Fiance Visa Thailand: Interview At The Us Embassy In Bangkok
The culmination of all of the time spent retrieving documents and filling out forms for a US K1 Visa is the interview itself. The fiancee's interview at the US Embassy is one of the most important facets of the K1 visa process. An American Immigration attorney can be of assistance in preparing an applicant for the interview as well as providing reassurance.
Many Thai Fiancees approach an impending visa interview with a sense of foreboding and fear. Some are concerned that they may inadvertently do or say something that will result in visa denial. Some are confused about what they need to bring to the interview. In rare situations, prospective K1 beneficiaries are worried about a precarious concern and would rather avoid disclosing it.
To those thinking about lying to the officers stationed at the American Embassy in Bangkok, be warned: consular officers are trained to be on the lookout for those wishing to use deceptive techniques in order to obtain a visa. If one is caught lying to a consular officer it could result in not only rejection of the present application, but a bar on entry to the United States for years. It is always a good decision to provide truthful answers to any of the consular officer's questions.
For Thai fiancees and spouses who are fearful with regard to the visa interview the prospect of being interviewed can be daunting, but consular officers' mandate is not to intimidate interviewees, but instead to ascertain if the applicant meets the legal requirements for visa obtainment. Instead, the visa interview is a means of conducting due diligence in an effort to determine whether a couple's relationship is bona fide and the Thai fiancee is not legally inadmissible to the USA.
Often, K1 visas will be denied under 221 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality act. The word, "denial," is somewhat misleading in the context of a 221 g in the sense that it is not so much a denial as it is a request for more information. When a 221 g request is presented to the Thai fiancee it usually means that the petition was deficient in some way, usually some document is missing. The consular officer will remit a form to the Thai fiancee that stipulates what is missing and what needs to be presented in order for the consular section to process the K1 visa.
Should a fiancée receive an outright denial because the consular officer made the decision that the relationship was not bona fide, then that decision is unlikely to be subject to an appeal. However, should the consular officer deem the K1 visa applicant legally inadmissible to the USA, then there may be a waiver available for that ground of inadmissibility.
(Please note that the content contained herein is to be utilized for informational purposes only and should not be inferred as creating an attorney-client relationship between the author and any subsequent reader. One should always obtain legal advice from a competent licensed attorney.)
Ben Hart is a licensed lawyer from the United States. He is also President & Managing Director of Integrity Legal, a firm with offices in the USA and Thailand. For more information please see k1 visa thailand or k1 visa interview
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