Visa Categories

Are you getting married in the United States?

If the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen intends to travel to the United States to marry and take up indefinite residence after marriage, he or she will require a fiancé(e) visa. A fiancé(e) cannot enter the United States on a visitor visa to take up indefinite residence.

Who is eligible?

To qualify for a fiancé(e) visa, the following criteria must be meet:
▪ one party is a U.S. Citizen;
▪ both parties are legally free to marry;
▪ the marriage will take place within 90 days of the fiancé(e) entering the United States on the fiancé(e) visa.

How do I apply?

The first step in applying for a fiancé(e) visa is for the U.S. Citizen fiancé(e) to file form I-129F with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office that has jurisdiction over his/her place of residence in the U.S. The petition cannot be filed at an Embassy.

For details on processing of fiancé(e) visas please click here.

U.S. citizenship and, therefore, may be eligible for a U.S. passport.

Children

Children under the age of twenty-one are eligible to derive status from the fiancé(e) visa petition filed on behalf of their parent; their name(s) should be included in the petition. If the U.S. citizen is the natural father of the child, the child may have claim to