90 Day Fiancé is an American documentary series on TLC that debuted January 12, 2014. The series follows couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa (available uniquely to foreign fiancés of American citizens) and therefore have 90 days to decide to marry before the visas of the foreign half of the couple expire and they must leave the United States.
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K-1 visa Process
First, the petitioner must meet the beneficiary inside or outside the USA and then file a I-129F petition with evidence of meeting and of a relationship. After the petition is approved, the petitioner must pass biometrics and then the process is sent to the foreign embassy of the beneficiary. The beneficiary then files for a visa, before or after passing the medical requirements and is called for an interview. The beneficiary must prove that they meet the requirements of the visa including strong evidence of meeting and a valid relationship. The foreign fiancé travels to the States to live with his or her prospective American spouse. The couples must marry within 90 days, or leave the country. The couples may face language barriers, culture shock, the stigma of being thought of as a "mail-order bride" as well as skepticism of friends and family.
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Season 1 Cast
Russ & Pao
Russ Mayfield (27, from Owasso, Oklahoma) met Paola "Pao" (26, from Bucaramanga, Colombia), a fashion designer, while he was in Colombia on a work assignment in the petroleum industry. They married and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Russ is a graduate of Oklahoma State University-Stillwater and works as a field engineer, although he lost his job shortly after marrying. Paola then moved to Miami to seek more opportunities modeling and as a personal trainer and for its larger South American community, while Russ initially remains in Oklahoma City. Eventually, Russ moves to Miami, but is concerned about Pao's skimpy outfits during her modeling jobs. Paola advanced to the second round of the 2017 Maxim's Finest competition, but was eventually eliminated.
Alan & Kirlyam
Alan Cox (29, from Los Angeles, California) met Kirlyam (21, from Goiânia, Brazil) while he was on a Mormon mission to her hometown. She moved to the United States to live with him, although the two were virgins at the time of their wedding. She tried modeling, but Alan was jealous of the attention that she received. They were married in a Mormon temple, and although Kirlyam's family was unable to attend, they watched a live streaming video of the event from Brazil. The couple went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
Kirlyam is waiting for her green card so that she can find employment. Alan is employed by Breen Engineering as a project lead/photo simulation specialist. They are still together and Kirlyam gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Liam.
Louis & Aya
Louis Roy Gattone, Jr. (37, from Indianapolis, Indiana) met Aya (33, from Ormoc, Philippines), via an online dating service. Aya wanted Louis to move to the Philippines, but they decided to live in the United States because he has two young sons. They were married in a Catholic church. Louis is taking classes and is almost done with his degree. Aya is working. They plan to buy a house in the near future. The boys live with them and they plan on having a child or children of their own. The couple decided not to participate in the season 2 update. They are still married.
Mike & Aziza
Mike Eloshway (31, from Cleveland, Ohio) and Aziza (21, from Volgograd, Russia) met on a language acquisition website. Their relationship was initially platonic. Sometime after Aziza's application for a work visa was denied, their relationship turned romantic. In the summer of 2014, she arrived to America to live with Mike. They were married although Aziza was very saddened because her family was unable to attend the wedding. Mike is employed as a technical support specialist for the Cleveland Municipal Court. Mike wants to have children right away, while Aziza does not. Aziza found employment at an optics lab. The couple traveled to Russia where Mike met Aziza's parents. They are still married.
Season 2 cast
Chelsea & Yamir
Yamir Castillo (28, from Managua, Nicaragua) and Chelsea Macek (25, from Galesburg, Illinois) met while she was volunteering in Nicaragua. Yamir was a member of a Nicaraguan boy band. He moved to the United States to live with Chelsea and her parents. This caused a large rift between him and the members of his band. Chelsea's parents are very supportive of the relationship. Yamir sends some demo tapes to a few music producers in Chicago and receives a reply. He travels to Chicago to meet with producers. The producers say that he needs to move to Chicago to have better opportunities. Unfortunately, Chelsea is resistant to the idea because neither is employed and they can live for free with her parents in Galesburg. Yamir made his music debut in the United States with Chelsea playing his spouse in the music video, "Party Love". Chelsea found employment as an elementary school teacher. Yamir and Chelsea filed for divorce in 2017 and Yamir is still living in Chicago, working on his music. Yamir stated that "Just because two people aren't together any longer doesn't mean you cannot have a relationship with that person. Although we no longer have the bond that united us, there's no hate!"
