Fiancée Visas (K-1), K-3/K-4 Visas, and V-Visas
Fiancée visas (K-1) are very specific, and the petition can only be filed in the United States. For information on this process, please see the fiancée visa site at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Please note the following requirements before applying:
- Both petitioner and beneficiary must be legally able and willing to conclude a valid marriage in the United States.
- The petitioner and beneficiary must have met in person within two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition, unless the Attorney General waives that requirement.
Once your sponsor has filed in the U.S., the petition is approved, and you have been notified by the Immigrant Visa section in Caracas, then proceed to the following step under After the petition is approved, what's next? and follow the instructions on Fiancée.
K-3 and K-4 Visas were implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to reduce the separations immediate family members of U.S. citizens may experience while waiting abroad for an immigrant visa. This is for the spouse of a U.S. citizen, and the spouse's unmarried children under 21 years of age. This will allow them to enter the United States as nonimmigrant, re-unite with their family, and then apply for immigrant status while in the country, and must be filed in the United States. For information on this process please see the K-3 / K-4 visa site at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Please note the following requirements before applying.
To be eligible for a K-3 visa, an applicant MUST:
- Be the spouse of a U.S. citizen
- Have Form I-130 filed on his/her behalf by the U.S. citizen spouse
- Have Form I-129F completed and submitted by his/her U.S. citizen spouse
Once your sponsor has filed in the U.S., the petition is approved, and you have been notified by the Immigrant Visa section in Caracas, and then proceed to the following step under After the petition is approved, what's next? and follow the instructions on K-3 / K-4 visas.
V Visas were implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to allow certain spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents to reside and work in the United States while waiting to obtain immigrant status. Persons granted V nonimmigrant status must still wait until an immigrant visa number (priority date) becomes available — in accordance with Department of State's monthly Visa Bulletin — to apply for their Green Card. Please see the V Visa site at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for additional information.
To be eligible for a V Visa, the spouse or unmarried child (under 21 years of age) of a lawful permanent resident MUST:
- Have Form I-130 filed on his/her behalf before December 21, 2000
- Have been waiting for at least three years after the Form I-130 was filed
Once your sponsor has filed in the U.S., the petition is approved, and you have been notified by the Immigrant Visa section in Caracas, then proceed to the following step under After the petition is approved, what's next? and follow the instructions on V visas.
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