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ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 ពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា៖

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Khmer language translation of the video found here: ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 ពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា៖

នៅក្នុងវីដេអូនេះ យើងនឹងពិភាក្សាអំពីទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 សំរាប់គូដណ្ដឹង ក្នុងបរិបទនៃការដំណើរការរបស់ការិយាល័យកុងស៊ុលនៃស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ។

សំរាប់អ្នកដែលបានចូលមកកាន់ទំព័ររបស់យើង ហើយបានឃើញវីដេអូមួយចំនួនរបស់យើងហើយ អ្នកប្រហែលជាដឹងហើយថាយើងមានទីតាំងនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងបាងកកនៃប្រទេសថៃ ។ យើងធ្វើការដោះស្រាយជាចម្បងលើសំណុំរឿងអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ។ ជាទូទៅគឺសំរាប់ជនជាតិថៃអាមេរិកាំង ហើយយើងធ្វើការរត់ការសំណុំរឿងជាច្រើនពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសំណុំរឿងអន្តោប្រវេសន៍សំរាប់គ្រួសារអាមេរិក ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទគូដណ្ដឹង ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទរៀបការ ។ល។

ដោយសារយើងមានទីតាំងស្ថិតនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងបាងកក មិនមែនមានន័យថាយើងធ្វើការផ្ដាច់មុខលើរឿងអន្តោប្រវេសន៍អាមេរិកតែនៅក្នុងប្រទេសនេះ នោះទេ ។ វាគួរអោយចាប់អារម្មណ៍ដែរ ដែលមេធាវីអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ជាច្រើនដែលធ្វើការនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកហាក់ដូចជាធ្វើការជាមួយអតិថិជនចំរុះជាតិសាសន៍ ប៉ុន្តែផ្ទុយទៅវិញ យើងនៅទីក្រុងបាងកកនេះ ហាក់ដូចជាធ្វើការតែជាមួយជនជាតិថៃ ។ ទោះបីជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ខ្ញុំក៏ធ្លាប់បានធ្វើការជាមួយសំណុំរឿងមួយចំនួនដែរដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាដែរ ដោយសារតែប្រទេសនេះនៅជិតប្រទេសថៃ ។ សំរាប់អ្នកដោយចាប់អារម្មណ៍លើដំណើរការដោយមើលពីទិដ្ឋភាពទូទៅ ជាការល្អបំផុតគឺអ្នកគួរមើលទៅលើរឿងនេះជា២ដំណាក់កាល៖ ដំណាក់កាលមួយគឺពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងក្រសួងសន្ដិសុខមាតុភូមិ ។ ស្ថាប័នអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ហៅកាត់ថា USCIS ស្ថិតនៅក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់ក្រសួងសន្ដិសុខមាតុភូមិ នឹងចាប់ផ្ដើមដំបូងដោយធ្វើការសំរេចយល់ព្រមលើទំរង់បែបបទធានា I-129F ។ ពាក្យធានានេះ គឺជាចំនុចចាប់ផ្ដើមដំបូងនៃដំណើរការនេះ ។ អ្នកត្រូវដាក់ពាក្យធានា ហើយអ្នកត្រូវតែទទួលបានការសំរេចយល់ព្រមពី USCIS នៃក្រសួងសន្ដិសុខមាតុភូមិ មុនពេលដែលអ្នកអាចបន្តដំណើរការជាមួយនឹងទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 របស់អ្នក ។ បន្ទាប់ពីទទួលបានការសំរេចយល់ព្រមលើពាក្យធានារបស់អ្នកហើយ យើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីតំរូវការលំអិតពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងពាក្យធានា ។ អ្វីដែលត្រូវកំណត់ចំណាំជាងគេបំផុតនោះ គឺដៃគូដែលដាក់ពាក្យធានាទាំងពីរនាក់ត្រូវតែនៅទំនេរនិងអាចរៀបការបានដោយស្របច្បាប់ នៅពេលដែលពាក្យធានាត្រូវបានដាក់ ។ លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត ភាគីទាំងពីរត្រូវធ្លាប់បានជួបគ្នាផ្ទាល់ក្នុងកំឡុងពេល២ឆ្នាំមុនពេលដែលពួកគេដាក់ពាក្យធានាសុំទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 ។ រឿងដែលសំខាន់ជាងគេដែលត្រូវចាំគឺ «អ្នកត្រូវតែនៅទំនេរនិងអាចរៀបការបានដោយស្របច្បាប់ ។ អ្នកមិនអាចស្ថិតនៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពកំពុងលែងលះនោះទេ ។ អ្នកត្រូវតែលែងលះរួចរាល់ហើយ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមានប្ដីឬប្រពន្ធមុន ។ អ្នកត្រូវតែនៅទំនេរនិងអាចរៀបការបានដោយស្របច្បាប់ ហើយអ្វីដែលអ្នកត្រូវចងចាំ ដែរនោះគឺថា តំរូវការនេះអាចនឹងមាននៅក្នុងយុត្តាធិការនៃច្បាប់សាមញ្ញ ឬពេលខ្លះក៏មាននៅក្នុងយុត្តាធិការនៃច្បាប់រដ្ឋប្បវេណីផងដែរ ។ អ្នកមិនអាចស្ថិតនៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពមានប្ដីឬប្រពន្ធ នៅពេលដំណើរការទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 នោះទេ បើទោះបីជាអ្នកទាំងពីរជាប្ដីប្រពន្ធក៏ដោយ ។ អ្នកត្រូវរង់ចាំ និងស្ថិតនៅក្នងស្ថានភាពជាគូដណ្ដឹង រហូតដល់គូដណ្ដឹងបរទេសរបស់អ្នកដែលក្នុងសំណុំរឿងនេះ ជាជនជាតិខ្មែរ ចាកចេញពីរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ទៅកាន់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ហើយបន្ទាប់មកអ្នកនឹងមានរយៈពេល ៩០ថ្ងៃ ដើម្បីរៀបអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងដាក់ពាក្យសុំផ្លាស់ប្ដូរស្ថានភាពអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ។ ការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរស្ថានភាពអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ គឺជាដំណើរការមួយផ្សេងទៀត ។ វាកើតឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីការរៀបការនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ។ មានវីដេអូមួយផ្សេងទៀតនៅក្នុងទំព័រនេះ ដែលពិភាក្សាជាពិសេសលើសេចក្ដីលំអិតនៃការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរស្ថានភាពអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ។ យើងអាចនិយាយបានថា ជាមូលដ្ឋានវាគឺជាដំណើរការដែលគូដណ្ដឹងបរទេស ដែលបន្ទាប់មកនឹងក្លាយទៅប្តីឬប្រពន្ធ នឹងទទួលបានសិទ្ធិជាអ្នករស់នៅជាអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ដោយស្របច្បាប់ ឬដែលត្រូវបានគេស្គាល់ថាជាអ្នកកាន់ green card នៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ។ អញ្ចឹង វាគឺជារឿងដែលកើតឡើងចុងក្រោយនៃដំណើរការនេះ ។ ត្រឡប់មកនិយាយពីសំណុំបែបបទធានាវិញ ដៃគូត្រូវតែបានជួបគ្នាផ្ទាល់ក្នុងកំឡុងពេល២ឆ្នាំមុនការដាក់ពាក្យ ត្រូវតែនៅទំនេរ និងអាចរៀបការបានដោយស្របច្បាប់ ។ មានពត៌មានលំអិតជាច្រើនទៀតដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរឿងនេះ ដែលខ្ញុំនឹងមិនពិភាក្សាស៊ីជម្រៅពេកទេ ។ សន្មត់ថា ស្ថាប័ន USCIS DHS បានធ្វើការសំរេចយល់ព្រមលើពាក្យធានា ។ សំណុំរឿងនេះនឹងត្រូវបញ្ជូនយ៉ាងលឿនទៅកាន់មជ្ឍមណ្ឌលទិដ្ឋាការជាតិ ដែលដើរតួដូចជាកន្លែងលាងសំអាតឯកសារ ឬទីតាំងសំរាប់បញ្ជូនឯកសារ ដើម្បីបញ្ជូនសំណុំរឿងនេះទៅកាន់ស្ថានទូត ឬស្ថានកុងស៊ុលក្រៅប្រទេសដែលសមស្រប ហើយនៅក្នុងសំណុំរឿងនេះគឺកម្ពុជា ។ សំណុំរឿងនឹងត្រូវបញ្ជូនទៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហើយនៅពេលនោះ អ្នកត្រូវធ្វើការរត់ការតាមដំណើរការជាក់លាក់របស់ផ្នែកទិដ្ឋាការនៃការិយាល័យកុងស៊ុលរបស់ស្ថានទូតនៅទីនោះ ។

ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 មានលក្ខណៈគួរអោយចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ដោយសារវាត្រូវបានគេចាត់ទុកថាជាប្រភេទទិដ្ឋាការដែលមានគោលបំណងពីរ ។ បើយើងនិយាយតាមច្បាប់ វាស្ថិតនៅក្នុងប្រភេទទិដ្ឋាការមិនមែនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ប៉ុន្តែចំពោះការដំណើរការនៅក្នុងកុងស៊ុល និងដំណើរការនៃដាក់ពាក្យ វាត្រូវបានគេគិតថាមានបំណងដើម្បីទទួលបានទិដ្ឋាការអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ដូចជាទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទប្តីប្រពន្ធ ឬ CR-1 ឬ IR-1 ដែរ ប៉ុន្តែលើកលែងតែទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-3 ។ ដូច្នេះ ជាសរុបរួមនៅក្នុងវីដេអូនេះ ដំណើរការនៃការដាក់ពាក្យសុំយកគូដណ្ដឹងជនជាតិខ្មែរទៅកាន់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ចាប់ផ្ដើមពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដំណើរការតាមរយៈភ្នាក់ងារមួយចំនួននៅទីនោះ មុនពេលបញ្ជូនទៅដល់ស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ។ បន្ទាប់មកទៀត មានឯកសារជាច្រើនដែលពាក់នឹងដំណើរការរួម និងឯកសារមួយចំនួនដែលត្រូវបកប្រែពីភាសាខ្មែរ ទៅអង់គ្លេស ។ សំរាប់សេវាកម្មរបស់យើងខ្ញុំ យើងអាចធ្វើការបកប្រែឯកសារទាំងនោះបាន ដែលវាគឺជាផ្នែកដ៏សំខាន់មួយនៃអ្វីយើងត្រូវធ្វើការរត់ការជាធម្មតា ។ ជារឿយៗ ខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយសំណុំរឿងជាមួយអតិថិជន ហើយពេលខ្លះអាចនឹងត្រូវការការបកប្រែដែរ ។ ប៉ុន្តែនិយាយជារួមទៅ បើយើងមើលទៅលើលក្ខណៈទូទៅនៃដំណើរការនៃការដាក់ពាក្យនេះ ហើយនិងអ្វីដែលយើងអាចជួយបានប្រសិនបើចាំបាច់ គឺថាវាត្រូវចាប់ផ្ដើមចេញពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ហើយនិងមកស្ថានទូតជាចុងក្រោយ ។ ខ្ញុំគិតថាវាអាចនឹងទាមទារពេលប្រហែលជា ៨ ឬ ៩ខែជាមធ្យម សំរាប់ដំណើរការទាំងអស់ដើម្បីទទួលបានទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 ។ វាអាចដំណើរការលឿន ឬយឺតជាងនេះ ។ អ្វីដែលត្រូវចាំពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងពាក្យសុំទិដ្ឋាការទៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក គឺថាវាដូចជាដុំព្រិលអញ្ចឹង ដុំនីមួយៗមានលក្ខណៈពិសេសខុសៗគ្នា ហើយអ្នកអាចនឹងឃើញថាសំណុំរឿងមួយអាចនឹងដំណើរការយ៉ាងលឿនដោយនឹកស្មានមិនដល់ ។ យើងធ្លាប់រត់ការសំណុំរឿងមួយដែលដំណើរការយ៉ាងលឿន បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងសំណុំរឿងផ្សេងៗទៀតជាមធ្យម ហើយខ្ញុំគិតថានេះគឺដោយសារតែវាទៅកាន់ចំទីកន្លែង និងពេលវេលាដែលត្រូវជាទីបំផុត ដែលធ្វើអោយវាដំណើរការលឿន ខណៈពេលដែលសំណុំរឿងខ្លះដំណើរការយឺត ។ សំណុំរឿងនីមួយៗមានលក្ខណៈខុសៗគ្នាទៅតាមសំណុំរឿង និងស្ថានភាពផ្សេងៗគ្នា ប៉ុន្តែដូចអ្វីដែលយើងបាននិយាយ ទិដ្ឋាការប្រភេទ K-1 សំរាប់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ គឺត្រូវចាប់ផ្ដើមចេញពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ហើយវានឹងត្រូវមកបញ្ចប់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ។ បន្ទាប់ពីពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនោះធ្វើដំណើរទៅកាន់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ហើយរៀបការជាមួយគូដណ្ដឹងដែលមានសញ្ជាតិអាមេរិករបស់គេហើយ ពួកគេអាចដាក់ពាក្យសុំផ្លាស់ប្ដូរស្ថានភាពអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ និងទទួលបានប័ណ្ណ Green Card នៅក្នុងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ។

