Does gay couples have rights to a K-1 Visa?
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I've watched too many 90 day fiance so now i got this question mark in my head, since a gay couple was never on the show, i'm wondering…
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Yes you do. So do apply and get married as soon as you can before Dump offically becomes president. You never know what's gonna happen…
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In the post-election interview Trump did with CBS, he said that gay marriage was "set in stone" as the law of the land and had no intention of trying to change that.
Also, since the US Supreme Court rules that marriage equality was a constitutional issue (equal under the law), it would take a constitutional amendment to change get rid of gay marriage. It would take between 7 and 14 years for that to happen, based on previous constitutional amendments.
The sad part is, liberals are the worst when it comes to voting. Proof of this is the US election, Brexit and Houston. Everyone thought they didn't need to vote because others would ensure the election would go their way. If all the rioters actually bothered to vote, Hillary would have won.
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Sometimes takes a little longer than 14 years - check out Congressional Apportionment Amendment - one of the first proposed and still waiting
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I'm from Argentina, a friend and his male husband (for marriage is possible here) moved to the US a month ago, and they filed everything as a couple, married couple so yes…
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yup !!!!!!
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Yes, since the demise of Doma - The defense of Marriage Act.
A K1 Visa is obtained in the country of origin and not the US. This involves application, evidence of your relationship (being real), a medical examination and an interview at the Consulate (again in the country of origin).
Once you have been approved, you must marry within 90 days of your arrival in the US.
After you are married, you must then apply for permanent residence which is conditional and lasts for 2 years. While your application is being processed you can also apply for work authorization and advanced parole which will allow you to work and travel while your green card application is being processed. You may or may not be required to attend an interview. There are certain triggers that may in the eyes of USCIS warrant an interview including large age gaps between spouses. Expect this to take between 6 and 9 months.
And once you get through all that, when your conditional residence is about 3 months away from expiring, you start the next round with USCIS. You need to get the conditions removed from your green card (its called an I751), which in effect will give you a 10 year green card … but it takes an average of 15 months and a lot of stress.
You can do all of this on your own, and there are a lot of fees involved. We opted not to and hire a lawyer, since we decided it was too important for us to risk making mistakes. Total costs to date, are about 12K including all government fees.
There are many resources out there on the web offering support and advice but it is really important that you are very careful. I personally recommend getting a lawyer but it you cannot, be very careful with your paper work and triple quadruple check everything.
Hope this helps someone at some point
