| U.S. citizens who wish to marry their foreign national | | | | permanent residents of the United States of America |
| fiancé (male) or fiancée (female) in the U.S. can | | | | are not required to file the K-1 visa and can apply for |
| apply for the K-1 visa petition. In order to be eligible for | | | | the immigration of their newly wedded wife/ husband |
| applying the U.S. Fiancée Visa, both the partners | | | | after the wedding. |
| should not be married at the time, the earlier marriages | | | | The U.S. Embassy or the consulate abroad issues the |
| should be settled either by an annulment, a divorce, or | | | | K-1 visa, once the petition is approved. It is also |
| by death of the previous partner. | | | | mandatory that the fiancé / fiancée of the |
| To apply for the K-1 visa, it is also required that you | | | | applicant to remain unmarried until their arrival in the |
| should have met your fiancé / fiancée personally | | | | United States of America. |
| within the past two years. The criteria would be | | | | On violation of the rules and regulations mentioned, the |
| waived in cases where your meeting would create | | | | fiancé / fiancée will be required to leave the |
| extreme hardships for you or violate a long followed | | | | United States within the speculated time. Extending the |
| custom or tradition. A 90 day notice period would be | | | | 90 day time period of the original nonimmigrant U.S. |
| given for you to get married once your fiancé / | | | | marriage visa cannot be obtained. |
| fiancée enters the United States. | | | | The status of the K-1 visa can be obtained online, by |
| This petition can also be filed in case you wish to bring | | | | phone, or by contacting the suitable USCIS office. If the |
| your fiancé / fiancée's unmarried children under | | | | K-1 visa petition is denied, a reapplication to the visa is |
| the age of 21 to live in the United States. Legal | | | | entitled within 33 days of receiving the denial mail. |