Information Regarding K-1 visas from Cambodia

admin — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:47:24 +0000

The following is a transcript of the video found here: K-1 Fiance Visas From Cambodia:

In this video we are going to be discussing the K-1 Fiancee Visa specifically in the context of Consular processing in the Kingdom of Cambodia; specifically the US Embassy in Phnom Penh.

For those of you who have checked out this channel and seen some of the other videos, you probably know that we are based in Bangkok, Thailand, we do deal primarily with immigration matters arising with Thai-American nationality generally, we deal with a lot of US family immigration matters, fiancée visas, marriage visas etc.

Just because we’re located here, does not mean necessarily that this is our exclusive bailiwick with respect to US immigration. It is sort of interesting in so far as immigration attorneys who practice in the United States tend to have a plethora of rather wide range of nationality of clientele that they deal with, whereas, it is sort of somewhat inverted by us being based in Bangkok we primarily deal with Thai nationals. But that being said, I have dealt with cases involving the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, quite a number of cases involving that particular post, mostly because of its nearby proximity to Thailand here. But that being said, for those who are interested in sort of an overview of the process it’s best to sort of look at it in 2 phases: One involves the Department of Homeland Security. The Immigration apparatus, USCIS under the auspices of DHS, Department of Homeland Security, is going to go ahead and adjudicate what is called an I-129 F petition. That petition is basically the starting point of the process if you will. You have got to file a petition and you have got to get approval from the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, before being able to proceed further with the K-1 visa. After the initial adjudication of the petition, and let’s go into some details of some requirements associated with the petition, most notably the couple in question must both be legally free to marry at the time that the application is filed. Moreover, both parties need to have met physically, in person within a 2-year period of their initial filing of the petition for a K-1 visa status. The big things to keep in mind is that “You have got to be legally free to marry”, you can’t be getting a divorce, you have to already be divorced if you have a prior spouse; you have got to be legally free to marry and the other thing to keep in mind is this can sort of happen in certain common law jurisdictions or sometimes even in civil law jurisdictions. You can’t get married legally while the K-1 is processing, even if it’s to each other, you have to wait and remain fiancées until the foreign fiancée in this case Khmer, presumably coming out of Phnom Penh, comes to the United States and then you have 90 days to get married and file to adjust status. Adjustment of status is a different process. It comes subsequent to marriage, in the United States. There’s another video on this channel which specifically discusses the details of adjustment of status. Suffice it to say that basically that’s the process by which the foreign fiancée, and later spouse, becomes a lawful permanent resident, aka a green card holder in the United States. So that’s sort of the back end of the process. Going back, petition, have to have met within 2 years of filing, need to be legally free to marry, there’s other details associated with this, I am not going to get too deep into that side of things, but presuming USCIS DHS approval, the matter is going to move quickly over to the National Visa Center which acts as a sort of clearing house or routing hub to send it to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate abroad, in the case of Cambodia Nationals, presumably that’s going to be Phnom Penh , Cambodia and at that point, you need to deal with the specific Consular processing mandates of the visa section of the Embassy over there.

It is interesting to bring up with respect to K-1 visas, they are what is considered a dual intent visa. So technically speaking, they’re non-immigrant category but for purposes of consular processing, and sort of the application process, they are treated for all intents and purposes as Immigrant visas, just like a spouse visa, CR -1 IR -1 or “shades of grey” here but the K-3 visa. So basically to sum up, with respect to this video, the process for getting a fiancée of Cambodian nationality into the United States, begins in the United States, progresses through multiple agencies over there before getting to the US Embassy in Phnom Penh and then there’s various documentation associated with the overall process and various documents which need to be translated from Khmer to English etc. Our services, we can provide those translations, part and parcel with what we deal with on a regular basis. I oftentimes have to go over to Phnom Penh to deal with clients as well and that can sometimes come up. But just generally speaking, as sort of from an overview of how the process works and what we can do to assist if necessary is basically, it starts in the US, comes over to the Embassy and finally, I think it is pretty safe to say probably 8 months, 9 months on average, all in, the processing time for getting a K-1. It can move faster, it can move slower. The thing to keep in mind with respect to all US visa applications is they’re like snowflakes, every one of them is unique, every one of them is slightly different and you are going to see one case may move inordinately quickly, we actually had one process through quite quickly as far as sort of compared to averages and I think it sort of just hit the right desk at the right minute and just sort of went through whereas some cases they just move more slowly. It’s going to differ, case to case, circumstance to circumstance but that being said, with respect specifically to Cambodia K-1 Visas again are going to start processing in the United States, they’re going to end up in Cambodia and then once the Cambodian national comes to the United States and marries their American citizen fiancée, they can go ahead and petition to adjust status and receive a green card in the US.

