Fiance Visa | K1 Visa

Peter Messersmith
The Messersmith Law Firm, P.C.
230 E Ohio St.,
Suite 208
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel (312) 751-9960
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		Fiancé(e) Visa (K1 Visa) The fiancé(e) visa If your fiancé(e) is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with USCIS on behalf of your fiancé(e). After the petition is approved, your fiancé(e) must obtain a visa issued at a United States. Embassy or consulate abroad. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days or your fiancé(e) marries someone other than you , your fiancé(e) will be required to leave the United States. Until the marriage takes place, your fiancé(e) is considered a nonimmigrant. A nonimmigrant is a foreign national seeking to temporarily enter the United States for a specific purpose. A fiancé(e) may not obtain an extension of the 90-day original nonimmigrant admission. After you have been admitted to the United States as a Fiancé(e) and have married your petitioner within the 90-day time limit, you are now eligible to adjust your status to permanent resident status (green card). Fiance(e) visa requirements United States. citizens who will be getting married to a foreign national in the United States may petition for a fiancé(e) classification for their fiancé(e). You and your fiancé(e) must be free to marry. This means that both of you are unmarried, or that any previous marriages have ended through divorce, annulment or death. You must also have met with your fiancé(e) in person within the last two years before filing for the fiancé(e) visa. This requirement can be waived only if meeting your fiancé(e) in person would violate long-established customs, or if meeting your fiancé(e) would create extreme hardship for you. You and your fiancé(e) must marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States. You may also apply to bring your fiancé(e)'s unmarried children, who are under age 21, to the United States. Fiancé(e) visa fees A complete list of attorney and government fees can be found here. Fiancé(e) visa processing times The length of time it takes will vary depending on the petitioner’s state of residence and the fiancés country of residence. There are six stages for the application. We will send you a complete document list that we need to prepare the application (usually takes 1-2 weeks to obtain everything); We will prepare the paperwork and send it to you for your signature (5 business days); On receipt of the signed paperwork we will FedEx® your paperwork to the USCIS (3 business days); The USCIS will review and approve your application (30-120 days); The National Visa Center will forward the approved application to the appropriate US Embassy (30-60 days); and The US Embassy will contact the fiancé for the visa interview (30-60 days). These dates are very general and the actual time may vary due to circumstances beyond our control. The bottom line is that we will do everything in our power to make sure that every application is processed as quickly as possible. Can you provide references or some evidence of your past success? We cannot provide contact information for any of our previous or past clients as we value their privacy and we keep all client matters strictly confidential. We can however, provide a short sample list of our recently approved K1, K3 and green card applications.

	Disclaimer: All legal services performed by Attorney Peter Messersmith, an immigration attorney, of The Messersmith Law Firm, P.C. Materials on this web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice nor shall receipt of such information create an attorney-client relationship. The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law.

Fiancé(e) Visa (K1 Visa)