I am a U.S. citizen engaged to a foreigner. How can I bring him/her to the U.S.?

If you are a U.S. citizen who is engaged to a foreigner, you can file a K-1 fiancée petition with the USCIS in order to bring your fiancée into the United States legally. In the petition, you, as a U.S. citizen, must document that you and your fiancée have met in person within the prior two years. The regulations regarding the K-1 fiancée petition, i.e. the need to prove when you last saw your fiancée in person and when the wedding will take place.

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Flaws in Family-Based Immigration Laws Causing Prolonged Separations

The Legal Immigration Family Equity Act, or the LIFE Act, established a new non-immigrant category, or V-visa, within family immigration law that allowed the spouse or child of a U.S. lawful permanent resident (LPR) to live and work in the United States in a non-immigrant category. The spouse or child could remain in the United States while they waited until they were able to apply for lawful permanent residence status (also known as adjusting status), or for an immigrant visa.

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