Can we interview in Paris if not a French resident?

[SandS 0]

Hi,

We are filing out k-1 , I-129F this coming week. I am filing the petition with the Nebraska Service Center for my fiance who is living in Paris, France but originally from Algeria. He has an Algerian passport. He went to France legally but had his residency request turned down by France. We are requesting the future interview be with the US Embassy in Paris even though he does not have residency there. I would appreciate any information. Has anyone been in this situation? Thanks

[YuAndDan 153]

I believe that residency in the country is a requirement of the Embassy or Consulate, they may just forward the case to Algeria.

[MEDSHE20 0]

We are in the same situation as you, my fiance is also from Algeria, but he resides in China. You can still apply and he will interview in France. I contacted the US consulate in China and also contact USCIS before starting and was told that he doesnt have to be in his home country.

Good luck with your process.

[SandS 0]

We are in the same situation as you, my fiance is also from Algeria, but he resides in China. You can still apply and he will interview in France. I contacted the US consulate in China and also contact USCIS before starting and was told that he doesnt have to be in his home country.

Good luck with your process.

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[hollyw 0]

Hi,

We are filing out k-1 , I-129F this coming week. I am filing the petition with the Nebraska Service Center for my fiance who is living in Paris, France but originally from Algeria. He has an Algerian passport. He went to France legally but had his residency request turned down by France. We are requesting the future interview be with the US Embassy in Paris even though he does not have residency there. I would appreciate any information. Has anyone been in this situation? Thanks

I was in the same situation as you. My husband was living in Paris, but he was not a resident. We went to the consulate MANY times and were told MANY times that they could not process our visa request. So, instead we went down to Algeria and filed DCF. Best decision we ever made. It took about a week to get approved and that was only because we had to fly back and forth from Oran to Algiers because they only had "interviews" (I wouldn't have even called it that.. more like small talk) on Sundays.

Edited May 5, 2007 by hollyw

[SandS 0]

Hi,

We are filing out k-1 , I-129F this coming week. I am filing the petition with the Nebraska Service Center for my fiance who is living in Paris, France but originally from Algeria. He has an Algerian passport. He went to France legally but had his residency request turned down by France. We are requesting the future interview be with the US Embassy in Paris even though he does not have residency there. I would appreciate any information. Has anyone been in this situation? Thanks

I was in the same situation as you. My husband was living in Paris, but he was not a resident. We went to the consulate MANY times and were told MANY times that they could not process our visa request. So, instead we went down to Algeria and filed DCF. Best decision we ever made. It took about a week to get approved and that was only because we had to fly back and forth from Oran to Algiers because they only had "interviews" (I wouldn't have even called it that.. more like small talk) on Sundays.

Hio Holly,

Thanks for replying. We are not married yet so we are filling for a k-1 fiance visa. Do you know anyone who has done this? Congratulations for your success!!

Sue

[hollyw 0]

Hi,

We are filing out k-1 , I-129F this coming week. I am filing the petition with the Nebraska Service Center for my fiance who is living in Paris, France but originally from Algeria. He has an Algerian passport. He went to France legally but had his residency request turned down by France. We are requesting the future interview be with the US Embassy in Paris even though he does not have residency there. I would appreciate any information. Has anyone been in this situation? Thanks

I was in the same situation as you. My husband was living in Paris, but he was not a resident. We went to the consulate MANY times and were told MANY times that they could not process our visa request. So, instead we went down to Algeria and filed DCF. Best decision we ever made. It took about a week to get approved and that was only because we had to fly back and forth from Oran to Algiers because they only had "interviews" (I wouldn't have even called it that.. more like small talk) on Sundays.

Hio Holly,

Thanks for replying. We are not married yet so we are filling for a k-1 fiance visa. Do you know anyone who has done this? Congratulations for your success!!

Sue

I remember a women on this board who's husband was from Algeria and illegally living in Spain (I think Madrid) and he was able to interview in Spain.

I will tell you that when we were trying to get information from the consulate in Paris my husband and I were not married yet. We were trying to file a K-1 visa. When that looked like it would be impossible we decided to get married at Le Marie du 15ème in Paris (the paperwork for that took longer than our visa process) and then that summer we went down to Algeria. If your husband does not have residency it is going to be virutally impossible to convince the consulate in Paris to handle your case. If you can get them to take it, it will more than likely be transferred to Algiers.

[chris4336 3]

Hey, I was in the same situation as you. My husband was living in Spain on an overstayed visa for abou 2 years. He did not have residency in Spain at the time. Pretty much everyone I spoke to (many immigration lawyers, the USCIS) told us that it would be impossible to get a visa. However, the Spanish Embassy in Madrid understood the situation, allowed us to interview there. They even waived the requirement for him to get a police certificate because the Spanish government does not issue certificates for people who do not have residency. We got our visa fairly quickly. So I guess my point is don't believe anyone until you talk to the people in France who will be issuing the visa. Our biggest concern was the police certificate, but I think that in France you can get the certifiate without having residency.

Also just wanted to note that my husband was very concerned about going back to Algeria until he had his "papers" in order. He has heard that if you overstay a visa to another country, when you come back to Algeria they will take away your passport for 5 years. That is why we decided to at least give it shot in Spain at first and it worked. I have spoken with many other people who say this is simply not true, and have entered in Algeria with no problem after a visa overstay, just wanted to let you know that is what I've heard.

PM me if you have any more questions.

Christina

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

Hi,

We are filing out k-1 , I-129F this coming week. I am filing the petition with the Nebraska Service Center for my fiance who is living in Paris, France but originally from Algeria. He has an Algerian passport. He went to France legally but had his residency request turned down by France. We are requesting the future interview be with the US Embassy in Paris even though he does not have residency there. I would appreciate any information. Has anyone been in this situation? Thanks

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[SandS 0]

Does anyone have any information about contacting the consulate (Paris) before they get your case from the NVC? I want to discuss the interview situation regarding not having residency in that country. Is this a good idea now or should I wait to discuss later?

[kittykatwoman 0]

They have a phome number but you have to pay something like $15 to talk to someone, maybe it's worth the try. You'll find their number on their website.

[SandS 0]

They have a phome number but you have to pay something like $15 to talk to someone, maybe it's worth the try. You'll find their number on their website.

Thanks very much! I appreciate any information on working with the Paris consulate.

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

They have a phome number but you have to pay something like $15 to talk to someone, maybe it's worth the try. You'll find their number on their website.

Thanks very much! I appreciate any information on working with the Paris consulate.

the sooner the better to get the information...my fiance is living in italy without residency, so my situation is very similar...we are going to have the interview in his home country, albania.

i definitely agree though...speak to the consulate before you draw any conclusions...i have heard that the embassy in italy will do the interview even if he is not legally residing there...when i emailed the consulate though, they told me no, that he has to be legal.

[rika60607 215]

They also don't like to be called, they prefer that USC sends them a fax and they will call you back

They were very unhelpful with my question... sounded like the only line they have read from the whole fax was the phone number

Good luck with this one... French beaurocracy is famous!

Rika

They have a phome number but you have to pay something like $15 to talk to someone, maybe it's worth the try. You'll find their number on their website.