How Can I Bring My Fiancée to the U.S.

The K-1 visa enables an American citizen’s foreign-born fiancé to come to the country and get married there.

 

The foreign partner must reside outside of the US, be legally free and able to marry, have met the US citizen partner in person within the previous two years, and have no major criminal convictions in order to submit an application for a K-1 visa. Children who are sponsored for a K-2 visa must be under the age of 21 if you have any.

 

The foreign partner and U.S. sponsor must have personally interacted within the two years prior to the date the Form I-129F (“Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)”) was submitted in order to be eligible for the K-1 visa. Examples of proof that you have met in person include the following:

 

• images showing you and your partner together.
• receipts from hotels and airline tickets that list the dates of travel.
• copies of the entry-pages in your passport.
• military directives or letters outlining leave from commanding authorities.

 

Furthermore, the couple must get married within 90 days of the foreign partner’s arrival in the United States in order to fully utilize the K-1 visa for a green card; otherwise, they will have to leave the country.