| Frequently Asked Questions |
How long will it take to
get us start working on my petition?
We’ll begin immediately after receiving your information packet. |
Do I need to fill out any forms for the
USCIS?
No, we will fill out all the forms for you. |
Should I hire an attorney?
You can if you wish to pay more for a visa and adjustment of status.
The attorneys cannot get your petition approved any faster than any
one else even though they may say they can.USCIS will
not accept additional fees to expedite your approval. We are visa
specialists trained by attorneys to give you superior service at a
reasonable price. |
How will I know if my birth certificate
or divorce decree is sufficient?
We will inspect all documents to verify compliance with USCIS requirements. |
Can I do this myself by use of a visa
kit?
The USCIS paper work process is very complicated. If your forms are
not prepared correctly you can expect long delays and possible denial
of your petition. In some cases relationships will suffer. Fiancee
or spousal kits are not a suitable replacement for expert service. |
Do you send in original birth certificates,
passports?
No, good clear copies are acceptable. |
Do you have to have a religious marriage
ceremony to be considered legal?
If the marriage is considered legal in the country it was performed,
the U.S. will consider it legal. It does not matter if the marriage
was a civil or religious marriage. |
How long after approval of the petition
does my fiancee wait to get the paper work from the National Visa
Center?
This can take some time. The U.S.C.I.S. will send the approved petition
information to the National Visa Center for transmittal to the Consulates.
The Foreign consulate will forward the paper work to the consulate
nearest your fiancee. |
The following questions depend on your
circumstances:
How do I know if I should submit a fiancee or a spousal visa?
How does one obtain permanent residency status? |
What do you need to file for a fiancée
visa?
You must be a U.S. Citizen. Permanent residents of the U.S. are not
allowed to obtain fiancée visas. You must have met your fiancée
in person in the last two years. He/she cannot obtain a visitors visa
to visit the U.S. you will have to go to her country to meet her. |
Why shouldn’t I do the paper
work myself?
The general feeling of the fiancée visas inside the USCIS
is negative. They don’t always turn down visas, they use any
minor error or omission in the competition of the paper work submitted
to them, they hold on to the paper work for months and then return
it with a cover sheet telling you what you did wrong or didn’t
complete. We know what is required and expected by the USCIS to
avoid delays. |
How long does he/she have to come to
the U.S. after receiving the fiancée visa?
He/she will have six months to come to the U.S. on a fiancée
visa. Once they are in the U.S. you will need to marry with in 90
days. If you do not marry with in the 90 day time limit he/she will
have to back to their country. |
Why does the USCIS look for ways to
prevent fiancée visas?
USCIS officials think that the fiancée visas are sham relationships,
created to get around they system. If they can find an excuse to
return your petition for correction or investigation, they are perfectly
with-in their rights to do so and are not subject to any criticism.
Their goal is not turn down the fiancée visas but to stall
and delay the approval long enough so that one or both of you will
give up. The usual result is that the fiancée becomes convinced
that his/her American fiancée is not serious about marrying
and the engagement ends. |
Should I apply for a tourist or other
type of visa?
If your fiancée is under the age of 40 years old and never
been to the United States or Western Europe he or she will most
likely only qualify for the fiancée visa. The chances of
he/she obtaining another type of visa is very small. There have
been many attempts to get business visas, medical visas, educational
visas and others all have failed. Not only did these attempts fail
but they increased the time it took to get their fiancées
to the U.S. It made it much more difficult for their fiancée’s
to obtain the fiancée visas.
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Why did the USCIS create the spousal
visa?
In August 2001, they created the spousal visa to help delay long
waiting periods for the foreign spouse to immigrate into the U.S.
It was almost always a mistake for an American Citizen to marry
overseas and then petition to immigrate his foreign bride. It did
take up to two years or more to process the immigrant spousal visa.
The new K-3 spousal visa regulations have helped to shorten the processing
time for a spousal visa from years to months. The processing time
has been reduced however it still takes several months to process
the K-3 spousal visa. Even though you are married the USCIS and the
US Consulates believe a lot of foreigners want to obtain a green
card and live in the U.S. permanently. Immigration officials do
not want foreigners to immigrate married or not. Your case is the
same as any other case and will be examined in detail. |
Can I petition for his/her children
to come to United States?
If children are over the age of 18, an overseas marriage to a child’s
parent will deny that child the ability to obtain a green card.
It is possible for the child to obtain a K4 visa, but child will
not be able to obtain a green card as a dependent of the mother.
The basis for the child’s green card would be the step parent
relationship of the American Citizen, but that relationship must
be established through marriage before the child’s 18th birthday.
When the mother enters the US on a K-1 fiancée visa it is
possible for the unmarried child under 21 years of age to obtain
a K2 visa and later a green card. |
What is permanent residence?
If your fiancée intends to live and work permanently in the
United States, your fiancée should apply to become a permanent
resident after your marriage. If your fiancée does not intend
to become a permanent resident after your marriage, your fiancée
or spouse must leave the country with-in the 90 day original nonimmigrant
admission. Your fiancée will initially receive conditional
permanent residence status for two years. Conditional permanent
residency is granted when the marriage relationship is less than
two years old at the time of adjustment to permanent residence status. |
Will my fiancee be able to get a work permit?
After arriving in the United States your fiancée will be
eligible to apply for a work permit. The USCIS may not be able to
process the work permit in the 90 day time limit for your marriage.
If your fiancée applies for adjustment to permanent resident
status, your fiancée must apply again for a new work permit
after he/she is married.
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