I'm from California and my fiancé is from the Netherlands. We have been together for 5 years and have visit each other frequently. We plan to get married this summer in June. We are ready to start our lives together in the United States and take the next step. I heard the Marry Visa would be the best option for our circumstance and I would love to know if it is. I heard we need to file a CR-1 document for the marriage visa, but I'm not sure what else we need. I would also appreciate if you could tell me what documents were required and how long it would take. I heard to file the documents, you must be working for a year and I was wondering if that was true. My fiancé will be staying here for a few months to visit me and then go back to the Netherlands while we await the process.

Thank you in advance!

If you are married, apply for CR-1 using form I-130.
If you are not married, apply for K-1 using form I-129F.