The process for bringing a fiance to the United States involves several agencies from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State:

1. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

2. The National Visa Center (NVC)

3. The U.S. Department of State/U.S. embassy/consulate (DOS)

4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

The steps you need to follow are:

• Step 1: File a fiance visa petition with USCIS.

• Step 2: Once the petition is approved, USCIS sends it to the NVC for further processing and submission of additional required documentation. Once processing is completed, the NVC forwards the approved visa petition to the U.S. Embassy or consulate, where your fiance will apply for the issuance of the fiance visa.

• Step 3: The U.S. Embassy or consulate schedules the visa interview for your foreign fiance. At the interview, the DOS consular will determine whether your fiance qualifies for the fiance visa. If approved, the consular officer will issue the visa.

• Step 4: Your fiance enters the U.S. with their visa. The CBP officer at the port of entry might ask your fiance a few questions: where they intend to live in the U.S., some questions relating to the U.S. citizen fiance, and the intention to marry within 90 days. The CBP officer will also take your fiance’s fingerprints and sealed documents previously received with the visa issued by the DOS. After the CBP officer finalizes their review, a stamp will be placed in the passport allowing your fiance to stay in the U.S. for 90 days.