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FIANCÉ/FIANCÉE VISAS
from the Law Offices of Lawrence Gruner, Inc.
A fiance/fiancee visa is a temporary visa which will get you into the United States for the purpose of marrying a United States Citizen.
Qualifications
To qualify for a Fiancé/Fiancée visa, you must:
- intend to marry a United States Citizen (you cannot intend to marry a green card holder)
- have met your intended spouse, in person, within the last 2 years (this requirement is meant to eliminate the practice of mail-order, or internet-order brides). You should take a picture of the two of you together and keep copies of any plane tickets used for visits between the two of you.
This requirement may be waived based on extreme hardship. This generally means that the United States citizen has the type of medical problems which will not allow him to visit you in your home country. This generally does not mean that it would be a financial hardship for your United States citizen to visit you.
It also may be waived based upon cultural customs.
- You both must be legally able to get married
You are not married to someone else (You need to make
sure that if you have been married that the marriage was
annulled or legally terminated (divorce, death etc.)
You are not under 18 years old
You are not related by blood
Children of Fiancé/Fiancée
The unmarried children, under the age of 21, whether or not they are the biological children of the United States citizen, may be eligible to accompany you into the United States and apply for their own green cards.
Disclaimer
The materials provided in this website are solely for informational purposes and do not constitute legal advice. The scope is general in nature and may or may not apply to your particular situation. There may be many pitfalls and problem areas in a particular case. Also there may be a better way to proceed in your case. You should not proceed with an immigration matter (or act on any information in this website) without obtaining competent legal advice from an qualified attorney. Transmission of the materials in this website and receipt by you in no way constitutes and attorney-client relationship.
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URL: http://visa4you.info/fiancee-visas.htm
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