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- How do I get my fiancée a green card
after she enters on a K1 fiancée visa?
Well, if you're an immediate relative of a US citizen,
you can become a lawful permanent resident
or get a green card based on your family relationship
if you meet certain eligibility requirements.
Once your fiancée enters the United States,
you have 90 days to marry.
And you need to make sure that you do get married
before that 90 days expires.
On your arrival and departure record, your I-94,
will have that listed.
You also will have it stamped and listed
in your passport.
So make sure you check that date.
And make sure you get married before that.
And don't wait until the 11th hour.
We've seen too many customers,
for whatever reason,
wait until the 90th day,
and they thought they were under the timeline or time frame
and they found that they were actually one day over.
You don't want to do that.
Then if you go over, then you have to file the I-130
and that's a whole different case and everything else.
But in order to get the green card,
you're going to file the Form I-485.
You're also going to file the I-864
with your financial documents.
You'll have a medical exam.
And right now, the processing time has increased a bit
over last year.
You're looking at probably about eight to ten months
to get the actual green card.
In that time frame, there are a couple of things
that are going to happen.
You're going to have to attend an interview,
both the foreign fiancée and the US citizen.
And once you have to attend the interview,
approximately two to three months after that,
you should receive what is called the combo card.
That's the work permit that's called the EAD.
Employment Authorization Document.
You'll also receive the travel permit.
That's called the Advance Parole Card.
So this card is a combo card.
And it's about the size of a drivers license.
You should get that
approximately two to three months after the interview.
And then, hopefully, if everything goes well,
and you're approved,
approximately five to six months
after you receive your combo card,
you'll get the green card.
Now, a lot of people ask,
can I travel, and can I work
while we're waiting for this green card to get approved?
And the answer is yes, you can.
I caution everyone, though, on traveling.
We've actually seen some cases
where they were basically told they abandoned the process.
They were out of the country,
they missed the interview.
So basically you can travel,
but I don't really recommend it.
It's best just to sit tight.
Wait to receive the green card before you do.
But you can certainly work.
Once you have that combo card, the EAD,
Employment Authorization Document, or work permit,
you can legally work in the country.
You can also get a social security number,
social security card along with that.
And you should be fine.
Again, though, the process is taking a bit longer.
One thing I will add to that,
which we had a public announcement earlier.
On November 1st, the signed I-693 medical exam
is only going to be valid for, what?
I mean, basically, they have to submit it
within 60 days of applying.
Now, that shouldn't really apply to the fiancée visa.
But we're not 100% sure on that.
We're waiting to see if that's going to affect that.
Because your I-693 on a fiancée visa
will be submitted to the US CIS and Department of State.
And then the alien beneficiary should receive a DS-3025.
And it's going to have your shot records on there.
And basically it's a form you will submit
with your application in the United States.
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