Help with Packet 3 French fiancé!! Step by step

[Jarsh 0]

Hoping this forum can help since I only have a few days before back to work offshore with no cell service. Really trying to help my fiancé here. I received an email which I believe is packet 3. She has not received anything. Do I send to her? I'm stressing and confused with the instructions they give and was hoping if someone can explain easier for me. I know she has to do the whole DS-160 for and is there any thing else? The NVC said to now schedule an interview so I do now or after she sends the packet? This is the email I received. Anyone who's been through this recently I would love your help as I have very little time. Thank you

INTERVIEW PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS --- K VISAS

STEP ONE: Complete form (DS-160) Online Immigrant Visa Application at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/forms/ds-160--online-nonimmigrant-visa-application.html -- mandatory for each visa applicant. The PRS201. number provided by the National Visa Center (NVC) will be needed. You should PRINT out the Confirmation page that contains the bar code and BRING IT with you at the interview.

STEP TWO: Obtain original or certified copies of documents listed below for yourself and each family member who will immigrate to the United States from the relevant issuing authority. All documents are required, even if previously submitted with a petition filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States.

Do NOT send these documents to the U.S. Embassy in Paris. Keep them for your interview. Recent Original documents must be presented. Photocopies are not accepted.

All documents must be in English, Portuguese or French. Documents in all other languages must be accompanied by certified English-language translations. The translation must include a signed statement by the translator affirming that the translation is accurate and the translator is competent to translate.

£ Passports: Each passport must be in good condition and valid for travel to the United States and have at least eight months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa. A separate passport is required for each individual.

£ Photographs: One (1) color photograph on glossy paper, unretouched is required http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/photos/photos.html.

£ Birth certificates: One original or a certified copy of the birth certificate (copie integrale de lacte de naissance) is required for each person named in the application. In countries such as France where an updated birth certificate is available, the birth certificate must be less than 3 months old. The birth certificate must state the date and place of birth and the names of both parents. The certificate must also indicate if it is an extract from official records. Birth listings in family booklets (livret de famille) are not accepted.

Parents must present birth records for all unmarried children under the age of 21. If you or any of your children were adopted, you must submit certified copies of the final adoption decrees (both from the country where the child was adopted and from the current country of residence). Photocopies are acceptable provided that the original is offered for inspection by the consular officer.

£ Marriage certificate (K3): Married applicants must submit an original marriage certificate (Copie Integrale de lActe de Marriage in France) or a certified copy bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority. Marriage records listed in family books (livret de famille) are not accepted. In some cases, the consular officer may request a marriage certificate issued within the last three months.

£ Divorce judgments: Applicants/Petitioners who have been previously married must submit evidence of the termination of EACH previous marriage. Evidence must be in the form of original or certified copy divorce decrees obtained by the adjudicating authority, bearing the appropriate seal or stamp. Original or certified copy death certificate or annulments are also acceptable if applicable.

£ Death certificates: Widowed applicants/petitioners must submit an original death certificate (Copie intégrale de lacte de deces) or a certified copy bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority.

£ Police certificates: Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older is required to submit a police certificate or casier judiciaire from the police authorities of: the applicants country of citizenship, current country of residence (if applicant has resided there for at least six months) and all countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year. Please see http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html for more information on how to obtain a police certificate (with the exception of the United States).

Applicants with any arrest record must also provide police certificates from the authorities having jurisdiction over the place of arrest. (This includes arrests in the United States). The police certificate must cover the entire period of residence, and state what the appropriate authorities records show concerning the applicant, including all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each case. Police certificates must have been issued no more than a year before your visa interview, the French casier judiciaire bulletin n°3 must be less than 3 months old at the time of the interview.

£ Court and prison records: Applicants convicted of a crime must submit a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, regardless of the fact that he or she may have subsequently benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency. Court records should include complete information regarding the circumstance surrounding the crime for which the applicant was convicted, and the disposition of the case, including sentence or other penalty or fine imposed.

£ Deportation papers: Applicants previously deported or removed at government expense from the United States must provide copies of deportation hearing and judgments. Form I-212, Permission to Reapply after Deportation, must be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This form is available online at http://www.uscis.gov.

£ Statement: In order to extend the validity of the I-129F, an original letter of intent dated less than four months old, signed by the U.S. petitioner, will be required at the time of the interview https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html : I, the U.S. Petitionername... and the Beneficiary name remain legally free to marry and continue to intend to marry each other within 90 days after the beneficiary's admission into the United States.

The following item is required for all minor child (age 18 and younger) immigrating with the beneficiary to the United States:

£ Letter of parental consent and photo identification: A child immigrating with the principal applicant to the United States must present a letter of consent from the other foreign citizen parent. The letter must be notarized and state that the non-immigrating foreign citizen parent is in agreement with the childs application for U.S. immigrant visa and immigration to the United States. The letter must be accompanied by a notarized copy of the foreign citizen parents passport or, in the case of French citizens, national identification card. The foreign citizen parents photo and signature must be clearly visible.

If the Principal applicant has sole legal custody of the sponsored child, an original or certified copy of a custody agreement or divorce judgment indicating sole custody must be presented. An original or certified copy death certificate must be presented in the case that the other childs foreign citizen parent is deceased.

£ Military records: Persons who have served in the military forces of any country must provide an original copy of their military record. If exempted from military service, the applicant should also provide an original copy of the exemption record.

£ Pamphlet: Information on the Legal Rights available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based visa. Please visit the following website http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/IMBRA.html

STEP THREE: Each beneficiary should obtain a medical exam with a Paris-based panel physician prior the interview. Please visit the following link by selecting PRS for Paris http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/medical-examination.html.

