Affordable Southern California Immigration Lawyers Handling Spousal and Fiancée Visas
Dedicated Attorneys Serving Your Family in Los Angeles and Bakersfield
Making your family whole is an important part of the immigration process. At Alfaro & Associates, our firm understands how important it is to ensure all of your family members are legally brought to the United States to join you. We are an experienced immigration firm that focuses on providing caring and responsible advocacy for our clients.
We have extensive knowledge and experience obtaining spouse visas and fiancée visas, which have specific requirements. Under the guidance of attorney Esmeralda Alfaro, we can assist you in taking the proper steps towards bringing your spouse or fiancée here to be with you.
Contact us by e-mail or call toll free at 866-521-VISA (8472) for your free consultation.
Fiancée Visa
To obtain a fiancée visa, (K-1 visa) the petitioner must have no criminal convictions for violence, domestic violence or sex crimes. Obtaining a fiancée visa also takes roughly 6 months and may not be granted if the person requesting the visa has spent any time in the U.S. illegally. The couple must have met in person within the last two years in order for the fiancée visa application to be granted.
The Visa process for K-1 takes about six months. There are many documents that may be required to prove the fiancée/fiancé relationship. Our firm can help you gather the proper documents to support your case for a K-1 visa. The visa is granted for 90 days, the immigrant fiancée must enter the US, and must marry the resident petitioner within 90 days or the fiancée is required to return to their home country.
Spousal Visas
A spousal, or spouse, visa is also known as a K-3 visa. Obtaining this type of visa typically takes about 6 months. You can obtain work authorization as soon as you enter. You may enter the country as a spouse or a fiancée. If you enter as a fiancée, you must marry, then change status to obtain legal residence.
There are specific criteria that an applicant, and the spouse who is already in the United States, have to meet. One of these criteria is that the petitioner cannot have any history of criminal convictions for domestic violence, sex-related crimes or other violence. Also, if either party has any overstays or illegal entries into the United States, the K-3 visa will be denied.
The K-3 does not give legal residencey; you must file for an adjustment of status to obtain the legal residency.
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For more information on a spouse visa (K-3) or fiancée visa (K-1), or other immigration issues such as obtaining permanent residency, contact us by e-mail or call toll-free at 866-521-VISA (8472). Our law offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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L.A. Office:Toll Free: (866) 521-VISA (8472)611 South Olive Street | Bakersfield Office:Toll Free: (866) 355-32612105 Edison Highway, Unit 90 | |
The Los Angeles area immigration law firm of Alfaro & Associates, APLC, offers immigration and naturalization law services for clients across the greater L.A. area, the Southland and throughout Southern California in communities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim, Riverside, Costa Mesa, Ventura, Santa Ana and Bakersfield.Los Angeles County | Ventura County | Kern County | San Bernardino County | Orange County | Riverside County | ||
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