After Getting Fiancée Visa

What will your fiancée do after getting his/her fiancé (e) visa in the US? Your fiancé (e) enters the U.S. through a U.S immigration port-of-entry. The U.S. immigration official gives your fiancé (e) instructions on what to do when he/she enters the United States. You must get married within 90 days of your fiancé (e)’s entry into the United States. After marriage, your spouse must file "Form I-485" Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live in the United States. You must fill out the Affidavit of Support "Form I-864", with the USCIS for your spouse's application to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR). Check Permanent Resident at the Department of Homeland Security's, USCIS internet site.

The K-1 visa allows a fiancé (e) to enter the United States one time only. If you leave the United States after entering on a K-1 visa, you may not re-enter on the same visa. If you want to leave and re-enter the United States, you should apply with "Form I-131" Application for Travel Document to the USCIS office that serves the area where you live for "advance parole" to return to the United States.

As a K-1 visa holder you may file Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live for a work permit (employment authorization document). After your fiancé (e) has been admitted into the United States, he/she can apply for a social security number card by visiting one of the Social Security offices in your local area.