The Fiancé/ Fiancée Visa allows a foreign Fiancé/ Fiancée to come to the US to marry a US citizen. It’s also known as the K1 Visa or Engagement Visa. After marriage, the spouse remains in the U.S. to apply for a permanent resident green card.

The Fiancé/ Fiancée visa is the only visa that allows the foreigner to remain in the U.S. after marriage to apply for a green card. The B1/B2 visitor visa was not created for immigration to the US, only visiting.  The foreigner can marry in the US on a visitor visa, but then must generally depart the US after marriage once the visit has come to an end.  A K-1 Fiancé/ Fiancée  visa cannot be issued inside the U.S.

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