Interview Questions for a K1 visa

[PICHARDO]

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.

Thanks

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

[PICHARDO]

If I can recall well, it was a column of Allan Wernick in the NY Daily News that detailed the actual events on the couple in the DR.

[prieto]

Thank you guys for all of the info.

[Musicqueen]

Pichardo...the case you listed on your last post talks about fraud done IN THE US...therefore the person could be prosecuted here...

When you apply for a K-1 or K-3 visa (yes, Anna...I'm well aware of the types ) the USC HAS to go to the US Embassy in DR for an interview with their SO...

There, the CO, at their discretion, can ask all kinds of questions, depending on how they see the couple acting and reacting to each other...

They can even be sent to an 'interrogation' room were they look at each case deeper... (We were...and passed with flying colors...the only thing they saw was the age difference, but couldn't prove anything because our relationship is VERY real...let me also tell you that I think the CO that handled our case was 'dismissed' from her post shortly afterwards!)

In cases where there is clearly a reason to suspect fraud, the visa is simply denied...

Sometimes, if they get a 'hit' by the FBI on the DR SO's name, they can ask for more fingerprints and the case gets put on AR until resolved...which could take a few more months of waiting...

But, in the time I've been dealing with this process...(our case took 18 months) and I have been on DTTUSA...I have NEVER heard of ANYONE being prosecuted or fined for fraud...

Again, maybe if someone was, they never came back to post...but MOST of the ones that were denied did post their experience...and cried about it...although knowing full well they had lied...

Some have even gotten their visas, only to be very disappointed after arriving in the US and finding out they were only 'loved' for their visa!!!!!

Very few brave ones posted about those situations, though...