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Fiance Visa

Who May Apply for a Fiance Visa?

In order to file a fiance visa petition you must meet the following qualifications:

1. The petitioner must be a U.S. Citizen.

2. The petitioner and the foreign national fiancé must both be eligible to be legally married in the U.S. For example, both parties must be single or legally divorced and must be of a legal age to be married.

3. The U.S. Citizen and foreign national fiancé must have met in person within two years of filing the fiancé visa petition unless the waiver requirements are met.

What supporting documentation do I need to file with my K1 fiance visa petition?

Once of the most important pieces of the fiance visa petition is the supporting documentation.

You will need to provide a number of supporting documents and a variety of information about you and your fiance. Here is a list of the items most couples will need:

1. Photocopy of your U.S. Passport (copy all pages, even the blank ones); U.S. birth certificate; OR Certificate of Naturalization.

2. If you or your fiance were previously married, certified copies of divorce decrees from any prior marriages. You should be able to obtain this from the court where the divorce took place.

How does the K1 fiance visa work?

The fiance visa or K-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa which is available to the fiances of U.S. Citizens. if approved the visa will allow the foreign national fiance to enter the U.S. for a period of 90 days for the purpose of marrying the U.S. Citizen who filed the fiance visa petition. The fiance visa has become a very important visa as the world as become a smaller place because of the internet and other information and communication technology improvements.