Do you need to apply for marriage notarization for marriage immigration visa?

There are several kinds of marriage immigrant visas. First, you must determine which one you are applying for.

K 1: The fiancee of an American citizen is a non-immigrant visa. She must get married within 90 days of entering the United States with this visa and then apply for a green card; K 1 can bring its own K2, and unmarried children under 2 1 do not need to pay; 4-9 months from application to face-to-face signing;

CR 1/IR 1: immigrant visa for spouses of American citizens, CR 1 for those who have been married for less than 2 years, temporary green card for 2 years after entry, IR 1 for those who have been married for more than 2 years, and direct green card for 10 years after entry; CR2/IR2 needs to pay extra visa fees, and the child is under 18 years old at the time of marriage and under 2 1 year old at the time of application; 9- 15 months from application to face-to-face signing;

F2A: American green card holder's spouse immigrant visa. You need to make an appointment for this visa. Now make an appointment for 201kloc-0/65438+1October 22nd. It takes 3-4 years from application to face-to-face signing, and the specific time depends on the scheduling progress. CR 1/IR 1 has the same back scheduling time.

The above visa requires the preparation of application materials:

1, application form: K 1 is I-129 f; Others are I- 130, signed by American applicant;

All models: G-325A, one for each party;

2. Two visa photos;

3. Visa fee check: K 1 340 yuan, others 420 yuan.

4. Various notarial certificates of beneficiaries in China: birth notarization, unmarried notarization (K 1), marriage notarization (other types), divorce notarization of those with marriage history, and notarization of the statement that the ex-husband allowed the beneficiaries to take their children abroad to settle down.

5. Copy of passport of beneficiary in China.

6. Identification materials of American applicants: copy of passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate and green card (if applicable).

7. If the American applicant has a marriage history, a divorce judgment should also be provided.

8.K 1 Both parties shall prepare a letter of intent for marriage (each party shall write down his own experience of acquaintance and relationship development and declare that he will get married within 90 days after the China applicant enters the United States, and sign it).

9. Proof of relationship: such as photos, letters and chats, plane tickets for meetings and business trips, travel tickets, etc.

Materials to be prepared in the visa process after P2.5 and before P3:

1, economic guarantee materials: I- 134(K 1), I-864 (other categories);

2. Proof of guarantee: the tax bill of the last three years, W2 and the employer's letter.

3. If the economic guarantee is not enough, you need to find a co-guarantor, and the co-guarantor also needs to provide economic guarantee and guarantee certification materials. If the joint guarantor files tax returns jointly, the spouse of the joint guarantor should fill in I-864a;

4. Notarization without penalty

Materials to be prepared for face-to-face interview:

If applying for electronic processing, all the above materials must be original; Traditionally, materials that can submit originals are not taken; As a precautionary measure, it is suggested that all submitted materials should be brought with the original. During the interview, you can also prepare some post-application, relationship proof materials.

In addition, for the applicants of CR 1/IR 1, if the American applicants have lived in China for more than 6 months and hold a residence permit in China, they can submit an application for CR 1/IR 1 at the Beijing/Guangzhou Embassy where the residence permit is issued. Now, it takes only 1.5-3 months from application to face-to-face interview.