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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

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victor+natasha   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Ukraine
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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

I think you have to be in US to file K-1 visa

K-3 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Ukraine

Marriage :

I-130 Sent : 2007-12-04

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-03

I-129F Sent : 2008-02-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-02-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2008-06-24

NVC Received : 2008-07-01

NVC Left : 2008-07-02

Consulate Received : 2008-07-07

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received : 2008-07-07

Interview Date : 2008-08-20

Visa Received : 2008-08-22

US Entry : 2008-08-27

I-130 Approval : 2008-05-24

Comments :

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 134 days from your NOA1 date.

Your I-130 was approved in 111 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 199 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review

Event Date

Port of Entry : Chicago

POE Date : 2008-08-27

Got EAD Stamp : No

Biometrics Taken : No

Harassment Level : 0

Comments :

Adjustment of Status

Event Date

CIS Office : Kansas City MO

Date Filed : 2009-05-18

NOA Date : 2009-05-26

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2009-06-16

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date :

Approval / Denial Date :

Approved :

Got I551 Stamp :

Greencard Received:

Comments :

Employment Authorization Document

Event Date

CIS Office : Chicago National Office

Filing Method : Mail

Filing Instance : First

Date Filed : 2009-05-18

NOA Date : 2009-05-26

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2009-06-16

Approved Date : 2009-06-24

Date Card Received :

Comments :

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 37 days.

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katej0203   1

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At the beginning, the only thing you will need to send is the petition package, then you have months (4 for me) to wait for your approval.

I am not sure how it works if you are living outside the US, but I know that when your fiance gets his/her visa, she/he will have to enter the US and marry you there... so, obviously, you would have be back for that. Maybe the easiest thing to do , in your case, is to get married in Russia, and then apply for your spouse's residence when you plan to move back to America?

I am sure people here will be able to tell you more about that, but to answer your question... there is only one thing to send for months, provided you dont get a RFE.....

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beejay   125

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

I think you have to be in US to file K-1 visa

No, you do not have to be in the US to petition for a k1 visa.

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Carlawarla   1

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Do you have an address in the US? That's a requirement for filing out the K-1 so that you can receive mail. If you live in Russia, and your fiance is from Russia, maybe you should be looking at another visa. Could you not do DCF? How long have you been living there? Please read the Guides about the different types of visa in case there is one better for you given your living situation.

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,181

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Do you have an address in the US? That's a requirement for filing out the K-1 so that you can receive mail. If you live in Russia, and your fiance is from Russia, maybe you should be looking at another visa. Could you not do DCF? How long have you been living there? Please read the Guides about the different types of visa in case there is one better for you given your living situation.

The address could be a family member or friend. They would need to be willing to forward any mail. Otherwise, you can file from Russia. For a foreigner to marry a Russian in Russia can get pretty complicated but certainly if you can accomplish the marriage and qualify to file directly with the Consulate, things would then be easier and faster.

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Typically there is very little mail exchange in the process...

1) You submit to the appropriate USCIS service center...

2) They send you a receipt with case number (I-797C) sometimes called NOA1

3) 4-5 months later you may get a Request for Additional Evidence that you respond to OR

you will get your approval notice (second I-797C) referred to as NOA2.

4) 15-30 days later you should get a notice from NVC with your new case number and that the file is being sent to Moscow.

That is about it.

YMMV

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

I live in Korea and filed in the US through a lawyer. However, I don't think it's a problem.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I-129:

11/27/07: NOA1

5/02/08: NOA2 (157 days from NOA1)

6/16/08: K1 Interview- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING CO quoted us 2-4 weeks (45 days from NOA2 - 202 days from NOA1)

4/06/09: VISA IN HAND

6/20/09: POE LAX

7/4/09: Making it Legal - Wedding

10/17/09: The big wedding ceremony

AOS:

7/22/09: AOS Paperwork filed

10/27/09: Interview - APPROVED

10/31/09: Welcome Letter Received

Removing Conditions:

7/29/11: I-751 paperwork filed

2/14/12: Card Production Ordered!

2/18/12: Green Card Received

Citizenship:

12/26/12: Paperwork filed

12/31/12: NOA Date

1/14/13: Biometrics Appt

2/26/13: Interview

3/27/13: Oath Ceremony!!

6/30/13: Baby Due Date :)

pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,181

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

I live in Korea and filed in the US through a lawyer. However, I don't think it's a problem.

In that case, the lawyer can serve the purpose of a US address. There must be a US address.

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Chica Yeyé   41

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Do you have an address in the US? That's a requirement for filing out the K-1 so that you can receive mail. If you live in Russia, and your fiance is from Russia, maybe you should be looking at another visa. Could you not do DCF? How long have you been living there? Please read the Guides about the different types of visa in case there is one better for you given your living situation.

DCF is only available if they marry; which is complicated in Russia for what I've read in here. But if they manage to get married; indeed DCF is the way to go.

beejay Proficient

beejay   125

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

I live in Korea and filed in the US through a lawyer. However, I don't think it's a problem.

I also filed the k1 while living abroad. Like CassandraHayday I filed through a lawyer but I don't think that's completely necessary. I also don't think it was more difficult than if I had been living in the U.S.

Good luck to you

sweet_peach Community Regular

sweet_peach   0

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Call the US consulate there and see if you are able to directly file with them first.

¨*:•.(¯`'•.¸ K-1¸.•'´¯) .•:*¨

~ 07/05/06 - Met Hayz online by accident

~ 03/30/08 - Packet sent to VSC

~ 04/22/08 - NOA1 issued - Yeah they took it this time

~ 05/22/08 - Touch

~ 07/25/08 - Touch (showed about 1pm on the USCIS site)

~ 07/25/08 - NOA2 sent (must have been later in the day - noticed it on 7/26)

~ 09/10/08 - INTERVIEW - VISA APPROVED ! ! ! !

~ 09/12/08 - VISA RECEIVED

~ 10/17/08 - Arrival in the USA (JFK POE)

~ 10/31/08 - MARRIED! ! !

¨*:•.(¯`'•.¸ AOS¸.•'´¯) .•:*¨

~ 03/26/09 - Sent AOS (I-485, I-765, I-131)

~ 03/27/09 - AOS packet signed for by V BUSTAMANTE

~ 04/02/09 - NOA for AOS/ EAD / Travel Doc

~ 04/03/09 - Check cashed

~ 04/25/09 - Biometrics

~ 04/20/09 - Transferred to CSC

~ 04/25/09 - Transfer notice received in the mail

~ 04/27/09 - Arrived at CSC

~ 05/09/09 - Employment Auth / Travel Document Approved

~ 05/12/09 - AP approved - without an interview

~ 05/23/09 - Welcome letter received

~ 06/05/09 - GREEN CARD RECEIVED! ! !

~ 09/11/11 - DIVORCE - DIVORCE - DIVORCE

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Has anyone ever filed a K1 from outside the US? And if so was it more difficult. I am an American who lives in Russia. The mail service is very unreliable so I would have to use UPS, FedEx etc. If I only have to use them intially that would be OK but if there is a lot of mail correspondance back and forth it would be hard.

Thanks,

Call the US consulate there and see if you are able to directly file with them first.

I-129F petitions cannot be directly filed with a consulate

YMMV

 
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