The U. Embassy or Consulate where you, the foreign-citizen spouse, will apply will provide you with specific instructions, including, where to go for the required medical examination.
During your interview, ink-free, digital fingerprint scans will be taken. Eligible children of K-3 visa applicants may apply for K-4 visas. Separate applications must be submitted for each K visa applicant, and each K visa applicant must pay the visa application fee.
You, the foreign-citizen spouse, and eligible children applying for K-4 visas will be required to bring the following forms and documents to the visa interview:.
Note: The consular officer may ask for additional information, such as wedding photographs and other proof that the marriage to your U. Documents in foreign languages, other than the language of the country in which the application takes place, should be translated.
Applicants should take to the visa interview all original civil documents, such as birth and marriage certificates as well as legible photocopies of the documents and translations.
Original documents and translations will be returned. There may be additional instructions for collecting documentation needed for your K visa interview. Review U. In preparing for the interview, applicants will need to schedule and complete a medical examination. Before the issuance of an immigrant or K visa, every applicant, regardless of age, must undergo a medical examination which must be performed by an authorized panel physician.
You will be provided instructions regarding medical examinations from the U. Embassy or Consulate where you will apply for your visa, including information on authorized panel physicians. See Medical Examination for more information, including a list of panel physicians by country, and frequently asked questions.
K visa applicants are encouraged to get the vaccinations required under U. Although such vaccinations are not required for K visa issuance, they will be required when adjusting status to that of legal permanent resident. Applicants are therefore encouraged to fulfill these vaccination requirements at the time of the medical examination. See Vaccination Requirements for IV Applicants for the list of required vaccinations and additional information.
During the visa interview, applicants will be required to present evidence to the Consular Officer that they are not likely to become a public charge in the United States. You may present evidence that you are able to financially support yourself or that your U. The percent of the federal poverty guideline minimum income requirement, the most recent year's tax return, and other requirements only apply when a Form I is needed. Applicants using Form I will need to show that their U. You should read the Rights and Protections pamphlet before your visa interview to learn about your rights in the United States relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse and protection available to you.
The consular officer will verbally summarize the pamphlet to you during your interview. Additionally, K-3 visa applicants will be provided with any existing criminal background information on their U. A Consular Officer can extend the validity of the petition if it expires before visa processing is completed. Certain conditions and activities may make you, the applicant, ineligible for a visa.
Examples of these ineligibilities include: drug trafficking; overstaying a previous visa; and submitting fraudulent documents. These cookies do not store any personal information. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.
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What is the K-3 visa? K3 visa eligibility requirements You will be eligible to apply for a K3 visa if you are the foreign spouse of a US citizen. Can my children apply for a K-3 visa? How to apply for a K3 visa As previously indicated, the K3 visa allows you to come to the United States and wait for approval of your immigrant visa application. Work visa options An alternative option for spouses is to apply for immigration status in their own rights and not dependent on their relationship, through a work visa, for example, an O-1 visa , L-1 visa or an H-1B visa.
Share This Post! Twitter LinkedIn Email. Related Posts. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. The U. Children may travel with you to enter the U. Or, they can travel later to join you. Similar to adult visas, children are also required to travel within the validity of their K4 visas.
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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. What Is The K3 Visa? CR-1 Visa The CR-1 visa is an immigrant visa that requires applicants to wait in their home country for the application to become a U. You can file this form together or after you file Form I It is important to read the letter in its entirety to ensure timely compliance with any requirements that may be set forth in the letter.
Once the petition is found to have all the necessary components , it will be sent to the National Visa Center for approval. The National Visa Center will thoroughly review the petition and supporting documents.
This is the stage where all the documents will be examined to confirm the validity of all statements and documentation. The NVC will then send the request to the United States Embassy or Consulate applicable to the foreign citizen applicant provided that the legal marriage took place in the United States. If the marriage took place outside the United States, the petition will be sent to the country in which the marriage occurred. If that country does not have a United States Embassy or does not issue visas, then the petition will be sent to the country that serves in that capacity on behalf of the non-embassy country.
Once your petition arrives at the United States Embassy or Consulate office, a consular officer will review the petition and supporting documents to determine that the petitioner is legally compliant and qualifies per all United States laws, for the requested visa.
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