{"id":21994,"date":"2025-09-03T16:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.usembassy.gov\/?p=21994"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:52:31","slug":"fiancee-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/md.usembassy.gov\/fiancee-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Fianc\u00e9(e) Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ga-title stacking-slide dark-blue-section-background-color container-fluid internaltitle-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title alignwide internalpage container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"internal-title-header\" class=\"internal-title-header medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFianc\u00e9(e) Visa \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-purple-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>The fianc\u00e9(e) K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen fianc\u00e9(e) of a U.S. citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fianc\u00e9(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival. You can learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/immigrate\/family\/fiance-k-1.html#1\">fianc\u00e9(e) visas<\/a>\u00a0on usvisas.state.gov.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-blue-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">How to Apply<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>To apply for a fianc\u00e9e visa, follow the steps on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/immigrate\/family\/fiance-k-1.html#1\">Fianc\u00e9(e) Visa Process<\/a>\u00a0on usvisas.state.gov.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-grey-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">The Interview<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>The National Visa Center (NVC) will notify the petitioner when the K-1 case has been submitted to the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau, Moldova.\u00a0 At this time, the Embassy will contact the beneficiary by email with a list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/immigrate\/family-immigration\/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required documents<\/a>\u00a0and instructions to schedule and prepare for the K-1 visa interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay the visa fee<\/strong>\u00a0following these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ustraveldocs.com\/md\/md-niv-paymentinfo.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">payment instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule an appointment<\/strong>\u00a0with the U.S. Embassy following the instructions received via email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appear for the visa interview<\/strong>\u00a0on the scheduled appointment date and time at the Embassy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-purple-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">Case Status<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>At the end of your immigrant visa interview, the consular officer will inform you whether your visa application is approved or denied.<\/p>\n<p>Some visa applications require further\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/general\/administrative-processing-information.html\">administrative processing<\/a>, which takes additional time after the visa applicant\u2019s interview by a consular officer. Applicants are advised of this requirement when they apply. Most administrative processing is resolved within 60 days of the visa interview. When administrative processing is required, the timing will vary based on the individual circumstances of each case. \u00a0You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ceac.state.gov\/CEACStatTracker\/Status.aspx?eQs=o\/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==\">check the status<\/a>\u00a0of your visa application on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ceac.state.gov\/ceac\/\">ceac.state.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If your visa has been denied, you may find useful information on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/general\/ineligibilities.html\">Ineligibilities and Waivers<\/a>\u00a0on usvisas.state.gov.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-blue-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">After the Interview<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>If your visa has been approved, you will be informed how and when your passport and visa will be returned to you. \u00a0Carefully review the information on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/immigrate\/family\/fiance-k-1.html#1\">Fianc\u00e9(e) Visa Process<\/a>\u00a0on usvisas.state.gov to learn what to do when you receive your visa, entering the United States, and other important information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1716,139,141,31],"tags":[6121,6072],"locations_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-21994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evergreen","category-exclude","category-exclude-all","category-visas","tag-fiancee-visa","tag-immigrant-visas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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