Fiance Visas K-1

The K – 1 visa, known as the “fiancé/e” visa, is a very useful tool for citizens of the United States who wish to bring their partners in a relatively short period of time. If you are a citizen of the United States, you may apply the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for your fiancé/e as long as:

• You plan to marry your fiancé/e within a period of 90 days from their entry into the US,
• Both may legally marry, and
• Have met in person at least once within a period of two years prior to filing the application.

You may request a waiver from the requirement of meeting your fiancé/e for one of two reasons:

• Meeting in person prior to marriage would violate strict and firmly established cultural norms, or,
• It is proved that the meeting would cause serious hardship to the petitioning citizen.