Visas
Immigrant Visas
Fiancé(e) Visas
A fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen can apply for a special visa which will permit them to the U.S. for the purpose of marrying within ninety days of entering the United States and residing permanently there. The U.S. citizen is called the petitioner. The foreign fiancé(e) is called the beneficiary.
Applying for a fiancé(e) visa takes place in two steps lasting about 5-8 months. The first step is for the U.S. citizen, the petitioner, to file an I-129F fiancé(e) visa petition in the United States. I-129F visa petitions can only be approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States. The fee for filing an I-129F visa petition is $455.
The second stage of the fiancé(e) visa process will begin when the Embassy receives the approved I-129F petition from the U.S. At that time, we will send the foreign applicant (the beneficiary) a detailed list of the supporting documents needed to apply for the visa. After the beneficiary informs the Embassy that all the documents are ready, we will schedule a visa interview. Interviews are scheduled Monday through Thursday at 9:00 a.m., and if the visa is approved, it will be issued within a week. There is a 1050 SEK, for the fiancé(e) visa itself, but there are fees charged for the mandatory medical examination and for some of the required documents.
Once the visa is issued, the beneficiary must enter the U.S. within six months. The couple must marry within three months of that entry date and report this marriage to the nearest United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office so that the beneficiary may obtain a permanent resident card (a green card). The alien fiancé(e)/spouse must NOT leave the United States until the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) process has been finalized and residency has been granted, otherwise your adjustment request will be considered abandoned and you will have to reinitiate the immigration process at the Embassy abroad.
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