| American Immigration Law is somewhat complicated. | | | | behalf of other former spouses. The reason for this is |
| One of the murky areas of the Immigration rules | | | | the fact that the International Marriage Broker |
| involves filing for multiple K1 visas. Many people have | | | | Regulation Act only deals with K1 fiancee visas. The |
| filed for one or more K1 visas in the past and become | | | | act does not restrict multiple filings of marriage visa |
| worried that it will detrimentally affect a current | | | | petitions like applications for the CR-1, IR-1, or K-3 visa |
| application. | | | | categories. |
| One piece of legislation that is particularly important is | | | | This being said, one should keep in mind that although |
| the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act. This | | | | there is no clearly defined restriction on filing for multiple |
| Act states that an American Citizen will only be entitled | | | | marriage visas, the American's name and personal |
| to apply for a total of two K-1 visas on behalf of a | | | | details might be placed in the multiple filer database. |
| foreign fiancée. This restriction does not mean | | | | The database keeps records of those who have filed |
| that the United States Citizen will never be able to file | | | | for more than one application for US immigration |
| a third petition, only that he or she will need to obtain a | | | | benefits. Even though there is no legal prohibition on |
| waiver from the United States Citizenship and | | | | petitioning for multiple marriage visas, it stands to |
| Immigration Service. | | | | reason that an American Citizen who has filed for a |
| There was a time when an American Citizen | | | | number of visas will most likely have his or her |
| effectively had the right to file for as many K1 visas as | | | | application placed under increased scrutiny because |
| he liked, but due to the passage of the International | | | | there could be questions as to the legitimacy of the |
| Marriage Broker Regulation Act this privilege has been | | | | marriage particularly where the US citizen has a long |
| greatly constricted. | | | | history of obtaining benefits for foreign spouses. It is |
| A follow-up question that often is posed after this | | | | probably unlikely that merely having one previous |
| information is made available involves other types of | | | | petition on file will greatly decrease the chance of visa |
| visa applications. Is it possible to file for a K1 visa if I | | | | approval, but this type of scenario might result in the |
| have filed for a marriage visa in the past? The | | | | officer taking a close look at the bona fides of the |
| non-technical reply to this inquiry is: yes. It may be | | | | couple's relationship in order to be certain that the |
| possible to file for a K1 visa even if the petitioner has | | | | relationship is not a sham. |
| filed a large number of marriage visa petitions on | | | | |