Help needed by Egyptians who applied for k1

[THUNDERLAND 2]

Hi , im willing to start applying for k1 visa

it's known that US embassy in Egypt is one of the hardest out there..

so beside the guide lines on this website ,if any one who applied for k1 visa from Egypt and faced any problems in processing,i'll be so grateful to know it ,so i can avoid it ..

any thing special i need to take care of beside the general guidelines mentioned on this website,ill be happy to get informed..

thank you in advance and wish you all the best

[TBoneTX 45,363]

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[KMR&MHAH 11]

We applied for K1 and the beneficiary is Egyptian. The K1 is initially applied for by the US citizen, by submitting an I-129F so it is processed in the US. Once the I-129F is approved, then they send it on to the consulate and the embassy in Cairo takes over. The embassy sent very clear email instructions along the way and we did reply to the Cairo emails at times for clarification and they always responded within 24 hours. Its a lengthy process from Cairo, but not particularly difficult. The only thing that I was most concerned about was the medical check. I think it is only valid for a few months. Since we had to wait 5 months after the I-129F was approved in the US for him to get the interview at the Cairo embassy, I was concerned that the medical might expire before the visa was granted and we would have to do it again, and pay for it again. Since that was a concern, I emailed Cairo at the beginning of each month after the case was transferred there to ask them who they were currently interviewing. They told me what month they were currently processing and when they got to the month just before ours, that is when he went for the medical. That way his medical was only 2 weeks old at the time of interview, instead of possibly on the verge of expiring. The interview itself was not difficult. The interviewer started the conversation with a huge congrats and my fiance laughed with him and invited him to our wedding. He was approved and got the visa within a week of the interview.

I hope this is helps. Message me personally if you need further information about K1 through Cairo.