About K-1 Visa
The K-1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa designed for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a US citizen who is outside of the US. Please note that K-1 is a visa service, therefore the application is not only to be submitted to the USCIS, but also to the US Embassy or Consulate in the country where the fiancé(e) resides. The purpose of the K-1 Visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the US and marry their US citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival; therefore, holders of the K-1 Visa are prohibited from studying or working in the US. After marriage, as the spouse of a US citizen, you may then apply for adjustment of status to a permanent resident (LPR) with USCIS and start a happy and prosperous new life in the US.
Due to frequent cases of fake marriage arrangements, USCIS requires the applicants to provide evidence such as photographs and other proof to show that the relationship with the fiancé(e) is genuine, and that the US citizen sponsor and the fiancé(e) must have met in person within the last two years of the submission of visa application (unless it is contrary in the US citizen sponsor’s or foreign-citizen fiancé(e)’s culture to meet before marriage).
After you or your fiancé(e) satisfy the requirements of K-1 Visa, eligible unmarried children of the K-1 Visa holder can then apply for K-2 Visa to come to the US to reunify with the family. Please click on corresponding modules for more specific information on K-2 Visa.
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