'90 Day Fiance' Season 9 Cast: Meet New, Returning Couples

One fan-favorite couple will be returning to 90 Day Fiancé as TLC introduces fans to six new long-distance lovers for the show’s upcoming ninth season.

Cameras have followed around each of the couples as they apply for a K-1 visa, which allows the partner of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States but only if they wed within a 90-day time frame. Of course, this puts pressure on them to make it official and get all the documents completed so they can say “I do.”

Luckily, viewers can expect a comeback from Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre, who first appeared on season 2 of TLC’s spinoff 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. This time, they have left his native country of Ethiopia following their son Aviel’s hernia surgery in America and are now preparing to live together in New Jersey.

Drama between his family and future wife will cause the couple to have to evaluate their status in new episodes further. “We treat you like a sister,” one of his siblings told Ariela in the sneak peek clip shared by Entertainment Weekly, a claim she fully denied amid their estrangement.

“I’m not going to marry you guys. I’m marrying Biniyam,” Ariela fired back before a glass of red wine was thrown into her face.

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Thanks to the wild moments, unexpected connections and (in some cases) sweet love stories, the series has become a huge hit and led to several spinoffs.

“I’ve been on 90 Day Fiancé since the very first season going way back, Alon Orstein, who is TLC’s senior vice president of production, shared in an interview with E! News. “I don’t think any of us anticipated where we would be today. I think that we all had a lot of excitement around the project, going back to when it was first pitched to my boss Howard Lee. We were all super psyched about it. We thought it was incredibly fresh. We knew it was going to be successful, but I don’t think we imagined the universe it is today.”

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Kobe, 34 (Cameroon), and Emily, 29 (Salina, Kansas)

We also get to meet Kobe and Emily. They met while out clubbing in China, and things quickly progressed between them, including an engagement and unexpected pregnancy. They thought getting a visa would be easy, but the pandemic delayed the process quite a bit, leading her to give birth alone and raise their son by herself until his arrival.

Kara, 29 (Charlottesville, Virginia) and Guillermo, 23 (Venezuela)

Kara and Guillermo are another new couple joining the cast. They have trust issues after she admitted to having cheated in her past, but they certainly have potential after meeting in the Dominican Republic and getting engaged. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned back to the United States, and he is now set to move to Charlottesville.

Shaeeda, 37 (Trinidad and Tobago), and Bilal, 42 (Kansas City, Missouri)

Shaeeda and Bilal will be sharing their story too. He popped the question shortly after they connected online, but they have very different backgrounds. Bilal is a divorced father of two, and she still lives under her parents’ roof with the plans of soon starting a family of her own. His hesitation on welcoming kids and his hopes that she will sign a prenup cause some drama between them.

Miona, 23 (Serbia), and Jibri, 28 (Rapid City, South Dakota)

Miona and Jibri, who met at one of his band’s shows, have their fair share of troubles as well including a dilemma she eventually presents. It seemed Los Angeles living was in the cards for the couple until he moved back to his family’s home in a small town. Can they get on the same page? Time will tell.

Mohamed, 25 (Egypt), and Yvette, 48 (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Mohamed slid into Yvette’s DMs, and they planned to tie the knot after she traveled to Egypt to meet him in person. Yvette has a 12-year-old son with special needs back at home in America and they struggle to see eye to eye due to different cultural backgrounds yet try to see if their love can outlast the troubles.

Patrick, 31 (Austin, Texas), and Thaís, 25 (Brazil)

Thaís and Patrick met on a dating app, and he continued to woo her throughout several trips to Brazil before ultimately proposing. Patrick is worried about heartbreak after going through a past divorce. However, he pushes his fears to the side to pursue a serious romance. We’ll soon see if she makes it to America.

Biniyam, 31 (Ethiopia), and Ariela, 30 (Princeton, New Jersey)

Biniyam and Ariela are back on the franchise after cameras captured their relationship drama on The Other Way, including their trust issues, different lifestyles and post-surgery tension after baby Aviel traveled with her to America. This time, fans will see the animosity between Ariela and Biniyam’s sisters reach an all-time high.