Fiancee Petitions

Family-Related Visas for Fiancee, Spouse, and Children

The K-1 visas are for fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens who are entertaining for the sole purpose of getting married within 90 days of their admission to the the U.S. Minor children of the K-1 visa-holder are eligible as derivatives for admission under the K-2 visa. Individuals must establish that they have the legal capacity to marry and that they met the U.S. citizen within two years of filing the petition. The K-3 visa is a relatively new visa fashioned to get around the procedural difficulties of the immigrant visa process. It is designed for people already married to U.S. citizens, when the U.S. citizen spouse has filed an immediate-relative immigrant petition, and the beneficiary seeks admission while awaiting its approval. The children of the K-3 are issued K-4 visas; K-3 and K-4 visa-holders are admitted for two years. A person who enters under a K visa is not eligible to change to another non-immigrant status