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Form I-129F, Petition for Fiancé

Form I-129F is the fiancé petition — the start of the K-1 path that brings your fiancé to the U.S. to marry within 90 days of arrival. The petition proves the relationship is real and that you have met in person within the last two years.

Filing fee$675USCIS schedule, edition 09/09/2026
Who files itThe U.S. citizen petitioner
Filled by our softwareFrom your answers, checked before filing

Part by part

What the form asks

  1. The couple

    Both of you, documented — the petitioner must be a U.S. citizen.

  2. The meeting

    Evidence you have met in person within two years: photos, itineraries, stamps. Exemptions are rare.

  3. Intent to marry

    Statements from both of you that you intend to marry within 90 days of arrival.

  4. Prior filings

    Earlier K-1 petitions and criminal history disclosures the law requires of petitioners.

Watch for

Where cases go wrong

Thin proof of meeting in person — one photo is not a record

Missing intent-to-marry statements from either side

Assuming the K-1 works for a couple already married — that is a spouse case, not a fiancé case

Forgetting the consular stage: the DS-160 and interview follow the petition

Every one of these is a completeness problem — the kind the software checks for before your packet is marked ready.

Where it appears

Petitions that use I-129F

K-1 fiancé visaBring your fiancé to marry in the U.S.

Form I-129F

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