As Required By: UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICE, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND THE u.s. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Requirements of the U.S. Citizen
You are a U.S. citizen;
You intend to marry your fiancé(e) within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s admission to the United States on a K-1 nonimmigrant visa;
You are legally free to marry (this means you both are legally able to marry in the United States and any previous marriages have been legally terminated by divorce, death, or annulment);
You met each your fiancé(e) in person at least once within the 2-year period before you file your petition. You may request a waiver of this in-person meeting requirement if you can show that meeting in person would:
Violate strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or social practice; or Result in extreme hardship to you, the U.S. citizen petitioner.
Requirements of the Fiancé(e)
Your fiancé(e) intend to marry marry you within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s admission to the United States on a K-1 nonimmigrant visa;
Your fiancé(e) is legally free to marry (this means you both are legally able to marry in the United States and any previous marriages have been legally terminated by divorce, death, or annulment);
Your fiancé(e) has met you in person at least once within the 2-year period before you file your petition.
Your fiancé(e) is admissible to the United States. Individuals who are admissible are permitted by law to enter or remain in the United States. The general categories of inadmissibility include health, criminal activity, national security, public charge, lack of labor certification (if required), fraud and misrepresentation, prior removals, unlawful presence in the United States, and several miscellaneous categories.
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