USCIS I-485 help.
USCIS Form I485 Application for Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
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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If approved (six months is about normal, though this varies based on processing time, and to a degree the
relevant embassy), the Application materials will all be forwarded to the National Passport Center for processing.
Then the whole paper file wrapper is sent to the US embassy or consulate in the jurisdiction in which the
fiancee resides abroad [1]. The Embassy will contact the fiancee and schedule an interview date. In the
meantime, the fiancee has to have a medical examination at an approved clinic, to screen for certain
infectious diseases like HIV, Tuberculosis and Syphilis. The Embassy staff will question the fiancee and
ask for additional documents, to determine the authenticity of the relationship (amongst other things, that
it is not an attempt to skirt 'the proper channels' of US immigration law), though the preliminary
questioning in this regard is fairly straightforward and brief. If the interview goes well, the visa is
granted immediately, but the fiancee's passport may need to be kept for a few days for processing. The
fiancee then has six months to enter the US, and 90 days after that to marry the Petitioner. The fiancee
cannot marry any other person, and must return if not married to the Petitioner. If the fiancee has
children, and they were properly identified in the original petition, then they will be issued K-2 visas.
Such K-2 visas depend on the parent's K-1 visa.
Expert Tip # 10
If possible, accompany your Fiancée to her interview at the consulate. Attending the interview clearly confirms you in the role of a sincere and concerned future husband. And if the visa is approved shortly thereafter you can accompany your future bride on the trip to the U.S.
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