K1 visa, also known as the US fiancé visa, entitles the holder to travel to the United States and thereafter marry the US citizen fiancé within the 90 day prescribed period.
She will already be allowed to adjust her status to legal permanent resident accordingly. The processing time for K1 visa is relatively shorter than that for other categories of visas. Nevertheless, there are a lot of documents involved making it complicated.
Once the Thai fiancée get hold of the K1 visa, the couple now has to move on to the next step, preparation for arrival.
Preparation for arrival
First of all, she needs to accomplish all unfinished business abroad. The K1 visa is only a single entry visa; hence, it may only be used once. If she leaves the US, she will have to apply for a new visa. As a remedy to this predicament, after the marriage, she must immediately apply for adjustment of status and obtain an advance parole. This parole will allow her to travel abroad and go back using the same visa.
Arriving at the Port of Entry
The US Customs and Borders Protection, (CBP) for brevity, is the governmental agency sanctioned to ensure that persons requesting entry to the US are qualified. The CBP officers will be the one who will welcome the Thai fiancée upon arrival at the airport to check her documentations.
Please keep in mind that the sealed brown envelope given by the US Embassy in Thailand cannot be opened. Only the CBP officers may do so. If by reason of inadvertence or negligence the envelope was unfastened, the CBS officer may refuse her request for admission by reason of possibility of commission of documentary immigration fraud.
The processing time for K1 visa is relatively shorter than that for other categories of visas. Nevertheless, there are a lot of documents involved making it complicated.
Once the Thai fiancée get hold of the K1 visa, the couple now has to move on to the next step, preparation for arrival.
Preparation for arrival
First of all, she needs to accomplish all unfinished business abroad. The K1 visa is only a single entry visa; hence, it may only be used once. If she leaves the US, she will have to apply for a new visa. As a remedy to this predicament, after the marriage, she must immediately apply for adjustment of status and obtain an advance parole. This parole will allow her to travel abroad and go back using the same visa.
Arriving at the Port of Entry
The US Customs and Borders Protection, (CBP) for brevity, is the governmental agency sanctioned to ensure that persons requesting entry to the US are qualified. The CBP officers will be the one who will welcome the Thai fiancée upon arrival at the airport to check her documentations.
Please keep in mind that the sealed brown envelope given by the US Embassy in Thailand cannot be opened. Only the CBP officers may do so. If by reason of inadvertence or negligence the envelope was unfastened, the CBS officer may refuse her request for admission by reason of possibility of commission of documentary immigration fraud.
