K-1 visa

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The K-1 visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that allows a foreign fiancé(e) of an American citizen to enter the country for 90 days to get married and then apply for permanent residency.

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Label Occurrences
K-1 visa canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States visa category ⓘ
nonimmigrant visa ⓘ
adjustmentRequirement marriage must be to the original U.S. citizen petitioner ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
alsoKnownAs fiancé visa ⓘ
fiancée visa ⓘ
beneficiary foreign-citizen fiancé ⓘ
foreign-citizen fiancée ⓘ
categoryCode K-1 ⓘ
changeOfStatusRestriction generally cannot change to another nonimmigrant status ⓘ
consularProcessing required ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dependentEligibility unmarried children under 21 of the K-1 beneficiary ⓘ
dependentVisaCategory K-2 visa ⓘ
dualIntent limited dual intent (nonimmigrant entry with immigrant intent through marriage) ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement bona fide relationship must be demonstrated ⓘ
both parties must be legally free to marry ⓘ
couple must have met in person within 2 years before filing, with limited exceptions ⓘ
intention to marry within 90 days of entry ⓘ
petitioner must be a U.S. citizen ⓘ
entryType single entry ⓘ
inPersonMeetingWaiverGround extreme hardship to U.S. citizen petitioner ⓘ
violation of strict and long-established customs of beneficiary’s culture or social practice ⓘ
intendedOutcome lawful permanent residence through marriage to a U.S. citizen ⓘ
leadsTo adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident ⓘ
marriage to U.S. citizen petitioner ⓘ
maximumInitialStay 90 days ⓘ
overstayConsequence accrual of unlawful presence ⓘ
bars to reentry in some cases ⓘ
possible removal proceedings ⓘ
petitioner U.S. citizen fiancé(e) ⓘ
postMarriageStep file adjustment of status for green card ⓘ
purpose allow foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States to marry ⓘ
requiresAffidavitOfSupport yes, typically Form I-134 at visa stage ⓘ
requiresBackgroundChecks yes ⓘ
requiresBiometrics yes, during USCIS or adjustment process ⓘ
requiresForm Form DS-160 ⓘ
Form I-129F ⓘ
linked to: Form I-129

Form I-485 for adjustment of status after marriage ⓘ
requiresInterview yes, at U.S. embassy or consulate abroad ⓘ
requiresMedicalExam yes ⓘ
statutoryBasis Immigration and Nationality Act of the United States ⓘ
validityCondition marriage must occur within 90 days of entry ⓘ
workAuthorization employment authorization may be requested after entry ⓘ
workAuthorizationForm Form I-765 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

90 Day Fiancé → focusesOn → K-1 visa ⓘ