K-1 Moscow embassy, pay $240 visa fee before or at interview?

[jft 12]

Yes, I used my own email address so the receipt came to me. It will show you paid on the home page of the web site, just like it shows your visa class and your appointment.

I'm still lost as to what website you are referring to and how my payment is linked to my MOS. I didn't have to enter the MOS number when I paid so the only linkages are my name and email address.

[paws057 9]

I'm still lost as to what website you are referring to and how my payment is linked to my MOS. I didn't have to enter the MOS number when I paid so the only linkages are my name and email address.

This is the site you use to set up your appointment:

http://cgifederal.force.com

It is a Department of State website. When you set up your new user account and after you are on the site it will ask what visa you are applying for, visa fee's (which will take you to another site to pay the fee) Your fiancee's information (and anyone traveling with her such as a child) and address where you want the visa delivered to and of course your appointment date and time. All this will show up on the home page once you have done all this and sign in.

Edited June 25, 2013 by paws057

[jft 12]

Maybe I am totally dense but I can't make heads or tails out of the http://cgifederal.force.com website. Is there a tutorial somewhere? I created an account using my name and that seems to have been the totally wrong thing to have done as I am not the one the visa is being issued for. Help!

[paws057 9]

Maybe I am totally dense but I can't make heads or tails out of the http://cgifederal.force.com website. Is there a tutorial somewhere? I created an account using my name and that seems to have been the totally wrong thing to have done as I am not the one the visa is being issued for. Help!

First go into the site and choose your visa type and in the profile put all of her information there. You can of course use your email address but all the other information is her's. Then you pay your visa fees and wait a couple of days and it will show up on your home page as being paid. Then you can put in your receipt number and set the interview date. I hope this helps.

[jmana 2]

Why is it when you go to the http://cgifederal.force.com site and set up the profile, it asks for the address in the format of "street address, city, state, zip code"?? I thought this address was supposed to be for the person living in Russia, which I wouldn't even know how to enter a Russian address given these parameters.

[jft 12]

I'd use Oblast for state and postal code for zip. Can't remember how we did it but it must have worked because she's here now :-).