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Did anyone have their K1 interview in Moscow recently? My fiancee had her interview on November 1st and she was approved. I am wondering how long does it take for the Embassy to print the visa and ship it to my fiancee. It is November 7th now and the visa has not been sent yet. How long did it take you to receive the visa?

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Did anyone have their K1 interview in Moscow recently? My fiancee had her interview on November 1st and she was approved. I am wondering how long does it take for the Embassy to print the visa and ship it to my fiancee. It is November 7th now and the visa has not been sent yet. How long did it take you to receive the visa?
I have heard that the Consulates no longer issue the visa. They send it back to the states where it is issued and Fed ex to the beneficiary. :thumbs:
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Did anyone have their K1 interview in Moscow recently? My fiancee had her interview on November 1st and she was approved. I am wondering how long does it take for the Embassy to print the visa and ship it to my fiancee. It is November 7th now and the visa has not been sent yet. How long did it take you to receive the visa?
I have heard that the Consulates no longer issue the visa. They send it back to the states where it is issued and Fed ex to the beneficiary. :thumbs:

That doesn't seem to make any sense. If the visa is sent to the USC, how does it get affixed to the passport? The USC then has to ship the visa/passport to the Russian citizen? I thought the embassy affixed the visa to the passport and sent that to the Russian citizen directly. They will, after all, need it to process in at the POE (if not to depart Russia as well).

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Did anyone have their K1 interview in Moscow recently? My fiancee had her interview on November 1st and she was approved. I am wondering how long does it take for the Embassy to print the visa and ship it to my fiancee. It is November 7th now and the visa has not been sent yet. How long did it take you to receive the visa?
I have heard that the Consulates no longer issue the visa. They send it back to the states where it is issued and Fed ex to the beneficiary. :thumbs:

That doesn't seem to make any sense. If the visa is sent to the USC, how does it get affixed to the passport? The USC then has to ship the visa/passport to the Russian citizen? I thought the embassy affixed the visa to the passport and sent that to the Russian citizen directly. They will, after all, need it to process in at the POE (if not to depart Russia as well).

Hey Kevin,

I think what they meant was that the visa does not go to the USC but to the DHS, DOS or NVC to have the visa attached. But like you, I still thought that was done at the embassy. I will wait to hear what others have to say.

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Did anyone have their K1 interview in Moscow recently? My fiancee had her interview on November 1st and she was approved. I am wondering how long does it take for the Embassy to print the visa and ship it to my fiancee. It is November 7th now and the visa has not been sent yet. How long did it take you to receive the visa?
I have heard that the Consulates no longer issue the visa. They send it back to the states where it is issued and Fed ex to the beneficiary. :thumbs:

That doesn't seem to make any sense. If the visa is sent to the USC, how does it get affixed to the passport? The USC then has to ship the visa/passport to the Russian citizen? I thought the embassy affixed the visa to the passport and sent that to the Russian citizen directly. They will, after all, need it to process in at the POE (if not to depart Russia as well).

Hey Kevin,

I think what they meant was that the visa does not go to the USC but to the DHS, DOS or NVC to have the visa attached. But like you, I still thought that was done at the embassy. I will wait to hear what others have to say.

The visa is issued at the embassy and affixed to the passport. Then the embassy sends the visa along with the sealed envelope to the beneficiary via DHL. My fiancee received her visa last Friday.

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