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He’s Self-Deporting After ‘Aging Out’ of his Parents’ Visa. Will Congress Help Other Immigrants Stay?

By The Immigrant's Journal on July 7, 2022 News, Visas

By Andrea Castillo, LA Times WASHINGTON — Laurens Van Beek left his parents’ Iowa City home on Tuesday with three suitcases full of clothes and electronics to board his first international flight in 17 years. He doesn’t know when he’ll be back. Van Beek grew up in Iowa but was born in the Netherlands. His […]

Getting a Visa (K-1) For Your Fiancé to Come to the US to Marry You

By The Immigrant's Journal on April 7, 2022 Featured, Visas

If you are a U.S. citizen who wants to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the United States in order to get married, you will need to file a Form I-129F, Petition For Alien Fiancé(e). This is the first step to obtaining a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for your fiancé(e). The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is also known […]