K-1 fiancé visa
Family · K-1
The K-1 visa brings your fiancé to the U.S. to marry within 90 days of arrival. It starts with Form I-129F, continues at a U.S. consulate with the DS-160, and the green card application follows after the wedding.
The forms
The petition for a fiancé — the form that starts the K-1 process.
The State Department’s online nonimmigrant visa application, completed before a consular interview.
A declaration of financial support, used at the K-1 visa stage.
Why this route
The wedding happens here, with your people present — the visa exists exactly for that.
The requirement is having met in person within two years — the way real relationships already work.
After the wedding, adjustment of status runs without leaving the U.S. — the K-1 was the door, the marriage case is the path.
Your fiancé’s unmarried children under 21 can travel on K-2 visas with the same case.
Requirements
The steps
The petition proves the relationship and the intent.
Your fiancé completes the DS-160 and interviews at the U.S. consulate; a declaration of support (Form I-134) backs the visit.
Entry on the K-1, marriage within 90 days — the deadline is statutory.
The green card application files after the wedding, and the case continues inside the U.S.
How it works
In English, Spanish, or Portuguese. The software puts your answers on the official USCIS forms.
Your evidence is sorted into a numbered exhibit index, and every field, signature, and document is checked for completeness.
Download the assembled packet and file it yourself — or have an independent licensed attorney review and file it for you.
Pricing
Your exact technology fee depends on your petition type and is shown during the free eligibility check, before you pay anything. USCIS filing fees are set by the government and paid by you directly to USCIS.
Questions
If you are married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, a marriage green card may be your path — inside or outside the U.S. The free check asks about your situation and shows the exact forms, documents, and government fees for your case.
Spouses, parents, children, and siblings each have their own petition paths, and which ones are open depends on whether the petitioner is a citizen or a permanent resident. Pick the relationship in the chooser, or let the free check identify the right petition from your answers.
The K-1 fiancé visa is the path for bringing your fiancé to marry in the U.S. Its page explains the requirements and documents, and the free check confirms whether it fits your situation.
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