| With a K1 fiancée visa you can marry a US citizen | | | | the children have been mentioned in the I-129F petition |
| in the United States. The United States citizen needs | | | | filed by the American partner with the USCIS. |
| to file Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) Form I-129F petition | | | | Following the marriage of the parent in the United |
| on behalf of the foreign fiancée with the USCIS | | | | States the child/children will require a Form I-485 |
| office serving the area. The approval of the petition | | | | Application to Register Permanent Residence or to |
| enables the fiancée to obtain the K-1 Visa that is | | | | Adjust Status. |
| issued at an American embassy or consulate in the | | | | If, for any reason, the marriage does not take place |
| country of the fiancée. Once the fiancée receives | | | | within 90 days of the foreign fiancée’s entry to |
| the visa she/he can enter the United States through a | | | | the US, the fiancée must return to his/her country. |
| US immigration port-of-entry. On entry, the marriage | | | | After leaving, the individual cannot re-enter the US on |
| must take place within 90 days. | | | | the same visa. For this the foreign fiancée should |
| Following the marriage, the foreign spouse must file | | | | apply with the Form I-131 Application for Travel |
| Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent | | | | Document in order to secure an advance parole to |
| Residence or to Adjust Status with the USCIS, along | | | | return to the US. |
| with the American spouse’s Affidavit of Support, in | | | | With the provision for a K1 fiancée visa, it is now |
| order to become a lawful permanent resident. Children | | | | easier to marry a US citizen. Political barriers are |
| of the fiancée (who are not married and are below | | | | broken down and love beyond boundaries becomes a |
| 18) could also accompany him/her to the States | | | | reality. |
| through a derivative K-2 Visa, provided the names of | | | | |