K1 Visa or Tourist Visa?

Getting your fiancee from Thailand to the USA usually takes a K1 Visa. Some people however opt for the Tourist visa and this creates problems. Did you know that the rejection rate at the US Embassy in Thailand is a whopping 90%.

That’s right – Get a K1 Visa. See the video about the K1 Visa verses the Tourist visa in Thailand.

K1 Visa VDO

What Is a Fiancé(e)?

A fiancé(e) is a person who is engaged or contracted to be married. The marriage must be legally possible according to laws of the state in the  United States   where the marriage will take place.

In general, the two people must have met in person within the past two years. The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants some exceptions to this requirement. For example, it may be contrary in some traditions for a man and woman to meet before marriage.

Sometimes the USCIS considers a person a “fiancé(e)” even though a marriage contract has been concluded. In such cases, the American citizen petitioner and his/her spouse have not met, and they have not consummated the marriage.

K1 Visa Documents

There are a need for certain documents:

Proof of Having Met your fiancee in the past 2 years:

Copies of all airline boarding passes, train passes, itineraries, hotel receipts, passport stamps (make sure you can read the dates on the stamps)

Color Photo’s of you and your fiance(e) together. Make sure you write your names, date, and location on the back of every photo. Provide two to five photo’s

Sometime you can add more documents to boost the application such as copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, email etc

See:

• K1 Visa
• K1 Visa Application

K1 Visa Procedure

 K1 and K2 Visa Basic Outline:
Your K1 visa is only the first step in a process ending in a Green Card.

Step 1: 

•  Your file the I-129F petition for your fiancee with the USCIS.  In term so time you are looking at 4 months.

Step 2:

•  After the petition has been approved it is sent to the Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) where they process and forwarded it to the correct embassy and consulate.

Step 3:

• Once you have obtained the K1 Fiancee Visa it is good for only 1 entry into the US within 6 months of the issue date. A K2 Visa holder (child) may enter up to one year after the K1, but a K2 Visa holder may not enter America prior to the K1.

Step 4:

• Once in America you have 90 days to get married

Step 5:

• Once married  you must apply for her Adjustment of Status, Form I-485, to become a permanent resident.

Step 6:

• If your I-485 is approved prior to two years after you were married you will be issued a “Conditional” Permanent Resident status (green card) which is valid for only two years.

Step 7:

• If you were given a “conditional permanent residency”, after two years from the date you were granted this status, you will have to apply to have the “Conditional” status removed;

Step 8:

•  The final step is when she applies for American citizenship (naturalization).

See:

• K1 Process
• K1 Visa
• K1 Questions

K1 Fiance Visa – What is it?

What is this K1 Visa:

•  The K1 fiancee visa enables American Citizens to bring their foreign fiancee to the US for the purpose of getting married.

• The K2 visa is to allow unmarried children of the fiancee to move to America as well.

See:

• K1 Visa Procedures
• K1 Visa Application