Under normal circumstances, the best option for you is to apply for a single K1 visa only even though it is possible to apply for more than one. This is so because United States Immigration can cast doubt on your true intentions if your applications come in large numbers.
Time is of the essence in your application too, so if there are no marriage plans yet, you’d better postpone the K1 visa application because if you are granted a K1 visa, you and your fiancé will have to get married within 90 days. after your arrival. in the U.S.
But if you really want to apply for a multiple K1 visa, you have to go through the whole process with a waiver.
The waiver that the United States citizen must run to apply for multiple K1 visas
- If you are a US citizen applying for a K1 visa, you can apply for a second K1 visa application for 2 years after the approval of your first K1 visa application. If you want to file a K1 petition in less than two years, you will need to request a waiver of this rule. Also, if you have submitted two or more K1 visa applications at any time in the past, you will need to apply for a waiver. Although you can technically apply for unlimited K1 visas, it is difficult to apply for more than 2.
- To request an exemption, you must submit a signed and dated written request with your K1 visa petition accompanied by documentation of your claim to the exemption. The written request must explain why the waiver is appropriate in your situation.
For instance:
She was previously granted a K1 visa for her fiancé, but unfortunately she passed away. In this case, you will have to explain the circumstances surrounding your death and you must also provide a death certificate as proof of your death. You can also provide additional evidence, if any, of your death, such as police reports, news articles, or a medical report from a licensed physician.
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services cannot grant you an exemption if you have committed violence against someone, unless you can convince the agency that you have committed such an act in self-defense as a result of the extreme cruelty and mistreatment of your partner, father or mother. adult child. You must establish that you were not the primary perpetrator of the violent acts that occurred in that relationship or that the crime committed did not result in serious bodily harm.
To help test your contest, you can also submit police reports, court records, news articles, or court hearing transcripts if such issues reached court.
- If you are a foreign fiancé of a United States citizen who has applied for a K1 visa for you, you cannot apply for a K1 visa yourself at the same time.
Also, if two US citizens applied for a K1 visa for you at the same time and both received approval for your petitions, you will not yet be granted a visa interview with your petitions returned to USCIS.