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Let's say a U.S. Citizen wants to marry a person from Colombia or Costa Rica for example; however, the person they want to marry has been living illegally in Panama for a year or two. Does that make it impossible to obtain the K-1 Fiance Visa?

 

Also, let's assume the person goes back to their country of origin (e.g. Colombia or Costa Rica) when the K-1 is filed and stays there until approved. Would that second scenario allow that person to be approved for the K-1 visa, despite the fact they had overstayed a tourist visa in Panama and worked illegally in Panama for about one or two years?  

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Is the person from Colombia or Costa Rica?   Why play games?

 

Living and working illegally in Panama does not make it impossible to obtain a K-1.  The beneficiary can not have the case processed in Panama because that person has no legal status there.  The beneficiary needs to have his/her case processed in a country where that person has legal status.

 

The beneficiary will also need a Panama police certificate for the immigration process.

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Beneficiary simply needs to return to their home country or country of legal residence and process for the K-1 through that embassy.

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1 hour ago, aaron2020 said:

Is the person from Colombia or Costa Rica?   Why play games?

 

Living and working illegally in Panama does not make it impossible to obtain a K-1.  The beneficiary can not have the case processed in Panama because that person has no legal status there.  The beneficiary needs to have his/her case processed in a country where that person has legal status.

 

The beneficiary will also need a Panama police certificate for the immigration process.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

I was presenting it as a hypothetical. Let's assume the person is from Costa Rica. Would they need a police certificate from Panama IF they returned to Costa Rica to file the K-1 and remained in Costa Rica until it was approved? What is a Panamanian police certificate?  Pardon my limited knowledge on these topics, I am trying to get informed. Again, thanks for the info.

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For the K1, a police certificate needs to be obtained for any country that the beneficiary has lived in for 6 months or more after the age of 16.  The NVC website has instructions on how to do this for each country and if they're available. 

Overstaying in another country has no bearing on someone's ability to get a K1 to the USA.  

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