K-1 Embassy Selection

[Petersburg 5]

Hi guys, I hope someone here can help me: when I filed my petition (received NOA2 yesterday, 04/19/2011!!!), I indicate St Petersburg consulate as place for an interview. My fiancee is a citizen of Uzbekistan, but she resides in St Petersburg for the last 3 years. While I was visiting her in February , St Petersburg consulate infromed me that K-1 issued only at Moscow Embassy. I emailed the Embassy, and they informd me that they will gladly interview her in Moscow after receiving the documentation from NVC.

My questions are: 1. how NVC decides to which Embassy to send the paperwork? (Moscow or Tashkent?)

2. Will they ask my opinion? (She prefers Moscow because its closer to her)

3. Does anyone knows the waiting time for each Embassy (Moscow and Tashkent)?

After waiting for 5 months and 3 weeks for NOA2, I just want to be here as soon as possible. I am wishing to all you the best and god speed with the approval of your applications.

[Tyeger87 10]

although i don't know the waiting time

if the embassy at tashkent does not process K1 visas then she will have to go to Moscow

also as for them choosing the embassy, they usually go with the one you put down, i dont have any experience with them giving you an embassy you didnt indicate.

aslo make sure this is the right embassy you want because it is an extreme hassle to change it.

[baron555 934]

Hi guys, I hope someone here can help me: when I filed my petition (received NOA2 yesterday, 04/19/2011!!!), I indicate St Petersburg consulate as place for an interview. My fiancee is a citizen of Uzbekistan, but she resides in St Petersburg for the last 3 years. While I was visiting her in February , St Petersburg consulate infromed me that K-1 issued only at Moscow Embassy. I emailed the Embassy, and they informd me that they will gladly interview her in Moscow after receiving the documentation from NVC.

My questions are: 1. how NVC decides to which Embassy to send the paperwork? (Moscow or Tashkent?)

2. Will they ask my opinion? (She prefers Moscow because its closer to her)

3. Does anyone knows the waiting time for each Embassy (Moscow and Tashkent)?

After waiting for 5 months and 3 weeks for NOA2, I just want to be here as soon as possible. I am wishing to all you the best and god speed with the approval of your applications.

The Moscow Embassy website lists which other consulates process other petitions. Go to that website. Link at top of this page.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Hi guys, I hope someone here can help me: when I filed my petition (received NOA2 yesterday, 04/19/2011!!!), I indicate St Petersburg consulate as place for an interview. My fiancee is a citizen of Uzbekistan, but she resides in St Petersburg for the last 3 years. While I was visiting her in February , St Petersburg consulate infromed me that K-1 issued only at Moscow Embassy. I emailed the Embassy, and they informd me that they will gladly interview her in Moscow after receiving the documentation from NVC.

My questions are: 1. how NVC decides to which Embassy to send the paperwork? (Moscow or Tashkent?)

2. Will they ask my opinion? (She prefers Moscow because its closer to her)

3. Does anyone knows the waiting time for each Embassy (Moscow and Tashkent)?

After waiting for 5 months and 3 weeks for NOA2, I just want to be here as soon as possible. I am wishing to all you the best and god speed with the approval of your applications.

NVC will send the file to the Consular IV unit for the Consular District in which the beneficiary currently resides, so in this case, Moscow. Not all Consulates or Embassies have Consular IV (immgrant visa) units.

[Petersburg 5]

Thank you all for your responses!