Can't schedule the interview? DS 160 option does not exist... Help?

[Sumeja 0]

No, Shauneg. You're wrong. The K1 visa is an immigrant visa.

I successfully scheduled my interview and chose immigrant visa, if I was to chose non-immigrant visa, it wouldn't let me schedule the appointment.

[Sumeja 0]

Ja sam sad zakazala razgovor za Novembar 1.

Tek su danas objavili otvoreni termini za razgovor, prije mozda sat vremena. Najraniji datum je Novembar 1.

Provjerite stranicu sad i zakazite. ☺️

[Bosnia1 0]

jel mi molim vas mozete moci ??

jel ti isto za fiancé visa jesi upisala ds 160

[Sumeja 0]

Jesam.

Mogu vam pomoc ako vam nesto nije jasno ☺️

[tonyb919 107]

Bet you a penny you didn't try under nonimmigrant visa. K1 is a nonimmigrant visa not immigrant visa.

Shauneg is correct intially a K1 is a non immigrant visa and then changes to a immigrant visa after the interview and prior to issuance of the visa.

Doublecheck to make sure that your interview is confirmed!

[Bosnia1 0]

jel mozete mi se kako javit na pravite molim vas da I ja uzmem datum neznam sta da radim ja kad gledam nema nikako a imamo isti case ja I ti I am so stressed out now

[Sumeja 0]

When you schedule the visa interview, the only option you can chose for a k1 visa is immigrant.

It won't allow you to schedule your interview at all if you chose non immigrant.

We were in contact with the embassy and they explained that to us. We scheduled our interview perfectly fine. It's confirmed for November 2.

The K1 visa falls under its own category. Officially on the DOS website its a "non-immigrant" visa but its really in its own category. Generally, all the requirements are the same as those for an immigrant visa, it's just technically a non-immigrant visa, but I dont think the embassies look at it like that. The K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent, sometimes referred to by lawyers as a "hybrid" visa. The status of the person changes throughout the steps of the process. K-1s are processed by the Immigrant Visa Units of consulates.

When scheduling your interview for a k1 visa, you must select immigrant visa.

Sad cu ti poslat privatnu poruku.

[Bosnia1 0]

trebas nazvat ambsadu u Sarajevo I dobro za to upitat da nebi imala posle problema kad bude vam razgvor jer ja imam advokta koji mi radi case ali mene to brine sto nema avaible dates I kaze da to nije tacno da pravis gresku ako je fiancé visa isto kao kod nas .ako treba dacu vam broj nazovite da pitate embassy u saraevu. advokat moj million case radi za fiancé visa prosli mjesec drug mi bas dosao isto tako cura mu dosla. zato ti kazem raspitaj se dobro da nebi posle imali probems kad budes na interview jer tebi treba za fiancé visa za boravak ovamo

[Sumeja 0]

Ides na tu stranicu i kreiras nalog ako vec nemas,ako imas pitace te koju vizu zelite,u mom slucaju je to k1 viza i isli smo opcija 3,zatim popuni podatke koje traze od tebe,onda ides nastavi,tu oznacis najblizu lokaciju gdje zelis podici vizu kad bude gotova,zatim ides nastavi,tu ti se otvara prozor za placanje i zakazivanje razgovora.Ako nemas opciju da platis ispod ce ti pisati nema termina slobodnih,ako ima ides da platis i izaberi datum koji ti odgovara.

Ja sam vec pricala s ambasadom danas, oni su me uputili bas tako da uradim k'o sto sam ja vama napisala. Dosta sam se informisala na ovoj stranici visajourney i znam 5 osoba iz Bosne sto su dosli na K1 vizi sto su mi pomogli.

Ja nisam imala advokata al su mi odobrili zahtjev za vizu za 2 sedmice bez RFE jer sam sve kako treba poslala. Dosta sam naucila oko k1 vizi. Ako ste zbunjeni, slobodno pitajte me. ☺️

[Patrick and Lily 1]

K1 is an immigrant visa such as a Fiance Visa. A form DS160 is the application for a NON-immigrant visa such as a tourist or business visa and has nothing to do with the immigrant or K1 visa. This is fairly well explained on the USCIS web pages but takes some time to read and digest everything.

