STEPS FIANCE VISA APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS

Application Procedures for the K Visa

STEP 1: File the Petition: File the I-129F petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) office that covers your permanent place of residence. The Form I-129F is available online. The
petition must be filed in the United States.
STEP 2: USCIS approves the petition: Once the petition is approved, USCIS sends it to the National
Visa Center (NVC) to collect further required documents. NVC then forwards the petition to the
Embassy in Manila.
NOTE: Approval of a visa petition does not necessarily mean a visa will be issued. Only a consular
officer at the Embassy may determine a persons eligibility to receive a visa.
STEP 3: The applicant is notified: K visa applicants, who have been notified by the Embassy to
prepare for their interview, must pay the visa application fee before they can schedule a visa
appointment via the online appointment website or the Visa Information and Appointment Service.
STEP 4: Apply for the visa: After the applicant pays the non-refundable application/processing fee and
completes the required medical examination at St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic, he/she
appears at the Embassy for the scheduled visa interview with all the required documents.
The consular officer adjudicates the application based on the visa interview, documents submitted by
the applicant and any relevant information available to the Embassy. The consular officer determines
the applicants eligibility to be issued the K visa. If the application is approved, the visa will be
delivered to the applicant's residence by a guaranteed courier service. If the consular officer
determines that the applicant is not eligible for visa issuance, this will be explained to the applicant
who will be provided a written refusal sheet that informs her/him:
1.

How the visa refusal may be overcome with additional documentation or information;

2.

To await notification from the Embassy if the case will require further review; or

3.

The basis for the determination of a visa ineligibility under U.S. immigration law and if a
waiver of ineligibility is available.

What are the documents a K-1 applicant needs to submit?

1. Valid Philippine passport;
2. Copy of the applicant's birth certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and printed on
NSO security paper;
3. Legal documents proving the termination of a previous marriage (if applicable);
4. NBI clearance;

5. Police certificates from all foreign countries where the applicant lived for at least six months starting
at the age of 16;
6. Evidence of the relationship with the petitioner;
7. Evidence of financial support;
8. Medical examination completed by St. Lukes Medical Center Extension Clinic and
9. Visa photographs.