(1)
New I-129F Petition for Alien Fiance(e) Visa Form The
new I-129F form requires petitioners who were convicted
of a violent crime or a crime relating to a controlled substance
on three or more separate occasions to submit certified
copies of all court and police records. The new I-129F petition
also requires petitioners who met their fiance(e) through
an international marriage broker to write the name and the
address of the international marriage broker on the petition.
(2)
Restrictions on Visa Petitioners: A consular officer
is prohibited from approving a visa petition before verifying
that the visa petitioner has not (a) filed K visa petitions
with regard to two or more aliens (b) filed a K visa petition
within the last two years or (c) committed a violent
crime. If a visa petitioner falls into one of these three
categories a waiver must be granted by the Department of
Homeland Security before a successful visa petition can
be filed.
(3) Database Tracking Multiple Visa Petitioners:
The Department of Homeland Security will create
a database to track multiple K visa petitions. After a second
visa petition is approved, the petitioner's name and information
will be included in the database. In cases where subsequent
visa petitions are applied for both the petitioner and the
beneficiary will receive notice about the previously approved
number of fiance(e) and/or spouse visas of the beneficiary.
(4)
Domestic Violence Information: The Secretary of
Homeland Security will develop an information pamphlet on
legal rights and resources for immigrant victims of domestic
violence. The pamphlet will be mailed to all K nonimmigrant
visa applicants with the visa application information packet.
The pamphlet will also be available on the websites of the
Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security
as well as at the consular office.
(5)
Consular Interview: During the Consular interview,
the officer will provide the applicant with information
regarding any protection orders or criminal convictions
of the petitioner. The applicant will also be provided with
an information pamphlet on the legal rights and resources
for immigrant victims of domestic violence and an oral summary
of the information included the pamphlet.
(6)
International Marriage Broker Regulation: International
marriage brokers are prohibited from marketing children
less than 18 years of age. They also must disclose the criminal
record of the US client to the foreign national client and
obtain the foreign national's permission in writing before
the foreign national's contact information can be released
to the US client.
