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> How to Bring Your Fiancé
>
> Here's how to bring your fiancé to the U.S. and how to make him/her a
> permanent resident.
>
> Difficulty Level: Average Time Required: 1-9 mos.
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> Here's How:
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> 1. You must have met each other. Exceptions are rare and require a
> waiver. You will
> also need a waiver if the foreign fiancé has a communicable dise-
> ase, criminal
> record, home residency requirement or is likely to become a publ-
> ic charge.
> 2. Make sure your income is 125% over the poverty guidelines or that
> you have a
> joint sponsor. Then file petition I-129F (Petition for Alien Fia-
> ncé K-1), and if
> necessary, an applicable waiver.
> 3. After approval of petition, your fiancé has to get a visa from a
> U.S. Embassy or
> consulate abroad, via interview. Provide proof of the relationsh-
> ip, including
> photos, plane tickets, love letters, printed e-mails, and so on.
> 4. Be sure your fiancé takes a valid passport, birth certificate,
> death/divorce
> certificate of previous spouse, police certificates from all are-
> as lived in
> since age 16, medical exam, and evidence of support, Form I-134.
> 5. After your fiancé has entered the U.S., get married within 90 da-
> ys. If this
> deadline is not met, your fiancé must leave the country. Once ma-
> rried, do not
> let your fiancé leave without INS travel permission, I-131.
> 6. Apply for permanent resident status, Form I-485 Application to
> Register
> Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Provide copies, not origin-
> als, of
> passports, birth certificates, etc. Bring originals to the inter-
> view later.
> 7. Also file form G-325A, form I-693, two color photos taken within
> 30 days, form
> I-864, form I-765 (work permit). For explanation of these forms,
> look under our
> forms link below. Keep copies of everything for yourself.
> 8. Submit a copy of the Fiancé Petition Approval Notice and a copy
> of your marriage
> certificate. After submitting the documents, you are considered a
> conditional
> resident for two years.
> 9. Important: if the Green Card interview takes place within the tw-
> o-year period,
> you will be given conditional resident status. It is up to you to
> have the
> conditional status removed! You must file for it.
> 10. Pay close attention to the expiration date on your alien registr-
> ation card, and
> apply for removal of your conditional resident status 90 days be-
> fore the
> expiration date.
>
> Tips:
>
> 11. It takes 1-9 months for a fiancé visa to be issued. Usually 2-4
> months is the
> average. It will take another 2 years or longer for issuance of
> the Green Card.
> 12. You should continue to save evidence that your marriage is legit-
> imate, including
> shared bills, wedding invitations and cards, photographs, plane
> tickets, joint
> bank account statements and so on. Bring them when you have an
> interview.
> 13. Abide by the law. Try not to be in the wrong place at the wrong
> time. An
> infraction could mean denial and deportation. Be careful and sa-
> fe.
Where am I able to obtain the needed forms?
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