The Fiancee Visa is referred to as a K-1 visa or I-129 visa. This is the
only viable way to bring your fiancee into America. Other means, such as
obtaining a travel or visitors visa are nearly impossible. People who have
tried having others sponsor their fiancees have also run into problems
with the US Embassy holding or denying their visa applications.
Possessing a B-1/B-2 visitor visa is, sometimes, a gray area where
women have actually been arrested by Immigration and Naturalization
officers once they have landed on U.S. soil. Deportation and a restriction
can be placed on his/her future Fiancee Visa applications for an extended
period, possibly 3-5 years.
Others have tried to buck the system and marry in their fiancee's
country. Unfortunately, they soon found themselves mired a paperwork
jungle, taking 3-4 times as long, and sometimes not succeeding at all in
having their fiancees declared eligible to enter the U.S.
You must be a registered U.S. citizen to file for a Fiancee Visa.
You must have met your fiancee PERSONALLY within
the two years prior to your application. You must also prove the ability
to provide financial support her financially in order for her to come to the U.S. You and your fiancee
must be free and legal to marry. If either you or your fiancee have
previously been married, you must be either divorced, widowed or the
marriage officially annulled before applying for a fiancee visa.
You may have heard that 35-45% of the Fiancee Visa petitions filed are
not initially approved. This seems accurate. Most of the time the problem is a
mistake in filling out the paperwork or lack of inclusion of some
paperwork. When this happens, you are sent a letter asking you to send
the proper documentation or possibly to resubmit the entire application.
The sad part about this is that you must now wait again to see if your paperwork is
now finally correct. If not, the whole circle begins again, possibly taking months
to correct. Your application can be denied if the documentation is
incorrect, not "refused", as the US Government would not wish to use
these words. But, it means the same thing in actuality. This is within their
legal rights as the "accepting" country. Having a visa "denied" reflects upon
you, as your fianceee will surely have friends who had no problems
obtaining a visa through us or another agency. And, they will question your
sincerity in wanting your fiancee as a spouse, even though you are an
"innocent" bystander in the matter.
Once your application has been approved, your fiancee must go to the
U.S. Embassy and talk with a consulate official who will ask her questions
regarding the information on the application. The official will ask "trick
questions" during this embassy interview (standard procedure). If she fails to answer
the questions satisfactorily, the official may order an investigation that can
possible take up to 1 year to conclude. We provide you with the answers and tell
you what questions are asked to insure you will not have any problems.
This also relaxes your fiancee. Knowing what to expect during the
interview is critically important. If your fiancee is well prepared, she will be
calm, confident and accurate during the interview and this is very, very
important. We offer this level of assistance because we have gone through
all of this ourselves and know the pitfalls that await those that are
improperly prepared.
Once your fiancee arrives in the U.S. and passes through customs, you
have 90 days from the time her passport is stamped to get legally
married. If you do not marry for some reason, she will have to return to
her native country. This does not mean that you cannot resubmit another
request for a Fiancee Visa in the future.
After marriage there is more paperwork to fill out and we can assist you
with this, too. We do not abandon you once your fiancee has arrived, as
do some other agencies. We offer complete and total services to you to
assure your satisfaction in the visa process.
Most of all, we fill your papers in correctly.
