Filling out the K1 Visa

[EmmaLi 0]

Hello everyone,

I was hoping someone would be able to help me out with two questions.

A little background: My fiance (in germany) was sent a website to go to with some links on how to fill out the K1 application. They sent him to http://germany.usembassy.gov and he was told to go under immigrant visas, and then to step 3. In this step there were 3 options. The last was labelled "K1 Visa Applicant" and he went to this and filled it out from there. However there is also a section that says "Applied to USCIS Frankfurt: If your petition was approved and your visa class has no numerical restrictions. The CEAC online immigrant visa application form DS-260 should be submitted for each person applying for a visa, regardless of age."

1. Is this something we have to fill out? I am not sure what to do, and I have no idea if Germany has numerical restrictions for K1 visas, but I think not. He was not asked to fill out an of the forms we thought he would be (no DS 230, 156, 156K). We are supposed to send a packet with a copy of his passport, police records, i 134, birth certificate, and photos in, and wait to hear back.

2. Because I have to send him the i 134, I think our deadline for interview will be past the 4 months approved i 129f form. He will send the embassy in Frankfurt a letter asking for an extension. Is this correct? and is this a common thing?

Thanks so much to anyone who can shed some light on these!

Please enter your date of birth (YYYYMMDD) as the ID number.

Please do not follow the DS-260 instructions to send your documents to the National Visa Center, but

Then continue with Step 4

[slowlyman 118]

The K-1 starts with filing the I-129f. The petitioner USC fills out this paperwork. The 129f is mailed to a US address by the petitioner USC. There is nothing to be done in Germany at this stage.

Get a good start by reading the guide here.: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Edited January 19, 2014 by slowlyman

[SMB22 22]

The K-1 starts with filing the I-129f. The petitioner USC fills out this paperwork. The 129f is mailed to a US address by the petitioner USC. There is nothing to be done in Germany at this stage.

Get a good start by reading the guide here.: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

This comment is completely wrong! They already received a letter (package 3) from the Consulate in Germany requesting them to send in forms, so of course there is something to be sone in Germany at this point...! They already filled I-129f and got approved, the case has been forwarded to the NVC and now recently arrived at the Consulate in Frankfurt.

[slowlyman 118]

Sorry, they have no timeline. from the post it appeared they were starting out with the application.

[SMB22 22]

Hello everyone,

I was hoping someone would be able to help me out with two questions.

A little background: My fiance (in germany) was sent a website to go to with some links on how to fill out the K1 application. They sent him to http://germany.usembassy.gov and he was told to go under immigrant visas, and then to step 3. In this step there were 3 options. The last was labelled "K1 Visa Applicant" and he went to this and filled it out from there. However there is also a section that says "Applied to USCIS Frankfurt: If your petition was approved and your visa class has no numerical restrictions. The CEAC online immigrant visa application form DS-260 should be submitted for each person applying for a visa, regardless of age."

1. Is this something we have to fill out? I am not sure what to do, and I have no idea if Germany has numerical restrictions for K1 visas, but I think not. He was not asked to fill out an of the forms we thought he would be (no DS 230, 156, 156K). We are supposed to send a packet with a copy of his passport, police records, i 134, birth certificate, and photos in, and wait to hear back.

2. Because I have to send him the i 134, I think our deadline for interview will be past the 4 months approved i 129f form. He will send the embassy in Frankfurt a letter asking for an extension. Is this correct? and is this a common thing?

Thanks so much to anyone who can shed some light on these!

Please enter your date of birth (YYYYMMDD) as the ID number.

Please do not follow the DS-260 instructions to send your documents to the National Visa Center, but

Then continue with Step 4

Ok I am actually right at the same stage as you guys (also from Germany), so let me try to help you

I just received package 3 this friday, so all the info should be up to date.

They want you to go to the following site:

Here your fiancé should start at step 3, which instructs him to go to this site: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ and fill out form DS-160 (NOT 260).

Once he is done filling this out he can move on to the next steps. This summed up means gather all forms listed here: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/frankfurt/9318/consular_pdf/Instructions%20for%20Fiancee%20Visa%20Applicants.pdf and send them to the Consulate in Frankfurt.

The only thing left to do now is pay the K1 visa fee ($240/€180). In order to that your fiancé will need to go to this site: http://ustraveldocs.com/de/index.html?firstTime=yes where he will need to create an account and then pay the fee. Further instruction can be found here: http://ustraveldocs.com/de/de-niv-visaapply.asp at step 3.

Once DS-160 is filled out, all documents are gathered and send off and the visa fee is paid he needs to wait for another letter (package 4) from the Consulate in which he will be given his interview date and instructed to go for his medical exam.

Regarding the expiration of your NOA2, we had the same thing happen to us, since USCIS lost our approved case at one point. All the consulate wants to revalidate your K-1 visa petition is a signed and dated letter from the US petitioner letting them know that you are both still legally free to marry and that you still intend to get married to each other with the 90 day period after your fiancé entered the US. I will also post the letter my fiancé send to the consulate as a guideline.

I really hope I could help you! Let me know if you have any other questions

Revalidating K1 petition.doc

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

A K-1 applicant fills out the DS-160,not the DS-260. There are no other DS forms to fill out. See this K-1 checklist for your consulate > http://photos.state.gov/libraries/frankfurt/9318/consular_pdf/Instructions%20for%20Fiancee%20Visa%20Applicants.pdf linked from this page of the Frankfurt Embassy website > http://germany.usembassy.gov/visa/iv/step4/

Yes, if the interview is not scheduled before the I-129F is set to expire, simply contact the consulate about an extension.

Edited January 19, 2014 by Jay-Kay

[EmmaLi 0]

Oops, sorry I should clarify. We have already been NOA2 approved. That is why the US embassy in Frankfurt sent my fiance instructions. Sorry I meant to say that, but was rushing

[TBoneTX 46,059]

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