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The First Step: Filing the Petition  You, the U.S. citizen sponsor, must file Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live. Further information is available on the USCIS website under Fiancé(e) Visas. Eligibility Requirements  If you petition for a fiancé(e) visa, you must show that: You (the petitioner) are a U.S. citizen.  You intend to marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States.  You and your fiancé(e) are both free to marry and any previous marriages must have been legally terminated by divorce, death, or annulment.  You met each other, in person, at least once within 2 years of filing your petition. http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/fiancee-visa/fiancee-visas Forms Needed to File for a K-1 Visa:  1. I-129F | Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)  a. Form I-129F     http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/for

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 or