timeline for arriving in US and marrying

[balmytigeress 0]

My understanding is that my fiance has 3 months to enter the US, then after that, 90 days (~3 months) to marry me. So a total of 6 months to marry me if he stayed there the 3 months and we waited until the last minute to marry. That's not the plan, BTW, that was just to show a total of 6 months. Not going to wait all 90 days to get married.

Is that right?

Or is it 3 months to get him here and marry?

BT

[sandinista! 1,816]

K-1 is good for 6 months to enter the US, and then 90 days to marry I thought.

[Lance27 19]

Pretty sure it is 6 months and then 90 days to marry.

[Jasman0717 9]

K-1 is good for 6 months to enter the US, and then 90 days to marry I thought.

[patiently_waiting 0]

His visa is good for 6 months, therefor, he must enter the US within 6 months. Once in the US, you have 90 calendar days to be legally married.

[balmytigeress 0]

So it is good for 6 month, if he arrived at the tail end of that he would have 90 days to get married after that? So it would be a total of 9 months at the most? Start to finish?

The question is partly theoretical because hopefully he won't be staying there 6 more months, assuming we get the visa first time around. And I don't think we'll take 30 days before marrying, much less 89 days!

BT

Edited June 18, 2007 by balmytigeress

[Caladan 19]

You have six months to use the K-1, and once you enter, you have 90 days to get married. It's only ninety days whether you enter on day one of your K-1 or day 179.

[balmytigeress 0]

Ok, thanks all. It is clear.

6 months to enter US.

90 days to marry AFTER arriving. This is where I got the 3 months number from. I wonder where I got the idea that he had 3 months to enter the US.

Total of 9 months. Like a baby

BT

[~Jackie~ 30]

ya just like that! Like having a baby!

See you next week for your major mena slumber party!

Jackie

[LaL 418]

Always be sure to check the actual expiration date on the K1. It is supposed to be 6 months to enter, 90 days to marry as everyone states above, however look at the actual visa.

I remember one member who had theirs printed wrong, and rather than correcting it, they just changed their plans to come earlier.

[~ Karima ~ 0]

Always be sure to check the actual expiration date on the K1. It is supposed to be 6 months to enter, 90 days to marry as everyone states above, however look at the actual visa.

I remember one member who had theirs printed wrong, and rather than correcting it, they just changed their plans to come earlier.

That would be us. Instead of having the usual 6 months, we got about 7 weeks before the visa expired once they issued it.

[LaL 418]

Always be sure to check the actual expiration date on the K1. It is supposed to be 6 months to enter, 90 days to marry as everyone states above, however look at the actual visa.

I remember one member who had theirs printed wrong, and rather than correcting it, they just changed their plans to come earlier.

That would be us. Instead of having the usual 6 months, we got about 7 weeks before the visa expired once they issued it.