Fiance(e) K-1 Visa
(I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e))
What are the Requirements of a Fiance(e) K-1 Visa?
- A U.S. citizen must file an I-129F visa petition with USCIS for the
issuance of a fiancee visa.
- Both the U.S. citizen and the fiancee must remain unmarried until
the arrival of the fiancee in the U.S.
- The foreign fiancee and U.S. citizen must have met personally at
least once in the two years before the petition was filed. Generally,
you MUST meet your fiance(e) in person. The exceptions to this
requirement are severely limited.
- The marriage must take place within three months of the fiancee’s
arrival if he/she is to remain in status.