Purpose: You need K1 visa to bring your foreign fiance to get married and living in United States.

USCIS Form: As a U.S. citizen, you make your petition by filing I-129F form with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service – INS) office near you. USCIS office sends your petition to National Visa Center (NVC) upon approval. NVC sends it to consular section of U.S. Embassy in the country where your fiancé lives. Consulate officer contacts your fiancé and asks you fiance to apply for K-1 visa.

How long does it take? It takes two months if you lucky (workload of the consulate office is not heavy). In normal circumstances, it takes from two to six months.

U.S. embassy in your fiance’s country tries to help your fiancé as much as possible as a service to you, an American citizen.

How does fiancé visa process work?

Documents that your fiancé submits: birth certificate, valid passport, police clearance report, divorce decree or death certificate if your fiancé married before, medical examination report from doctors/health clinics listed by the embassy, two passport photographs, evidences that show that you are in a fiancé relationship in the past.

These documents must be accompanied with b (Non-Immigrant Fiancé Visa Application Form), DS-156K (Non-Immigrant Fiancé Visa Application), and Form I-134 (Affidavit of Support) that you will prepare and send.
Your fiancé goes through an interview at consular section of U.S. embassy and submits these documents and forms. Consular officer returns the originals after reviewing them and retaining the photocopies.

Please note that this information is obtained from our clients who asked us to have their documents translated into English and certified for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service – INS). This is not a legal advice or a part of legal services. You need to check with an immigration attorney to get legal advice on this and other immigration matters.