These days getting married someone from a foreign country is not a rare occurrence. Because of diverse cultures and various methods of meeting people worldwide through the online dating services it is not that difficult to find online friends or even fall in love with someone from another country. However, if you wish to get married in your home country immigration laws require you to obtain a Fiance Visa (or Fiancee Visa).

 

So what is a Fiance Visa? In simple terms, if you are a citizen of a country, and your fiance (or fiancee) is not you need to get him or her a Fiance Visa. This will allow you to get married within your country of citizenship. Aside from that this grants your fiance or fiancee privileges such as:
 

• entry to your country
• possible employment opportunities
• permanent residency status once you are married to each other.
• if the fiance has children, they may also enter the country as long as they are included in the Fiance Visa petition.

When applying for a Fiance Visa, there are certain requirements that need to be completed. First of all, you and your fiance must have agreed to get married within the last two years upon application for Fiance Visa. Furthermore, once he or she is granted the Visa, you must get married within 90 days upon arrival to your country. The time period for this requirement may differ from country to country.

Here is a list of documents you will need to provide for start Fiance Visa's aquiring process:

• a valid passport
• birth certificate
• police certificate
• application forms for Visa and for Fiancee Visa
• valid photographs, evidence of fiance or fiancee relationship
• medical examination.

Furthermore, there are also some fees that need to be paid in order for the petition to be processed. Usually it takes about 3 to 6 months for Fiance Visa approval. The fiance or fiancee will be called for a scheduled interview, as well as for digital fingerprinting (as mentioned in Fiance Visa requirements in the USA).

Fiance Visa application process is long and time taking procedure. You have options such as filing the application for the petition by yourself, which means going to the offices in person for completion and submission of requirements as necessary, or you may opt to get Visa application services from legal offices or other companies that offer assistance. The plus side to the second option is that you will have fewer worries about having to contact the consulates in person; however, you may need to shell out an extra few hundred dollars to pay for assistance fees, on top of what you are paying for the filing itself.

If you need additional information on Fiance Visa applications for some countries, here are some helpful links for you to check out.

For the United States, you can visit http://travel.state.gov , which is the home page for the US Department of State.  If you need info for Australia, the site for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is http://www.immi.gov.au . The United Kingdom Border Agency provides help on getting Fiance Visa at http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk