancees into the United States, U.S. citizen sponsors sometimes do not realize, or just simply over look, what steps must be taken once a loved one enters the United States on a K-1 fiance visa.  the following are a few of the steps that must be [...]

What are the Fiance Visa Requirements (K-1 Visa Requirements)?

What is required for the K-1 fiance visa?  There is a lot (a lot) of information out there.  If you are confused by it, the following is meant to be a straight forward explanation of what the basic requirements are.   For additional questions, please contact a New York City K-1 Visa lawyer.  It doesn’t matter [...]

K-1 Visa Documentation Requirements Increase At Vermont Service Center

The Vermont Service Center has announced that it has heightened its requirements for K-1 fiance visas processed at the service center. Specifically, the service center will now require more documentation that a couple has met during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the K-1 petition.  With the heightened requirements, many K-1 fiancee visa [...]

Are You Engaged to a U.S. Citizen? Frequently Asked Questions

Congratulations on your recent engagement.  You probably have a lot of planning to do   …and a lot of questions that need to be answered.  If you are marrying a U.S. citizen, here are the answers to some common marriage visa questions.  If your question is not answered below, get it answered by contacting  a marriage [...]

What Are The Steps in the Fiancee Visa Process?

The K-1 Visa (Fiancee Visa) Process is easily misunderstood and underestimated by many K-1 couples.  They simply do not realize the many steps that are necessary for the process – and the length of the process.  The following is meant to provide a general outline of the K-1 fiancee visa process.  For a more detailed [...]

K-2 Visa Holders Do Not Age Out – Board of Immigration Appeals Rules

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has recently ruled that a K-2 visa holder who had been under 21 when he entered the United States could adjust status – even after turning 21.

In the case, the K-2 visa holder entered the United States with his mother when he was 19 years old.  Within a [...]

Immigration Marriage Fraud May Lead To Jail Time

The U.S. sentenced a Mexican soup opera star to 30 days of jail for entering into a sham marriage and committing Immigration Marriage Fraud.  Marriage fraud has real consequences and individuals who are thinking about it should know that both the U.S. citizen and the foreign national face up to five years in prison (and/or [...]

District Court In Oregon Throws Out K-1 Visa Lawsuit

A Federal District Court in Oregon has thrown out a class action lawsuit that was filed there by K-1 visa Petitioners and Beneficiaries.  The K-1 visa allows for foreign nationals to immigrate to the United States to marry their U.S. citizen fiance(e)s.

The lawsuit was brought because of perceived injustices against K-1 visa applicants by [...]

Immigration Judge Adjusts Status For “Aged Out” K-2 Status Holder

An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina has allowed a K-2 status holder to adjust status to permanent residency despite the K-2 holder having turned 21 before the adjustment of status application’s submission.

K-2 visas are issued to minor children of K-1 fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens.  To qualify for the K-2, the child must be [...]

Immigration Agency To Adjudicate All Adam Walsh Subject Marriage and Fiance Visas At Vermont Service Center

The Immigration agency has announced plans to adjudicate all marriage and fiance(e) visa applications subject to the Adam Walsh Act at the Vermont Service Center.  The Adam Walsh Act requires that the Immigration agency affirmatively determine that a Petitioner will not be a risk to an immigration beneficiary, if that petitioner has been convicted of [...]

Immigration Court Allows K-1 Visa Holder to Adjust Status After Marriage Ends

The BIA Immigration Court has recently ruled that a foreign national who entered into the United States through the K-1 Visa can adjust status to a permanent resident even after the marriage to the K-1 Visa petitioner has ended.  In the case, Matter of Sesay, the K-1 visa holder had married the U.S. citizen spouse [...]

How Many K-1 Visas Are Issued Each Year?

If you are a U.S. citizen who wishes to marry a noncitizen currently outside of the United States, you probably know what the K-1 visa is.  For those of you who don’t know, the K-1 visa allows a fiance or fiancee of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States for the sole purpose of [...]

9th Circuit Affirms K-1 Visa Cannot Adjust By Marrying Another

The 9th Circuit has affirmed that an applicant who enters the United States on a K-1 visa can only adjust status after marrying the petitioner who petitioned for the foreign national to obtain a K-1 visa.  The extent to which this case can be applied to similar situations across the United States is debatable.  If [...]

Seeking Marriage Visa? Immigration Agency May Be Watching Your Social Network Data

If you and your lover are seeking a marriage visa or a fiancee visa, make sure you act appropriately on all social networking sites.   The immigration agency may be watching your profile and posts, and may misinterpret an innocent statement made by you or one of your friends to mean that you and your lover [...]

Are Consulates Targeting K-1 Fiance Visas?

Are U.S. Consulates targeting K-1 fiance visas?  That is a recent allegation made by many couples and their immigration attorneys who have seen a more hostile approach taken by Consulates when interviewing foreign national fiances and fiancees.  Whether or not the K-1 Visa is being targeted is difficult to discern.  What is not difficult to [...]