Part 1 : How to apply for a K-1 fiance(e) visa of a U.S. citizen

What Is a K-1 Visa? 

The fiancé(e) K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a United States (U.S.) citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival. The foreign-citizen will then apply for adjustment of status to a permanent resident (LPR) with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Because a fiancé(e) visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry a U.S. citizen shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé(e) must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. Eligible children of K-1 visa applicants receive K-2 visas.

What Is a “Fiancé(e)”? 

Under U.S. immigration law, a foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen is the recipient of an approved Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F, who has been issued a nonimmigrant K-1 visa for travel to the United States in order to marry his or her U.S. citizen fiancé(e). Both the U.S. citizen and the K-1 visa applicant must have been legally free to marry at the time the petition was filed and must have remained so thereafter.

The marriage must be legally possible according to laws of the U.S. state in which the marriage will take place. In general, the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) and U.S. citizen sponsor must have met in person within the past two years. USCIS may grant an exception to this requirement, based on extreme hardship for the U.S. citizen sponsor to personally meet the foreign-citizen fiancé(e), or, for example, if it is contrary in the U.S. citizen sponsor’s or foreign-citizen fiancé(e)’s culture for a man and woman to meet before marriage.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html

Steps to Bringing your Fiance to the US through the K-1 Visa 

Step 1: 
File a petition with the USCIS on behalf of your Fiance You, the US citizen, must file the Petition for Alien fiance (Form I-129F) with your local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office.

Step 2: 
The Fiance's obtains a visa at a US consulate at his/her home country After the USCIS approves the petition, it sends the petition to the embassy or consulate where your fiance will apply for a K-1 non-immigrant visa. Once approved he/she will get a visa stamped on their passport and will be ready to come to the United States.

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 fiance to follow through on after entering the United States.

Step 3: 
Entering into the United States After getting the fiance visa, your fiance enters the United States through a U.S. immigration port-of-entry. The U.S. immigration official gives your fiance instructions on what to do at the the port of entry.

Step 4: 
Get Social Security Number Your fiance can apply for a social security number card. There are many advantages of having a social security number card the sooner the better. A permanent resident of the United States needs a Social Security number to: Work in the United States Conduct business with a bank or financial institution Pay taxes or to be claimed on a tax return And for other purposes not listed. Refer to the Social Security Website for further instructions

Step 5: 
Get Married As per the condition of the K-1 Visa you and your fiance must get married within 90 days of his/her arrival.

Step 6: 
Apply for Permanent Residency (Green Card) by Filing Adjustment of Status (AOS/I-485) If your spouse plans to work and stay in the US, after marriage, he/she must file Form I-485 Application to register as 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).

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. Find Out More On Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence Download I-751 Form - Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence

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...to be continued



Comments

  1. Wew, buat apa ngepost ginian? Mbak Ami mau nikah sama orang Amrik?

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  2. assallamualaikum mba Ratna. sebelumnya aku mau terimakasih atas penjelasannya. Aku berencana menikah dengan WNA amerika. kita baru apply petition fiancè, tp kita berdua lupa masukin dokumen seperti akta lahir, ktp n paspor. Apakah baiknya harus apply ulang ya mba?

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  3. @Keven, pernah deket sama warga US jadi iseng nulis ginian. Akhrnya nulis untuk beberapa negara deh... halaah

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  4. @Karina

    begini, aplikasi itu dkirim ke USCIS. Lalu diproses bisa lebih 3 bulan akan dberitahu diterima atau ditolak, padahal sudah bayar kalau ditolak hangus.

    Tentunya kalau tidak sesuai ketentuan, tentunya aplikasi tidak akan lolos.

    Untuk aplkasi semahal ini kok bisa ceroboh, saya cuman mikir, selama ini mempelajar untuk aplikasi dari mana, mesti cermat dan memperhatikan detil.

    Birth certificate mesti dimasukkan aplikasi, yang Indonesia mesti diterjemahkan oleh penerjemah yang ditunjuk oleh US Embassy.

    Menurut saya memang yang lama kemungkinan gagal dan mesti apply lagi, tapi kali ini perhatikan betul ya daftar ceklist. Tulisan saya ada 4 jilid bersambung, saya berusaha menulis selengkap mungkin, semoga tidak banyak perubahan berarti. Mesti cek ke US embassy tentang dokumen apasaja untuk aplikasi

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