K-1 or Fiancee Visas
Indonesian Fiancee Visa Preparation Help
I-129F is the first steps necessary for a foreign citizen beneficiary to come to the U.S. for marriage and residence.
To qualify for a fiancé(e) / K visa, the following criteria must be met:
- one party is a U.S. citizen;
- both parties are legally free to marry;
- the marriage will take place within 90 days of the fiancé(e) entering the United States on the fiancé(e) visa.
To file a petition for fiancé(e) / K visa for an intended alien spouse, an American Citizen fiancée/fiancé must file the Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F with the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States. 129F petition cannot be filed at an Embassy, Consulate or U.S. Immigration office abroad.
It generally takes 3 - 6 months for USCIS to adjudicate an I-129F. The approved petition is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) in New Hampshire for additional processing before being forwarded to the Embassy or Consulate having jurisdiction over the fiancé(e) visa applicant's place of residence.
Receipt of the approved petition overseas takes a minimum of 4 weeks. An approved I-129F is valid for four months from the date of approval.
Consular Section will notify beneficiary via email when the approved petition is received from the NVC and provide the beneficiary with the necessary forms and instructions to apply for a K1 visa. A fiancé(e) visa applicant is an intending immigrant therefore, must meet documentary requirements similar to the requirements of an immigrant visa applicantFiancé(e) Visa Interview
Visa interviews are a discussion between the consular officer and the applicant. The US citizen petitioner may accompany the beneficiary to the interview, but may be asked to remain outside the room for part of the interview. Due to space constraints, third parties (including lawyers) are generally not allowed to be present at the interview, though exceptions may be granted for those who do not speak Indonesian or English and need a translator, or those who need physical assistance.
All visa applicants between age 14 and 80 will have fingerprints scanned at the time of the interview.
Each applicant, regardless of age, must appear in person for his/her interview. At that time, all the documents will be evaluated and a decision will be made. There can be no guarantee regarding the outcome of the interview, and applicants are advised not to make travel arrangements until after the visa has been approved.
Please note that applicant should plan to be at the Embassy throughout the entire morning.
After the Visa Approved an Issued
K-1 visa is valid for six months for a single entry into the U.S. After the beneficiary receives a K-1 visa, the beneficiary travels to the U.S. to marry the petitioner. The marriage must be legally possible according to laws of the state in the United States where the marriage will take place. The marriage must be concluded within 90 days of the visa applicant’s admission into the United States, otherwise the alien must leave the U.S.
After the marriage, the foreign spouse must file Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live.
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After marrying, an Adjustment of Status (using a USCIS form I-485[2]) must be filed that will convert the
K1 fiancee and K2 children status to that of Conditional Lawful Permanent Resident Status, e.g., a green
card. It can take as long as a year after the filing of a correct I-485 to be invited to a local USCIS Office
for an interview of the Petitioner, K1 fiancee, and any K2 children. The interviewer is essentially
interested in ascertaining if the marriage is legitimate, and will ask questions a genuine couple should have
no issue answering, for example, Who normally does the grocery shopping?, What night does the garbage go
out?, When was the last time your spouse took the day off work?. If the interview goes well, the I-551
green card will arrive in the mail in a few weeks - although post September 11, this time has been increased
due to a backlog in CIA processing of background checks. If the Petitioner or the fiancee does not attend the
Interview, the fiancee will lose legal status and must leave the US.
Expert Tip # 6
Request the consulate to open a “Provisional File”. Once USCIS completes its review of your I-129F, it will send you a notice, I-797C advising the application is approved, then hand off the file to the U.S. State Department to be sent to the overseas consulate that handles the region where your Fiancee is. Typically about a month will go by before the consulate receives the file, and can take action to contact your Fiancee and send her Packet 3. The I-797C that you receive will confirm which consulate the file is being sent to. Contact the consulate immediately via phone or fax and ask if they can open a “Provisional File”. If that consulate allows them to open such a file, then send them a fax requesting this, along with a copy of the I-797C that you received. The consulate will not schedule an interview with your Fiancee until the actual file has arrived, but can send the Packet 3 to your Fiancee for her to respond to.
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