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K Visas Given High Priority

K Visas Given High Priority

As immigration processing and consular operations returned to normal operations after the COVID closures, the DOS has given the processing of K visas high priority. The U.S. Department of State (DOS), which processes K visa applications, has instructed U.S. Embassies and Consulates to give the processing of K visa cases high priority. Many K visa applications were delayed due to the global pandemic.

Form I-129F is officially called The Petition for Alien Fiancé. According to the DOS website, while an I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) is typically valid for a limited period, consular officers have the authority to revalidate the I-129F petition in four month increments. DOS said most cases impacted by the suspension of routine visa services or COVID-19 travel restrictions will not be required to file a new I-129F petition.

What Is A K Visa?

K-1 Visa
The K-1 visa is available to the fiancés of U.S. citizens living outside of the United States. Also known as a fiancé visa, a K-1 visa allows the foreign partner of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States to get married.

K-2 Visa
If a K-1 visa recipient has unmarried children under the age of 21 who they would like to bring with them into the U.S., they will need to additionally apply for a K-2 visa.

K-3 Visa
A non-citizen who is already married to a U.S. citizen may want to pursue a K-3 visa, which would allow them to legally enter and reside in the U.S. with their spouse while their immigrant visa petition is still being processed.

K-4 Visa
A K-4 visa would allow a K-3 visa recipient to bring their minor children with them.

Once a K-visa recipient enters the United States, they have 90 days to marry the individual sponsoring their K-visa, or they will have to leave and go through the visa application process again if they wish to come back.

Current U.S. immigration laws allow foreign nationals to enter the U.S. to marry a sponsoring U.S. citizen, but there are strict rules applicable to this kind of visa. Any failure to follow USCIS procedures – and especially a failure to actually marry the sponsoring citizen – can lead to a rejected application, deportation from the United States, and potentially other serious consequences.

Illinois Immigration Attorney

If you are married or engaged to a U.S. citizen and want to move to the United States, contact the experienced immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, to advise you on your case. Please contact our office or call us at 855-554-6369.  

 

Mario Godoy
Mario Godoy
Immigration Lawyer and Illinois Crimmigration Attorney

Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.

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