Russian Fiancee passport questions

[Chris M 1]

Hey all,

I have a question and hope I am in the right forum here. I am sitting here in Cairo waiting to come back to the US tonight and we are now officially engaged. We both could not be happier. So now the fun begins. So we met in Egypt, and everything went great, but there were concerns about her passport. A month ago we tried to go to Paris, but her visa was denied. Essentially when the French embassy called her manager at work to ask about her employment he was not there to talk, so rather than call back later they said, "Next." So she now has a stamp in her passport they probably says in French, "Visa was deined for France." So moving forward we decided on Egypt and less than a month later here we are in Egypt. She went home yesterday and I am heading back tonight. Had a wonderful time, but she had a concern about the French stamp saying her visa was denied. Our question is does she need a new passport so that stamp is not in there now? She thought it would be a good idea to get a new one because of the French, but now she has an Egyptian visa in this one which obviously will not transfer. Should we worry about this, or will she need a new one? I looked in the application guide and there really was nothing that said we need to show a copy of the passport for the application. However this may not be true for the interview and she may be asked baout it.

Also I must have not seen in the guide where it says she needs a passport sized photo for the application. I never thought about asking her to bring one, or even getting one when we were here. Is there a ways she could email me the passport photo so I can make the copy, or is it acceptable to look at the many pictures we too and try to find one that meets the specs? I'm sure she could take a bunch herself and then email them to me and I can use one from there. I'm sure we could use DHL or FED Ex to send the photo, but as most of you probably know the Russian mail is slow as hell. Not to say ours is much better.

Thanks again for the help.

[sachinky 465]

No need to worry about the French denied visa.

Have her take a bunch of U.S. visa specification size photographs and Fedex it to you.

Good luck and read the guides for a smooth visa journey!

[clueless_in_usa 8]

Hey all,

I have a question and hope I am in the right forum here. I am sitting here in Cairo waiting to come back to the US tonight and we are now officially engaged. We both could not be happier. So now the fun begins. So we met in Egypt, and everything went great, but there were concerns about her passport. A month ago we tried to go to Paris, but her visa was denied. Essentially when the French embassy called her manager at work to ask about her employment he was not there to talk, so rather than call back later they said, "Next." So she now has a stamp in her passport they probably says in French, "Visa was deined for France." So moving forward we decided on Egypt and less than a month later here we are in Egypt. She went home yesterday and I am heading back tonight. Had a wonderful time, but she had a concern about the French stamp saying her visa was denied. Our question is does she need a new passport so that stamp is not in there now? She thought it would be a good idea to get a new one because of the French, but now she has an Egyptian visa in this one which obviously will not transfer. Should we worry about this, or will she need a new one? I looked in the application guide and there really was nothing that said we need to show a copy of the passport for the application. However this may not be true for the interview and she may be asked baout it.

Also I must have not seen in the guide where it says she needs a passport sized photo for the application. I never thought about asking her to bring one, or even getting one when we were here. Is there a ways she could email me the passport photo so I can make the copy, or is it acceptable to look at the many pictures we too and try to find one that meets the specs? I'm sure she could take a bunch herself and then email them to me and I can use one from there. I'm sure we could use DHL or FED Ex to send the photo, but as most of you probably know the Russian mail is slow as hell. Not to say ours is much better.

Thanks again for the help.

Let me answer your question with a fact:

My now wife is living with me in the USA. Her passport has a visa denial to USA, when she tried the Work & Travel program but was told during the interview at the American consulate that she did not speak enough English. Her K-1 interview took less than 10 minutes.

Interpret that as you wish.

[payxibka 10,045]

No need to worry about the French denied visa.

Have her take a bunch of U.S. visa specification size photographs and Fedex it to you.

Good luck and read the guides for a smooth visa journey!

or have the in specification images e-mailed and you can print then here

[baron555 934]

but she had a concern about the French stamp saying her visa was denied. Our question is does she need a new passport so that stamp is not in there now?

NO

, but now she has an Egyptian visa in this one which obviously will not transfer.

And she/you will NEED a copy of that Egyptian stamp for part of your proof of having met which is needed for the K-1 petition. The French denial is nothing to worry about; she didn't do anything wrong, just got denied.

sure we could use DHL or FED Ex to send the photo,

but as most of you probably know the Russian mail is slow as hell. Not to say ours is much better.

Yes and that is why you will use DHL or FedEx. Tell her to take new official passport photos. You will need for stuff from her anyway for the K-1 petition. READ THE GUIDES.

Thanks again for the help.