Danielle & Mohamed
Mohamed Jbali, (26, from Tunis, Tunisia), met Danielle Mullins (41, from Norwalk, Ohio) in an online chat room. The two were engaged, and Mohammed moved to Ohio. Danielle had 3 teenage daughters and 1 adult son from previous relationships. Mohamed claimed to have a job, but Danielle discovered that it was a lie. Mohamed also found out that Danielle had lied about aspects of her private life including passing bad checks and using someone else's credit card fraudulently. Shortly after the wedding, Mohamed left Danielle. He went to Florida with a female friend, and Danielle saw intimate photos of them on social media and consulted a lawyer. She filed for an annulment, or a retroactive cancellation of the marriage which, if granted, would mean that Mohamed would be deported. Mohamed pressured her to change the filing, and she removed the annulment. They divorced, and, in October 2017, Mohamed moved to Texas. Danielle is still trying to get Mohamed deported, despite pleas from fellow cast members and fans to "let it go."
Justin & Evelin
Justin (34, from San Jose, California) and Evelin (29, from Cali, Colombia) met while they were both attending a rugby match at the 2013 World Games in Colombia. After their first night together, Justin told Evelin to vacuum and clean the dishes, while he watched a football game. They spent the following 7 days together and fell in love. Justin works as a physical education teacher at an elementary school. In Colombia, Evelin worked as a dance instructor. Since moving to the United States, Evelin has changed the spelling of her name to Evelyn. They are still married.
Brett & Daya
Brett Otto (31, from Snohomish, Washington) and Daya De Arce (29, from San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Philippines) met via an online dating service. Brett was divorced and has a 6-year-old daughter from his first marriage. His daughter lives with her mother in Montana. Brett works in tool services for Boeing, and Daya found a job in the United States. He had two roommates, but they moved out once Daya arrived. Brett and Daya were married on February 14, 2015. Brett's mother chose not to attend the wedding. They are still married and have a daughter named Isabella.
Jason & Cássia
Jason Hitch (38, from Spring Hill, Florida) and Cássia Tavares (23, from Curitiba, Brazil) met through Facebook while Cássia was in an online relationship with Jason's friend. Once that relationship ended, Jason and Cássia began dating. Cássia came to the United States and moved in with Jason and his father. Jason is originally from Champaign, Illinois, and is a United States Army veteran. He lives very frugally. He buys items from garage sales, auctions, and estate sales, and sells them online for a profit. They started a mail-order snack business called "Gifting Fun". In 2017, they separated. In 2018, they divorced after Jason was charged with domestic violence.
Danny & Amy
Danny Frishmuth (23, from Norristown, Pennsylvania), and Amy (21, from Cape Town, South Africa) met in Australia while they were on a Bible study trip. They fell in love and got engaged. When Amy arrived in America, she lived with Danny's brother because she and Danny wanted to be virgins when they wed. Danny works in home construction for X-Treme Works in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Danny's father initially objected to the marriage because Amy is not white, but he eventually accepted her into the family. They are still married and are now living in Texas. They have one son, Jedidiah John Frishmuth and a daughter Anna Elise Frishmuth.
Season 3 Cast
Mark & Nikki
Mark Shoemaker (58, from Baltimore, Maryland) and Nikki (19, from Cebu City, Philippines) met via an online dating service. Mark owns a piano rental business. He has 4 adult children from a previous marriage who are all older than Nikki. He and his first wife's relationship ended when the children were very young, and Mark was left to raise the children. Mark's first wife and Nikki are both from Cebu, Philippines. Shortly after meeting Nikki, Mark proposed to her with a zip tie in the shape of a ring. When Nikki came to Maryland, Mark surprised her with a car and taught her how to drive. When Mark told Nikki that the car was the same make and model as the car that he put a deposit on for his first wife, Nikki was confused as she thought it was the very exact same car. Mark later freaked out when Nikki's fingerprints were smudged on the car. He demanded that Nikki sign a prenuptial agreement. Mark's daughter, Elise, felt uncomfortable with the relationship because she is a year older than Nikki. Elise shared her discomfort when Mark wanted to give Nikki clothes that she had previously discarded. They sued TLC for how they are portrayed in the show, but the lawsuit was thrown out.
Loren & Alexei
Alexei Brovarnik (27, from Nazareth Illit, Israel, originally from Russia) and Loren Goldstone (27, from New York City), met while she was on a Birthright Israel trip, where he was a medic. Loren was an executive assistant in New York, but she quit and moved to Parkland, Florida to save money. Loren admits to liking expensive things, but claims she is not a spoiled child. She is a graduate of the University of North Florida. In addition to marrying in the United States, Alexei and Loren got married in Israel, surrounded by Alexei's family and friends and Loren's parents. At a meeting with Alexei's parents, Loren's parents misinformed them about Loren's Tourette syndrome. Alexei confronts Loren and her parents on why he was not informed that her illness can be genetic and affect their future children. Loren wants Alexei to be a model, while he wants to be a firefighter, paramedic, or policeman. Alexei's mom travels to Florida and wants to move the whole family from Israel to the United States. The couple is still together and resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Kyle & Noon
Kyle Huckabee (28, from New Orleans, Louisiana) and Bajaree Boonma aka Noon (25, from Bangkok, Thailand) met online through Facebook while he was doing research for a trip to Thailand. The two met in person while he was there on vacation. They were engaged and Noon came to America even though Kyle hadn't officially proposed. They initially lived in Kyle's bachelor apartment with his roommate, but the situation was less than ideal. Kyle started working extra shifts at his job as a bartender on Bourbon Street so that they could afford an apartment of their own. Kyle proposed during a parachuting trip, and they moved into a new apartment. Before he met Noon, Kyle was estranged from his parents who are divorced. With Noon's support, he restated the relationship with his mother. Kyle & Noon were married in a Buddhist temple, but unfortunately, Noon's family was unable to attend the ceremony. Kyle's mom chose not to attend. They are still married.
Melanie & Devar
Devar Walters (28, from Runaway Bay, Jamaica) and Melanie Bowers (33, from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania) met while Melanie was on vacation at a Jamaican resort where Devar was employed as a lifeguard. Melanie is a registered nurse. She has custody of her 11-year-old son, Hunter, on weekends. She was married to his father for 5 years before the marriage ended in divorce when she was 26. Devar proposed to Melanie while she was still vacationing, and she accepted. Back in Pennsylvania, Melanie's sister, Bev, is extremely concerned and does not trust Devar. The couple hits a rough patch when Devar mentions he wants to send most of the money he earns to his family in Jamaica; Melanie ponders out loud that she will look into a prenuptial agreement. They are still together and the couple has a daughter named Avah, who was born in November 2017.
Fernando & Carolina
Fernando (39, from Doral, Florida) and Carolina (22, from Medellín, Colombia) met in Colombia while both were on dates with other people. The two were engaged before he returned to the United States. She moved to Florida to live together. After his marriage ended, Fernando invited his parents to share his house. Fernando's mom makes inappropriate remarks such as telling Carolina that all people from Columbia are cocaine addicts. Even though Carolina does not get along with Fernando's mom, they get married. The couple happily settled in together, though Carolina admits she calls her mom 3 times per day and misses her cat, while Fernando is allergic to cats. Fernando gained 50 pounds since meeting Carolina. Fernando says he did not cheat, although Carolina found emails that he exchanged with an ex-girlfriend. They are still married.
Josh & Aleksandra
Josh Strobel (22, from Rexburg, Idaho) and Aleksandra Iarovikova (21, from Kirov, Russia), met in Prague, Czech Republic, while Josh was on a Mormon mission and Aleksandra was attending Metropolitan University Prague. Initially an atheist, Aleksandra converted to Mormonism and Josh played a role in this. Before converting, she was also employed as a go-go dancer at a club and loved drinking and partying.The couple kept in touch after Josh's mission and began dating. Josh visited Russia and proposed in 2015. Josh and Aleksandra were married in August 2015, soon after Aleksandra's arrival to the United States from Prague, where she had to finalize her semester in June. They had a biracial daughter named Kaya in March 2016. Aleksandra claimed that her own biological father is black, and that is why her daughter is biracial, although there were doubts as to who is the father of the child.
Josh graduated with a BS from Creighton University in 2016, but was not accepted to a medical school that year and started working for his father. At the beginning of 2018, Josh started medical school at the University of Queensland, in Australia, and the family moved to Brisbane, Australia.
