K1 Fiance Visa Application Process

 Step 1: File a petition with the USCIS on behalf of your Fiancé

You, the US citizen, must file the Petition for Alien Fiancé (Form I-129F) with your local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office. Click here to see the additional documents you need to file the petition.

Step 2: The fiance obtain a visa at a US consulate in his/her home country

After the USCIS approves the petition, it sends the petition to the embassy or consulate where your fiancé will apply for a  k1 visa process. Once approved he/she will get a visa stamped on their passport and will be ready to come to the United States. Click here to see the required documents your fiancé will need while applying for the visa at a US consulate in his/her home country.

What Happens and What to Do After Getting the Fiancé Visa?

Once you’ve received the K-1 Visa successfully you are ready to enter the United States. Following are some important information and steps for you and your fiancé to follow through on after entering the United States.

Step 3: Entering into the United States

After getting the fiancé visa, your fiancé enters the United States through a U.S. immigration port-of-entry. The U.S. immigration official gives your fiancé instructions on what to do at the port of entry.

Step 4: Get Social Security Number

Your fiancé can apply for a social security number card. There are many advantages of having a social security number card the sooner the better.

Step 5: Get Married

As per the Condition of the K-1 Visa you and your fiancé must get married within 90 days of his/her arrival.

Step 6: Apply for Permanent Residency (Green Card) by Filing

If your spouse plans to work and stay in the US, after marriage, he/she must file Form I-485 Application to register as a permanent residence or to adjust status with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live in the United States. You must fill out the Affidavit of Support, Form I-864, with the USCIS for your spouse’s application to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR).

File the following 2 forms at the nearest USCIS Field Office:

Download Form I-485 – Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Download Form I-864 – Affidavit of Support

Step 7: Remove Conditions on Permanent Status for Your New Spouse

The permanent residence you have received through this marriage is conditional, which means your new spouse’s green card will expire in 2 years. You’ll have to file the I-751 petition in order to remove this conditional status.

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