San Diego Office: 619-717-8516 1.  You and your fiancée must both be free to get married at the time you file your petition. This means that you are both not married at the time the petition is filed with USCIS.  Wait until your divorce is final before you file your K1 petition. 

I want to file a K-1 Fiance Visa for my Fiancee in France.  She has filed for divorce from her husband.  The divorce is not final.  Can I file for a K1  fiance visa while we wait for the divorce to be final?  No.  Unfortunately, you will need to wait until the divorce is complet

Sacramento Office: 916-760-7270 or 888-801-6558 If you had been married for more than two years at the time you received your green card  through marriage then you received a permanent green card.  In this case you do not have any conditions to remove from your green card. You can l

I entered the United States with a K1 fiance Visa.  It has been almost 90 days and we have not gotten married.  Can I extend the fiancé visa?  A. No, you cannot file to extend your fiancé visa. If you enter on a K1 fiance visa then you need to marry the U.S. citizen who filed the

Reno Office: 775-636-6494 I filed a K-1 Fiance Visa for my fiancé in the Philippines a few months ago.  I visited her a couple of weeks ago and while I was there on the spur of the moment we decided to get married.  Can I proceed with the K-1 Fiance Visa?  Unfortunately, because y

Currently, the K1 Fiance visa process from beginning to end should take about 9 months assuming that there are no errors in your paperwork and USCIS does not need additional evidence.  This time period can change. If there are errors in your paperwork or USCIS needs additional eviden

Sacramento Office: 916-760-7270 or 888-801-6558 If you enter the United States with a K1 fiance visa then you are eligible to apply for work authorization.  The key word here is apply.   You can apply to obtain your work authorization card.  However, you cannot work until you have

I would like to obtain a green card for my brother in another country.  How long is the process taking for a United States Citizen to Petition his sibling? It depends on what country your sibling is from. For most countries they are currently processing cases from 11 years ago. But f

The K1 Fiance visa process from beginning to end should take about 6 months assuming that there are no errors in your paperwork and USCIS does not need additional evidence.  If there are errors in your paperwork or USCIS needs additional evidence then the process can drag on for addi