Fiancé(e) Petition
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What is a Fiancé(e) Visa?
If you are a U.S. citizen who wants to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the United States in order to get married, you must petition for a Fiancé(e) visa.
This visa allows your fiancé(e) to be admitted into the United States for 90 days to get married with you.
We can help you with the fiancé(e) petition to get a fiancée visa for your loved one, and the adjustment of status application which will give your then spouse his green card.
What are the requirements to petition for a fiancé(e)?
Be a U.S. Citizen
Only U.S. Citizens can petition for their fiancé(e). If you are someone who is not a U.S. citizen but who is living in the United States on a green card and has lawful permanent resident status, you won’t be eligible to apply or petition for the K 1 fiancé(e).
Met your Fiancé(e) in person
Engaged couples applying for the fiancé(e) visa (K1) need to prove that they have met physically in person in the two-year period leading up to filing their visa petition. You don’t need to prove that you have known each other or been in a relationship for the last two years, only that you have physically met at least once in this period. You might be able to request a waiver of this in-person meeting in special circumstances, such as if the meeting would violate the cultural traditions and customs of your fiancé’s country, or if the meeting would result in ‘extreme hardship’ for yourself.
Intend to marry within 90 days of admission into the United States
As the U.S. citizen sponsor, it’s your responsibility to convince both the USCIS and Consular Officers involved that you have a bona fide relationship with your fiancé(e) and that you both fully intend to marry within 90 days of US entry. This process is to avoid fraudulent marriages with the sole purpose of immigration
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Legally free to marry
If you or your fiancé(e) have ever been married before, those marriages should be legally terminated before you can petition for your fiancé(e).
Frequently Asked Questions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) publishes historical application processing times once every three months. According to their most recent release, the wait time for a K-1 visa is approximately 12.2 months. However, that is the first stage of the application. The second stage is the consular process. That process will depend on the U.S. Embassy’s availability to process their visa. Some of the Embassies are heavily backlogged.
The K-1 Visa 2-year rule does not require having been in a relationship for two full years with your Fiancé(e). It just requires showing proof that the couple has actually met in person at some point within a two-year period.
– The K-1 visa holder has six months after the date the K-1 visa is issued to enter the United States.
– The K-1 visa holder’s status cannot be adjusted unless he or she married the person who originally filed the petition, within 90 days of arrival to the US. If the K-1 visa holder meets someone else, they will be required to return to their home country and start the process over again.
– If for some reason, the relationship with the U.S. citizen petitioner does not work out, the K-1 visa holder will not be allowed to change to any other non-immigrant status.
– If you have applied for two or more K-1 visas (does not matter when) or received K-1 visa approval within a period of two years prior to filing the current K-1, then you must file for a waiver. This can be done by submitting a written statement when you submit your I-129F form.
