K-1 Visas Attorney in Evanston, Illinois
What is a K-1 visa?
What is a K-1 visa?
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a K1 visa also known as a fiance visa
involves an individual filing a petition
on behalf of their fiance just like the
name says uh the process is initiated by
filing form
I129F with US Citizenship and
Immigration Services
once USCIS approves that petition the
case is then sent to the US Embassy
Abroad the applicant will need to
complete an online application known as
a DS 160 the petitioner will have to
show that they have the financial means
to support the fiance that he or she
will not become a public uh charge upon
the United States once those two steps
have been completed in addition to
uploading certain documents a visa
interview will be scheduled so the
applicant will then attend this
interview get the
visa enter the United States and the
applicant and the petitioner will have
90 days within which to get married once
a marriage does take place the
beneficiary will then have to file an
adjustment of status application to
change their status to that of a legal
permanent resident it usually takes
about based on current timelines I
should say about 10 to 14 months for a
green card application to be approved
and depending on how long that marriage
has been then the individual will either
have a 2-year green card or a 10-year
green card but in in this example that I
gave you it took about 10 to 14 months
therefore the applicant will likely get
a conditional green card which is going
to be valid for 2 years
Evanston, IL immigration attorney Alen Takhsh talks about K-1 visas.
