90 Day Fiance's Season 9 premiere date and cast of seven couples, including the return of Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre -- have been announced by TLC.
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The show will feature six new couples and one couple that was previously part of the 90 Day Fiance franchise: Ari, a 30-year-old from Princeton, NJ, and Biniyam, a 31-year-old from Ethiopia, who appeared on Seasons 2 and 3 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way and have a child together named Avi.
On the Season 3 Tell-All of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way that aired in December 2021, Ariela revealed she and Biniyam had been approved for a K-1 visa and then he moved to the United States to live with her.
Ariela said her relationship with Biniyam was stronger than ever and Biniyam seemed to like and appreciate their new life in America together. Ariela, however, did not maintain a good relationship with Biniyam's siblings in Ethiopia, and she even called his sisters "heinous."
Biniyam, however, held out hope they could fix their problems and become close again, and Ariela later revealed Biniyam had opened his first bank account in the United States.
The six new couples include Emily, a 29-year-old from Salina, KS, and Kobe, a 34-year-old from Cameroon; Kara, a 29-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Guillermo, a 23-year-old from Venezuela; and Bilal, a 42-year-old from Kansas City, MO, and Shaeeda, a 37-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago.
The other three couples are Jibri, a 28-year-old from Rapid City, SD, and Miona, a 23-year-old from Serbia; Yvette, 48-year-old from Albuquerque, NM, and Mohamed, a 25-year-old from Egypt; and Patrick, a 31-year-old from Austin, TX, and Thais, a 25-year-old from Brazil.
90 Day Fiance features Americans who have fallen in love with foreigners bringing their fiances to the United States on K-1 visas.
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However, once the couple is in America together, the American must marry their overseas partner within the 90-day period allowed by the visa or the foreigner has to return to their home country.
"The pressure is on and with travel guidelines more challenging than ever, there's even more at stake with these international love stories," TLC teased of the new season.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW"Couples aren't just navigating unique lifestyle and cultural changes when arriving in America -- many of them must also adjust to parenthood and nontraditional family lifestyles. And while absence makes the heart grow fonder, personalities and temperaments have changed and not always for the best."
In a preview of the new season, Biniyam is shown arriving in New York, a "new world" for him, and Yvette's friends are questioning Mohamed's intentions due to their age difference and his strict views of what she should and shouldn't wear.
Emily has a pregnancy scare after sleeping with Kobe, Shaeeda gets upset when Bilal asks her for a prenuptial agreement, and one of Biniyam's sisters throws a smoothie into Ari's face!
The eighth season of 90 Day Fiance wrapped in April 2021.
Below is a list of the couples who will be starring on 90 Day Fiance's ninth season as well as their TLC-supplied descriptions. (AND SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH THE FULL TRAILER!)
Ari, a 30-year-old from Princeton, NJ, and her fiance Biniyam, a 31-year-old from Ethiopia
Viewers first met Ari and Bini on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, and after several seasons of relationship hurdles, the couple is giving it one last try in the United States.
The pair first met crossing the street in Ethiopia and the rest is history: Ari found out she was pregnant and moved to Ethiopia to be with Bini. But when their son, Avi, needed surgery, Ari moved back to the United States, and the distance, amplified by Bini's poor communication skills, strained their relationship.
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Emily, a 29-year-old from Salina, KS, and Kobe, a 34-year-old from Cameroon
Emily left her small town for the bustling city of Xi'an, China to teach English. While out clubbing one night, she met Kobe and the connection was instant. Within two weeks, their one-night stand turned into an engagement, and a pregnancy followed soon after.
When Emily returned to Kansas, they both assumed Kobe's visa would be quickly approved, but the pandemic delayed him by almost two years. During that time, Emily gave birth to their son and has been raising and supporting him on her own, while Kobe has not even had the chance to meet him yet.
The pair is ready to reunite and become a family, but will their relationship be the same given all the physical, geographical and familial changes since that fateful night out in China?
Kara, a 29-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Guillermo, a 23-year-old from Venezuela
Guillermo, a Venezuelan living in the Dominican Republic, caught Kara's eye while she was on a work trip there. The two kept in touch after she returned home, not thinking it was anything serious, but that all changed when Kara's job asked her to relocate to the Dominican Republic.
Things escalated from there. Kara moved in with Guillermo upon her arrival, and an engagement quickly followed, raising eyebrows amongst Kara's skeptical family and friends. Due to the pandemic, Kara moved back home, and the two have been separated for nine months.
With his visa approved, Guillermo is now set to move to Charlottesville, but will their whirlwind romance be able to survive Kara's partying habits and Guillermo's insecurities?
Bilal, a 42-year-old from Kansas City, MO, and Shaeeda, a 37-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago
The sparks flew instantly when Bilal and Shaeeda finally met in person after connecting online months before: in fact, Bilal proposed after spending just one week together! Their lives couldn't be more different, as Bilal is a divorced father of two while Shaeeda still lives at home with her parents.
Shaeeda is ready to start a family of her own with Bilal, but he isn't sure he wants any more children. On top of that, Bilal wants Shaeeda to sign a prenup, causing a further rift between the two. Will the pressures of moving to the United States, taking care of a family, and fostering a healthy relationship prevent them from walking down the aisle?
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Jibri, a 28-year-old from Rapid City, SD, and Miona, a 23-year-old from Serbia
It was a picture-perfect moment: Jibri noticed Miona in the audience of his band's show in North Serbia. They've been together ever since, and Jibri proposed during one of their trips around the world.
Miona can't wait to move to the United States and envisions a lavish life in Los Angeles, but Jibri recently moved back to his family's home in South Dakota. Will Miona be able to accept a life with Jibiri in a small town, or will the strains of living with his family, combined with her jealousy, prove to be too much?
Yvette, a 48-year-old from Albuquerque, NM, and Mohamed, a 25-year-old from Egypt
Despite a 23-year age gap, Mohamed slid into Yvette's DMs after noticing their shared love of fitness. The flirtation became an engagement when Yvette traveled to Egypt to meet Mohamed in person.
At home, Yvette has a twelve-year-old son with special needs, meaning Mohamed is going to be closer in age to his future stepson than to his wife if they say "I do."
On top of that, the culture norms in the States are different from what Mohamed is used to, and he's not sure he's comfortable with the independent and carefree way Yvette lives her life. Will the realities of a life together be too much for this couple's relationship to survive?
Patrick, a 31-year-old from Austin, TX, and Thais, a 25-year-old from Brazil
When Patrick traveled to Brazil to reconnect with his father's side of the family, he decided to look for a Portuguese teacher on dating apps. ThaÃs swiped right and was more than happy to help him out.
Patrick courted Thais over several trips to Brazil, winning her heart, showering her with lavish gifts and eventually proposing.
Despite never having been to the United States, ThaÃs is excited to start a new life with Patrick, but will he be able to give her the extravagant life she's used to in Brazil? And will the deep emotional wounds Patrick sustained from his first divorce cause him to think twice about his pending nuptials?
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