USCIS I-485 help.
USCIS Form I-765 application for Employment Authorization
Once the couple marries, USCIS MUST be notified in order to change the Fiancee's status from that of a foreigner visiting the U.S. for 90 days, to that of a foreigner now married to a U.S. citizen entitled to remain in the U.S. indefinitely as a Permanent Resident. The form to use is I-485, Adjustment of Status. As soon as possible the I-485 should be completed and submitted to USCIS. When this is approved, her status is officially changed to that of a Conditional Resident. She is given a drivers licence sized id card confirming her permission to remain in the U.S. . This is traditionally called her "Green Card".
Don't plan to leave the U.S. for your honeymoon. While waiting for the "Green Card" it is best that the Fiancee NOT travel outside of the U.S. . After she receives it she can travel freely.
Advanced Parole:
There may come a need for your Fiancee (now your spouse) to leave the U.S. before the "Green Card" arrives. She should notify USCIS via form I-131 Advance Parole. This will allow her to travel, and reenter the U. S. and to obtain her "Green Card." Should she leave without obtaining the Advance Parole before her Conditional Residency is approved, she may lose her eligibility for residence and be required to start the visa petition process all over again, this time applying for s spousal K-3 visa. It is best she waits until the "Green Card" arrives.
Below is a short youtube video that describes how to get your Fiancee Visa
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The K-1 visa was introduced as a bureaucracy-reducing measure for US citizens desiring to marry foreigners.
It allows the fiancee to enter without first obtaining the green card, which can then be obtained while
in the USA. It can still be cumbersome in that the same steps must still be performed (just without such
a long wait in the foreign country). The validity of the relationship/marriage is potentially subject to
immigration scrutiny at several different times - including when the original application for the K-1 visa
is made, at the interview at the US Consulate abroad, and then later after marriage when it is time to file
for Adjustment, and once again near the end of the 2-year waiting period. It has the advantage that it allows
the foreign fiancee to enter the US with the intention of marrying a US citizen.
Expert Tip # 7
Request the consulate to fax the Packet 3 to your Fiancee (or to you). If sent to you, use a courier to speed the documents to your Fiancee without delay.
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