K1 Visa: the Fiance Visa
If you are a citizen of the United States who is engaged to be married to a foreign citizen or if you are considering marriage, the K-1 visa is the most obvious US immigration option. The K1 visa permits you, as a U.S. citizen, to bring your would-be spouse to America for a ninety day time period, during which time your fiance must either marry you or return to his or her home country. One important aspect of the K1 visa is that there is no legal requirement that you and your fiance have to get married if you decide, for whatever reason, not to follow through with the marriage.
K3 Visa: Visa for Spouses
The Form I-129F is not just an immigration visa petition for a fiance but may also be used by a spouse. Among other provisions, the Legal Immigration and Family Equality Act, the so-called LIFE Act, expanded the availability of K visas to include the spouses, the K3 visa, and minor (under 21 and unmarried) children of U.S. citizens who are residing abroad, and the K4 visa. In order to obtain a K-3 visa, the American spouse must have submitted an I-130 immigrant petition. Once the I-130 receipt notice is received from USCIS, the US citizen spouse can then file the I-129F.
K4 Visa: Visa for Children
In addition to allowing spouses of U.S. citizens to enter the U.S. to apply for adjustment of status, Congress created the K-4 visa to allow minor children (under 21 and unmarried) of K-3 spouses to enter the U.S. as well.
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