K Visas

K Visa Attorney – San Jose, CA
 
If you’re trying to figure out how to help your non-citizen fiancé or wife enter the United States legally, our San Jose K Visa attorney can help you. K visas enable recipients to work in the United States while they are waiting for Permanent Resident status, provided they have a valid work permit. Our expert K Visa lawyer can help expedite your K visa applications and guide you through the complex immigration bureaucracy.

There are 4 types of K visas:

• K-1 visas are used by the fiancées of American citizens who intend to marry within 90 days of entering the country.
• K-2 visas are intended for the children of those K-1 visa-holding fiancées, and have a status dependent upon the immigrating parent’s visa.
• K-3 visas are used by spouses of American citizens.
•  K-4 visas are for the children of a K-3 visa-holding spouse.

American citizens may sponsor a K-1 visa for a fiancé by first filing a Petition for Alien Fiancé, at the USCIS office servicing the sponsor’s resident area. The approved form will be sent to the U.S. embassy or consulate where the fiancé must apply for a visa. The embassy or consulate will contact the American sponsor with further instructions. Unmarried, under-21 children of the noncitizen fiancé may file for a K-2 visa once the Petition for Alien Fiancé is approved, provided each child was listed separately on the Petition.

Applicants for a K-3 visa must be married to a U.S. citizen. The citizen spouse must file an Alien Relative petition, with USCIS first. In addition, they need to file and get approval on Petition for Alien Fiancé, must be provided to the U.S. Consulate with jurisdiction over the country where you were married. For applicants who were married in the U.S., the Petition for Alien Fiancé should be turned in at the U.S. consulate covering the area where applicant is currently a legal resident. Unmarried children under 21 years of age with a parent eligible for a K-3 visa are eligible for a K-4 visa. A separate visa request must be filed for each child.

Because the process of filing for visas and work permits is complex, it’s a good idea to seek out our expert K Visa lawyer in San Jose to handle your family’s immigration status. We have extensive experience with immigration law and can help you avoid costly and emotionally devastating errors. Our San Jose K Visa attorney knows where your paperwork needs to be filed and can ensure your filing is done properly the first time, expediting the process of obtaining visas and often saving you money.