Season 4 Cast
Jorge & Anfisa
Anfisa Arkhipchenko (20, from Moscow, Russia) was contacted by Jorge Nava (27, from Riverside, California) via Facebook after he saw her photos online. Though Anfisa was at first resistant to his messages, Anfisa eventually agreed to meet him and Jorge ends up taking her on an expensive vacation around Europe. Shortly before Anfisa was scheduled to come to the United States, she asked Jorge for a $10,000 handbag, which Jorge declined to buy. Anfisa erased Jorge's cellphone and cancelled the flights, though the two reconciled and eventually Anfisa agreed to travel to the United States. Jorge had pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking, which made it hard for him to rent an apartment. They move into a hotel and Anfisa is not impressed; though why exactly Jorge does not have his own place to live has not been revealed. They later move into a small apartment. Jorge does not buy an engagement ring or wedding dress for Anfisa. Jorge's friends and family are concerned about Anfisa's motives. Anfisa admits that she is indeed interested in Jorge providing for her, and she opines that while she may be using Jorge for his money, she believes that Jorge is primarily interested in her for her looks and would not want to marry her if she was ugly. At some point, Anfisa was considering going back to Russia, and Jorge considered for a while that he would not try to stop her. Later on, they get married alone in a simple courthouse ceremony, after which Jorge promises to buy the ring to Anfisa and to have a bigger ceremony later on so that her family could attend.
Jorge's sister confronted Anfisa at a restaurant about her demands. They still live in a small apartment, he still did not buy her a ring and she does not have a car. Despite a bitter and hate-filled separation, Anfisa and Jorge are still married. In early 2018, Jorge was arrested for transporting 293 points of marijuana.
Nicole & Azan
Nicole Nafziger (21, from Bradenton, Florida) and Azan Tefou (23, from Agadir, Morocco), met via an online dating service mobile app. Though somewhat against her parents wishes, Nicole decides to go to Morocco for 5 weeks, leaving her toddler-aged daughter May with her sister. Upon meeting Nicole at the airport, Azan remarks that she is "big...a little bit" but concedes that he is happy. Nicole is thrilled to be in Morocco with Azan (later calling him her "Arabian Prince"), though he has a hard time persuading her that in his culture it is not acceptable for unmarried couples to be physically affectionate. Nicole persists in trying to hug and kiss Azan, which only causes him to become irritated. Nicole feels shunned and unsure of their relationship. Azan takes Nicole to Agadir to visit his family; she is warmly welcomed by the family. Nicole later reveals that she cheated on Azan, which could end the relationship. Azan takes Nicole to the desert and proposes, and she accepts. However, she continues to chafe at the customs of the Culture of Islam. She refuses to convert to Islam and he refuses to convert to Christianity. Their wedding is delayed indefinitely due to Nicole not being able to afford to fund the government sponsorship requirements for Azan's staying in the U.S, and her Mom refusing to co sponsor the effort. Nicole believes it will take at least 2 years and hopes Azan will wait. In addition, Nicole promised to lose weight and Azan became irritated when he caught her hoarding mini-donuts and Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies. Their future is unsure, they are still together, but living in separate countries. In late 2017, Nicole's father agreed to sponsor Azan.
Narkyia & Olulowo
Olulowo (28, from Lagos, Nigeria) met Narkyia (36, from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) via an online dating service for overweight women. They faced many obstacles for meeting. Narkyia and her friends and family were skeptical of him and are wary of a romance scam, but he did not ask for any money. They broke up after Olulowo lied to Narkyia about still having been contacting and pursuing a relationship with a woman he had previously had a baby with in the early stages of his relationship with Narkyia. They got back together and are living in the United States.
Matt & Alla
Matt Ryan (42, from Williamstown, Kentucky), and Alla Fedoruk (30, from Kiev, Ukraine), met several years ago using an online dating service but lost touch after Matt married his 3rd wife. A few years and a divorce later, Matt and Alla reconnected. Alla, also a divorcee, has a 7-year-old son named Max. The reserved Alla is easily overwhelmed by Matt's friends and family while Matt continues to deal with lingering issues caused by infidelity by his previous wives. Alla dreams of a wedding on the beach but Matt's family tries to persuade her to scale back her plans. When Alla says that she does not love Matt yet, his friends are very concerned. However, the couple marry. They are later shown looking for a new house, closer to city and Matt's family. They are still together.
Chantel & Pedro
Chantel (real name: CeAir) Everett (25, from Atlanta, Georgia) met Pedro Jimeno while on a trip to the Dominican Republic, after being introduced by a Spanish teacher. Chantel frequently went to the Dominican Republic to visit him, and on one of those trips he proposed to her. Because Chantel was worried that her family would think that Pedro was only going after a green card to enter the U.S, Chantel told her parents that he was in America on a student travel visa. Eventually, Chantel and Pedro marry in the United States. However, Chantel and Pedro are planning to get married in the Dominican Republic as well, but Pedro doesn't think her family will want to go. They go to the Dominican Republic, but then have some explosive fights and arguments with the family members, since Pedro's family now expect him to send them money. Chantel's family is upset because of the obvious improvement of the standard of living of Pedro's family, while Chantel and Pedro have very modest living in the United States. Pedro's family offers Chantel's family chicken feet, which is taken as a sign of disrespect. They did get married and reside in Georgia.
