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This K-1 visa is issued by the U.S Consulate
to the fiancé of a United States citizen. It
is a temporary visa that requires the foreign fiancé
to contract marriage with the U.S citizen within 90
days of entry into the United
States. The U.S citizen is required to file a permanent
resident petition as well as a temporary residence petition.
On the approval of the temporary petition, the foreign
fiancé must then file an application for a K-1
Visa.
The couple must provide evidence that
they have physically met within the last two years,
unless religious principles prevent them from meeting
each other before the wedding. There is no limit to
the type of proof that can be submitted for this purpose.
Letters, emails, phone bills and pictures of the couple
together are forms of evidence that can be used to substantiate
the petition for a K-1 visa.
The U.S citizen must establish that
he is a United States citizen and the couple must prove
that they are free to marry.
Upon entry into the U.S the beneficiary
must marry the U.S citizen within 90 days and thereafter
must adjust his status to acquire permanent residence
on the basis of his marriage to a U.S citizen, however,
see conditional permanent residence above. The questions
above apply to an application for a K-1 Visa.
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