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| A K-1 fiancé(e) visa is a non-immigrant visa, which | | | | |
| would allow a foreign fiancé or fiancée (entry into | | | | * Once these packages are received from the |
| the U.S. to marry a U.S. citizen). An application is made | | | | beneficiary the consulate will schedule a time and |
| for an adjustment of status after the marriage is over. | | | | place for the interview which would be intimated to the |
| | | | | beneficiary. |
| US fiancé visa application procedure: | | | | |
| | | | | * On completion the beneficiary will attend the visa |
| Obtaining the K-1 visa( US fiancé visa ) application is | | | | interview. The interviewing officer will review all the |
| a multi-layered process. | | | | documents and will question the beneficiary and then |
| | | | | make a decision on the case. |
| Filing the K-1 visa (Fiancé Visa Petition): | | | | |
| | | | | * On approval the K-1 Visa will be issued on the same |
| * The U.S. citizen known as the "petitioner" submits a | | | | day or within a week. |
| petition for his or her foreign fiancé who is also | | | | |
| known as the "beneficiary" to the USCIS. | | | | |
| | | | | Entering the U.S. with the K-1 Visa:. |
| * The U.S. citizen (hereinafter called the petitioner) | | | | |
| submits a Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé, along | | | | * The beneficiary will be required to travel to the U.S. |
| with Form G-325A Biographic Information with the | | | | within 6 months of the K-1 visa being issued. |
| current fees and any required documentation to the | | | | |
| appropriate USCIS Service Center. | | | | * The beneficiary will arrive at a port of entry were all |
| | | | | the paperwork will be reviewed once more and on |
| * After a few weeks, the petitioner receives the Form | | | | acceptance will allow the beneficiary to officially enter |
| I-797, from the USCIS acknowledging that the petition | | | | the U.S. |
| has been received. | | | | |
| | | | | First few steps in the U.S. |
| * Then depending on processing times prevalent to the | | | | |
| USCIS service centers, the petitioner then receives the | | | | * The fiancé visa holder should apply for a Social |
| second NOA from the USCIS acknowledging that the | | | | Security number shortly after stepping into the U.S. |
| petition has been approved. | | | | |
| | | | | * The couple may now apply for a marriage license. |
| * The USCIS Service Center then forwards the | | | | |
| petition to the NVC to do a background check. | | | | Getting Married: |
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| * The NVC will process the file and run a preliminary | | | | * The couple can now tie the knot and the marriage |
| background check on the beneficiary, then forward the | | | | should take place within 90 days of activating the visa. |
| approved petition to the beneficiary's embassy which | | | | |
| is as listed in the I-129F. | | | | |
| | | | | Adjustment of Status |
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| Obtaining the Fiancé Visa: | | | | * The adjustment of status to a permanent resident |
| | | | | should be done before the expiry of the K-1 Visa. |
| * The beneficiary's embassy receives the file and in | | | | Failure to do so would lead to he beneficiary being out |
| turn processes it locally. | | | | of status. If the foreign spouse wants to work in the |
| | | | | U.S. or travel outside the U.S. |
| * The embassy then sends a package to the | | | | |