[tonyb919 107]

K1 is an immigrant visa such as a Fiance Visa. A form DS160 is the application for a NON-immigrant visa such as a tourist or business visa and has nothing to do with the immigrant or K1 visa. This is fairly well explained on the USCIS web pages but takes some time to read and digest everything.

Your research for saying a K1 is a immigrant visa comes from where? All K1's conplete a DS160, IR1/CR1 complete a DS260.

DS160 is a absolute requirement for a K1 visa.

The fiancé(e) K-1 nonimmigrant visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a United States (U.S.) citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html

[Sumeja 0]

As I explained before, officially on the website its categorized as a "non-immigrant" visa but its really in its own individual category. The K-1 visa is a "hybrid" visa -- nonimmigrant with immigrant intent. This is why the visa applicants are interviewed by the Immigrant Visa units in the consulates.

Quote: "Although a K-1 visa is legally classified as a non-immigrant visa, it usually leads to important immigration benefits and is therefore often processed by the Immigrant Visa section of United States embassies and consulates worldwide."

Here are several links that explain:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/518868-k-1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/458879-ceacimmigrant-vs-nonimmigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/174111-k1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-1_visa

[tonyb919 107]

As I explained before, officially on the website its categorized as a "non-immigrant" visa but its really in its own individual category. The K-1 visa is a "hybrid" visa -- nonimmigrant with immigrant intent. This is why the visa applicants are interviewed by the Immigrant Visa units in the consulates.

Quote: "Although a K-1 visa is legally classified as a non-immigrant visa, it usually leads to important immigration benefits and is therefore often processed by the Immigrant Visa section of United States embassies and consulates worldwide."

Here are several links that explain:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/518868-k-1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/458879-ceacimmigrant-vs-nonimmigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/174111-k1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-1_visa

yep ok, your totally correct! good luck on your journey!

[Shauneg 762]

As I explained before, officially on the website its categorized as a "non-immigrant" visa but its really in its own individual category. The K-1 visa is a "hybrid" visa -- nonimmigrant with immigrant intent. This is why the visa applicants are interviewed by the Immigrant Visa units in the consulates.

Quote: "Although a K-1 visa is legally classified as a non-immigrant visa, it usually leads to important immigration benefits and is therefore often processed by the Immigrant Visa section of United States embassies and consulates worldwide."

Here are several links that explain:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/518868-k-1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/458879-ceacimmigrant-vs-nonimmigrant/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/174111-k1-visa-immigrant-or-non-immigrant/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-1_visa

Yea like I said it's non-immigrant. Even the link you provided for them to get to the DS-160 has the letters NIV in it. I will let you figure out what those letters stand for and why I told them to check the non-immigrant area.

Edited October 1, 2015 by Shauneg

[Sumeja 0]

Go back and re-read what I wrote before you try to prove a point. K1 visas are processed as IMMIGRANT visas AT THE CONSULATES AND EMBASSIES. even though they are categorized as non immigrant.

Which brings me back to my point, when the applicant is paying the tax fee and scheduling their visa interview, they must select the immigrant visa category. If they select the non immigrant category, they will be making a mistake and will be required to start all over again. That's why it's so important to recognize that embassies treat K1 visas as immigrant visas. I don't want future applicants to get confused and file under the wrong category when they're ready to schedule their interview.

I spoke to my fiancés embassy this morning and asked them about it and they specified that they treat K1 cases as immigrant visas and I have to file it under immigrant visa in order to schedule the appointment at the embassy.

I don't know why that's so hard to understand for you. In the links I provided, it clearly indicates that even though its referred as a non immigrant visa, it still has an immigrant intent and is processed at the immigrant visa units at the consulate/embassy.