2013 Holiday Closing Schedule: US Embassy Cambodia

admin — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:36:33 +0000

In an effort to provide relevant information to travelers and expatriates who read this blog, the administration posts the holiday closing schedules for the various US Emabssies and US Consulates in the Southeast Asia region. The following is the holiday closing schedule for the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as posted on the official Embassy website:

Month	Day	Holiday	Khmer/U.S.
January 1	Tuesday	New Year’s Day	U.S.
January 21	Monday	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	U.S.
February 18	Monday	George Washington’s Birthday	U.S.
March 8	Friday	International Women’s Day	CAM
April 15	Monday	Khmer New Year’s Day	CAM
April 16	Tuesday	Khmer New Year’s Day	CAM
May 13	Monday	Birthday of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech PreahBoromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia	CAM
May 14	Tuesday	Birthday of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah BoromneathNORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia	CAM
May 27	Monday	Memorial Day	U.S.
June 18	Tuesday	Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen-Mother NORODOM MONINEATH SIHANOUK of Cambodia	CAM
July 4	Thursday	Independence Day	U.S.
September 2	Monday	Labor Day	U.S.
October 3	Thursday	Pchum Ben Day	CAM
October 4	Friday	Pchum Ben Day	CAM
October 14	Monday	Columbus Day	U.S.
October 15	Tuesday	National Day of Mourning for His Majesty King FatherPreah Bat Samdech NORODOM SIHANOUK	CAM
November 11	Monday	Veterans Day	U.S.
November 18	Monday	Water Festival	CAM
November 28	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	U.S.
December 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day	U.S.

Each year, many Americans travel to a US Embassy or US Consulate in an effort to obtain services such as US Passport renewal, notary service, additional US Passport pages, and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad. Meanwhile, many foreign nationals from around the world must undergo Consular Processing in order to eventually be granted a US visa. Non-Immigrant visa units are tasked with adjudicating applications for non-immigrant visas such as the B-1/B-2 visa (US Tourist visa), F-1 visa (student visa), and the J-1 visa. Business visa units are responsible for the adjudication of business visa applications for travel documents such as the E-1 visa, the E-2 visa, the EB visa, the L-1 visa, the O-1 visa, and the H1-B visa. Finally, immigrant visa units have the responsibility for adjudicating applications for immigrant visas such as the IR-1 visa and the CR-1 visa. However, those seeking a K-1 visa (fiance visa) may also find themselves being interviewed by an officer with the immigrant visa unit as such travel documents are treated in much the same way as immigrant visas, notwithstanding the fact that K-1 visas are technically non-immigrant visas.

Those wishing to receive service from American Citizen Services at a US Embassy abroad or those wishing to have a visa application adjudictaed are encouraged to make an appointment online prior to traveling to the US Post.

For related information please see: US Embassy Thailand.

Analyzing The K-1 Visa And The CR-1 Visa Under Current Processing Conditions

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:10:29 +0000

Those conducting research with regard to United States Family Immigration often look at either the K-1 visa or a CR-1 visa for a recent or prospective spouse. That stated, an acute concern for many American Citizens is the speedy admission of the foreign fiance or spouse to the United States of America. Under many circumstances in places such as the Kingdom of Thailand or the Kingdom of Cambodia, virtually the only means to lawfully bring a Thai or Khmer fiance or spouse to the USA involves a US Marriage Visa (such as the CR-1 visa or the IR-1 visa) or a US fiance visa (officially categorized as a K-1 visa). The question then becomes: which visa can be obtained in a more timely manner?

Currently, it usually takes less time to obtain a K-1 visa compared to a CR-1 visa. That stated, it is this blogger’s opinion that the once large gap separating the processing times of these respective visa categories has closed somewhat, from a practical perspective; and, as a result, it may be best for those researching these issues to ponder the notion of applying for a CR-1 visa or an IR-1 visa from the outset rather than undergoing the K1 visa process. Bearing this in mind, the reader should note that the process is unique to every couple as circumstances tend to dictate the timing of various stages of the process.

Although the K-1 visa does usually result in a foreign fiancee arriving in the United States more quickly than a foreign spouse under the CR-1 visa category, readers should be aware of the fact that CR-1 visa holders are admitted into the United States in Lawful Permanent Resident status. Conversely, those admitted into the United States of America in K-1 visa status must undergo the adjustment of status process in order to obtain their Green Card.

Regardless of the fact that the current USCIS Processing Times note little change in the time it takes to receive adjudication of a K-1 visa petition compared to years past, the plain truth of the matter is that the overall K-1 visa process has lengthened for many in recent months. This increased wait time may be attributable to the fact that the National Visa Center and each and every US Embassy or US Consulate has its own backlog of cases to either process or adjudicate. As the ebb and flow of American immigration continues the consular processing times are likely to increase and/or decrease depending upon the circumstances at the various US Posts abroad. At present, it is difficult to calculate with any specificity what the time frame is for Consular Processing in Asia as many factors must be taken into consideration. It is this blogger’s current opinion that under the totality of the circumstances it may be prudent for prospective family visa petitioners to conduct thorough research into the immigration process before making an irrevocable immigration decision as a visa category that looks more efficient at first glance may, in fact, turn out to be an inefficient travel document if one takes into consideration all of the factors which must be addressed in order to ultimately receive lawful permanent resident status in the U.S.A.

For related information please see: Legal.

US Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011

admin — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:46:21 +0000

The following is quoted directly from the official website of the United States Embassy in Phnom Phen, Cambodia:

Month	Day	Holiday	Khmer/U.S.
Dec 31, 2010	Fri	International New Year’s Day	U.S.
Jan 17	Mon	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	U.S.
Feb 21	Mon	George Washington’s Birthday	U.S.
Mar 8	Tue	International Women’s Day	Khmer
Apr 14	Thu	Khmer New Year’s Day	Khmer
Apr 15	Fri	Khmer New Year’s Day	Khmer
Apr 18	Mon	Khmer New Year’s Day	Khmer
May 13	Fri	King Sihamoni’s Birthday	Khmer
May 30	Mon	Memorial Day	U.S.
Jun 20	Mon	King Mother’s Birthday	Khmer
Jul 4	Mon	Independence Day	U.S.
Sep 5	Mon	Labor Day	U.S.
Sep 26	Mon	Pchum Ben Day	Khmer
Oct 10	Mon	Columbus Day	U.S.
Oct 31	Mon	King Father’s Birthday	Khmer
Nov 9	Wed	Independence Day	Khmer
Nov 10	Thu	Water Festival	Khmer
Nov 11	Fri	Veterans Day	U.S.
Nov 24	Thu	Thanksgiving Day	U.S.
Dec 26	Mon	Christmas	U.S.

Those wishing to visit the official homepage of the US Embassy in Cambodia please click HERE.

Those seeking services such as issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or the addition of visa pages to a previously issued US Passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of a US Embassy, US Consulate, American Institute, or US Mission abroad. It should be noted that those seeking the aforementioned services may find processing streamlined when setting an appointment online in advance.

Those seeking a temporary visa such as a US B-2 visa (Tourist), F-1 visa (Student), J-1 visa (Exchange Visitor), B-1 visa (Business) are likely to see their visa application processed through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit abroad. It should be noted that those seeking a United States non-immigrant visa are likely to have their visa application scrutinized pursuant to section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.

Those seeking immigrant family visa benefits such as an IR-1 visa or a CR-1 visa are likely see their visa application processed through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit of a US Post abroad. For processing purposes the K-1 visa (a non-immigrant US fiance visa) is treated in much the same way as the Immigrant visa categories. The same could once be said for the K-3 visa as well, but since the inception of the “administrative closure” policy K-3 visa applications are processed with far less frequency compared to years past.

Those seeking visas such as the EB-5 visa (Immigrant Investor Category) or the L-1 visa (intra-company transferees) are likely to only see their visa application processed after a positive adjudication of an immigration petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).