How to Bring Your
Fiancé
to the United States
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Overview
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 U.S. 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 (the U.S. citizen filing USCIS Form I-129F
- Petition for Alien Fiancé), 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.
If your fiancé(e) intends to live and work permanently in
the United States, your fiancé(e) should apply to become a
permanent resident after your marriage. (If your fiancé(e) does
not intend to become a permanent resident after your marriage,
your fiancé(e)/new spouse must leave the country within the
90-day original nonimmigrant admission.) Please note, your
fiancé(e) will initially receive conditional permanent
residence status for two years. Conditional permanent residency
is granted when the marriage creating the relationship is less
than two years old at the time of adjustment to permanent
residence status.
Please note: Your fiancé(e) may enter the
United States only one time with a fiancé(e) visa. If your
fiancé(e) leaves the country before you are married, your
fiancé(e) may not be allowed back into the United States
without a new visa.
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What is a
Travel Document and Who Needs
One?
If you are not a U.S. citizen, you may need permission to
return to the United States after traveling abroad. This
permission is granted through a travel document. Travel
documents are also given to people who want to travel, but
cannot get a passport from their country of nationality.
*Only a US Citizen may file a
Petition for Alien Fiancé on behalf of a fiancé. The U.S.
citizen filing the petition must provide the following items to
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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