K1 Visa Truth and Folklore

There is so much information out on the internet about the immigration K1 Visa that it is hard to know what truth is or what is myth. What is the challenge? First the information can either be out of date or just plain wrong. The second part is a company or law firm using different methods to get your K1 Visa submitted to the USCIS.

For instance there are many law firms that bond with the word of the instructions and law. The problem with sticking to the word of the USCIS instructionis it does not lend itself to providing a good portrayal of the couple. You have to provide more than just what the instructions ask.

The leading truth or myth - It takes a year or more to get a immigration K1 Visa. This is a myth. If done appropriately you can easily get a immigration K1 Visa within four to six months. Depending on the country that the immigrant fiance(e) is coming from, the marriage visa could be completed even earlier. I had a case where the fiancé was coming from Argentina. It just took six weeks for the paperwork to get processed and K1 Visa granted to the immigrant fiance. It all depends on the country and amount of applications being processed for that country. If your fiance/Fiancee is coming from Russia, Europe or any former Soviet State, then you can expect the average time to be between four and six months.

The next truth or myth - It is not beneficial to apply for a K1 Visa between the months of January and April. This is a truth. You want to plan ahead and avoid applying during these months. The USCIS will be expecting the most current tax year information from you. A lot of times taxes are done in April or March. If you apply within these months, ensure you first do your taxes and submit them with your submission. If you choose to submit your application without the most current year's tax filing, the USCIS will put your application on hold while they wait for you to send in the most current tax year.

Now let us say you do not submit your most current year's tax information. What happens? The USCIS will nicely send you a letter requesting verification of your current income through your 1040 filing. However since you did not send in a copy with your application, the USCIS can and most of the time requires a tax summary from the IRS. What does this mean? It means that you need to call the IRS and order a formal summary report. The summary takes about two weeks to reach you. All along your K1 Fiance/K1 Fiancee Visa application is sitting on hold waiting for the missing information. Now consider this, it takes two weeks to order the summary and then another two weeks for your application to get put back into a review status. In the best case scenario, you have added one month to your K1 Visa application process. In the worst case scenario your application gets put on someone's desk, gets lost or even denied because of the missing information. It is better to stay away from these months than to risk the scenarios above.

The third truth or legend - If a U.S Embassy does not exist in the country of my fiance(e) I cannot get a immigration K1 Visa for her or him. This is not true. In the case where a U.S Embassy does not exist in her or his country, the fiance(e) may opt to cross the border into a country that does hold a U.S Embassy. The means does take a little longer, but it is doable.

There is a lot of very attention-grabbing information out there and I commend those that take the K1 Visa process on themselves without the aid of an attorney. It can be a tricky process that does not leaned itself to romance or mistakes. Yet, when done properly it can go well and complete in generally a short amount of time.

Throughout the years I have responded to a lot of myths. Some of the folklore were rather weird and others very close to the truth. But being close to the truth is never good enough for the USCIS; it is that "close to the truth "information that is just wrong enough to cause someone a lot of concern if they followed what they were reading.

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Art Saborio is a expert in equally the "K1 Fiance Visa" and "Green Card Permanent US Immigrant Resident Adjustment of Status Process" for the fiance(e) immigrating to the U.S.A. He has printed several exclusive articles on these subjects, as well as, articles on the relationship differences involving an American Guy and a Russian/Ukrainian Lady. His FREE "Exclusive K1 Visa Backstage Pass" to submitting the K1 Visa is now available. Check it out at ----> www.k1visaexperts.com/k-1-marriage-visa.html

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