K1 Interview Sydney

[Jannette 1]

Hi All,

its been such a loooong wait but finally have my interview date for this Tuesday!! yay!!...and now I am a bit nervous...what do I have to take with me, the letter I received just said bring passport and envelope for sendingj passport back, I know I have to take two visa sized photos as well but what else??? any help

would be great!

[Pamala Bull 4]

any more evidence just incase you think it will be needed .

I went and took some facebook conversations receipts from engagement ring, Western union forms from past money sent.

But they never asked for any of it., but i had it just incase.

Good luck, it will go fine. They are really nice there.

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

Instructions for for your consulate > http://canberra.usembassy.gov/fiance_niv_appl.html

~ Moving from K-1 Process to Australia regional to allow for answers from those experienced with this particular consulate ~

[Jannette 1]

any more evidence just incase you think it will be needed .

I went and took some facebook conversations receipts from engagement ring, Western union forms from past money sent.

But they never asked for any of it., but i had it just incase.

Good luck, it will go fine. They are really nice there.

Thanks Pamala, after waiting so long to get to this point its more nerve wracking than I expected! lol Thanks so much for your encouragement, really have appreciated this site and being able to connect with others going through the same prcess....

[pacharya 6]

Hi All,

its been such a loooong wait but finally have my interview date for this Tuesday!! yay!!...and now I am a bit nervous...what do I have to take with me, the letter I received just said bring passport and envelope for sendingj passport back, I know I have to take two visa sized photos as well but what else??? any help

would be great!

My Fiancee also has the interview next Tuesday (3rd Sept.).

The list we received mentioned the following:

Form DS156 - My fiancee mentioned that she went back and checked all the documents and the one she sent didn't have the barcode, so may be that's why they asked for it again

Passport

Visa Fee

Envelope to return documents

So I am assuming everything we have sent until now may have been correct.

We are still little confused about the visa fees that needs to be paid. The document they sent mentions that you have to print a deposit slip to Take it to Australia Post and bring the receipt of payment to interview. So does this means that the fees must be paid in the name of Australia Post because the documents says it is not payable to Consulate?

[turtlegirl 6]

My Fiancee also has the interview next Tuesday (3rd Sept.).

The list we received mentioned the following:

Form DS156 - My fiancee mentioned that she went back and checked all the documents and the one she sent didn't have the barcode, so may be that's why they asked for it again

Passport

Visa Fee

Envelope to return documents

So I am assuming everything we have sent until now may have been correct.

We are still little confused about the visa fees that needs to be paid. The document they sent mentions that you have to print a deposit slip to Take it to Australia Post and bring the receipt of payment to interview. So does this means that the fees must be paid in the name of Australia Post because the documents says it is not payable to Consulate?

Yes, you pay the visa fee to the Australia Post. You print out the deposit slip here: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/au/Fee240.pdf and take it to the post office to pay and bring the receipt from the post office to the consulate. Oh, and because you are a K1 applicant, you don't have to go to the website and do anything afterwards, even though the deposit slip says otherwise. That pertains to other visas- if you go to the website, you can't even find the K1 on there and it is totally confusing.

Good luck with the interview!

Edited August 29, 2013 by turtlegirl

[pacharya 6]

Yes, you pay the visa fee to the Australia Post. You print out the deposit slip here: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/au/Fee240.pdf and take it to the post office to pay and bring the receipt from the post office to the consulate. Oh, and because you are a K1 applicant, you don't have to go to the website and do anything afterwards, even though the deposit slip says otherwise. That pertains to other visas- if you go to the website, you can't even find the K1 on there and it is totally confusing.

Good luck with the interview!

Thank you for the response. Yes, I did come across couple of other posts on VJ that we don't need to create a profile and when you go to the traveldocs website you can just click on the deposit slip link and print it out. I saw your timeline, you guys were recently approved. Congrats !! And thank you for the interview wish, hope it will go smooth and she will be approved.

[pacharya 6]

I have often read that once the visa is approved, the beneficiary has 6 months from the date visa is issued to enter the US. Since you just got your visa approved very recently at Sydney, I was wondering if you could share what is the validity of your visa? Do you have 6 months to enter US? Just asking out of curiosity.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I have often read that once the visa is approved, the beneficiary has 6 months from the date visa is issued to enter the US. Since you just got your visa approved very recently at Sydney, I was wondering if you could share what is the validity of your visa? Do you have 6 months to enter US? Just asking out of curiosity.

It IS 6 months validity, ALWAYS. The only exception is if your medical will expire in less than 6 months so the visa is only valid until the medical expiration date.

[pacharya 6]

It IS 6 months validity, ALWAYS. The only exception is if your medical will expire in less than 6 months so the visa is only valid until the medical expiration date.

Gotcha !! Thanks a lot for the response.