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May the fiancée petition be filed while divorce proceedings are still pending, so long as the divorce is completed prior to issuance of the K-1 visa?

April 26, 2017divorce filed issuance K-1 petition prior proceedings

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May the fiancée petition be filed while divorce proceedings are still pending, so long as the divorce is completed prior to issuance of the K-1 visa?

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No. A fiancée petition filed prior to the termination of all marriages is not valid, and may not serve as the basis for issuance of a K-1 visa. U.S. immigration law requires that the petitioner and beneficiary be legally free to marry at the time of filing the petition and remain so thereafter.