What percentage of visa applications are denied?

The USCIS reports that almost 50% of all fiancee, spouse, marriage, Visa Applications are DENIED!

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Some common reasons for K1 visa denial include:

1. Missing documents
2. Incorrect paperwork
3. Insufficient income/savings of the U.S. citizen sponsor
4. Very large age difference between the couple
5. Fiancee can not obtain written consent from the ex-husband for their child to leave the country
6. Poor English skills of fiancee
7. Couple hasn’t spent enough time together in person
8. Couple lacks sufficient evidence of recent day-to-day contact
9. Fiancee interviews poorly and the consul doubts that there is a bona fide relationship with the U.S. citizen
10. Fiancee has relatives or friends in the U.S. who seem to be taking too large a role in match-making
11. Fiancee was previously in the U.S. and overstayed the visa
12. The U.S. citizen has previously sponsored a foreign national for a green card and the U.S. citizen can not prove that the foreign citizen maintained lawful status
13. Fiancee has a criminal record
14. Fiancee has a serious, contagious illness (such as AIDS, tuberculosis, etc.)
15. Fiancee commits a misrepresentation during the interview (or so it seems to the interviewing officer)
16. Petition includes a document that is deemed to be fraudulent

How to Apply for a Social Security Number Card

After your fiancee has been admitted into the United States, he/she can apply for a social security number card by visiting one of the Social Security offices in your local area. To learn about how-to-apply, visit the website for the  Social Security Administration.

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Can a K-1 Visa Holder Work in the United States?

As a K-1 visa holder you may file Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live for a work permit (employment authorization document). For more information see  How Do I Get a Work Permit (Employment Authorization Document)?

What are the Vaccination Requirements for fiancee visa?

All applicants for immigrant visas are required to have the following vaccinations, if appropriate, for age, medical condition, or medical history:

· Mumps

· Measles

· Rubella

· Polio

· Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids

· Pertussis

· Influenza type B

· Hepatitis B

· Varicella

· Pneumococcal

Sample Interview Questions for the K-1 Fiancee Visa :

1. How did you meet your fiancee?

2. How long have you know your fiancee?

3. Where does your fiancee live?

4. What does your fiancee do for a living?

5. When did your fiancee propose to you?

6. How did your fiancee propose to you?

7. When is the wedding?

8. Where is the wedding?

9. How many people are invited to the wedding?

10. What is your fiancee’s mothers maiden name?

Question: What do I need to give to my fiancee for her interview?

Answer: You need to give your fiancee a notarized I-134, Affidavit of Support, with copy of most recent Federal tax return, W2 copies, current
employer letter, a few recent pay stubs and bank statements.

A "current employer letter" means a standard employment verification letter,
on company letterhead, with date and signature of reported and contact phone number. The letter should state your employment status and pay scale.

Your notarized I-134 needs to be original. The employer letter should be
original. All other docs can be copies.

Delbros Document Verification process

In order to avoid unnecessary delays in the visa issuance process, the U.S. Embassy in Manila strongly encourages applicants to pay the document verification fee prior to their immigrant visa interview. The cost of the document verification is 650 pesos per applicant.

Document Verification: do it before the interview, up to two weeks before, if possible.

For information about the Delbros Document Verification process, go here: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwfdelb.pdf

• The K1 or K2 visa is not an immigrant visa, nor is it a legal permanent resident card (green card). The K1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows you to travel to the United States to marry your petitioner within 90 days of your entry to the United States. Once you marry, you need to apply to the USCIS to adjust your status to a legal permanent resident (LPR). Traveling outside of the U.S. while an adjustment of status application is pending may have severe consequences. You should contact the USCIS before you travel to determine if you require a travel document to re-enter the U.S. It is important that you obtain proper documentation before leaving the United States, even on an emergency.

• Minor children who are identified in the approved I-129F petition may follow-to-join their petitioned parent. However, they must apply for and be issued (if qualified) K2 visas within a year from the time the parent was issued the K1 visa. After one (1) year, they will no longer be able to derive immigration benefits from the I-129F petition and you or your spouse will have to file an immediate relative or second preference petition for a new visa.

• Come To The Embassy On Your Appointed Interview Date. If you are eligible for a K1 or K2 visa, your passport with the approved visa attached will be delivered to the address you provided on the DS-156 application form. The Embassy uses a guaranteed courier service to handle its deliveries. Delivery should  be within two weeks from your visa issuance. Some cases may need further review, which may your application by several more weeks. Should we have questions about your application, we will send a letter and ask you to submit additional documents, or to return to the Embassy. No Embassy representative is authorized to tell you that a visa has been approved until a consular officer authorizes printing of the visa.

• PASSPORT – Signed passports must be valid for at least six months from the date of intended departure from the United States.  The passport must be in good condition, i.e., photo lamination is undamaged, and all passport pages are intact.

• APPLICATION FORMS – Both completed application forms (DS-156 & DS-157) are needed for each person, regardless of age.  All questions must be filled out with a high level of accuracy.  Errors and incomplete information may result in a visa processing delay.           

  a)      DS-156 Form – Starting 01 November 2006, handwritten or typed Visa Application DS-156 Forms will no longer be accepted.  Visa application forms printed from the Internet and then filled out by hand or typed on a typewriter will not be accepted.  Please fill out the form online, and then print it out using a laser printer.  The printout will be three pages in length and include the two-dimensional barcode page.  Make sure that the barcode is printed clearly and completely, with no lines broken or torn.   Only use laser jet or inkjet printers and good quality copy paper when printing the online DS-156 Form.

  b)      DS-157 Form – Applicants should also complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Supplemental Application DS-157 Form.  The form is provided at the bank where fees are paid.  Applicants must ensure that the back of the DS-157 Form is machine-validated with check-rite.  The U.S. Embassy does not validate DS-157 Forms. 

  PHOTO – One 2” x 2” standard, full-frontal face position color photo against a white background taken within the last six (6) months is required.  Note: The U.S. Embassy Manila also requires that both ears be showing in the photo. 

• The check-in process at the entry gate will remain the same. After check-in, applicants will proceed to the Pavilion where they will submit their documents for data entry. Each applicant, or group, will receive a number. When their numbers are called, applicants will proceed to the appropriate window for finger scanning. Under the new procedures, application documents will be returned to each applicant after finger scanning.

• Applicants will then maintain possession of all of their documents, including the DS-156 application for a nonimmigrant visa, and their passports for presentation to the interviewing officer.

• Please note: Applicants should present only their DS-156 and passport to the interviewing officer. If additional documents are required, the officer will ask for them. 

• The new procedures should expedite the interview process. Embassy personnel are available to provide assistance at each stage. 

• The U.S. Embassy in Manila does not pre-qualify an applicant. Only an adjudicating consular officer at the time of the interview can determine whether an applicant is eligible for a nonimmigrant visa. 

• The Consular Section has rolled out new finger scan procedures. All ten fingers of a visa applicant will be electronically scanned in an inkless process at the beginning of the visa interview. The electronic data from the fingerprints will be stored in a database. This information will be available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security immigration officers at ports of entry in the United States as part of the US-VISIT Program. The biometric identifier will be checked at the port of entry in the United States to verify that the person presenting the visa is the same person to whom the visa was issued. 

• Non-compliance with the requirements mentioned above will result in the non-processing of the visa application.