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| O Visa: Film and Television Professionals, Arts, Actors, Models, Musicians, Crews and More |
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K1| K3 : Fiancé, Fianceé (Marriage) Visa |
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Suitable for foreign spouses of US Citizens |
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Overview:
There are two distinct types of K visas available upon which foreign nationals may enter the U.S. The two types are differentiated based in part on whether the foreign national and the United States Citizen are planning on getting married or if they are already married.
The first type, the K-1 visa is intended for a fiancé of a United States Citizen who is currently abroad and wishes to enter the U.S.A. to get married.
The second type, the K-3 visa, is intended for the foreign national spouses of a United States Citizen who wishes to enter the U.S. to wait the processing of their green card petitions while in the U.S. with their United States Citizen Spouse. |
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K1 Visa: Fiancé, Fianceé |
To be classified as a fiancé or fiancée K-1 applicant, a foreign national must be the beneficiary of an approved visa petition wishing to enter the U.S. and marry within 90 days of entrance. An approved K-1 visa petition is valid for a period of four months from the date of approval and may be revalidated provided that the petitioner and the beneficiary remain legally free to marry and continue to intend to marry each other within 90 days after the beneficiary's admission into the United States.
The petitioning USC shall establish that the petitioner and K-1 beneficiary have met in person within the two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition. The petitioner may be exempt from this requirement only if it is established that compliance would result in extreme hardship to the petitioner or that compliance would violate strict and long-established customs of the K-1 beneficiary's foreign culture or social practice, as where marriages are traditionally arranged by the parents of the contracting parties and the prospective bride and groom are prohibited from meeting subsequent to the arrangement and prior to the wedding day. A K-1 applicant must also prove that they will not become a public charge. |
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K3 Visa: Spouse |
To be classified as a K-3 spouse, the alien spouse must be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition filed by a U.S. citizen and the beneficiary of an approved petition for a K-3 nonimmigrant visa. This visa is intended for foreign nationals already married to a USC, and currently awaiting the processing of their immediate relative visa petition. Foreign nationals entering the United States as a K-3 shall be admitted for a period of 2 years. |
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Children of K Visa holders: |
Under the K-1 Visa, a fiancé of a United States Citizen is allowed to enter the U.S. with their minor children. Of course additional evidence is required for this and should be discussed with an immigration attorney. The visa that is received by the minor child of the K-1 recipient is a K-2 Visa.
Under the K-3 Visa, the unmarried children may also enter the U.S. by showing the relation to the K-3 applicant. The visa that is received by the children of the K-3 holder is a K-4 Visa. |
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Contact us to let our legal team help you throughout this process, from discussing your options, to gathering and preparing the requisite evidentiary materials, preparing your family visa petition, and being available for any questions you may have throughout the process. |
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