Season 5 Cast
Elizabeth & Andrei
Elizabeth Potthast (27, from Tampa, Florida), met Andrei Castravet (31, from Chisinau, Moldova), while Elizabeth visited Dublin, where Andrei resided and worked as a bouncer. At first, Andrei does not get along with Elizabeth's family due to his controlling nature and the haste of the marriage. Elizabeth's father refuses to financially support the couple. Elizabeth and her sisters go to Miami for a bachelor party and they go clubbing, against Andrei's wishes.
Evelyn & David
David Vázquez Zermeño (27, from Granada, Spain) and Evelyn Cormier (18, from Claremont, New Hampshire), both from religious Christian families and both virgins before marriage, met after David saw the Facebook page for Evelyn's band and sent her a message. David had only discussed sex once in his life, with his family at the age of 13, and did not want to talk with Evelyn about sex on camera. Despite David's objections to living in a small town, they got married and live in Claremont, New Hampshire.
Molly & Luis
Molly Hopkins (41, from Woodstock, Georgia), met Luis Mendez (26, from Dominican Republic) at the bar he worked at while she was on a trip with friends to the Dominican Republic.
They did not have a wedding but did legally get married during the 90-day visa period. Luis did not get along with Molly's 2 kids and was not interested in fatherhood. He left Molly but later returned for the final episode, "Tell All".
In January 2018, after 6 months of being married, Molly filed for a divorce.
David & Annie
David Toborowsky (48, from Louisville, Kentucky), met Annie Suwan (24, from Bueng Kan, Thailand) at a bar while he was living in Thailand. David has no money and needs his best friend, Chris Thienemen, to sponsor Annie and give David enough money to pay the bride price to Annie's parents, which frustrates Chris's wife, Nikki. Despite David's past infidelity, drinking problems, and destitution, the couple got married. They live in Louisville, Kentucky, although they think about moving back to Asia.
Josh & Aika
Josh Batterson (43, from Mesa, Arizona) met Aika (36 from Quezon City, Philippines). Despite doubts about the future of their relationship due to Josh's reluctance to get surgery to reverse his vasectomy and allow him to impregnate Aika, who wants children, Josh & Aika got married.
Nicole & Azan
Nicole and Azan, who also appeared in season 4, are featured again in season 5.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2014)
Season 3 (2015)
Season 4 (2016)
Season 5 (2017)
Spin-offs
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? is an American documentary series (Docu-Series) on TLC and a spin-off of 90 Day Fiancé. The series follows six couples from previous seasons and documents the ups and downs of their relationships post-marriage.
Season 1
Returning couples included Season 1's Russ & Paola; Season 2's Danielle & Mohamed and Brett & Daya; and Season 3's Melanie & Devar, Loren & Alexei, and Kyle & Noon. TLC announced the spin-off series in August 2016. The series debuted on September 11, 2016, following the premiere of season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé. The first season ended in November 2016 with a two-part "Tell All" special.
Episodes
Season 2
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? was renewed for a second season in November 2016. The second season debuted on June 25, 2017, and features 90 Day Fiancé Season 1's Russ & Paola, Season 2's Danielle & Mohamed, Season 3's Loren & Alexei, and Season 4's Jorge & Anfisa and Chantel & Pedro.
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days
In November 2016, TLC announced a second spin-off series titled 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. The premise follows six couples - Paul and Karine, Darcey and Jesse, Larry and Jenny, Cortney and Antonio, Sean and Abby, and Patrick and Myriam - as they start a relationship before the K-1 Visa process begins. It premiered on August 6, 2017.
Episodes
90 Day Fiancé: What Now?
In March 2017, TLC also announced an original digital spin-off series with the title of 90 Day Fiancé: What Now? for TLCgo. The show provided updates on Kirlyam & Alan from season 1, Aleksandra & Josh and Melanie & Devar from season 3, and Alla & Matt and Narkyia & Olulowo from season 4. TLC uploaded all seven episodes online on July 30, 2017. The network combined the segments into TV episodes that aired on September 17 and September 24, 2017, following 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.
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