K-1 Just approved! now what?

[RobBell 32]

After a long and arduous wait our K-1 was approved at the China Consulate!

My question is isn't there a new entry fee before entering the U.S.? also is there documentation she needs after going through the airport?

Don't want to be too excited and miss any details.

[Darnell 8,478]

She dropped off a 'visa packet delivery coversheet' that she generated at the ustraveldocs website - so visa packet delivery is assured via CITIC bank.

Check status with the ustraveldocs website . Check often, as the status will change.

re: paying fee before entering USA - that's for CR-1/2, IR-1/2/5 visa holders. Yer lass is a K-1 visa holder, and that fee not apply to her at all.

re: documentation at the airport - the visa packet itself. What is that, you ask? That's the entire casefile, in a brown 'do not open' envelope. Yer lass has just turned into a highly-paid courier for the Department of State. Yay ! Then there's a customs form, done on the plane - don't sweat that one - she's immigrating and there's no duty on her personal belongings. Then there's the I-94 - paper one no longer issued - must get electronic version, print to paper, a few days after arrival (online from a website). She'll need that to get a SSN at a SSA office, apply 15 days after POE date.

[RobBell 32]

aShe dropped off a 'visa packet delivery coversheet' that she generated at the ustraveldocs website - so visa packet delivery is assured via CITIC bank.

Check status with the ustraveldocs website . Check often, as the status will change.

re: paying fee before entering USA - that's for CR-1/2, IR-1/2/5 visa holders. Yer lass is a K-1 visa holder, and that fee not apply to her at all.

re: documentation at the airport - the visa packet itself. What is that, you ask? That's the entire casefile, in a brown 'do not open' envelope. Yer lass has just turned into a highly-paid courier for the Department of State. Yay ! Then there's a customs form, done on the plane - don't sweat that one - she's immigrating and there's no duty on her personal belongings. Then there's the I-94 - paper one no longer issued - must get electronic version, print to paper, a few days after arrival (online from a website). She'll need that to get a SSN at a SSA office, apply 15 days after POE date.

Ahh very helpful! The customs form on the plane, that's the one everyone has to fill out. Does she fill out the one for foreigners? Don't claim anything on it right, since its all personal belongings?

Here comes another learning process...

[Pitaya 2,577]

Congratulations !!!