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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