K1 Fiancee Visa Philippines

An American citizen who wants to take his Filipino fiancée back to the US to get married and settle down must petition her for a K1 Fiancée visa.  This non-immigrant visa will enable the holder to marry her American fiancé in the US, have an adjustment of status and eventually become a permanent resident.  Once the adjustment of status is approved, the Filipina spouse will also be allowed to work.  In addition, if the K1 applicant has unmarried children below the age of 21, they can also be petitioned for K2 visas.   
One important condition that comes with the K1 Fiancée visa is that the couple must marry within 90 days of the Filipina fiancée’s arrival in the states.  Failure to comply constitutes a visa violation which may cause her to be immediately removed from the country at the same time making it harder for the US citizen petitioner to sponsor another alien fiancée should he have one again in the future.     
Approval of a K1 visa application depends on two things:

1.  Petitioner’s financial capability to support his future wife’s stay in the U.S.
2. Genuineness of the relationship between the US citizen petitioner and his Filipina beneficiary.

To prove that he is financially eligible to petition his Filipina fiancée, the US citizen must submit documents such as an official letter of employment, a copy of his most recent income tax return filed, bank statements, and a list of bonds with his name as record owner.  On the other hand, to be eligible to apply for a K1 visa, the couple must have met each other personally within the past two years of their relationship.  They must be able to establish that they share real and sincere relationship by presenting tangible pieces of evidence such as email exchanges, photographs, money transfers, travel tickets to the Philippines, telephone bills and others. 
Outlined below is the K1 Fiancée Visa application process:

1.  The US citizen files the I-129F petition at a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) service center together with all the required documents.
2. Upon approval of the petition, the USCIS forwards it to the National Visa Center (NVC) for processing.
3. The NVC then sends it to the Consular Section of the US Embassy in Manila where the beneficiary will apply for the K1 visa for fiancée.
4. The applicant goes to the US Embassy Manila for further instructions (e.g. what forms to complete, where to have the medical examination, schedule of the interview).
5. The applicant goes through an interview with a visa officer and if successful, receives her visa on the same day.

Trying to obtain a K1 Visa can be very stressful and confusing.  Enlisting the services of competent and experienced visa experts for assistance and guidance will help a couple better handle the challenges of going through the sometimes grueling K1 Visa application process.