How to apply for a fiancee to come to the United States

Generally speaking, there are three ways for spouses or unmarried people who apply for citizenship to come to the United States:

1.K- 1 visa (that is, unmarried couple visa): K- 1 visa allows American citizens to apply for overseas fiance/wife to come to the United States and get married within 90 days after her fiance/wife comes to the United States; After marriage, apply to the US Citizenship and Immigration Bureau for a green card and adjust your identity. This kind of visa takes a long time and the procedures are relatively simple. You can apply for a K- 1 visa as long as you file an application for your fiance/wife. Once the application is approved, unmarried people can get visas at overseas consulates in the United States. In this case, it usually takes six to nine months to get a visa to come to the United States. The advantage of K- 1 is that the overseas waiting time is short. But the disadvantage is that after getting married in America. If you are not married within 90 days after arriving in the United States, even illegal immigrants must leave the country; And you can't marry other citizens. K- 1 status cannot be extended, nor can it be converted into other non-immigrant status.

2. Spouse immigration visa: If you get married overseas, you can help overseas spouses to submit their relatives' green card immigration applications. Once the application is approved, your spouse can interview later in the United States at overseas consulates. Once in America, you can get a green card. But the advantage of this method is that your spouse can get a green card when he comes to America. The disadvantage is that the visa processing process is too long. Your spouse may have to wait two or three years to arrive.

3.K-3 visa: If you have registered your marriage overseas and want your spouse to come to the United States as soon as possible, you can't apply for your spouse to come to the United States quickly with the K-/kloc-0 visa. But you can do it in two steps. One is to submit a relative green card immigration application for the spouse. The other is that you can submit your fiance/wife application to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service Center after receiving the receipt of your relative's green card immigration application. Apply for a spouse's K-3 visa. The processing flow and time of K-3 visa are basically the same as K- 1. In this way, your spouse can come to America soon. Apply for a green card to adjust your identity after coming to the United States.

This article is for background knowledge only. Please don't take your situation or others' situation as legal advice.

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