Planning A Wedding For A Fiancée Visa: What You Need To Know

If you are a US citizen and want to bring your foreign fiancé(e)> to the United States to get married, you will need to apply for a fiancé(e) visa. The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for couples who are engaged or not yet married but have plans to marry in the United States. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the US. If you plan to marry outside the US, you will need a CR-1 spousal visa.

The K-1 fiancé(e) visa

After the marriage, the fiancé(e) can apply for a Green Card to become a permanent resident. If the couple prefers to marry outside the United States, the K-1 visa is probably not the right choice. In this case, the couple could choose to have an unofficial wedding reception or religious ceremony abroad and then come to the US to be legally married.

To obtain a K-1 fiancé(e) visa, the US citizen must file a Form I-129F, Petition For Alien Fiancé(e). This is the first step in the process. The K-1 visa is generally the best solution if the couple desires to marry inside the United States. This path does require some pre-planning, and an adjustment of status package should ideally follow shortly after the marriage.

The CR-1 spousal visa

If you are a US citizen who wants to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the United States to get married, you will need to file a Form I-129F, Petition For Alien Fiancé(e). This is the first step to obtaining a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for your fiancé(e). The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is also known as a fiancé(e) visa. To obtain a K-1 fiancé(e) visa, you and your fiancé(e) must intend to marry each other within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the US as a K-1 nonimmigrant. The marriage must be valid, meaning both you and your fiancé(e) have a bona fide intent to establish a life together and the marriage is not for the sole purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit.

If you are already married or plan to be married outside the US, you will need to apply for a CR-1 spousal visa. This allows your spouse to immigrate to the US and receive a Green Card upon arrival. After two years of marriage, your spouse can apply to have the conditions on their Green Card removed, making their permanent resident status unconditional.

The marriage must take place within 90 days of the fiancé(e) entering the US

If you are a US citizen and want to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the US to get married, you will need to apply for a K-1 nonimmigrant visa, also known as a fiancé(e) visa. The K-1 visa is for couples who are engaged or not yet married but have plans to marry in the US.

The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the US. This is a requirement of the K-1 visa. If you wish to marry outside the US, the K-1 visa is probably not the right choice for you. Some couples choose to have an unofficial wedding reception or religious ceremony abroad, and then come to the US to be legally married.

To obtain a K-1 visa, you and your fiancé(e) must intend to marry each other within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the US. Your marriage must be valid, meaning both you and your fiancé(e) have a genuine intent to establish a life together, and the marriage is not for the sole purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit.

The marriage must be valid

The K-1 visa is a temporary visa that allows a fiancé(e) to enter the United States for the purpose of marriage. After the marriage, the fiancé(e) can apply for a Green Card to become a permanent resident. If the couple desires to marry outside the United States, the K-1 visa is probably not the right choice. Some couples choose to have an unofficial wedding reception or religious ceremony abroad that is not legally binding, and then come to the United States to be legally married.

The CR-1 visa allows your spouse to immigrate to the US and receive a Green Card upon arrival

If you are a US citizen who wants to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the United States to get married, you will need to file a Form I-129F, Petition For Alien Fiancé(e). This is the first step to obtaining a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for your fiancé(e). The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is also known as a fiancé(e) visa. To obtain a K-1 fiancé(e) visa, you and your fiancé(e) must intend to marry each other within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the US as a K-1 nonimmigrant. The marriage must be valid, meaning both you and your fiancé(e) have a bona fide intent to establish a life together and the marriage is not for the sole purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit. The K-1 visa is generally the best solution if the couple desires to marry inside the United States. This path does require some pre-planning.

The CR-1 visa, on the other hand, is specifically for couples who are already married or plan to be married outside the US. The CR-1 visa allows your spouse to immigrate to the US and receive a Green Card upon arrival. After two years of marriage, your spouse can apply to have the conditions on their Green Card removed, making their permanent resident status unconditional.

Many engaged couples meet the requirements for either the K-1 fiancé(e) visa or the CR-1 spousal visa. If your preference is a marriage outside the United States, the K-1 is probably not the right choice for a visa. Some couples choose to have an unofficial wedding reception or religious ceremony that is not legally binding abroad and then come to the US to be legally married.

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