23. July 2009 by admin.

For fiancees in the UK who will be processing in London, they will need to mail notice to the US embassy in London that they are ready for the interview.

The following form, form IV-15K can be used for this purpose. The form includes a checklist of the items the foreign fiancee needs to bring with him or her to the interview.

It also includes a statement which is to be completed by the foreign fiancee and mailed to the U.S. embassy in London. For the convenience of our readers, we’ve linked to it here.

For assistance bringing your foreign fiancee from the U.K. to the U.S., contact an immigration attorney at www.myfianceevisa.com

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23. July 2009 by admin.

Applications for marriage between a citizen of a foreign country and a Vietnamese citizen residing in

1. Application for marriage (obtained from the Vietnamese Justice Department); 

2. Official copy of the U.S. citizen’s birth certificate and passport. If birth records have been destroyed or are otherwise unattainable, a U.S. citizen applicant who was born in

3. Medical examination from a competent authority certifying that the applicant is in sound mental and physical health. The examination results must be dated no earlier than three months before the date of marriage registration;

4. Affidavit of Single Status. The applicant can request this document from the civil registry in the state in which he resides or complete an affidavit at the U.S. Consulate. This document must be signed within three months of application for a marriage certificate. The notarization fee at the U.S. Consulate is $30 USD. If the applicant had a previous marriage, present an authenticated copy of the divorce decree or death certificate for the previous spouse(s);

5. A letter by the local vital statistics office certifying that no marriage license or marriage certificate of the applicant is found within the state where the applicant is residing in. The search period must be started from the year when the applicant was 18-year-old to present. In case the applicant was divorced, or a previous spouse is deceased, a certified photocopy of death certificate must be submitted. (This requirement may vary from province to province).

6. The Justice Department charges five hundred thousand Vietnamese Dong to process amarriage certificate. 

For assistance with bringing your Vietnamese spouse to the U.S., contact an immigration attorney at www.myfianceevisa.com

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23. July 2009 by admin.

For U.S. citizens with fiancees in Vietnam, it’s often a difficult decision trying to decide whether to bring the fiancee to the U.S. on a fiancee visa or to travel to Vietnam and marry her there.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, the answer is… It depends (sorry, I know that’s not that helpful). Here are the reasons to consider:

If you already got married, an IR-1 visa allows your spouse to immigrate to the U.S.  It is conditional for two years, after which your spouse is eligible to become a legal permanent resident (”Green Card” holder).
 
A K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa that allows you to bring your fiancée/fiancé to the United States to marry there.  Your fiancée/fiancé must marry you within 90 days of arrival in the United States or return to Vietnam.
 
Which one to choose depends on your personal preference of the petition.  If it is important to you to get married in Vietnam, you will need to apply for an IR-1 visa and/or K-3 visa AFTER you are married. 

However, if you would like to marry in the United States, there are advantages to a K-1 fiancée/fiancé visa such as:

- Generally shorter waiting period for K-1 than IR-1 (The total approximate processing time for K1 visa applicants, from the date the I-129 petition is filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the date the visa is issued at the Consulate is typically 9 to 12 months.  A spouse visa petition (I-130) will take approximately 3 months longer than a fiancée visa petition).

- Unmarried minor children may be included without a separate visa petition.

Visit www.myfianceevisa.com to discuss with an attorney your options.

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23. July 2009 by admin.

Please note that viewing this blog does not create any kind of attorney/client relationship, and no information contained on this site should be construed as legal advice. Readers take this information as-is, at their own risk, and must understand that U.S. immigration law and related procedures change frequently and rapidly.

As such, viewers interested in applying for a fiancee or spousal visa are advised to contact an attorney at www.myfianceevisa.com for a consultation regarding their situation.

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23. July 2009 by admin.

Applicants who have obtained an approval from the USCIS regarding their I-129f application and who believe that the National Visa Center has forwarded their application to the U.S. Embassy in Kiev can check on the status of their application.

Click on the link below where you can provide information about your case.  Inquirers will need to know information such as their case number which usually starts with KEV, WRW or MOS.  The embassy takes up to two weeks to respond.

http://kiev.usembassy.gov/visa_iv_lookup_eng.html

If you need the assistance of an experienced fiancee visa attorney, please visit www.myfianceevisa.com for help.

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