Fiance and Marriage-Based Visas and Green Cards FAQs
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If you've got specific questions about the K-1 fiance visa or marriage-based immigrant visa or green card, chances are good someone else has been through the same thing before. Check out our series of common -- or sometimes uncommon -- questions from readers.
Commonly Asked Questions About Marriage-Based Visas and Green Cards
You must first become a lawful U.S. resident, then later apply for U.S. citizenship.
How to make sure your case hasn't been inordinately delayed.
What you're trying to show, and how to document it convincingly.
Dealing with the risks of sponsoring an undocumented spouse.
Limitations on, and possibilities for, obtaining U.S. residence for a gay or lesbian partner.
When a marriage between an immigrant and a U.S. citizen falls apart.
How spending time in the U.S. unlawfully impacts a spouse's eligibility for U.S. lawful residence.
An immigrant's rights with a pending adjustment of status application.
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows battered women (or men) who are married to U.S. citizens and permanent residents to use a special self-petition" to apply for their green card."
Problems faced by spouses of U.S. permanent residents who must spend time on a waiting list to apply for a green card.
Old laws allowed some immigrants to adjust status who were otherwise inadmissible to the United States.
The petitioner's death need not be the end of the immigrant's hopes of getting a U.S. green card.
New rules make qualifying for a green card despite a permanent resident spouse's death possible.
Recent rulings make it possible for to obtain a green card based on marriage to a U.S. citizen or resident where one spouse has undergone sex-reassignment surgery.
Try to avoid risking a finding that your immigrating family members are inadmissible as likely "public charges."
For would-be immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally and are married to U.S. citizens, the I-601a provisional waiver offers new hope for a path to a green card.
Special exceptions allow immediate relatives to adjust status despite having worked without authorization.
Commonly Asked Questions About Fiance Visas
You needn't worry about the K-1s running out -- they aren't subject to annual limits (though the government processing can take months).
Although you can't get a fiance visa from within the U.S., you may be able to simply get married and apply for a green card.
The Child Status Protection Act may help you, but act quickly just in case.
Additional Resources
Fiance and Marriage Visas: A Couple's Guide to U.S. Immigration
A book that answers practically all your questions about applying for a marriage-based visa or green card.
A book that answers practically all your questions about applying for a marriage-based visa or green card.
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