What visa do I need to get married in America?

You can apply for a fiancee K visa and get married within 90 days after arriving in the United States. You can get a two-year conditional green card. When the marriage continues, you will start to change your unconditional green card in the third year. After the fifth year, you can take an examination of American citizens, as follows:

First, apply for a K visa.

1. What is a K visa? The so-called K visa is a visa for unmarried spouses (fiancee or fiance) of American citizens and their minor illegitimate children, stepchildren and adopted children. These include:

1) K- 1 Visa is specially issued to unmarried spouses of American citizens;

2) The K-2 visa is specially issued to unmarried spouses of American citizens born out of wedlock under the age of 265,438+0, including stepsons, daughters (children born with ex-husbands), adopted sons and daughters of unmarried spouses.

2. How to apply for a K visa?

1) American citizens should prepare the following documents:

A, proof of identity, including proof that the United States was born and automatically became a citizen of the United States;

B unmarried certificate, engagement certificate, engagement photos, relevant letters, certificates of relatives and friends, notarized documents, etc. ;

C, unmarried parties meet, love time, place, witnesses, etc. ;

D. three photos of both parties' certificates.

2) The applicant shall prepare the following documents:

A. identification;

Unmarried certificate, and notarized;

C, engagement photos, indicating the two sides meet, love place, time, witnesses, etc.

D, three photos of certificates.

3) American citizens should first submit a formal application to the local office of the Immigration Bureau where they live. After reviewing the above documents 1) and 2), the Immigration Bureau approves the application request and informs the overseas applicant to apply for a K- 1 or K-2 visa at the consulate where the American spouse lives.

Second, apply for permanent residency after entry

1. After the unmarried spouse of an American citizen obtains a K- 1 visa to enter the United States, the husband and wife get married within 90 days.

2. After marriage, according to the new American immigration law, the holder of K- 1 will get "conditional permanent residency" for two years.

3. The holder of K-1must apply for an interview with the regional service center of the immigration bureau under his residence 90 days before the expiration of the two-year "conditional permanent residency" in order to obtain permanent residency.

4. The so-called two-year conditional permanent residency is a new regulation formulated by the US Congress to prevent foreigners from obtaining permanent residency through fake marriage. Anyone who obtains immigration status through fake marriage is restricted by this provision. 90 days before the expiration of the two-year period, the newlyweds must obtain the application form I-75 1 from the regional service center of the Immigration Bureau to apply for the termination of the two-year temporary permanent residence condition. After receiving the interview notice from the regional service center of the Immigration Bureau, if there is no fraud, you can have a second interview and become a permanent resident. Conditional residents can also adjust their status overseas and become formal permanent residents. If both husband and wife travel abroad during the period of conditional permanent residence, they must submit an application for cancellation of the conditional residence card to the Immigration Bureau within six months before they can travel abroad.