K-1 visa

[Taysuz96 0]

Hi i am a us citizen. i was wondering. Can i apply for k-1 visa outside the us? Do i need a job? 

[gregcrs2 1,778]

Based on your previous thread, you have a spouse.  If that is correct, you cannot do a K-1 Visa.

[Taysuz96 0]

7 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

Based on your previous thread, you have a spouse.  If that is correct, you cannot do a K-1 Visa.

We are not married by law yet just by the church we are trying to find the fastest n easy way to get to america. Am i able to apply outside us and do i need a job? Otherwise i would ask this question

[Crazy Cat 41,918]

2 minutes ago, Taysuz96 said:

We are not married by law yet just by the church we are trying to find the fastest n easy way to get to america. Am i able to apply outside us and do i need a job? Otherwise i would ask this question

You are married......You need a CR-1 visa for your spouse to immigrate to the US.  Playing games with the USCIS can have severe and unwanted consequences. Yes, you can apply outside the US, but you must show evidence of intent to live in US.  You will have to show evidence that you can support your spouse in the US, or you must find a sponsor......

Edited December 9, 2017 by missileman

[Dashinka 24,526]

More than likely a religious wedding will not pass muster with a K1 application even if it was not legally registered.  There are many threads (quite a few recently) asking this question and the overwhelming advice given is to give up the K1 route, get the marriage certified legally, and take the CR1/IR1 route.  Trying to convince USCIS or a consulate officer that a religious wedding is not too married for a K1 is a big uphill battle and for many a complete waste of time.

 

Good Luck!

[Murph4865 597]

Just now, Dee elle said:

There is no fastest and easiest way to get to the US, period. Every way is slow costly and challenging..Get used to that idea...or don't even start the process. And give up trying to find a way around it ... won't work.....

What i think is funny the person says they a re a U.S. Citizen  but still yet has problems understaand this process, is all it takes is research and if you are a true U.S. Citizen  then you should also know how tough immigration laws are in this country.

[TNJ17 1,329]

From all the horror stories people have told on this forum about wasting their time with a K1 when they had religious engagement ceremonies why would you wanna go that route? If you wanted a K1 you needed to stay clear of anything that would be even remotely close to a union. At this current time for USCIS, there is no faster way to get to the US. Everything is taking longer and longer, K1s are talking almost a year and spousal more like a year and a half. And it’s only gonna get worse. If you apply K1 now, you will waste all of your time because when you significant other gets to their interview they will see the religious ceremony and deny your visa. Then it goes back and you have to actually get married legally and start the spouse process from the beginning. You will have wasted almost a year and all that money for nothing. Just start spouse visa. 

 

And to answer your other question. Yes you need a job. Lol who doesn’t need a job. How do you even live? You need to prove to immigration that you make at least 125% the poverty line and that your spouse will not become a public charge to the US. You’re gonna need 3 years of tax returns, w2s, and the works. Get started on all that. 

[JFH 12,190]

Why a K-1 visa? A K-1 visa is a wonderful idea for a select group of people - namely those that struggle to be approved for B-2 visas to visit their loved ones in the USA so cannot marry before immigrating. For those in VWP countries or other countries with a good history of abiding by the immigration laws who can visit regularly, and for couples living together overseas it's far better to marry first and then apply for a CR-1. 

 

Why? Your spouse is then a permanent resident upon arrival. She can work immediately, travel internationally, get a driver's license, and has the rights of a permanent resident from day one. She has security and status here and the countdown to citizenship (if that is her aim) is started right away. Wouldn't you want your wife to have permanent and full status right away? If you do a K-1 she cannot work for several months. She is in limbo for over a year. It's more expensive. It takes longer to become a citizen. 

 

What's the rush if you're already living together? Spousal visas and fiancé visas are not about getting to America as fast as possible. They are about being able to live with your spouse - you have already achieved that. 

[Sunnyland 639]

15 hours ago, Murph4865 said:

What i think is funny the person says they a re a U.S. Citizen  but still yet has problems understaand this process, is all it takes is research and if you are a true U.S. Citizen  then you should also know how tough immigration laws are in this country.

You would not believe how many US citizens know NOTHING about immigration rules. Not everybody will understand the whole process unless they need to be part of it. The average american citizen simply don't care because they don't have to. 

[JFH 12,190]

I think the OP's biggest challenge is deciding whether they are married or not. In his previous thread she was his wife, but once he heard that a spousal visa was slower than a fiancé they are suddenly no longer married. Nice try. 

 

OP, if you have had any form of ceremony a K-1 won't work.