Congratulations on moving your relationship to the next step! The Fiancee Visa, although a long and confusing process, is the proper visa to bring a Fiancee into the United States for the purpose of marrying a US Citizen and immigrating to the US. The K-1 Fiancee Visa is an Immigrant Visa used for 1 trip to the US to marry within 90 days after entry to the US Citizen that petitioned her.
This post will tie together the many common questions and our office resources to provide a helpful guide for US Citizens considering the K1 Visa process for their foreign fiance.
No, only the US Consulate General in Guangzhou China can issue an Immigrant Visa and the K-1 Fiance Visa. The following Consulates CANNOT perform the Interview:
The below blog post helps locate the USCIS Tool to see up-to-date processing times. If a filing is taking too long, it is best to see if it is processing at the same pace as others.
If the filing is processing slowly, the USCIS Website has an electronic request submission feature that would ask for a USCIS Officer to look into the matter and see what is the delay. The link to that submission feature should be used after checking the average processing time. It is not possible to submit a request early. Only requests outside of normal processing time are able to use the following Electronic Request Submission link: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=onpt
Our office has an Immigration Checklist here: /immigration/immigration-checklist-what-our-law-office-generally-recommends/
Below is a template our office has created to assist:
There are generally 2 interviews.
The Guangzhou Consulate provides the following instructions for consular interviews: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/GUZ-Guangzhou.html
The I-134 is an Affidavit of Support. The I-134 and its financial supporting documents are required in the Fiancee Visa Process. The affidavit of Support allows the US Embassy to evaluate the financial stability of the US Citizen and their ability to support the foreign fiance. More information on the I-134 may be found here: /immigration/youtube-the-i-134-affidavit-of-support/
Typically, no! A pending K Visa process does not in of itself allow someone to travel to the US. If the Chinese Fiancee has a Tourist Visa, then temporary travel to the US is possible; however, having a non-immigrant tourist visa to travel to the US does not mean you will 100% be able to enter the US during an immigrant filing. The safest travel is travel with the K-1 Fiance Visa.
The Consular Interview is the time and place when a consulate officer will investigate the relationship and supporting documents. The normal questions are generally:
For the USCIS Green Card Interview, the following questions, apart from the above, may likely be asked:
If you require assistance with the Chinese Fiance Visa process, please consider contacting our office to set up a consultation with our Immigration Attorney.
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