Fiancee visa granted , what's next?

[Ntepe23 0]

My fiancee has been granted her visa to come to the US.

I would to know what we should expect from her arrival at the airport to us sending our case to immigration after getting married?

Will she have an interview at the airport/? what documents do we need to send to immigration after marriage?

thank you for your answers

[p-ana 933]

My fiancee has been granted her visa to come to the US.

I would to know what we should expect from her arrival at the airport to us sending our case to immigration after getting married?

Will she have an interview at the airport/? what documents do we need to send to immigration after marriage?

thank you for your answers

She will be interviewed upon arrival by cbp officers, as everyone does when trying to enter the country. She'll hand her paperwork (sealed envelope received together with passport from embassy) then. May be time consuming depending on airport, officer, time, etc

I strongly suggest you to read the guides and flow charts to prepare

[Kim Mertens 54]

- She will go through security and may or may not be taken aside for a more extensive interview. If she has layovers she should make sure she has plenty of time in between flights.

- Once she gets here, get her an SSN in her maiden name. Allow at least 2 weeks after arrival though for her to be in the system.

- Then get married within 90 days.

- If you have some time left after getting married before your 90 days run out, go back to the SSN office to get her last name changed, if she wishes to do so.

- At this point she can be added to your bank account (or get her own) if you wish to do so, but not all banks will allow this. My husband changed banks because his old one refused to add me to his account until I had a greencard in hand. This meant I could not do groceries when he was at work, as he could only have one card.

- As soon as you can, but most definitely within 180 days after your I-94 expires, send the AOS package out. If you have plans to get an EAD or AP, get them at the same time. Even if you aren't sure if you need them, seeing as they are free of charge if you file together (or if you file your EAD/AP afterwards and include the NOA1 of your AOS package, they will also be free). If you file EAD and/or AP before you file for AOS you will pay quite a lot of money, not exactly sure how much but you can easily find that on the USCIS website. EAD is a work permit, AP is a travel permit. Since it's free, I suggest you just apply, as it might come in handy (if she needs to travel when a family member is sick, but not "sick enough" for emergency AP, for example, or just to go on a honeymoon abroad!)

-For your EAD and AOS you will have to go to a USCIS office (you will get an appointment letter for this) to get fingerprints and pictures taken. You may or may not also have to go to the same, or another USCIS office, to get interviewed. Some K1 applicants, however, get their interview waived, like myself. This means you'll get approved without an interview. You'll probably have to go to an interview for your ROC afterwards, though.

- Once your EAD/AP is approved, you can get your license if you didn't have one yet. You will get a temporary one, however, and have to go back for a permanent one once you have your greencard in hand.

- With your EAD/AP in hand you can travel and work until your greencard gets approved.

-Once you have your greencard in hand you can relax for about a year and a half, and then you will have to get ready to apply for ROC or removal of conditions. Your then wife's greencard is a conditional one seeing as she got here on a K1. This means you will have to get the conditions removed after 2 years. Once that is done, you will get a 10 year GC.

Hope this helps!

In order to get helped better with future questions, however (you will most likely have more questions while filing for AOS!) it helps people figure out where in the process you are, in order to give you better and more accurate advice!

Edited November 6, 2016 by Kim&Clint

[Ntepe23 0]

Merci beaucoup Kim... your answers are very helpful.

I have another question. my fiancee will arrive in the US 10 days before her visa expire. I would like to know if she will get a 90 days visa extension at the airport?

[Unlockable 7,315]

The 90 days start from the day she enters the US. There is no need for an extension.

Please read the guides on this site to help you. All of the answers to your questions are there.