The fastest process for bringing your future wife or husband overseas into the U.S. is through a fiancée visa petition.
Requirements/Qualifications:
The basic requirements for the K-1 Fiancée visa petition are that the petitioner:
must be a U.S. citizen;
must have seen the fiancée within 2 years prior to filing the petition;
must marry the fiancée within 90 days of his/her entry into the U.S. and file adjustment of status petition for the alien;
must execute an Affidavit of Support prior to fiancée’s entry into the U.S. and meet income requirements of 125% above poverty level depending on family size or the number of dependants.
Process:
To petition to bring an alien fiancé(e) and that person’s child to the United States, the petitioner must file Form I-129F with the Service Center having jurisdiction over the petitioner’s state of residence. If the petitioner is outside the United States, then he or she must submit I-129F to the Service Center with jurisdiction over his/her last place of residence in the U.S. Upon approval of Form I-129F, the petitioner must execute an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134), along with the tax returns for 3 preceding years and documents showing his/her source of income or assets.
The alien fiancée is then scheduled for a visa interview at the U.S. Consulate overseas. If granted, the alien is issued a K-1 visa for immigration to the United States . The alien must marry the U. S. citizen fiancé (petitioner) within 90 days of entry into the United States . The alien must apply for adjustment of status after marriage to the petitioner. The alien cannot marry another citizen in order to adjust his or her status.
Fee:
The filing fee for the Form I-129F is $165.00 as of April 30, 2004.
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