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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