Want To Visit Japan - Thai K1 Visas - How to Get Them

But at least you'll know what you're up against, immigration can be a trying process. Read below to find out how you can take your special someone back to the US. Wonderful! You want to spend the rest of your life with a woman you met in Thailand.

K-1 Fiance/Fiancee Visa and how to obtain it for a Thai :

But must instead get married and petition for a marriage visa, this is one visa that only a US Citizen may apply for so a Thai Permanent Resident in the US cannot bring a Thai to the US before they are married. A visa for a Thai to come to the USA in order to live with a prospective US Citizen Spouse, the K-1 visa is exactly what its name implies.

Along with this form other documentation is required including (but not limited to) proof that both parties are free to marry (they are both single) and evidence documenting the ongoing relationship. Which is essentially the application for the Visa itself, the main portion of the K-1 Visa petition is the I-129f.

This timeframe is always subject to change depending upon both the workload of USCIS in the US and the US Embassy or Consulate in Thailand. It takes about 6 months from the time the US Citizen submits the K-1 Visa petition with USCIS to the time the Thai obtains the actual K-1 Visa at the US Embassy in Bangkok or the US Consulate in Chiang Mai, currently.

Depending upon which state the US Citizen lives the petition will be submitted to either the USCIS Service Center in either Vermont or California. In order to get the process started the US Citizen fiance must submit the K-1 Visa Petition to the USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over the US Citizen's place of residence.

For this reason it may be wise to have an attorney prepare the USCIS petition. Oftentimes USCIS will reject a petition because the petition was filed with incorrect documentation or insufficient documentation. " It will generally take about 2-3 months for USCIS to process the petition. "we have received your request for a visa for your and we will process it as soon as we can, this letter will basically tell the petitioner. USCIS will send a letter after submission called Notice of Action 1.

At the time of this writing the Vermont Service Center has a faster processing time than the California Service Center while filing in Bangkok can expedite the process greatly if the US Citizen is entitled to file there. The time it takes to process the petition depends upon where the petition was filed, however. It usually takes USCIS about 2-3 months to process the I-129f petition. Once a US Citizen submits the I-129(f) petition at USCIS the wait begins.

" If the petition is approved it will be forwarded to the National Visa Center. "We have finished processing the petition and we have approved/denied it, this document essentially states. What is called Notice of Action 2, or his attorney, after USCIS finishes processing the I-129f petition they will send the petitioner.

She will need this number in order to obtain an interview appointment and it will make all correspondence with the US Embassy more convenient as it can be used as a point of reference for the Embassy officials, this number is the Thai 's ID number for the US Embassy or Consulate. In this letter they will also give the couple a BNK number. And tell him that the petition is being forwarded on to the US Embassy in Bangkok or the US Consulate in Chiang Mai, or his attorney, it usually takes NVC approximately 4 weeks to process the petition at which point they will contact the US Citizen. NVC does a background check to see that the Thai beneficiary of the K1 Visa is who she says she is and is not someone who should be excluded from the USA, basically. At the National Visa Center (NVC) the Thai 's I-129f petition will be further processed.

By doing this the interview is scheduled as quickly as possible and expedites the process. Many people seeking a K-1 Visa just send the letter back requesting the interview immediately as the interview appointment is usually scheduled far enough out that it is possible to collect the documents long before the interview. The letter will state that the Thai must collect these documents BEFORE sending back a response requesting an interview date. Within this letter is a list of documents that the Thai will need to collect for the interview at the Embassy. When the US Embassy or Consulate in Thailand receives the Thai 's K-1 petition from NVC they will send her a letter known as packet 3.

It is important to keep all of this in mind when deciding upon a strategy for scheduling the Thai fiancee's interview. The interview is usually scheduled so that there is enough time to gather necessary documents and waiting until the documents are gathered before notifying the Embassy/Consulate could slow the process down as well, at the same time. I truly believe that the Embassy says things for a reason and asking for an interview before all of the documents are in order could slow the process down if the Thai arrives at the interview with crucial documentation missing. I am of two minds on this subject.

But simply make sure everything is on the up and up, they are really not looking to trip up the Thai they are interviewing. Of these interviews every year, maybe even thousands, in my experience I have found this to be a rather routine procedure particularly when you take into consideration the fact that the consular officials do hundreds, however. Are very anxious about the Embassy interview, especially a Thai or spouse, many people. . . Now its time for the interview.

But name change seems to be the most common, there are many other reasons that the Embassy may request a 221(g). The Embassy wants to see all of the official name change certificates in order to make sure that the person seeking to immigrate to the US is in fact who they say they are. It is quite common that their name may have been officially changed when they were an infant without their knowledge. Thais change their name quite often in comparison to Americans and might have done so at many points in their life. A 221(g) is often requested in Thailand because of a name change. A 221(g) is a document the Embassy will give to the Thai with a list of the further documentation that she must provide before the Visa will be granted. Once the interview is completed the Consular official will likely tell the Thai either that the petition is approved or request more information using a 221(g).

The time of year and workload at the Embassy have a lot to do with how quickly the Embassy will get the visa into the passport. If there is a day off the week the fiancee interviews or for any other reason the Embassy is closed the visa could take longer to obtain. But I like to give conservative estimates as the situation can be fluid, often the K Visas will be returned within the same week. For a K-1 Visa a conservative estimate of the turnaround time is approximately 5 business days. After the US Embassy/Consulate officials in Thailand have received the documentation they deem sufficient they will issue the visa.

That is the K-1 Visa from Thailand process in a nutshell. Once in the USA you must get married within 90 days or your Thai must leave the country. The visa usually lasts for 6 months. The Thai will have until the expiration of the K-1 Visa to travel to the USA. Then he or she can pick it up on the 's behalf, if you have a US attorney working in Bangkok. The Embassy officials will call the Thai and tell her to come pick it up any day after 3pm, after the Embassy has processed the Visa and put it in the Thai Passport.