Fiance(e) Visas
Fiancé(e) visas Fiancé (e) visas are for foreigners who plan to marry a U.S. citizen in the United States and then reside in the U.S. To obtain a fiancé (e) visa you must first have a fiancé (e) visa petition (form I-129F) approved by the Bureau of Customs and Immigration Services (BCIS) in the United States. Once an I-129F is approved by BCIS, the paper file will be forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC will enter the case into their database, manually enter the information and run a security name check. When the Consulate General receives a fiancé (e) visa we must first send a name check for the visa applicant to the FBI. Once the name check is complete, usually within a few weeks, we send a packet of information to the applicant (Fiancée Packet). The packet explains what documents the applicant needs to present at the time of the fiancé (e) visa interview. Once the applicant has all of the necessary documents, he or she may apply at the Immigrant Visa section on any weekday morning (excluding the last Friday of the month and Mexican and American holidays.