Marriage visas for a fiancé
The fact that plenty of people were presenting the authorities with misleading information concerning their immigration status prompted Congress to seek out an alternative method of curbing such incidences. This was implemented through the introduction of the K1 Visa. With this visa you can enter into the US with your loving fiancé and stay until you are married. The marriage must take place within three months of the stay. Having gotten married successfully, one can apply for the Green Card form I-130 and also the adjustment of status form I-485. Applicants who have the K1 Visa have an easier time getting the green card since the information submitted is nearly identical.

The application process for acquiring the marriage visa
One starts by filling the I-129F form and this can be obtained from one of the four INS centers. There is a requirement when filling this form. You are required to give basic information as well as declaring that you had met the spouse two years earlier and that it is your intention to get married within three months of entry into the country. You can however get past this requirement if you are able to show that your family has had a history of arranged marriages.

A petition that has been cleared by the INS proceeds to the Consulate that is located closest to where the alien fiancé resides. This is done for reasons of security verification and will be followed by an interview. The fiancé will be required to get a medical examination and will also be required to submit all details and pictures needed by the INS. The fiancé can then make application for the K-1 Visa within a period of 4 months. The marriage has to take place within three months. In case the fiancé has to fly out and come back, these spent days will be counted as used days and no extra days are added. The k-1 Visa can be used to enter the US and then get the green card.

Getting marriage visas in France
Americans who want to get married in France and to reside in the country for a period that does not exceed three months must make applications for a visa de long sejour pour marriage which is essentially a long stay visa that is meant for marriage. This visa can be applied for at their nearest French Consulate in the US before they depart for France. One or both of the spouses must have lived in France for at least forty days prior to the wedding.

The documents that you need to get married while in France are a valid US passport, or a French residence permit, or a French visa. You will also need a birth certificate that is not more than three months old. Another document is the affidavit of marital status which must be as recent as the birth certificate. Others are the affidavit of law, a medical certificate, a proof of domicile, and the certificate du notaire.