World of Embassy

Address
Sección de Visas de Residencia
Embajada Norteamericana
Avenida Reforma 7-01 Zona 10
01010 Guatemala Ciudad

Visa Information

A fiancé(e) of a United States citizen who will marry in the United States and thereafter reside in the United States requires a K-1 nonimmigrant visa. The couple must marry within 90 days of the non-U.S. citizen's entry into the United States. After the couple has married the non-U.S. citizen must apply with the DHS in the U.S. for adjustment of status to that of Conditional Permanent Resident (CR1). Two years after the marriage, the conditional aspect of the status may be removed by the DHS.

CRITERIA

· One party must be a U.S. citizen.

· Both parties must be legally free to marry and intend to do so.

· The marriage will take place within 90 days of the non-citizen's arrival in the U.S.

PETITION

The first step in applying for a fiancé(e) visa is for the American citizen to file a petition, Form I-129F with the DHS office having jurisdiction over his/her place of residence in the United States. The petition may not be filed with any DHS office outside the United States. Upon approval, the DHS will send notice to the U.S. Citizen and will forward the petition directly to the appropriate Consular Section. (Approved fiancé(e) petitions do not pass through the National Visa Center for processing.) The approval of petition is valid for four months, and the non-Citizen fiancé(e) must apply for the visa within that time.

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA

Applicants for Diversity Immigrant Visas must pay the same fees as Immigrant Visa applicants (above), plus an additional $75 per person. These fees must be paid to the Consular Section cashier (Window 4) directly. The Embassy cannot accept personal checks, cashier checks or traveler's checks but will accept the following credit/debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners, MasterCard Debit and Visa Debit. Cash payment in dollars or quetzales is also acceptable if paid in either all dollars or all Quetzales but not a combination thereof.

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