NO EXCEPTION, each beneficiary must pay the related fees, select an appointment (from 8.30am to 10.45am) on any available Wednesday morning, then register a French mailing address on line by visiting the outsourcing company which manages the Courier Service via Google Chrome at www.usvisa-info.com under Immigrant Visa Applicants.

Residents in France metropolitan must indicate their valid name/address (chez if applicable) in order for TNT to deliver the visas once ready no delivery to DOM/TOM.

Residents in Portugal/Azores must also pay online and in order to do so, the following French address: 4 avenue Gabriel 75008 Paris must be used under your name at www.usvisa-info.com. However you must bring a chronopost envelope 2kg Union Europeenne only available from any French post office, to receive the visas once ready.

All Applicants residing in Portugal/Azores NOT FLUENT IN ENGLISH (no translators/relatives involved) must only select an interview date on the fourth (4th) Wednesday of the month.

A PRINT out the IV Delivery Confirmation page that contains proof of payment and the French address must be handed to the Agent upon arrival. If you are facing issues with the contractors website you must contact them directly at https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-fr/iv/information/contact_us. The U.S. Embassy Paris cannot assist you.

Change of Address or Personal Situation: You do not need to contact the U.S. Embassy Paris unless you have to report a change of address or change to your personal situation (e.g. marriage, death of petitioner, or birth of children). It is your responsibility to keep this office informed of your current address at all times.

All application materials will be reviewed by a consular officer who will determine the visa eligibility. No advance assurance of visa issuance can be given.

Important Notice:

You are advised not to make travel arrangements for departure or to dispose of personal property or resign employment until you have your visa in hand. An immigrant visa is usually valid for a maximum of six months from the date of issuance. You must travel and make a first application for admission to the United States using your immigrant visa within that 6-month

Edited July 24, 2016 by Jarsh

[A'n'L 735]

Yes, this is packet 3. Send it to your fiancé a sap, so she can start preparing. She should schedule her interview and medical now. You both need to start working on obtaining the documents listed, she will bring them to her interview.

[Jarsh 0]

Thank you so much I just did! Where do I go to schedule the interview and medical? So the DS-160 she needs to fill out and the medical and interview. Anything else she should be filling out as well?

[A'n'L 735]

Hmm, I thought the email would specify that for you. I'm sure someone from France will be able to answer that.

Nothing else for her to fill out, just make sure to gather all the docs requested. You need to fill out the i134 though.

Edited July 24, 2016 by A'n'L

[Jarsh 0]

Ok and all the docs requested are the ones I listed or is their more? I don't have copies of the I-129 I sent can I call the embassy to get her a copy? And the i134 is for me to fill out and not her right? I really appreciate you for helping me it's making it easier with the time I have left

[A'n'L 735]

Sure,

But I suggest both of you also spend some time reading the forum and guides here. It's empowering to be well-informed.

Yes, you, the US fiancé/sponsor fills in the i134 and supplies supporting documents.

It seems you're also requested to send an updated letter of intent.

She needs her birth certificate and recent police record (+ PC from any other country she's lived in longer than one year).

You both need divorce decrees for any previous marriages.

+ Anything else the Paris consulate asks for

Edited July 24, 2016 by A'n'L

[Jarsh 0]

Ok thank you. We never been married so we don't need the divorce forms. Do we need to have a marriage certificate right now? Isn't that for when she comes we get that? Also will the embassy be able to send a copy of all the i129 I sent them to her? This is the day that we will be working on it and I leave tomorrow. I'm not sure if we will be able to get this done that fast. Than I'm gone for a month

[A'n'L 735]

No, you must absolutely not have a marriage certificate. If you did, you would be disqualified for the K1.

If you only have one day, then you should focus on getting the i134 and supporting docs + letter of intent to her. The rest she can handle on her own from here.

I doubt the embassy will provide her with a copy of the paperwork you filed, but she should know what's in there, right?

[Jarsh 0]

Yes she knows what's in their I made a list that I still have with everything that was sent. I can do another letter of intent and the form right now like you said. She will be needing to make another letter of intent right? What are the supporting documents that I need??

[Jarsh 0]

I also realized that some stuff you tell me to do they don't even have listed on the instructions...

[Jarsh 0]

Does she need to bring a police certificate and more evidence of relationship?

[Jarsh 0]

Sorry for all these posts there all coming to me at different times. Does she need to schedule a medical right now and does she just go to her doctor and ask for an examination?

Am I the one to schedulE the interview as well?

[A'n'L 735]

I'll try to answer what I can:

She will book her own interview and medical. As I said, from here on out, she can do thisby herself. She is the visa applicant.

There is a designated panel physician in Paris that she needs to see. Information is available either from others on here, or from the embassy.

She needs a police certificate and evidence of ongoing relationship.

She does not need to write another letter of intent, showing up to the interview should be proof enough.

Read the guides on here for what supporting docs you should append the i134. Consult other Paris filers for local details.

[Jarsh 0]

Ok thank you! I got something from the NVC that told me to prepare for the visa interview but I guess they meant for her to prepare? I will call the embassy tomorrow and ask them about the medial. She speaks good English but I'm just worried she will have difficulty understanding someone speaking English to her too fast. I just sent her the i134 and letter of intent. Does she send it to the address that was on the top of the email I sent you? So she wont have any copies of the i129f with her either....

[A'n'L 735]

No, she will bring all the documents to the interview. Do not send anything in advance!

They will speak at a pace she can understand. They are used to dealing with french applicants, remember :-) If she needs a translator, it is possible to bring one.