Fiancé vs Fiancée

[VFittipaldi 30]

Hi,

I am working on the K1 packet. Maybe this doesn't matter at all but i thought i would ask.

My fiance is a female. Is there a difference of using the word Fiance' or Fiancee?

Specifically i mean on cover letters, explanation letters etc.

Thank you!

[KrystelKyle 16]

Fiancé = male

Fiancée = female

[Sunnymrut 3]

Fiancé = male

Fiancée = female

Do you put the marks above the e's in English??

[LionessDeon 2,060]

Yes to indicate the e sounds like an a

[VFittipaldi 30]

On my paperwork i am using the word Fiance' everywhere. My fiance is a female. In many places in the form I-129F it uses the word Fiance'

I am wondering if that is wrong and if anybody is going to care. What do you think?

[KrystelKyle 16]

I'm not sure if they're going to care?

Fiancé - a man that is engaged to be married

Fiancée - a woman that is engaged to be married.

As what mentioned above the mark is above the e to indicate the a

[Sekhvaruli 74]

I believe, USCIS people will forgive that tiny oversight in your spelling. After all, I-129F petition is meant for bringing either your fiance', or fiancee' in the US.

Edited August 16, 2014 by Sekhvaruli

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Doesn't matter, you can just use fiance or fiancee.

[lolo83421 9]

Fiance suggests your significant other is a male and "fiancee" suggests your significant other is female. Remember that same-sex couples are now eligible to file for a K-1 visa, so I would suggest that one use the proper spelling accordingly.

[Joseph V 10]

as for my exp, I made the same mistake, I use fiance instead of Fiancee and the petition is for my girlfriend, but everything went ok. no correction was needed

[CowBoE 429]

Better to be accurate...

but I have a hunch many USCIS employees don't know the difference,

or even if they do, they probably don't pay that much attention to the actual difference.

Just a hunch...

[KayDeeCee 4,900]

On my paperwork i am using the word Fiance' everywhere. My fiance is a female. In many places in the form I-129F it uses the word Fiance'

I am wondering if that is wrong and if anybody is going to care. What do you think?

The I-129F form actually uses Fiancé(e) to indicate either gender, since the form is for everyone and they have no idea if you are marrying a man or woman before you fill out the form.

fiancée

noun

1. a woman engaged to be married.

fiancé

noun

1. a man engaged to be married.

http://dictionary.reference.com/

[VFittipaldi 30]

The I-129F form actually uses Fiancé(e) to indicate either gender, since the form is for everyone and they have no idea if you are marrying a man or woman before you fill out the form.

What i meant is this. I-129F Part 2 Question 1 where it says: "K1-Fiance' " or "K3-Spouse"

Also you are saying they would be confused but in that same part Question 8 is Gender: Male or Female.

[VFittipaldi 30]

Nowhere in the "I-129F" form it asks you to type in Fiance' or Fiancee. They are all check boxes.

Where i wasn't sure is the attachments i filled out myself. For example: "Fiance' Letter of Intent" - That is how i spelled it for the both of us.

Also for each section i made a cover letter just saying what is in this section and there i also used Fiance' for the both of us.

Thank you everyone for the responses!

[KayDeeCee 4,900]

Ah, I see that one particular question. I think it was an oversight and mistake on their part and they forgot the (e) on the end of it. I did not say they would be confused. It does ask which gender your alien fiancé(e) is. People were just answering your question. The correct word for a female that is engaged is fiancée. If you want to be accurate in what you write on your cover letter and letters of intent, then you should use the correct, separate spellings for an engaged female and male. Do I think it will harm your petition approval to not use the correct spelling? No, I doubt it.