K1 visa for your fiancé or to travel to the USA.

The immigration law defines a fiancé as a person who is engaged of otherwise contracted to get married. The future marriage must be legally possible according to laws of the state in which the marriage will take place, and in general, both parties must have met in person in the past two years. here are certain exceptions granted by USCIS to the requirement of meeting in person when fiancés can demonstrate that meeting in person is against their traditions. In some cases, The USCIS considers fiancés two married people if they did not meet in person (and did not consummated the marriage) even if the marriage formally took place.

U. S. citizens who would like to bring their fiancés to America to marry have to file a Petition for Alien Fiance starting the K1 visa process with the USCIS office that serves the area where they live. Approved petitions are send to National Visa Center for processing before it is send to a U.S. embassy where a person (fiance) can apply for a K1 visa. The petition is only valid for four months the after USCIS' approval.

A K1 visa applicant is also an immigrant.

Because a fiancé visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry an American citizen, shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé must meet some of the requirements for an immigrant visa.

When applying at American embassy the following will be required:

Take clear, legible photocopies of civil documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, to the interview. Original documents can then be returned to you.

After Getting the Fiance visa K1.

After the K1 visa is approved the fiancé can travel the the U.S. to get married; marriage must take place within 90 days of the applicant's arrival into United States.

After the marriage takes place U.S. citizen must file Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status with the USCIS in order for the spouse to become permanent resident Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization can also be filed if the spouse whishes to work.

The child of a fiancé may receive a K2 visa from his/her parent’s fiancé petition. The American citizen petitioner, must make sure that you name the child in the I-129F petition. After the marriage of the child’s parent and the American citizen, the child will need a separate form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. The child may travel with (accompany) the K-1 parent/fiancé or travel later, within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa to his/her parent. A separate petition is not required if the children accompany or follow the alien fiancé within one year from the date of issuance of the K1 visa. If it is longer than one year from the date of visa issuance, a separate immigrant visa petition is required.