How To Acquire A Visa Under U.S. Immigration Law For Your Foreign-Born Fiancé

If you fell in love with a person who is a foreign national living outside the U.S. you may want to petition for a K3 (fiancé) visa. The K3 visa will permit your loved one to join you in the U.S. for the purposes of getting married. Furthermore, the K3 visa may allow your loved one to acquire permanent resident status once the marriage has occurred. However, there has been many recent changes to the U.S. immigration law which may make it very difficult to acquire a K3 visa. The changes to the immigration law were made in an attempt to prevent people applying for K3 visas and marrying foreign born nationals for illegitimate reasons. The increased requirements and scrutiny of K3 visas have made it a lot more difficult for petitioners to acquire K3 visas. Therefore, if you fell in love with a person who is a foreign national, and want the person to live with you in the United States you should contact a Tampa immigration attorney for help with the K3 visa application process.

A seasoned Tampa immigration lawyer will be well versed in the procedures and requirements necessary for obtaining a K3 visa. Typically, the first step in acquiring a fiancé visa is to have the U.S. citizen file an I-129F petition. The petition must be sent to the appropriate USCIS Service Center, which is based upon the geographic residency of the petitioning U.S. Citizen. Once the petition is received the USCIS will issue a Notice of Action Form I-797, which is basically a receipt confirming they received the I-129F petition. In order to avoid delays the Tampa immigration attorney should make certain the I-129F is complete and accurate. If additional information is need the USCIS will put the visa application on hold and send a request for additional evidence. This can cause extensive delays and even jeopardize the application’s approval.

Once the I-129F is approved by the United Stated Citizenship and Immigration Services, the UCSIS will send a notification to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that issues visas in the immigrant’s country of nationality. The U.S. Embassy or Consulate will then request an interview with the immigrant to discuss the application. The petitioning immigrant should bring all the necessary documentation to the interview and be well prepared to respond to the investigators questions.

If you are interested in marrying a person who is not currently entitled to reside in the United States you can contact Florida Law Group for assistance. Our team of experienced Tampa immigration lawyers can provide you with a legal strategy that will allow your loved one to lawfully reside in the U.S.