How do I get my Japanese fiance to the U.S.?

Question

I am a U.S. citizen and I have a Japanese fiance. How do I get her a visa so she can live with me in the states? She says it is easier to get a visa if I go to Japan and we apply through the embassy there. I don't know if this is true. Does anybody have experience or knowledge about the visa issue?

Also, is she eligible to work in the U.S? She is fluent in Japanese and English and is an accountant in an American company in Japan.

Any helpful feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Smuggle her across the Mexican border...obviously very easy.

Answer 2

Apply for a K1 visa, then when she moves here, you have 90 days to have the wedding, then you apply for the permanent residency... here is what they say.... and you can look at the link i have attached... it cost $170.

"If your fiancé(e) is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with USCIS on behalf of your fiancé(e). After the petition is approved, your fiancé(e) must obtain a visa issued at a U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days or your fiancé(e) marries someone other than you (the U.S. citizen filing USCIS Form I-129F - Petition for Alien Fiancé), your fiancé(e) will be required to leave the United States. Until the marriage takes place, your fiancé(e) is considered a nonimmigrant. A nonimmigrant is a foreign national seeking to temporarily enter the United States for a specific purpose. A fiancé(e) may not obtain an extension of the 90-day original nonimmigrant admission.""After arriving in the United States, your fiancé(e) will be eligible to apply for a work permit. (You should note that USCIS might not be able to process the work permit within the 90-day time limit for your marriage to take place.) Your fiancé(e) should use Form I-765 to apply for a work permit."

Answer 3

Your fiance should go to the US embassy in Japan by herself to get a visa. They can provide her with the needed paperwork. I don't know what kind of visa she should get. A visitor's visa probably won't be long enough for her to stay, i.e. she'll be denied an extension and get deported. If she can get an employer to sponsor her with an H1B visa (work/international student visa), that would be good. You do not need to go to Japan.