When a US citizen is engaged to a foreign national who is not already inside the United States, he or she can sponsor the applicant for a fiance visa. After the foreign national enters the United States, the marriage must take place within ninety days. He or she then applies for a green card with DHS. Fiance Visa Procedure: - The sponsoring USC files the non-immigrant petition with DHS - DHS forwards the petition to the National Visa Center for security checks and other processing - The NVC forwards the petition to the U.S. Consulate in the fiances home country - The fiance goes to interview and obtains a K-1 fiance visa It is important that these cases are prepared carefully and that your relationship is well documented. A lot of cases are denied for fraud, even when the relationship is bone fide, because the consular officer does not believe that the couple is legitimate.
Answered on Oct 19th, 2011 at 4:11 PM