K-1 or Fiancee Visas
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Expert Tip # 1
Don’t attempt to game the system by applying for a tourist, student or employment visa for your Fiancee. Not only does this waste time waiting to hear that your Fiancee’s application has been rejected, but it will serve to identify your Fiancee as someone probably attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretenses. All Fiancee visa applications are initially viewed skeptically by USCIS with the underlying assumption that a possible attempt to circumvent U.S. immigration laws is being attempted. The USCIS mandate is skewed to preventing fraud, not to bringing happy couples together. Applying for a Fiancee visa after unsuccessfully applying for other visas will subject your Fiancee to extra scrutiny and delays at best, an outright rejection at worse.
More Expert Fiancee Visa Tips
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Please note that your fiancee may enter the United States only one time with a fiancee visa. If your fiancee
leaves the country before you are married, your fiancee may not be allowed back into the United States without
a new visa.
If your new spouse will apply to become a legal permanent resident while in the U.S. but also plans to travel
outside the U.S. while the application is pending, see Have a Pending Immigration Application?.Beware of Foreign
Travel.
After arriving in the United States, your fiancee will be eligible to apply for a work permit. (You should note
that USCIS might not be able to process the work permit within the 90-day time limit for your marriage to take
place.) Your fiancee should use Form I-765 to apply for a work permit. Please see Obtaining a Work Permit for
more information. If your fiancee applies for adjustment to permanent resident status after the wedding, your
fiancee must re-apply for a new work permit.
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