Is it necessary to get married within 90 days after the U.S. K 1 visa is issued?

Visa K 1 is a visa for American citizens to apply for their overseas fiance (wife) to get married in the United States, which belongs to non-immigrant visa. This visa category is one of the visa categories for foreign spouses (including their children) of American citizens to obtain permanent residency. Because it is not limited by the national quota, and the application time is faster than that of the domestic immigrant visa after marriage, generally 4-7 months. The Immigration Department will review the documents for about 2-3 months, transfer the relevant documents to the American consulate where the fiance (wife) lives, and arrange medical examination and interview for about 1-2 months.

According to article101(a) (15) (k) of the U.S. immigration law, a K visa is issued to a foreign fiance or fiancee of an American citizen. Their sole purpose of entering the United States is to marry the visa applicant within 90 days of entry, and their minor children can accompany or enter the United States in the future. K visa holders can apply for a work permit after entering the United States until they obtain legal status.

An American citizen who intends to marry a foreigner wants to marry a foreign fiance (wife) in the United States, and needs to hire a lawyer to apply for a fiance (wife) visa from the US Immigration Service (Form I- 129F). The basic conditions for application are: 1, and the visa applicant is an American citizen; 2. Both parties must meet the requirements of marriage; 3. Both parties must have met in the past two years; Both parties have real plans to get married. The application step is the basis for the success of the K visa application, and it is necessary to carefully choose a lawyer and fully prepare evidence to prove the authenticity of the relationship between the two parties.

After the Immigration Bureau approves the fiance's (wife's) visa application, the application will be sent to the National Visa Center, which will assign a visa case number to the application, and then transfer all the documents submitted to the Immigration Bureau to the US consulate in the country where the foreign fiance (wife) lives. It must be pointed out that the approved I- 129F application is only valid for 4 months, so the foreign fiance (wife) of an American citizen should hurry to prepare for the visa to go to the American consulate.

While waiting for the interview arranged by the American consulate, the fiance (wife) of an American citizen will receive a notice from the American consulate asking the fiance (wife) to prepare the materials to be submitted for the interview. Generally speaking, a foreign fiance (wife) needs to bring two non-immigrant visa forms DS- 156 and DS- 157 and one DS- 156K and GNI-2, a copy of birth paper, passport and good citizen card (not required in some countries), and a medical institution physical examination form approved by the US Consulate. But the main thing is to submit enough materials to prove the authenticity of the relationship between the two parties. The materials that can be provided are photos taken together, letters, gifts given to each other, telephone bills of both parties, ticket stubs for mutual visits, ticket stubs for traveling together, etc.

When the visa application is approved, the foreign fiance (wife) can buy a plane ticket to the United States. A foreign fiance (wife) must marry an American citizen applying for a visa within 90 days of his arrival in the United States, otherwise he will lose his legal status and cannot apply for a green card for marriage.