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Originally Posted by AnnaC
I think MQ is well aware of what a K1 visa is. 
Yes it's a fiancee visa to the US but the sponsor and the immigrant have to get married within 90 days of the immigrant arriving in the US before they can change the status.
The interview for a K1 and K3 is done in Santo Domingo
K1 visa is not used by newly married couples if he/she is still in the DR that one is a K3 visa.
K1 visa for Dominicans that are engaged to US citizens
K3 visa for Dominicans married outside the US to a US citizen.
For this site we use Dominicans because, but it can be any nation applying to get a visa to the US.
And please, unless you have a link to a story of fraud or it's your own story don't post it here.
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The actual case described by me in my post was printed in the NY daily News on about mid 2002. I can't get a hold of a copy with the actual report but one would think you don't need to place links to every piece of information one posts here...
I have placed some links to related cases reported in the media about such incidents. Take into consideration that most (99%) of the cases found to be sham marriages are not reported to the media by the DHS immigration arm; this mostly due to the personal information of the individuals in such cases agreeing to either be self deported, deported, not admitted to the US on the basis of their petition in their home countries or a host of other things.
They opt to plead guilty to the charges levied by the immigration dept and are exonerated from further prosecution; as such freeing the dept to aim resources to other cases.
The cases that make the news are those that the DHS immigration dept wants to use for educating the public about the enforcement of the rules and to assure the local people that work is being done.
In the DR, the US consulate is very strict regarding the privacy of all information on applicants. Very little is let known about regular cases, let alone about those found to be committing fraud.
"Pair arrested in green card marriage that resulted from Web ads"
LA Times News
Officials crack down on green-card marriages
Sham marriages increasing across the U.S., immigration officials
MSNBC