K-1 Fiance Visa Holders Retain Legal Rights After Divorce

Noncitizens who enter the United States on a K-1 fiance visa may retain their residency rights as two cases in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have recently upheld. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has held that K-1 fiance visa holders can only adjust their status to permanent resident if their marriage is still intact at the time of adjustment.

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